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Butter. Cheese and Eggs

The egg market remained firm at Thurs,f1
quotation yesterday. and although the auctcd
rates for all grades except thirds were freely
offered under the call on the exchange there
was not sold. The large receivers were
supposedly storing the upper grades. Any
how they sat tight and refused to part
with their holdings. The cheap grades
were relatively frmer than extras ana
hrsts being in demand among bakers. Green
produce commission merchants were getting
2Sd 2S12c for current receipts. and reported that
the supply Insufficient to satisfy the de-
mand. The butter market retained all 0f the
hrmness noted frequently Of late and sellers
were able 70 get an advance Of nc a pound
on extras from the trade. The movement in
shipping channels continued brisk. Quotations
for cheese were unchanged
On the exchange l2J California fancy new fat
cheese were sold at 1jc a pound and 30 went
at 14l5c. There were no sales OF butter or
eggs
Receipts were II 200 pounds OF butter IS SEQ
pounds Of cheese and l. 7S3 eases Of eggs.
The following the Gsicial quotations es-
tsblished yesterday and on the three preceding
days on the floor Of the dairy exchange. Prices
in the street. while governed by the exchange
quotations generally range from I &c to &c high
er, owing TO the various charges TO be added:
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Trensury Statement

WASHINGTON, April s.-The condition of
the treasury at the beginning OF business today
Trust funds-Gold coin. ss52. .169, $50; silver
dollars, s490. .67S. 900; silver dollars. OF 1890.
So 7s5 600; silver certificates outstanding s490,
67S. 600.
General fund-Standard silver dollars in gen.
eral fund 81 264 130; current liabilities, $1o4,-
7f5 262; working balance in treasury offices.
s2s 455. 400; in banks to to- credit Of treasurer Of
coin s27 562 s7e; minor coin 81 293, 263; total
balance in general fund. $3.50, ,961.
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Minneapolis Grain and Produce

MINNEAPOLIS. April s.-wheat-May
S1.11h; July, $1.1261.12B; cash No. ? hard
S112A @1.13A No. l northern, $1.11St 1.134 !;
No. 2. S1.O9& Q111A; No. 3, $1.O6%s G1O9A.
Corn-NO 3 yellow, 49G52&c.
Oats-No. 5 white. 39d3915c.
Rye-No ., 7O%t 673a4c.
Flax-CloSed at $234S4.
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Los Angeles Oil Exchange
Especial Dispatch 10 The CALI

Especial Dispatch 10 The CALI
Los ANGELES April S.-oil stock prices
sagged today and trading was dull.
California Midway was of about points and
closed weak.
below 80 again.
Cleveland oil and Main petroleum were strong
Mexican petroleum common the chief
trader, this stock going at S29 so.
Oleum was bearish and sold down from 121kc
to II &c. Sales amounted to II 900 shares
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Egg Market in Nearby Counties
TSpecial DHoafch 10 The Call

SANTA ROSA. April S.-With increased re-
ceipts in both butter and eggs the latter mar
ket remained the same today, y y and 1912
cents per dozen for second grades, while butter
was quoted at 2I1a cents per pound. an IN
crease Of y cent. Small shipments are being
made frequently. Local dealers are placing
many eggs in cold storage these days. taking
advantage Of the low prices which are being
maintained. The number placed in cold storage
TO date this year exceeds those OF the CORE
spending date last year.
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Government Crop Report

WASHINGTON. April S.-The average condi-
tiOn Of winter wheat April l was sos per cent Of
normal against S22 April 1. 1909. and 81 the
average for the last 10 years April l.
The decline in condition from December l. 1909
to April l, 1910, IL points
The average condition Of rye was %. 8 per cent
of normal April 1, against S72 April l. 1909,
and $50 the average for the last 10 years
April l.
Comparisons for important winter wheat and
states ADril l follows.
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Weekly Trade Revieu

NEW YORK, April S.-Bradstreet's tomoy
row viii say: Trade and crop reports sfiIl
betray irregularity. In the northwest on the
Pacific coast and in Texas, where needed rains
nave failen, trade and crop reports are alike
good In the southwest the central west
parts Of the south and the upper Atlantic
coast there is conservatism in buying yerging
upon canton and there is more evidence of the
repression exercised upon trade movements by
crop uncertainty or because of the high level
Lutte current needs
i, 'Jobbing and wholesale trade. except in the
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NOW York Money Market

