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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-07
Weeks Operations
OF Texas Crude Oil

Following is the weekly report of the op-
erations of the Texas Crude Oil Company:
Bukburnett.
Block T4-No. 1. on the sand and expected
to be drilled in within a few days: No. 2,
rig building; No. 8. located; No. 4, located
Block eS-No. l. drilling about seven feet
in the sand tthis well is expected to be
completed within day or two) No. drill
ing between 700 and 500 feet.
Block mo. l. temporarily held up
awaiting additional equipment.
Triangie-No. /, producing No 2, about
thirty feet in the sand and being drilled to
the bottom Of the pay
Townsite-No. /. preparations have been
completed for shooting this well at depth
of about 5000 feet.
Lightfoot--No. 1, drilling at about $50
j. o. sue-No. /. drilling at about 500
feet
Hawk-No. 1. rig is building for this well.
Lamar County.
No. This is a new location.
Mitchell County.
No. Ia Deep test. down over 1000 feet.
Bosque County.
No. I--wen is down over 500 feet
Goose Creek.
No. 6-Operations here are suspended
pending the signing of oil contract
Hood County.
CogdeYI-No. 1, this well is down about
1900 feet and the star rig has been replaced
| by a standard outfit for drilling in.
In addition to the many wells listed
above, the scouts of the big company
have been seeking out favorable To-
cations for as many wells as rigs can
be obtained to drill, and the work will
be pushed as rapidly as equipment
| can be gotten to the cites.
Remember Texas Crude pays IL
per cent dividends now quarterly; it's
possible to pay 1000 in the near fu
ture.
$500 per share If you act quickly
JOHN B. STOVALL,
State Agent,
SIS Farley Building.
After 6 call 1851, West End.
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Produce Market.

New York. August 6.-Butter firm; re-
ceipts, 10TH; firsts, 52Q54c. Eggs irreg-
ular receipts, 27,7s3; firsts, 27@5oc. Cheese
weak; receipts, 1894; average run, 5l1s@
s2Ac. Live poultry steady; broilers, $50
ACE: others unchanged; dressed steady
chickens, 3sG41c; fowls 2S940c; others I'M
hacnged.
f,h;o.eo Aueust 6.-Butter lower
creamery. 46ds2c Eggs: Receipts, H.
467 cases. unchanged Poultry, alive,
higher; springs, 32@34c; fowls, Bic.
st. Louis. August 6--Poultry, hens, SOc'
Others unchanged. Butter and eggs I'M
changed.
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Germany. as we'll as other countries.
is suffering from a domestic labor short
age.
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Port Cotton

BY Associated Press
Ne wOrleans: Middlings 31.75c; re-
ceipts 21Ss; exports, 1913; sales, rs;
stock, 34s,773.
Galveston: Middlng. 81; receipts,
67S4; sales, 1889; stock, 14S355.
Mobile Middling, 3225c; receipts
254; stock, 14.421.
Savannah Middling. S1c; receipts
3400; stock, 245,S62.
Charleston: Midling s350c; receipts
SEQ; stock, 1926
Wilmington: Middling, 31.25c; re-
ceipts. $685. stock, 55,732.
Texas City; Stock, 9,2S2.
Norfolk: Middling, sic; receipts, 8:
Sales, 900; stock. s4,561.
Baltimore: Stock, ALSO.
Boston: Middling, 32c: receipts, s.;
stock, TOO.
Philadelphia: Middlng ssc: stock.
1857.
New York: Middling. s2.75c: stock,
1880
Minor Ports: Stock. es,7ss.
Total today: Receipts 13,479; exports,
1878; stock. 1,10S.7S2.
Total for week: Receipts 4s,3S0;
exports, 143.727.
Total for season: Receipts, 541s4; ex-
Interior Movement.
Houston: Middling, sac; receipH
2007; shipments, 1915; sales, 3d. stock,
1888
Memphis: Middling. 345oc; receipts,
1872; shipments, $500; sales, 80; stock,
142.333.
Memphis Middling, s1.25c; receipts,
1882; sales. $50; stock, 159.562
Augusta: Middling. 31.25c; receipts.
sss; shipments. 1905; Sales 800; stock,
1876.
st. Louis: Middling. SAC; receipts
s44; shipments, 11.091; stock, s416
Little Rock, Middling, 32.25c; re-
ceipts, 251: shipments. 1908: sales. 1908;
stock. 1852.
Total today: Receipts. 1884,; ship
ments, 1o,142; stock. 474.50z.
Dry Goods
Dy Associated Press
New York, August Section goods
and yarns were quiet today with gray
goods easy Burlaps mills at Calcutta
have decided to continue short time
operations. a
Knit goods were irregular but wor-
sted yarns sold UP and prices very firm.
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Money Market.
a.lI n~ass

