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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-17
Coffee Market

New York. December 16.--The fea- ture In the coffee market today was ruling from the food administra- tion extending the regulations of prof it's to transactions in small lots of spot coffee. The ruling providing that dealers who usually handle larger lots should not take profit of more than 7k per cent. no matter in what quan' tfty they sell and that dealers who cus- tomarily trade in lots of 25 bags or less should lirQit their profits to 121s per cent.
 There were rumors that the United States government had purchased l.- 0O0, 900 bags of coffee from the French government presumably out of French purchases in Brazil, but here was no confirmation of the report.
 The official cables reported an ad- vance of 75 reis at Rio. The Santos spot market was 100 reis higher and flu lures 125 to 175 reis higher. Brazil ian port receipts, 36,000; Jundiahy, re- ceipts, 21.000. No change was report- ed in the local spot situation except for the Washington ruling Sales of Santos As were reported in the cost and freight market at 21.25c. London credits steamer shipment
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Good Week Promised by Start
 Among the Different Stalls Monday
By JOHN c. MOSES

O. MOSES | Clover and Timothy-s41. Shucks-M5. Live Stock (Union Stock Yards) Fed Steers. @.stse | Good to Choice-9Q10c. | Medium to Good-74Sc. | Common to Medum-6@7c.
 Grass cattle according to weight. quAl- | ity and flesh: 1 Steers-79Sc. Fat Cows-7QSc. | Medium Cows-697c. Canners-4kM515c Cutters-51aQ5hc. l Heavy Bulls-61kQ714c. ] Light Bulls-51Ad61kc. | Oxen-4Q7c. i Fat Yearlings-6g7c. l Medium Yearlings-5Q6c. | Vealers--7@Sc. | Hogs:
 Choice Corn Fed Hogs-165 pounds and up, 16c. Choice Corn Fed Hogs-1s5 to 165 lbs, 14c. Choice Corn Fed Hogs-9o to 135 pounds. | 13c. Light Pigs-9o lbs. down. 12c. l Best Heavy Rough Hogs-13Q14c. Half Fat Rough Hogs-12@13c., | Soft and oily hogs from 1c to 2c per pound less than above prices. Hides and TallOw No. 1 Green Salt Hdes-1701Sc. No. 2 Green Salt Hides-16QD17c. Half Cured Hides-1@2c less. No. 1 Green Hides-14Q15c. No. Green Hides-13Q14c. . No. 1 Dry Flint Hides-27G2sc. No. 2 Dry Flint Hides-26G27c. F No. l Dry Salt Hides-24@25c. No. Dry Salt Hides-3@24c. Goat Skins-S0Q90c.
 Damaged Hides Half price. Washed Wool-75980c. Clear Unwashed Wool-55@6oc.
 Bury Grease Wool-35137c.
 Cotton
 Good middling .................. 261k Strict middl1ng .........-........ 26A
 Middling .......................... 251a
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Wealthy Insurance Man
 to Stand Trial for Murder

Muskegor, Mich. December 16--Mi.o H. Piper, wealthy insurance man, was brought back to Muskegon today to face a charge of having killed Frieda Weich- man, whom he is said to have married two years ago, although he already had wife and child.
 Piper. who was arrested at Hamilton, Ont, Saturday when questioned by the police today strongly declared his in- nocence and accused mysterious John Sheldon of having used his name tc marry Miss Wechmann. despite his pro- test.
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Hubbard Bros. & Co.

Cotton Merchants, Hanover Square, IN,
 Y. Members New York Cotton Ex- New York Produce Exchange, Associats ed Members Liyarpool Cotton Assacis-- tion. Orders solicited for the purchase and sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed oil for future delivery. Special attention and liberal terms given for ccnsign- ment- of spot cotton for delivery. Cor respondence invited.
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$50, ,00O Out in Berlin

