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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-21
COTTON WENT TO AN
EARLY DECLINE, BUT
CLOSED At ADVANCE
General List Closed Strong
at a Net Advance of 2 to
10 Points on the Days
Turnovers

New York, September 2o.-Early de-
clines in the cotton market reflected ner-
vousness over unsettled labor conditions,
but were followed by rallies on the con-
tinued bullish average spot and crop ad-
vices. December sold up from 29.75c TO
Sel2c. and closed 10 5000, with the gems
eral list closing strong at net advance
of to 10 points.
The market opened at a decline of to
y points and sold about IS to % points
net lower during the early trading with
October touching 29.57c and January
29.S2c. There was some southern semmg
on this decline as well as liquidation for
over the weekend, and scattering local
pressure, bat the fear of bulish crop re-
ports next week, rather more favorable
reports from the goods market, and re-
ports of Il firmer spot situation soon
gave the market a firmer tone. Rumors
that some eleventh hour plan would be
devised for averting trouble in the steel
trade may have promoted covering late
in the morning when October sold up to
29.S2c, and January to 30.13c, or about 6
to Z points above last nights closing
figures. Except for the early pressure
there was very little selling for southern
account during the morning. On the
other hand trade buying was reported
less active than yesterday, but there
was a moderate demand for October
from houses with Liverpool connections
on the advance.
Cotton yarns were reported easier, but
sales of print cloths in the Fall River
market showed a slight increase over
last week with prices generally sus-
tanned. southwestern trade publication
estimates the crop at 10, 10000 bales, and
claims that IS per cent of the farmers
will hold for a price of 50 cents.
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Weekly Dry Goods

New York, September 20.-Cotton
goods markets have become steadief
and there has been a healthier inquiry
from printers, converters and jobber.
The jobbers have placed substantial OF :.
ders for ginghams and upholstery fab
res for spring and for several lines
wash fabrics of fancy character.
Print cloths and sheetings have adj
vanced in price from the low points and
some few sales have been made for de-
livery beginning in January and run
ring through the first three months Of
the year, The demand for fine high
grade shirtings continues undimin-
ished.
There has been more business passing
in hose and betting duck and in special
fabrics required by the automobile
trade. Less speculation has been mani
tested in the new buying Ccn Sias
been seen for a long time and the sell
ing agents are of the opinion a much
healthier trade is ahead.
Production continues below capacity
due to labor inefficiency and deliveries
are behind in a number of instances
Reports are increasing of the number
of new mills being planned and of the
pressure to secure control of estab-
lished mills, showing the confidence
of investors in the situation. The ex-
port demand has been lighter, yet
many large orders could be booked if
goods were available. Yarns are steads
Ter.
Prices quoted are: Print cloths, 2S-
inch, 64x64s, lie; 64x60s. 10Ac; 3S1a :
inch. 64x64s. 16 q 16hc; brown sheet
ings. southern standards. 24025c;
southern indigo, 37hc: tickings, s.
ounce, 45c; staple ginghams, 22kc;
prints, 19c, nominal; dress ginghams
271s q soc.
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of this fanaticfsm. Consequently, even
to this day. the Eta are the butchers,
the tanners. and the buriers of deal
animals.
Responsibility for the existence Of
the Eta may secondly be traced to Jap
anese military ethics
We have been led to believe that the
Japanese aristocrats of old were all
brave and faithful warriors, who, out
OF fear of disgrace following cap
ture or out of loyalty to a deceas ed
lord. did not hesitate to commit hara-
kiri, preferring death to a life devoid
Of full happiness and glory. But j.
is never published that there were not
few among Japanese soldiery in an
cient times to waom life, no matter
how mean, was dearer than code,
and they clipped away into the Eta
villages which bordered upon the
cemeteries. cheating the sword of it's
prey. Perhaps these renegades amou:,
the old nobility were merely SUFFERING
from the fact that they were the only
ones who had not wholly lost their
sense of humor.
What is being done to help them out
of the pit into which they were cast
hundreds of years ago? The govern
ment has given them political freedom,
but has not thereby removed the So
clal prejudice. To do away with Eta
ISM more than mere legislation is nee
essary. The whole political, religious
social. economic and moral system on
which Japan has thrived must first
undergo change.
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CORN MARKET WAS
in CHARGE OF BEARS
in CHICAGO GRAIN PIT
Both Corn and Oats Hit
Downward, While the Pro-
visions List Was I'm
changed to S1.1O Off

