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The Detroit times., 1911-06-20
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

DETROIT, June 20.-Close: Liverpool
feels the effect OF the coming holidays
and a covering movement IL credited
with putting prices higher. II Is quite
probably the strength here has more
to do with II than the holidays, South
Dakota IL causing the trouble. IL Is SO
hot there that wheat IL doing badly
worst In years, and the shorts are COW
ering I'm all directions.
Only a couple OF days ago II APP
peared that everything had been
shaped to the liking OF the bears: The
winter crop was made and II looked
favorable for good production In the
spring wheat states. but all this was
changed by hot wave which Is killing
the crop Of South Dakota. and doing a
lot of injury In other parts OF the
northwest. great deal OF short
wheat had been sold and the market
was in fine shape for the sprtngtng OF
bull news Only one thing could hap
pen. The shorts became alarmed and
scrambled for shore. putting prices
higher in their hurry and playing into
the hands OF the big bull interests
heavy losses. The heat continued on
Tuesday and damage is going on.
Good reports were received from all
parts OF North Dakota excepting the
Dakota the outlook was called sensa-
tionally bad.
Wheat was strong right mp to the
close All the deals closed at the best
u
went a little higher than the others
and dropped back Teh close I'm wheat
was 1h61Ac higher than Mondays
close.
Corn and oats advanced ic and beans
Wheat quotations.. Cash No 2 red.
s91hc: July opened with an advance
of 1c at sec and advanced to ss%c.
vanced to s1c; December opened at 93c.
advanced TO 94c and closed at 93hc.
No. white. Sshc.
Coarse grain quotations: Corn--Cash
No g. SIC; No. yellow. cars at
5shc, closing at soc asked; No 3 vel
low 2 cars at 5Sc. Oats-Standard, ]
car at Ale. 4 cars at 41hc No. 3 white
41c bid Beans-Prompt shipment.
tober shipment. i210 bid November
and December shipment. t2.05 Clover
seed-Prinle spot 1925: october. 1886:
March, $40; prime alsike. 80 August
alsike, 1915. Timothy seed-Prime
Receipts in the Detroit market on
Tuesday Included 500 bbls OF hour, 8
cars of wheat. Is OF corn and Of
oats Withdrawals were 1000 bbls OF
flour Stocks are lst402 bu OF wheat
1s6.14s bu OF corn. 5,5l5 bu OF oats and
sass bu OF rye.
wheat receipts on Tuesday: Kansas
City, 16 cars. against % cars a year
ago: Omaha, s cars. against 4 81.
Louis. $4,000 bu. against $4,000 bu
year ago: Minneapolis, 1873 cars.
against 104 Duluth. 60 cars. against
81: Winnipeg. 474 cars. against PIG.
The worlds visible supply OF wheat
decreased goo zee btu last week
against a decrease OF 6.554,0OO bu
week ago and $3.50. 900 bu year ago.
This makes the worlds visible now
12s.42S. 900 bu. or 2O,379,000 bu more
than n year ago.
stocks OF wheat In Minnea polls de-
creased $4,000 bu for three days.
Liverpool wheat closed AG1Ad and
corn y "a I'D higher.
Wheat receipts at primary points
Tuesday. 2se,0oo bu; year ago. 233.-
600 bu.
$4,000 bu.
TOLEDO GRAIN AND PRODUCE
Toledo, o.. June 2o.--wheat. Cash
and July, soc. Sept. 9OHc; Dec, 3s&c
Corn: Cash. 6sc: July. 5shc; Sept.
% &C; Dec. 5s%c. Oats: Cash and
July. 42e; Sept. l2hc; Dec. 44hc. cio-
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Apple.-steel . rec, .s9sso per be . ,

