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LEADING STAPLES
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Wheat Heavy, 2 to 2 3-8c
) Under Tuesday—Move
to Suspend Duty
Chicago, September 10.—Wheat re
ceded today mainly because of a mbve
In Congress to suspend the import
duty. The market closed heavy, 20>
$%c lower than Tuesday night. Other
leading staples underwent a severe
net decline; Corn 17sc to 202*1,0, oats
l *4 0 2*ic, and provisions 30c®>*1.25.
The wheat market, influenced by
lack of speculative offerings, had
scored a sharp early advance, reach
ing 2%c above Tuesday's final figures,
i Then the developments In Congress be
gan to take effect. Tito day's price
range was 4%c a bushel. Rumors of
peace proposals tended to add to the
demoralizing condition of the trade. Bo
also did the free marketing of the
spring crop in the northwest.
Corn had poor support and was
handicapped by a bearish construction
flaced on the government crop report,
iuch of the depression, however, re
ulted from sympathy with the setback
In wheat. Peace talk and the break in
ether grain carried down oats. Hig
liquidating sales by holders brought the
provision market to the verge of a
•eml-panlc.
Future quotations were as follows:
Wheat— Open. High. Low. < "lose.
feept.1.13 05% 1.11% L IT%
Bee . 1.15 1.19% 1.14% 1.14%
Way . 1.22% 1.26% 1.22 1.22%
Corn—
f>ec . 73% 74% 72% 72%
lay ..... 76% 77% 75% 75%
Oats—
t*cc ..... 52% 53% 59*8 50%
Way . 55% 56% 53% 53%
Pork—
Oiin .22.12 22.55 21.20 21.20
lysrd—
©ct .10.02 10.02 9.23 9.30
Jan .10.75 10.75 10.05 10.15
I Ribs—
Oct . 11.95 11.60 11.60
Jan . 11.50 1 1.52 1 1,05 11.10
Kansas City Grain
Kansas City, September 10.—Wheat: No.
2 hard, $1.0601.09; No. 2 red, *i.0701.09
Corn: No. 2 mixed, 76c: No. 2 white, 79c.
pats: No. 2 owhlte, 50c; No. 2 mixed.
<4«©46%c.
^ St. Louis Grain
St. Louis. September 10.—Wheat: No.
t fed, $1.1301.15%; No. 2 hard, $1.12011.15.
Corn: No. 2, 80%c; No. 3 white, 82c. Oats:
No. 2, 49%049%e; No. _ white, 3o%c.
4 New Orleans Rice Market
New Orleans. September 10.—A dull tone
rules rough Honduras rice while the
clean grade Is quiet.
Quote: Rough Honduras, o.SSlMc: clea'i
Honduras, 4%®6%c: Japan. 4*yhj%c. Rice
end polished quotations unchanged. Re
ceipts: Rough, 14,922; millers, 5919. Sales;
l 1118 sacks rough Honduras at 3.50®3.B0c;
£426 pockets clean Honduras at 3®5%c;
,'S80 pockets Japan at 3®6%c.
Money on Call
New York, September 10.—Close: Prime
mercantile paper, 7 per cent; sterling ex
change strong; for rabies, $5; for demand,
*4-99. Bar silves, 55c.
Coffee Market
*x New York. September 10.—The toffee
market was easier again today. Recent
developments appear to have created In
creased confidence in sufficient arrivals
from Brazil to forestall any shortage and
bueysr are said be holding off. Holders
of the better grades of old crop cof
fees are still asking big premiums over
the cost and freight market, but spot
quotations here wore generally lower at 7
cents for Rio 7s and 11 %c for Santos 4s.
The Rio market was 25 reis lower at the
close yesterday, but the Santos curb was
unchanged at 4 sx 100 for 4s. Receipts at
the two Brazilian ports were 25,000 bags;
Jundiahy receipts, 36.000; Sao Paulo re
ceipts todgy were 29,000 bags.
Live Stock
Chicago, September 10.—Hogs: Re
ceipts 13,000: unsettled; bulk of sales.
$8.700 9.20, light $8.950 9.55, mixed
*8.5009.55, heavy $8.350 9.35, rough
$8.360 8,55.
Cattle: Receipts 7-000; firm: steers
$l>fJ5@9.36, stockers $5.400 8.23, cows
and heifers $3.7609.45, calves $7,500
x 11.50.
* Sheep: Receipts 36.000; strong; sheep
*5.1006, yearlings *5.850 8.65, lambs
*6.5008.15.
