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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-01-10
MEXICAN SITUATION WORSE.
French Loan Reported Failed and
Hucrte Angry,

MEXICO City, Jan. Sit is report
ed that the Mexican loan in France
has failed. The financial situation is
becoming more acute daily.
Hucrta Is angry because Of contin-
ued setbacks II Is reported he Is
planning further changes in his cab
met
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-01-10
Huerta's Resignation Reported.

London. Jan. 6.--An unconflrmed
report states that Huerta has re-
signed the presidency OF Mexico.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-01-10
LOCK OUT. WORKMEN.
Shoe Comps1y Bars 1900 OF Former
Employees.

st. Louis. Jan. 5.-The Hamilton
Brown Shoe company locked out OF
It's factories here today 1900 former
employees. members OF the United
Shoe Workers union. The lockout
is development In the war between
the United Shoe Workers union AID
the Boot and Shoe Workers union.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-01-10
Chronic Constipation Cured.

CnfOnIC CBnEtIDHtiOn CUfpt1.
Five years age l had the worst
case Of chronic constipation ever
know Of, and Chamberlain's Tablets
cured me-" writes 8. F.. Fish, Brook
lyn. Mich. For sale by Ill Dealers
AdVt.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-01-10

FOR SALE-Two cars mules, at ]. N.
Phillips farm, Ia miles north of
city, on Main street. Call before
buying. Can save you money. b.
B. Keithly.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-19

Iu the August Womans Home Com
pan]on appears part of "a page con-
talnug descriptions Of homemade
hrt]esS cookers Those foods which
can be best prepared in fireless cook
ers are soups, cereals and steWed
fruits. A New York city woman de-
ecriuos AS follows, IA homemade fire.
less cooker which can be made at an
expense Of ten cents:
If consists OF "a two-foot deep tin
-four canister bought at q sale in a
nYe md ten-cents store-lined with
yenty thicknesses or common news
pupes and provided with two clean
ull wooden blanket ends which are
used 10 wrap around vessels contain
lug the food u be cooked
FIRST, ! cut the newspapers the
exact hciEht Of the canister. leaving
them at their ordinary width; then /
Eued Ehe canister as smoothly as il
ihp paper had been plaster, putting in
aue sheet al time and tapping tho
ends closely, but not all in the same
place. for so doubling would have
made an awkward hump. The last
few sheets braided top and bottom
with paper fasteners.
Then a seVenty-fold newspaper
mat was made for the bottom of the
canister. made TO fit accurately, so
mat the edges left not the tiniest air
spaces between them and the Innings
uf The sides The cover OF the canis-
Ter was htted In the same way. with
the ADDITION Of Ii heavy circle OF olot-
ting paper pasted over the newspaper
pad ana IT'S turned-in edges glued TO
th" tin rim Of the cover Now the
cooker was ready for use
4 used three small enameied pals
for cooking vessels, While washing
the breakfast dishes | set the pals
with their prepared contents on the
lighted gas range TO give them five
minutes start. A stew should always
be placed Iva The middle Of the cooker.
where tho heat II retained longest
when placing food In the cooker, one
end OF q wooden cloth went around
me first bucket very snugly. so that
u rad to be crowded down with
aA7-t f---s Ast--t-t iit-t-e tft3 wrapped the
middle bucket Just as tightly The
second cloth both wrapped and coy
cred the last bucket"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-19

in the August Woman'H Home Com
pauion appears a department. called
The Exchange" in which readers
contribute various household sugges-
t8na One contributor sends In the
following simple recipe for cleaning
delicate fabrics without injury to col
or or goods. and says that the Paris
Art institute offered a prize of $l0,-
coo for the best preparation of this
kind and the following recipe won
the money.
Crate raw potatoes TO pulp and
add "a pint OF water to pint Of pulp
pass this liquid through a sieve
ana allow 1t TO settle. Pour off the
clear liquid, which IS to be used for
cleaning Dip sponge in the liquid
and apply to the fabric until spots are
removed. Rinse In tepid water and
press with warm iron on the wrong
side
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-19

