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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-06-28
A REVEL ATOM

A REVELATIONS
THE BOOK OF SEVEN SEALS by Lucinda IN
year laid on her bed days and
Visions commanded by God
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She series diseases
starving that
left dead this
sold at 60 cents
Street. O. Robinsens
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Richmond, Virginia. AGENTS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-07
FRENCH ORPHANS

Mrs. U. Schwabacher has quite a col lection of letters that she has translated for residents of the city received from natives of France in acknowledgment of the war orphans adopted by them, and treasures them because she is so thor oughly in sympathy with the French peo- pie, having been reared in France herself and having many close relatives living there At the beginning of the war she was in France. and had great difficulty in reaching home. The following letter to Dr. F. R. Smith is typical
 Dear Benefactor: Tt is with great emotion that l learned several days ago tbat good and generous heart interests itself in me, a poor little orphant, and sent me money for my expenses, as my dear papa would if he had lived yet
 Oh dear benefactor and unknown friend, 1 thank you with all the tender ness of an ignorant but appreciative child, and ask the good God every daA, to bless you, as you have pity on little girl who cries about her dear papa every day. If you will permit me, I will send you of my news from time to time and will tell you of my work at school and progress. Believe, dear benefactor, in the appreciation of your little protege."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-07
NEWS OF BESSEMER
PHONE MESSENGER 6i2-J

Bessemer, January 6,-(Special. )-ln ac- cordance with the request of County Su- perintendent Baker, the question of es- tablishing a night school in the tity will be brought up at the next meeting or the board of education. Prof. L. l.. Nann favors the establishing of the night school the board. It is thought that there is quite a demand in the city for a school session in the evenings, and that great many young men would avail themselves of the opportunity of acquiring a better education if the school is established. If some of the corporations having indus tries located in the district could be in- terested in the matter as they have in other sections, it is thought that the school will be success with great ben eft to the community
 The 14,000 questionnaires and registra- tion cards on file at the office of the local exemption board are being restamped according to a code system by an order received at the office Saturday The steel cases containing the papers have been ready for shipment on two occa- sions but new order has been received each time causing a refling of the pa pers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-07
CALLS FROM EUROPE LIFTED CORN PRICES.
Staple Closed 1 1-2c to 2 5-Sc Net Higher, While Oats and Provisions Were in
 Sympathy
By Associated Press

Chicago, January 6.-Renewed attention to calls from Europe for immense sup plies lifted the corn market today to the highest prices yet this season. but much of the gains were afterward wiped out The close was unsettled at 1n to 2ss net advance with January S.4524 and May s1.S99s to g. .S99s. Oats finished A9ss up and provisions varying from Sc decline to a rise of 9 cents.
 Rullish sentiment in regard to corn sprang directly from fresh statements by MT. Hoover emphasizing the urgent need of big food shipments from the United States abroad. A report he had said the allies were morally bound to assist in upholding the United States guaranteed minimum price for the 1919 wheat crop was also a decided bullish factor On the bulge, however, longs sold freely to realize profits, and prices underwent a sag which was not alto gether checked by news just before the close that the house appropriations com mittee had acted favorably on a bill for S10o, ,000, 900 to feed Europe.
 Oats reflected the strength of corn. Provisions went up in sympathy with grain and hogs, but the advance led to free selling by packers and to weakness of January lard and ribs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-07
WAS
 A COTTON FEATURE
Domestic Buyers Are Un- willing to Pay Present High Prices for Fin
 ished Goods
By Associated Press

New York, January 6.-The cotton mar ket was extremely nervous and unset tied today owing to a renewal of more Liverpool selling. Nervousness was in creased by reports from Washington that one of the southern senators introduced bill in Congress to amend one section of the cotton futures act to prevent the delivery of tinges and stains on contract. while there was also selling on reports from the goods trade that lower prices would be necessary to bring in normal or pre-war volume of demand.
 The market was unsettled from the start. First prices were 56 points low CT to points higher with the near months relatively weak owing to lower Liverpool cables, Liverpool selling and the circulation of additional January mo- tices estimated at about 500 bales.
 There was a feeling earlier that the break in Liverpool selling hardly seemed in line with the talk of narrowing diff markets, and the market continued weak during the middle of the day.
 Considerable attention was attracted by reports from the dry goods trade that domestic buyers were unwilling to pay present high prices and increased south ern selling here probably led to apprehen- sons of increased spot offerings There was no definite indication of such pres sure, however, while there was some trade bdying on the decline and after selling at 27.75c for January and 25.15c for many the market rallied several points on covering.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-07
NJ WS OF ENSLEY