Kansas City, September 10.—Hogs:
Receipts 5500: lower: bulk $8.800 9,
heavy *8.900 9.10. packers and butch
ers $8.S50'9.1O, light $8.700 8 90, pigs
*7.50®8.
Cattle: Receipts 5500; steady: prime
fed steers *9.75® 10.60, dressed beet
Steers $8® 9.60, southern .steers $5.50®
7.25, cows $4.8007.25, heifers $6,250
**v9.26. stockers $6.25 6,8.25.
Sheep: Receipts 6500: steady; lambs
*7.850 7.85, yearlings *5.7506.35, Weth
ers *5.2505.75, ewes $30 3.33.
St. Iaxils. September 10.—Hogs: Re
ceipts 7100; lower: pigs and lights $7
©9.25. mixed and butchers $8.900’9.35,
mind heavy $9 0i9.35.
'"lattle: Receipts 6100; steady; native
Reef Bteers *7.600) 10.50, cows and heif
ers ISO'S.50, stockers $509.50, Texas
and Indian steers $60 8, cows and
heifers $406.50, native • calves $66
10.73.
Sheep: Receipts 3000: steady; native
muttons *1©5, lambs *70 8.10.
Port Movement
New Orle’ans: Receipts, 612; stock,
♦inn.
Galveston: Receipts, 1310: slock.
8,228.
Mobile: Receipts, 130; stock, 3418.
■ Savannali: Receipts, 2133; stock, 20,
479. -
Charleston: Receipts, 321; stock,
8751. *
.Wilmington: Receipts. 252: stock,
iib2.
Texas City: Receipts, 208.
Norfolk: Receipts. 362; stock, 13,605.
Baltimore: Stock, 2851
Boston: Stock, 3300.
Philadelphia: Stock, 1376.
New York: Exports, 450; stock, 57.3)2.
Minor ports: Stuok, 4059.
Total touayt Receipts, 2329; exports, 450;
■tock, 243,835.
Total for week: Receipts. 40,217; exports,
•38. .
Total for season: Receipts, 107,788; ex
ports, 2S.264.
Interior Movement
Houston: Receipts, 4175; shipments, 3678;
■Wick, 35,608.
Memphis: Receipts, 533; shipments. 120:
Stock, 14.026.
Augusta: Middling. 7%c; receipts, 693;
Shipments, 591: sales, 873; stuck, 16.819.
St. Louis: Receipts, 7J7; shipments, 830;
Stock. 13,909.
Cincinnati: Receipts, 130; shipments. 221;
Stock. 6374.
Total today: Receipts, 7304; shipments,
*4#, stock, 87,636.
Cotton Seed Oil
New York, September 10.—Cotton
seed oil was more active with prices
higher on covering for the account of
traders who had oil sold abroad, to
Krliuu0ara tyros. 4k Co.
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_LOCAL SECURITIES
Kale. Bid. Asked.
Ala. F. * 1.4 4» 55
\mer. C. Rys.. pfd 64 67
Amer. C. Rye . JO 60
Amer. Tr. & Sav. Bk. 8 170 18u
Avondale Mills, com... 8 100 116
Avondale Mills, pfd... 8 loo 103
Bessemer C. * I. .. 50
B’ham T. & S. .:.10 350 275
B'ham Baseball Asso.. 140 170
B’ham Realty Go. .... 4 uo 176
Cham, of Com., pfd .... f 70 go
Com. Bank & T. Co. .. 80 »o
Corey Land . 66 75
East Lake Land ...... to 75
Elmwood Cem. Co. .... 4 60 80
Empire Imp., pfd .... 8 105 108
Empire Imp., com. .... 8 70 85
Ensley Land . 110 126
Fitst Nat’l Bank .'...,.82 250 260
Great Sou. Llfa . g H
Interstate Casualty .. 1 4
JelT. Co. S. Bank. g 150 165
Jefferson Fertiliser ... g 106 120
M. & M. Bank .g 125 116
North B’ham Land ... 16 22
Protective Life ....... 10 18
Realty Tr. Co., com... 6 100 110
Realty Tr. Co., pfd ..8 100 110
Sou. States Fire . 1 8
Traders Nat. Bank ... 8 150 165
_ Rate. Bid. Asked.
