davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-19
Weekly Metal Review
By Associated Press


 New York, May 1S.-The steel situation is reported to be improved. There is said to be fair demand for sheets, wire products, oil and country goods. Bids on 100000 tons of Bessemer and open hearth rails are to be opened by the railroad administration Saturday. De1iv- cries on this order will be made before July 1, if prices contained in the esti- mates are satisfactory. France is re- ported to have ordered 5O0,000 tons of rails in this market. Inquiries made in trade circles, however, fail to confirm, this rumor. That inquiries for future shipments of considerable rail tonnages may have been received here is consd- cred possible. The trade recently cred ited a report stating that considerable scrap iron and steel had, been shipped from Seattle to Japan.
 The pig iron situation is believed to be greatly improved Orders on hand con- tinue to reflect hand-to- mouth buying, but the increase in inquiries for future shipment is regarded here as the turning point in the situation.
 April copper output figures of the rep- resentative producing concerns have been reported as amounting to S7,0277S4 pounds, compared with 9o,049. 39S pounds in March and with 195, ,409,177 pounds in November, 1918. The market here continues active and the tone is very strong. Sellers are quoting 16 cents per pound for prompt shipment. Sales are reported to be heavy, although no definite totals are available at the present time.
 The lead market is quiet but firm, and the best price for New York is 5 cents per pound. Speter is also firm at 6.O5 cents Interests point to heavy export shipments as a reason for the strength of the market. Domestic consumers are filling only for immediate requirements. There has been no change in tin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-19
Federal Reserve Bank

The following is the statement of re- sources and liabilities of the Federal Reserve bank of Atlanta at the close of business on May Is, 1919
 Resources-Gold coin and certificates in vault. $7,0795, .02 gold settlement fund. s12, ,399, ,e26.29; gold with Federal reserve agent, s42, ,575; gold redemption fund, s6, 6,666 110 total gold reserve s69, ,525 792. 31 i; legal tender notes, silver. etc, s1,66o, ,03s i; total reserve, s71, ,1s5, ,S3o.S1; bills discount ed members, s15,5S6, ,44539; member banks collateral notes, s70,066, 400; bills bought in open market, $5,640. .676.97; U. S. govern ment bonds, $S76, 900; U. S. victory notes. s7,6O0; U. S. certificates of indebted ness, s9, ,634, GOO; total earning assets, s101,- 311, ,572 36; transit items, s37, ,OS2, ,36.24; due from treasurer, per cent fund F. R. bank notes, $44S, ,790; all other resources. s5SS, ,S72. Total resources, s210, ,5s1, ,s2s51.
 Liabilities-Capital paid in, S,41,oo0; surplus fund, s1, ,5100o0; government depos- it's s10,055, ,104.8 .83; due to members, re- serve account, s45, 1902, ,25a.os; all other de- posits, s113,14956; Federal reserve notes ir actual circulation. s113, III, 4S5; Federal reserve bank notes in actual circulation, ss, ,S29, ,391; transit items, s26, - ,625,64 all other liabilities, s1,2T, ,S64.SS. Total liabil- ities, s210,561, ,929.51.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-19
THE WORLDS MARKETS
Weekly Cotton Review

New Orleans, May 1s.LThe buying movement continued in cotton last week, sending prices to the highest levels yet recorded in the new style of contract. Lowest prices were made on the opening session and highest prices on the clos ing session. May rose to 29.S5c and was at one time more than cent
 pound higher than the spot quotation
 for middling. Last prices showed net
 gains of 113 points, middling closing ai 2S Ssc
 The improvement in the spot demand,
 resulting in larger sales at improving
 prices in the spot markets of the south
 generally, was the main spring of the
 advance Bullish sentiment was in-
 creased by returns from the cotton goods
 markets of this country showing a very
 large business being done at constantly
 mounting prices and by cable reports
 from the Manchester market telling of growing business in cloths and yarns there.
 New crop news vas neither for or against values very strongly, although
 
