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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-20
STEEL PRODUCERS
 FIXING NEW PRICES
Trading of the Day Was Su- perficial, With No Sub-
 stantial Changes

New York, June 19.-Trading in stocks today was again superficial, the market showing no substantial changes from the previous sessions, except that prices eased more generally toward the end.
 Encouragement was felt at the begin ming over the further check to the Aus trian offensive, but this was tempered later by news of a resumption of the German drive along an important sector of the French front.
 The only domestic happenings of note were the decision of the war finance corporation to render assistance to the { Brooklyn Transit company, and the meeting Of the steel producers to fix new prices, effective July 1.
 Fine crop prospects were heightened by the weekly weather report, which favored previous conditions in the more important agricultural sections, but grangers and cotton carriers gave no outward expression to this news.
 Brooklyn Transit and other utilities made only feeble response to the action of the federal authorities and steels, to- gether with related industrials ana equipments were uncertain at best eX- cept few issues which remained firm to strong for specific reasons.
 United States Steel, rails and ship pings, especially the latter, fell back in the last hour, the reversal being in marked contrast to the strength of fer tilzers and feathers a. extreme gains of l to points
 Local banks offered call money freely, the rate falling to 412 per cent after mid session. The placing of large sum Of time funds also eased the market, shott time loans being made on industrial col lateral at per cent. Bond prices were mixed on light offerings, Liberty issues varying. Total sales, par value. aggre- gated $5,150,G0o Old United States bonds were unchanged on call
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,upply Co, 167th N. c. U. S..


 land, Jefferson county boy, regarding the Y. NJ. c. A. work in France, will be read with interest:
 Supply Co.,, 167th N G. U. S.,
 May 16 1918. The average American soldier needs words to express his appreciation of the many benefits he derives from the Young Mems Christian association. A visit to one of tke little ''Y'' huts will convince one of this. The passway in front of one of these huts is often blocked with met for several minutes before the openine hour and immediately the door is opened the little building is filled to it's great est capacity with faces which reveal minds in search of something. The most of the men ask for sheet of paper and an envelope, some want reading mat ter, or scme means to entertain them selves in their hours of recreation, whilo still others are hunting the many little home luxuries that reach them only through the canteen of the Ys M. c. A. It can truly be said that this branch of service is the most important if not the greatest factor of our army, for it is the nucleus of our patriotism. No soldier can enter it's doors without realizing the significance of his responsibilities It extends unto him the knowledge of why he is soldier, which is nothing but a continual source of encouragemenl l. What is better for soldier? If man is true soldier, he cannot frequently visit the Y. NJ. c. A. without the assur- ance of the divine presence of the only ruler of men.
 The conduct and pure socialism of the men in charge of this work are enough to instill into him the necessity of up. building and maintaining the chief es- sental of manhood, character. The Y. M c. A. Is doing this and more It is our army church. It is fighting aisd fighting hard against the greatest and most common foe of human beings. Surely there is nothing greater to Do said of ar individual or an organization than that it is leading men into the true light.
 Still, with these important facts to consider, it behooves an Alabama boy to frankly state that the half is yet to be told of the good that Americas Y. M. c. A. is doing for her sons lover here"
 DANIEL R. KIRKLAND.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-20
One Cent Profit Allowed on Each .
 Pound of Sugar Sold By Retailers
By BRIGGS
By JOHN (. MOSES

 Nealers-10Q12c.t Choice Corn Fed Hogs. 165 lbs. and up-15la@l6c. Choice Corn Fed Hogs, 1S5 to 165 lbs.-- 1i1a@15c. Choice Corn Fed Hogs. 90 to 1s5 lbs.- 13q14c.
 Light Pigs, 90 lbs. down-l2Gl3c. Best Heavy Rough Hogs-14alrac Half Fat Rough Hogs-tSa13hc. Soft and oily hogs from 1c to Pc per pound less than above prices.
 Hides and Tallow Green Salt Hides-16@17c. Half Cured Hides-15@16c. Green Hides-14q15c. Dry Flint Hides-2SG30c. Dry Salt Hides-25Q27c. Damaged Hides half price. Sheep Skins Wool-$1. .256f1.50. Lamb Skins-75c@$1.00 Horse Hides-$1. o0@5.0o. Ginseng, Wild-$7o0QS,00. Colt Skins-25m50e. Shearling Skins-25@75c. ! Goat Skins-75@S5c. Hog Skins-25@50c. BeecwaX-33GS5c. Tallow-120l4c. Washed Wool-75MSOc. Clear Unwashed Wool-55q60c. Burry Grease Wool-35Q37c.
 Cotton Good middling ........................... 2l1a Strict middling ..........................S 27l4 Middlng$ ............,...,.......... 21 Strict low middling g..................... 26la
 Pig Iron
 (Under Government BaSis) Coke Iron No. l.........................$ $33.00
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IiyerpooI Cotton