Chicago, September D.-Apparent GER
tainty that the steel workers strike
would not be averted put the corn mar
keI today under bearish control. Prices
closed unsettled. Nc to 1ssc net lower.
Oats lost 5s0p1sc. Provisions finished
unchanged to $1.10 down.
Free selling of corn on the part Of
spectators and commission houses
quickly developed and values broke
about ~ cents before the market en-
countered any adequate support.
The majority of traders took little no
tice of other factors than the impending
disturbance of the steel industry. Pos
slble far reaching consequences which
the steel strike might exert on business
in general continued throughout the day
to dominate prices of corn, although in
the last session there were numerous rail-
lies on account of weekend covering by
shorts. Oats were depressed in SYM
pathy with corn.
Provisions tended sharply downward
for the same reason as grain.
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New Orleans Cotton
Nv AseonIatad prasx

New Orleans, September 20.-During
the greater part of the session today
the cotton market stood at moderate
declines as the result of liquidation of
the long interest on the part of traders
who did not wish to carry their con-
tracts over the events of Monday in
the steel industry. For while offer
ings were not we'll received and the
market fell off under them until if
stood % to 29 points under the close
of yesterday, October trading down to
29.75c. From the middle of the season
on a steadier tone was displayed of
ferings were absorbed and the market
recovered so that toward the end the
strongest months were 2 to points
higher than the last prices of yester-
day.
The close was unchanged to point 1
up compared with yesterdays final
quotations.
Whatever demand was felt was due
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Million Social Outcasts
sydney Greenbie. in the World Ot
lnnlc

sydney Greenbie. in the World Out
! look
The Eta are part of more than a mil
lion Japanese who suffer from brutal
and unyielding discrimination.
They are not separate or subjec.
people Neither their color nor lfea-
lures nor language distinguish them
fror' other Japanese They have no
distinct religious convictions which
evoke .ostracism from the dominant re
lig.ous groups They have no grouo
organization. They are simply a can
oerous growth upon the race Why.
then are they outcasts? What have
they done? What were the sins of
their fathers that are now visited even
beyond the third and fourth genera
ton?
The Buddhist edict against the kill
Ing Of any creature has resulted in
Sow torture of undesirable animals,
and the necessity of using them for
food and clothing has brought into ex-
istence the Eta.
And because men would eat mea. n
class OF people who could slaughter
without fear of losing their souls came
into existence. To touch a carcass or
dead body was to become defiled, &C :
cording 10 both Buddhism and Shinto-
ism, yet. both being unavoidable. the
Eta took upon themselves the burdens
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passed every other consideration in
their minds.
Six Australian officers, who have
Over Private Wires
Over SHEPPARD & Gluck's Wire

New Orleans, September 20.-Moderate
declines resulted in the cotton market
today from liquida ton on the long side
m preparation for the steel strike Mon
day, which now appears to be about as
certain as human events can be. The
steel corporation remains firm in it's de.
cision not to treat with unions and the
union leaders insist that the walk out
will take place on schedule time and it
remains to be seen how the stock and
cotton markets will accept the develop
ment. In the early trading prices fell of.
% to IS points, but no great pressure was
felt at any time during the session, which
was unusually quiet even for a Saturday
and toward the close there was a re-
covery which carried the strongest
months 2 to points higher than the
final prices of yesterday.
In view of Mondays probable events
predictions regarding the .course of prices
are hardly worth while making. The
market closed net UNCHANGED to points
lower.-Shep&rd & Gluck.
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Hubbard Bros. & Co.'S Letter

