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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-07
Prices in Society

Prices in Society
 New York society has become a pay-as you-enter affair It's easy to get in fl you're sufficiently loose with your bank account. says New York special to the Kansas City Star. The only objection is that the exit is precisely opposite the en. trance. The green millionaire he goes right in and turns around and falls right out again.
 Anyhow" said Mir. Jason Andrews of smoky city in the middle west, that was my experience. I am through being social butterfly From now on I will appear only in my well-known impersona- ton of the human crab. I wasn't in so- ciety long enough to get over shaking hands with the butler.'
 Andrews. that isn't his real name, though the story Is true. was approached by one of the social introducers who have recently appeared here following the example long ago set by London. It was explained that he could take his choice of four well known members of New York society as sponsors. They are regarded by the commonalty as million dlTes, put tHelr casn DOXeS sound like a baby's rattle. Anyone interested will have no difficulty in learning the identity of the quartet.
 A dinner for 25 persons, at which real leaders of society will be present, will cost you s5ooOo," said the agent "A campaign to cover the social season will cost $30O.000 upward
 MT. Andrews ordered the dinner at S5O.- 000 was rehearsed with his hostess, so that he might appear to be on terms of intimacy. and went through his part in a ruddy glow. For couple of weeks he was "rushed.' Then 1t appeared that he did not propose to pay for campaign against the social Qualifications, and he was dropped so hard that his self-esteem was fractured.
 These prime old waited millionaires," said MT Andrews. 'are engaged in a re- fined from of the grandest indoor sport taking money away from folks who haven't had 1t long enough to get used to It. l can't holler. I sold a rotary corn sheller to the steel trust for . rolling mill"
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ed the conclusion that there was nothing to be done in the case but ship the boy back to the city and let him work ou, his own salvation.
 Then the idea of letting the boy dror his old name and identity altogether was preached.
 A new name was chosen for the lad. II worked like magic
 He's now living up to his new name. His face Is cleared of the old look. He has been remade by the influence of the new name.
 There's no moral to this tale. The scheme workeGc n one case; it might not be effective in another.
 After all, the Identity is the thing the character. not the name by which 1t is known. But the story is certainly inter- esting as an example of what an original expedient may do when old methods are tried and fall to work.
 Of all the old questions that have vexed the mind of man that of the culpability or innocence of doing evil that good may come to one of the most frequently dis cussed. It has never been settled. Prob- ably 1t will never be decided, for each case in which it is involved must be judged as 1t arises In It's own merits.
 Here's recent instance:
 A young man in an eastern city. mem- Der of a race noted for its eagerness to acquire knowledge, desired greatly to be physician. He felt himself called to the divine science of healing and believed that he could become a good doctor.
 Besides he lived in a congested quarter of the city and saw the need of tho poor for physicians. He told his friends that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-07

When life means nothing more or great CT or higher to you than the regular rou- tine of your business, six days in the week. with their regriar up rising and down Tying, and on the Sabbath rou- tine hardly less reg<
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MUCH INTEREST HERE IN HARAHAN REPORT
SeabOard President Leaves With Lamb to Look
 Over A., B. & A.

Unusual interest was manifested in Bir- William J. Harahan, president of the Sea board was to sever his connections with that line. Although MT. Harahan said there was absolutely nothing to the re- port still it was rumored that there would be a subsequent statement made in con nection with the report. MT. Harahan, after being joined here by F.. T. Lamb, re- ceiver for the Atlanta. Birmingham and Atlantic, left with him on a special train for Cordele, Ga. from which point MT. Harahan will continue to Jacksonville. to look over the line at the request of MT. Lamb
 In connection with the physical condi- ton of the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic. there is expected to be paid a great compliment to H. M. Atkinson and Alex Bonnyman by the engineers for the insterstate commerce commission, who are valuing the line, when the report is made. It was made plain yesterday by one of the appraisers at the Tutwiler that there were few roads in this sec tioi pcltei ohStiHSteu thdii lHe AtidHtd' Birmingham and Atlantic and that appar- ently every cent placed in the construc- ton of the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic had been well spent. The inves- legations on the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic will be concluded shortly and when that report Is made 1t is ex- pected that the references to the phy- sical construction of the line will be ex- cedeingly gratifying to the former off, ficias
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FELL CITY NOTES

