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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17
Weekly Cotton Reyiew

New York, August 16.-Crop deterio-
ration reports from the southwest
failed to stimulate any general sup
port in the cotton market during the
past week, and while somewhat modi-
fed today. sentiment, as expressed BIZ
local circles, remained of a bearish av-
erage, owing to the reported procrasti-
nation of spinners, unfavorable foreign
trade advices and the approaching new
crop Movement
Continued dry weather in Texas and
Oklahoma and a firm old crop situation
have restricted offerings, however, and
although prices made new low ground
on Thursday, the market has displayed
more nervousness than actual weak
ness, with scattering shorts showing a
disposition to take comparatively small
profits.
A private report published Friday,
confirmed daily advices of deteriora-
tion in the southwest. making the aver
age condition of the crop 1874, against
81 two weeks ago. and combined with
continued drouth as well as an appre-
hension that a large short interest had
been accommodating, caused a sharp
rally during today's trading.
There seemed to be less trade de-
mand or bull support on this advance,
than covering. of shorts, however and
1T appears that in spite of adverse
weather in the western belt and COM
paratively low condition. the averag ge
operator is still optimistic regarding
supplies owing to expectations of a
very large crop east of the river.
Beyond this and entirely aside from
the question of ultimate crop and re-
quirements for the season, bearish
views are still based on a conviction
that mills Will buy very slowly this
autumn owing to unsettled trade condi-
tions. conservative attitude in finan-
cial circles, and various political or
Legislative uncertainties at home and
abroad.
Under such conditions the weight of
the early movement is looked upon rs
an almost certain source of depression
in bearish circles, while more buliishly
disposed traders argue that between the
short interest that this view has prob
ably created, and the general tendency
70 walt for decline on which to buy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'S Letter

New York, August 16.-(Special) Light
showers In central Oklahoma checked the
advance in our market but no general
rain Is expected by the government
weather officials. who predict generally
fair weather over Texas, Oklahoma and
Arkansas.
Europe is receiving bad crop accounts
from their buyers. who are reaching the
southwest
The crop is suffering badly and deterior-
ating through that vast area of southwest
ern country. OF course, spinners are oath
to change their expectations of a large
crop, and they expect that the passage
of the tariff bill in its present form VIII
check any buying from the public.
Unless we have rain over Sunday tHe
situation will indeed become serious
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17
Live Stock Market

Chicago, August 16.--Hogs: Receipts,
10000; best grades steady; others, 10c to
25c lower. Bulk of sales. $7.65dS50; light,
S.. 30QS. 80; mixed, $750QS.S0; heavy, s7.25p
$50; rough, s7.25@7.45; pigs, $4.25@s.
cattle Receipts, 200; market steady.
Beeyes, s7G9; Texas steers, $675@7. 20;
western steers, s6.20q7.so; stockers, So. 45Q
790; cows and heifers. $36oQS.30; calves,
$Sd11.
Sheep: Receipts, 1000: market strong.
Native sheep. s37o@4.75; western. s4a465;
yearlings, s4.s5@5.75; lambs native. $5.25@
7.50; western s5.75@7.50.
Kansas City, August 1s.-Hogs: Re-
ceipts, 1000; market steady. Bulk, s7.750
$40; heavy, $7.75as.15; packers and butch
ers, s775@S.45; light, s7.sodS. As; pigs. $66r7.
Cattle: Receipts, 600, including 100 south
erns; marekt steady. Prime fed steers
$4,000; dressed beef steers, $7.35QS, ,40
western steers, $6GS; southern steers, $4
@65o; cows. s35Oq6.50; heifers, s450@S.G0;
stockers, s5Q775.
Sheep: Receipts. none; market steady
Lambs, s6@7.40; yearlings. $4.50G5.5o;
wethers, $425a5; ewes, ss.5o@425; stockers,
S2.50m450.
st. Louis, August 16.-Cattle Receipts,
750 including 400 Texans; market steady
Choice to firm steers, sSd9; good to choice
steers, 7,25@s: dressed and butchers
steers, $5.50G725: stoclSers, s5.25@7.5o; Tex
as steers se25@775; Texas cows and heit-
ers, I4.2567650
Hogs: Receipts, s00o market steady
Pigs and lights, $6G1SS0; mixed and BUTCH
ers IS. .40@S.75; good heavy, $Sd8.40.
Sheep: Receipts, 400: marekt steady
Muttons, $3.25@4; yearlings, $500; lambs,
$5.5017.25.
Louisville, August 16.-Cattle: Receipts,
So market steady $2501S.
Hogs: Receipts. 1000; market 1oc. higher;
s4.50QS.75.
Sheep: 50; lambs. SIC down. Sheep s1sc
down.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17
Interior Cotton Movement

