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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-18

7O,0d0; same date year before. 660o0; for season, 14.377, 900; same date last year, 13,- G6S, 900; same date year before. 15,639, 900; {; Port receipts for season. 10,3So000; same date last year, 9,s53,O00; same date year before last. 11,910,00o Overland to mills and Canada for sea ason, 1,147. 900; same date last year. 1,Os300o; same date year before, 1.253000. Southern mill takings for season, 2,s04,000; same date rasr year, 265S.000; same date year before. 2444, ,000 Interior stocks in excess of September |, 46,000; last year. 74,o0O; year before, S2,- GOO; foreign exports for week, 45,0O0; same seven days last year. 32,0o0 for season, s,S08,0o0; same date last year, S,400,000 Northern spinners' talkings and Canada for week, 15,000; same seven days last year, 1S000 for season, 2,50s000; same data last Year. 2hl0.0On
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-18
Spinners' Takings

Statement of spinners' takings of Amer ican cotton throughout the world This week, 155000 same seven days last year, 191 ,000; same seven days year before, 159,- 600; total since September 1. 13531. 900; same date last year, 13,4sS.0O0; same date year laafe 1
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-18
Naval Stores

Savannah, July T.-Turpentine firm, 45s4Q4s; sales, 527; receipts. 1102; ship ments, 571; stocks, 12.01S. Rosin strong; sales. 239S; receipts. 3144 hslpments, 552; stocks. 110,425. Quote: A, B, c, D, E, F, G, H, I, $2S5: K, $40; M. s4s0; N, $50; VIC $5.90; wv, $625.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-18

washed. 26G27c; three-cighths blood. un- washed, 27d2sc.
 Secured basis: Texas. 12-month, eOas2c; fine to months, 55d57c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-18
Cotton Seed Oil

New York. July 17.-Further liquidation of summer and fall positions again weakened cotton seed oil sharply today, last prices being generally 2 to points net lower. A great deal of oil was switch ed from August to September delivery. Crude was offered little more freely, spot demand was light and about tho only support came from refiners who covered shorts.
 Cotton seed oil closed steady. Spot 7.23d7. 7.27c; July, 7.20Q727c; August, 7.31@ 7.s3c; September, 7.3297. 33c October, 7.06Q 709c; November 6.71@6. 75c; December January. 665G667c; February. &e6@a6oc. Total saleas 1.ooo
The Washington herald., 1914-08-30

to reconcile Alan to that blatant clamor which so
widely and hideously advertised their where
abouts
II there anything still to be feared from
Judith and her crew-if. for instance, Barcus
had suggested, they had sought one Of the life
saving stations Nauset Beach. appropriated its
power-driven lifeboat and renewed the pursuit. If
ever they heard that horn there would beyond
question be the devil to pay!
The loneliness Of his vigil was eventually re-
lteved by the appearance on deck OF the woman
Alan loved.
The tableau that greeted her vision as she
emerged from the companionway, Of the haggard,
unshaven wretch at the wheel and the other who
lay at his feet, where he had fallen, in stupor Of
fatigue, instantly wrung from Rose little cry Of
solicitude. And she was quick to do what little
she could to alleviate their discomfort For Bar
Gus she fetched a pillow and blanket from the
cabin; and this suffered her ministrations
without once rousing from his slumbers. Then
Fastening forward, she got the galley fire going
and prepared a makeshift breakfast for her half
famished lover.
Warm food and hot cofee-such as they we're
lending little tone to Alans spirits he was pres
emily able to discuss their situation with some
optimism. Yet nothing could gloss the fact that
the problem confronting them was one whose
luton bafied their utmost ingenuity-one the
simple contemplation Of which taxed their courage
and intelligence to the extreme.
He summed up: Il can't see anything for It but
father and Judith are determined to have my scalp,
and I'm hanged II can see how to protect myself
without taking leaf out Of their books What
I'm most afraid OF is that some time may forget
it's a woman I'm defending myself against. When
a fellows fighting for his very life he can't always
stop to calculate the weight Of his blows"
The young man sighed, shook his head, laughed
uncertainty, and held her closer to him: Don't
fear: I'll find some way out without injuring
either Of them. l promise you that"
He sealed the pledge upon her lips.
And in that' moment Of their oblivion to the
world, from some point forward mufied crash
sounded simultaneously with the dull shock Of a
collision with a smaller vessel; and a strange
The Washington herald., 1914-08-30

