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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-16

Cotton continued strong With deliveries making new high records. Bulllsh soutn- ern spot reports had a good result on ing power than it has shown of late in order to enter into the protracted reaction which some traders believe to be imminent. A feature of the sessloh was the rumor that returns to the
 tional Ginners association ir1 ginning for the perina -"ued ol 1. soo, 900 bales VI ,gyv this period last year. Thir ..u not appear so bear ish when it was recalled that the gln- ming two years ago was 1,392,ooV anu two years ago furnishes fairer compafl- sons for this season than does last year. The ginning figures will be pub lished by the census bureau next
 Wednesday and, although the market may react between now and that time,
 it will not be wise to bank too strong
 ly on bearish returns. It should be re-
 memb cred that the census statistics
 are reported for the season ana not TOT
 the period, and that the total will be
 well over million bales under last season, even if ginning picks up strong
 ly this period Around the opening the
 near months lost to points but im-
 mediately the whole list improved and
 went to net advance of IS to 4l
 points. From this there was a sag which pared the gain down to only 2 to IS points, but in the early after noon the market was again we'll up toward the topmost levels. Last prices
 showed net gains of F to 4S points Shepard & Gluck.
 New York.--A floor broker says the market looks sold out and should rally. Seems to be a good demand for smelt- CTS at this 1evel.-Wagner.
 Chicago.-Sellng today is an after math of the Wednesday news. There is an unsettled feeling regarding the bulge side because of attitude taken against large speculative transactions. Cash corn situation shows improvement with indications of higher grading and a rally in prices. While this is temper arily favorable to the buying side oi futures for the long pull, the news sug- sests that this soft crop will turn out far larger than expected. Oyernight look for q fair rally followed by saIea
 of corn and oats on any Friday bulge. B. W. Wagner & Go.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-16

Dealings on the stock exchange dwin- dled away to s5O,Oo0 shares for the day, due to stringent speculative measures adopted recently New bullish factors appeared over nighttime railroad labor situation and new financial programme The money centre offered at 4 per cent on call Industrlals and rails showed slight recoyeries, but as a whole the list closed slightly above lowest levels Domestic bonds were weak. while inter- nationals closed with slight improve ment.
 Cotton continued strong With deliveries making new high records. Bullish south ern spot reports had good result on
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-16
Poultry

Poultry Hens-26Q21c Fryers-320S3c. Guineas-40c. Roosters-15c Extra Graded Egss-l2c. Candled Eggs-40c. Turkeys-Live. 2Sc. Ducks ag22c.
 Meats D. $. Ribs -22ss%c. D. s. Clear Rib Belies-3sc. P. $. Rib Bellies-ssc. Pork Loins-27c. Choice Steers-15G1Sc. Choice Lambs--2.c Premium Lard-30s&c. Compound Lard-22Nc. Choico Hams-s1c. Choice Bacon-4sc.
 Creamery Products Butter-Creamery. 4slkc; southern but ter. 47c; oleornargarine, soc. Full Cream Cheese z9c.
 Fish Perch-1Qc. Salt Water Tront-1oc. Red Snapper-leQ117c. Gray Snapper-121kc Mullet-9010e. Spanish Mackerel-i7ke. Virginia Croaker--l0c. Maryland Oysters-$2c5 gal. Medium select-$2 gal.
 Sugar and Cereass Granulated sugar-a.ssc Rice Fancy Blue Rose. s cwt.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-27
the COAL saaoss CONFESSION.

Confronted and tonguelashed by Sec
rotary Lane the coal mine operators
confessed that they had been pirating
the people and promised to lower
prices. The confession included that
they had taken advantage of scarcity
deliberately raised prices on the pro-
duct to nearly double normal and gen.
orally wolfed the public to fill their
own pockets. That is about what the
confession amounted to. Right up
against the buzz saw they weakened
confessed and promised. The next
question is whether men who would
so deliberately advantage themselves in
time of famine are to be trusted to
keep the promises made only when
public Indignation and threat OF gov
ernmental confiscation hung over them.
An extract from the report of IN
diana's service commission is printed
in another column. 1t is illuminating
as showing the facts and also as one
of the reasons the mine operators ana
owners had for coming down from the
tree before the gun went off, That
mines have been held to low produc-
ton, that purely piratical prices have
been arbitrarily imposed and that the
fuel famine has been and is largely
due to manipulation by those who
control mines is thoroughly proved
both by evidence adduced and by the
confession and promise that came when
it was impossible to longer deny and
die out Of it. And miners in Iowa
assert that Iowa coal fields have been
guilty Of the practice.
Perhaps the surest and best way
would be an honest investigation OF
cost and agreement upon an honest
profit by an honest commission. tt is
pretty hard to put sincere faith In
promises Of men who confess that they
have deliberately mulcted the public
thru a monopoly of fuel product that
in the last analysis belongs to the
public rather than themselves. And
while that is going on perhaps the
price OF last May or June or July
might be reasonable. At any rate it
appears to have been time for the gov
eminent to deal stronghandedly with
the coal barons.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-27
Ripping Rhymes
THE GERMAN SOLDIER.

