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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-10-12

Mr.. and Mrs. Kent Catron of
Columbia, Mo-, are guests at the
home of Mr.. Catron's sister,
Mrs. w. j. Bandon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-14
German Vessels Seized in
 Philippines Put in Service
 by the U. $. Government

Manila, October 1.-(Correspondenc Seven German vessels seized in the Philippines at the outbreak of the war have now been detailed to inter island service by the United States government.
 These vessels are to be used in re- lieving the shipping famine in the islands. With increased prosperity to war demands for Philippine products and the withdrawal of several inter- island vessels for more profitable for eign runs, the shipping situation in the Philippines in the past two years has gradually grown critical. The use of the German steamers will make possible the movement of thousands of tons of products now tied up.
 1t will not, however, solve the ex- port problems of local producers. Ships calling at Manila and other Philippine ports are scarce, cargo space is diff icult to obtain, while freight rates are sky high. The better grades of sugar, tobacco, cigars, hemp, copra and em- broidery, which are commanding high prices in the United States. can pay these rates but other products suffer. In Iloilo there Is still stored S0,000 tons of low grade sugar, worth, per- haps, 8 cents pound on the Amer ican market. It will not be accepted as freight for less than that figure, IS sugar rates are about s65 a ton. Un- less the government intervenes an economic catastrophe is feared in the | southern sugar districts, especially as | the new crop will be coming in with | in two months and storage space must | be found for 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-14
Census Bureau on Cotton
 Consumed in September

Washington, October 1S.--Cotton consumed during September amounted to 522535 bales of lint and S9,0SS bales of linters, the census bureau today an- nounced. That compares with 52S,2Ss bales of lint and 61,949 of linters con sumed in September a year ago.
 Cotton on hand September 20 in con- suming establishments was e5s,s24 bales of lint and 10o,474 bales of lint CTS, compared with 1,32s,S6S bales of lint and 72,723 of 1inters year ago. and in public storage and at com presses 1,57O,951 bales of lint and 99.- 241 of linters, compared with 2,614,365 bales of lint and s2,426 of linters a year ago.
 Cotton spindles active during Sep tember numbered 33,555,69S compared with 32,340,1S9 a year ago.
 Imports were 14.533 bales compared with 7927 a year ago.
 Exports were 445,147 bales of lint and 60,799 bales of linters compared with 539679 bales of lint and 27,571 of linters a year ago.
 Statistics for cotton growing states follow:
 Consumed 299,430 bales, compared with 304,392 a year ago; on hand Sep tember 30 in consuming establish ments 29S,217 bales, compared with 601,043 year ago, and in public stor. age and at congresses 1,405,6S9 bales compared with 2,45s,907 year ago. Cotton spindles active during Sep- tember numbered 14,145,S55 compared with 13.661,2o2 year ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-14
Japan's War Milli0naires
 Try to Stop Critics by
 Making Public Gifts

Tokio, October 1.--(By Mail. )-Jap- anese "narikin." or war millionaires, who have been the targets for con siderable criticism from their fellow countrymen. have retorted to their critics by announcing important public benefactions.
 A modern Kobe millionaire will es- tablish a nautical school at a cost of S500,000 and the wife of another man, to whom has come great wealth from shipbuilding, will establish a high school for girls at Sumiyoshi. in south ern Japan. Another shipbuilding miI- lionaire will foupd a commercial school in another town and an Osaka manu- facturer will start a girls high school in his home city. There are many other projects of similar nature.
 Public criticism has been directed to the "narikin" on the ground of lux urious living calculated to give bad example, and to their extravagant buying of curios and works of art To this the war millionaires of Osaka and Koke answer by announcing plans to found an academy of fine arts III Osaka, known as the Manchester of Japan,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-14
TROY

Troy, October 13.-(Special.) )-The circuit court of Pike county meets Monday for the October jury term. The docket Is an average one, according to the circuit clerk. Judge A. B. Foster will preside and Solicitor l.. H. Brassell will repre- sent the state The grand jury will hold it's session at this time.
 An enrolment of 800 will likely be reached by the city school this year. The enrolment for the first month totaled $50, about 10 per cent increase over last years first enrolment, which was 504.
 Work has begun at the Pike county fairgrounds, clearing away the weeds and getting the grounds Tn order for the big fair next month. Secretary Cope land is enthusiastic over the evident sue cess of the fair this year. He states that the exhibits in each department will be fine.
 The death of Mrs. Fannie Raleigh oc- cured at 12 o'clock Thursday night at the home of her sister, Mrs. O. Worthy, on Montgomery street, after an illness of five months. She was 71 years old. She was a daughter of Rev. MT. Brooks, who was prominent Baptist minister of the state during his life. The remains were carried to Eufaula for interment. Accompanying them were her son, MT. Henry Reynolds, Mrs. o. Worthy, Brooks Worthy, Miss Norma Worthy. Mir. George Dinkins.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-14

