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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-24
Detrimental News Forced Cotton Down in Spite of the World Demand
Fly JOHN c. MOSES

News detrimental to cotton trading forced the staple down all along the line yesterday. The setback may be only temporary. as the world is demanding more cotton than in sight. The charac- tel of the war news. reports of price fixing and profit taking were prominent factors in the slump. Reports of plant ing in some parts of Alabama are com ing in The worlds visible is now only l50,o00 bales under last year. New Or leans interests were reported as cover ing heavily.
 Dealings on Wall street covered every 4912; exports, 4244; sales, s27; stock. 343, SIT. Mobile. Middling. s350c; receipts, 267; sales, 15: stock, 1o7s9. Savannah: Middling, s3.25c; receipts. 1942; stock, 79109. Charleston: Middle. S21zc; Receipts, 78; stock. 55,795. Wilmington: Receipts, 6S; stock, s44,SlS. Texas City: Stock, 34,214. Norfolk: Middling, 3S3Sc; receipts, 1Sl i; sales, s1s46; stock, 92,5sS.
 Baltimore; Stoelx,, 3l,7s1, Boston: Middiing. 34soc; receipts, 90; stock, 17.s00. philadelphia: MiddIing. aesc; stock, lS22O
 New York; Middling, s44oc; receipts, 266 stock, 134,892. Minor ports: Stock, 3o,04o
 Total today: Receipts, 11,57o; ex- ports, 23.2S2; stock, 1,531.203.
 Total for week: Receipts, 1l,57o; ex- ports, 23.2s2.
 Total for season: Receipts. 5.1ss,ss4; exports, 3.131,002.
 Interior Movement
 Houston: Middling. s3.60c receipts, 396s. shipments. 4s57; sales. 25S7; stock, 210.146.
 Memphis: Middling. 93.5oc; receipts, 4724, shipments. 1974 sales, 24oo; stock. 345.ss6.
 Augusta: Middling, s4.13c; receipts. 4c3. shipments. 1543; sales. 2577; stock, 140.399.
 St Louis: Middling. s325c; receipts 3910; shipments, 4235; stock, 17,7s2.
 Cincinnati Receipts. 112; shipments, 116, stock. 25,645.
 Little Rock: Receipts. sss; ship
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-24
Strong Stuff

From the London Opinion.
 Old Lady (discussing tea shortage)-I spose they want it all for. munitions I've card say they use a powerful lot of this T. N tea.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-24
Cash Grain

Chicago, March 23.--Corn No vel low. nominal; No. 3 yellow, $175@Iso. No. yellow. s1.60@ ITO. Oats No. 3 white, 91h @92hc; standard, 91M6 s2hc. Rye No. ?, nominal; No. 3, $2,S3; barley. s1.so@2.05: timothy. s5.eo@ s.25; clover. $2s,ooasloO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-24
New Orleans Futures
Port Cotton

New Orleans: Midding. ss.13c; receipts. sS2S; exports, 19,G3s sales. 12g: stock. AS, ,363 Galveston: Middling, 3445c; receipts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-24
By BRIGGS

tTcm this there was a recovery of from 10 to 15 points. This is a remarkable showing in view of character of news received around the opening, and 1t speaks for the firm belief the trade has that German successes can be only temporary and that whatever has hap pened has been entirely foreseen and provided for by the military experts d. recting the campaign for the allies Our own opinion is that the news from the western front Scattered rains in Texas were against the market to some ex- tent and later in the session there were thicker reports that price fixing bill was certain of passage by Congress. This last looked like dope. pure and simple.
 We continue to have favorable opin- ion of cotton.-Shepard & Gluck.
 Hubbard Bros. & Co.'s Letter
 New York, March 23.-tSpecial.)A the opening two small selling orders sup posed to be for spot houses broke the market some 30 points. and with small fluctuations it ranged about these prices with small amounts offered after the closes at 6 to,7 points decline. The for eign war advices were disappointins which prevented active support Re ports are current of some break in the basis on the part of southern spot house in New England, while some of the alien cotton was also offered for sale on this advance of the past Week. The showers which were reported from Houston last night were good to light north of that city, but no general rain. Sentiment is against the short side until the drouth is relieved throughout the southwest. Visible supply shows 470000 bales more in the stocks of the American ports and interior towns than last year. but the American spinners are believed to holdsat least 100000 bales less than year ago. Statistics have been growing bearish for the past montn.- Hubbard Bros. & Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-24
Railroad Schedules

