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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-16
Liverpool Cotton Market

Liverpool May 15.-spot cotton dull;
prices steady; middling fair. 626d;
good middling. 6.92d; middlinE, SGD;
low middling, 6.5Sd. good ordinary,
6.24d: ordinary, 5.90c; sales, 5000 bales,
including 500 for specula tion and ex-
port and 1900 American. Receipts, 5000,
including 400 American. Futures
opened quiet and steady and closed
quiet and steady: May, $3.50; May-June,
6.45hd; June-July SAP I'D; July Au-
gust, 63Skd; August-Septemb ber,
S.2Shd. Septemb err october, 6.14d Oc-
tober- November, 606 I'D; November-De-
cember 6.03hd; Decem ber- January,
6.02hd; January February, 6.02d; Feb
ruary- March. 6.03d: March April. 6.04d /;
April May, 6.05d; May-June, 6.o5hd.
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Metal Market

New York, May 15.--Standard copper
steady; spot to May, 1850 offered;
June, 1850 offered; July, 15.37hc Of
fered; August, 1886 offered; cleo
trolytic, 15.87@16.00c asked; lake.
10000; casting, 1890. Tin weak; spot
and May, $4SO5@4S25; June, $47.50@
$500; July, $47.0O@47.25. Lead steady.
s4.3O. Spelter quiet. $5.40@ $50. Cook
son antimony dull, 1915 as 900 Iron
easy; No. 1 northern. $17.O0D17.50; No.
northern. $16.75@17.0O; No. l south
ern, $17.00@17.50; No. l southern soft,
t17.00@17.50.
Exports Of copper this month, 1s.4o5
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-16
German Exchange

Berlin, May 15.-Exchange on Lon
don, 20 marks 441s pfennings for
checks Money s per cent. Private rate
Of discount, 51s per cent.
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French Exchange

Paris. May 15.-Three per cent rentes.
IS france IN centimes for the account.
Exchange on London, 25 francs 20h
centimes for checks. Private rate of
discount, 4 per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-16
Coffee Market

New York, May 15.--Coffee futures
opened steady at unchanged prices to an
advance Of 8 points and sold about to
points net higher during the morning.
in response to relatively firm cables, un-
favorable Brazilian crop reports and scat
tered buying which was probably for both
accounts offerings were light at the
start. but became a little more active in
the late trading, when there was moder-
ate realizing which casey prices off from
the best. The close was steady. Sales,
81 900. May, 11.25c; July, 11.3cc; Septem-
bef. IL .47c; December, II. 4sc; January,
II .4Sc; March, II SIC; spot coffee steady;
Rio No. Z, I1ssc; Santos No. 4. 131a013Ssc;
mild coffee 1ull; Cordova. 141s@ lie.
. Havre. NGh franc higher. Hamburg
unchanged to u pfennig lower; Rio, rs
reis higher at 6ax760: Santos, so reis low
er; Is, 6sxS5O; rs, 5sx950. Brazilian port
receipts, s0O0 against 22,Oo0 last year
Jundiahy receipts, 5000, against 5000 last
year. Today's Santos cable reported As
Unchanged; Sao Paulo receipts, 60O0
against 200 yesterday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-16
FACULTY is CHOSEN
FOR FLORALA SCHOOL
Board of Education Reflects Teach
ers for Ensuing Session-Doster
Again Superintendent

Florala, May 15.-(special) AT a meet
Ing of the board of education held Tues
day afternoon the following teachers
were elected for the Florala city
school for next session: First
grade. Mrs. w. C. Whit; second and
third grades. Miss Margaret Ray; sixth
and seventh grades, Miss Mamie SAL
mond; music. Miss Missouri Cawthorn,
expression and physical culture, Miss
Pearl Still.
These are all Predictions. Every
teacher who served this session and
who asked for her place for the next
session was reelected.
This leaves two places in the high
school and the fourth and fifth grade
open. An election will soon be held to
fill these places.
James p. Doster was reelected su-
perintendent of the school some time
ago and has accepted.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ~ Martin Of Mont
gomery have just completed and in
stalled drop curtain in the auditorium
of the Florala city schoof building. The
curtain was paid for by small subscrip-
tions from the pupils and patrons. and
ooss not carry any of the usual ad-
vertiging featuyea
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-16
Dry Goods

