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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-25
DOWNWARD TURN
IN STOCK MARKET
Sentiment Predominantly
Bearish-Trading Not
Very Heavy

New York, April 2.-Influenced by a
number OF unfavorable factors the stock
market today turned downward rather
sharply. Sentiments has been predomi-
nantly bearsh for some time, and it
required only the additional weight OF
the latest developments to turn the mar
ket from the narrow groove which it has
followed recently, and bring about sub
stantal declines. Trading was not heavy
however, and pressure was not severe
except at intervals
While selling was mainly professional,
it was apparent that liquidation was In
progress in some parts of the market
This was indicated by the heaviness of
standard Investment stocks. and sea-
soned bonds, which declined as readily
as the speculative issues. Many new
low records for the movement were made,
and in the list were such stocks as New
York Central, Northwestern, Illinois
Central and American Tobacco. Losses
of to points were numerous. with
declines among the less stable indus
trials running as high as points.
Chief among the days bearish influ-
ences, was the substantial victory of
the firemen on eastern railroads in their
contest for higher wages. While it had
been assumed that an increase would
be granted. the award crew attention to
the probability of further demands from
other classes of employees. The concern
felt in Europe over the Balkan situation
was reflected in the foreign markets, and
in some selling here for London ac-
count. Reports of further extensive APP
pications for capital. the New Haven In
quiry in Boston, and the decision of the
national administration to dispatch the
secretary of state to California, were
other items which the bears found useful
in pulling the market their way.
Bonds were again under pressure. To-
tai sales, par value. s1,S00,00o
Panama IS advanced Ia on call.
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Bonds
Treasury Statement

Washington, April 24.-The condition of
the United States treasury at the begin
ming of business today was: Working
balance, S73,79o .297; in banks and Philip
pine treasury. SAL ,516,547; total of general
fund, Sal, ,035, 2i1; receipts yesterday, ST.
s45, POI: disbursements. $1,601,3sT surplus
this fiscal year. sS,955,9l6 against deficit
of si4, 49,. .53S last year. The figures for
receipts and disbursements, including sur
plus and deficit, exclude Panama canal
and public debt transactions.
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trolytic, 1575c. Lake, 15.S7c. Castih
1850.
Tin, weak spot, April and May, $4s.io9
9.25; June, $4s.37d4ss7
Lead, steady $4.45 bid.
Spelter, quiet $5.65q5.65.
Antimony dull; Cooksons $780,
Iron steady unchanged.
Copper arrivals 1900 tons. Exports TINS
month. 26,564 tons. London copper easy;
spot e67 futures, f67, rs. Local ex-
change, sales tin 25 tons; London tin,
easy: spot e226; futures, f221, 5s. Lon
don lead, els. rs, 6. London spelter'
eos. Jos. Iron, Cleveland warrants 66s,
load in London
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-25
Cotton Seed Oil

New York, April 24--Cotton seed oil had
fair advantage early on buying in
spired by the strength in lard. but prices
reacted toward the close under scattered
realizing and lack of outside support.
Closing prices were unchanged to points
net higher. Sales, 1900 barrels. Prime
crude, &c nominal; prime summer yellow
spot. 7.O7G7 .10c April, 7.07c; May, June.
704c; July. 7.0sc; August, 7.13c; Septem-
ber, 7.11c; October, 8.s5c; November, 6.55c;
prime winter yellow, &c bid; prime sum-
mer white, 7.10c bid
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Flour and Breadstuffs

Self rising Hour $b.lV; tennessee
flour. $565; Indiana flour. $40; Okla
homa -four. s5.%; Infallible. $780, pure
wheat shorts, s29: pure wheat bran. s27; C.
S. hulls, per ton. SIS; prime C. s. meal.
PEI ton, $50: c. S. feed meal, per ton. SIG;
No. l timothy hay, per ton. $22: mixed
alfalfa and Johnson grass. per ton. $50;
corn. sec per bu.; corn chops, per 100 lb.
sack, 81 so; alfalfa hay, per ton, s25; john
son grass per ton. SIS; mixed feed. s3ls
oats, SIC bu.
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Bank of England Statement

London, April 24.-The weekly statement
of the Bank of England shows the fol-
lowing changes Total reserve. increased
a29S. 900: circulation, decreased 9ScoO; bull
lion. increased H21s176; other securities,
decreased a1,5 900; other reposits, de-
creased e1, ,260, ,000 public deposits, de-
creased e145.000: notes reserve, increased
a3O1, 900; government securities, decreased
e153,00o. The proportion Of the banks re-
serve to liability this week Is 1868 per
cent; last week It was AZ SO per cent.
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Hubbard Bros. & Co.