 made use of by longs and the strength on the close of the week was partly due to expectations of rains in the belt over Sunday. The government returns from the western and central portions of the cotton region were considered unfavor able, but were great extent balanced by the favorable reports from the eastern section of the belt.
 This week the first considera tiop will . be the nature of the weather over Sun day and weekend market circulars made it plain that bullish traders would be quick to seize the opportunity anything like real wet weather would give them.
 Bearsh traders seemed to be of the opin ion that the advance had been over done and that if bad weather did not materialize the market would be due for a stiff reaction.
 | Dry goods and spot market news and the trend of world politics will prob- ably have much to do with shaping the course of the market after the matter of the weather has been settled, unless the weekly crop accounts from the gov ernment point to unusual conditions one way or the other in the belt. The com, ing reports will be of more than usual importance because there is only one week more left in the first condition pe-
 riod of the new season
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-19
Weekly Financial Review
Rx Associated Press

By As3oCtaIeu FTbss
 New York. May lS.-Propelled by the broadest speculative inquiry since the beginning of the world war and in many history, the stock market last week as- cended to new heights, seemingly with out strain in any financial quarter.
 There is ample evidence that borrow ings have expanded enormously espe- cially brokers loans, and the absence of control or supervision of the money mar ket by any constituted authority has ex- cited misgivings in conservative circles,
 On the surface the only monetary dis turbance was caused by a belated mid week demand for call money with a re- sultant advance to 7h per cent. but nor nal conditions were almost immediately restored.
 Even the complete collapse of foreign exchange on France and Italy failed to arouse more than languid interest, ex- cept among international bankers, who were unable to offer any reasons for this adverse movement other than the long recognized economic conditions
 Bullish literature which circulated the length and breadth of the land empha- sized such favorable factors as the peace treaty terms, crop prospects,, the unquali- fled success of the Victory Loan and the coming season of Congress-
 The latter was most potent for it's in fluence upon railroad shares, Wall street and the trading public proceeding on the assumption that early action would be taken to relieve the increasingly acute transportation situation.
 Conditions in the leading industries especially oils, shippings. feathers and textiles, showed marked improvement but the full effect of an open market for steel and iron is yet to be deter mined.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-19
C0OSA RIVER LOCKS
 AND DAMS GIVEN UP
Lack of Commercial Devel- opment Assigned As the
 Cause of Decision.

The entire project of improvement on the Coosa river between Rome. Ga, and Dam 5, below Gadsden. Ala. including the maintenance and operation of locks and dams, is to be abandoned. according to the decision reached by the board of engineers for rivers and harbors
 The two reasons upon which the opin- ion of the board is based are:
 ''On the section below Gadsden, four locks and dams and one dam without lcck have been constructed; providing navigable channel, but no commerce has developed and none is in prospect.
 Above Gadsden. the commerce is small and declining. Apparenetly local inter ests have made no special effort to de- velop transportation by water, and no terminals with improved facilities for handling freight have been provided The cost of even the modified plan pro- posed is believed to be excessive when compared with probable resulting bene- fits
 The river and harbor act, approved March A. 1915 contained provision for the re-examination of the Coosa river in Alabama and Georgia. The district eng ~-~ for the present at least further improve ment is Justified only between Rome and Gadsden. He recommended that the project for the portion of the river be- tween Gadsden and Dam 5 be aban. doned, the division engineer concurring in the report
 After considering the information pre- sented the board reached the conclusion that the entire project between Rome and Dam B. which is between Gadsden and Riverside, be abandoned. Persons desiring to be heard on the matter will be given until May 19 to appear.
 An announcement from the war depart nnent, board of engineers for rivers and harbors, contains the following:
 'All parties interested in the improve ment are invited to submit within period of % days from the date of this notice, statements and arguments bear ing upon the necessity for the improve ment in the interests of commerce and navigation Such statements should be addressed to The Bvdrd of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors Southern build ing, Washington, D. C.. Should hear ing be desired, this can be arranged by correspondence with the board"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-19
SUMMARY OF PLAY
 IN MAJOR LEAGUES