New York, August 6.-Mercantile
paper 5A @5A; sterling go day bills
42S; commercial 60 day bills on banks
4.27%; commercial so day bills 4.2T ~
demand All; cables 4.S2. Francs de-
mand 1862: cables 100; guilders demand
37X: cables 81 7-16; lides demand S.S4;
cables $685. government bonds irregu-
lar; railroad bonds irregular; marks
demand SIS; cables GA.
Time loans strong; 60 days, 80 days
and six months bid.
Call m0ley easy; ruling rate 6; bank
acceptances g.
Bar silver 1.osas. Mexican dollars
SAss.
London, August Bar silver SID per
ounce Money rs per cent. Discount
rates, short bills 1862 per cent;
three month bills 8 9-16@S per cent.
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alleged personal injuries and damage
TO wagon. $4,000.
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New York Bonds

New York Bonds
Y. s. IS. registered .. s9Is
y S. IS, coupon. bid ...s.......,. seq
U. S. con. IS, registered, bid 80 80
Y. s. con. IS. coupon, bid 1880. 50
U. S. As, registered. bid .... los "
U. S. 4s, coupon. bid .....&. 1861
American It. & T. con. IS ...... 10t%
Anglo French 5s .......s 81 81 6
Atchison gen. As .,.......... 1914
Atlantic Coast Line 1st As. bid. 10
Baltimore & Ohio con AIS $3.50. 7Ik
Bethlehem steel ref IS ....... 90tt
central of Georgia con. So. bid. SS1s
CeHtral Leather So ........... 97H
Chesapeake & Ohio con. 5s ..... ssh
Chi, b. & Quincy joint As 1900. 25z
fshi,s Mil. & st. p. con. AIS -. 7a
mi, r. I. & Pac. Ry. ref. As 80. 69ls
City of Paris IS .........-..... 96%
Colorado Southern ref 4hs... soh
>enver & Rio Grande ref IS, bid 5s1s
Fominion of Canada IS (1931).. 95
Erie gen. As, bid ............. 50H
Illinois Central ref. As ..,..... 1895
Int. Mer Marine IS ........... 9S%
Kansas City Southern ref. 5s. bid st7
Liegett & Myers IS .......... 91S
Louisville & Nashville un. As. bid 81;
Missouri. X & T. 1st As. bid. 641z
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Chicago Futures
Cash Grain
Rv Associated Press

Chicago, August Corn NO.
Oats white Tin 674; white 1904.
Rye 2 14s61.4S1a; barley 125 a 1SS'
timothy 9.OO@11.50; clover nominal.
Pork nominal; lard $3.50; ribs 25.75 q
1915.
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st. Louis. August Corn No. 1.SS
white 2.02h az. 0S; September 1.S23s.
Oats 8, 671a @69ta; white 72h OTIS
September 74H.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-18
BUSINESS HELD UP.
600 Employees VT. Chocolate Co. Out Be-
cause of Lack of Material.

Burlington, April lS.Six hundred
employees of the Vermont Chocolate com
pany are thrown out of employment by
the failure of a shipment of cocoa beans
to arrive from New York These beans
came from South America to New York
and have been held there ever since,
some of the consignment since February,
by the strike of longshoremen and tug
boat employees. There are about 10000
bags, weighing l75 pounds each.
The failure to get the beans is bring
ing much hardship to bear on the Yer
mont Chocolate company, as it has nu-
merous orders which cannot be filled
until the shipment arrives. One ordsr
of 100000 pounds of chocolate is ready
TO be shipped with the exception of a
little more than 100000 pounds, but
there is no material in Burlington with
which to complete the order. Other
freight troubles have held the company
up in times past, but this is the first
time complete standstill has been
brought about for lack Of material
John Walker, president of the concern,
has been trying to hasten the delivery of
the cocoa beans and it is thought they
may come within few days. The loss
to Burlington's earning capacity during
the lay-off is approximately $4,000 a
day
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-18
SEC. DANIELS SAW
u. S. FLAG ON RHINE
He Also Inspected the Fortress of Ehren-
breitstein, Which Only a Few Months
Ago Housed German Soldiers.

