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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-20
Interior Movement

Houston: Mddling, 3lc: receipts 6742; shipments. 5S9s: sales, 42Ss; stock, 2S4. 796
 Memphis: Middling, 29c: receipts. 55s1; shipments, as5s; sales. 2s5o; stock. 302, ,s70
 Augusta: Middling 225c, receipts, 27sS, shipments 125s sales. s75; stock. l57. : 95S.
 2s5; shipments. 12s5: stock. 22.24a
 Little Rock: Middling, 29.5Oc: receipts, 1242; shipments. I'll; stock. SS. .4ls.
 Total today: Receipts. 16.5SS; shipments. F, AT; stock S06,37
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-20
Bonds

|entral of Georgia con. 5s ...... s3h Illinois Central ref. As ........ S4 |ouis. & Nash. un. As ....s...... 9Sh | It. Louis & San Fran. adj. 6s.. 69
 eaboard Air LinesRdj. 5s 55A |
 b6thern Bell Telephone 5s ..... 95M | |outhern Railway 5s .... 96h | buthern Railway gen. 4s.... 69@ l I. S. Steel 5s ... 100
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-20
New Orleans Futures
Spot Cotton

New Orleans. December 19-Spot cotton steady and unchanged Sales on the spot. 6S4; to arrive, 216s Low middling. 25.6Sc; middling, 29Ssc; good middling, so.Ssc; receipts. s5ss; stock, 449.795.
 New York, December 19.--Spot cot ton steady. Middling. 3O.5Oc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-20

5000 pieces with prices irregular from 40 per cent off to par for some mer- chandise. Raw silks were firmer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-20

deposits increased 63,56s,000 francs: bills discounted increased 3S,31S.00o francs; advances increased 7.767,o0o francs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-20
McREYNOLDs & JULIAN

WCNE NOLOS ~ JUIIAN
 BROKERS Members N. 0. Cotton Exchange Chicago Board of Trade H. & B. Beer. New O~ leans, La, Clement Curtis q Co. Ch cago, J. $. Bache < Co.. New York.
 l.. ID. Phone SS9
 3O3-4-5-6 Empire BIdx.
 Birmingham. Ala
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American Cotton and Grain Exchange

Quotations middling upland cotton, United States standard New York.
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w. E. Campbell

Cotton Stocks. grain, provisions snd .... seed oil Correspondents Shepard Giucky New Orleans; E. W. Wagner q o,, Co:, New York and Chicago, Continu, exchanges. " sA 6l0 and GIT Woodward Hldg.
 Telephone Main 614I
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D. E M. Ik. R.

Under Government Rasis.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-20
FOOD BOARD PRICES
 FOR FRIDAY, DEC. 20. 1918.
SUGAR EFu unstInfAI.

Retailers profit on ceed llhc. ner nnl1nd
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-08-24
PR ESIDENT' S
S TAT E NJ EN- T
ND US TRY plays as
essential = role IN rms
great struggle as do our
military ornaments,

Therefore, solemnly urge
all employers engaged IN war
work to refrain after August 1st,
1918, from recruiting unskilled
labor IN any manner except
through this central agency, The
y. S. Employment Service
81 urge labor to respond as
Loyalty as heretofore to any calls
issued by this agency for vol
untary enlistment in essential
industry. And ask them both
alike to remember that no sacri-
fee will have been in vain, if We
are able to prove beyond al
question that the highest and
best form of efficiency is the
spontaneous cooperation of a
free people.
WOODROW WILSON.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-06-14
"WHY THEY GO
BACK -CORKRAN
dat Boy Viktry" Volun-
teers Again
And Writes Wonderful Letter Of Spirit
OF Fight

