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Willmar tribune., 1919-09-24
SWEDISH BAPTIST CHURCH.
pov Do,,1 II ~oo&or


Thursday, prayer meeting at p. m
Friday this week, the monthly busi-
ness meeting will be held at p. m.
Sunday school at $50 a. m.
Morning worship at 9:45 a. m.
Subject: The Author of Prayer
Y. P. Meeting at 7:15 p NJ
Services in English at 800 D. m.
An offering will be taken at the
morning services for the Baptist
church of Fergus Falls. Let US do
our best for this worthy cause since
they suffered quite severely from the
cyclone and have received no aid
from the general fund, owing to the
fact, that others still harder hit have
to be looked after first.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-21
New Orleans Cotton
Bv AssecIat.d Prsss


 New Orleans, December 2o.-After showing steadiness in the early trading today the cotton market eased of under liquidation of long contracts, closing to 20 points net lower on the active months except July, wh oh was net unchanged. The ginning returns from the census bureau were larger than expected. but closed only mod crate declines after which the market stiffened on the higher rates on fore.gn exchange.
 The ginning report of s,4o2,52o bales produced to December 1S, compared with expectations of around e.25o,o00 bales, but bullish traders pointed out that it also compared with 10. .2s1, ,139 bales ginned to the same date last year. It caused enough selling to put prices IT to .Spo nts under the close of yes- terday after which the market recoX- cred and rose to net advances of to R points.
 As the market hardened offerings from the long side increased and there was a gradual decline down almost to the lowest levels again on most months. It was evident that lines of long con tracts were being evened up over Sum- day and the quadruple holidays in this market next week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-21
HUGH SWITCHING WAS DONE DURING
 COTTON TRADING
General Market Closed at a Net Advance of 20 Points
 on December Prices
By Associated Pres,

New York, December 2o.-The cotton 'narket was quiet today, with fluctua-
 ons irregular and a good part of the ! 9all business reported represented as gitcners from one month to another, articularly from March to October. |Iarch sold off from s4sOc to s4.5Oc, or g points net lower, but there were rallies n the buying late in the m ening and hat delivery closed at S47Oc The gen ral market closed firm at net advance Ef 20 points on December and points Iigher to 12 points lower on later deliver les.
 The opening was barely steady at a Decline of g tc 25 points, with active months selling 20 to 32 points net lower Lfter the call There was January huui- Pation on the expectation of December |nd possibly January notices Nnext week. while there was probably some scattered FelIing tn the census report, which show ed ginning of s,z02,52O bales to December |S or slightly above the recent forecast.
 rhe firmer ruling of sterling exchange tombired with more hopeful view or peace treaty prospects. the further prog
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-21
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'S Letter

New York. December 2o.-The mar ket today was again quiet. with little real change in prices. which were some what lower owing to the ginners' re- port published at 10 o'clock, the figures of which were somewhat larger than the trade had expected. It is generally realized. however. that this crop f.: probably larger than was believed in the period of bad weather and excite ment earlier in the fall. The figures. however, had little influence on prices and were in large measure offset by the improvement in sterling exchange. amounting at one time to more than 6c O nthe pound. There is not likely to be very much change in prices in the inn mediate future. as there seems to be all most a deadlock between the various factors controlling the market The general feeling continues to be that the present period of high prices will continue at least for the next six or eight months, and this widespread ex- pectation accounts for much of the steadiness in the prevailing markets Hubbard Bros &-Co-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-21

ress of the Edge bill, and reports of 3 strong cotton goods situation at homs and atrcsd, checked the early break, and there were rallies of several points from the lowest. January sold up to 36.s3c an l May to S2.75c, CT about to points net higher, but the renewed hquidauoh around these figures was very irregular in the late trading.
 A leading British goods trade authority reports Manchester manufacturers m very good position, with English spin ners sold eight months ahead in some ln- stances, and with prospects for a con tinued active business. According 70 tnls report most English spinners are pretty wei covered with raw materials. but cot ion users are concerned over the question of desirable grades. Over sOooOo bales were reported on shipLoard, in domestic ports awaiting shipments leading to predictions of continued heavy exports.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-21
Hester's Weekly Cotton Statement

