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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-21
MARKETS ARE CONGEsTED

w. D. Henley, vice president and treas urer of the Little Cahaba Coal company in answer to query as to present condi- ton of the coal business and general causes stated that he was unable to make full answer. However" said MT Henley, for the past two years the com mercial and steam coal business, the line in which we are engaged, has been ex- ceedingly quiee. Some causes contribut- ting to this condition, I can only sur mise; yet some of the conditions are manifest on the surface
 Alabama produces between 3O0OO0O and 100000 tons annually of commercial steam coal, that is, coal used by street railway, electric lights, cotton mills and manufacturing plants. Of this amount during the past year and half to two years. something over 100000 tons per annum have been supplanted with hy- dro-electric power generated on the rivers in this section. Such cities as Bir- mingham, Anniston, Talladega to- gether with number of the towns east of Birmingham, are now using hydro electric power instead of electricity gene rated by burning coal During this in terval, with the exception of an activity iri the iron business existing for the past F months, manufacturing lines gen. erally in the south have been exceed ingly quiet and there have been no new plants built to take the place of those claimed by the water power company.
 The less of this large commercial steam business has caused a great many mining companies to try to replace this tonnage oI the domestic market with the result that those markets have in turn become C6ngested.
 "MiniNg companies from some distance continue to make heavy shipments into the territory that would logically seem A.abamas. Points as close to Birming- ham as Anniston, Gadsden and Attalla, purchase scme tonnage from other states. South Georgia continues to receive a large part of it's consumption of coal from Tennessee. The Mississippi valley, even in towns like Gulfport on the Mis- slssippi coast, buy a large portion of their coal from Kentucky and Illinois mines. But a few years ago Alabama was the fifth state in tho union in the production of coal while our position now is that of the seventh.
 These fore es W in lime bring about a reconciliation. The district will have to content itself with continued quiet conditions in tho "on,n,ercial and domes- tic coal markets unless there is a widened field in which to market the present production or the stimulating of coal consuming industries in the territory a now existing"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-21
MILITARY OFFICERS
 WILL RETURN HOME
Orders Already Filed Abroad for Of- ficers to Take First Ship
 HOmeWard

London, June 20,-The American em- bassy and consulate received several ,in- quiries today from American National Guard officers who desired to know whether their presence was required at home. Several officers already have been instructed by cable to return by the first available steamship. Some of the dele gates of the American commission for re- lief of Belgium and northern France have been ordered to return immediately.
 Officials here say there will be no diff ficulty in regard to orders to return, as the officers concerned are ready to go. It is stated that passports for the pro- tection of the American government might be refused those who decline to respond to the call, but this is a merely academic, as there is no indication if any such re- fusal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-21
COAL MEN TRYING
 ID SOLVE PROBLEM All Acknowledge Business is
 At Low Ebb ( MANY BLAME R A T B $
Others Point to Inroads of Electricity Birmingham's Markets Too Re- stricted as Result of Present
 Freight Rates

| Coal men are still far from satisfied I with trade conditions and various req sons are given by them for the quiet market.
 ''The deplorable condition of the com | mercial coal business of this district is easily accounted for" said Charles F. l eBardeleten, vice president of the Ala oama Fuel and Iron company. Tt is this.
 '1 The Alabama Power company un- burdened by taxation, has supplanted coal consumption in it's production of power. To illustrate: Where hundreds of
 stacks of industries were once sending i forth smoke in this district only few arc now in commission. Electricity has been substituted
 2. The company which 1 represent had large contracts for supplying the en- zines of the railroads. Modernly con- structed locomotives, which need but a minimum amount of coal have been sub- stituted for the old style engines Roac grades bave been reduced which makes less power necessary
 8. Freight rates are exhorbitant and discriminatory against this district and ar shortage is another hindrance that is annoying Us.
 4. Labor, while peaceful, is leaving us for Pennsylvania West Virginia and other coal fields where work is more steady than our market affords 5 The domestic market is at stand still under the blight of a summer sum-. REASONS FOR LOW EBB The rublio seems unapprised of the present low ebb of the commercial coal trade of this district" said Henry T. De-
 l'ardeleben of the DeBardeleben Coal | company, and because of the evident activity of the iron and steel industry l the idea prevails that we coal miners
 a'e participants in the reward of these activities. Not so. The production of iron and steel constitutes only small percentage of the consumption of normal coal production of Alabama. ihere are many causes which have led to the Lresent discoura cement and depressed condition of our coal trade The Ala bama Power company, reduced
 use of coal by railroad engines, car shortage, etc, but the greatest of all causes in the freight rates, which keep
 us cut cf the market which belongs to us from a { teogra phical standpoint''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-21
Maj. G. A. oconnell, Maj. John Watts,