Ala. state ret 1(10... 4 (7 100
Ala. State Renew, I960 1% 10 90
Ala. State Renew. 1958 4 09 101
Ala. Stale Fair . • (0 78
Amer. C. Kya. . 8 89 91
Ala. Cons. . i TS 80
Bessemer C. 4c I. . « 101 106
B. R., L. * P. . 3 91 101
B. R., L. & P. . 4H 81 91
B'ham Ice Factory ... 6 130 104
B'ham R. * B. .t 100 1«*
B'ham Waterworks.... I 101 107
City of Birmingham .. 6 100 144
City of Birmingham .. 6 105 108
Continental Oln .6 100 106
Jefferson County . 6 101 104
Jefferson County .• 10$ 110
Jefferson County . *H 88 101
Jefferson Really .8 100 106
Milner Band Co. .8 *6 100
Nashville Railway ... 6 100 105
Pratt Consolidated ... 6 80 86
Slogs 1 4 8 . * 1"« 10*
Sloes I. 4k 8. .. 4« 91 96
X. c. J. gen. mtg. .... 5 99 101
x! C. L Tenn. Dlv. 5 101 103
T. C. I. Ship Bldg. • 100 104
T. C. I. B'ham Dlv.... 4 100 101
T. C. I. Cahaba Dlv. .. « 101 104
Woodward Cons.4 100 106
FLOUR QUOTATIONS
CONTINUE 10 FALL
Reduction of 10 Cents Per
Barrel On All Grades.
Meat Prices Firm
Flour quotations continue to fall.
There was a reduction of 10 cents per
barrel on all grades of flour yester
day. Meat prices are firm, and it is
stated that present quotations on meat
products have not been to any degree
the result of the European war ami
that any reverses suffered by the Ger
man arms will not cause a reaction on
prices in this country and in Birming
ham. A local packing house man said
that prices now prevailing are the re
sult of scarcity of supply.
The poultry and egg markets here
are becoming quite active and sales
are heavy. Supplies are plentiful and
shipments of eggs and hens are arriv
ing regularly. Creamery products are
also in good demand. Home raised
produce is now exceptionally abund
ant
, LOCAL QUOTATIONS
The Iron Market
IF .111.00
IF . 10.60
JF . 10.00
Gray Forge. ®-8>
IS . 1100
IS .10.60
Poultry and Eggs
Hens—15c.
Fryers—1*4-1 *4 lbs.; average, 22*4c.~20c.
Ducks—15c lb.
Guineas—30c.
Rcosters—3uc.
Geese—40045c each.
Eggs—Fresh country receipts, 19020c;
candled, 24c; extra graded candled, 26c;
candled carton eggs, 29e.
Meata
Lard—12*4c; compound, 9*4c.
Extra Ribs—$14.92.
Bellies-20-25, $16.17*4
Boston Butts—ISc.
Pork Loins—18c.
Breakfast Bacon—20028c
Spare Ribs—12*4c.
Regular Hams-20*4c.
Skinned Hams—21*4c.
Fruits and Product
Cantanloupes—$202.2*.
Watermelons—15030c.
Lemons—$4.5005.50.
Limes—75c®$1.26.
Virginia Cabbage—2c lb.
Northern Apples—Barrel, fancy, $4.50.
Home-Grown Lettuce—Per hamper, $L
California Peaches— $1.10 per bos.
Peanuts—607c.
Imported Peanuts—9*4c pound.
Egg Plante—$202.50.
Pineapples—$202.60.
Snap Beans—$1.60.
New Sweet Potatoes—Barrel, $2.50.
New Irisii Potatoes—In sacks, $1.10.
Squash—Hamper, 81.
Cucumbers—Per crate, 1101.2*.
New Corn—Dozen, 15c.
Peaches—Georgia, $1.7502.(0.
White Grapes—4-lb. baskets, JOe.
Figs—$2.5003 per crate.
Okra, six-basket crate, $2.50.
Tomatoes—Six-basket crates, $2.5000.
Concord Grapes—4 pounds, 18c.
Fish
Perch—Sc pound.
Salt Water Trout—15c pound.
Blue Catfish—Sc pound. ^
Bed Snapper-S^riHfcc.
Gray Snapper—6c.
Mullet—S'/i®6c pound.
Spanish Mackerel—l5o pound.
Fresh Pompano—25c pound.
Creamery Products
Country Butter—20023c; fresh creamery
butter, 34c; process butter, 29c.
Cheese—17*4c; imported Swiss cheese,
40c; German brick cheese, 20c; limburger,
20c; imported Roquefort, 40c; Neufchatel
cheese, per dozen. 46c; Pimento cheeae,
11.15.
Flour and Breadsttiffs
Self rising flour, $6.40; Tennessee flour,
$5.90; Michigan flour, $7.30; Idaho flour,
$6.35; Indiana flour. $6.25; spring wheat
flour, $7.06; hard winter wheat flour, J5.90;
shorts, $35; pure wheat bran, $32; C. 8.
meal, 7*4 per cent, $30; Cremo
meal, per ton, $26: C. S. hulls, $10 ton;
No. 1 timothy hay, per ton, $25; mixed al
falfa and Johnson grass, per ton, $21;
mixed feed, $36; oats, 68c bu.; corn, $1.10;
eornmeal, $2.05 per 96 lbs. New crop al
falfa, western, $26.