Liverpool, June 19.-Cotton: Spot quiet; prices lower; good middling, '22.67d middling, 2204d; low middling, 21.51d good ordinary, 20.52d. Sales. 5000, including 22o0 American; receipts, none. Futures closed irregular New contracts: June, 22.50d; July, 21.S4d; August, 206Sd; Septemb 19.75d; Oc- tober, 19.20d Old contracts, fixed prices: June, 2o.75d; June and July,
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Sugar Market,

New York, June 19-The market for raw sugar was steady with prices un- changed at the fixed level of 49S5c for Cubas. cost and freight, equal to 60O5c for centrifugal. The committee reported purchases of 21,S00 bags of Cubas.
 In refined the demand continues mod crate, with business from day to day of fair proportions. Prices are unchanged at 7.45c for fine granulated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-20

It IS not generally known that the banana IS an annual. The fruit comes to maturity about year after the shoot is planted, the trunk of the tree subsa- quently attaining a height of from to 10 feet and girth of 36 inches. From the root of the tree several shoots ur suckers sprout, each of which in turn becomes a fresh tree The life of the banana tree. however, is not unusually long, for it is felled after the fruit IS gathered and sometimes indeed during the operation
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Hubbard bros. & Co.

Cotton Merchants. Hanover Square, N. Y. Members New York Cotton Ex- change, New Orleans Cotton Exchange New York Produce Exchange. Associated Members Liverpool Cotton Association.
 sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed Oil for future delivery. Special attention and liberal terms given for consgnments of spot cotton for delivery. Correspond ence invited
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.l,n4Ana Seed Oil

&aNw nXorh, June 19.-Cotton seed o was hi. Gar. 200 barrels July selling al 2s 9e Stocks of seed and crude oi she q pig falling off from last month }rigii- crude, 17.50c; prime summer vel tow June, 2o.5oc: July, 20.52c; August &.5se September, 2oc; October. 19c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-20
Canned Ostrich Eggs

