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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-10
MEMPHIS FAILURE
AFFECTS COTTON
Trading Months Are at the
Lowest II to IA Points
N Down

New Orleans. February 9.--Considerable
selling pressure was put on the cotton
market today with the result that prices
opened 4 to 7 points under Saturdays
close, remained below Saturdays close
all day and closed at a net decline of
to points. At the lowest the trading
months were u to 1. points down.
Poor cables started the selling and offer
ings were somewhat increased by the un-
doing of straddles, but the main unset
Ting influence of the session was the
bank failure at Memphis. This, accord
ing to the gossip of the ring, was the
cause of a large volume of liquidation
of long cotton.
The only support the market had at any
time came from the purchases of shorts
who were satisfied with their profits.
Weather conditions over the belt were
still unfavorable and there was an entire
lack of bearish talk regarding the new
crop. but without any increase in buying
orders.
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Live Stock Market

Chicago, February 9.--fIog receipts, 49,
600; higher. Bulk of sales; Ss.loqs.So
light, s7O0a775; mixed. ss.5oaS.77is; heavy,
81. .4O0Iss rough. $S.40@s5o. pigs, $3.50
az. go.
Cattle: Receipts. 10000, steady. BeeVes,
1.10M95O; Texas steers, Sc s09S.l0; stock
ers, s5.50nS 90; cows and heifers, 81. S.60aS55;
calves, s7.50d1025
Sheep: Receipts. 22,00o; steady: native,
N.70M600; yearlings, $57O@6.9o; lambs,
native. s6S0m7.75.
Kansas City, February 9.-Hog re-
ceipts 6,100; higher. Bulk. IS. .40aS.6o
heavy, $S.60QS.65; packers and butchers,
$s.50QS.65; light, $S.35Is. 50; pigs, s70O@S. 90.
Cattle: Receipts, 1900, including 500
southerns. Strong. Prime fed steers,
$S.soa925; dressed beef steers, s7.zoMS. 40;
southern steers, IS. 25dS. .25: cows, $4.254
7.75; heffers, s6.750Is.oo; stockers, s65e@S. 25.
Sheep: Receipts. $780, Strong Lambs,
SW@775; yearlings, $5so@6.65; wethers,
$-0Oq5.75; ewes, A75@5.50
st. Louis, February 9.-Hog receipts
5000; steady. Pigs and lights, $7.0OaS s21k;
mixed and butchers. IS. 60QS. .sO good
heavy, $S.700S.S0.
Cattle: Receipts. 4.400 including 1000
Texans. Steady. Native beef steers,
s7.5Oa9.25: cows and heifers. s4.25ns. 30:
stockers. $o0oQ7.50; Texas and Indian
steers. s5.7o@S0o; cows and heifers, $4,000
SEQ; native calves, $sOO011. .25
Sheep: Receipts, 30C0 Steady. Native
muttons.s $5.00Q6.35; lambs. y700@7.65.
Louisville February Seattle: Re-
ceipts, 100; active; $2.O0@6.2a
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Flour and Breadstuffs

Self rising flour, $500: Tennessee flour.
IS. 25; pure wheat shorts. sS4; pure wheat
bran, $50; c. s. meal, IA pei cent, s3i: C.
s. feed meal, per ton, SIS; C. S. hulls. s14
tom No. l timothy hay. per ton, s25:
mixed alfalfa and Johnson grass. per ton.
s22. c. S. hulls. S14 ton; johnson grass.
per ton, SIS; mixed feed, sSi; oats, sic hu. !:
corn, 90c; corn meal. si.s5 per 96 lbs
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Fish and Sea Foods

Red snappet, 9tsd10c in Dbl. lots; gray
snappers or groupers. 6ih@7c; Spanish
mack erel, 1ld15c in bbl. lots: fresh water
Dreams, slSd9c: pompano, 25c; red bass,
61Se; mixed fish, Sc; small trout,
sac; fresh water cat, dressed. l35sa1sc;
sail water cat, S14c speckled trout,
13Ihd15c. Shrimp, 10c lb.
New Jersey oysters, 81 .t59l 65; southern,
Plants, $40 per 100. Shrimp. ,0c ID.
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Interior Cotton Movement

