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Evening star., 1915-12-30
Making Survey of Smiths Creek.

TC make surveys OF Smiths creek, a
tributary OF the Potomac. in lower st.
Marys county. Md. the United states
Army engineer service tug Castle. with
surveying party aboard. has gone 10
that waterway. The object of the sur
vey is to obtain data as to the cost of
improving the waterway and to give
&Ae engineers an idea as to what is
necessary to be Done to make the
creek navigable for larger vessels
than now 80 In It
Evening star., 1915-12-30
Harry Dahis Seeks Divorce.

Harry Dahis. employed at the Naval
Academy. at Annapolis, has filed suit
in the District Supreme Court for an
absolute divorce from Clara Dahis
They were married in this city in 1900
and have two children. The husband
charges htat his wife deserted him in
July. 1904. Misconduct is also alleged
and a correspondent named. Attorney
+. l.. Gies appears for the husband.
Evening star., 1915-12-30
Delta Tau Delta Luncheon.

Representative Borland of Missouri
was one Of those present at a luncheon
given by the Delta Tau Delta frater-
nifty in the grill of the Raleigh Hotel
yesterday. About thirty persons were
present. r. l.. Matthews presided.
Evening star., 1915-12-30

Prunes. 10c and 12lac: 4 lbs. Fancy Head
Rice, 25c: lbs. Macaroni or Spaghetti
25c; bots. Vanilla or Lemon, 25c
Lima Beans, Sc; Navy Beans. I1ac;
Black-eyed Peas, &c; Hominy, &c; Pea
nut Butter, 11c:. Fat Norway Mackerel,
&c and 1Oc: Howards Salad Dressing,
20c: pkgs. Ross's Whole Wheat Bis
cult, 2Jc: :; cans sweet Wrinkle Peas,
25c: Sifted f. J. Peas, 71ac; e. J. Peas,
&c: Sugar Corn, &c and 112c; Stringless
Beans, TIC; :; cans Beans, 25c; large
cans Pears. 10c; large cans Cal. Peach
es Zoe; Y. c. Peaches, extras, 1Jc; Pine
apple, extras. 15c: Tuna Fish. &c and
Zoe: Star of the East Flour, S67J bbl.
"A lbs. Old-time Flour, Sac. 1898 NJ st.
NV. and all the J. T. d. Pyles Stores
Evening star., 1915-12-30
Cited to Appear on Alimony Claim

Justice Mccoy has cited James +.
Norris. letter carrier. to show cause
January why he should not pay ali
mony 10 his wife. Octavia +. Norris.
The order is based on a suit for main
tenance filed by the wife. She says
she was married October ). 1903. and
has no children. In October, 1914, she
says, her husband entered into an
agreement for her support, but has not
lived up to IL. she asserts. Attorney A.
W Cray represents the wife.
Evening star., 1915-12-30
Theta Fl Sorority Dance.

The annual Christmas dance of the
Theta Pi Sorority of Eastern High
School is to be held at Congress Hall
Hotel this evening.
Evening star., 1915-12-30
CITY ITEMS.

SO Full Dress Vests, 1856.
Raleigh Hab., 1109-11 Pa. ave.
Evening star., 1915-12-30

GuGe's Flowers for New Years.
The most appropriate. most pleasing
gift you can give. 1214 + st-Adver-
tiSement.
Evening star., 1915-12-30

Confetti. Noise Makers, Fun Makers.
Novelties. Importers, jobbers and re-
tailers. Sickles. 10l1 Pa. ave.
Evening star., 1915-12-30

shnner's Flowers for New Years
greetings. Prices moderate. 900 18th
"A Advertisement.
Evening star., 1915-12-30

Spelshouse, 1915 .th st. Main $500. Paper
hanging, window shades, picture frames,
Evening star., 1915-12-30

Films .rd Other Photo Supplies.
Columbia Photo. Sup. Co. 143i y. Y. ave.
Evening star., 1915-12-30