MT. and Mrs. Charles Trump Owens were hosts last evening, entertaining for tLeir brother, MT. Allein w. Owens, of Baltimore, who is their house guest on Ensley Highlands Cards were enjoyed until a late hour when dainty refresh ments were served. Those playing were MT. and Mrs. J. c. Barrett, MT. and Mrs J. J. Walker MT. and Mrs. Luther Bar rett, MT. and Mrs. Conrad Boterweg, MT. Allein w. Owens, Miss Livingston Gwinn, MT. Catesby Hall and the hosts. Funeral services for Mrs. Alice Anne Maynard, widow of the late A. B. May nard, were held from the family resi- dence, 1000 Avenue J, yesterday afternoon at o'clock, with Rev. A. K. Wright of fcating. Interment at Oakland ceme- tery. The deceased was 66 years of age and is survived by five daughters Mrs.
 Cecile Buckner Mrs. G. Barley, Mrs. ley, and Mrs Fannie Crawford of Knox vile, Tenn, and four sons, w. G. May
 hard of Gadsden, A. B. Maynard, Jr., of Atlanta, A. G. Maynard of Fairfield and l E R. Maynard of Ensley. Aster chapter No. l72, Order of the
 Eastern Star, will have a meeting at the Masonic temple this evening at 7:3O
 o'clock A good attendance is requested
 as work will be put on.
 1 Ensley Red Cross Unit No 40 will re- | sume their aIl-day meetings in the base
 ment of the Ensley Highland Presby- | terian church this morning at 10 o'clock,
 Members of Red Cross Unit No are
 requested to assemble at the First Baptist 1 church this morning at 10 o'clock for all day work.
 1 An invitation is extended to all patrons
 of Moore school to attend the business
 meeting to be held at the school this aft
 ernoon at 2:30 o'clock.
 l Mrs. Louisa Davis of New York is visit l ing Jher sister and brother, Mir. and Mrs
 c. J. Severin of Birch avenue. i I. P Francis, cleNk of the inferio,
 court for the Ensley district is ill with
 influenza at his home at Calera. 1 Voters of this district who have not
 paid their poll tax will be given an op- portunity to do so at the Ensley in. ferior courtroom in a few days. The books will close February l. 1 Mrs. Willard Hankins of Livingston l Tenn, has returned to her home after visiting her sister, Mrs. Shook Keith al l Fairfield
 1 Allein w. Owens of Baltimore is the l guest of MT. and Mrs. Charles Trump Owens.
 1 Red Cross workers who have the socks
 to darn that were sent from Camp Mo 1 Clelan. are requested to return them by Wednesday evening by the chairman | Mrs Harry Hllhouse. The Ensley work l CTS are requested to send them to Mrs
 Joe Smith, 24O6 Avenue r, and those on
 the Highlands to Mrs. Hillhouse. 242t l Ensley avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-07
PUBLIC SUPPORT FALLS FOLLOW Ebb Pools and Affiliated Inter- ests Were in Control of the Stock Market
 Yesterday
By Assneiated Press

New York January 6.-Pools and affiliated interests were in indisputed control of today's stock market, public or outside support falling to low ebb. Rep resentative shares were heavy when not altogether neglected, speculative issues comprising a larg percentage of the mod crate turnover
 The markets superficial character may be judged from the fact that oils, dis tilling. tobacco, food and fertilizer issues represented the bull or long account, when rails, shippings and the more popu- lar indust~ials and equipments registered losses of 1 to 3 points.
 In substance stocks most favored were those which have been little if at all af- fected by the transition from war to peace, but gains were largely forfeited ip the general selling of the last hour, MeXi- can Petroleum for example, relinquishing all but fraction of it's 6.point advance.
 United States Steel was under persist ent pressure, losing points and kindred issues sagged l to points, coppers and shippings also yielding as a result oi selling peculiar to those stocks.
 Marine preferred was heavy from the outset on cables indicating another hitch in the transfer of it's British tonnage to the United States government and the setback in metals coincided with reports of further cutting of prices
 Railroad returns from middle west ter minals reported a slight falling off iG tonnage from the same period a year ago but business readjustment in that sec ton appears to be making rapid progress.
 Liberty and international bonds were steady, but other issues were inclined to ease, noteworthy feature being the break of 5A points in Denver and Rio Grande refuding 5s. Total sales, par value, aggregated SS,S75, 900. Old United States bonds were unchanged on call.
 Final prices on Liberty Bonds today were: 315s, 99.66 first convertible As, 93; second As, 92.96: first convertible 4As, 9640; second convertible HAS. 9512; third 4As 96.10: fourth 44s. 95.60.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-07
T,etter-Wrifiup