locomotives from 75 miles up to 90 miles. and some of them have, the result would be equivalent to i3,3Q0 new locomotives. That is more than two years total loco motive output for the country. Accord- ing to figures just published by the ral- roads asking shippers to cooperate ln better loading and unloading of freight cars, an increase of two tons in each car would be equivalent to increasing the sountry's supply of freight cars by 2OO,- 600. That, with the 5150o0 referred to above, makes 715,ooO. The average an-
 lual additions to freight cars in norma times Is only 150,000. Today new freight
 ars are almost as hard 10 get as new locomotives.
 Before any irreparable action toward
 eovernment ownership of our railroads is taken or even before the government
 .,.a 10 agaln increase freight rates, the railroads should do all they can to mel ease operating efficiency. According to the figures just published during the month of June the railroads succeeded in handling 23 per cent more freight
 gith an increase of only 10 per cent in the number of miles run by freight trains. That was wonderful showing made with an increase of less than one tenth of per cent in new mileage, an in crease of only IS per cent in new loco motives, and an increase of less than 3A per cent in new freight cars. The way it was done was first by increasing the average daily locomotives run from bo miles to 75. Thus the railroads were able
 U increase the average freight car move ment from 27 miles to 20 and increasing the average freight car load from 25 tons to 27 These figures. however. are faI below the averages reported by IT. linois Central. Pennsylvania and other modernized and well run railroads. The Southern and the Lackawanna are now busy converting their old locomotives into new ones Certainly that Is better than borrowing money from the govern ment and inviting government owner shin. R. l.. B.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-14
Reserve Board Statement

Washington, October 13-The rush Of trust companies and state banks to join the federal reserve system increased re- sources of federal reserve banks more than s117, 00O during the past week, sending the total to a new high record of s2.417845 900. The conditions of the reserve banks October F was as follows:
 Resources-Gold coin and certificates in vault S4S2,716,000. Gold settlement fund, S321, ,77S, ,0O0 Gold with foreign agencies, $525O0.00o Total gold held by banks, $s56, ,994,000. Gold with federal agents, s5S0 734,0Oo. Gold redemption fund, s9,717.000. Total gold reserve, s1,- 447445,O00 Legal tender notes, silver. etc, s4S, 113000. Total reserves, $l,49555S, ,OOO. Bills discounted members, s2s3,l64,0UU Bills bought in open market, $1S5, 775.O00. Total bills on hand s47S,939,999. United States government long-term securities, s54,87S, ,0OO United States government short-term securities, s4S,517,0o0 Munl- cipa1 warrants, $101,Ooo. Total earning assets, s5s2. .435, 000 Due from other fed- eral reserve banks, net, $17,147,0oO. Un- collected items, $321, ,2O5, ,000 Total deduc- tions from gross deposits, $S3S, ,352, ,OOU. Five per cent redemption fund against federal reserve bank notes, s500,o00 All other resources, $1,000,O00. Total resources. s2, AT ,S45, GOO.
 Liabiities-Capital paid in, s61, ,1O4, O0O. Government deposits $74, 4,16l, GOO. Due to
 members, reserve account S1 ,265, ,309, ,09U.
 Due to nonmember banks. clearing ac-
 count, s51.377,00 Collection items, s173, S25, ,00O. Total gross deposits, s1,564, 67S, ,O0U.
 Federal reserve notes in actual circu- latipn, SITS. 1885, 0o0 Federal reserve bank
 notes in circulation, net liability, $S,0U0,- 0o0 All other liabilities, including for eign government credits, S4,17S,0OO. To- tai liabilities, $2,417, ,0O0 Gold reserve against net deposit liabilities, 6S.9 per cent
 Gold and lawful money reserve against net deposit liabilities, 73.7 per cent. Gold
 reserve against federal reserve notes in actual circulation, 75.7 per cent
 Money Markets
 New York, October 1S.-Mercantile paper, A@31a; sterling 60-day bills, 4.711s; commercial 60 day bills on banks All; commercial 60-day bills 4.70H; demand. 4.75A; cables, 4.76 7-16; bar silver, S6%.
 New Y ork, October 13.-Francs demand
 s5. 79; cables, $5.771s; guilders, demand, 45c cables, 451sc; fires, demand. 7.741s; cables 7.73; rubles demand, 5.60c; cables, 1575c Mexican dollars, 65c.
 London, October 13-Bar silver, A pence | per ounce; money. 4 per cent. Discount rates. short bills. "A per cent; thre,
 months bills, 1S-16 per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-14
BANK STATEMENTS
New York Clearing House