Cotton Mcrchanfa, Hnnovef sIuare N.
change, New Orleans Cotton Exchange.
New York Produce ExehaanEfte; xS anftor Asso-
CATION. Orders, solicited for the pur-
chase and sale OF Cotton and Cotton
Seed OIL for future delivery. Special
attention and liberal terms given Tor
consiR Rns1ents OF spot cotton tor Dc.
livery. Correspondence invited.
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Interior Cotton Movement

Houston: Steady; middling, 12$.c; net
receipts. 1906. gross receipts, 1906; ship
ments. 235s; sales. 1923; stock, 1924
Augusta: Steady; middling. 12lsc net
receipts, 1903; gross receipts. 176; shipments,
24S; sales, 33S; stock, 54,279.
Memphis: Quiet; mddling, 1214c; net
receipts 2S7: gross receipts, 7l6; ship.
merits. 2434; sales, 1900; stock. e5,635
St.ALouis: Dull; middling 12ssc: net re-
ceipts. 1856; gross receipts, 1904; shipments.
1913; stock. 37.76s.
Cincinnati: Net receipts SIS: gross re-
ceipts. BIS; shipments. l2s stock. 27,s35.
Little Rock: Quiet; middling, 1l74e; net
receipts. 1886; gross receipts, 1886: ship
nents. 2S6: stock. 29,791.
Greenville; Quiet. middling, ike.
Total today: Net receipts. 24s1 gross
receipts. 1883; shipments, 117S; sales, 1861
stock, s3s, 649.
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fair. 72Sd; good middlng, G.94d middling,
Sad; low middling, 6.5sd; good ordinary
Sad; ordinary. 5.90d. Sales, 10000, in
Guiding 800 for speculation and export and
$500 American. Receipts, 5000, including
100 American. Futures opened and closed
steady. April, s.50tzd; April-May, G. 46d ,
May-June, 6.451zd; June-July, 6.44d; July
August, 6.4olsd: August-September 63o1sd;
September 61s1sd October No
vember, 8111ad November December
6.0S1zd December-January, 6.o71ad; Janu-
ary-February. e.06hd: February March,
6.07tad March-April, 6.0sd.
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Liverpool Grain

Liverpool April 24.--Wheat, spot 'firm;
No. Manitoba rs, 1O1ad; No 8 Manitoba
Is, e1sd. Futures firm: May rs. Cd; July
rs, esd; October rs, SAC.
Corn spot firm; American mixed new
5s. Id; American mixed new kiln dried
os, I'd; American mixed old, 6s; American
mixed old via Galveston 5s, sgd. Futures
steady; May American mixed 5s, 1Ad;
July La Plata IS, 1xd.
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Fish and Sea Foods

small lots; groupers. &c in biol. lots. Sc In
small lots Spanish maclerel 10c in bbl.
lots. 121kc In small lots; sun perch or
Dream. SEC in bbl. lots, 1oc in small lots;
pompano, &c; mixed fish. &c in bb lotsr
crockers. &c in bbl. lots, i0c in small lots:
fresh water perch, SnSizc mullet, 7c in
bbls. small trout, SIC; fresh water cat,
SEC.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-25
Creamery Products

Country butter. 20q2oc: fresh Creamery
butter. 3Sizc; cheese. 16lsc; imported Swiss
cheese, 31c; German brick cheese, zoe :,
limburger cheese, 19c; imported roquefort.
37c; Neufchatel cheese. per dozen. 4oc !,
Pimento cheese, S5c; process butter, 3oc:i
daisy cheese, 16lsc per pound.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-25
French Exchange

