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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-08
LIVELY SCRAMBLE
 FOR POSTMASTER
Half Dozen or More Hunts
 vile Men After Office
TO HOLD SCHOOL FAIR
Tennessee Valley Teachers Associa- tion Convenes Next Week in De- catur-Mrs. Humes Presi-
 dent of Daughters

Huntsville, November 7.-tSpecial.)- A lively scramble for the Huntsville postmastership is in prospect here There are several original" Wilson men in Huntsville and 1t appears that the aspirations of half dozen or more of them center around the Huntsville postoffice. The term of Postmaster w T. Hutchens does not expire for more than year yet and the race to become his successor will probably be a long one.
 kranz-Harris Wedding
 The marriage of Miss Mary Lou Har- ris, daughter of Mrs. Mary Sid Harris. to Dr. Caesar w Kranz was solem- niEed at Il o'clock this morning in St. Marys Catholic church in the presence of a large company of relatives and friends. Rev. Father Callahan per formed the ceremony The bride was given in marriage by her brother, Will lis Harris. She was attended by her matron ef homer, Mrs Milton I.anier. Clement Kranz of Knoxville was best man. After the wedding the bridal party was entertained at a wedding breakfast at the home of Mrs. Mary Sid Harris. The wedding was of great interest here The bride and groom are both socially prominent and during the last two weeks the bride has been the honoree of a round of social af- fairs. Dr. Kranz and bride left this afternoon for New York. where they will remain two weeks.
 Teachers Meet in Decatur The Tennessee Valley Teachers asso- ciation will hold it's annual meeting in the Decatur high school building November 15 and 6. A long and in- teresting programme has been prepared and full reports will be received on the work of the boys corn clubs and the girls tomato clubs in this district. State Superintendent H. J. Willingham will attend the sessions of the asso- citation.
 School Fair
 Preliminary arrangements are being made in Madison county for the hold ing of school fair in which the com petitions for prizes will be confined to the school children.
 Mrs. Humes President Mrs. Elelee c. Humes has bee : elected president of Virginia Clay Clop- ton chapter, United Daughters of the Confectionery, to succeed her sister, Mrs. Alberta Taylor. who died several months ago. The chapter elected Mrs. A. w. Newsom, ex-president, as dele gate to the national U. D. c. convention In Washington Plans are being made 1 to place markers on the graves of all | Confederate soldiers in Maple Hill cem- etery and a vigorous campaign for the necessary funds will soon be started.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-08
TALLADEGA CHILD
 FALLS INTO WELL Anderson COnnOr Killed by
 Falling Timber 1 MILL TAX REPLACED South Side of Square to Be Widened. Wedding Invitations Out-As- pirants for Postmaster-The
 Police Report

Talladega November 7.--(Special.) IA l. year-old child of w T. McClurlSin fell into a well yesterday afternoon and was rescued by the quick action of q negro, Gus Brookins. The decayed blanks cov- ering the well gave way and the child dropped into water five feet deep. Brook ins was summoned from his work 15o yards distant and on reaching the well he immediately plunged in and rescued the child.
 Connor Dies in Prison Anderson Connor, whose dramatic trial in this county for the murder of oscar Stewart occurred less than two months since and who was sentenced to the peni- tentiary for life. has met his death in the state prison Full details are lacking, but the rumor here is that connor was killed by falling timber His remains will be inferred at Munford, his former home.
 Police Report
 The report of the chief of police of this city covering the month of october is on file. The statement shows 55 ar rests, followed by 51 convictions. The tOtdl mes COHtSltd dB6i Sb1Nto Piposfo'
 Three Editions Issued
 One of the local newspapers, the Noun tain Home, issued three complete news papers on Wednesday, one of them being a four page extra, the other a daily edi- ton and the third the usual weekly is- sue of that paper.
 One Mill Tax Replaced
 Ten years ago Talladega county voted In favor of an additional tax of l mill for school purposes, but the law expired by limitation. Last Tuesday the voters al- most unanimously replaced. by ballots, the mill tax. Talladega was the first county in the state to inaugurate cam paign, decade since, for extra taxation for school uses.
 Widen Square
 The south side of the squre will be made wider This is the decree of the city commissioners. The merchants and property owners of that locality object ed to narrowing the street to P feet in paving and proposed to the commission to pay the expense of adding eight feet more to the width of the paving. The stone curbing will be removed to a grade line eight feet further north, thus mak-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-08
Wedding Invitations Out

ng this section Of the street 80 feet ii
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-08
Teachers Meet in Decatur

Preliminary arrangements are being made in Madison county for the hold ing of school fair in which the com petitions for prizes will be confined to the school children.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-27
GOVERNMENT FILES
COFFEE AFFIDAVIT
Additional Papers Given Court Ask
ing for Receiver to Sell
Stored Product.