From the Popular Science Monthly.
 Signs reading Newly Canned Ostrich Eggs for Sale" may soon meet the eyes of the housewife looking into the win dows of grocery stores in London. This statement IS based on the fact that os- trich eggs are being packed experimental ly in South America for shipment to Eng land in liquid form. One ostrich egg is equal to about two dozen hens eggs. If the canning of these eggs proves success full, it will mean the salvation of the ostrich growing industry, which has suf- fered considerably as result of the war. It will take a large family to consume one breakfast egg.
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 Business was reported better among the wholesalers yesterday. Supply and demand wero we'll balanced. In the federal food table this morning. changes are made in fresh beef, bacon, cabbage, bulk eggs, creamery butter and sacked onion quotations added Chairman Paul Earle adds a note to sugar quotations, allowing retailers but 1c profit on each pound of sugar. It is the idea ot the food administration to get all possible sugar into the hands of parties desiring to can and preserve, and to cut out any attempt at hoarding. The Birmingham Hide and Tallow com pany make complete changes in the list under tie heading, Hides and Tallow.' Quotations were as follows:
 Poultry Fryers-1 to 1h pounds. 45Gp5oc lb.; 2 lbs. 45q50c ID. Guineas-40c to 5oc each. Roosters--15c lb.
 Turkeys-Live, 2712@S0c lb. Ducks-20c lb.
 Hens-27a2Sc ID. Eggs-Wholesale, 32dS4c Eggs-Retail. 37a4oc.
 Fish Perch-lOc
 Salt Water Trout-15c. Red Snapper-Headless and drawn, 1SG 19c.
 Gray Snapper--Headless and drawn, 11kc.
 Mullet-9d10c
 Spanish MaCkerel-20fI221hc Virginia Red Fin Crokers-10c.
 Meal and Feedstuff Hen Feed-$4 per 100-lb. sack. Mixed Horse and Cattle Feed-$59a69 c. S. Meal. per cent-s54. Peanut Meal-$56. Kiddo Feed Meal-$42. Old Style Hulls-s29. Lintless Hulls-$20. Corn-&.10 Corn Chops-$3.75. No. White Oats-$1.O3 per bushel. Choice Pea-Green Alfalfa-$30 per ton. Southern Alfalfa-S8. No. Johnson Grass-SA. No. 1 Timothy-s31. Clover and Timothy-s31. Shucks-$l2 Fruits and Produce Oranges-California, s. Limes-Imported, $l.50a1.75. Snap Beans-Sl. 75@2. Lemons-$10@R. Blackberries-$3 crate. Pineapples-s4.50 per crate. Cantaloupes-s475 per crate; flats, s2. Green Pcas-s2.25 hamper. Live Stock Union Stock Yards) Feed Steers:
 Good to Choice--12-14c. Medium to Good-l0G12c. Common to Medium-9@10c. Grass cattle. according to weight, quail ity and flesh:
 Steers-10N12c.
 Fat Cows-9@11c. ss Medium Cows-S@9c. Cutters--7@Sc.
 Canners-647c. Heavy Bulls-9@10c. Light Bulls-SQ9c. Oxen-SQJ11c.
 Fat Yearlings-9410c. Medium Yearlings-S@9c
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-20

The cusk Is a fish of the cod family. and has much the same habits and characteristics. It frequents rocky ledges in the north Atlantic, especially off tho shore of Newfoundland and Scandinavia It is more extensively used in northern Europe than in America, but it is sold in considerable quantities at the fish markets in New England.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-20
Naval Stores

Savannah, June 19-Turpentine firm, 60@60Ac; sales, 342; receipts, S32; ship ments, TIA; stock, 24,21S |
 Resin firm; sales. 972; receipts, 9Ss shipments, 3654: stock, S6,s44.
 Quote: B, D, E, F, c. H, I, s9.5a: K, M, N, window glass, $9.65; water wnits S9.S0.
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Metal Markef

New York, June 1a Metal exchange quotes lead firm, spot 3S8a spaltes firm; East St. Louis delivery spot s5Q S10c.
 At London, spot copref. auoi futures, futures, GSsS, iesA Spo. G29 los; fu- turf ' eas 1ac tspetsr. Spot, 954; fu- tug Ah8.
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w. E. Campbell
Cotton

Cotton Stocks, grain, provisions and cotton seed oil Correspondents Shepard x Gluck, New Orleans; E, W. Wagner &s Co, New York and Chicago. Continu-
 o.s quotations; private wires to ali exchanges GIG and GI7 woodward BidG. Telephone Main 6i1I
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.Colored or White
 Folks Can Now.
 Bleach Their Skin
Bieaches Dark or Sa1low Skin. Making 1t Soft, Fair, Bright. By Mall. 25 Cents

Blenches Dark or SallOw Skin' Making 1t Soft, Fair, Bright. By Mall, 25 Cents
 Thousands of folks have proven that Black and White Ointment brightens or lightens their dark, swarthy, sallow skin to a bright. light soft. smooth. healthy tone so as to give them a love- ly, fascinating complexion. Black and White Ointment also heals all bumps, risings or pimples, or blackheads. tan or freckles. Pronounced by those who use Black and White Ointment won derful" Sold on a money-back guar antee. only 25c (stamps or coin) sent by mail, or send s1 for four boxes of Black and White Ointment 25c cake of Black and White Soap included free. Address Plough Chemical Co.,, Dept. 2. Memphis. Tenn.
 AGENTS MAKE AN EASY LIVING representing us. Write for special deal. Black and White Ointment sold every where.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-20
Produce Market