Arrival and departure of passenrAr trains. Blrmingham: The foilowfnr schedule figures published as in lorna. tion. are not guaranteed BIRMINGHAM TERMINAL STATTOy
 Southern Railway Systen
 (SOuthern Railway Co
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-24

St. Louis, March 23.-corn No. 2, $1.60@f.7o; No. 2 whites sis2@ 200; May. s1.26is. Oats No. g. soc: No. 3 white, s2@s2Ac; May. ssAc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-24
Meal and Feedstuff

Hen Feed-S4.25 per 1UO-pound sack. Mixed Horse and Cattle Feed-$59Q69. C. s. Meal, per cent-s54. Cremo Feed Meal-s41. Old Style Hulls-s2S. Lintless Hulls-s20. Gray Shorts--s57. Corn-$2. 30. Corn Chops-s4.;5. No White Oats-S.1S per bushel Choice Pea-Green Alfalfa-Ss5 per ton. Choice Timothy Hay-$A. No. Timothy Hay-40. No. 1 Johnson Grass-$s1 Clover and Timothy. $4o. Shucks-$16.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-24
Naval Stores

k Savannah, March 2S. - Turpentine dull, 3sc; receipts, S7; sales, none; shipments, s. stock 24,S35. Resin steady; sales. 169; receipts, 626; ship ments, POI; stock, 92,734. Quote: B. D. E, F, G, H. T. s5.So; K. s6.5o. M. $e.75; N, s7.15; VIC, $7.3o; wv, s7.40.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-24
Future quotations were as follows:
Produce Market

New York, March 23,-Butter firm; re- ceipts, 506S tubs; creamery. higher than extras. 92 score, 40a4lc, firsts, 39sa 940s4c. Eggs irregular; receipts, 3O,970 cases; fresh gathered extras, 401a@4ic; extra ffrsts, 3s1s@Sec; firsts. 37lsaSS1sc. Cheese steady; receipts. 206 boxes; state whole milk flats held specials. 25@25lsc: do average run, 24G2ftc. Poultry. live, strong; young roosters, s5c; do old. 27c turkeys. s5c. Dressed quiet and unchanged.
 Chicago. March 23-Butter unsettled; creamery. S5Q401zc. Eggs higher; receipts. 20,636 cases;- firsts, 341a@35c; ordinary firsts. 331a934c; at mark, cases included, 331sG34c Potatoes lower; receipts, B cars; Wisconsin Minnesota and Michi- gan. bulk, s1.o5Q1. 10; do sacks, sl. l0g 1.15. Boosters unchanged.
 St. Louis March 23.-Ponltry ln- changed Butter. creamery. 43c. Eggs unchanged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-24

HOODS. .25; ewes, s12.50@1s.oo: wethers, $lS. .00Q13.T5; canners and choppers. sS.So @9.50.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-24

branch of the list. and the market went off on reports of the various unfavor- able aspects on the battle front. United States Steel made an extieme dive of 2ls points, closing weak. Specialties also lost recent gains by 1 to points. At the close the market showed little or no support to efforts to come back.
 The grain pit was attacked With the war fever, and did small amount of trading. Grain was not much affected, corn holding at the previous days fig ures. while oats went off 1ls to lhc. Shorts we're the only buyers of oats. Plenty of hogs in sight for next week led to downturn in provisions of 12c. nnenfs 294. etnck h0 2a6
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-24
Cotton Seed Oil