New York, May a6-To support its con-
tention that the Coffee Trust bought up
coffee in this country to complete a cor
ner. the Department Of Justice nled yes
terday an additional affidavit with Judges
Tacombe. Coxy. Moves, and Ward. The
action Is against Herman Sielcken and
the other members Of the valorization
committee which still holds IN storage
in Brooklyn $4,000 bags Of coffee
The government asks that an inJuncuor
against Slelcken and his alleged fellow
conspirators be continued until petition
be made for the receiver to sell the coffee
so that II may flow back into the natura
channels OF trade.
Upon the new affidavit hangs one OF
the cardinal points Of the case. II sets
forth that Crossman. and Sielcken. oi
which Sielcken is the American repre-
sentative. in the coffee trust committee OF
seven appointed to keep up the price, Pur'
chased ~ 700 bags on the New York eN'
change. Therefore the government con-
tends Sielcken violated the Sherman act
The Washington herald., 1912-05-27

money Of ircaleuIable value 70 the own
er, depending upon the number OF shares
the single certificate represented. which
might be from one 10 1000 shares.
Never again, rrobablys VIII such an
oonortunitv present itself; never again,
probably. W. a tragedy bring about an
advance in security prices, and never
again, probably, in this decade, viii the
small investor become wealthy In a
night through holding what might be
considered q worthless certificate, the
price OF which might be advanced IS 900
per cent by an accident.
This, therefore, is the true story of
the recent 'BIarconi bubble" told in
simple language, so that everybody may
understand why the football of the
Curb was suddenly transformed into a
golden ball to the poor investor.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-27
ANAC0STIA.

The annual memorial service Of John
A. Logan Post, No. 13. G. A. R., Of
Anacostia, and its WOmen's Relief
Corps, No. :. was held last evening in
Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Rev. w.
G. Davenport. pastor, and a member of
the post, delivering a special sermon.
A special musical programme was con-
tributed by the choir under the direc-
ton of Arthur L. Simpson. The mem
bers formed at the residence OF Com
mander A. B. Frisbie, in Thirteenth
Street, before the the service and
marched TO the church in a body.
Choir Night was observed last even
ing in AnacOstia Methodist Episcopal
Church, when the choir, under the d.
-ection Of Daniel c. Smithson, was Civ
en- the entire service and several mem
bers also contributed solos for the Oc-
casion. The pastor. Rev. Samuel w.
Grafiin, took as his subject, Music
and Religion" and preached a special
sermon. The solCists were Mrs. W. ].
I-atimer, Mrs. Gilbert Lee, and Mrs.
Charles F. Llnger. NJ. E. Mason ac-
companied the organ with a violin.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-27
TRANSPORT STRIKE
THREATENS FAMINE
Other Lines of Labor Are Becoming
Infamed and Several Intimate
Sympathetic Walkouts.

