davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-05
Interior Cotton Movement

Houston: Quiet; middling, 12%c; nei receipts, 21,717, gross receipts, 31,7f7 shipments, 1S.S7O; sales, 6O stock, 152.- 396.
 Augusta: Steady; middling, 1 16e net receipts, 3177; gross receipts 31,164 shipments, 1889. sales. 943; stock, 101.- |217.
 Memphis: Steady; middling. 13B c; net receipts. 4275; gross receipts, S4f5 shipments. s693 sales. 1000; stock, 139.- 623
 St. Louis: Steady; middling, 13Be; net receipts, 1072; gross receipts, 831i shipments, 7242; sales, 50 stock. 14,605 Cincinnati: Net receipts, z055 gross receipts, 2033; shipments, 140S; stock 9203
 Little Rock: Steady; middling, 12Ar net receipts. 1867; gross receipts, 1867 shipments, 1853; stock. 43,l7S. Total today: Net receipts. 33,S41 gross receipts. 45,370; shipments, ST. ss0: sales, 2043; stock. 460.222.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-05

cal differences in the southeast The last was expected to increase the demand fer cotton goods.
 Liverpool advanced unexpectedly [ points and Cur market 12 to B, when it was seen that some heavy realizing or ders were waiting for this advance ta take profit. These offerings caused tte market to slowly reeede until 1t was stated the National Ginners report showed 1l,9GO.OOO gnned. This information was considered very bearish and the liquidation of long cotton began, which caused the market to close steady to 10 points uneer last night.
 At no time did The market act as strong as on the last advance. There is not the slightest disposition to go short. one hears no bearish views excepting possibly that the market acts overbought. If this Einning report is correct fl is bearish, but all depends on what remains.
 Liverpool Is dua about points lower.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-05

stockers, $4. s5a7. 50: cows and heifers'
 s2. .7O6o7 50; calves, s6. 75a10.5O. Hogs-Receipts, 3s00O; market fairly ac- tive at 5c decline; light, $ .25@7 6S; mixed,
 $7 250l7.70; heavy, S.2547 10; rough s.'-o@ -oe. ' Al: pigs. S5. .25a7. 15; bulk of sales, S S.5oa 7.65.
 Sheep-Receipts, 33,00O; market steady to 1Oc higher; native. s 360d4 60; western | S. .9Oa4. 60; yearlings AeO462o; lanps' | S5. .5Od7 .75: western, 8. .65q7.7o. | Louisville, December 4-Cattle-Recelpts, 1 $50: fats steady; feeders and stockers strong; range. s2fis. 10. l Hogs-Recepts, 5000; market, lVaio' | off; range, &.50Q7 45. | Sheep-Receipts, 25; market steady; | lambs 51sc down: sheep, Sc off.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-05
Cnttnn Seed Oil

New York. December 4.-Cotton seed oil was strong early on active cover ing of December shorts, higher crude markets and professional support, but later in the session there was a set back under taking, selling of late months by refining interests and in sympathy with the break in cotton. Closing prices were to points net higher Sales, 21,900 barrels. Prime crude, D. 40c nominal; prime summer spot 6.30@ 6.50c; December 6.36c; Janu- ary, 6.3Sc February. 6.41c; March, 6.4sc April, 6.50c; May, 6.5sc; June, s.s1c; July, 667c; prime winter yellow and summer white. 6.40@7c
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-05
EXTRA D|V|DENDB BY
 .LOR|LLARD COMPANY

New York, December 4.-Directors of the Lorillard Tobacco company today de- clared the regular 21s per cent and also an extra dividend of 21a per cent on it's common stock The regular quarterly dividend of IA per cent on the preferred stock was also declared. The extra divi- dend on the common apparently puts that stock on a 20 per cent basis, according to averment.
 clared an extra dividend of per cent on the common stock. together with the regular quarterly dividend of per cent on the common and 1% per cent on it's preferred stock.
 Both companies are former constituents of the dissolved American Tobacco com pany.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-05
New Orleans Cotton Futures