New York, october 13.-The actual condition of clearing house banks and trust companies for the week of five days, shows that they hold y102, 4SS,2s0 reserve in excess of legal requirements. This Is an increase of SIS, TAO from last week. The statement follows:
 Actual condition: Loans, discounts, etc, $4,05S, S06, 900; increase, $95. ,0o0 Cash In own vaults, members federal reserve banks Specie. s1245O1, ,000), $s9, 600; in- crease, $9.623, ,000 Reserve in federal jae- serve bank or member banks. $465, ,633, 900; increase, $9s, ,59S, 900. Reserve in own vaults, state banks and trust companies Specie. SPA. .501, ,000), $72, 415,000; decrease, S6, l62,o00. Reserve in depositaries, state banks and trust companies, $72, 4150O0; de- crease, S62, ,9220 900. Net demand deposits, s3, ,651 097, 600; increase, s129,039,oO0 United States deposits deducted, $173, 44S,00o). Az gregate reserve, $603, S32,00o. Excess re- serve, s102, ,4S3, ,290; increase. SIS, ,495,740.
 Summary of state banks and trust com panies in Greater New York, not includ- ed in clearing house statement:
 Loans, discounts, etc, sS3S, ,263, 300; in- crease, S4021,600. Specie, s57, ,495,3o0; de- crease, S7S00o. Legal tenders, s1635O, 100; increase, $1,794,500. Total deposits, $997 764, 600; increase, $3,236.5oo. Banks cash
 n vault, S12,S65. oO0. trust companies cash in vault S60, ,9S1, ,0OO.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-14
CORN AND MEAT
 BREAK SHARPLY
Offers of Corn From South and Improved Chances for,
 Peace Given as Reasons

Chicago, October 13.-Sharp new breaks in grain and provision values today were offset only to moderate degree by week. end covering on the part of shorts. Ideal weather for curing the corn crop did much to put the bulls at a disadvant- age. Corn closed firm; but ssc to 1Ac net lower, with December $1 .12A to $1 .53 and May $109ls to s1.09A. Oats finished shade off to 1sc up. The outcome In tDrovisions ranged from unchanged figures to a setback of 145
 Freezing temperatures and clear skies furnished just the conditions to safe guard huge quantities of corn that warm, wet weather might have rendered unfit for use. German political advices sug- gested an improved chance of peace tended further to encourage selling, and so, too, did certain thatty present max inum quotations would not be altered during 1917. Tn addition, 1t was said off, fers of new corn from the south were more plentiful and cheap.
 Big export sales of oats had steady Ing influence on the oats market.
 Fresh liquidation on the part of hold CTS smashed provisions as much as : in the case of January pork. with laro and ribs carried down almost as far Packers at the bottom levels brougn about a rally later.
 Future quotations were as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-14
FROST AND CENSUS BUREAU FIGURES
Very Bullish, Coupled With a Strong Liverpool, Point
 to Higher Cotton
nx c E AVERY

While all cotton exchanges in Amer ica were closed today and no ring trad ing was possible, the big advance in Liverpool and the numerous frosts re ported Saturday morning, together with the consumption figures of the census bureau stimulated interest in the probable prices for Monday morn ing. A prominent Birmingham oper- ator bought December on the curb in New Orleans, which cost him 26 cents, an advance of around 66 points over Thursdays closing figures. The New York market was also up on the curb Thursday.
 The consumption figures shows there are 369,044 bales of cotton in manu- featuring establishments and l,043,414 bales in public storage warehouses and congresses less than last year at the same time. This shows the very great reduction in reserves from which the mills can draw.
 Everything points to much higher market next week,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-14
GREEK CHURCH HEADS WILL BE
 PLACED ON TRIAL
VenizeIos Government Is Prosecuting Pr0-German FunctiOnaries Who Fa-
 vOred Constantine