New Orleans, December 20-Compari-
 sons are to actual dates not to close Of corresponding weeks:
 In sight for week. 444,o0o; same seven days last year. 42l.Ooo; same seven days year before, SS9. 900; for the month, 1.S50,- 600; same date last yea 1,06l, 900; same date year, before, 1.1S900o; for season 6,424,000; same date last year, 5,SS7, 900; same date year before, 6,949.0o0.
 Port receipts for season. S,44s.oOo; same date last year, 2,609.O00; same date year before last, 3459. 0O0.
 Overland to mills and Canada for sea- son, 5S1Ooo, same date last year, eS5. .ooo: same date year before, 792, GOO Southern mill takings for season, 200S,- 900; same date last year. 2,o57, 900; same date year before, 2,016, ,0Oo
 Interior stocks in excess of September 1. 4ss.oOO; last year, 555,oO0; year before. 5ss300o Foreign exports for week, 2ss,ooo; same seven days last year, 1ss.oo; same seven 900; same date last year. 1,714,o0O; same date year before, 2.o76,0O0
 Northern spinnerr' takings and Canada for week. S7,000; same seven days last year, 71.0O0; for season, 1,O71.oOo; same date last year, 1.061 GOO. State of spinners' takings of American cotton throughout the world: This week, 461. 900; same seven days last year 217,0o0; same seven days year before. 3S2, ,000; total since September 1. 5.29O00o; same date last year, 4.5S4,000; same date year before, 5,376,000
 Statement of worlds visible supply: Total visible this week, 5,55s. 900: last week, 6,000 same date last year, 4,416,- O0o; same date year before. 4,176000. Of this the total American this week. 4,3ll, 600; last week, 432S, GOO; last year 5, 205000; year before. 3,077.000 All other kinds this week, 1,247. GOO; last
 week. 1.1sS.O00; last year. 1,1Sl,000; year before. 1,09900
 Visible in the United States this week, 2,l4ooO: this date last year, 1.579,0O0. Visible in other countries this week, 2,S34O00; this date last year l.S37. 900.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-21

and March was the narrowest for some time. The later market showed no spe- cial feature, as trading seemed limited to small evening up orders and while the tone was strong at times, trading was so limited that a few hundred bales bid for or offered very readily affected prices. We look for no decided change until after the new year unless, of course, some news of vital importance comes into view. and continue to believe the constructive side of the market to be the best, especially on good recis- sions from present values.-Post & FlaRE
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-21

was 1o.2s1.1ss bales. including 1s9.- ss4 round bales. 1s.Oss bales of Amer ican-Egyptian. and s1,2ss males of sea island.
 Ginnings by states this year fol- low:
 Alabama: s5s. s.221; Arizona 4o.s4si Arkansas. s5s,4os; California. ss,577i Florida. 1e,64s; Georgia 1,6OSS64
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-21
OIL GOING UP

Independence, Knn., December 70. An increase of 25 cents barrel In the price of oil, bringing 1t to $2.sS n barrel, was announced today by the Prairie Oil and Gas company.
 Ardmore. Okla, December zo.-- The Magnolia Petroleum company today posted an advance of 50 cents per barrel for Healdton crude oil, raising the price to $1.S5, represent- ing the largest advance in the his- tory of the field.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-21
Over Private Wires
Clark & Co.'S Letter

New York, December 2O.-The half session was a typical pre-holiday af- fair, with no pressure to sell and no pressure to sell and no large orders to buy. It was narrow and easily af- fected. Underlying cotton facts con- tinue bullish. The demand for manu- factured goods remains tremendous, and unless world complications or so- cial unrest increase in this country, the prospects still appear bright for highest prices for the souths God given monopoly.-Clark & Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-21
Interior Movement

Houston: MlddIing, 4o.75c; receipts. sOsC bales; shipments. s6S6; sales, 24S4; stock. 234, ,525.
 Memphis: Middling, 4ec; receipts, sSSs bales; shipments, S292; sales, $50; stock, 265,61L
 Augusta: MidGling, sSssc: receipts, 1s5C bales; shipments. PA; stock, 207,16
 St Louis: Mi6dling. 40c; receipts, SSg1 bales; shipments 5S97; stock, 7491.
 Little Rock: Middling, 4oc; receipts, rs6 bales; shipments, 1g55; sales. 1455; stock. 51,17i
 Total receipts today, 2s,s72; shipments. 4,26e; stock, S0S,s15.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-21
Thompson. Parker & Co.'S Letter