New York. March 23.--Tfe cotton seed oil market was dull and feature less with prices nominal in absence of business, closing unchanged to 5 points lower. Prime crude, 17.50c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-24
Fruits and Produce

CocoanutS-Sc each. Bananas--$1. 1892 .25. Bananas. Jumbo-$2.5Nd Fresh Peanuts-141z@16c ID. Oranges-California, s6.50. Limes-Imported, 90G$l. Colorado Celery-s1aa. .25 doz.. $s.5o96.oa crate. Florida Celery-s3.25 crate. Snap Beans--$5 hamper. Florida Orsnges-$S box
 Live Stock
 (Union Stockyards9 Fed Steers:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-24
Dry Goods Market

New York March 23.-Cotton and wool goods here today were firmer yarns higher and burlaps firm Linens grew scarce.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-24
Cotton

Pig Iron
 Onder Government Basis) Coke iron No. l ......... $aS.0o Charcoal iron ................. s430o
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-24

ments, 3S4; stock. 5S,296.
 Total today: Receipts. 14.109 ship ments. 12,609; stock. 79S,154
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-24
Hides and TaJ;ov

Green Salt Hides-9@10c. Half Cured-SQ9c Green Hides-7@Sc. Dry Flint Hides-2Sd24c. Dry Salt Hides-20Q21c.. Damaged-Half price sg @e Sheen Skins-25~Gsl.25 Horse Hides-S1@4. Ginseng-s7QS. Colt Skins-25@50c- Sherlings-25a75c Goat Skins-40950c. Hog Skins-1O125c. Beeswax--30G32c. Tallow-12@14c. Washed Wool-700S0c. Clear Unwashed wool--5o955c. Burry Wool-35d40c.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-07-10
J. H. Mcclure District No. 60- R. M. Henry
 H. s. Bever
ON THE EVE

German General-Have our brave troops been informed that we shall be in Paris in four days?
 Subordinate-Yes, general.
 "They understand that the great war was forced upon us? ?"
 Perfectly, general"
 "They have been told that the Americans always kill our machine gunners if they surrender
 That is well understood, general" "They have been instructed that the few Americans opposed to us are cow ards and inexperienced ?"
 Handbills anouncing that fact are passed around each evening""
 Then let the offensive begin."A Chicago Trbuue.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-07-10
robLlC UTILITIES ARE
 ASKING INCREASED RATES

Little Rock, July 10.-Every public utlhty operating in the city-street '"iiway, gas, electric light, telephone anu water companies-are coming in- ,o the city council and demanding re- ''ei as war measure, by increased '"VeS or other advantages in their ser wee to the public. In some cases ."e companies are acting within their ,'ahchlse rights, and nothing can be 'o"e about it, but in others, as in the vase Of the street railway, the council proposes to have a great deal to say "Oout It. Mayor Taylor announces 'nat he will veto an ordinance, if it is passed to raise the street railway 'are to 6 cents.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-07-10
CONFEDERATE VET
 BRAINS, ATTENTIONt

General Order No. l.
 You are hereby commanded to be at Serepta Springs on Thursday, July 25th, 1918, with two days rations Don't fail to be on hand for dinner Thursday. Union veterans cordially invited to be with us. Our sons are standing together under Old Glory on the blood-washed fields of France. Come! Oliver s. Jones.
 Com. U. C. " of Nevada County.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-07-10
THE PROOF OF THE PUD-
 DING IS IN THE EATING