New Orleans, December 4.-Cotton, spot closed steady and unchanged. Middling, 12ssc; sales 737; arrivals to come, 1900; low ordinary, 9hc; ordinary. 10 1-16e; good ordinary, Il ll-l6c; strict good ordinary Il 15-16c; low middling. F 3-16c nominal; strict low middling 12 7-l6c nominal; mid ding 12ssc nominal; strict middling. P 13-l6c nominal; good middling, 13c f; strict good midding, 13 3-16c; middllng fair, 13ssc nominal; middlng fair to fair. He nominal; fair, 142sc nominal; fair. l4sse nominal receipts, II, 4S6; stock, 256, z 5qa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-05
Liverpool Cotton Market

Liverpool, December 4.-Spot cotton. moderate demand American midHlng fair, 756d; good middling. 7.22d: middling. 7.02d low middlins 6S4d: good ordinary, 6.3Sd; ordinary, 5.9Ud. The sales Of tte day were 0O00 bales. of which 500 were for speculation and export and included SGP) American. Receipts. 45,3O0 bales, all American. Futures opened firm and closed feverish. December. e.7sd. Deeepl-
 ter-January, 677d; January February c751Rd; February March, 6.741zd; March April. 6.74d; April May, 673d; May-June | 65Sd; June-July. 6.72d JulyAugust e,79d Augt st-September, 6601sd; September lc tober, 6.42d; OctoberNovember, 6.3'd.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-05
New York Money

New York, December 4-Money on call easy, sos per cent; ruling rate, per cent; closing bid, 1; offered at 5; time loans firm; 60 days, 515Q7 per cent 90 days and six months, c.
 Prime mercantile paper, per cent. Sterling exchange firm, with actual busi- ness in bankers bills S4.S1 for 50 day bills sand at $4.S460 for demand; commercial bills $4.S0l4. Bar silver, 635sc Mexican dollars, 49Ac. Government bonds firm; railroad bonds heavy,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-05
Kansas City Grain

Kansas City, December 4.-Cash wheat, No. hard. s2qs7c; No. g. s0a82c No , red, 97Qs1; No. g. sS@9Stac. Corn, No. 2 mixed. 451za4612c No 8, i5c; No. ? white. 461a@47e; No. 8, 46q46ikc. Oats. No. 2 white. 34c; No. ? mixed, 32i4Q33c. Close wheat. December, S01zc; May, S5uS51sc; July, 822sc. Corn. December. 46Iac; May, 4eB@47c; July, 47esc. Oats, December, 321ac; May, 335sc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-05
AMERICAN CAN co.
 DECLARES DIVIDEND

New York, December 1.-The American Can company today declared a quar- terly dividend of 1A per cent on it's de- ferred stock, an increase of one-half of per cent over the previous quarterly payment, together with an extra dividend of one-quarter of l per cent applicable to the unpaid accumulated dividends on the preferred stock. The stock is per cent cumulative, and this is the first time since the company was organized in 1901 that quarterly dividend has been paid at that rate of interest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-05
Bonds
Treasury Statement

Washington, December 4.-At the be- ginning of business today the condition or the United States treasury was: Work ing balance, $92576,6 6SS; in banks and Phil ippine treasury, $32,075, ,211; total of gen eral fund s146, 743, ,10S; receipts yesterday &, 255, 700; disbursements, s3,67l, ,429; the deficit for fiscal year is s1,05S, ,343, against $21 1892, 14S last year. These sums exclude Panama canal and public debt transac- tipns.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-05
St. Louis Produce

St. Louis, December 4.-Flour dull. Hay firm. Timothy. $l4q1s.50. Prairie. Sl3a 16 Whisky, si.4o Iron cotton ties, 94c. Bagging. 10 3-16c. Hemp twine, Sc. Pork lard, dry sale meats and bacon. un- changed Receipts: Flour. 5000: wheat, S2O00 oats, 43.OO0; corn. 6l,000 Shipments: Flour, 16,00o; wheat, 9s,0oO; oats, s6.o0; corn. 40 GOO.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-05
Naval Stores

