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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-08
Big Advance in Lease Values

Our Desdemona and DukeKnowles leases of which
bought far back February advancing in value
by leaps and bounds The tremendous production now be-
ing developed in the Desdeona field has boosted up lease
values to the point where town lots that are be-
ing sold at the rate of from 100000 to an acre
We in the market to buy and not such prices
not paid except for holdings no better in
dicaon be found the tremendous production we
will get from immediate drilling programme of 10
deep wells.
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Enormous Profits in Refining

Conditions, which had foreseen more and more ms
tfy our pipe line, tank farm and refinery project Pro-
ducton will ahead of consumption but even now
facilities entirely inadequate get this oil to the mar
ket Smaller companies ruined by the same conditions
which are turning to tremendous advantage Even
casual study of the oil business shows the aacy of ty
ing to operate small capitalization and demonstrates
that the successful company sufficient cash re-
to enable it to carry wellconceived and ex
tensve programme
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Live Stock.

Chicago. August Hogs: Receipts, A.
900; estimated tomorrow. 1900; mostly
25d50c higher than yesterdays average;
top. % CSC; heavy weight, 20 35@2 .50c;
medium weight, %. 50l122. CSC; light weight,
20. 5O922. Soc; heavy packing sows. smooth,
49, 5000 25c: picking sows, rough, $50
19c, pigs, 1S@195oc.
Cattle: Receipts, 5000; estimated to-
morrow, 1000; strong; beef steers, medium
and heavy weight, choice and prime. II 40
@1s sc: medium and good. 1907 4Oc; COM
mon, TO- 5O0i3c; light weight, good and
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Allowed to File

Washington, August 7.--Increased
rntes on cotton and cotton linters
from points in southern territory
to various destinations in the
United States and Canada. asked
by southeastern railroads. in con-
nectfon with carriers not under
federal control, were approved for
filing today by the Interstate COM
merce commission without formal
hearing.
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Hubbard Bros. & Co.

Cotton Merchants, HnnOver SQuAres
Y. Members New York Cotton Eek
change, New Orleans Cotton Exchange.
New York Produce Exchange Assoc.-
ated Members Liverpool Cotton Assc-
Citations. Orders solicited for the pur-
chase and sale of Cotton and Cotton
Seel Oil for future delivery. Special
attention and liberal terms given for
consignment of spot cotton for deliv-
cry Correspondence invited
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Liverpool Cotton

Liverpool, August Spot cotton in fair
request; prices easier; good middling
20 lad; fully middling, 1s.e4d; middling,
10 odd; low middling, 17.29d; good ordi-
nary, 10. SAD; ordinary, Is lid; sales, 1000
bales. including 5000 American. Receipts.
5000 bales, including $500 American.
Futures closed steady. September, Is. SGD !;
october. s.75d; January, 20 05d; March,
20 .12d: May, 20 lad.
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Chicago Futures
q. As~o~t~A~A D..
Cash Grain

BY Associated Press
Chicago, August Cash corn No Z
mixed 1870. IS; 2 yellow 2.
Oats No. 2 white 7a@75A; No. white
7014GT4t1.
Rye No. 1901 SOL: barley 1s161. 20;
timothy s.oo911. 80; clover nominal; pork
nominal; lard 31.75; ribs Is. 50d92s. 50.
St Louis, August Corn No. yellow
zoo; No. 1 white EOS; September 1Ss.
Oats No. 70; No. white 76&761s; Sep
TENDER 1873.
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Rice Market

New Orleans, August Trough rice,
sales, Carolina, II sacks at 12c; receipts.
s11 sacks: millers, eli. Clean rice, sales
none; receipts, 1853 pockets.
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Down They Go

Chicago, August z. - Packing
house securities suffered \ severe
break in value this afternoon owing
to ANTITRUST action by the govern
ment and because Of strikes by
white employees. Swift & Co. stock
closed ut s1.21H, fall Of oE
since last night.
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Cotton Seed Oil

New York, August 7.--Cottonseed oil
advanced 81 to 1870 points early on replac-
ing by yesterdays sellers and fears of
old crop shortage. but somewhat of a re-
action followed, owing to the break in
other commodity markets, and Wall
street. Final bids, however, were 8 to
145 points net higher.
Sales, 5000 barrels. Prime crude, NOM
ipal; prime summer yellow spot and Sep
tember &c; December, 2230c; March
q 45c.
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Coffee Market