After a long period OF convalescence
Victor Corkran, son OF the Rev, and
Mrs, ID, II, Corkran OF Fort Edward
N. Y, who for many years occupied the
Methodist parsonage here, has volun-
teered to go back to the fighting lines
again, Every man OF his company has
been killed, says Corkran in his last let
ter home, the last OF his American
chums having been lost in the last
drive,
Register readers will remember the
thrilling story OF how Corkran was
"gassed" in the storming Of Passchen.
daele Ridge last December how his
gun was blown out OF his hands by the
shrapnel that rained about him while
he was crawling alone through the bat.
tlefield mud, and how he lay in the
hospital for a long time in danger OF
losing his voice His heart was affected
by the gas and he was given a perma-
nent berth on the casualty list, but,
with time, he has recovered his strength
until he now feels he wants to get back
into the fight,
In letter received by Mrs Florence
Hooker from Mrs, d, II, Corkran, the
latter says that her son has lately been
doing police duty at the Windsor Pal
ace grounds, and was expecting to be
sent soon to the forestry service in
Scotland He had, however volun-
teered for the front, and hoped to be
sent there before long
How it is that one who has tasted OF
the German gas and nearly succumbed
to it can really be "achng" to get an
other taste of it, is hard to understand,
But "dat boy Vicktry"-as his com
rades dubbed him-tells why himself
in an intensely interesting and gripping
way in an article which appeared in
The Christian Advocate, 1t is well
worth reading from start to finish it
follows;
When joined the army l was filled
with an overwhelming curiosity as to
what war was like, also few impulses
which might be put down as patriotic
there was fight going on and | STUN
Continued on page five
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-06-14
ORWELL LOSES
CHEESE FACTORY
Estimated Loss of $4,000 In Its Des-
truction by Fire

tructlon by Fire
The Orwell Cheese factory, a fifty
year-old industrial landmark about one
and one-half miles northwest of Orwell
village, was destroyed by fire shortly
after noon on Tuesday at a loss esti-
mated at nearly $4,000.
The fire was discovered by James
Conway who was working in a field
nearby when he saw that sparks from
the chimney had ignited the roof of the
factory. The cheese-maker, A. T. Faxon,
his two daughters, Misses Esther and
Alice and son Howard who occupied an
apartment in the factory building, were
at dinner at the time and got warning
that the roof over their head was on fire
through Conway's use of the telephone
They succeeded in saving most of the
furniture, and in the meantime buck
ct brigade was hastily formed Owing
to the scarcity of water and the diff
Guilty in getting at the blaze, however,
the men were unable to check the
flames, and in a short time the building
was level to the ground, over 200 chees-
es having gone up in smoke. Eighty
cheeses were saved, and fortunately the
May output of $50 cheeses had just
been shipped out of the factory the
day before.
The building and business was owned
by the Orwell Cheese Factory Com
pany, a stock company of local citizens,
whose loss is covered by insurance on
ly to the extent of about $4,000.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-06-14

at is with mutual pleasure, to be
shared, we believe, by ourselves, the
Seymour brothers, and the public, that
this announcement of consolidation is
made" says Mr.. Crane, There are
many advantages to be gained in
the interest of all The Register Com
pany will profit by the identification
with it of two men whose worth both
to the printing business and to the
community has been proven by their
works Both the Seymour Brothers
and The Register Company regard the
move in the light of necessity-as war
time conditions have made the alb
Continued on page five
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-06-14

Sometimes better outlook is secured
by critical inlook. Tried that lately1
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-06-14

In Vergennes Monday evening, in
Rutland Tuesday in St. Albans We'd
nesday, in Brattleboro last night and in
Springfield tonight Dr. Thomas is get
ting a responsive hearing in the last few
days OF his drive for the 100000 endow.
ment for Middlebury College, but this
morning the balance still needed was
$4,000 and with only l3 working days
left in which to get it,
Mrs Silas A, llsley, widow of the late
Col, llsey, made a substantial gift to
the fund this week. promising the last
$1,000 that should be needed, and this
technically leaves total of $4,000 to
get
A a result of DR., Thomas tour of the
state, contributions are coming in but
| in small sums compared with earlier
/ gifts as all OF the wealthy sources seem
to have been exhausted.
In Nergennes DR., Thomas was given
an interested hearing by 10 or more per-
sons from Nergennes and surrounding
towns on Monday evening, when he al
so appeared in behalf OF the War Saw
ings campaign, 1t is pointed out that
the College fund can in no way be con.
Sidcred as conflicting with the coun-
try's call, The patriot desiring to sub
scribe largely to the War Savings may
realize that in that case he is merely
saving money, and upon maturity this
money can be turned into payment Of
a subscription to the Endowment Fund
provisions for which are payment by
three annual installments,
"Middlebury College isn't strong en-
ough to get through this war without
the help that this endowment fund will
give it, said DR.. Thomas at Vergennes.
In st, Albans Rutland and Brattle.
boro he spoke under the auspices of the
Boards of Trade, and as evidence of his
reception newspapers throughout the
state have been heartily supporting his
efforts in behalf of Old Midd.
The st. Albans Messenger says
"Mddebury College is small Dart
mouth College was small, but as Dan
iel Webster so eloquently said, there
are those who love her But if Middle
bury is not large in numbers she is
great in academic sense, and great in
the possession OF Doctor Thomas as
president, She stands high among the
colleges of the country, Middlebury is
passing through the same experiences
under Doctor Thomas which Dart
mouth passed through under president
Tucker. Thirty years ago the skeptic
would have smiled at the prediction
that Dartmouth would grow so rapid
ly to her present dimensions. President
Thomas is building as securely as did
President Tucker and it is not impos.
sible that Middlebury will become a
, second Dartmouth if President Thomas
is spared to the work and if he receives
the support of the people of his state
the way New Hampshire supported
President Tucker. Vermonters would
be unfaithful to themselves if they did
not at least take the trouble to learn
more about Middlebury."
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-06-14
SEYMOURS JOIN
REGISTER co.
Printing And Newspaper
Merger
viii Assure Our Patrons OF Fine Ser
vice In All Departments

