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New York Cotton Futures
Daily Cotton Movement

Galveston: Steady; midding. 15lsc! net receipts, 21,711: gross receipts, 2l, III; sales, 654; stock, 394,792; exports to Great Britain, 1S,26l to continent, 1S.l35; coast wise, 10S3.
 New Orleans: Steady mddling, 1016c; net receipts, $500; gross receipts, s5S4; sales, 2020: stock, 364,320.
 Mobile Net receipts, 163l; gross re- ceipts, 16s1; stock, s2,955; exports coast wise, 1251
 Savannah: Steady; midding, 10i4c; net receipts, 12,861; gross receipts, 12,S61 sales, 2695; stock, 23o,443; exports coast wise. 36l9.
 Charleston: Quiet; mddling. 10Ac; net receipts, 1925; gross receipts. 1925; stock, i4,116: exports coastwise, 1884
 Wilmington: Steady: middling, 10iic net receipts, 1469: gross receipts, liG9 stock, 3i071 exports coastwse, 150.
 Norfolk: Steady; middling, 10ssc; net receipts, 3190; gross receipts, 3190; sales 1909; stock, 52, ,95S: exports coastwise, 3021 --I3altimorc: Nominai: middiing, 1ossc gross receipts. 2510: stock. 12, 329: exports coastwise, 25S2
 New York: Quiet; middling. TO- i5c gross receipts, 7S70 stock, 177.755; exports to Great Britain, 1904; exports coastwise 4549.
 Boston: Quiet; middling, 1O.45c: net re U. exports to Great Britain, 36S2; to conti net, 34.
 Philadelphia: Quiet: middling, 10. 10c gross receipts, 150; stock, 3960.
 Brunswick: Stock, 3070.
 Gulfport: Stock, IS, 455.
 Texas City: Net receipts, 576; gross re ceipts, 576; stock. 2s. 456; exports to France 13,323.
 Jacksonville: Net receipts, 11S: grosi receipts, 11S; exports coastwse. 1lS. Total today. at all ports: Net. 31 ,090 exports to Great Britain. 23.447: to France 13, 323; to continent. 13,169: stock, 1,39S. .93G.
 Consolidated. at all ports: Net, 119,2l7 exports to Great Britain, S2.757; to France 13,3 323: to continent, 7.979
 Total since September l. at all ports Net 9,92g,535. exports to Great Britain 3,1O,36l: to France. 932,054; to continent 3,276,71S; to Japan, 357, 434; to Mexico, 1888
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Coffee and Susar

Corrected by Franklin, Stiles & Franklin
 Coffee: Arbuckles, t23.30 per 100 lbs Luzsnne. No lb. Sugar: Standard gran ulated, 6N lb.
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Oats. No. ?, 52c No. 2 white. 53d53i4c. Close: Wheat, May, 99c; July, 937sc. Corn. May, rose; July, 69is@69Ac. Oats. May, 52i4 d52ssc; July, 467sc.
 Kansas City Grain Kansas City. February 27.-Cash wheat No. hard, 991scdT.07; No. 2 red, 96Isn 97lac. Corn, No 3 mixed. G5l9n66c; No. . white, 6Gd67l2c. Oats, No white, 53li 53lac; No. mixed, 5l1sm52lac. Close Wheat May, 99lsd9eAc; July, 9o7sc. Corn May, 691sc; July, 677sc.
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St. Louis Grain

St. Louis. February 27.-Cash wheat. No. ? red. $l001s; No. 2 hard, $l.0lM1.1o.
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New Orleans Cotton Market