New Orleans, December 2o.-While the larger figures on ginning than expected
 caused some little selling pressure around the opening of the cotton mar ket today, the bull element soon took charge of affairs and ran prices up for moderate gains with the assistance of tulges in foreign exchange rates. ster- ling being quoted cents higher in the early dealings. Around the opening the active months were II to 27 points off, but this loss was quickly recovered and
 replaced by net gains of to r points. According to the census bureau the to- tai quantity of cotton ginned to Decem- ber 1s was g. ,52o bales against 10, ,2S1.- 139 to the same date last year and 10 13l ,594 to the same date two years ago. This would have been considered bull ish but for the fact that the trade thought the National Ginners associs- ton estimate of e,28o,ooo bales about cor rect. Ginning for the period was 553,-
 o4s bales against 7os,725 the same period last year and 41s.065 two years ago. The holiday feeling probably will be- come more pronounced next week and we expect the market to be trading af- fair.
 The market closed net unchanged to 20 points lower.-Shepard & Gluck.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-21
]. ". Jay & Co.'S Letter

New York. December 20.-General business was not large. although prices held firm during the short session today. For time the near months were under pressure, but soon strengthened on demand from spot interests Most of the trading was of an evening up character for over Sunday. We do not anticipate any big movement until after the hol- idays-J. W. Jay & Go.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-21

Louisiana. 2s1.O4s; Mississippi. 777,- s21; Missouri, 44.1sO; North Carolina, 755.515: Oklahoma, sSs.S25; South Carolina. 1,sss.414; Tennessee. 21s.- 5ss; Texas. Z.ss2.1s5: Virginia 1s.s5s' All other states, 352s-
 Ginnings of sea island by states. Florida, 2.7sS; Georgia. eSS; South Carolina, 3001.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-21
GINNING REPORT
sy Associated prsss

Washington, December 20.-Cotton ginned prior to December 1S. the con- sus bureau announced today. amount ed to 9,402.520 running bales. includ- ing l03,926 round bales, 27,so6 bales of American Egyptian. and 64Ss bales of sea island.
 Ginning to December 1s last year
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-21
Port Movement

New Orleans: Middling, 40c; receipts S106 bales; sales, 16S; stock, 473.336
 Galveston: Middling, 4.75c; receipts. lS.- 405 bales; sales, 1895: stock, 336, 366.
 Mobile: Middling, Ssc; receipts. 79S bales; stock. 201S7.
 Savannah: Middling, 3sc; receipts, 4Slo bales; stock, S5S,073.
 Charleston: Ni6dling, ssc; receipts, 1Ss bales; stock, 6e,S94
 Wilmington: Middling, S.25c; receipts, 351 bales; sales, 5S3; stock, s7,s31.
 Texas City: Stock. 90,03s bales.
 Norfolk: Middling, S7.75c; receipts, 2sS7 bales; sales. 533: stock, 97,SS1.
 Baltimore; stock. 5lSS bales
 Boston: Middling, S9-25c; stock, Ssoo bales.
 Philadelphia: Middling, S95oc; receipts, 1o1 bales stock, 1f,626.
 New york: Mddling, Se.25c; exports, 300 bales; stock, 61,561:--
 Minor ports: Stock, 26,959 bales.
 Total receipts today, 32,396 bales; ex- ports, 300; stock, 1,597,5Ss. Total receipts for week. 8, sse bales; ex-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-21
Shannon & Co.'S Letter

New York, December 2o.-The census report was a shade above the recent forecast of the National Ginners' asso- ciation Wall street was a moderate seller at the start. but the bulk of the trading was attributed to further even ing up. January was relatively easier, possibly reflecting the expectations of December notices next week as well as he approach of the first January notice lay. The difference between January
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-21
Dry Goods Market

Washington, December 20.-Cotton goods today were firm. Yarns were stronger and hosiery markets firm
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-21
New Orleans Futures
 Bv Associated Press

New Orleans, December 20.-Cotton closed steady, unchanged to 20 points
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-21
Lports- 800.

ports 90.
 Total receipts for season. s.S7s,4s7 bales exports, 2,fs2. .146.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-21
Spot Cotton

SpOC COtL0n
 New Orleans, December 2o.-Spot cot ton quiet. quotations revised; middling unchanged. Sales on the spot, 16S bales, to arrive none; low middling, s. 25; mid. ding, 40.00; good middliRg, h75. New York. December ao-Spot cotton quiet; middling, SS.25.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-21
New York Futures

BY FsN0CIdtou TIoSS u York. December 20.-Cotton
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-19
Hollands largest financial institution.

