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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-09
ORGANIZE DUTCH
REFORMED CHURCH

Sioux City, April s.-A new church
organization will quite likely be form
cd in Sioux City in the near future. IT
will be Of the Dutch Reformed demon,
nation and minister to the Holland
speaking people in the city.
When Rev. RI. X Boer OF Grand
Rapids Mich, was visiting his daugh-
ter and her husband Rev. and Mrs. J..
j. De Pree, of Knox PRESBYTERIAN
church, he saw the field for such an
organization and called a meeting III
the Armstrong school. Eighth ana
Pierce streets He preached NUMBER
of Sundays to good sized consresa-
tions. Since his departure, the services
have been kept up by ministers from
outside the city who were able TO get
away from their own churches for
Sunday at a time. Now the Chassis or
Iowa has appointed Rev. Mr.. Boer as
their missionary to- the Holland people
in this section Of the state. He VIII
preach in the city and look after the
general work of the denomination IN
this vicinity As soon as possible lie
will proceed to effect an organization
here He will begin work Sunday, APP
ril IL. His family and household goods
will arrive in the near future.
Rev. William kots. Of Steen, Mimi,
will preach for the Holland people at
the Armstrong school.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-09
Y. M. C. A. WORKERS
AT CENTERVILLE

Centerville, April S.--State and in
ternational secretaries of the Y. NJ. c..
A. community work for boys will be
in Centerville, April % to assist in or
ganizing to establish the work here
The plan is to have secretary on the
field, but he works without building
spending his time among the boys Of
the schools, the Sunday school. md
any other organizations, directing their
sports and keeping their activities in
right channels. The men of the city
are behind the movement and are ex-
pec.ing to finance it.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-09
Kansas City Live Stock.

Kansas City, Mo-, April s-Hogs-
Receipts, $500: market SC higher;
bulk. $S.50@s.7o; heavy $S.65@s.75;
packers and butchers, $S.55@S.70; light
$s.45@s.s5: pigs, $7.50@8.
Cattle = Receipts. 5000: market
strong to 10c higher: prime fed steers,
Is.5o@s.25: dressed beef steers, $500
$50; western steers, se.75@S.60; south
ern steers, $s25@7.s5; cows, $4,000
775; heifers, s6.75@S.75; stockers and
feeders. $s.5o@s.10; bulls, $5.25@6.75;
calves, $e.5O@10
Sheep = Receipts, 5000; market
steady: lambs, $6.50@7.s0: yearlings,
$57507; wethers. s5.25@6.4o: ewes. S.
@6.25; stockers and feeders, $350@6.T5.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-09
LOCAL HOG PRICES
ARE STILL STEADY
OTTUMWA PORkERS REMAIN At
LAST FRIDAYS PRicEs-oTH.
Err STOCK UNCHANGED.

A reduction Of Ave cents was made
in all weights of local hogs Tuesday
afternoon but was put back on this
morning, making the list read the same
today. No other changes are made. The
markets follow:
WORCESTERSHIRE Stock.
Hogs-(Corrected daily by Jno. Nor
rell & Co.-120@150, $3.50; 1909 $50.
ss.25: 100000. $3.50; 2oo@24o, $3.50;
packers and feeders, s7.7O@i.so.
John Morrell & Co.)--Choice corn
fed heifers, $6@6.75 good heifers.
$5.75@S.o0: common TO fair light
|heifers, $50o@55o; choice corn fed
cows. $5.75@6.25: good cowds, s5.50@
SIS; common to fair cows. $4.5o@5:
c. nncrs. 3350@375. butcher bulls, $3.50
as; bologna bulls $5@5.5O: choice light
calves. $7@s: choice heavy calves. S5.sb
06.25; common to fair calves. $6@6,
Sheep Corrected on March. 7, by
John M M .a & co.l-choice lambs Is
6e5; fair lambs, $500: choice ewes.
$4@5: fair ewes. ss@s.5o; Gull sheep.
500 ESQ: bucks, $2.50@3.
Grain and Hay. "a
Grain and hay-Street prices-cate'
s5c: straw s4@5: hay, s10@1s: wheat,
70@Soc: rye, 57@6oc; corn. 65c.
Butter. Eggs and Poultry.
Butter fat-No. 1, 24hc; No. :, 211sc.
Creamery butter. s2I22c: country
butter. grocers pay. 2oGs5c: eggs sroc'
(These prices are paid to
producer): Hens, 11kc: ducks. white
feathered, 10c; dark feathered. 10c;
turkeys. 15c: geese. Sc; guineas each,
CSC.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-09
VAN buren, WILL NOT
! ISSUE $4,000 BONDS

