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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-28
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WE MEANT WELL.
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When 'frettings and flurries and
mean little worries
Are nabbing your man, as 1t were,
When many things all you and
troubles assail you
And other such bothers occur,
When grumpy and scrappy and real
ly unhappy
You try to be gay. do you not?
Though worried and weary you try
to be cherry
And bear with your miserable lot?
Who's caught in the clutches of
Trouble or such is
The one who should grin and be
gay,
No thanks to the creature who's
happy of feature
When everything's coming his
way;
The stupidest mortal can smoker
and chortle
When happily breezing along,
But think Of the party who'e cheer
full and hearty.
Though everything's hitting him
wrong!
(The reader, we're fearing, is paus-
ing ana SneeTlnB,
What piffle, what twaddle!"
cries he,
There's something the matter with
one who writes patter
So foolish as that, goodness mel
Nobody feels cocky when travel is
rocky,
Nobody feels happy and bright"
And If he should say that, we'll add,
IL we may, that
We really believe he is rightly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-07
Mortgage Foreclosure Sale Notice

Default having been made in the pay ment of the bonded indebtedness of the Ashby Brick company, a private cor poration secured by a deed of trust ex- ecuted by said Ashby Brick company to the undersigned American Trust and Savings bank, a corporation, as trustee, on the 30th day of March, A. D. 1904 which said deed of trust is recorded in the probate office at Centreville. in Bibb county, Alabama, in book '. on pages 379- 3S4, said deed of trust conveying to the undersigned trustee the real and personal property hereinafter described, and the undersigned trustee having been author ized in writing, by the holders of a ma- jority in value of the unpaid bonds ex- ecuted by said Ashby Brick company, evidencing the indebtedness secured by said deed Of trust, to sell the property described in said deed of trust and to forec1ose the same, said trustee will, un- der the power contained in said deed of trust on Monday, the 2nd day of April. 1917, during the legal hours of sale, sell, at public outcry, to the highest and best bidder for cash. in front of the court house door of Jefferson county Alabama, on the Third avenue side of said court house, the following described real aud personal property, to-wit:
 MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT, EFT
 CETERA.
 1 1oo- horsepower stationary engine.
 1 125-horsepower Wells & Struthers tubular stationary boiler.
 1 Arnold-Creager Success soft mud brick machine, 30,000 daily capacity.
 1 No. Potts disintegrator.
 l s-foot granulator made by Wallace Manufacturing company.
 l 40x60-foot machine and powerhouse building, covered with corrugated iron roofing. The above machinery and pow erhouse all set and equipped with neces- sary pulleys, belting, hangers, piping, tanks, connections, etc.
 Automatic sanding machine for sand ing molds.
 1 Revolving dump table for receiving brick from molds.
 20 Off bearing and palletrack cars.
 Transfer cars.
 1 Friction drum and hoist fitted with wire cable.
 2 Conveying dump clay cars
 Western-Wheelers.
 ? Way dumps.
 2 Yard tram clay cars.
 20 Machne-brick molds.
 Picks. shovels, pipe-dies, screw-plates. sand and clay screens, and other small fixtures.
 1 De Loach cutoff and rip-saw.
 1 Surface blaming machine for making pallet boards
 100 M. feet board and framing lumber
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-07
LEGAL NOTTCES
EorscSosn~s Seic


