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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-21
Hides, Pelts, Wool. Etc.

Review of the Market by The Redick
Hide &SSFur Co.
Hides. Pelts. Wool, Etc
Review OF the Market by the Redick
Hides Fur Co. AL,
Hides: The market is unsettled and
declining and we ind It necessary to:
reduce our prices s1c per pound. Tam
ners are well supplied and refuse to
bug Icing haired stock except at low
Peits: Prices very high4with a good
demand. We advance our quotations
soc onswooll pelts. ssI
Tallow: The market Ii very; strong
and frY9. We make. no changes in our
Raw Fufs: Prices are very high on
Muskrat,. Red Fox. 4sftnk, Weasel and,
Skunk with most Of the other articles
prices on. some articles. Send for Dir
latest price Hist, 4. !. "a
No.,s1. No. 4.
Cured hides ......... ID II
Cured CALI. ..... 26a ..24A
Cured bulls - .a.s... .s16 rs
.dresn saited. blue hides, / ~. 81. 80
iar sea sssssa Deacon
skinA$sa .$1.004to $1.25
.Chred ned hprse s1% 4.
hides, as to, size y. $500 to $3.50;
Cured salted.sy ponies, 4s ),
mslsssluss ;ste; $50 to $500
ID to siFe.. ~ Z. I. ~. SOTO 500
sErroxen and partscured s 81
Hides Ito &c, Hess. ID N n
Above prtceg subject to- market
49, a9 ~ @S3I8s ~ 30
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-21
Car investigation
Re-0pens In February

Washington, Dec. 21s-Investigation
into returns between; private freight
car OWNERS and. railroads and all con-
ditions surrounding the. >use Of pri-
,vate cars will be reopened February
4 at Chicago before Examiner George
N. Brown the interstate commerce
commission announced today. The
inquiry will. affect particularly com
panies owning refrigerator cars used
in meat and fruit transportation.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-21
FARM
E2R

~ EGN ~
mol. per case .S1o.te
Mo- 81 per dozen g 1T
Crax, per dozen ss.......... as
Live Poultry.
Springs ....... y. .,ls
Hens. a lbs. or over. ...I... 2N3
Hens under a lbs. ......... III
Old ROSTERS ................ .0S
Ducks ....................... .0e
Geese ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .08
No. / turkeys over 8 lbs. $50. .i5c
- Dressed Poultry
Springs ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. IA
Hens, 4 lbs. or over ......... 1t
Hens, under 4 lbs. .... IL
Ducks. No. 1............... .12
Geese. No. I Inconsistencies. IL
No.. L turkeys. dry picked 80. .23
Old: Toms, dry picked ........ :.19
Turkeys, No. 2 dry picked $50. .1s
Dairy Products. i
Cram fbutter fat basis) -. :. so
Packing stock dairy. ...s-. ii. 81
Z Miscellaneous PYoEucee
Hay. hailed. per ton ..!......: 1900
Potatoes, per bushel. ....S IS to 100
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-21
CHICAGO PRoDum

Chicago. Dec. 21.-Butter unset.
tied; receipts 40 ubs;creamery 81.
|tras aS 1-2 to 40; extra firsts AZ; sf{sta
- IL to ~; seconds 80 to 40 1-2MM
twins IS to %. LIS; Americas 261-s
to-27;.loag horns..2s LIZ. oa27.s: s.
Eggs lower; receipts 6,A42 cases:
f1rsts AZ; ordinary. frsts ~ to, .J45l.at
mark, s included 40 to 46::s.refrix-
orator firsts IS ga to So.
:. Potatoes higher; receipts II cars;
Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota
bulk 1.75 to .E90tedo sacks LBS to
l.90.N ss%fstsS 81 : q x =. ~
Poultry alive unchanged.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-21
CONSISTORY 4.
ELECTS OFFICERS

