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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-12-07

SOM Mr.. Bryan, even as Peter, has
thrice denied The administration has
been assured that it has nothing to fear
from his ambition. But the question is
| revived in most sensational style by the
assembling members OF the Democratic
national committee who are Mortified to
find themselves asking it of one another.
1t has been generally accepted that al
though Mr.. Bryan would make a siren
uous fight for an anti-preparedness plank
in the next Democratic platform and
meantime would do all in his power to
force Congress to vote normal appropri-
atoms for the army and navy, he would
not carry his opposition to the admins
tration plans further. But the practical
gentlemen who compose the Democratic
national committee, trained as they are
in the psychology of politics, are i'm
PEELED to believe that Mr.. Bryan's cause
will need candidate in 1916 and that
the candidate will be Mr.. Bryan, not
withstanding his recent protestations.
They argue that circumstances might
easily 50 shape themselves as to justify
the former secretary of state, in his
own mind in again taking the field for
the issue which he believes to overshad-
dow in Importance every other.
One hundred Democrats from Texas,
here in an effort to secure the next ma
tional Democratic convention for Dallas,
shook hands yesterday with President
Wilson and told him that they wanted
him for another term in the White
House. Mayor Lindsey Of Dallas and
Cato Sells, Democratic national commit |
teeman from Texas, were spokesman for
the delegation. Mayor Lindsey told the
president that Texas was for him in
1876 Texas is bedrock, was the presi-
dents reply. Governor Ferguson OF
Texas will call on the president to-day
to discuss the Mexican situation.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-12-07

Speer, representing the Society of Friends
of Eastern Ohio, bowed their heads and
standing before the president prayed he
would allow the Higher Power to deter
mine the destinies OF this country.
while the people have raised the
president to mighty Office, a Higher
Power than the mere individual should
be left to settle the question of whether
this country should lay itself open to the
horrors of war" said Henderson in his
prayer.
AT the conclusion the president thanked
the two men and the line passed on.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-12-07
RECORD HOG SHIPMENTS.
Nearly $4,000 Received at Chicago Yes
terday--Notable Decline in Prices.

Chicago, Dec. Arrivals of nearly So
600 live hogs yesterday at Chicago, said
to be an unprecedented number for one
days shipment to one market, caused
notable declines in prices for provisions
as well as hoee.
The fact that the packing houses here
have of late been using immense num-
bers of hogs and have had several broad
avenues of outlet for the manufactured
product did a good deal to cause the
food of receipts. Corn shortage in Iowa,
South Dakota, Minneapolis and Wisconsin
also was said yesterday TO have been a
material influence toward enlarging ship
ments to an unusual degree.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-12-07
NO REHEARING ON
ANTHRACITE RATES
Commerce Commission Denies Petition Of
Operations in Wyoming Region,
Pennsylvania.

Washington. Dec The petition Of
coal operators IN the Wyoming region
.of Pennsylvania for q rehearing in the
new rates % the Atlantic coast on small
Sizes 81 anthracite. was denied yesterday
~ the interstate commerce commission.
fled By the so-called anthracite roads
asking for a mobilization 81 lie orders
10 permit Tire carriers 70 increase their
rates On prepared sizes and pea coal BY
fre pef cent. The commission u under
stood b have fslt thst the arguments
presented in the petitions did not war
rant = reopanina If ths cass.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-12-07
DO YOU SUFFER
FROM BACKACHE!

When your kidneys are weak and tor
pid they do not properly perform then
functions; your back aches and you dc
not feel like doing much OF anything
You are likely to be Respondent and g
borrow trouble, just as If you hadn't
enough already. Don't be victim any
longer.
The old reliable medicine, Hoods Sar-
saparilla gives strength and tone to the
kidneys and builds up the whole system.
Hoods Sarsaparilla is peculiar com
bnation of roots, barks and herbs. No
other medicine acts like it, because no
other medicine has the same formula or
ingredients. Accept no substitute, but
insist on having Hoods, and get it to-
day.--Adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-12-07
LOCKED wEEK IN cAR.
Lived On Applss; Veal and Enaosfss
Wien Rescuef