Keosauqua, April s.-The PROPOSE
ti4n to issue $4,000 bonds, to build a
county home for the insane and help
less poor, was lost at the special cleo
ton Tuesday, 700 voting against it.
The entire vote OF Van Buren, county
is 1858 and 2,450 voted Tuesday.
The new building was to replace the
insane ward burned to the ground in
February. Since the fire the insane
Of this county have been cared for
here and at Mt. Pleasant. 1t will be
six months before an election can be
held
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East St. Louis Live Stock.

East st. Louis. H., April s.-Hogs-
Receipts. 1000: market SC higher; pigs
and lights, $7@8.95; mixed and BUTCH
ers. $S75@s.90; good heavy, $500
S.S5.
Cattle = Receipts. 1900; market
steady; native beef steers, S7.6O@S25;
cows and heifers, $4.25@s.75: stock
ers and feeders. $5@s; Texas and
Indian steers. $5.75@s: cows and heif-
ers. $450@6.65; native calves. $50
1925.
Sheep Receipts, 1900: market
1oc higher: native muttons, $5.75@e.e0:
lambs, $7@S.26; clipped lambs, $3.50
7.3b.
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Omaha Live Stock.

South Omaha. Nebr., April s.-The
live stock market follows:
Hogs-Market higher; receipts. A.
400: heavy. ss.45@s.55; light. $3.50
$50: pigs. $7.50@S.25; bulk Of sales
$S.40@S.50
Cattle--Market higher: receipts, g.
500: native steers, s7@S.S5; cows and
heifers. $6@S.35: western steers, $6.25
@s: Texas steers. $s@I65: COWS and
heifers, $5.s5@I1o: calves, 1880
1925.
Sheep-Market higher; receipts. 81
500: yearlings, Se.70m7.50: wethers, Sc
$3.50; lambs. s7.25@S15
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-09
COurier'S Markets Of World
FREEZE IN SOUTH
RALLIES WHEAT
MARKET STOPS OFF WITH SLUMP
IN PRICE DUE TO 6EARiSA
GOVERNMENT REPORT.

Chicago, April s.-Although the
wheat market at the opening saggcd on
the bearish crop figures from Washing
ton, price soon rallied considerably.
Freezing weather especially In the
south, tended to induce good deal Of
buying. Quotations after opening "A
to &c lower, rallied to near Mondays
close.
Business over deIav in seeding
northwest helped to sustain the mar
ket. Closing prices were firm at the
same as Monday night to- Nc Off
Corn rose account Of the absence OF
selling pressure The few SPECTATORS
who expected weakness in sympathy
with wheat were quickly forced to
cover. Prices opened a shade off to
NC up and then made material ad-
vance all around.
Later the purchase of 100000 bushels
OF Argentina corn to come to Chicago
in May had temporary bearish effect.
The close was nervous at u on to 1sc
net advance.
Unfavorable seeding conditions put
firmness into oats. Besides the mar
ket was inclined to follow the bulge
In corn.
Provisions went higher with hogs.
First sales were 21s @5c to TIC up.
and there was no sign Of any import
ant reaction.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-09
Chicago Live Stock; Opening.


Chicago, April S.-The opening live
stock market:
Hogs-Receipts today, $4,000: left
over, 5,025; estimated receipts tomor-
row, $4,000: quality good; market
strong. to &c higher bulk, $S.s0@s.S5;
light, $S.7O@s.s0: mixed, $s.s5@s.so;
pigs, $7.656S70: heavy $S.40@8.S7;
good heavy. $s.55@s.s7; rough, $4,000
S.55; workers.. $s.55@S.90.
Cattle - Receipts today, 1900; esti-
mated receipts tomorrow. 5000; mar
ket steady to 10c higher; beeves, $685.
@955; Texans, $7.25@S.3o; western.
$7@S.15: stockers and feeders. $500
$40: cows ard heifers, $3.7o@S.6o;
calves, 5000.
sheep-Receipts today, 10000; esti-
mated receipts tomorrow, $4,000: mar
ket strong to 10c higher; native, $685.
Q6.S5; western, $5.40@6.75; yearlings.
$5.s0@145: lambs. native, $6.30@S.10;
western, $6.5o@s.2o.
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New York Produce.

