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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-08
High Beef Prices Are Attributed to
Decrease In Production In America
Absorption of Meat I'm
ported From Argentina
Indication of Conditions.
Mexican Troubles Affect
Market
ny HOLLAND.

New York, December 7.-(Special) l)-E'or
many months, and probably years, beef
rs to be brought from South America, and
for the present principally from Argen-
tina, to the United States, probably as
many as 24,0O0 quarters a month. The
movement of beef from Argentina to the
United States is one of the immediate re-
suits of the new tariff law. Beef now
comes In free. The amount which has al
ready been imported has been so quickly
absorbed by the markets as to furnish a
perfect demonstration of the accuracy
contained in the statement persistently
made by the beef packers that the chief
cost of high prices of beef is due to the
fact that the supply In the United States
has not been equal to the demand Yet
only a few years ago this country was
exporting beef on the hoof or chilled and
frozen to Europe and the expectation was
one Of the principal items of magnitude in
our International trade. We have lost this
business because we have not beef cattle
ienough to feed our own people. Large as
have been the recent importations of Ar
gentina beef, they have not yet caused
isny reduction in the price. Still 1t is prob
able that the importation served to pre-
vent an increase in the price of beef and
the promise of long continued importa-
ftions will put an end to the apprehension
that the choicer cuts of beef will be
lbought only by the rich because they will
demand as high price as 81 a pound.
Capital Leaves Mexico
Argentina beef which is now being I'M
ported is for the most part the product
of the ranches and packing establishment
of South America which are owned and
operated by three or four of the great
american packing houses. Since our
itroubles with Mexico began, American
capital employed in the beef cattle indus
try has been invested In considerable
amounts not only In Argentina, but also
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-08
WANTS MISSISSIPPI
TO HAVE BUILDING
Panama Exposition Com
mission in Jackson in In
terest of Big Show

Jackson Miss, December 7.-(Special)
Frank G. Hoge of Kentucky, one of the
commissioners of the Panama exposition
to be held in San Francisco, has been in
Jackson day or two in an effort to
arouse interest in that big show. He is
anxious, as a matter of course, that Mis-
sissippi should join forces with the ex-
position management and erect a state
building on the exposition grounds, and
states that he will return to Jackson
during the next session of the legislature
for the purpose of securing an appropria-
tion.
Mr. Hoge does not find Mississippians
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-08

service held this afternoon by the Eufaula
lodge of Elks at the opera house. The
service was conducted by the exalted
ruler. DR.. w S. Britt. Music was given
under the direction of Mrs. E. T. Long.
pianist while the memorial address was
made by A. hS Pace of Dothan.
1t is rumored here that Mayor T. NJ.
Patterson of Clayton will enter the race
for solicitor of this Judicial circuit to
succeed H. b. Steagell of Ozark. who is
candidate for Congress from the Third
district.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-08
S15O,0O0 IS RAISED
FOR OGLETHORPE
Only 100000 More Needed
to Complete Necessary
University Fund

Atlanta, December 7.-(Special.)-Sub-
scriptions for Oglethorpe university ag-
gregating more than sl5000O from citi-
Atlanta papers today.
This sum, of course, includes $4,000
which was given by 70 Atlanta men, $1,000
each, and all of whom will be members of
the board of trustees of the new univer-
sity. Added to that is nearly 100000 whicn
the canvassing committees have raised
during the past week, and a number of
special subscriptions which have Just
been secured by the central committee,
bringing the total up to somewhere in
the neighborhood of s15O,O0O or more
This means Atlanta has only about
800 900 more to raise to complete the
fund necessary to secure the university
for this city and for the site which
has been given for 1t on Peachtree road.
The value of the Site which is estimated
at something like 100000, is not included,
and will not be included In the S250,000
which Atlanta is expected to raise as a
bonus.
There is no doubt about the fact that
the announcement of $l5000o already
raised will inject new life into the can
vassing campaign which is now in pro-
gress, and efforts will be made entirely
to complete the fund before next Satur-
day night.
Heretofore there has been no suggestion
that the $4,000 in subscriptions of $1,000
each which were secured in advance of the
present canvassing movement, would be
included in. the sum Atlanta was expected
to raise. 1t has been generally under
stood all along, however, among those
back of the movement that this would be
done, and that announcement of it would
be made at the proper time.
The central executive committee now
feels absolutely assured that Atlanta will
complete this fund in the next week or 10
days at the outside, which means that
the work of laying the foundations for
the first buildings Of the new university
will begin some time in the spring.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-08
]. A. MOORE BURIED
IN MERIDIAN SUNDAY
Birmingham Officer, Who
Died From Effects of Pis-
tOl Wounds Inferred