AppIe-Steei . req, ss9s.5o per Dbl.
Bananss-Good shipping stock. SlSo
B-an.-Dried Lima. 61s orc per ID
BIaekberrIes--s4.501 475
California Fruits-ADricots. 50 per
boxt cherries. ,i;7SS2s5 per per box
CauIinower-S9 3.6o per doz.
Cheese-Michigan fats. old, l5Gl6c;
new, l3914c; fancy. old. l59lec. new,
!2h 9ise: York state i hats' S OLD, lag
swiss, is9isc: block swiss. I5V ice:
Imported Swiss. 2s13oc; Limburger,
l4@I7c; brick cheese. l39l4c per Id
p nsss.leiSs f sSse per ii: F4rd.
Dressed Caives--FancS, s92hc Id:
common, 7Qsc Id.
Ffgs-Imported, new. llUloc per ID
California. eec per Id.
Fresh Neutrality-suspicious. hot
house, 60075c per doz: lettuce, 4Og SOc
bu mead lettuce. 81 bu: radishes; 13 3ss
10gl5c per doz; turnips. 259s per
bu: tomatoes. 4-bask. crates. 81 20 g 30
per bu; corn. e0I65c doz; dollhouse to-
grippe Fruit-rlorids. s4500s per
1:oo..berries-s3.5o per bu.
Honey-Fancy white. l7n lsc: NO 1.
is@ lie: amber. lao l5e; extracted SO
loo per ID
lots. b. Detroit: no ! Timothy,
new. s22: No z timothy, $50: clover,
miyed. $40; rye straw, Sos: wheat
and oat straw. So. Loose hay from
ranged from sao02s. as TO quality
Hfdes--No. l cured. 12c: No. green,
loo; No 1 cured bulls. l0c; No ! green
&c; No. cured kip. l2hc; No. green.
l2c: cured calf No. 1. TIC: green calf,
No. /, 0isc per 10; horse hides. No /.
S3.76, No. 2, s2.75; sheepskins. as TO
wool, 20Q50c No hides. he OF on
kip, 1 nc of on calf
HuckIeberries-t3.5 so per 2l-qt case
Lemons-california. ss9e5o box.
Nuts-Black walnuts. ! u 02c per 10:
butternuts 81 a4c per ID: new she'll
barks. 4gahe per ID
Meions-WatermelonA 4046oc each;
Rocky Fords, s35oq450 per case.
Mushrooms-ltg zoe per doz.
~. oniop .--Es,s n.5s per orl Su;
Orange--California navsls. s3Q3.I5
per box Valencias. $500. Med.
Sweets. t3.25q3.5O per box.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. sS.2SV3.76 per
crate
Potatoes-MIchigan car lots, s5qg0
per bu. new. potatoes, s2q2.25 per bu;
1915 per bbl
Pouitry--Broilers. 2o@22c; fowls.
1Sc; young ducks, 1sc; geese, so 1Gc;
turkeys 14d16c per 10.
R.spberries-Red, s7.60@s per pu;
16-dt cases. 76c9si; black. s4.500I1b
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. grown. ,s@a5o
. T.iiow--NO. 1. sKe: No. 2, lHo per
The Detroit times., 1911-06-20
JOHN SHEA SLATED.
VIII BE Elected Grand President CT
Order Of Sc. George

The annual convention of the Mich
igan Grand Lodge. Order OF st.
George. began Tuesday morning. with
the arrival of delegates In the Hotel
Normandis, where they will make
their headquarters while In the city.
The business sessions will begin Wed
nesday mroning, in st. Andrews hail.
No. 113 Congress-st. east. with the
6ter party at the Temple in the even
ing. On Thursday, the delegates viii
50 to Bots Blanc. where program OF
sports will be carried out. The busi-
ness meetings will be continued on
Friday, with banquet at the Nor
mandie In the evening, and the con-
vention viii close with an automobile
tide about the. city on Saturday.
John Shea. who has been promi
nent member of the Detroit lodge,
end who is chairman OF the commit.
TO on arrangements, will be elected
E>tand president. a.4.-...i..s.,..,.s p
The Detroit times., 1911-06-20
NEW MUSICIAN PICKED.
fcorpe1 Pierkot, CT Brussels, To Join
Detroit String Quartet.