, for Your physician. untu he arrives.
stcp All food If the coming Of the
doctor rs delayed. start cleaning the
poison from the system With cathar-
tics Castor oil IS best Dose. three
~ six months. one teaSpaonfui, six to
nlue months, one and oue-haif tea
epooufuls. nine to twelve months,
t,go To four teaspoonfuls, one year to
two years. one tablespoonful II the
~~aby cannot retain castor oil give CAL
oueL Dose. three months. one-half
grain. ak months. hve~eights of a
grain. nine months three fourths of a
grain; one year, one grain. Buy the
Calamel in tablets Of ane-tenth Of a
grain each. Dissolve "A tablet in water
and give every fifteen minutes unt1
Tie fulI dose has been taken. Five
hours later give castor Oil or citrate Of
masnes.a. 90 carry off the calomel.
Infect one quart Of warm water IN
which one teaspoonful OF salt is dis
solved into the lower intesunes or
colon. 10 wash out the poison. II the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-19
WHY CHILDREN GET ALONG
WITH THEIR NURSES

Mary Heaton worse, writing story
entitled. His Manly Dignity" in the
August IS omaus nome Companion,
comments, as follows, on the rela-
tIon between children and nursemaids:
PERHAPS one OF the reasons that
children stand SO much from their
nuraenaids is that they quarrel with
thcm Ike other children and they
lsr words that can be understood"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-19

handsome, full fibre covered Ward
robe Trunk, made over threeply veneer and
inner lined with fibre, giving fve-ply
strength; fibre bound and fibre center bands
good brass trimmings and lock. The ward
robe side will carry ten dresses. Other side
has four drawers with hat box and shoe box
at bottom. GUARANTEED FOR SEVEN
YEARS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-10
HEDGE SELLING
 CAUSESS SLUMP Cotton Falls Away Under Pressure, But Preserves
 a Good Tone

New Orleans, December 9.-Cotton fell away under the pressure of hedge selling today, preserving a good tone until late in the session. but closing easy at the lowest of the day. a net loss of to 12 points. Some investment buying was noted in the morning. but in the afternoon the market had little support, and after the noon hour selling orders from the in- terlor increased.
 The loss of 1-16 in local spot prices and of 1s at Dallas, where middling was quoted at 6&c, and sales of 14,149 bales were reported, created rather an unfavor- able impression. although bearish spot news was offset to a great extent by bul- fish gossip concerning the export outlook. Tn shipping circles fl was said that ex- porters were biddipg ss per 100 pounds for cotton room from gulf ports to Bremen. Locally. two of the largest steamship lines entering this port withdrew freight rates to English ports which was taken to mean by some that their ships had all ready booked full cargoes but by others was thought to mean that a naval battle might be impending. Rumors of heavy bookings of cotton room for December and January were afloat all day.
 Foreign exports for the day totalled 34, 955 bales, bringing exports for the season up to 166o,237 bales.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-10
IMMIGRATION BILL
 GAINS RIGHT OF WAY

Washington, December 9-The immigra- ton bill, containing the literacy test, and virtually in the same form in which it was vetoed. by President Taft, gained right-of-way in the Senate today. It was temporarily laid aside. however, when Senator Reed announced he would filibus- ter against 1t if it was pressed at this time. It will come mp again tomorrow.
 The bill already has passed the House. It was called up in the Senate today during Senator Reeds absence and when he arrived he charged that the procedure which gave it precedence was irregular. He declared he did not know what was in the bill. and desired time to study it. After he had forced three roll calls expo- nents of the measure agreed to lay it aside temporarily.
 They hope, however. to secure a final vote in the near future.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-10
KA|SER'S ILLNESS BECOMES A FACTOR
Possibility of Peace Being Declared Gives Wheat
 Downward Turn

Chicago. December 9.-The illness of the German Emperor and possibilities of its becoming factor for peace had much to do today with bringing a decided down turn in wheat. The market closed heavy, 7s@c to 1isc under last night. Corn fin- ished 1-i6mtsc off, oats down i4M%c to i9c. and provisions varying from DC de- cline to a rise of 2isc.
 It was not until the last hour of trading that Emperor Williams illness had any effect on the market, as up to that time the ailment was supposed to be merely an ordinary cold. The selling was shared in by some of the largest houses or change. Previous to the furry. the whea' market had shown a hardening tendency due to export sales, frost in Argentina and to talk of lack of adequate moisture in western Kansas.
 Export sales of 400.oe0 bushels mad, corn comparatively firm. Wet weather and consequent lessening of receipts tended also toward steady prices.
 Oats suffered from the slowness of east. ern demand. Shorts here were the prin' cipal buyers.
 Provisions bulged in sympathy with the hog market.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-10
COUNTRIES NEED OF STRONGER MILITARY SERVICE IMPERATIVE,
 DECLARES GARRISON
tContinued from Page One)