New York, September 20.-There were
sellers during the first hour by the out
side buyers of yesterday followed by
some hedge selling from the Atlantic
states. These offerings were taken by
the local traders who are bullish on the
expectation of a poor bureau report next
month. They also believe there are many
shippers who have not filled their Sep
TENDER engagements. Their view of the
situation was correct, for before the
close a demand appeared which closed
the market steady to points higher
than yesterday.
Undoubtedly the local feeling is in
favor of the market despite the outlook
in labor circles and the increasing COM
petition of all kinds of goods from Eu-
rope, principally German and France
which will come from people who are
working longer hours and who can bene-
fit from the high prices prevailing here.
England as yet does not want to work
while Belgium is reported to be nearly
normal The traders look for higher
prices next week-Hubbard Bros.
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The steamship Orduna arrived
in New York the other day with
1874 civilian and military passen-
gers, including many notable per
sons.
One of the most prominent on
board and also one of the most out
spoken in his denunciation of the
delay in the ratification of the
treaty by Congress was Sir Croy-
den Marks, a Member of Parlia-
ment.
Lady Lethbridge, wife Of Captain
Sir G. w. Lethbridge, OF the Horse
Guards, was one of the passengers.
According to Mrs. L. Ward, an
American woman resident in Eng
land, and who has been prominent
In both England and the United
States as an advocate of closer
understanding Of the two nations,
the Irish have not played the game
fairly" during the war because of
the hatred Of England that sur
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mainly to private reports from the in
terror telling of rather marked crop
deterioration. which was doubly dis.
appointing to traders with bearish con-
victions because of the favorable map.
over the belt generally the weather was
dry and seasonably warm. Texas &C
counts attracted most attention for they
being felt over wide areas and was at
being telt over wide reas and was az
fectins the yield in the most important
counties of the state.
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can be found over and over again in
every liberal paper in China. 1t comes
with a shock to an American who has
learned to identify China with invet-
crate pacifism, and who, under che
tutelage of Mr.. Roosevelt, believes
that Chinafication and supine pacifism
are synonymous China a militarist
country? Impossible.
a few statistics may be cited. AT
che present time the Chinese govern
nent is supporting an army of 1900
GOO at the lowest estimate. And Chine
does not have CONSUMPTION. This is a
paid, Standing, professional army. And
Chna sent no troops to Europe and
trained 20 troops to go there. The
nearest Nrprcach to the war zone was
connected with the propaganda for IN
terycntion in Siberia after the Russia n
debacle. Nor is the civil war in China
anything more than nominal at pres
emit and in any case the great mass
of soldiers never had part in it. From
the standpoint of the size of it's stand
ing army, then, China is not China
fed
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-21
TROOP 81 ENJOYS
GAMES AT MEETING

Troop 50 met with w. l.. White Friday
evening at o'clock in the basement of
the First Methodist church. The roll was
called and very few boys were absent.
Good order prevailed throughout the
meeting.
The troop held a regular business meet
ing and attended to all matters con-
corning the troop. After the regular
meeting the boys held an informal So
cial. Many games were taken part in,
and several contests pulled off. Some
good boxing and wrestling bouts were
included in the progra mme.
Sunday afternoon the boys will take a
long hike ont in the woods and try to
learn something about woodcraft. All
members are expected to be on hand at
the time that was set and good time
is promised to ALL
Recently Troop 50 was disbanded. Fos-
ter Hayes, the scoutmaster, was forcea
to resign his position as head of the
troop, and after he~left the troop prac
tically disbanded. Now Troop 50 has
gone in with Mr. Whites troop, and one
large troop has been formed, and is
called Troop So. All the scouts are sat
isfied with the arrangement, and as soon
as we get into harness in proper shape
we will show the rest of you scouts what
real troop can do.-By Milton Speer.
Troop Reporter.
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Militarism in China

John Dewey in the New Republic
writes from Pekin:
THE effect of the decision of the
lilies at the peace conference to guar
antee the claims of Japan strengthens
the hold of the militarist party upon
The Chinese government and also in
creases the hold which a neighbor.ng
m:litarist country has upon the deter
minatiop of Chinese policies" This
sentence. with slight verbal changes
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Chicago Futures
BY Associated Press
Cash Grain