Pell City. July 3O.--(Special)- )-The board of county commissioners, sitting as a board of equalization, has just completed a two days term of court hero to hear tax matters. A large number of property owners appeared before the board to show cause why their taxes should not be raised Majority of citations were heard and taken under consideration by the board
 The docket of the county court for tho July term just finished was one of tho largest that has faced Judge Herring for sometime. Several cases were tried and a number of convictions had
 Bert Jones' charged with assault with intent to murder William Wilson at Coal City July IS, was tried before Judge l.. E. Garrett Wednesday and bound over to await the action of the grand jury. General McGraw. charged with the same offense on Ben Hill, was bound over to await the grand jury by Judge Garrett
 petition calling for a nonpartisan meeting of the citizens in the circuit courtroom for Tuesday night has been circulated for the purpose of nominating mayor. five aldermen and five members of the school board to be elected at the September election. Col N. B. Spears was elected permanent chairman and Frank Embry, secretary. The meet ing adjourned to meet again Friday night and nothing was done owing to the in- clemency of the weather
 Work on the cotton oil mill and fer tilizer factory is well under way and operation of the mill Is expected for the fall business. The mill is situated near the plant of the Pell City Manufactur- Ing company on the Southern railroad.
 The new dry store near the Southern depot will be completed within a few weeks. Finishing for the Pell City Bank and Trust company is being put on and this institution is expected to open for business September l..
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MARKET BORDERS
 CLOSE TOAPAN|C Prices Break Violently De- clining $3.50 to About
 S5 Per Bale

New York. July 3o.--1f anything, to- days developments in the cotton market surpassed even the demoralization of Tuesday and at times the market was close to a panic, particularly in the last hour when prices broke with violence that has not been seen here in some years, the close was practically bottom for the day and 65 to 90 points net lower. This meant a decline of Ss.5o to about $500 a bale for the day while in little over a month the price has gone down from sS to slO per bale.
 The gravity of the European situation was believed to be such that the break ing point might be witnessed any mo- the results of European war would be problematical, nobody wanted to own any cotton speculatively and the absence of buyers was one of the reasons for the violence of the late decline.
 From the start, when prices were F to 1a points lower in response to similar pronounced weakness at Liverpool there was practically no relief from the ex- treme heaviness of the market all day. At times scattered covering caused the temporary rallies, but there was such a gloomy run of foreign news in the late afternoon that support was almost entirely withdrawn and sellers had diff ficulty finding place for their offer ings.
 For the same reason practically no at tenton was paid to a number of pri- vate condition figures issued during the day nor to domestic crop and wea ther news which indicated the highest tenn perature of the season in Oklahoma. It was entirely a war market and the close was extremely feverish.
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GREAT ACTIVITY ON STOCK EXCHANGE
Liquidation Features Whole SessiOn-The Maximum
 Losses 6 to IF Points

New York, July 30.--European financial developments today caused great activity on the stock exchange Liquidation fea- tured the whole session, with more busi- ness than at any time in several years. The total overturned amounted to 1,52o.- GOO shares. with maximum losses of rom to II points in more influential issues. lS Selling from foreign sources propapiy }aggregated one-fifth of the day opera ton, but no definite figures were avaiia- bleN Lowest prices were reached Tn the final hour, on announcement that ter many had served an ultimatum on Hus- sia. Prices crumbled from sheer weish' of the offerings and numerous cash transactions testified to the extreme de- mands of the situation.
 Vague rumors also were afioat as tc home conditions It was the intention oi the clearing house commission to iold 8 routine meeting, it was said, but II was deemed wise to postpone action
 Another adverse contributing factor was the continuance of gold shipments te London and Paris in the face of further advance in war risks" insurance rates The Standard oil company, to allay any alarm, offered large sums of call money at prevailing rates, which were snghtis above yesterday. with another hardening in long maturities.
 Foreign exchange was demoralized. Ii was practically impossible to negotiate bills between this and European points at the more excited moments of the day
 The bond market was extremely weak losses ranging from ? to points. Total sales, par value, Si,475,00o United States bonds were unchanged on call
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ONE 0F WORST DROPS
 IN COTTON IN YEARS
Loss of Over $4 per Bale. The Loss for the Day Was
 " to 80 Points