Coblenz, Thursday, April IL (By the
Associated Press From q parapet of
the fortress Ehrenbreitstein, more than
400 feet above the junction of the Mo
selle and Rhine, Secretary Josephus Dan
iels of the United States navy had his
first glimpse this afternoon Of American
marines on duty in Germany. Patrol
boats were marting back and forth
among the barges and tugs on the river,
the American flag streaming from the
stern mast OF each little boat.
At the point where the Moselle joins
the Rhine stands an heroic statue of
Emperor William l., said to be the larg-
est of its kind in Germany. Beyond the
statue there are great piles of lumber
which aroused Secretary Daniels e,l-
riosity as he looked down upon the -.
tiyity of Coblenz, which has been in.
creased two-fold by the American occu,
patton Of the city. 1t was explained to
him that the lumber was intended for
new buildings which will serve as recrea-
tion centers and barracks for the Amer.
lean soldiers of the army OF occupation
Mr.. Daniels was taken through the
underground passages of the Ehrenbreit-
stein fortress, which were built partly
by labor paid for by 20,000,0OO francs
which the Germans exaeted from France
and was shown the accommodations of
American artillery men, where but a few
months ago thousands of German sol.
diers had been qusrtered. He also in
spected the motorized equipment Of the
18th artillery regiment, which, under
Colonel MeCable, former cavalry officer
and commander of Ehrenbreitstein, is
said to be the first American artillery
unit fully equipped with motors.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-18
STRIKE BREAKERS ATTACKED
Student Knocked Down and Had Sew
eral Teeth Knocked Out.

Boston, April ls.-The first violence in
connection with the telephone operators
strike occurred last night, when q num-
ber of students at the Massachusetts In
stitute of Technology who had worked
during the day at the main exchange
of the telephone company were roughly
handled by strike sympathizers.
One student had several teeth knocked
out and escaped from crowd of opera
tors and men sympathizers by running
into restaurant on Washington street.
Police prevented members OF the crowd
from following him into the restaurant.
Three students were pushed and hit by
a crowd on Milk street. They succeeded
in reaching hotel on Brattle street.
The students were jeered as they came
out Of the exchange. Operators called
"Scabs" at them. A number of girls fol-
lowed student along Milk street ap-
pealing to him not to work for the com
pany to-day. He told them he would re-
turn to switch board to-day and the
girls complained to men sympathizers.
One girl said: "He is taking our bread.
A man knocked the student down.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-18
LAST OF u. S. TROOPS
BACK FROM ITALY
Landed at New York To-day and After
Parade Monday Will Be Sent to
Camps for Demobilization.

New York, April ls.-With the arriv-
al on the steamship Dante Alighiere from
Marseilles to-day of % officers and 6s7
men of the 332d regiment of infantry,
SD division, composed of national army
troops from Ohio and western Pennsyi-
yania, the entire personnel of that infan-
try organization, which fought with the
Italians against the Austrians has been
landed and sent to training camps
around New York, preparatory to being
paraded here Monday and later sent to
camps for demobilization. The steam
ship brought total of 2,09S troops.
The units of the 332d on board includ-
ed detachment of field and staff head
quarters, machine gun company, supply
company and Companies II and l.. Other
units on the vessel included the balance
of base hospital l02, consisting of 20 of
ficers and l9l men, casual companies
from Pennsylvania; and scattered white
and colored casuals.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-18
He Proposed That They Dis
cuss Situation With
w. R. Driver
BOSTON'S MAYOR HAD
SETTLEMENT PLAN
Went to Washington Last
Night to Submit His
Proposition

Boston, April l8--Leaders Of the
striking telephone workers conferred to-
day regarding Postmaster General Burle-
sons plan for breaking the deadlock that
has arisen in connection with their de-
mands for wage increases and the priv,
ilege of collective bargaining Mr.. Burle-
son yesterday sent word to the opera
tors committee that as they had failed
to adopt his suggestion that they place
their proposed wage scale before the
general manager of the company, Viii
liam r. Driver, jr. Mr.. Burleson had de-
cided to take the initiative in their be-
half and had himself submitted their de-
mand to Mr.. Driver, with the under
standing they would discuss their case
with the general manager and that final
action on his recommendations would be
taken by the postofiice department on or
before May 10.
Members of the operators committees
asserted that as the strike, which was
started on Tuesday, had spread until it
involved about $4,000 male employees in
addition to the 5000 operators, any con
ference now must be with committee
of the New England joint council of cleo
tiltdi NpihtioE tDt NOuHIll wa, edlu W
represent some 60 unions in New Eng
land.
Business men, seriously handicapped
by the continuance of the strike, were
waiting with interest TO learn the out
come of a trip to Washington undertak
en- by Mayor Andrew j. Peters last night
after conference with strike leaders and
company officials. Mayor Peters believed
he had plan which promised early set
tlement of the strike. He expected to
see the postmaster general, and it was
said that committee of the telephone
operators was prepared to go to Wash
ington Immediately If word came from
the mayor that their presence at the cap
ital was desirable.
Officials Of the company claimed some
improvement in the service to-day, but
little effort was made in this city to
care for more than emergency calls.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-18
VERDICT FAVORED TOWN.
Dandy Not Negligent as Charged in Be-
LANCER Suit

