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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-08
Suttr0gettes Hurt Their
 Cause by" YeHoW" Procedure
Poodle Dog" Special and Attempt to HeckIe President Are Evidences That They Are Being Poorly Advised in Their Campaigns.
 They Throw BOOmerangs
By HUGH ". ROBERTS

Washington, December 7.--(speciai)-In the opinion of political observers, the suffragettes have very poor advisers.
 As is recalled, they spent great deal of money in driving the poodle dog special over the United States in order to punish President Wilson. And then. having lost 10 of their F states. they re- turned east boasting that they had scored such a glorious victory that democrats could no longer hold In abeyance their proposed amendment to the constitution.
 And then
 They attempted to heckle the President as he spoke before an open session Of Congress.
 While their attempt fell so hat--so pig iably flat, some think-that majority of the members of Congress who sat im- mediately beneath them failed to observe the dropping of their yellow banner, they, nevertheless, circulated in previously pre- pared bulletins, a statement to the ef- feet that they had created a nationwide sensation.
 It is common gossip of members of Congress that their conduct, held to have
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-08
COTTON MARKET
 STILL ON DECLINE
Market Weakened Under Liquidation by Early
 Buyers

New York, December 7.-Yesterday $
 improvement was followed by renewed
 nervousness in the cotton markt today
 tracts broke to 20.37c and closed at that figure. The general list closed easy at a
 net decline of F to IA points.
 The market opened at a decline of to points and sold F to 13 points net lower shortly after the call in response to dis
 appointing cables. There was also active
 selling here by houses with Liverpool
 connections. while the absence of imme-
 diate support from yesterdays prominent
 buyers encouraged a renewal of local
 pressure or scattering liquidation. Offer ings appeared to have been pretty well absorbed on the decline to 2021c for Jan
 uary and 2O25c for March, however, and
 after the close of Liverpool support be-
 came more aggressive. The buying was encouraged by the continued bulish average of southern spot prices and west
 ern buying was accompanied by reports that a Chicago authority had estimated
 the crop at 1O,6S9 900 bales of 800 pounds, excluding lnters and the yield of linters at 900,000 bales But after selling up to
 2o18c for January and 20.4Oc for March,
 or about to points net higher, demand tapered off and the market weakened ! under liquidation by early buyers and in- creased local offerings.
 The lowest level of the day was reached in the late trading with the general list showing net losses of 22 to 24 points. A good part of the days trading was at tributed to further evening up for over the census report of ginning on December 1, which is to be published at the opening tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-08
Live Stock

Chicago, December 7.-Hogs: Re- ceipts, 15,000; weak; mostly 15c un- der yesterdays average; bulk $9.45@ 10 light $S.90@9.90, mixed $9.S0@10.15, heavy s9.55@ @1O.2O, rough s9.55@9.7O, pigs s7@8S0
 Cattle: Receipts, 5000; strong; na- tive beef cattle s7@12.75, western steers s7@10.5O, stockers s4.6o@7s5, cows and heifers $3.S5@1025 calves $950@1325
 Sheep: Receipts, 1s,oOo; strong wethers sS.3009.25, ewes s5@S.75, lambs $1010@12S5.
 Kansas City, December 7,-Hogs: Receipts. 1S,2oO; 10c lower; bulk $9.50 @10.05, heavy s9.95@10.10, packers and pigs $S@S.6O.
 Cattle: Receipts, $500, including 700 southerns; strong to 15c higher; prime fed steers s10.50@12. dressed beef steers T5091o25, southern steers s6 c S.60. cows s5@s5O, heifers $6@1o.50, stockers s5.5O@7.75, bulls $5.25@6.75 calves s6.5o@11.
 Sheep; Receipts, $500; steady; lambs s11.50@1235, yearlings s9.50@ II. wethers ss@9, ewes $7.50@S.50.
 St. Louis, December 7.-Hogs: Re- ceipts, 1S,60O; 10c lower; lights $s.50 010, pigs s7.50@9, mixed and butch CTS $945@10.20. good heavy $10.150 1030. bulk s9.65@10.15.
 Cattle: Receipts 43o0; steady to 10c higher: native beef steers s7.5o@11. yearling steers and heifers $8.50@ 115o, cows s5.50@S, stockers S5.300 775, Texas quarantine steers $6.50@ S, prime southern beef steers $S@9, beef cows and heifers s4.25@7.5o, prime yearling steers and heifers $7.50@9, native calves $6@12.25.
 Sheep: Receipts, 75o; steady; lambs s7.5o@12.75, ewes $S,75@ @76o, yearl- ings $S6i9.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-08
COTTON DECLINES ABOUT S1 A BALE. Tone at Close Was Barely Steady With Loss of 15
 to 20 Points

