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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-04
Cotton Seed Oil

New York. July 3.-Cotton seed oil
was firm early on a demand from old
crop shorts but the market sagged off
later owing to scattered liquidation
induced by the bearish government re-
port on cotton and the late decline In
lard. Transactions were light and
mostly for evening up over the holi-
days Closing prices were points high
er to points net lower with sales
only 1900 barrels. Prime crude nominal
prime summer yellow, S.4o@S75c; July.
S.40c; August, S.42c; September, S.43c;
October. 1880; November. 663c; Decem-
6.44c.
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New York, July 3.-Sales of mems wear
serges for spring. 1914 delivery a-s 'sssss
made at prices 10 per ceti 06 j. et
q year ago. Openings ats H5f 4cH
Italian raw silk has jumpe1 sc 81 F.4
following reports of shnftEas n ~ Hsr
crop. Cotton goods weis elat
day with print cloth buyt'ta Aethse SD
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-04
French Exchange

Paris, July 3.-Three per cent rentes
ssf. so centimes for the account Ex-
change on London, 25f "a nc for checks.
private rate of discount, So per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-04
MONEY IN WHEAT

$1,000 Buys, Puts or Calls on 10000
bushels of wheat. No Further Risk. A
movement OF &c from price gives yen
$4,000. etc Writ. for particulars
The CENTRAL STOCK r. GRAIN co.
Park BLDG Cleveland o.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-04
As One Waits

From the +. st. Louis Republic,
Hubby: You didn't buy that hat you
went to town to get. after ALL.
Wife: mo; l found l would have TO
wait for my change"
"Well what on earth has that got to
do with it?'
Stupid The hat goes out of style.
Can't you see?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-04

meal. per ton. ss2; c. S. feed meal, per
ton. $2s: No. timothy hay. per ton, so3
mixed alfalfa and johnson grass, per ton
$50; sack, sl.5o; alfalfa hay, per ton, s22
johnson grass, per ton, SIS; mixed feed,
$32; oats. SEC bus; corn. S5c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-04
New Congressman

From the lOdiSVllle Herald
WELL how's being a congressman"
Not what it's cracked UP to be. Been
in Congress nearly three months now.
and amt been able to get on no junket
to the Panama canal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-04
German Exchange

Berlin. July 3.-Exchange on London,
som As pigs for checks; Money 500 y
per cent. private rate of discount, 4s<g
: per cent.
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Bullion Taken In

London, July 3.-Bullion amounting
to f115,000 was taken into the Bank
of England on balance today.
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Metal Market

New York. July S.-Coper nominal
Standard spot and July H3h.s71s bid
August to september, HS.Si@14.sl Ele'
trulytc 14.75a15c; Lake, 14.S7@lo.21'
Casting. 1450914S7c.
Tin weak; spot 40.40@40.70: july
s40.25di4o.55; August to September. 40.2'
G4D.50.
Lead quiet, $4.30GS4.4O.
Setter quiet s5.30G5.S5
Antimony nominal; Cooksop's $3.50
a75
Iron quiet. unchanged.
London markets closed as follows Cop
Der quiet; spot, E63 IS Cd: futures. f6 l2s
Cd. Tin quiet spot. 21s5; futures, els,
rs. Spcter, G20 rs Cd. Lead, .e19 los. Iron
Cleveland warrants. 55s Cd.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-04
Fish and Sea Fond.

Red snapper, 10G11c In bbl. lots; gray
snappers or groupers. 31sg4c; Spanish
mackerel, 121kc; sun perch or Dream, Sc to
1Oc in Dbl. lots; pompano zoe; mixed fish,
Sc in bbl lots; crockers. &c in Dbl. lots;
mullet, 61ac in bbls.; small trout, Sc to
slac; fresh water cat, dressed 121ac;s salt
water cat, TIC.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-04
Interior Cotton Movement

Houston; Steady; middling. 12 s-16c; net
receipts 104; gross receipts, 104; ship
ments, $40; sales, S79; stock, 1919.
Augusta: Steady; mddling, 12Ac; net
receipts, IL; gross receipts, IL; shipments,
499 sales, Ill; stock, 22,547.
Memphis: Quiet: middling. 12hc; net
receipts, 11s; gross receipts, 341 ship
ments, 466; sales, $50; stock, 29,307.
st. Louis: Quiet middling, IL 5-16c; net
receipts So; gross receipts. 492; shipments.
1116; stock, 20255.
Cincinnati: Net receipts, 11; gross re-
ceipts, 14l; shipments, 142; stock, 22.Z75.
Little Rock: Steady; middling, 12c: net
receipts, AZ; gross receipts, AZ; shipments,
Cos; stock, 1916.
Greenville: Steady; middling. 12c.
Total today: Net receipts, 499; gross
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-04
Grain Receipts and Shipments

