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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-06

! private busses were being called for
ana departing with their share OF the
| more seasoned and sober sided reve.
| ers.
More and more frequently the ele-
vators. empty but for their attendants.
were flying up to the famous ballroom
floor Of the Bizarre, to descend heavy
laden with languid. laughing parties
of gayly costumed ladies and no less
brilliantly attired gentlemen prince
and pauper. empress and shepherdess.
cavalier and monk, miikmaid and
mountebank: all weary yet reluctant
In their going.
And at this hour a smalhsh gentle
man, in an old style Inverness opera
coat that cloaked him to his ankles.
with an opera hat set jaunt1ly a wee
BIT askew on his head, q mask OF
crimson silk covering his face from
brows to lips, slipped silently Ike
some sly. sinister shadow. through the
Fifth avenue portals Of the Bizarre.
All the cars were still at the top, ac>
cording to the bronze arrows Of their
telitaIe dials. The late arrival held up
patiently, but, after an fnstant's de-
liberation. doffed his hat, crushed IL
fat, slipped out OF his voluuinous
cloak and beckoned q Nveried attend
ant.
In the costume thus disclosed he cut
an impish figure Satan on the hair
SHE'LL" Peter Kenny had christeneo
him.
A dress coat of black satin fitted 2.
Sybarite more neatly than him Tor
whom It had been made. For bouton'
Mere he wore a smoldertng ember-si
true an imitation that at first he him.
self hesitated to touch It
Literally to crown all. his ruby nan
was twisted upward from each temple.
in a cornuted fashion that was most
wildly picturesque.
"Here," he said. surrendertng mar
and coat to the servitor before the iat
ter could demonstrate, take ana cnecA
these for me. please / shan't be going
for some time yet"
Sorry. sir. but the cloak room doWo
'ere's closed, sir. You'll have TO checS
them on the ballroom door"
No matter" said the little man. anu
cropping in q pocket. he produced oor
lar bill and rendered it TO ready nT
gers, you keep 'em for me down ne,s
It'll save time when I'm ready to go
Very good. sir. Thank you. ANU
p. Sybarite assembled to the ballroom
Pausing in the anteroom. be struIN
an artificial pose on his high red hee''
and stroked thin. satiric lips with slen
der fingers, reviewing the crush WIZ"
eyes that glinted light hearted mai'ee
the scarlet viZor; seeking
Certain one and finding her not amous
these many about him-their gay eA
otic trappings half hidden beneatn
wraps OF modern convention they h'u
assumed against impending departure
Go be Continued Next Wednesday,
A vast road system is projected FOR
uba by the department of public
orks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-06
like
4 new WOMAN
AS Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound Dispelled
Backache, Headaches
and Dizziness.

Piqua, Ohio.-"I would be very I'M
grateful if / failed to give Lydia E.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-06

A vast road system is projected for
Cuba by the department of public
works.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-06

All the news all the tine-The Argus
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-08-11
Admits Killing Mrs. Bailey.

Niagara Falls, n. Y. Aug. S.-De-
claring she killed Mrs. Louise Bailey,
shot in the office of DR.. Edwin Car
mar at Preeport, y. T., June 80, a
oma who gave her name as Mrs
Mary Cohen, Of New York, surrender
ed to the police here tonight. The
police surgeon will examine her to-
morrow to learn If she is sane.
The woman old a circumstantial
story of the shooting. She said she
was a trained nurse and once had been
known as Mrs. Mary Henley.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-08-11
Copy of President Wilson's Call.
Headquarters
THE SOUTHERN COTTON
CONGRESS
Office Of the President
Columbia, S. c., Aug. 3, 191


To the People of the Cotton Belt:
In 1911, in the face of an impend-
ing disaster to cotton, with a 16,000,-
OO0-bale crop Amos certain to drive
the price to s cents or lower, entail
ing i~ncalculable loss to the producer,
at the suggestion of the Farmers
Union, the cotton growers, the mer-
chants, the business men, and the
bankers Of the South met in Mont
gomery, Ala. and formed the South
ern Cotton Congress, inaugurating the
great fight for the maintenance of a
fair price for cotton. resulting by De-
cember Of hat year in a complete vic
tory over the manipulatOrS and saw
ing millions Of dollars to the pro-
ducers and to the nation, means be-
ing employed that it is needless to
iscuSS.
When the congress was adjourning,
as the president Of the body the un-
dersigned undertook to push the
fight for justice to cotton in the mar
kets and to the watch dog on the
tower sounding the call for action
only when cotton vas again threaten
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-08-11