Houston: Steady; middling, 11%c; net
receipts, 640S; gross receipts, 6406; ship
ments, 5421; sales 2775; stock, 29,52S.
Augusta: Steady; middling, 12c; net re-
ceipts, 72; gross receipts, 70; shipments,
110; sales, 60; Stock 5000.
Memphis: Steady middling, 11%c net
receipts, 5; gross receipts. 1853; shipments,
1854; sales, so; stock, 14,654
st. Louis: Dull; middling, 12c; gross re-
oeipts, 103; shipments, 523; stock, 7644.
Cincinnati: Net receipts, los; gross re-
ceipts, 1oS; shipments, 125; sales, 400;
stock $3.50.
Little Rock: Quiet; middling, 115sc; net
receipts, 49, gross receipts, 16; shipments,
S94; stock 6S23
Greenville: Steady; middling, 11.75c.
Total today: Net receipts. 66o9, gross re-
ceipts, $50; shipments, S137; sales, 1866;
stock 902S9.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17
Liverpool Cotton Market

Liverpool, August 16.-Cotton spot sma IL
transactions; middling fair, 7.11d; good
middling, 6,83d middling 6.51d low mid
ding, 6.31d; good ordinary, 575d, ordinary,
r54ld. Sales, 1900, including 2Oo0 American
500 for speculation and export Receipts
1000, including 300 American Futures
closed steady. August, 6.271Sd; August
September, 6.20lkd; September October,
Gid; October-November. G.0sd; Novein-
ber-December, 602d; Deeember-January.
602d; January-F February, 6.O3d February
March, 6.04iad March-April, 6.051sd; April
May. 6.o6hd; May-June, 6.071kd; June-July,
6071ad; July-August, 6.o7d.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17
The Domestic Tyrant

From Pearson's Weekly.
The other day Sir Herbert Tree, the
famous actor manager, told an anus
ing story of Claude Lowther, M. p.
He was recently staying with Mr..
Lowther at Hurstmonceaux castle, and
one night at dinner he admired some
beautiful candlesticks on the table.
'You can take them away with you."
said Mr. Lowther generously.
'Oh, no. you mustn't" chimed in the
butter promptly. IF let Mr.. Lowther
give away all he wants to he wouldn't
have anything left!'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17
Follow the Fish

There have been a great number of
political luncheons and dinners recently
and a consequent flow of rather dull
after-dinner oratory.
Mr.. Hewart enlivened political club
luncheon recently by telling the story
of certain famous politician who at
tended banquet at which 1t was ex-
pected important speeches would be
made. A dish of whitebait was set
before him. and. after looking at the
fish and then at the other guests he
remarked:
"Gentleman let us follow the example
of these little fish-drink a great deal
and say nothfng!"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17
Rice Market

New Orleans, August 15.-Rice strong,
with offerings confined to the Honduras
cereal. The tone Of the market was
strong. Receipts: Rough 1857; clean,
none; millers, 626. Sales: Rough Hondur-
as, 994S. at s4.25@435 Japan, none; clean
1927, at 21kQ61kc; Japan none.
:uote: Rough Honduras, 4.25GD4 SOC; Ja-
pan none; clean Honduras. 4AQ6s4c; Ja-
pan, 2s4Q31ac.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17
Fruits and Produce

