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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
PROFIT TAKING IS
 FEATURE OF MARKET
Saturdays Advance Fairly Held-Wheat 1-Sc Higher
 for Sept. to 1-2c Lower

Chicago, August 2i-Profit taking was the feature of the wheat market today, but Saturdays advance was fairly held. Final prices ranged isc higher for Sep tember to 1sc lower. Corn closed 1ac to lc |fiown; oats 1.c higher for September to Pbac lower,. and provisions 1sc to 5oc de pressed
 Wheat opened easy, bulged, reacted to the lowest of the day. and then steadied around Saturdays close The September December difference narrowed to lc. Rec ord clearances from North America, high CT cables and reports of large flour sales were bullish factors, but realizing sales restrained any material advance and the close was rather easy.
 The decline in corn was based on rains and favorable crop prospects. Cash houses bought September while there was only u scattered local demand for the deferred futures.
 Price fluctuations in oats were the re- suit of demand from exporters and the : inclination of some .ongs to take profits. Shipping sales were reported the largest of the season-1, 100000 bushels, mainly to the seaboard.
 Lard alone displayed life in the provi- sions pit and prices receded on selling by longs and packers. Cash demand for meats was slow.
 Future quotations were as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25

Der thst they are practically the only producers of cotton in the world. and that as soon as the crisis produced by the war in Europe is over, there will be an active demand for all their product. They should exercise patience, not be- come excited or panicly; remember that conditions usually appear worse than they really are. and further. that people need clothing next to bread. If they will do this. they will suffer but little, if any, loss.
 My advice is for them to bring Into play their predominant traits, courage and hopefulness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
Port Movement

New Orleans: Receipts. 146; stock, 5O, 153
 Galveston: Receipts. 477: stock, 35,7l4. Mobile, Receipts 40; stock, 230l. Savannah: Receipts, S46; stock. 69Gl. Charleston: Receipts l stock, 5250. Wilmington: Stock, 7l53. Norfolk: 13,970.
 Baltimore Stock, 2337
 Boston: Middling, lie; receipts, &; stock, 6214.
 Philadelphia: Receipts, 100; stock, 25l3. New York: Stock, 9S.942. Minor ports: Stock. 1923
 Total today: Receipts HAS; stock, 222, . ST.
 Total for week: Receipts, 26l5; exports, 8l45 Total for season: Receipts, 1o,442.9i1; ex- ports, SSS0,5i3.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
Swiss Railways

From the London Post
 Notwithstanding that there Is already a sum of nearly sSo.eo0,o0o invested In Swiss private and narrow gauge railways which do not pay any dividend. the gov ernment Is constantly granting conces- sions for the building of new lines-not because these are wanted for purposes of general utility. but because mania for mountain railways seems to be pass ing over Switzerland.
 The latest concession 10 be granted is for line from Kandersteg to the little mountain lake. 51Ss feet altitude. known as Oeschinensee. This pygmv line, which will be less than two miles long. will cost, 1t is estimated $34o.o00 to build, or an average of more than $70.ooo per mile Of the other concessions for new moun- tain railways granted, although no att tempt has as yet been made to work them. no capital being forthcoming. ono Is for a line from GrndeIwald to tho Faulhorn: another from Grindewald over the Great Seheidegg to Maringen: another from Stalden, in the Zermatt valley. to Saas Fee and. quite recently. one from Fruti- gen to Adelbodcn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
Shooting Enemies Difficult lew York Correspondence Pittburg Dis

Patch.
 If New York volunteers should go to Mexico as result of the present disturb ance it is expected that they will shoot better than the average volunteer has ever shot before The developmnt of tar get shooting as sport and as con stant exercise for the militia Is expected to work this improvement. There may be an improvement. but army officers say that there is very little relation be- tween accuracy in target shooting and accuracy in the actual business of shoot ing at an enemy over broken ground. The target trained soldier Is apt to f1nd him self at sea when he is up against an enemy. The best marksmen in the Span ish war were found in regiment of volunteers from Tennessee who went to the Philippines. Many of these fellows had enjoyed the inestimable advantage of shooting at revenue officers in the moonshine whiHky region. They were quite accustomed to getting bead on . moving man In the bunhes. But it is hardly practicable to raise an army of moonnhiner1h ---
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
Fruits and Produce