London December 16.-(British Wireless Seryice).-The strike in Berlin has reached serious proportions, according to a dispatch received here from Amster- dam. Only two newspapers are being published and these as small leaflets. It is said that 360.00o workmen are out.
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Prospects for a big weeks business were good yesterday, judging from the amount of goods passing over the coun- ters at various market stalls. nice lot of poultry is on hand, but holds firm at top prices. Fish and oys- ters are also plentiful, with shipments coming in regular
 Feedstuff holds well up in quotations, with supplies equal to demand. Quotations were as follows: Poultry Fryers-Two pounds and under, 3O435c Guineas-5oc each.
 Roosters-15@18c.
 Turkeys-Live, 30Q35c Ducks-S0c lb.
 Hens-25927c Fresh Eggs Wholesale. 6:Q75c; retaii, 75QS3c.
 Spanish Mackerel-22dc. Pompano-S5c.
 Salt Water Trout-2oQ22c. Mixed Fish-l2c.
 Red Snapper-Headless and drawn ~ d21c.
 Gray Snapper-Headfess and drawn, 14c Mullet-10G11c.
 White Trout-12c. Chesapeake Bay oysters-Extra select. $2.60 gallon.
 Meal and Feedstuff Hen Feed-$4 per 100-lb. sack Mixed Horse and Cattle Feed-$70. C. s. Meal 2 Per Cent-s5925 Peanut Meal-$63
 Kiddo Feed Meal-$4550 Velvet Bean Meal--S46 Old Style Hulls-s26 Lintless Hulls-$21. Corn-$1.7S.
 Corn Chops-s3.S5. No. White Oats-$l per bu Choice Pea Green Alfalfa-s4S per ton Southern Alfalfa-$46 No. l Timothy-S42
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Money Market.

X New York, December 16.-Mercantile Jpaper, 6 per cent; sterling 6O-day bills, '. .7S1k commercial 60-day bills on banks A72N; commercial 60-day bills. 4.72h de- smand, 475ss; cables, 4761a. Time loans strong, 60 days, 90 days and Ssix months, bid.
 Call money, easy; ruling rate Ss bank hcceptances. Az.
 Francs. demand, 545N; cables, 5.45. Builders, demand. 423s; cables. PA. Lire, demand, 636; cables, 6.35. Rubles de- hand, 131a cables, 14, nominal. Mexican dollars, TIE: government bonds. easy, railroad bonds. heavy.
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Chicago Futures
Cash Grain

Chicago, December 16.-Corn, No. yell low. nominal. No. yellow, s1.42Q1. 46; No. 4 yellow, $1.3901.42. Oats, No. 3 white. 72@7shc standard. 72AQ74c. Rye, No. 2. s1.62@1 SPA; barley socQs1 .01 l; timothy, $S.00Q11.00 clover nominal.
 Pork, nominal; lard, 24.9o; ribs nom. inal
 St Louis, December 16.-Corn, No. 5. s137; No. white, $141@1.42
 Oats, No. 3 white, 74975c.
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Liverpool, December 16--Cotton, spot, steady; prices firm; good middling, 2l Sod; middling, 20Td low middling, 19 sgd; good ordinary. 1s.40d ordinary, 1737d Sales, 25O bales. including 200 American: receipts. 5000 bales, including $500 American. Futures closed steady: December, 2O.31d: January, 19.o9d: Febru- ary, 1S.15d March, 17.31d; April. 16.23d.
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Over Stewards Wire

New Orleans. December 16.-Shipping news indicates large clearances shortly to Liverpool. which explains the easier tendency in futures there. as any reduc-
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For the first time in the history of railroading a train ferry has crossed the English channel from Newhaven, England. to Dieppe. France, carrying about 50 cars.
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Sugar Market

New York, December 16-There was Ina change in the local market for Eaw sugar and prices were unchanged ht 7.28c for centrifugal It is now }helieyed that the labor troubles in bCuba are over and that the new crop Ehould arrive more freely at Cuban borts. although it is the intention of Ehe sugar committee to first get rid of h n remaining old crop supplies in Cuba. before shipping the new.
 \ Today the committee reported pur- khases of 14,000 bags of Peruvians and I90oo bags of Venezuelas for December
 Ehiprnent at 5.64c c. i. f. the new crop lpfice. which is resold to refiners at E .2Sc for centrifugal There was 10
 sales of Cuban reported.
 | In refined the demand was only moderator Refiners are a little pehln5 lin deliveries and as Supplies come in they will be busy catching up. Prices
 hre unchanged at sc for fine granu" Dated.
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Foreign Service School

Washington. December 16.--Esta blish- ment at Georgetown university of a school for foreign service to train young men for the work of carrying American
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trade to foreign lands was announced today by the president. The department of commerce and bureau of education will cooperate.
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RAILROAD SCHEDULES

Corrected December s, 1918 Arrival and departure of passenrer trains. Birmingham: The followfnr schedule figures published as informa. tion. are not guaranteed.
 BIRMINGHAM TERMINAL STATION
 Southern Railway System
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w. E. Campbell

