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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-06
WEEKLY COTTON
GOODS REVIEW

New York, July 5.--While the week
was a short one in trade owing to the
wide observance of the double holiday,
cotton goods markets in the primary
divisions showed Sustained strength
Buying of wide print cloths were ac-
tive on Wednesday and Thursday, many
additional contracts being placed for
August, September and October deliv-
cry. Prices held firm on a basis of
cents for 4-yard S0-spuares for late con-
tracts. and u C for 27-inch 64x6Os The
inquiry for shooetings for export to
China and Africa was light, but the
five largest mills now making export
cottons and the heavier descriptions
have fair sized orders In hand to keep
them busy to the end of the year.
Prints We're quiet.
Bleached goods are steady, and mills
are well employed for the next so days.
Openings of ginghams and fine fancy
cottons are to take place in the coming
few weeks for spring, 1914, dlstribu-
ton. Jobbers are still moving con-
seryatively in forward purchases. and
are expected to place many orders this
month at the time they gather in New
York for the semi conventions.
There Is still a. considerable restric-
tion of product in the mills, due to labor
scarcity, and the unwillingness OF man-
ufacturers to accumulate stocks. Re-
ports from the half-year in the jobbing
trade show that stocks are unusually
well In hand. warehouse stocks in
particular being lighted than usual
The raw material markets hold firm
and lend aid in maintaining values.
Yarns have been quiet. Underwear and
hosiery for spring. 1915, have been sell.
ing we'll,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-06
VICTIMS OF ASSASSINS
Three Attempts Made on King Hum
bert-Three on Queen Victoria

From Tit-Bits.
The tragic death of King George of
Greece, who was shot through the heart
while walking in the streets of Saionica.
recalls a remark which his late majesty
once made to the effect that he believed
1t was his fate to die at the hands of the
assassin. This was after a deliberate at
tempt to kill him on February 26, 1898.
when he was shot at while driving with
his daughter, Princess Marie.
The determination of assassins of roy-
atty Is one OF the most remarkable fea-
lures of these dastardly crimes. No fewer
than three attempts were made on the life
of King Humbert of Italy. On Novem-
Der II. 1873, 10 months after his accession
to the throne. man attempted to stab
him with dagger. the King escaping
with a slight scratch. The second un-
successful attempt was in 1897, when a
workman struck at him with a dagger
while he was driving to the races. the
murderer's blow being again averted.
Three years later, however, the assassin
Bresci accomplished his fell purpose by
shooting King Humbert at Monza.
The Emperor Francis Joseph OF Aus
tria mas reason 10 be greatly embittered
against assassins. for not only was his
wife. the Empress Elizabeth, fatally
stabbed while walking from her hotel at
Geneva In 1893, but twice attempts have
been made on his own life. In 1858 tail
or named Libeny tried to stab the mon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-06
Parrot Sent Into Exile
New York Tribune.

II ioiH lilt NeW
Mrs. Johanna Vogt of 10S Magenta
street. East New York, whose parrot
Archie, sassed her neighbors until some
of them caused the woman and the offend
ing bird to be summoned to New Jersey
avenue court, has got rid of Archie and
In consequence peace again reigns In the
neighborhood. Mrs. Vogt told Magistrate
Geismar that she had sold the parrot to
a man living outside of East New York,
and the court declared the case closed.
She declared in court that the parrot
was bird of first-class character. Mrs
Ormsby Pandre OF 10 Magenta street, had
called the bird a "tyrant," saying he
was In the habit of hurting the most hor-
rible language.
Judge" said Mrs. Jandre, that bird
consigned all the tenants of the building
individually and collectively, to the in
fernal regions every day and night"
"Oh, have heart, have heart" said
Archie. in his cage near the courts elbow.
Magistrate Geismar then asked just
what the bird said, but Archie himself re-
sponded profanely before the witness
could reply.
The court then directed that "the wicked
bird" be taken away at once.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-06
ENSLEY MILLS GET
BIC ORDER FOR RAILS
Contracts Aggregating 49,
900 Tons Placed-1S,000
Tons for Southern