A cablegram received Tuesday
morning. from Edmund Lichtensteiu,
ouoctor OF the eDtroit String quartet.
kaaosnces the engagement of Georges
I4cfkot, Of Drufsels, Belgium. as sec
cdu v.Slin Of the quartet 10 fill the
1a<aacy rnadc IN the resignation or
AIeAA.ador i.evey. Herr Pierkot is 4
Belgian ard pupil OF Caesar Thorn
kca. lie received his early musical
eoucat.on in the conservatoire at
GaId. He has recently held the po-
rition of first violin in the kirsaal
orchestra, In Ostend. Mr.. Lichten-
3<ein, Mme- Elsa Ruegger Lichtcn-
Eein and Henri Mathews, the other
members OF the quartet, are now in
The Detroit times., 1911-06-20
CHICAGO GRAIN LETTER.

Reported for The Times by Paine.
Weber x Co. June 90: Wheat-Prices
opened with the greatest whirl OF the
season with sales for September as
high as 90lsc and December sZn on
nrst trades II was a most eNcitable
market and prices had sharp reactloh
for a minute. with quotations f2c or
more apart I'm different sections OF the
pit at the same moment. The trauS
and the public cannot get away from
the alarming reports fFem the spring
wheat country. and highest prices OF
the present bull turn were made Few
minutes ago at elc for July sOAc Tor
Santenher and the December was up
close TO 9sc. All ordinary trade innu-
ences are neglected the one important
feature Is whether or not the dry
weather damage Will Ntend into Min
nesota and North Dakota
The Detroit times., 1911-06-20
BOSTON COPPER SHARE SALES.

Boston COPPER share sales or June ~
furnished by Hayden, stone d Co.
Adv 2T0. Alg IS. AZ 20. A Z u 1879
Zine $50, a c 430. Butte so, y 4 eS'
c 4 A S9l, Cal ]. Cent 5; Chino z "a
Frank 10. CRANKY 420, q Z zSS. Han
1870, Ind 20. Inspn lsi5, l & 10, do pr
Sc Roy 40. Kerr 363, Kew 1905. Lake
100 Mass 1886. May $50. NJ v IS, Men
n $40. ojfb 100. o c 1855. ID 500, Csc
100, Par so Quincy 10, Ray 600, shan
400 Shat 90. 5 q b 646, & + s6l, SO "
ESQ, Tam TO- Trim SIS, L X $40, do ~
The Detroit times., 1911-06-20
xEw YORK PRoDUCE M.skrr

NEW YORK, June 20.-Ffour. oute,
md unchanged. Pork: Steady; mess.
1({4laoo Lard; Dull; middle west
[&n<rifugal s6 test, 3Ss2; muscovado.
test 33.42: refined. quiet: cut loaf.
90. crushed, $50; powdered, SIS. 10.
<Hnulafed. So Coffee. Rio, No. 4 on
1oL 11A 0f2Ac. Taliow. Dull; city.
[;|m<. Si.ss. No. I. soc0 81: clover u' ssc
@Ilt. Creased poultry: Quiet: tur
I1/4 IzU13c; chickens, 1401shc:
urls. s4lbc ducks. S61tc. Live
@1u|lry. Unsettled; geese. &C: ducks.
//<: fowls. le01shc; turkeys, I5c:
|>11<<re. IoHc Cheese: Quiet and
|<m state milk. common 10 specials.
I<Xc: SKINS common 10 specials.
20 &C., full skins, ~ Csc. Butter:
H receipts. 1899, creamery, extra.
q. rate dairy. tubs. 11U22hc Eggs:
me- ,ss ss sss: ses arg; missd fancy " is
M. fresh hrsfs ffX01Ic
The Detroit times., 1911-06-20
AssAlLANTs SENT UP.

