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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-03
Municipal Court

Ava Willis. who was arrested several days ago. charged with assault with in- tent to murder John Willis with pis- tol was given preliminary hearing in Judge Abernethy's division of the mu- nicipal court yesterday and bound over to the grand jury in the sum of S750
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-03
bURLESON FIRES < HIGH OFFICIALS
 OF THE POSTAL
Vice President and General Superintendent Dismissed for Alleged Insubordi-
 nation Against Plans

New York, December 2-Postmaster ernment service Edward Reynolds. vice president and general manager of the Postal Telegraph Cable company, and A. B. Richards, general superintendent of the company's Pacific coast division, for alleged tnsubordination against the gov- ernments plans to amalgamate the Postal with the Western Union Telegraph company.
 | While Postal officials here withheld comment today regarding the Postmaster Generals action. pending an official state ment by MT, Burleson, it is understood the reason for the dsmissals was that MT. Richards prepared letter for cir culation among the Postal wire traffic chiefs suggesting obstruction of the gov ernment's amalgamation project. It is understood that MT. Reynolds connection with this phase of the contro- yersy between the Postal and. the Post
 master General lay in the Postal vice presidents action in circulating MT. Richards communication. A letter which Mr. Richards wrote te
 Mr. Reynolds in New York contained. MT. Reynolds said here today. the fol- lowing:
 Lets retard and delay as much as possible any consolidation now that the war is over. In fact, the emergency hav- ing passed eff it ever existed) which
 brought about government control, there can now be no good reason for consoli- dation.'
 APPROVES STATEMENT
 Alluding to this letter MT. Reynolds said:
 T approve that statement. I am op- posed to the obliteration of the Postal Telegraph-Cable company by merging it with the Western Union Telegraph com pany.
 q have been connected with the Postal company for 90 years, and have held almost every position from that of tele- graph operator to that of general man. ager and vice president. and I am not willing to take part in destroying the splendid competitive telegraph service which that company has been giving, and will continue to give when it's lines are turned back.
 T emphatically deny that Congress, in it's joint resolution, authorized the Post master General to consolidate the Postal Telegraph Cable company with the Vest ern union, and yet such proposed con- solidation is all that Mir. Richards or objected to-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-03
Buildings Damaged
 by Fire Yesterday

The Progressive Farmer building, at Fourth avenue and Seventeenth street, afternoon. causing much excitement The fire department made a quick response and succeeded in extinguishing the blaze The fire originated in the stoek room where a large amount of paper is kept The damage is estimated at s200.
 The building occupied by the Hynds- Upshaw Paint and Glass company, at 1913 Second avenue. was considerably damaged by fire yesterday afternoon, the damages being estimated at s400. The origin of the fire is unknown.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-03

Colds Cause Grip and Influenza LAXATIVE PROMO QUININE Tablets remove the cause. There is only one "Bromo Quinine." E.N w. GROVES signature on the box BOG.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-03

The case against Odell Sumpter, who was arrested sometime ago charged with shooting and killing Henry Dixon. was mol pressed in municipal court yes terfay
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-03

Eugene M. Owssley-The/ three-year. old son of Mrs. Clara Owssley, died at the residence. 2309 Fourth avenue. north, yesterday morning, Funeral services from the residence this aft ernoon at o'clock; interment in Elmwood Deceased is survived by his mother and grandmother, Mrs. Frederickson. and his uncle, Ernest FrederickSon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-03

Allen Pope Brisco-Aged 25 years, sec- retary and treasury of the White Swan Laundry company, died at the home of E. O. stanford. I2015 Avenue G. at 1925 last night. Mir. Frisco was a son of the Rev. pr. W. R. Frisco of Kentucky and a nephew of Mrs E. O. stanford of Birming- ham. He is also survived by his uncle, Pope c. Driver of Atlanta and A J. Driver of Roanoke. Funeral services will be announced later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-03
PAINTS IN COURT
 ON CONVICTION

Huntington, W. Va, December 7.-When he was sentenced to life Imprisonment for the theft of one autopobile tire and one inner tube, Robert Bayles tainted in Judge T. N. Taylor's court This sen tence was the only recourse the trial judge had. as it was the third conviction for the; prisoner, and the. laws of West Virginia provide life sentence for the third offense Bayles' previous sen tences ~SFN toF fisl se and 10 years, re- spectiv'H e ~a paroled both times and wa 9s 70 fpie hen last arrested. He is aboul NsaFs Cf age.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-03