The Register Company, printers and
publishers OF The Middlebury Regis
ter, and the Seymour Press, job prin-
ters, whose reputation for fine printing
is well known to a wide circle OF pat
rons, today negotiated a consolidation
which will enable The Register Com
pany to move still further forward in
It's desire to render irst-class service
in both its newspaper and printing de-
partments
The entire plant of the Seymour
Press, which has for several years been
located in the Dyer Block on Main ST.,
will be moved during the present month
to The Register Building where a con-
siderable floor space makes it possible
to provide handily for the installation
of the additional presses, type and
paper stock
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-06-14
HUBBARD FALLS
IN BIG BATTLE
Graduate Of Middlebury Col
lege 1917
First Of College Men in Service to Be
Killed In Action

In honor of Lieut. Eugene p.
Hubbard, the flag on College Hill flew
at half mast this week, Signalling the
loss OF the first Middlebury College
man on the field OF battle. In the cas-
ualty lists announced Monday morning
came the first news that the young Mid
dlebury graduate was among eleven
officers to have been killed by the Ger
mans, probably while he was serving
machine gun in the recent fighting
around Chateau Thierry
Although not an Addison County
boy, young Hubbard was well-k known in
Middlebury, where he was one OF the
most popular students and it is fresh
in the minds of many who attended the
Commencement exercises a year ago
this June that Hubbard was one of
several seniors to receive their degree
in khaki.
Within a month after war was declared
Hubbard obtained his release from Col.
lege to attend the first Officers Train
ing Camp at Plattsburgh, as the re-
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-06-14
WOMEN CHOOSE A
NEW CANDIDATE
Mrs. Eben c. Ryder, Not Mrs. Smith
For School Director


The best laid plans of mice and
men and women-oft gae awry. And
such was the embarrassing circum-
stance in the case of the recent an
nounCement that Mrs. Fred Smith
would be presented by women voters
as candidate for the school board at
the meeting to be held later this month.
1t has been discovered that Mrs.
Smiths name is not on the Middlebury
check list as tax payer, lacking which
fortune she can neither vote nor be vot-
ed for. But the women are not to be
discouraged by the loss of Mrs. Smith,
for, though as much as she was desired
for a candidate, there are other able
women school leaders from which choice
has been made.
The Register is now authorized to
announce that Mrs, Eben c. Ryder's
name will be presented instead of Mrs.
Smiths Mrs Ryder, formerly Miss
Mary ]. Elmer, is a graduate of the
State Normal School at Castleton, '93,
and for many years was successful as a
school teacher in Panton, VT, Hoosick
Falls, N. Y, Piemont, N. Y Valley
Falls, N. Y, Clarkstown, N. Y, and
Bedford, Mass. In the latter place she
taught in the upper grammar grades
and filled the position of principal of
the building, which comprised four
schools with nearly 200 pupils. In
every place that she taught, she won
the highest recommendations from
school superintendents who found her
successful both as a teacher and as a
disciplinarian.
Mr.. and Mrs Ryder are well-known
in Middlebury where he has been prom
inent as a horse-breeder She is Mr..
Ryder's second wife. Her step-son,
Robert c. Ryder, is now Lieutenant
in the Army in France, and her own
son is a student in the Middlebury
graded school. Mrs. Ryder has always
been interested in social welfare work,
and particularly in connection with the
Parent Teachers Association. She also
recently assumed the Craftsmanship of
the Addison County Baby-Saving cam
paign.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-06-14
PARK SERVICES
EVERY SUNDAY
Community Meeting Plans
Announced
United Singing, Instrumental Music,
and Brief Addresses Make
Up Programs

