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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-22
Ayery's Letter

The afternoon letters, reviewing the days trading in the cotton market, ascribed the decline to southwestern hedge selling, further liquidation of
 March contracts in New York and the evidences of some weakening by spot holders. This latter reason, is to my mind the real reason that prices took further slump today.
 I cannot say too strongly to holders of spot cotton; If you get excited and
 sacrifice your cotton, prices will go
 still lower. On the other hand, if you all stand together and refuse to sell
 on this decline, you will immediately check the decline, and the market will
 immediately react from the mere tech nical position if for no other reason,
 as it is heavily speculatively short
 Renskorf brokers bought by balance
 today, which indicates that Scales and
 his following was taking in some of their shorts, Sentiment in the New
 York ring was generally of the opinion
 that 11a cents for May was about low enough for the present.
 I was in receipt of copy of reso-
 lution passed at mass meeting of Etowah county farmers, 600 strong, in which they pledged themselves to re-
 duce their acreage 20 per cent.
 This is the best news I have heard
 in sometime and the example of Eto- wah county farmers is bound to have moral effect on the rest of the state.
 There Is no use in denying the fact
 that the damming up of our cotton ex- ports by lack of ships, high freights and blockades has left a surplus on
 our hands which will become more
 burdensome each month that brings us
 nearer to another crop. There is no
 use of blaming this fact on the spec
 ulator, or call it manipulation: it is simply too much cotton. Under any thing like normal conditions, or even as good export facilities as we had last year, this surplus would have disappeared. There is no need to hunt for mysterious reasons for the decline, as I said before three words will give the reason: 'Too much cotton.'' The
 talk of manipulation and a combina- ton to depress the price of cotton is silly. Speculators first of all have to have the fundamental facts in their fa- vor before they put prices in either di- rection very far. Furthermore, they had just as soon make money on the bull side as they would on the bear side and if this weight of cotton could have been moved out you would have found them on the bull side.
 There is but one remedy for the pres ent state of affairs. and that is less cot ton the coming crop and hold tight to what you have of the old and you will win out. c. F. AVERY. Hubbard Bros. & Co.'S Letter New York, February 21- Special. )
 The Liverpool market this mornine
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MISS DIVINE PICTURED IN HEARST

A stunning picture of Miss Blanche Divine who is so pleasantly remembered as the popular guest of Mir. and Mrs. J. Campbell Maben, Jr. adorned the pages of Hearts American (Atlanta) on Sunday last Miss Divine was one of the most admired belles at the valentine balr' in Atlanta, and was the honoree of a. brilliant dinner party before the ball.
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Liverpool Market

Liverpool, February 21.-Cotton: Spot easier; good middling, sold; middling, 7.77d; low middling, 7.41d; sales, 5000; for speculation and export. 25O0 receipts, 2o0O; futures barely steady; February, 755d; February March, 7.501ad; March-April, 750d; April-May, 7.47d; May-June, 7.451Ad; June-July, 7.421ad July-August, 7.4O1ad; st-September, 7.311zd; September October, 7.251ad; October November, 7.201kd; November December, 7.171sd; De- cember-January, 7.14d; January -Febru- ary, 7.101ed
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Sugar and Cereals

Granulated sugar. e.25 per cwt. f. O. b. Birmingham.
 Choice Rice-$550 per cwt.
 Fancy Rice-$6 per cwt. Extra Fancy-Se50 per cwr.
 Grits-$2.25 per 96-lb. bag.
 Sugar is. being sold by Birmingham re- tailers at from 12 to 15 pounds for s1,
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Bonds
Mercantile Paper

New York; February 2l.-Mercantile paper, sGp3h per cent; sterling, 60-day bills, &.71 demand. s4.76; cables. &.761a. Francs: Demand, s5.SS; cables. s5.S71s
 Marks: Demand, 74Ac; cables, 74ssc. Kronen: Demand, 12zsc; cables, 1Sc Guild CTS: Demand, 42 7-16c; cables, 42esc. Lires
 Demand $671; cables. $670c. Rubles: De- rnand, 312zc; cables. 32c. Bar silver
 56s4c Mexican dollars, 43iAc. Govern rnent bonds steady; railroad bonds easy. Time loans steay; 60 and 90 days, 2ia@
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MRS. CABANISS GIVES
 SPEND-THE-DAY PARTY