Jared Consistory No. 2, Ancient and
Accepted Scottish Rite, held it's an
nual meeting last night, at which time
ofhcers were elected for the year. as
follows:
Clarence. A. Hale, 33rd. Hon-Mas-
ter Of Kadosh.
J. A.. Poppler-Prior..
George Fl. Olmsted-APreceptor,
David M. Holmes, 33rd. Hon
Chancellor.
VIM. A. Mc1ntyre-Minister of
Christian II. opsahl., aard. Elect
Hospitaller.
Charles Allan-Registrar. =
VIM: II: Shulze-Treasurer.
monies. =.
g. r. JacoPt-Expert. D..
Sam TorgesOn-Assistant Expert.
n. Q. Twite-Standard Bearer,
Fred L. Goodman-Captain of the
Guard.
August Reading-sentinel.
Official averages show that Cobb
led the league in batting percentage,
in hits, in doubles, IN triples and il
stolen bases. Which is Cobb,s way
of answering theA critics who an
nounced that he was gsing back.
Danny Goodman. has challenged
Benny Leopard to,a fnish~fght fol
the title, Which IN s4Goodman's case
would mean about six rounds.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-21
STATE ARCHITECTS
& ELECT OFFICERS

Fargo, z. D, Dec. 2I.-At the an
nual meeting OF the North Dakota
Architects association held here. Of
ficers for the coming year were elect
ed as follows: President George
Hancock Fargo; vice president, Bert
e. keck. Grand Forks; secretary and
treasurer, Karl A. Loben; trustee. ].
A. Shannon, Fargo.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-21
Of last nights match follows:
WILLIAMSON WINS !,
GAME FROM BOOTH

In the curling game playedslast eve
dng, .Willianson's rink :. defeated
Booths rink by a score of .l2SSto 2.
The lineup follows; r Is
Reiton SWarnken
Secord eaAsShermans ~
Sinclair flsl Sorlie rs
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-21
MIEWAUKEE A

Milwaukee, Dec. 2l.-Corn No, 8
yellow l.7o@4:so;.No No aswhite-sd.e5@
OATS standard.,79 1-49l-2;sNo I: 8
white:S 7s@1-2;' No. 4Ewhfte 7s lag
= rye No. /, 1.sss ~. = 81.
and. rejected 1850 1856; Wisconsin
LAB 1850. Hay unchanged.
Close: Corn, January, $1.24 3-S;
May, $1.22SSFr3-4. Oats. December,
.76 3%4:May; - 1-8@1-4. "
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-21

MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN.
n Minneapolis, Mivn., Dec. 21.-
Wheat receipts, 262 cars, compared
with 115 q year ago. ~ =
Corn--No. 8 yellow, $1.65 q 1.7G44 4
Oats-No. 8 white, 76@77.
~ Flax, 1914 I-2@3.47 1-2.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-21
MINNEAPOLIS FLOUR

MINNEAPOLIS FLOUR.
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi. Dec. 21s-F1ou,
unchanged; shipments 1o1,65e bar.
rei Farley 1..osto.1Sk7 =
Rye 1873 to 1874. Hfsf
Bran 5000 to $780,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-21
LIVE STOCK MARKET
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK.

Chicago Dec. 21.-HOgSs rose In
value today. influenced by the fact
that receipts were moderate IN mum
Der as compared with "a weak Ago.
Offerings of cattle. and sheep were
largely Of an unattractive sort.
Hogs Receipts $1,000; strong;
pdlk S16.10sto $3.50; light $3.50 to
$1B.55; mixed SIS 0bto $3.50 heavy
$15.9 to $500; rough s$1b. so to
$l6.0 pigs $11.00 to $14.26. ss 4sF
Cattle: ReceiEts z. 900, steady: ma
tive steers $7.25s to SASS; western
steers $3.50 to- $I2.75; stockers and
feeders H8.25 to- $l0.25;i cows and
heifers $40 to $11:2o; calves: $500
to $3.50.
SOUTH ST. PAUL LIVESTOCK.
X South st. Paul. Mimi, Dec. 21I
Hogs: Receipts 1000, IL to rs cents
higher; range $3.50 to $16.16;@ bulk
$3.50 to $3.50. !
Cattle: Receipts 1900, killers
steady, to strong; steers $3.50 to
$15.50; cows and heifers $500 to
5000. Veal calves steady, $3.50 to
STATS; stockers end feeders slow and
STEADY, $500 to $4,000.
Sheep: Receipts 1920, steady:
lambs $500 to $1,000: wethers $500
TO $500; eve $500 to $1,000.
- ~. .- III - 49, II -. - ri az
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-21
DULUTH GRAIN.