Maj. G. A o'Conneu, Maj. John Watts, Lieut., R. A. Ashworth, Lieut.. J. E.. Cooper, sergeant, first class, Woodward; Sergt w. H. Beatty, Sergt. Phillip Bur bage Sergt. Emile Hinchel, Sergeant Richardson, private, first class, L. M. Clements; private, first class, Lewis B. Sheppard private, first class, w. A. Cartledge; Privates Nathan Smithson J. r. Murnan, T. J. Waldrop, Sam Lind sey, R. l.. Henry, J. H. Oliver, J. H. Henry Robert K. Drake, J. A. Maasseen, Porter Irwin, Eugene Martin, l.. M. Rotcharmel, Lloyd Lewis, J. H. Jones, Joe Otwell Charles Hopkins, J. G. Monte abaro, T. M Conway. F. B. Lloyd, David Norwood, H. B. Patterson, Claude Quinn.
 The Bessemer company has also re- cruited a large number of new men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-21
OVERTON JOINS
 YALE BATTALION

Nashville. June 2o.-( Special ,--In a telegram to his father. Jesse M Over ton of this city, Johnny Cverton, tl.e crack Yale distance runner. ann ,uncei that he had joined the Ya,e battalion and was leaving Immediately Tor the Mexican border. Young Overton. in the two years he has been at Yale, devei oped into one of the mos. sensational distance runners in the east. WAS car- tain of the cross-country team aud elected at the close of the Pr. sent track season to captain the 1917 team.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-21
Three Ships Are Sunk

London, June 20-The sinking of three steamers and an attack on an- other were reported in dispatches today 10 Lloyd's. The vessels sunk were the Italian steamer Poviga of 336S tons and the Ready and Olga. the last named presumed to be French. The Italian steamer Appollonia was fired on by q submarine in the Mediterranean. but was not hit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-21

Bevel, I. E. Coker, J. O. Grindstead, H. c. Howard, Nixon Hagan, A. R. Compton, F. O. Johnson. William Love, J. E. Nile, M. J. Scale, Ziple White, F. o. Whaley, T. B. Couch, l.. c. Couch, J. R. Hampton, w. A. Patzens, J. L. Steele, E. Rappeort, J. H. Stewart, B. B. Horvell, Henry Sid- dams, H. G. Wilson, R. G. Weaethealy, John R. Hill, F. G. Fason, G. R. Cleere, S. l.. Johnson, D. M. Sallie, c. H. Drewry, A. Watson, Alenzo E. Wall. P. L. Bollin, J. M. Marshall J. A. Malone, J. T.. Tranier Malt Rudd, J. D. Sherrill. c. c. Barclay j. S. Fleming DueY Burdett
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-21
MILITIA PLANNING BIG
 PARADE TO SHOW THE
 STRENGTH OF FORCES
(Continued from Page Five,

pary to fill vacancy. Lieutenant Cowan is a veteran of the Spanish American war and was for some years commissioned officer in the National Guard.
 A vacancy also exists in Company K, election to fill the vacancy pro bably will be called by Capt. M. H. Jordan today to fill the position.
 Colonel E. L. Higdon. who commanded an Alabama regiment during the Spanish American war, yesterday wired Governor Henderson offering his ser vices in getting the milica in shape for actual service. He stated that if his services should be needed he was ready to undertake the organiza lion of aa- other regiment in the state Many oth- CT officers and men who served in the Spanish war are offering th,ir services. either for actual enlistment or in tne matter of organization.
 NEW RECRUITS ENLISTED
 A partial list of the new cscru ts secured by the various organizations up to last night follows:
 Battery A: William Arthur, & B. Blackburn. W. T. Bogart. J. M Dew berry, T. F. Fahey w. H. Miller. L. M. Parks, R. V. Patterson. N. M Shaw, H. P. Smith. J. w. Sorrel', J. H. Tedder. A. G. ripper, Edwin Wright, J. A. Henry, B. w. Smith. w. l.. Williams R. H. Cohron. A. J. Jones. J. B. Mccain, w. A. King, David Emanuel. M D. Short, D. L. Fantt. s. J. Russell, R. J. Frank lin. F. L. Clark.
 Battery c: George w. Chamblin. H. L. Badham. Jr., A. A. Davidson J. M. Gillespy, Jr.. E. c. Harris. Ben F. Moore. Jr., Ed M. Lathem, Kennedy Plunkett, A. F. White, William Wilcox. Jr,, Sam uel Gilreath, A. D. Dalrymple. N. G. Gordon, William Hulsey o. B. Mabry, H. S. Naff. John N. Naff, J. l.. Wall, Harry T. White, G. A. Lungren. w. w. Williams, Bates Whatley, Joseph S. Robb. E. NJ. Sanborn, Robert D. Arnold
 Company B. w. w. Wight. John I.athrum. Laurlie Payne. Lewis 0. Bil- lfngel. A. H. Robinson, Lcster W. Gull peper, Joe T. Duprey. Paul l. Evans, John H. Glenn, J. c. Gohghty. T. C. Hicks, E. V. Henderson. Joseph Pitts, A. S. Smith. Roy Webb. J. (, Washing ton, F. w. Williams. B. H Branch. R. B. Goodman, Edgar Thompson. H. [. Baggett, Emmett Hunnicurt. R. L Cam- eron.
 Company K: A. B. AlyIison. J. L.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-21
Two More Are Sunk

