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New York Cotton Futures
Port Cotton Market

New Orleans: Middling, 121Sc; receipts 91S2; exports, 7224; sales, 222o; stock' 43S' 703.
 Galveston: Middling, 12.5Oc; recelpts 4e97; exports, 57S1; sales, 2197; stock, 9So' Sb6
 Mobile: Middling, 11SSc; receipts, 4oii stock, 23,S ,S0l. o,oo
 savannah: Holiday; receipts, 2a6s stock, 227,512.
 Charleston: Holiday: Receipts, 1o5 stock, 95,S11.
 Wilmington: Receipts, 400; stock, 46,l4s
 Norfolk: Holiday receipts, 1851; stock 12S,S73.
 Baltimore: Stock, 2722.
 Boston: Middling, 12.50c; receipts, ssl stock, 11,200.
 Philadelphia: Middling, 12.65c; receipts IT; stock, 34O4
 New York: Middling, 124oc; receipts BIO; exports, 4S9; sales, HOO; stock 'so4
 Minor ports: Stock, 641,S5
 Total today: Receipts, 14,S72; exports 13, 494; stock, 1,756,S56. Total for week: Receipts, ss,sl7; ex ports, 6S,OS3. Total for season: Receipts, 4612,05s; ex ports, 2,614555.
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MISS CONSTANCE STEARNS'
 ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED

From the Georgia press comes the am nouncement of the engagement of the gusta.
 Miss Stearns was the admired guest of MT. and Mrs Edward Ware Barrett last winter and during her brief stay made many friends who will be interested in her approaching marriage.
 The American of recent date contains the following:
 MT. and Mrs. George Russell Stearns of Augusta announce the engagement of their daughter, Constance, to Antonio Lazo of New York, the marriage to take place in the spring."
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ENTERTAINMENT AT KENNEDY
 SCHOOL THIS EVENING

unique entertainment, entitled An Evening On the Old Plantation" will be presented this evening at o'clock at the Kennedy school by the School Improvement association.
 Following is the cast of characters:
 Soloists, Mrs. Asa Faulkner Miss Hazel Neuman, MT. Cooper Lawley.
 Pianists, Mrs. Newton Sharp, Mrs. Bcaureguard vintson, Miss Stella Dow ell.
 Violinists. MT. Beaureguard vintson, MT. Clyde Lovelady. MT. Newton Sharp. Banjo, MT. Shumate. Specialties Dutch song and dance.
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New Orleans Rice Market

New Orleans January 19.-A quiet tone continued in rough rice today, while the clean grade remained steady. Quotations remained unchanged. Receipts: Rough, 5000; millers, 5000; clean, 355c. Sales, 7S sa cks rough Honduras at S.75c; 274 sacks Japan at 2S1Q3. ACC; 220O pockets clean Honduras at 2A@47sc; 14s2 pockets Japan at 21a0314c.
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Fruits and Produce

Wholesalers Selling PrIcs) Apples-Fancy York Imperial, bbI., s45O fancy Winesap, bbl $500; fancy Black Twig, $5; bulk, $2.75Q3 barrel; fancy Ar kansas Black apples. s5@5.60. Oranges-Florida, box, $2.40@2.50; Sat- suma oranges, s. .25@3. .50 per box. Grapefruit-Box. $3@325, Grapes-Malagas, keg, $6.50@7. Cranberries-Barrel, s10; box, S2.50. Pears-Oregon, box, $3.25. Bananas, bunch, N60Q2. Lemons-Fancy imported, box, s5; fancy California, $5
 Limes-s1 to $125. London Layer Rasins-S1.S5. Figs-$2 50 case.
 Ciuron-16c lb.
 Irish Potatoes-Michigan white. bu.. $1.50. lonions-Red and yellow, pound, sAc. Peanuts-5h h@6hc per ID. Tomatoes-Cuba, per crate, S3.5O. Cabbage-Danish, pound. 11xc, Rutabagas-Pound, 1%c Sweet Potatoes-Bushel, soc. Lettuce-ttaMper, $2
 Celery-California S6.5O crate. Snap Beans-$2@2. 50 hamper. New Crop Lima Beans-71ac lb; black eyed peas, 53aQI6c.
 Pecans-Fancy Caper she'll 2066c: Tex. as, 15c.
 English Walnuts-No. California soft shell, 171kc; No. ? California, 15c. Butternuts-15c lb.
 Brazil nuts-15c lh Rice-697c.
 Prunes-SI10c lb.
 Dates-$3 case.
 Pig Feet-sa.25 keg. Mackerel-$s.75 half-barrel Cocoanuts--Per 100, $6. .5O657 Florida Pineapples-$3.0O per crate Florida Strawberries--35c at. box
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Flour and Feedstuffs
 Wholesale Quota tiona)