 Default having been made in the pay ment of the indebtedness secured by mortgage executed to the undersigned, Rosa L. Barzaghi, by Annie Lou Bealle, on the 23d day of August, 1915, which mortgage Is recorded in the office of the judge of probate for Jefferson county, Alabama, in volume s30, on page 43S, mo- tice is hereby given that. acting under the power of sale contained in said mort gage, the undersigned will sell at public outcry, to the highest bidder for ca ash in front of the courthouse door of said county in the city of Birmingham, Ala bama, during the legal hours of sale, on Saturday. the Sd day of March, 1917, the following described property, situated in Jefferson county, Alabama, conveyed by said mortgage, to-wit:
 I Lot 8, in block 31, as per plan of Avon dale Land company; also lot Il, as the same Is described in the map and survey of T. U. Walter and A. M. Robertson, which map Is recorded in map book k page S4 of the map records in the pro- bate office of Jefferson county. Alabama, being a subdivision of Waverly Place; said lot is 50 feet front on Louisa avenue and extends back westward along the south line of 12th avenue south, to an alley as shown in the map referred to. Also lot 20. in block 62 according to plan and survey of the West End Land and Improvement company. Also lot in SEE A. of SW A of section 19 township 19, range west, described as follows: Com mencing 452 feet north of the southwest corner of the SEE 4 of SW A of sec- tion 19, thence running north 209 feet: thence east 209 feet, thence south 209 feet thence west 209 feet to place of be- ginning, being in township 1s, range 5 west, situated in Johns, Jefferson county, Alabama Minerals and mining rights ex- cepted. Also lots eight (8) and nine 60, in block thirty-six (36), according to the map and plat of the Rugby Land and Improvement company, recorded in map book five, pages 51, 52 and 53, and sit uated in or near the town of East Lake, in Jefferson county, Alabama. This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage. as well as the expenses of foreclosure.
 This the 31st day of January, 1917. ROSA L. BARZAGHI, Mortgagee. ROBERT J. CULHANE,
 50 Wall St., New York, DENSON & IVEY. Attorneys. 1-21- Q
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-07
GRAIN AND PRODUCE

Chicago, February 6.--Wheat averaged
 lower today largely because of unfounded
 rumors that Germany had declared war
 on the United States. The market closed
 unsettled, Aqi%c down, with May at
 $i7S1z to N.7SA, and July at s1.471ka1. .47s4. Corn gained AgSsc net, oats finished un-
 changed to Ac off and provisions up 2ha
 l21kc
 Oppression in the wheat trade was ev- ident from the start. Interest at first centered on the possible consequences of
 the reported killing of an American sea-
 man by German gunfire. Notwitstand- ing that rumors of a war declara tlon by Germany had begun to circulate even be-
 fore the opening of business, they were
 not taken seriously by many dealers until
 much later in the session. However, the
 outlook that war had been brought nearer
 than ever for the United States by the
 new submarine attacks led to a sharp decline. As a rUlHi shorts had covered
 their trades during yesterdays advance
 and 1t seemed temporarily as if the mar
 ket was wholly without support Ex- tremely unfavorable crop reports from Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Mis- souri led afterward though to a ma teriaI but transient advance
 Persistence of the rumors of a formal
 notice from Berlin of direct hostilities against the United States turned the wheat market decisively down grade in the last half of the session. Denials that there was in sight any confirmation of the rumors prevented any radical set back in values, but failed to check the spread of bearish sentiment. Extension of railway embargoes east of Chicago acted also as a handicap on the bulls. Assertions that as a war measure large contracts for alcohol had been let by the United States government put strength into the corn market It was assumed that the fulfllment of the contracts would involve an increased use of corn. Oats were weakened by the breaks in wheat values. Business was almost en- tirely local.
 Advances in the hog market carried provisions sharply higher. Later, how ever, the gains were much diminished by the fact that railroad embargoes east would tend to restrict shipments of all packing house products.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-07
Live Stock