Henry Dwight Sedgwick in the Yale
 Review.
 Letter writing is a special talent; it nal go wit ha high order of intellectual power. as in the case of some of the enumerated worthies, or with rather an empty pate; and on the whole, in ordi- nary life, intellectual people are poor letter writers. Matthew Arnold was d great disappointment; and, to my way of thinking, James Russell Lowell was disappointing. too. with his elaborate wit. his polished style, his ex cathedra decisions on matters of literary taste But it is hard to judge letters of a past generation: turns of phrase vary, that which once was novel becomes stale the glitter gets tarnished. opinions then full of daring and adventure are now elementary principles. But still as grammarians deduce rules of grammar from the practice of great writers. so espitolary novices may learn general principles of structure, of frame work, |of the proper method of passing from one subject to another. Classical let |ters should certainly be introduced into the curriculum of schools attended by the children of what used to be known as the leisure class.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-07

Washington are working in harmony on freight adjustment. The decline in Liverpool is not based on conditions of value of cotton, but merely par ity adjustment, as Liverpool on lower futures with reduced importing costs owing to reduced freight rates, can pay the same or higher prices for cotton over here. An insight into the true conditions for consumption of cotton is supplied by the following from Man chester: Cables report large inquiry for yarns and goods in the market here and spinning companies report large profits and dividends in the last half of the year" Such a situation means activity and a large demand ahead.
 The market opened 30 to 40 down, recovered a little. but with SO points decline going into the second hour. The lower Liverpool and the presen. bearish action in New York. in combi- nation with the expectation of a bear ish census report on Thursday and disposition to await further clearing development in politics, seem to in fluence waiting policy of support, but there is no actual change in the condition and outlook as far as actual cotton is concerned. Cheaper shipping and the Manchester news suggest bull ish prospects
 Spot business at present is hampered by the large difference between fu- lures and spots General spot situa- tion unchanged but holdings are not offering.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-07
s1z15a17 SO; lights, s1s. s.so@l7.5o; pigs, s1.oo

Sl7l5Gl76 50; lights, s$l6 6s00TLoo; pigs, si.U Q13.50.
 Cattle: Receipts, 2O,OOO; steady; prime fed steers, S1S.006I20.0O; dressed beef steers, s13.OOd1s .O0; southern steers. s7.Oe@ 13 co; cows, s7.OO@14.0o; heifers. sS0o01600; stockers and feeders, s750616.OO; bulls, s. .Ond9. 50; calves. $7.0O@1400.
 Sheep: Receipts, 3SO0; strong; lambs. s12. .5oa16.3 yearlings. $11.O0@12.25 weth- CTS. s95od1125; ewes, sS5oQ1ooo.
 Chicago, January 6.-Hogs: Receipts. A, GOO; market mostly Sc to 10c higher; closing weak; day prices unchanged
 Cattle: Receipts, 25,0o0; market steady to strong; beef cattle, choice, $16. .40@19.75: medium, s9.75016.40. The day quotations otherwise unchanged.
 Sheep Receipts. 21,0o0; lambs, Sc to soc higher: sheep and yearlngs. 15c to 25c higher; lambs, choice, S700al7.25; me- d,um, sl5 25@17Oo; culls, s11.5oa14.oO; ewes same as day.
 St. Louis. January 6.-Hogs: Receipts, Is, 300 strong; lights. $16.50@17.65; pigs $l3 GCa1170o; mixed and butchers, s17<M l7so; good heavy, s177541795; bulk, s17.5o 917so
 Cattle: Receipts. 10000; steady; native beef steers. s11 .50@1S.50; yearling steers and heifers, S. .50d16.00; cows, $7.50I12. 50; stockers and feeders, ss50@1200; fair to prime southern beef steers, 1000Q1S.00 beef cows and heifers. s7.50@ 15OO; native calves, sz.75G17.50. Sheep: Receipts 13G0; strong: lambs s15 O00l1e 25; ewes, sS.50a1o,00; canners and choppers. s5ooa9.00.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-07
Produce Market