IultS anu lVQoCC Cantanloupes-$2M225 9. Watermelons-15Q30c. Lemons-S00. Limes-75cQ$1.25 Home. Grown Cabbage-21ac ID. Northern Apples-Fancy box. s212.5o. New Crop Apples-Per hamper. $1.25. Home-Grown Lettuce-Per hamper, 31 California Peaches-$1.10 per box. Peanuts-6Q7c. Imported Peanuts-9lkc pound. Egg Plants-s2Q2.50. Pineapples-$2Q25 250. Snap Beans--Si.50. New Sweet Potatoes-s225 per hamper. New Irish Potatoes-In sacks, $110 Squash-Hamper, s1. Cucumbers-Per crate, $lQ1.25. New Corn-Dozen, 15c Peaches-Georgia, s1.75Q2.50 Huckleberries--$2.50G Concord Grapes-s1.5O per crate; loc basket.
 White Grapes-4-lb. baskets, soc. Figs-$2.50Q3 per crate. Okra, six-basket crate 2.50. Tomatoes-Six-b basket crates, g .50d3. Alabama Tomatoes-Four- basket crates. S1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
BUSINESS BRISK IN
 PRODUCE MARKET Home Raised Products in Good Demand With Sup-
 plies Plentiful,

The produce market on Morris avenue opened with brisk demand. Supplies were plentiful, large shipments arriving in the course of the day. Home raised tomatoes are becoming plentiful, many truckers hauling this vegetable into town by the wagon load. Cantaloupes continue in good demand, and the melon crop is abundant
 There was an advance of one cent on eggs yesterday. but otherwise quotations remain unchanged. Poultry sales are large, and hens and eggs are on the market in large quantities. Meat prices are firm. and steady trade is main- tained.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
A Grievance of Suffragism
the London Globe.

FTOnn t1e IO1iUUIl 1fUUt
 One of the grievances of sufffasists is the inferior position occupied by women as parents. couple of days ago a woman. whose husband had. so far as she knew, gone down in the Empress of Ire land, applied to the Willesden magistrate for a vaccination exemption for her in- fant son. She was informed from the bench that the exemption order could not be granted until the fathers death was legally proved. as "the law did not rec oenize her as the parent of the child.' If the law does not enable woman to rank as the parent of her children it must be ''hass' of the most asin!ne type.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25

New York, August 24.--The coffee mar ket showed steadier tone. Reports of frost in one district of Sau Paulo may have contributed to the more bullish view of values, but the main factor was sup posed to be. the continued difficulty of negotiating fresh purchases in Brazil, which Is said to be accepting New York credits only on very limited scale, and ,Areports that some of the better grades Ire becoming scarce in the local stock z Liquidating transactions reported in old contracts were at an advance of about D points from Saturdays prices, and while spot prices were unchanged at 77sc for Rio 7's. and 127sc for Santos As holders were reported firmer in their views with the interior a more active buyer. Cost and freight offers were reported of Sas- tos ls at 1Qi4c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
New Orleans Rice Market

New Orleans, August 24-Rough Hon. duras rice is steady and strong; clean Honduras and Japan is strong and ac- tive, Japan being very strong. Quote Rough Honduras, 4a5c; clean Honduras 4aQ65sc; Japan, 4AM5Nc. Rice, polished, per ton. SPICES; bran, per ton, $1s@2o. Re- ceipts: Rough, 19.743; millers, 5001; clean, 4536 Sales Il, 195 sacks rough Honduras at 4@5c: 6Sl0 pockets clean Honduras at 81b661ac
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
Interior Movement