Chlcago, June 19.-Butter firm creamery. 36@4Sc' Eggs higher; re- ceipts, 25.67S cases; firsts, 31N @33hc ordinary ffrsts 2SK @31Nc; at mark cases included. 29h @32c. Potatoes un. settled; old receipts, 2S cars; Wiscon- sin. Mcigan and Minnesota, sacked s1.5o @1.65; Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota, bulk, $1.25@1.40; new re- ceipts, 40 cares; Louisiana and Texas sacked Triumphs, $2.60@2.s0; Louisi- ana and Texas white, $2.25@2.50. Poul- try: Alive lower; fowls. 2sMc; springs 30Q34c.
 New York. June 19.-Butter firm; re- ceipts, 11.26S; creamery, higher than ex- tras, 45@45Ac; creame ryextras, 92 score, 44hc; firsts. 42H@44c. Eggs firm receipts, 16,585; fresh gathered extras. 3914 O 4oc; fresh gathered stor- age packed frsts, 37@39c; fresh gath cred, regular packed extra firsts, 37a M39c; fresh gathered firsts. 35@37c. Cheese irregular; receipts. II ,S32; state fresh specials. 23A @24c; state fresh average run. 231zc. Live poultry unset tied; prices not quoted. Dressed steady; fowls, SO@35c; turkeys, 25@39c.
 St. Louis, June 19.-Poultry, butter and eggs unchanged.
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Chicago Futures
Cash Grain

Chicago. June 19.-Oats: No 3 whitcfi 73%G79&c; standard, 7SA@SOc
 Corn No. yellow nominal No. 5 yellow, $l64; No. 1 yellow, s1.45dr1.6
 Rye: No. nominal; barley, $lO0al1. .3S: timothy $5O0dS.O .O0; clover nominal.
 Pork nominal; lard, $25.o5; ribs, $22bo @23.0O.
 St. Louis, June 19.-Corn: No 2, $5s al .63; No. white, $1.SSQ1.90; July, 3. 4S1s bid.
 Oats: No. 2. 75c; No. white, 7sMa7s,sc; July, 72ssc bid
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Bonds
Money Market

New York, June 19.-Mercantile paper four and six months, $ per cent. Sterling 60-day bills, S4721a; commercial 60-day hills on banks, $4.72: commercial 60-day bills, $47l&; demand, A.75& canies. $4767-1 Bar silver. 991zc. Time loans steady; 60 days, 51s@5A per cent; 90 days and six months. 5A@6 per cent. Call money easier, high, 6 per cent; low, Az per cent; ruling rate, 6 per cent: closing. 4k@4A per cent; last loan, "A per cent. Francs, demand. STA; cables. 5.70. Giul- mand S.ec. cables, s.SS. Rubles demand, 1Sh; cables II nominal. Mexican dollars, TIC; government bonds heavy. Railroad bonds irregular.
 London, June 19.-Bar silver, 4Szs pence per ounce. Money, 2A per cent Dis count rates: Short bills, 15-16 per cent three months bills. S1a per cent. Live Stock
 Chicago. June 19.-Hogs. receipts, 1s GOO; bulk. s165016S0; butchers. s1e.55&16.s0: packing, s15.S5 @165o: light, -s16.756 1890; rough, $15.50&15.75; pigs, s16.25 c 1675
 Cattle: Receipts, 11,oo9; market. dull; beef cattle prime. s16.25 25@17.S5; me- dium. s12.00@16.25; butchers stock, cows and heifers. $75o@13.50: canners and cutters. s6.50@ 7.5O: stockers and feeders, selected. $10.75@1300; medium, $S.25@10.75; veal calves. choice, $16.O0 Q16.75.
 sheep: receipts. 5000: market steady shorn lambs. prime. s17.25@ .7.75; good, s15.25@17.0o: culls. $1l.o0 @13.25.
 Spring lambs. choice. s1s.25 Q 2o.c5;
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Sheetings held firm. Yarns were un- changed. Knit goods were in steady de- mand. Worsted yarns ruled firm.
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New Orleans, June 19.-Rough and clean rice unchanged. Rough: Receipts, 4s7 sacks; miliers, 497 sales none. | Clean: Receipts none; sales, Honduras TOO pockets.
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Railroad Schedule