Lcndon. June 20.-The Italian steamers Rondine and Tavolara and the sailing vessels Francesca Padre, Era, Antonia V, Annetta and Adelia have been sunk, according to dispatches to Lloyds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-21
International League

At Newark: Newark l. Toronto D. At Providence: Providence II, Mon treal 4.
 At Richmond: Richmond 2, Buffalo '. At Baltimore: Baltimore 5, F0ch ss- fer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-21
TEXAS LEAGUE

At San Antonio: San --ntonio 2, Shreveport 0.
 At Beaumont: Beaumont 9. Dallas 3. At Houston: Houston ). Fort " orth 0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-21
NEWS OF E:NSLEy

Resolutions were passed at the regular meeting of the Ensley club, which was held last night in the inferior court room, urging the board of revenue to take immediate action in building the road to the Warrior river. Three new committeeman were added to the commit tee composed of c. c. Burke. Dr. E. w. Averyt They were I. A. Miller, R. E.. Chadwick and Judge F. o. Harris. State ments were made that the members Of the club have become impatient about the delay on this matter, and urge the board of revenue to build the road recom- mended by the United States government engineer, which goes to the Nichols fish traps and passes through this city. The committee will take the matter up with the board of revenue within the next few days and ask that some immediate action be taken on this proposition.
 The committee on having the streets swept and sprinkled more regularly, of which l. A. Miller is chairman, reported that they had taken the matter up with Commissioner Truss and that he had promised to have the streets cleaned early every morning before the merchants OpeH6u luSiI~ pldCSS Ol UuSlUcSS dlu ildu also added another sprinkler to the street department to keep the dust settled
 The injunction against the city filed by T. C. Mcdonald was taken up and discussed, but definite action was taken on the matter. The general feeling of the members of the club were opposed to the injunction proceedings.
 The report of the committee to see the Tidewater company about repairing the Do ,,I, avenue and also at Twenty second street and Avenue E, reported that the com pany had repaired these places and that they were in good condition.
 There will be a special meting of the Ensley Chapter, No. 120 Royal Arch Masons, in the Ensley Masonic temple this evening for the purpose of conferring the work in the most excellent degree All members and visiting Royal Arch Masons are cordially invited to attend.
 number of books have been added to the Ensley Public library recently which were secured from the funds set aside by the city comm ssioners. Word was received from Miss Nell Junger- man of Georgia that she would arrive in this city within few days to accept the position as librarian of the local library to succeed Mrs. Edith Edwards, who has resigned. The place is being temporarily filled by Miss Armstrong;
 The Tennessee company's concert band will give concert at the Ensley park on next Sunday afternoon, beginning at 3:15 o'clock. The concert band under the directions of Prof s. Costa, is com posed of over 40 players, and their con- certs have proven to be very enjoyable and are always attended by large crowds Professor Costa promises very enjoy able programme for next Sunday
 The Ramsey Class Glee club of Bir- mingham will sing at the evening servico $ cburch on next Suuday The Clao cI,, h
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-21

The Ramsey Class Glee club of Bir- mingham will sing at the evening service s church on next Sunday. The Glee club is considered among the best in the district and all music lovers are cordially invited to be present next Sunday even ing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-21
NEW HOSPITAL CORPS

The roster of the regimental hospital corps of the Fourth infantry, including the recruits secured yesterday and Mon day, follow:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-21

Mrs. Neal Dugger and daughter left yesterday for Evansville, Ind, to visit friends and relatives.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-21

There will be a special meting of the Ensley Chapter, No. 120, Royal Arch Masons, in the Ensley Masonic temple this evening for the purpose of conferring the work in the most excellent degree. All members and visiting Royal Arch Masons are cordially invited to attend,
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FINANCIAL.
AMERICAN GRApHoPHoNE co.

