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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-07
ON COUNTY RECORDS
Warranty Deeds.

Robert and Cassie Blackwell to Ana
bel McChessney. Lot 80, blk. 164, East
Moline. $1,000.
Dalton H. Duncan to George S. Reed.
Lot 10, Highland, South Moline. $1,000
James P. Lage and wife to Louis A.
Lage. Tract sw corner of nw4, sec.
4-17-1w, in Moline. $4,000.
Minnie Cline and husband to Ches-
ter l.. Oline Lot 2, blk 6, Columbia
Park add, Moline. $500.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-07
Attention. Members.

Members of Barbara Frietchie tent
No. 81, Daughters of Veterans, are re-
quested to meet in the court house
Wednesday at l p. IN, to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Burns. By order of
Miss Ethel Archer. President.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-07
Piles Cured in G to II DAYS.

Druggists refund money if PAZO
OINTMENT fails to cure Itching,
Blind, Bleeding or Pr truding Piles.
First application gives relief 80 cents.
-(Adv)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-10
Hester's Weekly Cotton Statement

Comparisons are to actual dates not to close of corresponding weeks:
 In sight for week, 102,000 bales; same seven days last year, S1 ,000; same seven days year before, 50,000; for the month 134,000; same date last year, 97,00O same date year before. 66.O00; for sea- son. 11,S58,000 same date last year, 15,- 02S,000; same date year before, 14,- 61o,0O0. Port receipts for season, 7,163,, 900; same date last year. 10,599, ,O0O; same date year before last, 10.5S7 ,000 overland to mills and Canada for sea- son, 1,1S0,000; same date last year, r. 145,000; same date year before, 1,156,- 900. Southern mill takings for season 3.404.000; same date last year, 2,816,- 900; same date year before, 2,769, 00O Interior stocks in excess of August i 111,000; last year, 46S.000; year before 99,000. Foreign exports for week, 134,- 900; same seven days last year, 114,- 900; same seven days year before 92,- 900; for season. 5.144,000; same date last year, 7,946.0O0; same date year be- fore, S,719.000. Northern spinners' talk ings and Canada for week, 71,000; same 2 days last year, 10000; for season, g. 755000; to same date last year g. 95s,000
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-10
Staggering Cost of War

Martin Marshall Tn Leslie S.
 Those who talk lightly of going to war should count the cost. Let us see how war expenditures touch the people. Great Britain has highly developed in- come tax system. The chancellor of the exechequer proposes to raise about SS90- O0O, coo with which to pay the interest charges and to meet the sinking fund
 appropriation to cover the years loan, by ncrea sing the income tax. Incomes un-
 der s24O0 a year, if earned, will have to
 pay about 7.S per cent The percentage in-
 creases by successive stages until the
 man earning $l0000 year will have to give up 25 per cent or $2500 year to the government. On unearned incomes-that
 is on interest and dividends-the maxi
 mum figure is 20 per cent is reached on
 f2000 or about $97O0. Nor is this all. The
 lecting revenue, as for instance, customs and excise assessed taxes. inhabited house duty, rates and other imposts. A taxpayer with an income of over 0O0 a year from investments will have to pay
 to the government in these various forms
 just about one-half of his income. So it is proposed to put revenue tax on all
 amusement tickets, which will be gradu- ated from a halfpenny on the cheapest forms of amusement, upward according to the admission fee. Railway tickets costing more than ninepence will have to pay tax, the smallest amount being 1 penny.
 Every pound of sugar must pay an ad- ditonal halfpenny; cocoa is taxed six pence the pound; mineral waters, cider and other beverages will be taxed It is
 estimated that a proposed tax on matches will produce nearly $1O,000.0 900 year. To
 own motorcycle will, under the proposed
 new budget, cost $l0 year. and the H. cense on motor cars is much higher, be-
 ing graduated according to the horse
 power
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-10
Spot Cotton
Pig Iron
The House Fly

