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Evening star., 1909-04-15
COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK, April 15.-The cotton mar
ket opened quiet at an advance Of to IL
points and sold IL to 15 points net higher
right after the call on an active. general
and somewhat excited demand. which
was encouraged by bullish Liverpool ca
bles, the absence OF any further rain Ia
spot situation. New high records were
established for all positions. with the ad.
vance carrying prices no to lis points
above ths low level Of about three weeks
ago.
Realizing was very heavy, but in spite
OF the evident disposition of the Original
a reaction was well nigh inevitable fol.
lowing such a rapid advance, price,
eased of only three or four points, and
during the middle OF the mQrnins offer
ings were being we'll absorbed at a ne,
gain of about 9a12 points.
Futures opened firm: May, 1920; June
1923; July, 1923: September. 1O.l4; Octo
ber. TO- II; December, 1913; January, 10. OF
The cotton market continued active lat,
in the forenoon with prices gradually cas-
ing under heavy realizing. There wa.
enough fresh buying to maintain a ne
advance of about Gas points at midday
however. and while late private cable
were more beariSh the undertOne OF tn,
market showed little indication of weak
ness.
Spot quiet: middling uplands. 10.45
middling gulf, 1910
Estimated receipts at the ports today
Ia, 600 bales. against 1889 last week an,
1852 last year. For the week, 1O5. .OU
bales, against 91.OO4 last week and ISL
last year. Today's receipts at New Or
leans, 1853 bales. against 4,742 last year
Liverpool Cotton Prices.
LIVERPOOL, April 15.-Closine: Cot
ton-Spot. good business done. prices 81,
points higher; American middling fair
8O2: good middling. 5.68: middling. 5.46
low middling. 5.2s; good ordinary, 4.99
ordinary, AGA. The sales Of the da,
were $1,000 bales. OF which 1000 were 70,
speculation and export. and included Is,
100 American. Receipts. 1900 bales, in
cluding 1900 American. Futures opened
barely steady and closed weak. April
5351x: Aprii-May. 5.35,a; May-June. 5.35h
June-July. 5.3sh; July-August. 5.41: Au
gust-September. 5.36: September October
5.34: October November, 5.32; Novembe,
and December. 5.30is: December-January
5.291s: January-February, SO; February
March. 5.291t: March-Apr.i. 6.30h.
Evening star., 1909-04-15
Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales.-Regular call. IL o'clock noon--washing
Hos. 81. 900 at ITO. foo at no.
Capital Traction hs, q 900 at lI7h, 600 a
ii7t. q 600 at 1i1A, $1,000 at llIh. $1,000 a
Washington Rvy. and Elec. IS, $500 at ssh
W. Wilmington 81 ss G:s, Is q at Il at t. Is at 70
IS at 73. Is at 73. Is at %, at 73.
Greene Cananea. l at II:
American Security and Trust. at 24O.
Union Trust. at 13S. 2 at 1855. 10 at 135.
United States Trust. 10 at 99K 10 at oo4s
10 at 99M, 10 at 89A.
After cail-washington Gas ceYt.. 500 at 40
American Security and Trust, at 30, al
24O.
Washington Rwy. and Elec. ~, 8. 900 at STA
81 900 at S71i. $1,000 at e7M Sf00O at IS.
GrapAOphone pfd., at 30. at 30.
Washiugton Gas. Is at 73k.
CAPITAL Traction, 10 at 137. & at l37.
Evening star., 1909-04-15
DROWNED NEGRo's BODY.
Found on Shore on Engineers
Wharf This Morning.

Park Policeman Samuel Reasnian dis
covered the body Of . colored man lying
on the shore near the United States En-.
sineers wharf. 1T the foot Of 20th street
northwest shout .S:45 o'clock. The harbol
police were notified and removed the body
to the morgue. whore It is' held awaiting
Identification.
The body had evidently been In the wa
ter for some time. as II was badly de-
composed. Nothing was found in the
Identification. He Is supposed to have
been employed as . laborer further W
the river.
Evening star., 1909-04-15
THIRTY MEN KILLED.
Explosion Of Nitroglycerin Factory
Near Sullivan. Ind.

SULLIVAN, Ind. April 15.-Thirty men
are reported to have been killed in an ex-
plosion which destroyed the Gordon, ILL.,,
factory across Wabash river
from this place this afternoon.
Details are lacking. The explosion oc-
Cured at o'clock. and the shock could
be felt for miles.
Evening star., 1909-04-15
BALTIMORE GRAIN.