Cotton Stocks, grain, provisions and cotton seed oil. Correspondents Shepard q G1uck, New Orleans; E. W. Wagner & Co.,, New York and Chicago. Contfnu-
 ous, quotations; private wires to all exchanges. 616 and 617 Woodward BIdg, Telephone Main 6141
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Bonds

}-snera1 Of Georgia con. 5s ..... 92A fminois Central ref. As ..... S4A
 Louisville & Nashville un. As ... o3
 Et. Louis & San Fran. adj. 6s q l1s
 Eaahoard Air Line adj. 5s 56h Eontbern Bell Telephone 5s .... 95A Eouthern Railway 5s .. 9sh zSontbern Railway gen. As ..... 69A SfT & Steel 5s ......... 99%
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Over McRevnoIds & Julian.s Wire

New Orleans, December 16.-The ten dency of market remains upward under the stimulat ting Influence of more favor able shipping news. which Is indidattvs
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Liverpool, December 16.-The cotton ex- change here will be closed December 25, 26, 27, 2S and January 1 and ?.
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Rice Market.

New Orleans, December 1s.-Rough rice sales: Louisiana Pearl, 12S3 sacks at 6.50@7. .00c; Blue Rose, 1142 sacks at 5256 725c; receipts, 403s; millers receipts, 4oS9. Clean rice salese, Blue Rose, 2564 pock- cts, at 55sQ77sc; receipts, 2792.
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American Cotton and Grain Exchange

Quotations middling upland cotton, United States standard, New York:
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New Orleans Futures
Spot Cotton

New Orleans, December 16-Spot cot ton steady, 25- points up. Sales on the spot S76 bales; to arrive, 7f5. Low mid ding, 25.25c: middling. 29c; good mid ding, BOG; receipts, 9416 stock, 4sS5sS.
 Nour YnrI. Dacer,her 16 -Snnf cnftnn
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Dry Goods

New York. December i6.-Cotton goods and yarns were quiet today with steadier tone The wool trade is awaiting the
 results of the auction this week. Raw
 silk was quiet.
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Port Cotton

New Orleans: Middling, 29c; receipts, s416; exports, 6S0O; sales, 1912; stock. ySs.5ss Y Galveston: Middling BOG; receipts, 7451; exports, 30,212; sales. 3650; stock, 254.3S2
 Mobile: Middling. 26.75c; receipts. 1915; sales, 14; stock, 27,020.
 Savannah Middling, 29c; receipts, 6a03; stock, 271,603.
 Charleston; Receipts, se5; sales. 51,- 920
 Wilmington: Receipts, s4s; stock. 47,- 47S.
 Texas City: Stock, 4242
 Norfolk: Middling, 26.75c; receipts. 3106: sales, GA; stock. 9750S
 Baltimore: Stock, 14,321.
 Boston: Middling, 2s.20c; stock, 1s.-
 Philadelphia: Middling. assoc; stock, 10,325.
 New York: Middling. 2s.55c; stock. 175,S36.
 Minor ports: Stock. s7s7.
 Total today: Receipts. 29,S9s; ex- ports, s7.o12; stock. 1,415.536
 Total for week: Receipts. 54,07s; exports, 37,012.
 Total for season: Receipts, 2.504,0TU; exports. 1,604,152.
 Interior Movement
 Houston: Middling, 29.75c; receipts, 1i,3l5; shipments, 1o.7o4; sales, 354s: stock, 275. .675 Memphis: Middling, 29c; receipts, 57s2 shipments, 4165; sales, 1200: stock, 29C, COL
 Augusta: Middling, 27.s3c; receipts 1Sl6: shipments, 1902: sales IA; stock, l52, 7ss St. Louis: Middling, 29c; receipts, 155 shipments. 705; stock. 22.241. Little Rock: Middling, 29c: receipts. 5os shipments, 497; sales. 4s7; stock, 36,324. Total today: Receipts, 1s.s71: shipments. 17,O93; stock, 7S3, ,579. Cotton Seed Oil New York, December 16-Cottonseed oi was dull with prices nominal. Prime crude 17.5oc. Dry Goods New York. December i6.-Cotton goods and yarns were quiet today with steadier tone The wool trade is awaiting the results of the auction this week. Raw silk was quiet. Over McReynolds & Julian's Wire New Orleans, December 16.-The ten- dency of market remains upward under
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Liverpool Cotton

New York, December 16.-Spot cotton steady; middling, 29.55c.
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McREYNOLDS & JULIAN