7.25; Tennessee flour, g; Michigan flour, S7.4o; Idaho flour, $6.45 Indiana flour, $725; hard winter wheat flour, $7; hard winter wheat ss 1855; Minnesota spring wheat, s6.S wheat shorts, s33; mixed shorts, $1; pure wheat bran, s2s; c. $. meal. 71a per cent s37; Cremo meal. $50; .. s. hulls. s17 per ton; No. l timothy hay. s24 per ton; pea green alfalfa, western, $2S; southern alfalfa, s26; mixed feeds. per ton, sS6 oats, per bushel, No white, GAG; corn. per bushel, s3c; cornmeal, $164 per two bushel sack; chops, $1.75; poultry food. sss Dairy food. ss6. Johnson grass hay, sl5
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PROGRAMME FOR MUSIC
 STUDY CLUB MEETING

At the meeting of the Music Study club this morning at Cable hall at Il, O oclock, the star performers will be Miss Rose Fabian and Miss Edgel Adams, and the following programme will be given: Current Topics" Mrs. w. s. Lowell. Gade, Sonata in D minor, Op. q, Allegro di Motto, Larghetto. Allegro Motto Vii vace.
 Viextemp, Bohemienne.
 Lalo, Symphonic Espagnola, Op. 21, AL legro Non Troppo.
 Wieniawski, Romance, Op. 22.
 Kreisler, Lebesleid.
 PugnaniKreisler, Praeludium and Al- legro.
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MRS. GREGORY JOHNSTON
 HOSTESS TO CLUB

At this weeks meeting of the Wednes- day Bridge club, Mrs. Gregory Johnson was a charming hostess. Following the game a pair of silk hose was awarded as prize and a delicious luncheon was served.
 The club personnel includes Mrs. c. T. Mayfield, Mrs. H. N. Bowdry, Mrs. W. J. Lassiter, Mrs. Willard Wheeler, Mrs.
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Liverpool Cotton

Liverpool, January 19-Cotton, spot steady Good middling. S.61d; middlng, S2Sd; low middling, 7.SSd. Sales, 5000; 15O0 for speculation and export; receipts, 12,OOO Futures weak; January, 7941ad; January and February, 794kd; February and March, 7.921ad; March and April, 7.S91ad April and May. 7.S6d; May and June, 7.s21kd; June and July 7.79d; July and August, 7.751hd; August and Septem- Der, 7.64d; September and October. 747d; Ostober and November, 7.4O1Ad; November and December, 7.331sd; December and January, 7.291ad; January and February, 7.251h.
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Interior Cntton Market

Houston: Middling, 12.40c; receipts 6725; shipments, 7192; sales. 4o2l; stock 221, ,9S9.
 Memphis: Middling, 12.Sc; receipts 1878; shipments, 2799; sales, 125O; stock 339, ,O49.
 Augusta: Middling, 12.66c; receipts, 5l9 shipments, 1870; sales, 1230; stock. l9l'l96
 St. Louis: Middling, 12asc; receipts 1900; shipments, 7299; stock, 19,265.
 Cincinnati Receipts, sS3; shipments 1012; stock, 17,93O.
 Little Rock: Middling, 12.SSc; receipts 191; shipments, 520; sales 520; stock, 4o,- O32.
 Total today: Receipts, 1s,1s1; shipments 20,912; stock, S35, ,461.
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Cotton Seed Oil

New York; January 19.-Cotton seed oil was lower despite the strength of crude, owing to pressure from refiners and scat tered selling on the lower ruling in lard and cotton. Offerings were readily ab- sorbed, however and the undertone at the close was steady, with final prices 4 to [ points net lower. Sales, 15100 barrels. The cotton seed oil market closed easier. Spot, 9.10c bid; January, $9.10@9. 25c; Feb ruary, 9.12@9.1Sc; March. 9.14a915c; April, 913@914c; May, 914d9.15; June, 916q9.21; July, 925@92 25c; August, 9.27Q9.2Sc.
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MISS LOUISE LONG
 INFORMAL HOSTESS

At the home of her parents, MT. and Mrs. V. w. Long, Tuesday evening, Miss Louise Long entertained few friends in formally at bridge
 Her guests were: Miss Catherine Moss of St. Joseph, Mo-; Miss Augusta Clark, Miss Marguerite Nabers. Miss Eula Weakley, Mrs. James Bond of Florence, Mir. Powell Nolan, MT. T. B. Sherman, Mr. Alan Jemison, Mir Raymond Jones, MT Dallis Townsend, MT. Houston Willis.
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Sugar
sugar .ranulated sugar, 6.25 per cWt,, f a.