Corrected to May IF, 1DIS Arrival and deporture of passenger trains. Birmingham The following
 schedule figures published as informa-
 tion, are not guaranteed. BIRMINGHAM TERMINAL STATION Southern Railway system (Sonthern Railway Cnl
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New Orleans Futures
Spot Cotton

New Orleans, June 19.-Spot cotton quiet and unchanged. Sales on the spot, PAS bales; to arrive none; low middling, 2S. .25c; middling, 31c; good mddling, g. .25c. Receipts, 3475; stock, 391, ,95S
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Port Cotton

New York, June 19.-Spot cotton quiet middling, 30.50c.
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In the county of Frontenac, Canada, the following scale of wages will be paid boys who help the farmers: Up to l5
 years, $1O to s15; 15 years and over, s2O to
 ss5, board included, and 10 per cent bonus will also be paid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-20
$. K, Stewart x Co.

iO1-2 Woodward Bldg., Birmingham. Ala. and cotton seed oil New Orleans cor respondents Jno. F. Clark X Co, Direct private wire, continuous quotations.
 Phone Main 56Z N. l. PHELPS, Mgr.
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Coffee Market

NeR York. June 19.-An opening decline of to points under scattering liuuida-
 ion. Mhich was chiefly in the neal months, 0sas followed by rallies in the la9r@eS fc, coffee futures today. Trade interests were among the buyers on the advance froya 6.iVc to S.15C for Septem- Der, and from S30c to S35c for Decem- Der and the market closed at a net gain of to points. There was no partie- riar news feature connected with either the early setback or the subsequent re- coyery, and business was generally quiet. Closing bids: July, Sc; September, s14c; October. S.2oc; December, S.34c; January. s.41c; March, S.53c; May, S65c.
 Spot quiet; Rio Is, Sssc; Santos As, 10B 1lssc. Offers in the cost and freight freight market were more numerous, in- cluding Santos As at 1920 to 1040, London credits. It is rumored that applications for space on the three government steamers recently allotted amounted to about GG0,00o bags, compared with carry. ing capacity of approximately 225 600.
 The official cables reported no change in primary markets except in Santos fu lures, which were 25 to 50 reis lower Brazilian pert receipts, 34,000; Jundiaay receipts, 14,000.
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Interior Movement

HouSton Middlng, 32c: receipts 513. shipments, 6S3, sales 1o5 stock. 114S4O
 Memphis: Middling, 30c; receipts 1922; shipments, 23s2; sales, $50; stock, 356, ,O03 Augusta: Middling, 30.25c receipts, 50; shipments. 1913; sales, 93; stock, S3, ,s39 St. Louis: Middling, BOG; receipts. IF: stock, 2O.572.
 Cincinnati: Receipts, 4SS; shipments so: stock, Is, 80. Little Rock: Middling, 29c: receipts, S1; shipments, 20; sales, 20 stock, 1S.911.
 Total receipts today, 2571; shipments, AIS; stock, 6l1 ,655.
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eyes, prime. s12.75&13.25; good. s19.5o @12.50 culls, $5.00QS.50.

St. Louis. June 19.-Hogs: Receipts, Il, 300; market, steady lights, s16.75@ 1890; pigs, $16.25 @16.75: mixed and butchers, s16.50@16.S5: good heavy, S16.60@16.70; bulk, $16,50@16.So.
 Cattle: Receipts 1900; market, steady; native beef steers, $11.50Gp 17.60; yearling steers and heifers, $9.50 @12.00; fair to prime southern beef steers, s10.00@ 16.6O beef cows and heifers, $6.oOQ13.6o; native calves, S7.75@14.00.
 Sheep: Receipts. $500; market, steady; lambs. $1700@20.50; ewes, $1200@14.00; canners and choppers, $7.00@10.00.
 Kansas City. June 1o.-Hogs: Re- ceipts, 14.000; market, steady; bulk, S16.50 O 1885; heavy, $16.60G16.75: packers and butchers, S16.50@16.70; light. s16.30 e 1880; pigs, $16.25@170o.
 Cattle: Receipts, 11,000; market, steady; prime fed steers, s17000 1890; dressed beef steeds. $13.00@17.00; southern steers. s9.0G@16.00; cows, $7.00@ 14.00; heifers. s650@15.00; stock CTS and feeders, SS.O0@15.5O; bulls, $S.o0@11.00; calves sS.25@1425.
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WHAT Y. M. c. A. IS
 DOING IN FRANCE