London. May 2G-With the strike Of
the transport workers as a nucleus, la
Dor troubles in London are growing at
an alarming rate. The Carriers Union
has called strike Of all draymen and
drivers Of buses and delivery wagons.
II effectual. this will tie up traffic and
the distributions Of foodstuns. This
would bring famine close to JOnO0O per-
sons.
Harry Gosling, head Of the transport
workers, to-day served notice upon the
dock and transport companies that the
men would not return 10 work as long
as the companies maintained an open
shop and hired nOnunionists. He made
this declaration at the special strike
inquiry being conducted in Fishmongers'
Hall by Sir Edward Clarke.
As a result Of the transport walk out.
the London and Brighton and the South
eastern railroads notified all shippers
sibillty for delay in the nondelivery Of
merchandise conveyed part way in
transit by barEes.
The first intimation was given to-day
that a national strike OF seamen may be
called in sympathy with the transport
workers strike. On Wednesday Of next
week the National Sailors and Fire
mems Union will meet in Liverpool.
when the question will be taken up. The
meeting was originally called to draw
up plans for the enforcement Of the
new Manning scale for ships.
Leaders Of the transport and dock
workers are going forward with their ar
ranEemen;s for a national strike. Ben
Tillett. who formed the dock workers
union. is taking a prominent part in
these activities.
Glasgow, Scotland. May 25.-The trans
port strike spread to Glasgow to-day.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-27
rice Of % shares One old SIS sddi- ArbitrNEs
lew Mar could be share tional for equiva-
Uni ItsT sold At mkt. price 3 new lent

From this table II will be readily seen
that with every single dollar advance in
the new shares. the old shares advanced
$50 to make the arbitrage equivalent. II,
therefore, the old stock could be bought
below the arbitrage equivalent price
Qess Sl25l. a profit could be made. These
prices are shown in the third column.
Disaster Caused Panic.
When the treasure-ship Columbia was
wrecked on the coast OF Hatteras in 1857.
when she was bringing 100000 in gold
from the Pacific Coast to New York
around the Horn. which Tragedy result
ed in the loss OF the lives OF 500 pas
sengers, it caused a panic in our money
markets. which was heightened by the
already existing panic OF 1857. as New
York was anXiOusly awaiting the ar
rival of the money in the hope of STEM
ming the tide of commercial and finan-
cial disaster already under way. Sc
curity prices melted away like snow be-
fore the midsummer sun. The sinking
of the Titanic, conversely, brought about
one OF the greatest infiations in security
prices ever witnessed
Hundreds, nay. thousands of poor peO-
pie who had withdrawn their little
boards from the savings bank in the
hope of some day realizing a modest
percentage on their Investment, had held
old Marconi stock for years, when they
were suddenly enriched beyond calcu-
lation. a veritable Arabian Nights money
castle suddenly rose before them, not
story, not a fable, not a dream, but
an actually, an existence OF such
colossal increment in their little invest
ment as to be incredible.
Old ladies with gray hair and gold
trimmed spectacles brought their old
hal
fully nurtured in an almost fOrlorn hope,
TO the New York market and sold them
for sums Of money which they had never
dreamed OF possessing. One old lady
in particular brought 200 shares OF Mar
conf old stock to New York and sold
it for S24O per share, receiving $4,000
for the certificates for which she had
paid 800 some three years previously.
Coachmen, clerks. walters blacksmiths-
nearly all Of the wage-earner class, for
ii was TO these people to whom most
OF the stock was sold-were enriched
beyond the tales of Aladdins Lamp. An
open Sesame" Of wealth had suddenly
become theirs. In an instant they had
to them-the wealth Of kings.
Lasted for Month.
This so-caHed "Marconi bubble" lasted
for about one month, when the limita-
ton for the purchase Of new shares by
the old stockholders at s. per share ex-
pired. This is why old Marconi stock
is never quoted in the newspapers to-
day. Its conversion value having ceas-
ed. the sheet Of paper on which the
seal OF the company is now afixed is Of
practically no value.
Disregarding for the moment the fu-
ture possibilities of the company, the
bubble has burst Those who did not
take advantage of their privilege to buy
new shares still have in their posses
sion a stock certificate the value OF
which might perhaps be 81 to any per-
son who cares to buy il for a curiosity,
but that same share, IL intelligently han
died during the time Of the "Marconi
craze" might be worth an amount Of
The Washington herald., 1912-05-27
C. W. Z. Exercises Begin June >,

The president and trustees OF George
Washington University have announced
the programme for the commencement
week exercises. The ceremonies Incl
dental to the annual event will begin
next Sunday morning, with the bacca-
laureate sermon at First Congregational
Church. Tenth and G Streets. The uni
verslty commencement exercises will be
held at Continental Hall, Wednesday,
June s.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-27
PROPOSALS.

