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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-04
Avery's Letter

Liverpool was disappointing this morn.
ing, lacking to points coming up tc
parity with the close Of our market yes
terday.
Our market opened slightly lower and
trading was rather limited. as was to be
expected after yesterdays sensational
market Around noon there was consid-
cradle buying from the west, which re-
suited in a rally of some 20 points. Later
in the afternoon, however, there was
considerable realizing and hedge selling,
which caused a drop in values and the
close was only slightly better than yester-
days final prices.
The sentiment continues bullish and the
fact that the movement for the last Pc
Rod was $4,000 bales short of expecta-
tons, would indicate that the ginning
for the present period will not show such
a large increase over previous years.
Spots held the advance of yesterday
and there is some talk of farmers begin
ming to hold back part of their cot
ton.
1t would be unreasonable to expect
further sensational advances from this
level at this time but we believe prices
will gradually work higher with reac-
tons from time to time, which pur-
chases should be made.
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Naval Stores

Savannah October 3.-Turpentine firm,
SIC; sales, 2S5; receipts, AS; shipments.
1877; stock 22,5A. Rosin firm; sales, ISL !;
receipts, 1907; shipments. 1867; stock, SS.-
5S3. Quote: A, B, S5.S71z; c. d. $3.50; E.
Se.05; F. G, II, $500; !, $6.2Oa6.2 21s; X.
s6221s; NJ. s6.27]3,q6.3O; N, s6.S5a6. BIZ;
WIG, $3.50; WV $3.50.
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Metal Market

New York, October cooper, electro
lytic. $27@oS; iron steady and unchanged.
Metal exchange quotes tin steady; spot,
$50 25qS9 so; at London spot copper els
los; futures. 2116; electrolytic, Eli; spot
tin, 9155 los; futures, a175 10s The metal
exchange quotes lead, $7@7. 20; spelter.
firm; spot, East St Louis delivery. 500.
ass at London lead, s31 15s; spelter,
e52.
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(wholesale Selling Price,

(Wholesale Selling Price,
Perch $40.
Salt Water Trout-12%c.
Red Snapper-1111c small lots.
Gray Snapper-7c.
Mullet--6GE61xc.
Spanish Mackerel--121xG1se
Shrjmp-121ac.
Sheephead-S1ac.
Virginia Croker--ec.
Pompano-30c.
Oysters-Eastern select, SITS gallon.
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Kansas City Grain

Kansas City. October Cash wheat.
No. @ hard, s156@1.64; No. 2, red.
s1.55@1.62. Corn. No. q mixed, $40 SAC;
No. 2, white, SSAc; No. 2, yellow 500
-SSMc. Oats No. 2, white, 47c; No. 2,
mixed, 441a @45hc.
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Senators and Yanks Tie

New York. October 3.-New York and
Washington staged baseball burlesque
here today, which ended in q 80 thinning
tie. 1t was SO dark in the last inning
that fans lighted newspapers in the
stands. The fielding was poor on both
sides. Score: r. II. Z.
Washington ...... 40 o2o 02o oo-e 10 4
New York ...... oo2 032 0o2 0o-s u 3
Batteries: Gallia, Ayers and Henry;
Cullop, Buckles, Love, Mogridge and Wal
ters
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Sugar and Cereals

Graduated sugar s7.75 cwt. +. o. b.
Birmingham.
Choice Rice-$5.50 per cwt
Fancy Rice-s6 per cwt.
Extra Fancy-s6.5O per cwt.
Grits-S225 96-lb. bag.
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Hides and Tallow
dealers Buying Off,

dealers Buying Offer.)
Green Salt Hides-18@19c.
Green Salt Hides-Half cured, 1I@1Sc.
Green Hides-Fresh, 16@7c
Dry Flint Hides-31@82c.
Dry Salt Hides-294S0c.
Damaged Hides-Half price.
Sheep Skins-25c6l.25
Horse Hides--1@460.
Angora Goat-25G30c.
Ginseng-Wild, IS.
Colt Skfns-50q75c.
Sherlings-15G25c.
Goat Skins-45055c.
Kid Skins-15c.
Hog Skins -250soc.
Tallow-5@7c.
Beeswax-25Q27c.
Washed Wool-4O943c.
Clear Unwashed Wool--3o932c
BURY Wool-20622c.
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Hardly Worth It


From the Kansas City Journal.
An Indiana man, SO years old, at
tributes his long life to the fact that
since boyhood he has eaten onions ev-
cry day. But is life worth living I'M
der such circumstances?
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Hubbard Bros. & Co.