Editorial in the Peoples Home Journal. ! At first thought the fly appears to be very fastidious in it's personal cleanliness, In amazement we have watched it's sys- tematized washings rubbings and brush ings How can this apparently neat lit tie insect leave such trail of virulent poisons across our food?
 Let house fly walk over plate of cold meat which has been boiled and jellied. In a few days. springing from each tiny footprint, growth of bac- teria may be plainly seen, Try it-it will
 make you shudder-and think, The table may be spotless. the silver
 handsomely chased, the china of the lat est design-the guests may be witty, wise and beautiful. but the house fly. with it's germ-infested feet, makes it banuuet of death! By the medical world the house flv has been condemned as being the most active and harmful of all mans foes. carrvsng death to more human beings than have all the beasts of prey and poisonous rep
 tiles put together
 What fearful charge. But wait! A
 member of the United States public health service Is authority for the state
 ment that the "story of the danger of
 disease from the house fly has been only half told" Think of it-only half told! While you are complaining about them. flies are multiplying Statistics showing
 what mischief they are already respon-
 s'ble for will not serve to rid you of
 them.
 Be enthusiastic in your active campaign
 against these enemies to the family $
 health and happiness
 When there has been a real awakening
 to the perils of the term-distributing dy-
 namo called the house fly. 1t is doomed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-10
.STEAD|ER TONE ON
 COTTON MARKET
Better Export Demand and Foreign Buying Send
 Cotton Prices Up

New York. June 9.-Reports of a better export demand and renewed Liv- erpool buying of the old straddle ac- counts gave the cotton market stead fer tone today and prices recovered part of yesterdays losses. December afternoon and closed at 13.06c with the general list closing steady at a net advance of to II points.
 General business was very quiet and prices rallied during the afternoon. July and October contracts sold up to about the opening level while later months made new highs for the day in the late trading with January selling at 13.15c. The close was within a point or two of the best.
 Private reports from Houston said that the first new crop bale was ex- pected to arrive there tomorrow from Cameron county. The weekly figures showed a further sharp falling off in stocks of American cotton at both Man. chester and Liverpool and it was re- ported that ocean freight ~oom was being freely booked at the present rate of $l.75 per hundred.
 The visible supply of American cot ton showed decrease of 153,098 bales TOT the week against a decrease of la',269 last year. Exports for the day were lS,540 bales, making 5,142,O54 so Tar this season. Port receipts were 12.- Slo bales. United States port stocks, 970.456.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-10
HIGH LEVEL REACHED ON STOCK EXCHANGE United States Steel FavOrite With Heavy Trading at
 Decided Advance

New York June S.-In further disre- gard of political conditions, which lost none of their uncertainties and complex tiles during the session, today's market was lifted to irregularly higher levels. There were few offsetting features, but these were due in the main to technical or specific reasons.
 Rails gave the list much genuine sup port, the potential issues of that group manifesting pronounced strength on what was regarded as further accumulation The Canadian issues, Union Pacific and gr9ngers, particularly St. Paul and Atchi- son. were better by l or ? points, with more moderate strength in Norfolk and Western and Baltimore and Ohio.
 Low-priced rails, including shares o1 companies now in process of financial re- adjustment, were materially higher.
 United States Steel stood out among the old-time favorites, it's advance of 11s to S614 being accompanied by heavy trad ing, but Bethlehem Steel, on single sale, fell Il points to flo. Two new rec ords were established, American Beet Sugar advancing a point to S41s, with 11a for United States Smelling at SOA Total sales of stocks amounted to 545,0OC shares.
 Bonds were firm in general but interna- tional issues were inclined to ease, sev- eral large lots of Anglo-French 5s being offered at a concession from yesterday Z final quotation. Total sales of bonds, par value, were s3,94000o.
 Panama coupon Ss declined A per cent on call
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-10
FIRST BALE OF NEW
 COTTON CROP SOLD
Markets Rise as Result of Favorable Crop and
 Weather Reports