Johnnie Mulhoiiand--Aged 16, died at the residence 915 Avenue c. yestor- day morning. Funeral services from the Southside Catholic church this afternoon at o'clock; interment in the Catholic cemetery. Deceased is survived by his parents, MT. and Mrs James Mulholland, and several brothers and sisters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-03

Fred K. AIIen-Aged IS. son of the late R. F. Allen, died at the resi- dence. 630 Smith street. Graymont. yesterday Funeral services will be conducted from the residence this afternoon at o'clock, pr. J. E. Dill lard, pastor of the Southside Baptist church, officiating. Interment ih Elmwood cemetery. Pallbearers will be: Carl Platosky. Orman Thomas. Fen Cooper. Richard Plank, R. l.. Whorton and Walter Harris
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-03
DEATHS

Carl Martin, Jr.-The one-month- old son of Mir, and Mrs. Carl Martin, died at local infirmary yesterday morn ing Funeral services from Log's chapel this morning at 10 o'clock in terment in Elmwood
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-03

Mrs. c. L. Matthews-News has just been received of the death of Mrs. e l.. Matthews, who died in Mil- waukee. Wis. last Friday. Mrs. Matthews is survived by her husband and two small children. her mother, Mrs. w B. Nelson. and one brother. Robertkf. Nelson. Deceased resided 7 in Birmingham for several years prior to removing to Milwaukee and the news of her death is distinct shock to her maay friends here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-03

Mrs Ida May Gavin--Aged 26, died at the residence. 924 Railroad avenue, Boyles. Saturday morning. Funeral services from the residence this morning at II o'clock; interment in Forest Hill
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-03

4 nev Hnl 9 l seams in the Irish midlanes pFqnssse Q give an abundant yield as sd @.iesS . coal situation in Ireland tsS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-23
DECATUR

Decatur, May 22.-(Special)-The Albany merchants have formed an as- sociation. While distinctly separate body, this association will be an auxil- iary of the Board of Commerce. Credit and collections will be one of it's chief features On next Monday another meeting win be held at which officers will be elected, and constitution and bylaws adopted.
 '~The Albany union workers will help in the Red Cross campaign" said MT. Donald Johnson. at the big labor fed eration meeting held last night in All bany Mir Johnson also said. If all the crafts give to the Red Cross fund in proportion to the boilermakers, we will oversubscribe our quoto by $2000,"
 Decatur alone subscribed S5700 to the Red Cross fund last night at the mass meeting held in the city hall. T. NJ Jones, John B. Wyker and W. R. Spisht gave s400 each The colored men of Decatur have promised thou sand dollars more in addition to $5To0 already subscribed The meeting was most enthusiastic one. The large crowd in attendance was in flame Of patriotism, as is shown by the oversub- scription of Decaturs quota. which was doubled in oAe night. Dr. James A. Duncan of Birmingham, who was the orator of the evening, said, "Decatur's generosity is parallelled alone by that of the children of Israel, when Moses had to stop them from giving"
 The farmers of Morgan county again escape the draft for May 2S according to the new ruling of General Hubbard. 1t is feared that the new ruling and two sets of notices will cause some confusion as this entails an entirely new list of men to leave on May zS. Only about 30 farmers will leave with the next contingent, according to the new ruling.
 The Lincoln Chautauqua will open for weeks engagement tomorrow on lower Bank street, on the lot owned by the government and so kindly se- cured for this purpose hv congressman
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-23
CROPS AND WEATHER
 AFFECTED COTTON
July Sold at 10c Per Pound Below Last Months
 High Records