On Thursday Mrs. E. H. Cabaniss will have lovely group of matrons to spend the day at her home, in complf-
 ment to two of her charming friends. Besides making merry the day, these extremely interesting matrons will make quantities of roses for the black and white ball.
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New Orleans Rice Market

New Orleans February 21.-RouGh Honduras and Japan and clean Hon duras rice continued strong, and clean Japan steady today. Receipts. rough, 3O76; millers, 2556; clean, 5239 sales, 21OS pockets clean Honduras at SO 4s4c Quote, rough Honduras. 2.5O@ 420c; Japan, 2.75@ 4c; clean Honduras, 4@ 5c; Japan, s5s @41sc; rice, polished, ger ton, $25@26; bran. $15A16
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Chicag go Grain

Chicago, February 21.-wheat, No. 2 red, $1.25@1.27ss; No red, $12O@ 1.22A; No. ? hard, $1.2sas @1.26; No. 3 hard, $116% @1.217z. Corn. No. yell low, nominal; No. yellow, 68@71% e; No. white, 70@7O7sc. Oats, No 3 white, 441s 45c; standard, 45al @47Ac. Rye, No. ?, 9S@9S16c; barley, 66@75c; timothy, s5.50@s; clover, $1O@2O. Pork, $1s.25 @20.5O; lard, $1OO5; ribs, s1O.S7 M1127
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Interior Movement

Houston: Middling, 11.60c; receipts 7974; shipments, 11,917; sales, 2S66; stock, IFS, ,661.
 SOSO; shipments, 57s1; sales, 15OO; stock, PTS, ,S21
 Augusta: Middling, 11.32c; receipts, 927; shipments, 1722; sales, 665; stock, 17O.719
 St Louis: Middling, 11s4c; receipts, 1884; shipments, 1564; stock, 17,7S0.
 Cincinnati: Receipts, 926 shipments, 750; stock, 16643.
 Little Rock: Middling, 11.75c; receipts, 9S9; shipments, 223; sales, 223; stock, 36,S6S.
 Total today: Receipts, 15,410; ship ments, 21967 stock, 69S,9S7
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Fruits and Produce

Fruits and Produce
 (WhoIesale Quotationa) Apples-Fancy York Imperial, bbl., $450; fancy Winesap. bbl-, $5; fancy Black Twigs, $5; bulk, 2.7513 bbl.; fancy Ar kansas Black apples $505.5o. Oranges-Florida, X, $2,75@3. GrapefTuit-Box, $3Gt325. Cranberries-Barrel, S10; box, $2.0N Bananas-Bunch, S1.50Q2. Lenons-Fancy imported. box. s5; fancy California, A.50. Limes-$1@1 London Layer Raisins-s1.Ss. Figs-$2.50 case. Citron-18c lb.
 Irish Potatoes-Michigan white, bu., $135.
 Onions-Red and yellow, pound, SNc Peanuts-51z@61kc per lb. Tomatoes-Cuba, per crate, s. Cabbages-Danish, pound, 11sc. Rutabagas-Pound 1%e. Sweet Potatoes-Bushel, S5c. Lettuce-Hamper, N.5042 Celery-Florida, $2.2502.50. New Snap Beans-Per hamper, s225. New Crop Lima Beans-71zc lb.; black eyed peas, 51zQ6c. Pecans-F Fancy paper shell, 20@25c; Tex as, 15c
 English Wa1nuts-No. 1 California soft shell, 171ac; No. California, 15c. Butternuts-15c h. Brazil Nuts-15c lb. Prunes-8010c 1b. Dates-$3 case.
 Pig Feet-$2.25 keg. MackereE$6.75 half-barrel Cocoanuts-Per 100, $6 Florida Pineapples--$3 per crate Florida Strawberries-25c at. box. Mobile Cabbage-$125 per crate.
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New OrIeans Cotton Futures
New Orleans Cation