St. Louis, February 6.--Hogs: Receipts, 76O0; higher; lights, sl2q12. 50; pigs, $9.254 Il; mixed and butchers, $1215lD126 60; good heavy, $12.5O@12. .65; bulk, s12.25@12.55.
 Cattle; Receipts, 45OO; higher; native before steers, $7.50g11.75; yearling steers and hefers, $S.5O@11.50; cows, $550dS. 75; stockers s5.9O@s.5O Texas quarantine steers, $550d9.5O; prime southern beef steers and heifers, $sQ11; beef cows and heifers. $425as: prime yearling steers and heifers, $7.50@10; native calves, $6Q 1875.
 Sheep Receipts, SOO steady; lambs, SIP. 75@14.75; ewes, $6.5091o.6O yearlings, $11@12.25
 Kansas City, February 6.-Hogs: Re- ceipts, 15.0O0; higher; bulk, $ltS8@f2.30 heavy, $12.20912.35; packers and butchers, $11.9oQ1230; lights. $11.6oQ12.1o; pigs, s1O. 25@ 1125
 Cattle: Receipts. 10000, including 100 southerns, higher; prime fed steers, $11.25 912; dressed beef steers, $9@11; southern steers, $6.5O@9.50; cows, $8.50G95O; heifers, $7Q11; stockers, $7q975; bulls. $6qS.5 .5o; calves, $7d13. Sheep: Receipts, 1500; higher; lambs, 15@25c lower; lambs, SIP. .5OG14.50; yearlings, $12Q13.40; wethers, S1o.5Od11.5o; ewes, s10 @1090
 Chicago, February 6.-Hogs: Receipts, 16000; strong; 15@20c above yesterdays average; bulk, $1.10q12.45 lights, $11. .70dp 1235; mixed, $1LS5@12.50; heavy, $11.s5@12; pigs, $9.75@11.
 beef cattle, s9.70@12.25; western steers, s7 7.9o@1oao, stockers. s61o@935; cows and heifers, $5.15@10.50; calves, $10.25@14.50.
 Sheep: Receipts, 15,000: weak; wethers, $lo.5o@11.S5; ewes, $7.75@11; lambs, SIP 10@ 1465
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-07
COTTON DECLINES
 ON WAR REPORTS
Sinking of EavestOne With Loss of American Life
 Cause of Loss

New York, February GA break of ap- proximately s a bale followed official reports indicating that an American life had been lost in the sinking of the Eaye- stone, with May contracts selling off to l5.4Oc in the cotton market here today. Rallies followed with that delivery re- covering to 16S5c. but were not fully maintained, and May closed at 15.65c, with the general list steady at a, net decline of 26 to fl points.
 The market opened steady at a decline of to Il points in response to disap- pointing cables. A renewal of yesterdays buying movement sent prices back t, about last nights figures right after the call, but the market quickly weakened. Official confirmation of the press advices in evidence before the opening as to the loss of an American among the crew of the Eavestone, seemed to bring out some of the long cotton bought on the advance of Saturday or Monday Liverpool was also seller here on the differences, while support was less active after the advance of yesterday and the market was probably in an easier technical po- sition. Prices broke very sharply and a few stop orders were uncovered on the decline which carried March contracts off to 15.40c, July to 15.50c, and October to 1520c, and prices rallied on renewed cov- ering,~ while there was also some buying by spot house brokers. Various disturb ing rumors were afloat as to international affairs, however, and later fluctuations were very irregular March closed within points of the lowest, while later months showed rallies of 13 to 25 points. There was nothing i nthe news from the south, or in the trading here to indicate any change in the spot situation, and local tx.o< <7 1&I as a further adjustment of outstanding accounts following the rally of about $17.50 per bale from the low level of last week. There were reports that some spot cotton had been sold on the break of last week upon the advice of bankers, but the few reports received here today indicated firmness in the interior.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-07
New York Futures
New Orleans Cotton

New Orleans, February 6.-Cotton was depressed on this market today by the uncertainties of the political situation, remaining below the level of yesterday $ close throughout the session. A feature of the day was the strong recovery re- | sulting from the widespread rumor that war had been declared on this country by Germany. The trade generally &C., cepted this as illuminating the probable action of the market should war actually follow the break in relations between the two countries.
 In the early trading prices lost about 30 points on the weakest months. Liv- erpool was not high enough and buyers of yesterday let go on a liberal scale.
 By the middle of the morning the mar
 ket was 34 to 42 points off and it was at this level that the rumors of the dec- laration of war were heard. The market bulged suddenly $1 a bale and 8 steady tone was maintained until the trading months were within to points of yes- terdays close.
 In the afternoon the tone became easy and support was withdrawn. Prices sagged gradually until near the close, when there was sudden fall to the low est of the day on March, which showed net loss of 36 points. The close was quiet at net loss of 35 to 37 points.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-07
MORRIS AVENUE

