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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-03
NO QUORUM
AT MEETING
OF BOARD OF EDUCATION LAST
NIGHT AND FIGHT is UN-
SETTLED.
Meeting Called 20 Fill Vacancy In the
Normal Training Teaching
Department


From all appearances. the members
OF the BOARD Of Education were too
frightened by the prospect OF fur
ther disc ussion or the disssnsion be-
tween the primary teachers in the To-
cal public schools and the former SUI
pervisor az Normal Training to appear
AZ the special meeting called for last
evening. The meeting was for the
purpose OF appointing successor TO
Miss Merry. who resigned following
the restrictions placed on her activi-
ties resulting from the complaint
made against her b. the primary
teachers
But four members Of the entire
board appeared. they being Comuis
sioners Wilson. Rogers and Seabright
and President Reed.
At the last regular meeting. when
II was ruwored petition from IN"
teachers would be introduced. II -
said that there were very sirenuou-
efforts made by certain commission
ers 10 pour oil on the troubled wafer,
by the substitution Of a petition calcu-
lated to quiet the desires OF the pro-
testing teachers. Just why the affair
was not aired ~ that time Is quite
mystifying in view OF the action 81
the board last evening For the pres
ent the position Of supervisor Of Nor
NAL Training will remain open unless
some effort is made 10 replace her AZ
the next regular meeting.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-03
RIVER NEWS

More than nine hours behind time
the steamer Iorena cleared the local
wharf 81 \ o'clock Yesterday morning
for Parkersburg She Is scheduled 10
pass here al noon today on the re-.
turn trip 20 Pittsburgh and will mgko
every effort 20 reach lsre on time
The Liberty departed az noon yeS
tCrday with large cargo for Mata-
moras She will return here this
evening. due in about 10 o'clock
The steamer KanaVha is due 10
pass down ~ 6 o'clock this morning
tor Charleston
At S o'clock last night the river be
low ,nc McAechen dam stood al -
feet while the pool measured IA
feet The sta 90 at tho local wharf
is held TO above the n.ae-foOi mark.
River Marks.
PlTTSBJEG. Pa. Dec. River
stages follow.
DAVIS ISLAND pAM-1o feet. sta.
tionary: cloudy
STEUBENVlLLE 90 feet. falling;
cloudy
MORGANTOWN-72 feet. falling.
clear
WARREN - feet. stationary:
cloudy.
OIL CITY 81 feet. falling. cloudy.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-03
Handkerchiefs for Men

Linen Hemsttcht Handkerchief to Soc
Linen Initial Handkerchiefs-121ac to SOC.
Linen Handkerchiefs in boxes-75c to Sl5O.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-13
LONDON STOCK MARKET
Lower Bank Rate Anticipated
When Peace Is Finally
Concluded.

LONDON, April 12-The stock market,
with the exception of a few shares. CLOSED
the week cheerfully. with prices firm and
generally higher but without much in
crease in public support. The gradually
improving International political situa-
ton induced professional support in an
ticipation of an increasing outside de-
mand as soon as peace Is assured.
Money became more plentiful, owing to
government disbursements, and helped
sentiment, and as discount houses are
lowering rates strong hopes are enter
tanned of a reduction in the bank rate
next Thursday Such reduction, how
ever, although warranted by the none
tary situation. is considered unlikely in
many quarters until peace Is concluded.
Consols gained eleven-sixteenths on the
week and most of the other gilt-edged
securities and home rails followed suit,
while Mexican rails were benefited by
were freely supported at the end of the
week on the favorable monthly state
ment of the copper products. but diamond
shares closed fat owing to fears OF an
American tax causing a reduction in the
demand for diamonds.
American securities, after a nntdweek
rally on the copper statistics and the In
ternational outlook, sagged owing to
tariff revision fears and prospective bond
issues. The closing was from l to
points lower than last Saturday. Cana
dian Pacific was an exception and finished
three points higher.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-13
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. April 12.-The cotton mar
ket was weak and unsettled during to-
days trading, with prices breaking into
new low ground for the week under
active selling for both accounts. The close
was steady, but from IL to % points net
lower.
The opening was steady at. decline
of 4 to points in response to somewhat
disappointing cables, favorable weather
predictions and more optimistic view
OF the river situation in the lower Mis-
sissippi valley. There was considerable
covering for over the week end, and there
appeared to be little trade buying which
may have been encouraged by overnight
reports of larger spot sales In some or
the southern markets and advices from
Bremen claiming that German spinners
were good buyers of both old and new
crops yesterday. The demand. however,
soon proved insufficient to absorb the
large amount of cotton Offering, and
prices broke sharply.
AS the market eased under the low
figures of late Monday, stop orders were
reached and added to the unsettled APP
pearance of the trade. At net loss or
is to Is points on the old crop and II
to ID points on new crop positions. cover
ing became active enough to check the
decline, but only slight rallies occurred,
and the close was within point or two
of the lowest. Reports reached the ring
in the late trading that in some instances
New England mills were Offering to re-
sell stocks of raw material owing to I'M
certainty over the tariff. which may have
contributed to the bearish average OF
sentiment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-13
CHICAGO GRAIN.