NEW YORK, April s.-Money on call: firm at
3@sA per cent % ruling rat rate .an and offered at sA
Time loans, stronger; so days. per cent; 90
days and six months. Az per cent.
Prime mercantile paper, 4n05 per cent.
Sterling exchange, steady with actual busi-
ness In bankers bills at 81 S425 for go day bills
and at 81 s765 for demand.
Commercial bills $4.s34s @4.s41.
Bar silver. 52Kc.
Mexican dollars, 44c.
Government bonds steady; railroad bonds,
heavy.
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DAILY MOVEMENT OF PRoDUCE
New York Grain Market

NEW 4URk, April S--F1Our-Steady. with
small local trade. Receipts. 1852 barrels;
shipments, 234 barrels
Wheat-Spot. steady; No. > red, 81 %: c. l. T..
and No 1 northern 81 % (. o. b.. opening navi-
CATION. Wheat was firm early covering by
shorts. Traders sold on the government report
and prices declined sharply. but regained part
of the loss on buying by early sellers and at
the close net unchanged to 1sc decline
May closed at S1-201s; July. $L1S%i; Septem-
ber. $1.O9%s. Receipts. 500 bushels.
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Cash Grain and Provisions

CHICAGO, April S.-Cash quotations were as
follows Flour, steady; No. . rye, 790SO1hc;
feed or mixing barley, 42@49c; fair 10 choice
mailing, 5I@G6c; faSseed, No 1 southwestern
S22.'. No 1 northwestern $2.33; timothy seed.
S46O; clover $l2-50; mess pork. per bbl. $24 121s
d24.25: lard, per 100 lbs. $I3S21a short ribs,
sides (oose) S13@13.3T1s; short clear sides
(boxed), $14d14.25
GRAIN STATISTICS
Total clearances Of wheat and Hour were equal
TO F2O.uo0 bushels. Exports for the week. as
shown by Bradstreet'S, were equal to 1.777 600
bushels. Primary receipts were 4j9, 600 bushels
Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat II
cars; corn, 153 cars; oats SO cars; hogs. 1000
head
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PORTLAND, April s.-olearings, s1.5o6, ,23e;
balances S202, ,227.
TACOMA, April S.--Clear1ngs, SIo4.e26; bai-
SEATTLE April s.--Clearlngs. s.. .e55 1856; bal
sP6KANE, April s.-CIearings, s77s,e2o; bal
ances s76 40
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Ment Market


Dressed beef is higher. with the market
strong. Spring lamb alone is now quoted
Dressed wethers are firm. There is some ont
ward shipping of beef. even to the middle
west. and the stock is scarce everywhere.
The hog market has turned weak. as there
are more coming in. and buyers have reduced
their bids 10 1O1tc.
DRESSED MEATS
SlaGghterers' rates to dealers and butchers are
follows.
Beef-9@914c per ID for steers. Ia @s1sc for
cows and heifers.
Veal-s0917e for large and sG1Ohc FOR
small.
Mutton wethers. 1O1s a11he; ewes. 1Oa11e
per ID.
Lamb-1212 a 1Sc for spring.
Dressed PORK (per lO)--13 y G1415c for light.
LIVESTOCK MARKET
The following quotations are for good, sound
livestock, delivered Saa Francisco, gross
weight:
No. 1 fat steers. over 900 lbs alive. SIZE per
ID; under 500 lbs. 5G5hc; second quality. so
5Ae; third quality. AZ 04AC-
No. 1 cows and hetfers, ~ 6g4iac; second
quality S%4 G4c; third quality. 31f 0315c; com
mon, thin. undesirable cows. %, 6l3c.
Fat bulls ana stays, pa 82≻ half fat or
thin bulls. y Q2c
Calves-Light weight, per ID, 81 Q6c; me-
dium. J1s 20 15c; heavy. 4d4%c.
Sheep (per lb-WetherS, No. /. &c: ewes 5Ihc
Lambs (per lbl-This years milk lambs. &c;
yearling lambs, Size.
Hogs (per blizzard grain fed weighing 100
TO 40 lbs, 10hc; 40 TO $50 lbs. 1OIac:
go to 300 lbs, 1O9lOAc; common. undesirable
hogs. TQSc.
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Portland Butter Market
Potatoes. Onions and Vegetables