New Orleans, June 9.-A steady tone was maintained in the cotton market to- day in the fact of reports of the mar keting of the first bale of the new crop, continued good weather and crop news from practically all sections of the belt and the forecast of fair weather for the entire cotton region Late in the day the market stood to 10 points over yesterdays final quotations. The close al a net rise of { to g points,
 English prices were higher than due when the local market opened, and the trading months rose to 6 points in the early session. The rise was slightly hampered by the good weather, but less selling that might have been expected followed the report that Cameron county, Texas, yesterday marxeted the first bale Of the new crop, establishing a new rec ord date for that event. Liverpool was 8 heavy buyer on this side, and reports of an increased spot demand were a sustaining influence. Bullsh traders ar- gued that the lower freight rates were leading to much new export business. Some bealish comment was excited by reports of first blooms at points in Mis- sissippi but the market attained no real selling power.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-10
New York Cotton Futures
Port Cotton Movement

New Orleans: Middling, 12.6Sc; receipts, 231,5 Galveston: Middling, 1325c; receipts 2OO1; sales, 3O60; stock, 192, ,6s6.
 Mobile: Middling, 12.63c receipts, 753 sales, 50; stock, 21,916.
 Savannah; Middling, 1263; receipts l510; sales, 7694; stock, 121,759
 Charleston: Middling. 121ac; receipts, 26: stock, 4S,56S.
 Wilmington: Middling, 12Ac; receipts, S5; stock, 70,605
 Texas City: Receipts, 2630.
 Norfolk: Middling, 12.75c; receipts, 1119; sales, 176; stock, 67,489.
 Baltimore: Receipts, 19S; stock, 64O4 Boston, Middling, 12.S5c; receipts, 3s5; exports, 100; stock, S324.
 Philadelphia: Middling, 1910; stock, 426. New York: Mddling, 12S5c; exports, 3116; sales, 400; stock, 195,SS4.
 Minor ports: Receipts, 2519; stock, IS, 541.
 Total today: Receipts, 125S1; exports, 1S,54O; stock, s7e,179.
 Total for week: Receipts, 7s,43s; ex- ports. 133,9s6.
 Total for season: Receipts, 7,1s2 7o1 exports, 5,1441SS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-10
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'S Letter

New York, June 9-(Special IA stronger Liverpool market this morning was due to lack of offerings from this side on the feeling that the Liverpool stock was so small that 1t would be well taken care of, and, therefore. merchants were uneasy about being short of that market in spite of the good prospects ir the south. Weather conditions in the south show decided improvement and consequently there was some liquidation here today, but toward the afternoon the stock market showed a strong undertone which was taken to indicate that the progressives and republicans were work ing in closer harmony and that, there fore, some mutually satisfactory candi- date will be nominated. This caused an advance to about the opening prices There is little new in the general sit uation. the south continuing to hold their cotton in spite of the apparent prospects Tor a very large yield. The trade con- tinues to assume a waiting attitude as they see nothing in the situation to war rant large operations one way or the other
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-10
UPWARD TENDENCY
 OF WHEAT PRICES
Prices Advance on Govern ment Report Indicating
 Shortage of Yield

Chicago. June 9.-Wheat jumped up in price today chiefly as a consequence of the government crop report indicating that the yield in the United States this season would fall short of the 1915 total by almost 300, 900 bushels. Corn lost a shade to F cent, oats gained 1sc to 14a9sc, and provisions finished irregular, ranging from 5c to a rise of 20 cents.
 Prices started upward, influenced by opinions that 90 per cent of the June condition of the spring crop rendered a good harvest of spring wheat most un- likely outcome.
 Bearish news regarding wheat consisted principally of favorable crop reports from the southwest including assertions ot notable improvement in Kansas.
 Bearish weather conditions depressed corn in the final transactions Oats re- sponded little to bullish constructions of the government crop report.
 Pork rose on account of the scantiness of offerings and because of a good de- mand from grain houses. Lard and ribs were subjected to much selling pressure that was credited in the main to a lead ing packer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-10
Spinners' Takings