Apples. new. s1.50Q2; Florida Valencia
oranges. S.; California oranges, IS box;
lines, 81 per 100; Irish potatoes, $11O per
bushel; sweet potatoes, Dooley, s2.75Q3
hamper; onions. red globe. 215c Der
pound; lettuce 81 5OQ2.5O per crate; Gu
cumbers, per crate, $1.75; tomatoes, Flor
ida. s225q2.75; cabbage, Virginia. SIC lb;
new Texas onions, crate $1.50; beans, per
hamper, $1.25@150; peaches, 2.5OQD3 crate;
squash, per hamper. $1Q1.25; cantaloupes,
s.. .50Q3; watermelons. 15Qp25c; peppers, per
crate, s1.50@2: lemons, box of $3.50, $5.50a6;
Okra. $2@250 hamper Pears per box,
49, Plums, S2 Georgia canteloupe, $3.50,
Louisiana canteloupe, $2.50Q3.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17
Coffee Market

New York, August 16.-Havre or Bra
Ill cables were received today, due to
a holiday and business was quiet. At
opening steady, at an advance 1 point
on September, but generally to 6
points lower elsewhere the list was
easier under scattered realizing. Near
months continued relatively steady
from scattered covering with the trade
closing steady net l point higher to
II points lower. August. S.SSc; Septem-
Der. S.95c; October, $3.50; November,
9.06c; December 9.15c: January, 923o;
February, 929c; March, $780, April.
9.43c; May, 9.4sc; June, 953c; July,
956c. Spot quiet; Rio No. Z, 9ssc; San
tos As, 121sc. Mild quiet; Cordova 1850
Ice nominal. Hamburg unchanged to
y pig. lower. Receipts at Rio 5000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17
Hubbard Bros. & Co.

Cotton Merchants, Hnuoyer Square, N.
Y. Members New York Cotton Ex-
change, New Orleans Cotton Exchange.
New York Produce x Exchange; a,nsan Asso- so
ciatfon Orders solicited for the pur-
chase and sale of Cotton and Cotton
Seed Oil for future delivery. Special
attention and liberal terms given for
eonrignments OF spot cotton for DE-
livery. Correspondence invited
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17
London Stock Market

London, August 16.-The stock market
opened easy on realizing and yesterday S
decline In Wall street but later recovered
on covering transactions. American Sc
curities opened lower but on limited buy
ing the list rallied and closed steady
Final prices were from $50 above to sc
below parity
Consols for money, rs 13-16c; consols
for the account, rs 15-16; Illinois Gem
tral, Ill; Louisville and Nashville,
1884,; Southern railway 25A. Bar sill
yer quiet, 81 5-16d. Money az @2&
per cent. Discount rates short bills.
.3ssQ3&d; three months, 13-16d.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17
Flour and Breadstuffs

Self rising flour, $500; Tennessee flour
shorts, $33; pure wheat bran. $2S; C. S.
hulls per ton, SIG; prime c. S., meal. per
ton, s35; C, s. feed meal. per ton, $50;
No. 1 timothy hay, per ton. s23; mixed
alfalfa and Johnson grass, per ton, $40:
alfalfa hay. per ton, $22; Johnson grass
per. ton, SIG; mixed feed, $34; oats 6Oc
bu: corn, 81 05.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17
Bonds
New York Money

New York, August 16-Monay on call,
nominal; no loans; time loans. quieter;
60 days, 31aQ4 per cent; so days, 41s@4A
per cent; six months, 51a@5A per cent
Prime mercantile paper, 6Q61a per cent;
sterling exchange, steady; s4.93.05 for SO
day bills; s4.S6.45 for demand; commercial
bills. s4S2s4; bar silver, 59Ac; Mexican dol
lars, AZ; government bonds, steady; rail-
road bonds, irregular.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17
New Orleans Cotton Futures

New Orleans, August 16.-Spot cotton
firm, 1-16c. higher; middling, IL 1-16c sales
spot, 2S5. to arrive. none. Low ordinary,
11-16c nominal; ordinary, 91ac nominal;
good ordinary, Ike: strict good ordi-
nary. 1lse; low mIddling, 115sc; strict
low middling, 11Mc; middling, IL 1-16c;
strict middling, 12ssc; good middling,
p 9-16c; strict good middling. 12&c; mid
ding fair. 13 3-16c nominal; middling fair
to fair 10 9-16c nominal; fair, 10 15-16c
nominal. Receipts. rs; stock, 1852.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17
Treasury Statement