Houston Quiet; middling, 12ssc, net re-
ceipts, 1914; gross receipts, 1914 ship
ments. s1S.S61; sales, 1856; stock, 1S9,7S3.
Augusta: Steady; middling. 13hc; net
recipes, 365: gross receipts, 4l6; ship
ments, 201 sales, 506; stock, S21, 2Sl.
Memphis: Steady; middling, 13c; net
receipts, 2290; gross receipts, 5745; ship
ments. 6754; sales, 100; stock, 207,o02.
ST. Lewis: Dull; middling, 1stsc; net
receipts, 2S3; gross receipts 1885; ship
ments. 40S9: stock, 302,034.
Cincinnati: Net receipts, 1874; gross re-
ceipts, 1874; shipments. 1885, stock, 23s7l.
Little Rock Quiet; middling,, 12asc; net
receipts, PA; gross receipts, 274; ship
ments, 81 stock, 5s,4i1.
Total today: Net receipts, 249O0; gross
receipts, S2, ,459; shipments, D,50S; sales,
1892; stock, 593,3S2.
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st. Louis Produce

St Louis, February 91Flour quiet. Hay
steady. Prairie, $l0.00M13.0O whisky, $1.35.
Iron cotton ties, &c. Bagging. lie; hemp
twine. Sc. Pork dull jobbng new $21 so;
old 5000 Lard dull. Prime steam new,
$10.45: old, 5000 Dry salt meats steady;
boxed extra shorts, 11ssc; clear ribs, 11ssc;
short clears, 11ssc. Bacon steady. Boxed
extra shorts, 12ssc; clear ribs, 12ssc short
clears, 125sc. Receipts. flour 1900;
wheat, $500; corn, $1,000; oats, 5000
Shipments flour, 16.0ivs wheat, 6S,00O;
corn $1,000; odts Al 600
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Hubbard Bros. & Co.

1Cotton Merchants; Hanover Square. N.
~. Members New York Cotton Ex-
Pchange. New Orleans Cotton Exchange.
New York Produce Exchange. Asso-
cietc Members Liverpool Cotton Asso-
:hase and sale OF Cotton and Cotton
Seed Oil for. future delivery. Special
attention and liberal terms given for
consignments OF spot cotton for de-
livery Correspondence invited.
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LIVERPOOL Cotton Market

Liverpool, February 9.-Spot cotton,
good business done; prices easier. Mid
ding fair, 7.60d; good middling, 7.22d;
middling, 696d low middling, 6.6Sd good
ordinary, 5.ssd ordinary, 5.44d; sales. H.
900, including 10,700 American and 1000 for
speculation and export. Receipts $4,000.
including 1880 American. Futures closed
quiet February, 656d February-M March,
6.55lad; March-April, 6.75d; April-May,
6.531Ad; MayJune, esd; June-July,
6.4912d; July-August, 646d; August-Sep-
tember, 636d observation-disclosures. 8.23d;
October November, 6.16d November-De-
cember, Gid; December January. cid;
January-February, 6.11d.
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Naval Stores

Savannah, February 9-Turpentne firm,
last sales at 4211c; no sales today; re-
ceipts. IS; shipments, 1876; stock. IS, 49s.
Rosin firm; sales. 1916; receipts, FPS;
shipments. 141; stocks, 1851. Quote: A,
B, C, d, $4.02h; E. $4.07hS F. G, Fl.
$4121s; I, $4.15; X. $40; M, s5.25; N, s6.25;
VIC. s6. 10; WV, $3.50.
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New Orleans Rice Market

New Orleans, February 9.-Rough and
clean rice continues steady. Quote
Rough Honduras. s2.00dI490: Japan, $1,000
3.35; clean Honduras, 41ad6c; Japan, 21bdD
3ssc. Receipts: Rough. 69SS; clean, go;
millers, 5605. Sales, AT sacks rougn
Japan at $1.6O0e.75; s4S pockets clean
Honduras at posse; 955 pockets Japan at
2M3c.
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Bonds
Treasury Statement