L =, ENGINEER OFFICE, s9 I7TH ST. \ "
Nashlng{Cn, D. g, May .. lgl1-Sealei rro1ossls
ioF furnishing materials and erecting crranisf.
nrlcE storehouse PUtnmac Park viii r. reTr{vu,F
here until = m. JUNE l. 1872 and then TIhii.Ir
triIs1ei Information o. application- ". C. LANt;-
ElII. Lieut. Col Ens-s nv25 2 : . leIO II
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON
MAY /. lsi2-Sealel proposals will be rec-irsI :;
ihls dcrartment until o'clock y N MOND,y
June j. 49,, for the rCmoyal q ashe- and r1bL-,5
tEcm the Treasury Building and its Anneve- in tbs
lty q Washington. u. e. cleaning c,rrefs ~
"ashlng and ironing towels for the Dgra-rrsr.-
and Tor ruTUhase Of waste rapsr duriny the Ss.I
year ending June % 1911 Blanks f-T rrD-cs,r,
WIN sFeclncatinns. can Be obtained ur1D ,n-.,,,
non 70 the ChiPf ClgTk. Treasury Dersrrusnt' ~.
Impairment reserves the rEht 10 rtjsc= auv and I'm
6ias. OF any Iart q Ind. and 10 waive drfec-s
JAMES L WlLMETH Chief Clerk uv6 Is =
OFFICE COMMISSIONERS, DISTRICT or
Columbia. May 70. ssl2-SsaIed proposals Will b.
received At this Cihcs until O'Clock d N MAY 3
sl2. Tor placing additional Windows and cast-ir11
grlles IN north front q Armstrong Mammal Tr,ir
ing School. located P Street. between First ,D5
Third Streets N0TthWest. Washington. D. G Frrns
o. proposas specihcari1ns and necsssary ipf,rna-
tion may Re obtained from the Chief Clerk E7vi-
nser Department. Room 81 District RrfIIiT-
Washington. d. c. CUNO H RUDOLPH TOHS
A. JOHNSTON. WILLIAM V. JCDsON, CommiS-
s-1.--. ~ =: myzl-st.gxS
The Washington herald., 1912-05-27
COL. WILLIAM L. DAVIS DIES.
Cousin of Confederate President 10
BE Buried Here.

Tucson. Ariz., May 26.-Col- William
Leonard Davis. a well-knOwn mining
promoter and former vice president OF
the Press Publishing Company Uhe New
York World. died here yesterday after a
brief illness at the age OF sixty-five.
Col Davis was a brother Of Mrs
Joseph Slktzer. OF New York, and a
cousin Of President Jefferson Davis, OF
the ConfederaCy. He was a native OF
Virginia and a graduate OF Annapolis
IntermCnt will be at Washington, D. c.
The Hawaiian Islands boast Of five rail.
way lines, but the longest OF them has
only seventy miles Of right Of way.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-27
Harmon Win. Victory.

Columbus. Ohio, May 26,-Gov. Judson
Harmon won victory in his fight for
the solid Ohio delegation at Baltimore
to-day when the Franklin County, con-
ventiOn instructed its thiTty-six dele
gates to vote for the unit rule at the
State convention.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-27
"MARCONI BUBBLE" STORY
TOLD FOR THE FIRST TIME
Explanation of Remarkable Jump in Wireless Stock
Reads Like Fairy TaIe-Case of
"When Tragedy Smiles"

tucked away in bureau drawers, in the
top shelves Of closets in country houses,
In safe deposit boxes-everywhere that
there was receptacle for these old GER
tificates. kilograms were flashed TO every
corner Of the world, bidding for Marconi
old stock.
The first active jump was from s. to
SO. then TO $50. then to $50. then 10
800 per share at which price the frenzy
OF the curb market was at its height.
Curb brokrs were so crazed with shout
ing and excitement between 10 g. m. and
p. m. that they could not sleep at night.
They wereS frantically bidding for Mar
conf old stock in their sleep, and when
the bell rang for the opening Of the curb
the shouts from a hundred leather
threats was akin TO the bowling Of pack
of hungry wolves over a victim. Nothing
like II was ever witnessed in the curb
market. The newspaper reports brought
visitors from nearby cities and States
to witness the mob on Broad Street in
their mad rush for Marconi old stock.
which finally reached the unprecedented
price of $50 per share-the same share
which went begging at s. not two months
previous.
Calm View Taken.
Now that the opportunity TO exchange
the old stock into new, and the privilege
to buy twenty-five new shares at s. per
share has expired. and after the heat of
the battle has subsidized and the wreck
age cleared away, a calrner view Of the
battlefield may be had, and the story OF
the greatest riots which ever occurred
in the annals of the stock market may
be told in simple language.
Perhaps the best way to explain this
is in figures, and the subjoined table will
clearly show the arbitraging possibilities
stock:
Price Qf - shares One old SIS Eddi- ArhitraEs
New Mar could be share tionaI for equiva-
conf psT suld Al mkt. price. 3 new lent
The Washington herald., 1912-05-27