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for ueafir q ussk tn tutal dsriness in
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end thsm arrested uhils trying e. cutt
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-12-07
SHIPPING
A PILOT
Democrats Plan Another
Voyage with Will
son
McCOOMBS AGAIN
TO LEAD WATCH
Thomas j. Pence Will Sign
Up as the Chief
Mate

Washington, Dec. chairman vii
liam +. McCombs and most of the mem
bers of the Democratic national commit.
tee were here yesterday for the meeting
OF the committee to-day which win pre-
pare for the coming presidential cam
paign Chief interest, perhaps, in tie
committees deliberations centers in the
selection of the time and place for the
next Democratic national convention.
Seeking the honor of being the Fconyen-
ton city" are Chicago, st. Louis. Dallas
and San Francisco. Delegations from
each of these cities are prepared to offer
the committee large cash inducements
as well as every convenience. The COM
mittee also will endorse the work of the
administration and of Congress and elect
new treasurer to succeed Rolla f..
Wells of st. Louis, who will resign. and
a successor to Joseph L. Davies of Wis
cousin, who resigned as secretary upon
his appointment as a commissioner OF
corporations The election Of Thomas
j. Pence Of this city, assistant to Chair
man McCombs, as secretary, was fore
east. While it is said authoritatively
that the committee will not formally
indicate its preference for the Democratic
candidate next year, President Wilson's
denomination is expected by all the
members.
VIII William J. Bryan be a candidate
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-12-07
CREAM FOR cATARRH
OPENS UP k0STRILS
TelN How To Get Quick Relief
from Hesd-Colds. Ks gplendidf

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Ne more hawking. srufhinG. Bios ing
saaarie. drvness No struggling faf
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nm D. runs.
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frum vuwg arltEKist muw AFTllg d t'tt p
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in ruur nostriis % rs1lefrefes flruuet
every ar FassaEr IF the hesd. $3.50 ilas
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irEnH ard rfirf esuses irFtsHfir
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ritb q cilH - nastF Belief
egaues ss rui&lr
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-12-07
BRITISH SHIP,
ABLAZE, PUTS
IN AT HALIFAX

Fire Breaks Out in the Carleton's Hold
New York to Queens
town,
The British steamship Carleton, New
York to Queenstown, put in here yes
terday with a fire blazing in her No. 2
hold.
An examination to discover the orig
inal OF the blaze was begun at once.
The Carleton is laden with sugar. She
is 4043 tons net, 5,046 tons gross.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-12-07
Letter 10
DR.. Kilmer a Co..
Binghamton. n. Y.

Send ten cents to DR. Kilmer & Co..
Binghamton, y. Y, for a sample size
bottle. Il win convince anyone You
will also receive a booklet of valuable
information, telling about the kidneys
and bladder. When writing, be sure and
mention The Barre Daily Times. Regu-
lar soc and Sl.00 sire bottles for sale
at all drug stores-Adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-12-07
PRAY BEFORE WILSON.
Two Society of Friends Delegates Urge
Him 10 Keep Peace.

Washington. Dec. While scores of
people waited in line TO shake hands
with President Wilson yesterday morn
ing James Henderson and William G.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-12-07
10000 CHICAGO DRYS.
Volunteers Pledge to Aid the Fight or
Saloons.

Chicago, Dec. THE dry federation,
which plans to wipe out Chieago's 1000
odd saloons at the April municipal elec-
ton, announced yesterday it has 10000
volunteer workers for the cause.
This many promised to sign the petit
tion to put the question before the vot
ers. The petition must bear $1,000 sig
natures.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-12-07
Standing Army of l4i,s4s.