New York, January 6.--Butter firm: re- cepts, 10.151; creamery, higher than >ex- tras. 71140D12c; creamery, extras 92 score, 7G15d71c. firsts, e5G70c Eggs steady; re- ceipts. 4,054; fresh gathered extras, Toe fresh gathered regular packed extra firsts 6S@69c; do firsts, 66d67c. Cheese firm: receipts, 3163; state fresh specials 371hc; do average run, 361zGI37c. Live poultry firm; chickens, 32c; fowls, 34G37c . old roosters, 23c; turkeys not quoted Dressed poultry steady; broilers 32d42c; chickens, 270341ac; fowls, 24a34c; old roos- ters, 23624c; turkeys, 96@45c.
 Chicago, January 6.-Butter higher creamery, 59@6Sc. Eggs lower receipts. 27O cases; firsts, 63c; ordinary firsts, 59G COG; at mark, cases included, 60062c. Po tatoes lower; receipts. 40 cars; bulk, $l70 G1. .S5: do sacks, S1.S0d1 90. Poultry, alive, higher; folws, 26Q30c; springs, 2412c; tur- keys. soc
 Kansas City, January 6.-Butter. cream cry 61c: frsts 59c; seconds, 57c; packing, 41hc. Eggs. firsts, 62c; seconds, soc. Poultry, hens, 25c: springs, 2Sc roosters, fSd21c; broilers 32c: turkeys, 30c; ducks 25c; geese, PC.
 St. Louis, January 6.--Poultry, hens 27c; springs 27c; turkeys, Bic: ducks. 2Sc; geese 20c. Butter, creamery. 6Sc. Eggs, COG.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-07
TWO BURGLARIES ARE
 REPORTED TO POLICE
Clothing Stores Entered and Money and Goods Taken-No Clue
 to Robbers

Burglars are again active in the city. anw two stores having been entered and robbed of money and clothing were .e- ported to the police department yesterday morning. The Winter Clothing company. 40S North Twenty-sixth street, according to proprietors of a fruit stand near by, was entered 4bout 4 o'clock yesterday morning The large plate glass in the front oftlre building was smashed and slSQ worth of mems colthing and jewelry was taken. The fruit vendors, who state that they heard the falling glass and gave chase to the thieves, but they escaped The store of l.. Sarasohn, JOS Nineteenth street, north, was entered some time dur ing the night and $50 worth of shoes stolen No clue to the burglars has been obtained by the police
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-07
Coffee Market

New York, January 6.-There was further sharp decline in the market for coffee futures under continued sell ing by local interests and one or two trade houses. The decline of 50 to 300 reis reported in> the Santos futures mar ket and reports of slightly lower firm offers probably contributed to the break, which carried May contracts off to IA. 35c and December to 14c or about 3l5 to $50 points below the high level of December S6 After opening at a decline of 30 to 75 points, the market rallied some 25 to 90 points on covering but weakened again in the late trading and closed at a net loss of 65 to 80 points. May 14.35c; July, IA 30c September. 14.2Oc; October, 1415c; December, 1403c; January. 14c.
 Spot coffee nominal, Rio 7s, 16Nc; San- tos As, 22@22l1c. Firm offers reported in the cost and freight market included Santos As at 2O.20c to 20. BOG. American credits.
 The official cables reported a decline of g reis in the Rio spot market. Santos spots were unchanged and futures 5U to 300 reis lower. Rio cleared 5000 bags for the United States and Bahia re- ported 10Oo Brazilian port receipts. g. 900. Jundiahys ysreceipts. lS.G0o.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-07
Sugar>Markef

New fork Ianuary 6.--There was more activity Tn the local market for raw susar today and transactions included 2so .Ooo bags or Cubas for January shipment and Suo bags Of Porto Ricos afloat Prices were unchanged at 7.2Sc for centrifugal to the reIlner- In refined there is enough sugar arriving to take care of the de- mand. which has not improved as n,nc, as has been anticipated, although re-
 liners are still behind on delivery and limiting orders. Prices are unchanged at Sc for fine granulated
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-07
Committee to Handle
 Russian Food Supply
By Associated Press

