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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-21
Trade Conditions Good.

The country's trade conditions stay
good. While they do not rush into great
activity. they maintain such improvement
as has been scored and the tendency is
Enthusiastically toward further betterment
Railroad managers refuse to say much
that Is cheerful just now, but this is not
unnatural in view of the strained features
In the situation. produced naturally
enough by the demands of employees It
Is not believed in Wall street that either
a protracted coal strike or any great
conflict with locomotive engineers Is go
ing to take place. But they who are
conservative realize that there are very
rough places in the business way which
Will have to be smoothed out. will have
to be handled most automatically, or
there may be abrupt interference with
than as to mining and railway labor are
there any grave difficulties apparently
threatening.
But consequences in those particulars
are too wetghty to be trihed with, or
treated carelessly-a fact which it need
not be doubted Is amply appreciated by
the managers of our biggest corporations
Indeed. 1t may be accepted as sure as
any business fact in future can be gagged
that compromised results will ensue:
that labor will gain something; that CAP.
ital will not have to make all the sacri-
f1ceS which bear spectators have been
so dolefully predicting.
Agricultural conditions, to the extent
that they are measurable at this season
OF the year. are encouraging. The country
has never had SO large an acreage as will
be IN cultivation this year. Here and
there are modifying elements, 1t is true;
but for the most part detriment reported
IL subject to cure before the season is
over. In the south. for example, 1t is rep
resented that cotton and some lesser
crops promise poorly-a fact made much
OF on one or two days upon the stock
exchange this week. where pressure has
been put upon securities like the shares
OF the Virginia Carolina Chemical Com
pany which is the premier supplier OF
fertilizers to southern farmers as well as
leader In the manufacture Of cotton seed
Oil where profit depends. Of course, upon
the activity and prosperity of southern
plantations. AS to this especial property
bearish raids seemed incongruous in face
OF the extraordinary financial progress
which the company has established-but
Virginia Carolina shares are more or less
unique In another particular-its officers
are never found in the stock married
never working for quotation fluctuations
- characteristic which may be not only
admirable by way of contrast but is
splendidly wholesome upon its own ac-
count.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-21
NEW YORK METAL MARKET.

NEW YORK, April 20.-The metal
markets were quiet and practically nom
Ftnal as usual Saturday In the absence OF
exchanges. Lake copper. 1654aI6k; cleo
trolytic. l6a16jh, and casting 16xal5N.
Tin, 43. 7Oa44.OO. Lead. 4.121ka4.22h SpeIter.
0.aoa6.00. Anthony and Co0ksons, 400.
Iron unchanged. Bar silver 5ast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-21
DRY GOODS MARKET.

NEW YORK. April 2O.-Dry goods mar
kets are steady with prices generally ris-
ing. Wide print cloths. sheetings, con-
vertibles and heavy goods are very firm.
Knit goods are In steadier demand. Yarn
markets are tending higher.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-21
Standard Shares Neglected.

Standard shares were comparatively
neglected at the outset Of today's ses-
don. but later made general improve
ment under the lead Of Reading. A
number Of the specialties recently &C.
tive in the market were again prominent
today. with especial strength In the
local transactions. Interborough Met
ropolitan preferred and Third Avenue
both recording smart gains. The sew
eral issues of the International Mer-
camille Marine Company were once
more weak, the bonds and preferred
stock declining to lowest prices of the
week. The tone of the market at the
close was dull. with changes unim-
oortant for the most part
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-21
Trading Slow In London.

London was in no sense factor
mere. operations for that account being
negligible. Markets abroad were slow,
when not hesitating. the latest turn to
the Italo-Turkish war being mani
tested In the weakness Of many pre-
nier securities, including French
rentes.
The actual condition of the associ-
ated banks for the week disclosed an
other contraction of loans in excess Of
s4,o0o.Oo0. which was slightly under
estimates. The reserves Increased by
almost $5.o00.0o0. putting excess cash
reserves at approximately 100000 900.
sales. par value. aggregated 81. COL 600
United States government bonds were
Unchanged on call throughout the week
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-21
LONDON STOCK MARKET
Broadening Speculative and
Investment Buying Early
in the Week.

