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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-29

New York, January $.-Sugar futures
opened unchanged to s points off. but
there was good demand and prices soon
rallied on sales of 2200 tons. Spot firm
centrifugal, 4.07c; molasses, S.3oc; refined
steady.
Futures closed steady, 2 points higher
to lower Sales $50 tons. February, 3.16c;
May. 1850; June, 3.4lc; July, 3.45c; Sep
TENDER, 3.55c.
Sales of $1,000 bags of centrifugal sugar,
of which 10000 were for shipment during
the first half of February, were made at
31sc, equal to 4.l4c, to Canadian refiner.
Molasses sugar closed at 3.31c.
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At The Lyric

Keith Vaudeville that many declare
to be the best that the season has pro-
duced is offered at the Lyric this week
with Bessie Wynn. Florence Tempest.
Britt Wood. Flanagan and Edwards and
three other acts. The bill is well bal
anced, the acts are varied and all of
them are good. 1t is just the kind of
vaudeville that the people like best
and seem to enjoy most.
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Ships Collide

Philadelphia, january 2S-The tanker
Paraguay, which arrived here tonight
from Sabine, Tex. with an oil cargo, was
In collision with an unidentified outward
bound vessel off Marcus Hook In the Dell
aware river. Eight of the Paraguay's
plates were badly damaged above the
water line The outward bound ship pro-
eeeded down the river and the extent of
her damage is not known.
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Interior Cotton Movement

Houston: Middling, SIC: receipts, 17,724,
shipments, 17,2s6; sales 6356; stock. 21s, $685.
Memphis: Middling, Sc; receipts, 1858;
shipments 1889; sales, 1900; stock, 24s.s1s.
Augusta: Middling, Sisc; receipts, 2427;
shipments, 2209; sales. 1881; stock, 15O, 90S.
st. Louis: Middling, Sc receipts, 1913;
shipments, 1896; stock 39490.
Cincinnati: Receipts, 3172; shipments,
$3.50; stock, 94f7.
Little Rock: Middling, TIC; receipts,
1862 shipments, 2515; stock, 64,4S5.
Dallas: Middling, 7sse sales, 1870.
Total today: Receipts, 1856; shipments
34.025: stock, 729601
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Paris, January 2S.-(5:15 p. m.)--The re-
port Of the Bank of France for 1914 shows
that gold on hand increased more than
$12S 100000, bringing up the gold reserve
at the end of the year to $3.50. 10000. On
December "a last, the Bank of France
had loaned to the government $7S0,00O
and to private borrowers for commercial
and industrial purposes 1896, 200. 600 The
dividend rate was decreased by 10 francs
as compared with 1913.
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Montgomery Market

Montgomery, January 2S.--(Special
Spot cotton was quoted here today as
follows Good middling. sac; strict
middling, 77sc; middling. 7%c; strict
low middling. 7%c; low midling. CSC;
strict good ordipary. SIC; good ordi-
nary, &c; market quiet
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T New York. January 2S.-Cotton seed Oil
advanced about 10 points today on re-
newal of western buying inspired by ad-
vancing crude markets and the big ad-
vance in lard. On the advance there was
good profit-taking which caused partial
reaction. but offerings were we'll absorbed
for new long account and final prices
were 5 to points net higher. Sales, "a, 400
bales.
The cotton seed oil market closed easier.
Spot, 7G7.10c; February, 707 .O4c; March,
7.06Q7 Csc; April, 7.1S@7. zoe; May. 7.25@
1850: June, 1901 4Oc: July, 1897 .47c; Au-
gust. 1897 .5Sc.
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Liyerpoof Cotton

Liverpool, January 2S.--Spot cotton ir-
regular; good middling. 5.25d; middlng.
4.95d; low middling, 4.5Od. Sales, 1000.
Speculation and export. 1000. Receipts. A.
O93 Futures steady May and June,
4.s11ad; July and August. 4.SS1ad; August
and September, 1929; October and Novem-
Der, 4.99d; January and February, 5.03d.
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New Orleans Rice Market