Hides and Tallow
Green salted hides, 14016c; partly cured,
13*4014c; green, 12*4013*4c; damaged and
culls, half price; dry flint, 25®27e; dry
salted, 240 25c; dry 'culls, 12*4c; sheep
skins, 25060c; shearings, 25060c; green
suited horse hides. No. Is, $3.5003.50; glues
and ponies, $101.50. No. 1 clear tub
vashed wool, 28©30c; burry, 12015c; clean
unwashed wool, 20022c. Wild ginsing, $6.50
06.50. Clear tallow, 506c; No. 2 tallow, 4c.
Beeswax, 29030c.
set her with buying of late months bv
refiners who find difficulty In secur
ing crude. Tenders of 1900 barrels
v/ere made on contra.t Final prices
were 3 to 10 points net higher. Cot
ton seed oil markets closed steady:
spot 6.8506c; September, 5.8609.69c;
October, 5.9906c; November, 5.950
6.98o: December. 6.0208.08c; January,
C.1206.13c: February, 6.1506.18c;
March, 6.2606.28c; April, 6.2606.34c;
total sales, 20,600.
Liverpool Cotton Market
Liverpool, September 10.—Cotton:
sales 3000 bales. Including 2700 Amer
ican on the basis of 6.00d for middling.
Spot improved demand; imports, 435
bales; all American.
Naval Stores
Savannah, September 10.—Turpen
tine firm, 45*4c; no sales; receipts, 171;
shipments, 1039; stockers, 28,397. Rosin
nominal; no sales; receipts, 624; ship
ments, 5736; stocks 107,363. Quote: A,
B, $3.50: C. D. $3.62*4; E. F, G. H, 1,
$3.65: K, $4.15; M. $4.50; N, $$; WG,
$6.25; WW. $6.35.
Dry Goods Market
New York, September 10.—Cotton
goods showed a firmer tone today.
Raw silk was easier. Cotton yarns
were weaker. Woolen goods were in
broader demand.
Society
irontlnueri from Pmkc Six)
home and children first, ami then there
are to be weddings and parties. The
church societies will begin their fall
meetings and already plans are on foot
to make money for helping the
churches and their various needs. After
school begins there are the malty school
improvement societies to look after,
and this of itself is a great big prop
osition most ably handled by the Bir
mingham women.
In Greater Birmingham, as in Bir
mingham proper, the women are a
busy lot. a capable lot, and this time
of the year the proverbial "Busy Bee"
is most applicable *o them.
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Norwood
At Norwood yesterday afternoon
Mrs. John Wood delightfully enter
tained the Norwood Social club will’,
games. The regular prize, a liaml
painted plate, was given and' an lee
i-ourse served. The members of the
club are Mrs. John Wood, Mrs. Gov
dan Moughon, Mrs. J. A. Shook, Mrs.
E. B. Pennington, Mrs. W. .1. Simmons,
Mrs. Ell Pegram. Mrs. Philip Alexan
der, Mrs. yvr. J. Lassiter, Mrs Walter
McCoy, Mrs. Newton Paisley. Mrs. Wil
liam Moughon, Mrs. Johir Wood.
• * •
Mrs. Eugene Morguia das hostess at
box party at the Lyric yesterday ill
compliment to Miss Henrietta Adams
of Asbury Park, N. J. The guests
were Mrs. Claude White, Miss Mae Ses
slons, Miss Emma Collins, Miss Cun
delle Baldwin.
Mr. and Mrs. John Word have returned
from a two weeks’ camp at Lake Purdy.
* • *
Miss Ada Gray lias returned from a
visit to Carrollton and Reform.
• * *
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Philips and their
niece have gone to Tennessee for a two
weeks’ motor trip.
East Lake
A wedding noted for its elegant sim
plicity took place at the East Lake Meth.
odist* church Wednesday evening when
Miss Ruby West became, the bride of
Levy Borgen Armstrong. Rev. W. P.
McLawn of Pratt City performed the
ceremony. The church was artistically
decorated In palms and ferns. Before
the ceremony took t lace a delightful
musical programme was rendered by Miss
Odelle Tyler, who gave a violin number.