Washington, February 9.-The condition
of the United States treasury at the be-
ginning of business today was:
Net balance in general fund, s102, ,751, ,S71.
Total receipts Saturday, $2,765,9 $40. Total
payments Saturday. $2,523.250. The deficit
this fiscal year is 9.79747S, against a
surplus of s., $50 last year, exclusive of
Panama canal and public debt transac-
tions.
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Russia and the continent. the selling here
OF the forenoon was attributed to a re-
gretable bank failure In Memphis When
TINS pressure ceased prices showed
greater rallying power, as there was no
disposition to anticipate lower prices at
this level
The market however,, was unsettled and
trading narrow and limited, with short
covering on every decline and rally
rather expected. On declines buying by
spnners appears which ceased on i'm
provements. March touched the low level
of u 02c at one time.
Much of the business is of straddle
sort.
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Creamery Products

Country butter. 2oa25c: fresh creamery
butter 3Sc; process butter, SOC; cheese,
l9e imported Swiss cheese, S1c; German
brick cheese, zoe; limburger cheese. l9c;
imported Roquefort. 3Sc; Neufchatei
cheese, per dozen. 45c; Pimento cheese.
81 35
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ST. Louis Grain

st. Louis. February 9.-Cssh Wheat No.
red, 93@95c; No. 2 hard, 90d92lac. Corn:
No. 3 66@6619c No. 2 white 69a691ac. Oats:
No. 2, Ale; No. white, 4lAc May wheat,
92ssa921kc; July, s6asc. Corn: May, 67asc
July. G6l4@66ssc. Oats: May. 39aid397sc.
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Worlds Visible SuppIv

New York. February 9.-The visible
supply of grain: Wheat decreased 1,457.-
600 bushels. In bond decreased, 135, ,00O
Corn increased $4,000. Oats decreased
1,075,0O0. In bond increased 10000. Rye
decreased 10000 Barley increased 1893, 600
In bond increased 67,000.
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New York, February 9.-Cotton seed oil
was higher despite the decline In lard
and cotton. owing to scattered buying for
outside long account and very little Of
ferings. Final prices were l to 2 points
higher. Sales. $500 barrels. Prime crude.
81. 100000 prime summer yellow. 5000
7.15; February. 800: March, N.15; April.
$7.25; May, S.31; June. S.41; July. 7.51;
August. T63; September, $40; prime
0S,00
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Selma Market

Selma, February 9.-(Special.)-Sp
ton in the Selma market wss quote
day as follows: Good middling, 13c.
middling, II 15-16c; middling, II /
strict low middling, II 9-16c.
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Poultry and Eggs

Hens per pound. 15c: fryers, IA TO
1h lbs average 22iad2oc; ducks, 15c lh..
guineas. soc; roosters Soc; geese, h.. 12isc:
live turkeys 19c; dressed turkeys, l0p
22c fresh eggs, candled, 2Sc; extra graded
candled eggs, soc.
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Meat

Lard. 13c; compound. csc; dry
short ribs, 1900: bellies. 14.05c:
butts. l5.60c; Boston butts. 16c: pork
l7lac; spare ribs, 13e; breakfast h
eM2sc; smoked bacon. lie; regular
i7isc; skinned ham. 17&c.
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Bank Of Germany Statement

Berlin. February 9.-WeelSly statement
OF the Bank of. Germany: Cash increased
255l0.00O marks loans decreased 14,423.0O0
marks, discounts decreased H,755. 900
marks, treasury bills decreased 13,020.000
marks, circulation decreased 13S.613.0O0
marks, deposits increased G9,0SS,0 900 marks,
gold increased II, 900 marks.
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at IL 1916. Sales on the spot, $50. To
arrive, $40. Good ordinary, 1O3zc Strict
good ordinary, lie. Low middling. II Lice
Strict low middling. y 9-16c. Middling,
10 13-16c. Strict low middling. u 9-16c. Mid
ding. u 13-16c. Strict middling, 13izc Good
middltng, 1880. Strict good middling,
13 13-16c. Receipts, 1908. Stock. 28S.976.
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New York Money

