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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-11

1919; exports. 1922; sales. 1911; stock
30S,1S5.
Wilmington: Receipts. s07; stock,
62,2S7.
Texas City: Receipts. 1865; stock
3S,4S4.
Norfolk: Receipts, 5777; exports,
1896; stock. 105.S06.
Baltimore: Stock, $500
Boston: Middling. 40c; stock. $500
Philadelphia: Middling, 4o.05c; re-
ceipts, ia: stock, 1855.
New York: Middling, 3sS0c; stock
100,393.
Minor ports: Stock, 36,435.
Total today: Receipts, 1854; ex-
ports, 21,S07; stock. 1,63S,709
Total for week: Receipts, SS,S2s;
exports, 1859.
Total for season: Receipts 1,s3s,Ss
exports 1,211,S79.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-11
New York Stock List

Sales. High. Low. CIosc.
Am B. Sugar. 10000 95h 93h 1914
Am Can go. 10000 81 SO 591s
Am Car & Fdy15o000 1881 1867 1867
Am Hide &
+ Leather pfd. 10000 1870 1913 1913
Am Int Corp. 100000 124% ,120 12oM
Am Locomo. 100000 104 100h 1904
Am Linseed. 10000 ssh SO SO
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-11
Cash Grain
NJ Aasa,I.fax Dr.sn

Chicago, November 1O.-Corn, No. 2
mixed, 81. 49a15; No yellow. $1.4911. 81.
Oats No. white. 7112G72a4c; No white,
691k@73asc. Rye. No. nominal; No. 3,
sl.35s4@1.36. Barley, s1.29d1.39 Timothy,
sSC011. 25. Glover nominal. Pork nominal.
Lard, 26.65c. Ribs, 19.25d2o.5o.
st. Louis, November 10.-Corn, No. 2
yellow, 1.5491.5 5; No. 2 white, s1.55601. Sc;
December, S1.35 Oats, No. 2. 73G7311c;
No white, 70072c; December, 721sc.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-11


BY Associated Press
New York, November 10-Butter
steady, receipts S,462, firsts 61@6S1hc C.
Eggs irregular. receipts S,62S, firsts
61066c Cheese firm, receipts 5,171,
average run 31@S21ac.
New York, November 10.--Live poul-
try steady chickens 26@27c; fowls 10
% soc, turkeys 35c. Dressed steady.
Fowls 24@3sc, chickens 25@45c, tur-
keys 35@46c.
St Louis, November 1o.-Poultry hens
21c; springs 23c; turkeys sic, ducks
Csc; geese zoe; butter, creamery CSC.
Eggs 5S1sc.
Chicago, November 10.-Butter high
err; creamery 55@6Sc. Eggs higher, re-
ceipts 1892 cases, firsts 60@61 Poul-
try alive steady. springs 24Ac; fowls
1871 a Csc.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-09-25
IS MUCH HIGHWAY
WORK IN PROGRESS
Government and State Aid Pro.
jects Totaling Nearly ST.
600, 600, to Be I'm
derway Soon.

Pierre. S. D. Sept. 22-The highway
commission reports that thers are /:
highway projects In progress in /.
counties in South Dakota having federa
aid, and they comprise 1911 miles o.
roadway, at a contract price of ST47,
1874.
In addition, there are seven projects
uder way with state aid only, in seven
counties comprising another 1896
miles OF highway, at q contract price OF
SlSs,l7s-19. Thus there Is a total OF 20
projects under way with either state or
federal aid with q total of 1876 miles,
nj n cost Of nearly $1,000. 0oe. the total
contract price being 1905, 962.S3.
Surveys have been completed also for
another 42.T4 miles, included in three
counueS-kingsbury, Brookings and
Charles Mix-and projects In nine
have been submitted for ap-
prevail for federal aid which will total
another 1883 miles at an estimated
cost OF sssS,T52, which Will about equal
what Is already in actual progress of
development.
The mentioned as receiving
federal aid are C~odington. Lincoln.
Grant Bookings, Moody Deuel., Butte,
Brown Clark, Minnehaha, Dawson and
Lawrence,
The seven counties having projects
under way with state aid are Brown,
Dewey, Haakon, Jones, Stanley, Zie-
bach and Perkins.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-09-25
PIONEER HAWkEYE
kAhAilITAnTIinEH nrAn
WHifUT HOIUNEN UEHU
a. A. Cooper, of Dubuque,
Anassed Fortune Building
Wagons and Buggies.