New Orleans, December 7.-After showing steadiness around the rniddle of the session of the market here to- day. cotton declined sharply about st bale under the fear of complica- tions with Germany over the sinking of the Arabia. Much long cotton was thrown overheard on the fall and of- ferings of short cotton became lib- eral. The tone on the close was bare- 1y steady and prices showed a net loss of 15 to 20 points.
 Around the opening the market had a sagging tendency and lost to 14 points as the result of poor cables. This decline was recovered, and ths strongest months went 1 to 4 points above the level of yesterdays close following good spot accounts from the interior and a crop estimate from a brokerage concern putting the yield at only 1o,689,o00 bales. The tone was very steady and the market appar- entity was making for still higher levels when the political news became the dominating influence.
 It was a rather small market, the ginning report tomorrow and the gov ernment estimate of the crop to be issued Monday restricting business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-08
Produce Market

New York. December 7.-Butter. unset tied; receipts, 444S; creamery, higher than extras, specials. S9@Ss1sc; creamery, ex- tras. S2-score, 3S1ac; firsts, 37@3sc. Eggs, steady; receipts 4007; fresh gathered ex- tra firsts, 46@47c; firsts, 43@'45c; refrigera- tor, special marks fancy S3c; refrigerator seconds to frsts, 301k4s21ac. Cheese. easy: receipts. 31S9; state held specials. 24a4@25c; state average fancy 24@24sc. Live poul- try, steady; chickens, 17c; fowls 15@171kc; turkeys, 14615c Dressed irregular; chick ens 150i29c; fowls 13@21c; turkeys, 1SD2Sc.
 Chicago, December 7.--Butter lower; creamery. 31d371sc. Eggs, lower; receipts, 1866 cases; firsts, sc; ordinary firsts, $50 36c: at mark, cases included, 32@37c Pota- toes lower: receipts, 30 cars; Michigan, s1.55G71 .62; Wisconsin, s1.50@1 .60 Minne- sota and Dakota white, $ .55i1 60; Mime sota and Dakota and Ohios, s1 5011 55. Poultry. alive higher; fowls, 151ac; springs 161kc: turkeys. 1Sc.
 St. Louis December 7.-Poutry, un- changed except turkeys. 14d22c. Butter and eggs unchanged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-08

been in exceedingly bad taste," mate- rially hurt their cause.
 q cannot support them" said one mem- Der who believes their argument. though badly put is good. They were disre- speotful to the President of the United States. They displayed such woetul lack of good Judgment that they cannot be trusted to exercise the right of suf- frage."
 Others to whom this member spoke, agreed. Others, leaving the chamber. fol- lowing the conclusion of the Presidents message. shook their heads slowly and solemnly. They seemed to wonder to what the world and it's women have come.
 The effect on other women seated in galleries adjoining that from which the yellow banner was unfurled and sus- pended, was noticeable. There was a drawing away. It -Vas evident that the sisters of the miitants were not anxious that the relationship become known.
 The incident has proved to be the talk of the town" as stories in Town Topics are sometimes the talk of the town As a result, the suffragettes have se- cured widespread advertising If that was their object, they succeeded; other wise, 1t is whispered here that they might as well pack up and go home"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-08
FOREIGN SITUATION
 EXPRESSES WHEAT
Possible Renewal of Diffi- culties Between U. s. and
 Germany the Cause

Chicago, December 7.-Uneasiness about possible renewal of difficulties between the United States and Germany had bearish effect today on wheat, and emphasized weakness that resulted from let up in export demand. The close was heavy, @SBc net lower, with May at $1.7Sh @1.7SA and July at $1479s 91.4s5s. Other leading staples. too, all showed a setback-corn 1k O 1ssc; oats B @1Ac and provisions 221s
 @90c
 Although it was known long before noon that the German defense for the sinking of the Arabia presented a change that the United States govern ment would take sharply different view of the facts, wheat traders did not seem much impressed with any sense of danger until the last 15 min- utes of the session. Then a Washing ton message saying that break with Germany over the Arabia might occur at any time led to selling drive in which prices crumbled rapidly. Appar- ent complete absence of fresh export business had been a previous source of depression, which was added to by forecasts of large shipments from Au- stralia, and by talk of lack of any adequate number of freight carriers in the north Atlantic.
 Prospects that export buying which since the first of the week had been on a big scale would be continued to- day seemed bright at first, but dwin- dled to nothing in the end. Temporary advances in the price of wheat accord ingly formed the rule in the morning hours, and. were helped by word that ships would be withdrawn from the Argentina trade, presumably for trips between north and Europe.
 Increased country offerings put corn on the down grade, together with weak ness of wheat Rainy weather acted as only transient offset.
 Oats gave way with other grain. Scarcity of cars tended to restrict de- mand from the seaboard, although ex- porters were said to have disposed of 240, 900 bushels.
 Provisions fell in response to de- cline in the hog market. Packers were conspicuous on the selling side Future quotations were as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-08
Spot Cotton
Pig Iron
"Dry" Territory