With a chuckle. Alan obediently stretched him.
self out on the deck.
II say-Law!"
"Well?"
You seem pretty easy in your mind about this
young woman below. To me, she's the same
that tried to send me to Davy Jones locker. How
does she explain her presence aboard"
Much I surmised." Alan replied. Il fancy
they chloroformed her while she slept in that
hotel in Portland. Whether or no, Rose woke up
in a closed motorcar-bound and gagged Of
course-and brought aboard at Gloucester
about midnight"
Simple when you know how" Barcus comment
ed. "of course, always did say that truth was
a stranger to fiction. Cuddle down, now and I'll
talk you insensible"
His accents already merging in with the swish
Of the longside waves. the bubbling Of the wake,
and the many-toned composite voice Of the ship in
being, Inconsistencies like a cloud descended
upon Aan's overwearied faculties
He woke mutinously with a yawn and a shiver
in the gray Of a furnished daybreak, to find that
fog pressed heavily upon the face Of the waters,
mist thick that from the stern the waist of
the vessel almost invisible the bows complete
ly so.
Barcus stood over him, at the wheel, fairly reel
ing with WEAKNESS, his eyes blood-shot swollen,
and half-closed in a face like mask OF fatigue
Cant keep up much longer" he apologized
thickly; stood it about as long as can. Take
your trick and give me forty winks."
Grateful solicitude brought Alan instantly to his
side, though he himself was sluggish and stiff and
sore in all his limbs.
You're brick!" he protested why didn't
you call me sooner?"
mo good: knew the way-you didn't. That
is. did until this accursed fog closed down
couple of hours ago. Now-God knows where we
are-by my reckoning somewhere in Nantucket
Sound west Of Monomoy."
Grasping q small brass handle afhxed to the
wheel box, he jerked 1t sharply three times; and
the automatic horn blared raucously threefold
response up forward.
Keep that going" he begged, three blasts in
q row and a minute interval-and II the devil takes
The Washington herald., 1914-08-30

creased block; nothing was visible beyond the
sinister glare Of that almost stationary green lam
tern.
What Think" Barcus inquired in a dubious un-
dertone.
mo telling" Alan replied in the same manner.
All chance"
You've got that gun handy?"-with reference
to the rife Of which they had despoiled the VIC
tim OF the skys iLfaith.
Here"
"Then-let's go to it! Give way!"
dozen lusty strokes brought them alongside
the schooner, and the dory scraped the waist OF
the larger vessel. the two young dropped oars,
rose, and SEEKING the low gunwales lifted them
selves to the deck
Nothing opposed them the deck was ignorant
Of other footsteps than their own the schooner as
silent as only becalmed ship can be.
Without further consultation, Alan led quickly
aft and down the companionway to the cabin,
where dim light burned-a smoky lamp swing
ing in gtmbals above cluttered table.
OF the two stateroom doors, one disclosed an
empty cabin, the other was locked.
Trying the handle roughly, Alan fancied he
heard a sound within. Pausing, he called, with a
thrill Of fearful hope:
Hello in there!"
The response was a cry Of incredulous delight:
Alan"
BY way Of answer Alan hurled himself bodily
against the door. At the second impact Of shout.
ders backed by a hundred and eighty pounds Of
solid flesh and determination, the lock splintered
away from its socket, the door few open with q
bang-and Alan into the room with a cry:
"Rose!"
His sweetheart met him halfway, her arms up.
lifted her countenance TRANSPORTED
And Mr. Barcus turned and slowly assembled the
companionway his nose wrinkled with misgivings.
Some ten minutes later a hail from the deck
broke the embrace of the lovers:
Below there! / say-Law!-wind a-coming!"
"Right-o! Half mnute!"
But that stipulated delay was several times null
tiplied before Alan showed up on deck. to find
Barcus bending laborious back to the capstan.
Lend a hand, can't your" Barcus complained,
blowing heavily. Il didn't interrupt your amours
just to get audience The sooner we get this
anchor in"
Alan checked him with a hand on his arm.
Whats that" he demanded in tone tense with
apprehension.
The mufied RUNNING Of q heavy duty marine
motor drifted down on the wings Of the sluggish
wind.
Don't ask me: I'm afraid to guess!"
But they couldn't possibly"
Since when did you set up to be Judge Of pos
sibilities? Nothing probable ever happened to
The Washington herald., 1914-08-30