New Orleans, July 30.-The cotton mar let today suffered one of the worst breaks in recent years as the result of news bearing on the European political situa- tion. At its lowest the most active months were S2 to 91 points under yester- days close, or a loss of something over s4 bale. The close was steady at the decline at a net loss for the day of 77 to 80 points, October standing exactly % a bale down at 1126c
 Nothing but war news was talked of around the ring from the opening gong and, as cable messages from abroad were increasingly pessmistic in their tone, the market was continually sagging, at times going into periods of extreme weakness, from which it was brought out only by extensive buying of covers by shorts, who were satisfied to take profits.
 There were no decided reactions from the decline, as fresh short selling would be attended by every little upward move ment. The gossip of the floor was that important long lines were thrown over board during the session, adding to the weakness.
 Fear that export shipments of commod- ities would be checked from this side of the water was one of the great bearish influences of the day. Selling was heaviest half an hour before the close and appeared to come from traders who were trying to discount expected unfa- vorable developments over night.
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RISE OF 9C BUSHEL SSCORED IN WHEAT Market Closes Almost Be- numbed 6 to 6 7-Sc Above
 Wednesday

Chicago, July 30.-Wheat prices rivalled in wildness today the first market re- suits of Austria's declaration of war. A Trading, however, was deadened by vir- tual refusal of many firms to attempt business and by stoppage of export de- ! mand because of uncertain ocean wal
 risks. The market closed almost be-
 numhed 6c to 67sc higher than last night but to aAc under todays top figures, Developments in wheat came with such swiftness and involved such jeopardy that many large houses declined at times to accept orders accompanied by offers Of gilt-edged securities for margins to any limit required. The first transac- tions showed a jump of 7c. Variations at the same instant between different sets of brokers in some cases amounted to fully 4c. Price changes after the initial
 outburst were on relatively small trans
 actions except when the market swept to the topmost level a half hour before
 the close.
 Corn was influenced by the advance In
 wheat and an almost unprecedented up- turn of 1c to Be in Liverpool quotations for corn. There was much evening up of trades here, however, on the advance
 and the close was heavy as in the case of wheat. Oats advanced ssc to 1ssc as | the result Of greatly enlarged demand from the east. Packers continued to sell
 provisions freely.
 Future quotations were as follows:
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CHICK EVANS BEATS SECKEL EASILY
Standish Bests Allis in Sensational Match-Seckel
 Plays Poorly

Grand Rapids, Mich. July s0.--Albert Sec<el of Riverside club. Chicago: E. P. Allis III, of Milwaukee,. Robert E. Hunter of Pasadena and W. H. Gardener of Buffalo today were eliminated from the western amateur golf championship tournament after ss holes of watch play at the Kent Country club.
 What was expected to be the hardest contested battle of the four day. that be- tween Seckel former western amateur champion. and Charles Evans, Jr., of Chicago. turned out to be the poorest. The latter won up and G. Seckel's poor putting made the matcn romp for Evans.
 Best of all the struggles was the one between James D. standish, Jr., of De- troit. and Allis. When the s6 holes were finished the play was even.
 Standish took the next hole f to when Allis missed a two-foot putt.
 D. E. Sawyer of Wheaton. disposed of Gardner, to 3, and Phil stanton. sole hope of the Kent Country club, defeated Hunter. to 3.
 Evans and Seckel's scores follow:
 Forenoon round:
 Evans, out, 34 in 36-Io
 Seekel, out, 40, in 36-76.
 Afternoon round
 Evans, out 30, in 544
 Seckel, out BE- in 4o4
 Byeholes not played1
 The Standish-Allis duel this afternoon was sensational. When play commenced Standish was one up. At the end of 27 holes he was up. Allis' weakness on the greens coming in, increased Standish's lead to 1 up when 3l holes were played. Allis made an unusually long drive and q brilliant approach to the next green and won 1t in four to Standish's par, five. The feat seemed to disturb the Detroit player, who went to pieces and Allis won of the next holes, squaring the match. Then with an equal chance for victory he missed an easy putt. Their afternoon card:
 Standish, out, 3S, in 40-7s.
 Extra holes, 1. Allis out. 8 In SIT.
 Extra holes, 5.
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 Summary; Two-base hits. Alexander, Moorefield. Three base hit, Knox. Struck out, Aaron 6. Davis 9. Wild pitches. Davis ?. Stolen bases. Springfield, Moore field. Base on balls, Davis '. Aaron 3. Time :55. Umpire, White.
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Exchange Suspends Operations