CHARLOTTE, Mich. June 20.-The
three participants in the cutting af-
fray here June ninth plead guilty in
circuit court today William Toliver
and Raymond Thompson were given
from one to two years and Charles
Mitchell one year in lonia. All parties
are colored roustabouts who seriously
stabbed William Virgins here circus
day.
The Detroit times., 1911-06-20

verseed: Cash. $3.50; Oct, Dec. and
March, SS45 Alsikei Prime, B2ei
Aug. $3.50. Timothy: Aug. So. But
ter eggs and hay, unchanged.
CHICAGO GRAIN-Opening.
CHICAGO. June 2O.-wheat: July up
&c: Sept up Ac. Corn. July ana
Sept up Nc Oats: July and Sept.
up sc. Provisions slightly higher.
Noop-Wheat: July up ilse; sept.
mp 1c. Corn: Juty up iac. Sept up Sc'
oats: July and Sept. up &C,
Close-Wheat: July up lc; sept. up
&c Corn: July up Ac' Sept. W ssc.
oats. July up le; Sept up sc. Pro-
visions practically unchanged.
The Detroit times., 1911-06-20
BULLS RULE WHEAT PIT.
<hsy Use Reports Of Dry Spell fol
Raid and Prices Soar.

CHICAGO. June 2O.--The wheat,
corn and oat pits were in commotion
today. Reports OF absolutely dry spells
and continued hot weather through
the cereal belt were seized upon by the
bulls for a raid through the market
and wheat was put up nearly two
rents over last nights closing prices.
While corn and oats scared, the latter
<ooching the top prices for the season.
Bears were utterly powerless.
The Detroit times., 1911-06-20
BOSTON coPPER MARKET-cIo.e

csa DIAN sSm Ad vent A.l%n'i Boston % E AT
ILLS: Butte Coalition. 1914: Cal. a.
Aria. s2h; Cal a Hecia. as: Chino,
ztE: Copper Range, s2h: Daily West.
3, pavts- Daiy; f.fe; East Butte. fsx
roux, Z; Greene cananea. IL: HANCOCK.
%. Ind, A15h; Inspiration, gu Tale
Royale. Is Kerr Lake So Keweenaw
Miami 22h Mohawk. SAG: Michigan
2: New. Cons. 2OH: New Utah. az.
Nipissing. 10k North Butte. az: North
Lake. ST.; Old Dominion. as: Parrot
49,. Raven. 2: Ray Cons, 1SK: shan
non. ffk South Lake. so Euper a
Boston. ~; Super. a Pitts. i7h: Tam
The Detroit times., 1911-06-20
HEAVY TONE IN
STOCK MARKET
Business Is Almost At a Standstill
During Morning Trading-Many
Issues Show Losses.
n. \. sTOCk MARkET-Clo.e.

Am Beet Sug bi1s, Anal Cop u.s.
Am q a. + pref lis ~. Am Cot OIL 81 u !,
Am Loc 42h. Am smelt szh, Am 7 * +
l4TA, Am lob pref SO, Am Wool SO, do
pf Is. Anaconda 40A. Atch ia. Bait
A. Ohio l07%. Brk Il 4 so. Can Pac
z3Sis. Cen Leath 3lls. do pr loOh. 9
AZ Ohio 81. Chic Cop 24ls. c, NJ * 81 +
l27 y. Col + a 34H, Con Gas l45 "a.
Corn Prod lSls. Den II rs, Dis sec
Cor 81. Erie 3ola. do LIST pr oGA, do ID
III 46. Gen Flee i63A. CT Nor ptd 1861.
CT Nor ore ctr 81 ~ Ills Cent l4l. Int
Met 49,. do pr 81 =, Kan { 36es, Leh
Val IT'S. Louis & Nash ISL =. NJ. X a. 4
81. do III 6s. NJ. ST + & Ste NJ Ry 1871.
Mo Fac 50h. Nat Lead 56fa, ex-
IN 10s5 Il, n Y. o * W 4f4a, Nor a. w
1854, North Pac 1885,. Penn II Il l24 =,
leo a. c l0cls. Press 81 Car 36A, Ray
Cons Is, Read 1884 Rep l * steel 30Ss.
Rock Isl SO -, do pf e6 y, loss-SheH
SO, South Pac l20h, south Ry 3ih, do
Is g. Us Rab eo G1p 90 y 5 stsei 7ss.
do pf lISA, $ Bonds los H. ytr-Car
Chem Co 50, Utah Cop 81 "a. Wabash
i7h. do pr S. West I'm Tel eX-75c
7Sac, West Mig &c.
The Detroit times., 1911-06-20
PRODUCE.