A fellow may try to palm hlmseiI
off OF a girl by offering her his hand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-08
The AK Cure

An old gold prospector who has made fortune from one of the mines he To- cated, was chattoing at the Waldorf the other afternoon, says the New York Times.
 '1 never see a New Yorker out west" he said, without thinking of the young fellow who went along with me on a gold rush few years ago.
 He was a New Yorker and a tender foot-he didn't know a diamond hitch from a gold pan-but he had some of the long green and was willing to out fit me and himself to go into the rush. Not being eating just then. I hitched up with the proposition.
 ''The rush was to point a couple of hundred miles from railroad and the trail was over summits deep in snow The weather was cold and stormy and the whole layout was as stiff as any 1 ever tackled since I've ridden trail.
 "The tenderfoot had never faced any thing harder than walking couple of blocks on Broadway on a zero day and he just naturally blew up after we'd been out a week. Every day he kept saying he couldn't go no further and every day I'd tell him he had to--that the only tnlng tnere was to uo was to 80 on.
 At last one day the weather was worse than ever the snow was deeper, the trail rougher, and the whole outfit more miserable. The young fellow, whose courage had been getting more petered out. insisted he couldn't go any further. And at last, on the top of an eight-thousand-foot summit, he sat down in a few feet of snow and announced he couldn't move another foot. I argued, but 1t was no good.
 All right son. says I, I'm sorry.'
 And with that I unfastened the pack on one of the horses and got out the axe I balanced 1t carefully in my hand tested 1t, and then went over to my New York friend. I eyed his head very care fully And he was watching me. all right
 "'What are you going to dol? he asked
 Well. son., says I, Im sorry, but I can't leave you here to die by inches. and the horses and me can't stick around We've got to go on into the rush. So I calculate the best way-much heater for you and the only thing I can do as q man with heart in his body-is to tap you on the head with the ax.
 That tenderfoot was on his feet in two seconds and had the pack train nov ing in another two. And there wasn't another peep out of him the rest of the rush on the question of quitting.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-08
Fair-Haired Flirts

From I1t-BltS
 Ninety of every 100 respondents in di- vorce cases are blondes,' said a cele- brated American lawyer, Herman L.. Roth. recently. Blondes are vain. Blondes are fickle. Blondes love no one well but themselves. Blondes invite irritation and challenge insult Blondes bear the trademark of the coquette.
 They say, in effect, Catch me, I an, easily caught!' A blonde attracts instant attention because she bears the trademark of the flirt. Her golden hair is challenge. She is the trouble maker of the world
 MT George Robinsoii, another divorce specialist, adds his quota to the indict- ment of the bright-haired woman.
 "In the first analysis of mans emo- tions," he writes. "even though the man be fool. he wants woman who Is true, ard the brunette is nothing if not faith ful. But it takes a man to win bru- nette. He must put up a fight for her. for she has q mind and will of her own, and a brain superior to that of the blonde
 judge of the United States supreme court, Justice Giegerich. acquiesces in these statements. and adds: "'Danger, Beware. should be carried on the breast and shoulders of blonde. as sand wich man displays his advertisement to a staring world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-08
CLOSING PRICES
 FIRM IN COTTON
Net Gain of 49 Points on April; IA to 23 Points on
 Active Months

New York, April 7.-Cotton nude new high ground for the movement today with May contracts selling at 12.s0, or s6.a5 a bale above low records oi March. General business did not seem to be particularly active, but there was fresh buying of new erdp positions on the outlook for unsettled weather and lower temperatures south, and at times there appeared to be an excited de- mand from old crop shorts.
 One of the more sensational incl dents of the day was the effort of a local broker to execute buying order for 100 bales of April, an dthe price ran up to 1850. or n points above yesterdays closing figure before 1t was executed. Later April was offered at low prices, but May and July shorts appeared to be very nervous late in the afternoon and rumors that cotton was to be brought here from Liverpool ap- peared to add to their uneasiness, as suggesting that leading spot inter ests were finding 1t difficult to bring cotton from the south.
 Closing prices were firm at net gain of 49 points on April and of II to 23 points on aCllNe npIluS. ApiiA has been without any special feature and it is not supposed that there is any interest of consequence in that position.
 The market opened steady at an ad- vance of to points on higher Liver pool cables, reports of good southern spot demand and the unsettled weather map. There was some irreghlarity dur ing early trading. but comparatively narrow set backs led to an increased demand. part of which apepared to come from the same interests who had been buying May and July contracts for the past three or four weeks.
 Some of the local spot lNuse sold on the advance, but last prices were With in a point or two of the best. Bullish British Board of Trade returns helped the afternoon advance while private ca bles attributed the relative frmness of Liverpool to the increased activity of Manchester, covering or hedges against 5000 bales of spot cotton de- stroyed by fire. and continental buy ing of the new crop months. There was also private cable reporting that ocean freight room had been engaged for ,000 bales form Liverpool to New York
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-08
New York Cotton Futures
Port Cotton Movement