New York. April S.-Butter-Market
xteady: receipts. $4,000; creamery ex-
eras. 25h@26c; hrsts. 24@25c: seconds
sl2@23Mc; creamery held seconds. 800
t20hc.
Cheese Unsettled receipts s57
boxes; state whole milk fresh specials,
s4@1bc.
Eases.
1 Dressed poultry-Firm: fresh killed
western chickens. 14@21c; fowls. lao
11Shc: turkeys, 21@23c.
I Live poultry-Firm: reported sales
tpf western fowls at 20G23c.
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RErA,l-eIo,r and Feed,

Flour and feed-Graham flour. per
sack. soc: corn chops per cwt.. $1.7t:
shorts. per cvt.. $1.65: bran. per cwt.
S1.55: corn. new, per bu.. 70c; nay, pc!
cwt., 75c: straw, per cwt.. 400 soc; meal
per sack. 20c: corn and oat chop. per
meal per cwt.. -.
Butter. Eggs and Poultry.
Rutter-Country butter. So0sSc;
Sent. creamery. CSC.
Eggs-Doz.. 171zc.
Poultry--Geese dressed, h., zoe: tur.
keys. dressed, aTtac; springs, Csc; hens,
dressed. PC: ducks, dressed. 22c.
&. Fresh and SaIk Fish.
Fresh fish fish c sc BIB, h.; ; ,nc trout
! Salt fish--Mnckeral 1c@2Pc: herring
sc: Goldfish 1oet20c: lake fish. pail. zoe:
finnan haddie. lb.. 15c: smoked halibut.
&c. ~
Fruits.
Fruits-Bananas. 20O25c; lemons
3oc: oranges, 1Flk@5oc; apples. soc
doE; grape fruit, 1o@15c: chestnuts
SOC box: strawberries, 55c; cocoanuts.
SOL EACH
Vegetables-Cabb h., sc: onions.
h.. &c: cauliflower,: 2O@30c: potatoes,
bu $1.10@1.35: garlic, zoe; beets,
SC per bunch: endive. bunch. 10c:
satisfy. 2 for 15c: celery. 5012c: Ber-
muda. onions. ID. TIC: new turnips, BE-:
cauliflower 20@30c: sweet potatoes, Id.
TIC; egg plants, 15@25c; mangoes 4
for csc: cucumbers, zoe each: brus-
sells sprouts, soc box: watercress
sc h. fresh tomatoes. zoe b.:
spinach. 15c; head lettuce 10@ooc:
mushrooms. CSC h.; rhubarb, 10c;
h.; radishes. 5@71sc bunch: parsley,
5@10c bunch; asparagus. 10c bunch:
young onions, sc bunch: leaf lettuce. 5
071ac bunch; new potatoes, 10c hi;
artichokes. 12kc: carrots, h., &c; par
ships, sc lb.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-09
Chicago Live Stock; Closing.

market:
Hogs-Receipts today, $4,000: esti-
mated receipts tomorrow. $4,000; mar
ket slow, shade lower than at opening;
bulk, $s.75@s.s5: light, $s.70@S.s7;
mixed, $S.65@s.s7; heavy, $S.40@s.S5;
rough, 3s.40@s.55.
Cattle-Receipts today, 1900; mar
ket strong: top, 1856.
Sheep = Receipts today, 10000; mar
ket strong; top, $685.: lambs, top, $500.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-09
St. Loui. Cash Grain.

st. Louis. Mo-. April s.-The' cash
grain market follows:
Wheat-No., red, ssc: No. lard
ssM93hc: No 3 hard, Ss@92c.
Corn-No. 2. tic; No 2 white. 40
73c; No. yellow. rec: No. white
nc: No. 4 white. ss1a@7oc: No. 3. sc;
No. yellow, 6s1a @71kc: No. 4 yellow
691sc; No. 4, 6S1h @69c.
Oats-No. 2, 41c: No 2 white. 42c;
No. oats, 4cc: No. white, 40A q
41Ac: No. white. 3s1sc: No. 4. SOC;
standard, 41@41Ac.
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kansa. CITY Cash Grain.