New York, August THE market for
coffee futures opened unchanged to four
points higher, but soon turned easier un
der scattering liquidation, which was
probably promoted by the weakness in
the stock market as part of the selling
came through houses with Wall Street
connections. December broke from 21.o5
to 2075; or about 80 points net lower, but
closed a shade up from the lowest on COW
ering and renewed support from one OF
the more prominent recent buyers The
general list closed at a net decline of Is
to Is points. Closing prices: September
2120; October z09; December 2oS9;
January 20.S5 March 1880; May 2o75;
July 20.65.
Spot coffee dull. Rio U.s. 222114; Santos As,
291s Firm offers were irregular but about
unchanged from Santos. Rios offers in
cluded rs at 1920 London credits.
The official cables reported an advance
of 125 refs in the rio market but a de-
cline of IS to 1875 reis in Santos futures
Receipts at the two ports were $4,000 bags
and Jundiahy receipts 5000. Fine wealth
err was reported in all districts of Sac
Paulo with temperatures ranging from
46 to 81 degrees.
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New York Futures
New Orleans Futures
Spot Cotton

Wy Associated Press
New Orleans, August Spot cotton
quiet Is points off. Sales on the spot Gee
bales; to arrive $50 Low middling 2s.25
middling sl.So; good middling ESQ; re-
ceipts 1855; stock 345, SIS.
New York, August 7-Spot cotton quiet
middling $3.50.
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Potato Market.

Chicago, August POTATOES steady
arrivals, 16 cars; Ohios, sacked car lots.
"a. so cwt.: California, long white sacked,
car lots 81. 1906 cwt.
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Naval Stores

Savannah, August 7.--Turpentine firm.
Ink; sales 4s; receipts 1859; shipments Il;
stock S,43S.
Rosin steady; sales 1,019; receipts 7o9;
shipments none; stock Is. 37.
Quote: B 1880: d 1870: f 17.75: F 1875;
g 1925; H IS. SO: 1 1925; X 20.25; NJ 21.15,
N 225; Wg $40; WV 23Se.~
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Port Cotton


New Orleans: Middling. 31.50c; receipts,
1880; exports, 1900; sales, s16; stock,
s45, SIS.
Galveston: Middling, $500; receipts,
S62; sales 40; stock, 150217.
Mobile: Middling. 31.25c; receipts s5S;
stock, 14,426.
Savannah; Middling soc; receipts, 1856;
stock. 249, sS5.
Oharleston Middling, 33.5oc; receipts,
s6S stock, 81, 400.
wilmington: Middling, soc; receipts,
q; stock, 55,7t9
Texas City: Stock, 92S2.
Norfolk: Middling, $500; receipts, 81;
stock, $3.50.
Baltimore: Stock 4750.
Boston; Middling, S2.75c; receipts. 90;
stock, TOO.
Philadelphia: Middlng, s1.75c; stock,
es57
New York: Middling. 31.50c; exports.
1864; stock, 1921.
Minor ports: Stock, 64,7s1.
Total today: Receipts, 6621; exports,
7464; stock, 1,4O6.012
Total for week Receipts, 55,oO1; ex-
ports, Isl ,19i.
Total for season: Receipts, so,S15; ex-
ports, 154,449.
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Interior Movement.

Houston: Middling, Bic: shipments,
1549; sales. 1888; stock, 141 199.
Memphis: Middling, s4.5oc; receipts, 500
shipments, 2S10 sales, 200; stock, 1878
Augusta: Middling, 30.5oc; receipts,
1425; shipments, 1906; sales, 2; stock
12s ,616.
St. Louis: Middling. 34c; receipts, COS
shipments, 500; stock, 9i16.
Little Rock: Middling, &c; receipts
u; shipments, 1889; sales. 1889; stock
1854.
Total today: Receipts, 4s72 shipments
1921; stock, Al 1858
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BY Nssodattd FFoW
New York, August 7.Several lines OF
fancy woolens and worsted opened from
spring by mems wear mills showed ad-
vances today ranging from IS to 50 per
cent over the previous corresponding sea-
son. Print cloths were easier, yarns
steady and raw silk firm.
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Produce Market.