Rutland, April ls.-A verdict stating
that the town Of Dandy was not guilty
Of negligence as charged by the plaintiff,
was returned by jury in Rutland coun.
ty court in the case of Edward Belan-
gers administrative VS.. the town, which
has been on trial since the 10th. Mr,
Belangers automobile went over an EN-.
bankment at a culvert and he was killed.
His wife asked for $4,000 damages on
the ground that there was insufficient
protection at the culvert.
A jury has been empaneled to try the
case of Mrs. Ellen Dernier of West Rut-
land vs.. the Rutland Railway, Light 4
Power company. The woman claims
that in building trolley line between
West Rutland and Poultney the com
pany changed the course Of the Castle
ton river and caused it to continually
flood her meadow, damaging it badly.
She asks for $500.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-18
most WILLING BUNCH
OF WORKERS" ARRIVED,
MANY ARE VERlNONTERS
STOP TRAINS THREE MINUTES.
That Is Part of the Plan for May Dem,
onstration in Paris.

Paris, April lS.-The role to be played
by the railroad men in the May dem
onstration has been decided by the fed
GRAFTON to consist in it's main feature of
a three minute stoppage of trains at or
about 10 o'clock in the morning. The
stoppage is to be entered in train logs,
sin manifestation of May by order of
the federation" The workshop staff will
lay off for "a hours, while the depot
staffs will stop work for periods of from
10 minutes to three hours, according to
the time of their service
Instructions state that the stoppage
must not in any way endanger the pub
lie, special gangs being assigned to
make urgent repairs necessary to the
tracks, etc, and the union expressly dis
claims all responsibility for individual
acts done outside of its instructions.
The Paris subway, street car and om-
nibus employees union met yesterday TO
consider how it should celebrate the
first day of May. Although its deci
sion was not made public, it is under
stood that a general stoppage of the
service mentioned is probable.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-18
PETERS PRESENTED
CASE TO BURLESON
Later He Went to the White House and
Discussed the Situation with
Secretary Tumuity.

Washington, D. c.. April ls.-Mayor
Peters Of Boston discussed the New Eng
land telephone strike situation for near
~ an hour to-day with Postmaster Gen
eral Burleson, then went to the White
House to see Secretary Tumulty.
It was expected that Mr.. Burleson
would communicate with officials at Bos-
ton and that the second conference might
result in some working basis on which
the two sides in the strike could get to-
gether to effect a settlement.
Mr. Peters said he had presented the
schedule of demands of the workers to
the postmaster general and several sug-
gestions from the standpoint of the pub
lie. He declared the postmaster general
was impressed with the gravity of the
situation "The situation certainly does
not look any worse" he said.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-18
POLISH TROOPS LOST
CROSSING GERMANY
They Were Considerably Perturbed When
They Found Themselves in Cologne
Instead of in Coblenz, But
Mistake Was Set to
Rights

Coblenz, Thursday, April II (By the
Associated Press The first train of
Polish troops being taken to Poland be-
came "lost" soon after entering occupied
districts of Germany. The train pulled
into Treves late on Wednesday and, be-
cause of the Misunderstanding of orders
by German railroad men, it was sent to
Cologne instead of TO Coblenz.
Early to-day when the soldiers looked
from their car windows and discovered
they were in Cologne, there was some
excitement on board the train, but allied
officers soon Strengthened out the mis-
understanding and the train was brought
to this city. When the Poles got here
and crossed the Rhine their excitement
had entirely disappeared and officers on
duty at the station in this city reported
that the discipline on board the train
was excellent.
AS result of the mixup, the second
train of Polish troops arrived here ahead
Of the first train and started ON its jour
ney across Germany, taking the place of
the train which had been misdirected
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-18
BoLsHEvIKr sHELLED OUT.
Driven from Their Positions on Archan-
gel Front.