New York. May 22.-Bearish weather and crop reports caused a further sharp decline in the cotton market today, with all deliveries making new low ground for the movement. July contracts sold off to 9 roc, or S7 points below last night g colse and more than 10c pound below the high records last month. Closing prices were weak at the lowest point Of the day. showing net losses of 50 to 9i points.
 The market opened weak at a dechne of 15 to 59 points owing to the sharp break Tn Liverpool a favorable view or the weather map and reports that pre- liminary returns to a southern authority indicated a condition of S2 f, with an in- crease of 2 per cent in acreage and of 14 per cent in the use of fertilizers This initial decline attracted a good deal of realizing by recent sellers and was foi- lowed by quick rallies of 30 or 50 points but the market soon weakened again, reaching the lowest levels of the day in the late trading.
 All the new crop months made new low prices for the season, with October selling at 23.o5c and December at 2Sc, or 60 to 65 points net lower
 The weekly report of the weather nu- reau read favorably, as expected, and bearish sentiment also seemed to pc strengthened b ythe declines recently reported in some of the southern spot markets, winch previously maintainec nominal quottaions The sale of alien owned cotton at auction here realized good prices, averaging about 400 points over July contracts. Some attributed the break in Liverpool to the smaller amount of tonnage sunk by U-boats dur ing April, but no improvement was re- ported in tonnage available for cotton exports
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-23
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'S Letter

New Yorfk, May 2.-(Special)-There was a sharp decline on the opening this morning on liquidation following the an- nouncement of a leading banker that the congestion of cotton. south, might present serious problem to bankers and overtax storage warehouse facilities. He was understood to estimate the excess Of cotton held toebe about 75o,0o0 bales Naturally, this created very uneasy feeling, coming as it'd i'd at a time when crop reports are favorable and weather conditions good. The national ginners report was condition, S2.4, against 6a.5
 last year; acreage increase. 2 per cent; fertilizer increase, IA per cent. and an indicated crop exceeding 14,260,0o0 to IA 500,000 bales. As the weekly weather re- port stated satisfactory progress had been made by the crop. the sentiment that the condition report from the gov ernment might be highly favorably ina creased On the other hand. there was a distinct increase in the trade demand on the decline and sale of alien enemy owned high-grade cotton here by the government otday brought, as had been expected high premiums Bros. & CO.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-23
STOCK MARKET WAS
 UP AND DOWN AGAIN
Stocks Hitherto Dormant Were Conspicuous, Some
 I.ew-Priced Issues

New York, May 22-Disregarding the removal of the railroad presidents and fresh complications in the inter- national situation, the stock market proceeded today to resume it's advance, but fell back sharply later.
 The early rise differed radically from recent movements, however, in that stocks hitherto backward or dormant were most conspicuous. Low priced specia1ties, such as cotton oil, linseed, Virginia Carolina Chemical. Argicul- tural Chemical Corn Products and hide and Leather common and preferred were to points higher at noon, aft CT which the general setback began.
 Rails were the first to lose ground, though reacting anly 1 to 21a points United States Steel surrendered it's g. point gain, closing at a net loss of point, and most other industrials and equipments replaced substantial ad- vances with losses of 1 to points.
 Shippings. coppers and allied metals, as we'll as motors. oils and an impress sive array of unclassified issues, were carried down 2 to 4 points Tn the more extensive offerings of the last hour, short selling evidently playing no small part in the unsettlement.
 uncertainty attending the neSotla- tions now pending between the gov ernment and the steel and copper pro- ducers was factor in the technical situation and supplied the bear aC- count with fresh ammunition, in place of yesterdays belated advance of call loans.
 Bonds of all descriptions were varia bly, lower, including Liberty issues, the As making new minimum on cash sale at 9T.48.
 Total sales (par value) aggregated S5,350000. United States bonds, old is- sues. were unchanged on call
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-23
A College Boy in Asia

Maynard owen Williams, in The Chris
 tian Herald.
 hundred and fifty miles beyond Merv. the train rolls out onto the long iron bridge over the Anu Darya The his- tcry student will wearyf you with the fact that the Anu Darya is the ancient Oxus that Alexander fought here and that Aniochus Theos once ruled this ter ritory. But no modern Russian burdens his mind with that material He knows the Anu Darya as the river in whose valley grows the Tchardzhui dienya. a muskmelon which half the world would die to taste and the other half would die from overeating.
 For the present we will skip past Bok- haras and Samarkand, those two great cities with wonderful past, and enter the great plain of fertile Ferghana next door to the Pamirs, with India beyond and Chinese East Turkestan For Fer ghana Is a land with a future. When tho Wagon-Lits car attached to the Pet rograd express slips into the station of Andizhan after it's 177O-mile run, it finds itself In one of the most beautiful and wealthy parts of the Russian domain And the secret of the wealth is cotton Fer ghana produces nearly one-haif enough to supply the Russian people. and while the Moscow factories are idle and long lines of women wait all night in the Ref. square in order to buy enough cotton cloth for one-third of dress, baled cot ton is mounting higher and higher in the warehouses and stacks of Andizhan and Kokand Alexander, Jhenghis and Timur were not so dependent upon loco motives
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-23
New York Futures
New Orleans Cotton