Galveston: Steady; middling, lSlsc; net receipts 76S2; gross receipts, 16s2; sales, SU; stock, 99S; exports to the conti- nent, 4500.
 New Orleans: Steady; middlng, 1S S-l6c; net receipts, 32i0: gross receipts, %lo, sales. 1885 stock, 153, sol; exports to Great Britain, 5000
 Mobile: Quiet: middling, l2 1S-l6c; net receipts, FPS; gross receipts, FPS; sales, 100; stock. 32,475.
 savannah: Steady; mddling, 1Shc; net receipts. 379l; gross receipts. y79l sales, 65s: stock, 76,231; eoastwise, l442. Charleston; Steady: middling, IS l-l6c Inet receipts, 900, ossreceipts, zoV, stock 1t, ,S5S; coastwise. 101l. Wilmington: Quiet; middlng. 13 1-16c ret receipts, 231; gross receipts, 23i; stock, 2263S.
 Norfolk: Steady; middling 13i4c; net re- cejpts. 41s: gross receipts. 4i3; sales, 662 stock, S9.134; coastwise, S9o6.
 Baltimore: Nominal; middling, 131ac; gross receipts, 669 stock, 32bo.
 New York: Quiet; middling, 1S 4oc; gross receipts. 3255 stock 121.Sg0 exports to Great Britain, 2ll; to the continent, l5l2; coastwise, 1905.
 Boston Quiet; middling. 1S.4oc; net re- ceipts, 100: gross receipts, 97S; stock, Ill., zoo exports to Great Britain, 1915; to tie continent, sl coastwise, 1896.
 Philadelphia Quiet, middling, l365c stock. 2939.
 Total today, at all ports: Net, 16,3bo exports to Great Britain, 1.l26; to the continent 6993 stock, 733,172
 Consolidated, at all ports Net, AS, 1884; exports to Great Britain. 1s,47; to the continent 2S,440.
 Total since September l. at all ports: Net, 9,4s9222; exports to Great Britain, 2,es5, ,595: to France. 1,ooo,Ss1 to the con tirent, 3.7Si 436: to Japan, S25,e66; to Mex ico. 27l4T.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-08
POLITICAL SUSPENSE ENDS
ny MRS. J. R. REID

Well. there will be many long breaths taken today Alabama has been in sus- pense. the epidemic of politics has swept the state with the vengeance of panic, there will be no burials, but recessed ann hitions.
 When once one has contracted the fever of being voted for. there Is always a system of the malady left. and 1t is apt to break out any old time. If they don't want to run" their friends urge them to do so, and so vociferously, the desire becomes allve-that Is the real status of candidate. Somebody Is to be out for the race, certainly somebody ac- countable for the defeat. Just like enter ing A "baby show" there is only one win ner in each class, and the balance have been treated unjustly. Whoever gets the blue ribbons in the contests of today is to be congratulated, for certainly interest was never more alive. and voting more active.
 Women did not vote. but many of them had marked their tickets, and but few of them did not have some influence. It was remarkable to see how eager the shoppers were to know who was ahead" even before 12 o'clock there were rumors why and why not.
 The men were, some of them, so eager to help their friends that many handed cards to the women, but even mixed with all of the interest. 1t was astonishing that many women liked the excitement of the campaign, but had not posted themselves as to the office sought; they liked their friends and were wild for them to win." but had not thought of the duties of the office and their fitness for it.
 This is politics, modern methods Any body can run, and many yet elected that are hardly adjustable to their duties and before they get ennured to the needs there Is another mix up and the ballot Is used again. Thus the unsettled condition of the country, thus the waiting populace on something to turn up that will give better days. It is to be hoped the state will have a recess now. and things will settle down to business. Waiting makes wanting, and the years pass by so quickly that the evolutions of time destroy the air castles we have framed for when we are through with politics. There was an old farmer around few days ago. and he said he wasn't going to plant corn until after the election: he wanted to see who was going to be road commissioner before he fixed to haul more loads to town. Thus in line something is dependent upon the man in office, not only individual welfare but community and state.
 There is something following the cleo tion-the mere fact that 1t Is over is only one step. The making of new laws. the plotting out of worthless laws and the proper execution of good laws is of pre- eminent importance. The cooperation of the entire official family of the state for the best for all sections and all people
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-08
BUTTER PRICES
 SLIGHTLY DOWN Small Advance in Bream. Wholesale Demand Fair
 and Supply Good