Savannah. December 4.-Turpentine steady, 8ca36l4c: sales, 176; receipts. s27 shipments, 1149; stock, S7,225. Resin firm; sales. 254s: receipts, 29oo: shipments, 4o9s stock, 149,579. Quote: A, B. C. s5.521e; D, s5.55; E, s5.571s: F, c. H, $56oG5.65; I, S5.0l K, s5.45; M, s7; N, SIPS; VIC, $L95; wv, $745
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-05
Small Increase in Receipts

Chattanooga, December 4.-tSpacial)- The report of Postmaster Rauson for the month of November just passed shows an increase in the postal receipts of only S70o. This is the smallest increase that has been noted during the present fiscal year. Tie month of october was the largest In the history of tho local office.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-05
Laymen's Conference

Chattanooga, December. 4s-(Speclal)- Special rates to Chattanooga from al points in the south have been announc d by all railroads on account of the Baptist laymen's conference which meets in tn s city in February. IL Is believed that more thar 2o00 laymen and 1600 pastors will be in attendance wher the session is con- <cuad
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-05
TICKLING PLUMES"

Los Angeles, December 4.-Councilman Toppaman, contending that constant tickling by hat plumes Is as exasperating and menacing as the stabbing by hat pins, has before the city council an amendment to the hatpin ordinance today to lessen the millinery plumage by a tenth. He declared large plumes worn by the women tickle everybody near them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-05
St. Louis Grain

St. Louis. December 4.--Cash wheat. No. 2. s1 .0511 or: No. 2 hard, s51ad90c. Corn. No. ?, 471aa47a4c; No. 2 white, 4sd49c. Oats. No. 2 Ss1sc; No. white. 35a36c. Close; Wheat December, S3ssc May. 9lasc. Corn, December 46c; May, 47&c. Oats, Decem- Der, 42c; May, 33c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-05
Hubbard Bros. X Co.'S Letter

New York, December 4.-(SpeealD . Manchester reports a very large and nc tive business. stimulated to some degreo ty the advance in silver. The continent was a buyer in Liverpool in anticipation of settlement of all warlike and politi-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-05
Dry Goods

New York, December 4-All cotton goods markets were firm 10 steady but the volume was restricted. Knit gt ods for fall of 1913 are being offered by New York mills at advances of D cents per dozen, based on Il pounds fieeced under wear Jobbers reported steady house trade.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-05
LOCAL QUOTATIONS
Pig Iron
Local Cotton
Meat

Lard 13isc, compound. 9ssc; D. s. short ribs, 124o, bellies, 13.40; ham butts 161ae; Boston butts 141zc pork Joints. l5ihc :: spare ribs. 13c: breakfast bacon. 22a21c . smoked bacon. 16c: regular ham 1Sc; skinned ham, 1S1zc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-05
STOCKS STILL FEEL ' MERGER DECISION Steel Shares Offered Mere Freely Than for Some
 Time

New York, December 4.-stoeks today again weakened and at times showed the effects of pronounced pressure in various rarts Of the list. Traders were still unce- cided as to the effects of the Hartman merger decision Appnehensions on this score were due largely to the possible eI- feet of the attitude of the court upon a large class of corporations which might come within the scope of this interpreta- ton of the Sherman law.
 Shares of the United States tSeel cor poration, whose dissolution the govern ment seeks, were offered more freely than r for some time, the common declining 2A to 7sis the lowest since July. Southern Pacific made show of strength at the opening, but soon lost it stwo point gain. Losses Of 1 to points were scattered throughout the list of railroad and indus trial favorites with especial heaViness in the Copper and Steel isses and some of the srecialties. There were signs that u sizable short interest was being formed.
 Among the specialties American Can stocks broke sharply on the declaration of 1A per cent dividend on the preferred and of an additional 4 of 1 per cent ou the accumulated back dividend, the exrla- nation being given that a larger back pay ment had been expected. Passing of the qr arterly dividend on Union Bag pre- ferred cost that stock 65s points.
 Call money was easy, as was expect ed with the passing of the month end period. Engagement of an extra s5oe000 gold Tn London was announced. Foreign eX- change ra tes weakened and the prospect for a further influx of foreign gold was improved. Bonds sagged with heavy sales of some in portant issues. Total sales, par value, $1, ,e0O,000. Panama 3s coupon ad vanced as on last transyations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-05
New Orleans Rice Market