Statement of spinners' takings of Ameri can cotton throughout the world: This week. 196000 same seven days last year 247,000; same seven days year before 204, 900; total since August 1, 12.243,O0O; same date last year, 12,253,000; same date year before, 13, ,404O00
 Statement of worlds visible supply: To. tai visible this week, 4,294, 900; last week 4,4l4OO0 same date last year. 6,1s1, 900 same date year before, 4,42l .OO0 Of thi. the total American this week, 1885, 900 last week, 2.9S9,000; last year, 4,444O0 year before. 252O,0O0. All other kinds thi. week, 1.S9s,000; last week, 1,425,0 900; last year. 1,73S,000; year before. 1,96l. Visible in the United States this week, 1.52S 900 visible this date last year. 1,525, ,0O0 Visi. ble in other countries this week, 3, 766 900 this date last year, 4.556, ,O00.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-10
Fruits and Produce

(WhOleSaie tluOtatlonS.) Apples-Fancy Winesap, box $. .20Q2 .5o Oranges-Florida, per box, s414.60 Oranges-California, s375. rapefruit-Florida, per box, $4.50@475. Bananas-Per bunch, s1.50Q2. Lemons-Fancy imported, box, $5; fancy California, s5.
 Irish Potatoes-Micbigan White. bushel. $1.75.
 Sweet Potatoes-Dooleys, bushel So@85c. Onions-White, per crate. g; Yellow per crate. S2.
 Cabbage-Florida, per crate, S3.25. Cucumb bers-Hamper, $2.59. Tomatoes-Fancy Florida. per crate, $3.50; choice, per crate, $2.75. Beans-Fresh Florida, per crate, N.75@2. New Potatoes-Hamper, $1.75. Celery-Fresh Florida, per crate, $2.50. Lettuce-Per hamper, s1.50. Squash-Per crate, $1.50G2. trawberries-South Alabama, $125@ 175
 Limes-Per 100, S1.25. Peas-English, per hamper, g. Pineapples-$3 a crate. Watermelons-40150c. HUckleberries-$3.5 50Q4.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-10
LiyerpOol Cotton

Liverpool. June 9.-Cotton; spot weak good middling. s5Sd; middling. S.42d; low middling, S.24d; sales, 7000 15OO for speculation and export Receipts, 5000 Futures barely steady; June S.14d; June July, S.091sd; July-August. S.06d; August September, 199d September October, 792d; October November, 7.S4kd; Novem- ber- December. 7.79d; December January, 7761Ad: January February 7743sd: Febru- ary-March 77S1sd; MarchtApril, 7.721ad April-May, 7.71hd; MayJune 7.7O1sd June-July. 7.701ad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-10
Interior Movement

Houston: Middling, 13c; receipts, 429 shipments, 1861: sales, 402; stock, 6O,594
 Memphis Midding, 13c; receipts, 1908 shipments, S531; sales, 200; stock, 1O4,s53
 Augusta: Miiddling, 12.44c; receipts, 73; shipments. 39S; sales, 13O; stock, s6562.
 St. Louis: Middling 127sc; receipts, 52S2; shipments, 52S2; stock, 13,91S
 Cincinnati: Receipts, 9S9; shipments 293; stock, 12,15S.
 Little Rock: Middling, 12SSc; receipts, 90: shipments, 425; sales, 425; stock, 15,337.
 Total today: Receipts, 7S71; shipments, n,5S0; stock, 293,522.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-10
So He Didn't Waste it

From the Cnr1Stlan Herald.
 A little boy went to Sunday school for the first time. His mother gave him a nickel to put in the collection box. When he returned he had a sack of candy x Where did you get the candy?" asked his mother.
 From the stand around the corner"
 But what did you buy 1t with?"
 With the nickel you gave me-
 But that was for Sunday school''
 We'll replied the boy. "I didn't need it. The minister met me at the door and got me in freq
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-10
Avery's Letter