Don't Let the Kids, Miss Charley Chaplin
at the Virginia today in In the Bank.
Evening star., 1915-12-30
4 Lbs. E,ap. Peaches, 2sc; Apricot.. 12c;

Aneroid Barometers Schmidt. 1922 18th
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-11
Golf and Baseball


 On several occasions debaters im- bued with the spirit of argument and research have taken up the question as to how much further golf ball can be driven beyond a baseball ,wallop.
 There are at hand no official records of long flights in either game, meas ured to the ultimate inch and estab- lished as the last word in the case
 But there is this to go on-Frcd Merixle and Hans Wagner startled the populace on two occasions by driving a baseball over the left field fence in pittsburg This fence Is 400 feet frcm the home plate, and each drive landed at least 40 feet beyond the fence-mak- ing total carry of 40 feet.
 Only recently Walter Johnson smashed drive over the scorehoard in Cleveland, situated 400 feet from the plate. This smash also carried about 440 feet So in the way of flight, not including roll, no ball player probably ever drove beyond 450 feet. No man has yet hit the center field fence at the Polo gounds, which Is 4S0 feet from the plate.
 A long driver in golf can frequently carry between 225 and 250 yards And ol one occasion Jesse Guilford. the for driving wonder from Intervale, christi ened the New Hampshire Siege Gun. smote a golf ball that flew 312 yards from the tee This totals s36 feet. or about twice as far as any athlete has ever been able to hammer a baseball on it's way There have been golf sr,ashes well above 1000 feet but these Included the roll. which Is too much a matter of baked-out turf and wind to be used in any official way
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-11
Mule Is Simply Mule

from the St. Louis Globe Democrat
 Minneapols.-The ethnieal aspirations or the Minnesota mule have been thrown down and stepped on by the supreme court of the state, which denied that the humble long cared, hard working animal mas the qualities or graces that entitle him to recognition as a regular horse
 Bernard Fischer and O.J Ost of Steele county, who captured George Thomas Greer after Greer stole a pair of mules and made off with them, will not get tho goo reward that is the standing offer of the state for catching a horse thief
 In vain the big books, from Webster's Dictionary to Holy Writ. were quoted and In vain the claimants cited cases in other states to prove their ground.
 No one denied that Fischer and Ost caught Greer, or that Greer was con- victed. But Greer stole mules, not horses. the attorney general set forth. can a mule ever rise to the dignity of horse?" he asked.
 But the claimants came back with an argument that made every mule owner and raiser in the country take notice.
 Greer stole two mules' they said "A mule Is DO per cent horse. Therefore, necessarily, Greer stole one horse.s And they cited vouminous authority arith- metical and physiological. But the su- preme court could not see 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-11
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'S Letter

New York, July Especial. )--Liv- erpool continues to show better mar ket under a demand from Manchester for cotton, either for government con- tracts or for goods to ship to the far east than expected. so that our mar : ket opened higher. Then selling or ders appeared from Wall street ans. finally the selling of some 10000 bales by A foreign house demoralized the market. October selling at sac. From this point the market recovered some 10 points with the undertone unsettled at the sharp decline of the past week. These prices represent 7Ac to Sc in the south. which is well below the cost of production for the growing crop. Spinners takings for the year will show about 13,50o,000 bales to which must be added as representing the consumption the depleted invisible stocks at the German. Austrian, Bel gian and French mills which would in- dicate that the consumption this sea son was we'll over 14,000,000 bales. Possibly the fact that the discharge of each ordinary field gun uses up about two pounds of cotton Is the par tial cause of this large consumption which continues on an increasing scale as the war goes on and men in other countries are at work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-11
OF NOT[ E }MATTER OF OF V0K
Seems Mainly Resl ans For Something Nor -
 Covering by Shorts

