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Hubbard Bros. & Co.'S Letter

New York, April s.-(Special)- Liver-
pool buying was the feature of the OPEN
ing. but spinners did not follow the adj
vance. a fact which brought out for sale
large quantity of cotton which was
bought on the extreme depression of
Monday.
Then more hedge selling came from
spot holders in the south, with a re-
sulting quick decline, as the short in
terest had been covered on the advance
of yesterday. sharp rally from the
low point was caused by a report of
more favorable news from the allied
forces in France. What is talking against
the market is the growing belief that
on account of the difficulty of export,
many European houses who have cotton
stored here are trying to resell to Amer
lean spinners. because at the present
rate Of export they cannot see when they
can ship all of their holdings to Eu-
rCpe.-Hubbard Bros. & Co.
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w. E. Campbell

Stocks, grain, provisions and cotton
seed oil Correspondents Shepard q
Gluck. New Orleans; E. w. Wagner &
Co, New York and Chicago Continue
Gus quotations.; private wires to all
exchanges.
clio and 6I7 Woodward Bldx,
Telephone Main 1141
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Another Madison Man
Announces for Senate

Huntsville. April 1S.-(Speciall
Another prohibition candidate has en-
tered the race for the state senate in
Madison county. Ed Butler, pTomi-
nent New Hope merchant, is the new
entry and it is intimated by his
friends that he will be the choice of
the regular prohibition organization.
=. e. Pierce, editor of the Huntsville
Times, also a prohibitionist and ar
dent ratificationist, is the other candi-
date for the senate. So far no caEdi-
date for the local option faction of the
democratic party has entered the con-
test. T. M. Bayliss of New Market and
3. Gray woodward Of Halle Green
have announced for the lower house of
tine general assembly.
Several fine old shade trees were
uprooted, many fruit trees blown down
and small buildings shattered in an
unusually heavy windstorm which
struck the southern part of Hunts
Vile during a torrential rain Wednes-
Gay No large houses were seriously
damaged by the wind, but the resi-
ueHCc OI lHOIldS w llSOH was battered
up by a large oak tree. which was
blown against it.
Miss Lurar Gardiner. aged 26 years.
stenographer in the Henderson Naticn-
a, bank, died suddenly Wednesday att
crnoon of asthma. She was.ill only a
few hours. Her mother Mrs. Mary
Gardiner. survives her and there are
two sisters and two brothers, Mrs.
G. M. Davis of Huntsville. Mrs. Nellie
Morrow of Alfalfa, Maury Gardiner
Of Worth. Okla, and Carney Gardiner
of Huntsville
Mai. Gen. Ernest Kinds, who was
promoted from. brigadier general early
this week, is a native of Madison
county, having been born and reared
near New Hope. There is another
member of the Kinds family-Walton
kinds. brother Of the general no
has attained something near cor
responding rank in the service OF the
United states may,
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Good5y, Old Hen

County Food Administrator Stain
has been notified by authority fur
Their up the line that the embargo on
buying and selling hens for eating
purposes will be lifted tonight (Fri-
day. at ~ o clock. All hens that have
served their country we'll up to the
present time need not fear facing the
firing squad from now on, as the
result of their work the past few
months means much toward winning
the war.
Here's to the old hen and her fam
lily!
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New York. April 1s.--Cotton goods
and yarns were quieter with sotwi
price Irregularities reported as q cor
sequence of weaker cotton marketuj
The government is calling for large,
quantities OF nainsooks for underwear.
Wool goods markets were very finn.
Raw silk was firmer
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S. r. Stewart 4 Co.

