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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-22
AyOndale

An interesting event of last evening was bridge party with Miss Hazel Stone as hostess at her home in Avondale.
 The rooms were prettily decorated with pink and white roses and the same design was used in the score cards. Ices and cakes were passed at the conclusion of the game.
 Those participating were Miss Buna Alt good, Miss Nelle Page, Miss Lorene .sarf. Miss Ruth McKibbon. Miss Mabel Gar rett, Miss Ida Killian, MT. James Eur gess, Mir. Charles Stone, MT. Porter Branch, MT. George Jones, Mir. Harry Hood and MT. Boyd Hargrove.
 
 Miss Leona Bufford of Boaz is spending a short time with Miss Ethel McCool in Ayondale.
 Mrs. J. F. Hewlett has returned from visit to friends in Huntsville.
 Miss Mary Sue Goodson of Certerville Is the guest of friends in Avondale. Mrs. E. Mckenzie has returned from a visit to Nashville.
 Miss Eunice Brown is visiting relatives in Oklahoma.
 Miss Ellen Dohbs has returned from delightful sojourn to friends in Fort Payne.
 Miss Irene Strong is at home after a stay at gulf coast resorts.
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Fish
Perch-Sc pound.

FefCH-6C pUund.
 Salt Water Trout--15c pound. Blue Catfish--Sc pound. Red Snapper--9a9lsc. Gray Snapper-5c.
 Mullet-5hq6c pound. Spanish Mackerel-l5c pound. Fresh Pompano-25c pound.
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shipments. 174s. stock. 27o56 Rosin nominal; no sales; receipts, 976; ship ments 2oSS; stock. 10S.360. Quote: A, B. $3.50; c, D. s3.521a; E. F, G. H, |. ss.55; K, s415: M, s4.5o; N, s6; VIC. S6.25: wv, $6.35.
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Chicago Produce

Chicagoi September 21.-Butter steady; receipts. 11.45o; creameries. 2i ,a M BOG; eggs steady; receipts, 70os: at mark. eases included. 200 @221sc: or oinary ffrsts. 21@21hc; firsts, 22@ 223zc; potatoes lower; receipts, 70; Jer- seys, 74MS7c; Michigan and Wisconsin red 63m67c; Michigan and Wisconsin white. 65@ roc: Minnesota and Dakota, 5o@7 7sc; poultry alive, lower; springs, 14t; fowls. 14c.
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Creamery Products

Country Buttei-20Q25c fresh creamery butter, S4c, process butter, 29c
 Cheese lie; imported Swiss cheese, soc; German brick cheese. 20c; Hmburger, 20c; imported Roquefort, 40c; Neufchatel cheese. per dozen, l5c; Pimento cheese. S.35.
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Liverpool Cotton Market

Liverpool. September 21.--Cotton spot in moderate demand; sales. 1400 bales, in- cluding 1900 American on the basis of 5.S0d for middling; imports. 1895 bales, in- cluding 400 American.
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Ensley

Master Gordon Eastus entertained a number of little friends at his home in Ensley Saturday afternoon in celebration of his sixth birthday
 Miss Rosalind Phillips amused the chil- dren with game on the lawn and later ices and cakes were served in the dining room. The guests numbered '.
 Mrs. l.. H. Pennington has returned from visit to Chattanooga
 Mrs. W. J. Mitchell and children who have been visiting Mrs. Price Dickens have returned to Talladega
 Mir. and Mrs. J. D. Norman, who have been passing the summer at eastern coast resorts. have returned to Ensley.
 Mr. c. E. Estis has returned from New York, Chicago and other points.
 Miss Sara Corburn of Florence is the guest of Mrs. Sam Delaney.
 Mrs. G. B. Masters and her little daugh- ter are visiting relatives in Denver.
 Miss Margaret stowell has taken up her duties at the Wesley House after a pleasant vacation at Peoria. III.
 Mrs M. o. Fuller of Little Rock. Ark. is the guest of Mrs. F. D. Fuller on Ens1ey Highlands.
 Prof and Mrs. N. R. Baker and fam fly who have spent the past two years
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Dry Goods

New York. September 21.-Cotton goods and yarn markets were steady and quiet today Dress goods were in good de- mand. Raw silk was slightly higher and burlaps were firm and the jute forecast anticipated crop of 1O,500 900 bales.
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Interior Movement