Kansas City, July 3.-Receipts: Wheat,
4s, 900; corn, $1,000; oats. 1000.
Shipments: Wheat, 1900; corn. 1900;
oats, 1000.
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Coffee and Sugar

| Coffee. Arbuckles S22.7z per 100 pounds;
Luzanne. 25c per pound. Sugar, standard
| granuated. &C per pound.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-04
A Treatment Wanted

From the London opinion.
Barber ito friend entering)-"Hallo old
chap. how's the world treating your
The Friend-"Very seldom"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-04
Naval Stores

| Savannah, July 3.-Turpentine firm, CSC
sales. 942; receipts. 1889; shipments, i
stocks, 2S,6s1.
! Rosin firm; sales, 1s3; receipts, 2449; ship
ments, 142; stocks, 12S.432. iuote: A, b.
81; c, d, $415; E. s4.so; f, q, H, L, $40
X, $44O94.s0: NJ, $3.50; N, $40; VIC, 500
! $50; WV, S. 30@6.40
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Flour and Bresdstuffs

Self rising flour, $500; Tennessee
-four, s5.65; Oklahoma flour, $50;
pure wheat shorts. $29; pure wheat bran,
$27; C. 8. hulls per ton, s16 prime c. s..
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Dry Goods

hind last year. 1.740.00 ahead of the
year before. and 3,245000 ahead of 1910
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Live Stock Market

Chicago, July 3.-Hogs: Receipts. 49,
400: active, 5@15c higher Bulk Of
sales. ss.SO09.00; light. 3s.75@a.o5;
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Weekly Cotton Review

receipts. 1881; shipments, a7ls. sales. 1910;
stock, 53,S4.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-11-06

The wild horses of Arabia will not
admit a tame horse among them,
while the wild horses of South Amer
lea endeavor to decoy homestead
horses from their masters, and seem
eager to welcome them.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-11-06

Mary-fda has a glorious lot of sill
yer, hasn't she? Alice-Yes; every
time l dine there, at the end Of the
meal find lot of forks left over
that haven't had anything to eat
With!
The Washington herald., 1913-11-08
IdentIfring Criminals.

What is claimed TO be the last word
in scientific detection of criminals Is
the photographing Of the backs OF hands
The great objection made to the finger
print system, says London Answers" !"
is that, though Trustworthy as far as il
goes. being based on the fact that no
two people in the world have the same
pattern on the tips OF their fingers, II
Is easily made useless by the wearing
of gloves or by having the finger tips
deliberately defaced- -a-----l.
But the newer system viii baffie even
the wariest of burglars The network Of
tiny veins on the back Of q mans hand
Is as much peculiar to himself as the
pattern on his finger tips The chances
are billions to one against two mems
hands showing the same arrangements Of
veins.
The photograph is taken after the hand
has been allowed to dangle down for a
minute or two. so that the rush OF blood
may make the network of veins stand
out prominently. One scientist has sug-
gested binding the wrist with tight
bandage for the same purpose
The advantage over the hnger-print
system is that no one can attempt to
alter the arrangement Of the veins with
out running great danger Of bleeding to
death
The Washington herald., 1913-11-08
Up to Utilities Commission.

Succinctly the demands of the cx'
ecutive committee of the citizens con.
ference upon the District Commission
ers are that the Public Utilities Com.
mission of the District GET BUSY.
Whether from lack of sufficient
funds to carry on real work, OF
whether from the lack of sense oi
direction, the District utilities board
has done little beyond attend to such
details as the District railway COM
mission formerly attended to, since its
inauguration July last.
If the Commissioners, acting as a
utilities board, will set out upon the
tentative program which all had in
mind when the fight for a public util-
tiles commission was being waged in
the halls and committee looms of Con-
gress, virtually all of the demands con-
tanned in the report of the executive
committee will be taken up and dis
posed of in their proper order. The
report demands nothing but what con-
fidently was expected of the utilities
board upon its creation.
As we pointed out editorially Tues
The Washington herald., 1913-11-08
DAILY SHORT STORY