New York, August 7.-Butter firm; re-
ceipts, 1855; firsts. 52@54c. Eggs irreg-
ular; receipts, q, 159: firsts, 47650c Cheese
quiet; average run, 32c. Live poultry
firm; chickens, 3G40c; fowls, 35c; turkeys,
25@SOc Dressed steady; broilers, western,
4o943c ;others unchanged
Chicago, August 7--Butter higher;
creamery, 4S@53c. Eggs: Receipts, 5102
cases, unchanged. Poultry, alive higher;
springs, 39935c; fowls, 32c.
St. Louis, August Poultry, hens, &c
springs, BIC; others unchanged Butter
and eggs unchanged.
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Bank Of England
Metal Market

New York, August "copper" quiet;
electrolytic spot ASK @231s; August
2s1k @23%; September "a. Some small
offerings at 22H @23A.
Iron steady and unchanged.
Metal exchange quotes lead weak;
spot 5.40@ $50; September $50; spelter
weak; East st. Louis delivery spot 100;
September 7.10@745.
At London: Spot copper Tx 95 rs Cd
futures Tx 90 rs 3d. Electrolytic spot
Tx 106; futures TX 123. Tin spot 275,
1cse; futures TX ESQ. Lead spot TX "a 2s
Sd; futures TX "a lis Cd. Spelter spot
TX 38 los; futures TX SO.
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Money Market.

Money Market
New York, August Mercantile paper
SA4e14: sterling eo-day bills ASH; com
mercial 6o-day bills on banks As; COM
mercial o-day bills 4271z; demand 4StA:
cables 432 Francs demand 7.S0; cables
rs. Guilders demand 371a; cables STss:
lires demand s.9S; cables S.e6; rubles blank;
government bonds easy; railroad bonds
easy; marks demand s; cables 6i@.
Time loans strong; 90 days, 30 days
and months bid.
Call money easy; high 90 days and 6
months bid. Low 4; ruling rate 5: clos
ing bid ~; offered at 6; last loan Ha.
Bank acceptances s.
London August 7.-Bar silver 5T7s per
ounce. Money 2k per cent. Discount
rates: Short bills Z 7-16dsH per cent; three
month bills 3 9-16@sM per cent.
Bank Of England
BY Associated Press
London August THE weekly state
ment of the bank of England shows
the following changes. Total reserve
deared Tx $4,000.
Circulation increased Tx TAI 900.
Bullion decreased Tx 1877.
Other securities decreased Tx 1,252.-
600.
Other deposits decreased Is, 10000.
Public deposits increased $4,000.
Notes reserve decreased $4,000.
Government securities decreased 49,
600.
The proportion of the banks re-
serve to liability this week is 21.70 per
cent last week 1t was 20.44 per cent.
Rate of discount five per cent.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-28

A small fire in the barrel factory OF
s. Binder. 1910 North Third street. early
this morning did $50 damage. The blaze
originated in stable in the rear of the
main building. The cause of the fire
Is not known.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-28
ARMY SEES POLITICS
IN LEAGUE OPPOSITION
Major W. Plunkett Stewart
Tells How Men i'm France
Feel About Critics

Major W. Plunkett Stewart, OF TIaycr-
tord' has returned from France. He
arrived in New York on Tuesday on the
George Washington. He was remount
officer of the Fourth Corps of the Sec
ond Army. Major Stewart left the
United states last October and reached
the front shortly before the signing OF
the armistice.
The men in the army abroad" said
the Major, Tfeel that there is n little
politics being played in the recent crit
ictsms against the league of nations
| think 1t is an unjust criticism to say
that the work of the Peace Conference
has been slow and dlatory. Those men
have had a great number of the most
tremendous problems to solve. Their
task is an enormous one. In view of
the great difficulties which constantly
have presented themselves to their de-
cision feel that most satisfactory prog
ress has been made.
Il personally do not believe the threat
of Bolshevism Is as dangerous as it
seems to be made out to be. The aC-
tlvities of the American forces now over
there will largely be confined to police
work, although an Allied force sent
against the Boshcvlsts or their allies
would probably include an American
representation.
The whole personnel OF our army in
Europe is anxious to get back home. 1t
is safe to say that all officers returning
from abroad are impressed with the
efficiency of our own country as COM
pared with that abroad. The railroads
are a striking example. American
trains are much better. more comfort
able and cleaner than thre French trains.
OF course, the conditions here ard
abroad are very different"
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"and bloody places they were," he said
today. OF his outfit of 220 men, only
fourteen came out alive.
From there he was sent to the north
ern sector with the intention of having
rest, but Fritz advanced before the
Doctor could get out from under fire
and he went through the fierce actions
at LOGON, Pacut wood and Via Chappelle
He was badly gassed at Annequn on
April 10, but refused to go to the hos
pital, insisting on carrying on his work
in spite of his injuries. AS consequence,
he has had two hemorrages since and
is only now beginning to feel free of the
effects of the poison.
On May 81, at Lillers in the Bethune
sector, the doctor was wounded through
the right hip by a piece of bomb from
an airplane but refused to be sent to a
hospital in the rear and insisting on
staying in a dressing station still under
fire until in four or five days, he was
able 10 hobble about again when he re-
turned to his work.
He was in the LOGON sector again dur
ing the big push of July and August,
1918. and went through Pacut Wood
again and the famous fighting at Aubers
Ridge. From there his outfit went on
to Lille and he says he was the first
American to enter that much harassed
city.
After Lille came Journal and Doctor
Diodati was badly gassed again at Mar
quain and got a piece of shrapnel
through the hand on Novsmber 3. but
again refused to. go to tin hospital.
Doctor Diodati received his schooling
at the Catholic High School, and cat
jefferson Med cal College, graduating in
the class of 1911. His wife is living at
the Devon Apartments. Broad and
Spruce streets.
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TO GIVE MEMORIAL FLAG
Zion Church Will Get Emblems
at Service Honoring Heroes