The expected rise in eggs occurred or the avenue yesterday, the advance being 8 cents on the dozen. A further upward movement may be looked for any day, as the product of the hen is a scarce ar ticle.
 Pork shoulders took a 1-cent jump while lard dropped off A-cent in all grades.
 All changes in fruit and green stuff were upward. Onions are quoted at LOG; cabbage s crate and potatoes, s2.5O. Corrected quotations were as follows:
 Poultry and EggA Corrected by yorenburg Produce co.) Hens--l7Q1Sc.
 Hens-Dressed-1 -19Q2Oc. Fryers-27c.
 Guineas-35c.
 RooSters-10c
 Extra Graded Eggs, 43c. Fresh Country Eggs, 43c. Turkeys-Live, 27Q2Sc; dressed. BOG, Geese-13c.
 Rab bits-s1. .75Q2.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-07
STOCKS ACTIVE
 IN FINAL HOUR
Recoveries Are Made in All Lines Except Rails Dur
 ing the Day

New York, February 6.-Strength in special stocks at the opening, heaviness iE all divisions at midday and recoveries { in all, except rails and shippings, in the later dealings, summarized the highly ir- regular and cratic course of today's operations
 Initial advances, some of which att tained impressive proportions, were all together wiped out during the noon hour, when disturbing rumors touching upon the international situation were current throughout the district
 In the final hour, which proved to be the most active of the session, equip ments and other issues more or less di- rectly associated with the war group rose to points from lowest levels, but rails and shippings hung back.
 The belated movement in industrials was simultaneous with report that many large contracts with the federal government were under negotiation. It is understood that sales of copper and other raw mate rials important to home interests are in process of consummation.
 Selling by foreign interests, presumably
 
 ward in explanation of the heaviness of rails, but this was secuted in high bank ing quarters. Canadian Pacific was once more an element of weakness, with St. Paul at an extreme decline of points and 1 to for other international shares New Haven was under renewed pressure at the new low record of 3S1a, and Louis Vile and Nashville Illinois Central were heaviest of the soutl. 'n and south western rails. Total sales of stocks amounted to 9S0,00O shares.
 Trading in bonds was limited, foreign issues hardening after an early decline to new minimums. Total sales, par value, 8, ,575, ,000
 Unusual activity prevailed in the mar ket for United States government bonds at declines ranging from A to 11a per cent Panama issues were similarly af- fected, the recession being ascribed to selling by banks in anticipation of a new gov ernment Notation to meet impending emergencies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-07
Pig Iron
NO DECISION ABOUT
 SHIPPING PROBLEM
Not Thought Warships Will Convoy Merchant Vessels Into the
 War Zone

Washington, February 6.-While no final decision has been reached as to the at titude of the government toward Ameri- can merchant ships sailing for the Euro pean war zone, it is regarded as highly improbable in official circles that con- voying by warships will be undertaken. Indications today were that only scant consideration has been given either the question of conveys or suggestions that merchantmen be armed.
 The shipping problem is most com plicated one and officials charged with the preparation of a statement on the subject, which was to have been, given out tonight, had not completed their task. The statement may be ready tomorrow
 No matter what course the United States may adopt, it is felt here that it will lead to war if Germany carries out her threat to sink all ships entering the prescribed area.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-07
Fruits and Produca

Corrected by Douglas Bros.) Oranges-Florida oragnes, $3q3.5o. Lemons-California lemons, S3. 75Q4. Lemons-Imported, sS.75. Grapefruit-Florida, $3@3.25. Grapes-Malaga Key, $6Q7. Cranberries-Barrel, s9. Cranberries-Box, $2.50. Potatoes-Irish, bu., $2.50. Potatoes-Sweet, bu., s1.26. Onions-Red Globe, h., 10c. Cabbage crt., $5. Turnips-Pound, Sc. Florida Lettuce 2.5o hamper Apples-Wine Sap, s650. Apples-Pippins, $6.50. Limes-Imported, s1.25. Onions-Spanish, crate, s22s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-07
Cotton Seed Oil