Houston: Middling, Sssc: receipts Il ,O33; shipments, 973s sales. 1739; stock. 44.634.
 Memphis: Middling, Sac; receipts, 309s; shipments. 9I1; sales, 525; stock, 20,S93. Augusta: Middling, S7sc; receipts. 1902: shipments, 1861; sales, 1014 stock 13,70a- St. Louis: Middling Slac; receipts, 307; shipments. 301; stock, 13,7o2.
 Cincinnat; Receipts. 59: stock, 47s7. i Little Rock: Receipts, F; shipments. 197; stock, l943.
 Total today: Receipts. 16,411; shipments, 12,5l4; stock, 115,007.
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Montgomery Market

Montgomery. September e1-fSpecial) Spot cotton was quoted here today as follows: Strict middling, S1kc; middling, Shc.
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Naval Stores

Savannah. September 21.-Turpentine nominal, 45Hc; no sales; receipts. 521
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Kansas City Produce

kansas City. September 21.-Butter. creamery, 29c; firsts. 261kc; seconds. 2Ac; packing. 2oc; eggs firsts. 22c: sec ones, lSc; poultry, hens 13hc; broil- CTS, 15c
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WHEAT MARKET AVERAGES HIGHER Closing Prices Are Steady and at Net Ad-
 vance

eh'easo, september 21.-The wheat mar ket today averaged higher. Closing prices were steady at 4ns4c net advance. Corn ? finished 's@l4@l4d7sc up. oats with a gain of ss@1aa1sc and provisions the same as Saturday night to 221sc down.
 Much interest in the diminishing move ment of the spring crop was taken. Ar rivals at Minneapolis and Duluth were only 2lsl cars as against 2617 cars a week ago and 2lso cars at the cores bonding time last year. Similar condi- tions prevailed at Winnipeg and it was chiefly on account of these figures that the market, shortly after the opening made the best advance of the session.
 Corn strengthened largely as a result pf rumors of a further development oi European demand.
 Oats showed strength, The chief req on was the activity of export call
 Provisions were on the down grade
 Future quotations were as follows,
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 Mr. and Mrs. A. w Smith have returned from their wedding trip and are at home or Ensley Highlands.
 Pratt City Nr. l. C. Tennessee Of Salisbury. N c., is spending few days with MT. and Mrs. (. r. Henessee in Pratt City eh route to Hot Springs, Ark MT, N A. Gray and his little grand son, Gray Warden. have returned after a visit to friends at Pelham. Mir. George Sharpe and Mir w. G. Sharpe are guests of MT. and Mrs N W Wilson.
 Mrs. J. R. Walker and Miss Louise Walker are spending this week at Good water.
 MT. Win Montjot MT. Will George, Mir George Donaldson and Mir Tony Meahls of Pratt City arc enjoying fishing trip atsRays Mill.
 Mir Hugh Lacey and Mir. William Per kns are spending 10 days at Cook Springs.
 
 Miss Cecil Farmer has returned from a visit to Decatur.
 West End Mir. Tom Eastburn of Atlantic City Is the guest of his parents, AIr. and Mrs. ]. K. Eastburn.
 Mrs. Bessie Lowe is spending several weeks with relatives in Nashville MT. NJ. R. Keeling and his little nephew. Frederick White are at home after stay with the formers daughters, Mrs. !. D. Rumph and Mrs, I. G. Graham, in Little Rock.
 Miss Martha Parker spent the week-end with MT. and Mrs. Baxter Eastbufn en route from her home in Louisiana to Montgomery.
 MT. Hobart Hawkins is seriously i'll with appendicitis at his home in West End. Numbers of interested friends have re- ceived invitations reading as follows; Mrs. Charles Henry Worrell requests the honor of your presence at the marriage of her daughter. Mildred Hazel to MT. Thomas Marvin Edwards. on Wednesday, September sN, at o'clock, ll01 Tusca- loosa avenue. Birmingham, Ala Mrs. Barham will be hostess to num- Der or ifltDOS NtuntSudy tittfnpo0 Ill her home in Norwood in honor of Miss Mildred Worrell, a prospective bride. Miss Mary Claire Norwood will give luncheon Friday. complimenting Miss Mildred Worrell.
 Miss Mildred Worrell will be compli- mented with a theatre party at the Lyric Saturday afternoon, given by her sister, Miss Susie Worrell
 Mrs Vernon Holmes novelty shower for Miss Mildred Worrell will be an. event of today at her home ih West End.
 Woodlawn Mrs. George S. Barnard, who has been the guest of her sister, Mrs. O. D. Free man in Woodawn, has returned to her home in Marionette. Wis.
 