Meridian, Miss, December 7.-(Spe-
cial. 1.-The remains of ]. A. Moore,
member of the birmingham police
force, who died from the effects of pis-
tol shot wounds received in Birming-
ham, We're Inferred in Magnolia ceme-
terry here this afternoon. The family
and a number of friends, including a
detail of Birmingham policemen, ac-
companied the remains to Meridian and
attended the interment. Deceased for
merly lived in Meridian and has promi-
nent family connections in the city and
county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-08

running over each other i'm their efforts
to be the first to get out to the Panama
exposition, nor does he find any very
strong demand for a state appropriation
to assist In that big enterprise The fact
of the business is that Mississippi was
welded to the proposition to hold that
Panama exposition in New Orleans, and
has never forgiven California and her
friends for taking II to the Pacific coast.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-08
BREWER APPOINTED
BY THE GOVERNOR

Jackson. Miss, December 7-(SpecialD
Governor Brewer has appointed Dan c.
Brewer district attorney of the Eleventh
district to succeed w A Alcorn. who
has been named as circuit judge TO sue
ceed Judge T. B. Watkins, who recently
resigned on account OF i'll health. Mr..
Brewer. the new district attorney. is not
related to the governor. but they are
from the same town, Clarksdale, and good
friends.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-08
IMPORTANT WEEK
IN COTTON MARKET
Big Event Will Be Estimate
of Total Yield by Depart
ment of Agriculture

New Orleans, La, December 7.-Thts
tant weeks of the season in the cotton
market. The big event will be the es-
innate of the total yield by the de-
partment of agriculture This will be
issued at l o'clock New orleans time
Friday afternoon. On Monday morning
at o'clock the census bureau will is
ginned up to December l. The-iatter
report will, of course, lead up to the
first.
1t is difficult to say what the con-
sensus of opinion is In regard to Fri
days report. because there is such wide
variance of opinion in regard to the
crop. From the largest to the smallest
, of the private estimates there is Il
difference of 100000 bales. 1t is sell
dom that opinion has been so divided
ON the crop as it is this year Some
experts say the crop will turn out To-
775,000 bales while there are others
! who do not look for more than 13, ,75O,-
600 bales. A look at the private es-
Inmates, however, shows that the ma
jority are between 100000 and H.
/ 100000 bales. The average of opinion
seems to be around 14,300,00O bales.
1t Is probable that an estimate Of
100000 bales or under would cause
| strong advance, while figures OF
over 14,250,000 bales probably would be
considered bullish, although such fig
ures might not cause an advance be-
cause of the trading public's belief In
the tendency of the agricultural de-
partment to underestimate the crop.
The estimate will be reckoned In
500-pound bales, gross weight, and will
not include linters. Last year the esti-
mate was 13,S20,000 bales and Hester g
commercial crop figures We're IA, 167, 900
Dales, two years ago the estimate was
| 14,SS5,000 bales and the commercial
crop turned out 16. 6.13S.00O; three years
ago the estimate was 11,426,000 Bales
and the commercial crop was 12,120, 000.
The trade looks for a ginning report
/ Monday morning of around 10000, 900
bales. perhaps slightly under. The fig
ures will compare with 11,S54,541 bales
ginned. up to December /, last year, Il,
S16,S07 two years ago, and 10,139,7l2
| three years ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-08