From the Rochester Post Express
 To put the facts graphically, the 24 states now dry with the parts of the country under local option contain 60 per cent of the population of the coun- try and S5 per cent of it's area. In 1869 there were seven prohibition states, last year 16, and now half the states in the union are under pro- hibitory laws. Michigan, Nebraska.and South Dakota had tried prohibition be- fore and went back to 1t after trying the license system A clergyman was beaten at the primaries by the ma- chine in democratic Florida, and on an independent ticket he beat the ''wet" candidate of the dominant party
 In Missouri, St. Louis, the home of the greatest brewing industry in the world, by it's vote alone kept the state in the wet column, but the normal majority was reduced by 100000. Kan sas City,. Kan. just across the river, won its neighbors over by the spectacle of it's prosperity South Dakota was likewise envious of the prosperity of North Dakota. dry for 10 years Sim liar economic arguments appear to have influenced the voters in Mich- igan and Nebraska. who saw the ad- vance in material wealth in West Vir- ginia, Kansas and Tennessee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-08
Temporary Absence

From the New York Times.
 He was handsome collie dog and the American wanted him. The col lie. however, was the property of a Scotch shepherd who seemed strongly disinclined to listen to reason. After much sparring on both sides the American named large price for the dog, which the shepherd hesitated to accept.
 Would you take Bennie to Amer ica?' he asked.
 Naturally" was the reply.
 T thought so," said the shepherd "Well, am sorry to disappoint you. but can't part with Bennie'
 The American went away, but he still hankered after the dog. Later in tho day he returned prepared to raise the price When he got there he was surprised to learn from the shepherds wife that the dog had. been sold that afternoon for less than he had of- fered
 'How is that?" he said to the shep- herd. You tosd me that you wouldn't Sell him."
 Nay, nay."e said the shepherd "I said I couldn't part with him. As it is Bennie will be back in day or two: but he couldn't swim the At- lantic oceanw
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-08
,TOCKS INFLUENCED
 BY WAR SITUATION
'rices Decline on Suggestion of Strain Between Wash
 ingtOn and Berlin

III New York, December 7-The market s %treme susceptibility to any abrupt
 hange in the international situation was gain strikingly exemplified today, prices
 ielding 1 to 3 points in the final hour
 n reports suggesting a renewal of the train between Washington and Berlin.
 Prior to that period the general list lad been active and strong, the only fotable exception being in the metal lroup. The reason for this condition ound partial explanation later when Dividends on the leading porphyry cop iers were announced. While some of nese disbursements, regulars and extra, Pere in excess of those declared three honths ago the aggregate dividends of PoO on Utah proved disappointing. Moderately heavy stocks included mo- lors sugars, some of the recently active ltilities, equipments and munitions as yell as marines.
 | On the constructive side the notew worthy eature was the further extensive demand Tor secondary or reorganized railway ihares, especially Wheeling and Lake Erie, Missouri Pacifics, Rock Island, Missouri, Kansas and Texas, Texas and Pacific, Toledo, St. Louis and Westerns,
 
 Dealings in these stocks embraced fully inc-third of the days business. ! Atlantic Gulf and West Indies added |lnother 51a points to it's recent rise at he new level of 13719 and Owens Bottle Machinery also made a new maximum at D, with irregular gains in almost score If other specialties.
 ! United Statee Steel was less active and IlIccumbed to the pressure of the later dealings, closing at net loss of point lpther shares of the same description also forfeited gains on the forenoon with high trade rails like Reading, Union Pacific Canadian Pacific, Louisville and Nash lille and Illinois Central. Total sales |f stocks amounted to 100000 shares. ! Bonds were heavy on the lower records established by Anglo-French 5s, American Ioreign securities 5s and Paris 6s Total ales of bonds, par value, 5,175, 000 l United States 2s advanced l, the 3s B and is F per cent on call
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-08
Chas. Fairchilds & Co.'S Letter