iDoration had been introduced in the Legfs-
lature. 1t had been referred to the COM
| mittee on rivers and lakes and there IL
had remained The committee had taken
no action on II and the corporations de-
mands that II should be returned to the
House for consideration had been ignored.
Gordon Prentice and Virginia Byrnes
met in the corridor OF the State House.
Prentice raised his hat and would have
passed her without speaking. She stopped
him
'Mr. Prentice IS it true that YOU. an
chairman OF the committee on rivers and
lakes. intend to smother the power bill
in the committee?"
ssIt Is"
''why7'
.T told you that should do my best
to defeat that bill. The corporation be-
hind 1t IS enormously ncn- II the bill
goes to the House for the vote the cor
poration win buy its passage. The only
way It can be defeated Is by smothering
it In the committee. gave you my
promise. / am keeping IT,"
Men say that this corporation will
never let you come back to the Legis-
lature. You are risking your political
future for me. Why are you doing thar
Because ! love you"
You love a woman who II in league
with moonshiners?''
'T cannot blame you for helping the
man you love even II he Is q moon
sinner"
You think I love Dick Calvin7 1
never have loved him. ] never waved
him q warning signal"
II went to Spring River to set evil
dence against Calvin that would drive
him out Of the Legislature. He is a
CRATER Of the worst kind. but We have
never had proof OF his legislative dis
honesty. I heard that he had at Deer
Lodge q moonshine still / went there
to get proof of it This proof could be
used to compel him to leave the Legis-
lature. saw you flying q signal to
some one. After / had secured the proof
of the existence OF the still I realized
that your signal was for Calvin. But
have not used the evidence against Cal
vim. I thought you loved him. I would
not harm the man you loved"
''Ycu are harming the man love.
You are trying to ruin his whole career
by keeping the power bill In the commit
tee. That signaEGordon, you saw me
waving a white sweater early In the
morning of the fourth Of November, the
day after election. Across the valley
from my home live the Newtons. close
friends of mine. Their telephone wires
were down that day and they could not
get the election results I promised
them that as soon as 1t was light enough
to see would go to the high rock and
signal the returns. II q Republican
President was elected should wave my
red sweater. The white one would mean
a Democratic President You had so
much curiosity about my signal that !
thought II rather clever to keep you
wondering Then when you accused me-
of signaling danger to a noonshiner I
was too angry TO explain Gordon. the
man I loved was at Spring River that
morning. But he was not a moonshiner.
He was hunting a moonshiner."
(CopsTight, Islll
The Washington herald., 1913-11-08
Geneology.

Editor-Pbease Ascertzin ancestors
f Thomas oeoOlanpadins Main
Waring. 4 handsome youth Of state
ly stature and noble mien. heavy suit
Of marcel-wsEed hair, steel-hlue eyes,
enctr6ed BY lashes Of deep black
and slrmounted By arches Of ditto.
MARGARET DE vALoIs.
Dear Maggie: The Aforesaid bearer
Of the Aforesaid peculiArities. ac-
ccrding TO Hoyle. is a hneai de-
scendant Of Adam and his wife, M-s.
Eve Adam, whose blood wildly
coSrsed through the veins Of VIII
lam the ConQueror. Edward the
Confessor, Henry the Eighth, Ma
poleon the Great, and other notable
has-beens. including Clip the Blood,
Ff3nk the Dago, and similar caleb
mites.
BURKE's PEERAGE AND
OTHER TIMETABLES.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-08
EVERY SATURDAY
Our Motto; If you see it in The Big
Suek, il isn't neeessarily so,
Opening of the Corcorar
Gallery by Messer
Brooke Moser.

weirder than the pictures are the
foIks who come with their 0WliSh
structures telling why they're bum,
OF all lines Of babble this one has
the call; picture gallery babble ID
the best Of all Literary futile nsT.
er, never clogs; much has Mrs. Guf-
fie added to my ioyA For the chit
ter-chatter I delight TO fall But the
picture patter Is tho best Of all.
With the music highbrowS ! delight
to chat, elevating my borws over this
and that. Music tittlc-tattle never
fails TO thrall; but the picture prat-
tie Is the best Of all. SocioloGc
rub-dub 1 delight TO hear; philo-
sophie fiub--dub initiates my ear.
Lovelier yet the spifhe in the pic
tIre hall; for the picture piftie is
the best Of al. Wefrder than the
pictures are the folks who stand
passing owlish strictures. catalogue
in hand. Hear the bunk they bab-
bic under every wall; yep. the gallery
gobble is the best Of all.
MCGUIRE, MINNIGER0DE,
yEERHoFF l. VENABLE.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-08
The President's Enem,ies Are OyerzeaIous.