New Orleans. February 21-Spot cot ton steady, 12 points off Sales on the spot, 9S5 bales; to arrive, 400; good or dinary, 9,75c; strict good ordinary. 1O25c low mddling, 10.75c; strict low middling. 11c; middling, I25c; strict middling, 1,5Oc; good middling, 11.S2c; strict good middling, 12O6c. Receipts, 3O54; stock, l2,O7S.
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Snrar Market

New York, February 21.-No new de- velopments occurred in the market for raw sugar today with refiners indif- ferent and inclined to wait until aft CT the holiday before making new com mittments. Holders, however were still offering limited quantities for nearby shipments at 4 cents cost and freight, but sales were reported and spot prices remained nominally un- changed. Late Saturday there were sales of 10000 bags of Cubas to local refiner for April shipment at 1-16c cost and freight, equal to 5.08c for centrifugal. On the spot prices were quoted al 505@ 5.OSc for centrifugal. 4.2S@4.91c for molasses and 4 1920 4 1-16c for Cubas cost and freight. Refined sugar was steady and un- changed with only moderate withdraw als on old contract. Prices were quoted on the basis of 6.25c for fine garnu- lated. Irregular price movements oc- cured in the market for futures. March and May showed slight reactions un- der moderate liquidation, while all other positions were higher on cover ing and renewed demand from com mission houses. Final prices were 2 lower to 3 higher. February sold at 4.09c. closing 4.0Sc; March, 408@ 4.04c, closing 4.04c; May, 4.16@419, closing AIS; July, 4.2S@4.25c, closing 4.25c.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The Birmingham Graded union will meet tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock at the First Methodist church. Two hun dred and thirty-three were present at the last meeting. At the close of the pro- gramme the adult division will enjoy a social hour.
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Future quotations were as follows:
St. Louis Grain

St Louis, February 21.-Wheat low CT; track No. red, $1.24@125k; No. hard, nominal; May, $1,2OM; July, $117ss. Corn. lower; track No. 2, n 1sc; No. white, 7Sc; May, 75Bc; July, 75A @75%c. Oats, lower; track No. 2, 41Ac; No. white, nominal; May. 45c; July, nominal
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Society
Continued from Page Six.

Friday evening. Mrs Drennen will ap- pear under the auspices of Mrs. Kate Lou Pritchett's Sunday school class in the First Methodist church, and the lec- ture will be given in the basement of the church at o'clock
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- Eish

Fish
 Wholesalers Selling Price) Perch-81ac. Salt Water Trout-11@111sc. Red snapper-1Oc, in bbl. lots. lie small lots. Gray SnappeF-7c Mulet-51a@6c Shrimp-12c. Spanish MackereI-15@16c. Sheephead-S1ac. Oysters-Medium, $1.25; Selects, $l.40 per gallon. All fancy fish scarce.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-22
MRS. CABANISS ENTERTAINED
 FOR MRS. KEEBLE

Mrs E. H. Cabaniss entertained charming group of friends at dinner last evening in compliment to Mrs.
 John Bell Keeble of Nashville, who so beautifully presented The Melting
 Pot" yesterday afternoon before the Drama league.
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Spot Cotton
Pig Iron
Great Interpretative Dancers

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 "As nearly as can figure it out from pictures have seen in the newspapers, says Joshua Lott, "a great interpretative dancer is a girl who has pretty face. a good figure, and can point at the even ing star without using her hands,
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Kansas City Grain

Kansas City, February 21.-Wheat, No ? hard, $1.16@1.22; No. red, SLY @1.21. Corn, No. ? mixed, 69Ac; No 2 white, 69@69hc; No. 9 yellow. 7OK O 71c. Oats, No. 2 white, 4S@49c; No 2 mixed, 45@ 46c.
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MRS. SESSIONS TO
 COMPLIMENT MRS. KEEBLE

Mrs. Walter Sessions will entertain at luncheon today at the Tutwiler in compli- ment to Mrs John Bell Keeber of Nash vile.
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MRS. SMITH COMPLIMENTS MRS. CATHCART