Duluth, Mimi, Dec 21.-Elevator
receipts OF domestic grain;
Wheat $4,000. bushels.Ss last year
d1Sl20o; fax 1870 bushels. last year
: Shipments: Wheat $4,000 bushels,
last yearT 400 bushels; fax 5000
bushels, last year $500. r Is
! Elevator receipts of bonded grain:
Wheat 1900 bushels. last year 12,200;
Duluth { inspection: /. Wheat
Nos 1 and 2 northern "a. No: 3:e2;
other. spring a. durum S; hard. winter
III; other winter Il; mixed ~ = total
wheat, A.. year ago So; a y, year
ago :16; mixed grain L. rye year 8
8; barley s: total ofSall grains a. ySar
ago So; on track342 !. !; sSsS
Flaxseed prices weaaisened {, today:
after a bulge Of 2 H~2 cents AT the
start. Operators showed a disposition!
to ven up their trades overSSthe three
days. holiday and AspotSsituation turn
ed easier. December fax closed 9;
half cent on May 8 cents off ana IN. July
3 cents off.
Barley was the feature in coarse
grains. with active demand from mill
closed 2 cents up at from $l.29 to
$3.50. Rye closed unchanged at
$3.50 asked.
Linseed, on track, ss.4s 1-2@
|3.5S 1-2; arrive. 1892 1-2; Arrive In
December. 1916 IL; December
May, $500 IL asked; July,
|$3.24-I-2 bid:
/. Oats. on track,r75 l-4@77 Ia; ar
Rye on track and ~larrive, $1.s1:
December, $3.50 nominal; May. $3.50
Barley on track. ,1.2s@E5s.e !.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-21

Read the Advertisements
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-21
CORN REACTS .
FROM BULGE
Market Eased Oh Various
Reports-Oat Parallels
Action Of Corn.

cSsan.e no.N 19E1.- xxS
Cnlsaso !. Sc. i.-Co Stouay
n9weu 70 Eeact.Irom YES
LsLuays Duise. Were sonneS
tMnat scarcs. anuStne attentaon.oI VIZ
tEaue seenieo 70 center IN Aovances
tnaI eastern Ioaus Ilau DeeI orusreu
70 return TO the west q potaa 70 dats
soRsl,,VOv slnpty nox cars. gear Golu
Wea tha cr nNe'y be 30 amp eIoo ~ ene es asa, ny .
g :; st IS , e Ss :ss %;;; 3 s,' s:%:;:; NY: ], s ssS s
s;r IA 5sas &c 20 S g . ' 'sss, s Is ss's' ais'
Oats PARALLEL the action Of corn;
frem he gulf however onsrated asa
ss S!s$ s:, : ; s; $;s:;; :. IL s,s no.. =: ::
tive bidding was af9r. rins. -..
e thse y;et;n. r - tp.
railroad embargo " e.sGhtcsso had
1 Ths c, 10 ssimuu nnsetsied l1.s' ~ oe = ansc
net I :.lower,s with January ia $50
f:24sl-2 ana may - 81. 70 yss;
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-21

skip Booth, skip.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-21

Duluth. Mimi. Dec. 21,-Elevator'
receipts of domestic grain;
Wheat SO 900 bushels last year
L1Sf200; flax 1880 bushels. last year
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-30
Boston Bank Said to Have Aided Packers in
 Their High Finance"

Boston, December 2e.-Troubles en- countered by independent firms in compe- tition with big packing interests formed the burden of stories related by wit nesses at the concluding session of the federal trade commissions inqury here today.
 w. M. Mcdonald, who started slaugh- tering and rendering business at Con- cord Junction, told of transactions with Boston bankers through which he was finally forced to give up the plant. His recital led Francis J. Heney, special counsel for the commission, to refer to the manner in which the witness had been dealt with as high finance" The testimony of MT. Mcdonald, as far as it concerned the Exchange Trust com pany of this city, was denied i'll a pub lie statement after the hearing by Pres ident John J. Martin of the trust com pany. In bringing the hearing to a close MT. Heney said that the commission representative might hold further ses- sions here at some future time. He ex- tended an invitation to any small mar axetman or storekeepers who believed they had been unfairly dealt with by wholesalers or thought they had been victims of combination of packers to write to the commission at Washington. He had previously announced that if such instances of alleged unfairness in trade
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-30
NO CLUE FOUND AS
 TO THE IDENTITY
 OF SANDBAGGERS
Detectives Believe Robbery Was Planned Before Attack-Victim Unable to Describe
 Assailants