401-2 Woodward Bldg, birmingham. Al Ia.
Cotton, stocks, bonds, grain. provisions
and cotton seed OIL New Orleans COR
respondents Jno. r. Clark & Co. Direct
private wire. continuous quotations.
Phone Main 567 w. l. PHELTS. MgR.
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Over w. E. Camubell's Wire

New Orleans. April ls.--Lower prices
prevailed in cotton today. except for a
short period in the early trading when
the market was 16 to 80 points up. From
this, the high level OF the day, there
was a break in the morning session, of
155 to 1872 points. which carried the ac-
tive months 1923 to 139 points under the
close of yesterday. In the afternoon
fairly wide recoveries were made. the
market at one time late in the day
standing at net decline Of only about
60 points. More favorable war news in
the early afternoon stimulated covering
Of short cotton and the demand from this
source was not entirely filled.
The break was made under, the weight
very suddenly following the early hard
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Bonds
Money Market

New York. April 1s.-Mercantile pa
per. four and six months, 6; sterling
60-day bills. 4.T21h; commercial &C.
day bills on banks, 4.72; commercial
60-day bills, AIN; demand, 4.I5la !;
cables. ats 7-16; bar silver, 95ss.
Time loans. steady; 60 days. 51a @e
80 days and six months, So @6. Francs,
demand, 572A cables. 570A; guilcers.
demand. Al; cables, 47H lires. demand.
S901a; cables, $50; rubles demand,
1874: cables. IA nominal Mexican dol
lars n. Government bonds. steady;
railroad bonds. irregular
London, April 1S.-Bar silver, 41A d
per ounce; money, * per cent, dis
count rates, short bills. u per cent;
three months. 80 lis per cent.
Live Stock
Chicago. April 1S,-Hogs: Receipts, a.
900: market weak. Bulk. 81. 4oa17so: light.
s17. sOnl7 80; mixed, $1720Q17.S5; heavy.
SIS 4c0lf7.1o; rough, $16.4oQ16.7o; pigs. sl225
Q17.2a
cattle: Receipts. $1,000; market unset
tled Native steers, $1l0l7.25 a new high
REGARD. stockers and feeders, s.. 40G1o75;
cows and heifers. s7.6oG1sS5; calves, 500
sheen Receipts. 1900; market strong.
sheep. ;ls@l7 IS lambs. si65Oa21.So. new
high record.
Kansas city. April Is Hogs: Receipts.
5000: market lower. Bulk, A7.25dI7 30,
heavy. $17.20417.50; packers and burch-
ers. N7.e5dl7.s5; light, sF.sSalIso; PIGS.
cSstis; Receipts 500; market steady;
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Bank of England

London, April 1S.-The weekly state.
ment Of the Bank of England shows
the following changes: Total reserve
increased, $4,000; circulation in
creased, $4,000; bullion increased, f561;
other SECURITIES increased. f3,SS1,ca0;
public DEPOSITS decreased, f126.00o
other deposits increased. f6,03S.0n0
notes reserve increased. f614.0O0; gov
eminent securities increased, 81, 445.-
eco. The. proportion of the banks re-
serve to liability this week is 17.71 psr
cent; last week it was Is per cent .
bank rate, per cent
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That Wall streets pulse rises and falls
with the mighty thrusts along the bat
tie fronts Of Europe is evidenced by trad
ing from day to day among the money
lenders, especially yesterday. opening
with dull and narrow margin of
trade. the list broadened and strength
ened- on reports that the French had re-
inforced their British allies and were
engaged in an artillery duel along 90
mile front Stocks made additional gains
during the noon hour accompanied by
further favorable war bulletins. Equip
ments rails and several of the high
priced specialties were ~ to 4 points
over yesterdays close. Liberty Bonds
also strengthened on larger dealings.
Led by United States Steel, important
stocks supplemented their earlier gains
in the active final hour. The closing was
strong. Liberty 31as, 9S 80 to $3.50; first As,
96. % to 96.40; second As, $3.50 TO e6.4o.
Cotton rallied at the opening OF yester-
days session, but was met by heavy gen
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|bEAR|SH REPORTS
SEND DOWN CORN
Oats and Provisions in Sym
pathy Take the Count for
Large Losses