New York, July 1e.-To what extent today's substantial recovery of the stock market was due to the latest eurn in this country's relations with Germany IS largely a matter of cor : lecture or individual opinion The fact remains that the German note seemed mainly responsible for something more than hurried rush to cover by tho short interest
 In the initial dealings gains of 10 almost points from yesterday s weak close were registered by the higher grade shares. The advance was promptly offset by further sales for European account. which resulted in material reactions.
 American Coal Products added an other II points to it's phenomenal ad- vance of the week. selling at 15o, a gain of 26 points for the week. War shares were not conspicuous, their movements being especially narrow,
 fulfilled tonnage orders of the uni- ted States Steel corporation, issued after the mark cts close and showing an increase of 41S.o00 tons over the preceding month. more than confirmed the most favorable forecasts and ac- count for the steadiness of steel In the face of adverse conditions.
 q There were more future sales Of Fhonds at slight concessions. Total sales par value, aggregated S2,3lo,Ooa.
 United States registered 2s advanced A per cent on call during the week
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-11
The Hello Boy Stayed

From the Boston Herald
 The captain of a company of French infantry tells this story of the herofsm os 2 telephone operator in the opera tions iu northeastern France.
 The operator was a youth of 20. stn- toned behind an old redoubt In front of wood in which 150 French troops were orouching. poorly protected by a parapet and expecting death. The wire ran to the ear of the colonel who was about 1900 meters away. The first mes sage was one of cheer.
 "All's well, colonel.''
 Then the enemys fire became heavier and their aim more accurate. Cries of pain arose when shell fell behind the parapet The young operator answered his coloneps inquiry with:
 "Yes, colonel, the redoubt is still holding out"
 Wounded men pale as death were dragging themselves past the box In which he was sheltered, and he told the colonel over the wire:
 "A shell has fallen on the captains shelter. He and all his section are buried. I am still staying here"
 The thinning companies began to rs- tire deeper into the wood and the other telephonists also fell back. But this youth remained at his exposed post.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-11
New York Cotton Futures
Port Cotton Market

New Orleans: Middling, s:62; receipts, 99s; exports. 2S5o; sales. 455; stock, i64,051 Galveston: Middling, Sole: receipts, 1514 sales, 629 stock, 7,7l9.
 Mobile. Middling, s.12c: sales, 225; stock 15,255.
 Savannah: Middlng, s.69c; receipts, 27o sales. l25; stock. 70,237.
 Charleston: Mddlng, S1ac: receipts, 37 sales, 200; stock, 46,o52
 Wilmington: Receipts 1ss; stock, s9. 526 Norfolk. Midding, S.25c, receipts, 63l sales, 1858. stock, 49,774.
 Baltimore. stock, 1870.
 Boston; Middling, Sc; stock, 145oo. Philadelphia Middling. 9.15c. etock. 1925 New York: Middling, s90c: stock, 249.55S Minor ports: Receipts, 140s; exports, I97 stock, 15,709
 Total today. Receipts 5ois exports, s547 stock, S06, ,206
 Total for week: Receipts, 5o43; exports 6547.
 Total for season. 1o,s2S,7ls; exports s1SS,7o7.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-11
COTTON QUOTATIONS ARE
 STILL ON DOWNWARD GRADE
Price On Good Mddng Touches 1Car of Irish Potatoes Received From Fort Payne Yesterday-Car of
 Melons Comes From Dothan