Zion Presbyterian Church, twenty,
eighth street above Girard avenue, VIII
be presented with an American nag the
gift of Loyal Council 81, Fraternal r"-
triotic Americans. at a memorial meet
ing Sunday afternoon.
Select Councilman Richard "eglel"'
of the Twenty-ninth Ward. will make the
presentation address. The flag VIII ne
received for the church by Henry w.
Speidel of the board of trustees Inc
Rev. Hilko de Beer, pastor OF the
church, will make an address. WllI,a.'ii Wllntn
] Guckes will preside at the metno'i"sS ~
service which will honor the boys UI I
the church and the lodge who oieu III
service. ,ior
Arrangements for the flag presentation
are Being made my committee con-. .
posed of William j. Guckes; chai a. ni,,n ,,'r,
william j. Bubeck, Frederick Wenkeam-
bach Albert Irion, Harry J. schfI,lu, M y
Charles Goebel, John Ritttnger' Joh''
Zoppi and +, Frank Steiffel
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MAGISTRATE HONORED
Friends Pay Tribute to John Me
cleary at Testimonial Dinner

More than 700 Of his friends attended
dinner in the Bellevue e-Stratford last
night in honor of John Mecleary. COM
mitting magistrate in Central Station
police court.
Every section Of the city's life was
represented. Bench and bar. merchants
and sportsmen. physicians and policemen
paid tribute to Mr.. Mecleary. and as
one evidence of their esteem gave him
diamond ring.
Judge Joseph P. Rogers, of Common
Pleas Court. was POSTMASTER, and
among those who eulogized Mr. Mecleary
were w. Freeland kendrck, Receiver of
Taxes; Judge John NJ. Patterson.
Charles A. Snyder, Auditor General of
Pennsylvania, and Freder elk J. Shoyer.
City Treasurer. A resolution of regard.
signed by the police court reporters, was
presented by Royd Morrison.
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SIGN FALLS, INJURING MAN
Pedestrian Hurt, Corner Of Ninth
and Sausom Streets

Abraham Wilson. $50 Brooklyn street,
was seriously injured today when large
sign on the SAMSON and Ninth streets
corner of the Continental Hotel fell to
the sidewalk He was taken to Jefferson
Hospital.
According to employees of the Phila-
delphia Metal Furniture Company, on
the opposite corner, a strong wind had
apparently torn the sign loose from Its
fastenings a few moments before it fell.
They noticed it swinging out over the
sidewalk, but before they could warn
employees picked the man up and carried
him into the hotel.
The sign was about Is by s feet, which
was curved around the corner of the
hotel. Mr.. Wilson suffered bruises on
the head and hands, and probably a
fractured leg.
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Low PIER BIDS $2,666, 400
N. Y. Firm Lowest of Six Com
petitors for Municipal Projects

OF the six estimates submitted for the
construction of the Porter and Wot
street piers. the Arthur McMuilen Com
pany, of New York, was low bidder.
The proposal submitted by the McMul-
len concern for the Porter street pier
was $S9S.OOO and for Wolf street, $685.
900. Including accessories. the totals
are $1,309,700 and. $l,356'7oO respect
lively.
Close competition marked the open
ing of bids for road and paving mate
brick, Stag, gravel, oils and other ma
teriais were included in the schedule
The McAvoy Vitrifed Brick Company
is low bidder for $4,000 red paving brick
at 1880 per thousand and $4S.50 for
25. 600 yellow paving brick.
The Birdsboro Stone Company was low
on 1900 tons of stone at $3.2S ana
at $338 a ton, and the Eastern Paving
Company submitted a price of S3.S3 per
ton for 5000 tons of torpedo gravel
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-28
PHLLA. MAN HOLDS RECORD
FOR TIMES UNDER GIINFIRE
Dr.. Vncent NJ. Dioddii. Of
This City, to Get Cross From
King
Prominent Italian Physician Wins
Enuiable Distinction in Var
Zone