Paris, April 24-Three per cent rentes,
SO frahcs 90 centmes for the account.
Exchange on london. 20 francs y cen
times for checks. Private rates of dis
count, per cent.
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Rank of France Statement

Paris, April 24.-The weekly statement
of the Bank of France shows the fol-
lowing changes: Notes in circulation, de-
creased, 119700.000 francs. Treasury de-
posits, increased. 46,55O,OO0. General de-
posits, increased. 74,65O.0OO. Bills discount
ed. decreased I,25o000. Advances, de-
creased, 100 900.
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Live Stock Market

Chicago, April 24.--Hogs: Receipts,
$4,000; higher. Light. $500 9.00B
mixed, ss.6o@s.e5; heavy, ss.4o@s.S5;
rough, ss40@s.55; pigs, $s.75@s.s5;
bulk of sales, ss.7O@s.9o.
Cattle: Receipts, 1000; steady, Calves,
s0@50c higher. Beeves. $7.30@s.20;
Texas steers, $6s0@790; western steers,
$7.O0mS.10; stockers, $6.20@ST0; cows
and heifers, $3.90@S.40; calves, $3.50 q
900.
Sheep: Receipts. 10000; steady to
strong Native, $600@7.25; western,
s6.o0@7.25; yearlings, $3.50 100; lambs.
native. s6.6oQs.90; western, $1,000
$50.
St Louis, April 24.-Cattle: Receipts,
900, including 700 Texans. Choice to
fine steers, $S.50@9.00; good to choice
steers, $1,000 $50; dressed and butcher
steers, $5.75@7.50; stockers, $3.50
500; Oklahoma and Texas steers 1926
@S.50; cows and heifers, $4o0@7.00.
Hogs: Receipts, 1900; 1oc higher.
Pigs and light, $700@s.9o; mixed and
butchers, sS.60@8.90; good heavy, 1856
@S.75
Sheep Receipts, 5000; strong. Nut
tons, $5.O0@7.25; yearlings. $1,000 500; !;
lambs. s700@s.9o.
Kansas city, April 24.--Cattle: Re-
ceipts, 300. including 800 southerns;
steady. Dressed beef and export steers.
sS.25@S.75; western steers, $7.00@S.4$:
stockers. s6.00MS.00; southern steers,
$6,50@S.25 southern cows, $450@
$50.
Hogs: Receipts, 7000 steady to sc
higher Bulk, ss.50@S-7o; heavy. $3.50
S.55; packers and butchers, $s.5OWS.70,
light, $s.60@S.75; pigs, $7.5007.75.
Sheep: Receipts, 400; 10@15c higher
Colorado lambs, $7.5o@8.S5; yearlings,
$6.25@7.60; wethers. S6.00@7.00; ewes,
$3.50 q CTS; stockers, $3.50 q 500.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-25
LOCAL QUOTATIONS
Pig Iron
Local Cotton
Meat

Lard, 1s%c; compound, 9%c; dry salt
short ribs, u. 45c; bellies, IA. 45c; ham
butts, 15.50c; Boston butts, Ice; pork
loins. 1715c; spare ribs, 13l5c; breakfast
bacon, 22@ 24c; smoked bacon 1ec; reg,
ular ham, 1916; skinned ham, 1890.
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New York Cation

New York April 24--cotton futures
opened steady; January. II lie; February.
1l15c asked; March. II .2oc bid April.
II .4oc mid; May, II llc: June. 1I.5oc bid;
July. 11.50c; August. II 34c: September,
II zoe; October. 1i.1Sc; December, IL 20c.
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Kansas CITY Grain

Kansas City, Mo, April 24.-Cash wheat
No. hard, ssG90l4c No. red, si00a1.oi;
No. mixed, 5S1aG59c; No. 2 white, 5Sc
Oats, higher; No. white, 64c mixed
641ac. Close: Wheat, May, s61hc; July
s5%c. Corn, May. 551a@555sc; July, 55isel
55Ac. Oats May, 35i4c; July, 35Ac.
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st. Louis Produce

st. Louis, April 24-Flodr higher.
sl0.ooG1S.o0. Whiskey. N.40 Iron cotton
ties, baggins. hemp twine. pork. lard. dry
salt meats and bacon unchanged Boxed
extra shorts, 12Ac: clear ribs, 12s.c; short
clears, 1Sc. Receipts Flour 5000; wheat.
$1,000; corn. $4,000; oats. 1900. Shipments:
Flour, 12,0o0; wheat, 6700o corn, $1,000;
oats, T,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-25
Poultry and Eggs