Granulated sugar, 6.z5 per cwt., f. Q. b. Birmingham.
 Choice Rtce-$5.50 per cwr Fancy Rice-s6.00 per cwt Extra Fancy-S6.50 per cwt. Grits-S225 per 96-lb. bag.
 Sugar is being sold by Birmingham ra, tsilers at from F to 15 pounds for n.
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Metal Market

New York, January 19.-Copper firm; electrolytic, $24.5o. Iron steady and un- changed. Metal exchange quotes in quiet, s41 bid. At London, spot copper, ES5 15s 1; futures, GS5 IS Cd; electrolytic, G115 los. Spot tin, e175; futures, G175 los. Anti mony, e125. The metal exchange quotes lead quiet offered at s5.9O. Spelter not quoted. At London, lead sSO los. Spell ter, 9SS
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Chicago Grain

Chicago, January 19.-Wheat, No. red $1. .31 @1. 32; No. red, $1. 2S1a@1. .2934; 10. hard. nominal; No. ? hard, $1.180l1 20 Corn. No. ? yellow, nominal; No. 4 yellow, 7sa7414e; No 4 white, 7314@7412c. Oats No. 3 white, 5014@511ac; standard, 511s@ 5214c Rye. nominal. Barley, 6S@Soc. Tim othy, $. BOOT .75. Clover. $1O@1S.5o. Pork SIS. .706i19. 70. Lard, s10 42dld0. 65. Ribs eta o7Ei10
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ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Present Day club will meet this morning at Il o'clock with Mrs. A. Mcintyre at 1426 Phelan street.
 The Joycrofters will meet Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock with Mrs. William c. Lloyd as hostess at her home 1O4s Caldwell Terrace.
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PRICES UNCHANGED
 |. ON MORRIS AVENUE
Poultry Shipments Scarce But Prices Remain
 Firm

Very few changes in prices on Morris avenue are taking place just now. Tn the poultry market so far this week re- cepts have been rather light. Very few shipments are arriving, but dealers expect improved conditions today and tomorrow. Prices remain the same. In the fruit and produce market business continues brisk and the market firm, with a few advanced changes in quotations. Both fancy imported and fancy California lem- ons have advanced 50 cents per box, and are quoted at 5. Sweet potatoes are also up 10 per bushel, and quoted at soc.
 Unless contrary to all former custom, sweet potatoes will not advance to over S1 per bushel, this. being their usual level at this time of season.
 A car load of bulk tangerines and a car of celery arrived on Morris avenue yes- terday morning.
 All varieties of fish, especially red snap per and Mississippi mullet are running short and very little on hand and little or none is being received, due to the big blizzard. Oysters, however, are in plenty. Prices unchanged.
 All grades of spot cotton is off 12 or 15 points.
 Today's quotations follow:
 Poultry and Eggs
 tCommission Merchants PricsD
 Hens-17c.
 Fryers-22c.
 Broilers-22c.
 Guineas-31c.
 Roosters-25c each.
 Fresh country eggs. soc; graded, 2Sc storage eggs, 23c.
 Turkeys-Live, 20c; dressed, 22c.
 Geese-90c each.
 Rabbits-$2.25 dozen
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Fish

Fish
 Wholesalers Selling PrIcs) Perch-Shc. Salt Water Trout-12@12Hc Red Snapper-10c in bbl. ana lie in smaller lots. Gray Snapper-6he. Mullet--6c. Shrimp-12c. Spanish Mackerel-121@3l5c. Sheephead-sAc. oysters-Medium. $1S5; select, N.s0 per gallon.
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MRS. CRAWFORD JOHNSON POSTPONES PARTY

Mrs. Crawford Johnson's bridge tea for Miss Susie Nabb, which was to have taken place yesterday afternoon at the nome or the hostess, has been postponed until Monday afternoon.
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Kansas City Grain