Special Dispatch to The star.
BALTIMORE. Nd. April l5.-wHEAT-Dull;
SPOT contract. l.4llsal. AIN; spot No. 2 red west.
ern. I4i1aal.41s.: April, l.41h; May. 1.34x
asked; July. i.i1al.lIs: steamer No. 2 red.
i.ss5sal .3s&; southern ON grade. i;astAai.4l11.
75Raf5b: May. f5isa75h: July, 74E: steamer
mixed. 7iha7ix. receipts. l4,ol6 bushels: south
ern white corn, 721a15h; southern yellow corn,
fftSa55.
OATs-Firmer; No. 2 white. yessela: No. 8
white 57lsa5sla: No. mixed. 67s57A; receipts,
u g34 bushels.
sRYE-Fifmer: No. western export ssas7:
No. western domestic, IS; receipts, l.SO6
bushels
GRAIN FREIGHTs-very. dull.
Evening star., 1909-04-15
BIG DROP AT WINNIPEG.
Causes Demoralized Break In New
York Market

NEW YORK. April 15-A demoralized
break In the wheat market this afternoon
was precipitated by drop of more than
6 cents per bushel at Winnipeg. May
wheat sold or ~ cents from the early
high point to $1.311x, and July broke ON
cents, and sold as low as $121x
Evening star., 1909-04-15
At the Box Office.

From Puck.
Give me two seats, center orchestra,
NTH row. for October 20, 1912
Are you crazy?'
every likely; but ] thought ! might
get ahead OF your SPECTATORS on the
sidewalk"
Evening star., 1909-04-15
THE LONDON MARKET.

Special CablegraM to The Star.
LONDON. April 15.-The final hour on
the stock exchange today saw trading
sluggish. with little disposition evident on
the par of spectators to make new COM
mitmen.s Gilt-edse investments were
soft, Influenced by the impending new
issues.
In the American department hesitation,
and general shading Of prices were
shown. but on the curb fair rally was
made De Beers declined 1-16, at Is 3-f6
Paris bourse closed irregular and Berlin
firm,
Evening star., 1909-04-15
Kansas City Broker Dies.

KANSAS CITY. Mo-. April 15.-Conway
Hayes speaker OF the lower house OF the
common council. died here early today oi
pneumonia. aged forty-four years. He
was a member Of the brokerage firm of
C. b. Hayes & Co. Two weeks ago Mr..
Hayes was elected exalted ruler Of the
Kansas City Elks.
Evening star., 1909-04-15
Has "a Hours to Make Good.

NEW YORK. April 15.-The inability OF
Lewis O.. Spence. trader on the Con-
solidated Stock Exchange. to meet hts
obligat tions was announced today. He has
twenty-fourf hours to make good his ball
ance before being suspended by the ex-
change. Mr.. Spence was not heavy
Evening star., 1909-04-15
The World of Finance and Trade.
Washington; New York; London
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Furnished by w. b. Hibbs q Co., bank
ers and brokers, Hibbs building, members
New York Stock Exchange, washington
stock Exchange and Chicago Board Of
Evening star., 1909-04-15
Government Securities.

Miss Bessie Erva Dashiell. daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs Cadmus Dashiell. was
married at the residence OF her parents
in princess Anne, Nd. to George w.
Colborn, jr., also OF Princess Anne.
Evening star., 1909-04-15
Extenuating Circumstances.

From Success Magazine.
Attendant 0n botanical gardens, stern
lyl-Dont you know It's against the rules
to pluck flowers In here?
Little Girl-B-b-b-but. sir, / thought all
that folks in glass houses shouldn't do
was to throw stones.
Evening star., 1909-04-15
Closing Quotations.