Hens, 45a50c; live. per pound, 14d15cs
large fryers, 16a2oc medium fry
ers. 22A@25c; small fryers, aoa6oc; ducks,
40Q5Oc guneas soc: roosters, 35c; geese,
4Od5Oc: live turkeys. 1sa20c; fresh eggs.
case candled, 1sc; extra graded candled
eggs, zoe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-25
Chicago Grain

Chicago. April 24.-Cash wheat, No. 2
red s1.0701 .10 No. hard, 9ia95tsc No. /
northern, 94lAG95c: No. / northern $40
s5c No. 2 northern. s2@93ssc; No. spring,
soMssc. Corn. No. q 56Q661sc; No. white,
1Ss4u59c; No. yellow. 561za57c Oats No.
: white, S1QS71Ac; standard. SeaS6'4c. No 2
rye, 62QS2lzc. Barley, 46@70c. Timothy, ssa
s.65; clover. $ls021 Pork, $3.50. Lard,
Sll ,l71a. Ribs. $l1Qll.75.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-25
Currier Nominated

Rome, April 2.--rhe Rev. Charles W.
Currier of the diocese OF Baltimore, at
tached to the bureau of Catholic Indian
missions at Washington, -. c., was NOM
mated today Bishop of Matanzas, Cuba.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-25
New York Money

New York. April 2L-Money on call.
steady 2a4@s per cent ruling rate. 2%;
closing bid 2sa offered at ss time loans,
easier. go TO 80 days "A per cent; six
month 44M1s.
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COnsOls for Money

London, April 24.-Consols for money
"A 1916; consols for the account 747s.
Illinois Central 122h: Louisville and
Nashville 1877; Southern railway, 267s. Bar
silver steady, 277sd per ounce. Money 21s
per cent. Discount rates, short bills. $40
s-16 per cent; three months. 3ss per
raut
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Rice Market

New Orleans April 24Rice steady;
receipts. 1l22 packets clean, sales, 100
sacks rough Honduras at 2.aoa2 Boo; 262
packets clean Honduras at 47se; GOO pack
cts Japan at 3sxc.
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May. 1o.s6c; June. 10ssc; July, II .o6c;
August, 11.17c; September and October.
II &c: November, II .29c; December SOC;
January, 11.31c; February, 11.32c; March,
II .34c
Spot coffee quiet; Rio Is, 11Ac; Santos
As, 130i13Ac; mild coffee dull; cordova,
141s11714c nominal
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Naval Stores

Savannah, April 24.-Turpentine firm at
371ac; safes, 227; receipts. e19; shipments,
i 8; stocks, 1852. Rosin firm; sales, 1921;
receipts, 1870; shipments, 210; stocks, Ca
479. Quote: A. B. $3.50; C, 2, $3.50; e, F,
| $3.50; G, II, $40; I, $3.50: *. IS; NJ,
s5 so; n, Sc; WG. ss.25; WV, $3.50.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-25
German Exchange

Berlin, April 24.--Exchange on London,
20 marks AZ pfennigs for checks; money,
$685. per cent; private rate of discount,
AS per cent.
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st. Louis Grain

st. Louis, Mo-, April 24.-Cash wheat
No. 2 red, s1.12; No. . hard. ss@94c Corn,
No. 2. 5d5ss4c; No. white, 5slAc Oats,
No. 2, S5c; No white, 81. Close: wheat
May, 92ssc; July s911c. Corn, May, 547sc;
July. 55ss655Ac Oats. May, SAC; July.
34isc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-25
New Orleans Cotton Futures