Mr. Cooper Lawley, who sang Meditation,
| and Mr. Charles Barnard, who sang “Til
! the Sands of the Desert Grow Cold.' The
! accompanist was Miss Lu lie Jones. She
i also played the wedding march. The
I bride wore a becoming biue coat suit and
her flowers were a shower of lilies and
roses. After a wedding Journey, Mr. and
Mrs. Armtsrong will make their home
in Norwood.
• • •
Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Cross'.and have gone
to Montgomery where they will spend the
winter.
• • •
Miss Mary Stone Oliver of Dadevllle
is the guest of Mrs. H. K. Watllngton,
before going to Jasper .’here she will
visit.
• • *
Miss Louis Watlington is at home after
several weeks' absence.
Pratt City
A pretty luncheon was given by Mrs.
H. E. Culberson yesterday when she had
a spend-the-day party with eight guests.
The table was most attractive with its
central motif of astors in pasts! shades.
The guests were: Mrs. William Hamilton,
Miss Margaret Anderson, Miss Hester
Masill, Mrs. A. H. Daniel, Mrs. F. J.
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Strong Opposition to Meas
ure In Republican Ranks.
Delay Is Expected
Washington. September 10.—(Special.1
Despite the expressed opinion of Senator
Simmons, chairman of the finance com
mittee, that the items of the rivers and
harbors bill would be only “readjusted,”
and the measure* probably would be
passed, belief today was entertained in
the Senate that the aggregate of $53,000,000
would be cut to approximately $28,000,000.
As several months have elapsed since
the beginning of the fiscal year, said
Senator Simmons, the war department has
been asked to revise all its estimates
• and to bring them down to the present
j time, which, he figured, would reduce
the total to a material extent. Between
j .Inly and September he described as a "re
adjustment.” On the other hand, it is
understood President Wilson believes that
the curtailment of the governments in
come through the European war renders
it advisable that the bill should be cut
far more substantially than would be
done by readjustment. At the same time
it also is understood that the President
will not veto the bill as it may be passed
by the Senate, if the House agree.
Opposition to the bill is strong in re
publican ranks find a filibuster may be
utilhted. even if legislative argument does
not prolong the consideration to undue
lengths. ,C. E. S.
Cummings, Miss Ethel Daniel, Miss Maud
Daniel.
* • *
An enjoyable motor trip and : pend-the
day party took place yesterday when
Mrs. P. M. Tatum entertained the fol
lowing at Republic: Mrs. E. Cooke,
Mrs. R. II. Franklin, Mis. A. L. Hitt,
Mrs. B. F. Philips and Miss Eva Philips.
• • ♦
Miss Cecelia O’Brien of Youngstown.
O.. and Miss Minnie Kelley of Pittsburg,
are house guests of Mrs. R. J. Pierson
and Miss Hennigan.
* * *
Dr. and Mrs. Wharton and children
have returned from a visit to Mr. and
Mrs. G. I. Wharton at Porter.
* * *
Miss Isabelle Dew has returned to Ma
j rion. after a visit to Rev. and Mrs. J. J.
I Kendricks.
* • *
Mr. and Mrs. George Burke have gone
to Sheffield to visit Mr. and Mrs. McAl
lister.
* • •
Mr. Robert Taylor of Pinson is the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Taylor at
West Point.
!• • •
Miss Mabel Barnhard will entertain her
Sunday school class this afternoon from
2:30 to 5 o’clock at her home with ■
social.
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Avondale
Mrs. W. F. Ilaynie has returned from
Auburn, where she spent'the summer.
, • •
Mrs. J. T. Maroney has returned from
Blossburg.
• * *
Miss Jeanette Bibby has returned from
Anniston.
* * *
Mrs. Florence Seay is visiting relatives
in Nashville.
* * •
Mr. and Mrs. John Prude have returned
from a delightful trip to New York.
Woodlawn
A delightful affair was the entertain
ment given by Mrs. Y. Taylor Wednes
day evening in compliment to her son,
Sidney Taylor. Dancing and games were
enjoyed by about 6u guests. The house
was decorated lavishly in yellow golden
glow and ferns with an intermingling of
palms artistically arranged. Among the
guests were Misses Juanita Lanier, Mr.
and Mrs. John Carnes, Mr. John O’Neil,
Miss Laps ley Lanier. Miss Nina Bain.
Miss Kennedy, Miss Mattie Hughes. Miss
Mary Cooper. Miss Carrie Lee, Miss
Kathleen Gregory and others.
« • •
An interesting event was the open meet
ing of the Woodlawn Literary society
last evening when they met in joint de
bate with a Birmingham literary society
of young men. The meeting took place
ae the city hall at Woodlawn, and the
subject of the debate was, “Resolved.