New York, May 1S.-New York set the pace in the national league last week. winning six games without a defeat through remarkable pitching, coupled with good batting, and worked its way to the top of the percentage column. The Giants won their seventh straight today Chicago, 1918 national champions, received a severe setback from the Giants, losing four games twice by a 3-to-2 score. The cubs lost their fifth straight game in the east tday, Brooklyn punching hits off Alexander and Hendrix.
 The Chicago Americans held on to first place, although they did little better than obtain an even break during the week, while New York and Cleveland made gains
 In the National league, the New York pitchers displayed mid-season form yield ing only 26 hits in six games. In the field, however, New York piled up 16 er- TOTS for the week.
 Brooklyn and Cincinnati divided four game series. Pfeffer of the Superbas and Fisher of the Reds, each with a rec ord of four straight victories, met Tues day, and the Brooklyn box man won after Il innings. Brooklyn came to grief Thursday after F scoreless innings, when Cincinnati slugged Mamaux for 10 runs in the thirteenth. Eller, who pitched a no-hit, no-run game against St. Louis Sunday. gave Brooklyn five hits.
 Douglas of Chicago shut out Pittsburg with four hits. but Hendrix failed to stop the Pirates in an eleven-inning battle. Jacobs of Philadelphia puzzled Pittsburg Tuesday, but Bezdek's men took the next three from the Quakers.
 St. Louis and Boston shared four games evenly. Heating of the Braves won his own game Saturday with a single in the tenth inning.
 In the American league Chicago won the Rubber game in the Cleveland series, broke even in two games with St. Louis, and took two out of three from the Bos- ton worold champions. Cicotte outpitched Mays of Boston Wednesday. Boston out slugged Chicago Thursday in 12-inning struggle. The White Sox got four hits and no runs off Rogers of Philadelphia Saturday. Today Cicotte held the Ath- letics runless. allowing them but four hits.
 K New York and Washington engaged in two extra innings ties and the Yankies took the next two. Johnson held New York to two hits in a twelve-inning, scoreless game Sunday, while Quinn scat tered the Senator's 10 hits. A fifteen -in- ming battle Monday was ended by dark ness with the score 1 to f. The Yankees batted Morton of Cleveland out of the box Saturday, but lost to Covaleskie to- day.
 Cleveland. which amassed 62 hits in six games, took advantage of the unsteadi- nes of the Detroit pitchers in two games and pounded the Washington pitchers for two victories.
 Boston batted weakly with the excep- tion of one game. Galia of St. Louis shut out the Red Sox. The Browns won again.
 Shaw of Washington bested Roland of Detroit Saturday and today the Senators pounded Ehmke.
 St. Louis showed a reversal of form and climbed out of last place. The Browns blanked Philadelphia twice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-19
GREEKS AND TURKS AT SMYRNA CLASH
 AND DEATH LIST
 IS PLACED AT 400
tcontinued from Page One,

their own separate headquarters at the Hotel Henry ".
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-19
Brennan Goes to Columbia

Atlanta, May 1S.-'Ad'' Brennan, for mer major leaguer. has been released by the wiver route to Columbia, in the South Atlantic association, it was an- nounced by the Atlanta club tonight. Brennan, the only consistent winning pitcher on the Cracker staff this sea- son. was recently suspended for s'an infractiOn of rules."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-19

What has been called Japans most peculiar tree is the so-called boat tree which grows in the garden of a temple. for more than eight centuries it has been trained to grow in a most re- markable shape. lower branches ex- tending along the ground, then curv- ing up in such way as tossusgest the shape of boat: while tne tree itself rises from the center, recalling the po- sition of the mast Needless to say the Japanese have legends which they connect with this curious pine tree.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-19
RED OFFICIAL REPORT
 n~ Assarkafaa prAxR

London, May 17.-A report on mill tary operations sent out by wireless from Moscow by the bolshevik govern men says:
 "Along the gulf of Finland the en- emy made a descent under cover Of their advance in the region of Kas- kolovo. 10 versts eastward or the mouth of the Luga (75 miles south west of Petrograw). The villages of Ropscha and Kusemkin, 20 versts northward of the Narve, were bombed by enemy ships. Odoff. on Lake Peipus, was abandoned by red troops under pressure of the enemy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-19
College Baseball

At Athens Ga: University of Geor- gia 5, Georgia Tech g.
 At Columbia, S. C.: University of South Carolina 0, Clemson college l.
 At Chicago: University of Chicago 8. Michigan 4.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-19
Hubbard Bros. & Go.