Local cotton quotations continue to drop and the price named on good middling at the close yesterday was SAC. the lowest on record here in many weeks
 Trade at the weekend on Morris ave- nue wns quite heavy. and supplies of produce were almost exhausted at sev- eral large establishments. Shipments of produce came in large quantities all dur ing the week. watermelons, cantaloupes and peaches being most in evidence.
 Among shipments received here yester- day from Alabama points were a car of Irish potatoes from Fort Payne and a car of .watermelons from Dothan. Several other cars of melons also arrived in town yesterday. and there were large express shipments of cantaioupes and peaches.
 At this season traffic on Morris avenue is greatly congested in the morning hours. Wagons loaded with produce eongregate, and 1t becomes exceedingly difficult for anyone to traverse the avenue on busi- ness. This crowd Is made Up of both farming and peddling wagons who try to get together here under rather unsatis- factory conditions. Merchants complain that laws regarding peddling and munici- pal markets are not observed.
 The farmers contend that they wish to sell their products at retail, and that Morris avenue is the only place to which they may proceed for this purpose and ac- compiish any practical results. Peddlers also come to this avenue to replenish stock each morning.
 Ii Is also contended that the municipal markets have not amounted to anything, and are not patronzed for the reason that the needs of the people are not supplied sons of the year, when a large part of the produce consumed here must be i'm, ported for the simple reason that climatic conditions will not permit its being raised.
 It is generally agreed, however, that some central market should be provided for the peddler. trucker and consumer to trade Two or three different arrange ments are suggested to relieve the con- gested condition on Morris avenue, and to better methods of produce distribution here. These will be taken up from time to time and discussed.
 Among shipments from Alabama points yesterday were: One coop chickens. Hodges; crates of butter beans, l of squash crates peaches, l hamper blackberries, Oneonta; crates grapes, ? crates cantaloupes. Thorsby; crates pepper. Trussville; crates cantaloupes Theodore, crates peaches, Jasper; 20 crates peaches and 3 apples, Gadsden; 8 crates plums, Gordo; 50 crates peaches and 1 of apples Gadsden; ? GOODS chickens and cases eggs, Bankston; 20 hampers ap- ples, crates apples and of pepper Fort Payne; 1T baskets peaches, Rollins.
 Yesterdays quotations follow:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-11
Meats

steers, today's range. $7dl0.4o western steers, S7. a5Q8 50; cows and heifers, S7. .s5d a.5G; calves. s7. .5ad11.
 Sheep: Receipts. 3Do0; weak; sheep, S. .65 d6.S5; lambs. $Td9.75
 Kansas City, July 10-Hogs: Receipts, 400; steady bulk of sales, s7 20d7. 10; heavy, $1. 15d7.3 30; packers and butchers. S7. .2oG7. 4e; light s7. 2007. i5: pigs S6 757 25.
 Cattle Receipts, 800; steady; prime fed steers s9 .6ed10; dressed beef steers, $. coo $50; southern steers, $6. 5o19. 30; COWS $i 50 CT .S5; heifers, s7Q9.75; stockers. 6.50qS. 65.
 Sheep: Receipts none; steady. lambs, s9as.6o; yearlings. ss 5oGS; wethers. s5 SOC $50; ewes, $5. 25G6.
 St Louis, July 10.-Hogs: Receipts, $500; higher Hogs and lights, $6. .70@7 .60 mixed and butchers. s755d7 80; good heavy. s7 .55 T. 60
 Cattle: Receipts. 200 steady; native beef steers, S.5oG10. 20; yearling steers and heifers. s2Qa.50; cows, s6d7. .5o; stockers, $69s. .25; Texas and Indian steers, s5 .25G SS5; cows and heifers, $4Q6.70; native calves, s6110.50.
 Sheep: Receipts, 600; steady; clipped na- tive muttons, s5ac .25 clipped lambs. s7.5O as. 50; spring lambs. s7. .5od9. G5.
 Chicago, July 10.-Hogs: Receipts, 10 eco; unsettled; bulk, $761740; light $7.30G ITO: mixed, $6 9o77. .65; heavy, $675d77 45 rough. s6.75d6S5: pigs, ss.5097.5o.
 Cattle: Receipts, 100; steady; native beef steers sS6.9oG1o.S0: western steers, s7 7.25dS.4 cows and heifers, & 35G9 50; calves, s775@11.25.
 Sheep: Receipts. sOoo; weak; sheep, 5. 65 CT; lambs $7Q9.65.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-11
NEW LOW LEVELS
 Al NEW ORLEANS Heaviest Selling of Week Forces Cotton Market
 Down