New Orleans, December 4.--Rough rice easy; clean steady; quotations un- changed. Receipts: Rough, 56sl; mifers 4566 Sales: Rough, 625 Japan at 3.sec: clean, 3299 Honduras at 2s.a5hc; 2593 Ianan at 3asm3a1c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-05
Gorgas Sails for Guyaquil

Panama, December 4-Colonel Gorgas. with is Ftaff, sailed today for Guyaqui, where he will investigate sanitary condi- tions at that port on the request of the Ecuadorean government.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-05
Metal Market

New York, December 4-Copper quiet, spot, s17.50 bid. December, ST 10a17 25; January and February, ST .050l17 .25; elec- trolytic and lake sl7 62l17s7; casting, SIT. 25d17.37 Tin, weak; spot si2. %; De- oember, s42 1912; January, s49.37. Lead. steady, A.25d4. 40. Spelter, quiet, $7.2Od TAO. Cooksons antimony easy, S1O. 70. Iron, quiet and easy. Copper arrivals, 300 tons Exports this month, 2ls0 tons. Lon- don copper dull; spot, E76. Is, Cd; futures, s77, 5s. London tin steady, spot a225, los; futures, f224, los. London lead dull, e1s, Ss, Sd. London spelter. a26, 1os Iron Cleveland warrants, 67s, Sd in London.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-05
Montgomery Market

Montgomery, December 4.-Spot cotton was quoted in Montgomery today as fol- lows. Strict low mi1dling, I2 Lice; mid ding, l2 7-16c, and strict middling at F 9-l6c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-05

Cash quotations were as follows: Rye No. ?, 62c.
 Barley: Feed or mixing, 43G46c; fair to choice malting, 57m71c.
 Timothy Seed: s3Q390.
 Clover Seed: 4.50@1s
 Mess Pork: sl7.759lS.
 Lard: In tierces. sll.
 Short Ribs: Loose, S10G1o. s2h Butter: Lower.
 Eggs Firm.
 Cheese: Irregular: daisies, 17hG17hc; twins, 16Saml7c. young Americas 16l4d 16iac; long horns. 6i4Ml6iac
 Potatoes: Dull: receipts. 40 cars Mich igan. $4Sd5Oc Minnesota, 46miSc; Wiscon- sin 43dp4Sc.
 Poultry: Steady; turkeys, alive 15c, dressed. lsc; chickens, alive, 12c; springs, alive, Pc.
 Veal: Firm, 9gl4c
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-05
Grain Receipts and Shipments

Kansas City, December 4-Receipts Wheat. 5000. corn, 5000; oats, 17.OoO. ship ments Wheat, @,00o; corn, l9,0oo; oats, l3,0O0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-05
Fruits and Produce

Apples, fancy winesap. s4.75Q5 Der bbl York and Imperial apples. s325Q3.5o bbI: bulk apples. s2 225q2.50 per bbl E'l.rida oranges, s2.25 per box; California lemons s5.75 per box; grape fruit $3.25 per pox tangerines, s45o per tox. concord grapes, lie per ponud; California (Emueror grapes. s2.5o per box; Malaga grapes n, kegs, $5.50p7. Cranberries, S275 Der hoy per barrel. $l0. Italian chestnuts. 1oc her pound. Lines, q per hundred. Irish no. tatoes. s09s5c bu. Onions. red globe ix i, per lb. Danish cabbage, 1hc per i, California celery, Soc per dozen. x ner crate. Rutabagas, lkc per pound.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-05
Boiling Tea Kills Child

Newport News. Va. December 4.-Mary Richardson, a-year-old- girl. accidentally upset a pot of boiling tea on her baby brother today. scaldins him so badly that he died.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-05
Wool Market

St. Louis, December 4.-NNool firm me- dium grades combing and clothing, 2Sa26c; light fine, 19a21c; heavy fine, 1SQlsc; tub washed, 27q36c
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-05

weighed heavily on the market. In the trading up to 2 D. m., prices were put 10 to l2 points under the final levels of
 Tuesday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-05
HUBBARD BROS. & co.

