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The Nevada County picayune., 1920-06-17

ings as a school-teacher. Charlie had offered to take her place in the support of her sister, but Dora maintained there could be no deep marital love that handi- capped the husband with a wifes obligations, and she had refused.
 Man-like. Charlie resented. rather than try to understand and overcomes her scruples, and, a month after his last visit home, he had written her that he had taken advantage of an oppor- tunity to enlist In the engineer ing corps of the French army. This was a year ard half be- fore the entrance of this country into the war For the first time, the real meaning of the trenches now stabbed home to the girl Less than two weeks after Charlie had sailed from New York, Dora's invalid sister died suddenly. and the only obstacle to their mar riage was removed-too late.
 She had three letters from him. one after his receipt of her news, full of sympathy for her, and with a strange new note of hot ha haI seen in him before. for Charlie was already beginning to catch something of that greater vision of life, which comes to men who go down into the jaws of daily death.
 This was her last word until that day in the village post-ofiice when she had been handed the little package, with the strange stamps, and marked over with the red-inked O. K. of the censor.
 The first awful blow has now been somewhat dulled, and Dora. too, is beginning to understand something of that new vision of life, which came to Charlie in his brief space in the trenches. At first she had blamed him bitterly. and then she had blamed herself for their separation. Now she knows that both were to blame.
 She knows. too, that Love Is not an opportunity but a Gift the greatest which God has given men and women, and that in the giving 1t always returns to the donor more than Is received. It was she who denied Charlie the privilege of that gift-and herself its blessings. The very fact of her invalid sister would have helped cement, rather than lessen the tie between them. if their love was genuine and lasting. It was rot independence which kept her from realizing her happi- ness. It was pride-and 1t was pride which kept Charlie from attempting to remove the barriers which she iuterposed between them. and which sent him to his death.
 Both have paid tho penalty as a result. Dora was always a sweet girl. She is now trans figured woman. In my last letter from her, she tells nc that she had applied for position as a Red Cross nurse, and maybe by the time this is written. she will be ministering to the unfortunate, realizing tha vision q. that greater bye, whose real meaning she began to Sllmpce n tho little Indiana schcol house--af.cg '' l.
The Nevada County picayune., 1920-06-17
LOCALS

FOR SALE-Overland car; five pas J. T. Branham. t If you want to run for an office. what are you waiting on?
 Have you bought your Chautauqua If not. see about it at once. !. Doss Phillips of Glenville, Ark, was in the city Monday on business.
 
 The county candidates are beginning to make the rounds now to lay their claims before the voters.
 ssss
 l.. J. Cottingham and nephew, Dave Cottingham of Sayre. were pleasant callers at this office Thursday.
 
 wish to settle one thing now and forever. that am not candidate for I am no third termer. I have had all the honor there is to hat office and have served two terms, and am not running for that office again This is not saying that l will not be in the race for some office. [ may. C. B. Andrews.
The Nevada County picayune., 1920-06-17
0N country crossroads in
 Indiana Is perched a little


