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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-31

ranged. Tho ladies prize. crepe tie
 was awarded to Miss Snead; the gentle mans deck Of cards. was won by MT. Ed Caiile plate luncheon was served to Miss Nerna Van Sandt Miss Lidia Mayes, Miss Matte Joe Mayes. Miss Agnes Long. Miss Irene Arnts, Miss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-31

I Mrs. J. Dodd has returned home after a visit to relatives in Atlanta 1 Mrs. S. Lancaster is improving after 1. recent Illness.
 1 Mf G. W. Evans is visiting relatives and friends in Atlanta
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-31
AT SEALS PIANO co.
 TO THE PUBLIC OF BIRMINGHAM

It takes and lots of it to undertake to sell 300 Pianos in short period of DO days. Think of it. S15000000 worth of instruments SEALS Ala bamas oldest piano house, have been doing things smaller dealers could not do for years.
 Over 300 of these Pianos sold and deliveredour third fourth floors bare Contracts let for the you be of the lucky buyers? Think it It large saving to you to buy now at Seals
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1915-11-05

IVES, SIR! Massachusetts is in line for next
year by electng Republican Governor.
Glory be-
NEW JERSEY hands the President notice that
IL he can prepare to vacate his present quar-
ters about March 4, 1917.
IF THE Chattanooga Times now rants because
Republican has attacked the President,
what will it do when the campaign really opens!
NTOW that Congressman Moon has formally
declared for PATTERSON some OF the post
masters in this neck O. woods are due for
change of front
IF 1T was right to take the tariff off of sugar,
how do they figure it is right to put it back?
Did Democracy ever do anything right and was
it ever consistent!
GAYS ABE MARTIN: "Ther's too many peo-
~ pie talkin' about what they heerd instead OF
what they know" Ducktown is infested with
her share of this breed
THERE is report current that the Govern
/ ment deposited $4,000 in a Polk County
bank for the benefit of cotton growers. Does
anybody KNOW anything about this?
IF THE Comptroller of the Currency has no
l. confidence in national banks living up to
their oaths not to practice usury, how can ne
he expect those who borrow money to do SO!
GAYS the Clobe-Democrat: MARTIN LUTHER
y nailed his ninety-6ve themes on the church
door at Wittenburg 398 years aSo tonight, that
being the most famous Halloween prank IN
history.
TT THE Governor interferes, at the behest OF
L few interested business men, in that Mem
phis custer suit, the people will proceed to IN
terfere with any future political aspirations ne
may have.
IRON Mr. Moons dissatisfaction with the
fitness of the candidates for United States
Senator, one can not help wondering why he
didn't get into the race so that there would have
been one big gun in it.
TOR the week ending Octoqer 22, 1915, there
we're 400 business failures in the United
States. For the same period in 1912, under
protective tariff, there were l87. These WOOD
ROW WILSON times are just what the DemocIatic
party promised.
THE elections all over the country show sur
L prising gain for Republicans and no close
student Of politics can mistake the sentiment
thus spoken at the polls. The people are
heartily tired of this "wachful waiting busi-
ness and only await the opportunity to swat it.
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1915-11-05

THE guttersnipe tactics of some editors usual
ly come to the surface about the time they
run out of argument.
THIS being an off year and the taxbooks easy
L to make out SIS may have been all the
lob was worth But $450-whew!
THE absence of the terms 'forgers and en-
L bezzers" from at least two papers indicates
that some good has been accomplished
DESULT of the auditing of Polk County's
IL books has about convinced the people that
Republicans measure up to the proper require
ments.
LAITH in the Reubican party to pull oft
L victory in 1916 is the beacon light that
beckons business onward to brighter and better
things
WHEN it was proposed to try the custer cases
w on their merits on or before December
IS, who wanted the cases put off until next
March, and why?
CAN stare be felt? Well, we'd gamble that
- that the possessor of a short skirt, trim
ankle and feet encased in No. 2 shoe can feel
the most of 'em.
NOBODY knows whether or not there will be
a legal session of the County Court IN
January, but if not, the people will know where
to place the blame.
THOSE threats to expose the private lives OF
1 the individuals bringing certain damage
suit will probably not result in hurry-up pro-
posal to compromise.
THAT Bureau Of Legal Information down at
L Benton is now hobbling around on one
crutch, but there is no telling how soon Sec
ond one will be needed.
THE merits of two of those custer cases ex-
L tend no further than the reading of one or
two sections of SHANNoN's Code and placing the
proper construction upon them.
A MORE conscientious servant than JAMES II.
n WILLIAMSON never served Polk County end
his complete vindication is rebuke to his ene-
mics that they will not soon forget.
THE failure to oust B. B. c. Witt at this time
should only nerve those behind the move
TO greater effort to Illustrate this attempt to loot
the treasury of Polk County in any such high
handed manner.
IIAD it been intimated that the State was be-
LII ING defrauded of its just dues, this audit
would have been made gratis But at whose
suggestion was this needless expense saddled
upon the taxpayers and for what purpose!
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1915-11-05

