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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-22
LITTLE SUPPORT IS
 OFFERED MARKET Volume of Offering Further Stimulated by Number
 of Features

New Orleans. October e1-Liquidation of long contracts assumed large propor- tions in the cotton market here today. and prices were held at a net decline throughout the session. At the lowest levels reached in the early afternoon trading months were 2S to S4 points down. The close was at net Ioes of es to q points. Little support was offered the market at the decline.
 While the opening was officially called steady, prices were 10 to Il points down on the first call. Better weather over the belt Stimulated the bears. After the call bearish rumors were circulated, one of them being to the effect that local crop authority was coming ouv with a bearish estimate on the size of the crop. This increased the selling from the long side, although the rumor later was denied. Freer offering from the long side, al- though tho rvssor- later was denied. Freer offerings of epots in the interior and the report that prominent longs wore letting go still further swelied the volume of offerings. Late in the day scalping longs were proflt-takers, and their buy ins closed the market on a steady tone slightly up from the lowest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-22
BREAK IN COTTON
 UNDER LIQUIDATION
Closing Prices Easy at Low est Point of Day-Several
 Slight Rallies

New York. October 21.-There was a very sharp break in the cotton market here today under heavy liquidation and local and southern selling with January contracts declining to 125ec or fully s2 per bale from the high level of last Monday Closing prices were easy and at practically the lowest point of the day with the general list showing net loss of 2s to ss points as compared with yesterdays final figures.
 The market opened barely steady at unchanged prices 10 a decline of 12 points In response to somewhat disap- pointing cables, more favorable wealth CT reports from the south, and the fail ure of yesterdays small crop estimates to Inspire a moro active and general buying movement There was consider able trade buying on scale down ac- conpanied by reports that spinners were fixing prices and rumors that a prominent travelling crop export had Issued an estimate of 1S,0o0,00O bales were denied. but nothing more than slight rallies occurred during the day and liquidation became moro general or active in the late trading.
 December sold off to 12.40o and March to 12.73c. or about 27 to s2 points net lower
 There seemed to be little change in the general character of the news from the south, either as to crop prospects or with reference to the spot situation. and local traders were inclined to at tribute the heavy selling to liquida- ton by some of the larger long inter- ests influenced by the recent failure or the market to advance on bulush crop news. unsettled foreign politics and tendency to scale down estimated of export requirements There were also reports indicating that available supplies of cotton were piling up at interior points in the south and pre- dictions of ultimate pressure from that source combined with the unsettled ex- change situation may have been partly responsible for the more bearish or re- actionary average of sentiment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-22
HUNTSVILLE
Laborer Dies in . well-Rescuer Has
 Narrow Escape

Huntsville, October M.-(Special. )--Dave Crutcher. an oil mill lahorer, lost his life and Dr. Ollie Wikle almost lost his life in trying to save Crutcher from black damp in a well on the King place al Madison yesterday. Crutcher, who is a negro, had volunteered to go down and bring up bucket which had lodged in the well. His cries alarmed the negroes who had lowered him and 1t was not until pr. Wikle arrived that any attempt was made to rescue the dying man. Dr. Wikle had himself lowered into the well and instructed the men of the crowd to pull him up in five minutes whether he called to them or not. Dr. wfkle was almost dead when pulled back to the surface but he had tied the body of the dying negro to the rope with himself. Crutcher died in a few minutes, but pr. Wikle recovered in a short time.
 The old Huntsville opera house corner, one of the most desirable lots in the business center of Huntsville hotel prop prising part of the Huntsville hotel prop erty. which has been vacant since the Huntsville hotel burned five years ago, has been purchased by William T. Hutoh- ems, former postmaster of Huntsville. IT. E. Penney of Birmingham owned the lot and the price he received was $10OO0. MT. Hutchens will build an office build ing on the property. t
 Mrs. Fannie Beeks, wife of B. F. Weeks. formerly of Aberdeen, Miss, died yester-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-22
Railroading in the Fifties