New York, May 1.-THE cotton goods
market was quiet and steady. The
large carpet auction came to a sue
cessful close, prices in some Instances
showing advances over those received
two weeks ago. and at any time during
the present sale. Job bers report a quiet
trade for spot shipment, but a good
advance business for the fall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-16
LOCAL SECURITIES

ocu. States Fire
traders Nat. Bank -. . 1856 1s0
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-10-30

Jams, of University Park, are on the
program.
Rev. John A. Carlson, of the Swed-
ish NJ. E. church, has gone to Kansas
City, Mo-. where he will have charge
of revival meetings during the next
two weeks. On his return home meet
ings will be held in the church here
with Rev. Iver Pearson, pastor of the
church at Ottumwa, in charge. Dur
ing Rev. CarlsOn's absence his pulpit
will be filled by Rev. l. o. Kemble.
Mrs. John Black, Jr., of Delta. who
has been visiting in Ottumwa, is
spending the day in Oskaloosa at the
VIII Mahlin home.
Mrs. Roland E. Griffiths and baby
daughter are visiting for a few days
with relatives and friends in the Vi
entity of Eddyville.
l.. c.. TRACER and II. E. Norton OF
New Sharon. J. W. Ray and l.. J. Sum-
mers of Rose Hill Robustness visit
ors in Oskaloosa Tuesday.
Mrs. S w. Lockard and daughter.
Miss Fannie. OF Ottumwa. who have
been visiting at University Park. re-
turned home this morning.
Mrs. D. S. Hearne and her sister.iu-
law. Mrs. Sarah Holland, of Montana,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-10-30

Davis, and also the hello girl in the
telephone Office here, and Willie, the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. John Dickinson,
| of near Thornburg. They were mar
ried at Oskaloosa last Wednesday and
then went TO Marshalltown, where
they will visit with his sister before
returning to Thornburg.
The following extract from a letter
written to Mrs. ID. r. Petit. of this
city, by her sister, Mrs. Ed Mckinley,
who is in Los Angeles, Cal, is self
| explanatory: The other night We
stumbled into a picture show land a
beautiful one, too) and imagine our
amazement when, 'Oskaloosa, Iowa
was shown on the screen in headlines.
The parade of the Fall Festival fol-
lowed with the beautiful floats and
:hOwing the governor driving twenty
horses. Ed Bowen's picture was as
plain as day, grabbing youngster
from under the horses feet. 1t was
certainly fine and I tell you it gave
us thrill to see anything from
home"
Mrs. Ella Crookham and father.
VIM. CrOssOn. departed this morning
for Chicago, where they will attend
the national convention of Holiness
Workers. President G. A. McLaugh-
lin, Rev. d. Dobson Rev. l.. NJ. Will
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-10-30

who have been visiting in Oskaloosa,
departed this morning for Ottumwa.
Harry Lichfield, former Oskaloosa
boy now located at Des Moines, spent
Tuesday evening with local friends
while enroute home from Burlington.
Mrs. c. NJ. Shockley and son Donald
of Des Moines, who have been visit
ing at the parental f. NJ. Winfield
home, departed this morning for their
home.
H. S. Rosecrans has returned from
brief trip to Excelsior Springs, Mo-,
where he left Mrs. Rosecrans show
ing improvement from her recent Sc
we're indisposition.
Misses Marguerite and Austinette
Vermilyea are the honored guests at
the Grandma Vermilyea home for u
few days. They are accompanied by
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Vermilyea.
Victor Van Sickle, brother OF
Fred p Van Sickle of Des Moines,
and Phil Grail of Washington, were in
town yesterday, stranded here with a
car on account of the storm, and wer"
guests of MantOn Hebner Of the c. c.
Pike Drug Store.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-11-05

drawn chemical-hose wagons. but no
plans along this line have yet been
formulated nor given much considera-
ton by the board OF public works. Fire
men generally agree that the addition
of motor aerial truck. even at the eN-
pense of sacrificing a horse-drawn
chemical-hose wagon, would greatly
increase the efficiency of the depart
ment. Just as good protection could
be afforded even 10 the remotest dis
tricts of the city because of the great
speed of the otor-chemic alhose wa
gon and the motor aerial truck, and
there would be no reduction in hose
capacity of the department. for the
hose used by the wagon which would
be disposed of could be distributed
among the other wagons.
Wants to Reduce Expenses.
Such a change, II is pointed out
would greatly reduce the expenses OF
the fire department.
At the present time there are two
vacancies on the fire department, be
ing allied by extra men. The attention
OF the mayor was called 10 this fact
two weeks ago. and he said he would
take the matter under Amusement. II
is probable that these vacancies will
not be filled until after the election
for political reasons.
Chief Miller has invented folding
ladder which promises to be of much
use to the department, and is now be
ing considered by a local manufaCtur
. ing concern for commercial purposes
The ladder is about ten feet long, very
light, and can be easily carried by a
fireman into a burning building.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-11-05
VOTING MACHINES
CAUSE ANNOYANCE
Indianapolis Officials I'm
able to Get Devices
to Work.