Closing Quotations.
At the close Of the stock market tn
following stocks had changed in pric
since above quotations. there being m
change In balance of the closing prices:
RAILROADS.
.Atchison, Top. and S. Fe, COM, 1O6x.
Atlantic Coast Line. 121.
Baltimore and Ohio. conn.,, 1127s.
Brooklyn Rapid Transit. 76ss.
Chesa peake and Ohio. 7615.
Chi, Mil. and st. p. CON-, 14Sh
Delaware and Hudson. 1917.
Denver and Rio Grande, CON-, 51h.
Erie. 1st pfd., 46X.
Erie, I'd pfd., 31E
Great Northern, pfd.. 144A
Interboro Metropolitan, CON-, 1jaa
Interboro Metropolitan, pfd., 44a
Kansas City Southern, CON-, 46h.
Kansas City Southern. pfd.. 727s.
No.. Kan and Tex, CON-. 421z.
Missouri Pacific. 73N.
New York Central &Hud r., 1901.
N. Y. Ont. & West, 4SA.
Norfolk & Western, 91H.
Northern Pacific. 143H.
Pennsylvania. 134l2.
Reading. COM. 141.
Rock Island. COM. 257s.
Rock Island, pfd., 67k.
st. l.. and San Fran. ID pfd., 80.
Southern Pacific. pfd., 123k.
southern HauWay, COIn.. SJA.
Third Ave-, 30ss.
Union Pacific, CON-, 1861.
~ I'M iNDusrR1ALs.
Amalgamated Copper, 1854.
Am. Beet Sugar, CON-, So.
Am. Cotton Oil. COM, 50.
Am. Ice Securities. 93.
Am. Smelling & Ref, COM, SSIs.
Am. Tel. & TEL. 136ss.
Am. Tobacco. pfd., 80.
Anaconda Copper, 4Jss.
Central Leather. COM, 291s.
Col. Fuel & Iron. CON-. :is.,
Col. & Hooking Coal & Iron, 56A.
Consolidated Gas N Y, 1874
Corn Products Ref. COM, 293s.
Distiliers' Securities. 49,
General Electric, 15I3s.
International Paper. 12h.
National Lead. CON-, S6sz.
Pacific Mail Steamship, 29A.
Peoples Gas OF Chicago, lloH
Sheffield Steel & l.. com, 761s.
Z. s. Realty & Imp. CON-, 81.
Y. 9. Rubber, pfd.. 103Iz.
L. s. Steel, CON-. 51k.
BONDS
Atch. Convert. as. 1857.
Chi. Rock Is. & Pacific SIS, 0Oss.
Inter. Metro. 4h's. 7Sx.
Evening star., 1909-04-15

BAR silver, quiet. o Oiled per ounce.
Money. Sal per cent.
The rate of. discount in the open market for
short bills ID ~ per cent.
The rate Of discount in the open market for
three-month bills 10 1A per cent.
Evening star., 1909-04-15

Paynents back on principal draw ( per cent
Interest. No commissions. Moderate exoensoa.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-07-10

manufactured. When the inspector
got through with that rat concern and
child-employing shop there was an
aggregate of thirty-eight convictions
under the labor laws of Ohio, and an
aggregate fine of $3.50 assessed
against the concern. The convictions
were had under violations of the
hours of labor and the employment
of children If all users of tobacco
cared at all for the lives of the little
girls and boys they would smoke
nothing but blue-label cigars and to-
bacco. Men and women would make
those cigars, and the little ones would
be in the schools and enjoying the
springtime of life As it is, the peo-
pie who traffic in the labor of chill
dren care nothing about anything but
the making of money, and have no
compunctions in rolling the lives of
little children into the non-union pro-
ducts which they ask a beneficent
but all-too-easy public to purchase.
Discriminate against child and sweat
shop labor by taking nothing but what
bears the union label of the organ
lied worker"
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-07-10
TWO GOOD PLAYS THAT
ARE NOT OFTEN USED
Former Baltimore Star Shows Easy
Way to Steal Third with Aid
Of Batsman.

All good baseball plays are not be-
ing used these days
At least that's the opinion OF Jake
Stencil, the former outfielder and for
some years q member of the famous
Baltimore team.
There is no doubt that the game
has gotten better in a general way.
and that there are more real good
players in the business now than
there were 20 years ago. But at the
same time some extremely strong
plays are being overlooked these days
by players who could easily put them
through.
For instance, you don't see third
base stolen very often. yet It's the
easiest steal on the field All you
have to do is to have cooperation be-
tween the batsman and the base run
ner on second, and the thing can be
pulled or nine times out OF ten
The way we used to do 1t was to
have the batsman make a BLUM at
bunting the ball with a man on sec
ond. The moment he did this the
runner on second would chase for
third. The third baseman. thinking
a bunt was to come OH, would come
running forward. leaving his base un-
covered SO that the runner could get
there unmolested OF course. the
batsman would not hit at the ball; or
striking at it, would aim to miss it. SO
that there would be nothing to pre-
vent the runner reaching third
Another play that you don't see
often these days is that OF hitting the
ball slowly past the pitcher toward
second base with men on third and
first, and the team on the field play
ing back for a double play. We used
to pull that on time and again IN Bal
timore. It's better than the squeeze
play in that a fast man can beat out
the tap more than half the time
Il don't know why these plays have
been neglected; but they certainly
have, and the game would be much
better played If they were used
oftener."
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-07-10
ELECT OFFICERS.
Boot and Shoe Workers Abolish Ref
erendum in Election.