Cash Grain
BY Associated Press
Chicago Ills, September 20.-Cash
corn-No. 2 mixed, 1.461s @1.47; 2 yellow
1.46M1.4S.
Oats 2 white. 69A @70; white 67@
IS. Rye nominal; rye 3 LAP. Barley
$1.1SG130; timothy. sS.5Nd11. Is: clover
nominal; pork nominal; lard 1896; ribs
1S.50@l9.50.
st. Louis. September 20.-Cash corn
No. 2, 1.49; December 1924
Oats No. ., 81 "; 3 white 6S; December
701a.
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s. r. Stewart & Co.'s Letter

New Orleans September 2O-Cotton
news is bullish. The Cotton and Cotton
Oil News Of Dallas, Tex. says: Thou
sands of reports to Cotton News indicate
a total American crop of 10,23O,0OO gin run
bales. if frost by October Is. Seventy
five per cent of farmers will hold for 30
cents, and can get assistance to hold.
Holding movement is general and NO
pressure to sell anywhere.
Last nights scot board was the strong
est in some time. showing larger business
and higher prices, ranging from Soc to
Soc in Texas, and from 29c to 30c else
where. General trade reviews show
growing shortage of goods, increase In
needs, and fits in with yesterdays re-
ports about the mills situation in Eng
land.
Our market opened 10 to Is points down
and had to absorb the selling based on
yesterdays late break which caused de-
preston to around 29.60c After this sell
ing was digested, the market worked up
to yesterdays closing figures, but trading
was of a ljstless. Saturday character
Outside news will shape the market
course next week. With any improve
ment in this, the market should develop
a good advance on cotton facts.-Jno. n.
Clark & Co.
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Rice Market
az Associated Press

New Orleans, September 20-Rough
rice sales, Honduras. $50 sacks at 10.1oc
blue Rose. 100 sacks at lie. Receipts
1856; millers receipts. 6314. Clean
rice sales, Honduras 4215 pockets. 5es
@12Ac; Japan $40 pockets. 10hc. Re-
ceipts, 529 pockets. Bran. per ton, $50
polish. $40.
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New York, September 20.-Cotton
seed oil was easy under scattered
liquidation on the weakness in lare
and unsettled labor conditions Final
prices were to Is points lower
Sales $500 barrels. Prime crude. 16c
prime summer yellow spot. 24c; Oc-
tober, 21.40c December, 1S.10c; March
IS zoe; prime winter yellow and sum
mer white, 24.60c
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seen long service in Mesopotam mia
and in Palestine also arrived ON
board the Orduna.

created little activity, together with
some domestic mill. buying on favor
able basis, but there seems very little
inclination to follow an advance With
this business completed we rather expect
to see the market ease off.-Orvis Bros.
g. Co,
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Shannon & Co.'S Letter

New York. September 20.-Those who
sold early expecting a renewal of the
weakness yesterday were disappointed at
the lack of offerings and the general
steadiness of the market, which on 1.-The
whole was one of the dullest for Sat
urday for some weeks past, with traders
inclined to have nothing open pending
further developments regarding the steel.
strike. Crop and spot advices were bull
ish and Galveston reported a clearance
of 1000 bales. First notice day for Oc-
tober will be September e. and the gem
eral opinion seems, to be that tenders
will be rather light The lack of any
volume of hedge selling makes the short
side far from attractive.-Post & Flagg.
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Orvis Bros. & Co.'S Letter

New York. September a-Todays mar
ket displayed greater steadiness than
might have been expected with so much
of the news of the day detailing labor
strikes. actual and threatened. which IS
both disturbing and 1iscoura ging to busi-
ness in southern spot markets. The COW
ering of shorts in September spots has
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TROOP 80 TO HOLD
MOCK TRIAL FRIDAY