New Orleans. January 28.-Rough and
clean Honduras rice today was strong,
while the two grades of Japan were ac-
tive. Quotations were unchanged. Re-
ceipts: Rough. 2512; millers. goo; clean,
63,005. Sales: go sacks rough Honduras
at 275cb 1888 pockets clean Honduras at
21kQ5sc; 1863 pockets Japan at 31s0t41sc.
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Fruits and Produce


Lemons-S. so.
Limes-$1.25.r
Florida oranges-$1. 75@2. Is.
GrapefruitT$1 1892 25
Tangerines-$1.75 per strap. e. 70 nor bov
Florida rawberries-30Q4Oc at.
Apples-York Imperial, S3d3.50: Bald
wins, $3q3.25; Grimes Golden, S4a4 so. Ben
Davis, $2.50q3. Box apples, 81. 25m1. rs.
Peanuts-51s@61sc per ID.
Malaga Grapes-$5@6 per keg.
Tomatoes-$2. 50q3 per crate
Cocoanuts-$4 per sack.
Cranberries-Per box. s1.75Q2; per bar.
rel. 81.
CeleryZ$4.50 crate, 9Oc dozen.
Walnuts-16a20c ID.
Pecans-121aQ20c per ID.
Fflberts-15c per lb.
Almonds-20c per h.
Chestnuts--9c per lib.
Lettuce-$1 25@2 rs hamper
Eggplants-$3. so.
Green Peas-S2.75.
Green Beans-$2 80
Onions-2lac per Id.
Spanish Onions-$1. rs per crate
Sweet Potatoes-90c per bushei
Irish Potatoes-75c per bushel
Cabbage-zc per lib.
New Cabbage-$1.7 rs per crate
London Layer Raisins-$175
California Figs-$2 per case.
Seed Potatoes-$lQ1.20 blu.
Onion Sets-$l.7oQ2 blu.
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New York, January 2S.-Coffeet futures
were lower today under scattered selling
while demand continued quiet, and was
probably restricted by the failure of pri-
mary receipts to show any material fall
ing Off or by the continued clearances
from Brazil. The market opened at un-
changed prices to decline of points
and closed at a net loss of 8 to 8 points
A good deal of the business was in the
way of switching from March to May to
later months. Sales. $3.50; January. 6. O6c:
February, 6.06c; March, 6.15c; April. G. sc:
May. 6.34c; June, 6.24c; July, 7.3Oc; August.
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f1uDuar0 bros. q ~.

Cetlon Merchanta Han0ver $Suare. =.
New Orleans Cotton Exchange. New
York Produce Exchange. Asgociate
Members Liverpool Cotton Association.
sc.e Of Cotton and Cotton Seed OIL for
future delivery; specid. attention and
spot cotton TOR delivery. CosgsoDonls
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New York Cotton Futures

New York. January 2s.--Cotton futures
opened steady; March, s.40c; May, sac;
July, $3.50; August. &c; September. 9.05c;
october, 9.16c; November. 9.2oc; December.
9.26c.
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Kansas CITY Grain

Kansas City, January 2S.-Wheat: No. 2
hard. 81 1901 A; No 2 red. s1.44a1 40. Corn;
Mixed. 7siac; No. 2 white. 79isc. Oats: No.
2 white, 55i2uo6c; No. mixed, b4a651ac.
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Maiestic-Next Week

The Williamson submarine pictures.
first and only ones ever taken, viii be
offered at the Majestic all next week.
commencing Monday. They show the
bottom of the ocean, a fight between
a man and a shark, wrecks, the work
of divers. fish, coral. the plant life OF
the sea and hundreds of other inter-
esting and previously unknown things
about the ocean. They are motion pic
lures taken at the bottom of flex-
ible tube from so to 100 feet below the
surface.
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Fish