Kansas City, January 19.-Wheat, No. hard, s1.17@1.22; No. red, $l.A@l :2o' Corn. No. 3 mixed, roc: No. white, roc; No. yellow, 71@711ac. Oats, No. white, 5O@51c; Mo- mixed, 4SQF44c.
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New Orleans Cotton Futures
New Orleans Cotton Market

New Orleans, January 1-.-:5pot cotton steady, unchanged. Sales on the spot, 1920 bales: to arrive, 1000; good ordinary, 10 .43c; strict good ordinary, 10.99c; low middling, Il 63c; strict low middling, 11SSc; middling 12 .13c: strict middling 12. 3Sc; good middling, 1270c; strict good middling, F. 94c. Receipts, 3S2S; stock, 4SS, 703.
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cables. s5.s4h. Marks. Demand, 747sc; cables, 744c. Kronen: Demand, 12Ac; cables. 13c Builders: Demand, 4fAc; ca bles, 45c. Lires: Demand. $6. 6S; cables, $G. 60. Rlrbles: Demand. 297ac; cables, 39c. Bar silver, 563sc. Mexican dollars 437sc. Government bonds steady; railroad bonds irregular Time loans firm; 60 days 214@ PA per cent; 90 days and six months, 2a4@ per cent. Call money steady; high, ? per cent low, 1s4 per cent; ruling rate, 2 per cent; last loan, 2 per cent; closing bid, 1% per cent; offered at per cent.
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St. JOuis Grain

St. Louis, January 19.-Wheat, No. 7 red, 8. .32a1 36; No. 3 hard. nominal; May, s1. .26; July, g. .2O5s Corn. No. 2, 75c; No. ? white 75c; May, 77Ac; July, 7%c. Oats higher; No. g. nominal; No. 2 white, 5l1sc; May. 51G511sc July, nominal.
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English Money

London, January 9.-Bar silver, 267s pence per ounce. Money, 44@41a per cent. Discount rates, short bills, 5A@5A per cent; three months, 5ls@l5A per cent.
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Dry Goods Market

New York, January 19-Cotton goods markets were firm today. Staple ging hams advanced to cents a yard Prices named on fancy flannellettes for fall were 11s cents yard higher than year ago.
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MIR. AND MRS. YERKES
 TO ENTERTAIN AT DINNER

Mir, and Mrs. Lowell Yerkes will be hosts at dinner Friday evening at their home on Madison avenue, complimenting Miss Elizabeth Locke and her guest, Miss Mary Mott Williams.
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Coffee Market

New York, January 19.-Firmer Brazil iaE cables were followed by an opening advance of 6 to 9 points in the market for coffee futures here today and active months sold to 10 points net higher dur ing the early trading with May touching 7.14c and September 734c on covering and some trade buying. Realizing checked the advance, however, while there also apepared to be little selling by houses with European connections under which part of the improvement was lost, with May selling off to Tile and Septem- Der to 7.30c and with the market clos ing at a net gain of to points. Sales, 20.750. January, 6.s5c; February, 6.93c; March, 7c; April. 7.04c; May. rose; June, 7.13c; July, 7.1Sc; August, 723c; Septem- Der, 79sc; October, 732c; November, 7.S6c; December, 7.41c.
 Spot coffee quiet; Rio IS, 77sc; Santos As, 9Ac. Santos As were reported to be offered in the cost and freight market at 9G9. .10c, based on English credits.
 The official cables reported advances of T5 to 100 reis in the Brazilian markets and of 5-32d inthe rate of Rio exchange on London. Rio reported clearances of 2OOO for New York and 1900 for New Orleans. Brazilian port receipts, 52,000; Jurdiahy, 26,000.
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James Roberts. Mrs. John Wood. Mrs. .. c. Blackwell Mrs. B. B. Meriwether,
 Mrs. l.. R. Patton, Mrs. James Hood and others.
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Hubbard Bros. & Co.

lfotton Merchants, Hanover Square. N. ". Members New York Cotton Ex- YhanEe. New Orleans Cotton Exchange, gEew York Produce Exchange. Associate Members Liverpool Cotton Association. orders solicited for the purchase and tale of Cotton and Cotton Seed oil for iluture delivery. Special attention and liberal terms given for consignments of Hpot cotton for delivery. Correspond-
 nce invited.
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Society
tContinued From Page six.)

Krauss, Mrs. c. P. Kidd, Mrs. s. T. Sla- ton, Miss Hudson of Atlanta. Mrs. Ed ward Yam and Miss Edna Allison.
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Meats

Meats
 Hackers Selling Prics) Extra Ribs-12c. Belies-13Ac. Pork Loins-14c. Neck Bones-6c. Breakfast Bacon-19Q23c Spare Ribs-10c. Supreme Hams-1Sc. Skinned Hams-1Sc White Leaf Lard-115sc; compound 10ssc.
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The Grievance
From London Opinion.