 Indiana Is perched a little drab school house. It has been beaten by the rains and winds of forty years. Last summer for the first time in forty years it was given a new coat of paint
 It is far cry from this obscure Hoosier school district to the fire swept trenches of France. but the call of a hungry love bridges all distances of space or time.
 At nine o'clock each morning young woman appears in the door, way, and rings the same battered bell. which once summoned the fathers and mothers of the same children who come trooping across the yard. She is wistful-eyed, brown-haired girl, is Teacher" and as you study her features you will glimpse now and d6hen a smile that is almost beautiful In its ten der patience, for she has been down into the great furnace of human sacrifice, out of which we emerge either whitened. or black ened.
 Perhaps as the hum of the young voices Is stilled after the days work, she fingers at her desk, and can fancy that at times her brown hair is buried in her arms, and If you could lift her head you would see tears in her wistful eyes. For the young teacher Is fighting her own problems, and doing her best to smile out into the world. as she visions a certain war-painted picture, somewhere on the French frontier.
 It Is such picture as mas grown all too common in the last three years of this mad blood-lust-a shrapnel-swept field, rows on rows of tense-faced men, huddled in the trench line, the sudden battery charge "Over the Top" the red rain of death In No Mans Land. Men in muddy uniforms are dropping like ten pins.
 One of these Is young Amer ican, and she knows that in an in- side pocket, they found the soiled photograph of girl, with a brown splotch on lower corner. She has the photograph now. for the French have a wonderful nicety in mat ters of sentiment. even In war times, and the picture was duly mailed to the address, written on its back. Dora Reynolds seldom exhibits the photograph even to her friends. for the brown splotch on its corner came from the gushing life blood of tho man she loved. and is all that Is left to her of the happiness of which she had dreamed.
 This Is only chapter in the tragedy of her love story
 She had been engaged for two years to be married to Charlie War. ren, one of the old home boys, who had gone away from the little town to Indianapolis, where his ability as a construction engineer was already beginning to win him substantial success. But she felt she could not accede to his request for an immediate mar. riage. Her father had died when she was child, leaving practi- cally nothing, and the death of her mother. three years before, had left her with the care of an invalid. crippled sister. whom she supported with her meagre earn
The Nevada County picayune., 1920-06-17
A Love Story From the Trenches
By "MA" SUNDAY
(Wife of the Famous Evangelist)

Copyright. 19l7 by The Bell Syndicate, 1nc.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-21
REACTIONS WERE
 SHARP IN THE CORN TRADING YESTERDAY
Both Corn and Oats Went to Good Rises, While Provisions Were
 Materially Strengthened
By Associated Press

Chicago May 20-Sharp reaction took place in the corn market today from the weakness that has been the rule of late. Liquidation appeared to be ended for the time being, and there was persistent commission house buying in small lots. Prices closed strong, 3Aa4c net higher. with July s1.7l4@1 .721s, and September s1 s1.61B@1.61A- Oats gained 5s02c and pro- visions 2oQ47c.
 At first the corn market had down. ward tendency, apparently in continued response to the bearish credit situation and other drastic measures reported as having been begun for the purpose of be- lieving the railroad traffic jam It was not long, however, before general notice was attracted by the nearly complete ab- sence of the selling pressure which dur ing the last few days had tumbled values down 14c a bushel. Under such circum- stances the commission house demand soon made itself felt, and there was rather free covering by shorts toward the last, with prices advancing rapidly. Wet weather and talk of renewal of export call for rye and wheat acted some what as factors in the upturn
 Oats were governed by the action of corn. Foregn buying of lard gave a lift to provisions after early weakness, due to sympathy with grain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-21
SELLING MOVEMENT N,, STOCK EXCHANGE WAS MAIN FEATURE
Oils and Sugars Among the Leaders, With Extreme Gains of Two to Seven
 Points
By Associated Prss,

New York, May 20.-Another im- pressive selling movement took place in the stock exchange today, the bulk of the enlarged dealings. according to popular opinion, again representing involuntary liquidation resulting from the increased tightening of credits
 Aside from this development. which was strengthened by advices from all sections of the country indicating an extension of the campaign against high commodity prices. There were no specific events Tn explanation of the further reaction.
 Standard shares suffered in equal measure with speculative issues testi- flying to the insistent nature of the offerings. These were again traceable in large part to out-of-town sources. mainly western and southwestern cen ters, although New England also was reported as a heavy seller of coppers.
 In the final hour, following another dip of prices to the days lowest lev els, spirited rally set in, oils and sugars leading with extreme gains of to points. Steels, equipments and motors also were carried upward by the rebound, which effaced many of the more eKtenSlVe losses of the SeS- sion and contributed largely to the almost steady close.
 Plenty of call money was available at per cent, after the usual opening quotation of ', but brokers reported no change in the long-prevailing stringency of time money, all loans of that character being limited to re- newals.
 The weekly statement of the Bank of England failed to confirm recent rumors of further gold exports from London, nor was there anything in the local sterling rate to bear out such re- ports The only noteworthy change in foreign remittances was the further strength of German exchange.
 Liberty bonds kept pace with the stock market, rallying briskly from their new low records, but the gem eral bond list was heavy. Total sales, par value, aggregated S31,750,000.
 Old U. s. 2s lost A and the 4s % per cent on call
 Others of that group remained un- changed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-21
COTTON WENT OFF
 ABOUT S3PER BALE
 IN EARLY TRADING
General List Closed Steady, Net Ten Points Higher 10 Twenty Points
 Lower