Perch-Sc.
Salt Water Trout-11h@12c.
Blue catnsh-7hc.
Red Snapper-8hQ9c.
Gray Snapper-4Q5c.
Mullet-511@6c.
Spanish Observation-Disclosures
Fresh Pompano-2OQ2hc
Delaware Oysters-Standards, 81. Is saI.
$3.50.
Gulf oysters7ia@a.5o per low.
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Weekly Bank of England Statement

London, January 2S.-The weekly state
ment Of the Bank of England shows the
following changes:
! Total reserve. decreased 9692, 900; circula-
ton, decreased $4,000; bullion. decreased
f754,S22; other securities, decreased G1,-
"a, 900; other deposits, decreased 1881, 900;
public deposits, increased 99, sos, 900; notes
reserve decreased e72s,000; government;
securities, increased f3,256,O00. The pro-
portion of the banks reserve to liability
this week, is 32.07 per cent; last week 1t
was 1910 per cent. The rate of discount
IL per cent.
London. January 2S.-Bar silver, 225sd
per ounce. Money, 1 per cent: discount
rates, short bills, rs per cent; three
months, 1ssQ1s4 per cent
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ST. Louis Grain

st. Louis. January 2S.-Wheat: No. >
red, 81 1901 .51ia; No. hard, n4e; May,
STATS. Corn: No. 2. TIC: No. 2 white,
7slf979c: May. s27sc Oats; No. 2. 57isc;
No. white, 5sc; May, 59isc.
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Naval Stores

savannah, January 28.-Turpentine
quiet 41%c; sales. none X receipts, 1873,
SHIPMENTS, none; stocks. 1924. Rosin
dull; sales. none; receipts. Ss5; ship.
ments. none; stock, 14S.422. Quote: A,
B. G, d. e. 1920; F, G, H, Ss.26; /.
$780, x, $3.50; M. s4.25; N, $3.50; VIC,
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tfresh). A915c; dry mint hides. 2se1e;
dry salt hides 26627c: damagcd hides'
half price; sheep skins. 50660c: horse
hides. $203.60; sherlings. v15@3c: goat
skins. 30G35c; kid skins. 10c; tallow, 5Qc;
skins. S0@35c; kid skins. 10c tallow. 6Q6c:
clean unwashed wool. 2o02ac; bury wool,
120l6c; ginseng, $4Qk
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Chicago Grain

| Chicago January 2.-Wheat: No 9 red,
| 81 .4s1aa1 .50la; No. hard, 81 .4s1s@1 ,5ola.
| Rye, No. 3, %. Barley 76QSSc. Timothy,
s6a7. 80 Glover. 81. 5Oai5. Pork, sl7@1s. 20.
Lard, sl1 OF. Ribs, 80. 37Ql0. IS.
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Dry Goods Market

New York. January 2S.-Cotton goods
markets held steady today, but trade was
more quiet. Staple overcoatings for fall
were ordered well, but fancies were
bought slowly. Raw silk was easier.
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New York Snot Cotton

New York, January &.-Spot cotton
quiet; middling uplands, $500. Sales, 1850
bales.
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The Iron Market
Poultry and Eggs

Live turkeys, lie; dressed turkeys. zoe.
Fryers-iA-l1a lbs. average, 1sc..
Ducks-15c ID. ~
Guineas-30c.
Roosters-S6c.
Geese-75Q9Oc.
Fresh country eggs-3Oc
Cold storage eggs-CandIed. 23c. ax+r.
graded candled, &c; carton eggs, ssc.
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Creamery butter-32WS6lsc; process but.
tor. svc; oieomargarine. l602sc.
Full Cream Cheese--17c: imported awiss
S3c: Pimento. dos. S1.k
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Metal Market