Mrs. Ross Smith will entertain few friends at an informal dinner on Thurr~ day in compliment to Mrs. Robert Cath Caldwell.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-22
MRS. MABEN ENTERTAINS
 FOR MRS. BEECHER

1 Mrs. ]. Campbell Maben will entorta ,4 { on Friday at luncheon at her home oz ]
 Linden street, complimentinx Mi&
 Leonard Thurlow Beecher. I
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2% per cent; six months, 2s<Q3 per cent Call money steady; high, per cent; low, 1A per cent; ruling rate, 1al per cent; last loan, per cent; closing bid. 1% per cent offered at 2 per cent.
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Naval Stores

Savannah, February 21--Turpentine firm, 501s @ sic; sales, 475; receipts. 24; sales. 997; receipts S99; shipments. 140 stock, 55.256. Quote, A, B, c, D. s5; F, F, G, $5.10; IT, $5.15; I, $5.20; K. $5.50; M, $57O; N, SC; wG s6.25; wv, $65o
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Whitfield, MT. Clyde Holcombe. MT. Joe Madden, MT. Jesse Wyatt, Mir. Lundi Gaines, MT. T. K. Byrne. Mir. W. Ratliff, MT. Otis Wilson, MT. L. c. Frazer, MT. John Byrun, and MT. Martin Poncelor.
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Metal Market

New York, February 21-Copper firm; eleetrolytic nearby, s2S.50; June and later, sSfQ2750 Iron firm; No. northern. S2O. 29a2o75; No. ?, S19.75@2O.25; No. 1 southern, $200205O; No. 9. $19. .7562O.3. Metal exchange quotes tin firm; spot, y42.l2g42.57. At London. spot copper. a10S; futures, el05 15s; electrolytie, e13e; spot tin, 4iS0 5s; futures, e1S0 5s. The metal exchange quotes lead, S6.2515; spelter not quoted At London, lead, e32; spelter, e1O2
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English Money

London, February 21.-Bar silver, 26 15-16 pence per ounce; money, 4@ AZ per cent; discount rates, short bills and three months 1s per cent.
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Hubbard Bros. .& Co.

Cotton Merchants, Han0ver Square, N. change, New Orleans Cotton Exchange, New York Produce, Exchange. Associate nxdan Members hiyssrRo91 c1tfon ,nsS AsSSoeiation
 sale Of Cotton and Cotton Seed Oil for future delivery Special attention and liberal terms given for consi&nxnents of 1pot cotton for delivery. correaponG-
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Cotton Seed Oil

New York, February 21-Cotton seed oil was generally higher on covering for over the holiday, encouraged by light crude offerings and the firmness in lard. Refiners were on both sides of the mar ket in small way. Final prices were to 5 points net higher Sales, $500 bar rels. Spot and February, 97Oc bid; March, 9.7Od9. soc; April 9.5S@9. .6Oc; May, 9.46G9. 4Sc; June, 9.46@s5Oc; July and Au- gust, 9.450947c; September, 946q9.4Sc.
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Meats

Crackers Selling Price) Extra Ribs-121lc. Bellies-13%c. Pork Loins-14c. Neck Bones-4c. Breakfast Bacon-23c. Spare Ribs-91kc. Regular Hams-18c. Skinned Hams-195c. Pure Lard-11asc; compound, 10%c.
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Creamery Products Wholesalers Selling Prical

Creamery Butter-36c; process butter, SOc; oleomargarine, 14@22c; country but ter. 25c.
 Full Cream Cheese-20hc.
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Live Stock