New York, May 2O.-A further decline of about sS per bale in the cotton market during today's early trading was followed by sharp rallies on the development of a better tone in the stock market and cov- ering. October contracts sold up from 35,0Sc to 357Sc or s points net higher, and closed at 35. 75c. compared with S5.70c at the close yesterday. The general list closed steady net 10 points higher to 70 points lower.
 The market opened irregular at de- cline of Il to 40 points and soon showed net losses of 46 to 62 points About three May notices were reported in circulation and that delivery eased off to 42c or 3S points below the high level of yesterday morning. July broke to 3S.l0c and De- cember to 30, i0c, making declines of 13O to TO points from recent high prices NerV- ousness over general conditions was in creased by weakness in Liverpool and re- ports that price cutting by retailers was still spreading over the country particu- larly in the case of clothing and wearing apparel. The heavy selling of yesterday seemed to have left the market in healthier technical position, however, and after the early offerings had been ae- sorbed, prices rallied on covering. Some trade buying was also reported but local brokers reported very little broadenins of demand and trading was compara- lively quiet on the afternoon advance, which extended to 3S75c for July May rallied at 42.50c, but seemed to be Tor sale around that price and closed at AZ 45c The weather map made more fa- vorable showing but expectations of low private and official condition figures pro- noted the covering movement when was stimulated later by the rally in the stock market. Exports today, 14,9I0, maK- ing 5,6Sls52 so far this season. Port re- ceipts, 10,757. United States port stocks ,05S, ,63S.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-21
Coffee Market


 New York, May 20.-Coffee futures onened to points and sold about Is to 90 points net lower during the morning as result of continued liquidation pro noted by reports of lower milreis prices at Rio and nervousness over general busi- ness conditions Private cables reporting further sales of government coffees re- ducing the unsold stock to 295,000 ba gs also seemed to make bearish impress sion on sentiment in some quarters. After the early offerings had been absorbed. however. the market turned steadier and rs llied quite sharply in the late trading on the improvement in stocks and cotton and covering. September sold up from 143s to 1462, with the market closing net 10 points lower to points higher
 Close: May, 14.70c; July, H97c: Septem- ber, 146lc; October. 14.57c December. 145lc; January, 14.53c; March 14.57c.
 Spot coffee quiet. Rio Is, 15AG151ac: Santos As, 2314G2414c. Resides of cost and freight Rio coffee were reported at lower prices. Offers included Rio Is for prompt shipment at 1S.45c, London credits. Also Santos As at g.s0c for May-June ship ment, American credits.
 The official cables showed a decline of 275 reis in the Rio market. with Santos futures 9 reis lower to 75 higher.
 Rio exchange on London was 1sd higher and the dollar buying rate 20 reis higher. Brazilian port receipts, 1900; Jundiahy 4.000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-21
New Orleans Cotton pv Assnciatad Press