 Mrs. ]. E. Thomas is at home after stay with friends in Anniston.
 East Lake Mrs. Clara Goodrich was at home yes terday afternoon in East Lake to tie members of Circle No. of the Woman's Missionary union of the Ruhama Baptist church. After an interesting programme light refreshments were served to about 20 guests.
 Miss Hattie Eskalan of New York city arrived yesterday to be the guest of Mrs Byron Griffith in East Lake. Miss Lola Strickland will leave Monday for Cordova, where she will visit Mrs. ". II. Hubbard.
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LOCAL QUOTATIONS
The Iron Market
Poultry and Eggs

Hens-l5c.
 Fryers-1A-1h lbs.; average. 221ac.--2oc. Ducks-15c lb.
 Guineas-30c.
 Rcosters-30c.
 Geese-40Q45c each.
 Eggs-Fresh country receipts, 1sq20c; 24c; extra graded candled. 2lc; candled carton eggs, 29c.
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lnglenook and a vase of pink roses sraccd the tables center upon this occasion.
 Place cards of the same tint bore the following names: Miss Louise Brandt Miss Gladys Green, Miss Eunice Vest brooke. Miss Annie Huey and Miss Mamie Harrington.
 Aliss Kathleen coughlin of Columhiana spent the week and with her parents. iJr and Mrs. ]. (. Nowlin
 Mrs. c. O. Stover has returned from stay with friends in Louisville. Ky.
 After delightful visit with Miss 1.sn- nah Miller. in Gadsden, Miss Rebeeca Bazemore has returned to her home.
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East Birmingham

Complmenting her guest. Miss Harnet Knox. Mrs. o. W. Wilkins was hostess at luncheon yesterday at her home in East Birmingham.
 A mass of autumn foliage centered the dainty table about which were seated the following guests: Miss Susie Lee Jones Miss Hattie Perry, Miss Emilene Smith. Miss Lydia Wilkins. Miss Katherine smith, Miss Jamie Beall and Miss Susie Wilkins.
 Mir. H. A. Askew has returned to At- lanta after a visit orelativcs in East Bir- mingham.
 Mir c. R. Evans Is at home after d pleasant trip to Georgia and Mississippi.
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Inglenook

play. Mrs. Blacks Pink Tea Party, will be given this evening at the Insle- nook Methodist church for the benefit of the Busy Bee band of the Ladies .Aic society, under the direction of Mrs. H, B. Farley. The cast of characters fol- lows:
 Scene: Drawing room.
 Mrs. Black, Mrs. Jesse Chantz.
 Miss Pansy Black, Mrs. R. E. Lee.
 The maid, Mrs. $. G. Lively.
 Mrs. Rochester Lincoln, Mrs. J. c. Now lin.
 Mrs. Brown, Mrs. John Cosby.
 Mrs Blew. Mrs. Win Barton.
 Mrs Redd. Mrs J. H. Tenders.
 Mrs. Green, Mrs C. r. Smith.
 Mrs Gray, Mrs. Charles Faulkner
 Musical numbers will be rendered by Miss Mabel Barton. Miss Mildred Ford Miss Florence Westbrook. Mrs. T. w. Mccoy. Mrs. Reuben Jones, Mrs. w. D. Langston.
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Meats

Extra Bellies-s13.50. Belles-20-25, $16.14ls. Boston Butts-17c. Pork Loins-1Sc Breakfast Bacon-20Q2Sc. Spare Ribs-121zc. Regular Hams-2015c. Skinned Hams-211fc.
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Sugar Market

unsettled; molasses s3@5.12: centrif- ugal, $5.65 @5.77; refined. unsettled: cuf loaf, SS.15; crushed, $6.05: mould A
 sI10;s XXXX powdered, $40: powdered SiS5; fine granulated $I25; diamond A s7.25; confectioner's A, $7.15 %No. I, S705 =
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WYlan1

Miss Belle Canterberry entertained the members of the K. D. c, Sunday schoul class last evening at her home in Wylam and after discussing their plans for the
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Kansas City Grain