Voting machines caused trouble in
fifteen precincts at indianapolis yes
terdsy. Shortly after the polls open
ed the election board with headquar-
tiers at the city clerks Office, was over
whelmed with hurry-up calls for help
from the inspectors and sheriffs who
had been vainly endeavoring to get
the devices to work.
Machinists and experts were hur-
riedly secured and sent in fast auto
mobiles with orders to give voters a
chance to cast ballots, even II the old
method was necessary.
In almost every case they found the
trouble caused by the inexperience
and lack of mechanical skill on the
part of those who were endeavoring
to set them up for the days use. In
some few cases the devices were
queered by careless voters who be-
came confused in presence of the COM
plexity. Many complaints were made
during the. day by men who became
bewildered by the large number of
levers which had to be manipulated
before vote would register.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-11-05
CATARRH SUFFERERS
Get immediate and Effective Relief
BY Using Hyomei.

Hyomei is natures true remedy for
catarrh- There is no stomach dosing
you breathe it
When using this treatment, YOU
breathe healing balsams and effective
ly reach the most remote air cells of
the throat, nose and lungs. the catar-
rhal germs are destroyed-quick and
sure relief results
Hyomei often restores health to
chronic cases that had given up all
hope of recovery. Its best action is at
the start of the disease when the
breath is becoming offensive. and con
slant smiling, discharges from the
nose, droppings in the throat and fire.
quent sneezing, of that choked I'D feel.
ing begin TO make life a burden. At the
first symptom of catarrhal trouble.
such as crusts in the nose, watery
eyes, hawking and morning choking
surely use Hyomei and see how quick
" you get relief. All druggists sell il.
The complete outfit. including in
haler and bottle of liquid costs but 81
Extra bottles of liquid, if later need
ed. so cents. Hyomei is sold by Leo Fl.
Fihe with guarantee TO refund no
money If it does not give satisfactio.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-11-05
Do You Chew2

Palladium readers who make sport with the
festive chewing gum will be interested in what a
food expert has had to say about that confec-
ton: we quote from Prof. Lewis B. Allyn's con-
tribution to recent number of Coer's:
"The chewing which buy and find advertised
side of us is made from gathered in the
tropics and it is right here that the trouble
'The trees yielding the crude gum are, a rule,
magnificent specimens, with trunks fifty feet in the clear
without a branch.
1.-The process gathering sap is as follows: The
trunk of the tree is scored in zigzag fashion,
first branch to the ground thus making trough fully
seventyfive to hundred feet in length; sap
ths-but what happens?
ct will be well for susceptible persons to
leave the room at this juncture)
Imagine, if you hundred feet of tanglefoot
flypaper hung in the woods for week-our north
ern woods, to say nothing of the tropics What you
would catch would stock natural history.
The sap as it flows down the tree, being and
sticky attracts and holds many things that move walk
fly or are blown. The native gatherer is dainty
person; he has not in the world-so why should
he worry? He is paid by the pound, and even fly
weighs something
Inc cruel professor goes to say that this
is shipped to the States, boiled, and made into
gum.
at would be natural to suppose that crude gum
pure and white when it the tree and now
otherwise, would be through drastic filtration
and refining before being used Far it; the only
is to break it into of cracked
CORN and hand picked Try picking fly out of a lump
of putty"
We wish some politician, expert in such mat
tiers, would step in and call the professor a,
we'll you know what, regular of the sta
tlstlcal variety. When news are scarce we must
confess weakness for chewing gum; it serves
very we'll substitute. To hear it maliqned
like this taxes our tolerance to the breaking
point.
This gum is melted and sugar and flavor added
cooled and rolled out desired packed and sold to
9OOO00OO of men, children, carrying on its
face the bar sinister of dirt the muddy color is dirt
and the specks you see are--"
We refuse to quote the Professor anv far
Their. Those who have a stomach for such news
may look it up for themselves.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-11-05

