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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-22
Treasury Statement

Washington, February 2l.-At the begin ming of business today the condition of the URited States treasury was: Working balance in treasury offices, S56, ZIG, ,142: in banks and Philippine treasury, $34, 4O3, 743; total balance in general fund, $11S,554 .351 ordinary receipts yesterday, $l,922, 503, with ordinary disbursements $3,171 ,010 deficit to date this fiscal year, $25, 34l7 747 against a deficit of $5,347,342 at this time last year These figures exclude Panama canal and public debt transactions.
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New Orleans Cotton Futures

New orleans. February 21.-Spot cotton. quiet and unchanged. Sales. spot, 300, with 975 to arrive. Middling, 10 7-l6c. Low ordinary, SAC; ordinary, 79-16c; good ordinary, Sc; strict good ordinary, 92sc; low mddling, I1-1Gc; strict low middling, 19 1-16c. middling, 10 7-16c strict middling. 10Ac; good mddling, lie; strict good midding. Il 3-16c; middling fair, 111ac; midding fair to fair. 11Nc: fair, 12s.c nominal. Receipts. 33Oo: stock, 29S,-
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Poultry and Eggs

Corrected by Garrett k Hlne)
 Hens-350f50c, live, per pound. 13414e: large flyers. 15c h.. medium flyers, FOG per lb. small, 20c per ID. Ducks-306D4Oc each. Gnineas, 25c. Boosters. 25c each Geese, 50Q60c. Live turkeys, 15c Dressed turkeys, 1Sc lb. Eggs. fresh, 5c. Country butter, 2Od25c lb. Rab bits, 3l.5O dog.
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Dry Goods

Trade during the day in cotton goods was steady and of moderate volume The worsted yarn markets continue to reflect broader trade in woolen and worsted goods. Better progress is reported in knit goods and hosiery for fall and for nearby delivery.
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American Securities

London, February 2L-American securi- ties were dull and featureless during the first hour of trade. At midday prices were Is point up to 1s point lower com pared with New Yorks closing.
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Naval Stores

Savannah, February 21-Turpentine firm, 46c; sales, 2l0: receipts, 2l9; shipments 26s; stock, 27,59o. Rosin firm; sales, 1893 receipts, 1235 shipments, 134l stock, 95,096 Quote: B, $6. .s5 D. s6. 671s; E. $6.7o; F and G, s6. 72ls; H and l. s6.75; K, s7.20; N, S.3O; WIG. S74O: wv. I 4J
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LOCAL QUOTATIONS
Local Cotton
Pig Iron
Meats
Corrected by Armour & Col

{COfrected by NrInour & Col
 Lard, 10%c; compound, SBc; D. S. shor, ribs, 10s4c; rib bellies, 10c. Ham buts. l2c: Boston butts. 111ac; pork loins. Pc; spare ribs. 10lac: breakfast bacon, 19RQD21c Star Reg. ham, 141ac; Star skinned ham, 15c
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Grain Receipts and Shipments

Kansas City, February 21.-Receipts: Wheat, 5000; corn, 92.O00; oats, 19,00O. shipments: Wheat, 7s.0O0 corn, 99,O0O; oats, ,000
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Cash quotations were as follows:
 F'lour-Unsteady
 Rye-No. 2, 91c.
 Barley-Feed or mixing, S5e; fair to choice malting, $115@1.25.
 Titmothy Seed-s1 @14.50.
 Clover Seed-s16@ 22.50
 Mess Pork-New, S15.50; old, $15.25. Lard--In tierces, SS.75.
 Short Rids--Loose, $S,32R.
 Butter-Firm; creameries, 24@ PIC; daries, 2f l 25c.
 Eggs-Flrm; receipts, 4s0e cases; at mark, cases included. 26 0 2Sc; ordinary frsts, 2S@29c; firsts. 32c.
 Cheese-Steady; Daisies, 17h @17hc; Twins, 16s4 ollie; Young Americas 17Lc; Long Horns, 17A @171ac.
 Potatoes-Strong; receipts. 37 cars; Wisconsin, $1.O5@107; Minnesota and Michigan, s1.10.
 Poultry-Firm; turkeys, live, 13c; dressed, 1Sc; chickens, live, f2kc; springs. dressed. 129 1sc; live, 12c.
 Veal-Steady, 7m11c.
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Kansas City Grain