New York, December 7-The cot ton market today after early hesita- tion advanced about IS points At this level dullness developed, but the mar ket showed a fairly good undertone up to the closing hour when. on ru- nor that Germanys note to the Uni ted States relative to recent submarine occurrences was unsatisfactory, gen eral selling set in, on which prices quickly broke about 27 points We see nothing in the situation to create alarm. Our relations with Germany have so often reached the breaking point that it is doubtful if an abso- lute rupture will occur without fur ther diplomatic exchanges, which will mean months of delay.
 We look for bullish estimate re- port Monday and think cotton bought meantime on all sharp breaks rill show good profits in the near future,
 The cotton oil market was a mar row affair today. However, we expect to see higher prices shortly and fa- vor purchase of May.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-08
Sugar Market

New York, December 7.-The local mar ket for raw sugar was quieter today and the only sale reported was 1000 bags of Porto Rico to Boston refiner, prompt shipment, at equal to 5.64c for centrifu- gal. This had no effect on Cuban grades which were offered at 4%c, cost and freight, although buyers were not 1n- clined to pay this level. New crops were offered at 41sc, cost and freight for Feb ruary and March shipment, with opera tors in the market for January ship ment at 4Ac. The close was firm at 4 11-16c for Cubas, cost and freight, equal to 5.69c for centrifugal and 4.s2c for mo- lasses.
 There was very little business reported and there were no secondhand sugars available.
 Futures shared the break of other com- modity markets and closed to points net lower. There was December liquida- ton which led to scattered selling of other positions participated in by both trade and outside sources. Sales were H. 300 tons. December sold from 4.72c to 56Sc closing 465c; January, 4.30c to 425c clos ing 4.26; March, 4c to 3.9Sc closing 3.97c; May, 4.04c to 4c closing 4c; July closed 4.07c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-08
Flour and Feedstuff

Michigan patent flour, $1o. 40; Idaho patent flour, $9.T6; Tennessee patent flour, ss.1o high grade self-risng flour, S9.60; medium grade self-rising flour
 $40; hard winter wheat flour, S. 60: spring wheat flour. $10.05 corn meal, s2. $ per S6-lbs. sack; hen feed, $2.65 a sack; mixed horse and mule feed, s3S to si2; 71a per cent c. s. meal, $40; Creamo feed meal, s90; prime c. 8. hulls, s21; iintless hulls, $l5; gray shorts, s44; brown shorts, $42; wheat bran. $3S; velvet bean meal, s3O; corn, per bushel. SIPS: corn chops, s2.35; No. 2 white oats
 per bushel; 7sc; wheat, per 1O0-lb sack
 $3O0; Kaffir corn and Milo maize per 100 lb. sack s2.7o; choice fancy pea green alfalfa, per ton, s29; southern alfalfa, per ton, s24;- mixed alfalfa and Johnson grass, per ton, s2O choice fancy timothy hay, per ton, $26; No. l timothy hay, per ton, $22; light clover mixed hay, per ton, $21; No. Johnson grass. per ton, sl4
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-08
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'s Letter

New York December 7.-Liverpool was again much unsettled by the un- favorable political situation abroad and the more or less unsatisfactory character of the war news. Here the expectation of a bullish crop estimate by Chicago house brought about an improvement on the opening The local traders are still inclined to expect that the market will recover from every decline as it has in the past. and there is no inclination. therefore. to sell the market short. On the advance but little outside business appeared, and in the afternoon the market de- clined some 20 points on moderate liquidation because of rumor of fur ther diplomatic negotiation in regard to the submarine situation. The cen sus bureau will issue a report tomor- row of the amount of cotton ginned to December l.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-08

demand, s4.75ss; cables, s4.7s7s. Francs, demand. 5.S5 cables 5.Sd Marks, demand, 6G3s; cables, 661a Kronen, demand, 11h: cables, 11ss Builders, demand, 4034 ca bles, 407s. Lres, demand GIT; cables, 676. Rubles, demand. 29A; cables, 291k. Bar silver, 755s. Mexican dollars, 5Sh. Cover l. ment bonds strong; railroad bonds easier. Time loans firm; 60 and 20 days and six months. 4 per cent. Call money, firm; high, 5 per cent; low, 361a per cent: rul- ing rate. 41k per cent; last loan, S% per cent: closing bid, 91s per cent; offered at 3ak per. cent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-08
New York Futures
Port Cotton Market