Dubucae. Ia. Sept. "a. A. Cooper
founder OF the Cooper Wagon and
Buggy Company and one of Dubuque's
early settlers. died yesterday, aged 80.
He was born in Pennsylvania in 1928.
and ans to Dubuque In 1886, taking
up the blacksmith trade. Two months
later he bought out his employer fov
49, added a wagon repair shop and
eventually became the largest buggy
and ago manufacturer in the west.
Mr. Cooper was married in 1851 to Miss
Mary J. Smith. The ceremony was
performed by Bishop Loras, first Cath
clio bishop of Iowa Her parents wera
early pioneers of Dubuque. moving
here from New York in 1887. The log
cabin In which Mr.. Cooper and his
bride presided has been removed ia
~Eaglepoint Park Seven children were
born and n daughter. now deceased.
married Paul Gilmore, the actor. Hs
IS survived by A. A. Cooper, IL, prest-
dent OF the Dubuque Hotel Company,
ana William, vho is still operating the
puGgy and wagon factory. Mrs Cooper
died some years ago.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-09-25
Usual Honor OF a Prophet.
From the Springfield Republican.

In any other country than ours a
Hoover would be kept in public life after
such a remarkable demonstration OF
capacity as this Hoover has displayed in
the past five years. His almost single
handed performance in bringing about the
downfall of the former Archduke Joseph
in Hungary has captured the Imagination
Of a good part OF Europe. He is said to,
rave given new impulse to the supreme
council at Paris, which probably needed
one There is no better known or more
favorably known American in Europe
than Iii. Hoover OF account of his adj
ministratfon of the food supplies for the
continent since the armisttce. It doesn't
appear. however, that he could come home
and run for an important office with the
strong support OF his party.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-09-25
NEW YORK EMPLOYEES
FOR CENTRAL UNION
Police, Firemen and Other
Workers Plan A. r. of L.
Affiliation..

New York, Sept ia proposal that
all organized groups of New York city
employees should form a central council
to be affiliated with b American Fed
Grafton OF Labor was approved at a
conference OF executive members of
Is city employees unions.
City employees, many OF who's groups
have filed petitions for increases with
the boards of estimate, should receive
an increase In salary of wages Of IS per
cent In order to meet the increased
cost Of living. declared Burt L. Schnei-
der, president Of the union of technical
men, Who presided.
The policemen and nremen last Tues
day presented petitions for increased
pay. At that time no mention was
made OF affIIiating with the American
Federation of Labor, and both police
and fire department members stated
there was no question OF striking.
Mayor Hylan then eTnphatically in
formed a police committee which wait
ed on him that he would not tolerate a
police strike. He informed the police
and nremen through their delegations
that he you'd do what he could to
procure them more wages.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-09-25
FOOD DEPARTMENT
IN s. D. ACTIVE
Prosecution of Dealers Who
Give Short Measure, Is Being
Pushed With Great
Vigor.

Vermilion. S. D. Sept. 20.-Furthes
prosecutions have been made in the
campaign Of he state food and drug
department againts false weights and
measures. The proprietor of a small
general store at Wagner was fined $50
and s14.5o costs in justice court for
retaining in his possession "A false
measuring device. and q garage owner
at Lake Andes paid the same fine and
s2.25 costs on a plea of guilty TO the
same charge. The offender at Wagner
operated a kerosene pump which had
been set to deliver short measure and
a test purchase of one gallon revealed
& shortage of 10 per cent. The garage
owner at Lake Andes was operating q
large five-gallon pump through which
several thousand gallons were sold
monthly. This pump was found by de-
partrnent inspectors to be very erratic,
but TO average a shortage of three
fourths of a gallon on each five gallon
delivery. In both cases previous in
spection had revealed the incorrectness
of the pumps and dealers had been
warned.
Another prosecution on of
termin in the sleeping rooms of a no.
eel was completed early this week. The
'ACHRi' SsS VI g iiSAcl CT dStfS "
operating only as q rooming house.
plead guilty to a charge OF maintaining
l rooming house in which rooms were
infested with bed bugs and unclean
and insanitary. She paid a fine of $40
md costs. The owner of a building in
centerville occupied by a restaurant
vas arraigned in justice court on a
:harge of falling to provide plumbing
equipment in the building as required
by law. The cas- was continued until
september 20 on promise of the de-
,endant to make the needed installa-
lions by that date. Under the section
ef the code regulating sanitary condi-
lions, an inspector filed complaint
against a merchant of Faulkton, whose
store was found TO be very dirty inc
unkempt. Fine and costs amounting to
1880 were assessed by a local justice.
SGMMIT-Farmers Of the surrounding
,%erritory have purchased a local elevator
and will organic q farmers and
conduct the elevator as q cooperative con-
eeTT. Tae new owners hass to nave
everything in readiness so they can aid
IN taking care of the fai shipments of
grain.
ARMoUR-An interesting event here
"S eettoetAHS VI d tdnCuet py the
World War Mothers Club to the returned
service men of Armour and vicinity. A
large number of returned soldiers, SAIL
ors, marines and nurses were in attend
ance at the banquet, which was one of
the most elaborate ever served in Armour.
SISSBTON-There was a good attend
lnce at the annual convention of the Young
in this county for the year is dis
Peoples Luther League of the Sisseton
district, helds here One of the prominent
speakers was Rev. n. W. -Yeyisaker, of
Minneapolis. executive secretary Of the
Luther League.
MADISOS-The county commissioners
the contract for grading the
from Ramona to Oldham, a dist
ance OF eight miles.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-09-25
-E PAID DEARLY FOR
TIRE STOLEN BY TWO RoYs