Cotton Merchants.a Hanover Square. N.
change, New Orleans Cotton Exchange,
New York Produce Exchange. Associate
Members liverpool Cotton Association
sale Of Cotton and Cotton Seed Oil for
future delivery. Special attention and
liberal terms given for consignments OF
spot cotton. for delivefy. Corresponds
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steady; high. "a per cent; low. 21s per
cent; ruling rate, "a per cent; last loan.
Pa per cent; closing bid, 215 per cent; Of
fered at pa per cent.
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Creamery Products

(Wholesale Selling Prics.)
Creamery Butter-S71Sc; process butter,
35c; oleomargarine, 15W2Sc; country but
ter, Csc.
Full Cream Cheese-22c,
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English Money

London, OCTOBER 3.-Bar silver, 3294d per
ounce. Money AZ per cent. Discount
rates: Sht.E bills, 51sq55s per cent; three
months. 51ha5ss per cent.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
STANDING
Games Today
Red Sox Lose Two

Philadelphia at Boston.
Washington at New York.
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HIDE PRODUCTS
SHOW ADVANCES
No Other Changes Noted in
Price Quotations on Morris
Avenue Yesterday

Aside from 1c advance on hides Of all
kinds yesterday no changes were noted
on Morris avenue. The hide and tallow
market reports business improving, while
the advance on hides is said to be due
to increased value at this season of the
year and the better quality of the hide
in general.
Todays quotations follow;
Poultry and Eggs
Commission Merchants Price.)
GuineaH-55c. r4E
Roosters-10c per Id.
Extra Graded Eggs-31c.
Fresh Country Eggs-25c
Turkeys-Live, csc; dressed, Sc.
Geese-75c, or 13c pound.
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Fairchild & Co.'s Letter

New York. October 3-(Special.) THE
cotton market displayed some nervous
ness at the opening this morning Con-
siderable January was thrown overheard
Oh and after the opening call, but con-
sidering the extent of the liquidation
the market absorbed it well.
Leading bull interests became prominent
buyers later In the day and the market
scored quick advances, ranging from "a
to q points. In the closing hour realiz-
ing caused a reaction of about IL points,
but the market gave no evidence of
weakness and we believe will work con-
siderably higher before the weekend.
We favor purchases of March, May and
July early tomorrow.
Cotton oil futures were quiet Refiners
are still selling March and buying No
vember. While these tactics continue the
oil market will doubtless be sale on
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sharp rallies and purchase on moderate
breaks. We look for much higher prices
shortly.
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Bonds

u. S. rs registered ............. SO
II % coupon .. 80
u. S. IS registered ............ 1907
U. S. IS coupon ............... 1o0A
U. S. As registered ............. 10sh
Ir s. As coupon ............. ITO
Panama SIS coupon ............ 101H
Central of Georgia 5s ........ 100A
Illinois Central ref. As ......... S9%
Illinois Central ref. As ......... Ssh
L. & N un. As .................. 94H
Seaboard Air Line adj. 5s $500. 64h
Southern Bell SIS ................ 101
Southern Railway IS ......... 101h
Southern Railway gen. As ...... 71%
U. S. Steel 5s .................. 106
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Meata

Extra Ribs-15Mo.
Rib Bellies-16%c.
Clear Bellies-16Bc.
Smoked Bellies-19c.
Breakfast Bacon-23G8c.
Pork Loins-2lc.
Pork Shoulders-1ec.
Pork Hams-19c.
Skinned Hams-25c.
Hams-Reg. PIC.
Pork Trimmings-15c.
Pork Lard-16Ac.
Open Kettle-17Ac.
Compound-121zc.
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Dr. r. A. Moody. presiding elder of
on a visit
The Washington herald., 1916-10-25
Bread at Six Cents a Loaf.