There is no question but that the Rvrne Shorthand is the greatest sys- tom in use today. It makes better stenographers in less time and cost than any other. It may be written either with a pencil or any tyypewrit- ar It has over 30,000 enthusiastic writers: it holds the worlds record for speed in a given length of time, is the most simple, legible, and rapid system in use, as is shown from the following remarks by our students who first studied other systems:
 q take pleasure in telling the pub lie that the Byrne Shorthand is the only system. previously studied Pitman eight months, used it in actual nractice for four months; at the end of six weeks study of the Byrne, was a better writer than l had ever been with the Putnam.
 "I have been Sloan-Duployan stenographer for fifteen years; l found the system inadequate. l then took the Gregg under MT. Gregg of Chicago but found it illegible. then took up the Byrne, whcih l consider the stenographic marvel of the age" q first studied Putnam Shorthand then took up the Byrne, and found the Byrne to be 35 per cent shorter and that it could be written at a much higher rate of speed, and read like print
 q studied Putnam four months, gave it up in disgust; l then took up Pernin and studied it almost night and day for six months; but was not competent to hold a position. l then took up the Byrne for three months, and find that I can hold any kind of position"
 "I graduated in Graham shorthand. writing 100 words minute, after 9 months study. After studying the Byrne Smplifed, together with Byrne Practical Bookkeeping, fon 4 months, l could write Byrne much faster and regard it superior to any other sys- tenn"
 I thoroughly astered Il systems, seven of the most prominent Putnam syetemS, Gregg, Chartier, Byrne and four minor systems, and find the Bryne much easier to read, that it can be written with one and one-half times the speed that can be made with any of the other 13 systems"
 After studying six different Pit manic systems, was unable to hold ar ordinary office job, but with five weeks study of the Byrne l went into the District Court and did reporting successfully, and was appointed re- gular Court Stenographer."
 "Why study any system of short hand, other than the Byrne, when the Byrne can be learned in half the time or less, read with greater ease, and written at higher rate of speed whclh means better salary and pro- motion? It does not cost half as much to complete a course in our school as it does one of the other sys- tems in other schools. We hold the exclusive right to teach the Byrne in thls section. The author is the presi- dent of our school"
 Write for catalogue containing full mdorsements and names and address eS of the above, and of others who nave tried the other systems and abandoned them for the Byrne Our pookkeeping, Cotton Chasing, and leiegraphy are as far superior to the other systems as is the Byrne Short hand, Don't fail to write or phone Tor our large free catalogue.
 Tyler Commercial College. Tyler Texas.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-07-10
$500.00

School District Mo- B. T. B. Barham G. w. McLelland District No. IA Mrs. Allen A. McCurdy w. K. Buchanan E. NJ. Sharp F. NJ. Frisby l. w. Franks Mrs. Mary McRae w. V. Tompkins A. S. Buchanan D. L. McRae Chas. F. Putnam Dan Putnam G. R. Haynie F. L. Gaylord A. NJ. Ellsworth D. L. billiard Wm. Haas X Sons J. A. White E. l.. Cox J. C. Woodul Miss Mary w. Bemis c. C. Hamby F. E. Murrah Miss Beulah Hesterly Mrs. Lizzie D. Jordan John A. Davis Ozan Mercantile Go. Sam K. Mum Wat w. White T. P. Meadors Thos. c. McRae, Jr. J. M. Stripling
The Prescott daily news., 1918-07-10
MEMBERS OF THE WAR
 SAVINGS LIMIT CLUB

S1,O0O.OO School District No. l. l. N. Tunnell. School District No. IA Jno. M. Pittman M. L. Moore Thos. C. McRae Mrs. Amelia McRae Mrs. Ethel M. Bemis Bank of Prescott w. T. Hart Mrs. P. G. Jenkins and Mrs. T. L Leslie. Nat Martin R. l.. Blakely II. V. Scott. First State Bank w. N. Bemis E. Mautz Dr, R. E. Hays Dl. s. J. Hesterly C. A. Smith Prescott X Northwestern R. R. C. Edwards District No. 16- John Hale District No. 21-- Dr. E. E. Shell J. J. Hirst District No. 35-- l.. J. Bryson District No. 48- J. F. Schooley District No. 56-- P. H. Herring District No. S0- J. H. Webster.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-07-10