l From the Kansas City Star.
 Macon. Mo.-Elias ". Weed, who dIsd yesterday at Broolsheld. Mo. was at ono time one of the best known railroad men in the middle west Shortly after SIie civil war he was an officer of the Han nibal and St. Joseph Railroad company. and lived here
 Recently Mir. Weed related the story of his railroad career. He said that when a boy of i4 he started to learn railroadiux ox firing a locomotive on the Mipbigan central The engine had onely ons. pair Of drivers and 1t was tho duty of ths fireman, whom the engine stopped on tha center. to get 1t to going again by the use of what was called starting hooks" The engine had no headlight and they never risked running 1t at night. It had sort of pilot. but rarely made spesd enough to overtake q COW.
 Tho road connected Detroit and Kala- mazoo. On the freight runs thers were no conductors. The engineer had entire charge of the train. and when thsre were passengers he collected the fares. A freight train generally consisted Of alne or 10 four-wheeled box or fiat cars.
 Instead of advancing to tho position Tot engineman. Mir Weed took up con struction and track laying. for the spsfne- men of those days had too many fhiueu to look after. His first work on con struction paid him s40 n month He had to furnish his own tools. But the Waue wasn't 90 small as 1t seems. One could get fair board. he said at q a week.
 When the Kansas Pacific was built Mr. Weed had charge of tho track layipg gang from Kit Carson to Denver and wa In many fights with tho IndianA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-22
New Orleans Cotton Futures
Miniature Runabout for City

From Popular Mechanics.
 What is without doubt the most cu- rious motor-driven vehicle that has yet made its appearance was recently demon- strated in the business streets of Balti- more. It Is dininutive adaptation of the motorcycle and not great deal larger In size than many of the manually-pro- pelled conveyances driven on city side walks by small boys. The device is de- signed not as playthlns, but as a quick ready means of transportation. A com pact two and one-half horse power motor which drives the machine at maxi mum speed of 2s miles an hour, is mount ed at one side of the rear wheel. The fvel and oil tanks are embodied in the frame, and 1t is stated that one gallon Of gasoline will carry the cycle approx mstely 75 miles. To prevent mud and water from splashing on to the rider, the wheels are nearly incased in specially shaped mudguards. The machine Is 4 feet ir length, IS inches high. g inches wide and weighs 45 pounds. It is equipped with kick starter" and is controlled In a novel way. By moving the handle bars forward the speed is increased, while by drawing them all of the way back the clutch Is disengaged, the engine throt- tied and the brakes applied.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-22
FLUCTUATIONS ARE
 FEATURE OF THE DAY
Specialties Bulk Large on Acknowledgement
 Shares Torpid

New York, October 21.-Specialties hulked large on the horizon today with more high records and violent 1uctua- tions. while rails and other investment shares showed no change from their pre- vailing torpor. Bethlehem Steel was again the star performer, rising 703z points to ossss. This represents an increase oi 23s points thus far this month and a twentyfold enhancement from it's quoted price of year ago in the unofficial market
 Among the other new records of the day were General Motors which rose 20 to 510; Studebaker 1slt to 1elh: Will lys-Overland s14 to 265; Maxwell Motors A to 67iz, and United States Industrial Alcohol Il to 123.
 Additional features of pronounced shares. whose products are being utilized in the fulfillment of war orders, Ameri- can Hide and Leather. Central Leather, Continental Can. Colorado Fuel, Great Northern Ore. Crucible Steel and A few utilities, notably Peoples Gas of Chi- cago. Gains in this group ranged from 2 to over points. Some of this ad- vantage was relinquished in the cus-
 f@ Ohe taHiiiS movement at the 5Ss. @'
 United States Steel regained It's re- cent prestige by rising points to STA. Large lots of the stock were taken with evident confidence, although the price shaded from it's best at the close. Con- pers, especially Inspiration, participated Tn the rise of the specialties
 Rails of the better type denoted con tlnued pressuer. European selling con verging about the transcontinentals. Reading and Fries Rock Island was again heavily sold. falling points to l6, in connection with its doubtful finan- cial status
 Further weakness in foreign exchange. particularly sterling, and francs, gave especial point to the September foreign commerce figures. which disclosed enor- nous gains over tho corresponding time Tor the two preceding years.
 Bonds were active and moderately steady, with reduced foreign or future offerings. Total sales. par value. aggre- gated 4,715,000.
 United States bonds were unchanged on call.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-22
New York Cotton Futures
Port Cotton Market