S1oax Fails s D. Sept as-ka-l
Ssasraoli. q Roa Hor.rae county farmer,
broke The ecacd IN price paid for =
tlre for s motor car. He paid more
than s4Ga for the tire- II took place in
this way:
Several weeks LIZ . Tyndali garage
%AS robbed q automobile tires. Messrs.
KaSS and Erachoyec, the pruprietoS,
kept the thefr quiet. but kept watch.
The other day Schuou drove into the
garage and they noticed a new tire he
had on his car. An Inspection disclosed
that ii was one OF those stolen. for it
Was of & manufacture OF which they
had the exclusive sale
When asked for an explanation.
Schmoll asserted he had purchased the
tire from two small boys The boys
we're rounded up by the authorities and
confessed they had stolen tires at the
suggestion OF Schmon
The farmer her was arrested. and
when taken into court he entered a
plea or guilty. and was fned $50 and
costs, the costs running the amount
over $500. One OF the boys implicated
has been ordered sent TO the state re-
form school and the other, being over
average school age win have to face
trial in the circuit court on a charge
" grand larceny.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-09-25
HIS PLAN WORKED BETTER
THAN USE OF A GUN

Pierre S. D., Sept. 22.-Down IL
Gregory county "a farmer discovered
; GROVE of young men in his melon
patch and made a quiet advance to
the shadows OF the auto which they
had left by the roadside. He did no,
make his presence known, but watched
TO see what the melon hunters had in
their minds as a method of action.
After collecting a supply of melons,
they began to pull vines, cut green
melons in half and kick holes in
others
That was going a little too far, in
the view Of h watching farmer. blu,
he did no protest in any oca man
Ber. Just when he thought the dam
had gone far encdgh, he carved
plenty OF "scallops" into ar auto tire
to square the count The young fell
lows went on with their amusement
in the melon patch, and the farmer with
his at the auto.
When the crowd came 10 the car to
get back home they were not as quiet
as the farmer had been while watching
the destruction Of his property, but
put up a long, loud wall about any
man Who would destroy property for
them Up to Ia present the farmer
holds that he has the best of the
argument" and is waiting for another
party 70 come out.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-09-25
SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOLS
WANTING MORE GROUND

Pierre, S. D, Sept. 22-EYiden.ly
many schools OF the state are contem-
plating acquiring a greater area O:
school ground On inquiry as to their
lights along this line the attorney gen.
sral holds that under the Law as ii
stands an independent school dsstrsc;
is limited to two acres for the amour.
which can be purchased as a schoo,
aouse site But in addition to this
they are permitted under q differen.
act. TO procure ground for Fairgrounds
and If they have put themselves in line
for agricultural education along ;he
lines laid Town by the statute. the.
may also require 10 acres for such in
srrucIlon. On these lines II is neid Or
the attorney general that a school dis
trict may secure two acres for q school,
house site, and a reasonable acreage
for Fairgrounds which might be in
practically one tract, and also il they
are in the list OF schools authorized "a
teach agriculture, they may acquire iQ
additional acres for that
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-09-25
The Old Man.