Washington, August 16.--At the be-
ginning of business today the condition
of the treasury was: Net balance IN
general fund. s12s,47s.7o5 total receipts
yesterday, s2.46s,ss4; total payments
yesterday, s2.S64,5S2. The deficit this
fiscal year s12,S17,032, against a sur
plus of s469,163 last year. exclusive Of
Panama canal and public debt transact
tions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17
Kansas City Grain

Kansas City, August 16.-Cash grain:
Wheat, No. 2 hard. S11saS6c; No. red,
sec. Corn: No. Mixed nc; No g. 76c:
No. 2 white, 7S@7Sihc. Oats: No. white.
43ss@431ac; No. 2 mixed, 43c. Closed
Wheat, September, SIC; December, S6Ac.
Corn: September, 75s4@757sc; December,
701sQ70Ac.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17
Liverpool Grain

Liverpool August 16.-Wheat. spot
steady; No. l Manitoba, rs SID; No. 2, Is
3D. No. g. rs I'd. Futures firm; October. rs
24d; December, rs 2ssd; March, rs 21ad.
Corn spot strong, American mixed, new,
6s 3D.; new, kiln dried, 6s Cd; American
mixed, old, no stock; old, via alveston.
6s Cd. Futures firm; spot, La Plata, As
1asd; October, La Plata, 5s Id.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17
st. Louis Grain

ST. Louis. August 16-Cash wheat: Nc.
. red. s7a4GeS9iac; No. hard, S5% a92c.
Corn: No. 2, 7S1ac; No. white. 1870
'sOlbc. Oats: No. 2, 421z@4sc: No. 2 white,
42s4@431ac. Rye, SIC. Wheat closed: Sep
tember, S714c; May, 96hc. Corn: Septem-
Der, 76A@76ssc; May, 72@72lsc. Oats: Sep
tember, 42xc; May, 47Bc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17
Creamery Products

Country butter, 20Q25c; fresh creamery
butter, S2c cheese, lie; imported Swiss
cheese, 31c; German brick cheese, 2oc;
limburger cheese, 19c; imported Roquefort,
35c: Neufchatel cheese, per dozen, 45c.
Piraento cheese. $1.35; process butter, 3Oc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17
Dry Gnnda

New York, August 16-Cotton goods and
cotton yarn trades were steadier with a
moderate degree of spot and future busi-
ness reported Ginghams that are staple
have been placed at value, the last price
being 6hc. Fine and fancy cottons are be-
ing duplicated for in limited quantities
for spring. Burlaps and jute are held at
record prices Linens are steady.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17
Poultry and Eggs

Hens, per pound, 13@14c; fryers. 1A@
ia lbs. average. 19c; ducks, 13c H.; gum
eas, soc; roosters, soc; geese, 40Q50c; live
turkeys, 15c; fresh eggs, case candled. 19c;
extra graded candled eggs. 24c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17
Cotton Seed OIL

New York. August 16.--The cotton seed
oil market was firmer. on small offerings
and general buying, due largely to the
belief that the recent sharp recovery in
the old crop months shows inherent
strength to the whole position Prime
crude, nominal; prime summer yellow.
S90c; August, S.91c September, ss7c; Oc-
tober. sole: November. 6.93c: December,
csc; January Csc; February, 6.75c:
March, 6.SOc; prime winter yellow, 9.5Oc@
10.50c; prime summer white, 9.0Oc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17
LOCAL QUOTATIONS
Pig Iron
Local Cotton
Meat

Lard, 12sc; compound, 11Bc: dry salt
short ribs, s13.55; bellies, s14.70; ham
butts. 15.5oc; Boston butts. Ice; pork loins,
TIE; spare ribs, 13c; breakfast bacon,
2?@2Sc; smoked bacon. lie: regular ham,
1912c; skinned ham, 20%c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17
Rather Observing

From the St Louis Republic.
Rather observing fellow, Wigley.'
Never misses the slightest when 1t
comes to details. For three days, now
he hasn't done anything but notice that
all the split skirts are slit up the left
side.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17
Fish and Sea Foods