Houston Receipts, 2i9s; shipments, 14.2 stock, 29. .49S.
 Memphis: Receipts, 59; shipments, 4S; stock, 15,GS4.
 Augusta: Middling, 9ssc; receipts, 59 shipments, 43; stock, 15,0Si.
 St. Louis: Receipts, 100; shipments, 10Oi stock, 14,260.
 Cincinnati: Receipts @: stock, 12,G26. Little Rock: Receipts, 52; stock oiSS Total today: Receipts, 271S; shipments, 1895; stock, S60S5.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
Hubbard Bros. & Co.

Hem6ers New York Cotton IF. change. New orleans Cotton Exchange. Kew York. Produce Exchange. As1os eiation Orders soIiclted for the pnf. ehaeo and ssle of Cotton and Cotton essd qM for tSeurs dsl3xsfy; sPseyIsl ysil
 ss:s. $ s: icssiSs sssiss ''x
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25

ceipts, 5oo0: market higher. Bulk, s9.o5a 9.25; heavy, s9.15@9.3o; packers and butch CTS. $9l0@9.SO; lights, $9a9.So; pigs S.25d S.75.
 Cattle: Receipts, 19oo0: market steady. Prime fed steers. S9.6561045; dressed beef steers, $S.05M9.50: southern steers, S5.2o@S: cows, A.25@725: heifers. s625d9.5o; stock CTS, s5.50@s.25.
 Sheep: Receipts 5000; market lower. Lambs. $7.50az95; yearlings. $5.3od6.65 wethers. $5.35@5.9O; ewes, s475d5.5o.
 St. Louis, August 24.-Hogs: Receipts. S100; market higher. Pigs and lights, $7G 9.40;. mixed and butchers, se.o5@9.45: good heavy, 8. 20d9.4o.
 Cattle: Receipts. 1900; market steady. Native beef steers. s750@1o.40: cows and heifers, s5G9.50. stockers, $5d7.50; Texas and Indian steers. $6dS.25; cows and heif- CTS. s4a6.50; native calves, $6d1050.
 Sheep: Receipts, $500; market steady Native mutton, s4d5.25; lambs. s7@s15.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
Dry Goods Market

New York, August 24.-The primary cot ton piece goods market was fairly active today Print cloth prices continued ir- regular. Duck was in good demand for domestic consumption. Denims were in good demand Staple worsteds were ad- vanced another 2i4c by the American Woolen company
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
Flouv and Breadstuffs

8. 30; Michigan flour. $6. 40; pure wheat shorts. sS4 pure wheat bran. s32 c. s. meal, 7ila per cent, $50; Cremo meal, per ton BPS; No. timothy hay, per ton. $25; mixed alfalfa and Johnson grass. per ton. s20; c. $. hulls. so lbs, SIP ton: mixed feed, s35; oats. COG bu.; corn, $1.10; corn meal. $2o5 per s6 lbs New crop alfalfa. s24
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
Kansas City Grain

Kansas City, August 2f-Cash wheat, No. 2 hard, 96cmSl No. red, 96@97c. Corn No. mixed, 79c; No. white, soc. Oats. No white i3lsc; No. mixed, 4o1a @41c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25

military. and eon4e rather within the scope of police work. carried out uu- der the general direction of county authorities. Included are the guarding and ratrolling of bridges and telegraph lines from damage by spies, collecting information as to supplies. carrying out organized relief measures. helping fam iiies Of mon employed In defense duties or aiding the sick or wounded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
Liyerpool Cotton Market

Liverpool, August 2i.--cotton spot in in creased demand, owing to good demand from neutral countries outside the war. Sales Saturday and today, 2910 boles, in cluding 240o American on the basis of 6.2od for middling Imports, 2Ga0 bales, all Americana
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
Hides and TalIow