Az man grows older in hoof and
shoulder he has a frequent pain; his
back Is aching his heart is breaking
at every little strain. We should re-
member hat LIES December IS cheer
less, coid and SAD, ana not at Ssa.
ish but help and cherish the poor old
failing dad. The old man stumbles,
and snarls and grumbles, vi we
should patient be; for time is sailing,
and well be aifing. and weak. some
day. as he. We're hale and hearty;
Age ts a party who seems afar, remote;
but Times a Splinter, and soon life's
winter win come and get goat And
when we totter and fuss and potter, as
weary old men wiz, may those around
us not stab and wound us, but ase US
down the hill As hair grows whittier,
the wayworn Brighter needs kindness
an the time; II you remind him that
loves behind him. you're guilty Of a
crime The nippant daddy who's rude
to daddy a be no friend OF mine,
though that same critter may fairly
glitter where social lions shine
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-09-25
81 MRs. PRINCESS B. rnownn1pGE.
4 wORSTED bail, II kept clean.
y makes an excellent plaything for

wORSTED bail. II kept clean.
~ makes an excellent plaything Tor
= a little baby. If it is suspended
from his carriage or crib 1t will help him
to learn to focus his eyes. and he will
be amused by it for O long time.
When the child Is q little older. let
him sit on q quilt on the floor and
play with several balls in tho
six colors. red, orange: yellow.
green, blu and violet. Each bah
should have a worsted string Of the
same color attached to It. When tho
child is a little older still, play simple
little games with him. such as rock
A-bye baby. pendulum of a clock,
swinging the ball back and forth and
Will occur to every mother. Uncon-
lciously the child will acquire q sense
81 form, color. motion and position
~ such games. Say to him. -See the
pretty round ball. See the pretty
red paper" and the child will delight
that are round like u ball, and red
AXE the paper. A set of worsted halls
n'the six colors can be obtained from
kindergarten supply houses, Milton
Bradley CO., Springfield, Mass, or z.
Steiger s. Co, 4s Murray street, N. Y.
Long. slim clothespins make excel
lent playthings for babies. They can be
used as babies or soldiers. or to make
iences. trees, log houses and many
sther interesting things. Playthings
hat can be taken apart and put to-
yether again are good to have: also.
alocks with which the child can build
III kinds Of objects-engines that he
can push along the floor, balls to
bounce and throw, doll carriages,
washing sets, etc. Dolls with clothes
that button, and unbutton and come
OFF. may be used to teach the children
aow to dress and undress themselves.
are very useful and helpful. They are
In the form of half-inch wooden balls,
cubes n cylinders, in the six colors,
and also in the natural unstained wood.
A shoelace or bodkin and cord is used
for stringing them. l would suggest, to
begin with, that the child string balls
,nly, u all in n color. After he has
made a long string Of these ask if he
would like to use two colors. He will
probably string them in irregular
order at first. and II SO it will be neces-
sary. to suggest alternating the colors,
putting on two Of n color and one
ae will soon learn all the colors. and
numbers perhaps up to six OF eight
and will know n form.
What else is there with which LITTLE
children's hands can be kept occu-
pied? First of all, sand. Just turn
the children loose In q pile or box Of
and with a spoon, a pail, a cup, or
anything with which they can dig or
shovel. I personally do not like to
have sand IN the house. but II you
have a suitable place for It. it need
not make any trouble An old kitchen
table turned upside down With the
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-09-25
ESCAPE INJURY WHEN
CAR TURNS TURTLE

Fairfax, S. D., Sept. ss--While re-
turning from the fair Friday the cr
driver by John Cassiday struck a dog
and turned turtle Mr.. and Mrs. Cas-
siday and q woman riding with them
were caught under the car. but were
released and were found to be only
slightly injured.
-
HuRON--Reports from Washington, .
village west OF here, are that the TOW
is facing a serious ice shortage and that
meat markets have been forced to throw
away large quantities OF meat and other
perishabie goods because of lack of re-
frigerating. Other email towns near
Huron are undergoing a shortage of ice
also. and are unable to procure it, II IL
said.
SIOUX FALLS - Neis S~orenson, a
Moody county farmer. marketed the flax
crop raised this year on 1919 acres OF his
farm and in payment received a check
for sl.ao0- Thus the fax gave him . re-
turn OF more than $40 an acre.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-09-25
American Buy. Belle cro;x.

From the Christian Science Monitor.
There are sore hearts in France at the
disappearance OF an ancient on
the road from Vileneuve to Mines. The
fact Is that The Belle Croix, erected many
hundred years g by a knight as a token
OF thankfuraess for deliveSence from high
waymen, Or so legend says, has been
bought by a rich. a very. very rich Ameri-
can. And SO it Is being taken down to be
removed to the new world. The owner of
the land on which the cross stood asked
IN impossible prise, which the French
government did not feel justified in CIV
ing. The impossible price was given cheer
fully by the American purchaser and, Of
course. there was nothing more to be said.
Nothing. at any rate, which would keep
the old cross from leaving the country.
There Is plenty being said about the sale.
But It Is In the nature of vain regrets and
parting words to the Bell Croix de WILLIE
neuve.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-09-25
HYMNS OLDER FOLKS LIKE BEST.
To Doubt pisloyaL