| Chicago April 1S-Bearish interpreta-
tions of war reports sent corn prices
sharply downward today, more than OIL
setting an earlier advance. The close
was heavy at the same as yesterday $
finish to 2ssc lower, with May Sl.H, and
July s1.i3s@1.437S. Oats declined lql1s to
21ac and provisions 5q60c.
Selling pressure, which developed in
the last half of the session, and which
became especially pronounced in the final
hour, formed direct contrast with the
lack of aggressiveness at first displayed
on the bear side of the corn market. A
prediction of much colder weather proved
effective for a time as a check on offer
ngs and brought about notable bulge.
but buying power was not sustained, and
opinions that recent setbacks had dis
counted in full the nearly perfect crop
outlook became unpopular. 1t was at
this stage that the war outlook as con-
strued by radical bears attracted gem
eral attention, and subjected the market
to wave of selling which was in full
progress as the day reached an end.
Assertions that exporters had with
drawn bids counted materially as de-
pressing factor in the oats trade. Talk
of a revival of seaboard demand turned
out baSelesss.
Provisions weakened with hogs, cotton
and grain.
Future quotations were as follows.
Corn Open. High. Low. Close.
Ar,,x 81 1 2TIk lot 12T
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Hen Feed-s425 per 10o-pound sack.
Mixed Horse and Cattle Feed-$59Q6s.
C. S. Meal, per cent-$o4.
Creme Feed Meal--S4l.
Old style Efulls-$2s.
Lintless Hulls-$20,
Corn-$2.N.
Corn Chops-$450.
No. White Oats-$1.1s Der bushel.
Choice Pea-Green AlfaHa-S42 per ton.
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Effective Tomorrow Housewives Can
Buy Is Pounds Of Sugar To Preserve
ny JOHN c. MOSES

Choice Timothy Hay-$4o.
No. l Timothy Hay-sS9.
No. ! johnson GrAss--$31.
Clover and Timothy, $40
ShuckS-Sl6.
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Railroad Schedules

Arrival and departure Of passengers
trains. Birmingham The following
schedule figures published as Informs
ton, are not guaranteed
BIRMINGHAM TERMINAL. sTATTOu
Southern Ra1lwov System
(SOuthern Railway C0l
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Interior Movement

Interior Movement
Houston: Middling, So.65c; receipts, S65;
shipments $3.50: sales, 1872; stock, 1874, 501
Memphis: Middling, 33.50c; receipts, 500;
shipments, 1888: sales, 400: stock. 81. 100
Augusta: Middling. 32.50c; receipts. S1;
shipments, 1893: stock, 132.240
ST. Louis: Middlng, &c; receipts, ~:
shipments, 81; stock, 1894
Cincinnati: Receipts. 1474; shipments
20ss; stock, 2o,237.
Little Rock: Middling, ssc; receipts, 478;
shinments. 1855; sales, 1885, stock. 1921.
Total today: Receipts, 1865; shipments.
15,OS7; stock. 7T,olS
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That Uncle Sam is working fifty
fifty with the good housewives is evil
denced by the fact that, effective to-
morrow, rs pounds of sugar can be
purchased at one time by signing a
certificate that same is for preserv-
ing and canning.
Many women who can and preserve
a great deal have been on the anxious
seat, but Chairman Paul Earle has
been to Washington and everything is
now arranged to suit the coming sea-
son.
Many changes appear in the food
board table this morning. Meats adj
vanced to luxury prices, while spuds
took drop to 2Ac to 2hc per pound,
which is at the rate of $1.35 to $3.50
per bushel. This makes cheap and
good eating. Sweets advanced slightly.
State Food Administrator Hobbie has
notified Frank Stain, county agent.
that the restriction on selling hens
will be lifted at midnight tonight
(Friday). This makes it possibiN to
buy and sell hens for Saturdays naaI-
ket This restriction has had good e
suits in that many farmers have
all hens as they applied for jobs, af 4
the many broilers and fryers thus pro-
duced will help save meat consump-
ton.
Fish are still scarce and can be
classed as luxury.
All other staples remain at a stand
still as to prices. Business was ini-
proved yesterday, according to mer-
chants.
Quotations were as follows:
Poultry
Fryers-50c lb.
Guineas-coo each.
Roos;Srs-30c lb.
Turkeys-Live. Csc lb.
Ducks-30c lb.
Geese-25c lb.
Eggs-Wholesale, &GS6c-
Eggs-Retail, 3S@42c
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Fruits and Produce