Green saIted hides, 14U1bc; partly cured, lSa14c; green. 13G1311c; damaged and culls. onv half price: dry flint. 27Q2sc: dry salted. 25@26; dry culs. 121sc; goat skins. 25@4oc; kids. one-half price; lamb skins, 25G35; sheep skins. s5G75c: shear ings. 15q25c: green salted horse hides. No
 2s. g; glues and ponies. $191.50: No. tallow. 5a6c; Mo- 2 tallow, 4c: beeswax X. 2Sq60c: wild ginsing. $60s; cultivated gin- sing. s3d5; golden seal. sS.50a4: clear grease wool 16Q19c: slightly burry. 15G1s: clear tubwashed wool. sOa33: burry. 1502o
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
Fish
Perch-sc mound.

Pefch-Sc pOunu.
 Salt Water Trout-12Ac pound Blue Catfish-7QSc pound. Red Snapper--SmSlac. Gray Snapper--5c. Mullet-5laQ6c pound. Spanish Mackerel-l5c pound. Fresh Pompano-25c pound.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
St Iou;s Grain

St Louis. August 24-Cash wheat, No. . red, N03d1.061A No. hard, 99cn$l.os Corn, No. 2. S2@S211c; No. white, S3lan si1kc. Oats, No. 7, 43d431hc; No. white 16c
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
London Stocks
Elgin Butter Market

London. August 24.- Money 8 to 3IS pei cent. Discount rates. 5 to 5l4 per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
Live Stock

Chicago. August 24--Hogs: Receipts, 32000: market steady. Bulk. sS.9009 20 i; light, $S.9ol935: mixed sS.65@9.40; heavy. $850ds3o: rough $s.50@S.70; pigs, $IGS6o.
 Cattle: Receipts. la,000: market lower. Reeves, s6.60m10.5o: steers. s625d9 30; stockers $5.35mS; cows and heifers, s3.70d a.10: calves. ssT.50n10.5o.
 Sheep: Receipts, H.0Oo: market lower, Sheep, $Q5.s0: yearlings, }5.S0@6.s5; lar~.bs. S. 40QS.15.
 w Kansas City, August 24.-Hogs Re-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
Cream mcrv products

Country Butter-20Q25c; fresh creamery butter, SS1kc; process butter Bc.
 Cheese-16la; imported Swiss cheese, 40c German brick cheese, 1Sc limburger, 1sc: imported Roquefort. 40c; Neufchatel cheese. per dozen, 45c; Pimento cheese N.35.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
Coffee Market

Elgin, III, August Z4.-Butter steady sOc bid. Asked 3014c. No sales.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
Depend On Farmers

T wish to suggest that upon the &C., tion of the farmers themselves depends the ultimate success of any plan adopted. The only thing that will prevent a loss to them is to keep the cotton off the mar ket while it is depressed. In other words. for them to hold it. If it Is held for a certain price it will not sell below that price and that is a very short time. If not sold they will still own it. and own something that is as valuable as gold, and nearly as current. To sell cotton be- low 12 cents per pound is nearly as un- wise as to seii gold below 100 cents on the dollar.
 All the government can possibly do.
 if 1t does not purchase the cotton at a fixed price. say F cents and that 1t Is not likely to dol is to aid those who are in debt and have not the means of liv- ing to hold their cotton, until the crisis is passed. This, I am sure, the govern ment will do Farmers who are not So circumstanced, do not need the aid of the government. and would not use 1t if furnished. They would not unneces- sarly burden themselves with interest bearing obligations.
 Southern cotton will command Euro pean gold, and force it from it's hiding. Great Britain has the power to keep open our deep sea traffic. She will have to do this in order to exist as an em- pire. She cannot live month without imported meat and grain. To obtain these she must keep deep sea traffic open. When traffic is kept open to these prod ucts, 1t will be open to cotton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
LOCAL QUOTATIONS
The Iron Market
Poultry and Eggs