New Orleans, Jan. 22.-Declines Of half a cent a pound were forced in cotton today by selling which made it's appearance on the opening and was still in evidence on the close. It was encouraged by the favorable weather map, by private bureau report which put the average condition of the crop at. SPA per cent of the normal, and by the weekly weather and crop returns from the government. which reflected good crop progress. Lowest prices were reached in she afternoon, when the trading months were 51 to Do points down. The close was 49 to oc down
 There were many reactions from the decline, but none of them lasted long. At the best the strongest months were 30 points up from the bottom. Realizing by shorts furnished the main demand Of the session. there appeared to be an un- usually small volume of buying for long account.
 Late in the session offerings were in creased by unfavorable accounts from the stock market and by rumors that the German drive on the western battle- front had been resumed. The tone on the close however. was officially called steady.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-23
HUNTSVILLE

Huntsville, May 22. = (Special) - Such fine progress has been made by the com mittee back of the Red Cross drive in Huntsville and Madison county that they are expecting to get double the amount of the quota of subscriptions. The coun- tvs quota of s15.00o is in sight now.
 The annual Pride medal contest was held at Goodrich school last night, the medal, which is annually given by State Senator James H. Pride. being awarded to Roy Hodges. The other contestants were R. Scroape Enloe. Carl BrindIe, Chunn Parsons. Percy Brooks. Thurman Williams and Frank Wear.
 Many of the people of Huntsville who have homes on Monte Sano are prepar- ing to move up right away. unusually early in the season. The quick change from winter to summer is responsible for this
 Thomas NJ. Hooper. a county surveyor of Madison county, has been appointed first lieutenant of engineers and has gone to New Orleans to take up his work. Lieut. Hooper was first sergeant of Company F, First Alabama infantry, in the war with Spain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-23
|90,000 Men Sent to France in 10 Days of May,
 Says Member of Committee

Washington, May 22.-In statement inserted in the House Record today Rep resentative Caldwell of New York. a member of the military committee. de- clared that during the first 10 days of May 5000 American soldiers were sent abroad and said that after the expiration of one year from the arrival of the first shipment of troops from this country the United States would have 100000 men in France, equipped with the necessary arms and supplies.
 When request was made for small expeditionary force from this country critics of the administration, MT. Cald- well said, declared it would be impossible to ship more than 5000 to 100000 men in the first year of the war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-23
One Kind of Friend

From the Washington Star.
 Attorney General Gregory, talking about the help that America has given the allies, said the other day:
 America is no fair weather friend Americas idea of friendship is service. We are not like old man Grabble.
 Squire Grabble, the richest man in the village, attended one day the funeral of a poor, destitute old codger, and the undertaken. much impressed by this con- descension, said:
 ".So the deceased was friend of yours, was he, squire?'
 Indeed he was, said the rich Squire Grabble He was very dear to me. An, yes, Aleck was true friend. He never once asked me to lend him so much as a nickel, though for the last ten years I knew he was practically starving to death"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-23

although there were several partial re- coveriss during the day. In the after- noon the market stood at it's lowest net decline of 51 to 55 points.
 During the greater part of the session the undertone was good because of the demand for covers on the part of satis- fled shorts.
 The market at times acted oversold, but the lack of aggressive operations on the long side prevented the real strength of the technical position from showing it. self.
 According to reports received in this market the National Ginners' association Is out with an estimate on condition ot SPA per cent of the normal, which com pares with the 10-year average of gov ernment returns of 79.1. This had much to do with the declining tendenc ytoday. We believe that it will require a con. stant flow of bearish news and constant selling to bring about further declines Shepard & Gluck.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-23
Navy Department Has Not
 Given Up CyclOps as Lost