Boot and Shoe Workers Abolish Ref
erendum in Election.
The International Boot and Shoe
Workers Union at Syracuse, n. Y.
last Saturday, after abolishing the ref
erendum for the first time, elected of
ficers in convention The general of
ficers were reelected They are:
President, John F. Tobin, of Boston ;
vice-president, Coils Lovely, of ST.
Louis; secretary-treasurer, Charles L.
Baine of Boston; members of the gen
erai board. T. c. Farrell, Emmett T.
Walls. and Warren NJ. Hatch, of Brock
ton; Cad Martindale, of Rochester; 2.
Lesperance, of Montreal; c. E. James.
of ST. Pau: George Bury, of Cincinna-
I'll, and Mary Anderson, of Chicago.
General auditors, August Wilkinson, of
Cincinnati; Minot A. Burrell, of Ran
dolph, and Patrick Gillen, of Brooklyn.
The convention lasted a week.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-07-10
Tom Lotus Back on Job.

It now looks as though Jake Beck
Iey's days as a manager are Few.
George Tebeau announces In Kansas
City that he has practically closed
with Tom LOTUS to take the Kaws
in charge. and that the former major
league leader viii probably direct the
team during the coming series WIZ
Toledo Jake was never seriously re
garded as a manager. and his players
took his orders as jokes more or less
But the old fellow is there" with the
ginger, and the club kept up con.
slant chatter and was never regarded
as beaten LOTUS has never been
much of a success as leader, but he
has had a lot of experience and may
be able to get the outfit started up the
ladder.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-07-10
TRADES UNION CHARACTERS
Rev. Charles Steele Writes Entertain
insly Of the Business Agent.

II he were a fool. he wouldn't be on
the job-that is, he wouldn't be there
very long. There are lots of people
who are all the time trying to have
him make a fool of himself That he
doesn't slip up ofrener is to his credit
There's the chap, for instance, who
tries. without any conscience, to bride
him. either before or during a strike
A big roll of bills must look awfully
tempting to a fellow who never in all
his life saw so much money at one
time Its fine thing that those who
really know are aware that mighty few
men give way TO the temptation
But there's another class of men
who try TO make a fool of the bust
ness agent refer 10 the labor union
men who think that the chief func-
good fellow" He is expected to set
them up" 10 the boys when he has won
out in particular proposition. and he
is considered a chump if he doesn't do
- VA 49,
Meanwhile, ne not only spends for the
purpose money that should be used
in supporting his own family. but he
makes himself just so much less cap
able of properly transacting the bust
ness of his organization
Why should a business agent be
looked upon as a sort of an easy mari
simply because his salary is paid by
the trades union of which the men re
ferred to are members Why should
he be considered a cheap skate" jus
because he doesn't always hand out 1
dollar when some other fellow is har,
ups
II the business agent is doing one
half of what the members of the uniol
expect of him he is doing twice u
much as he ought-when it comes I
a question of earning his salary. No
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-07-10

every business agent earns his salary
Some of them are costly even though
the union pays them no salary at all.
But if business agent is making good
fifty-two weeks in the year-for, of
course. he isn't expected to take va
cation-in quiet, business-like way,
keeping the men at work rather than
constantly calling strikes instead OF
using his brain power to settle the diff
ficulty without resorting to warfare
if he's doing this. he's a pretty good
sort of a man to keep on the job.
When the time comes to call strike
and there will come such occasions
he'll be in a much better position to
win. than if he had previously weak
ened his forces through petty strife,
just because it was the easiest way
out For anybody can issue strike
order. provided that he has the author
iU. 1t doesn't require much brain
power to command men to quit their
jobs But it demands a whole lot more
in the way of genuine ability to keep
men on their jobs and yet have them
receive all that a strike could possibly
win for them If war is hell, then
strikes are .purgatory." But if men
must strike, let's at least give them
decent argument for doing so, and
then stand by them till they win out
And if they lose. let's stand by the
right kind of a business agent, anyway
for he's done the best he knew how.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-07-10
SOME BASEBALL LOGIC.

Timing the BAN Il Tie great
secret Of successful bafferA
II . batman does not haye
the natural ability to dime . BAH
he might - ven cease trying
to play the game
Good hitting, cons1deTfng The
OF course the natural ball player,
generally depends upon the
physical AID mental condffton
of the man When he II IN good
shape his eyes are clear and
his brain works quickly.
Every pitcher on every team
knows Just what kind Of . bah
each man can hit, and Just
what win fool him
The man who Is going ahead
at a championship clip needs no
help from the crowd, Jet he II
the very one who receives nj
the applause and credit, while
the other fellow, who may be
the better player, Il q subject
for jeers and jibes-
Almost any chap with any
ability at all can develop him
self into a good fielder by going
out and purchasing one of those
pillows and wearing . good hole
In it Then all he has TO do - to
Judge the ball
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-07-10
Hickman !. Cleveland Scout.