An increase in the retail price Of loaf OF bread
from to cents has been announced, and
it is probable that the new price will be in effect
throughout the city within short time.
The rich and the in moderate
comfortable circumstances will not feel the in
creased cost, but the poor man, and especially
the poor man with a large family to support, will
miss the extra penny that he must expend daily
for each loaf Of bread that he buys.
Among the ignorant only will there be censure
for the baker who raises the price of a loaf, for
those who informed long have known that
an increase in the retail price Of bread was inev-
table reputable baker-a man whose word
can be relied upon-has given perhaps the best
explanation of the necessity for the extra penny
in the following statement:
We have gone through every cost record we
have, and find that in everything have to
buy to keep our plant running the cost has in
shoes to -four by the carload. In some instances
the cost of manufacturing necessities has increased
the cost Of things we have to buy to produce and
deliver a loaf of bread is seventy per cent
When the woman who pays cents a loaf
for bread understands that she is paying an in
crease Of twenty per cent, while the baker is
paying an increase of seventy per cent, l do not
think there will be much criticism.
Perhaps the increase of cent loaf is only
a beginning. If the cost of produring a loaf Of
bread continues to increase, the honest baker will
be forced to continue increasing the retail price
of his bread and at the present rate Of increase
in the production cost the day of the 1o-cent
loaf of bread does not seem far distant.
The people of Washington recently were given
an explanation by retail shoe men of the increased
cost of shoes. Later, ice cream manufacturers
explained why it was necessary to increase the
cost OF ice cream. Both of these explanations
have been accepted by the public without question
and the explanation that the bakers now offer is
just as reasonable and truthful
The Washington herald., 1916-10-25
Soldiers and Politics.

While the Adanson law continues to be the
most enthusiastically denounced recent legislation
of Congress, thinkers who are accustomed to
giving the military establishment of the country
a high rank in the scale of things important have
not ceased to find fault with the provisions of
the Hay ARMY bill.
Just as the Adamson law has left in state of
unfinished business" the conditions which it was
supposedly designed to meet and dispose of, so
the Hay bill since its passage has placed the
army in a condition that is almost fragmentary
There was an army before Congress acted. True,
it was a little army but what there was Of it was
good Now have big army, but it's only
a makeshift.
Students of American military affairs are
practically a unit in the opinion that, until the
Hay law is remade, there will be no clear path
to a realization of the ambitions of the we'll
wshers of the establishment upon which Uncle
Sam must rely in case Of national need
The trouble arises from the fact that politics
was the controlling consideration in Congress
when the Hay bill was passed
When the representatives of the American
people set about the reorganization of the army
it should be reasonable to expect that they would
put aside personal political considerations, cspe-
cally of the cheaper, picayunish sort. That was
not done in this instance, as is demonstrated by
the inclusion in the bill of the notorious section
VIII, which makes a berth for a resident of
Representative Hays district and is worded
that other earth qualify for the
place under the terms OF the measure.
Real liberalization of the National Guard is
not accomplished by the Hay bill The governors
Of the States remain in power as commanders
in-chef of their respective sections of the Guard,
under the Constitution. 1t is complained that the
only actual liberalization of the Guard lies in the
provision made for the payment of Federal salaries
hand picked constituents in the districts of all
the Congressman.
The upshot of the whole deporable business,
it is asserted by some critics. will be the building
up OF a poltico-nilitary element in a republic
which throughout its history has consistently
maintained its military establishment on a nom
civic basis.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-25
Why Not Now?

Probably you know that Christmas is coming.
No doubt you know what all the more popular
city retail shops will be like two months hence.
You will have to struggle for a place at the
counter; and then you will probably get the
divided attention of weary and distracted clerk
who, very likely, has been taken on as an extra
hand for the rush season and cannot tell you
what you want to know about the article you
have in mind. The streets will be crowded. like
wise the street cars.
Christmas shopping six weeks before Christmas
is pleasant adventure; week before, it is a
hard trial; day before, it is a calamity Usually
it is mere laziness that puts it off, says the
Saturday Evening Post
In ten years there has been marked change
in Christmas shopping habits in cities, brought
about by constant appeals to the public. Yet
hundreds of thousands of employees in city shops
still look forward to Christmas week pretty much
the boys in the trenches await the order to
charge. Among salespeope, delivery men and
bookkeepers the holiday onslaught still leaves
cyclonic trail of wrecked nerves. Like every
other bad habit, once it is broken the victim
wonders why he suffered from it so long Do
your Christmas shopping now and you will never
again wait until Christmas
The Washington herald., 1916-10-25
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
Best Service Column in City.