New York, July 30-(Special.)-The mar ket is entirely under the influence of the war news and little else is noted. Heavy selling for foreign account with stop or ders reached at each low level brought the decline which was lowest at the close.
 The shrinkage in values in one session has rarely been equaled and the outlook is not clear.
 Crop prospects are increasingly poor in Texas, but everything is ignored in view of the dominant influence of the appre- hended calamity of a great war.
 The government report would ordinarily be expected with interest but no consid- eration is taken of any but one factor.
 The local interest appears to be mod crate as speculation latterly has kept out of the market.
 Predictions as to the future are value less but should the cloud be lifted even in small degree, a sharp advance would follow. The decline was about 4 of a cent.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
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'Batted for Fletcher in ninth. Goore, hx- tnpinnu.
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CONCERT TONIGHT
 AT CAPITOL PARK

Memoli's band will play at Capitol park tonight, beginning at 8 o'clock. A popular programme has been arranged, and many extras will be heard.
 The park concerts began on Sunday, July ,. The schedule called for three concerts a week. Thus far only two have been abandoned on account of rain. There was no concert last Tues day night on account of the weather, but the full programme arranged for that night was given Wednesday night. Every concert has been attended by a lerge crowd.
 The concert next Sunday afternoon will be at Fairfield from to 6 o'clock the same as last Sunday.
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LOCAL SECURITIES

TaI sales Tor the day, f.S27.500 shares
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ATHENS COMMITTEE
 IS COMING TODAY Board of Trade Seeking Bet ter Connections With
 Birmingham

The delegation from Athens headed by H. B. Malone, president of the Board of Trade. will arrive here this morning and will be taken in charge by Secretary Radcliffe of the Chamber of Commerce.
 This afternoon the conference between the delegation local civic workers and representatives of the Louisville and Nashville railroad will be taken up look ing to better train schedule between Birmingham and Athens to allow Ath- ems people to shop in Birmingham. A dinner will be rendered the guests at the Tutwiler hotel tonight and they will probably be given an automobile ride over the city.
 Athens people at present. it Is said are compelled to do their trading mostly in Chattanooga and Nashville on account of the difficulty in getting to Birmingham from the lack of adequate train scedules.
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Anniston Breaks Losing Streak

Anniston, July so.--tSpecial.) )-Won in the ninth was the story of the game today when Anniston broke losing streak by defeating Opelika in the last inning by the score of to B. The score stood to when Anniston came to bat in their last inning. Proctor reached first on an error, Shepard was sent in to bat for Killinsworth, and delivered hit. the next man famed, Abbot singled and Proctor came in with the run that tied the score. Tisdale hit to left field, and Abbot scored the winning run.
 1t was booster day and one of the largest crowds of the season was out to see the contest. Score:
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WAR SCARE IS FELT 0N MORRIS AVENUE Grain Prices Trending Up- ward All Along the Line.
 Cotton Down
ales. High. Low. Clos

The threatening war situation is be- ginning to affect the local grain market. Flour quotations rose 25 cents a barrel yesterday and grain prices are stiffen- ing all along the line. Corn rose cents a bushel and meal advanced to g per 100 pounds. Birmingham grain men ex- pect decided advances in grain commodi- ties in the near future, unless a great improvement is brought about in rela- tions of European nations. Many deal CTS are beginning to lay in supplies in preparation for war prices This upward trend of prices is being felt through out the country.
 Cotton quotations, on the other hand, are experiencing reverse. local spot be- ing quoted Ac off yesterday and 1ac the day before.
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New York Cotton Futures
Port Movement

New Orleans: Middling, 13 Sc; re- ceipts, 291; exports, 100; sales. 59; stock, 44,5s2.
 Galveston: Holiday; receipts 635; ex- ports, 1547; stock 27,d33
 Mobile: Middling. 1se; exports. 3; stock, 4972.
 Savannah Middlng, 13sc; receipts, II; exports, 37s stock, 11,412.
 Charleston: Nominal; receipts, 50; ex- ports, 50; stock, 1439.
 Wilmington: Stock, 90f7.
 Norfolk: Middling, 13c; receipts, 225; exports. PSF; sales, G. stock, 16,179
 Baltimore: Middling, tS1hc; stock S335.
 Boston: Middling. 12.75c; stock, 6400. Philadelphia; Middling, 12.75c; stock, 2SS1.
 New York: Middling, 12.50c; exports 4595; stock. 104.7S3.
 Minor ports: Stock. 2502
 Total today: Receipts, 1212: exports, 6S61; stock, 234, AS.
 Total for week: Receipts. 10,06S; ex- ports, 54, 793.
 Total for season: Receipts, 10, 402, ,645 exports, SSs1,oi I
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Selma Registers Another