Members W. 0. Cotton Exchange Chicago Board of Trade Correspondents H. & B. Beer, New Or- leans, La, Clement Curtis x Co.,, Chi. cag0, J. $. Bache X Co.,. New York.
 l.. ID. Phone SS9
 303-4-5-6 Empire RIdg.
 Birmingham. An.
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Naval Stores

Savannah. December 16.-Turperhine firm; s6sh @s3Ac; sales. 367; receipts. 2S1; shipments. 206; stock. 29.612.
 Resin. firm; sales. 100: receipts. 1526; shipments, none: stock 73,012.
 Quete: B. D, E, F, $13.50@1355; G, s13521s e 1855; M. $1S55: I. $13.669 l3.90;K, $15.75; NJ, $16.20: N, $16.Z5 ; WIG, $16. 50s wv, $16.75.
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Interior Movement
Cotton Seed Oil

was dull with prices nominal. Prime crude. 17.5oc.
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Metal Market

New York. December 16.-Metal ex- change quotes lead unchanged; spot, 7o5. Spelter, quiet; East St. Louis deliv- cry, spot offered at S25
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C N. R. R.
Pig Iron NAxrarn~ ~nH

Coke Iron No. ...........,............ sss.o
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Birmingham. Ala.
 $. R. Stewart & Co.
 4O1-2 Woodward BIdg. Grain handled in lots 1000 bushels ana upward. Also fractional lots of stock. Personal Attention to All Orders Private Wires w. l. PHEI4TS. Phone Main 50z ManageY
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-03
AMERICAN GUNNER
 PRAISED BY NAVY

Washington, March 2.-Benjamin H. Groves, chief gunner's mate, has been commended by Secretary Daniels for his zeal and efficiency on January 13, when the American ship Nyanza, on which Grooves was commander of the armed guard, sunk a German subma- ! rine in battle lasting two hours and half. Groves home is in New Bed ford. Mass.
 After the Nyanza had fired 92 rounds and the submarine approxi- mately 200 rounds, Groves got the ; U-boat range and fired four shells in quick succession, causing the sub- marine to "come broadside and keel over!' It then disa"peared just as it was in position to discharge it's des- troying shot at the ship. The sub marine, Groves said in his report, "did not quit from choice but from ne- cessity."
 The navy's ccmmendation announce ! ment says:
 "The promptness with which the periscope was picked up and the ac- curacy of fire denotes an efficiency on the mart of the armed guard for which Groves. as commanding officer was responsible" New York, March 2.-The American steamship Nyanza was formerly Ger man vessel under the name of Essling- en, and was one of the ships seized in Pacific waters when the United States entered the war.
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Little White Mouse Plays an
 Important Part i'm World War

Of the hospitals.
 Pneumonia is generally recognized as one of tine most deadly diseases to which soldiers are subject. The av- craze death rate is S.3 per cent. In consequence of this fact it presents itself as a deadly menace to the men at cantonments both ilere and abroad, but if a sufficient supply of white mice can be obtained the oeath rate can be appreciably lowered
 In the diagnosis of pneumonia with white mice, secretions from the nose or throat of the patient arc injected into the animal and then ly series of experiments which are executed quickly, the exact nature or the dis. ease is ascertained and the proper treatment can be administered. No other animal can Ee used for this work. the major said
 Major Shields said that he is now securing white mice from several mouseries in the United States and a small supply from Canada.
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PERSHING RFpORTs
 ARMY LOSSES

Washington. March 2.-General Pnrshing reported today that Private Glenn H. Campbell of St, Claire, Minn was killed in action February 27, 4 men slightly wounded in action on the same day, and Il slightly hurt the day before. No details were given. General Pershing also reported Pri- vate Samuel A. Kaplan, Lawrence Masss.. died Feb. 26 of wounds receiv- ed in action, and that Private Harry Taylor. Springfield, O., died February
 2S as result of an enemy gas attack.
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DEMOCRATS EXPEL r A COMMITTEEMAN FOR SOCIALISM