TT WILL, never do to allow LUKE to say tnat
l Polk County proved ungrateful after all the
trouble he took to redistrict 1t.
TT MIGHT not be bad idea to go back ana
L andit the books for those seven years tnat
escaped through technicality.
THE President is so busy with his fiancee that
L he has no time to talk about that view
Freedom What was that, anyway!
11HFRE is a strange story about the misapPro-
| nriating of something like $1,000 and its
truth or falsity should be proven at once
WHENEVER you squirt the quintessence OF
w truth upon gang of despicable Pollti1c,al
tricksters, they can always find a miserable
lickspitte to defend them.
DEADINC the Benton county correspondence
II in the Copper City Retreat two months
AGO and now. one can hardly believe that the
same party did the writing.
n FPORT has it that the Ramrod is in chronic
IL state of disgust over the absence OF Wnat
he thinks should be the proper amount OF LEA
enthusiasm in Polk County,
A MERCHANT who finds it necessary to go
N ont Of town for printed matter is In poor
nosition to make a howl when nj customers
natronize mail order concerns
THE implicit confidence OF some democrats
L in the present administration IS deiusion
that has rather rude awakening when the gro
cerv and other bills are closely scanned.
THERE is some speculation as to whom the
L PATTERSON Judge of election Will De- our
Tin is that he should be a man with two gooo
ewes. pair in the back of his head and well up
on the usual method that obtain in Democratic
primary.
IN SEEKING to take the tariff question out OF
L politics, Democracy is trying to remove the
one thing that has demonstrated their ncaPacly
to run the affairs of State beyond any question
of doubt
WHEN a national bank takes out chartec,
w oath has to be made that the law will be
obeyed as to usury. The way the Comptroller
has had TO 90 after officials, it looks like some
of them have no more regard for their oatn
than for their word.
GAYS the. Springfield Republican: 'Curlously'
- the Democrats are not claiming that they
brought on the present boom in business. And
they have never been celebrated tor modesty..
No: il remained for the Copper City Retreat
to inform the world on this subject.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-20
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET
Shares Recover More Of Ground
Lost Early in the
Week.
LIST is SHOWING STRENGTH

NEW YORK. March is-siocks today
recovered morn Of the ground lost in tho
carly days Of the week. the nst with a
Few unimrortant exceptions, showing
London stock exchange to bring The
American SHARES on its list down TO the
minimum established by the local ex-
change was without the unfavorable ef-
feet anticipated IN some quarters. In fact
the result was quite the reverse, a mod
crate demand for our stocks being re-
Gains embraced ali the leading issues.
although United States steel and Union
Pacific were relatively backward I'd
Vances I'm the coppera were most sub
Etantial on announcement OF a slight ad-
vance In the price Of the metal Automo-
bile issues were more active and half a
score Of specialties closed the day with
gains Of ? 10 points
Bethlehem steel was the center Of in
-terest, however, rising almost points on
total dealings OF $500 shares. Although
Wall street has not welcomed the high
record movement Ia this stock, the belief
now prevails that developments advan-
fageous 10 the company's shareholders
are impending There were rumors that
the directors 81 the company are con-
semplating some new financing involving
n stock dividend or bonus on the cbnii
mon shares.
More gold imports were announced
partly from Canada. making a total OF
s5.t000C0 for the week Exchange markets
es who.e were steadier. cables and
drafts on London rising over yesterday
low quotations.
German remittances we're more firm,
but francs showed no anpreciable change.
Local banks are expected TO show a
large cash gain as the result o. the
weeks movements much Of which II
fraceable 70 the gold inflow. Bank clear.
fnea 81 this center show n snb-tantial
pafn over last week but are stu behind
the corresponding period OF last year. So
months money ls per cent, bio, Dut
loaning a fraction higher. -
Total sales OF stocks amounted to bd.-
80 shares.
Weakness Of New York Central de-
benture SIS ard other speculative issues
were the features of the bond market
Total sales, par value, aggregated tz2.V.,
0le United states bonds were unchanged
number OF sales ana loading quotations
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-20
1 Reports of Improvement Gene from
Every Part Of the Country.