REAL ESTATE LOANS.
Made At Lowest Rates of Interest.
W. H. WALKER, 729 18th St. NV
The Washington herald., 1912-05-27

c. II. Callahan. past master Of Alex
andria- Washington Lodge Of MasOns, ac-
companied by W. L. Andrews, Grand
Master Of Masons Of Virginia, will leave
tomorrow for Detroit. Mich, to attend
the sessions Of the Grand Lodge of that
State.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-27

A meeting Of the Town Council of Po-
tomac. Alexandria County. will be held
tomorrow night. when the residents will
submit the question Of the purchase Cf a
fire engine to the council
The Washington herald., 1912-05-27

Glasgow, Scotland. May 25-The trans
port strike spread to Glasgow to-day,
when shipping companies from this port
to London We're tied up. Otherwise the
city is unaffected
The Washington herald., 1912-05-27

From this table II will be readily seen
that with every single dollar advance in
the new shares. the old shares advanced
$50 to make the arbitrage equivalent II,
therefore, the old stock could be bought
below the arbitrage equivalent price
Oess $l25l. a profit could be made. These
prices are shown in the third column.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-27

Arlington Institute for young women
will hold its closing exercises June 4
next at that institution. when four young
women will be graduated.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-08-19
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Reason for It.

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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-08-19
Why They are Hard Up.

Following is an interesting extract
from an article in the September
American Magazines:
''The railroad companies complain
that they are hard up. They are;
they are awfully hard up. Perhaps
they were never so hard up before in
their lives. Not because earnings
have decreased; earnings have in
creased Not because dividends have
diminished; dividends have been
trebled. Not because the margin of
credit has been exhausted; the mar
sin of credit has been multiplied four
fold. The railroads are hard up be-
cause they have set to double their
facilities.
"When the railroads Of the United
States broke down in 1907, Jim Hill
said they ought to spend $700,000,-
eco year for ten years to put them
selves in shape Seven billions in
all. Since then some equally distin-
guished authority has raised it tc
eight billions.
"Why? Their business has beer
increasing nobly. Their gross earn.
ings have risen from $4,000 per mile
to s11,S00 per mile. BY larger cars
longer trains, heavier loading
stauncher track, they made their ole
outfit serve. But it came to a pOin
where it did not seem to the railroad
men that they could stretch tina
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-08-19
THIS IS MY 34th BIRTHDAY
Manuel L. OuezOn

manuel l.. e4ueZOn.
Manuel l.. Quezon, who bears the
official title of resident commissioner
of the Philippines at Washington and
as such looks after the interests of
the Filipino in matters of legisla-
ton before Congress, was born in the
Province of Tayabas, in the Philip
pines, August 10, 1878. After grad
uating from the College of San Juan
de Leiran, in Manila, he studied law
and was admitted to the bar. He took
a more or less prominent part in the
FILIPINO instruction of 1898-19OO.
serving on the staffs of Generals Az
uinaldo and Mascardo. Before TAX
ing up his residence in WASHINGTON
three years ago he has served as pro-
v1ncla1 governor Of Tayabas and as a.
member of the Philippine assembly.
congratulations to:
George E. Roberts, director of the
UNITED States Mint, fifty-fve years old
today.
Frank A. Leach, former director of
the United States Mint, sixty-six
years old today.
Frederick II, the reigning duke Of
Anhalt, fifty-six years old today.
John D. Jackson, United States
minister to Roumania, Servia and
Bulgaria, fifty years old today.