Archangel, Thursday, April IL iBy the
Associated Press The .bolsheviki have
evacuated the town of Bolshie Ozerki,
according to peasants who fled to the al
lied lines yesterday. The enemy was ev-
identity driven out by the constant she'll
ing to which the Russo allied artillery
has been subiecting the town during the
last two weeks, finally making il unten-
able. The bolsheviki are reported to
have established positions in the woods
nearby.
This bombardment, together with a
shortage Of supplies due to the thawing
roads leading south from Bolshie Ozerki,
is seriously impairing the morale of the
bolsheviki, who are reported to be with
out reserve provisions. The peasants
reported that the troops wanted to leave
the front, but that the communist Off
GERS were holding them in place with
machine guns posted along the road in
the rear
The enemy's guns from near Bolshie
Ozerki shelled the Russo-allied positions
last evening for 20 minutes without
causing any casualties. The other sec
tors are generally quiet.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-18
ON WHITE SLAVE ACT.
Wilmington Man Accused of Bringing
Woman from Massachusetts.

Brattleboro, April IS. Charged with
violating the Mann white slave act, John
Sisow Of Mountain Mills, near Whining
ton, waived examination yesterday be-
fore United States Commissioner Clar
ence NJ. Miller in the office of United
States Marshal Arthur P. Carpenter. He
was placed under bonds of $500 for his
appearance at the May term of the Unit
ed States court in Windsor and deposited
cash bail with the commissioner, where
upon he was released.
Sisow is about 30 years old and is
employed by the Deerfield Pulp Co. 1t is
alleged that eight or nine months ago he
and Mrs. Teofla Szule of Adams, Mass.
went to Mountain Mills and have since
been living together. The husband of
Mrs. Szule had the matter brought to the
attention of United States officials, as
result Of which Marshal Carpenter ar
rested Sisow and placed him in the Brat
tleboro lookup for safe keeping over
night
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-18
URGES GERMANY TO ACCEPT.
Berlin Newspaper Writer Says 1t Would
Be Dangerous Not to Sign.

Berlin, Thursday, April II tBy the
Associated Press I'm strikingly sober
article written by Eduard Bernstein, the
Vorwaerts warns the German nation OF
the dangers attendant upon a refusal to
sign the terms of peace and declares the
world will not absolye former Emperor
William and his advisers from response
bility for all the misery Of the war
The article points out the enormous
damage done to French territory, and
says:
Everyone acquainted with the facts
knows that the allied demand for the de-
livery of coal for specified period is
based upon economic necessities, al
though a legitimate objection can be
made to the demand for pledging the
output of the entire Saar district In
any case, we cannot save the Saar dis.
trict for Germany by threats"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-18
MONEY SAVED FOR FARMERS.
By Action of Government in Reducing
Cost of Nitrate.

Washington. D. c., April ls.-More
than 81 100000 will be saved by the
farmers this year as result of the ac-
ton of the government in making avail
able at reduced prices large quantities Of
nitrate for fertilizer. After the armi-
stice was signed the war department re-
leased to the department of agriculture
Ill 900 tons of nitrate produced during
the war in explosives. To this quantity
is added 10000 tons imported from Chile
by the agricultural department too late
for distribution last year, Under the
food control act the nitrate is to be sold
at cost, says a statement, issued to-day
by the department, and farmers have
taken up the full Isl, 600 tons in orders
ranging from 200 tons to 800 tons.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-18

FUNERAL OF MRS. MARY REID.
Was Held This Acknowledgement in
Hope Cemetery.

The funeral of Mrs. Mary Reid was
held from the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Alex Cruickshank, 50 Summer street,
this afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. +. l..
Goodspeed, pastor of the Congregational
church, officiating. Owing to illness,
John Reid Of Somerville, N. j., and
George Reid Of Wolaston, Mass, both
sons, were unable to be present.
The bearers were James B. Mckenzie,
Henry Petrie, Eric E. Pirie. E. NJ. House,
W. A, Reid and Richard Scott. Inter
ment was in Hope cemetery. There were
many floral tributes.
Those from away were w A. Reid, a
son, Of Bellows Falls, Mrs. Bella Tuttle,
daughter, from Concord, n H.. Mrs.
Henry Taylor, granddaughter, of New
ark, N. j., and Richard Scott, grand
son, of Lowell Mass.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-18
RICHARD CRANE SELECTED
To Be First American Minister to New
Republic of Czecho- -Slovakia.

Washington, D. c., April 49, Selection
of Richard Crane, private secretary to
Secretary Lansing since 1915, to be first
American minister to the new republic
of Czecho- -Slovakia, was announced at
the state department to-day by Acting
Secretary Polk.
Mr. Crane, whose father is Charles r.
Crane of Chicago, is 81 years old and
was born at Denver, Colo. He was grad
uated at the Lawrence scientific school
of Harvard with the degree of bachelor
of science, and was in business until
1910, when he became member of the
Connecticut rivers and harbors commits
sion