Col. Horace Newton Fisher, a lecturer
ana writer on Latin-American subjects
ana since 1876 Chilean consul in Boston,
Is dead at his home I'm Brookline Mass.
He was born in 1896 and was graduated
from Harvard Law School. He fought
In the civil war, resigning in 1853 be-
cause OF wounds received in the Chica-
mauga campaign.
The committee appointed by Assistant
Secretary of War Ingraham to work out
a satisfactory plan for the teaching of
military science in the leading universi-
ties and colleges of the country is busy
at work. The committee was appointed
following the recent conference between
War Department officials and representa-
tiVes Of the principal educate institu-
tions of the country.
The general opinion of those attending
the conference was that the regulations
az prescribed by the statutes were not
sufficiently elastic and should be modi-
fed so that they might be better adapted
to the various types of educational insti-
tutions represented.
The problem OF working out a currlcu-
lum acceptable to the various institu-
tions and the government and Of arrang-
ing other details for the actual inaugura-
tion OF the instruction is being given
careful consideration by the committee.
The curriculum will be drafted to cover
such subjects as are known to Junior army
officers and will exempt graduates OF such
institutions from the necessity of taking
the regular army examinations to obtain
commissions as reserve officers The
plan, when completed will be made effec-
tive by an official order from Secretary
of War Baker.
The board OF army officers appointed to
revise the cavalry drill regulations has
submitted its report to the War Depart
ment. The document now is awaiting
the perusal OF the Chief OF Stan, who
will recommend to the Secretary Of War
either its partial or total adoption. The
board is composed of Col. William D.
Beach, Maj. stephen II. Elliott and Fran
els lie. J. Parker. of the cavalry.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-25

Engand's unemployment problem has LONG vox-
ed her government and at this writing it seems
quite near solution. The hundreds of thousands of
casualties in battle must leave gaps to 2be filled
after fashion by the male unemployed House
hold matters left to run themselves while men went
forth to war surely will recall a majority of the
women war workers when peace comes And
surely England must expect almost immediate
resumption OF her manufacture and trade with the
restoration of peace 1t appears to us that the
male worker will not be greatly in the way with
the restoration of peace A large portion-one of
the fairest portons-of Europe has been Quilted bv
the Its rehabilitation will require all the re-
sources of men and money possible to be muster
ed.-Louisville Times.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-25

The railroads have given away one of their
most telling arguments against President Wilson's
settlement of the hours controversy. He CON
ceded the eight-hour day, it was charged in order
to win the votes of the approximately $4,000 men
composing the brotherhoods Since then Mr. Ell
road heads have been urging their stockholders
to punish the ind screton with their votes There
are more stockholders Of this COMPANY" writes
Mr.. Elliott to the investors in the New York, On
t9rlo and Western, than of these men in the en-
Ploy OF the company and there are more stock
all these men" According to Bulletin No. Oh OF
the Bureau of Railway Economies there were on
lure 3o 1915, 6o763o individual recorded stock
holders N the railways of the United States This
number would be considerably reduced it is true
if duplication were checked up, and women and
other nonvoters excluded. Nevertheless it would
would dare to juggle it against the votes of the
brotherhoodS If Mr.. Wilson was thinking of
the act was not Of cowardicc but of reckless
daring.-The New Republic
The Washington herald., 1916-10-25

The victory of Mr Hughes over President
Wilson in a poll of Princeton University has led
one Of the dons there to make another poll to
ascertain the causes of Mr.. Wilson's defeat His
figures show that those who have left Wilson
to support Hughes explain their reasons as
follows: Mexico, thirty-hve per cent; other foreign
relations fifteen per cent; unpreparedness, ten per
cent; Clayton act, civil service Adamson law,
Col House, etc. five per cent each. Perhaps the
most surprising feature OF these reasons is the
small number who have deserted Wilson because
OF the Underwood tariff An explanation of that
doubtless is to be found, however, in the fact
that the men at Princeton are rarely workers
or business men.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-25
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The Washington herald., 1916-10-25