NEW YORK, March i9.-Duns tomor-
row yin sag;
From every part OF the country the
reports arc OF trade Improvement. which
though slow and conservative, serves 10
reduce the margin Of deficiency In pro-
duction and demand and 10 bring the
volume OF transactions CloEe TO normal
Prospects Of an early spring promote re-
tail distribtit ION and stimulate the move
mcnt OF lumber and other building ma
terials, with promising indications of
more general construction work. Activity
in ship Yards continues The iron and
steel trade fairly maintains It's recent
rate o. gain.
In the textile markets there Is steady
Improvement both la wholesale and re-
tail lines, but the busiest mills are
those chiefly with foreign orders.
There IL Increasing strength In the Imam
cial position OF the country and exports
continue heavy
Business conditions IN this country are
remarkably good. considering the fact
that the whole world Is In = turmoil and
the war in Europe Is increasing In vio-
lence. That domestic trade has been re-
duoed by such an unDrcccdented stua-
ton is not to be wondered at.
Bank clearinss for the week agsre.
gate 1888 726. T3t, q loss Of 5.j pei cent
from the same week last year and g.
=er cent for the corresponding week
a. 1919.
Business failures for the week number
So. against 532 last week. with 3i7 in the
! like week last year.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-20

OMAHA, March 1a-Bank clearings for
Omaha today were t3.2il.s9s.46 and for
the correspondents day last year t2.Isi-
1898.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-20
New York Money YFarket.

NEW YORK. March No. MERCANTILE
pApER-303ih per cent,
SgrEVLING HyXCHANCF5-- Easy. CO. day
bills, si.77 for cables, N7955; for demand.
siLvER-Bar. 5Ossc; Mexican dollars,
BoNps-aovernment. steady; railroad,
TIME ioANs-co dayA, ~ per cent; %
days. 2itd2% per cent: Fix months SaS,s
GALL MoNEY-steady; high. ? per
cent: low, iA per cent; ruling rate. per
cent; late roam. 2 per cent: closing bid.
1& per cent; offered at. per cent.
Closing quotations on bonds today vera
as follows:
o. q rot. y. RI. ssN Mo. Pac. ev 5s.... IS
40 coupon ,,..,... psN sN. y c. 3NR... 79A
II 4 ss reg. ......i01M IN " City fhh.. 49,
do coupon ........ielh IN. Y. State fhs. ,i0sh
w. s. A. res.....lo9M n. ". n. II. a u.
Panama j. coupon. .loiH No Pacific ST.. 81.
skm. shelters g.. .i0ih DO 80 .............. ~
At. & T. ov fMs ash 90 8 l. ref. o.. sgs.
.hraonr 4 Co. SAs siN Pac. 7. q 7. bs..,, ~
ktehieon gen s.. s2h Penn. con. fB....... ~.
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g g. rti 'i g.. = S IN Pseiiio d.; ~
| Eris gen q. ......,. cav DO CIV. ta.......... n
zen. Electric S.. ig2M y. g. Rubber g.. ioili
\ yii Ccn ref a. T.. Mh sWahaah lat bs..., oeh
/ n a 40 ref ST. 9lh West. Union t5aa o.. 81
I I, 4 NJ uni a.. efA West Bieo. bs. soi,
1 M X a r. ist u. 7sh
IBID, 'sOffered
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-11-17
TWENTY BIRDS FROM VERMONT
Fifth Annual Egg Laying Contest
Opens at Storrs, Conn.

Splendid weather conditions pre-
vailed for the opening of the fifth an
Fbual egg laying contest at Storrs,
Conn. There are 100 pens of 10 birds
each the same as in the fourth con-
test. There are no experimental pens
in the fifth competition; these were
withdrawn on account of the demand
for space by commercial breeders.
The 1000 birds in the new contest
are distributed geographically as fol-
lows: Connecticut, 500; New York,
140; Massachusetts, 100; England,
70 Rhode Island, 60; Ohio and Pen
nsylvania. 40 each; New Hampshire,
New Jersey and Virginia, 30 each;
Vermont, Michigan, California, Ore
gon, and Ontario, 20 each; and 10
each from Illinois and Missouri.
The birds in the new competition
represent 10 different breeds includ-
ing Barred, White, Buff and Column
bian, and Buff Wyandottes, rose and
single combed Rhode Island Reds,
White, Buff, and Black Leghorns,
Red Sussex, Notified Anconas, White
Orpinghams, Oregons, Imperial Pro
gressives, and Black Rhinelanders,
The total production for the first
week was 71S eggs
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-11-17
PERU

Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Balch and
family and Grace West Of Chester
spent Sunday at w. B. Vests.
F. G. Wyann is still on the gain.
He was able to be out for short
time one day the last of the week.
Several deer have been killed in
this vicinity. Mr.. Hapgood would
kindly request that no one shoot does
upon his land.
Daniel Millington IS having his
house plastered and chimney and
fire places built this week Masons
from Chester are doing the work
W. L. Hunt and party are in town
part of the time hunting. They are
occupying couple of rooms in his
bungalow which they have friends.
Il. S. Simonds, Joseph Farnum and
Delmer Stone went to Jamaica on
Sunday afternoon to call on our for
mer pastor. Rev. H. B. Hidden, who is
failing rapidly. They made the trip
in Mr. Balch's automobile
Congregational church, Rev. Step.
hen s. Wood, pastor. Morning ser
vice at IL o'clock Sermon, Prison
ers of Hope" Sunday school at the
close of the morning service. The
State Sunday School Association has
decided that in order to become a
regular member of any Sunday school
in Vermont it is necessary to attend
at least twelve Sundays in year,
The new record system of the Peru
Sunday school places the names on
the chart after four weeks perfect
record, and places stars after the
names at the completion of three
months perfect record. Christian
Endeavor on Sunday evening at 7.3O
Subject, "The Way in Which God
wants to be thanked" Leader, Dea-
con Eugene Simonds. Church pray
err meeting on Thursday evening at
1870. Subject, "The Sound in the
Mulberry Trees This may be the
last of the church prayer meetings
for the season, and the cottage pray
err meetings may begin on the first
Thursday in December. On Thanks
giving night, Thursday, November
| 25th, at o'clock,a stereopticon en-
| tertainment will be given in the
church. The subject will be Ben
Hur' which is one of the best books
| ever written. There will be an
abundance of beautiful pictures, and
| folk songs on the Victrola. Two new
| members united with the church last
| Sunday which makes fifteen during
| the present passionate.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-11-17
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

Best quality rubbers for all Harris.
| ADV.
Mems hunting caps only SOC at the
| New York store. Adv.
The wonderful Betty hansen will
| featured at the Harte Theatre tomor-
row. AID.
Mrs. Frank w. Shaw of Congress
street is spending few days visiting
| relatives in Utica.
| Mrs. B. Costello and daughter, Mrs.
John Buckley of Troy are the guests
of Mrs w. l.. Sibley.
The meeting of the W. c. T. o..
will be held at the Congregational
chapel at 3. 80 Thursday afternoon.
Card party and dance, Foresters'
hall, Friday evening, dance 10 to IL.
| Cards, to TO- Admission 15c.
| Adv.
Branch No. 8, st. :Iary's Guild OF
St Peters church was entertained
this afternoon by Mrs. Collins NJ.
| Graves.
French and German conversational
| groups starting Room for two or
three more. Address B. V. X, care
| of Banner.
Plan to attend the apron sale to-
morrow afternoon at the Parish
| house and stay over to good supper
| at 6. Adv.
II. MoGregor Richie, who has been
| painfully i'll at his home for the past
week with acute indigestion, is re-
| ported somewhat improved.
Mrs. Forgue in the rear of No.
2O4 IL Gage street will sell all of her
household furniture Wednesday
night, Nov. 18th at 7,3O o'clock.
Adv. 23t2
The work replacing the concrete
court in the rear OF the new federal
building has been halted by instrue-
tons from the architects office in
Washington.
Among those who came from Hoo
sick Falls to attend the Mount An
thony Minstres and remained over
night were Mr.. and Mrs V. Briggs
Shaw and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Pal
mer.
Opera House tomorrow-The idol
of the screen, Mary Fuller in a five
part perturbation of the famous
play, Under Southern Skies" with
Milton Sills, Paul Panzer and Chas.
Ogle. Adv
Mr. and Mrs. Grant Bronson of
South SALISBURY left on the flyer
this afternoon for Ellenburg, ~ Y.
to visit their daughter, Mrs. George
p. Wright. They took with them a gen
erous quarter of venison from the
deer which Mr., Bronson killed yester-
day morning,
Mary Robert Rinehart's mystery
story in five sensational acts, gives
| full measure of heart-throbs and
| thrills. Miss Eugene Besserer, as
! Aunt Ray lnnis solves the mystery of
| Sunnyside and reunites four lovers
| in V. l.. S. Il. feature, The Circular
Staircase. Opera house today
!! ADV. ~
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-11-17
Suits at
1850 to 1000