Kansas City, September 21-No. 3 wheat, hard, s1.0f@1.05;s No. 2 red, $1.O5 m LOG; corn. No ? mixed TIE 6n 7sc: No. white S1c: oats. No. 2 white, 4Sc; No mixed, 4S1ac.
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SOCIETY IN
 GREATER BIRMINGHAM ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Phi Tau club will meet Thursday with Mrs. R. w. Brown in Ensley.
 A social meeting will be held at the East Lake Methodist church Wednesday evening for the men of the congregation. The Woodmen Circle will meet Wednes- day afternoon at the K. of P. hall in Ensley.
 The Ensley Highland Forty-two club will be entertained Friday by Mrs R, l.. Hassler.
 Mrs T. l.. Cheatham will entertain the Thread of the Story club Thursday aft ernoon.
 Miss Louise Merkle, assistant superin- tendent of the Pratt City Playground as sociation, asks the boys to meet this evening at her home, 76 Maple street, at 7:S0 o'clock to form an athletic club. The Ladies Aid society of the Wood- lawn Prasbyterian church will hold a spend-the-day party today in the parlors of the church. All members are asked to be present
 The members of the West End Forty two club will entertain at box party at the Lyric Wednesday afternoon in- stead of the regular social meeting.
 
 The Young Ladies c. T. N Missionary band will hold monthly meeting Fri day at o'clock at the home of Mss Ruth DeJarnette.
 The annual dollar social of the Ladies Aid society will be held Friday evening at o'clock in the primary room of the Vine Street Presbyterian church In West End All ladies of the congregation are cordially invited
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in Montgomery. hay returned to Ensley to make their home.
 MT. and Mrs. A W. smith have returned from their wedding trip and are at home or Ensley Highlands.
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Chicago, September 21.-wheat, No. red s1.11 E F i.13si; No. hard, s1.11A cn1.13h: corn. No. yellow, 79%m So1ac; oats standard, 491a e soc; rye, Nc. 2, 93m94c; barley. 63@15c: tim othy, $4@5.5o clover, $975@10: pork. SIS; lard s9.52 ribs. s11.12@11.s2.
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St. Louis Produce

St. Louis September 21.-Poultry, chick ems, 12l9c. Springs. PFC. Turkeys, 15c. Ducks, He. Geese, 6at10lkc Butter, whole creamery, sle. Eggs. 22izc.
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New York Produce

New York. September 21.-Butter unset ted Receipts 5000 Creamery, extras 3OlhmSlc. Firsts 2SM3Oc.
 Cheese firm Receipts, 57o. State whole milk fresh, white and colored specials. 15a4c.
 Eggs unsettled. Receipts. 92o0. Fresh gathered extras, 2SM30c; fresh gathered extra firsts. 26M27c. Firsts, 24d25c.
 Live poultry, Jewish New Year holiday closed. Pressed firm, western chickens. frozen, l5a25c. Saturdays price); fowls. llleQ20c; turkeys, 2SM26c
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Live Stock

Chicago, September 21.-Iogs: Receipts 26,00o; weak; bulk, sS. .50Qf9: light, ssSo0p 9.40, mixed, ss.S5d945; heavy, $S. 15a9. 20; rough, sS15qs.35; pigs. 525@9.
 Cattle: Receipts, 21 ,000; steady: beeves s6.S5Q11; steers, s6.25d9.15; stockers. s5 4om s.S5; cows and heifers. sS60d9.2O; calves, sS@l2.
 Sheep: Receipts, 56,00O: weak: sheep. s490ao7o; yearlings, s5.7506.50; lambs s6. 50 @7.90
 Kansas City, September 21.-Hogs: Re- ceipts, 5000; steady; bulk, ss.50I9; heavy. SS.io@S%; packers and butchers sS 606 s;, light, $s5odS.95; pigs. sI25ds.
 Cattle; Receipts, 5000: steady: prime fed steers, $10ml0.75; dressed beef steers. sISo@915; western steers, $6. 60d9; south fgn steers, SS25d7. 25; cows. s4.2507. .25. i}eifers, $6.25d9.25; stockers, s6dS15
 sheep; Receipts. 33, GOO: lower; lambs. $147-75; yearlings. $5J0ds.5o: wethers. s50p o.oo' ewes, S4.5Gm725; stockers s350d7. I5
 St. Louis September 21.-Hogs: Re ceipts. s2o0 lower; pigs and lights, $7. 75@ 9.zo mixed and butchers, $9I9.25; good heavy, sS.3om910
 Cattle: Receipts, 1o,90O: steady: natlve beef steers. s75oml075 cows and heifers $6a96o; stockers, $5m7.50 Texas and Tn. ,aan steers, $6ms cows and heifers saS, '1.oo; native calves $6a11
 Sheep; Receipts, 4200; lower: nativ. rnuttons, $iM5.25: lambs, s70s.e
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Prof. and Mrs. N. R. Baker and fam fly, who have spent the past two year.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-03-19
CENTRAL AND WEST TENAS
AWOkE THIS MORNING TO FIND
SNOWFALL FOR je0 MILES FROM
FL PASO EASTWARD.
ALPINE HAS HEAVY SNOW
TOWN AZ FAR SOUTH AZ NEW
ORLEANS REPORTS HEAVIEST
SNOWFALL OF YEAR LAST
NIGHT FRUIT SAFE.
By iSSocidfcd PrrSSl.