LONDON, April 20-The stock mar
ket early in the week was marked by
broadening speculative and investment
buying, but business was checked by
the Titanic disaster and realizing be-
fore the settlement. and the closing
was quiet, with prices considerably
below the best point touched.
Quite a large bull account was built
up in the industrial section, where
Telephone. Marconi and Traction shares
occasionally become rampant Home
rails rose rapidly under the lead of
Southeastern railway, on reported IA
vorable developments in the Kent coal
area, and a wild gamble occurred in
the American Marconi shares, which
jumped to AZ and closed at 3A. The
Titanic disaster, however, threw gloom
over the markets, and, with under
writer's selling, spectators reducing
their commitments prior to the settle
ment and continental offerings Of gilt
edged securities. owing to the bonn
bardment of the Dardanelles, prices
fell sharply. The closing today. how
ever, was we'll above the lowest under
repurchases.
American Securities Advance.
American securities advanced early
on the favorable New York bank state
ment and expectations of a good steel
tonnage statement but sagged in SYM
pathy with the rest Of the markets
when the loss of the Titanic was con-
firmed The closing was irregular,
with New York Central 4 points high
er and the others from points higher
to l lower than last Saturday.
Money and discount rates were easy
today.
The stock market was dull and ir-
regular. Marconi shares were active,
and after irregular movements closed un-
changed Home rails and tin shares were
offered. but Rio Tintos and Kaff1rs were
a shade harder.
American securities opened steady and
about unchanged. Later prices advanced
on light covering and closed from UNI
changed to V above yesterdays New
York closing.
BERLIN.
BERLIN. April 2o.-The bourse opened
active and strong today. A reaction fol-
lowed and the market closed weaker.
PARIS.
PARIS. April 2O.-Prices were irregu-
lar on the bourse today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-21
LONDON WOOL MARKET.

LONDON. April 2O.-The offerings at
the wool auction sales today amounted
to 1870 bales. including good lines Of
greasy merinos. The home trade and the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-21

The foregoing record is but suggestive,
its exhibit Of a gain since New Year
approaching $20O.OOO.O 900 in only twenty
out of 400 issues dealt in upon the New
York Stock Exchange being represent
ative of what generally the market has
been doing. Union Pacific Is up $50. OOO,
600, and its Hartman consort, Southern
Pacific, almost as much. United States
Steel preferred has risen $50, GOO OCO,
United States Steel common over $751;
M O0n -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-21
In Boston.

The latest thing ut the courthouse 10 In
the form of q card bearing the words:
please Refrain from Smoking In yCorri-
DORIS"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-21

II you want work read the want col
Smns OF The Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-21
Boston Closing Mining.
NEW YORK. April 20.

BOSTON. April 20.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1912-03-22

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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1912-03-22
THE AMERICAN ISSUE