The first OF the Community Ser
vices which was planned for the village
park last Sunday evening was handi'
capped by inclement weather, and the
service was held in the Memorial Bap'
tist Church instead Of in the open air
Over 200 people were on hand, however
and such interest was manifest IN the
plan OF holding outdoor meetings every
Sunday evening that arrangements
have been made for them whenever the
weather permits, The program for the
month of June has been made up as
follows;
June l6-Address by Prof L, c, Bry-
ant, who has just returned from Camp
Devens on "Y INCA, Work in Camp"
June 23-Address by the Rev {, c,
Merrill of Burlington,
June 30-Adress by the Rev, c. M,
Moody OF the Middlebury Methodist
Church on "The Soul Of Old Glory"
Each evening there will be united
singing of patriotic songs and hymns
and instrumental music II the weather
is unfavorable for the services in the
park, announcement will be posted at
the park as to where the meeting will
be held.
The Rev, +. b, Holmes who spoke
last Sunday evening on Patriotism
and Religion" said, in part
Religion goes farther with her
patriotism than most OF us do, and
suspect that she has some quarrel with
us in our notion that once this war is
won democracy will be safe In the
days that are to come there will be yet
greater need of the highest integrity in
the mass Of citizens, il democracy is not
10 fail
Continued on page four
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-06-14
HALLOCK LOSES
AGAINST TUCKER
Defendant Gets Verdict For
$333.62
Breach OF Promise Case Is Now On
Hand Involving Same
Parties

After ten-day trial OF the case OF
William p, Hallock OF Waltham VS. Ed
ward Tucker, of Addison who disputed
as to how much each owed the other
the jury in the Addison County Court
brought in a verdict at 9,20 last night
for the defendant to recover S33362
and costs.
The bone OF contention of this case
may be briefly stated, from the claims
OF the two sides, in this way; Hallock
alleged that during the years 1915, 1916
and 1917 he furnished the defendant
with over $1,000 by means OF cash loans,
accommodation checks, and notes, run
ming all the way from checks OF S. to
$3.50 to a note for S67j given in an auto
mobile deal for the benefit of Tucker at
the Stokes garage in Middlebury Late
in the year 1917 the parties had fall
ing out Mr. Hallock wanted his mon.
ey back and brought this suit for its
recovery On the other hand, Defend.
ant Tucker set up by way OF defense
that he owed Plaintiff Hallock nothing
but that he had paid Hallock more
than he owed him, in cash payments,
by his own services and by the labor of
his own farm hands and minor son,
whom he put at lIallockS disposal
whenever their help was wanted on his
farm, which was frequently during the
three years they were interchanging
checks and services The defendant
accordingly put in a claim in offset
somewhat overwhelming the amount
of the plaintiffs claims and he wanted
a verdict for the amount OF the balance,
will sts.
Work has continued steadily on the
tangle since the case was started, with
Continued on page five
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-06-14
A State Disaster

The Herald sincerely trusts that Pres
ident John NJ, Thomas will be able to
raise the necessary $4,000 during the
month of June, which means a 100000
endowment for Middlebury College. To
fail on such a margin would be a state
disaster Rutland Herald
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-06-14
$4,000 NEEDED
AND IN A HURRY
Only l3 Working Days Are
Left
DR.. Thomas Making Whirlwind Tour
OF State This Week

II the local committee has not left
pledge card at your home, ask for
one at the Middlebury Postofiice,
II you have a pledge card, get it in
at once, All OF them must be in hand
by NEXT THURSDAY NIGHT.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-06-14

suit of which he received his commits
sion He was of fine soldier material,
having been one Of the most prom
inent athletes in college throughout
his course, He was a fast quarterback
on the football team and on the varsity
Continued on page four
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-06-14

Nelson A Seymour and Edward p.
Seymour, brothers, whose partnership
has constituted the Seymour Press,
will assume an associate superinten-
dency Of the printing department, while
Charles Z Crane will continue as geu-
eral manager.
The sun., 1918-09-18
MEMS SHOE SALES
SHOW Big DECREASE
Falling OF Of ~ Per Cent. In
dicated-Women Doing
the Buying Now.