 Burglar-The only thing I'm kicking about is bein' identified by man that kep' his head under the bedclothes the whole time. That's wrong.
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Bonds
Mercantile Paper

New York, January 19.-Mercantile paper, 3M3A per cent; sterling exchange, bO-day bills, s4.711a; demand, s4. 76 3-16; babies, s4.T7. Francs: Demand, $5.s5;
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Hides and Tall0w (Dealers' Buying Offsr.l

Mink -25cqS2.50. Raccoon-15c@n.o0 Opossum-1 Musk Rat-5QS5c. Louisiana Rats-3Ql2c. Civit Cat-10Q35c Otter-S1@12. Red Fox-50c@S4. Gray Fox-26c9$1. 50. skunk-15cQS2. Green Salt Hides-14015c. Green Salt Hides thalf cured)-1sQ14c. Green Hides Qresh)--12G13c. Dry Flint Hides--2sQ29c. far Dry Salt Hides-25dt36c. Damaged Hides-Half price Sheep Skins-25960c. Horse hides-$2@4. Sherlings-15025c
 Goat Skins-S003oc. Kid Skins-l0c- Yallow-S1s961sc. Beeswax-25Q27c. Washed Wool-35I40c.
 Clear unwashed Wool-264z1e. -Burry Wool-17020c. Ginseng, Wild-$5a6.5O.
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Creamery Products

Creamery Products
 Wholesalers Selling Prics) Creamery Butter-35c; process butter 291ac; oleomargarine, 14Q23c; country but ter, 25c. Full Cream Cheese-20c.
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Live Stock

Chicago, January 19.-Hogs: Receipts, 51 GOO; market weak. Bulk $7.306D7 50; light, $7 .05lp7 60; mixed, $7.20@7. 70 heavy $7 .15@ ITO; rough, $ 1897 30; pigs, $5. .75@6.90.
 Cattle: Receipts 18,000; market unset tied. Native beef steers, $6.50@9 .S5; cows and heifers, $3. .3OGS. 40; calves. $7 7.3O@10. 75.
 Sheep: Receipts, 190O0 markets strong. Wethers S7. 40@8; ewes 5.25@7.75; lambs S, $8. .40@l10.90
 Kansas City, January 19.--Hogs Re- ceipts, 5000; market higher. Bulk, $7.250 '. 50; heavy, S7. .400i7. .55; packers and butch CTS, s7.3O@7. .45; light s7%7.40; pigs, $6. 25@ 7.50.
 Cattle: Receipts, 7G00; market steady. Prime fed steers, $S. .65@9. .25; dressed beef steers, SC. .75GS. .35; southern steers, $60775 cows, s4.5OG7 .25; heifers. $6.50@9.50 stock CTS and feeders, $69S; bulls, 5.50@6 50; calves, $6. 5010.50
 Sheep: Receipts $500; higher Lambs, $10. 2O@10.75 yearlings, $S. 25Q9.25; wethers $7@S; ewes, $6. 5007. 50.
 St. Louis, January 19.-Hogs: Receipts, 13700 market higher. Pigs and lights, $6.25 OTTO mixed and butchers, S7.55@7. .75 good heavy, $7.70@7.75.
 Cattle: Receipts, 4500 market steady. Native beef steers, S.50q9.5 50; yearline steers and heifers, $S.5O@9 .35; cows, $5. .50@ (; stockers and feeders, $5@7 7.25; Texas and Indian steers, $5.25@5.S0; COWS and heifers. $40l5. 50; native calves, $6@11 .50.
 Sheep: Receipts, 2100; market steady. Yearling wethers, $s@9. 2o; lambs, $9@1O 75; ewes, St. 25I7 40.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-24
STOMACH TROUBLE
DUE TO ACIDITY