Dallas Texas March ~ From sum
mcr temperatures last night Central an;'
West Texas awokc this morning 10 find
snowfall for five hundred miles from II
Pa>o eastward.
Ia many places the snow LASTED only
for a few minutes. and ia others il GOV
cred the ground for several hours. III
Paso was completely covered. Alpine.
which j. nearly ~ far south a. New Or
leans. reported the heaviest snow of the
year. The temperature there dropped
fifty degrees ia six hours
Fruit trees are in b'oom throughout
the snow section. Fears nf crop damage
were allaycd at noon when reports in
dicatcd the temperature 10 bc rising
rapidly. Freezing temperature wa>
about the minimum.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-03-19
BALL PEOPLE TO
ORGANIZE CLUBS
CALL u l~SI'ED To DEMOCRATS
FANoEINC TON BALL FOR GOV.
EENnE TO MEET Ar THEIE CpTN-
TN COURT HOUSES MARCH -.
HEADQUARTERS OPENED
=. W. WALKER. CAMPAIGN MAN
ACER For TON BALL. OPENS
CAMPAIGN OFFICE ~ SOUTH
LAND HOTEL At DALLAS.

Houston. Texts March la-IIcad
quarters for thr campaign Of Colonel
Thomas ~ Ea.l hts been opened w bal
la al the Southland hotel 4. W Walk
cr " .H charge a~ manager and from now
IN il riar ~ expected that things will
hum The work n preparation fnr that
most interesting ~ days July - T. ia
iuIl wing
Manager Walkers first document. al
dressed o. The Democrats of Texas
reads ~ follows:
- mass mccting ~ the Democrats
VIM favor lion. Thomas H. Ball for
GutrrHur Y hereby called for Saturday.
Mar'h =. 1911. to lneci al their rrSp'r.
tirr court HORSES M rarh comfy al 3.:.n
o'c'och y. m.. fur the purposes ~ organ
yirg Tom Eall club and selecting =
county chairman and precinct chair.
man. Please send me the name and po>i
ufficr addrr>-r of every officer elected.
The above ~ evidence that close knit
organization IT, o. hc effected. which will
rra II into every unnk and crann, ~ the
greatest ~ States with the nomination
nf Colonel Bali a> H. end and aim.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-03-19
DECLARED TO BE TIE Result OF
MOVEMENT RECENTLY INATGU
RATED AMONG SHIPPING ASSO
CATIONS HANDLING CAEBNGL
MOVEMENT 3 WEEKS OLD
IT WAS STARTED IESS TAN A
MONTE AGO AND ALREADY III
TURNS FROM CABBAGE SHOW
TIE ADVANTAGE
fSyccaI ~ Thc HcraIdN

~au Bchito. Texas March 49, Force
iul nroni of the value of the community
organization. movement recently initi
atcd among the truck growers IN The Low
~ Hin Grandc VALLEY. has been amply
produced III the last two weeks from the
fact that raise of Sl5 per ton ia the
price ~ cabbage has been effected.
This movement was only iuauguratcd
,ome three weeks ago after the price ~
cabbage had declined ~ \ pniut where
scarcely pittlucc was received hy the
growers from the sale ~ a ten Taking
matters into their own lnd, the people
in the different communities of the Val
Ion their ruinuuS competition ANIL fol
low q concerted selling pnlicy
Tu enforce compliance nn The part M
he sales associations au executive com
miitrc was appointed composed nf ONE
representative from each shipping point.
which maintains a central office iu thi.
rilv Az this office complaint, ARE rc-
crivcd and notices are posted w All vip
lationS Of the agreement by distributors
operating in the VALLEY
The result of this j. that public scnti
mrHl has forced The agrHrlr~ tn cooper.
ate in diSpo>inr " the cabbage output tu
the best advantage and the steady al
,anrr IN the price NJ thi, great staple M
the VALLEY u concrete evidence oi thc
>ucct = Of the movement
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-03-19
TEMPORARY OKLAHOMA REFORM
ATOEN Ar GRANITE RTEN> TO
GROUND. FORCING CONNICTS
INTO THE UI'EN.
INCENDIARY ORIGIN
BTILDING H. BELIEVED TD HAVE
BEEN FIRED Bl CONNICTS.
BLANKETS AEE EElNG RUSHED
FROM OKLAHOMA CITY
Rr tvy .rtp'rd PrrSsl