in Paraguay and Uruguay. The beef
packers are confident that with peaceful
conditions restored in Mexico the western
hemisphere will be able to raise sufficient
beef to meet all demands of the people
of both North and South America.
When c. ?. Huntington first contem-
plated extending the Southern Pacific rail-
way system into Mexico he had in mind
first of all, the great coal mines situated
some distance back of the Pacific coast,
but which Mr.. Huntington thought only
worked. In the second place. he contem-
plated a very large transportation busi-
ness through the development of cattle
ranches in northern and northwest Mex
leo.
Mr. Huntington knew 20 years ago that
the cattle ranches of the United States
were likely to be so greatly diminished
within a few years as seriously to affect
the supply of beef. He was confident,
however that the great and available cat
tie lands of northern Mexico would for
years furnish supply sufficient to make
good the deficiency in American beef.
Some of the other American capital that
was invested in railroads in northern and
northwestern Mexico was tempted to
make this Investment because of the
promise not only of profitable transpor-
tation to and from the mines, but also
transporta ton furnished by the cattle
raised upon the Mexican ranches.
One Cause of Deficiency
one of the reasons for the recent heavy
deficiency in 10 GllnnlV N hpaf n he
found in the chaotic conditions which are
now prevailing in Mexico. Battles and
rumors of battles, brigandage and an
archy have seriously affected the amount
Of beef shipped from Mexico to the great
stockyards Of the Mississippi valley, es-
pecially St Louis and Kansas City.
If we are buying heavily of beef ex-
ported from Argentina, but representing
American capital, we are also likely con-
siderably to increase our exports to Ar
gentina. The probabilities are that the
complete record for the year 1919 will show
larger International trade between Ar
gentina and the United States than has
ever taken place and considerable increa Sc
IN our expectation to Argentina.
The Importation of Argentina beef is
spoken of In commercial and banking cir
oles IN this city as very interesting obs
ject lesson which teaches the nature OF
some OF the changes which are now in
progress in American Industrial and COM
mercal life
The New Tariff
Clear headed business men in this city
are satisfied that we shall not be able
to get good understa nding of the effect
of the new tariff law until at least six
months and possibly a year have passed
by. There are some little features which
have been made plain within a few days
that are of no particular consequence,
and vet have been seized upon by some of
those who have been preaching demoral-
zation and despair on account of the new
tariff. A commission merchant who is
a very large dealer in hay and like prod
ucts spoke this morning of his recent ex-
perience, although not in a complaining
way. He is a man of long experience not
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-08

only in domestic business, but in the ex-
portation of hay and other animal food
products. Through his house many of
the exploitations of hay with South Africa
at the time of the Boar war were made
and, later. he exported a large quantity
OF hay as far as Japan. He said this
morning that the effect of the new tariff
upon the hay market was, so far as his
experience went. of no account He usual
ly buys large amounts of Canadian hay
He is now doing that, but he has discov-
cred that those in Canada who traffic in
hay for expectation have added to the
price of this commodity practically the
amount of the duty which stood in the old
Payne-Aldrich law, and which was re-
moved in the new law
Many think that similar practice will
prevail with those who export sugar or
who refine it here. They may be tempted
to add to the cost price sum equivalent
to the old duty under the Payne-Aldrich
law. But 1t has never been asserted that
be of any consequence to consumers.
Sugar Is the only commodity which costs
less now than it did some years ago. The
poorest day laborer uses the same kind
of sugar his table as John d. Rookie
feller does. 1t has always been the i'm
preston in this city that the sugar duty
is to be removed at the time fixed by the
new tariff law not for the purpose of re-
ducing the price of this commodity to
consumers, but for certain other economic
purposes which underlie the new tariff
low.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-08

The rapid growth of the pecan growing
industry In south Ala bama Is shown by
the fact that the Florida Nursery and
Trading company, a local company, is
packing for shipment to Mobile a solid
carload of young trees from three to
seven feet high raised on the nursery near
town. These trees are of one variety, and
after transplanting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-08
CAPTAIN CRENSHAW
NOW AT PENSACOLA