Cotton Merchasts, HSpoyer Square. N. change. New Orleans Cotton Exchange. New York Produce Exchange. % Asso- \ cia tion. orders solicited for the pur- chase and sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed oil for future delivery. Special Attention and liberal terms given for consfEnments of spot cotton for do. livery. Correspondencs invited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-05
Flour and Foodstuff.

Self raising fioar, ts; Tennessee flour g. .5o Indiana flour. $5.70; Oklahoma nour s5 25; Michigan flour. $s.6o; Dolted meat Der ss lbs, slD; No corn, per busbeI 75c; pure wheat shorts. ssl; pure wheat bran sss; z. s. huiis. per ton. sll; prime C. s. meal. per ton. x2S: C. $. feed meal. per ton, $2o; No. timothy nay. her ion. s22; mixed alfalfa and Johnson grass, per ton, $2o: corn chops, per i0O In. sack, $l.50; alfalfa hay. per ton. sa5 Johnson grass. per ton. $l5; mixed feed ,er ton, s33; oats, 48c bushel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-05
Coffee and SuRar

csndled 33c; extra graded candIed egrs a5c: cold storage eggs. 25q8c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-05
Poultry and Esra

IaIee fryers. l2q13c; medium flyers. 17c. small flyers. 1sc; ducks. 3oQ4oc; guin,
 eas. 25c; roosters. soc; geese. 6om7Oc live turkeys, 1eqlSc, eggs. fresh, case
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-05
Eiah and Sea Food.

Red snapper. 10c in bbl. lots. 1ic in small lots; groupers. 6c; Spanish msek. erel. 15c; speckled sea trout. 1e1sc; carp. roughs. 6c: white perch. 10c: specxled perch. 1oc: mulet. 6hc; sun perch or bream. 1oc: pompano. FOG: mixed fish, r14c in barrel lots; 7c in small lots; crock CTS. e1zc; fresh water perch. SIC. Supply good. demand fair.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-05
Creamery Products

Country butter, 2o830c: fresh cream. cry butter, 4oc; process butter. 3lhc; daisy cheese, 19c: imported Swiss cheese. 32c; German brick cheese. Soe: limburger cheese. lec; imported roQue. fort. 37c; Neufchatel cheese. per dossn. l6c: Pimsnto cheese. per dozen, 3l.I0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-05

Coffee-ArbucKies, S1.05 per h,,r. dred pounds; Luzanne. 27c per pound. Sugar, standard granulated, e,tc ns:; nouud
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-05
LOCAL SECURITIES

Total sales for the day.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-05-02
VAN OF FUNERAL
PROCESSION STARTS
First Bodies OF Titanic Victims
Leave Halifax.

Halifax, N. S., May 2-The van OF
the funeral procession, which is to ex'
tend across the entire continent, start
ed at S:45 a. m. when the Intercolonial
express left for the West.
Weeping relatives and friends oi
the Titanic victims arrived at the de
pot more than an hour before the time
of departure and waited impatiently
to begin the sad journey home.
The body of John Jacob Astor was
placed In the private car Oceanic
Through the long hours of the nigh
Vincent Astor, his chief heir, sat weep
ing beside the casket Young Astol
10 on the verge of collapse.
Isidor Straus body was placed IL
an express car along with several 9th
ers. 1t is In charge of Haurice Roth
schild of Philadelphia. Rothschild hat
hoped the body of Mrs. Straus, wht
had refused to leave the side of hel
husband even after she was certain i
meant death, would be among the
bodies of the unidentified that were
brought in, but no trace of her could
be found.
The other bodies on the train were
those of Engelhart C. Ortsby. Provi
dence. r. l.; r. F. White. Boston, ant
II. j. Alleson, Chesterville, Ont.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-05-02
ROOSEVELT MEN
ARE IN CONTROL
Dominate Pennsylvania Repub-
IiCan Convention.