Hollands largest financial institution. : Having come to New York after vis-. itfng England and Germany, Mfr. West erman issued "a statement in which he said:
 T wish to suggest that several prominent American bankers who have the confidence of their colleagues and 0 fthe American public should assem- ble a conference at some neutral place in Europe, preferably The Hague, where the entire question of alter-the- war finance might be studied and from which definite recomIhe adations for action might be presented to the va 'rious governments. It is alone in such a way that think the problem may be finally and satisfactorily solved.
 Such conference would have to be absolutely free from interference on the part of military or political inter ests and it would be better, too, if all government interference might be avoided"
 Mir Westernan said that in his opinion America "has an nnquestiona- . ply moral obligation towards Europe and must therefore occupy itself with the political. economic and financial situation of the world in generall' Furthermore, he added, 'it is obviously to the best interests of the United States that Europe should not be al- lowed to go to pieces" Such a develop ment, he said. would cast a serious reflection on Americas position"
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-19
SOUTH KnINg;1Y

Earl and Albert Philips, Arthur and Francis Terwilliger attended a hirth- day party in East Kfifingiy satnrday evening.
 Henry Leonard and Jack Hines ef Valley Falls visited Rt c. R, BRriew's, recently.
 Clau9'- ->.>s. s..:tng in the Fabric Shop in Danieiscn.
 Mr. anu .4-.. -... 1atea have named their little daughter Virginia This little lady iE the great=grand= daughter of the late pr. Hevey, wine practiced medicine hers for many years and was oonssdeFad one of the best physicians of his time. Byron Place of Foster was q caller at The Qakes Sunday evening, There ia. to be an illustrated FeMPeF= ance lecture in the church next HuH= day evening.
 A harvest supper and husitiag waa held at the home nf Mir. and Mrs, Henry Epauidins, Satiarday evening. About one hundred were present, Tine proceeds of tho supper are for the benefit of the church, Lester Slater of Eimviiie, was & eaii- CT at A. O.. HaIi.s. Saturday evening, Mir. Slater had many interesting stories to tell of his stay eyerseaa.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-19
AT HOME OF a BROTHER IN HARTFORD


 Hartford. Conn. Nov. 1s-Wiilis B. Wright, of New Orleans, committed suicide at the home Of his brother. Edward A. Wright. r Huntington street, Sunday, according to the report submitted by Assistant Medical Ex aminer H. Gfldersleeve Jarvis to Cor oher J. Gilbert Calhoun ! In the report Dr. Jarvis said strang .dlation was the immediate cause of death. He said Mr. Wright etied him self to the bed post" and that strang ulation resulted from the act. MT. Wright was 5s years old and leaves a. widow who is expected to arrive here Wednesday. He was a contracting engineer in New Orleans and had been suffering for year from nervous prostration, dae to oyerwork. it was said today. :
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-19
se,coo RIFLES DELIVERED
 TO GEN. koLcHAK,S FORCES

s y
 Vladivostok, Wednesday,, Nov. F tBy, the A. P).1The Gsy00e rifles which an American detachment was conveying hy train from Vladivostok to KolchaIs's forces at Irkutsk went through intact to that city, despite the demand of. General Semenoff, the Cossack com -l mander in central Siberia, that 15.o0o of the rifles be handed over to him en8 route. Semenoff held up the train conveying the arms at Chita on Oct. 24 and gave the Americans unti1' ii o'clock on the morning of Oct. ,25 to comply with his demand, Details of wf,at happened after Sen1enoff issued, his uitimatun were not known until today.
 The American train. was held up for forty hours the lieutenant command ing the train guard not knowing until after the expira tion of Semenoff's time limit that the.Japanese had interfered and obtained permission for the train. to proseed.
 According to members of the Ste vens. railway commission at Chita. af- ter Semenoff demanded the rifles. the guard of fifty Americans crept under the cars, using the cases of guns as a barricade. Sernenoff ran an armored 1 train on the tracks opposite them. The Americans planned to blow up 1 the rails at each end of the armored | train as soon as the attack began to prevent the moving of the Semenoff train and then to storm and capture it. l the train. being too close for. the i Americans to use field pieces. After | the expiration of the ultimatuna the 1 Americans demanded and obtained the removal of the armered train from the tracks opposite them.
 1 The representatives at V1adivostol1 of Admiral Kolchak have informed Major General William S. Graves com
 mander of the American forces in Si- beria. that the Omsk government had
 issued orders for the delivery to, Sem enoff of IS 900 rifles,
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-19
SIX OFFICIALS OF ANAL.
 CLOTHING WORKERS INDICTED