The market for berries and small
fruits was quite active this morning.
receipts In all lines being liberal, with
an excellent demand. Apples are so
nearly done that quotations are largely
nominal and oranges are going fast,
decay being rapid In this weather The
butter market was stronger even than
was expected, Elgin coming a full cent
higher Poultry receipts were rela-
lively heavy. and wit honly limited
demand the market was inclined TO
a oop Ne wpotatoes are Increasingly
scarce, and both new and old are
working higher.
The Detroit times., 1911-06-20
NEW YORK STOCK LETTER.

Reported for The Times by Paine,
Weber & Co, June 20: Crop damage
reports from the northwest had a ten
deney towards making buyers cautious
and early trading showed a somewhat
easier tore, especially for the north
west grangers. The Hin stocks opened
slightly lower and made some further
small fractional declines without af-
fecting the general market which was
dull, bit holding well at yesterdays
The Detroit times., 1911-06-20

NEW YORK. June 20.-Trading at
the opening OF the stock market today
was quiet and price changes were
without much Importance. being about
evenly divided between small fraction
al gains and losses.
IL a. mater the first few min
utes when recessions of 1-2 were not
ed in many issues, business was al
most at standstili.
Governments unchanged; other
bonds firm.
Noop--A heavy tone prevailed in the
last half of the forenoon.
The Detroit times., 1911-06-20
the Eigin Board OF Trade yesterday.
The output for the week was l.lS2,'
400 pounds.
U. S. GOVT BONDS.
nd quotations reported by Hayden,
Fined for Assaultlna Conductor.
400 pounds.

Matthew Leithead and Thomas
Corneau were each fined IS. with the
option OF 80 days, by Justice Stein,
Tuesday morning, for assaulting A. ID.
Stapish, conductor on a Jefferson car.
at Jefferson and McDougallaves.,
Monday night. The conductor said
they slugged him with copper beer
measure
The Detroit times., 1911-06-20
ADVICE TO INVESTORS
By FINANCE"

Times pi
TO
Il reliable
and will carefully nvestsated1
The Detroit times., 1911-06-20
Markets and Finance

arack. IS; Trinity. 5; Utah Apex. ~
Utah Cons. .l9A u. ). smelling. avs
u. 5. smelling ptd.. 40; Victoria. /.
dotte. Ia
The Detroit times., 1911-06-20

call. "a per cent. time money az per
cent for six months: bar silver--Lon-
don. "a I'D; bar silver-New York. 53c
demand sterling, $4.S5.S0t
The Detroit times., 1911-06-20

job Printing Done Right. Times
Printing CO., IL John R,-st. Call Main
i4sS, or City 1885.
The Detroit times., 1911-06-20

wooI-Medium unwashed. lie: fine
unwashed. i2Ql5c: reflections. l2c per
In
The Detroit times., 1911-06-20

give mn
W.
The Detroit times., 1911-06-20

rIIIE&00. June 1o---Butter. Extras.
Ia 1[r14 <1<: dairy extras Ale; nrsts.
kE<&' Fflua nrsfs tfc. nrsts. l3c.
49, <ims IN 0l2o; young Amer
The Detroit times., 1911-06-20
NEW YOKD COTTON.
ELGiN BUTTER.

ELGIN. Ills. June Coulter mar
ket was declared firm at % cents on
The Detroit times., 1911-06-20
BUTTER AND EGGS.