City detectives yesterday failed to find and clue to the identity of the parties who sandbagged and robbed C. c. Bryant of Tuscaloosa Friday shortly, before midnight at Third alley and Twenty-first street, north. The robbers secured $32O and escaped so quickly that practically no description of them has been avail able so far.
 According to statement made by Bryant to police authorities he was walking south on the west side of Twen- ty-first street. As he passed the alley he was hit on the head from behind. The blow stunned him and he was un- ble to tell whether his assailants were white or black
 A number of people witnessed the as- sault, but the robbers dashed away be- fore they were aware of what had hap pened. Detectives believe the robbery was planned beforehand and that Bryant had been followed for several blocks by the men who knew the exact location of his money, as they had no time to search their victim.
 The robbery was one of the boldest in recent years, and was committed across the street from the county Jail, and practically within the shadow of the sheriff. office
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-30
Army Officers Will Not
 Discuss Arrest of Deppe,
 Alleged German Reservist

Montgomery, December 29.-(Spe- cial. )-Officers of the Ohio division have declined to discuss the arrest of Gustave Deppe German reservist, who was held incommunicado at Camp Sheridan for 35 days and was turned over to the federal civil authorities Friday night. Deppe is held at the Montgomery county jail awaiting a de- cision of the government as to what disposition will be made of him.
 Deppe does not give any informa- tion about himself and merely has stated that he is awaiting instruc- tions from an Indianapolis pump and tank company which, he claims, sent him here to act as it's agent. The gov- ernment claims he is the former editor of "The Germania" of Rockford. H.. and that the paper was suppressed, and that he has two brothers in the German army.
 Herman Lansberg. who has been held by military authorities since De- cember 16, was turned over to civil authorities Saturday on a charge of vagrancy. An effort has been made to determine whether or not Lansberg. who has possession of a supply Of in- ferior toothpaste, was attempting to dispose of it to Ohio soldiers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-30
ANNEXATION CLOSING

Baltimore. December 29-The coldest weather in Maryland for years is rapidly closing up navigation on the rivers and portions of the Chesapeake bay. The sailings of all side-wheel steamers of the Baltimore, Chesapeake and Atlantic and the Delaware and Virginia Railway com panies were abandoned today and only propeller-driven steamers were permit ted to leave on their regular routes. Or ders were also issued by the officials to masters of steamers at down-the-bay ports to hasten to this port in order to escape a general freeze. Steamers were many hours late. A fleet of oyster boats is frozen in on the dredging bars and nearly all sailing craft are tied up The ice-breaking boats will begin to- morrow to clear the channels for ocean, going ships.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-30

Washington. December 29.-Practically all the country east of the Mississippi river is shivering in cold wave almost as severe as that experienced early in the month. Actual suffering was ex- pected in many places because of coal shortages.
 Snow fell today in the Atlantic coast states, with rain in other sections, but fair weather generally is forecast in the east tomorrow and Monday.
 Abatement of the cold is not expected before Monday and Tuesday, higher tenn peratures being promised Monday in the Ohio valley and upper lake region and Tuesday in the coast states.
 The blanket of cold has extended over the Missouri valley and Rocky Mountain region for several days, but temperatures in that section went up today and rain fall was reported in the north Pacific states.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-30
President a Yen Who Sen, m ouna
 of Butte os $5e1