Fruits and Produce
BananaS-Sl. iodg2. %.
Bananas, Jumbo-s2 5o@3.
Oranges-California, $6.60G7.
Oranges-Florida, S.
Limes-Imported. 909$1
Florida Celery-$250 crate.
Snap Beans-$S.
LemonsAsI .500S.
English Peas--S3 hamper.
3d.
Live Stock
VI (Union Stockyards.l
Fed / GERS:
Good 10 Choice-S1hGs1f
Medium to Good-7,hGSiac.
Common to Medium-6l4@7hc
GRASS cattle. according 20 weight. quail
ity and flesh:
Steers-714QShc.
Fat Cows-7Q7tac.
Medium Cows-61ad97c.
Cutters-6965Sc
Canners-506c.
Heavy Bulls-7G75hc-
Light Bulls .637c,
Oxen-41x07hc.
Fat Yearlings-76ac.
Medium Yearlings-S07c.
Voalers-8d9c.
Hogs:
Choice Corn Fed Hogs. 1s5 and up-l5
016c.
Choice Corn Fed Hogs. 1856 to 1s5-iA
G15c.
Choice Corn Fed Hogs, 30 to 1s5-13q1ic.
Light Pigs. 20 pounds down-I2c.
Best Heavy Rough Hogs-14c.
Half Fat Rough Hogs-13c.
Soft and oil hogs from 1c to &c per
pound less above prices
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New Orleans Futures /


Spot Cotton
New Orleans. April Is. Spot cotton
nominal and unchanged. Sales on the
spot. ss; to arrive. none. Low middling.
|3sc middling, 33c; good middling, S420c
Receipts 1856; stock. 452,02S
New York, April 1s-spot COTTON
quiet; mi1dling, 10000.
Port Cotton
New Orleans: Middling. sc: receipts,
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Fish
Perch-10u.

Salt Water Trout-1Ec.
Red snapper-Headless and drawn. II
Q18c.
Gray snapper-Headless and drawn.
ukc.
Mullet-9Wt0c.
Spanish MISUNDERSTANDING
Oysters-Eastern extra select. 32.25 gal.
Oysters-Plants, $40 gal
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prime fed steers, sled1720; dressed beef
steers, s14. 25@16.50; southern steers, SsIla;
COWS, ss@1375; heifers, s9@1450; stockers
and feeders, IS. 25@13.25; bulls. $S50q1.75
calves, SSd1250
NSheep: Receipts, 1000; market higher.
Lambs, s20a2l. 50; yearlings, sl6@lIoo;
wethers, $i6917; ewes, s15ql65o
ST. Louis, April 1S.-Hogs: Receipts
10. 200; market lower. Lights, s16.6S@l7.So;
pigs SIS. 25@17.75; mixed and butchers.
s17.4O@1775; good heavy, s1720GlL4V; bulk'
SIT. 4O017.75.
Cattle: Receipts, 1000; market steady.
Native beef steers, s11. 50d16.75; yearling
steers and heifers, $9.50G15; cows, si5oQ
u. so; stockers and feeders, $7.5O@12; fair
to prime southern beef steers, s9@l5.l5;
beef cows and heifers, s6@135O; southern
yearling steers and heifers, $7.5GGl0; ma
tive calves, s7.75@15.50
Sheep Receipts, 5000; market higher,
Lambs, $40. 25@H.25; ewes, s16d17; wethers,
16.5OQ17; Gamers and choppers. s6.5C@7.5O
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IiverpooI Cotton