Red snapper, 9@10c, in bbl. lots; gray
snappers or groupers, &c: Spanish mack
erel 121a@15c in bbl lots; pompano, zoe;
mixed fish, SC in hbl. lots; crockers 61bc
in Dbl. lots; mullet 61ac in bbls; small
trout, S1ac; fresh water cat, dressed, 121ac;
salt water cat, SIC; speckled trout, 121ac.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17
st. Louis Produce

ST. Louis. August 16--Flour firm. Hay
strong. Receipts; Flour, 10000; wheat,
10000; corn, $1,000; oats, 1871 ,000. Ship
ments: Flour, 1900; wheat, $4,000; corn,
10000; oats, $4,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17
MONEY IN WHEAT

5000 Buys Puts or Calls on 10000
bushels Of wheat. No Further. Risk. A
Of &c from price gives y'su
$500. 90. etc Write for particulars.
THE CENTRAL STOCK 4 GRAIN Co.
Park BIdg.s Cleveland o.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17
. From Life.

= From Life.
Niece-"And at the last moment we
called in consulting physician for my.
uncle"
Friend-.The consulting physician shar-
ed the blame, srppose?"
Niece-"Yes, and the estate
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17
Bank Statement

New York. August 16.-The statement
OF the actual condition of clearing house
bankc and trust companies for the week
shows that they hold S24. sos, 200 reserve in
excess of the legal requirements. This is
q decrease of 9$S5.45o from last week. De-
tails follow: Actual condition. Loans,
SLIPS, 277000; increase, s40l 900; specie s347.-
472,0oo, decrease. $3,39s.o0o. Legal tenders,
$sl,z250oo; Increase, $1,770.00. Net deposits,
sl7S2, 06s, 900; decrease. $3,2S1, 900. Circula-
ton, LOCO; decrease, $4,000.
Banks cash reserve in vault, $366, 1896, 600.
Trust companies cash reserve in vault,
$62, $4,000. Total cash reserve, s42S, ,S97, 600;
excess lawful reserve SPACES 200 decrease,
s9S5.45 Trust companies reserve, $67,-
G4Q,000
Summary of state banks and trust COM
ranies In Greater New York not included
In clearing house statement:
Loans, S543. All, 100; decrease, $9oS, 500.
Specie, $63 219.S00; decrease, 1921 900. Legal
tenders, $7,sS5.7O0; increase, s143.3o0. Total
Aeposts. s6l5,s11, 600; increase, s1s1. 200.
New York, August 16-The Financfer
says today: Despite some losses of cash
from week to week. due to usual sea
sonable demand. the New York Clear
Ing House banks are maintaining an
unusually strong position as regards
reserve.
The statement made by these insti-
tutions for the week ending August l6
indicated a contraction of cash amount
ing to 81, ,62S.000, a merely nominal in
crease of S401.000 in loans and de-
crease of s3,2S1.000 In net deposits.
AS result of these changes de-
crease in excess reserves followed by
s$9S5,450, leaving the present surplus
above the 25 per cent required minimum
$24.69S.200.
1t is worthy of note that among the
changes in the statement this week
was a decrease of $547,000 in circula-
tion. this at = a time when above all
seasons expansion rather than contrac-
tion might be looked for
The decrease represents probably
only the carrying out of some policy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17
Naval Stores

Savannah, August 16.-Turpentine firm,
Ad36iacc; sales. 65S; receipts, 1888; ship
ments, So; stock, 34062.
Rosin. firm; sales, 1924; receipts, 1896;
shipments, 1923: stocks 1864. Quote A.
B. $365; C. d. $3.75; e. F, G. 50. 80; Fl, $780,
n, s3.95; I. 81; X, s4.05: M, $4.35; N, 500;
WIG, So; WV, $6.25.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17
German Exchange

Berlin, August 16.-Exchange on Lon
don 20 marks 46 pigs. for checks.
Money 41a per cent. Private rate of
discount per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17

by single bank, but 1t shows how far
out of harmony the present national
bank not issue is out of proportion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17
Coffee and Sugar

Arbuckle coffee, 21.S0c; Luzanne, 2sc per
pound. Sugar. standard granulated, sac
per pound.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17
A Wholesale Order