Butter-Extras. csc; frsts. 21c Id;
dairy Ice. packing stock, sc ID.
Eggs Current receipts. cases In
cluded. l3c doz Receipts on Tuesday.
942 cases: market steady.
The Detroit times., 1911-06-20

Philip II. Mcmillan has purchased
rom the Joy Realty Co. piece OF
nod IN Crosse Pointe Farms, just west
bl the residence OF Richard p. Joy, and
h Is said that he VIII erect fine resi-
1ence there. The tract has frontage
~ zoo feet on Lake ST. Clair and is
LOO feet deep. The consideration is
private. but the property is valued at
$50. 900.
The Detroit times., 1911-06-20

The Detroit United bank has let
contracts for the extensive alterations
10 the ground floor OF the bank build
ing. 20 give greater space TO accommo-
will be put in and another private
once will be provided. The National
Loan and Investment Co, will remove
its Offices, formerly on the ground
floor, TO the second floor OF the bank
building.
The Detroit times., 1911-06-20
posTON COPPER LETTERS.

Reported for The Times by Paine,
webber a. Co. June 20; London meIai
market opened firm. spot. f5I Is So
up IS Cd futures. f57 iSs I'D. up IS ~.
Boston coppers opened steady VIII
little change In price. East Butte
quite active around l4S, {. Is IN
good demand around 6Zh Nlpisslhs
declared a regular dividend or per
cent and the usual extra quarterS
OF "a per cent. payable July 20 70
stock OF record June 10 l>aHose de
clared the regular quarterly dividend
OF per cent. Copper exports for Mon,
daN were 4l97 tons, making a tolal
since June 1 OF l9. 527 tons. Crop dam,
age reports which are more plenuiul
about this time OF the year VIII no
doubt keep the market In check Tor the
next day or two, but we believe the
tendency Is for higher prices.
Reported for The Times by Hayden.
Stone a Co. June 20: The morning SEES
sion OF the copper market has ruled
quiet, but the tone has been STEADY.
About the only active features nave
been East Butte and Hancock which
are unchanged IN prices. Old Dominion
sold at ASH, ex-dividend soc. Titan
Cons is lsI4 and Utah Copper SIN In
early dealings. later 81 Other depart
ments OF the market were dull and
featnreless
The Detroit times., 1911-06-20

The next luncheon of the. Board OF
Commerce Will be held Thursday or
this week In the Elliott Taylor Wool
fenden cafe, and the guest OF honor
viii be Lawson Purdy, the taxation
expert OF New York, and one OF the
forcmost authorities on taxation prob
lcms In the United States. City AS
SCISSOR Henry Plass, who has studied
taxation problems I'm Detroit closely,
Will also speak on this occasion. Fol-
lowF = the luncheon to Mr.. Purdy,
there will be another meeting TO take
up taxation matters, and the speaker
will be Allan r. Foote, of Columbus,
Ohio. the tax commissioner OF that
state.
NJ +. O'Brien has been elected pres
ident OF the Detroit Life Insurance Co.,
succeed ding John b. Chaddock, who re-
signed to mako way for Mr.. O'Brien.
At r. Fisher was elected secretary and
agency director for the company at
the same time, succeeding w. T. Quin-
Ian. who holds he office of secretary
and treasurer. Mr.. O'Brien was for 13
years the upper peninsula agent for
the ,rthwestern Mutual Life, OF Mil
waukee, resiguing to become vice
president OF the Detroit Life Insurance
Co He Is president of the First Ma
tionai bank, of Laurium, and director
OF the First National bank OF Hubbell.
r y Will make his headquarters in De-
troit In future. Mr.. Fisher, who takes
charge of the agencies and will be
secretary OF the company, has been
IA the Insurance business for 16 years.
For twelve years he has been manager
of the Southeastern Michigan agency
OF the Sun Life Assurance Co. OF Can
ada. He will take UP his new duties
July 1. The Detroit Life, which start
ca to write insurance about March l.
has already written nearly 100000
and II expects to have 100000 in
force by July /.
The Detroit times., 1911-06-20