CHICAGO, April IA forecast of fine
weather all over the country for the next
few days sent wheat values tumbling
and closing prices today showed from
Is to 7a1 net loss. Corn had a net de-
cline of ssa1s to n. Oats were down sab
TO q, but provisions were a shade lower
20 10 higher.
The best show of strength made by
wheat was shortly after the opening,
when, on reports of killing frost In
Kansas, there was some buying. The
rally was brief. Profit taking sales soon
Lres. Good weather in the northwest,
helping seeding operations, and abundant
moisture in most Of the winter belt,
brought on lot of selling. There was
talk of good export business, actual and
prospective. but details were not made
public and the downward trend of prices
was not stayed.
Foreign markets were generally shade
easier. A decrease in the Englich visible
supply of 1.665,O0O bushels against an in
crease of $4,000 bushels for the same
week last year. did not serve to check the
decline.
Primary receipts of wheat were 1856, 600
bushels, against 100000 bushels a year
ago. Seaboard clearances of wheat and
flour equaled $4,000 bushels.
Corn was dull throughout and weaken
ed sharply at the close. which was the
weather forecasts gave promise Of in
creased shipments, and there was an
absence of short buying.
Liquidation in May oats on account of
good weather depressed prices in the
other futures also.
by shorts. There was also some new
investment buying. The bullish live
stock report by the government was still
a factor in the uplift m prices.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-13

OF the heavy demand which Is being made
upon banks here for western account.
The needs of the flooded sections are
being mainly met from the resources OF
interior banks, however, and drafts upon
New York balances are less in amount
than had been anticipated. 1t would APP
pear that early reports OF damage were
exaggerated. although it will cost many,
many million dollars to repair losses to
railroads alone. Fortunately, the losses
will fall most heavily on the railroads
which can best stand the drain. Eastern
trunk lines will have to bear the bulk OF
the burden, and this they can do for the
most part without the necessity of new
financing. Most OF them have emergency
funds to meet just such calamities.,
The work of repair and reconstruction
is going ahead at a speed which has
never been equaled in America or any
other country. The flood has already
almost ceased to be discussed as a market
factor or as being development of suf-
ficient Importance to be given place in the
records of the unusual.
Banks and brokerage houses have been
bending special efforts to securing latest
information about the crops ana business
throughout the interior. especially the
middle west, west and south. These re-
ports are coming in almost universally
favorable The burden of Information
goes a long way to offset the gloomy
talk of the chronic pessimists In the stock
market district-and there are still many
of them The rank and file of old-timers-
and new-timers. too. for that matter-have
become so habituated to hearing contin-
ual walls of hard times that they can
not change front in a minute. Some OF
them find 1T difficult to believe that there
will ever be a full return of good times.
Nevertheless, the general business sit
uation is on the whole unusually favor
able The crop outlook could not we'll be
better, taken as a whole. and In the mer-
cop inn ho YQn0rf that
the volume of transaction is quite up to
hopeful expectation.
There seems to be plenty of money to
finance local activities In every city and
town in the country, leaving New York
with sufficient resources to care for the
larger affairs.
1t is for Washington to permit condi-
lions to continuously improve and finally
settle on a foundation Of enduring per-
manency.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-13
NEW ORLEANS.