along these lines; but to merely enfeeble ourselves in the meantime would, in my view, be unthinkable folly. By neglecting and refusing to provide ourselves with the necessary means of self-protection and self-defense we could not hasten or in any way favorably influence the ultimate results we desire in these respects"
 Present War Strength
 The present full war strength of the port sas follows:
 "The organized militia of the various states totals S323 officers and 119,0S7 men. The enlisted men therefore required, in or der to obtain the financial aid which the Congress authorizes the Secretary of War to extend under certain conditions. to attend 24 drills year and five oays annually in the field. If all of the na- tional guard could be summoned in the event of war, and should all respond Gan inconceivable result. and if they were found fairly efficient in the first lne-that is. the troops who would be expected to immediately take the field we could summon a force in this country of regulars and national guard amounting to 9sls officers and 14s.492 men. CThis would include only regulars of fighting force stationed in the United States proper.)
 And this is absolutely all. The only other recourse would then be volunteers and to equip, organize. train and make them ready would take. at the smallest possible estimate six months.
 Anyone who takes the slightest trouble to investigate will find that in modern warfare a prepared enemy would progress so far on the way to success In six months. If his antagonist had to wait six months to meet him. that such un- prepared antagonist might as well con cede defeat without contest"
 Efficiency of Army
 Of the efficiency of the present army Mr Garrison says:
 While our existing organization is of the exceedingly small numbers already mentioned, 1t is unauestionabiy in an ex- cellent condition as any similar number of men in any other military establish ment in the world. Were 1t not for a desire to avoid invidious comparisons should say that man for man, 1t is better than any similar existing military estab- lishment in the world. L do not believe that anyone will dispute the statement that the army has never been In better condition than it is today. from the most
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-10
MORRIS AVENUE BUSINESS ACTIVE Holiday Stocks of Nuts Are Received-Fish Very
 Plentiful

Business in most lines continues fairly active on Morris avenue Many of the wholesalers are now well stocked with nuts for the holiday season, and the de- mand this year is expected to be heavy. Quotations are said to be somewhat t higher than at this time last year. Eng fish walauts are bringing 16 to 20 cents per pound in wholesale quantities f. o, b.. Birmingham, and oceans l6 to 24 cents, while almonds are quoted at 20 cents.
 Quotations on fresh meats are inclined to fluctuate, slight reductions as well as rises in price being noted. At the pres- ent time fish are extremely plentiful In Birmingham and prices are unusually low. Some dealers. however, predict a jump price toward the last of the week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-10
PRICES AS WHOLE , ARE MAINTAINED
Broader Inquiry For Invest. ment Issues Continues 
 In Stocks

New York, December 9.-The broader in- auiry for investment issues which fol- lowed the recent announcement that the stock exchange will reopen next Satur- day for dealings in stocks lost none of its scope today. Prices as a whole were fully maintained. and in one important instance-the New York city per cent three-year notes-a new high record of 1o4h was attained Bonds were inclined to react in the later dealings the under lying issues of some southern roads show ing marked declines.
 Stocks moved irregularly, according to the list submitted by the exchange. and the number of issues showed some con traction. About the only important stock that sold above yesterdays best was Reading, other erstwhile favorites pur- suing contrary course. There were ru- nors of some large private sales or set dement's of outstanding accounts prelimi- nary to stock market resumption.
 Exchange on Berlin and Hamburg, while less active than recently, overshadowed all other features in the market for for eign remittances and gave fresh point to N--~ 1SHSi eiio l. ildu Us .uTlSin III neaNy German selling here. Cables on Berlin touched 9s, the highest quotation of the present movement
 Postponement of regularly quarterly dividends by the New York Central and Hudson River railroad and Lake Shore and Michigan Southern railway excited considerable discussion in the financial district, until it was learned the two companies which are to be consolidated at the beginning of the coming year prob. ably interAl to declare a joint dividend on its increased capitalization.
 Proposals for the shipment of a large amount of steel ties to Europe suggested a renewal of foreign buying of this char acter and the domestic situation was i'm proved by the placing of some large or ders for freight cars General buying of a miscellaneous order was in excess of recent weeks. according to trade author ities. but far below the normal.
 Copper was unaffected by reports of high prices for the metal in London where sentiment was more cheerful de. spite an uneven range for Americans Some new financing at that center was successfully consummated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-10
Port Cotton Movement