New Orleans: Middling, 19.6Sc; receipts, 4247; exports, 21,220; sales. 1715; stock, 461, ,S99
 Galveston: Middling, 2Oc; receipts. Ill., 640 sales, 3o47; stock, 420,637.
 Mobile: Middling, 19.62o; receipts, 5o4; stock, 20,TS9. Savannah: Middling, 20.25c; receipts, 265o; exports, 3922: stock, 214.626.
 Charleston: Middling, 19lc; receipts, 1117; sales, 100; stock, 84,9s0.
 Wilmington: Middling, 19sc: receipts, 175; stock, 46,665.
 Norfolk: Middling. 19.63c; receipts, 502l !; exports. no; sales, SPA; stock 9S, ,917
 Baltimore: Stock, S23S.
 Boston: Middling. 20.15c; receipts, 1oS5; exports, 10e6; stock, 7400
 Philadelphia: Middling, 2o.9oc; stock. 1443
 New York: Middling, 2Oo5c; receipts, 2SS exports, 2707; stock, 145,oS0
 Minor ports: Receipts, 3147; exports, 774; stock, 56,73s.
 Total today: Receipts, 29,s54; exports, 37,S97; stock, 1,567,412.
 Total for week: Receipts, 224,o45; ex- ports, 109,324.
 Total for season: Receipts, 4291, ,4s1; :; exports, 2,5S9, ,97e
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-08
Fruits and Produce
(Wholesale Quotation.l

NV IOItSHIS lluOtAClOn.J . Oranges-Florida oranges, $2.75Q3. Florida Ora pefruit-$ s. 75QD4 Lemons-Imported box, S5. Limes-Per 10O $1.25D1. .50 Apples-Virginia, barrel, $506. Grapes--California Empire, s275. Pears-California Bartlett, crate, s3.51. Sweet Potatoes-White stock, bu., s1. Sweet Potatoes-Yams, bbl. $250 Onions-California yellows, h., 5c. Onions-Spanish, crate, s2 abbage-Colorado, 4%c. Grapes-Pony baskets, 23c. Celery-Colorado. crate. ss; dozen, SIPS.
 Cranberries-Bbl, ss.50; box, s250 Rutabaga Turnips-2%@3c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-08
Metal Market

New York, December 7.-Copper firm; electrolytic, first quarter, nominal; sec- ond and third quarter, s32. 2.50d85. Iron steady and unchanged Metal exchange quotes tin easy. Spot, $43.75dH.25 At London spot copper, G152; futures. e143; electrolytic, e170 spot tin, e1ss los; fu- lures, a1sS los.
 The metal exchange quotes lead 7.70c bid. Spelter weak; spot East St. Louis delivery, 12G12Ac. At London, lead, eS0 1Os, spelter, e5S.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-08
Bank of England Statement

London, December 7.-The weekly state ment of the Bank of England shows the following changes: Total reserve de- creased G9020OO; circulation increased, e2O2, GOO; bullion decreased e100, 0,312: other securities increased 92, 47S, GOO; other de- posits decreased 2322,000; public deposits increased G2,4S0,000; notes reserve de- creased e25S,OOO; government securities unchanged Proportion of the banks re- serve to liability this week is PITS per cent; last week it was 9 26 per cent. The rate of discount was per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-08
Doesn't Care for Society
From the New York World.
 Mrs Matthew Astor Nilka

From the New York World.
 Mrs. Matthew Astor wilks, who, with her brother, Col. E. IT. R. Green. inherits practically the entire estate of their mother. Mrs. Hetty Green. is almost as little known in the world wherein riches are expended as was her socially disinclined mother. But with vast fortune-her half interest In her mothers estate being estimated as hfSh as $75,000, ,000-in her control. 1t is very doubtful whether Mrs. Wilks will ever seek the social attitude to which her millions would carry her.
 As Sylvia Green Mrs. Wilks always sought to avoid being In evidence in any way, and in this she was ably en- couraged by her mother. At those times when suitors were reported to be after the hand of the rich Miss Green-among them, according to r,I- nor, the Duke de la Tore, a Spanish granuee, and the British Earl of Tar mouth--Mrs. Green always came to the fore to shield her daughter from pub licity and was as persistent in her de- nials of any engagement on her daughters part as she was in denying the subsequently, successful engage ment of Mir wilks
 Mrs Wilks Is now. past her thirty seventh birthday and up to this time all efforts to induce her to enter so- ciety. at least that which Is typffied by Newport, have been more or less of a failure. Countess Annie I.eary was her social sponsor at Newport and tried to interest her in the giddy whfrl of social existence But Mrs Wilks had too firmly planted in her bosom her mothers detestation of so- ciety as a diversion to care to follow the avenues into which the countess showed her.
 The SfD1n1aSf Of ufa fr, has been Mrs. Wilks.' Her wedding to Mir Wilks in February, 1910, was to have taken place in Mrs. Greens Ho- boken flat, but at the last minute there was wild ride to church in Morristown to escape the reporters and photographers and others who were interested in the ceremony.