Liverpool, April 1s.-Cotton, spot quiet;
prices higher Good middling. 2s.5ed;
middling. 2s.C7d; low middling, 22.i4d;
good ordinary, 21.55d Sales. 5000. includ-
ing 400 American: no receipts. Futures
closed weak. New contracts: April.
q. SD; May. 2245d; June. 22.ad; July.
ii esd; August, 21.72d. Old contracts, fixed
prices: April, 21.9ld April-May. 21.S4d;
May-Junc. 2176d: June-July, H.6Sd.
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seed oil market was inactive with no
quotations posted
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Germans Brutal to Prisoners

In an article about German prison
camps in the Farm and Fifeside
writer says:
The Germans are frequently very
brutal to their prisoners. A sentry
uses his bayonet first and inquiries aft
erwards He will never be punished
for anything that he does to prison
ers.
For example a party Of English
had been sent from Celle to work in a
salt mine. This was all right. but II
was very hot down in the mine-so
hot that the boys removed their shirts.
The fine salt dropped from the roof
upon their bare backs. causing largo
open sores. At last they were sent
into Celle for medical attention. They
were kept there for four days. The
doctor couldn't or wouldn't do any
thing for them, and they were sent
lack.
Upon their arrival at the mine the
boys refused to go down. So the Ger
man sentries charged this defenseless
crowd with fixed bayonets. One o.;
their number was killed, and the rest
were forced to go down the mine
again. These fellows / kndw person
ally. and they came into Celle while
n was there"
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Produce Market

New York, April 1s.-Butter, firm;
receipts, 4317 tubs; creamery, higher
than extras. 441a @45c; extras. %
score, 44c; firsts, 42@431ac. Eggs.
steady; receipts. 1896 cases; fresh
gathered extras regular packed, SO
G3Shc; fresh gathered extra firsts.
SO " q 37c; fresh gathered firsts, 3i42
@I36c; fresh gathered storage packed
frsts, s61a@371ac. Cheese, steady; re-
celpts 5446 boxes; state whole milk
flats held specials, 24@25Ac; average
run, 23@241ac Live and dressed pou,-
try steady and unchanged.
Chicago, April 1s.--Butter, I'M
changed. Eggs, receipts. 27.977 cases,
unchanged. Potatoes. higher; receipts,
25 cars Minnesota. Michigan, Wiscon-
sin bulk. $120@1.S0; Minnesota, Mich
igan, Wisconsin, sacks, $1.25@1.35.
st. Louis, April 1S.-Poultry UNI
changed except ducks, zee. Butter, un-
changed. Eggs, 32c.
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Generosity

generosity
From the Liverpool Post.
An old fellow on his deathbed, in
making his will, murmured to his
lawyer: "And to each Of my employees
who have been with me 20 years or
more i bequeath 10000"
Holy smoke! What generosity"
mo. not at ALL" said the sick man.
you see, none of them have been
with me over year; but it will look
good in the papers. wont it?'
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Coffee Market

New York, April 1S.-The market Tor
coffee futures was very quiet today, but
ruled generally steady, and after opening
unchanged to l point higher, closed at
a net advance of 2 to points. No fresh
feature was reported in the ocean freight
situation and business generally seemed
to be waiting for developments in that
connection. July sold at S.40c, while Sep
TENDER worked up from s.43c to SAC, with
last prices at the best level of the day.
May, S.35c; July, S.40c; September, SAFE;
October, S50c; December, 8.55c: January.
s. Coo; March, S.70c.
Spot coffee dull; Rio rs, &c; Santos As,
11bc. Very few firm offers were re-
ported from Santos. Offers from Rio in
the cost and freight included at rs at
S.75 and rs and SIS at 500 for steamer
shipment, London cedits.
The official cables reported an advance
of rs reis in the Rio market Santos
spots were so reis and futures so to 10
refs lower. Rio cleared $4,000 bags for
New York Brazilian port receipts e, 600;
Jundiahy receipts, $4,000.
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Naval Stores

Savannah, April 1S.-Turpentine firm,
Ss1ac; sales, 20; receipts, SO; shipments.
20l. stock, %, AS. Rosin firm: sales. 344
receipts, BIG: shipments, $685. stock. 9f.5SS
Quote: B, $5.f5; D. e. F. G, I. $3.50; X,
$3.50; NJ, $50; N, &c. %; WIG, $50; WV, ST.
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Metal Market