Charlie Hickman is one OF La1oie'
scouts now The last bit OF work
Hickman did for the Cleveland team
was the recommending OF Pitcher
Clum, a left-handed pitcher who Is set
ting things ablaze in the Virginia
state league. Hickman's recommends
lions were SO good that Lajofe hfked
himself down for a peek at the won
iderful southpaw finger. Several other
big league teams are after Clum now.
but Hickman was the first man on the
field and Lajoie can have the pitcher
II he wants him
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-07-10

Capt Adrian c. Anson Of ChiczeD,
supposedly representing Manager Nc
Graw of the New York NatjonAJ
league club, has closed . deal WIN
President Ruppel Of the Bezrdst0wD
association, whereby the contract Win
the big outfieIder. Kommers. who I'D
the Illinois Missouri league in batting
last year, and Is second in the stand
ing issued this season, goes to The
Giants The consideration for he
transfer was not made public.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-07-10
OUR MICHIGAN SHEPHERD.

We congratulate Mr.. Fordney. con-
looked to find in congress so brave
and patriotic an American.
We had not before heard of Mr.
Fordney, but apparently he is man
without fear.
Facing Joe Cannon and all his re
tanners. Mr.. Fordney had the hardi
hood to declare, 4 am the friend OF
the American sheep
Thanks. we need friends--New York
Daily Call
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-07-10
THANKS, AwFuLLyl

VIII NJ. Maupin, deputy labor COM
missioner for the state of Nebraska.
and editor of the Wageworker of
Lincoln, was elected president of the
Nebraska branch of the A F. of L.
formed last week His election as
sures the success of the organization
Now, Watch us grow" Washington
Trades Unionise
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-07-10

it is absolutely necessary for labor
to present a united and harmonious
front to the legislature and to the
enemies of progress"-D. C. Hayes,
Chairman Legislative Board, Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers, Mime
sofa.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-07-10
UNITY OF ACTION SOUGHT.

I'VE also have on foot move to
form joint legislative board, consist
ing of representative from the State
Federation of Labor and the four rail-
road brotherhoods. 1 can assure you
that this is of the greatest importance
to labor, for if we want to get fair Ia
Dor legislation we must be united, as
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-07-10
HOW 1T WORKED IN OHIO.
Seab Cigar Factory Brought All Kinds
of Trouble to Its Owner.

Will ]. Rohr, in a late issue of The
Chronicle. the official labor paper of
Cincinnati, tells in a graphic way how
a scab cigar factory got what was
due to it in Ohio. Mr.. Rohr's story
is as follows: Recently a deputy
factory inspector secured admission
to a cigar factory wherein a cigar
by the name of San Felice" was
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-07-10

Pure the rather dminuive but stellar third Of Chicago
White
the playing with the Decatur club the IreI
the
.
a
a
In
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-07-10

When Ed. Rueibach 10 able 10 Icez1e
the plate he 10 ore Of tjse hardest
pitchers In the business 10 hit How
ever, II usually takes until well sies9
in the season to master his control
sufficiently to be able to pitch m So
tire game.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-09-01
NOVEL DOCUMENT RE
 CEIvED BY RECORDER
(From Fridays Daily)

Yesterday the first instrument of its character ever to be recorded in this county, was received by Recorder Bradbury and placed on file. It was nothing more nor less than a photo graphic reproduction of a United States patent issued in 1890 to John Bryant, for a homestead claim located near Thumb Butte, signed by the late President Harrison.
 In it's typographical makeup it is a novelty, and is well worth seeing. It was the result of a photograph taken from the original document on file in the general land office at Wash ingtOn, and while unlike the orig inal in color of paper used, was never theless an exact reproduction so far as official data is to be considered, granting the owner of the land an absolute title to It.
 The reproduction is shown to be on paper treated with chemicals used by photographers and carriers a dark bluish color, while the lettering is a white one from top to bottom. It will answer the purposes MT. Bryant desires, and as soon as it was re- eeived by him h eplaced it on the county records. The original was lost some years ago before its owners placed it in official hands, and re questing another one to be sent nim, he was surprised to re- cive the one mentioned above, and said after de- posting it, that he "guessed it would dO.''