you in all your young life-'s FAIRS can make out
As for mel know there are ct least two lifesay.
ing stations on Nauset, both with modern equip
ment-motor liteboats and all; and nothing will
ever persuade me that pack Of wolves would stick
at breaking IN and conhscating one Of the same.
It's as likely 80 not-only more 80. Our present
business is TO get the hell out Of here-and not
advertise our exit either. Take that port light in
and dowse IT, while I DO the same by the star
board. Then duck below, warn your Dulcinea, and
put out the cabin lamp. That way-if this black
ness and our bull.luck only holds-we may manage
an evsson!"
There followed an exceedingly busy quarter Of
an hour for two constrained in pitch darkness to
grope their way about the decks and familiariEe
themselves with the idiosyncrasies OF strange
two-master. Nevertheless the end OF that period
found the schooner with canvas full and sheets
taut, q good eastery breeze abearn, swiftly weav-
ing a wake southwards-the light on Monomoy
Point watching her curiousy from over the star.
board beam.
Fear anything more Of that power boat?" Alan
asked joining Barous by the wheel.
"Nothing-wind too fresh. Make yourself easy
on the soft side Of plank here. I'll land you q
kick in the stats when so minded-or when it's
your trick at the wheel"
The Washington herald., 1914-08-30

care Of his own We may possibly escape being
run down"
With q sigh. relinquishing the wheel, he col
lapsed upon the deck and was almost instantly
asleep.
The wind had fallen until barely enough air
stirred to keep way on the vessel; she moved in
silence q spectral ship upon a spectral sea of
long oily swells and the complexion Of lead Hith-
er and yon in the obscurity, fog-signals Of other
shipping sounded Q concert Of discordsnce-the
manpower horn Of . cat-boat crying the warning
back to the deep-throated whistle OF q coastwise
steamship and the impertinent drumming Of
motor.boats exhaust with the muller cut out.
This last boxed the compass, sounding now
near, now far; though the complaints Of other
shipping diminished in volume and died away in
the distance, giving place to others STILL the plut-
ter.plutter OF that motor was never altogether
lost; IT, at times It faded. It seemed certain al
ways to return in even louder volume
Vanly straIning his vision against the blank
pallor Of the accomplishing fog Alan wondered,
worried, dreaded!
At irregular intervals, starting from preoccupa-
ton. he would manipulate the brass pull on the
wheel.box. provoking the horns suffering blasts
OF protest. But the need for unremitting vigilance
and exercise Of the fogsigna failed none the less
The Washington herald., 1914-08-30

suit houndered and blasphemed at random a round
quarter-mile to the south-Mr. Law and Mr.. Bar
Gus were noiselessly squirming on their bellies,
like two great snakes in the beach-grass, up the
back Of q ten-foot bluff. And presently from its
brow they looked down on the spot where the
dory lay only its bow out of water its stern aoat
under armed guard.
Very slowly and stealthily Alan got to his feet
and swung back over his shoulder heavy club Of
driftwood.
match sputtered beside the dory, and famed
in the still air, relieving with its reddish glow
bronzed and evil visage
The guard pulled fast and had the tobacco well
aglow when the sky took advantage Of his trust
fulness and fell upon him like an avalanche.
Simultaneously. Alan and Barcus descended the
face of the blur in two miniature landslides. dug
themselves out and by the time the dazed and dis
armed guard had sufficiently recovered to cry out
for help. the dory was a hundred yards OF the
beach and making excellent time in the direction
Of that lonely green light
The commonest precaution however, made them
pause and rest upon their oars while yet little
way from their goal
Only an ominous silence rewarded the utmost
efforts Of their straining senses: no sound was
audible other than the gentle whine Of an un-
The Washington herald., 1914-08-30
FOURTH. INsTALLMENT.