it? What this world needs is a class
not above doing little things well; men
who will fight in the ranks whether
there are any vacancies among the gen
erals or not.
Bishop Mallalieu never sent out a let
ter, friendly, business or official without
enclosing some heart-stirring leaflets. l
have received many letters from him,
but never one without something addi-
tional that was good to read.
| have seen worldly men convicted
and converted; backsliders reclaimed
and made aggressive workers; stingy
church members become conscientious
tithers; absentee Christians become
regular at prayer meetings, and in
different voters become leaders in the
temperance reform-all through receiv-
ing at the proper time an appropriate
tract.
How to Clinch the Point.
If pastors who preach on temper
ance or other speakers who lecture on
prohibition would clinch their message
by distributing at the door leaflets that
more fully inform the people on the
subject of the evening, the awakened
interest would insure a careful reading,
and the reading would deepen the con-
viction already made
How to conduct a reading circle is
problem that almost every pastor and
worker among the young has faced, has
tried to force, and failed. The diff
Guilty is this: The thoughtful and read
ing few may be able and willing to buy
books, but the class that needs the
books most will not If you give them
books they soon tire of them. But
there is no selection of books the indi-
vdual chapters of which surpass the
worth and interest, the leaflets, easily
secured, on the great reforms
l have conducted a reading circle for
months at a time, using instead of
books, leaflets distributed one week
ahead, so that all had them and having
a week to study the same chapter could
participate in the discussion.
Each chapter was in convenient form
to carry in the pocket Being separated
from the rest, it was more likely to be
mastered than it would have been if it
were Just one of number of chapters
in book to be scanned and laid aside.
The pastor, in conducting this chapter,
and furnishing free of charge the read
ing matter, removed the most prevalent
excuse offered as reason for not join
ing, namely, the expense of the books.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1912-03-22
Liquor Ad Carrying Papers

| wish to know it there is daily
paper published in the state that does
not carry whisky ads. If SO, would
like to see copy of it. | have de-
cided that | don't want any more
whisky papers in my home and I am
sure if all the Christian homes in the
state would kick these whisky papers
out of their homes there would not be
so many heart broken fathers and
mothers weeping over their boys, and
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-05-09
JOHNSON DECLARES
HE IS FOR WILSON
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE DEM
ES ANY PART IN FIXING
OF CLARK UELtaAJil@
AT PIERRE.

Huron. S. D.-Ed, S. Johnson of
Yarkton, candidate in the democratic
primaries fer governor, Tom Ayers
of Pierre, Col. w. y Lynch and
Judge T. NJ. Simmons, both promin-
ent democrats of this city, held a
meeting here today, to discuss Mr..
J%ohDSon's campaign for oYcrnor ard
other political matters.
They stated this afternoon that
neither johnson o any of his sup
porters had had anything whatever
to do with the fling of the Clark
delegate ticket at Pierre. They said
that this ticket was made up entirely
by Clark supporters attending the
Mitchell meeting, and placed John
Ross OF Sioux Falls, editor of the
Sioux Falls Public, at the head OF
the movement. Although a supporter
of johnson for governor, Mr.. Ross
is also said to be a strong advocate
OF Clark's, and. ON this account anC
because he was fearful to place de
%pendence on the Lee delegation, who
are called floppers, he vas active il
putting up the Clark delegate ticket
according to the gentlemen in session
here today
Johnson and the majority of thu
men who are supporting him are Viii
son men. and deny any intention Il
TRY to Offset the alleged deal betweel
the 'Wickhem democrats and forme
Senator Il. T.. Pettigrew.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-05-09
TAFT CLAIMS He
HAS ENOUGH FOR
HIS NOMINATION
Glasses for Him $50
Delegates, or a
Majority
CLARK is LEADING
Claims 10 Votes Already Over
the Total of Woodrow
Wilson

Washington, ID. C.-The managers
OF the various presidential candidates
make the following claims:
Republicans: Delegates in the nat
ional convention, LOG; necessary for
choice, $50; claimed for Taft, $50;
claimed for Roosevelt, 347; conced-
ed by Taft to Roosevelt 229;y conceded
by Roosevelt TO Taft, 49,; instructed
for La Toilette, So; instructed for
Cummins, 10. connected by Taft, 10.
Democrats: Delegates in the con-
vcntion, 1,092; necessary to a choice,
129; claimed for Clark, 275; claimed
for Wilson, Ia; conceded to Clark
1874; conceded to Wilson, 102; Under
wood, 81; Marshall, so; Burke, 10;
Baldwin, IA; Harmon, 4; uninstruct-
ed. ia.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-05-09