New Orleans, July 10.-The heaviest sell ing of the week forced cotton to new low lebels today. Both short selling and liqui- dalton of long cotton followed the Ger man reply to the American note and the offerings were heavy enough to offset profit taking from the short side, fresh long buying and the reactionary tendency of the market as displayed around the close yesterday. Late in the session the market was at a net loss of 25 to s2 points.
 Al the opening the market was com paratively steady at a loss of only points. Cabies were better than due and 1t looked for A while as if the market was not going to show much price change. As the session grew older unfavorable comment on the German reply increased and with it selling increased and the mar llet had little support from any quarter. Sellers of the earliest part of the week accepted their profits on a large scale, but this buying and a moderate amount of investment buying were not sufficient to check the decline or even to steady the tone The close was easy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-11
Weekly Bank Statements

New York, July 10.-The statement of the actual condition of clearing house banks and trust companies for the week shows that they hold $162,- 711,320 reserve in excess of legal re- Quirements, decrease of s1,23G,7SD from last week The statment follows. Actual condition; Loans. etc, $2,545,- 052,0o0; decrease, ss,306.o00. Reserve in own vaults, of which $s55,539,- 900 is specie, s430.76S, 900; de- crease, s3.1SS.0 COG. Reserve in federal reserve bank, $126,523,000: decrease. $721,o00. Reserve in other Repositories. $3s,624,000; increase. s1.390.0 Net de- mand deposits. s2,507. AIT 900; decrease, s5,531 ,000. Net time deposits, S133,542.- 800; decrease. $3,547, 900. Circulation. $S79S3, 900; increase, $S4, Aggregate reserve, 95.915.000. Excess reserve, s162,7i1.32o; decrease. $1.2so,75o. Sum mary of state banks and trust com panies in Greater New York not in- cluded, clearing house statement: Loans. etc. $596.3s8. 900: increase, s7.- ScS.G0o Specie. $49,04s,900; increase. ,$73.400. Legal tenders. $9,82S.30O in- Screase $371,900. Total deposits. $751; Os3, 300; increase, $s,776,10o. Banks cash reserve in vault. $11,542,3o0. Trust companies cash reserve in vault. s47.- S36,900.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-11
Fruits and Produce

(Wholesalers Selling Price1 Lemons-$3q4 sIettuce-sl012 25 per box, Limes-75cQs1 per 100. Pineapples-s1. 50a3o crate. Peaches-5ocd$1.
 Peaehes-13 bus. baskets. 15a25c. New Apples-s1d1. p rer hamper Peanuts-5isMG1sc per lb. Home Grown fomatoes-50d75c basket. New Alabama Beans-Haulper, 50d175e New Potatoes-75e per bu.; No. ?. , per bushel.
 Roasting Ears-l5d25c per dog. Eggplants-$inf5 Alabama Onions. -$111.2 % crate. Northern 0nions-Per 75-lb. sack. s1. %. New cabbag, -7ocqN.25 per crate. Greer Beans-Hamper 50Q75e. Iondon Layer Raisins-ss U. ekleberries-24-quart crate, sl.7592. Watermelons-i0q2bc Cantaloupes-75eGSi. .25 per crate. New Sweet Potatoes-S2 per hamper. Missouri Appes-Sl.2 .25 crate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-11
School Books in Spain

From the Springfield Republican.
 At the American school at Barcelona. supported by the women's board of mis- sions, the textbooks used for the most part are those published for Porto Rican pupils and are in every way su perior to those used in Spanish schools. That the parents appreciate them is evident. for several of the girls have reported that their fathers read their textbooks, as soon as they carried them home. One of the graduates of this school has now prepared a new sys tenn of reading and writing for little children which has so pleased the board of primary school educators that 1t has been recommended for adoption in tie public schools and published with an appreciative letter of introduction by the inspectors of public schools in Mad- rid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-11
PRICES BREAKING ON
 HEAVY LIQUIDATION.
Net Loss of From g to 29 Points for Day in New
 York Cotton