The photo-drana corresponding 10 The 6zstal1ents Of
"The Trey O,Sarts' may noU Be seen at the kadhzg
n1oVdne picture Beaters. By this unique arrangement
SpHh fie Universal Film Mfg. Co. Is therefore not cnS
possible to read The Try 0,ears'' N this p4per.
Sat also TO see each 61stsh7lent of at the nlO0d1s
picture heaters.
Copyright. 1914. BY Louis Joseph Vsnce)
EYNOPsIs-The Of Hearts 10 the "death-sign used oy
Urine private OF vengeance which, tnrousn
Judith, a Of violent ana
temper questionable sanity he against AAn
dead) Urine held responsible Tor
the accident which him a helpless cripple Rose
Judiths twin double, learning of her sisters cam
Alan, her home to aid the she
dramatic circumstances Alan saves Juoths
:fs wins her love: but failure to shake mis- con-
Judith honieidhl purpose;
contrives a which Alan 10 making q
coastwiss cruise 10 New York Narrowing him together
with Barcus Of the schooner on an island south or
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-07-09
THE HOE VS.. THE NOZZLE

THE department called out four times within the
At least three and possibly ALL of the fires had
grass groths neglected Tuesday
evening council presented with bill from the fire depart
ment for $O5 these fires The amount
applied the patches two three weeks
would them would have prevented the fires would
protected the surrounding property and would have saved
the expense of fire fighting
Fortunately the fires whose origins traceabe to
patches serious results but they have
remind what might have happened had not
campaign been organized and carried out
by the mayor Instead of fires would
doubtey had many and instead of bill for 500 the
council would probably have been facing for thousand
cheaper the hoe than the nozzle and whole lot safer
It noticeable the railroad
cutting the weeds along their rights of where
danger really greatest least three the recent
said have originated from engine sparks which usually
kindle when they fall on weedy rights of way.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-07-09
PUTTING THE ..K' ON RICHLAND

PUTTING THE tx" ON RICHLAND
THE Advocate the of Colonel Maupn of
Richand Transfer Co., that fruit and produce has
shipped Rcand for outside markets the last sixty
days transported of Kennewck the last 80
days. and that figures substanate the
ton.
The time will come far distant when the Rich
land district Owing to railway ransporta
fruit and produce of all the
products of the dairygoes Kennew for shipment east and
thenceorh the market reports OF the daily
press Spokane Seattle it is Kennewck and
Kennewck shipped the Kennewk kite flies high with Rich
tied the tail simply balance the windy afalc
land Advocate
Colonel Maupn and the Advocate both be right prob
there but remedy rather one atena
tive chronicle the facts under the head Of
situation Richand peach get Kennewick date line in
daily newspaper all the Kennewk being identified
map the just the river from Pasco is
not unlike donating half ad to some public
July celebration for nstanceand then being accused
digging deep the celebration fund But if the ad
psed it's contributed the of the ceebra
ton may still stand but has lost its sting to the
accused
the columns of the daily count for something
but the thing that counts most credit the dollar and
cents of the market agencys book Kennewck
farmers valley continue apply themselves in
the they have the past and continue deliver the
goods Kennewick date line Richand peach
can stay progress prosperity of that community
The Advocates plant calls to mind what General Manager
Robbins North Pacific Fruit Distributors told Kennewick
few months ago. said You would be surprised to know
how you really the eyes of the other fellow who
outside looking in at you It didn't make feel
good but it is undoubtedly the truth.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-07-09
COMING TO THE CARNIVAL

keeping Grape Carnival dates and going to
make effort to be here this year. said VIM Nc
Murray passenger agent the w. last evening
The fact that Mr. McMuray intends to the carnival this
year. why should be held but the
indicative of the publicity which
has gained through of operation Should
discontinued this and taken the next
much publicity would lost likewise much OF the local
interest among the fruit would be lost
Starting the carnival year. years lao would be
starting from the ground We can't back up TINS year ana
hold the ground we have gained .
driven bay horse and had him quit just
before you hill probably remember that
the wagon stick where it when the horse baked but
made the grade with the
load tug the bottom of the hill
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-07-09
BLIGHT OBJECT LESSON

spite of the busiest of the
year for the fruit grower orchardt who possibly
his should join the blight excursion to
Thursday who has trees can't
blight thoroughly impressed with
the disease when 1t gets foothold
Although Kennewick farmers fairly familiar with
blight the Prosser would undoubtedly valuable
object lesson and stimulate them to maintain relentless vigil
their orchards The printed bulletin the
repeated admonon of the cannot possibly
tray the penalties of neglect they taught
stcon left in infected orchards The will
undoubtedly be well worth the time and money.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-14
Stupid Responsibility