New York, July 5.--Business in the steel
trade last week suffered from the July
holiday observation and many rolling
mills were closed down. Some compa-
nies will take advantage of the luT to
make needed repairs and not a few even
will wait for orders to accumulate before
resuming operations. In some lines spec
ifications as we'll as new orders are
smaller and less pressure upon the bar.
plate and structural mills is reflected in
the reduction of 81 per ton on store
prices for bars, plates and shapes.
The falling off in business in iron and
steel in the last few months is most not
able in steel rails and pig IRON there
having been a decrease of 60 per cent
in rail orders and 80 per cent in pig iron
contracts placed during the first half OF
the current year as compared with the
first six months of 1872. Car and loco
motive orders, however. increased to
per cent during the same time. but the
June contracts for rolling stock and mo-
tive power were small
Last week rail contracts aggregated
about 5000 tons. including $4,000 tons for
the Southern railway to be rolled at Ems
ley and 5000 tons to be rolled at Spar
rows Point for this years delivery
Among the more important structural
orders were 3400 tons of the Ford Motor
company at Detroit. 1890 tons for bridges
on the Pennsylvania railroad and 110C
tons for lock gates at Dallas. Ore. The
Michigan Central also ordered 700 tons
for a bridge at Saginaw, Mich Among
the new inquiries are 5000 tons for the
American Steel and Manufacturing COM
pany at Lebanon Pa; 5000 tons for an
other addition to the Ritz-Carlton hotel
at Philadelphia.
Structural work on the Willimantic ca
nal and the Canadian orders will require
about 10000 bars and shapes.
Several fair sized contracts for pig iron
were placed east and west, but other
large consumers continued to hold aloof
In all sections upward of $4,000 tons were
bought for third and fourth quarter 1919
shipment and about 100000 tons more are
pending.
Buyers generally anticipate further
decline, although the dead line of cost
has been touched in some instances. 1t
is estimated that the steel companies as
a whole in June reduced untitled orders
by 100000 tons, of which close to 500 coo
tons was by the subsidiary companies of
the United States Steel corporation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-06

BRYAN and Champ Clark have buried
the hatchet according to the Washington
correspondents They met at a luncheon.
shook hands and "all was merry as a
marriage belle In the course Of the
hatehet-burying luncheon other guests
persuaded the speaker of the House to
tell one of his favorite stories-the tale
of the brawI between Andrew Jackson
and Thomas Hart Benton Of Missouri,
says the Kansas City Star.
He wasn't Thomas Hart Benton of Mis-
souri, in those days. but Colonel Benton
of Tennessee. a state which has been the
scene of a great many famous duels and
gun fights" The light took place In he
1873 and a curious combination of cir
cumstanees led up to it. Benton had
been one of Jackson's aids and had been
sent to Washington by Jackson to
straighten out the generals financial af-
fairs with the federal government Tins
Benton did and did well.
In the meantime, Bentons brother
Jesse Benton, quarreled with William Car
roll, one of Jackson's officers. The quar-
rel proceeded in the conventional manner,
arrangements were made for a duel
Jackson consented to act as Carroll's Sec
ond after he had tried unsuceessfully &c
patch up the quarrel. Well, the duel TOOK
place and both men were wounded.
Colonel BeEton, away in Washington
got news of 1t and came home across the
mountains, breathing out threats of ven
geance against jackson. Now Andrew
Jackson, whatever his shortcomings may
have been, was not the person to pull In
his horns because of threats. Instead
he got his 'shootin irons in order and
was waiting impatiently in Nashville for
Benton to come back.
They met in a Nashville street In front
| of the City hotel September 4, 1873 and
Jackson at once drew his pistol. There
are various accounts of just what hap
pened then. So many things happened
and in such rapid succession that 1t is
! hard to give a wholly accurate account
i of the affray that followed Anyhow
Jackson gave his adversary no time to
draw a gun, but forced him into the hotel
and was backing him down a hallway
a pistol held close to his heart, when
Jesse Benton appeared. Jesse had a pis.
tol that at close range was almost as
effective as a Gatling gun. He emptied
two bullets and a slug into the future
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-06
State Acts of Stepfather
From the Baltimore American.

rioin tne BdltlmOre American.
In Australia the government takes
charge of all orphans who have no rela-
tives able and willing to support them
When child is left without parents the
state adopts him, practically speaking
and sees that he does not suffer. The
child is committed to the childrens coun-
ell, which selects some home among the
farmers as a rule
These foster homes are examined close
ly and often two or three are tried be-
fore one is found in which the child finds
congenial surroundings.
After the child is 10 the state feels that
its ward should earn more than board and
lodging. At that age, therefore. is hired
out, usually, however, to the foster par.
ents who have been previously talxin.
care of him. Three-fourths OF his wares
are re deposited in savings banks
mainder is his. When he becomes of are
or il he wishes money in order to learn
a trade, or to attend a more advances
schnol-or. In the case of girl. when she
wishes to marry-the savings are turned
over to the ward.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-06
Andrea Jackson and Benton Had
Fierce Fight Bat Became Friends