 Chicago, February A.-Hogs: Receipts, 25,000 market higher Bulk, $s.156D8 35 light, $7.75@835; mixed, SSG8. 40; heavy, T95q8.4O; rough, s795@S.1O pigs s6.25d TAO.
 Cattle: Receipts. 1S,OOO; market strong. Native beef cattle, S675@965; western steers, s6.75@S 20; stockers and feeders, s5.65G74O; cows and heifers, $3.2O0S.25; calves, $S.5Oa11.25.
 Sheep: Receipts, 14,00O; market firm. lambs, SOIL .50
 H 400; market higher. Pigs and lights, s6.5OQS.35; mixed and butchers, $8.10@S. 40; good heavy, $S.S5@8 45.
 Cattle: Receipts S700; market strong. Native beef steers, $7.50695O; yearling steers and heifers. $8.50Q9.50 cows, $5.50Q Y; stocl1ers and feeders, $550@7.50; Texas and Indian steers, $5.25@8; cows and heif- CTS, $4@6; native calves, $6d11.
 Sheep: Receipts, 800; market strong. Yearling wethers, $S@10; lambs, $SQ1l. 50; ewes, $6.50@810
 Kansas City, February 21.-Hogs: Re- ceipts, 11,000; market higher. Bulk, $7.S0Q S.15; heavy, $S05Q8.25; packers and butch CTS, $S@815; light, T.70QS.05; pigs, $697, 40. Cattle: Receipts, 11,0O0 market higher. Prime fed steers, $S.50q9; dressed beef steers, $7@8.35; southern steers, S6@7 5O; cows, $450@7; heifers, s6.506S.50; stockers and feeders, $6GS.75; bulls, $5.25@65O; calves, $65O@11.
 Sheep: Receipts, 19,000; market steady Lambs, $1O.5061110; yearlings, $9.25ql0; wethers, s675@S.35; ewes, S25@7.75.
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Coffee Market


 New York, February 21.-The market for coffee futures was rather irregular and unsettled today, an early advance being followed by sharp reactions In the late trading The market opened at decline of 2 points on April, but gener- ally 4 to 12 points higher on the failure of the official cables to show any cas- ing of ocean freight rates, renewed towering foreign buying and little demand from local trade interests Prices were well maintained during the morning but there was scattering near month liquidation accompanied by considerable switching from near to late months, and the market later eased off under realiz- ing, with May contracts selling down from S.00c to 7.S1c, while December eased off from S.27c to S15c The close was to points net lower. Sales, including switches, 79O00. February, 765c; March, 7.7Oc; April, rise; May, 7S1c; June, 7.S7c; July, 792c; August, 797e September, S.02c; October S.O6e November, S.1Oc; De- cember S.14c; January, S17c Spot cof- fee steady; Rio Is, 9tfc; Santos As 1G1sc. Santos As were reported to be offered in the cost and freight market here at 1Oc to 10.30c for regular shipment basis Eng fish credits, and Rio Is at S.S0c, American credits It was reported that two British steamers were loading coffee cargoes in Brazil for the United States. The official cable reported a decline of 3-32d in the rate of Rio exchange on London, with milreis prices unchanged Brazilian port receipts 29,000 Jundiahys 16090.
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Hubbard Bros. & Co.'s Letter
 New York, February 21.-(Special) ) The Liverpool market this morning
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1'MidQet'H MarVeI
Big Money Can be Made in Flour Milling Business in the South on Account ot Coming Wheat
 Crops and Money-Rdak-
 Ina AAiIi invention.

De RTOu0u DV Q homo mlIIEf UNu LIB UTDlIT1 made by him instead of it's being sent to foreign millers for them to make the profits. With the moneY-nakinp mill invention. the
Bisbee daily review., 1916-05-02
UGH! CAL0MEL MAKES
 YOU DEATHLY SICK
Sep Using Dangerous Drugs Before It SaliVates yool
 It's Horriblel

You're bilious. sluggish, constipated and believe you need vile. dangerous calomel to start your liver and clean your bowels.
 Here's my guarantee, Ask your druggist for a 50-cent bottle of bod sons Liver Tone and take spoonful tonight. If it doesn't start your liver and straighten you right up better than calomel and without gripping or making you sick want you to go back to the store and get your money.
 Take calomel today and tomorrow you will feel weak and sick and nau- seated. Don't lose days work. Take spoonful of harmless, vegetable Dodson's Liver Tone tonight and wake up feeling great. It's perfectly harm less, so give it to your children any time. It can't salivate, so let them eat anything afterwards.
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Bisbee daily review., 1916-05-02
ANOTHER CASE OF
 MENINGITIS DEVELOPS
The Five Year Old Son Of J. Odee In Johnson Ad-
 dition Stricken