1hts article tcus 1Dritten by Henry ".
Neely. Philddeiphian engaged IN re-
construction york abroad.
Copyright 1919. by Public Ledger Company)
London, March 16.--To have been
more constantly under fire than any
other man in the American army is GER
tainly an enviable distinction to have
won in this war. but this is the claim
made by Philadelphian.
For seven years before the United
States entered the war DR.. Vincent M.
Diodati practiced medicine at 1922 South
Twelfth street, and. in addition was
connected with Howard Hospital. the
southeastern Dispensary, the Italian
Hospital, and was medical officer of
nearly a score of Italian fraternal and
beneficial societies.
He enlisted in the army the day the
United States declared war. got n COM
mission as first lieutenant June 9, 1917.
and sailed for foreign service August 2
with the first detachment Of American
medical OFFICERS who were sent over here
to be attached to British forces, before
any American troops came overseas.
If all of the seventy men of this first
detachment had remained constantly in
service until the arniistce, they would
have made Doctor Diodatis claim impos-
sible. But, one by one, they have been
killed or wounded, disqualified by sick
ness transferred to noncombatant troops
or recategored.
Continuously Under Fire
Doctor Diodati declares that his in
vestgations show that he was the only
one out of this original seventy to be
under fire every day during his service
in France, without days holiday, and
| to have been still in action up to the
moment the guns ceased under the terms
of the armistice.
In this time he has been gassed twice
and wounded three times and. before
he returns to Philadelphia, he will re-
ceive the coveted Military Cross from
the hands of King George of England
When Doctor D!odati arrived here in
August, 1917, he was assigned to the
Southwark military hospital and, be-
cause of his efficient work there, was
placed in command of the Thirty-fifth
r. A. NJ. c., being the first American
to be given such a position. He wor
concentrations from both Colonel Bruce
and Colonel Butler for his work during
the influenza epidemic and again fol
his conduct during some of the worst OF
the air raids from which England suf'
fered.
He was sent to France as medical OIL
Ger Of the 1920 Field Ambulance ano
went into the big push of March Il
1918, In the Arras sector and the Somme
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-28
HELLO SHOPS PLANNED HERE
Phones Taken From Drug Stores
April | All to Be Placed

The public will not suffer by the re-
moval of pay stations from drug stores
throughout the city, according to =. G:
Staples, division manager of the Bell
Telephone Company. Telephone booths
which will be removed from the drug
stores April l. he says. will be transfer
red to confectionery and other business
establishments. The telephone company
according to Mr.. Staples, has received
many unsolicited offers from other
store proprietors to rent space to the
corporation.
The telephone company is considering
the organization of several establish
merits devoted exclusively to pay station
business. They will be located in the
center of the city and other busy
neighborhoods The scheme was sue
cessfully carried out In Washington
during the war when the rush on the
ordinary pay stations became too great
for the facilities.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-28
COUNTESS IN ASYLUM
Woman Writer Of Threat to President
Adjudged Insane

Chicago, March 2.-(By A. P)--Au-
relia Bethlen. who says she is a coun-
tess of Austria Hungary, was taken to
the Chicago Hospital for the Insane to-
day, having been adjudged of unsound
mind by the county court.
The woman was arrested by federal
agents week ago as the result of a
threatening letter mailed to President
Wilson.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-28
Fugitive Falls Through Skylight

An intruder, attempting to escape
from the home of Samuel Braunstein.
of 32l8 Clifford street, early today.
jumped from a third-story window and
fell through the skylight of an adjoining
house. When arraigned before Magis-
trate Grelis the man gave his name as
mond streets. He was held under $1,000
bail.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-28
Business Men for Skip.Stops

Resolutions favoring the continuation
of the skip-stop system of the Rapid
Transit Company were adopted at
meeting of the Market Street Business
Mems Association at the City Club last
night. The action followed an address
by Vice President Herbert G. Tulley, of
work of the Stotesbury-Mitten manage.
ment.