The following from Daniel R. Kirk land, a Jefferson county boy, regarding the Y. M. c. A. work in France, will be read with intereSt
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Dry Goods

the gray tooay were slightly easier in second hands, but trading was quiet
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Rice Market

St. Louis, June 19.-Poultry. butter and eggs unchanged.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-07-13
RICHARD w. AUSTIN
Congressman, Second District Of Tennessee

-gressman Austin is recorded as vot-
ing may" or in favor of the interest
of labor.
29.-December 16, 1916, the house,
while in committee of the whole,
considering the Legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill, had
a resolution before it providing for
increases for government employees,
which carried, with Representative
Austin voting AYE" or in favor of
the iHSerest of labor
30.-December 81, 1916, the Dis
trict of Columbia Appropriation Bill,
with an Objectionable amendment to
increase the hours of service of gov
ernment employees was considered,
with Representative Austin voting
in the interest of labor.
31-January 8, 1917, the Agricul
tural Appropriation Bill came up
with an amendment, favored by Ia
bor, increasing the compensation of
employees of the Agricultural Depart
ment, which was carried, with Con-
gresham Austin voting AYE" or in
favor of the interest of labor.
2.-February 1, 1917, the Immi
grafton Bill constantly urged by the
American Federation of Labor and
the Junior Order of United American
Mechanics, was passed over the
Presidents veto, with Congressman
Austin voting AYE" or in favor of
the interest of labor
33.-September 13, 1917, the Bu
reau of War Risk Insurance Bill
for sailors and soldiers, favored by
labor, was passed, with Congressman
Austin voting AYE" or in favor of
the interest of labor.
34.-March 26, 1918, bill grant
ing increase in compensation to pos
tai employees came up in the house.
and carried, with Congressman Aus
tin voting AYE" or in favor of the
interest of labor.
35.--March 26, 1918, Congressman
Black moved to recommit the postal
employees bill, with instructions to
change the rate of increase, which
was opposed by labor. Congressman
Austin voted may" or in favor of
the interest of labor. On the final
passage of this bill, Congressman
Austin is recorded as voting AYE"
or in favor of the interest of labor.
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interest Of labor.
22.-February 2, 1916, the Keating
Child Labor Bill was passed by the
house, Congressman Austin voting
"aye" or in the interest of labor.
23.-March IA, 1916, the Borland
amendment to the legislative Appro.
priation Bill for the purpose of in
creasing the work day for govern
ment employees without extra COM
pensation and without overtime
rates, which the American Fedora
ton of Labor opposed, failed to pass
the house, with Congressman Austin
voting may" or in favor of the in
terest of labor.
24.-March "a, 1916, the rule to
consider the immigration Bill con-
tanning the literacy test, favored by
labor, came up in the house, with
Congressman Austin voting aye
or in favor of the interest of labor
25.-March 80, 1916, two votes were
taken on the immigration Bill, one
to recommit and strike out the lit
eracy test, and the other on the
final passage of the bill. Repre-
sentative Austin is recorded as vot-
ing in the interest of labor on both
Of these propositions.
26.-June %, 1916, Representative
Tavenner, of Illinois, offered an
amendment to the F'ortification Bill
which prohibited "the use of the stop
watch" and other time measuring
devices in navy yards, arsenals, and
other government workshops. The
amendment strongly urged by labor,
was passed, with Congressman Aus
tin voting aye" or in favor of the
interest of labor,
27.--July 10, 1916, the Federal EN-
ployes' Automatic Compensation for
Injuries Bill, urged by labor, was
passed by the house, with Congress
man Austin recorded as voting AYE"
or in favor of the interest of labor.
2S.--August Z, 1916, Representa-
tive Nolan, of California, called up
his bill providing that $500 per day
should be the minimum wage of
Federal employees. The American
Federation of Labor strongly urged
the passage of this bill. In order to
defeat the bill, vote was taken on
adjournment, which carried. Con