I'd hate to be a German. and night
for Kaiser Bill. unable to determine
why went forth 10 kill. The French
man and the Briton have causes fine
and high, and when foe they've smit-
ten, they know the reason why The
Russian and the Roman, the Belgian
and the Serb, shoot UP the armored
foeman autocracy to curb. For freedom
men are lighting on Europes blood
drenched lands; the German. at this
writing, for ancient error stands. The
kaiser says. go. slaughter. go, butcher.
till you die, make mems blood run like
water, and do not ask me why. Go,
vassals, serfs, and visit my wrath on
all my foes; am the great What lit.
and what tell you goes. Don't ask
me questions silly, don't pirate of wrong
or right! I'm the anointed Willie, who
bids you go and fight. am the sun
in heaven. am the moon and stars:
to me alone Is given tho heart and
front Of Mars. And when / bid YOU
walow In blood up to your ears, my
dictum you must follow! Hoch,
Deutschland una z~ei ss;;.c:s 90; a 81 90
like driven cattle. the Germans 80 to
war, and wonder, as they battle, what
they are bleeding for.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-27

Well, as soon as Billy Bunny fin
ished eating the apple pie which he
had just gotten away from the bad
crow who had stolen II, as l told you
in the last story. he shouldered his
knapsack and picked UP his striped
candy cane and Their he set off once
more on his Journey OF adventure. And
by and by he came to telegraph pole
where three lite sparrows were swing
ing back and forth. And when they
saw the little rabbit they cried out all
together: .'Helloa. Billy Bunny"
Who's telephoning to me?" asked
the little rabbit, for he hadn't looked
up. you see, and, OF course. didn't know
that the little sparroWs were sitting on
the wires. And when the three little
birds saw that he didn't know who was
talking to him. they thought they'd
have some fun and make believe some
one was telephoning to the little rao-
bit So one little sparrow said, in a
deep. far-away kind OF voice:
"Helloa! Helloa! Is this Billy Bun
ny of Snake Fence Corner"
Yes. this Is Billy Bunny cried the
little rabbit, and he got all excited and
wiggled his little pink nose SO fast that
one of the little sparrows got so dizzy
looking at him that she had to hold on
with her bill. And then he hoped up
close to the telegraph pole and leaned
his ear against it. ..
"Helloa! helloa Who's calling me?
Please give the name. for I cannot see
Who's at the other end Of the wire,
please?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-27
Billy Bunny and His Friends

Excuse me . msnute-Tm going -
sneeze."
And then Billy Bunny almost snsssel
his head of, for the telegraph pole
trembled so that II tickled his ear. And
when you tickle q rabbits car you are
very likely to make him sneeze.
And then the three little spArrows
began to laugh and twitter and this. OF
course, made the little rabbit look up
And when he saw them he knew. o.
course, they were playing Joke.
80 you were calling me on the tsle-ll
phone, were your" he asked, trying not
to get angry. For he was'a very good.
natured little bunny. as you well know
by this time. sst
Yves. we WERE" said the littlest SPAR
row. but please don't feel badly about
it. We were only In fun"
II thought perhaps II was my moth
err that is ALL" answered the little rao-
bit, land I was worried for fear she
might be anxious about me-"
"Oh. she isn't worried" said the
largest sparrow. And the middlins-
sized sparrow-the one. you know. who
hadn't said a word as yet, spoke up:
Your Uncle Lucky Is, tho. I was
at his house this morning and the little
sparrow who lives on his front porch
told me that the old gentleman rabbit
was wondering what had become OF
YOU"
well, I'll go right or now and make
him CALL" said Billy Bunny. And In
tomorrow's story I'll tell you what hap-
mems next
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-27
Masonic Meetings
v,siters always welcome.