To Doubt DisloyaL
O. It is hard to work for God
To rise and take His part
Upon this battle field OF earth.
And not sometimes lose heart.
hides Himself so wondrously.
AS though there were no God:
he Is least seen when all the powers
OF III are most abroad:
Or He deserts az in the hour
The fight Is all but lost;
And. seems to leave us to ourselves
Just when we need Him most.
Il - not 30 but 30 it aooiu:
And we lose courage then:
And doubts will come II God hath hs,4
His promises to men.
right is right. since God Ia cod..
And right the day must win:
To doubt would be ~disloyslty.
To falter would be sin
-Trederiek ". Baher.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-09-25
Who Got the wool2
From the New York World.

From the New York World.
Since December, 1918. the government
has sold at auction over Bic. 900. coo pounds
of wool in hand. has Cancelled contracts
for G6, 600, 600 pounds of Australian wool,
and had on hand July 1 about Lac, 000, CO..
pounds, which included IL. 00O.0 600 pounds OF
carpet wool Leaving out the Australian
supply and the carpet woods. there re-
mains in the hands of manufacturers and
the government AS, 000, 900 pounds. The
weight of wool required in a suit of
clothes, by the highest count, cannot ex-
coed eight pounds. Therefore enough wool
is available for about two and a half suits
of clothes for each adult male inhabitant,
in the United States. Yet we are prom
ised 500 suits to order and ready mace.
ones about double their old cost Whyf
Who got the wool? Who holds it? We,
know who is being shorn!
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-09-25

legs cut short n put. on tho other
side. makes q good table for sand. A
piece of burlap or denim placed un-
der the table keeps the sane from
dren can early be taught not to scat
ter it.
With clay, a simple little cradle
may be made. The child first rolls a,
piece into a ball, cuts it in half, with.
a string. One OF these halves forms.
the lower part Of the cradle. The
other ne cuts tnitwo using one piece
for the top and remodeung the other,
into a ball for baby. :.
Birds nests with eggs can be made
with clay; also apples, oranges, cups,
and saucers, n even animals may,
be attempted. In fact, clay has almost,
endless possibilities as play material
use. as it is easily handled and Is al
ways ready.
For little children, before they are
old enough to use scissors, tearing
paper Is an engaging occupation
Tear a piece of old newspaper into an
AKA inches we Will say. By folding.
th!s in the middle. It will make a little
tent. Again, fold In thirds. turn both
ends down for a table. Tho child can,
tear paper into trees. a ball, doll
babies n many other simple shapes.
" sAAs SAAAA No Oko OAodSAl lo
can begin to use. scissors. but be sure
to provide, a pair with blunt points
that cannot possibly hurt him. These
will afford endless hours of anuse-
ment and profit. Have you found that
b cuts papers all over the fioor?"
or course he does, but use this occa-
sion to teach him neatness. Let him
have his little waste-basket, and
he will delight in picking up the
papers
Let him cut pictures from old
magazines and paste them into a book
made from manila wrapping paper
To make h book, take n desired
size OF paper, fold several sheets in
half, and sew them together along The
crease. A pretty picture might ba
pasted on the front page. or the child
could draw one on 1t. This will take
will be learning many lessons in pa
tience. concentration, neatness n
accuracy, and will be developing ar
tistic talent if he is apt ut drawing.
Best of all, he viii be gaining power to
do things. If, in his cutting. he ome
to a picture that has a story, tell it to
him. Do not criticise his work, as this
may discourage him, but see to it that
he does the best he can.
Let the child draw with coIornt
or ''crayolas." You will be
surprised at how soon and how well,
under proper guidance, he will be able
to use this mean of expressing him
self.
Please pass this article on TO a
friend and thus help Uncle Sam reach
all the mothers Of the country.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-09-25
c0MISkEY READY TO SELL
WORLD SERIES TICKETS

Chicago, Sept &c. A. Comiskey.
Of the White Son, today announced re-
guests by mall for world series tickets
Ire acceptable begenning today. An at
Cincinnati prices range from $1.1o for
rnreseryed bieacher seats MP 4 $3.50
Tor box seats, Grandstand seats are
t5-1o. pavilion, unreeexved. $40. The
ssna1 rule that tickets must be p1r-
chased Tor three gsznec viii be en-
forced, IL Vas raid. and not more than
tour tickets viii be ret aside for any
. person The price must accompany
et1G request for reservations