New York, February 9.-Money on call
steady, 1&4M2 per cent; ruling rate. TX
closing bid. 1sAG2. Time loans steady: 50
days, 21242s4; 80 days, 2S4M3; six months.
3A@3h. Prime mercantile paper, 3s4G4ia,
Sterling exchange easy. Sixty-day bills.
1880 demand, 4S5.70. Commercial bills,
4.S3. Bar silver 57a.. Mexican dollars,
45h. Government bonds, steady; railroad
bonds, Irregular
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uuhb.rd Rros. e Co.,sI,etter

New York, February 9.-(Special. )--Dis-
appointing cables with pressure to sell
here opened the market at decline Of
about II points. Apart from foreign ad-
vices, which were Of small trading and
scattered selling with some buying py
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LiyerpOOI Grain

Liverpool February 9.-Wheat: Spot
firm; No 2 red, western winter rs, sd;
No. / Manitoba rs, Sd; No. rs, 21ad Fu-
lures steady; March rs, 3D.; May rs, 27sd;
July rs, 3D. Corn: Spot quiet; American
mixed 6s Sd. Futures steady; Feb
ruary As, sgd; March As, 91ad.
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Kansas City Grain

: Kansas City, February Cash: Wheat
No. 2 hard, s5@S71ac; No. red, sS1s@e91ac.
Corn; No. mixed, Gld641ac; No. 2 white,
6s@6S1ac. Oats: No. white, 40lsc; No.
mixed 391ac. May wheat. s67ss7c; July,
SS1s@SSAc. Corn: May, 667sc; July, 66c.
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Montgomery Market

Montgomery, February 9.-tSpeciaio
Spot cotton was quoted here today as fol-
lows: Strict mddling, IL l3-16e; middling,
12ssc; strict low middling, 12i4c; low mid
ding, 11asc.
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London Stock Market

Londons February 9.-Dealers on the
stock exchange today were engaged prin-
cipally with the leading mining carry
over. Deals were moderate The tone
was steady generally. Copper stocks were
firm features. The American situation
was the brightest of the various sections.
Prices opened steady and about un-
changed and later steadily advanced on
covering for over the settlement. The
closing was steady.
Consols for money, &c 1-16; for account,
rs SIG. Bar silver quiet, 26 11-16d Money
s4d1. Short and three months bills
] 13-16@17s.
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Metal Market

New York, February 9.-Lead steady,
$410M420. London, f19 12s Cd. Spelter
steady. s5.40a5.50. London, Ell rs
Copper firm. Electrolytic, $14S7; lake
nominal Casting. s1462a1475. Tin weak
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Dry Goods
T.Laaaanu O

New York, February s.--Foreign dress
goods in dry goods lines sold we'll today.
Raw silk was all frmer and silk piece
goods and ribbons is active. Cotton goods
were quiet and steady. Jobbers in Derby
shres are doing an active trade and busi-
ness
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New York, February 9.-Easier Euro
pean cables and full primary receipts
were followed by an opening decline
of to points today in coffee.
Offerings We're light and prices raj
lied on reports of steady Brazil mar
kets. smaller Sac Paulo receipts, COW
ering and trade buying.
The close was steady, net unchanged
to points lower. Sales, $4,000 Febru-
airy. DISC; March, 9.23c; May, 9.43c; July,
1850; September, 9.79c; October. 9-s4c;
December, 9.94c. Spot steady. Rio No.
I, 9Ihc. Santos No. A, 12lsc. Mild quiet.
Cordova, l3G16c, nominal. Havre un-
changed to " pfg. higher. Hamburg un-
changed to Il pfg. lower. Rio unchanged.
Santos As so reis higher at 5sx6oO San
tos, rs 100 reis higher at 5sx0oo. Brazil
receipts, $4,000.
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Spot and February, s4O.12@40.5o. Iron
steady No. ! northern, $l5.00Ml5.50; No.
2 northern, s1s.75@1525; No. / southern,
S14. .753,15 20: No. l southern soft, $l4.1od9
1925 London markets closed as follows:
Copper firm. Spot, 965. Futures, G65
los. Tin easy; spot, elS2 los. Futures,
e1S4. Iron: Cleveland warrants, SIS 1'9d.
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New Orleans Cotton Futures