Cotton Merchants, Hanover Square. N. Y. Members New York Cotton Ex- change New Orleans Cotton Exchange, New York Produce Exchange, Associat- ed Members Liverpool Cotton ASsocia- tions Orders solicited for the purchase and sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed Oil for future delivery. Special attention and liberal terms given for consign- ment of spot cotton for delivery. Cor respondence invited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-19

The ranking industries in Barcelona, Spain, are textile, cork. wine making, machinery and shipbuilding. oil press ing, shoemaking, chemical, mining, ce- ment and agricultural industries
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1919-11-14
MINNEAPOLIS.
With the Travellers.

Mrs. I. Slein and Miss Genevieve Slein
of Chicago are the guests of Mrs.
Raphael Sloan and Mrs. Harry G.
Bloom.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Freedman (nee
Minnie Beskin) returned Sunday from
their wedding trip through the northern
part of the State. Their marriage took
place. on Tuesday, October Fl.
Mrs. E. L. Braunstein and little daugh-
ter, Janice, 3317 Hennepin avenue, have
gone East where they will join Mr..
Braunstein.
Mrs. C. Kapelovitz Of Manning, No.
OAK, is the guest Of her son and daugh-
ter, DR.. and Mrs. Edward Cooperman OF
1928 Lyndale avenue south. She came
here to meet her brother, Mr.. Sam Gold
berg of New York City, who was the
guest for several days of Mr.. and Mrs.
Aaron Goldberg and other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. X. Cohen formerly
Doris Katz Of st. Paul) are now residing
at the st. George Apis, 1877 East Sew
enteenth street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Newman of Chi
cago left Saturday for their home after
a weeks visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
ert Kolliner.
Mrs. R. Rivkin of Mason City, Iowa,
was the guest of her sister, Mrs. Jacob
Rosenberg Of Irving avenue south.
DR.. and Mrs. A. H. Schwartz Of Du-
luth are the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Kayser.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. s. Loeb of Duluth
spent the week with Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Hertz.
Mrs. D. C. Abrahams of Atlantic City,
N. j., is visiting in the city.
Mrs. M. j. Levy of Duluth who has
been the guest Of Mrs. A. Abeles Of AL
drich avenue south has returned to her
home.
Mrs. M. M. Benjamin has returned from
New York City where she accompanied
her daughter, Miss Jeanette Benjamin,
whose marriage to Mr.. Samuel Lyman
Of New York took place there October
20.
Mrs. Henry Banks and little daughter
Phyllis returned to their home in May
vile, No. Dak., on Monday after two
months visit with Mrs. L. Perlman of
Friedman Court.
Miss Marion Bondy Of Duluth is the
guest of Mrs. Saul P. Goldberg. Miss
Bondy was delegate to the Minnesota
Educational Federation convention held
here last week.
Miss Sarah Brooks Of liza Eighth
avenue north left last week on an extend
ed visit to Chicago where she will be
the guest of relatives and friends.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1919-11-14

(The news columns of The American
Jewish " orld are open for the publication
Of news of communal and social inter
>nesday to insure publication in the issue
of the following Friday. Telephone your
Minneapolis news to, or mail The Society
Editor. The American Jewish World, $40
Tribune Annex. N. w. Main $3.50, Minne-
apolis, Minnesota.)
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1919-11-14
INSTANTANEOUS II

Mr.. L. H. Frisch returned Wednesday
from five day trip to Des Moines, la.
Mr.. Justin Sternberg left Sunday on
a several days. visit to Chicago. His
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-06-27
DAMAGE DONE BY WIND STORM
Rainfall in 30 Minutes Measures Tive
Inches in Restricted Area

