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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-03
Coffee Market

New York. March 2.-The market for coffee futures opened steady at unchanged prices to an advance of 3 points and closed steady at a net gain of from to points on scattered buying. which seemed to be inspired by steady European cables, the absence of any selling pres sure from Brazilian and more bullish views as to the probable showing of the worlds visible supply statement for the month of February.
 Business was extremely quiet with sales reported of only 17,500 bags. March, 13.17c; April, 13. 1Sc; May. 13.29c: June, 13.24c July. 13-27c; August, 13.5lc; September, 13.26c: October, 13.34c; November 13.33c; December, January and February 13. .32c.
 Havre was unchanged to i4 franc lower. Hamburg was !. pfennig lower. Rio, un- at SIX 315; Rio receipts 1000. against 5000 last year Owing to the holi- day there were no cables from Santos New York warehouse deliveries yester-
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Daily Cotton Movement

Galveston: Holiday; net receipts, 9276 gross receipts, 9276; stock, 412,333; ex- ports coastwise, 223S. New Orleans: Easy; middling, 10 7-16c net receipts, S2l0; gross receipts, s226 sales, 1000; stock, 2S0, ,5O5 exports to Great Britain, 750; coastwisc,a 24S6. Mobile: Net receipts, 9s1; gross re- ceipts, 981; sales, 75; stock, 61,636; ex- ports to France, 9825: coastwise, IT. Savannah: Quiet; middling. 10Ac. net receipts, 5492; gross receipts, 5492 sales, 700; stock, 203,50S; exports to Great Britain, 6S64; to the continent, 1850; coastwise. 1903.
 Charleston: Quiet middling. 10A c; net receipts 1884; gross receipts, 1034, stock 44,497.
 Wilmington: Steady; middling, 10A c; net receipts. 1340; gross receipts, 1349; stock. 29,359.
 l. Norfolk: Steady; middling. 105sc; net receipts, 163S; gross receipts, l63s; sales. s72; stock, 49,570; exports coastwise, 375S
 i. Baltimore Nominal; middling 1Oas c; stock, 15,120.
 New York: Quiet; middling, 1o35c; net receipts. 30; gross receipts, 4671; stock, 172.s6s; exports to the continent, 249O; coastwise, 2s13.
 Boston: Quiet; middling. 10.35c; net receipts, PC; gross receipts. 1l,291 i; stock, 20,237.
 Philadelphia: Quiet; midd.!ng, 10 soc; gross receipts, 25; stock. 112S; exports to the continent, 547.
 Brunswick: Stock, 672s; exports to the continent, 1921.
 Gulfport: Stock, 20,1Ss.
 Port Arthur: Net receipts, 10,500; gross receipts. 10,500; exports to the continent, 10,500.
 Texas City: Net receipts. 10S4 gross receipts. 1884; stock, 31,272.
 Jacksonville: Net receipts, 156. gross receipts, 156; exports coastwise, 156.
 Total today. at all ports: Net, 29,296; exports to Great Britain. TIA; to France, 1925; to the continent, f9.SOS: stock. 1,349.039.
 Consolidated. at all ports: Net 29,- 296; exports to Great Britain, 7114; to France. sS25; to the continent, 19,S0s.
 Total since September i, at all ports: Net, 10.138,740; exports to Great Britain. 3,231, ,402; to France, 979,071; to the con- tinent. 3.376,374; to Japan, 364,6S7; to Mexico, 53Ss.
 Interior Cotton Movement
 HouSton. Holiday. net receipte ceet |.
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LEADERS RISE ID { NEW HIGH LEVEL
Stocks Manifest Tendency to Further Improve.
 Reading Heavy

New York, March 2.-The stock market manifested tendency to further improve its position today, most of the leaders rising to new high level for the present movement. Surface conditions pointed to very considerable elimination of the sup posedly large short interest during the last few days, but that element was disposeo to renew its operations in mild form tooas by pressing Reading for sale. That s'oeA' almost alone of the speculative 1aNoi ties, was inclined to heaviness. iheie was some activity and strength Ill the Eries and the more prominent speciaites fully retained their recent advances
 Commission houses predicted further awakening of public interest, but thls IS assumed to be of a speculative character rather than in the nature of investment demand. Impartial observers point out that the many uncertainties and adverse factors now prevailing will have to be ad- justed before anything approaching genuine demand for securities can make itself felt On one important subject, namely, general trade, there is more unan- unity of opinion than for some time. It is conceded that many wholesale and retail lines show decided improvement and the approach of spring is naturally expected to give added stimulus. The change for the better is most pronounced in the larger distributing centers, less optimism being shown locally and in New England.
 There was some selling here for foreign account and cables from London reported serious Interruption 70 traffic in the prov inces by reason of the coal strike.
 Returns made to the comptroller of the currency show a decrease of also SIS, 000, 0oo in the security holdings of local na- tional banks between December 5 and February p. The report as a whole is not especially Illuminating, since the de- crease is largely due to the operations of one institution.
 Actual cash loss of the clearing house banks was slightly over s40O0,000 with an increase of $l0,000,00O in. loans, resulting in a reserve decrease of almost $5. 100000. this latter comparing with a decrease of $S,- O0o.co the previous week.
 Bonds were again steady the only espe- cial feature being 1 point gain in Erie general fours. Total sales. par value were $OS400. United States government 2s registered advanced as, the 2s coupon k and Panama Ss fl on call during the week.
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Bank of Germany Statement