Stomach troubles such as indi-
gestion, wind, and stomach che
are simply evidence that fermen-
tation is taking place in the food
contents of the stomach, causing
the formation of gas and acids.
Wind distends the stomach, and
causes that full, oppressive feel
ing sometimes known as heart
burn, while the acid irritates and
inflames the delicate lining of
the stomach. The trouble lies en-
tirely in the fermenting food.
Such fermentation is unnatural.
and acid formation is not only
unnatural, but may involve most
serious consequences II not cor
rected. To stop or prevent fer
mentation and to neutralize the
acid, teaspoonful of bisurated
magnesia, probably the best and
most effective corrector of acid
stomach known, should be taken
in a quarter of a glass of water
Immediately after eating, or
whenever wind or acidity is felt.
This stops the fermentation, and
neutralizes the acidity in a few
momeAts. Bisurated magnesia
can be obtained from any drug
gist. 1t enables the stomach to
do its work properly without be-
Ing hindered by poisonous gas
and dangerous acids.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-24

A federal law presumably has
been in force for more than nine
years that presumably prevents
any employe in train service Ito
remain on duty for a longer Pc
riod than l6 consecutive hours,
and whenever such employe of
such common carrier shall have
been continuously on duty for Is
hours, lie shall be relieved and
not required or permitted to again
go on duty until he has at least
ten consecutive hours off duty"
OF course, there are
enough loopholes i'm the law
to run your entire passenger
train through without scrap
ing off the yarnish.
II is especially provided
that This act shall not ap-
ply in any case Of casualty or
unavoidable accident, or the
act of God; nor where the
delay was the result of n
cause not known TO the car
rier or it, officers or agents
in charge of such cmploye.
AT the time such employe left
a terminal and which could
not have been fOrcseen." The
hours Of service are 0fttimes
unlimited.
Nothing is said in the law about
sleep or rest Tina Is some
thing not required by law. A
train may reach blind siding,
where no habitation is visible. and
acting under instructions received
from the train dispatcher at the
last telegraph station the train
crew will tie up" pulling in to
the siding TO clear the main line.
The five men OF this train crew
are technically relieved from
duty" An iron engine deck and
two short seat cushions are prob
ably the bed OF the engineer and
fireman, or there may be room in
the caboose for all five men. They
MAY get few hours sleep while
they are relieved from duty" ten
hours.
Not counting the hundreds of
thousands OF freight trains an
nually so tied up between termin-
ais, there have been reported TO
the interstate commerce commits
sion actual violations of this law,
t0l,743 in 1918; 1876, 1905 in 1914;
and 1890 in 1915.
The federal law requires no in
vestigation: these are the number
of violations reported by the rail
roads themselves.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-24
Heating Plant
Wants MoreTime

Declaring they are still anx-
ious to erect their central heating
plant In Tacoma, and complain
ing that the council had been UNI
fair by introducing an ordinance
last week repeating their fran
chise, Attorney Jerry Finch and
w. A. Barnes, promoters of the
Tacoma Central Heating Co. yes
terday appeared at city hall and
asked the commissioners to give
them time to go ahead with the
project.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-24
BY w. S. CARTER
President of the brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen and
Engineers.

What you don't know won't
hurt YOU" applies with ironical
effect to you who sleep SO sound
ly on "a magnificent all-teel train
run over 100-pound steel rails
with only two stops in 100 miles. y
You see the countless auto
matte safety signals before you
fall asleep. But you don't know
that between YOU and your jour
ney's end an army OF sleepless
men are employed in freight and
switching service, many of whom
have had less than five hours in
bed within the past "a.
You don't know that perhaps
20 miles ahead of you a crew of
five tired men labor with a
heavily-laden freight train on
the very same track on which
you are running toward them, 60
miles an hour.
You don't know that these
same five exhausted men prob
ably left yesterday morning the
last terminal through which you
Just passed; labored with that
same freight train 16 long hours,
and then were tied up for 10
hours on side track with no
place to rest or sleep, except on
the engine or I'm the caboose.
You don't know they are now
struggling with that same freight
train for another seven hours.
with possibly, the terminal yet
ten miles ahead.
Any one Of many possibilities
may put you and your steel
sleeper down steep embank-
ment, or stand it on end, so you
and your fellow travellers will
rattle around like dry peas in a
pod. A trivial cause may delay
that freight train; the rear
brakeman may start back to flag
your train and he may drop
asleep by the side of the track
through complete exhaustion.
The engineer and fireman,
almost mummied with ply
steal eXertiOn and lack of
rest, may forget about you
and your magnificent pas
senger train. The conductor
may be no more capable of
properly performing his
DUTY than you, had you gone
through his experience.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-24
No YoungWomen
As Police M atron

Young women will not be eligi-
bic to serve as police matrons in
Tacoma under a decision made by
the council yesterday.
There will be civil service cx-
aminations next week for the
position, and the council discov-
cred that there was no age limit