New Orleans, May 20.-In the cotton market today there was period of easi- ness on the opening and for some time after, but when July had dropped to 3Sc and the trading months were 8 to 50 points under yesterdays close, offer ings became less liberal. shorts tried to take profits and a reactionary tendency developed.
 Seeing this, traders on the long side be- came aggressive buyers and the early declines were completely recovered, while late in the day the market was sent 6 to IA points higher than the final prices oe yesterday, The close was at net gains Of to points. July at it's best traded up to 34.S9c.
 Early selling was based partly on poor cables and continued unfavorable gen. eral financial and trade accounts and partly on private reports of improved weather conditions over the belt.
 Selling increased when the weather map was posted, for it reflected warm and dry weather over the entire cotton re- zion.
 Selling was first checked by the receipt of very unfavorable reports of what recent bad weather had done to the crop and also regarding the constantly in creasing overflowed area in the belt
 Later on steadiness was increased by New York messages claiming improve nent in financial conditions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-21

New Orleans: Middling, 40.50c; receipts) 8 1s2; exports, 1.74S sales, 954; stock 334,- | 49S Galveston Middling, 42c; receipts, l,S9; | sales. 266; stock, 213,0l1 1 Mobile rMiddling, 4o.5oc; receipts, 5o; sales. 75; stock 5.3S1. Savannah: Middling, 42c; receipts. oS5 ; 1 stock, 7s,093 Charleston: Middling, 40. soc; receipts, 8; stock, 24S4n. Wilmington: Middling, 40c; receipts, IA; stock, d4,S20.
 Texas City: Receipts. 376; exports, s,59s; stock. 33,137 Norfolk: Middlifng, 4o.5oc; receipts, 497; sales S15 stock. 62,SS6. Baltimore: Stock, 5,9i4.
 Boston: Middling, 4Sc; receipts, 70; stock, 3,60o. Philadelphia: Middling, .Soc; stock, 6,11o. New York: Middling. 43c; stock, 46.5O4
 Minor ports: Receipts, S,626; exports, B. 626 stock. 15125.
 Total today: Receipts, 1O,74e; exports, l4 970; stock, 1,09750o.
 Total for week: Receipts. 4Ssl2; ex- ports. 54,01b.
 Total for season: Receipts, 6,s67,952s ex- ports, 5,961 ,374.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-21
Marine News
By Associated Press

New Orleans, May 20.---Cleared: Steamers Coahuila (Mexican). Tampi- co, via Vera Cruz; Copan (Honduran), Onoa, via Port Cortez; Honduras (Nor- wegian), Port Barrios via Belize, Stann Cheek and livingston; Poht Field (British). Buenos Aires; West Raritan, Kobe and Yokohama. Japan, via Shang- hai China, Panama canal, San Pedro. Cal, and Honolulu; Yuma, Vera Cruz, via Tampico. Cleared: Barkentine Munizalba Spanish Valencia, Spain.
 Port Eads, May 20.-Arrived: Steam CTS Alabama. Port Loboss Mexico; Dor, thea (Norwegian), Havana; Heredia, Bocas del Toro; Lake Como, Tela; Nom hassa (British), Glasgow; Nelson, Cien- fuegos, Cuba; Nortonian (British), Liv- erpool. via Kingston; Omoa (Hondur- an), Port Cortez; Tamaulipas (Mexi- csn), Vera Cruz. Sailed: Steamers Actor British, Liverpool; Boreta, Tampico; Cartago, Bocas del Toro, via Cristobal and Havana; Comus, New York: Elm Leaf (British). Tampico. Harald (Norwegian). Port Barrios; In- fanta Isabel (spanish), Barcelona, via CaGiz and Havana; Kenbane Head (British). Dublin and Belfast, via Nor folk; Lady of Gaspe (British) Tampi- GU: Lake Cahoon. Matanzas, via Cuban ports; Neptune. Baracoa. Cuba; Ro- chelie (British), Nuevitas, Cuba; San Zeferino tBritish), Tampico.
 Mobile, May 26-Arrived: Steamers Antillian (British), Liverpool; Olinda (Cuban), Havana.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-21
Bank of England