New Orleans. April 24-spot cot
ton, quiet lilo oq. Middling 70 5-1G:
sales on the spot, $50 bales; to arrive 73O.
Low ordinary, 1916 nominal; ordinary,
9% nominal; good ordinary 11ss: strict
good ordinary. 11ss; low middling, 11S;
strict low middling. 12ts; middling l2 5-ls;
strict middling, 1914; good niddling. 12
Ills; strict good middling 127s; middling
fair, 1s Isis nominal; middling fair to
fair, 13 11-16 nominal; fair "a 11-16 nom
inal; receipts, 26f; stock, 102, ,6Oe
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Wool Market

st. Louis, April 2f.-Wool steady; med
ium grades. combng and clothing, 23la0
26c; light fine, 19@21c; heavy fine 139
1Sc; tub washed, 27G36c.
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Prime Mercantile PAPER

Prime mercantile paper 51a to per cent.
Sterling exchange steady with actual
business in BANKERS bills at 4S3 for
6o-day bills and at 4s6.75 for demand.
Commercial bonds firm. Railroad bonds
heavy.
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Close Cotton Exchange

Liverpool. April 2a.-The cotton ex-
change here Will be closed May 10. 10, l6
and II. Whitsuntide holidays
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COLD WEATHER
HELPS COTTON
Little Long Buying = In
quiry Chiefly From
Short Side

New Orleans, April 24.--Cold weather
in the western belt strengthened the
cotton market today and caused a mod
crate advance. Comparatively little
long buying was in evidence at any
time, the inquiry coming chiefly from
the short side The beneficial rains in
Texas over night were the cause of
some little short selling on the rise
but 1t was not in large enough volume
to have much effect on prices on the
whole, bears preferred to tighten their
commitments rather than to increase
them. On the opening the tone was
steady and prices were 2 to 3 points
up on good cables and the cold weather
noted on the weather map. Some effort
was made to check the rising ten
dency of prices by calling attention to
the fact that moderately heavy rains
widely spread over Texas had put an
end to the drothy conditions recently
complained of but snow and freezing
weather at Amarillo, Tex, had more
effect than did the rains and prices
continued to work higher AT the mid
die OF the morning prices were to 3
increased enough to bring about a re-
action of to 5 points. This did not
last. In the afternoon the market
went to 9 points over yesterdays last
quotations. The close was steady at a
net gain of to 4 points.
New Orleans, April 24-Cotton fu-
lures opened steady at an advance of
2 to points on good cables and cold
weather in the western half of the cot
ton belt Snow at Amarillo, Texas, sent
nervous shorts to cover as soon as the
market opened. Bulls made no attempt
to press their advantages and held back
in the early trading mainly watching the
bear side. 1t was considered the rains
belts We're of benefit, but they were
more than offset by the cold wave which
promised TO bring frost to a large part
of the west tonight AT the end of the
first half hour of business prices were
to points over yesterdays closing
A good demand for contracts was in
evidence until the middle of the morn
ing, when prices were ITO points over
the last quotations of yesterday. This
rise was sufficient to bring out moderate
fresh selling for short account and values
fell off 4 to points from the highest
Little realizing power developed at any
time during the morning. chiefly because
the trade was not able to Judge of the
effect of the cold wave now In the belt
At noon the market was quiet and steady
at a net advance of to points.
In the afternoon the market was quiet
and steady At o'clock prices were
s to 3 points over the final figures of
Wednesday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-25
Dry Goods

New York. April 24.-The colt, goods
markets are softening on gray cloths for
converting purposes. Yarns are easier.
Raw silk Is steady. Warmer weather is
improving the trade In wash fabrics.
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Coffee Market

New York. April 24.-Coffee futures
opened barely steady at a decline of 8 to
10 points under renewed liquidation. and
somewhat disappointing cables. There
seemed to be very little demand during
the early trading. and prices eased Off an
other or points. but the market later
frmed up on covering and trade buy
ing. with the close steady, net 2 to 5
points lower. Sales. 9S.75o. April. N.s2c;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-25
New York Produce

New York, April 24.-Raw sugar un-
changed. centrifugal, s3.s6dS39. Mo-
lassas, $2.61@2.64; refined quiet. Petro-
er, nrm.
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Grain Receipts and Shipments

Kansas City. April 24.-Receipts, wheat,
1900; corn. $4,000; oats, 1000 Shipments:
Wheat $1,000; corn, 1900; oats, 1900.
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Montgomery Market