New Orleans: Middling, 11.93c; re. ceipts, 1o,517; exports. 55ss; sales. s445 stock. 202,954 Galveston: Middhng. 12soc; receipts lS.o7S; exports. 150o; sales. 657; stock 3o4. 957.
 Mobile: Middling. 11.SSc; receipts PEA; sales, 150; stock, 16,614.
 Savannah: Mddling, 12c; receipts 4354; sales, 147s stock, 175,91S.
 Charleston: Middling. 12c; receipts S049; exports. $500; stock, S7,119.
 Wilmington: Receipts. 265s; stock, 47251
 Texas City: Receipts, 10.490
 Norfolk: Middling, 12c; receipts, 26s2. sales. 1134; stock, 49,507.
 Baltimore: Exports. 4051; stock, 2793
 Boston: Middling, 12,65c; stock, 4400.
 Philadelphia Middling, 12.65c; stock, 2471.
 New York: Middling, 124oc; receipts, 60; exports, s4S; stock, 299,2SS.
 Minor ports; Receipts, 2633; exports, 3210: stock. 4s,792.
 Total today: Receipts, 4s,7i5; exports. 1S.447; stock. 1.242.064.
 Total for season: Receipts, 1sis.720; ex- ports 10S0, ,75S.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-22
WHEAT GOES BACK
 ON HEAVY RECEIPTS
Breaks Start as Soon as Trading Begins-Pro-
 visions Are Off

Chicago. October 2f.-Wheat suf- fered setback in price today owing chiefly to large receipts northwest. the fine weather and the outlook the duty enforced by Canada would be re moved. The close was heavy, s@1he to 1S@15ss net lower with December at s1.osis and January at s1.044. Corn finished Is o 1sc off to Ac up, oats unchanged to a shade down, and pro- visions varying from Soc decline to a rise of 221he
 Breaks in wheat started as soon as trading begun. The liberal crop move ment In tho northwest appeared espe- cially to stimulate the selling which was fndulged in freely both by longs and shorts. On the ensuing dip, how ever. purchasing of futures that was said to be at least partly for Euro pean account tended to bring about a rally The effect. though, was not Of a lasting sort, as the bulls were ham dicapped by assertions that removal of the Canadian duty would be accom- plished before February l.
 Talk of a gradual increase of win ter wheat receipts cut some figure late in the day as an influence on the bear side of the market. In this connection, it " Nos POtheVo ooi tHstl dTEiNalS at St. Louis today were the most abundant so far this season. Advices were also at hand that Nebraska was offering winter wheat freely at Kansas City and that the Omaha cash market showed material decline.
 Corn had good support as @ result of some export sales but the good weather and the weakness of wheat proved to be rather more than an off, set. European demand was ascribed to the shutting down of supplies from the Balkans
 Oats displayed more steadiness than was the case with other grain. Prices were upheld by reports of scarcity In Great Britain
 Stop loss selling, the consequence of an extraordinary fall in quotations on hogs led to a sharp break in the pro- visions market Nevertheless, an irreg- ular upturn followed. the outcome of opinions that the receipts of hogs would be greatly curtailed by the big decline in prices
 Future quotations were as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-22
Easy Coffee Growing

From the Louisville Courier Journal.
 Coffee, the great staple product of Haiti. grows with little attention. It supplies the bulk of tho revenues of the gcveri ment. together with the meaKsr demands of the simple peasantry of tho mountains and valleys whose business 1t Is. especially the women and children. to gather 1t and bring it to the seaport towns on their heads and on the bacls of donkeys and horses
 This plant fs seen on nearly all the up- lands and mountain sides of the country. and as the product Is easily portable 1t Is brought to market from far and near h al, conceivable quantities. from one or two pounds up to 200 pounds, accord fnsly as 1t is carried on the head of . child. the back ofta horse. or in sacks in OK carts.
 Notwithstanding that the coffee plant Is scarcely cultivated at all. 1t goes on reproducing itself from fallen berries so successfully that the crop only varies from year to year through sxtraneous influences like variation fin tho rain- fall. the lack of or too abundant rain near or during the towering season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-22
Society
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bers and one or two extra guests Wednesday afternoon. The rooms were prettily decorated with roses and ferns. The club game was played at three tables and later an ice course was served.
 The regular weekly meeting of the Thursday afternoon Forty-Two club had Mrs. T. l.. Barrett as hostess. at her home. Golden rod and ferns decor ated the house and the same design appeared in the score cards Light re- treatments followed tho game only the members being present
 Mrs. Charles Lambert of Hamilton. Can, will spend the winter with her daughter, Mrs. r. M Sturgess
 Mrs. A. j. Randall has returned from visit to Indiana.
 Mrs W. w. McTyerie will be hostess at Q bridge luncheon today at her home in Ensley
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-22
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'S Letter