NEW ORLEANS. April 1.-THE closing
session of the week in the cotton market
was featured by sharp decline in prices
caused by the sudden aggressiveness of
the bear side. Heavy Selli..g by strong
traders dislodged much long cotton, and
offerings throughout the session were
more than the ring could absorb. even in
the face of heavy profit-taking pur-
chases on the part Of sellers of the earlier
part of the week. At no time did the
market display any recuperative power
On the opening the tone was steady and
prices were to points down. At the
lowest of the morning the trading
months were 10 to Is points under the
last quotations of yesterday. The close
was at net loss Of to Ii points. At
the lowest of the morning prices were
at new low levels for the week, July
touching 1919.
ding. 121s; sales on the spot 1876 bales;
to arrive. 2i3. Cotton futures closed
April, 1921; May, 1888; July. 1922: Au-
gust 1882: September. 11.57: October,
l1:i6; December. 11.47; January. 11.49.
The price of cotton fell off strongly to-
ward the close of the week on aggressive
short selling. Up to the closing session
the prices established Monday were the
| lowest of the week, but todays trading
| brought about new low levels. The net
| results of the weeks business were a de-
cline OF IL to II points. The high prices
| were made Wednesday, At the highest
the trading months were 10 to 1G points
| over last weeks close; at the lowest they
were 10 to % points under. The range
was % to "a points. Prices We're driven
| up around the middle of the week on the
| heavy rains In the central belt, which
complicated the river situation. In some
! sections rains retarded planting and In
| other sections temperatures were too low
to allow young cotton to make natural
\ growth.
! AT the end of the week, however 1t
| seemed to be the general opinion that the
| belt as a whole has made satisfactory
| progress toward getting the new crop
under way. and this belief. together with
an easier feeling in regard to overfiows
| and cables from Liverpool stating that
/ estimates there of the consumption of
| the American cotton for the season had
been reduced from IA 10000 bales to IA
100000. caused general and rather heavy
selling. under which the market gave
way. On the closing session longs ap-
parently accomplished considerable liqui-
| dation.
| In the spot department prices lost 1-16
| cent, middling closing at 121s, against
| II 9-16 last week and IL Ole this week
| last year. Sales on the spot amounted to
1913 bales, against 2,645 last week and
4.11O this week last year. Sales to ar
| rive amounted to zoos bales, against
1884 last week and 3, as this week last
| year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-13
New York Bank Statement.

NEW YORK, April 1.-THE statement
of the actual condition of clearing house
banks and trust companies for the week
shows that they hold $4,000. 40 reserve
in excess of legal requirements. This is
an increase of 81, 6S1 $50 from last week.
The statement follows:
Actual condition:
Loans, 81, 80 400, 600: decrease, $1,216,OO0
Specie, 1928, 399, COO; increase, 81, 691 ,OOO
Legal tenders, So. 49, 600; increase
81, 100000.
Net deposits. s1.75s, $4,000; increase
Circulation, s46.32s 900; decrease. $3s. 900
Banks cash reserve III vaults, $347,
goo.
Trust companies cash reserve in vault
sea, 81, 600.
Aggregate cash reserve, $41OS96,OOO.
Excess lawful reserve, $14,9O4.45 in
crease, $4.681,65O.
Trust companies reserve, with clear.
ing house members carrying 20. per cent
cash reserve, $47,713.0OO.
Summary of state banks and trust
companies in Greater New York, not In
cluded in clearing house statement:
Loans, SSH 1877, 900; increase, $1.231 500
Specie, $64,S70.500: decrease. $2S.900.
Legal tenders, $s,4os,2oo; increase
Total deposits. ss25.s4s,s 500; decrease
| $90O,100.
Money on call nominal; no loans Time
| loans steady; sixty days, AZ per cent
and ninety days, 4%a5: six months. ~.
Prime mercantile paper, STAT pei
cent. Sterling exchange weak, witf
actual business in bankers bills at
l4.S3.1O for sixty-day bills and 4.s6 81
for demand. Commercial bills, 4S2A
Bar silver so. Mexican dollars. 40
Government bonds steady. Railroad
bonds irregular.
The Financier says today:
The chief point Of interest in the state
ment of the clearing house banks o.
New York for the week ending April l:
was the gain Of S5,950OOO in cash I'M:
was a little larger than anticipated ana
since the changes in the other item:
affecting reserve were unusually small
practically all the cash increase Wen
to swell surplus reserve. the expansion
in that item for the week having beer
81 6S1 $50, bringing the present surplus
above the % per cent minimum to $I4,
gO4.4 $50. Loans were decreased by 81,
21S.OOO and deposits, partly in conse
uuence of cash receipts. increased S2,145.
COO.
The banks, in consequence OF receipt!
from the interior and also because Of
cessation of gold exports, are in very
comfortable position at present. but tn
Immediate future of the money marke
depends to a great extent on The amour
of money which the interior will draw
from this center as the spring season
advances.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-13
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