Chicago, Nov. Establishments were voted late today against six officials Of the Amalgamated Clothing Worke CTS of America who are charged VI hay ing obtained money from clothing manufacturers by means of extortion and by the 1evying of fines" in the settlement of strikes. N.s. '.
 Four clothing manufacturers are said to have testified that they paid more than sioo.oeO to representatives of the organization.
 The men also are ettsged with is- suing boycotts and blacklist orders against certain firms and individual workers, conspiracy to commit fel- ony. malicious destruction of prop erty and the maiming and -disfiguring of persons.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-19

New York. Nov. 1s.-WaI street, as represented by the stock exchange, en- slged in further housecieaning today. The reaction at times was no less drastic ;haa that which attended last weeks sensational liquidatfng move mcnt.
 The decline today derived much of its momentum from the maintenance lo of high money rates. the complete col lapse of foreign exchange and indica- tions that the safety of the financial situation demanded further readjust- ment Of speculative condition.
 In the course of the reversal, many stocks went considerably below recent minimum quotations. and rails, which gave promise of laying a sound foun- dation for future operations, eased at the first signs of pressure. Local brokers were less active in the selling that the commission houses. This confirmed the impression preva- len tin many quarters that the &C., counts of many out of town traders with reduced margins were being liQuidated.
 Unsettlement centered in Crucible Steel. one of the famous war, brides"
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-19
VANGUARD OF NAVY'S
 MINE sWEEPERs ARRIVES

New York, Nov.a1s.--The vanguard of the navy's suicide squadron" which swept the North Sea clear of 50,go6 mines arrived here today after an absence of two years. Five of the little vessels made port from Bermu-- da, racing all the way. Fifteen more are due tomorrow. They are com manded by Rear Admoral Strause
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-19
REACTION N NEW YORK STOCK MARKET

and later popular as peace" indus trial. Crucible not long ago sold up to s261 share. more than three times it's high price of 1918 and almost two times higher than it's maximum in the boom of 1915. sa
 Recently new interests have come into control of the property and the stock has been subjected to consider able bear pressure. Its extreme de- cline today was, 3l half points to IFS half. from which it rallied T half points.
 Other steeiss of the so-called inde- pendent group reacted to almost IS points with kindred equipments mo- tors. oils and tobaccos. the movement as a whole being strongly suggestive of the enforced closing out of pools and similar powerful interests.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-19
NO TRACE OF BODIES OF CREW
 OF STEAMER JOHN OWEN

Cleveland, O.. Nov. 1.-Two tugs re- turned to Sault Ste Marie today after searching the shore of Caribou Is land, Lake Superior. for bodies. of the crew of P of the steamer John Owen, believed to have been list in a gale last Thursday. reported to the owners here that they found the name plate from the cabin and other wreckage of the Owen but no bodies.
 Another despatch from Sault Ste Marie said that Grand Marais and Munising, on the south shore of Lake Superior had telephoned that no bodies had been located at either place.
 W. c. Richardson and Company, the owners of the boat. have given up all hope for the crew or rvessei.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-19
c7S WONDERFUL FOR GIVING coLoRs AS LUX IS FOR PRESERVING THEM
and arbitration boards of the union hap {1l,

and arbitration boards of the union here today.
 tention of the executive council to circumstances in connection with a rejection by the striking printers of an offer by the magazine publishers to pay the printers an increase of six dollars a week if they would go back to work pending further negotiations Bert c. Brady, New York organizer of the International Typographical Union, said that Union No. 6 held it's rejection" meeting in violation of the laws of the union.
 The executive and arbitration boards will be in session here two or three days, but it is understood there are no questions of great importance to be determined.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-19

can't get the new eolors into the shops till months and months after you have first read of them in the. smart magazunes-
 A wonderful new way has been found for women to get the smart est of new colors at once. They can stop hunting vainly through the shops. They can stop being sad over the sober clothes they Ire still having tp weaz.
 For all they have to ao is to eoasA their blouses, frocks and veils# into any merry hue they have. set their hearts uponl