New fOrk, October Y.-(Special. )--Ca- bles this morning wore about as due, but our market was under pressure from the opening, apparently owing to the liouida- ton of some large local line. This brought in further selling orders under which the market declined slowly during the day. Tliere was a good deal of buyinH from the trade, representing the fixing of price on cotton previously sold on call. There did not appear to be any large inorease in the volume of southern hedge selling, but there is some falling or in the spec,,la- tive demand. It is obvious that at tho present difference between the markets. cotton cannot be readily exported to Liv- erpool, and it has been for some time A question whether the American markets would ease while Liverpool remained steady, or whether the American mar kets would advance. It seems likely that or the other must occur in order that more cotton may be exported than at present seems possible. The local feeling Is q good deal mixed tonight, because the trade demand enabled the market to ab- sorb in e surprising manner a consider able amount of long cotton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-22
Spot Cotton
The Iron Market
NO EGG, NO CACKLE,
 NEW RULE IN JERSEY

From the St. Louis Globe Democrat
 New York.-The hens that have roasted around Bayonne. N. J.. for years, pulling n light. cackie when in the humor and laying nothing except plans for the fuJ ture, are to be brought up sharp by the elastic laws of New Jersey. Commissioner Mara of Bayonne has evolved an amend ment which will make coop incidence a capital crime and the chicken fanciers of the city arc delighted
 An ordinance providing for the life con- duct of chickens within the borders of Rayonne led to the amendment for the protection of the sole owners of the feathered idlers. The ordinance called upon chicken owners to obtain licenses If they had coops within tho city limits, and provided that all chickens. whether moody or garrulous. be musxled until 10 o'clock in the morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-22
DOLLY DALRYMPLE
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Mary Gardens which had It's streak of melancholy, almost morbid sentiment, to Zelie de Lussan's, which must have been studied from the "Elsie Books the worst sung, but perhaps the best acted. was Calves.
 have seen them. imnish. ferocious. cud ding, stage frightened, and even Ibsen- ish. and they all in some way suggested Merimees or Bizets. or somebody or others Carmen" but it took Geraldine Farrar. beautiful, young. temperamentai. exotic, to combine Merimee's and Bizet's $ Idea of the wild. cruel. firtat tious, gay, sentimental. sensuous, subtle, Carmen both musically and on the screen" and that is why I unhesitatingly record her interpretation of the role as blood red rose among the orchids.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-22

points whore declines were made it was noticed the sales were small.
 Some tired out longs sold out today. their selling was said to have aggregated in the neighborhood of 6O0oo bales and other selling brought the total ap to 100.- ooo. This should improve the technical position of the market vastly. There was evidence that some of spot holders took in their hedges today. If they did. they will stand on their spots If they were going to sell their spots they would have stood on their contracts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-22
c. F. Avery's Letter


 Birmingham, October 21.--The fight on the part of spinners to dislodge spot cot ton that is being held by depressing prices in the future market was continued today
 It is a fact that there are large stocks Of cotton at concentrating points, but 1t is also fAct that these stocks are about all there is of it. The fields are nearly bare in this state except perhaps in tho northern part, where cotton Is late.
 In my opinion the situation resolves into question as to whether spot prices weaken and whether holders get scared and sell on the decline. If they do. look for future prices to go lower: if they do not, prices will recover their loss and 20 higher than before. This. of course. re- fers to the present conditions Ulti- inately prices will go very high.
 New Orleans spots declined but points while futures in that market lost 22. from the opening. This is not In propor- tion. Other spot markets in the interior showed declines from 6 to F points and some were quoted as unchanged. At most
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-22
Interior Cotton Market

Houston: Middlng, 1225c: receipts, 12.- 6ss; shipments. 46.ss6; sales, 6137: stock 157, ,749
 Memphis: Middling. 12.25c; receipts, 66SS shipments. 4922: sales 1900: stock, 124, 4SS Augusta: Middling. 12c; receipts, 4224 shipments. 756; sales 127S: stock 153,3S3.
 St. Louis: Middling, 12ss; receipts. 572 shipments, 1053: sales, 9: stock, 6910.
 Cincinnati: Receipts, 1922; shipments 1455; stock, 10730
 Little Rock: Receipts. 12.32c; receipts 20sS; shipments. 1H3: sales, 14l3: stock 17,754.
 Dallas: Middllng, 11.75c.
 Total today: Middling, 27.s27; receipts. 26.435; stock, 470.00s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-22
Truly Devoted