Greenville, December 7.-(Special) }
Capt. Arthur Crenshaw, one of Green
ville's young men. who has achieved hgn
naval honors, is at present at Pensacola.
He is commanding one of the United
States torpedo destroyers. Captain Cren-
shaw was visited during the past week
by number of Greenville relatives.
Saturday while driving Mrs. Aubury
Hollahite and her two children were
thrown from the buggy. The horse became
frightened at the opening of an umbrella
by one of the occupants of the buggy.
The two children We're badly injured.
Complaints have come from number
of Butler Farmers on account of the
cane crop being a far less per cent juice
than in years heretofore. They claim
the cane is excellent in growth and guam
tity, but the percent of juice contained
is so much less that their syrup crop
will be at least 20 per cent short of
what was expected.
Many acres are being put out in pecan
trees. A number of the farmers have
given much attention to the pecan cul-
ture.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-08

A farmers meeting was held in F1orala
Saturday at the Chautauqua auditorium
to discuss the practicabality of raising
tobacco in this section The Central Of
Georgia, through its agricultural bureau
is back of the meeting. Several months
ago they brought to this section DR.. Wade
Stackhouse, of Dillon county, South Car
olina, for an examination of the soil. DR..
Stackhouse reported that the soil is
adapted for the raising of certain kinds
of tobacco. so the Central of Georgia peo-
pie have employed j. A. Winslow, from
the Carolinas, to come and promote this
work
Chastain. agricultural agent of the Gem
trail, will address the farmers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-08

The city council has at last adopted an
ordinance prohibiting cattle from running
at large on the streets of Florala
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-08
Mrs. Fannie Otey Flood,
Soprano

Pupil of Nine. Teela vigna. Cincin-
natl, O.; DR.. Carl Duff, John w.
Nichols -four years pupil of Jean de
Reszke, Paris) and others in New
York. VIII take a few pupils In
vocal instruction. Studio 21O2 South
10th Ave. Phone go.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-08

A petition signed by practically all the
been presented to the city council asking
that the privilege license on all tent
shows, circuses, negro minstres and other
forms of questionable amusement showing
under canvas be raised to at least $500.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-08
FLORALA WILL HAVE
MAIL DELIVERY
Service Will be Effective
January |
WILL RAISE TOBACCO
Carload of Pecan Trees Shipped to
Mobile-Business Men Ask In
creased License for Tent
Shows, Autos, Etc.
WILL RAISE TOBACCO

Florala. December 7.-(speclal)-An-
nouncement has Just been made by the
postoffice department at Washington that
free delivery of mail will be started in
Florala on January l next The work of
posting the names of the streets and of
numbering the residences is now being
done.
At first two carriers will be used The
service will be extended as the need in
creases. James Motley and Curry Caw-
thon have been selected as the carriers
to begin work at first
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-08
ITEMS OF INTEREST
AROUND EUFAULA
Offices of Southern Bell and Western
Union COnsOlidated-Parc
Post Heavy


Eufaula, = December 7.-(Speeial)-T
local offices of the Southern Bell Tele-
phone and Telegraph company and the
Western Union Telegraph company have
been consolidated under the management
of Frank Farrar, who has been manager
for the telephone company for several
years.
1t is probable that an extra clerk may
be put on shortly at the Eufaula post
office to handle the parcel post business
which is becoming extremely heavy, now
that the holidays are approaching.
J. ]. Wilson, lineman for the Western
Union Telegraph company, one of the
more seriously injured in the Central of
Georgia wreck ON November 10, has been
removed to aAhospital in Montgomery. his
condition demanding medical attention
there.
a large crowd attended the memorial
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-08

a large crowd attended the memorial
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-18
AYHAWKER JOTS