The president presented the war de-
partment plans for strengthening the
army as "the essential first step and
"for the present sufficient. The plans in
clude the increasing Of the standing army
TO force Of la ,s43 men Of all services,
and the establishment Of supplement.
tary force OF 100000 disciplined citizens,
who would undergo training for short
periods throughout three years Of a six
years enlistment.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-12-07

VIII William J. Bryan be a candidate
for the presidency against Woodrow Will
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-12-07
A Reserve Army.


entire confidence
More wsrships Needed.
Outlining the details Of the navy plan
presented ~ Secretary Daniels. the pres
dent said that "a involved only q short
sning 81 the time within which plans
long maturcd shau bs carried out. but
4 does make definite and explicit . pro
gram which has heretofore seen only i'm
piicit. hsld IN the minds Of the commit
tees On naval AFFAIR." and disclosed IN the
debates If ths tNo houses but nov here
formulated OF formally adopted .
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-16
CHANGES NOTED IN
 FEEDSTUFF PRICES.
Unprecedented Trade With Approach of the Holidays.
 Meat and Flour Steady


 The only change noted on Morris avenue yesterday evening in quotations was in the produce and feedstuff mar kets, which shows an upward ten- dency in price. Fancy apples have ad~ vanced soc per barrel, and sweet pota- toes are up 10c per bushel While grapefruit has dropped 25c per box. Cotton seed meal and cotton seed hulls both have advanced $1 per ton, and corn is up 1c per bushel.
 The meat and flour markets are stationary for the present with no indications of any early changes. The fish and oyster market is strong with business up to it's full capacity. All varieties in plenty and prices un- changed.
 MT. Blackford of William Donovan & Co, who has just recovered from a severe attack of grip and is back at his desk, says their business is un- precedented. especially so in their sausage trade. And MT. Reeves. one of the most courteous and agreeable gen tlemen on the avenue. with Ben-Rod- : gers Produce company, says he has sold and handled so many chickens in the past 30 days that chickens large enough to hop over Birmingham ap- pear before him in his dreams.
 The sudden warm change in the weather will not likely affect the mar kets to any extent.
 Today's quotations follow:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-16
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'s Letter

New York, December 15.-(Special) Cables this morning were better than due, private dispatches reporting but little offering from the south. It Is fairly obvious that Liverpool is becom- ing somewhat disturbed as to her sup plies. Our market failed to reflect the improvement abroad, as there were local selling orders in the market at the opening. Liverpool was a buyer, and this demand brought about recovery of some 10 to Il points, which in turn was checked by rumor that the na- tional ginners' report showed 10,319,- 900 bales ginned to December ..
 These figures themselves are not par tucularly bearish, but they were rather larger than had been expected. There continues to be good demand on re- cession from the domestic trade, and an active business is reported in both yarns and cloth in domestic markets. The market was quiet today with little or no outside business and no evidence of any general selling from the south, although the local is to anticipate such pressure.
 We must expect period of compara- tive quiet, while the market adjusts itself to the new level brought about by the unexpected weakness of the week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-16
Fruits and Produce

Wholesalers Selling Price) Apples-Fancy York Imperial, bbl., A. 25; fancy Winesap, bbl., s5.O0; fancy Black Twig, $5; bulk, s275d3 barrel fancy Ar kansas Black apples, $5@55o. Oranges-Florida, box, $2 25d2 .5O; Sat- suma oranges, s 25d3.5O per box. Grapefruit-Box, s3.20 to s3.50. Grapes-Emperors, sew, $4. 50; Malagas keg, St. .506I7.
 Cranberries-Barrel, s9; box, $2.50. Pears-Oregon, box, S3.25. Bananas. bunch, $1.5OD2. Lemons-Fancy imported, box, A.50: fancy California, $4.25. Limes-s1 to $125
 London Layer Rasins-S1.75. Irish Potatoes-Michigan white, bu.. s1.10.
 Onions-Red and yellow. pound, Sc. Peanuts-5h @6kc per h. Home Grown Tomatoes-S1 5O Cabbage-Danish, pound, 11ho. Rutabagas-Pound, 11ac Sweet Potatoes-Busiel, 70 to 75c. Lettuce-Hamper, g. Celery-Colorado. crate, $5. 25; doz., s1 Snap Beans-$212. 50 hamper New Crop Lima Beans-61hc lb. Pecans-Fancy raper shell, 20925c; Tex as, 15c.
 English Walnuts-No. l California soft shell, 171kc: No. ? California, 15c Butternuts-15c lb.
 Brazil nuts-15c lb. Rice-6@7c.
 Prunes-SI10c h.
 Dates-$3 case.
 Figs-$2.5 Cease.
 CiJron-1Sc lb. Pig Feet-s2.25 keg. Mackerel-$6.75 half-barrel Cocoanuts-Per 100, $7.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-16