New York. July 1o.-There was renewal of heavy general liquidation in the cotton market today. with prices breaking over sl.5O bale from last nights closing fig ures, and over s5 a bale from the high level of last week. The close was a few points up from the lowest on covering. but easy with prices still showing a net loss of from g to % points.
 The market was comparatively quiet at the start. Liverpool cables were rela- lively firm with private adviees reporting a better trade demand, and prices here opened at an advance of to points on some scattered covering or little buying for reaction. There was no important demand, however, and as soon as liauldat- ing orders appeared around the ring the selling became active generally Judging from the talk on the floor, the text of the German note increased nervousness over the political situation, while hearish sen- timent was also encouraged by reports of continued good weather in the south and of favorable new crop progress. Stop orders were uncovered as the market broke through cents for October. and after their execution there were rallies of or 10 points, but liquidation continued with October selling off to S.75 late In the morning, when active new crop positions ruled about 3l to 34 points net lower. Clos Ing rallies of or points were attributed largely to covering. There were rumors that houses with German connections had been the heaviest sellers of the past few days to l,quidate contracts bought earlier in the season or to hedge spot holdings in the south owing to the difficulty of com munieating with continental points or of making shipments to the other side. One of the le cal houses with German connec- tions was credited with selling fully 30.o00 bales of October and December contracts during today's trading.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-11

Shells continued to burst about him and the parapet
 The colonel called "You will be men, tioned in the order of the day"
 Not worth that. colonel, and thank you,' was the reply.
 Colonel" he continued, everything Is Tn ruins round me. Is 1t any uso staying? Stay if you can" came back. T am sending another company to oce eupy the redoubt"
 And he stayed and welcomed the newcomers with grin. Their captain told the yarn,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-11

Growing chicks will not thrive If they are not given the proper amount of shade in their runs. They must he protected from the strong rays of the sun. Niagara farm. in Ransomville. Niagara county, N. Y, has adopted an excellent method for providing shade for the young birds. A field of 10 acres is fenced off and planted in corn. After the stalks are about two feet high, colonies of young chicks, with their GOODS scattered here and there all over the field. are quartered on thls cornfleld They are not only pro- teeted from the hot suns, but are enabled in this range to gather considerable bugs and sprigs of grass that crop up. As the chicks grow older the corn stalks grow higher. It Is the best provision for shade l have seen yet and as the corn is planted in hills, there Is still sufficient space left for the sun to shine in and keep the ground from becoming too damp for the chicks. It is the best wrinkle have yet come across as the corn crop more than pays the cost of planting and what other expense may be incurred.
 The four chief requirements in raising chicks are space, shade. grass and in- sects. These four requirements are met by the Niagara farm plan But ths will be unnecessary, where there Is an orchard or grove. The next best substitute would be the planting of shrubs,
 4Nti QlliN DiuHl int1t bt fDdfiidi Sfdut in the runs or range, but the houses must be so constructed that the air can pass through and that the hot roofs can be more or less cooled by proper ventilation. This lesson has been a costly one to me. I had two houses that were not properly protected, and the hot suns in few hours caused the loss of a dozen valu- able fowls
 Shade Saves Summer Chicks
 Summer matches will be robbed of much of their risk when the growing birds are provided with this needed shade. Each year I raise several hundred summer matched chicks in a grove of trees on the rear of my place, and I make it pay me we'll. have had August matched bullets, raised in this grove begin laying In Feb ruary, and have had birds at matur- ity that in size compared favorably with May matched birds.
 Several years ago, while on a visit to the farm CT Messrs. Sharpe, in Tauni ,n,