editorial last Monday entitled The President May Be
Trusted alluded with mpatieno that being
constantly dcred with currency
legislation The charge has been repeatedly made that the President
the immediate passage of the socaed administration
currency measure Cracking whip and
y those members Of the Banking and Currency Committee who
disposed take due time the study Of this most important
problem such charges should nsis
teny made stated implicit confidence in the Presidents
boadmndedness in this matter belief that he to be
trusted slowly and not attempt Legislative functions
himself.
Monday charges the Pes
of his close advisers again again made On the
hand that unless oornan and Hitchcock
give their honest convictions President viii direct that the
bill be taken from the hands the Committee and be made the subject
Democratic party hear that the President viii not
permit the bny structure of the Glass bill to
be reamd the slightest particular Finally read that the Pes
dent i'll onceaing his mpancs the delay the part Of the
Senate Committee in swallowing whole BILL which, almost
expert has agreed is faulty large number of important points
confidence the President unabaed and cannot
understand what object his enemies have pctung him before
country ruthless political boss enforcing legislation and al
together departing from his executive functions Much has been said
since his Inauguration about President Wilson's Intellectual ability and
cear-seeing mind We agree should like add that
the most asue politicians ung the word its best nse
the White Not only therefore, because
his natural ability but because of his alertn politician
entirely confident that his attitude matters being sadly
mpesentd and that the reports regard being circulated
by his political enemies for what purpose cannot imagine
The currency problem has and ought be
monetary appointed
1905 the sad lessons 9s panic had awakened everybody
the necessity of currency reform composed in almost equal
representatives from both of the dominant parties The
that commission signed by both Democrats and Repub
cans The investigations and work leading safe and
sound being carried with and
sincerity by members of both parties The whole problem of such
compexy and of such the diverse business
landnot banking but agricultural manufacturing commercial
that this country demands the best talent that
both parties Congress for the completion of currency measure
that said the other day. will be sound both theory
practice To suggest then for moment that the Senate should
deliberations and enact practically the
which from the House only unbelievable
a outrageous thing.
The President is known possessing calm tempera-
But should think that these gross reflections upon
and broadmindednes would be exasperang patience
And it, recent where he had badly mquoted he
should wish again the public right through simple device of
letter the newspaper shall in all mod be happy place
his disposal amount of valuable space may
clearly confirm confidence and confound the repeated
ciou uance of those hostile the administration
The Washington herald., 1913-11-08
Auto Specimens,

EEerJ truly great man infulges In
. hobby and being catalogusd b
Badstreet & Dun as one of them,
John Schwartz, Of serenth Street,
who guarantees to At kings, bishops,
artists, and artisans, or no pay,
nurses q collection Of automobiles
OF all ages. makes. and nAtionalities,
irrespective Of creed or former con-
d1tion Of ser1itude. Herr Schwartz
has inserted a clause in his viii In
which he disposes Of his millions,
bequeathing his auto collection upon
his demise to the amor proving
grounds at Indian Head The pur-
pose Is not indicated; II Is surmiscd.
The CUSTOM TAILoRS' ASSN.
The TAILoRS' CUSTOM ASSN.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-08

poll made Big Stick the Thousands
who have visited Hall the
not single been able the whols
Perry Percy Ptrks purity provisions can't
with it OIseiTssi Our font Of aiencs is ezhausedi
When Mr. Patrick asked the Big Stick
booming the bEsest food show under readily promised
10 help in could digestion
While The Big Stick has always advocated fe lunch free dy
free trade free education, and talk recognized the difficulties
be
to take in the whole
had TO confess ourselves aud do"
The Big Stick Patrick staged
big show He
be remembered undingy the corridors
the best poetzed ancient history
When The Big asked Patrick q
the two sat coufdentiay munching bowl and Illuminating
pot Of gratuitous he said unreedy and without Qui
hcaion -
Yes: 1t is big benehcnt show. though
say 4 who should not do not eat but tree four meals day
myself anybody
more and oisner the only constitutional bar should be human not
4 saying poetical editor:
The world getting better.
In there's sand,
And everything not TO
Is modsssiy becanned
"B1t while tho world vass smoothly
with an-icnt bard.
I do note
ititution) may sell its lard"
The Washington herald., 1913-11-08