BeII11i, Mafcn 72.-Ihe Weekly sfatemeni of the Imperial bank of Germany shows the following changes: Cash in hand de- creased So.247.090 marks; loans increased 64,l97,0O0 marks; discounts increased 6s.- 3loO00 marks treasury bills increased lO- GOO marks; notes in circulation increased 120572.000 marks: deposits decreased 51. .532,- eco marks gold in hand decreased fl, l91, ,0co marks.
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New York Money

New York, March 2.-Money on call nominal. Time loans, firm, 60 days, 2s4MS per cent; 90 days, 3@3h per cent; six months, 314q4A per cent.
 Prime mercantile paper, 4n4A per cent Sterling exchange steady, with actual business in bankers bills at $4S425 for 60-day bills and at $4S715 for demand Commercial bills, sf,S31s. Bar silver, 5S7sc; Mexican dollars, 47c. Government and railroad bonds steady
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St. Louis Produce

St Louis March 2.-FIour firm. Hay firm; timothy, s2lq25; prairie. s136t1S. Whisky, s1.40. Iron cotton ties, 9lc. Bag glng S9sc. Hemp twine, 71hc. Poultry firm chickens. 13Ac; springs. 14c; tur- keys, 16c; ducks. 15c; geese. 16c. Butter firm, 2id29c. Eggs steady. 2l1sc. Pork un- changed: jobbing. 15. 25c. Lard unchanged; prime steam, s.i71s@S. 57Ixc. Dry salt meat unchanged; boxed extra short and clear ribs, SAC; short clears. sssc. Bacon unchanged; boxed extra short and clear ribs. 9izc; short clear. 9ssc. Receipts Flour 7400: wheat. F 900; corn. $500; oats. 24000. Shipments: Flour, $500; wheat, 52,OoO; corn, 69,000; oats, 34.000.
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HUBBARD BROS. & co.

Y. Members New York Cotton Er. change New Orleans Cotton Exchange. New York Produce Exchange. Asso, ciate Members Liverpool Cotton Asso. citation. Orders solicited for the DUP chase and sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed Oil for future delivery. Special at- tention and liberal terms given for con. arguments of spot cotton for delivery. Corrsspondence invited.
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New Orleans Rice Market

New orleans, March 2.-The rough rice market was reported steady with no of- ferings today. Clean Honduras was steady and advancing. Quote: Rough Honduras, 2.5on3. 35c; Japan, .5Odi4c; clean Honduras 4Al51kc. Japan. 3s4@4lac. Re- ceipts: Rough 655; milers. 6o5. Sales: 5540 clean Honduras at 3-1sQ5ssc; Japan e627 at 3Q3Ac.
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Flour and Foodstuffs


NCOT uUteu Uy IeHHessto NH CO,)
 Self raising flour. $500. Nellie Kina flour. per barrel s5.2O. Bolted meal, per ss. pound sack, N.72. No. corn, per busheL kiln dried. soc. Pure wheat shorts s2I Pure wheat bran. s32. C. S. hulIs per ton. slo. Prime c. 8. meal. per ton $500. C. S. feed meal, per ton, $25. No timothy hay, per ton $50. Mixed alfalfa and. Johnson grass, s22. Corn chops. per loo-lb. sack. S1.70. White oats, roc.
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Poultry and Eggs
(Correeted by Garrett

VCurFeCteu Dy HdrFett N HIne)
 Hens 35a50c. live, per pound, l4f1f5c: large flyers, l5c lb.; medium flyers, 200 per lb.; small, 200 per lb. Ducks-3OsI4oo each. Guineas, 2sc. Boosters, 3Oc each Geese ie@50c. Live turkeys, l66f17e Dressed turkeys, 20c. Eggs, fresh. 2ssD Pic. Country butter, 2oQ25c ID. Rabbits. s1 50 doz
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-03
Bonds
Treasury Statement