Kansas City. Mo-. April s.--The cash
grain market follows:
Wheat--No. 2 red, ss@Sec: No. red
S7@sSc: No. red. s51s @s7c: No. 2
hard S4@S9hc: No. hard, sSH a
sstc: No hard, s36s7c.
Corn-No. 2. 70@71hc: No. 2 white.
7sc; No. 3 yellow. 0h@7sc: No. 3
white, 6sh @7ohc; No. 3. 6s@69lac
No. yellow, ss1s @7o1zc; No. 4 yellow
soc: No. 4. &c.
oats-No. :. ss1Ac: No. white, 400
401ac; No. 3, SSc: No. white, Sskc.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-09
SCANTY RECEIPTS
IN THE HOG MART
DEMAND BECOMES LIVELY WHEN
SHIPPERS AND SPECTATORS
LEARN OF SHORTAGE.

Chicago. April s.-Shippers and
spectators made lively call today for
hogs Scantiness Of receipts through
OUT the west furnished the incentive.
Colder weather causing a better in,
quiry from consumers aided the own
ers Of cattle.
Sheep and lambs were scarce.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-09
Peoria Cash Grain,

Peoria. III, April S.-The cash grain
market follows:
Corn-Market / to 1Mc higher; No.
3 yellow, 69c; No. yellow. 6Skc: No.
8 mixed sc; No. mixed, 6s1ac; sam
pie CSC.
Oats-Steady: No. 2 white, 401ac;
standard, 40c: No. 3 white, 39hc.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-09
EDITOR MACDONALD AT S. U. !.

Iowa City, April 81. A. Macdonald.
editor CT the Toronto Globe and one OF
Canada's foremost orators VIII deliver
the commencement address at the Uni
yersity of Iowa, June IL. Ills subject
viii be "Internationalism ana the Uni
NersitNv
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-09
Omaha Cash Graf,

Omaha Nebr.. April s.--The cash
grain market follows:
Wheat-No. . hard, s3@S7c; No. 3
hard, 820S4c.
Corn-No. > white. s7A@ssc; No. 8
white, 67k M67Ac: No. 2 yellow. 67A
@csc: No. yellow, 67@67hc; No. 8
66A @67Ac.
Oats-No white. 37A @3sc.
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Poultry-Alive, unchanged.
WooLMAN AT SUMMER SCHOOL

+ Iowa City. April s.--R. S. Woolman,
supervisor Of Industrial education in
Des Moines. will give instruction on
how to teach manual training as part
of the courses to be offered in the
University OF Iowa summer school.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-09
ToIeda Grain Saad

Toledo. O., April S.-Clover seed
Prime. cash, $3.50 bid: April, $3.50;
Oct. s7.e71s.
A1sike-Prilne, cash. $3.50 bid.
Tirnothy-Prime, cash and April,
$3.50: Sept, $3.50.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-09
Nav York Money!; CIosjno.

New York. April S.-Money on call
Steady, 1Rm2To: ruling rate, 1Ts
closing. "a az.
Time loans-Weaker: so days. 2k a
2%: 30 days. 2A: six months, 3@3A.
Mercantile paper-3h
Sterling exchange-steady; 60 days,
$4s4.s0: demand. $4.S6.55.
Commercial bills-s4.S4A.
Bar silver-581ac.
Mexican dollars-45izc.
Government bonds-Steady: railroad
bonds, irregular.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-09
MARKET NOTES