New York; February 6.--Cotton seed oil was higher at the start today on short covering, induced by the firmness in lard but heaviness set in later owing to lack of outside support and with the weak ness in cotton. Final prices were II to 16 points net lower. Sales, 12,100 bar re1s.
 New Orleans, February 6.--The cotton serd oil market closed easier. Spot, 12 5t bid; February, 12.50d12 50; March, 12.51G 12 53; April, 12. 22@12. .25; May and June, 12 .22@12 .24; July, 12. .23@12. .25; August, 1 23912. 24: September, 12.13@12. 16. Total sales l20O0
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-07
Sugar Market

New York, February 6.-The local mar ket for raw sugar was firmer today and prices were 11-16c higher. The market closed firm at 37sc for Cubas cost and freight equal to 489c for centrifugal and 402c for molasses.
 The market for refined sugar was un- changed at 6.75c for fine granulated. March sold from 3.SSc to 3.94c, closing 392c; May, 3S6c to 394c, closing 3s2c; July, 3.94c to 398c, closing 3.96c; Septem- Der, 397c to 4c, closing 39Sc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-07
Flour and Feedstuff
Corrected by W. M. Cosby Flour
 q, Grain CnN

Corrected by W. M. Cosby Flour
 6 Grain Co)
 Michigan patent flour, s10.40; Idaho patent flour, S9.75 Tennessee patent four $955; medium grade self-rising four $955; hard winter wheat flour. $9.45; spring wheat flour, s9.25; corn meal, $2.42 per 96-ib. sack; hen feed $2.7O a sack; mixed horse and mule feed, $39 to $46; 71a per cent c. s. meal, $40; Cremo feed meal, $30; prime c. S. hulls, $20: lint less hulls, $16; gray shorts, S44; brown shorts, $40; wheat bran, $40; velvet bean meal, $31 corn, per bushel. SIPS; corn chops, $2.50; No. white oats, per bush- el, 7Sc; wheat, per 10O-lb. sack, 8; kaffir corn and milo maize per 100 lb. sack, $3 %; choice fancy pea green alfalfa, per ton, $31; southern alfalfa, per ton, s25; mixed alfalfa and Johnson grass, per ton, s22; !; choice fancy timothy hay, per ton, $26; No. timothy hay, per ton, s22; light clover mixed hay, per ton, $21; No. Johnson grass, per ton, $15.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-07
ALABAMA QUINTET
 SWAMPED BY l.. s. U

Baton Rouge, February .-(Special.)-In one-sided contest the Louisiana State university basketball team defeated the University of Alabama basketball team tonight by a score of 30 to 2. The Ala bamians were helpless against the supe- rior guarding and passing of the Tigers. their only two field goals being scored In the last few minutes of play, when Louisiana State university put in an en- tire team of second string men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-07
Coffee Market

New York, February 6-The coffee mar ket was nervous and unsettled today, but a moderate early decline was followed by rallies on covering and trade buying, with the close net points higher to points lower. Sales were estimated at 106 00O bags. February, S.25c; March, S.29c; April, S.34c; May, S.3Sc; June, S.41c; July, 8.44c; August, S46c; September, S.4Sc; October, Sole; November, S.54c; December, s5Sc; 1; January, S.62c. Spot coffee quiet; Rio Is, 10c; Santos As, 1015c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-07
LiyerpooI Cotton

Liverpool, February 6.-Spot cotton firm Good middling, 10.50c; middling 10.40c: low middling. 10.22c. Sales, 1000 bales; 700 for speculation and export. Receipts. 1000: futures steady. February. 9.99c; Febru- ary-March, S.96c; March-April, 9.96c;
 April-May, 9.s2c; May-June, s,s1c; June
 July. 9.S8c; July-August. 9.S2c; August September, 962c; September October. 8. 41c; October November. 9.29c; November-De- cember 9.22c; December January. 9.1sc; January February. 9.16c; February
 March 916c
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-07