PORTLAND. April Butter-City aud cour
20622c.
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RUTTER PER POuND

Cheese-CsIifornia fancy fats. 142c per Ii.
firm; do firSts, lie. firm. do seconds. 1315c firm:
fancy Young Americas. 16c. firm: do hrsts.
151ac. firm; fancy Oregon Young Americas. 2Oc a,
drm; do hats, 19c. firm; Oregon storage dats~
191ac. FIRM New York fancy. zoe, hrm. Wis
eonsin singles 19c, firm
Eggs-CalifOrnia fresh. per dozen. cases in
aIv,f
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Provisions

The market continues steady with quotations
maintained.
COJtOleur-One half Dbl. 13c; ? half Sbls
u Isc; tierce. 12$4e; tierces I2sSc; 5 tierces
12I2c.
Hams and BacOn-The Western meat companv
quotes as follows: HAMS 21h 022hc: picnic
hams, l0c; California hams, 20 y 6l2I nc: extra
fancy bacon, ZSc; fancy bacon. to ) lbs, % l5c:
5 TO 10 lbs. 241ac; 10 to u lbs 24I6c; sugar
cured. 25c; light dry salt bacon. 70 10 lbs
light medium bacon. 20Iac. a
Lard-Tierces 1715c. sos IKE los 1sHc. -
1850. IS Isle; compound lard tierces 1111c,
cooking oil. 66c per gall white cooking oil. 6T1a
per gal; salad OIL 69c per gal
Bee1-LOcal prices quoted. Export 1o.-x-
inspected by the government. are 81 per ~
higher. Extra family Deef, SIT per Dbl; famiN
beef $3.50 per Dbl; extra mess beef SIG per
bbl; smoked beef. 19c per H.
Pork-Extra prime. in barrels. $32;. clear, S34;
half bbls, 81 20 for . b kegs and 81 IS Tor kits
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Loans. Exchange and silver
STOCK MARKET

Local stocks and bonds dull all around
yesterday, and the market devoid of fea- :
ture. The only change of note an advance
in Northern California Power Consolidated 70
$62 Honokaa sugar dividend of 1Oc and
Makaweli dividend of 40c.
. The stock of the Philippine telephone and
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With receipts comparatively light and the
demand brisk. the market for asparagus con
tinued 10 improve yesterday. and for the first
time since Monday supplies we're practically
cleaned up at the close. With most sellers
81 % box top figure for extra. but
small advance was occasionally obtained for de-
sirable lots. The Gamers paid from 75c TO 81
box. Prices for green peas continued o.
weaken on increased arrivals. while new pOta-
toes were barely steady 3d4c a pound. the
outside quotation being obtained only in in
stances. Lettuce, celery and hothOuse cucum-
bers were hard TO sell. Strictly fine large
rhubard sold up to SIPS box. while prices
for general offerings ranged from 65c TO about
SJc. Old crop potatoes and onions were quiet
and unchanged.
Potatoes (per ctT-River white. 5OdI5c for
common to choice and SO69Oc for fancy; salinas
Burbanks S1.2561 40: Oregon Burbanks. 9Oce1
s1.O5; sweet potatoes. 81 .2562.5O; new potatoes,
3U4e per ID.
onions (per ctD-Oregou. 81 4Oa1. so; Austria
llan. S4 green. 40050c per box.
egetables-AsparaguS. S1.25G1-So per box
FOR extras and 50cNS1 for the lower grades; to-
matoes. Mexican. 81. 50G2T5 per crate; green
peas. 3d31ac per ID; garlic. 5MSc per n: cab
bage. 35n zoe per etl; cucumbers Sl9 . per
dozen: caulhower. 40Gj0c per dozen; turnips
soc per sack: carrots soc per sack; rhubarb
65c Et$1 p per box: celery I5cWS1-20 Tor large
crates. lettuce, Si.5OQ250 per crate.
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Bradstreet's Bank CIearings

NEW YORK, April S.-Bradstreet's bank
clesrings report for the week ending April I
shows aggregate of So 156, q. 900. as against
81 $50, 1863, 900 last week and SO, 401 043 600 in
the corresponding week last year. The following
is list of the cities
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Mining Stocks

SAN FRANCISCO STOCK EXCHANGE
Following were the sales the San Francisco
stock and exchange board yesterday:
COMSTOCKS
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London Closing Stocks