MARSHAIl LODGE, No. 100 A. {. Z
A. N.-Speeii communication. Worx
ia First degree Thursday, June Fl, 7:So
>. =. JsAn W. Wells, secretary; W.
Il Steiner. w. M.
sicNEr CHAPTER. No. 80, r. a. NJ
Special convocation Monday evening
June s25. at 1880 o'clock. Royal Arcn
degree. Carl shanner, H. P; John W.
Wells. secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY. King Solo
mon Council No. 20. r. & s. NJ, Mon
day, July 16, 3 p. m. Regular business
!. r. Forbes. Recorder: George Greg
Org. I. NJ.
SPECIAL coNcLAvE,- St. Aldemar
Commandery. No. 80. X. T., MONDAY.
July 2, 7:so. for Iliustrious Order OF
the Red Cross. I. T. Forbes. recorder
il, c. Mueller, commander.
cENrNAL CHAPTER NO. 81. o. Z.
A-Reguiar meeting for business Wed
needay, July II. at s p. m. Mrs George
Downing, secretary: Mrs. J. e. Fred
ss4ck, ". II.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-27
ishment by making count OF each

ishment by making a count of each
sale.
Coal producers have always claimed,
and have always been accorded, the
privilege Of specializing off the earn
ings Of others. If wages to miners
have been increased 10 cents the ton
they nave found it necessary TO in
crease the cost of coal so cents a ton
to recoup their loss in wages. F'reights
and all other items have been SINH
larry treated, The public has been
heavily penalized on all occasions when
the coal companies have been COM
PEELED to more nearly approximate rea-
sonable treatment for the men they
employ.
Habitually, price for coal and coke
has been named early in the season
say in May. Habitually 1t has been
announced and advertised when this
price has been named that there VIII
| be advances, usually from % cents to
so cents the ton on the first day or
each month following.
The miners are not given monthly
advance in pay. Their schedules OF
wages are not arranged for shorter
periods than one year. unless In rare
cases The railroads do not increase
their freight charges every month
| After these advances In prices have
| been announced the coal companies
oppose the efforts of railroad managers
| to increase Ir.isi,; charges. TseSS
would oppose efforts Of miners to OBJ
tain increased wages.
The coal costs them no more In the
vein It is there. Their only expense
for its production is tho mining.
Mr.. Good Is really proposing liberal
arrangement FOR their benefit The
| price OF July i, 1915, was made by
themselves without interference from
any source. and was therefore suss.a
GENTLY high.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-27

New York welcomed the third war
commission from an allied country
Ferdinand of Savoy, Prince of Udine,
cousin of King Victor Emmanuel, and
containing among its membership dis
tinguished soldiers, sailors, tinanciers,
civil administrators and Gugiielmo
Marconi, the inventor. The crowds
that massed about the Battery. in city
Hall park. in Washington square. and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-27
moratorium after the minister makes
the formal declaration Of state OF
THOSE oLo YOUNG MEN.

Men are growing younger. Years
ago when a farmer was 60 years old
he was an old man. Several things
went to the making Of that. First ne
worked much harder than the average
farmer does nowadays, he went with
out many things that keep men young
mainly because he had to and he failed
to take care of himself as men do now.
The old time farmer had long hair
and long whiskers. They framed his
face in the insignia of old age. He
might be sturdy and hale as an OAK
tree in his woods pasture but he looked
old. He was careless Of personal APP
clean usually, thus retaining the APP
pearance of youth, he takes time for
many things which preserve youthful
appearance and youthful ways, he
wears good clothes and lives in good
house with modern conveniences. May
hap he isn't stronger or longer lived
than his predecessor of the long white
beard and flowing white locks but he
looks and feels younger than that man
did when he drives his auto gayly
along the roads where the other made
slow way with lumber wagon and
a farm team.
Maybe he will not count as many
years as his grandfather but he will
have lived much longer life. Life is
mainly what men put into 1t. Exist
ence Is different thing. A boulder
exists in the same place for long time
unless some modern farmer "busts" it
with modern dynamite and uses the
pieces for a barn foundation. The
farmer of this day is living years of
his progenitor and taking months and
even days to do it in.
Men retain youth in these days.
They keep alive longer. Their inter-
ests are more varied. Their knowledge
is infinitely wider. They are interest
ed in the affairs of the world and not
confined to the narrow boundaries Of
a township. They suffer with those
who suffer and rejoice with those who
rejoice from one end Of the wide world
to the other. And that is living.
1t is a pleasure to meet the men OF
the farms nowadays, well informed,
actively interested in the weals and
woes Of all mankind, citizens Of, the
globe instead of jewellers in a neigh
borhood. And the widening of their
interests to include all men have made
them better neighbors to those who
live within sound Of their voices,
voices by the way that reach in whis-
pers across county instead Of across
the division line of farms.
Hello, young old man. do you know
how much you owe to the advance Of
mankind within the generation Of
which you are part, how much more
it has given you Of actual life? II not
do some thinking. And keep on stay
ing young. We need you and your
youth at home and abroad.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-27
CITY BOYS ON THE FARMS.