NEW YORK MONEY MARKET.
NEW YORK. june z0.-Money on
The Detroit times., 1911-06-20

ne gross receipts OF the Grand
<.nk system for the first week In
ne were $SS0.652, an increase OF $751;
~ as compared with the figures for
" corresponding week last year.
|1e Increase IN gross earnings from
-. 1 20 June z, Is s96S,206.
The Detroit times., 1911-06-20

D | have not been able 10 Sel the III
!! formation that is necessary 10 form
an opinion about the Ware Progress
tCo., OF Chicago. They cannot be located
with the data that you have siven me.
The Pnrcnnine ToWnsite Mine Is
The Detroit times., 1911-06-20
BUSINESS NOTES.

charles A. Bowen. secretary OF the
.||den and Traders Exchange. will
me Of the speakers at the banquet
4 - Builders exchange Of Grand
.DIds. June q,
The Detroit times., 1911-06-20
TOLEDO GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

Toledo, o.. June 2o.--wheat: Cash
and July soc' Sept. .soZc. Dec. % Nc.
% &c; Dec. 6S%c. Oats: Cash and
july f2c; Sept. 42hc; Dec. 44hc. Clio
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-01-28

| Physiological Chemistry. by HammaH
stem. a
| Carey.
The weekly" carefully eliminates from
| its printed account testimony regarding
| the years of research and study by MIR,
| Post in fitting himself for his work, and
would lead the reader of the distorted
| article TO believe that his education
began since 1905.
Distortion No. II reports Mr.. Post a
| a lodging witness"
His eye is not of the shifty kind OBJ
served in the head of one OF his chief
critics. On the witness stand Mr.. Post
looks quietly but very steadily straight In
to the eyes of the haggling, twisting law
yer, irving by all his art to ask double
barreled questions and bull-doze and con-
fuse a witness.
The "dodging" II seems consisted Of
replying. Il don't know"
Opposing counsel holds book In his
hand while he queries,-
Il want to know If there 10 q single
thing in your whole book here that sug-
gests any particular kind of food" Then
followed some discussion between attor-
neys.
When Mr.. Post was allowed to reply,
he said, II don't know until read the
book over to see."
This book, il turns out. was written by
Mr.. Post seventeen years ago and prob
ably has not been read carefully by him
in the last fifteen years. 1t would require
remarkable memory to instantly say
yes" or mo" as to what a book OF lat
pages did or did not contain, without
reading it over,--but such conservative
and well balanced answers are construed
by sensation seekers to be lodging"
The attorney sought by every art TO
impress the jury with the fact that Mr..
Posts belief in the power of Mind In
relation to the body branded him as rne
reliable and worse. ~
The following is quoted from ono Of
the questions:-t
(The lawyer reading from the book.)
'The writer of these pages desires 70
say nothing of himself other than az \
simple instrument through which the d.
vine Principle chooses to manifest itself
by precept and example.
"Skill in mental practice is gained IN
the same way as skill in any department
OF science-by observation, study. expe-
rience and the ability to evolve correct
CONCLUSIONS.
Tread carefully. thoughtfully no more
than twenty. pages daily. Afterward seek
an easy position where you will not be
disturbed. Relax every muscle. Close
your eyes, and go into the silence where
mind is plastic to the breathings of spirit
and where. God talks to the Son. The
thoughts from Divine Universal Mind
come as winged angels and endow YOU
with healing power. II You 20 into the
silence humble and trusting you will come
out enriched and greatly strengthened in
body by contact even for a short time
with the Father of all life and all power,
You will feel refreshed in every way and
food taken will digest readily as the
stomach works smoothly when under the
influence OF a Higher Power"
IT ask you II you did not write that.
and II you did not believe it when YOU
wrote it."
For a moment the Court Room was IN
absolute silence.
Mr.. Post slowly leaned forward over
the rail. pointed his finger at the Atty's
fsce to emphasize his reply and with eyes
that caused those Of the Attorney to drop
no said. Yes, am proud to say did,