Ambassador Gerards published expression of
ed conviction that the German government will
keep to its pledges to the United States in the
matter Of submarine warfare and that friendly re-
lations between the two countries give "every
at rest many irritating rumors, not few false
interpretations and a deal of needlessly alarmed
anticipation concerning the safety of neutral ship
discussion that has coupled the fact of Chancellor
Won Bethmann-H ollweg's recent speech in the
Reichstag with the surprising fact of the U-53's
press.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-25

recent investigation made by the Public
Health Service in connection with studies of rural
school children showed that 4o.3 per cent had de-
fective teeth, 2I.I per cent had two or more miss
ing teeth, and only I69 per cent had dental at
tcntion Over "A per cent never used tooth
bush, 58.2 per cent used one occasionally and
onIv 27.4 per cent used ono daily. Defective teeth
rcdurc physical efficiency. Dirty, suppurating
snaggle-toothed mouths are responsible for many
cases of heart disease, rheumatism, and other
chronic affections The children are not respon-
Sibe for the neglected state of their teeth. The
ignorant and careless parent is to blame for this
condition. condition which hampers mental and
physical growth and puts permanent handicap
on our future citizens. School teachers can and
doing much in intoxicating habits of personal
cleanliness the rural school child, but this will
fail of the highest accomplishment unless par
cnts cooperate heartily and continuously. This is
duty which owe children.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-25
NAVAL ORDERS.
ORDERS TO OFFICERS

Lieut. Commander r. c. DauB commissioned
from August p, 1916.
Lieut.. L. D. Csusey, TO command KS and division
four, submarine force, Atlantic Fleet
Lieut.. tjrnior grsde) $. D. MeCGmghey. 70 Besie.
Lieut.. Junior grade) r. @. Lee to ARIZONA.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS
Baltimore arrived at Boston, October 2; Charles
ton arrived at CristobaI October .; Montana ar
rived at Napeague Bay, October Q: Nevada arrived
at Hampton Roads, October o; Ozark arrived al
RappahonnOck Spit October q; Prairie arrived at
Port su Prince, October Q; San Francisco arrived
at Portsmouth n. H, October Q.
The Maumee placed IN commission at the
navy yard, New York, October 2. 1916
The Washington herald., 1916-10-25

If the attitude of Germany and Austria to-
Press was informed in Vienna, and If thew have
no intention of changing that attitude, then peace
is as far away as ever, and the German feelers in
If it is simply the kind of bargaining in which
irupossibilities asked for at the outset with
view to subsequent recessons the time for it.,
in view of the situation, is somewhat infelictous.
New York Times.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-25

Prussia is convinced that by extending the field
of assassination to American waters she will bring
about peace movement in the United States She
imagineS that American merchants and the big
trusts, seeing their overseas trade paralyzed, will
demand that Washington intervene for peace or
force Great Britain to loosen the blockade Berlin
believes that with the elections approaching Pres
ident Wilson viii give way.-Le Gaulois. Paris
The Washington herald., 1916-10-25

Discovered: The first real neutral He looks
like Wilson, talks like Wilson and his name is
Hughes. He is the postoffice inspector of the
Denver district To keep his neutrality at 100
per cent he will probably vote for Benson
The Washington herald., 1916-10-25

The Russian campaign has been a series Of
errors, according to the latest experts. From
which we gather that Wilbert Robinson, manager
of the Brooklyn team, would have been won
derful Russian general
The Washington herald., 1916-10-25

With the cost of shoes, ice cream and bread
in Washington increasing, the Democrats will
find it difficult, perhaps to convince residents of
the District that the Baltimore pledge to lower
the cost of living has not been broken
The Washington herald., 1916-10-25

Into each life some rain must fall" and so it
is with candidates. William Sulzer has come out
for Hughes. However, outside OF that, conditions
continue to be viewed optimisticaIly by the Re
publican managers
The Washington herald., 1916-10-25

People in this country are troubled about the
German people who are given much msinfor-
nation by their government about the progress of
the war Yet the people of Germany are far bet
ter informed about the progress of their war than
the people of the United States are about our own
military operations in Mexico, in Haiti in the
Dominican Republic and in Nicaragua about all Of
which the administration maintains an impenetrabIe
secrecy.-Seattle Post st-Intelligencer