New Orleans, La, February 27.-Cot- ton futures opened steady points down to points up compared with yesterday 8 close. Cables were favorable and the market was inclined to do better on the opening call. Private news from Eng land expressed the opinion that a general coal strike would be averted. The re- port from New York that about forty thousand notices had been issued there caused burst of short selling here and A quick sag to a level to 2 points under yesterdays last prices followed. Tele- grams from New York said that the no- tices had been stopped by spot firms. This checked the selling.
 Scalping shorts tried to take profits but quickly put prices on themselves. At the end of the half hour prices were 3 to points over yesterday.
 The dominating news of the early ses- sion was the report that the coal strike in England had been settled but the Mexican revolutionafies had started afresh. Many cablegrams from abroad stating that the dispute had been settled except for ratification by the organi- cations involved had it's effect. Shorts covered and moderate amount of fresh buying for long account was in evidence.
 Prices advanced gradually until the trading months were 10 to 15 points over yesterday. Reports of heavy rains in the eastern half of the cotton belt with forecast of frost aided to some extent the list
 Futures in the afternoon showed dull ness and were fatureless. At o'clock prices were to F points up.
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Live Stock Market

ceipts. 4500, market strong. Reeves, s5mS.5O; Texas steers si.70 5.90; western steers, s5m T,10. stockers, $40 6. 30: cows and heifers. s2.20@6.7oi calves, $5 500 7.75.
 Hogs: Receipts. 1900: market strong 1Om15c higher than yesterdays aver age Light, SC 6.f0M6. 45; mixed, $6 .15m 6 45: heavy, s6.10m6.50; rough. s6 20 m6 30; pigs, s4 .iOm6.15; bulk of sales, $6 3Om6.45.
 Sheep: Receipts 15,000; market strong. Native. s3 .40614.S0; western S3. SOm6.90; yearlings, $5M 80. native lambs. s4 .5O@7; western, s5M7.15.
 St. Louis, February 27.-Cattle: Re ceipts 2900, including 900 Texans; mar ket 1Om15c higher. Native shipping and export steers, s7.50Ms 90; dressed and butcher steers. s5 5.50GS; stockers, g 2J m6; Texas and Indian steers, $5m7; cows and heifers, s3@5.
 Hogs: Receipts 450O; market 15 c 25c higher Pigs and lights. $5M 6 55; mixed and butchers. s6 40M6 50; good heavy, | SC. .50M6.60. Sheep: Receipts 390O: market steady; Dc higher Native muttons. S350 M 460; lambs, s5 50606 65: ,stockers, $2M3 Kansas City, February 27.-Cattle: Receipts 5000, including 300 southerns market strong to 15c higher, 20@ 40c higher than last week. Dressed beef and export steers. $6.T5@s.10 10; fair 10 good. $5.7566 .65; southern steers, $5 @ 25; southern cows, $3G5. Hogs: Receipts 3400; market 5n 1oc higher Bulk of sales, 610@6. 35; heavy. $6 30Ms. .35; packers and butch CTS, $6. 6.20@6.3 30; lights, $59046. 25; pigs. $4. 40m5.35.
 Sheep: Receipts 5000: market strong Lambs, $4 90m6.3 .35; yearlings, S4.75m 6. 70: wethers. $4M4.75; ewes, $3.75m 4.25; stockers, $2.50M3.75
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Interior Cotton Movement

Houston: Steady; middlng. 10 S-16c: net receipts. SOP; gross receipts. s012; ship ments, S561: sales, 4l2: stock, 1892.
 Augusta: Quiet: middling. 1ohc; net re- ceipts. e75; gross receipts. 1043: shipments, PIT; sales, 352; stock, s3,107.
 Memphis: Quiet: middling. 1Oisc; net re- ceipts. 1899: gross receipts, 2749; shipments, 41S0; sales, 2350: stock. 1852.
 St. Louis: Steady; middling, 1O1kc; net receipts, 16l; gross receipts, f4s2: ship ments, 2191; stock, 26619.
 Cincinnati: Net receipts, 1918: gross re- ceipts. 1918: shipments. 749: stock, 14.267.
 Little Rock: Steady; iddling, 10hc; net receipts. S9S: gross receipts, s97; shipments, 52: stock, 32.69f
 Total today: Net receipts, 12.ss2; gross receipts, 15,40l; shipments, 17.9lO sales, 3114 stock, 393.548.
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z Cotton Seed Oil