NEW YORK, April 12.-F1our-Quiet
and without quotable change.
Rye flour-Steady.
Cornmeal-Steady.
Rye-Steady.
Barley-Quiet.
Wheat-Spot easy. No. red, 1.12h
elevator and LA f. o. b. afloat nominal;
afioat. Futures We're easy, at a decline
of Is on very bearish weather and crop
advices. May. 1856: July. 97as; Septem-
Der. 96A. Bonded wheat: May and
July, Loo.
Corn. spot-steady; export. 81 I. o. b.
afloat.
Oats-Spot steady.
Hay-Firm.
Hops-Quiet.
Hides-Steady.
Leather-Firm.
Pork-F1rm.
Beef-Firm.
Cut meats-Steady.
Lard-F1rm: middle west 11.2Oa11. 30
Ref1ned-Steady. Compound-Firm. Tai
low-Steady.
Petroleum-Steady.
Wool-Qieut.
Rosin-Quiet.
,Turpentine-Steady; machine, bbls.. 431k
Rice-Steady.
Enthusiastically.
Raw sugar-Barely steady; muscovado
2S3a2.S Sc: centrifugal. 3.S3a3. SO; moIasses
25Sa2.6l: refined. quiet.
; Peanuts. freights. potatoes and cab.
bages-Steady and unchanged.
Evaporated apples-Quiet
Prunes-Steady.
Apricots-Firm.
PeacheS-Quiet.
Raisins-Inactive.
Cottonseed oil was strong today on COW
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-13
Effort to Eliminate Waste by Stand
ardization of Baling.

DALLAS. Tex. April 12.-Action to
remove the alleged enormous annual
losses to American cotton through
poor baling and lack of uniformity
was taken here today by 200 repre-
sentatives of leading compressmen,
ship agents, railroad officials and cot
ton buyers Of the southwest.
The meeting adopted resolutions
favoring Standardization of gin boxes
at twenty-seven by f1fty-four inches,
and for arrangements between ship
pers, congresses and railroads for
compress receipts and clearances
showing the actual condition Of cot
ton.
Clean bills of lading are to be is
sued only against clean clearances.
r. A. Leland Of st. Louis, chairman Of
the southwestern tariff commission,
called on the conference.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-13
COFFEE FUTURES.

NEW YORK, April 12.-Coffee futures
opened barely steady at decline of IA
to 16 points in response to a sharp break
at Hamburg, renewed liquidation and
bear pressure. Profit taking by recent
sellers caused a moderate rally during
the middle of the morning. but prices
quickly weakened again under continued
selling for both accounts. The close was
steady at a net decline Of 16 to Is points.
Sales, 10, T5O bags. April, 10 10: May, 1851:
July, 1854; September, Hos: October.
Hos; December and January ILL:
March, lila
Spot easy; Rio Is, IL; Santos Is. 127s.
Mild dull Cordova, t4laa111k.
Havre " to Y franc lower; Hamburg, 1
to w pIenniss lower; hio, 90 refs lower
Is nominal Brazilian port receipts
1900 bags, against 1900 last year. jun
diahy receipts. 1000. against 5000 last
year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-13
TREASURY STATEMENT.

The condition of the United States
Treasury at the beginning Of business
yesterday was:
and Philippine treasury. $40, 800, 234: total
of general fund, STAG, 0S5. 262: receipts yes
terday, $2,324.3S disbursements. So, 400.
3S5
The surplus this fiscal year is 14.77S,-
T73. against a deficit of $11,372, go last
year.
The figures for receipts disbursements,
surplus and deficit exclude Panama canal
and public debt transactions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-13
KANSAS CITY.

KANSAS CITY. Mo-, April 12.-Cattle-
Receipts, 300 head; no southerns: steady;
dressed beef and export steers, S.25as.SO;
fair to good 7.5OaS2J; western steers
T.25aS. so; stockers and feeders, 675aS.25;
southern steers, 6.5OaS.5O: southern cows
4.5Oa7.25; native cows, 4.2Ja7.5O: native
heifers. 6.75aS.3 30; bulls. 60ta7.5O; calves,
6.JOa9 so.
Hogs-Receipts. 1000 head; steady to j
higher; bulk, S.S5a9. 10: heavy. S.90a9.OO;
packers and butchers, S95a9.15; lights,
9.0Oa9.20; pig, 7.5OaS.20.
Sheep-Receipts, 1000 head: steady;
Colorado lambs, S.O0aS.75; yearlings, 500
also; wethers, 5.5OaT.25: ewes, 5.OOa6.9 80:
stockers and feeders, 45Oa6.OO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-13
The Child Is Daughter of the Woman


Suffragette Gust home after a strenu-
GUS day and expecting important CORE
spondence)-Have any letters come for
me?
Daughter-Yes, mother, but tore them
up for dolls paper chase.
Suffragette-Tore them up! I never
heard of such behavior! Haven't often
told you that letters are sacred things?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-13
Money to Loan
Secured by First Deed Of Trust on Real Estate.
Prevailing interest and commission.
Joseph l. Weller, 62o F St. NV.