We receive an occasional letter
from some friend who protests against
the movement which is being organ
lied for the purpose Of trying to fur.
nish farm labor from the cities ano
sNall towns. AS one friend expressed
it, Il don't want any Of those high
school boys sicked onto me-
This point Of view Is not unnatural
The farmer who has more work than
he can do, and who is working up to
the limit, very naturally feels that he
can not spare much time to teach a
city boy how to do farm work. he
regards the boy as more bother than
he is worth. But while this Is natural
view, we are not altogether in sym
pathy with it. 1t seems to us that this
Willingness to help out the farmer now
Is going to be a fine thing for him in
the future. r..
OF course it takes time to break In
a wholly inexperienced boy. but these
young men from the towns and cities
are inspired by real desire to be OF
service. They are ignorant Of farm
work and farm ways, but they will
learn readily If the farmer is willing
10 take llllle pains " STU" tueiii'
1t is just as we'll for the farmer to re-
member that the farm boy who comes
to town and asks for work in factory
or office is as helpless as the city boy
on the farm.
The help question has been growing
increasingly difficult for the past Ave
or six years, The farmers Of the corn
belt now have an opportunity to avail
themselves Of the services Of a small
army Of young men. If they will take
these men and teach them how tt
work, it will mean at least a partia
solution Of the help problem in the flu.
ture. A large number Of them will &C.
quire real liking for farm work, ant
they will be going back summer after
summer until they are thru school ant
ready to go into LIES game them
selves We suggest to our readers
therefore, that they deal patiently witt
these inexperienced young men. tha
they overlook their mistakes due tt
ignorance and take palms to ralr
them into efficient helpers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-27

sentatives Of italy and display their
enthusiasm for tho achievements Of
Italian soldiers In the war.
Three scenes In the reception TO the
mission are shown herewith: No. I, left
to right, front row. Francesca Nitti.
Augusta Cicfelli, Guglielmo Marconi.
Prince Ferdinand and s. e. Borsafelli;
No. 2. school children welcoming the
mission at the Garibaldl statue Ia,
Washington square: No. 8, iPrince rer.,
dnand saluting at Garibaldt statue.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-27

which stood in ranks along the curb
the full length of the line on which
the visitors travelled from the Battery
to their temporary quarters In, sixty
first street, were almost as numerous
and no less enthusiastic than those
who received the French commission
last month. a tt
Of the city's great Italian popula-
ton only the cripples stayed at home.
And many thousands not of Italian
blood came out to cheer the repre-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-27
NE DECLARED A MORATORIUM.