Selma, July f-(Special) won again today from LaGrange by the score of to 1. Morrison worked in good form and kept his hits scattered. In the fourth inning Morrison walked o. Don aldson, who went to second on Overton's s error and counted the only run for Le- Grange on Walden's double to left. Me- Crary was hit at opportune time by the Selma club. The game was witnessed by phis club Score.
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Lyric Opens in CulImau

Cullman, July 30.--(Special) )--One of the handsomest picture show houses in the state opens in the Hanlin block al 7:30 this evening under the name of the Lyric theatre. It will be run by MT T. D. McMinn. The opening bill will be one of Lubin's masterpieces. enti- tied Through Fire to Fortune. or the Snnkep Village in five reels.
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Bonds
Money on Call

New York, July 3o.-Prime mercantile baper. 5m51a per cent. Sterling exchange very unsettled; 50 days nominal; demand S497. Commercial bills nominal. Bar sli- yer, 52A; Mexican pesos. 4oc. Government bonds steady Railroad bonds weak
 Money on call strong, 5a6 epr cent; rul- ing rate, per cent; closing bid, 4q5 per cent. Time loans nominal, for 60 days, TOT 90 days and for six months, 5ls@6 per cent.
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vanced sharply for nearby deliveries at the start on covering of shorts and local professional buying on the lard strength, but later the list reacted slightly under realizing sales and pronounced weakness in cotton. Final prices were 3 to 1a points net higher
 The cotton seed oil market closed firm. Spot, $7.1OG712: August. T.05@7.06; Sep tember. s6.9sQ6.96: October. $6.6SQ6.70; No vember, $653@5.55: December $6.54Q6.56; January. s6.55@S57; February, $6.6OQ6 65 March, $6.62Q6.67. Total sales. HOO.
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Interior Movement

Houston: Middling. 1sc; receipts, 33o shipments, 2021; stock, 26026. Memphis: Middling, 1sc; receipts, 406i shipments, 255; sales, 25 stock, 17,31S.
 Augusta: Middling, 13ssc; receipts, 12 shipments, 14o; sales 14o; stock, 11,2o2.
 St. Louis: Middling, i3Ac; receipts, 3i9; shipments, 355: stock. 15,317.
 Cincinnati: Receipts, 273; shipments, 55; stock. 13,566
 Little Rock: Middlng, 1224c; receipts, H; shipments, 303; stock, s013 Total today: Receipts 1891; shipments, 2129; stock, 91,442.
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Bank of Gngland Statement

London, July 30.-Weekly statement or the Bank of England. Total reserve de- creased a2,422, 900; circulation increased eSs9, 900; bullion decreased f2,032.979; other securities increased G13. 3.765,O0o; other de- posits increased SIP. 234, 600; public deposits decreased a1022,O00; notes reserve de- creased 22S2.000 Government securities unchanged. The proportion of the banks reserve to liability this week is 4O.3; last week it was 52. 40 per cent.
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Bank of France Statement

Paris, July 30-Weekly statement of the Bank of France: Gold in hand in creased 36,951, 900 francs; silver in hand decreased 14.2sS,000 francs; notes in cir- culation increased I'll, ,279,O 900 francs; treas ury deposits decreased 1S02S,000 francs; general deposits increased 100000 francs; bills discounted increased 903 GOO francs; advances increased 19,372,000 francs.
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.ubbard Bros. & Co.

n Merchants, HanoveP Square. N. Members New York Cotton EX. ye, New Orleans Cotton ExchanGA York Produce Exchange. Asso. m Orders solicited for the pur. and ealo of Cotton and Cotton Oii for future delivery. Special ton and liberal terms given foe gnments of spot cotton Tor 0oP 7. CorrosDoudonoo invited.