New York. January 2s-Tin steady; o.
ton lots, $50 .5oas5.65; 65-ton lots, SIS. $50
$3.50. Copper firm: electrolytic, IA .5Om
54.75c; casting, s14. 37@14.50. Iron quiet and
unchanged. At London. Spot copper, a62
lis Is; futures, f63 rs Cd. Spot tin, GIGS;
futures. G167.
New York, January 2s.-Lead quiet, $685.
G3.70. London, ELS rs Cd. Spelter firm,
81. 40@7 90; London, a35.
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jackson, Miss, January 2s.-(Special)
The Mississippi Dairyman's association
was organized here today with 40 mem
bers. DIR. r. S. Curry of Jackson was
elected president; II. F. Gurley of Ma
con, vice president, and L. A. Higgins
of Brookhaven, ecretary-treasurer
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Self-rising flour. 500; Tennessee flour.
$3.50; Michigan flour. ss.45; Idaho flour.
$40; Indiana -four. $40: spring wheat
-four $S05; hard winter wheat flour, $50:
shorts, $S3: pure wheat bran. $S2; c. s..
meal, ~ per cent. SIS; Cremo meal DER
ton, $23; C. S. hulls $40 ton: No. timothy
hay, per ton, SIS; mixed alfalfa and john
son grass. per ton. $l9; pea green alfalfa,
western. SIS: mixed feed. per ton, "a
oats, per bushel. zoe; corn, per bushel. CSC:
cornmeal. 81. 80 per 96 pounds.
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{. ssc: septenber. &c; October. 7.5ac: Ns

7.Ssc; September. 7.47c; October. 7.5Sc; No
vember. 7.5sc; December, 7.65c.
Spot steady; Rio No. 7, sac; Santos No.
4 10c.
Brazilian cables reported milreis prices
unchanged at both Rio and Santos. Rio
exchange on London, 3-32d lower at
10 13-l6d. Brazilian port receipts, $4,000;
Jundiahy, 1900. Rio cleared 5000 bags
for New Orleans and Santos 10000 bags
for New Orleans and II, 900 for New York.
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New Orleans Cotton Futures

New Orleans, January 2S.-Cotton
closed very steady at an advance of
10 to IA points.
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New Orleans. January 2S.-Cotton
opened steady. March. s.o9c; May, S.34c;
July, S.55c asked; october. S.Soc; Decem-
Der, $3.50.
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New Orleans, January 2S.-Spot cotton
steady. Sales on the spot, 1910 bales; to
arrive. ass. Good ordinary, 6sse; STREE
good ordinary. 67sc; low middling, 7ssc;
strict low middling. 7a4c; middling s1sc;
strict middling, Sasc; good middling, sac;
strict good middling, 91sc. Receipts, 1884;
stock, 397, O04.
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Green salt hides. Is0l7c; green salt
hides (ha3 cured. 1s01sc; green hidsss
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New York Cotton Futures
New York, January 2S.-Cotton
closed firm
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LOCAL QUOTATIONS

Spot Cotton
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Chicago. January 2s.-Grain and pro-
visions:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-21

year beginning July l. over which there
is some disagreement between the two
bodies.
The Common Council at a recent SEES
sion, by vote of 30 to 8, favored the
present tax rate OF 1856, and the Board
of Aldermen by vote of to IA
vored an increase of from s1.65 to si.S5.
as recommended by the Finance COM
mittee by vote of TO 1. The Com
mon Council passed the budget, and
the Board OF Aldermen tabled IL until
the Council had further considered IL.
Attends summer Law school.
Charles f. Pollard, popular young
resident OF the West End, left today for
Washing ton and Lee University to take
a summer law course. Mr. Pollard has
for several years been conneced with
the law Offices of Lassiter g. Drewry.
during which time he has been read
ing law,
To Open Synagogue.
The handsome synagogue being
erected by the Orthodox Hebrew con-
gregation in North Market Street will
soon be completed. and is expected to
be occupied by August /. The building
cost about $4,000. and the main audi
torium will have seating capacity OF
500. while the Sabbath school depart-
ment will seat about 400. The building
is of white brick, the front of which
is adorned with massive columns.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-21
FLAG AT HALF MAST
TWICE IN ONE WEEK.