That Ireland Should Have Home Rule. ’
Woodlawn took the affirmative and Bir
mingham the negative in the debate.
• • •
The young ladies of the F. F. club
enjoyed a meeting ami picnic yesterday
with Mrs. Jasper Hutto ae chaperon.
I Wylam
Mrs. Tom Farrar was hostess to mem
bers of the Indies' Aid and Missionary
society of the Wylam Methodist church
Wednesday. Those present were Mrs.
Dick Moxley, Mrs. W. D. Caldwell, Mrs.
D. T. Page, Mrs. Morey Davis, Mrs. Har
ry Ellis. Mrs. Oliver Turner, Mrs. Rob
Ferguson. Mrs. H. A. Riviere and Miss
I. lnle Smith.
• • •
Mrs. D. C. Bell has returned from Cull
man.
• • •
Mrs. J. F. Thompson is critically 111 at
her home
The Mothers' Sehf-Ouft.ure club will meet
this afternoon at 2:30 with Mrs. J. E.
Cross.
Mrs. ,T. C. Mason has returned from
Maxwell, Tenn.
Ensley
At the home of Mrs. A. K. YVright the
first meeting of the ‘ Thread of the Story
Club” took place yesterday afternoon. It
was a delightful meeting with Mrs.
W tight as hostess. Responses to the
roll call were given by vacation experi
ences of the members. ®his was fol
lowed by greetings from the president.
Mrs. Harry llillhouse. Then a reading
by Mrs. J. F. Lee. leader for the after
noon was Mrs. J. \V. McCarty. An ice
course was served after the meeting. All
the members, which numbers 20, were
present.
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Mrs. J. M. Donaldson entertained the
Thursday Forty-two club. Only the reg-j
ular members were present. After the
game refreshments were served.
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Mrs. R. F. Mosely has returned from
Columbia, Tenn.
• • •
Mrs. ,T. M. Trotst is visiting In south
Alabama.
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The ladies of the builders’ hand of the
Ensley Baptist church are having sent out
tlie following invitation for this evening:
LEMON SQCIAL.
The ladies of the builders’ band
Invite you to come with a lemon in hand
To the home of our friend. Mrs. J. W.
Minor;
It won’t be very hard to find 'er.
Just come to No. 1724 Avenue G,
And see what a good* time there'll be,
On Friday evening. September eleven—
Come any time after half-past seven,
For we’re going to have a lemon squeeze;
Don’t be afraid, we won’t tease
When at the door the lemon you hand us;
At least a few hours we think you can
stand us.
When your lemon is cut, for each seed
that is found.
Please give in exchange two pennies
around.
Tf in your lemon you find no seed,
Just give us a quarter to help our need.
There'll be ice cream and cake, lemonade,
too.
As good as that which your mother made
you.
So come to our party, you won't regret it—
The date and the lemon, don’t forget it!
* * *
Miss Annie May Burgin has returned
from Montgomery, where she was the
guest of Mrs. W. J. Bryan.
* • •
Mrs. E. S. Ledy has returned to her
home, Fort Smith, Ark.
• • •
The I.. dies Aid society of the Ensley
Highland Methodist church will hold a
lawn fete this afternoon on the vacant
lot across from the T. H. Moore residence.
Inglenook
Mrs. Madge rameron has returned from
a visit to Tennessee.
* • •
Mrs. W. A. L. lvavender will entertain
the “Bees” of the Methodist Ladles’ Aid
today at a spend-the-day party.
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Mrs. W. A. Wilson of Yolande is the
guest of Mrs. Jesse Chantz.
• * •
Mrs. A. H. York of DouglaBvllle, Ga.,
is visiting her son, Mr. A. M. York.
• • a
Mrs. Albert DuPuy is visiting relatives
in New Albany, Ind.
East Birmingham
Mrs. W. R. Stewart entertained at a
spend-the-day party yesterday. In com
pliment to the occasion she had decorated
her home with quantities of roses. Her
dining room table, where lunch was
served, a centerpiece of nasturtiums and
ferns were gracefully arrunged in a bowl.
Miss Rosamell Babbitt added to the pleas
ure of the guests by giving a number of
musical selections. The guests were Mrs.
F. F. Johnson, Mrs. YV. Reynolds, Mrs.
O. H. Montgomery, Mrs. M. Wakefield,
Mrs. A. E. Hobbs, Mrs. Jack Askew, Mrs.
John K. Ellis, Miss Eva Hobbs, Miss Mar
garet Ellis. %
• t •
A luncheon hostess yesterday was Mrs.