signed themselves to the time honored method
of governing by guess.
The distrust of statistics, born at that time
remains until this day. The common man is al
ways suspicious that the statistician conceals
somewhere in the amplitudinous folds of his fig
ured sleeve few lockers" and 'jonahs" that
queer the results.
But even So statistics are very largely used
in almost every form of modern commercial and
industrial activity. Bankers have their ledgers,
doctors their formulares, sanitarians their
tables and charts, baseball fiends their dope
sheet deducing a players standing from his
statistical record, cooks their printed recipes,
carpenters their rules, architects their diagrams
and their materials charts, preachers make
daily use of statistics and every merchant IS IN
daily reliance the statistics of his business.
Store-keeper and plumber as dependent on
the statistical method any political economist.
Statistics, used by the efficient political
official, is simply form of social bookkeeping.
Facts are too numerous and factors are too COM
pick to be carried in the head so both cassi-
fled, tabulated and compiled and put in use
able and convenient form. By means of them
the official is enabled quickly and certainly to
get hold of facts rather than fancies, discovers
the real units of inquiry and simplifies the
problem, secures accurate count of each unit,
makes comparisons of the effects of this policy
with that, subtracts losses from gains or vice
versa, and can reduce the multitudinous effects
of some complex process to the simple essence
of percentages.
In other words, statistics is labor and time
saving device necessary to the well trained
city official as first class tools are to good
mechanic. The reason there may be in some
cases the oft quoted hierarchy, Liars, damned
liars, and Statistics" is because set of incom-
petents, devoid of all knowledge of the use of
modern official machinery given the job of
social engineers by an Indifferent public.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-11-05
FIRE DEPARTMENT
HAS GOOD RECORD
Total of 1876 Fires, So Far.
Results in Loss of
Only $4,000.
TRUCK SATISFACTORY
Cost of Maintenance of Auto.
mobile Cheaper Than
Two Horses.

A remarkable record OF efficiency
Fire Chief Ed Miller and the mem
bers of his department.
There have been a total og 1875 al.
arms sent in since the first of January
and the total property loss, in round
numbers, is $4,000, an average of STA
81 per fire.
The greatest property loss sustain
ed at any one fire was at the Cham
plon Roller Mills, which will amount
to about $500
This shows the property loss for
the other 134 fires average only Sill 20
per fire.
The fire department, under the SUI
pervision of Chief Miller, has become
much more efficient than any other
department of the city government.
The police department has also shown
satisfactory efficiency but could be
greatly improved by providing a
small night reserve force, one or two
motorcycles and other modern police
requirements.
Experiment Successful.
The fire departments experiment
with it's combination motor chemical
and hose wagon, has been very salts
factory. Last year the per diem cost
of maintenance of this wagon was
2912 cents. This year the daily main
tenance cost of this wagon will be
much less.
The horse drawn combination chem
lca- snd hose wagon which require two
horses, costs so cents a day to main
tain, the principal expense being. food
for horses.
The motor truck, besides costing
much less for maintenance, has the
additional advantage of greater speed
in making runs to fires.
Wagon Almost Unsafe.
The only ladder truck the depart
ment has is one which has seen many
years of service and is now almost I'M
safe for use. Chief Miller wants a
modern motor truck and hopes that in
the near future he will be able to
purchase one.
Probably this could be secured by
dispensing with one of the horse
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-11-05
NEW MAYORS OF
INDIANA CITIES

Terre Haute-Donn NJ. Roberts
Dem.
South Bend-Fred ". Keller, Citi
zens.
Benjamin W. Bosse
Dem.
Fort Wayne-W. J. Hosey. Dem
reencastle-Walter Cooper, Dem
Muncie-Dr. Rollin Bunch. Dem.
Anderson-Jesse H. Mellett. Dem
Logansport-Frank V. Guthrie, Dem.
kokomo-George W. Stidger. Dem,
Shelbyville-Henry Schoelach, Dem.
Connersville-Braun Dem.
Rushville-Behout. Rep.
Michigan City-Martin T. Kruger,
Citizens
Elwood-Francis NJ. Harbitt, Dem.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. T. Harris, Dem.
Peru-Nilliam A. Hammond. Citi-
Zens
Union City-Reitnour Dem.
Portland-C. A. Paddock, Dem.
Goshen-S. F. Spohn. Dem.
ffersonville-Ernes DRault Dem.
Marion-W. 0. Batcheler. Prog.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-11-05
Statistical Liars