Attention is called by the Howard
Courant to the fact that the peaches
have already been killed twice this
season-once during the warm wealth
er in December and once last week
when it got cold.
Som ething in the way of a rather
discouraging suggestion from the
Gridley Light: If you are going to
be good, you will have to cut out all
the bad traits at once-one can't be
good on the installment plan.
A high school note in the Howard
Courant: A conversation between two
Freshmen was overheard lately in
which one explained two good algebra
grades by having an answer book for
help: Jaw, shucks," returned the
other, 81 had two answer books, and
then missed 'em ALL
One of the good stories going the
rounds was started by a Cherryvale
merchant. He tells that not so long
ago an old man and his wife wandered
into the store. PA said the old
advertise SO much; are they flannel
shirts or billed shirts?" Why,
promptly answered the old man, they
amt the old time billed shirt. They're
more of soft-biled shirt
A French judge recently handed
down decision to the effect that
man is not liable for his wife's bills.
Mrs. PETER. in her Eureka Herald,
suggests that many women will be glad
to know that this judge thinks a wom-
an is entitled to as much for clothes
as the rent amounts to. But Mrs
PETER overlooks the important fact
that rents in France are a mere plea
yune compared with what they are in
these United States.
Some sauce for the gander, as sug-
gested by the Rose Valley correspond
ent Of the Downs Times: Our school
children these days think they are for
ever disgraced when they are a few
minutes late, but what about the par
ents who send them? Ought they not
to have a little of the blame and the
lectures which the children must get?
And what about the grown folks who
are quite often tardy themselves at
their different lines of business? L cts
give them a few lectures.
Here's something you never heard
of before, insists the Alma Enterprise:
o. J. Hess sold a span of young mules
to Jake Scott up South Branch last
week. Jake got them home Sunday
and that night they both hung them
selves in the barn. A mule will do
most everything else but get himself
into trouble. He rarely does that.
He may run away, but he never runs
off a bridge or into anything where
he might hurt himself. The above is
the first case of the kind we ever
heard Of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-18
QUAKER MEDI rATIONS.
[From the Philadelphia Press.1

IFrom the Philadelphia Press.1
Prosperity also covereth a multitude Of
sins.
Good advice is the kind that is never
given until it is asked for
1t is Just as well to remember that the
school of experience isn't Sunday school.
The only similarity between patriotism
and politics is that they both begin with p.
1t takes a pretty evenly balanced man
to be as strong in prosperity as IN ad-
versity.
Universal peace is an idle dream. There
will probably always be suffragettes, and
ants.
Some people spend all their lives looking
in the Lost and Found column for oppor-
tunities.
For one man whose religion Is sane
there are hundred whose plety comes
in the form of spasms-
modify in the market. The world is fun
of men with good intentions
Tommy-'Pop. what is dyspeptic?'
Tom1ny's Pop--A dyspeptic, my son, Is
a man whose meals don't fit him.
CHARITY begins at home" quoted the
Wise Guy Yes, but it is apt to be out
if ANYBODY calls replied the Simple Mug
The social reformer was inspecting the
slums ct have come to the conclusions.
he remarked, that good men are mighty
scarce" And bad ones are apt to make
themselves so when they are wanted,
replied the plain clothes man who was
showing him around.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-18
GLOBE SIGHTS
BY THE ATCHISON GLOBE.

A distinguished appearance doesn't
count much now as it used to.
Extending a helping hand seems easier
when there isn't anything in 1t.
"A man with nothing to do but amuse
himself is the hardest to amuse.
When you get cornered in an argument,
just say: well, 1 meant generally speak
ing.
While the neighbors may not talk about
him. hermit must get pretty tired of
himself.
An only child sometimes has its troubles,
as parents are not always as obed1ent
as they might be-
There isn't as much official business as
one might infer from the way statesmen
use their ranking privilege.
You are more likely to note the mis-
takes of others than your own, II you
happen to be looking in their direction
Food faddists who do without breakfast
aren't missing much as the pictures
in the cereal advertisements indicate
Great musical critics may write English
of considerable class, but they are mostly
total strangers to the Kansas language.
1t sometimes happens, no doubt, that a
man talks in his sleep because MS wire
gave him no opportunity during his wax
ing hours.
Girls go to the drug store for their COM
plexions at an earlier age than they used
to, and it is possible there is too much
Progress in some other directions.
Billy Sunday has lasted longer in the
evangelistic league than he could have in
baseball. Billy isn't as funny as the
people who put up with him and for him.