pute the other day as an excuse to sell, today when the situation Is apparently worse we don't hear word about it. This only goes to show that all their arguments from now on will be lugged in bodily without any regard to their final influence marketwise. Neverthe- less, l would advise staying close to shore, and not add to commitments al- ready made, but sit tight on what you have and it will only be a question of a short time, when you win out. Spot markets were reported in all sections as being unchanged, which is the real key to the situation. Keep them this way and the result of the bear drives will be to hammer nails into thei rown collins.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-16
MARKET
 HAS STEADY TONE
Price Changes Were Mar row With Net Gain of
 , to 6 Points

New Orleans, December 15.-The cot ton market had steady tone through out today's session and stood at the ad- vance practically all day. Price changes, however, were narrow and the result was a gain of to points. Selling pressure. such as has featured the mar ket of late, was not In evidence. The chief steadying influence was the re- port that a private bureau was coming out with statistics showing that only 10,300,000 bales were ginned to De- cember 13. This, the bulls claimed, would confirm the recent small crop estimate made by the department of agriculture.
 Around the opening the market rose to points in response to better ca bles than due.
 Moderate offerings, apparently com ing from scalping shorts, met the rise and by the middle of the morning sold point under yesterdays close on March and was at yesterdays close on other trading months. Rumors regard ing ginning figures were circulated at this time and they had an immediate effect On the buying which developed the active months were sent up for net gain of 12 to IA points The market became dull in the afternoon, with & tendency to ease off
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-16
STEADY ADVANCE
 OF COTTON MARKET
Advance Encouraged By Re- ports Southern Holders
 Refuse to Sell

New York, December 15.-There was a further falling off in the volume of busi- ness but the cotton market showed a steadier tone today and closed at 12SSc with the general list closing steady at a net advance of to 1S points.
 Liverpool was relatively steady and the market here opened at an advance of to points in sympathy. There was further wall street and commission house liquidation under which prices soon sagged back to about last nights closing figures, with January selling at 12.05c and May at 12.50c.
 Liverpool bought on the decline, while there was also some buying of near months by spot interests accompanied by reports of further price fixing by spin ners, and the market firmed toward the middle of the morning. Covering by recent sellers and buying for reaction helped the advance which was encour- aged by several private reports from the south indicating that holders were refusing to sell at a declines, with Janu- ary selling up to 17.17 and May to 12.64, or about 13 to 10 points net higher. This advance was checked by rumors that pre- iiminary returns to a southern authority indicated that ginning for the first De- cember period had been in excess of the figures for 1910, and the market sagged off some or g points from the best under realizing. <he offerings, how ever, were by no means as active or as aggressive as they were earlier in the week and prices steadied again in the late trading with the close showing re- coveries of some to s points from the low level.
 The official revision of the acreage planted to cotton made it 30, ,967, 900 against the preliminary estimate of 31 1,535,O00.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-16
Legal English Is Involved

From the Des Moines Register and
 Leader. r
 When the English courts of the thir- teenth century desired to make it known that man had been murdered, they had to take into account the confusion of languages in England Because ev- cry Englishman did not use the same word for kill" it was necessary to rake the languages of Europe for syno- pyms, in order that every wight in Al- hion,. whatever his education or ances- try. might find at least one word which he understood.
 And lawyers today retain all these Norman and Saxon synonyms. It is not enough that an indictment shall allege that a man was "unlawfully killed with a club" but that he was ''unlawfully, feloniously, illegally. intentionally and diabolioally killed, slain. done to death, murdered, slaughtered and beaten till he was dead, with blunt instrument, club, stick. bludgeon, billy, cane, staff, stave or cudgel.' If the bludgeon IS left out. the accused is set free. It is also neces- sary to use the words "thereupon'' and aforesaid" at least seven times apiece or the indictment is faulty.
 The effort to purge the law of medie- val inequalities and outworn theories of justice is almost as difficult as to modernize its language.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-16
LOTHIAN