Waterloo, Ia, Deeein &r s3 pound of butter recently cid h aS Red Cross sale for $567 al wis at Marble Rock. la, co ts@ A % the auxiliaries of Union ana aee townships in Butler coun WsS was sent to the White a2Asc frS ,s Presidents Christmas AfrnNT Nes brought the following ltasAr e& citation from President 4'ss2sA
 '"The VI e s85Ase. / Washington, Decemasi 2y' lsft My Dear MT. Davis:
 sTt is very inspiritng to hear or sucn successes as that of the Red Cross auxiliaries of Union and Scott town ships. '. q shall partake of the pound or butter with awe. The price paid Tor it is certainly an extraordinary evi- dence of patriotic interest. May I not, through Hou, e ayratu- late all concerned in fA@ grs@s Red ~ross sair and ta&al1 oa yszy leart- k8y for the astas q 1iaAlE saa sih-
 sFgsyT kT4 f5 yfyyfN."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-30
AMERICAN NNIThs { BALLOON B2INg'I
 DOWN IN MEllc1'
Machine Was Caught ! Gale and For.sd (a-ef Rio Ora a-Crew
 ReporEed Safe

Laredo, Tex, pecsiooe 8-Tue ar balloon, manned sy Capta 94CnNsses and eight studea, aYiatDrS. San Antonio eariY yesser7aY course. landed t ffiaalee
 miles up the 5gio SeaHas Laredo. at o'eocS lesl fl@h
 The crew was taken ln eAar, ican soldiers, who notified t. authorities at Nuevo Laredo sna aLi9s mobiles were sent to Hidalgo for Capaafn Mccullough and his men. Theg artiysJr here this morning.
 Shortly after leaving the Saa easosi& aviation school the balloon, at 3 Es ka& of 2000 feet, encountered a 5iai ss4h- aour wind and drifted rapidly apathsges8
 Inc Rio Grande was mistaken fer Inc t'ucea river and a landing WAS alsIs
 Mexican soil.
 4ngements have not yer peen lfauA
 finging over the balloon
 (eHican patrols fired on fhe ealfCca as avon ss it crossed the river. ~Aptat1 AfeCh,louga said here tonighf, ghrea A.sl- lets psreiag the bag and permitting Sa7 ~ seaaa aly a few shots were ares, | tnt MeSseans having ceased firing pro a4GE %hsl they were sstlsasl KtA airc4s WsS nat hostile. l Cap, Tri0lgh said h9 euG his l soldier Sa wera ureatea eoNEtaoUsis | by the NJ sild every consideration was show lc 8t 7ilitay nsad4usTs 1 ters in Nu.r Iataao
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-30
COPELAND RESIGNS CLERKSHIP OF THE
 CRIMINAL COURT

Edward R. Copeland, clerk of the criminal division of the circuit court of Jefferson county has rendered his res- ignation to William J. Waldrop, clerk of the court to be effective February l. No announcement has been made in regard to his successor, or other changes in thep ersonnel of the office force.
 MT. Copeland has been in the office of the criminal court for several years. He was chief clerk under his father, w. B. Copeland, clerk of the criminal court, whose office was abolished when the circuit court of Jefferson county was established. He was appointed clerk ot the criminal division of the new court, and is accounted an efficient county of fcial, attentive to his duties and courteous to those in attendance at court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-30
SIX BELOW IN NEW YORK

New York, December 29.-With mini mum temperature of degrees below zero at Il o'clock tonight, this city ex- perienced the coldest weather ever offi- cially recorded for December. From o'clock this morning. when the official thermometer registered 1 degree below zero, the mercury never rose more than degrees above.
 There was much suffering among the poor, many families without coal being obliged to burn wood in kitchen ranges and use the kitchen as a living room.
 Handling the coal shortage here was extremely difficult. because it was nec- essary to thaw out all the coal shipped across the Hudson river from New Jer- sew
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-30
Slackers Can No Longer Evade Service by Getting
 DishOnorable Discharges