New York. February 27.-Except for March, which was lower. early under tenders of around 1000 barrels the mar ket for cotton seed oil ruled steady to- day on covering of shorts and in sym pathy with the strength of hogs and cotton. March closed points net lower while later positions were unchanged to one point net higher March. 549455Oc April. 5.56ds .5sc; May, 5.61G5.63c: June, 5.65Q5. FOG; July, 5.73M5.75c. Prime crude 454 sales prime summer yellow 545c bid; prime winter yellow. 5.s0d6.25c; prime prime summer white, 5.704625c; total sales 1900.
 New Orleans, February 27-Cotton seed oil: Prime refined iD barrels. per pound 5.55c Choice meal. per cent ammonia. per long ton. s29.50. Choice cake. per cent ammonia, ger long ton. s2s.25.
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Naval Stores

Savannah, February 27.-Turpentine firm. 46i1c sales. 152; receipts, 261; ship ments, 173; stock, 27.100. Resin firm: sales. As; receipts. 1727; shipments, 4so; stock, 95.117. Quote: B. $662: D, s6.e5: E, s6 70: F. ss.721s; G and H, s6.75; I. ss.so K, s7o5; M, SIPS; N. S.3o; VIC. T.so: wv, q 45.
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Metal Market

Metal Market
 New York. February N.-Standard cop per firm; spot. 1fo71sd14. .25c; February, 14. .1G614. 25c; March, H.121141425c; April,
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LOCAL SECURITIES

Total sale. for the day 1731OO shares.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-27
SEEK TO ENJO|N
SOUTHERN IRON
&STEEL COMPANY
Petition Filed Yesterday in
United States Court
by Attorneys for
Creditors

A petition was filed in the United States
court yesterday by Attorneys Ullman
Winkler, on behalf of the petitioninG
creditorsk of the Southern Iron and Steel
company, praying that the company be
''enjoined and restrained from Transfers
ring, selling, removing, secreting, en-
numbering, or In any manner dispos-
ing OF any of its finished products or
depositing the same with its warehouse
men or from hypothecating, conveying
or mortgaging warehouse warrants or
certificates"
Attorneys Whitaker & Nesbit for the
company were Immediately advised. Rep
resentatives of the latter firm carried off
the original petition for examination. The
petitioners are the same firms who petit
toned that the company be declared a
bankrupt.
President James Bowron yesterday made
this statement
1--WE will oppose the petition Monday
when we will appear and resist IL at every
turn. There is absolutely no grounds fol
the request made of the United States
court. We have no doubt of the results
being entirely favorable to this com
pany."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-27
SERIOUS CHARGES
AGAINST SOLDIERS
Conduct of Troops at Camp
Douglas Will Be Thor
0ughly Probed

Chicago, July 26.lMoved by charges that
United States regular troops and state
euardsmen at Camp Douglas, Wis, for
army maneuvers, had insulted and at
tackled women and had INDUCED in a
drunken orgy, officials of the war de-
partment in Chicago today ordered an
investigation to be made at Camp Doug
las and other points where troops have
been modified.
Gen. Ramsey d. Potts, commander of
the central division, embracing the reg
ular army in 10 states, telegraphed Maj.
Carl r. Reichmann, chief umpire in
charge of the maneuvers. to inquire into
the charges and the extent to which reg
ular troops were involved.
The charge as made to General Potts
and which prompted him to order an in
vestgation are:
That almost one-third of the 1900 SOL
ders were drunk few hours before the
campaign was to begin
That although the men were supposed
to be on a war footing" when they
took the field at a. m. on July 25, all
the saloons in the town of Camp Douglas
were crowded with soldiers until / a m.
the same morning.
That the officers failed to keep the sill
ders in the camp.
That women were insulted in camp and
In town.
That girl 20 years old was attacked
by dozen soldiers and that although she
reached the railroad station at 10 o'clock
in the morning crying for help no one
was arrested and no investigation made.
That many fights occurred among the
soldiers.
That slurring remarks were made to
women who came from surrounding
towns, both with and without escort.
Major Mcdonald, who was in command
of the cavalry squadron, denied on his
return to Fort Sheridan today that he
had heard of any trouble at the camp
He left there yesterday morning
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-27
TO GIVE FOBS TO
MEMBERSHIP WORKER
Pretty Mementos of Recent Cham.
Der of Commerce Campaign to
Be Presented