A lawsuit between man and wife Is
attracting much attention in and out
of Nebraska where it is being tried.
Not because OF salacious evidence.
which appears to hold supreme at
traction in lawsuits and divorce trials,
but not the less because Of mans in
humanity to woman which makes
countless thousand mourn and which
led this wife to bring suit. 1t appears
that the husband was an ardent lover
and couldn't live without her. She, on
the other side wondered whether his
love might fade and hesitated to take
the adventurous matrimonial step. So
he gave her a note for $1,000 thus as
surinE her Of future support, CORRIDOR
alive of his affection as an evidence OF
good faith as the newspaper may say
OF communications. Then, blushing and
joyful armed with the deep love OF
woman and the 5000 note she suffered
herself to be led to the altar And after
marriage the SON. ola gun refused to
pay the note. He said it was only
guaranty of matrimony to be accom-
plished, mere collateral, as it were,
and that performance Of the contract
voided the obligation Then b. jinks she
sued him.
That sort of thing has gone on. long
enough The court and the jury have a
duty to perform. Men do make prom
Uses signed and unsigned, financial and
otherwise, calculated to deceive and
cozen lovely woman into matrimony,
promises fraudulent and impossible Of
completion. They cease chewing tobac-
co in the presence of the sweet crea-
ture, they practice to deceive and lie
with stained lips and breath bated with
cardamoms and Killers" Once within
their grasp they throw off the mask
and masticate boldly. They point
her a glorious future sitting on a cush-
ion sewing fine seam and feeding
on strawberries and cream but she
does her own washing and has to
work in the garden and cook for thresh-
ers A mans ante-nuptial promises are
fase as the pre-convention pledges OF
q politician or the postoffices promised
by candidate for congress.
But when he signs q note-soak him.
Perhaps this trial, watched as it must
be by an anxious army Of feminine
aspirants for matrimony and by an
other matronly array stern with knowl-
edge and the experience Of disappoint-
ment and deceit will teach a lesson
II the Nebraska woman had taken a
first mort gege as security or insisted
on q bill of sale, or demanded a cash
guaranty to be held in her possession
she might have got away with 1t easier.
Perhaps it will teach the young and
gay and thoughtless that the only way
to do business right is to demand good
security on notes. q signer and at least
one Responsible eniiorssas rA That 81: .::e
way most Of the banks do it. There's
no getting around a first mortgage.
II there is any such way and any per-
son has the formula he can learn some
thing greatly to his advantage by adj
dressing very large number Of mort
sagers and mortgages.
Listen. young woman. you take a
mortgage OF demand q liberty bond.
Don't depend on promises or word Of
mouth. He Il likely q not to declare =
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-27
MORE ABOUT TIGHT wAps.

IIiOPhlItU1l LSS1s1Sf' ~ -
The tight wad who turned down the
solicitors for the liberty loan bond with
the argument that he could get more
than 3Ia per cent for his money didn't
stop to consider the sacrifice of the
young soldier who gives up rather
high going wages to serve his country.
The tight wad should be made to UNI
derstand that it is the young man in
khaki who Is defending the nation and
making it possible for him to make
sure and certain investments. The
man who guages his loyalty in terms
of per cent difference should be marked
by every loyal man and woman in his
community. .. -.-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-27
Topics Of the Times

some OF De0 MONIES enVlouS nelSu-
bors should not forget that the can
Torment IS going to cost Des Moines
something. The Greater Des Moines
committee has fixed the assessment at
10000 for department stores, $4,000
for contractors, $4,000 for amusement
places, $4,000 for drug stores, $4,000 for
banks, $4,000 for printers, $500 for
jobbers. $4,000 for clothing stores, 81
900 for furniture dealers. $1,000 for au-
tomobile dealers, etc.
So much is being said Of the nine
teenth hole" by Sioux City reports OF
the golf tournament that it awakes
wonder as to how they get the balls
since the legislatures dry drive and
with Havner using the iron from tee
to tee.
Speaking again in golf terms some
people with a full equipment didn't get
more than three to Ave feet distance"
on their drive toward the Red Cross
flag" They'd better "tee" up again and
start over. That kind Of play will
never qualify"
One way to regain the confidence
lost with the trenches stormed by the
allied troops is to send an aeroplane
to mash and mangle with bombs school
children busy at their tasks.
II you desire to greatly please vol
unteer soldier write him a nice letter
and pack it at the bottom Of box Of
good home made candy. The boys are
wild for sweets and letters from home.
Don't fudge on the boys but fudge for
them.
Plenty Of time to plant late cab
bages and the way it looks we're go
ing to need our own cabbage IL we
buy the pork to 80 with it.
However, If man Is seeking fame
and glory a grenade placed where II
will do the most good in a German
trench beats cutting tho plate with
a baseball and shifting the kaiser on
the bean ought to bring more cheers
than two-base hit. Also there's farm
work or other productive labor.
So far Is possible keep the politi-
clans of the exemption boards. til
a job for those who have neither favor
to seek or to repay.
Merely mentioning neutrality that
German plot to destroy the entire ship
ping OF neutral nations 10 an illustra-
ton OF German respect for treaties and
international obligations when disre-
gard 81 tthaosa brings Gerrsz;:.:::: 1savant-
age.
Three towns in Harrison county
,AIondamin. Missouri Valley and Logan
rolled up funds for the Red Cross over
$4,000 each and Harrison county ha,
$4,000 and still grcwin'.