New Orleans, February 9.--Spot cotton
steady. Revised. Middling, 1sc up at
Hogs: Receipts. $500; slow; 1Oc lower
81. 50QS.70.
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Foreign Exchange

Berlin, February 9.-Exchange on Lon
don, 90 marks, As pfennigs. Money, 3ss
per cent.
Paris, February 9.-Tnree per cent
rentes, 81 francs Exchange on London
25 fancs, 17ls centimes.
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Cotton Seed Oil

Sheep: Receipts. 800; steady. Lambs,
&c down. Sheep, 31kc down.
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Butter
Linseed Oil Marke'

Elgin, H.. February 9.-Butter strong
261hc.
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Coffee Market

Duluth. February 9.-Linseed Cash
1507sc; May, 1.537sc; July, 1.557sc.
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LOCAL QUOTATIONS
Pig Iron
Local Cotton
Fruits and Produ,

Russell apples, SO box; western box
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LOCAL SECURITIES

Total sales for the day, 2S1,300 share
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THE CLOSING STOCK LIST

Sales. Hich. Low. Close.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-08
PIG SELLS FOR $50.
Starvation Price Obtained for One
Lone Porker. Farmers Going to
the Poor House.

If this thing keeps up much long
er, Delaware county will have to
build an addition to the poor house,
for the benefit of farmers who have
hogs TO sell.
The other day c. d. Corell, who
carries on j. F. Merry's handsome
farm northwest of the city, made a
trip to town in company with four
downcast pigs which he managed to
sell at prices little short Of outright
starvation. The four animals weigh
ed 2,1S0 pounds, and all Mr.. Corell
could get for them was $174.40.
There was one pig in the bunch
that weighed $40 pounds in his pa
jamas, and Mr.. Corell had to part
with him for the paltry sum OF
$49.60. When it gets so in this
country that the most a farmer can
get for one pig is $50, we say down
with the government" We had
thought some of quitting the news
paper business and engaging in cul-
tivating the lowly shoat, but if this
is the best man can do he had bet
ter live off his wifes relatives and
be done with it. 1t is a peculiar fact
however, that Mr.. Corell did not
seem to be all down-hearted, but ac-
tually chuckled. -Manchester Press
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-08
REFORMATORY BOYS, FARMERS.
Teaching of Agriculture to Young
Wards of State is Being Closely
Followed Up.

Des Moines, April 6.-The teach
ing of agriculture to men and boys
in the Iowa reformatories is being
followed up carefully by those in
charge.
Superintendent Kuser at Eldora
stated while here the other day that
he is doing all he can to get as
many boys as possible at the boys
school to become interested in farm
ing. Very few of these boys come
from the farm" he said. The great
majority are from the cities. But
we have much success inducing them
to become interested in farm work,
and we believe it is best for them.
We do a vast amount of farming at
the school,"
Warden McClaughry of Anamosa
reformatory stated that of the 237
acres of land available there only a
small part is farm land and it is all
rough. But we are doing quite lot
of farming right along and find the
men like it. / firmly believe that if
you can get a man interested in the
soil and ready to go on a farm 20
make living you have done great
deal toward making of him useful
member of society,"" he said.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-08
ADAM VANCE HONORED.
Celebrate 10th Anniversary of Rails.
ing of Brother Adam Vance.

Arcturus Lodge No. 237, A. F. &
A. M, Ossian, Iowa, celebrated the
40th anniversary of the raising OF
Brother Adam Vance on Saturday
evening, March %, 1914, at the lodge
rooms, at which time he signed the
bylaws and has ever since been an
active member.
If he lives until Aug. 18th next
he will have reached the ripe old age
of SO years. Members of the lodge
from five different towns were pres
ent, and all with one accord report
a pleasant and enjoyable time, a
time, too, in one sense, when one is
reminded of the lapse of time, as
time is rapidly passing with many
of the elder members of the lodge
Fitting ceremonies were observed and
remarks made by j. A. Harvey, M. j
,arter, H. c. Burgess, l. H. DeGraff
w Ha Melting, w. M. Allen and 9th
ers.
All members acting on the petition
are dead, and seven of the nine off
GERS acting forty years ago have pas
sed Ito that bourne from whence NJ
traveller returns" H. c. Burgess anC
M. j. Carter filled the stations OF
that night they filled forty years ago
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-08
LYCEUM COURSE ENGAGED.
Officers of DEBORAH Lyceum Course
Secure Talent for Next Years
Course.