Washington, March 2.-At the begin ming of business today the condition of the United States treasury was: Working balance in treasury offices, $GO,774157, in banks and Philippine treasury, $3431a,7 ,71T; total balance in general fund was $122,- O9S,057, Ordinary receipts yesterday were S2,3S3,320, with ordinary disbursements of r, ,0so,5s2 The deficit this fiscal year to ate is $2,266,977, as against deficit of jS2S6,42S at this time last year. These f Sures exclude Panama canal and public
 nbt transactions.
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Naval Stores

Savannah, March 2.-Turpentine firm, 47c; sales, 15; receipts. 10s; shipments, 124; stock, 25,ses. Rosin firm; sales. 57o; re- ceipts. eos; shipments, 450; stock, s2, Quote B, $6.62ls; D, s6.e5; F, S. .72h; G and II, Si.75; I, ss.s0; K- s7.05: NJ, q. .25: N. SEQ: VIC, $40; wv, s745
 New Orleans, March 2.--Reccipts: Rosin, 2ss: turpentine, none; exports for Costa Rica, resin 10o.
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Fruits and Produce
Corrected by Dourlas Rro. ,

Apples fat.cS northern. per bbl., s4Q5 50; bulk, S.15a3 Cabbage, Danish, 3Ac lb. Cabbage. new. Florida. s3.75 per crate. Lemons: Fancy, per box, s5QS5.5O. Lines |: Imported. Sl Pineapples: s275Q3 per crate. Irish potatoes: Per bushel. S ao Sweet Potatoes: Dooley yams, per bush- CT, s1.1o. Rutabagas: Canadian, lb, 2c. Onions: Red Globe, per lb., 4l2c; spanish. per crate. sl.65. Celery: Color ado. per crate. s7, per dozen punches. sl.25. Oranges. Florida. s3q3.25 Cranber- ries. per box. S2. 75q3; per bbl.. al. Grape fruit. Florida, s4.5O box. Seed Potatoes. Irish: Early Rose, S1. 40 bushel; Irish Coo- bier. Sl,65 bushel Tennessee Triumph, s1. 40 bushel Red onion sets. si 75 bushel: yellow onion sets, s1.75 bushel; white onion sets. g bushe
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day were 1o,So2, against 4so1 last year Latest estimates point to a decrease oi about 100000 bags in the worlds visible supply for the month of February.
 Spot coffee quiet; Rio. No ', 14%c; santos No. 1, 151sc. Mild coffee quiet Cordova, 1G01Sc nominal
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New Orleans Cotton Futures

New Orleans. March 2-Spot cotton easy, unchanged Middling. 10 7-16c. Sales on the spot, 1000 bales. To arrive none. Low ordinary 6%c; ordinary 9-16c. nominal; good ordinary. 9c; strict good ordinary, 9hc; low middling, 11-l6c; strict low mid ding. 10 1-16c; middling, 10 7-16c strict middling, 10s4c; good middIing, He; strict good middling. Il 3-1Gc; middIing fair, 11iac; middlng fair to fair, 117sc; fair, 12hc, nominal. Receipts S2l0; stock, 2SO, ,595.
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LOCAL QUOTATIONS
Local Cotton
Pig Iron
Meats
(CnIrectad hY Arm.

NtptiOSeco py sbmouT N C0.l
 Lard, lOlse; compound, Slsc. D. s. shorl ribs, 9.65c rib bellies. 9S5c. Ham butts. 19at Boston butts, 1lhc; pork loins. 1Sc; spare rios' lOhc; breakfast bacon. l9lsq2lc. Stas Reg. ham, 1412c; Star skinned ham, l5c.
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Kansas City Grain

Kansas City, March 2.--Cash Wheat: No. ? hard, s1.92A @1.02is; No. 2 red, s1.O0m1.01ia. Corn: No. mixed, 6sh @ 69 ih O 69Ssc; No. ? white, 691s @70hc. oats: No white. 53A54kc: No. mixed, 52h c 53c. Close; Wheat: May, s1.02M July. s3ls Q93%c, Corn: May. 72t.c; July. 70Bc.
 70Tsc
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St. Louis Grain

St. Louis, March 2.-Cash wheat: No. red, s1.021sc; No. ? hard, $1.02a c I11h. Corn: No. white, 679671kc Oats: No. 2. 53he; No. 2 white, 55c. Close; Wheat: July. 9SAc. Corn: May, 461kc.
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Imports and Exports

| New Orleans March 2.-Week's ex-
 ports: Wheat, none; corn. S5.714 bushels | to Europe. Weeks arrivals of coffee:
 Brazilian. 15s,099 sacks.
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Grain Receipts and Shipments