Next Wednesday at noon about so ac-
tive workers in the recent Chamber OF
Commerce membership campaign. in
which 124s new members were secured.
will be presented with unique watch
fob as memento of the campaign. The
fobs are already in the possession of
Secretary Radcliffe and will be distributed
by Oscar Turner. chairman of the men,
bership committee in the auditorium of
the Chamber of Commerce at - o'clock
next Wednesday.
The fobs have cloth background with
small metal disk attached. On the
disk are the words: Chamber of Com
merce membership committees; 12i9 new
members birmingham Spirit Week. May
20-24, 1872"
1t was during spirit Week. that all
records for membership campaigns were
broken by the local organization. The
city was divided into number of dis
tricts and teams were organized from
members of the Chamber of Commerce
to solicit new members for the organiza-
ton. Special prizes were given to the
teams doing the best work during the
week and the fobs are a token of appre-
citation from the Chamber of Commerce
for the excellent results derived by the
men on the teams Letters have beer
sent to the members of the different
teams inviting them to be presen'
Wednesday noon when the fobs will be
distributed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-27
ANOTHER STREET
FAIR |NEUFAULA
Commercial Club Will Care
for Second Regiment
Band

Eufaula, July 26.-(Special)-Th citi-
zens have arranged for another street
fair to be held here some time during
the fall months and an effort is now
being exerted to secure attractions. The
Commercial club of the city at a recent
meeting expressed its favor and pledged
support in that direction and the mat
ter is now regarded as go.
The Methodist denomination of the city
has determined to erect new anc hand
sorner church ediifce to take thu. place
of the one now in use. The new struc-
ture will cost $4,000 to $4,000 when COM
pleted and will be provided with sun
oay school annex and other modern con-
veniences. -,
The Commercial club of the city VIII
look to the welfare of the Second Regi-
mont hand in the matter of raising H.
Ne ncea IN aid the institution in Its work
- I.,...,am.ng a regular leader and in
structor and other incidental expenses
The organization is the pride of all the
cit,zens who are loathe to see 1t dis
organize.
some decided improvements are being
made In the telephone exchange in the
city poles along certain portions of the
business thoroughfare have been removed
and underground cables will be employed
The call system will also be changed
from the magnetic to the common bat
terry and the lines will be considerably
extended.
Prof w. L. Upshaw is engaged in max
ing the school consus of the city and Is
confident of a largely increased enroll
ment the coming fall
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-27
SCULLY TO ATTEND
TARGET SHOOTING
States Camp at Admission Is Proving
Big Success-Praises Ala
bama Troopers

Adjt. Gen. Joseph B. Scully and Lieu
tenant Goodwin of the regular army ar
rived in Birmingham yesterday from the
camp at Admission. General Scully will
attend the rife target shooting here pre-
paratory to escorting the team to Seagirt
n. j.. where the national shoot will take
place beginning August 10. General Soul
ly said the rife range at Boyles was the
best in the south and that the boys from
this state intended to give some team con-
siderable trouble at Seagirt.
1.-THE camp at Admission said General
Scully, lis certainly fine. The Alabama
troopers are showing up splendidly and
are men that this state and the service
should be proud of. The periods were
arranged to have Alabama troopers there
constantly and they have made a hit
with the regular army officers. The
chances are that close inspection will
reveal the troops now in better SHAPE
than In some time. | am very much
gratified over the showing made.'
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-27
ODDFELLOWS MEET
AT PRATTV|LLE
District Convention Con-
venes at COurthOuse-Mc-
Adory Delivers Address