District No. 27- w. H. Garner District No. 29- A. Norman District No. 34- Martin Bros. w. s. Crank District No. ST w. B. Gillespie
 T. J. Epperson
 I. B. Gillespie Cross Epperson
 L. J. Epperson District No. 38- C. c. Harvey
 Mrs. M. c. Gulley District No. 10
 W. R. Cottingham c. W. Dewoody l District No. 43- | J. r. ftaynle
 J. W. Bryson District No. 45--
 Mrs. J. N. Spoonamore 1 District No. 4S-
 T. J. Shell District No. 50
 Wm. T. Mitchell
 Isaac |. Sewell
 ". D. Parsley
 J. C. Sewell
 R. J. Mitchell
 B. F. Johnson
 c. w. Rhea District No. 54- Thos. J. Mendenhall District No. 55--
 Dr. D. C. Nichols
The Prescott daily news., 1918-07-10

R. D. Martin C. C. Calhoun L. C. Henderson Walter K. Hirst N. B. Nelson C. K. Buchanan R. L. Mccain Mrs. Lucy E. Roberts w. A. Newth Joe Boswell H. A. Hamilton & Co. w. B. Waller c. A. Buchanan A. G. Stuart Thos. Cummings (col.) A. M. Denman Arthur w. Newth Dr. w. w. Rice J. K. Hamilton Berry Hesterly F. J. Johnson Q. Il. Helblg District No. 16- w. D. Neel Dexter Francisco J. R. Cox District Mo- F l.. N. Cook District No. 1S- D. D. Stuart Vern Buchanan C. w. Morris District No. 21- E. E. Alsobrooks District No. 25- Mrs. Rosa Britt W. l.. Britt
 H. D. Bullock A. F. Stockton
The Prescott daily news., 1918-07-10
The PRESCOTT DAILY NEWS
 Published by The News Printing Company

Entered as second class mail mat tor November 4th, 1905, at the post office at Prescott, Ark, under the act If Congress, March 3. 1879.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-08
Lab0r's Minister Plenipotentiary

other way to gain lasting, clean, honest
peace. This is the simple message that
Mr.. Gompers presents to labor in the
allied countries"
Yet there was a rift in the lutte; few
Socialist or semi-Socialist papers struck
a discordant note. "The New York
Call" for instance, commented thus upon
the words of President Ogden quoted
above:
The speech is notice 70 Gompers Of what
is undoubtedly the view of the most repre-
sentative labor congress held in England in
many years. M Ogden's speech is a plea
for the meeting of an international con
ference of labor and a protest against the
refusal by the government OF passports for
such a conference. These views cannot be
reconciled with the views Of Gomucrs. and
the latter will, no doubt, have another
reception when he states his own"
And again The Public" commenting
at an earlier date upon the purpose of
the Gompers mission as already quoted
in the introduction of this article. wrote
thus:
Mr.. Gompers is 70 oppose not only Hen
derson but the great movement of which be
happens TO be the titular spokesman, and
which evolved the programme of recon
struction. Every American Democrat must
deplore and resent g development that is
likely to be interpreted in England as dis
closing President Wilson in opposition to
the British Labor party"
But the rift is of the most minor sort.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-08
Calling Marat Back to the Arena

saturnalia Of murder and crime committed
BY the Bcsheviki, shot ard killed The rene
gadc, Vladimir Hitch ulianotr. alias Nicolai
Lcnine, who in conjunct ction Wit, Icon Bron-
stein, alias Trotzky, delivered Russia, for
price to the Hun and black ruin"
James c. Young, writing in "Thc New
York Evening World,' mentions further
points of similarity:
There is a strong kinship between Marat
and Leninc, although Of different race and
generation. Just as Aarat was man OF
standing in the scientific world. and with
every reason to foster the ruling classes,
SO Lenine was descended from the nobility
Neither man won political eminence until
we'll on in years, and both we're struck
down while still in the seat Of power Marat
died at the age Of fifty. Lenine was re-
Gently forty seven
"Of the two. Marat. perhaps. was the
more merciless although Lcnine proved
himself TO be relentless master Open
the pages Of any French history dealing
with the revolutionary period, substitute
the name Of Lenine for Marat, and the an
nails Of 1893 might we'll serve for an ac-
count of current events in Russia
New-York tribune., 1918-09-08