Meridian, Miss. March 2.-The Democratic central committee of Lauderuale coursy, acting upon sworn testimony concerning the. al legged Socialistic proclivities of c. l.. Molpus, member of the committee, voted unanimously today to expel him. It was stated that Nolpus ad- mitted having posted at polling plac- es at the last general election liter ature protesting against shipment of food to the European allies.
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can slipped and fell. The prussian thought him dead and turned away, he was quickly dropped by the prone American, who fired accurately from tie trench bottom. There were men in the fight from virtually all state from New Fork to exas, with one of two exceptions. All wounded are expected to recover. Bury Dead.
 SCme of the American dead were buried in cemetery back of the lines during the night while shells roared overhead. Bodies of the Americans slain in the fighting north of Chemin dcs Danes have been buried near where they fell, French and American comrades participating in the im- pressjve ceremony.
 Cbemin des Danes Raid.
 With the American Army in France lFriday), March Another German raid on the American line was made at 9 30 o'clock last night in the Che min 1es Danes sector. After sharp fighting the enemy retired, leaving four prisoners, two of whom were wounded. The Americans fOSt some killed and a number slightly wOund- ed or missing All are New England CTS.
 Three companies of shock troops, one of which had been brought from Laon by motor cars for the attack, came up behind a heavy barrage put down along the left flank of the Amer ican forces. After sharp fighting the enemy retired.
 The American and French artillery effectively counter-shelled the enemy during the attack and during his re- tirement.
 It is not permitted to disclose the number of American casualties.
 One of the prisoners said this was the beginning of a series of similar raids on large scale along the west ern front.
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RUSSIANS FLOCK
 ID RfPULSE HUN
 INVADING ARMIES
(Continued from page one.)

ment claims infliction of heavy casualties rpon the Americans.
 A powerful raid was carried out against the French i'll the Verdun re"ion south of Haucourt. Wore thaa 400 prisoners and many ma chine ours being captured. accordino to the German claim.
 The British on their front drove off several German raiding parties, with the loss of only. a. few men in prisoners lev the British who took not a few Germans in raids of their own.
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AMERICAN SOLDIER
 PROVES ABILITY
 IN REGENT RAIDS

Continued from page One.)
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New York and Florida manufacl turers have chartered S.00.O004 cdr poration to establish steel works at or near Raleigh, N C. Their plans contemplate a steel furnace with an nual capacity of 100000 tons, bloom- ing mill. bar mill. tube mill, etc. for manufacturing seamless steel tubes and merchant bar steel. The electric power drive will be installed. and it is proposed to build a hydrO-electric plant developing 10000 horsepower for furnishing the electricity.
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SWTSS TNCFNSFD
 AT SHIP SINKING

Paris. March "A Spanish ship which had been chartered bv Switz erland. and was conveying 5000 tons of wheat from America 10 E'roNe. has been tcrpedoed and sunk, accord ing to dispatch from Berne to tha Petit Parisien. The sinking. the Berne advices say. was contrary to the solemn undertakings entered in- to by Germany. The news has had strong effect in political circles in Berne.
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OLEOM ARGARINE
 MAKER IN JAIL

Chica@o. March 2.--.Tohn F. Ielke millionaire oleomargarine manufact- ture, under sentence to serve two years in prison and pay {, fine of $10.ooo on charges of conspiring to defraud the government of taxes must serve hic sentence, according to a decision of the United States Cir cult Court of Appeals. which today upheld the decision of Federal Judge LaNdis.
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A Kansas Alibi.

An Atchison reporter was mortified when he thought he smelled whisky upon the breath of prominent Atch- ison banker who has the reputation of being a teetotaler. Investigation re- vealed instead of whisky the banker had been eating onions and was chew ing champagne-favored tobacco.-Atch- ison Globe.
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CALDWELL, QUITS
 LIVERY BUSINESS

n. A. Caldwell has decided to dis continue his livery business in Pine Bluff. and offers for sale his entire livery outfit. consisting of good driv- ing and saddle horses, buggies and sur ries, spring wagons, hacks, etc. Any one needing anything of this descrip- tion. will find it to thcir advantage to call at 4l9 West Barraque. or phone 123. 3-3-0t.
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NEGRO SET,ECTMFN
 All. REACH CAMP

Little Rock. March 2.-According to announcement here today the state has practically completed movement of negro selectmen to Camo Pike, and approximately 2,300 have been receiv- ed Twenty-one white selectives ar rived Friday. one of them from lief ferson county, and 13 negroes also arrived.
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Canvas Pipe for Ventilation,

For ventilating in places where blast ing is being done there has been in- vented vanished canvas pipe, which has the advantage of being practically proof against damage from blasts, as it collapseS ii struck.
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OBSERVER KILLED
 WHEN PLANE DROPS

Houston, Texas, March 2.-Cadet
 Clarence J. Bremen of Chicago was instantly killed today at Ellington field when the airplane ill which he was diring as an observer fell 300 feet. The accident resulted from a tail spin, into which the machine dropped. The pilot escaped unhurt.