Fryers-1h-11s lbs; average. a2hc.--2oc. Ducks-15c h.
 Guineas-30c.
 Rcosters-30c.
 Geese-40Q45c each.
 Eggs-Fresh country receipts, 19q20c i; candled, 22c; extra graded candled, 24c; candled carton eggs, PIC.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
England Requires Cotton

Moreover, England must have cotton to provide employment for her starving population--a population that works in the mills and does not fight her bat ties. Old men, women and children Bread riots in England would be more destruc- tive to her than the armies of Germany and Austria. England, in keeping the seas open for herself, will keep them open for France and other countries, save Ger many and Austria. They are open now. More than 100 ships are in American ports awaiting American cargoes for for eign transportation. It therefore follows that if farmers can keep the amount of cotton off the market, that would be con- stunned by the mills of Germany and Aus tria, the mills of America and other coun- tries would take care of the balance. The increased demand for coarse cloth goods. caused by the war. will stimulate con- sumption by American mills to such an extent, that their increased consumption of cotton will more than offset the want of consumption produced by the inactivity of the mills of Germany and Austria.
 What our farmers most need k to have confidence in tlleir product. Remem.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
Meats

Lard-111sc; compound. 9lzc. Extra Ribs-S15.07h. Bellies-20-25. s16921a. Boston Butts-l7c. Pork Loins-20c. Breakfast Bacon-20Q2Sc. Spare Ribs-121ac. Regular Hams-2015c. Skinned Hams-21Ec.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
Junior Senator Says Gov ernment Can Do Little
 Without Growers Aid
WHAT CONGRESS IS
 PREPARING TO DO
Says Selling Cotton Below 12 Cents Is Like Realizing Gold for Less Than 100 Gents On
 Dollar
Ny C. E. STEWART

Washington, August 24-(Special) )-Sen- ator Frank s. White. who has In con junction with many of his colleagues of the south. been making a study of the problem which faces the cotton planters brought about the European war today expressed his opinion on the measure now pending in Congress designed to relieve the embarrassing situation the farmers find themselves in Senator White be- lieves that the farmers themselves ought tn make the greatest effort possible to keep their cotton off the nar'<c. until such time as a market is established. He believes that the European market, es- l,ecially in Great Britain, will revive aft 1T a few months and the demand for cotton will be such as to insure a good market.
 ITO sell cotton for less than 12 cents per pulind, declaWs Senator White, is nearly as unwiso as to sell gold below 100 cents cn the dollai."
 As Is generally known he added, soon after the countries of Europe be- came involved in war, congressman from the cotton states held q meeting with a view of considering and advancing meas uras to meet the cotton situation pro- dueed by the war Senator Smith of Georgia was made chairman of this meet ing Upon authority from the meeting he appointed a commttee, consisting or one member of Congress from each cot ton state either senator or represen- tatiye). Senator Ransdell of Louisiana was appointed chairman of this commit L. tee. Representative Underwood of Ala bama was selected as Alabamas repre- sentatiye
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
Cotton Seed Oil

New York. August 24-Cotton seed oil was advanced further again today on GOV ering of shorts and on improvement in the demand for actual oil. Trading was quiet, however. with offerings scare. Final prices were to 15 points net higher The cotton seed oil market closed firm Spot, 6S0d6.90c; August, 6s0d6.90c Sep tember 6.6966:70c October, $6.65G6.6 CSC: November. e.53d660c; December 654d 657c; January, 6.57m6.59c; February, 659@ 664c; March, 6.63@6.66sc Total sales 1000
 Naval Stores
 Savannah. Ga, August A.-Turpentine. 4519c; no sales. Receipts, POS. Shipments, %. Stocks, 2S.697. Rosin, nominal; no, sales. Receipts. 552. Shipments 9se. Stocks. 11s,792 :uote: A. B. ss.50; c, D. S.52h; E, r, c, H, l. $3.55; K. s415; N, $500; w, c, s6.25: W, w, s635.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
Committee At Work