Cotton prices today were under the in- fiuence of the legitimate factors of good exports. the total for the day being 35, 4s6, stiffening of prices at interior points. and the refusal of holders to trade except at full prices. Bullish weekend figures were also a stimulating influence, which in conjunction with the above mentioned things, caused net advance of about z points.
 The professional element. who are all weather as being bearish, while any num- Der of good cotton farmers tell me the nights are too cool for good cotton weather.
 The professional elemtn, who are al ways prone to look at but one angle ot the situation overlook the fact that, with practical exhaustion of old cotton before the new crop can move in any volume. every bale of the coming crop will be
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-10
Flour and Feedstuff

Colorado patent s6.15; self-rising flour. $50; Tennessee Self-Rising flour, $650; Tennessee flour, $6.30; Michigan flour. $7.30: Idaho flour, $6.45; hard winter wheat flour, S6.25 spring wheat flour, $6.50Q6.S0; Illinois flour, $625; Minnesota shorts, s32G33; pure wheat bran, $29; cot ton seed meal, 71a per cent, $33; Cremo cotton seed meal, s27; cotton seed hulls, $21; lintless hulls s14. No timothy hay, $27; new pea green alfalfa, s22; southern alfalfa, $20; mixed alfalfa and Johnson grass, $19. Caffir corn and milimaze, $1.75. Light clover mixed hay, $24; No. 1 Johnson grass, $14; wheat straw, s13; wheat, per 100 lbs, $250. Mixed feeds, s33Q36. No. ? white oats, per bushel, 5Sc. Corn, per bushel, 9Sc. Cornmeal, per 2 tushel sack, $1.80; corn chops, 1OO-lb. sack, $1.9o; corn feed meal, s34 Poultry food, $1.sO per sack; dairy food, $32.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-10

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-10
New Orleans Cotton Futures
New Orleans Cotton Futures

New Orleans, June 9.-Spot cotton steady, unchanged. Sales on the spot, 69O; to arrive, 800. Good ordinary, Il 13c; strict good ordinary, u.63c; low middling, 12.13c; strict low middling, 12.3Sc; mid ding 126Sc; strict middling, 12.SSc; good midd'ing, 13.19c strict good middling, 13.3sc. Receipts, 1851; stock, 231,577.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-10

planted last year amounted to 32,NIWo acres, compared with the preliminary es- innate of 31, ,535, GOO acres and the average yield of lint cotton per acre was IW.s pounds The 10-year average yield or lint cotton per acre has been about 1S6 pounds and local traders are still taking an increase of to 10 per cent in acre age this season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-10
Live Stock

Chicago, June 9.-Hoss: Receipts, -15,- 900; steady; bulk $9.30@9.50, light $S.S0 0D945, light mixed $9.05@9.5 heavy $9 @s.571a, rough $s@s.15. pigs sS.sOQ $40
 Cattle: Receipts. 1s.ooO; firm; native beef cattle $S@11.So. stockers and feeders $6 10 S90 cows and heifers $3.90 @9.75, calves ss.50@12.25. Sheep: Receipts, 5000; strong: wetn- CTS $7.25@s.35, ewes $5@7.S5. lambs s750@1050 calves $s.25@11 11.50.
 Kansas City, June 9.-Hogs: Re- ceipts, 5000; steady; bulk $S.05 c 9.371s, heavy 1925 $40, packers and butch CTS $9.2o@s.9O, light $9@s.271s. pigs $S40@S.50
 fed steers $1o.35@10S5, dressed beef steers $S@10.20, southern steers $7@ 9S5 cows $5.50@S.50, heifers $7.5O@ 975 stockers and feeders $6.75@ $50. bulls $6@S,5O, heifers $6@11.
 Sheen: Receipts, 2000: l0@15c high CT; lambs $9.50@11.25. yearlings $S@ s25, wethers s7.25@S.25. ewes $6.75@ -775 s$s
 st. Louis, June 9.-Hogs: Receipts, and butchers $9@945, good heavy $40 @9.55, bulk $9.10@9.40.
 Cattle: Receipts. 1900; steady na- tive beef steers $7.50@11, yearling steers and heifers $500 1050. cows $5.5O@S5O. stockers and feeders $5.50 @S.50. Texas and Oklahoma steers SS.50 @ 9.S0, prime yearlings steers and heifers $S.50@10.25, cows and heifers $5@s, native calves $6@11.50, prime southern steers $9@1O.
 Sheep: Receipts. 2100: steady weth- CTS $7@s.50, clipped ewes $6.5o@S, clipped lambs $S.50@l0.35, spring lambs $10@11.65.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-10
Dry Goods Market