London, May 20.-The weekly state ment of the Bank of England shows the following changes: Total reserve increased a3S5,000. Circulation de- creased e432000. Bullion decreased e46,041. Other securities increased a21SS,000.
 Public deposits decreased G1,46S, GOO. Other deposits increased e1.9S5,000 Notes, reserve, increased 9433,000. Government securities decreased 91.- 940.O00 The proportion of the bank S reserve to liability is 16.49 per cent, last week it was 16.26 per cent.
 Rate of discount 7 per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-21
Liberty Bonds
Money Market

By HSsUCTdIbu FTtsS New York; May 20-Prime mercantile
 paper TAc; exchange irregular; sterling
 60-day bills. $3.767s; commercial 60-day
 bills on banks, $3,767s; commercial CV-
 day bills, $3.76as demand, s3.s1; cables,
 $3S134. Francs: Demand, 1892; cables, 1890 Belgian francs: Demand, 1872; ca olaes, 1870. Builders: Demand 363s ca
 bles, 1870. Builders: Demand, 362s; ca- 19S0 Marks: Demand 2.34; cables, 2.3o. Government bonds weak; railroad bonds heavy.
 Time loans strong; 60 days, 90 days and six months, S15 per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-21
Metal Market By Associated Press

New York, May 20.-Copper, cleo trolytic. spot and nearby, 19c; dull; June and July, 19Ac. Iron firm and unchanged. Tin, spot, $53.50; June and July s52.75. Anthony. $9.75. Metal exchange quotes lead dull; spot and May offered at S75c. Zinc quiet; East St. Louis, spot s7.50 bid.
 At London: Standard copper, spot. f90 5s; futures, f94 15s; electrolytic, spot, f107; futures. f109. Tin, spot, f27s; futures. f2S2 15s. Lead. spot, f37 15s; futures, f39. Zine. spot, f34 15s; futures, f45 15s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-21

American T. Ss T. cv. 6s ........ 92ls Anglo-french 5s ......-........ so 54i Atchison gen. Is ............... tVH Atlantic Coast Line 1st 4s ...... 7l 5ss Baltimore & Ohio cv. 419s ...... 59 Bethlehem Steel ref. 5s ........ v Central of Georgia cons. 5s, bid. 754 Central Leather 5s ............. 20 Chesapeake X Ohio cv. ds ...... T Chi. E. X Quincy joint Is ...... 94is Chi. Mil x St. r. cv. A. 15s ..... 615s Chi, R. l. & Pac Ky. ref. Is .... 617s City of Paris 6s ................ 905s Colorado x Southern ref. 41As... 6S Denver X Rio Grande cons. As .. 5Ss4 Dominion of Canada 5s G931).. S7 Erie gen As ................... 39 Illinois Central ref. As ......... 65 Int. Mer. Marine 6s, bid ... S51h Kansas City Southern ref. 5s =. 651a Liggett & Myers 5s, bid . 77 Louisville & Nashville un. Is .,. 72Ss Missouri. K. & T. list 4s, bid.... 531a Missouri Pacific gen. As ... 511s New York Central deb. 6s ...... SEA- Norfolk X Western cv. 6s ...... 94B Northern Pacific As ......... e9ss Pennsylvania gen. 5s ........ S2A. Reading gen. 4s .............. T9
 Republic l. X s. 5s C1940)., S5
 St. Louis & San Fran. adj. 6s =. 5S
 Seaboard Air Line adj. 5s ... S2
 Southern Bell Tel. 5s, bid....... S07s southern Rdcltic cV. 0S J4 9s Southern Railway 5s ......... 7SB Southern Railway gen. As .... 54
 Texas Company cv. 6s, bid..... 104B Texas & Pacific 1st. bid ....... 761s Union Pacific As ............... 74B United Kingdom of Great Britain
 and Ireland 51ss s G9SD......e. SS15 U. 2. Steel 5s s................. s95sl Virginia-caro Chemical 5s, bid. 92
 Wabash 1st S1 Wilson & Go. cv. 6s ............ S4
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-21
THIRTEEN