the time has arrived when Alderman
G. T.. Reeves sewers his relations with
this body; and
Whereas, In all the long period in
which he has always acted we'll his
part and given freely of his time and
talents for the benefit of the city and
its interests; therefore as a tcstimon-
ial to him be it:
Resolved: BY the city council of
the City of Mitchell, S. d.. that we
regret the severance of the friendly
ties that have ever existed, and ten
der this expression OF confidence and
respect, with the assurance that we
highly appreciate the courtesies al
waye extended by him, and also the
efficient manner in which he has dis
charged the duties dcvolving upon
him.
Resolved: That we tender our
hearty expression of friendship and
esteem. and wish him every good
thing that can come to an honest, up
right and patriotic citizen.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-05-09
MAYOR
AGAIN

Omaha, Neb.-Mayor James c..
Dahlman and six associates labelled
by him the square seven were vic
torious in Yesterdays municipal cleo
ton, the first under the commission
form of government. The only ques-
ton unsettled vas who had received
the largest number of votes, the
count showing a we'll balanced count
between Dahlman and Charles With
ell. The total vote, however, shows
all of the sever leading candidates
within only a few hundred votes OF
the high mark. The official count
may be necessary to decide who re-
ceived the high vote.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-05-09
Kr,.,,lr CORPS MEErlNG.

The w. r.. G.. met in regular scs-
sion with all officers but two pre-
sent. In. addition to the usual order
of business, initiation ceremonies
were conducted by which Mrs. Ethel
became a member. A pleas
amt surprise was afforded by the Da-
kota Coffee Co, whose demonstrators
served a lunch of salad, waters and
coffee to the corps.
The various committees gave their
reports. Discussion regarding plans
for convention and remarks from e
members, Mrs. Dowdell and Mrs. Lon
ster. and from Mrs. Lannie Brown,
who has beer away for the winter,
served to make IA most interesting
meeting.
Ransom Relief Corps No. II now
numbers ono hundred and fifty-five
members. Respectfully in Il. G. d
l.. Myra p. Weller, press co%rrespon-
dent.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-05-09
TWO DELEGA TES CHOSEN
BY ARKANSAS CONVENTION.

Little Rock, Ark.-Two republican
state conventions, one attended by
supporters of President Taft and the
other by adherents of Col. Roosevelt,
met here yesterday. Each claimed
for itself regularity. Each selected
four delegates at large from Arkansas
and instructed them to cast their
votes in the national convention ac-
cording to the sentiment of the dele
gates attending.
Little direct reference was made in
any way by either convention to the
other. The Taft and Roosevelt fac
lions have held separate conventions
in the fifth and seventh congressional
districts, and each selected dele
gates.
The Roosevelt convention instruct
ed it's delegates to vote for the for
mer president so long as his name is
before the Chicago convention.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-05-09
ROOSEVELT WILL ijU,IINATE
KANSAS STATE CONVENTION

independence, Kas.-Supportcrs of
Col. Roosevelt's candidacy for the
presidency will control the republican
state convention. They meet here
today to name four delegates al large
to the national convention.
A careful canvass shows that the
Roosevelt delegates in this conven-
ton will number $50 out of a total
sos. The convention will indorse
Roosevelt's candidacy and instruct the
delegates at 'argc to vote for him at
Chicago. The convention also will
indorse William Allen White, OF
Emporia, for national committeeman
to succeed David w. Mulvane, @
Topeka.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-05-09
CLERK TELLS HOW
EVIDENCE AGAINST
TRUST WAS BURNED
American Steel and
Wire Company
Took Precautions
POOL SDESCRIBE
Horseshoe Manufacturers Fix
ed Prices and Divided
the Business.