Money-21z G315 per cent.
The rate Of discount in the open market fo
tnort bills is 13-16M3% per cent and TO
three months bills 37s per cent.
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Deciduou- and citrus Fruits

Receipts OF southern straWberr1es were Hghtef
than expected yesterday. cnly l22 crates com
ing in from the south on the early train The
berries met with a good demand and were
Quickly closed out at S1.2501T5 a crate OF
X baskets LODgWOrthS were Offering again.
three aud a half chests coming IN from Pale
Alto The ruling price was S1.5O drawer
or $50 a whole chest with occasional sale
renorted AT S1.T5 The situation In oranges,
and other citrus fruits was unchanged. -
market being active and firm at the old qns.4X
tions The apple market was dull and heavy.
Apples-Fancv four tier fruit. $1d1l 25 psr hoV
for NewtOwn piDpins and S11O01.35 for red
varieties: second grade stock. 75cQ$1; belldovV-
ers nominal
Citrus Fruits (per box)--Navel oranges So 250
2-75 for fancy. 81 50d2 for choice and s1T7 9S
for standard: taHSerines. 81 1-230l75 per hox-
grapefruit. s2.S06l3.25 Tor ssedless and 81. 500S
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Northern BnsInes.

Not included in totals because containing
items other than clearings fNot included in
totals because comparisons are incomplete.
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SELLERS OF STOCKS
MAKE CONCESSIONS
Wall Street Spectators Find 1t
Necessary to Resort TO CUT
ting of the Prices
Many Securities Decline From |
TO 3 Points Before the Close
of Days Trading
New York Stock List

members Of the New York stock exchange fur
nish the following list OF bond and stock sales
yesterday:
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Assessment Directory c,
STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE

FRIDAY, April S-10:30 a. m.
UNITED STATES BONDS
Rid. Ask. Bid. Ask.
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Hnruer and nInI..

The following quotations for horses and mules
are furnished by the Butchers and Stock Grow
ers Journal:
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LOCAL MARKETS
Receipts of Produce April s
Family RetofI Norket


Quotations for spring vegetables show con-
siderable revision IN the direction Of lower
prices this week. Asparagus is cheaper than
descriptions are selling at easy prices New
potatoes are added To the list.
Eggs and dairy produce stand about the same
as quoted last week. Meats and poultry are
still high, while fish is In good supply and cheap.
COAL, PER TON
Pennsylv' mia Egg sI90OlNew wellington $500
Hebburn 1900 wellington Nut. 14OO
American Block. 1900 Welsh Egg -.-.-- 1900
alcnnlond ----- 13.OulPelaw Main .---.- 1000
90Hs DAIRY PsS' PRODUCTS Tf;UO Erc.-
Butter. lb sq.65d7OISwiss Cheese. - -3OG35
Ia Id square .509 80 Eggs. dozen =. 5a30
Eastern Cheese. IA so Honey comb. ID. a 10
PoGLTRY AND 5Ogas GAsIEp 70 extracted = Q 10
Hens. each. :. .sl@I. .25 Ducks. ca. yng. .S1a1 25
Do small 49,. .60gI5 Ducks. ca, old. I5c9$1
Young Roosters, Geese. each. 50. 5OQ2- IS
each ..-.. .S1Q1. 0Goslings, each. 80. 50@3
Diu boosters. ca oOtrloi Pigeons, pair -..-Q5O
1ryers. each so 59S5 Squads, per pair,-q6o
PurEevs e- II, bare % . %
MEaTsl PEI PER 5R ,soGsT FoGNbh Rabbits 0OsS'
Roast cast, beef. GOrned Beef % $
Ghoiee cuts a 25lBeef Stew. ..-.... S6l1O
Do plain .1511SlsIutton Stew -. sdIO
Roast veal -. Z0125l Veal Stew. .1041215
Roast Pork -20@25] Soup Meat....-@ s
s,ooreqru Lamb ---e41ssoup Bone. I'd 5
Fdq FFindqrtr Lamb ,is929 Ham .......-.. .20925
Leg Mutton .@G2S ShTE1 Matton Chops. 1875
denderloin Steak l5@IsPork Sausage. 10 6l2O
Porterhse Steak..-@25 Clipped Beef. ...-@25
sirloin s STEAK --@l5lPork Chops. ...---Gg25
Round Steak ...-012n Veal Cuflets OBS
Lamb Chops -..206 25lI.ard 15S510
VEGETABLES
Asparagus, lb . 36 4lCsreen Peas 6S0 7
ArtchOkes. dOz. % 6t so Onions per In -SIZ1s
Beets, doz- ---tg lulPotatoes. ID IL 6c2L@
beans, Whlte ID ou Do, new. b.. 66l s
70 eoiored ID 64 y Rhubarb. 10 -. 46l
Rrled Lima. ID 6g IiString Beans, lb..-6e-
Iaopage. each. "a 10 summer squash. .1b-61-
Cucumbers, each. 10 a 20l Sprouts per IN a
Eggplant lb.-1- S,'inach. per h. 5fI
tireen Peppers. d Tomatoes Ib .-625
Garlic .......... S41Ol
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/ Green Peas -. 60 I
llOnions. per ID. .-MzL
Potatoes ID ~ 6c21-
Do. new. ID. -. 60 s
Rhubarb. 10 -. 44 >
String Beans, ID. d
Summer Squash. .lb-6l-
I Sprouts, per H. d
S,'inach. per H. 5aI s
Tomatoes, ID --.--@25
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Distillers 5s 49,. 7215lU S Steel I'd 5s lO42s
Erie prior lien IS. S355 Va Car Chem 5s.. 99l$
Do gen As ... "A Wabash 1st 5s. los /.
Do cv As, ser A 7Sh Do lst' & ext As 701.
Do cy Is, ser B 6915 Western Md As. So 4
Gen Elect cv 5s. .14I Westing Ell cv 5s. SIS
III Cen 1st ref As 977s Wis Central As. 80
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Ducks, ca. yng .S1q1.25
Ducks. ca, old. I5cG$1
Geese. each. 50. 5002. 75
jGosliDgs, each. 80. 50@3
Pigeons. pair ..-Q5O
Squads, per pair.-G6O
hare -.-........--B25
Rabbits -3O935
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FRUITS AID NUTS-