THERE is no valid reason why respecta-
i bility and stupidity should go hand in
hand. but they always do under the skilfuI
manipulation of political cupidity.
Gang politicians know quite well that they
would never have a days tenure OF power
II they walked abroad in their own naked
vinainy. II is necessary that they shall be
decently garbed, and TO meet the require
ments Of enlightened society they cloak
themselves in the iTreproachable respecta-
bility OF men who can be easily won by such
slogans Is economy" efficiency" business
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-14
Plavinr With Fire

NTEED for the inculcation Of safety first
IN principles in the minds of the young is
nowhere more clearly exemplihed than in a
recent statement Of underwriters showing
that the fire losses in this country and Can
ada during the first nine months of the year
reached the enormous total of s176,706,75o
The Insurance Department Of Pennsylva-
mia, within the last two years, has investi-
gated the causes of $4,000 fires and has found
that 90 per cent of them were caused by
carelessness. If there was drilled into the
minds of Americans the practical value of
the adage that IAN ounce Of prevention is
worth a pound OF cure the chances are that
this abnormal loss would be materially re-
duced. There would result saving of life and
property and greater conservation of our
financial resources through reductions in fire
insurance premiums.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-14
PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER IA, 1914
Penrose: Goliath of Rum and Ruin

DEYoND Inference, far beyond allegation
Dby the enthusiastic acclaim of the liquor
dealers themselves, Penrose is the Black
Prince, the undissuised champion. Of the
saloon. In Atlantic City yesterday the New
Jersey Liquor Dealers League cheered his
name to the echo every time 1t was men
toned.
Neil Bonner said truly, I'VE have good
friends with us in high places. Our only
hope. therefore, is to stand by the Repub
licans who have stood by u.s.
How long will the self-respecttng, God-fear-
ing Republicans of Pennsylvania stand for
this disreputAble alliance7
Never was there more hrazen effrontery
than for the man who throws his Senatorial
toga over the saloon and prostitutes his high
office by protecting all the Infamous ad
juncts of the groggery to ask for the vote Of
respectable citizens.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-14
HUM OF HUMAN CITIES

No municipal activity is fraught with so
many problems finance. 1t is also the
most comprehensive. 1t involves taxation
with all the methods, good and bad, now in
force and with large field very fruitful in
theory. 1t includes, further, the question of
expenditure. Besides the individual problems
of wise or foolish spending in each field of
municipal work, there are the moot questions
of where expenditures may most wisely go.
The reports of city expenditures in the cur
rent Annalist bring up some interesting
points.
The Annalist contains a statistical picture
showing that among nine leading cities six
spend habitually more than their income
New York is the shocking example of prof
lgaCy. Boston is the shining example of
thrift But there are other reasons than
good finance for Boston's creditable showing
at least in part, and New York's showing is
not so bad as 1t seems although too bad to
be Condoned.
New fork's expenditures are for produc-
tive purposes to an unusual extent, and may
even become sources OF revenue. II calcula-
tions are verified. Thus New York spends
more than any other city and almost twice
as much in proportion as Boston Tor land
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-14
A Valiant Soldier of Words

DUDYARD KIPLINGS refusal to appear
IL for one evening in New York for $4,000 as
a public reader is characteristic of British
patriotism. He declined on the ground that
he was needed in Louvain. incidentally, 1t
may he suggested, the poems he was asked 10
read belonged 10 another political era. This
IL not the time for British poets TO appear
in public. They are otherwise engaged. The
world expects much from Kiplng, who has
never ceased to he the mouthpece of the
Empire. In 1895 "The Truce of the Bear was
writteu-"the bear that walks like a man"
The world has moved on since then. Little
wonder he declined TO read this characterize
tou Of Russia
Today the rife fires of Russia and Eng
land mingle in the blaze of battle. The Bear
and the Lion are one When the war is over
this valiant soldier of words will utter an
other message, which the world will doubt
less receive as an Interpretation Of new Eu-
rope.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-14
None But the Braves

LNoCR straight and the worlds series Is
L over The Braves have won a clear,
clean championship on their merits.
OF course it can never be settled which was
the better team In the strictly scientific
spirit of "inside baseball" But which had
the punch has been amply demonstrated.
And in this spectacular finish to the dullest
season in years it was punch" that seemed
to count most. The future of the Braves will
be interesting To watch.
Meanwhile. there are Acknowledgements to
be made. From tail-enders to worlds cham
pions in three months--it was terrific
climb All America takes off it's hat to the
team that made II.