Kansas City. February 21.-Cash Wheat. No. 2 hard, 9S1zcm SLOT; No. ? red, 96m 97hc. Corn: No mixed, 65 D 65 1kc No. white, Co F @67c. Oats: No. ? white. 53 35se; No. mixed. 52@ 1ac Close; wheat, May, 99499ss c; July, 90A q 91c. Corn: May, 6ss4 c; July, 67%c
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New Orleans Rice Market

New Orleans, February 21.-Rice steady: Quotations: Rough unchanged; clean Honduras. 31a@5Ac; Japan, SS W4$sc.
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Cotton Shows Advance

Greenville, February 21.-fSpeclal.)- The price of cotton showed a slight advance here yesterday. Some of the cotton is being bought at 1O% cents.
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the exchange was that they came prn- cipally from the bulls, who saw a chance to liqudate part of their holdings The list commenced to sag. and from the mid dle of the morning had an easy tone.
 Cablegrams from abroad said that the strike situation had better slook. This failed to stimulate the trade. At midday the trading months were to 16 points under Monday.
 In the late session the list was quiet but steady. At 9 o'clock prices were 1 to points under Mondays close.
 Nour. Orloap nc CoAfor, E,iiuroe
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COUNTY ,x3EAsURER

The Age eHerald Is authorized to an. nounce pr. John s. Giflespy as a can- didate for Treasurer of Jefferson coun- ty. subject to the action of the demo. cratic primary. April !.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-22
St. Louis Grain

St. Louis, February 21.-Cash Wheat No 2 red. 961ac; No. hard, 95c@s1 Corn: No. 3. 626621ac; No. 3 white 63 Ik @64c. Oats: No. 2. 52hc; No. 2 white, 53m53hc. Close, wheat firm; May 9s&c; July, 9e 7sc. Corn lower; May, 63&c; July, 65 5sc. Oats lower; May, 52a4e; July, 471sc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-22
COffee and Sugar

Corrected by Franklin. Stiles & Franklin.
 Coffee: Arbuckles. $23.30 per 100 lbs. Luzsnne. ZIG lb. Sugar: Standard gran ulated. 6A lb.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-22

The Age-Heraid is authorized to an- nounce the candidacy of Hugh McGesves for the board of revenue. f
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-22

The Age-Herald is authorized to an- nounce J. K. P Laird candidate for member of Board of Revenue of Jef- ferson county, subject to the action of the democratic primary. Platform Good Roads. Residence 15 miles west of Bessemer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-22

We are authorized to announce the candidacy of Edward E. Dean (real estate man) for Board of Revenue of Jefferson county, subject to the action of democratic primary, April 1, 1912.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-22

Cal T.. Dabbs or Bessemer IS a candt. date for member of Board of Reyenue of Jefferson county. subject to the ac- ton of the democratic primary. 1914 win appreciate your support.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-22
ANNOUNCEMENT
FOR BOARD or REVENUE

The Age-Herald is hereby authorized to announce the candidacy of Captain II. W. Crook of Bessemer. Ala, for the office of the Board of Revenue of Jef- ferson county. subject to the action oe the democratic primary. April l, 1914
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Miscellaneous Notes.


Twenty-one states in the Union have
abolished the common drinking cup in
schools.
\ two-year course in forestry has been
to meet the demand for trained forest
rangers.
More than a thousand school teachers
in the Netherlands are banded together
in an association for temperance work
among their pupils.
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The school farm movement i'm Wake
county. North Carolina, which has at
tracted wide attention. is described by
trated bulletin just issued by the United
Sta ties bureau of education.
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At q conference of Swedish teachers re-
Gently ii was emphasized that instruction
lin domestic science I'm the schools must
things instead Of the caramel and tart
kind
The woman's law class at New York
University is probably unique in that il
is not intended to prepare women for the
practice of law. but to give them suffi-
Client legal knowledge to conduct the ad-
ministration of trust estates and other
forms of business.
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In urging the need of vocational train
ing. the Indiana commission on industrial
and agricultural education estimates that
there are fully % 600 boys and girls in
that state between the ages OF fourteen
and sixteen vino have not secured ade-
quate preparation for life work in the
schools and are now working at jobs
which hold no promise of future COM
petence or advancement.
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The House OF Science just founded
by private benefaction at Tomsk. Siberia
aims to be a popular Siberian university.
where free instruction will be given in
cial evening classes will be held: a IL
nation will form part of the equipment,
will have leading place in the program.
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| Soldiers at Fort Mcpherson, Ga, will
| have school of practical business il the
reported plans of Gen. Evans. In command
of the Department of the Gulf, are car
ried into effect. Among the subjects of
instruction will be: Intelligent reading.
simple arithmetic. s:ngle-entry bookkeep-
! ing, legible writing, stenography. automo-
| bile and explosive gas engineering and
| telegraphy. The idea is to furnish the en-
| listed man with schooling that will
| able him to earn a good living at the
expiration of his enlistment The school
! Is part of a plan to make the army more
attractive to young men.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-06-06
GOVERNMENT TREASURY
RECEIPTS IMPROVING