J. M. Anderson, who entertained in com
pliment to Mrs. Rdbert Foster. Autumn
flowers and foliage made a pretty deco
ration for the table, where the guests
were announced by hand-done place cards
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Otis Draws Conclusion
From Pankey’s Letter
WRONG POINT OF VIEW i
- i
Cites Some Recent Examples of Un
just Advances In Prices to Show
How Consumer (Jets Worst
of It
To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
The edifying letter of Mr. Tom Pankey,
which appeared in your issue of today,
was read with much interest by some of
your subscribers, and it seems that this
interest must not have been altogether
free from amusement In the minds of
those who are familiar with the bi-okerage
business from the outside. Tn fact, the
point of his humor is at times so fine
that one is almost tempted to believe that
his letter was edited in an endeavor to
clear himself from some measure of
blame, and since*no accusation has been
mude against him, so far as the casual
leader can determine, the defense In some
way recalls the old proverb in regard to
the hit dog howling.
In the first place, it Is a little difficult
to credit the brokers—or other merchants,
for that matter—with such altruism that
goods are sold before the last cent of
profit has been realized, and I have very
intimate personal knowledge of the fact
that at times devious methods are used to
increase these profits, since I have a
very distinct recollection of a large quan
tity of perishable stuff which was shipped
by me to a firm who first refused it, stat
ing that it was spoiled, and then were
instructed to sell regardless. They re
mitted about one-sixth of^the value of the
shipment, but I afterward discovered that
it really sold at a price above the market.
This Is of course not a reflection on the
gentleman, but is simply intended to il
lustrate the point that eotnditions might
exist which would perhaps* raise a slight
doubt as to the altruistic spirit which
Mr. Pankey would have us believe per
vades the hearts of the brokers of this
city.
Furthermore, this doubt is not lessened
by the recollection of the comparatively
rocent trial of the Southern Wholesale
Grocers’ association, when the president of
this body paid a large fine for wrongfully
conspiring to inflate prices.
The communication mentioned above
falls to recognize the fact that the in
quiry is directed nt the cause of the!
sudden rise in prices, and seems resentful
that the acts of merchants should be
questioned, even the use of the food itselt
being brought in to prove that all mer
chants are honest men. Of course, to a
bystander this would appear to be some
what Irrelevant, but we are willing to
concede that there may be some occult
i onnectlon not to be discerned by the lay
man.
Wh also edneede that the consumption
carrying the autumti idea. Mrs. Ander
son’s guests were, besides the honoree, '
Mrs. John Dill, Mrs. .1. V. Methotn, MIhs
Peary Nugent, Miss Thelma Fitts, Miss
Amelin Anderson, Miss Duclle Anderson
and Miss Estelle Methoin.
* • •
Mrs. E. A. Golden is in Gadsden.
• * *
Mrs. R. K. Sims and daughter have re
turned from a visit to Montevallo.
West End
Mrs. Frank Morrow has been called to
Macon, Ga., on account of the serious
Illness of her father.
• * *
Mrs. Marion Allen has as her guests
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. McDonald of Talla
dega and Mrs. H. C. Melton of Talla
poosa. Ga.
• • *
Miss Julia Weaver has returned from a
lengthy visit to Morris.
• * *
Miss Elizabeth Freeman is spending sev
eral weeks in Columbia, Tenn.
• • •
Miss Alice Hand has gone to Montevallo
to school.
# • •
Mrs. Ped Hickman has issued invitations
for a linen shower.
ol sugar. as well as a sreat many other
ft-odstuffa, and also clothing (thia latter
among the male population) ia excessive,
Lmt are not quite willing to believe that
thl*i lias increased In ratio to the rise in
prices within the last month.
There is one bit of information in
Mr. Pankey's letter for which we arc
thankful, however, and that is that it
Is the public which makes the donations
heretofore credited to the merchants, since
wc had heretofore believed that these
were from the pockets of those Credited.
We will now l>e able with a better grace
to refuse these requests, with tho state
ment that our contribution has been al
ready made. This will be a great relief,
as we will thus not be obliged to listen to
a harrowing story, and then be compelled
to refuse relief on account of the great
advance in the cost of necessities of life.
In regard to his plea for higher prices,
will say that he is surely too astute to
think that the "millions of persons in the
west" (presumably farmers) are to any
great extent benefited by this rise ih the
cost of Hour. The facts seem to be that
it is the middleman to whom this prolit
accrues, and not the producer.
It is also Interesting to note, in the latter
part of the letter from the champion
of the brokers, to note their sentiments
toward the laws of the city which inter
fere with the liberty of those so for
tunate as to he able to own automobiles.