Kansas City. March 2.-Receipts Wheat II 900; corn. 67000; oats, 23,0O0. Shipments Wheat, 22,00o; corn. 75.00O; oats, 1900.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-03
Of Course He Fell

From the Cleveland Plain dealer.
 What caused Grigsby's rapid down. fall?"
 Why. an alleged friend gave him a fur lined overcoat and he couldn't live up to it."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-03
The Same Ore

'I see your nelgnoo., ,..e banker, is looking for cashier"
 What Again? He only engaged a new one a little while ago."
 'Yes, that's the one he's looking for.'
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Clearing House Statement

New York, March 2.--The statement for the clearing house banks for the week shows the banks holding $25, ,276, 200 reserve in excess of legal requirements. This is decrease of $4,227,150 in the proportions ate cash reserve as compared with last week. The statement follows:
 Daily Averages: Loans &, OPS, ,225 00O de- crease, $l39,00o. Specie, $370, ,5f3 0O0 decrease, s5,550,0O Legal tenders, $S6, ,1OO, 900: in crease, $221 900. Net deposits $1 1892 220, 900; decrease. s5,S33,00 Circulation, s5l143,OOo; increase, $44,OO0. Banks cash reserve in vault, $393, sos, 900. Trust companies. cash reserve in vault. $62745,0O0. Aggregate cash s25, ,200 decrease, s4,227,150. Trust com panies reserve with clearing house mem bers carrying 25 per cent, s60 495,0O0.
 Actual Condition: Loans, S2,O31, TAO, 900: increase, $l0,0100o0. Specie, $371 POT, 600: de- crease, $2,3ls.00O. Legal tenders. sS4, ,776, 900: decrease s1,S01,000. Net deposits, s1, ,s99, ,620. 000; increase, s5,7S2.O00 Circulation, s51. 511 900; increase. $357.0O0. Banks cash re- serve in vaultss $394, ,942, ,000. Trust com panies' cash reserve in vault s62. .O41 GOO. Aggregate cash reserve. s455, ,9S3, 900. Ex cess lawful reserve, $22,S10, 900: decrease. S5,3SS,900 Trust companies reserve with clearing house members carrying 25 per cent cash reserve. s61, ,143,00o.
 Summary of state banks and trust com panies in Greater New York not report ing to the New York clearing house. Loans, s6Ol, 405, 200: decrease. $5.34S 50o. Spe- cie, s63, GOO; decrease. s232, 400. Legal tenders, s11, ,154 200; decrease. s92.200. To- tai deposits, s712, ,262 AGO; decrease. s4769, zoo
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Hubbard Bros. & Co.'s Letter

New York, March 2.-(Special. )-Liver- pool lost all of the advance of yester- day on the trade situation arising from the coal strike. which the trade here thinks is so serious that 1t must soon be adjusted This is the reason why our market does not respond to advices. which. if carried to theirs ultimate con- cusion, mean such a condition of ac- fairs which would call for the highes, ability to adjust.
 We opened some points lower and remained there all day. closing quiet with the idea prevailing that some settlement
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would be reached in England by Mol day.
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Cnffee nnd Sunar

Corrected by Franklin. Stiles & Franklin
 Coffee: Arbuckles, s2S30 per 100 lbs. {. Luzanne.l 27c lb. Sugar: Standard gran ulated, 6A lb.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-03
Weekly Review of Cotton

New orleans, March 2-The net change in prices as the result of the weeks trading in the cotton market was insig- ni4cant: the trading months fell to 5 points The high prices of the week were made on Tuesday and Friday, and the low prices were made on Monday. At the highest prices were to points over last weeks close. and at the lowest they were 12 to 16 points under. The range of prices was 16 to 22 points.
 Bulls were moderately active at times this week, but the market was held down by the labor troubles in England. That the market did not work lower was due to support from large bull interests. Late in the week the rNprket acted as if 1t had large scalping short interest, and the buying of covers was its best support. Not much attention was paid to anything but the coal strike in Great Britain.
 The statistics of the week excited some comment as the visible supply showed an unexpected increase of 16,529 bales. against a decrease this week last year of 1144l2 bales and decrease this week two years ago of 134.1 .167 bales. This was due to the largo movement and plus corrections in stocks at foreign ports.
 The weather of the week was more fav- orable than otherwise, but complaints con tiLued to come from the central and east ern portions of the belt that new crop preparations were backward. which sus- tained the distant options
 In the spot market prices were un- changed the week through at 10 7-16c, which was also the closing price on mid ding a week ago. This week last year the market closed at IA 9-16c. Sales on the spot were TAO bales. against 5700 last week and 3l25 this week last year; sales to ar rive amounted to 2995 bales, against 4135 last week and 26J0 this week last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-03
The Financier will say.