Troop 80 met in the basement of the
West End Baptist church The meet
ing was called together by the president,
and then otto" said a word or two.
Then we adjourned until next Friday
by going to the tabernacle
The three troops are going to have a
mock trial on the 18th. The funds will
go toward the aid of the troops of West
End. Otto says that you cannot have
a good troop unless You have little
"kale' to back it up. and that is so.
because you must have socials and
parties to keep the slackers there, and
Otto believes in every guy having a
share, and he gets his, too,
The scouts present were. Roy Fox Mel
son Fox. Ralph Insco, Earl Hurry, Everett
Smith, Leon DulIion. Frank Ledford.
George Russian, ]. d. Russian, Glenn
Bachschieves, Leon Stevenson, Bill Thorn
as, Ben Williams, Oliver Newton, John
Thomas. Carl Morrison, Thomas Miner,
Otto" and Mr. Epson.
The troop received two new members
also. Jydge Chamble was appointed as
sistant patrol leader of the flying Eagle
After Sunday school the troop attended
Sunday school at the West End Metho-
dist church. A very nice programme
was rendered by the girls of the Sunday
school, led by Miss Elene Croy. After the
programme otto snapped some fine
shots of some of the guys" until it was
time to attend church.-By Scout Everett
Smith, Troop Reporter.
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Produce Market

BV ASSOCIATED Pfess
Chicago, Ills, September 2o.-Butter
higher; creamery 47@56.
Eggs receipts 7,049 cases. unchanged
Poultry alive unchanged.
New York, September 20.-Butter
steady; receipts 1860 Tubs Creamery
first 511 q 571s.
Eggs steady; receipts 1884 boxes,
average run 2919 @30.
Poultry alive steady; chickens 49,
fowls, 1895; turkeys 25@30.
Dressed steady and unchanged.
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". E. Campbell & Co.'S Cotton Letter

New Orleans, September @.-We mac
quite a dull affair in cotton today with
opening prices about 10 points dowe from
yesterdays close. December sold as low
as 29.62, when support appeared In the
shape of trade buying, but not enough TO
make any substantial advance.
Our spot advices from the belt is sun
favorable and with this strike out of the
way we look for hardening of prices and
a good advance next week.
The weather over night was not favor
able as north Texas points reported as
much as three inches of rain, and with
such rains on open cotton, it Is bound to
give us damage reports and as we pre-
vicusly advised. pick up little cotton
while it is cheap and have patience anc
do not get~frightened at minor declines.
as we feel Mr.. Farmer is not going TO
give his cotton away and after all, the
farmer is the man that is going to die
tate the price and not the steel workers
We go over Sunday bullish.--W. E. Camp
bell & Co.
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How Liberties Closed


New York. September 2O.-hiberty
Bond final prices today weres 312s,
100; first f., urquOted, second Is,
O4.2O, third Ans, $3.50, fourth AIS.
$3.50; Victory 3As. 09.92, Victory
4As. 00.06.
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Clark & Co.'s Letter

New York, September 20.-There was
nothing fresh in the gossip Of the Street
during today's half session, and after a
dull half day prices closed unchanged. 1t
occurs to us the trade is paying entirely
too much attention to the threatened
strike of set of men, 10 per cent OF
whom do not speak English, and entirely
too little to the financial strength of the
south and the world wide scarcity of cot.
ton goods-Clark & Co.
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Potato Marke~

Chicago. Ills, September 20.-Pota-
toes steady; arrivals IA cars; Minnesota,
round. whites sacked and bulk best
2.50@2.60.
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New Orleans Futures

Dy FSsVV'"IVu W
New Orleans. September 2U.-Cotlon
closed steady; unchanged to points
down. net.
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DRY Goods.

By Associated Press
New York, September 20.-Cottor
goods were selling more freely fol-
spot and future delivery. Yarn prices
were reduced and much unsettled. Woo
goods were quiet, but very firm in all
fancy and fine lines. Linens were
scarce and firm.
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The Cape of Cairo railway in Africa
when completed will be 7074 miles in
length, the longest single line of rail-
way in the world, it is asserted.
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Port Cotton

New York. September 20.-Cotto
spot quiet; middling 1880.