The indicated yield Of winter wheat
in April last year was 62,632,00O bu
on 33,61S,000 acres as revised. and the
final yield 523.561.0O0 bu on 31,699, 900
acres. Last years crop was the largest
ever raised. and unless more than the
usual accidents come to this crop 1t
will set another new record as the
acreage is 36.506,000 acres. exceeding
all previous records. and is large
enough to permit the loss of nearly A.
100000 acres between now and harvest
and leave almost as large an area as
harvested last year.
A feature Of the present winter
wheat report is that conditions in the
states Of largest production are unusu-
ally high. The twelve leading states
suggest a yield Of 510,700,O0O bu an
increase Of 125,000,000 blu more than
last years harvest, and 240.000.000 bu in
excess Of the short crop of two years
ago Kansas, the banner winter wheat
state OF the country. has the promise
Of 155, 100000 bu, which will allow for
a large amount Of loss and still leave
big crop, as it promise Is $500, 900 hu
over last years harvest. Oklahoma's
crop suggests more than double last
years. Illinois has almost 1900, 600 bu
more than last year. In the other states
or the cenITHI west the increase over
last years harvest are not large
In discussing the corn situation in
Iowa Des Mones man writes: 1.-THE
cash corn situa ton in Iowa is getting
very bullish. as the offerings are prac-
tically nothing and industrals through
out the state have no stock on hand
and have to bid up very strong for a
few cars. In fact, we paid 5S1sc at
Swea City for 20 per cent moisture
mixed corn. This would figure out
equivalent to 66Ac Chicago for No. 4
corn on basis of Saturdays Market"
A report given out by the govern
ment on the condition and losses Of live
stock on the farms and ranges for the
year shows the condition of brood sows
April as 1908 per cent. as compared
with 991 last year. Losses from dis
ease 1859 per 1000. Condition April
was 91.6, against ola last year. Loss on
cattle from exposure was 1919 per 900
head. against AL the previous year.
and 21.5 two years ago. Sheep, 21,
against 25.5 the previous year.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-09
St. Louis Grain Futures

st. Louis, Mo-. April s.-The closing
grain futures follow:
Wheat-May. s9hc; July. s3asc.
Corn-May, 71%@71Ac; July, 7Os a
7oMc
Oats-May, ssMc.
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CHICAGO Cash Grain.

Chicago. April s.-The cash grain
market follows:
Wheat-No. 2 red. s2h Gsskc; No. 3
red. 911a@92lac: No. 2 hard. 9oA "a
Gle; No. hard 901a @s0Ac: No. 2
northern, 93@94c; No. 3 northern, 800
CSC: No. 2 spring, 93@9sc; No. spring
92693c.
Corn-No. 2. ss11@7oc: No. 2 white:
7O1hc: No. yellow, zoe: No. 3. $50
roc: No. white. 6siA @691Ac: No. 8
yellow Ss@70c.
Oats-No. 2 white 41@41lac: No. 3,
s9Nc: No. 3. 39Nc: No. 3 white, 39A a
40ac: standard. 40%c.
Rye. No. 2--62c.
Barley-50@64c.
Timothy. per cwt.-$325T475.
Glover. per cwt.-$s612.50.
Pork-S20.97h. W
Lard-S10.72.
Ribs-$10.62@11.12.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-09
Chicago Primaries.
Car Lot Receipts.

Chicago, April 7.-Today's car lot re-
ceipts:
Wheat-46 cars, with Is of contract
grade.
Corn-11s cars, with Of contract
grade.
Oats-1so cars, with 81 OF contract
grade.
Total receipts OF wheat at Chicago,
Minneapolis and Duluth today were
23S cars. compared with 312 cars the
corresponding day year ago.
Estimated cars tomorrow, Chicago
Wheat, 81: corn, 1903: oats. 119.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-09
Minneapolis Closing Graf

Minneapolis, Mimi, April s.-The
Closing grain market follows:
Wheat-May. sShc bid: Jul.. $3.50
bid: No hard 9176a2hc; No. 1
northern. Ss1s@9ohc; No. northern,
S6& @SSsc.
Corn-No. 3 yellow. s7@67kc.
Oats-No. white. 36A @37c
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-09
Chicago Produce,

Chicago. April s.-Butter-Un
ed
Eggs-Unchanged; receipts, s1,oo7
cases.
Cheese-NoW. firm: daisies, 17h@
17%c; twins. 16m161sc: Americas, 1917
@1SAc: long horns, 6h@16Ac.
Potatoes-Unchanged receipts, "a
cars.
PoultrY=AliNe unchanged
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-09

Predictions made by pessimjsts that
the wool industry of the country had
received its death blow when wool was
put on the free list under the new tariff
are not borne out by recent develop-
ments In reviewing the situation S.
SHERMAN & Sons. Chicago. say:
1T would be natural to suppose that.
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New York SUGAR.