ering of shorts and support from refiners
and local professionals. induced by the
firm lard market and scarcity OF crude
offerings. Closing prices were to @
points net higher. Sales. 1890 barrels.
Prime crude. 5.61 bid; prime summer yell
low. spot. 6.S5a897: April, 6.S3: May, 6.SG:
June. $50; July, 6.95; August, sos; Sep
TENDER. $50: October. 6S1; November,
6 60; prime winter yellow, 7.OOaS.00; prime
summer white, 69Oa1.15.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-13

First Lawyer-I was looking over my
boys geometry lesson last night. l was
quite interested In that proposition, that
the three angles of a triangle are equal
to two right angles.
Second Lawyer-That isn't very compli-
Gated.
First Iawyer-No. but l was trying to
think what man could do II he had the
other HlNe Of the case.-Puck.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-13
STANDARD STOCKS
RESIST PRESSURE
Bears Able to Make impress
sion Only on the Less I'm
portant Issues.
COVER BUYING ON CLOSE
CAUSES SMART ADVANCE
Traders Unwilling to Carry Short
Lines Over Week End-London
Demand Is Brisk.

NEW YORK, April 12.-After a further
recession in the first hour today the
stock market developed firmer tone
and at the close there were some gains
Of point or more. Selling i'm the early
trading appeared to be of the same char
acter as during the last few days, due
to the same influences.
There was further selling of high-grade
bonds, owing to the conviction that a
readjustment is necessary to conform to
the basis established by new issues pay
ing high rates. The result of this selling
was again reflected in stocks, but to a
lesser extent than yesterday.
Standard Stocks Hold Firm.
Important issues did not decline heavily,
substantial losses being restricted to the
newer industrials, among which there
was further heavy liquidation. Rumely.
California Petroleum and Mexican Pc
troleum reached new low points. Inter-
national Agricultural preferred broke 81
points on the official statement that the
dividend probably would be passed.
Bear traders, finding that they could
make little impression on the standard
stocks, showed some uneaSinesS, and
covering Of shorts was largely respon-
sible for the brisk rally which brought
the weeks trading to an end.
Another consideration which figured in
the calculations Of the bears was the
possibility that decision may be hand
ed down Monday by the Supreme Court
in the Minnesota rate case. AS the stock
market is closed Monday at noon. there
will be no opportunity for trading on
that day before the hour at which the
court sits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-13
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, April 12.-Hogs-Receipts.
5000 head; weak. Bulk of sales 81 5a
$50; light, 9.05a9371a; mixed. S.95a9.35:
heavy, S.75a9.30; rough, S.75aS.9O; pigs.
7.00a9.25.
Cattle-Receipts 200 head; steady.
Beeves, 7.30a9.20; Texas steers, 6SOa
7.9O: stockers and feeders. 6.10aS.20;
cows and heifers, 390a8.40; calves,
6.75a9.25.
Sheep-Receipts. 5000 head; steady;
native 625a7.5O; yearlings. 6.75aS50;
lambs native, 6.75a925.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-13
CATTLE MARKETS.
NEW YORK

NEW YORK, April 12.-Beeves-Re-
ceipts, 44O head; nominally steady.
Dressed beef unchanged at 12a14 per
pound for native sides. No exports.
Calves-Receipts, $40 head: no sales.
city dressed veals, 13a17 per pound;
country dressed do, 11a141a.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts. 2,077
head; sheep steady; lambs. 15a20 low
er; clipped sheep sold at 4.oOa6621la;
clipped lambs, SOOaS.3O: ordinary to good
unshorn, do. S5Oa0.35.
Hogs-Receipts. 1,064 head; no sales;
feeling nominally steady.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-13
DRY GOODS MARKET.

NEW YORK. April 1.-THE cotton
goods markets are quiet with an easing
tendency noted on brown goods. Mems
wear markets are very dull Dressed
goods are quiet. Yarns are easy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-13
Only Recourse.

From London Opinion.
Glare = Do you think you could bring
yourself to marry a man your intellectual
inferior?
Lydia-I suppose ] shall have to!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-13
WEEKS RANGE OF PRICES
Corrected to the Close of Business April u at the
New York Stock Exchange.

and
year
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-13
London Consistent Buyer.

Foreign buying was another source OF
strength. London has purchased stocks
SO consistently on concessions recently
that it's course of action has become one
of the most important factors OF cur.
rent trading. Canadian Pacific, in par
ticular, was in request from abroad and
rose points on the strength of this de-
mand.
Predictions of favorable bank state
ment were fully realized, the actual table
showing a cash gain Of over $5.OOO,OO0
and a substantial addition to reserves.
Bonds were irregular. Total sales, par
value, $1,262, 600.
United States Is declined 4 on call on
the week.