tine, firm, 1.73k @174; sales. 262; re- ceipts, 24t; shipments. $50; stock. 2.3s2.
 Rosin. firm; sales, 755; receipts. 6S3; shipments, 3,131; stock, 43,417
 Quote B, S1405m14to; D. S17.30; E. s1730@1735; F, $17.3O@1zS5; c. St7.SO d17.35; H. $7.30@ 17.35; l. S17.30017.40; M, S1775@17.90; N. s1S@1S.25; Wg, S1S.25q1S.4O; Wv. stS.5O@1S.6O.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-21
Milk HOi

From the Nations Business.
 Over $72O0OO0O worth of milk skipped out of the United States Is rather surprising item. But that's about the 1918 figure, over 55t,O0o, ,0oO pounds. No, it didn't curdle. It was sh pped dry. The export of our con- dersaries is not given much publicity, but 1t comes to a pretty fat figure. Foreign nations rubbing their eyes of } morning can, figurativeiy speaking, hear the rattling of cans as Uncle Sam leaves the matutinal bottles on
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-21
LEVI P. MoRToN's STATEMENT

Not until the will of the late Levi P Morton is offered for probate will it be known whether the estimate which places his wealth considerably in excess of $50,- 0o0000 is correct or whether the larger es- inmates which were made by some of those who knew Mr. Morton is more ac- curate. Whatever the inventory of his estate may prove to be. it will certainly show that he is numbered among the larger multimillionaires of the United States.
 MT Morton was gifted at his birth with an unusual faculty for making money. He would have been great tradesman, perhaps matching Marshal Field in that respect, had he chosen to remain when a young man in trade. Possibly his inti- macy with Julius S. Morgan diverted his attention from trade to finance and bank ing. At all events. with the exception of one business misfortune, his career as a a banker was uniformly successful and at times very successful. His sense of honor was so great that although exempt ed from full payment of his indebtedness through composition with his cred-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-21
THE DAY OF THE INVESTOR

If like condition prevails throughout the country when it is said that there is good reason for expecting that large in- vestments of fresh capital will soon be made in the strong securities. In fact, there is already some tendency to pur- chase bonds, and it was reported this
 morning by a man who has Knowledge of what is under way in the financial world of New York that many men of capital
 are now wondering whether it may not
 be the better part to sell their stocks
 and to invest the money received in good bonds awaiting the day when nor
 maj conditions will return.
 That there is money in plenty which can be tempted from hiding places or from the banks is demonstrated by the fact that some of the large mercantile houses which have recently announced a 20 per cent reduction in prices for all their commodities have been taking in cash in plenty, One house having re- ceived million dollars in cash in one days sale
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-21

continues active with refiners allocat- ing sugar S fast as possible. Prices were advanced 1 cent a pound by one of the leading refiners although the general list was unchanged at 20h c to 26 cents for fine granulated.
 There was further advance in sugar futures at the opening on continued buying by trade interests, prompted by the strength in raws, but after show ing advances of 5 to 55 points, offer ings increased and prices eased off quite sharply, closing at 10 points ad- vance to 45 points decline.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-21
Interior Mnyement

Houston Middling, 40.75c; receipts, 1.S4s; shipments, 2,1ll; sales. 29i; stock 251. .319.
 Memphis: Middline. 41c; receipts LAT: shipments. 1,5ts. sales. $50; stock, 521,7 72.
 Augusta: Mddling. 42c; receipts, 69S shipments, 1,912; sales 2o9; stock 94,544
 St Louis: Middling. Ale; receipts, 669; stock. 17.264
 Little Rock: Middling, 41.25c receipts, S9 shipments, 1.014; sales, 1,Ol4; stock Sl'- POP.
 Total today: Receipts, 3,992; shipments. 7.527; stock, 743,6o8.