Dothan. December 15-(Special) Graves Kelley and Taylor Spivey, two well known young men of Houston county, were indicted here today by the Houston county grand jury on charges of murder in the first degree in connection with the killing of Deputy Sheriff Grady Granger in the suburbs of Dothan on the night of November 27 The grand jury, after being in special session for two days, returned 26 true bills, two being felonies and 24 mis t. demeanors. The jury was recessed this afternoon subject to call should it. be needed again before the regular spring term of court.
 Kelley and Spivey will be tried at a special session of Houston county cir cult court which has been called by Judge H. A. Pearce to meet Monday December 20. The crime, for which they have been held in jail here since it's commission, stirred Houston county people to great indignation but pros poets of a speedy trial quieted talk of violence. Deputy Granger was shot and almost instantly killed just as he fin ished searching a buggy, in which the two boys were riding, following reports that they were selling whisky. Kelly admits shooting Granger but claims self-defense.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-16
New York Cotton Futures
Port Cotton Movement

New Orleans: Middling, 11.S2c; receipts, n,031; exports. 100; sales, $50; stock. 372, ,S71. Galveston: Middling, 122Oc; receipts, Il, S63; exports, 1850; sales, 250; stock, 331 ,15s. Mobile: Mddling, 11.63c; receipts, 2S6; sales. 25; stock, 26273.
 Savannah; Middling, 1213c; receipts, 5450; exports, 766; stock, 227, ,051.
 Charleston: Middling 12c; receipts, 1425; stock, 1O5.736.
 Norfolk: Middling, 11.63c; receipts, SPA; sales, 59S; stock, 12S, ,4O2
 Baltimore: Stock, 62S6
 Boston: Stock, ,50O Philadelphia: 2634.
 Philadelphia: Stock, 2634
 New York: Middling, 12.S0c; sales, 1900 stock, 305, 40.
 Minor ports: Receipts, 46Ss; exports, 1888; stock, 44490.
 Total today: Receipts, sSss6: exports. 96SS; stock, 1,611, ,s1s.
 Total for week: Receipts, ITS. TAI. ex- ports, 114421.
 Total for season: Receipts, 3,s4S, ,5ss: ex- ports, 2,061, 300.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-16
BIRMINGHAM AGE-HERAID THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1e
UNSETTLED CLOSE
 OF WHEAT MARKET
Government Crop Figures Wipe Out Advance In
 Wheat Market

Chicago. December 15.-Government crop figures. although less bearish than majority of traders had appeared to expect, were influential today in wiping out some moderate upturns in the wheat market.
 Prices closed unsettled, varying from A-cent net decline to a like advance, with December at 1.16 and May at 117ssc. Corn gained IS to1A@21sc; oats finished a shade up, and provisions unchanged to 10 cents lower.
 Previous to the receipt of the crop re- port from Washington. the wheat mar ket showed a general tendency toward a higher level of prices. Big storms in Argentina gave a lift to prices at the outset, but the effect failed to last as denials were received that damage was as widespread as had seemed prob able. Some cancellations of European buying orders at the United States sea board counted little in favor of the bears, but were more than offset by word that producers in the northwest were virtually selling nothing
 Declines of 1 cent or more from the top prices of the day took place in the wheat market after the government crop report was made public. Part of the
 bearish reaction, however was doubtless due to an apparent falling off in export demand. Congestion at eastern termi-
 nals was said to be growing more acute, and there was 8 renewal of talk as to the difficulties of obtaining vessels to give an adequate outlet across the At lantic.
 Predictions of unsettled weather were chiefly responsible for strength in the corn market. Besides, the trade was worried by the smallness of receipts, by reports of car shortage. the Belt Line strike here and by bullish aspects of the Washington crop statement. Oats did
 not resopnd to the advances shown by corn. The government report was bear ish as to oats and acted as complete check.
 Weakness in the hog market was re- fleeted by provisions Packers were the chief sellers. Considerable notice was taken of the fact that hog slaughtering throughout the west was on scale near ly double that of year ago.