bpcCt0s AcopNsCN ~ @A1 oS'''
WARRINGTON, Sept 17.-Increases and
decreases in the amounts Of furnishings
OF men, women and children sold during
the first i've months Of 1918 in COMPARE
son with the amounts sold In the same
period Of 1917 in all parts Of the coun-
try have been put into statistical form
by large business house which mas
dealings in many sections. 1t has given
the figures to the Council OF Nationei
Defence. 1t IS believed that the statis-
tics thus compiled strike a fair average
of similar sales throughout the nation.
They show that the largest decrease
has been in sales Of mems furnishings,
demands for mems hats. dress shirts
and the miscellaneous lines generally
carried under this head being much less
than formerly. The demand for mems
shoes has become much less. ~ per
cent. decrease being noted. Sales or
mems work clothes show marked In
crease, with the percentage OF value
much larger than the percentage OF
quantity. This is attributed to the
higher prices of material entering into
the manufacture of these goods. such as
duck and denims.
women's coats and waists increased S
per cent. in sales. while millinery. cor
sets, &c, decreased per cent There
was a decrease Of 0 per cent. in the sales
of mems and women's knit underwear
and hosiery and an increase OF IL per
cent. in sales of muslin underwear. The
sales Of boys clothes increased per
cent.
The statistics as a whole appear to
indicate women are buying nAsfe freely
than men In all lines Of wearing ap-
uarel
The sun., 1918-09-18
LIS PENDENS,
Manhattan.

7TH Av, " cor 4sth st. 25xs6-GarAeld
National Bank OF the City of N AIT
Gallatin Operating Co ct al (amended
foreclosure Of MORTGAGE; atty, T D
Adams.
18TH ST. 100 w-wilIis Mcdonald, Jr.
ct al agt Julius Grossman ct al (fore
closure OF MORTGAGE; attys. Hirleman
ISL Az. es. 1858 n s1st st, 26xs4-Lew,s
F. Seich ct al agt Roel Realty Corp ct
al foreclosure of MORTGAGE; atty. 8
Rikar, Jr.
18TH ST. %commonwealth ms Co
of " Y agt Germad Realty Co, Inc, ct
al foreclosure of mortgaGe); attys, Mid
dlebrook 4 Norland.
Path ST. ., 100 LIST av. 2bx1O0-Al-
fred ] Johnson as Chamberlain Of the
City OF Y, Rgt Adolph Bangser fore
closure Of mortgage)t atty, W Burr.
Bronx.
SOUTHERN BOULEVARD. W Q, s55 n
172d st. 4oxl00-Lucy DrexeI Dahlgren
agt Reville-Siesel Co ct al foreclosure
OF mortsage); attys. Everett, Clarke 4
10TH ST. n ., AIS w courtiandt Sv. 80
xso-Ida Cohn Friediander agt Elizabeth
NJ Wolski ct al foreclosure of mort
GaRel; atty. r l. Kalish.
15lST ST. SIS 225 W Morris av, 15x1ls5-
Timothy Sullivan agt Nicola Fineiii ct
al foreclosure of MORTGAGE; atty, M j
Sullivan.
The sun., 1918-09-18
SHARP RALLIES IN
COTTON MARKET
Increased Trade Demand and
Bullish Spot Advices Ad-
vance Prices.

Slight early declines were followed
by sharp rallies in the cotton market
yesterday owing to the appearance of
an increased trade demand and bullish
spot advices. October sold Up from
33.15c. to 34.0sc., or 76 points net higher.
and closed at $500. with the general
list closing steady at net gain Of SO to
so points.
There was scattered realizing at the
start owing to the failure Of the weather
map to show the predicted frosts In the
Southwest and prospects for rising tenn
peratures. First prices were to 10
points lower and the active months sold
IL to II points under Mondays closing
figures during the first few minutes.
Except for the realizing or scattering
liquidation there was very little cotton
for sale and the market soon firmed up
on covering and trade buying. AS prices
worked higher buying became little
more active and the general list sold
some 20 to 76 points net higher In the
late trading. The close was several
points of from the best under realizing
and little Southern selling, although
offerings from that source were very
little in evidence at any time during the
day.
with the frost scare Of Monday and
the weather practically normal, the at
tention of the trade seemed to turn to
the spot situation. The absence of hedge
selling, as we'll as the character Of the
advices received during the day. indi-
Gated that the talk Of price fixing had
failed to disturb holders Of actual. There
had been feeling on the break Of last
Saturday that the price fixing announce
ment from Washington might mean In
creased offerings early this week and
the failure OF such offerings to develop
doubtless promoted covering. Beyond
this there was more talk Of trade buying
than in several days. Rumors that
buyers for the United States and foreign
Governments were operating IN South
ern markets were denied, but both for.
eign and trade interests were reported
buyers around the ring.
Rumors Of important political devel.
opments in Germany were circulated
during the afternoon. but were not con-
Armed or generally credited and prob
ably had little effect on the market
The rejection Of Austrian psace over
lures had evidently been discounted, but
may possibly have contributed slightly
to the early decline.