Granite. okla. March ~ Five hun
drcd run,irt> in ihr state reformation,
htrr early this morning we're driven
shcltcrlc>> into The bitter cold open mir
hy fire which DESTROYED The temporary
buildings WI the rrturmatory. All the
bindings food and supplies were
burned nv lives were lost.
The fire II believed tn have hccu >ct
hN runyirt~.
Oklahoma IIt, authorizes hlrr been
asked to rush blankets Temporary
shed, arc being erected AZ give shelter tn
the men.
The burned bindings we're all rnpor
ar, structures. pending thr rn ulrtiun
AZ grant. building. which was un
harmed
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-03-19
ORDER ISSUED
BARS A FRUIT
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICI'LTTRE
PROHIBITS IMPORTATION OF
ANACADOS PENDIN GINNESTI
CATION OF a WEENIL IN SEED.

The importation Of certain avacados.
or aguacatcs. is barred. according 10 or.
ders received ~ The Brownsville custom
headquarters today from H. !. Galloway
acting Secretary of Agriculture. \ wee
vii unknown in the United States has
been found IN the seed The territory
quaran,incd against includes Mexico
and the Central American states.
The order will continue 10 force pend
ing an investigation bN the Department
of Agriculture of the avocado wccvil.
aud If possible means of di>infeciing
the seeds of the fruit. II became effect
i've February ~.
The fact has been determined bv the
Secretary Of Agriculture that IN iniuri
ous insect known as the avocado wecvil.
or IIeilipus Lauro. new to and not here
toforc widely prevalent or distributed
within and throughout the Iuitcd States
exists in Mexico and Central America.
The fruit il much used by the McXicanS
of this section. mainly in making salads
III j. known here aS "aguacatrS and IN
some parts as th, alligator pear. The par
ticular fruit barred j. small purple
and thinskinncd.
Importers can bring IN the big variety
of this fruit nv making application to the
Secretary of Agriculture AZ Washington.
hut the small variety i absolutely pro
bibited
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-03-19
SUICIDE IN CORPUS JAIL
MERTON. Confessed
SLAYER or NJ H. FULTON. TAKES
STElCHNINE.

Corpus Christ. Texas. March ~
Theodore Merton. confessed SLAYER of q.
H. Fulton. died IN hi~ cell in The county
iail last night ~ 9:01 oclnck from the
effects of an overdose W. Str,chuiur
which he had taken secretly Yesterday
afternoon Al 80 Yesterday afternoon
Nj, gruans and peculiar actions attract
~ the attention ~ hi- fellow prisoners.
~ called Deputy sheriff a. -ar III
lamv
Rrllamy wa~ alone vi thr lail aud dii
not enter thr cell. thinking nothing ser
inu> was the matter With Merton and
fearing 4 trick un the part NJ The other
prisoners 10 take advantage Of the open
duur aud make N break for liberty.
N T. said that Merton objected a. their
calling Depliv Bellamv "a that time. sat
tng: Don't call him nov its tnr -pnn.
81 80 last night hi groans again "a
tractcd the deputy ~ hi cell. where hr
found Merton in terrible agony. lbr
Carruih was immediately called. bui ar.
rived too late ~ ~ WI assistance.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-03-19
PRESIDENT ANSWERING JONES
SPEECH YESTERDAY STATES
THAT SENATOR WAS SKATING
ON THIN ICE"
NOTHING FROM GARDEN
PRESIDENT DECLARES HE COULD
NOT EVEN GET \ MEXICAN SIG-
GESTION FROM GARDEN with
\ CORkSCREW."
.Bu fSsact1fed PrfssD

Washington. ID. g., March ~ Prc>i-
dent Wilson today told Senator Jones
he was skating on thin ice" in his
speech yesterday attacking the President
and charging that the Panama tolls mes
sage was decided on after the British
Mexican minister. Sir Lionel Garden.
talked 10 the President
President Wilson said that he couldn't
even get a Mexican suggestion out Of Sir
Lionel with n corkscrcw