Figures won't lie, but liars can figure" This
saying expresses somewhat the popular distrust
of statistics. But it also suggests at the same
time the faacy of that distrust for it implies
that when figures lie the fault is in the man and
not in the method.
The statistical method was first used in
1648 and suggested at that time estate worthy
things" that is, facts worthy of being considered
by statesmen and fit to serve as foundations of
political action. Statisticians stood close to rul-
ing monSrchs and held the confidence of pre-
miers and lords because they furnished the
necessary data on which the statesmen could
erect their plans.
So widespread was admiration for this scien-
tific manner of collecting data leaders of the
French Revolution were sure that we'll authenti-
Gated, interesting and important facts would be
the chief instrument for freeing the masses. eye
shall know the facts" they said, land the facts
will make you Free
But they were careless in choosing their
statsticians. Taking it for granted that any
man can gather statistics they selected Tom,
Dick and Harry with the ultimate result that the
entire method completely discredited and
thrown overheard, Statesmen once more re-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-11-05
His Honor, the Mayor

The panic-proof city is now Zimmerman
proof
In most emphatic way Richmond made it
known to her persistent and old time sutton that
his day is done.
It is too early to analyze election returns
from the country at large, but it appears that
Richmond has lined up with several other Ameri-
can towns in standing for the system of
efficiency and in giving machine politics the
go by.
Mr. Robbins has earned his high honor solely
on his own merits and deserves every iota OF sue
cess that is his the Progressive committee IS
entitled to large share of the credit for it has
faithfully supported it's candidate and carried on
his campaign in a clean fair manner; but MIR.
Robbins and the Committee both feel very GER
tain as they have expressed it, that the deepest
significance of the victory is that it indicates the
city's demands for a new method of administra-
ton.
Mr.. Robbins says he will begin at once to
make careful survey of the present system
with view to installing himself in office JAN
uary LIST, to take charge of affairs in business
like way. His plan will be, he states, to go
through each department in a most thorough
manner with view to the gradual application of
efficiency methods.
His administration will stand squarely be-
hind him; Batz Bescher, who has fine record
as city clerk and eight out of twelve councilmen
will be on hand to back up the administration
program.
One of the disappointments of the election
was Mayor Hunts defeat in Cincinnati. The
brilliant young executive was smothered by the
old Boss Cox methods against which he has
waged such valiant for the last five or six
years. However, he has set new standard from
which his successor will not dare retreat.
But this disappointment is more than offset
by the welcome news of Tammany's defeat. John
Purroy Mitchell the peoples candidate in
every sense of the word and his victory serves as
one more proof that the people can always win
out when they set themselves to it.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-11-05
OF LOCAL INTEREST
Some People We Know and We Will
Profit by Hearing About Them.

This is a purely local event.
II took place in Richmond.
Not in some faraway place.
You are asked TO investigate it
Asked TO believe a citizens WORD.
To confirm a citizens statement.
Any article that is endorsed at home
Is more worthy OF Conscience
Than one you know nothing about
Endorsed by unknown people.
Mrs John Brannan. Is South Third
street, Richmond. Ind. says: "Doan's
Kidney Pills are just as represented
and are a fine kidney remedy. When
ever any OF us have pains in the back
or other troubles caused by irregular
kidney action. Doan's Kidney Pills
give relief"
The above statement must carry
conviction 10 the mind of every read
err Don't simply ask for a kidney rem
edy-ask distinctly for Doan's Kidney
Pills. the same that Mrs. Brannan had
the remedy backed by home test
mony. soc at stores. Foster-Milhurn
Co. Props. Buffalo. y. Y.
When Your Back is Lame-Re-
member the Name"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-11-05

mayor. was elected 10 that office at
yesterdays election BY plurality OF
IS. Democrats elected three and Re
puhlicsns seven councilmen. l. NJ
Johnson. Republican. was elected
clerk and +. \. Colson. Republican.
Was chosen treasurer.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-11-05
NO ''E" ON HATS OF
EARLHAM FRESHIES

The committee appointed by the
freshmen to advise with the Athletic
Association of Earlham College con-
corning the proposed adoption OF the
class hat by the fresh~'an hNvS
brought the matter before the organi-
cation yesterday
The association advised the fresh,
men TO not use the letter "E" on their
hats. II has been the custom OF the
college to reserve the letter for use in
rewarding the athletes of the college
and although no definite order was
made 10 the freshmen by the associa
ton. ii is believed that they will re
spect the tradition OF the college