New York. April 18--Metal ex-
change quotes lead steady; spot, 1907
OLE; spelter dull; East st. Louis
spot, $500 asked. At London, copper,
spot, f110 futures, f110; electrolystc,
f125; tin. spot. $3.50; futures, 1880; lead,
spot, f29 los; futures. ELS los; spell
ter, spot, f54; futures, ESQ.
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Sugar Market

New York, April 1S-Raw sugar
prices remain unchanged at the fixed
level of 1885 for Cubas, cost and
freight equal to 6.005 for centrifugal
The committee reported purchases of
$4,000 bags of Cubas. In refined bust
ness is slowly improving and it is
expected that if all the sugar arrives
here that is promised conditions soon
will be normal Prices remain at the
fixed level of 7.45c for fine granu-
lated.
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Cash Grain


Chicago. April 1S.-Corn No. yell
low. $1.6S@1.73; No. 3 yellow. s1.6o
a 1.65; No. 4 yellow, $1.45@1.56. Oats,
No, white, Ss1a q S9ssc; standard.
88s4 G90Ac. Rys, No. 2, s240@2.5a;
barley $1.40@1.7S; timothy, sos; clo-
YER $50 g. Lard, $25.15; ribs, s23G
$3.50.
ST Louis, April 1S-Corn, No .,
s1.64; No. 2 white. s1.S0@1.S1; June.
SLAB; July. s1.45. Oats. No. 2. SAFE:
No white. S7hc; May, SSc: July,
7311c.
Rice Market
New Orleans, April 1S-Rough and
clean rice continued strong today. Re-
ceipts: Rough, 1416 sacks; millers, JAG;
clean. 1867 pockets Sales: Rough Hon
duras, 100 sacks; clean Japan, COZ pockets;
blue rose, 26S7 pockets. Quote: Rough
blue rose, S@9c; others unchanged.
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Cotton
Pig Iron

(Under Government Basis)
Coke iron No. ] ....... $500
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Cotton Seed Oil

New York. April lS.-The cotton
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New Orleans: Middiing. &C; receipts.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-01-15
DALLAS WOMAN ON TRIAL
 FOR DOUBLE MURDER
KILLED MAN SHE CLAIMED HAD PROMISED TO MARRY HER
 AND HIS COMPANION.

Dallas, Tex, Jan. 14.-The jury to try Mrs. Katie Ahlers, alias Mrs. Katherine Travers, charged with the killing of Phil Tucker. broker, here, October 3l, 1917, was completed to- day and ditahing of testimony was ex- pected to begin tomorrow The de- tendant, who later will be tried for killing Miss Myrtle Cunningham, of Indiana. Pa, appeared nervous dur ing the days proceedings in criminal court number one. She frequently conversed with her attorneys in the examination of prospective jurors and wept at times when talismen were questioned by the prosecution.
 From questions asked by Mrs. An lers' counsel the defense apparently will be self defense and temporary insanity based on alleged wrongs by Tucker
 indications are the case will be tht hardest fought case to be tried here in several years, the array of coun- sel on both sides being unusually large.
 Mrs. Ahlers hase been in jail since the fatal shooting October 31
The Sentinel=record., 1918-01-15
STEAMSHIP TEXAN HAD
 A CARGO OF NITRATE

An Atlantic Port, Jan 12.-Agents of the American steamship Texan, a vessel of 14.000 tons, today received adyices from naval authorities that she was sinking at sea. The location of the ship was not given.
 The naval authorities did not state the cause of the Texans distress, but reports reaching shipping circles here from other sources were that the vessel had been rammed amid ships in collision with another ship.
 It was said steamer which had picked up the Texans s. o. S. calls was hurrying to her assistance and that the crew of 43 had taken to the boats. The Texan left here recently with a cargo of nitrates bound for a French port, agents of the vessel stated.