ISL PEP POTNnN
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-01-14
GOTHAM TRUST CO.'S MERGED.
Morgan.Ryan Interests Represent Re
sources Of $4,000, 900.

New York, N. VI. Pierpont Nor
gan, Thomas F. Ryan and Levi P.
Morton have linked hands in New
York in trust company merger
which unites resources Of $150,O0O, 900.
It is triple combination, bringing
the Guaranty Trust company, the
Morton Trust company and the Fifth
Avenue Trust company, all of this city,
under one head with the title of Guar.
anty Trust company. The merger is
perhaps the largest of it's kind in the
United States.
Levi P. Morton, who is president OF
the Morton Trust company, and the
Fifth Avenue Trust company - both
known as Morton-Ryan concerns-has
consented to act as chairman of the
merged companies for which no presi.
dent has as yet been selected.
This new move in finance follows
the recent absorption of the Guar.
anty Trust company by the so.called
Morgan interests, but upon Just what
terms the merger was made was not
disclosed.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-01-14
Big 81 u,DAIRD DEAL
WILL CONTROL Gas OUTPUT or
|. WEST VIRGINIA.
Intention 10 70 Pipe Lighting Flvld e
Nsw York and. Other
Sea Cities.

Huntington, West virginia.-A deal
which involves approximately 5000,
100000 and ~ which New York CAPT
tai, said to be backed by the STANDARD
Oil company. will control the entire
gas output Of West Virginia, practE
cally has been closed.
For some time the New York inter.
ests have controlled the gas situation
throughout the northern and central
parts, Of the state and by the new deal
also will gain control Of the southern
fields. The new deal involves the
United Fuel Gas company Of Pitts.
burg, which only recently took over
the extensive holdings Of the United
States National Gas company in this
state, the Columbia Gas company,
which supplies Cincinnati, the Inter.
state Gas company, the Ohio Fuel Sup.
ply and others, all Of which draw their
supply from southern West Virginia.
It is the intention Of the New York
men to pipe gas to New York, Phila,
delphia and other seaboard cities.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-01-14
A MAGNIFICENT STATUE.
Capitol Site 10 Chosen for the Monu.
ment for Johnson.