Washington, December 29.-Dishonor- able discharges from the army, which many officers believe have been seized upon by sIackers and objectors as the vehicle of escape from military service. will no longer provide such an opportun- ity, under an order issued today by Sec retary Baker For several weeks the army has been losing men at the rate of 100 to 150 day. They chose to conn init offenses which led to their dishon- orable discharge.
 In the futune, Secretry Baker ordered, such men will get terms of imprison- lnent with their discharges, and when ever possible some other form of sen tence will be used.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-30
Sunan1ary ot Outstanding Developments M Nevs
 From Various War Fronts

old leather and snow in the 4iaeoresu fighting zone have re- ducta nikiary activities to a min- 'rpm lr sost rtors. Only in rethe-- italy bas Scre been any movement cf mpor7nuce in the last 4S hours. EveR shsre Nn infantry operation fe fea 5ascf fxesa only one point on aau Hslsie iYne. rhc Italians took the irfte.ltge. 5gg- ering a blow at tE Austrg-C er- man line near Monte a9.aAn. aa the mountnin front just to tbs. Aaexs of the Piave. The German xear 0g. flee reports this engagement, de- clarlng that the Italian attaci1 was broken up by the defensive fire.
 The principal aerial activity is reported from the Italian front. Austrian airmen recently beaten off from Treviso with the loss of Il planes, carried out n bombing raid Friday night in which the city of Padua, rich in art treas- ures, was attacked. None of the city's noted monuments was harmed, but eight bombs dropped in the most denseIy populated part of the town killed 13 persons and injured 60 others. Bombs dropped on TrevisO and two other towns closer to the fighting lines than PadGa, which is some 35 miles from the front, caused no damage or casualties.
 In naval warfare torpedOes or mines scored against British tor pedo-boat destroyers operating off the Dutch coast. Three of these craft were sunk on the night of December 22 during foggy weather, with the loss of 193 officers and men.
 The displacing of Admiral Sir John Jellicoe by Vice Admiral Sir Rosslyh Wemyss as first sea lord is partly attributed in England to the loss of these three destroy CTS with many of their personnel.
 King Ferdinand of Rumania has
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-30
HOMES WITHOUT FUEL

Boston, December 29.-New England was in the grip of the coldest wave of several winters tonight, with thousands of homes without sufficient fuel, because Of the coal shortage. With the ther- mometer at the weather bureau here reg istering below zero at 8 p. m., the government forecaster announced "con- tinued cold" for tomorrow.
 It was the coldest night here since 1914, and tho coldest December night since 1902 when the mercury went down t, fl degrees below zero. There were many colder spots in New England. for instance the national army cantonment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-30
SHARPE NOW PUTS BLAME ON COUNCIL
 NATIONAL DEFENSE
tContinued from Page one)

(OOnIInucQ IIOAl 48C OAAS( profits at s5oo,o0o yearly and also told of another given the company, which was said to have but $10o0o capital for sorting old, rejected and discarded army clothing. Captain Pereless estl- mated that this contract, also canceled, would yield 'very much more" profits. s25o, ,OoO year from blankets alone.
 RAG MERCHANT COMBINE
 That Charles Kaplans brother, Ira A. Kaplan, was a member of the nrm given the contracts was testified to py Alexander H. Kaminsky, attorney for an association of Ne wYork rag mer- chants who sought to do the work for the government He said that he be- lieved Eisenman had been "hood- winked" by rag merchants composing a committee appointed by the coun- Gil to conserve rag supplies. Eisenman, the witness said, took full responsi- bility for and defended the contracts. A clique in New York. Kaminsky charged, was interested in trying to get control of the country's rag busi- ness. He also asserted that Charles Kaplan knew all details connected with the contracts given the sorting com pany and said the 6-cent price for sort ing scraps was excessive. A good profit could be made. he said. on price of from 1 to 3 cents a pound. Next week the committee plans to conclude investigation of ordnance af- fairs. General Crozier will be recalled Monday, having requested an opportun- l ity to answer statements of Colonel Lewis regarding the Lewis machine gun ] controversy. Secretary Baker, also, 1T he desires. will be given an opportunity
 to make a statement on the machine gun questions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-30
SOLDIERS SUFFER

Aver, Mass. December 29.-Hundreds of national army soldiers at Camp Devens were suffering from frost-bitten hands, ears and faces tonight at the end of the coldest day experienced in this vi- einity in years. It was 15 degrees below zero tonight, with the mercury still drop ping.
 Out of doors training was impractical ble. The only men on outside duty to- night were the guards at the gates, and they lowered about bonfires.