president at short range. jackson fell.
his left shoulder mangled and his right
arm shattered, and al that moment up
rushed John Coffee, one of Jackson's aids.
Coffee believed Colonel Benton had laid
his chief low. and began firing at him.
Benton fell down stair sand was out of
the combat.
In the meantime. Stokely Hays. a
nephew of Jackson s. had drawn a dagger
and grappled with Jesse Benton, whose
right arm was finally pinned to the floor
with the knife. At this stage of the fight
innocent bystanders." one or two of
whom had been wounded in the mean
time. took hand and pulled the COM
batants apart.
Everybody recovered from his wounds
but the result of the duel was that Ben
ton was dead politically in Tennessee
"Old Hickory was already tremendous
favorte In the Mountain State. and
shortly after he had recovered from hi:
wounds he won the battle of New Or
leans. There was not much popularity
for the man who tried to kill him, ever
though the attempt may have been jus
tifable.
Benton struck out for pastures new
and the pastures he chose were those OF
Missouri. Eight years after the fight ir
Nashville Thomas II. Benton went t.
Washington as the first senator from
missouri. lie served Tor 81 years.
Jackson arrived as a member of th
Senate in 1923. His desk was next to Ben
tons, and there was considerable breath
less Zcuriosity as they sat silent and re
fusing to recognize one another the frs
day jackson took his place The quarrel
however, was speedily forgotten. "OlC
Hickory sent his card to Mr.. and Mrs
Benton and within an hour received theil
cards in return. The next day the tw,
statesmen shook hands and there wa,
general applause In the Senate chambe
as they did so.
During Jackson's two administration.
the senator from Missouri was one of hi
most loyal adherents and the two mel
were great friends. They tell story o
Benton's coming 10 the White House once
and asking to see the President.
You can't see him, SENATOR the ne
gro servant told him. He's upstairs hav
in a bullet cut out of his arm"
"All right, George" said Benton. "rl
see him anyhow"
He went to the Presidents bedroom ant
found Jackson with a doctor. cutting
from his arm one of the bullets Jess,
Benton had fired from his Gatling CUR
pistol more than 20 years before.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-06

The smart set of London is daily
crowding the Probate Court to witness
the legal battle over the probating of
the will of the late Sir John Murray
Scott, by which he bequeathed nearly
$5,o00,000 to Lady Sackyille. The pro
batting of the will is contested by Nal
colin Scott, brother of Sir John. who
alleges undue influence was exerted
over his brother by Baron and Lady
Sackyille in order to obtain the bulk of
the Scott estate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-06
Fruits and Produce

Apples, new, 81 .50Q2; Florida Va
lencia oranges, So; California oranges, Sc
box; lines, $1.25 per 100; irish potatoes elc
to 81 bushel; sweet potatoes, Dooley, 81 so
41.75 hamper; onions red globe, &c per
pound; lettuce. $1.50Gl2. 80 per crate; Gu
cumbers, per crate, $l.75 tomatoes, Flor
ida, $2.25@2.75; cabbage, Mobile, 81. 75@2
crate; new Texas onions. crate, 81 so:
beans, per hamper, 81 - 25@1 so; peaches. s2a
2.50 crate; squash, per hamper, $1@1 .25;
cantaloupes. 81 .50@3; watermelons, 156p
25c; peppers, per crate, sl.5Oa2; lemons,
box of $50, SS S.50d9. Ol1ra, s2Q2 so ham,
$50. Georgia cantaloupe, 81
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-06
Faith Ill-Defined

From the Washington Star.
Discussing the lamentable fact that ac-
cording to the last census, half the Amer
lean people never go to church, Canon
Hughes Scott said at a dinner in Denver:
THE trouble is. perhaps, that Americans
have a wrong idea about the church. They
think the church wants them to believe
lot Of outworn dogma. That is not true.
yes, the trouble is that the people
define faith as the little girl defined 1t in
school.
Faith the little girl said. lis believing
what you know isn't true"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-06
London Stock Market

London. July 5.-Reports of riotng in
Johannesburg caused further weakness
in gold mine shares on the stock markets
today. Balkan stocks declined on the
uncertainties of the near east. British
shares slumped in sympathy, but there
was slightly hardening tendency no.
ticeable at the close. 1t is believed the
Rand strike will be short.
American securities were dull and fea-
tureless and closed practically unchanged.
Censols for money, z IA; consols for ac-
count. Z 7-16; Illinois Central, lis. Louis
Vile and Nashville, 1874 1-2; Southern Rail-
way, q "a. Bar silver quiet, 26 15-16d per
ounce; money, 21-2@3 per cent Discount
rates. short bills. 4 is per cent; three
months, 5-16@4 3-S per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-06
Liverpool Cotton Market