In a new book by Mr.. W. II. Major
there is a story of an aggresively purse
proud tradesman who happened to
travel by train In the same compart-
ment as a commercial traveller. They
got into conversation, and very soon
the tradesman began to boast loudly of
his great possessions.
yes, sir" he proceeded. ''and 1 have
three unmarried daughters, and L tell
you. sir. that whoever marries them
will have $1,000 handed over to him
on her wedding day"
The commercial traveller looked
thoughtful
How many unmarried daughters did
you say you had?" he asked.
Three, sir" replied the other.
Good" said the traveller, I'll take
the lot"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17
Metal Market

New York. August 16.--Metals dull. prac-
tically nominal; lake copper, SIS: electro
producers have advanced prices. Lead,
H.25; iron, unchanged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17

for actual needs. absorption may prove
active enough to provide a ready out
let for the so-called distress" cotton
that usually presses on the market dur
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17
LOCAL SECURITIES

Total sales for the day 174,90o shares
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1913-12-29
Accepts Call To Maryland.

Rev. Henry E. Spears, of St.
PauPs church, has accepted a
call from the Episcopal church
of Prince Anne, Maryland and
will leave Thursday for his new
charge, much to the regret of
the many friends Of both Mr..
and Mrs. Spears in this city.
Mr.. Spears is not only a gifted
exponent of biblical truths from
the pulpit, but his devotion to
his religion and church has been
evidenced in his daily life. He
has been helpful and an uplift to
all of those with whom he came
in contact and the church to
which he goes is to be congrat-
ulated upon securing him.
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1913-12-29
Fair After Tuesday.

Washington, Dec. 29.-Gener-
ally fair weather is predicted
for the next few days in parts
of the country east of the Roc
ky Mountains and over the Sou
thern plateau region. Rains
are expected in the southeast
ern states and probably SHOWS
in the middle Atlantic and New
England states, upper Ohio Val
ley and lower lake region. The
weekly bulletin says:
"A disturbance of moderatc
intensity, central Sunday morn
ing over louisiana will advance
northeastward and cause rains
Monday in southeastern state,
and cloudy weather and probably
SHOWS Monday and Tuesday in
the middle Atlantic and New En-
gland states, the upper Ohio val
ley and the lower lake region.
With this exception, the wealth.
er will be fair during the next
several days in practically all
parts of the country east of the
Rocky Mountains and over the
southern plateau region.
The next disturbance of i'm
portance to cross the country
will appear on the north Pacific
coast Monday or Tuesday, at
tended by high winds and rains,
and cross the great central states
Friday. This disturbance will
cause local SHOWS in the north
ern states. Another disturbance
Will reach the north Pacific coast
about Thursday and prevail ov-
err the middle west near the end
of the week. This disturbance
will be attended by general rains
and SHOWS and be followed by
decidedly colder weather"
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1913-12-29

their way into positions where
they may do the community
great harm.
For the executive county OIL
GERS, where the work largely is
routine, and clerical capacity
backed by adequate bond ordln-
arily will protect the interests OF
the taxpayer, some latitude
might be given to personal pre-
ference but, for the positions OF
members of the state legislature,
for circuit judge and prosecut-
ing attorney, where the personal
honor of the member is the de-
Gliding factor in all matters al
fecting the rights and interests
of the citizen, incorruptlble
lawmakers, and incorruptible
law enforcement officers are ab-
solutely necessary to a we'll or
dered state of society.
It is for this reason that the
greatest nicely Of choice be ex-
ercised in the nominations for
these officers. They expose the
incumbents to the greatest
amount of temptation; they Of
fer more and easier chances for
graft than any others and are
much sought after by men cal
lous in their consciences and
who make the most of official OPP
portunity to line their pockets.
The private lives of such men,
when known, stand as danger
signals to the voters but, too Of
ten, the voter is unaware of the
lapses in the private lives of the
men who ask his support and he
yields to the Establishments of
the practiced stump orator and
is swayed in his choice by con-
siderations that have no bearing
upon the fitness of the man for
the office of trust.-Fort Smith
Times-RecOrd.