Vladivostok. Friday. January 3.--As a conservation measure the interallied command here has appointed com mittee to take charge of the immense quantity of war supplies in Vladivos- tok pending the recognition of some Russian government as the suitable recipient This measure applies only to the old stocks, to which the title s indefinite and does not affect the supplies now arriving.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-07
Money Market

Mercantile paper, 51a@5% per cent Steriing so-day bills. A7sls; commercial @ @-aay pilns on banks, s472as; commercial bles, s4l6.55, Time loans firm eo ana on days and six months. 5K per cent h;d Call money weakera ruling rate ner cent: bank acceptances, 4k per cent Francs. demand. 5.455s cables 5u7l tsniiders. demand. 42A; cables. 4ss Lire demand eSli cables. ss5 Rubtes demand iMs canles. IA nominal Mexican dollars bonds heavy oa"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-07
Metal Market

New York, January '6-Metal ex. change quotes lead quiet; spot offered a+ s; January, s5.75. Spelter dull. East S+ Lotus delivery, spjot offered at s7.7o Ian uary. NoSl At London spot conber. es2. futures. sS1 electrolytic spot. goo Tin spot, f242: futures, e2ss los. Iead snnt f4o; futures, f35 Speter, spot e5s fu- lures, e4S
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-07
Liverpool Cotton

fair demand, prices weak: American middling. fair. 2l.75d; good mddling 21O7d a> middling, 20.44d; low middling 9sSd sood ordinary, 17s7d; ordinary 1734d. Sales. 300 bales. including 4O0 American; recepts. 35.0OO bales, including 1S,30O Amercan. Futures closed steady. January. 191Sd; February, 1s13d March, 17.17d; Aprl, 16.16d.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-07
Chicago Futures
Cash Grain

Chicago, January 6.-Corn: No. vel low, nominal; No 8 yellow, 1.4991.54; No. yellow, s1. 46dl1. .471x.
 Oats No. white 7s1aG7415c; standard, H1ac.
 Rye: No, 2. s1.s2G1 .62%; barley, sl.o2 6109.
 Timothy, sS. .0o011.00 clover nominal Pork nominal; lard. 2347; ribs nominal Kansas City, January 6.-Corn, l to Pc higher; No. mixed, $l.56@1.57; No. ? white, s1.57@1.5s; No. yellow. S5s1 1.59
 Oats, %61kc higher; No. white, 741kc; No 2-mixed, 721s@73c.
 St Louis, January 5.-Corn: No 8. sl.56; No white, s1.51.
 Oats: No. ?, 75c; No. white, 751a@ 761sc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-07
J. s. BRITAIN

Funeral services will be held for J. s Britain. aged 56 Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the residence, 3S09 Airing ton avenue. The services will be in ?harge of the Masons. with the Rev r
 2, Steeley officiating Interment will take place at Union-eemetery. Je !s sur vved by his wife, one son. Willie Rrit- tain; two daughters, Mrs. F. D. Walls and Mrs Adele Bearden.
 The Epworth league of the First Meth odist church VII give a social at the ehurch Friday evening at o'clock. Jan 'ary 10. Extensive preparations are be
 ing made for the entertainment of the leaguers.
 At meeting of the Bessemer Woodmen Thursday evening the recently elected Of ficrs vii, be nsta led. The installation ceremonies were postponed from the last meeting on account of the indictment weather
 The young men of the city will give a dance Monday evening at the Woodmen
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-07
Hubbard Bros. & Go.

Cotton Merchants, Hanover Square. N change, New Orleans Cotton Exchanre New York Produce Exchange. Associat ed Members Liverpool Cotton Associa tfoI. Orders solicited for the purchass and sala of Cotton and Cotton Seed Oii for future delivery. Special attention ana liberal terms given for consirn- ment.' of spot cotton for delivery (snr. respondenee invited
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-07
New Orleans Futures
Liverpool Cotton

Liverpool, January 6.-Total forwarded to mills, 36,000 bales, of which American none; stock, 452,OC0, American 27S, ,OOO Im- ports, 105,00O; American, 75OOO. Exports,
 none.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-07
Dry Goods

New York, January 6--Cotton goods and yarns today were quiet Blanket lines for fall opened for inspection with no prices named. Linoleum prices were revised abcut 10 per cent down Dress goods were quiet