MONTGOMERY, April 24.-Cspecial)-spot
cotton was quoted In the MONTGOMERY
market as follows Strict middllng' nesc'
middling 1131c; strict low middling' n4c'
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Metal Market

New York. April 24-ropper steady,
standard spot to July, N475Ql525; elee-
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Coffee and Sugar

Coffee. Arbuckles. s25.05 per 100
pounds Luzanne 27c per pound. Sugar
STANDARD granulated. 4s4c per pound.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-25
Liverpool Cotton Market

Liverpool, April 24.-spot cotton in in |
creased demand; prices easy; middling
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LOCAL SECURITIES
|IaSHicnToI

Total sales for the day. 26i, 400 shares
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-09-25
Market Wiped Out.

For instance. we need lisc.l free
dom. We once had Il vast market in
France and Germany for our products.
1t is gone. Why? Because of the Uni
ted States. The government in making
commercial treaties. does not heed our
needs. III cannot. for our island is
small. But if we could make our own
treaties, We could protect our inter-
ests. NJ present we nave no commer-
clad protector.
There are many other items of dis
satisfaction. II is felt by AL Glasses.
by both our citizens who have re-
manned ON the island and by us wha
have come 10 the United States to be
educated. Here in America there is
democracy. We are treated as equals.
But once an American comes to Porto
Rico he assumes that we arc his in
fcllors. We resent that attitude. Who
would not. Ii must be changed
"The United States is trying to got
the Latin American trade. What is
the use? Latin America looks at Porto
Rico and says. This is American con-
troll. We Will have none of it,
Another phase of international rela
tionships came from DIR. sub HUI, a
Chinese. who recently Won an ORATORS
cal prize nj Cornell university. in a
contest With scores of Americans.
There is nothing but friendliness be-
tween our two countries" he said.
We want to maintain it, for we learn
| from YOU. We have 200 picked men in
Your colleges. We learn breadth of
| thought and the wonderful principle OF
| organization. 50 we'll developed in your
country. These are great things From
us YOU may learn. if you will. frugality.
/, simplicity. contentedness. These, too.
| are great things"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-09-25
.PlMPLEs ON FACE AND ARMS

Ali Howard ST.. Dayton, Ohio
about year ago my face, neck, arms
and back were beginning to become
afflicted with pimples and blackheads.
My pimples would get very large and
appear to come to a head. IL tried
to open them the pain would be terri
Bile, but nothing could be taken from
them. They itched very badly; suf-
fered terribly from itching. After
scratching. the pimples would swell
and after the swelling was gone my
face would become very red and re-
main so for some time. My clothing
caused the itching to be worse. When
it was warm it was utterly impossible
to sleep
81 used a cream and the more
used the worse they got Shortly after,
read the advertisement of Cuticura
Soap and Ointment and determined to
use them. The itching stopped almost
Immediately This was about three
months ago and am entirely cured
now" (Signed) Miss Marguerite e.
Jacobs, Jan. 10. 1913
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample Of each
free with 32-p Skin Book Address post
card "Cuticura. Dept. L. Boston. ADV.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-09-25
BY NO MEANS ORIGINAL IDEAS
Gossamer Skirt and cobwcb Waist Of
Today Are limitations of Those
of Many Centuries Ago.

If learned savants are seeking the
origin of gossamer skirt and cobweb
waist they need not stop with a
Scotch professor and petty two cen
turtles of antiquity.
Snefru. who was king of Egypt
more than 1000 years ago, before the
great pyramid was built, had his
royal barge on the Nile rowed by
girls instead of men, These chosen
oarswomen were dressed in linen so
fine and diaphanous that it was no
more than a filmy mist. accentuating
rather than hiding the brown young
bodies underneath In short, the row
ing costume designed by Snefru was
much like the dancing costume worn
by some beauties who have managed
to kick their way into the good
graces of Pittsburgh millionaires.
Solomon had considerable expert
ence with the fair sex. and he wrote
that there is nothing new under the
sun Perhaps he was thinking of the
newest creations" of some modiste
In Jerusalem Chicago Tribune.