New York, June 9.-Wide printcloths were easier on small sales today. On sheeting and other goods the market held steady. Colored goods were firm. Wool markets were strong. Knit goods were bought in a large way for spring.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-10
Chicago Grain

Chicago, June 9.-Wheat, No. ? red, s1.03@1.04; No. 3 red nominal; No. 2 hard, s106@1.07 No. 3 hard, $1.02@1o7. Corn, No. yellow, 751a@761ac; No. 4 yell low, 71174Ac. Oats, No. white, 3911kG41c; standard, 41@4kc. Rye, No. ?, 9714@9Sc; barley, 69@S0c; timothy, s5.5o@S; clover, s12@14 Pork, s2o75a21.65; lard, $12.5O; ribs, $12.37@12.7
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-10
New Orleans Rice Market

New Orleans, June 9.-Rice was inac- tive today, no sales being reported. tho tone remaining strong and quotations un- changed. Receipts: Clean, 341.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-10
Hubbard Bros. & Co.

Cotton Merchants. Hanover Square. N. I. Members New York Cotton icr' change, New Orleans Cotton Excha nee New York Produce Exchange. Associst ts Members Liverpool Cotton Assooiatjon sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed Oil for future delivery. special attention ana liberal terms given for consignments of ence invited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-10
ure quotations were as follows:
St. Louis Grain

St Louis, June 9.-Wheat No ? red
 nominal No. 2 hard, nominal July
 I s1. .047saf. .O5; September, SLOTS. Corn: No ?, 731sc; No. white, TAG; July, 17sc; Sep tember, 69zsc. Oats: No. nominal; No
 l2 white, nominal; July, 3SHc Septem- ber 36c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-10
Kansas City Grain

Kansas City, June 9.-Wheat, No. 2
 hard, s1.02@1.07; No. red, $1.01@107. Corn, No. mixed, 7o1sc; No. 2 white, 7o1a@71c; No. yellow, 721ha73c. Oats, No. 2 white, 39@4Oc; No. mixed S5@36c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-10
Bonds
Mercantile Paper

New York, June 9.--Mercantile paper slamss. per cent. Sterling, 6O-day piiis' sd3sa,t demand, $4.75 1l-1S; cables s476 7-le. Francs: Demand, Sa.9l% ca bles S59ils Marks: Demand, '01sc; ,. ca. bles 76 8 '6c. Kronen: Demand iSssc, cables, 1S5sc Builders: Demand Al s-loc' cables 4134c Lires: Demand. So'fo' ca bes. $6.S9. Rubles: Demand, oic' eaniss' sIlIc. Bar silver, 62%c. Mexican dollars, 4sXc. Government bonds easy railroad bonds firm Time loans firm; 50 ana S days s1s per cent; six months, Slaasa4 per per cent. Call money firm high. S1s per cent: low, per cent; ruling rate per cent; last loan. 34 per cent, closing oio' per cent; offered at 3A per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-10
Drs. Dozier & Dozie1f Oldest Established firm of Medical Specialists in Alabama. Twenty five Years in Birmingham

We treat scientifically and with wonderful success. all man ner of chronic diseases of the Eye. Ear. Nose and Throat. Lungs. Heart. Liver. Stomach. Bowels. Kidneyp and all diseases of inc Skin and of the Pelvic Organs of Map nd Wnrnan
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-10
QuitA So

From the Louisville Courier-Journal
 ''Tn screening coal the undesirable pro- ducts are gotten, rid of"
 Tt ought to work that way in screen ing pictures"