Athens. August 30.-CCorrespondence of the Associated Press)-The metropon- tan of Athens, head of the Greek Or thodox church, Is to be placed on trial before special court of the holy synod of Greece for having pronounced the anathema against Premier Venizelos. With Yenizelos restored to power by the abdication of King Constantine, the min ister of cults dispossessed the metropoli-
 tan from his functions, and called upon the holy synod to try their chief and alr other ecclesiastical who had taken similar action against Venizelos. The
 holy synod submitted the names of lS
 archbishops and bishops as members of
 the cotrt. the government reduced the
 number to 13, and this tribunal is now
 proceeding to the trial of the high func-
 tionaries.
 This is one of the strong measures
 adopted by the new Venizelos regime
 to clean out the administration from all
 influence favorable to the late King,
 not excepting the clergy and the courts.
 The importance of the metropolitan is
 giving the trial exceptional interest, not
 only here but throughout the countries
 where the orthodox Creek church pre- -sails, for the metropolitan is second only to the ecumenical patriarch at Constan-
 tinople, the pope of the eastern church. The anathema pronounced by the met ropolitan was one of the exciting events , of last December when Athens was In an uproar. King Constantine's infiu- ence was at that time at its height, and popular clamor was strongly di- rected against Venizelos as an enemy of
 the Kings policy of neutrality. and a friend of the entente allies. Venizelos
 house was sacked by the mob and he only escaped personal violence by leaving for Salonlki where he set up the pro visional government.
 As the metropolitan is a state func- tonary, receiving his salary from tho state, he was naturally under the fn- auence and direction of the King then in power. The Venizelos regime holos however, that his action was wholly political, and was entirely outside his 1 religious functions. The ceremony att ! tracted great crowds, the rites of the orthodox church being carried out with | impressive formality.
 | A small animal was sacrificed as part of the ceremony and tho body placed lin a pit, where the metropolitan cast Q. symbolic stone and pronounced the for l nal curse, or anathema- Street vendors l circulated among the crowd selling small round stones, which were eagerly bought ! and hurled in the pit as a token Of op- | position to Venizelos.
 l There is feeling in some quarters that | the trial may develop another agitation 1 as the public Is rather sensitive on mat ters pertaining to religion. There Is no present indication, however that there 1 is any strong popular sympathy with the present metropolitan, and people are iaccepting his trial and possible punish lment as part of the upheaval which dis | posed of King Constantine and brought Venizelos back Co power.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-14
GRAIN GOSSIP


 Chicago, October 12-No change what ever at this time to be made in maxi mum corn prices in effect at the diff ferent markets and no change will be made in any of the 1917 contracts.
 The exchanges reserve the right to at a future date modify or rescind ex- isting maximums now in effect on 1915 contracts.
 Crowd inclined to expect a rally but market meets selling on small buiges. See no prominent buying. Knight Mo- Dougal, Shearson and Bartlett Frazier free sellers, with scattered commission selling of December.
 Threshing of wheat from the shock is more general in the two great belts; this is the case. especially in the south west. Rush of fall blowing for spring wheat is above normal. Interior mar llets report increased deliveries by farm CTS and terminal markets expect larger receipts. Corn crop is made and har- vesting is progressing as far north as central Illinois. Early movement will be large.-Modern Miller.
 Forecast for graint belt: Generally far tonight and Sunday; warmer except Wis., consin, Minnesota, Iowa and North Da- kota; rain or snow tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-14
How Woolworth Got Idea

The story of Frank Woolworth, the owner Of the Sc and loo stores through out the country. is in the American Magazine and the writer of the article says:
 "Outwardly he was quiet hammered young man of unemotional habits, dull and without prospects Inwardly he was restless, alert, eager, but nearly hopeless
 'One evening, at closing time, his en- ployer cast glance of dissa tisfaction over some small remnants of calico and cashmere. and drowned at lot of uri- salable goods that had encumbered his shelves since the opening of the store
 Better gather these things together on table and sell them for what you can get said w. H. Moore.
 Ills heavy-footed, grave faced sales man collected the articles. constructed g sign on cardboard and tackled 1t upon a stick: Anything on this county, cents
 n two days the encumperers of space were gone.
 "The experience of the magical dis appearance of the space encumberers might have meant nothing to some that matter. But young Frank Wool. worth had formed the habit of cata- loguing his experiences and labelling hem. Everything meant something to him.
 He told his employers that if table full of odds and ends could be sold by fthe magic of sign of 5 cents,' store full of them would sell. He proposed tc open such a store True. he had nc money, but they could remedy that lack They could lend him the amount of capi. tai he needed They wouldn't. His fath- CT agreed to indorse his note."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-14
Atlanta Reserve Bank Statement