Washington, June 3.-Large customs
and internal revenue receipts cut the
deficit of the federal government near
ly in half during May. The deficit for
the fiscal year is now only $6,462, 900,
as compared with $12,5 $50, 900 a month
ago. his is the lowest deficit for sew
eral months. 1t is expected it will be
entirely wiped out during June by the
payment Of the corporation tax and
the treasury given a surplus of sew
eral million dollars.
The total receipts for May We're $5S,-
100000, while the disbursements were
$52, 252, 900, an excess of receipts over
expenditures OF &c. 49, 900. Customs
brought in SIG. $4,000 and internal rev
enu 1923, sos, 600.
The vaults of the treasury hold ST.
0S4, 001, 900 in gold coin and bullion for
the redemption of notes and certifi-
Gates. The cash drawer of the govern
ment, the working balance of the treas
ury, contains SCI ,305, 900. The total bal
ance in the general fund is $126, COS, 900,
and the total cash in the treasury to-
day is 81 SIG, 995, 600.
The total circulation of national bank
notes aggregate s719,86 900. This is
pledged by 1887 banks.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-06-06
DANES NOT DISMAYED
BY POOR FARM LANDS
DR.. Egan, American Minister To
Denmark, Is Spending Short
Time In Home Country.

Washington. June 3.-Thc wonderful
story OF how the Danes, Upon land but
poorly suited to grazing nj In the
face of repeated reverses,s have brought
their coun1rysto a state Of agricultural
prosperity second only to England
among the old world countries, Is told
by DR.. Maurice Francis Egan, Amer
iean minister to Denmark, who Is now
in this city on leave, having recently
completed, on behalf Of the state de-4
rartlrlent, a lecture o through}th0f
farming districts Of the south.
Dr.. Egan, together with soversf Sth-
es OF the American diplomatic officers
in Europe, has, under Instructions from,
the state department, made Q thorough
study of the farmers welfare" prob-
lem IN the European countries, Of the
part played by the governments In adj
vancing the material prosperity OF n
farmers, of the success of the FARMERS
themselves in forming cooperative sos
cieties for mutual assistance and OF
the advantages secured TO the whole
people of those countries from the
promotion of their agricultural res
sources. He is engaged now in prepar5
ing a report pon the methods Of the
Danish government In supplying
cheaper money for their farmers, which
idea President Taft hopes to intro,
luce into the United States for the
benefit of the American farmer.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-06-06
COST OF LIVING MORE
THIS YEAR THAN LAST
Month OF June In New York
Greatest In History Of
United States.

New York, June At costs more to
live in this, the month Of June. 1911,
than ever before in the history of the
United States. except perhaps during
war times. Prices today are on the
average nearly 10 per cent higher than
me year ago, according to trade au-
thorities. Il
Food products are the highest on rec
ORD. Meat, eggs, butter, potatoes, COT
Zee, tea, sugar, salt, molasses, rice.
beans and peas average % per cent
higher; wheat, corn, oats, barley, flour.
etc, SO per cent higher.
Fruits are the only things good toaeat
that have grown cheaper during the
last IL months. but they are still higher
than in 1910. Leather products cost 10
per cent n chemicals and drugs Is
per cent more than a year ago.
Textile goods, however, are a trife
cheaper. The average increase in food
products is nearly 20 per cent, which
means that the housewife must pay S.
to fill a market basket that only cost
her 81 to fill in June, 1911.
The biggest advances have been in
meat prices-beef &c per cent, hog pro-
ducts 40 per cent and mutton over 50
per cent.
Dealers lay the increase to last years
hay crop, which was poor, and the gen.
eral high cost OF animal p~rovender.
Poor crops are also held responsible for
dearer breadstuffs.
Economists differ as to the reasons
for the general upward tendency Of all
commodities during the recent years,
which has been worldwide.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-06-06
GERMAN
WARSHIPS IN PORT
Kaiser's Three Big Fighting
Machines Welcomed By
the President.