W e who are not in this fortunate, or en
terprising class cannot appreciate the fact
that all our rights would be equally well
protected without these atul, straugc to
sav. our commissioners seem to agree
with the masses.
If 11,0 stories recently published of the
piolitM taken h\ the Item of which the
above mentioned gentleman' is h member
arc correct, wc ™n qulto easily believe
that be has nut the satuo appeciatlon of
the value of money which would rest ill a
mechanic or laborer whose monthly earn
hika amount to only rrom tin to $so per
month, and that the attention of such
men would necessarily be somewhat dis
tracted from the wonderful and beautiful
things with which they arc surrounded,
lu the endeavor to make their meager sti
pends meet the constantly rising scalo of
the necessities. In which is of course in
cluded the excess which enables those of
more acumen to purchase automobiles
to be interfered with by the regulations
made for the purpose of safeguarding tho
lives of those who, in the final analysis,
pay for them.
From the tone of Mr. Pankey's letter
the source of his Information that “the
American people are a greedy, Jealous
lot of materialists who spend their time
talking about their, friends'’ Is easily In
be aacertained—especially since honest
confession is said to be good for the soul.
It Is perhaps not amiss to point out thn;
It is not the taking of honest dues which
is the subject of the present popular
clamor, hut the suspicion that these are
being considerably exceeded. This Is, of
course, yet to be decided.
It would of course he quite delightful
If we could all become so imbued with
Hie spirit of happiness that we would
wander In a roseate haze, careless of the
moss material desires of the world, hut
we arc unfortunately, when we reach this
stnlc, invariably recalled wltti a thud
when the disparity between our monthly
alary and accounts payable Is perceived,
which thud Is not lessened by the fre
quent notice that flour has risen again—
and that Pankey and Paris have cleaned
up another $50,000. W. 11. OTIS
Birmingham, September S, ton.
LEGAL NOTICES
l.cgnl Notice
Stable ol Alabama—Jefferson County;
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned mortgagee will sell at pub
lic outcry to the highest bidder for
cash at noon on Tuesday, September 30,
loll. In front of the courthouse door
on Third avenue In the city of Birming
ham, Ala., the following described real
property situated in Jefferson county
Ala., to-wlt; Got "K" in block .'11, in
the survey of the property of Phelan's
estate In Phelan's addition to Birming
ham. according to ti e map thereof, re
corded in map hook 7, page 12, in
the office of the probate Judge of said
county, said lot fronts 50 feet on tin
north side of 15th avenue, south, and
runs back of uniform width at right
angles thereto. 200 feet to an alley, sit
uated In the city of Birmingham, In
said county, In said state.
Said sale Is to be had under and by
virtue of a power of sale contained In
a certnin mortgage given to the un
dersigned, William Swift Woolsey, by
Mrs. Kate Beyer, and husband. Gee J.
Beyer, on, to-wlt, the noth day of Jan
uary, 1014, and recorded In the .pro
bate office of Jefferson county, Ala.,
in vol. 7*1. on pago 12, said mortgage
having been given to secure the pay
ment of a certain Indebtedness men
tioned therein, nnd said mortgagor*
being In default In payment of said In
debtedness,
Tho proceeds of said sale will he dis
tributed In accordance with the provi
sions of sabl mortgage relating there
to. Signed.
AVIGG1 AM SWIFT WOOI/SFT,
Mortgagee.
Carl D. Coke. Attorney for Mortga
gee. 9-4-St-fr
IS LITHUINIAN FOR
Peace, Happiness, Prosperity, Plenty, Less Talk of
War and More Business Chatter, Hard
Work and Efficiency
BUY A "IWHAT DO YOU STAND FOR?[ NOTHING
T> w T tji if vtt\ When we start to trying to tell you about this Fair we are are going BUT
AiNU to pull off the latter part of this month, we think of so many things to
__ say that we don’t know just where to start. We have so much, so many OOT/
SHO W 11 things to entertain and amuse you, to instruct and teach you, that it is vJv/Vyiy
impossible to pick out any one feature to tell you about. We have two lTT1V>rTr1 C TXT
AT THE 1 full weeks of it this time and every second is fraught with good times I A llN
and signs of the three P’s—Peace, Plenty and Prosperity. Everybody '
P 21 TT> in Alabama is prosperous. The only hard times is in your own mind, ALAI/AMA
so forget it quick and let’s enjoy our prosperity.
LOW I SEPT. PAIN’S
RATES 28 FIRE
# ON to WORKS
ALL OCT. THE
RAIL- 1ft PANAMA
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