Liverpool, July 5.-Middling fair, cot
ton. 7.2Sd; good middling, 6.94d; mid
ding, 670d; low middling, sod; ordi :
nary, 5.70d: fair demand; sales 5000
bales, including $500 American and
500 for speculation and export in spots !;
receipts 5000 bales, including 5000
American; futures closed quiet: July.
6.44d; July-August 6.43d: August Sep
tember. 6.35d; September October, 6.24d /:
October November, 6.1Sd; November
December, 6.14d; December January,
ary-March, 6.l4Ad; March-April,
6.15h I'd; April-May 616kd; May-June.
6.17hd; June-July, 6.17hd.
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Flour and Breadstuffs

-four, s5.65; Oklahoma -four. $500;
pure wheat shorts. S29; pure wheat bran,
s27; C. s. huls per ton, SIG; prime c. s.
meal. per ton, s32; C. S. feed meal, per
ton, $685. No. timothy hay, per ton, :23;
mixed alfalfa and Johnson grass. per ton,
$2O sack, s1.50; alfalfa hay. per ton, s22;
johnson grass. per ton, $751; mixed feed,
s32; oats, sec bus; corn, SIC.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-06
Treasury Statemen

Washington, July 5.-The condition of
the United States treasury at the begin
ming of business today was;
Free balance in treasury offices and
banks. S116,054,05S; balance in treasury,
Philippine island and unavailable S25, ,11S,-
0Sl net balance general fund, $141 .172, ,0So
Receipts Thursday, s4494047; pay warrants
drawn S6.10553d. The deficit this fiscal
year is "a, 49536i, as against n deficit of
$5,eSS,505 last year. The figures for re-
ceipts, disbursements and deficit exclude
Panama canal and public debt transac-
tions.
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Poultry and Eggs

Hens, 45d5Oc; live, per pound, 141aQ1tc;
fryers, 1A@11a lbs. average, 25c; fryers
less than 1 b. and under 11s pounds aver
age, 2oc; ducks. 14c pound; guneas,
30c; ROSTERS, soc; geese, 40QD50c;
live turkeys. 1Sa20c; fresh eggs. case can
died, 1S@19c; extra graded candled eggs,
24c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-06
Live Stock Market

Louisville. July 5.-Live stock: Cat
tie $50 receipts, mostly sc lower Range,
$2.00@S.50.
Hogs: Receipts. 2100; market &c high
er Range, s4.50@8.90
Sheep: Receipts, 5000. Lambs firm.
$3.50 down for sheep. Range, s400.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-06
Hubbard Bros. & Co.

Cotton Merchants, Hanover square. n.
v. Members New York Cotton Ex-
change. New Orleans Cotton Exchange.
New York Produce Exchange. Asso-
citation. Orders solicited for the Dur
chase and. sale of Cotton and Cotton
Seed Oil for future delivery Special
attention and liberal terms given for
consig nfnents of spot cotton for de-
Aaivery. Correspondence invited.
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Liverpool July 5.-Wheat, spot.
steady; No. / Manitoba, Is 3D. No 2,
rs Cd; No 8, Is 31ad; futures quiet;
October, rs 37sd; December, rs 41kd
corn, spot, steady; American mixed,
new kiln dried, 5s sgd; American old,
&c; American old, via Galveston, 5s
I'D; futures dull; July, LaPlata; NOM
inal September, LaPlata, 5s 1hd.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-06
Creamery Products

Country butter. 20q25c: fresh creamery
butter, 3212c; cheese. lie; imported Swiss
cheese. 3lc; German brick cheese. zoe:
ii:.lburger cheese. &c., imported roquefort
&c: Neufchatel cheese. per dozen. 45c:
Pinento cheese. 35c; process butter, SOC;
daisy cheese, l61sc per poxnd.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-06
Fish and Sea Foods

Red snapper 10a11c In bbl. lots; gray
snappers or groupers, 31a@4c; Spanish
mackere, 121ac; sun perch or Dream, SC to
1Oc in bbl. lots; pompano. zoe; mixed fish.
SC in bbl. lots; croekers. &c in Dbl. lots
mullet 614c in bbls.; small trout, Sc to
S1ac; fresh water, cat, dressed, s121sc; salt
water cat, TIC
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-06
Prime Mercantile Paper

New York, July 5.-Prime mercantile
paper, per cent. Sterling exchange
strong with actual business in bankers
bills at S4.77.O5 for 60 day bills and at
$.S3A for demand
Commercial bills, $4.S2%.
Bar silver 5S1se.
Mexican dollars, 4Sc
Government bands and railroad bands
quiet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-06
German Exchange