Another case of spinal meningitis has developed in the district. which means that the quarantine will not be lifted as soon as was expected. The latest case to develop was in the Johnson addition in the home of MT. and Mrs. J. Odee. whose son, aged five years was taken down with the GIs- ease last night. The boy is in a very serious condition and is under quar- antine: at the house. Drs. Reese and DaFfah of the C. and A. stan were called in the case and both pronounc- ed it a well developed case of the disease. Some of the serum from the youngster has been sent to Fl Paso to haev il tested.
 The quarantine will not be lifted now until the 14th of May, according to the statements made by the Health officers. Drs. Rerendeen and Hunt.
 Dr. Hunt received advices from Dr. Morrison O Henson that youth nam ed Williams, aged F had developed case ,and asked that a portion of the serum be sent down to him. He reported to the doctor that he would send him full statement of the case tomorrow. The youth lives with his parents about a mile from Benson.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-05-02
TO SERVE
 FIFTY YEARS
George Holland Who Escaped From County Jail Here
 Gets His In California

George Holland, who about a year ago held up a young man named Tom Powell and a young lady friend in Tombstone Canyon and was afterward arrested only to make his escape from the branch county jail here was sen fenced to serve term of fifty years in the state penitentiary at Folsom. He was arrested at Nevada City, Califor- mia for an assault committed on two young girls of the tender age of ten years. He entered plea of guilty and was sentenced two days after he had been placed in custody. The feeling was so strong against him at Auburn where he was sentenced that the Sheriff had to secrete him in an automobile and take him out of the town to prevent the citizens of the city from lynching him.
 At the time he made his escape from the county jail here. he went down the railroad track and across to the Holbrook shaft and went down
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when reply to his note is made. In some quarters in touch with Mexican , developments, 1t was said that the President was handling the situation personally and had no question for decision to lay before his cabinet to- morrow. The flat statements of all administration officials that there had been no change of policy bore out this idea.
 II was stated officially that no for nal demand for withdrawal of the troops had been made by any repre- sentative of the defacto government. State department advices today said the Americans at Manzanillo were preparing to return to the Unit ed States. The steamer Newport will
 .tqrt for Mbnzanillo May 1. prob ably for San Diego, California. A score or more Americans have been waiting transportation from that point.
 Reports from Piedras Negras said a new issue of Mexican currency will go into circulation at that point to- day and that all Mexican government employees would receive their pay for April in the new currency.
 Dispatches from Guaymas indicated that operations against the Yaquis were being continued and the Indians had been driven out of the noun tains.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-05-02
GERMAN CONDUCTS
 OWN CASE AT N. ',
Fay, Held For Ship Explo- sions, Ignores Attorney,
 Questions Witness
fRY Review Leased Wire.l )

NEW YORK, May 1-Robert Fay of the German army, on trial here with two others, charged with conspirins to blow up vessels ladened with mu- i nitions of war for the allies. today was extended the privilege by Judge D Howe of cross examining an unfriend- ly witness. He asserted that his attorney was not properly conduct ing a detail of the case.
 Edward Brecker, reporter em ployed by the New York World was on the stand when Fay sprang to his feet and asked to conduct the cross examination. My counsel" he said cannot defend me because he is not conversant with many details of the case"
 Pays lawyer, former Assistant Dis trict Attorney Younger, appeared stunned and the court adjourned to permit a consultation of MT. Younger and the prisoner. Younger explained that Fay had neglected to tell him many things and for that reason, he said, it might be best to grant Fay's request.
 Although l have never heard of such proceeding" said Judge Howe, ''in view of the fact that Fay is a foreigner, and that his counsel con sents it is decided to permit the pris- ofier to examine the witness within the bounds
 Fay then obtained affirmative an swers to series of questions directed to show that he desired war muni- tions with Becker
 Judge Howe, however, interrupted Fay and fefused to permit further questioning when the prisoner said he was seeking to show that his many statements were given out for what he. described as "set purpose.