Harrisburg. Pa, May 2.-The Repub-
lican state convention in session here
is under the control of the Roosevelt
force headed by former State Senator
William Finn of Pittsburg.
The Roosevelt slate for the four can
Gidates to be nominated for congress
men at large follows:
Fred A. Lewis, Allentown; John M.
NORM, Pittsburg; Arthur p. Rupley.
Carlisle; Anderson II. Walters. Johns
town.
The platform adopted was devoted
in large part to a recital of the growth
OF social privileges" in this country.
Financial and industrial combinations
that dominate the social. business and
political life of the nation, the plat
form declares, have grown up since
the extinction OF the first special
privilege" human slavery. Among the
things that special interest" has done
according to the platform, are these:
'Tt controlled the greater agencies OF
productive enterprise. II ruled the
markets and price of labor. II de
stroyed industrial competition and &C.
quired monopoly in the necessaries oil
life. II arrogated to itself the power
| to levy an illegal tax upon the public
| TO wiring tribute from the necessities
Of the people"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-05-02

Wants to Continue Doing Business In
Missouri

Jefferson City, Mo, May 2.-The
Standard Oil company of Pennsylva-
MIA asked the supreme court of Mis-
souri, for permission TO pay the $780,
600 fine assessed at the time the oil
trust was fined and forbidden to do
business In the state.
The request was made in a motion
by the oil company's attorneys, which
also asked that the company be al
lowed to continue business In Mis-
souri,, Stree all trust connection had
been dissolved
The motion filed by the company
the court ordered, is to act as a stay
OF the custer order until the court
finally passes upon II, Justice Lamm
intimating that arguments on the
motion might not be heard before the
October term.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-05-02
BOAT UPSETS; THREE DROWN
Dumped Into Current Below Dam
When Craft Hits Rock.

Iowa City. Ia, May 2.--Three men
were drowned and fourth narrowly
escaped thirty feet below the state
university dam across the Iowa river.
The men had been rowing In the
Iowa river below the dam for more
than an hour, and. according to the
story told by Frank Cannon, who was
rescued, tried to see how close to the
dam they could get. When within
thirty feet their boat struck rock
and In the swirling current turned
completely over.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-05-02

Pan-American union, VINO recently re-
turned to Washington after a visit to
the canal zone.
Mr.. Barrett said that Colonel Goe-
thals had made IL plain to him that he
and the men who are with him would
not be willing to bear the brunt OF the
responsibility of operating the canal
without trained force behind them
The work of preparing these men
should begin at once, IL was added.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-05-02

London, May 2.-The second reading
stage of the house home rule bill was
opened In the house OF commons In
rather quiet fashion by Winston Spen.
Ger Churchill, first lord of the ad.
miralty, who applied himself not to an
exposition of the BILL. but to an argu-
nent on general principles and to an
appeal to the opposition to realize the
manifest change in conditions during
the quarter OF century since Glad.
scenes time.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-05-02
STEEL TRUST EARNINGS FALL
Report for Three Months Shows More
Than S6,ooo,ooo Deficit.

New York, May THAT the United
States Steel corporation failed to earn
Its dividends on the preferred and
common shares for the first three
r,onths of this year by more than
SC, 900, 900 was disclosed at the regu-
lar quarterly meeting Of the directors.
Earnings, after charging interest on
subsidiary companies bonds, together
with interest on outstanding subsidi-
ary bonds, amounted to only sl7,S26,-
973. After making the usual allow
ance for depreciation and other regu-
lar fixed charges. including the sink.
Ing fund, net earnings we're reduced
to s12,10s.415.
Earnings and net earnings as report
ed compared with $23, ,105,115 and s19,.
97S,521 respectively for the quarter
Immediately preceding. and with $685..
519,203 and s2000l,s17 for the first
quarter of 1911.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-05-02
ARBITRATION PLAN SIGNED
No Further Possibility Of Strike Of
Eastern Engineers.

New York, May 2.-The threatened
strike of engineers of the fifty roads
east of Chicago was averted by the
signing of an arbitration agreement
between the two committees repre-
senting the railroads and the engi-
neers.
The arbitration committee will con-
sist of seven members. one from the
railroads, one from the engineers and
the other five to be appointed by the
two. II the two fail to agree on the
five umpires Chief Justice White.
Commissioner of Labor Neill and
Judge Knapp will be asked to make
the appointments.