From the LouiEvllle Herald.
 The captain had not been long married when he was ordered into camp. Tn, camp was in plain sight of the captain residence. but then 1t was still a. separa ton. and to Tighten this terrible condi- tion. it was arranged that the bereavet husband and wife should signal to eacf other often with handkerchiefs.
 It was on the second day that tn, young wife was seated on the porch read ing.
 Tell me. Jane." she said, Ifs tho cap. tain still signalngT
 'Yes, ma 'am," answered the maid
 Then keep waving the handkerchief l want to finish this novel;
 At the same moment, in camp, an of. flcer from an adjoining company stepped up to the captain.
 ''I say, old fellow" he asked. "why do you keep that man ont there all day waving a handkcrchief?'
 "Oh. it's merely bit of signal code practice for him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-22
Produce Market

Kansas City. October 21.-Butter creamery, 28c; firsts. 26c; seconds, 25c packing, 19hc. Eggs. frsts 25Mc; sec onds. 1s1sc. Poultry. hens. 11hc; roost CTS. SC: broilers, 15c.
 Chicago. October 21.-Butter lower creamery, 22@23c. Eggs, receipts, 3192 cases, lower Potatoes, higher; re. ceipts. 75 cars; Michigan and Wiscon- sin white, 400 4sc; Minnesota white, 45
 O 4sc; Minnesota -Ohios 45@4so. PouI- try live, lower; fowls. 12c; springs, 1SNo.
 New York, October 21.-Butter steady; receipts, 7e7S; creamery ex- tras. 92 score. 2Sc; creamery, higher scoring. 2S@39c flrsts, 26ls @27%c; seconds, 84h @ 26c. Eggs irregular; re- ceipts. s3s7; fresh gathered extra, 3s @37c; extra firsts. 88Q35c, frsts, 28D s2o; seconds. 24@27c; nearby hennry whites. fine to fancy. 52@55c; nearby hennry browns. 3s@40c. Cheese firm; receipts. 1974 state whole milk, fresh flats, white and colored specials, 15Ac; state whole milk, average fancy, 15c. Live poultry firm; western chickens, 1skc; fowls. 141a @15c; turkeys, 1Sc; dressed dull. western fresh chickens, 14@23c; fresh fowls. iced. 13@17Mc; turkeys. 1S@221kc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-22
Hubbard Bros. 6 Co.

Sssse .mSss: SS.sssiNss Nsw 9esEEsE 9osE oss's '. New York Produce Exchanse. Associste Orderg solicited for the purchase and sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed OH for future delivery. Special attention and liberal terms given for conslgnments of lpot cott6n for delivery. Coyrespon6- 2nce 1nytteG ..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-22
Flour and Feedstuffs
Wholesale Quotations. ]

Self-rising flour. s6.e0; Tennessee flour, s6.4o; Michigan flour, s7.15; Idaho flour, s6.5O; Indiana four s6.65; hard winter wheat flour. s6.65; wheat shorts, s33 mixed shorts, $31; pure wheat bran. s27; c. S. meal 7,9 per cent. s36; Cremo meal ssO c, s. hulls, s17 per ton: Mo- timothy hay, $c0 per ton; pea green alfalfa, west ern, s22; southern alfalfa, $19; mixed feeds, per ton, S3o; oats, per bushel, No.2 white, 53c; Texas oats 6Sc; corn, per bushel, sc; cornmeal, $i .65 per o-bushel sack; chops, $1 80.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-22
Liyerpool Cotton

Liverpool. October 21.--Cotton, spot, unchangod; good middling, 7.e0d; mid ding, 7.28d; low middling, 8.30d good ordinary. 6.40d; ordinary. 6.10d: sales, 10000; for speculation and export 500; receipts. 16,000; futures barely steady; October, October and November, No- vember and December, December and January, 7.06d January and February, 7o6zd; February and March. 7.07d; March and April, April and May. May and June, 7.0Sd; June and July, 1.051zd; July and August, 703iad; August and September. 6.SSd; September and Octo. Der. 6.73d; October and November, 66S1sd.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-22
Great Ides

q ~Ah sAAc W e9ntu6 tOu SLar
 A small boy. seated on the curb by ' .e'eeIApn pore: With tin can by hii side, attracted the attention of an ole gentleman who happened to bs pass ing.
 Going fishing?" he inquired. good. naturedly.
 No" the youngster replied; take a peep in there"
 An investigation showed the can nearly filled with caterpillars.
 What in the world are you going te do with thsm?" asked the old gent.
 They crawl up trees and eat the leaves off, don't they?" asked the boy gent '"s o''
 Well" said the boy. I'm foolins a few of them''
 Howw asked the old gent.
 m going to send them up this tele- graph pole" answered the boy.