Resources: Gold coin and certificates in vault ss,071,765 gold settlement fund, $5,3SS, 25O; gold with foreign agencies, $1- 575,000: gold with federal reserve agent, $36. 9,245; gold redemption fund, $751; 104.29; total gold reserve, s47, ,690, 4.29; legal tender notes, silver, etc., $343, 372. 50; total reserve, $4s,o33, ,s36.79; bills discount ed. members. $4,7 1,856.o3; members banks collateral notes, s4,O26500; bills bought in open market. s2,0s4, ,601.72; municipal war rants, $23, 456; U. S. long term securities (bonds), sS93050; U S. short term secu- rites Certificates, etc.), s72S4,0O0; total earning assets SIS, ,0SS, 463.75; due from other federal reserve banks, collected funds, $2,392, ,2s6.75; transit items. s13,64S,- 495.67; national bank notes, s16S,94O; muti- lated currency forwarded for redemption, s9S, GOO; all other resources, $2S6, ,S75.7S; to- tai resources, $S3, ,656.87S69.
 Liabilities: Capital paid In, s2,595.55o government deposits, $1,512 627. 7.23; due to members, reserve account, $29, .1466o; due to nonmember banks, clearing ac- count, 135,59S9 93; transit items, sS,S9o, 71463; federal reserve notes in actual circulation. $4o,eo34 4So; all other liabili- ties, s2S1, ,761.25; total liabilities, ssS,656,- 279. .69.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-14
Hubbard Bros. & Co.

Cotton Merchants. Hancyer Square. Y change. New ofieans Cotton Exchanse new York Produce. Exchange. Associate Members Liverpool Cotton Association sale of Cotton and Cation Seed oil for future delivery. Special attention and spot cotton for delivery Corrsspon6. ance invited
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-14
s. R. Stewart & Co.

4O1 2 Woodward BldE.. Birmingham. Ala. Cotton. stocks. bonds. grain, provisions and cotton seed oil. New Orleans cor respondents Jno. F. Clark 6 Co. Direct private wire. continuous quotations
 Phone Main 567. w. |. PHELTs. MET.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-14

A new waterproof material is being made by applying to thin slices of cork a chemical process which removes the resinous parts and makes the cork pli- able. The thin cork sheets may then be glued to strong cloth or in sorlo cases placed between two layers of cork SO as to form a waterproof garment or hospital sheeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-14

Speculators are ransacking China for metal and the resultant shortage Of >braes copper coins threatens to become acute. Old cannon and other similar ma terials are being bought up and Japan csc speculators have offered the govern ment at Canton $1.2OO,o00 local currency for lot of discarded artillery Exports of copper in 1916 from China amounted to S7,6Oo tons, against 5000 tons the year
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-14
Cotton Seed Oil

New York, October 1s.--The cotton seed oil market was quiet but weak under selling of December. prompted by the sharp decline in hog products. Closing prices were net unchanged to 50 points lower. December sold from 16.25c to 16.10c and closed at 1s20c. Sales. s10o barrels. Prime crude. 5.06 @15.33c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-14
Naval Stores

Savannah. October 13.-Turpentine firm, 4sAc; sales, 155; receipts, 176; shipments. 5605. stock. 25.079. Resin firm; sales, 1190; receipts, 1047; ship ments. 5000; stock, 79.199 Quote: B, D. p. F, $500; G. H. I. $6.O5; K. $6.25; M. $6.45; N. $7.l5; WIG. $7.40; wv, $7.50.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-14

Husks of rice. mixed with tar and by hydraulic pressure made into briquettes,
 are one of the newest substitutes for
 coal. This has been tried in the prov inces of Spain which raise rice
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-14
Fish
Flour and Feedstuff

Michigan Patent Flour-S255. Idaho Patent Flour-$11.90. Tennessee Patens t'lour-S11. 5o. Illinois Patent Flour-$1275. High-Grade Self-Rising Flour-$11.S0. Medium- Self Rising Flour-Sl1.Ga Hard Winter Wheat Flour-$1250. Perfection Cornmeal-$4.5 .5O per 96-pound ack.
 Hen Feed-$. 10 per 100-pound sack. Mixed Horse and Mule Feed-$03g6O c. s. Meal. per cent-$H. Cremo Feed Meal-s35. Old Style Hulls-$23. Lintless Hulls-s15. Gray Shorts-$54.
 Wheat Bran-s43.
 Corn-S2. 20.
 Corn Chops-s4.50. Mo- White Oats-S0c bushel. Wheat-s4 per 100-pound sack. Choice Pea Green Alfalfa-S34 per ton. Choice Timothy Hay-$19 per ton. No. Timothy Hay-s2S per ton. No. 1 Johnson Grass-S22.