day, the basis of the unrest against
public utilities is a feeling that the
service rendered does not approximate
the service paid for; that too much
income is going into profits and too
little into the improvements which the
grantors of a public utility franchise
have the right to expect, The only
way to prove or disprove this conten-
ton is through a fair valuation of the
properties involved-a valuation based
principally upon the money actually in
vested and with minimum of water
or imitation.
Taken in the order of their impor-
tance, as we view it, the following are
the demands of the committee:
First-Lower telephone rates.
Second-Municipal ownership of
the gas companies.
ThirNOperation by the munic-
ipality of its own cars over the
tracks of the present traction lines,
provided the street car companies
refuse to provide universal trans
fers.
We cannot demand lower telephone
rates with any hope of success until
by investigation we have shown to
the satisfaction of ourselves at least
that the telephone company can give
US the same or better service at lower
rates and still reap fair return upon
the actual investment represented in
its plant and business.
We cannot say that municipal own
ership of the gas plant is necessary
until we can prove, through the same
arrangements of facts, that the gas
companies are not giving US a fair
deal. And the same reasoning applies
to demand No. 8.
One of the principal purposes in
creating a public utilities commission
was to invest responsible body of
officials with inquisitoriaI powers in
order that such facts might be OBJ
tanned and used where they would
accomplish most in behalf of the peo-
pie. AS far as the public knows, the
District Commissioners, acting as
public utilities commission, have done
little or nothing of this nature. N
The Washington herald., 1913-11-08
Col.

To Interested onlooker: We
regret to say that ''Burkman" Is the
nom de gaerre under which the
truly great golhs,. Al Buhrman
tmodest though he bel. hides his
shining Light. At the fail tourna-
ment Of the Columbia Country
Club. the redoubtahle 'Burkman"
established record By making the
round in loe. emitting him to the
championship-we mean the cellar
championship. Al is modest. apd
when Congratulated By his friends
and enemies alike. he blushcd
sweetly-like unto q little schoolgirl.
TRAvERS & PARKER.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-08
& Scoop.

The cuff upon which president
Wilson made shorthand notes o.
his Mobile speech on Mexico vii,
not be put in tho laundry to b
washed. but will be preserved and
PLACED with other Presidential pa
pens in the archives Of the StatS
Department. 1t Is the first time in
the history Of the United State.
that a cuff was honored with beins
the recipient and custodian Of the
Presidents most sacred thought:
and secrets OF State. II Is thought
that this beautiful custom viii b
followed by other great men. in
Guiding Statesmen. scientists, chefs,
actors, &C.
swiNEHEART & EDMoNDs.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-08
What We Would Do.

II We only could. We would have
paid Or. Davidson enough to keep
him with us Conuesz gives Us a
chance TO select the best men, but
prevents Us from keeping them We
are working for Outsiders. After all,
we think II better II we bad q ~
In our own home Affairs and made
rules and regulations to suit our
selves. They do II In Russia. Ready
for the question: An IN favor viii
answer By saying Yea" unani-
mously carried.
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
RESIDENTS. AND TAXPAy-
ERS There are no citizens).
The Washington herald., 1913-11-08
A Rose, Fair Lady.

Competition begets thoushtS and
is. therefore. worth while. And hero
, comes the College News Haunting
Nat T. worley at the head as edi-
torial director. entering the lists
against the University Hstchet, Of
historical fame. and under the guid-
ance Of that highbrow II. @. Bone
man, than whom there is none
highhruWer. They have douned their
amor and President-Admiral Stock
ton is judgc of the contest. We say.
the more the mcrrier." and ''let
the best newnosc win." no mat
ter wnose sestiFe countenAnce It may
scrve as guidon.
MUNRoE. BUEDIGER
& HODGES.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-08

Mrs. Pankhurst would not draw in New
York People who had money to spend
were going to see Evelyn Thaw or Gabys
Deslys.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-08

We know fellow who wears $3.50
neckties and lo-cent socks. but we are
not proud of the acquaintance
The Washington herald., 1913-11-08

Those members of the House who are
staying in Washington may be patriots.
but those who have gone home are hav-
ing the best time.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-08

There is lot of learning in Boston.
but not sufficient to enable the natives
to understand Massachusetts politics
The Washington herald., 1913-11-08

Beware of the, man who does all his
repenting in public.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-08

These o PGsTs y Jh 5 EsSs S.1: % AEs Mia The Wash