Fort Monroe, Va, June president
Iaft's official welcome of the visiting
German warships here today began a
round of festivities and official func-
lions that will end only when the
squadron weighs anchor for home.
The kaiser's three big fighting ma
chimes that have come to the United
states to return the American fleets
visit to Kiel last year, came up Hamp-
ton Roads from Lynnhaven bay early
this morning, escorted by the ships Of
Admiral Winslow's third division Of the
Atlantic feet. Both squadrons roared
out a 21-gun salute as the Mayfower
steamed into the roads with President
Taft and the German ambassador.
Count o Bernstorff.
Early this morning the American
SHIPS slipped their cables and headed
down the roads. The first streaks OF
dawn disclosed them riding down to
the Virginia capes to meet the visitors.
Preparing For Reception.
Things have been in a great hustle
aboard both squadrons for the last
three days, making ready for the recep-
ton.
The red rust and salt of a trans
Atlantic voyage have been removed
from the German fighters by a coat of
grey paint. Decks, holy stoned and
snapped, glistened as the sun broke
through clouds that had threatened a
dark day.
Every ship had peer made fit for
parade and hundreds of colored flags
tapped and filled in the freshen-
ing breeze.
Just at daybreak the b~oatswains'
whistles aboard the German ships an
nounced the escort of American ships
approaching. From the bridge of the
Moltke, the German flagship, a string
of signal flags broke out and waved
a message to the Bremen and Stettin.
The ironclads glided into Hampton
Roads to the scene of the first battle
Of their kind a century ago, and the
ceremonies of official reception pro-
ceeded.
Two Princes Aboard.
There are two sailor princes aboard
the German squadron. One is Prince
Henry of Reuss, n the other is Prince
Christian. Prince Henry, however, is
not the same who visited the United
States several years ago, as the repre-
sentative of the kaiser. Neither Prince
Henry nor Prince Christian are of the
imperial family and neither represents
any official of the German gov
eminent. They come merely as lieu
tenants of the German navy.
President Taft and his party leave
on the Mayflower late today for Wash
ington and the German officers will fol-
low tomorrow after they have been
guests ashore of the officers Ind men
of the American squadron.
While the German officers are bein
entertained. the German sailors will be
having a time with the Yankee tars
in athletic contests and other entertain
ment. When the German officers ar
rive in Washington Tuesday there will
be an exchange of official visits and
a luncheon al the German embassy,
and the officers will be guests at a din
ner at the White House on Wednesday,
Later they will return to their ships
and the squadron moves up to New
York, where another round Of enter
tainmentS is waiting.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-06-06
SENATE STILL AFTER
THOSE @BATTLESHIPS
Committee Reports On Naval
Appropriation Bill - Asks
Eight Submarines, Also.

Washington, June 4.-The Senate
committee OH naval affairs, today re-
stored to the naval appropriation bill
provision for two battleShips, stricken
out by the House.
In addition to the battleships, the
Senate committee provides for eight
submarine torpedo boats, instead Of
four voted by the House; retains the
House provision for six torpedo boat
destroyers, two fuel ships, one to be
built in a Pacific coasr navy yard; a
tender to destroyers, and a submarine
tender.
The committee struck out the House
eight hour restriction on government
contract work; adopted an amendment
Incorporating the Hobson plan for
creating of a national council for de-
Tense, and provided the grades of ad-
miral and vice admiral for the COM
mandersinchief and second officers in
command respectively in the Atlantic
and Pacific fleets while they hold such
commands.
The committee fixes the term of all
enlisted men Of h avy at foul years,
with provision for voluntary extension
of service; authorizes the secretary to
buy war material abroad in an emerg-
ency, and provides for the 81, 900, 900
round the world wireless system which
the House threw out of the bill.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-06-06
TOBACCO TRUST IS
ANNIHILATINC RIVALS
Combine Even Stronger Since
Dissolution" Declares
Independent.