Kansas City, Mo, April SHUTTER
eggs and poultry unchanged.
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St. Louis Praduea
Kansas CITY Produce

st Louis. Mo-. April s.-Poultry,
butter and eggs, unchanged.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-09

New York, April s.-Raw suger,
steady; rlolasses. s2.2I; centrifugal,
500. Refined, quiet.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-09
EplroRs At cRIMMELL

GrinnelI. April S.'fhe Southern
Iowa Editorial association viii meet at
Crinnell this spring on April % and "a.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-20
DECLINE OF LYNCHING

Writing to the Outlook, Booker T.
Washington states that in 1913 there
were 81 lynchings of negroes. Hereto
fore lynchings averaged 119 annually.
The decrease is gratifying and is great
er than the figures indicate when the
gain in population IS considered.
The decline is due to several things.
chiefly 20 the fact that the negro in
the south is showing a marked pro-
gress.
The young are better educated and
manual training schools are becoming
numerous. There is also better ad-
ministration of the law and the south
m press 10 advocating fair play for
LACK and white. The future OF the
negro. north am =onth, is IN his own
making. Education IS open TO him
and the opportunity for learning
trade Is broadening. The well-dispos-
ec negroes OF the country are hinder
ed IN the work Of eleyating the race
as fast as II might be done by the
fact that there are 30 many dissolute
and reckless negroes IN the cities who
BEEN 70 care nothing for the progress
81 their race. There is work for good
regroes II reforming this numerous
class.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-20

Rted here by natural forces IL carried
elsewhere 20 find q market.
No individual, perhaps. Is to blame
for these conditions. The situation
has developed as a result OF modern
Industrial organization. Electricity.
like any other commodity. is made
where fl can be manufactured the
cheapest and sold where there is the
most advantageous market This
community is merely failing to make
use of its natural resources.
Manifestly, Il would cost less to de-
liver power nearer the plant where
IL is generated. for there is some loss
in transmission and power lines are
expensive to build and maintain, but
when the Sears power plant was de-
veloped the electrical needs OF Rock
Island were pretty well provided for.
There was not sufficient industrial
development TO use the power by day
and the expansion of illumination did
not absorb the night product. Mus
catine offered market for the power
output night and day and so the line
was constructed and the Juice" d.
verted to that city, the power plant
there being closed.
The same situation probably would
develop should Rock Island rapids In
the Mississippi be harnessed. Much OF
the power developed probably would
be sold to distant towns and this COM
munity would fail to experience the
anticipated Industrial impetus.
Water power facilities OF the
Mississippi and Rock rivers will al
ways be an asset to the three cities,
but the fact that they exist will mean
little unless a way is found to make
use OF them at home. We need more
factories; we need more people, and
We have the best OF inducements to
offer to both.
Above all we need intelligent, con-
sistent boosting-the sane, conserva- /
tive and truthful kind-the sort
which exerts a steady pull for the
town and the tri-cities.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-20

I Ghristiania, Norway, March 20
Events OF far-reaching importance are
likely soon to draw the attention OF
the word to the Scandinavian PENN
sula. Both Norway and Sweden are
seething with political unrest and the
abdication of the kings of both these
countries in the near future would not
surprise close observers.
Should political unrest here find ex
preston in civil dissension, two
nations. Russia and Germany. would
watch developments with greatest in
terest. Ii cannot be doubted that eth
er country would grab a part or all
of Scandinavia II this could be done
without serious objections from the
other great powers.
To those who are familiar with
what Russia has been doing in Fin
land. her clear purpose OF aggression
has been quite evident.
Within the past few years the
gauge of the Finnish railways has
been altered so that Russian trains
can run on them; the former need of
crossing the river by ferryboat at st.
Petersburg in order to take train for
flnlanu mas Deen aDOilSneu Dy the
construction of a bridge; large supply
depots and barracks have been erect
ed at suitable points along the Fin
nish railroads; and, finally, Russia
has gradually placed an army of ap-
proximately $4,000 men in Finland
without any reason Connected with the
state of that country.
The deduction is obvious. Russia
intends TO seek its ice-free port in
one OF the northwestern fjords of
Norway; and in order to do this she
is prepared TO seize such territory in
and in Sweden as will give
her an uninterrupted land route from
st. Petersburg.
II was freely discussed by diplo-
mats in Copenhagen three years ago
that an arrangement had been made
between Russia and Germany under
which the former was to have a free
hand in the north in exchange for
granting the latter a free hand in re-