IT
 According to the clearing house state ment, based on actual conditions, the New York banks for the week ending March increased their loans sl00o0.o00; decreased their cash holdings A,l25,000, and expanded net deposits by s5,732 eco. The effect of the changes noted was to bring about decrease of s5,Sss, 300 in ex- cess reserve, making the present surplus above the p per cent minimum S22,s10,3 3G9.
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Liverpool Cotton

Liverpool. March 2.-Spot cotton closed dull, prices points lower American middling fair 6.5Sd; good middling. 495d; middling. 5.s9d; low middling. 5.59d; good ordinary, 5.22d ordinary, 495d. The sales of the day were 50oo bales. of which 300 were for speculation and export and in- cluded 47t0 American
 , Receipts, 1o,0e0 bales. including 990O American. Futures opened easy and closed quiet. March, March-April.s 5.65d ; April-May, 5.G6d May-June, June-July, July-August, 5.67d August-September 5.64d; September-October. 5.611ad; October November, 5.60d; November December, Deeember-January, January ebruary, 55sd; February March, 5.6Cd; March April, 5.6ld.
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Houston; Holiday; net receipts, sssi
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Dry Goods

New York, March 2.-The cotton goods markets ruled steady with business in wash fabrics increasing. Yarns rule firm but quiet. Knit goods are tending higher.
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Interior Cotton Mo
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-04-13
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ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
JOSEPH COLEMAN SHOOTS SELF
AFTER EvADING WATCHFuL
WIFE; ILL HEALTH ...

Eddyville, April 12-(Special.) -
Joseph Coleman, a wealthy farmer
living five miles northeast Of Eddy.
Vile, carried out his threat8to shoot
himself yesterday after his wife had
watched him all day to prevent the
act. He is now in a serious condition
with bullet wound above one OF his
eyes and cannot recover. Coleman
had been in poor health all winter and
of late has been growing despondent.
.I am going to kill myself at half past
two today he told his wife yesterday
Mrs. Coleman, alarmed, remained with
her husband all day, but at o'clock
in the afternoon, her fears partly al
layed, she went into an adjoining room
to hang some curtains.
Good by Lena" she heard her hus-
band call after she had left the room
and then shot followed She re-
turned to the room to find the man dy-
ing from bullet wound. Mrs. Cole.
man and their daughter, a girl Of 13,
have been constantly at Colemans bed.
side, but physicians have little hopes
of his recovery.
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IOWA ROADS KILL
FEW PASSENGERS

Des Moines, April 12.-Only five
passengers on railroads in Iowa were
killed during the year 1911 as against
fifty-one during the preceding year.
according to statement issued today
by N. S. Ketcnum, chairman Of the
state board of railroad commissioners.
Eiehty-one employees were killed in
1911 as against LOG the year before.
Railroad accidents killed 1913 other
persons last year against lat in 1910.
In 1910 there were $50 passengers
injured while last year there were but
221; in 1910 there were 1,OS9 employees
hurt and last year 1928. During 1911,
24s others were injured as against 1S7
the year before
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PROGRESS MADE
AT MINE MEET
OFFICIALS OF DISTRICT, 13 ARE
PLEASED WITH RESULTS
At DEs MONIES

Des Moines, April 12.-Union Off
cials of district thirteen, United Mine
Workers of America attending the
convention here, stated today that
good progress is being made and many
important matters which are sched-
uled to be disposed of during the
meeting already have come up for dis
cussion. The conventio" Is largely at
tended and, according to leaders Of
the miners, every delegate Is doing
his part in disposing of the vast
amount of business.
That the Iowa school laws should
be amended so as to permit the hold
ing of school for nine months in the
year is the belief of the convention
which went on record favoring the
amendments and resolution asking
that a petition be made to the state
legislature asking for a new law on
taxation for school districts. was
unanimously adopted. It was pointed
out that the mine property. which is
OF much greater value than farm land,
now is being taxed no more than the
farm lands. Under this condition the
taxation in a mine district is insuffi-
cient to support schools for longer
than six months year.
The delegates voted to donate 5000
to the striking button workers of Mus
catine, but refused pleas for aid from
destitute miners giving as the reason
that the organization is for class fight
rather than charity. The civic fedora
tion was condemned by the delegates
who say it is not working for the best
interests Of the unions and accused it
of bringing injunctions against unions
engaged in wage fights.