 "I know this committee is earnestly and actively at work endeavoring to pro- vide a scheme of relief for cotton grow CTS. They have already prepared, and had introduced two relief bills, one to au- thorize the secretary af agriculture to license cotton warehouses and for other purposes.
 This bill provides that buildings com presses, warehouses or other structures, in which any cotton Is, or may be, stored, or held for, or in the course of, inter- state or foreign commerce, may after inspection and approval by the secretary of agriculture. be licensed as United States cotton warehouses. These warehouses to be operated under rules promulgated by the secretary of agriculture, the cotton in them to be classified the warehouses to be bonded, under supervision of said sec- retary. The bill contains many other de- tails too numerous to mention.
 s"rhe purpose of this bill is to give stability and currency to receipts issued by these warehouses. This bill is now being considered by the Senate. It is meeting with rome opposition. It has been amended so as tc include warehouses con- tainug tobacco. Efforts are being made to broa den 1t SO 1t will include grain. and one Senator hus gone so far as to ask that it be extended to warehouses con- taining salmon. These amendments, think, will be defeated, and the bill will be passed, perhaps next week.
 The other bill introduced by the com nittee is to amend the national banking laws so as to enable state banks to form national currency associations thereby broadening the basis of circulating me- dum, by issuing under the direction of the comptroller of the currency. addi- tional circulating notes to an amount not exceeding 10 per centum of the cash value of the securities or commercial paper held by them. This bill also con tains many details too numerous to mem ton in this interview.
 The committee that I have mentioned is earnestly at work with view of fur nishing other relief measures. I have no doubt it will suggest legislation to fur nish real and speedy relief to our plant CTS.
 'Other members of Congress are await ing the action of this committee, as it has been primarily intrusted with the duty of taking care of the situation.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-20
IT You Want To Be Fair

The fan in the grandstand the umpire had
msjudged the play.
G'wan you re rottenl' he yelled at the top of his
voice.
The fan 200 feet behind and IS feet to side
of the base where the slide occurred Whereas, the
umpire on the spot.
Moreover, the fan was prejudieed, whereas the UNI
pire simply doing days work, without a
thought of favoritism.
The moment the fan blurted out his censure other
fans joined in and soon the whole crowd was bawng
the umpire out.
And, at that, the Jump right
The runner himself admitted it after the game
To be sure fans pay their money partly for the fun
of batting the umpire rightly wrongly, and his pay
is In proportion. ffe1
At the same time, it isn't very good example Of
fair play.
Unless you re dead sure you know more about the
equities of play than the expert, wlos there to de-
eide perhaps it would be just well to temper dis
appointment with tolerance.
Which applies to more things than baseball.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-20

And true 1t was. The city of
Los Angeles was sending these
lads into the primeval depths of
the forest in the Santa Madre
mountains. Is miles north of
Pasadena for the time of their
lives.
They were first to enjoy the
city's annual outing for boys.
girls, women and families who
could not, because they lacked
the necessary funds, get away
from the fettd air and sitting mo-
notony of towering buildings for
a summer vacation.
For two weeks these boys,
aged IL TO IA, will camp out
under the guardianship of A.
A. Dietz. In charge of the mu-
nieipaI Fairgrounds depart
ment. The total expenses,
including the 200 miles of
transportation, will be $3.50
each for the entire fortnight
and will be borne by the city
of Los Angeles.
Besides Dietz, seven other men,
strong of limb and 1.-the of body,
will accompany the youngsters to
see that none of the bears, noun
tain lions and the like get away
with any of the bold young hunts
men, or any of their arms, legs or
other impedimenta or parapher-
MALTA necessary to their we'll
being.
Upon the return of the younger
boys the older lads have their
two weeks of fun, and after that
follow the girls and the women,
and later the families-AND ALL
BECAUSE A CITY FINDS THAT
1T PAYS TO BE HUMANE TO
ITS INHABITANTS!