With the exception of a drop in the price of butter there were no feaures on Morris avenue yesterday. The price on fresh water breams in the fish mar ket experienced small advance. Other Irices are stationary and the fair de- mand is met by a consistent supply.
 Eggs now are selling quite freely and the price is stationary at IS and 20 cents. It is not now believed there will be further reductions in the price of this commodity, although a week ago it was expected the price would be as low as l6 cents a dozen for Easter. Hens are very strong at 17i2 cents. and some deal CTS have sold small lots at IS cents pound. There are few on the market and the demand Is br.sK.
 In the fish market all fish but mack erel are said to be scarce. but prices generally are stationary.
 Produce dealers reported good business yesterday. although prices remain un- changed. Supplies are good
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-08
Live Stock Market

Chicago, April 7.-Hogs Receipts 5000; market weak. Bulk of sales, $s. .756IS .S5: light $S. .654S .S5: mixed, SS. .60dS. .S5; heavy, sS 3sGS.SO; rough, $S 35cfs 50; pigs, s7. COG s.e5.
 Cattle: Receipts s50o; market slow. Reeves, s6.90d9.50 Texas steers, S. 25@ S.a0; stockers, $5 600iS: cows and heifers. g. 70aS.5 50; calves $6. 5O@10.
 Sheep: Receipts, 13,000; market slow. Natives. 8. .25a6.75; yearlings, $7. .05@p7 .35 native lambs s6. 25@S
 Kansas City, April 7.-Hogs: Receipts, 1l,f00: market lower Bulk $s. 456DS 65 heavy, s .6OQS. 6715; packers and butchers, $S. .5o4S. 75: light, s. 45dS 60: pigs. $7 .60aS.
 Cattle: Receipts. AGO, including 2oO southerns; market strong. Prime fed steers ss.50@9. 20; dressed beef steers. $I. 40nS. 40; southern steers, $6. 50m7 S5; COWS, s4. 5oa7 .75; heifers, s6. 15aS. 70; stock CTS, s6.50@S.15.
 sheep: Receipts. 42O0 market steady. Spring lambs. SIP; lambs. s6. 5O0I7. .s5; year iings, s6a7; wethers, s5. .25@6. 40; ewes, 8 0if15.
 St. Louis, April Hogs; Receipts, 7500; market steady. Pigs and lights. s7dS. 90 E.ixed and butchers, ss. 75dS 30; good heavy, $S. S0Gs.s5.
 Cattle Receipts 3500, including 300 Tex ans. market strong and higher. Native beef steers, sI .50d9. 25; COWS and heifers si. 25lfs. 75; stockers. S5@S: Texas and In- dian steers, $5. 75@S: cows and heifers, s4 50a6.65; native calves, s6@lo.25.
 Sheep: Receipts, 2Jo0: market steady Native muttons. s5 75d65 50; lambs, s7@ s.15; clipped lambs, s5.75Q7 8.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-08
Fruits and Produce

Russet apples. s6.5O bbl; western box apples, S2.25q3; Ben Davis. s5.50; lines. per 100. sl.2 25; lemons. pox. 36O, s4; Florida grapefruit, s4@5; Florida oranges s3: Cuban pineapples, s2.75 crate; Irish Potatoes. $i bushel; Jumbo celery, sl75; cranberries. per box. B; bbls., SIP; strawberries, per quart 25c: celery, sl dozen; Florida celery, per crate, s2.75; tomatoes, $2,50mS crate; Danish cabbage, 2l5c lb; rutabaga turnips, 1%c lb; new crop red and yellow onions. 41hc lb; imported onions, crate, sl.7b. .ocoanuts, s6 bag English walnuts, l5d20c; filberts 15c; oceans, 15c; California figs case, $2. 50. dates, lb., sac; sweet potatoes, Dooleys. bushel, sl10; sweet potatoes, cream Yams, bushel, sl: new Irish potatoes S3 hamper; Florida cabbage, s225 crate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-08
MARKET VALUES
 CHANGED LITTLE Brilliant Wheat Crop Out look Fails to Arouse
 Market