Odds and ends from higher priced
ranges in poplin, whipcord and
broadcloth, Many of the gar
ments are fur trimmed all are
perfectly made and will be altered
and fitted up to SCHERER high
standard.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-11-17

cheney" are among the reasons given
by the legislative committee investi-
eating the public service commission
in a statement of it's recommendation
to Governor Whitman for dismissal
from Office of Edward Mccall, chair
man of the public service commission
of this district.
In it's statement the Legislative com
mittee groups its findings under nine
heads. OF these four are devoted to
misconduct in Office" and five are
given under neglect of duty"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-11-17
Alexander DRYSDALE & Son

State Senator Thompson, the chair
man, details specific charges, it
makes numerous general accusations.
Among these are that Mccall has ex-
ercised his official power and infiu-
ence for the particular advantages
and benefit of certain interests" The
committee accuses him of using
time required in official business in
private law practice for hire" and of
failing ito give adequate service as a
commissioners in the supervision and
the regulation of corporations.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-11-17
GOLF BALL KILLS PARTRIDGE
Long Drive Ends Life of Grouse on
Greenfield Course

United States Representative Allen
T. Treadway of Stockbridge, Mass,
returned from visit to Gre enfield
a few days ago with a story of killing
partridge which rivals Winsted's
widest. He says that j. Converse
Blagden presented to him partridge
which Blagden declares he killed on
the golf links at Greenfield when he
took drive for the last hole, the ball
hitting the bird squarely in the head.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-11-17
WOULD REVENGE MCCALL
Members of Investigating Committee
Make Changes

New York, Nov. 12-"Misconduct
in Office. neglect of duty and ineffi-
While the committee, headed by
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-11-17
WHEN TONGUE is COATED

your liver is torpid and is affecting
your stomach and bowels. To rouse
your liver, take the little, purely vege-
table and in-allways satisfactory
Hoods Pills. They relieve biliousness,
constipation, all liver ills. Do not irri-
tate nor grippe. Price 25c., of druggists
or C. |. Hood Co.. Lowell, Mass.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-01
300 IN PANC|C when
WAVE HITS Vessel
Continued From First Page.

ship was in tow of the steamer Edgar
H. Vance, which was forced by the
heavy seas to cut loose, leaving the Ag-
gle to battle with the heavy storm.
The steamer Northern Pacific, from
Astoria to San Francisco, carrying $50
passengers, was compelled to heave to
off Point Arena, both her steam and
steering gear having been disabled.
She sent a wireless message for tug
to stand by and to-day was proceeding
slowly toward this port.
Reports from the citrus belt of Cali
fornia told of moderated temperatures.
Forty-eight degrees was the minimum
recorded, and hope was expressed by
growers that damage to oranges and
lemons would be confined to that done
by the high winds.
Heavy SHOWS in the Sierras and in
Nevada did material damage and severe
cold and a blizzard in Eastern Oregon
took heavy toll of sheep. 1t was re-
ported that 10000 had been destroyed.
The orchards of Southern Oregon suf-
fered to some extent from frost. Re-
dondo Beach, resort in Southern Cal
ifornia, was damaged to the extent of
$4,000 by waves kicked up by 60
mile gale.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-01
P. 0. s. OF A. IN CONVENTION
Annual Meeting of Upper Dauphin Dis.
trict Being Held at Gratz

Halifax, Pa, May To-day the an.
nual convention of the Upper Dauphin
District No. 8, Patriotic Order Sons of
America, is being held in ,.he hall of
Camp No. SIS, at Gratz More than
seventy-five delegates and officers rep
resenting the ten camps of the district
are in attendance. The ten camps rep
resented are: Halifax, Millersburg,
Elizabethville, Berrysburg, Loyalton,
Pillow, Gratz, Lykens, Wiconisco and
Williamstown. There are contests on
for some of the smaller Offices, but for
district president, H. Stewart Potter,
of this place, appears to have no oppo-
sition.
The officers of the convention are:
President, John ID. Row, of Loyalton;
vice president, Kimber Il. Heckert, of
Mlllersburg; master of forms, H. Stew.
art Potter, of Halifax; conductor, Ira
Keiter, of Wiconisco; financial seere.
tary, A. F.. Minnich, of Lykens; record
ing secretary, C. NJ. Wise, of Gratz;
treasurer, D. ID. Helt, of Loyalton; in.
spector, c. S. Lebo, of Berrysburg. The
delegates from Halifax are: P. G. Fox.
Lloyd E. Straw, John c. Miller, III.
Stewart Potter, Harvey P. Hess, Walter
E. Rutter and Harry Reisch; alternates,
George Schroyer, Charles C. Poffenberg.
er and Ross f. Zimmerman.