Washington, May 22.--Secretary Daniels has not abandoned hope that the big naval collier Cyclops, missing since early in March, will be heard from. He said today, however. that he had no informa- ton which would lead him to expect an early solution of the mystery The Cyclops still remains on the navy list and the loss of the ships company will not be recognized officially until the full three months time allowed under the wark risk act has elapsed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-23
Firing" of Railroad Presidents
 Does Not Affect Trading in Stocks
Rr IoHN c. MOSES

and made further sharp declines dur ing the session. July soldl off to 2S.70c, S7 points below last nights close. and 10c a point below last months high record. The market was easier during the early afternoon with July selling back to the low level. while later months made new low ground with October at 23.1Sc or 52 to 72 points net lower There were ru- mors that low grades might be brought here for delivery, which may have accounted for the relatively easy ruling of near months. The weekly weather report was favorable to the staple.
 Early planting in the corn belt had a bearish effect in the grain pit yes terday, sending the quotations down Bc to 1A C. Reports that all dry sec tions in the oat fields had been soaked with rain led to a down-turn in this staple Of sl Q2Ac net. Provisions iIa- proved with hogs, but realizing sales caused reactions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-23
Sugar Market

New York, May 22.-There were no fea- lures in the local raw sugar market and prices continue at the fixed level of 4.sS5c for Cubas cost and freight, equal to 6.OO5c for centrifugal. The committee reported purchases of 395000 bags of Cuban and 560 Venizealean In refined there has been no increase in the demand as yet, although it is looked for any day In the meantime, refiners are busily en- gagged on old orders and catching up rap idly. Prices are unchanged at 7.45c for fine granulated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-23
Hubbard Bros. & Ca.

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 Orders solicited for the purchase ant sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed oil fol future delivery. Special attention ant liberal terms given for consign nments Q spot cotton for delivery. Correspond ence invited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-23
Liverpool Cotton

Livernool, May 22.-Cotton, spot in fair demand; prices weak. Good middling, 2. .4Od; middling, 2o.ssd low middling. 0.S6d. good ordinary, 19.36d; ordinary, 1s.S4d Sales, 3ooO. including 200 Amer ican: receipts 12000, including 800 Amer ican. Futures closed quiet. New con tracts: May. 210Sd; June, 206od; July. 1ss9d; August, 1s.1sd; September, 1s,isd Old contracts, fixed prices: May, 19.bSd, May-June, 19.45d June-July. 193sd.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-23
Metal Market

New York, May 22-Metal exchange quotes lead firm spot, s7@7.25; spelter quiet, East St. Louis delivery, spot, ;s7.1219@7.25.
 e110; electrolytic, G125; spot tin, fS60; futures, e36o. Lead, spot. e29, los; fu- lures, e2S, 10c. Spelter spot, 954; fu- lures, $50.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-23
Expensive Experience

Frcm the Boston Transcript.
 "So you never make fun of your wife's hats
 'sNo, I've got over that"
 'You did once, then?"
 "Yes, and she kept on buying others trying to please me-.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-23
Produce Market

New York, May 22.-Butter weak; re- ceipts. SC62 creamery, higher than ex- tras, 45h6l46c; creamery extras, 92 score. 44I5s545c; eirsts, 42@44c. Eggs steady; re- ceipts, so64S; fresh gathered extras, 3o@ S7c; fresh gathered storage packed firsts, 341A6l451se; dc regular packed extra firsts, S4Iaa35c; do firsts, 3219@S4c. Cheese steady receipts, AT; state fresh speclais. 23c; do average run, 22a221ac Live poul- try unsettled; no prices settled. Dressed quiet and unchanged.
 Chicago. May 22.-Butter unchanged. Eggs unsettled; receipts, 2s,266 eases: firsts, 31@S2lkc; ordinary firsts, 29d3Oc; at mark cases included, 29G31c. Potatoes higher; receipts, 14 cars Wisconsin, Mishigan and Minnesota bulk, $lallo; do sacks $i.1071.15. Poultry, alive, un- settled; fowls, 22c; roosters, 21c.
 St. Louis, May 22.-Poultry higher; ducks. 261ac. Butter and eggs un- changed