AMEhlCAN GHAPHOPHONE co.
COMMON DIVIDEND NO. 49,
A dividend (No 49, Of one and three-quarters
d&feD per cent has been declared upon the
phone Company. payable July 1. 1915. to stock
holders of record at the close Of business June
10. 1916. Transfer books will not be closed
c. W. W0DDROP, Treasurer
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WHEAT PRICES STRONGER
ON HIGHER CABLES TODAY
Upturn Abroad Was Attributed TO
Expectations Of Lighter
World Shipments.

CHICAGO. June 3o.-Higher cable
quotations tended today to strengthen
the wheat market here. The upturn
abroad was attributed to expectations
of lighter world shipments and to ap-
prehension of an advance in freight
rates on the Atlantic. Besides tnere
were continued reports of shortage OF
supplies in France.
Opening prices, which ranged from
kaA off to !. advance. with July at
1913 to 1.01% and September at LOS Is
to 1861, were followed by slight gains
all around and then a moderate reac-
ton.
Weather Eases Corn.
Favorable weather eased corn. De-
clines. however, were checked to some
extent by relative tightness of the July
delivery. After opening "a down to 70
up the market underwent a general
sag.
Oats weakened with corn. Selling,
though, was only of a scattering charac-
ter.
Higher prices on hogs carried provi-
sions upgrade The chief demand was
for lard.
Reports were current that two Of the
large European governments were in
curing for new wheat from the United
States, but domestic weather and crop
advices were against the bulls and
caused declines in the last part of the
day. Prices closed nervous at the
same as yesterdays finish to Mas
lower. with July 1.013s and September
1.045aa1
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BALTIMORE.
peclal Dispatch to The Star.

BALTIMORE, Md, June 30.-Wheat-
Dull and lower. spot No. . red. I.O1 u ;
spot No red western. 1.03i. June No.
red, l0l u : July, 1.o1-A steamer No.
red. s0A: receipts, Sl,352 bushels.
Corn-Dull and lower: spot contract.
ei3z; June. sitz receipts, 1898
bushels; exports. 109.097.
Oats-Steady: standard white, AZ; No.
3 white. 44a4f34; No. 4 white. 42z a43;
receipts. 1899 bushels. export, 1881
65i bushels
Rye-Steady: No. western export,
1903. receipts. 27,I2s bushels
Hay-Dull: No. ! timothy, unchang-
ed: No. / clover mixed. unchanged.
Grain freights-Steadier. Steam to
Liverpool. per bushel. unchanged: pick
cd ports, per quarter. unchanged.
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DIRECTORS:

William d. Hoover
George Howard
Reginald s. Huidekoper
O. 81. P. johnson
Thomas r. Jones
Victor Kaufman
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Mexico Ports on Special Risk List.

Mexican and Central American ports
were added today to the federal war
risk insurance bureaus special list. to
which no insurance on either ships or
cargoes is issued except on arrange
ments direct with headquarters here.
Such risks are made at special pre-
miums. officials of the bureau declined
to say whether developments In the
Mexican situation were responsible for
their action.
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YEAR Of PROSPERITY
WILL END WITH TODAY
Government, Railroads and Many
Other Corporations Close Annual
Fiscal Period This Evening.
Large Railroad Earnings Reported.
Local Bonds Scarce and Firm.
Stocks Slow.
BY I. A. FLEMING.