Prattville. July 26.-(Special. 1.-The dis
trict convention of the Improved Order
of Odd Fellows met at the courthouse
at 1850 yesterday morning, the session
being slightly delayed on account of one
of the incoming trains being late that
had the grand master, Walter X. Nc
Adory of Birmingham. The convention
was called to order by President J. A.
Howle. Mayor M. A. Graham welcomed
the members of the convention to Pratt
vile. The mayor in his remarks called
the attention of the member that 1t was
for them to see the Oldest and largest gin
shop of the world the Prattville works
of the Continental Gin company. The
speaker also referred to the other indus
tries of the city
Guy Rice was introduced and spoke
words of welcome in behalf of the bus
iness men of the city to the convention
The president, j. A. Howle, made the
response for the convention, during which
he took the opportunity to say that this
order had distributed more than s140,-
100000 to the widows and orphans of Odd
Fellows, and that this amount was more
than all other orders combined had dis
tributed. He also referred to the fact
that the order in Alabama had recently
completed home in which all Odd Eel
lows justly felt great pride,
The president introduced Mrs. Abbia
r. Champion of Montgomery, the pres
ident of the assembly of Rebekahs OF
Alabama, who made an appropriate re-
Spouse for the Rebekahs.
The regular business session of the con-
vention met in the afternoon in the Odd
Fellows hall in secret session. The adj
dress of Walter X. McAdory. which was
on the programme for the II o'clock meet
ing yesterday morning, was delivered
last evening. Mrs. Gilmore addressed
the meeting as did George Huddleston ct
the evening session in the courthouse
Montgomery lodges are well represent
ed, there being some 35 or 40 delegates
present from that city alone All lodges
appear to be represented. most of them
having a full delegation present.
This is the district composed of the
counties of Pike, Bullock. Montgomery
Elmore, Chiffon and Autauga.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-27
OLD FRENCH MARKET.
OF NEW ORLEANS IS.
BE ABOLISHED.
Place Where Four Genera
tiOns of Housewives Have
Bargained Will Soon
Have Passed

New Orleans, July 26.-The French mar.
ket where four generations Of house.
wives have bargained and bought meats
and vegetables will soon have passed
The sanitarians have won in their fight
for conditions that will insure purer food
and the market part of witch has stood
since its establishment in 1871, is to be
replaced by a remodelled structure will;
white tiled stalls and modern screen
ing instead of the open fly beset booths
a century old.
The renovation OF the market was COM
menced yesterday. Forsyears the old mar
ket, the first building of which the
Spaniards erected In the latter part of
the eighteenth century in Decatur street.
then the levee. has been sought by paint
er and writer for its picturesaueness. The
medieval affair does not conduce to SAM
tation and the health authorities. led
by DIR. Oscar Bowling, president of tho
state board of health, have decided to
use screens and modern market i'm
provements.
The crusade was won after the Louis
lana health board had threatened TO close
the stalls unless the improvements were
made. DIR. Bowling. since he came into
the presidency of the Louisiana board
of health more than year ago, has given
evidence of his belief in the old adage Of
cleanliness is akin to a certain religion
Some time ago he started a crusade
among the restaurants. A similar move
ment started In the residences. Private
homes were investigated in regard to the
observance or laxity in the observance
of sanitary laws.
The fight for a fin de steele French mar
ket followed and now DR.. Bowling is en-
gagged in campaign to force bakers
to wrap up their breadstuffs. He Sc
cured the passage of a city ordinance
providing that breadstuffs should be
wrapped in paper and violators of the
law are being vigorously prosecuted.
In support of its merits in the crusade
the state health board has just issued
report from one of its chemists show
ing that as many as 4413 bacteria were
found ON an unwrapped loaf of rye bread
and only 24O0 bacteria on wrapped am
monia or white loaf.
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(COL. J. HAM LEWIS
ARGUES ON BEAUTY