New York. June IA motion has
been entered before Judge Noyes in the
United States district court by counsel
Tor q. Locker & Co, whose suit against
h American Tobacco company for
100000 damages under the Sherman
antitrust law is pending, to join the
Liggett g. Myers Tobacco company and
the P. Lorillard company, as addi-
tional defendants. The plaintiffs ask
triple damages from the American To-
bacco company as provided by the
Sherman law.
~Contending that the new defendants
are part and parcel of the same old
tobacco trust" and that the compa-
agents in "a Migrant violation OF the
decree of the circuit court" the motion
seeks to hold the three companies re-
sponsible for breaking up the business
OF an independent dealer.
No Change In Situation.
After citing the fact that the dis
solution" decree intended to restore
true competition and the means em-
ployed, h affidavit continues:
But Notwithstanding these and other
provisions of the decree looking toward
the same end, there is virtually
no change in the situation, except that
when formerly the independent con-
Germs We're hammered at by one trust,
they are now being attacked simulta-
neously by the several companies Gre
ated by the trust.
These proposed new defendants now
appear to be a part and parcel of the
same old tobacco trust; their methods
OF doing business are the same as
those employed by the American To-
bacco company. Their employment Of
n same agency for the distribution Of
their products, as is the case with the
metropolitan Tobacco company, is, as T
am advised, a fragrant violation of the
decree of the circuit court, and is sure
ly inconsistent with free competition:
their continuance of the jobbing bust
ness In this territory, through the Met
ropolitan Tobacco company, means the
of an agency through
which they a readily drive any indie
pendent manufacturer out of the terri
tory.
Management the Same.
Furthermore, 1t appears thai the ac-
i've management Of these new compa-
MES Is In the hands Of the very same
individuals who a heretofore man
aged the affairs of the condemned
trust"
A specific charge as to the manner
in which the dissolution decree is be-
ing violated by the tobacco trust SUBJ
sidiaries is cited as follows:
One of the means employed by them
in their earnest efforts to restore So
called competition, is for four of the
big companies to come into a territory,
apparently to compete with each 9TH
er, but in reality to attack the COM
mon enemy-that is, the independent
manufacturers, simultaneously and
from all sides: so that, whereas the
Independent tobacco people had a fight
ing chance before when attacked by
one trust, their humiliation is now a
matter of certainty, for who can with
stand a simultaneous attack of -four
trusts, operating in concert and at the
same time? And so, there have been
more failures of Independent tobacco
jobbers within this city within the last
few months. since these new companies
have started out to restore competition,
than there have been in so many
years"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-06-06
DECISION IN S0-CALLED
"TAP LINE CASE" GIVEN

Washington, June 3.-In q supple
mental decision OF the so-cailed tap
line case" announced today, the Inter-
state commission holds that
40 lines, which it names, perform tho
service for which they are entitled to
receive compensation on: of the through
rates. In some of these cases the COM
mission fixes a switching allowance,
ranging from $1.50 to So q car, while in
other divisions of the through rates
ranging from 1 to 2 cents per 100
pounds are established.
Twenty-Five tap lines are he'd to be
merely plant facilities and no. entitled
to either switching allowance or dipi-
sions of the rates.
Thus the commission divides the tap
lines into two classes-thosa which are
purely industrial facilities ind those
which may be considered as common
carriers. OF those thus far passed upon,
58-22 today and Sc OF April 23--arc in
the first class, n 40 in the second.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-06-06
OPERATION ON BRAIN
AS CURE FOR GAMBLING

Cleveland, Ohio, June a.--william L.
Bernard, aged 80, Of Columbus, pleaded
guilty to having pawned $40 worth Of
samples of a local knitting company to
pay New York gambling debts and
asked h court to permit an operation
on his brain to cure his craving for
gaming.
Bernard said his gambling fever gob-
bed him of all reason: that he believed
an operation would cure him. but Il
not he nevertheless would be happy to
have given surgical science an oppor-.
tuntty to determine whether a gambling
mania might be curod with a knife.
The prosecuting attorney agreed to
have an examination made by alienists,
and pending their report Judge Ken
nedy postponed sentence.