mier had been shot By girl terror
ist, Dora Kaplan, were at once struck
with the similarity Of events in the Rus
sian reign of terror with another period
Of anarchy--that in France in 1898.
''The New York Herald notes the
parallel thus:
when during the Reign Of Terror France
Was being drenched in blood by anarchists,
who sent thousands Of innocent men and
womer TO their death under the guillotine
in the name Of Equality, Fraternity and
Liberty, woman of the people, Charlotte
Corday, thrust n knife into the body Of
Marat and ended the life Of man who, ris-
ing TO power as a result Of the overthrow
Of a weak king and corrupt nobility, be-
came greater tyrant than those of the old
order and made the very name of the
French Revolution stencil in the nostrils
OF civilized humanity. History repeats It.
self. A woman Of starving Russia. resent
ing the betrayal Of her native land to the
Kaiser, and stirred to the depths by the
New-York tribune., 1918-09-08

French Revolution. He ragged against the
aristocracy and its foreign allies, who were
preparing to reenslave France. He would
never have betrayed the French people to
An aien government. He would have
scorned to be the paid tool of a Prussian
country for price and delivering his de-
uded following into German or Austrian
scrvitudc
"Lcnine has been traitor and an i'm
him out At Brcst-Litovsk he opened wide
the door to the German spoier His pro-
lctariat government at Petrograd and Mos
cow has been ghastly travesty of popular
rule. He set up dictatorship of force
more brutal and arrogant than the Roman
oF regime ever was. He was kept in power
by German influence and German money,
simply in order to secure to Germany the
spoils falling to her through the disrup-
ton OF the former Russian Empire.
"Marat would turn in his grave to be
compared with recreant like Lenine.
Wculd he have taken the thalers of the
Duke of Brunswick? History has left him
at least some shrcds of reputation. 1t
could leave Leninc and Trotzky none, even
though their taking off should be invested
with the dramatic coloring that Marats
was when he stabbed in his bathtub
by a romantic idcalist like Charlotte Cor
Gav'
New-York tribune., 1918-09-08
Dresident Wilson
i Issues His Message

The second great event of the week in
the world of labor was President vii
sons message. Some of its more strik-
ing passages follow here:
Labor Day, 1918, is not like any Labor
Day that We have known. Labor Day was
always deeply significant with US. Now it
is supremely significant
This is. therefore. the war of ali wars
which labor should support and supper;
with all its concentrated power. The world
cannot be safe, mems lives cannot be SC
cure, no mans rights can be confidently and
successfully asserted against the rule and
mastery OF arbitrary groups and special in
terests so long as governments like that
which after long premedtaton drew Aus
tria and Germany into this war are per
n'itted to control the destinies and the daily
fortunes OF men and nations, plotting while
honest men work laying the fires of which
innocent men, women and children are to
be the fuel.
You know the nature Of this war. Il Is
war which industry must sustain. The
army of laborers at home is as important
as essential. as the army of fighting men in
the far fields of actual battle And the
laborer is not only needed as much as the
soldier. IT Is his war. The soldier is his
champion and representative To fail to
win would be to imperil everything that tn
laborer has striven for and held dear sine.
freedom first had its dawn and its STRUGGLE
fof justice began. The nation is o.
single mind. 1t is taking counsel with no
special class. 1t is serving no private or sin
gle interest It's own mind has been cleared
and fortified by these days, which burn the
dross away. The light OF a new conviction
has penetrated to every class among US.
we reailze as We never realized before that
we arc comrades dependent upon one an
other, irresistible when united. powcrlesz
When divided. And so VIC join hands to
lead the world to new and better day"
The New York Times" commented
thus upon the message:
1T vas happy inspiration of Mr.. Wilson
TO take part in the celebration of Labor
Day tins momentous year of the great war
and make personal appeal and Invocation
to the American army Of labor as only he
knows how to talk to his countrymen in 4
crisis. He has never said the right thing
With more eloouence, with greater force or
expression."