Especial to the Richmond virginiano
Blacksburg. June 20.--1t is not ike
ly that the history of commencements
a. military schools or colleges would
show an instance of the flag be-
ing at half mast twice during the
week because of the death of two
PERSONS connected With the institution.
This however, happened at the
Virginia Polytechnic Institute last
week. first for the sudden death on
the first day of J. H. C. Beverley, a
member of the senior class, and again
Tuesday, while the funeral OF J. r.
Harey. for some years director o.
the cadet band, was going on. Al
the graduating exercises "Wednesday
when young Beverley would have re-
ceived his diploma. the announcement
was made That ne had been awarded
the medal for. the. best paper sub
mlttei by senior in the department
OF mechanical engineering. Beverley
diploma was sent with his body to
the family In Fauouier and the medal
has also been forwarded to them.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-21
CHARGED WITH ROBBERY
OF AGED VETERANS

Hampton. Va, June 20.---As the re-
suit of determination upon the part
OF Town Sergeant williams and the
officers of Phoebus to break up the
vicious habit people have of robbing
the members of the National Soldiers
Home following the pension payment,
Mayor Samuel Crawford had several
cases of that character before MIN
in the Phoebus Court Yesterday.
Thomas Brown. a Spanish-American
veteran, was charged with attempt
ing to rob and assaulting Joseph Tur-
mel. an aged veteran, with a bottle
in the home of Mrs. Flynn. He was
caught in the act by Officer Frank
williams DIR. vanderslice found II
necessary to take three stitches TO
close the wound made In Turner'S
head and Mayor Crawford gave six
months fiat in Jail and a fine OF
$50.
Maria Hill and Jennie Newsome.
both negroes, were charged with rob-
hing another veteran named Jacok-
way, and each OF them got a fine of
SIS. The Hill woman has served a
term in the penitentiary on a similar
charge.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-21
y. S. MAILING CHECKS
TO PAY WAR CLAIMS

Winchester, June 2o.-The United
States Treasury Department IL now
engaged in the work of forwardins
checks. or Treasury warrants to the
boards OF trustees of a large number
OF churches and a smaller number OF
secret societies whose buildings were
damaged during the War Between the
States by reason of the fact that such
edifiees were used so frequently and.
in many cases. almost Constantly, for
hospital purposes during that time.
Senator Martin. OF Virginia. en-
bracinE an sopportune moment during
the hast session OF the Congress,
dumped all OF the. Virginia ciaims---
making between $50 and 4oo--into
the omnibus bill. and they passed
both houses of Congress during the
sleepy hours 81 the session. senator
Martins mail IL Just now being food
ed with resolutions OF thanks and
letters commencing him for hfs un-
firing efforts In behalf OF this churches
and lodges. for It was he who fought
without relenting Tor tlie passage %
the war claims. Churches long In
need OF Improvement and repairs are
now In the hands Of workmen. some
of them being repaired extensively tor
the first time since the war,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-21
BECKER NOT WRITING
POLICE EXPERIENCES
Reason Is, Says Mrs. Becker, That He
Has No Revelations to
Make,

New York, June 2o-Mrs. Charles
Becker had lengthy talk with her
husband in the death house at Sing
Sing this afternoon and came from
the prison confident She said that
Becker is not preparing a lengthy
report of his police experiences for
>Goveruor Whitman or anybody else.
Ns'The reason that ne is not" Mrs
Becker said emphatically, sis rnat
he hasn't any revelations to make"
Mrs. Becker left the impression with
her interviewers that an appeal will
be made for communication of SEN
tence. She was not In a position to
say tonight said Mrs. Becker, just
when her husbands counsel will pre-
sent their plea at Albany.
Mrs. Becker arrived at Sing Sing
about the Same time that a party
headed by Governor Hunt, of Arizona,
here for the launching of Saturday at
Governor Hunts opposition to capital
punishment recently received wide
publicity when he threatened that II
eleven Arizona murderers were to be
hanged ne would hold the eleven
hangings in the public square Later
he committed the sentences of the
eleven to life imprisonment.
II don't know enough about the
Becker case to express any opinion
on 1t" said Governor Hunt MY
opinion, however, that the State should
not take what 1t canot give has not
changed. Becker and everybody else
now in the death house." Governor
Hunt concluded, should be taken
from there and their sentences COM
muted TO Imprisonment"
j. Governor Heat; WIKI, Ia "a strong
believer in the present methods OF
handling prisoners at Sing Sing, stayed
for the ball game between the pris-
oners and Pleasantville. The final
score OF to 2 In favor of Sing Sing
seemed perfectly fair to Governor
Hunt.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-21
PECULIAR ACCIDENT
ON NEW YORK FERRY