Berlin. July 5.-Exchange on Lon
don pom 46 pigs. for checks Money
4@41a per cent; private rate of dis
count, 5sQ47s per cent
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LOCAL QUOTATIONS
Pig Iron
Local Cotton
AIeat

Lard, 13hc; compound. 1Ossc; dry salt
short ribs sl4.4O; bellies, $3.50; ham
butts, l5.5Oc; Boston butts. l6c; pork
IONS, lie; spare ribs. lsc; breakfast
bacon. 27@2Sc; smoked bacon. 17c; regular
ham, 20i4c skinned ham, 211Ac.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-06
Nsva! SStsaT.x

Savannah, July 5.--Turpentine firm.
36@36Ac; sales, $50: receipts. Ss1
shipments, SIS; stocks. 2SsS4; rosin
steady; sales, 1857: receipts. 1914; ship
ments, 1871; stock, 12s.515. Quote: b.
s4.10; c, D, s425; Z, $4.35; F, G, H, /,
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Coffee and Sugar

Coffee, ArDuckles. $22.7 per 100 pounds;
Luzanne, 25c per pound. Sugar, standard
granuated. sc per pound.
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MONEY MONEY IN N WHEAT

$1,000 Buys, Puts or Calls on 10000
bushels of wheat No Further Risk. A
td Of &c fS price Ses
100000. etc. Writc for particulars.
THE CENTRAL SOCK 4 GRAIN co.
Park Bldg, Cleveland, U.
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French Exchange

Paris. July 5.-Three per cent rentes
S3f so centimes for the account. Ex-
change on LONDON 23 2bc centimes for
cent.
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Superflu0us

From Judge.
Canvasser-The fame of this little devices
has become a household word.
Householder-Take it away Too many
words in this household now.
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Bullion Taken In

London. July 5.-Bullion amounting
to $4,000 was taken into the Bank of
England on balance today
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Liverpool Grain

K, s4.45@4SO; N, $5.4O; VIC, $e25;
WV, $3.50.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-25

'o) "Ihe Rose ........ Noel Johnson
H. g. strehle.
ca) Goodnight Sweet Dreams.
Bschoft
tb) "Mammy's Lullaby" 49,. Jameson
Miss Campbell
-A"ake' ...................P elessier
Miss Sorg.
ta) Summertime" .Olney Speaks
tb) "Recompense" Hammond
Mrs. strehl.
Mas. That Spring Should Vanish
Like the Rose" Persian Garden
Herbert Belts
Wedding Plans.
Miss Louise Haxau. who has been
the guest for several weeks OF Mr.
and Mrs. w Hall Harris. the parents
oil her nance j. Morrison Harris. in
Baltimore. has returned TO her home
In Middlehurg The wedding of Miss
HaNall and Mr.. Harris will take place
saturday afternoon, June 81. at 1880
O'Clock at the Episcopal Church in
Middleburg. and owing to the death
last winter of Miss Haxalrs uncle.
I. POWELL holland. the wedding break
last, which viii take place at Exning.
the residence OF the bride elects par-
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Boiling W HaNall
VIII De limited to tho Immediate fami-
lies and few intimate friends. The
bridesmaids will be Miss Rose Gordon
HaXall and Miss Lisa Blow Atkinson,
cousins OF Miss HaXall; Miss Emma
warner and Miss Katherine BARTON
all of Baltimore, and the Hower girl
VIII be the brides young niece. little
Miss Anne Haxall Dudley. of Virginia.
The best man Will be w Hall Harris
Jr, brother of the groom and the
ushers VIII be John Henry Sherburne
Jr, of Brookline, Mass. the groom's
prother-in-la law; Boiling W. IIaXall. Jr
OF Loudoun County, brother OF the
bride; II. Patterson Harris. brother
of the groom; Charles Kuhn Harrison
Jr the brides cousin: Charles ncC
Buchanan. Francis ~ Iglehart. all OF
Baltimore. and Montgomery Harris az
Philadelphia. another cousin of the
groom.
Annual Election.
The annual election of the confed
crate Memorial Literary Society Will
be held Wednesday morning Nav %
The annual meeting OF the Confeder-
ate Memorial Literary Society will be
held Tuesday morning. June 3. to hear
reports of officers. chairmen and vice
regents, at II o'clock
Notices will be sent through the
newspapers only. vce-regents are re-
quested to be prepared 10 nominate
their regents. and a full attendance
Is desired.
~ the Woman's Club.
There VIII be an informal tea at