The fiscal year of the United States
government. of the railroads operating
in the United States and of many cor
'porations ends with today.
Checks for millions of dollars. prob
ably $3.50, 600, 00o will be confided to the
care of the mails this evening in pay
mont TO investors in government bonds.
other bonds, stocks, etc, and many mil
lions more will 90 to the savings de-
positors of the country in credit of IN
terest payments for the last SIX
months.
The fiscal year has been one OF great
progress. of capacity production IN
manufacturing industry. steel ana
other metal production nelhs at .,e
try are reporting very Satisfactory
gains in both gross and net earhii .i
with only labor unrest standlhg IN tne
wav of continued prosperity ana Iur-
Their resumption and increase IN diNi-
SfSzSHs---~-, - -
The wear has witnessed the munition
business in its zenith of production aho
the collapse of the boom prices tor the
war babies" as each day brings forth
EVIDENCE that is incontrcvertible that
the big gains and great prohts expect
ed have not been cashed into dollars.
Money rates are bit harder. excess
daily clearings larger, COMMODITY
prices almost without exception higher
and labor largely we'll employed
Local Securities.
Capital Traction shares were inclined
to be a little easier on the stock ex-
change today. After forty shares were
sold at SIS, large amounts were offered
at this figure and then shaded an
eighth or a quarter without bringing
buying orders.
Bonds continued in good demand with
sales of Potomac Consolidated 5s at
1914. and Riggs Long IS at 102. Rail-
way Is, Traction .ss and Gas IS were
wanted. but offerings were light and
prices strongly Held.
Graphophohe shares were easier in
sympathy with weakness in New York.
Washington Gas was little easier
Federal National Bank shares were held
at 1856 and 149 was bid. gain OF
points. or nearly the semi-annual divi-
dend payment, the stock now being
quoted ex-diyidend.
Stock Exchange Adjourns.
With the session today. the Stock
Exchange adjourned until Wednesday
noon. July 5.
Dividend Declared.
The Autocar Company Of Ardmore.
Pa, has declared e 5 per cent cash
dividend. payable June 80. The COM
pany is expanding Considerable money
IN plant additions and facilities, and
has increased it's capital stock to
$l,s00.000.
Automobile Sales.
For the first six months of the cal
endar year 1916 the sales of automo-
miles in the United States were 36.7o0,
q gain of so per cent over the same
period of 1915.
C. & o. Earnings.
May gross earnings of the Chesapeake
and Ohio increased s720,657. net in
creased s394.105; surplus after charges
increased S369.252.
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Harloe Hamilton Freed in Mexico.

Release OF Harloe Hamilton. an Ameri-
can held since 1912 on a charge of muir
der by Mexican authorities at Oaxaca
City. was reported TO the State Depart
ment today by Special Agent Rodgers at
Mexico City. Mr.. Rodgers said he had
ADVISED Hamilton to leave for Vera Cruz.
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CURB STOCKS.

Quotations furnished by W. r. Hibbs Co.
members New York Stock Exchange.
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Condition of the Treasury.

The condition of the United States
Treasury yesterday:
Net balance in general fund, s174.-
1855.
Total receipts, ss,e15,5s2
Total payments. S1.e16,3Is.
The deficit this fiscal year is $685.
e5l, against deficit of ss6,04l,76 last
year, exclusive of Panama canal and
public debt transactions
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Industrials Slow Down.

The industrials slowed down. but held
near the outside prices. with the ex-
ception of Industrial Alcohol.
steel sold to S6fs for the common
and eased to 1914
In the last hour some profit-taking
was in evidence and there were recess
sions of about Il point, with a few of
the industriais, Zinc, Industrial Alcohol,
Copper, etc. that lost more than the
fraction mentioned.
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FINANCIAL
Our Banking Hours Are Arranged for Your Convenience

All the Departments open every week day, ex-
cept Saturdays and legal Holidays from $50 am. to
8 pm Saturdays from $50 II m, and from
pm pm and the first second, third, tenth fifteenth
sixteenth and last days of the month"; until pm
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NEW YORK.

NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, June 30.-Flour-Quiet.
Pork-Firm, mess. 2575a26.25 Beef
Firm. Lard--Firm; middle west, 1330a
1910. Molasses-Quiet Hay-Quiet.
Enthusiastically. Leather-Firm.
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WALL STREET MARKET
STRONG AND HIGHER
Rails Show Especial Frmness, Max
ing One to Two Point Gains
on Large Earnings.
Industrials Generally Firmer, But
Market Is Slow and Without
Especial Action.

NEW YORK, June 30.-Renewal of
pressure against Mexicans and other
high priced specialties accounted for
the irregular trend of today's early
trading.
Mexican Petroleum opened with loss
of point, this soon being doubled.
Industrial alcohol, one of the unset
Ting features of the preceding session.
was the weakest issue. losing Az
points on further moderate liquidation.
Marines, which helped to stabilize
yesterdays final dealings, were lower
on realizing sales at first, but rose
bri sky later, with Union Pacific, United
States Steel and other leaders.
Elsewhere changes were mainly frac-
tional, but in the direction of higher
levels
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Selling Eek Dividend Today.

United States Industrial Alcohol pre-
ferred, IA; A, T. and S. F. preferred
2h; Shattuck Arizona Copper, ", and
" extra; Philadelphia Company. u;
Allis- Chalmers preferred. 3; Cuban
American Sugar. III; Detroit Edison,
Q: Associated Oil, /; Pacific Telephone
and Telegraph preferred. "; Amer
lean Telephone and Telegraph, 2; Kan
sas City Southern preferred, /: West
inghouse, y, and first preferred. H;
Virginia Carolina Chem. preferred, ..