Bar silver, 77c. Mexican dollars, 59slc. Government bonds weak: railroad bonds irregular. Time loans, steady. 60 and 90 days and six months, 4Gl41a per cent; call money, firm; higher, 2k per cent; low 2 per cent; ruling rate. 21z per cent; last loan. PA per cent: closing bid, per cent; offered at 2A per cent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-07
Produce Market

New York, February 6.-Butter firmer; receipts, 10.140. Creamery. higher than extras. A3A@45c; creamery extras, 92 score, 431a@44c; firsts, 371k@43c. Eggs firm; receipts 55S6; fresh gathered extra flrsts, 491xQ50c; firsts, 4S1k@4sc; refrigerator fin est 43c; good to average best, 411s@42Hc. Cheese irregular; receipts, 5o3S; state held specials. 25A@251sc; do average fancy, 24A@25c. Live poultry firm; no prices set ted Dressed firm; chickens, 1SG29c; fowls, 17924c; turkeys, 20@34c
 Chicago, February 6.-Butter higher; creamery, 32@S9c. Eggs lower; receipts, 24o5 cases; frsts. 44c; ordinary f1rsts, 42d 43c; at mark, cases included, 40144c. Fo- tatoes higher; receipts none; Wisconsin white, $2d2.25; Michigan white, g. 2.15@2 23; Idaho, Washington and Oregon white,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-07
New Orleans Futures
Port Cotton Market

New Orleans: Middling, 17.19c; receipts, 637; sales, 600; stock, 437,57S.
 Galveston: Middling, 16c; receipts, 15.- 437; exports, S907; sales, 200; stock, 30l. .697.
 Mobile: Receipts. 217; stock, 11.964.
 Savannah: Middling, 1Sc; receipts, S6S; stock, 179.852.
 Charleston: N1iddling, 1s.12c; receipts. s1; stock, 5S,044.
 Wilmington: Receipts, 2S: stock. 51, sos.
 Norfolk: Middling, 16c; receipts. 93s; sales, 56; stock, 9S,759.
 Baltimore: Stock, 97So
 Boston: Middlins, 15.80c; receipts. 297; stock, 12.100.
 Philadelphia: Middling. 15.s5c; stock 3774.
 New York: Middling, 15 COG; receipts, &; exports, 1412; sales, 2000; stock, 15S,240. Minor ports: Receipts, 5224; exports, 5224; stock 69780.
 Total today: Receipts. 2s,ss1; exports 15,543; stock, 1893 I'll. Total for week: Receipts, 67,1T; exports, CHA. Total for season: Receipts. 5,s24,4s5; ex- ports. 3,S10,267.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-07
Bonds
Mercantile Paper

New York, February 6.--Mercantile pa. per, 4 per cent; sterling, 6O-day bills A.72A; commercial. 60-day bills on banks $4. 72A; commercial 60-day bills. $4.72: de. mand. $4.75ss cables, $4.76 7-16. Francs demand. 5.S4A; cables, 5.SS1s. Marks de- mand, 67c; cables, 67lsc. Kronen, demand l0lb; cables. 10A. Builders, demand, 40ss
 cables. 40N. Lres, demand $7.09; cables 70S. Rubles. demand, 2S5s; cables. 2S%
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-07

s2.25a2.s5. Poultry, higher; fowls. Pic; springs. 22c; turkeys. 2sc.
 Kansas City. February 6-Butter un- changed. Eggs, firsts, 40c. Poultry, hens, 1S1kc; roosters 15c; turkeys, 25c.
 St. Louis. February 6.-Poutry, butter and eggs unchanged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-07
Bank of Germany Statement

Berlin, February 6.-(Via London )--The statement of the Imperial Bank of Ger many, issued January 31. shows the fol- lowing changes: Total coin and bullion increased 1,13l,O00 marks; gold increased l, 233,000 marks; treasury notes decreased Az 659,000 marks; notes of other banks de- creased 4.46SO0O marks; bills discounted increased 7,4O2, 900 marks; advances de- creased 236,000 marks; investments in- creased 7,172.0OO marks; other securities increased q, ,655, 900 marks.