The DEBORAH Lyceum committee
held it's annual meeting last week.
Officers for the ensuing year were
elected and the past years business
checked over The report of the
treasurer showed $975.50 received,
and the expenses were about 500
less, which will be added to the sur
plus fund. The officers reelected
were Rev. NJ. Willett, president. E.
c. Bailey secretary and w. F. Baker,
treasurer. The following talent for
next year was selected:
Bishop Edwin Holt Hughes, one
of the brainiest divines of the Meth
odist church and lecturer who says
big things in the way common folks
can understand them.
John Kendrick Bangs, one of the
most entertaining writer's and speak
ers known to the English tongue.
Ralph Parlette, whose lecture on
THE University of Hard Knocks" is
classic in lyceumdom.
The Chicago Operatice company
featuring Arthur Middleton, basso
Rose Lutiger-Gannon, contralto
Leonora Allen, soprano, John b. Mil
Ter, tenor, Edgar Nelson, pianist.
The Schumann Quintet, an organ
ization that has been among the fore
most opponents of classical music
rendered in a way that makes it un-
derstandable and popular with the
masses.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-08
Awarded First HOnors.

Miss Myrtle Gunderson, the repre-
sentative of the Waukon High School
at the District Declamatory Contest
held at Waverly last Friday evening,
was awarded first honors and the
gold medal by the judges. This vic
tory qualities Miss Gunderson to
compete In the State contest which
will be held at Rheinbeck Friday
April 10. Miss Hazel Stillman &C.
cOmpanied Miss Gunderson to Wa
verify. and having been her teacher
In elOcution is entitled to consider
able credit for the victorious perfor-
nance. They arrived home on Sat-
urday evenings train and were met
at the depot by the High School pu-
pills and given most uproarious
welcome. They were escorted to the
Gotta theatre where the hilarity con-
tinued for some time.-Allamakee
Journal.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-08
Fruit Prospects Good.

Iowa has better prospects for a
fruit crop in 1914 than the state has
ever known, according to reports
received from various parts of the
state by Wesley Greene, secretary of
the Iowa horticultural department.
Most fruit growers place the esti-
mate for the crop at 100 per cent,
but ratings given in localities where
local damage resulted will probably
reduce the general average for the
state to between 80 and 95 per cent.
The most serious drawback is said
to be that in some parts of the state
the buds are low in vitality owing to
the drought of last year. The dry
season is said to have killed off many
of the old peach trees, grape vines
and strawberry plants. However,
the young plants are said to be in
the finest of condition.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-08
ADOPT NEW SCHOOL PLAN.
Mason City to Have Grade and High
Schools Independent of Each
Other.

Mason City, April 6.-The school
board of this city has started an in
novation. Instead of having a regu-
lar superintendent of schools they
have decided to elect a superinten-
dent of grade schools and a princi-
pal of the high school and each of
these would be held responsible for
the work j. w. Studebaker was
elected superintendent of grades at
salary Of $500 per year. No Sc
lection was made of high school prin-
cipal. The board believes that the
best results can be obtained in this
manner and that the administration
expense will be materially lessened.
Mr.. Studebaker will have over six
ty teachers in charge. He has been
with the city schools for a number
Of years In charge of the central
school buildings.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-08
Iowa Townships to Get $34..6S.

Des Moines, Ia, April Each 81
the 1.643 townships in the state
will receive a remittance of S347.-
68 from State Treasurer w. c. Brown
within the next week. This is the
share of each township of the auto
mobile license money for the six
months period ending April /. The
total amount in the hands of Treas
urer Brown, after the deduction of
s per cent which goes to the state
highway commission and per cent
which is placed in a fund for paying
the expenses of the automobile de-
partment, is s571 ,239.27. This is
by far the largest amount ever col
lected in any semi-annual period, be-
ing more than 100000 in excess of
the amount distributed a year ago.