New Orleans; Middling, 7ise; receipts 1,936; exports, APO; sales, HOO; stock, 27S;- S22 Galveston Middling, 7Isc receipts, 20, 23s; exports, 1S,3li; sales, 929; stock, S92.-
 O66
 Mobile: Middling, 7c; receipts. 1l05; sales 275: stock. 3s, 4s6. Savannah Middling, 7c; receipts, 16, o56; | exports, 6956: sales. 3s76; stock. 229, POT Charleston: Middling. 7c: receipts, 153l;
 stock, 105, 499.
 Wilmington: Middling, 5c; receipts. lS7o | stock, 39.956. l Texas City: Receipts. 1940. 1 Norfolk: Middling. 7e; receipts 163l
 sales, 1242; stock, 59,910. 1 Baltimore: Middling, 7i4c; stock, 26s7. Boston: Middling, 75oc; receipts, 126 exports, 63; stock, $500.
 Philadelphia: Middling, 7.15c stock. d707 f New York: Midding, 7.50c; exports, 800 stock, 7S,320. i Minor Ports: Receipts, 47o3; exports 4703; stock, 43,21s l Total today: Receipts, 60,636; exports 34,956; stock, 1,27S.63s. Total for week: Receipts 2io,746; ex- ports 1S3.742. 1 Total for season: Receipts, 3,345. .664; ex- ports, 1,660237.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-10
CHICAGO COMPANY
 WILL HELP COTTON

Chicago, December 9.-With the stated purpose of increasing the bale of cotton cloths and stimulating the movement of cotton. Marshall Field & Co. today am nounoed reduction of from 10 to 20 per cent in the price of staple domestic cot ton cloths. The reductions range from is cents to 1h cents yard.
 'The European war has materially in- terfered with tho enormous exports of raw cotton from the United States, the statement said, land the resulting low cost of raw cotton caused the reductions" |"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-10
JEWS DRIVEN FROM
 HOMES IN POLAND

New York. December 9.-Approximately 100000 Jews have been driven from their homes in Poland according to a cable gram from the Petrograd office of the Jewish Colonization association, made public here today by the American Jew ish relief committee.
 Ths Jews of Russian Poland and the greater part of the Jews in the provinces of Kovno. vilno, Grodno Volynia, Pedo- l,a and Bessarabia are suffering" said the message. ''The number of refugees and destitute approximates 100000 Extreme distress also prevails among the Jews in the Galician provinces occupied by the Rus sian armies
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-10
NEW YORK HAS UNSETTLED TONE
Reports of Increased South ern Spot Offerings Affect
 the Cotton Market

New York. December 9.-Reports of in- creased southern spot offerings and New Orleans selling orders gave the cotton market rather an unsettled tone today, and the close was steady at net decline of to 9 points.
 The market opened steady at decline of 1 to 2 points in sympathy with easier Liverpool cables. Trading was very quiet during the morning and prices nuc- tnated within range of a point or two. but offerings increased shortly after mid day and there seemed 10 be very little buying power around the ring. December was relatively steady, but there were only few sales in tha. delivery, while March and the later months closed about to { points net lower. There was some dis oussion as to the probable showing of the governments crop estimate to be pub. lished tomorrow, but the talk around the ring suggested that these figures were expected to have very little effect on the immediate market.
 Details of the proposed cotton loar plans, as published before the opening created rather a bearish impression or sentiment owing to the apparent inten-
 tion to loan only 80 per cent of the value
 of the cotton on the basis of cents pc, pound for middlng instead of the full cents as previously expected The main factor on the afternoon decline, however appeared to be the increased southern offerings, and reports. of an easier turI in the spot situation, while there wer, also rumors from New orleans of unfa
 vorable developments in the ocean freigh 1 situation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-10
CRANE COMPANY TO GIVE EMPLOYES
 RICH XMAS GIFT

Chicago, December 9-Ten thousand em- ployes of the Crane company will share in a $650.OO0 Christmas gift this year as a partial recompense for shrinkage in wages. according to announcement today
 Business has much depressed this year, especially since the beginning of the war. and it has been difficult to keep the manufacturing plants running even on short time." statement by the board of directors said
 While the Crane company kept its full working force 1t was necessary to shorten tho hours and this resulted in serious shrinkage in the mems wages"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-10
Heats
Fruits and Produce

Lemons-S3.50. Limes-75@90c. Virginia Cabbage-2c lb. Northern Apples-Barrel, fancy, s304 Peanuts-6l9@91sc. Florida Oranges-$o75. California Oranges, s2.25. Grape Fruit-$2. 75p3.25. California Grapes-$2.75 per box. Catawba Grapes-17c per basket. Malaga Grapes-$5.5Oq6 per keg. Tomatoes-$3. .25 per crate. Cocoanuts, $4 per sack cranberries-Per box. s2; per barrel. sI Rutaba gas-1Kc lb. Celery-$4.50
 Walnuts 16d20c per lb. Pecans-14@16c per ID. Filberts-15c per lb. Almonds-20c per ID. Chestnuts-9e per lb.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-10
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'S Letter