New York, April 7.-Speculation again was slow today and market values ehengel little. Even the brilliant prom in the government report failed to arouse the market from it's lethargy. Appearance of the report was the signal for dem- onstration on the part of the bullish traders and for a few minutes specula- ton was lively.
 But professional operators failed to at tract a following. in spite of the fact that the crop report exceeded even the bullish forecasts which had been made, with an estimated condition on April of 956 per cent as compared with 10- year average of S5.7. The efforts of pro- fessonal traders had rttle influence on quotations and after a few minutes the market settled back into it's dull rou- tine.
 Aside from the crop report. there was nothing in the days news of important bearing the market as a whole The tone was good and most of the standard stocks again made fractional advances. The best showing was made by the grangers, whose strength reflected the ex- rectation of a large wheat crop The crop report also benefited Intcrna tional Harvester. Tobacco shares advanced with buoyant spurt of 24 points in Lorlllard. This stock jumped 5 points or more at time, no reason being as- signed other than the sock was scarce, anc that to fill an order for 300 shares at the market a broker was obliged to bid it up in this manner. On the curb stocks in the Standard Oil group were weak.
 Renewed liquidation among low-priced railroad shares, particularly those in- volved in reorganization proceedings held back the general market. Both Waba sh issues and St. Louis and San Francisco common and second preferred made new low records
 The bond market was irregular. St Louis and San Francisco refunding As advanced sharply, despite the weakness of stocks Total sales or bonds, s1, $50 900. United States 2s registered declined x per cent on call
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-08
COTTON WORKS ID
 HIGHER LEVELS Buying Stimulated by Good Cables and Bullish Man.
 chester Reports

New Orleans, April 1.-The price of cot- ton worked to higher levels today on buying, stimulated chiefly by good cables and bullish reports from the Manchester market. Private cablegrams stated that Russian and continental spinners were buyers in Liverpool. which caused ner- vousness among shorts in this market, with the result that demand was stmu- lated winch the ring found difficulty in supplying.
 The market opened at the advance and the highest the trading months were 15 to 20 points over yesterdays last quotations The close was within point of the high est.
 Weather conditions over the belt showed improvement, but this resulted in very lit- tie short selling.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-08
PRESIDENT MARKHAM
 INVITED TO LOTHIAN

Dothan. April 7.-fSpecal )-President Charles H. Markham of the Central e Georgia Railway company, will visit Dothan during the present week. The Dothan Chamber of Commerce has wired MT. Markham and party an invitation to attend a dinner here in his honor Thursday evening. As soon as it is known when MT Markham will be here and how long time he can spend in Dothan, elaborate arrangements will be made for his entertainment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-08

up May deliveries, but there was very little demand around the ring and after opening steady at a decline of to $ points, the market sold about to points net lower. Covering caused slight rally later, with tn eclose steady at a net loss of to points. Sales, 5000. April, S.3ic; May, SAG: July S.5Sc; September. S,7Ic; October, S.s5c: December, sole; January, 9.06c; March, 916c.
 Spot dull; Rio, No. :, Ss4&S5sc Santos As. 111ae. Mild coffee dull; Cordova, 12ls& 161kc nominal Havre closed at a net de- cline of 14@1a franc; Hamburg, 1a@& pig. lower. Rio, 75 reis higher at 5sx750: Sam tos spots, 100 res lower: 4s. 5sx450; 7's, 4sx750 Brazilian receipts, 26O00 Jundiany, 5000. Today's Santos cable reported Is unchanged. Sac Palo receipts, 14,oo0. Flu tures 150 to 200 res lower.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-08
REV. TAYLOR BEGINS
 NEW CHURCH YEAR

Leeds. April 7.-(Special)- 1.-The Rev. R. P. Taylor, having been again selected pastor of the Leeds Presbyterian church for another ecclesiastical year, delivered his first sermon in the new ecclesiastical year Sunday at Il o'clock. The Rev Mir. Taylor has been pastor of the Leeds Presbyterian church for IA years
 The students of the Leeds High school will be given holiday Thursday and Fri day. ;n order that the teachers may at tend the institute in Birmingham on the sth, 10th and 11th.
 An Easter egg hunt will be given Sat- urday afternoon at the residence of Dr. A. J. Farley.
 The Leeds High school baseball team will go to Odenvlle to play ball Friday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-08
SMALL CHILD BADLY
 BURNED AT LEEDS
Young Son of Mir. aud Mrs. A. J. Abercr0mbie Catches Fire
 From Match

Leeds, April -(SpecialD Fulton Aber- crombie, the 2is-year-old son of Mir and Mrs. A. J. Abercrombie, was severely burned about the body at his home here yesterday morning, when his clothes caught on fire from match that he was playing with.
 Hearing the cries. Mrs Ahercromble rushed out on the front porch and found him enveloped in a mass of flames. She succeeded in smothering the fire after receiving several painful burns on ner hands. The burns are not expected to prove fatal