New York, June 2o.-The ferry
Nassau, from the Battery, was Just
putting into dock at the foot OF
Thirty-ninth Street. Brooklyn, at
.12:4o Yesterday afternoon. when
the bow swcrved ana crashed violent
w against the side of the landing
stage. The impact set in motion the
motor of a big automobile truck on
the lower deck and the car pitcned
forward TIL it's front wheels hung
suspended between the boat and the
dock.
A fifteen-year-oid hoy was thrown
beneath the rear wheels of the trucks
and was crushed 80 badly that ne
died ten minutes later. A man lean
ing against the railing of the lower
deck was pitched into the water
from which two employees OF the city
dock department rescued him, PROD
ably mortally injured. TWO otnef
men were thrown violently against
the railing and we're injured.
The dead boy was August 1immer-
man. Jr., of Brooklyn.
The injured.
Nicholas McGrath, insurance agent,
BROOKLYN, suffering from submorsion.
internal injuries and shock, May
die. fi
George Sommers, laborer, Brook
lyn. Right hand iacernated. Ampu-
tation probably necessary.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-21
News From All Sections Of Virginia
MYSTERIOUS WOMAN
KEEPING POLICE BUSY

Lynchburg, Va, June 20.--The local
authorities for the past few weeks
have had a very unique character to
deal with in the psrson of a young
woman who gives her name as Mrs,
Rankin. but who refuses to talk about
her past or her family, declaring that
she would rather be dead than to have
her family know of her present plight
The woman, who appears to be
about thirty years old, was picked
up by the police several weeks ago
when she was attempting ito utter a
check to which the name of the
largest shoe concern In the city was
signed. She maintained that she did
not write or forge the check and
claimed she came into its possession
honestly. but when her case was
called for preliminary hearing she
pleaded guilty waived examination
and was held for the grand jury in
July.
Once during her Incarceration the
woman stated that she lived formerly
at Tennile. Ga. but this the police
do not accept. She claims to have
had some experience as q newspaper
reporter in nearby States.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-21
NORFOLK HAS TWO SQUADS
OF WIRELESS OPERATIONS.

Norfolk, June 20.--Norfclk has two
SQUADS of Juvenile wireless operators
who have acquired q degree Of pre-
ficiency that In very encouraging and
they are taking advantage OF every
moment to improve themselves Fur
OF the youths are licensed ans 1--WE
are not. Most OF them nave their
own sending and rec aisinx sets. ard
communicate with each other when
ever possible. and some the them have
succeeded In catching messages for
quite distance. For instance, Ed-
ward Sampson. one Of the licensed or-
orators has received MESA yes from
Pensacola, Fla, and from Arlington.
The licensed operators are: George
Boughman. ali Fairfax Avenue; Al
bert LIE Faucheur, 40T Raleigh Ave-
nue.; Jack walthl1. York Street
The unlicensed operators are: Al
bert Bramhle. Armistead Bridge Road:
Otis Persons. Ward Avenue; Harry
Busky, York Street Wilson Driver.
Fremason Street; Lewis white. var
mouth Street, and william Boiling
Murray. ia Boissevain Avenue.