Minneapolis, Undergraduates
$4,000 will be expended on a mag
nifcent bronze statue of Governor
John Albert Johnson, designed by q
distinguished sculptor, and placed on
the state capitol grounds at st. Paul.
This was decided upon by the Govern
or ]. A. Johnson Memorial commits
sion in meeting at the Minnesota
club. The statue will be of heroic
size. eight of the IA commissioners
present voting in favor Of the stand.
ing posture.
The commission decided not to have
an open competition, but authorized
the executive committee to select q,
sculptor Of worldwide prominence, re-.
questing him to submit q sketch and
design. The selection of the exact
site on the capitol grounds was left to
the executive committee, a9cting with
Governor Eberhart and Cats Gilbert.
final powers resting with the commits.
sion.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-01-14
CLIFFORD PINcHoT,

congress. He declared the dignity of
the Office he had been chosen by the
people to fill was being attacked and
he would be unfaithful to his trust if
he submitted longer.
He has been convinced for some
time that the so-called insurgents
and other critics of his administration
had enlisted the services of Mr.. Pin
chot and practically were defying him
to separate Pinchot from his Office.
The latter's letter of Thursday, few
here doubt, was written with the di.
rect purpose of putting it square1y
up to the president"
In the house of representatives,
Speaker Cannon lost his first fight to
the insurgents" who, combining with
the Democrats, caused to be adopted
an amendment to the Ballinger-Pinchot
inquiry resolution, so as to take from
the speaker the power to appoint the
house members of the joint special
committee of investigation.
Three Republicans, not classed as
insurgents" but who profess their
friendship for Pinchot, voted with the
insurgents" and Democrats for the
amendment which call for the selec-
ton of the house Investigators by cleo.
ton from the floor.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson,
Pinchot's immediate superior, It ap.
pears was one of the forester's chief
accusers. He told President Taft that
he had advised Mr.. Pinchot not to
send the letter to Senator Dolliver,
that Pinchot had told him he had
such a letter in mind, and could in.
duce Senator Dolliver" to read it on
the very day that President Taft's spe.
cial message transmitting the attor.
ney generals generation of Secre.
tary Ballinger was to be presented to
the senate.
Mr.. Taft accues Pinchot of having
taken his stand against Secretary Bal.
linger wholly upon the evidence ad-
duced by L. r. CLAWS and without re-
gard for the evidence on the other
side on file in the interior department.
The letters directing Secretary VIII.
son to dismiss the forester forthwith
was carefully framed during the after.
noon sitting of the cabinet and was
revised several times before finally be.
Ing made public.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-01-14
=. FRAuo.PRooF SCALES READY.
Uncle Sam Will Use Them to Prevent
Any More Customs Cheating.

Washington, DC. - The first OF
the automatic sugar weighing scales
which the treasury department con-
templates introducing at. New York
now is ready for test at Boston,
where the factory is located. If the
tests are satisfactory it will promptly
be installed on the New York docks.
Here trial will be given before any
of the others are delivered, the depart.
ment having contracted for 20 in all
The claim is made for the scales
that the will accurately register the
weights put upon them and that by
their use all chances of defrauding the
government of revenue by underweigh
ing will be impossible.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-01-14
TAFT NAMES CUSTOMS COURT.
U. s. Circuit Judge Coke to Preside
Over Body.

Washington, D. C.-President Taft
sent to the senate the nomination of
members of the new court of customs
appeals, authorized under the Payne
tariff law. They are:
ALFRED G. COKE, at present Unit.
ed States circuit Judge on the Second
circuit, to be presiding Judge.
WILLIAM H. HUNT. at present
United States judge for the district
of Montana, to be associate Judge.
JAMES F. SMITH, formerly govern.
or-general of the Philippine islands,
former Judge of the supreme court of
the Philippines, to be associate Judge.
O. M. BARBER, of Vermont, a
prominent lawyer of that state, asso.
ciate Judge.
MARION DEVR1ES, at present
chairman of the board of general ap.
praisers at New York, associate Judge.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-01-14
The Selfish Hunter.

James R. Keene, apropos Of the
Jumping contests at the New York
horse show, talked about fox hunting.
Hunting" he said, develops a
race of very savage, selfish men.
There was, for instance, Jones.
Zones, on bitter cold day, was
riding hard at brook, when he per-
ceived the head of his dearest friend
sticking dismally out Of the icy water.
Did Jones go to his friends assist.
ance? Not a bit of it.
"'Duck, you fool!' he shouted, and
Jumped over him.''-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.