'hicago. July 26.-That beauty is an
rpment was the gist of a successful
rgument advanced in the superior court
oday by Col. James, Hamilton Lewis.
Mrs. Florence e. Kirkpatrick, formerly Of
Kansas City, was seeking court order
Tor alimony of $500 per month from her
husband, Walter e. Kirkpatrick. TO this
end Colonel Lewis advanced Mrs. Kirk
patrick's beauty as a reason for large
alirnony compensation.
"When kirkpatrick married her he
Hnew,' said Colonel Lewis, his
wife was reputed beauty and had to
be maintained accordingly, consistent
with his income and social standing. Kirk
patrick ought to be compelled to con-
tinue to support his wife in the style to
which she was used. which included jew
els, silks, an automobile and a mansion.
beauty unadorned soon becomes tiresome
and ugliness.'
Judge Devore said he realized to a GER
tain extent Injuries became necessities in
! the case of Mrs. Kirkpatrick but he de-
nied her right TO name the amount her
husband should be compelled to pay He
\fered decree allowing Mrs. Kirkpat-
u the use of her residence, temporary
nony of $3.50 and $50 per E.orth received
ept for the Kirkpatrick home in Kan
City.
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FOUR ARE SHOCKED;
ONE KILLED BY BOLT
Servant Struck by Lightning
on EtOwah Plantation.
To Press Assessments

Gadsden, July 26,-(Special)- Mrs. A. A.
Mrs. r. T. Christian were badly shocked
and Gussie Nesbay, a negro servant girl.
was instantly killed at LaGrande late
yesterday afternoon by bolt of lightning.
Mrs Mcintyre was in the act of drawing
bucket of water from the well when the
servant noticed her and took the rope
from her hand. No sooner had the ne
gress seized the rope until tie lightning
struck the we'll covering, and ran down
the rope, striking the girl dead. The
others were badly shocked.
A. Il. and A. M. Williams were arrested
today, charged with defacing property
and disturbing public worship. The VIC
tim of their wrath was Rev. j. f. Will
liams, pastor of Short Creek beat church.
from which the Williams had been turned
out They sought revenge in breaking
windows and doors.
Twenty members of the Alabama Fire
Prevention society are meeting in Gads-
den today. They held a conference with
leading business men at 4 O'Clock this
evening at the Printup hotel to discuss
fire prevention methods
The city is determined to secure early
settlements with property owners who are
delinquent in paying assessments for mu-
nicipal improvements. This announce
ment came last night following council
meeting. The outstanding assessments ag-
gregate $4,000. The Hersey Meter COM
| furnish meters to the city, informed the
pany, which had made a proposition t.
council that it had decided it could no,
furnish the machines on the terms named
and the contract was awarded to the
| Thompson Meter company. The sanitary
| officer was instructed to furnish data re.
gardlng all buildings in the business sec
ton not connected with the sewer. Ar
attempt will be made to connect all these
| to the system
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-27
A., B. & A. WILL MAKE
BIG IMPROVEMENTS
Reported in Atlanta That $500, 900
Will Be Expended by the
Company

Improvements are to be made by the
Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic rail-
road costing about 100000. according 10
an announcement of the management in
Atlanta The Atlanta, birmingham and
Atlantic was recently authorized to issue
receivers certificates to the amount OF
IS, 100000 in order to retire about $4,000 900
worth of bonds and to make the contem-
plated improvements.
The improvements for this district win
be made in the local yards and at Besse-
mer. At the latter place the company
will construct an interlocking plant to
cost $4,000.
The other work here is the extension
of the local freight terminals, which will
be made larger to care for the rapidly
increasing traffic originating here. The
company will spend about $2S, 600 on addi-
tional trackage.
The larger items include $4,000 FOR lay
ing 81 miles of so pound rails. which are
now being made at Ensley. The COM
pany proposes to lay additional rails from
time to time. The new work also includes
some extensive ballasting and filling,
which will put the points touched into
first class condition.