New York, December 9.-(Special) ] Cables this morning were about as due, though there was some shrinkage in the volume of spot transa ctions in that market Here prices were a trifle easier. owing to some slight pressure from the south, although delayed wire transmission again added it's quota to the prevailing dullness.
 The same slow absorption of Octo- Der by both the trade and investors was noticeable and this taking of con tracts out of the market Is slowly and imperceptibly taking some of the sur plus from present holders and dis tributing the load through the invest ment public, as has happened much more rapidly heretofore in years Of large crops
 The tendency among the cotton trade itself is still to await more definite in- dications of the action Of the south toward acreage next spring. We think the tendency is to overestimate te the size of the present crop
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-10
Mexicans Surrender

Tijuana. Lower Cal. December 9.--Sur- rounded on three sides by superior force and with their backs to the interna- tional boundary line, the irrexulars un- der Balatxar Aviles, appointed commander of the northern district of Lower Cali fornia, surrendered today to Colonel Es- taban Cantu, a federal commander. Avi- leg watched the surrender from the Amer iean side of the line,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-10
Flour and Breadstuffs

self-rising flour. ss,45: Tennessee flour, s610; Indiana flour. s6.25; spring wheat flour, s6.4o; hard winter wheat flour. s5.s5: shorts, s32; pure wheat bran, s29. c S' meal, 71s per cent, $25; Cremo meal. per ton. s22; c. s. hulls, $9 ton; No. timothy hay. per tor, $24; mixed alfalfa and John- son grass, per ton. sl9; pea green alft lfa. western, s25; mixed feed, per ton, s34: oats, per bushel, 66c; corn, per bushel. y5c; cornmeal, $l,65 per 06 pounds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-10
Barnhart Bill Passed

Washington. December s-rhe House to- day passed the Barnhart bill revising the laws governing the printing of all gov ernment publications. Representative Barnhart declared the measure, by intro ducing new methods of printing and dis- tributlon, would save the government si'- O00,QO0 a year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-10
New Orleans Cotton Market

New Orleans, December 9.-Spot cotton quiet; sales on the spot, 300; to arrive. 1100 good ordinary, 5ssc; strict good ordi- nary, 6sc; low middling. 65sc; strict low middling, e&e; middling, 7ls; strict mid ding. 7sse; good middling, 7s4ci strict good middlng, slsc. Receipts, 11,936; stock, 273 S22
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-10
Bonds
Mercantile Paper

New York, December 9.-Closing mer- cantile paper, A @4H per cent. sterl- ing exchange, heavy; 60 days, 4.SJ.75c; for cables, 4,S7.75c; for demand, 4S7- 25c. Bar silver, 49s4c.
 London, December 9.--Bar silver, 2S 1-i6d per ounce Money, h per cent.
 New York, December 9.--Money on call. steady; high, 4 per cent; low, 31s Der cent; ruling rate, 8 F per cent last loan per cent; closing bid. 3is per cent; closing offering 1 per cent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-10
Hubbard Bros. & Co.

s.sssn asnbs;. bss.Ss:s'7 Folk .ccssss cslsgn
 York Produce Exchange. Associate xiembers Ltyerpool Cotton Ass Associa tion; 1 sac of Cotton and Cotton Seed OH for future delivery. Special attention and liberal terms given for consignmHnts of once invited - s -
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-10
Chicago Grain

Chicago December 9.-Wheat: No. red, s1 155s0i1 .17%; No. hard, sl.16sa 1 171s. Corn: No. yellow old, 6Sla9t6dc new, 62lh@6Sc Oats: Standard, 47%q 4sLe. Rye No. ?, $1 101sdl 11ls Barley, 5s@7Oc. Timothy, S3.75a5.5o Clover s12@ i 14.5o Pork, sl6. 50. Lard, BIT. Ribs, $9l2a a.S7.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-10
New Orleans Rice Market

New orleans, December 9.-Rough rice continued strong today and clean steady. Quotations unchanged. Rice. polished, per ton, $24d26: bran, per ton, N4@l6. Re- oeipts, rough, 1913; millers, 12S6; clean, ae25. Sales, 1719 pockets clean Honduras at 2is ef5 3-16c; 1137 pockets Japan at 2sMSssc,