New York City.-IIarry A. Whit
& Wire Company, told in the steel
trust case today, how all the docu-
ments and evidence against his COM
pany was put in a trunk and later
burned by order of his superiors.
Other testimony went to show that
this concern, II of the s~ubordinates
of the steel corporation, was Il part
ner to Il pool agreement with other
manufacturers, whereby prices on
United States government bids We're
fixed and the business divided among
the pool members. This was told by
Samuel j. Bailey, who acted as sec
rotary of the Horseshoe manufacture
ers' association, II of the seven
pools. Bailey explained that in the
horseshoe business, the rules fixed
the prices per keg at which members
should sell horSeshoeS and also allot-
ted a certain percentage OF the busl-
ness to each member. If any mem
bcr's business ran over the allotment
he was to pay in cash to the pool the
amount of this excess and if his bust.
ness ran under that amount, he wa:
to receive the difference from thu
rest in the pool and a fine of $1,000
was fixed for all violating this agree
ment.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-05-09
PHYSICIAN TO PLEAD GUILTY.


Aberdeen S. D.-Sheriff Young of
Mcpherson county passed through
Aberdeen on his way to Faulkton,
taking with his DR.. Jacob A. Bott, the
aged physician who last week con-
fessed to having been the author of
the ruin of a girl of %, and of hav-
ing performed a criminal operation
upon his victim. Bot has agreed to
plead guilty and was being taken to
Faulkton TO appear before Judge j.
II. Bottum to receive his sentence,
which must be not less than -four
years nor more than twenty in the
state pcpitcntiary.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-05-09
WINTER WHEAT CROP
TO SHOW A DECREASE
INDICATIONS NOW ARE FOR a
FAILING OFF OF ABOUT
Go,0o0,ooo BUSHELS
IN YIELD.

Washington, ID. C.tATAe May crop
report of the crop reporting board,
bureau of satisfies, United States
department of agriculture, is as fol-
lows:
Winter Wheat-T;ie average condi-
ton of winter wheat on May | was
1871 per cent of a normal, compared
with sos per cent on April i, S6.1
per cent on May j, 1911, and s5.2 per
ent the average for the past 10
years on May l..
The condition on May / is indica-
tive of a Weld per acre OF approXi-
mately l4.4 bushels, assuming aver
age variations to prevail thereafter.
en- the estimated aiea ID, be harvest
ed this woull produce ii final crop of
I370,714,000 bushels, coll pared with
430,656,000 buslicls in 1911ss 49,
142. 900 bushels in 1910 and Ill.,
10000 bushels in. 1909. The outturn
OF the crop probably Will be above or
below the figures here given, accord
ing to the conditions from May 1 to
time of harvest is above or below the
average change.
Rye-The condition Of rye on May
l was S7.5 per cen OF a normal crop,
compared with S7.3 per cent on April
L; 80 per cent ON May /, 1911, and
s9.2 per cent the average for the past
10 years on May /.
Meadow or Hay Landslide yer
age condition of meadaw or hay lands
on May 1 was S5.7 per cent OF a nor
NAL crop, compared with SAT- per
cent on May !, 1911, and a 1O-year
average on May ] Of $50 per. cent.
Hay on Farms-The stocks of hay
on farms on May l were estimated to
he 3.sSs,0o0 tons, compared with T.
SAC, coo tons on May l, 1911.a
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-05-09
FOR FISH

Lead. S D.-Chargcd with having
killed fish in the Spearfish river by
using dynamite, Charles Mastrovich
a Slav. is under arrest in this city.
The charge against him is serious and
in case of conviction he will be fined
not less than $1,000. The government
has just restockcd the river and is
making every effort to give the new
supply ii chance to get we'll adapted
to the new environment.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-05-09
CANNOT DIVIDE
VOTE ON PETITION

Pierre. S. D.-The primary law
limits the number of signers on a
nominating petition for county Off
GERS to not more than five per cent,
nor less than three per cent of the
party vote vost for governor at the
last preceding election. One of the
minority parties in Edmunds county
desired to place in nomination a can
didate for county commissioner, and
found that their candidate for COVER
nor had received but five votes in
that commissioner district at the last
election. This would make one nam
on tho petition, in excess of the five
per cent allowable under the law, ant