st. Petersburg, June 27. ALL kinds
of minor league damage was done In
the city Wednesday afternoon by the
severe wind and rain storm. The
winds blew and the rains descended
about lis and kept 1t up with great
enthusiasm until about Las. Rain
to the measure Of two inches fell. The
disturbance was merely local one,
however, extending only about four
miles on West Central and a mile or
two north and south of the city,
Trees blew down, branches broke
off,, leaves swirled and several old
sheds and outhouses collapsed. Many
people feared their houses were going
to fall before the blast. The smoke
stack on the Third street laundry
looks like 1t had been out with the
boys, signs are being replaced just
as IL 1t were the day after halloween,
etc. The street cars, as announced
several days ago, suspended opera.
tions, too.
In fact II the wind had been much
harder the damage might have been
serious. Benches along Central ave-
nue. were blown into the center Of the
street and trash cans few about like
a!rplanes. The tin roof Of the opera
tors room of the Phell theater blew
off and flooded out the picture men.
Pictures were postponed for about
half an hour.
Central avenue was filled with wa
ter from curb to curb and looked like
miniature Mississippi river. And Of
course the usual stream on First ave.
rue south stopped traffic for long
time after the rain ceased.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-06-27
70 aATHE AT GB9 TIDE
IS TO COURT DISASTER
Especially the UnWary eather VINO
Insists on Trying the Fortunes
Of the Surf at Ebb
(Florenca Blackford)


Surf bathing has its own time. That
is due to the fact that the tides have
a way that brings near disaster,
when the proper time is not chosen.
Time and Tide wait for no man, es-
pecially the unwary bather who In
sists on trying the fortunes OF the
surf on the ebb tide. The great mass
of water that Is moon struck along
with some other of the forces OF the
world, just will not pay any regard to
the luckless man or woman or chiio
who expects the human mind to DOM
mate the forces of nature, and batn
in the ebbing tide which cerries with
1t the great mystery OF the undertow.
To bathe in the ebb tide spells dis
aster. Sometimes 1t is the strong
swimmer; sometimes 1t is the artless
child. But sooner or later, the fear
of the water comes along with nose
and ears filled with the briny deep
When the moon pulls the water after
it, and causes potatoes and cucum-
bers and other vegetation to do freak
stunts, 1t is natural to suppose the
bather in his variegated robes or
lack of robes, has nothing within his
mental power that can over come the
great ebb of the sea. He has not as
yet developed such power, only a
vague determination to do as he
pleases and then some day what is
commonly called the great undertow
gets him.
Bath on the flood tide, and it is all
thes winner can do to keep away
from the shore. He is tossed upon
the sand along with the shells and
the wonderful things Of the ocean and
is never pulled by the great resistless
force out beyond his depth. Bath on
th ebb tide and the bather lives tc
thrill his friends at chance dinner
party with his experiences when he
had a narrow escape while bathing OF
such and such a beach, and survived
because he knew enough to float and
not fight the resistles force.
James bathing suit this year 4
sometimes sight to see. and
sometimes makes Jane a sigh
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-06-27
WOP PROVES 1T
UNNECESSARY TO
KNOW ANYTHING
Draws Legal Check without Being
Able to Read or Write

Some wop or other up north has
some finger prints that are worth
more than the entire average man.
woman or child. This wop had some
money in a bank In Petersburg, Va,
but had neglected to learn how to
sign his name.
So he forwarded draft with his
thumb and finger prints attached as
signatures. The prints were wit
messed by another person. BY mistake
this draft, which was for $500 was
sent to the Central National bank
here and opened by A. F. Thomas
son, president. Mr.. Thomasson says
the finger print method OF signing
checks is getting very common.
Now some genius should go out
and invent a machine to perfect tne
counterfeiting Of finger and thumt
print signatures.
Living is getting so machinized
fellow does not need an education
anyhow any more.
| No need to study arithmetic 4
machine will add. subtract, multiply
and divide quicker than the human
eye," etc.
| with stenographers and typewriter
there's no need to learn to spell ant
write So there 20 the supposedly
immortal "Three RS"
Bicycles, cars and jitnsys make !
unnecessary to learn to walk. 10 I
restaurant and avoid cooking an
so on.
That is, provided yoi have pient
of money = st. Petersburg Times
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-06-27
COUNTY AGENTS REPORT

Okeechobee County: The peanut
crap is one of our most useful and
safest crops. 1t was proven by last
years experience that the peanut vine
makes first class hay; besides, the
nuts make unusually heavy yield on
the muck land. The crop has been
grown without fertilizer Of any kind
during the summer months when very
few other crops are being planted
Our corn crop will be doubl any We
have ever had in this county.
Madison County: The sweet pota
to crop will be increased 200 per cen
over last year, due to the agents eff