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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-03-20
Grain Market

CHICAGO, March 20.--Although
wheat at first showed some strength
today, the market soon turned weak
Early upturns were ascribed to the
steadiness of quotations at Liverpool
and to the fact that rumors Of a
break between Austria and Italy had
not been confirmed. The critical
status Of the relations OF the two
countries, however, and the quick
renewal of attacks on the defenses
of the Dardanelles favored the bears.
and there was a decided setback
from the early bulge. After OPEN
ing which ranged from Is to IL
higher was followed by a moderate
further gains In some options. and
then a material reaction all around
shorts covering lifted oats. The
market, however, declined when other
grain began to sag.
Provisions eased Off under selling
for packers. Buying was only Of
scattered Sort
Uneasiness that over Sunday de-
velopments might be adverse to the
bulls brought about further weakness.
The close was steady, though, at V
to ~ under last night.
Corn swayed with wheat. Unsettled
weather helped give the market an
upward turn at the start, but the
effect failed to last. After opening
a shade to A@% higher, prices
dropped well below last nights level.
Slowness of cash demand acted as
a weight on the market. The close,
nevertheless, was steady at A@$ to
y net decline.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-03-20
Bond Department
Fidelity Trust Company
Prudential Building, Newark, N. J.
Call, Write or Telephone
Call, Write or Telephone

guaranteed by the Southern Paclfic)
and Union Pacific convertible As.
These latter have, some of them,
changed hands on a $40 per cent.
basis. This issue was originally $75,-
100000, but by process of conversion
only s27,000,000 of the issue was left
open, and these have sold at SO to SO.
Some of these bonds were orig
inally placed abroad thirty years ago,
and are rarely traded in on the board.
1.-Two weeks ago, when the subma-
rine war zone declaration was agitat-
ing the situation, the pressure to sell
these classes of bonds was quite
heavy. German exchange at that time
was more favorable than now, and
this, with the risk of shipment, has
apparently shut off free offerings for
the time being.
But, undoubtedly, circumstances
will again arise to increase these Of
ferings from time to time Seasoned
investors are not letting such oppor-
tunities pass to accumulate choice Sc
curities."
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-03-20
Produce Market

NEW YORK, March 20.-Flour-
firm; spring patents, 725@7.65; winter
patents. 6.90@720; winter straights,
6.80@700; Kansas straights, 715@7.3O.
Pork-Barely steady; mess, 19.25@
1875; family, 22.0O@23.5O.
Beef-Steady.
Lard-Weak; middle west, 9.80@3.90.
Molasses-Steady.
Hay-Dull.
Hides-Steady.
Leather-Firm.
Butter-UnsettIed; receipts, 3,372;
creamery extras (s2 scorel. 2shs;
creamery (higher scoring). 29@2s1:
creamery, firsts, 26@28; seconds, 23h
@251.
Eggs-Irregular: receipts, 1854.
Fresh gathered. extras, 211s@22; fresh
gathered, storage packed. firsts to
extra firsts, 20@21; do, regular packed,
extra f1rsts. 2011; do, firsts, 19A@20;
fresh gathered, seconds, 1Sk@19.
Nearby hennery whites, fine to fancy,
25@26; nearby hennery browns, 22@
221s.
Cheese-Steady; receipts, 1,755;
State, whole milk, held. specials. 16A
@17K; do, average fancy, f6A @i6&.
Pouitry-Live.. irregular; Western
fowls, 17@171a: turkeys. 1908.
Dressed, quiet; prices unchanged.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-03-20

claim was fixed by Court of Chan
Gerry.
The second class OF claims passed
upon by Mr.. Kocher We're those where
persons deposited with Feick money
for investment, or where persons paid
money to Feick on account OF prin-
cipal Of mortgage, which money was
not SO applied by Feick, and persons
Of other classes to whom Feick stood
in the position of trustee of funds
entrusted to him. The claimants
under this class claimed they should
he elassed as preferred creditors.
The third class includes those claim
ants who demand interest on funds
in the hands of Feick as attorney or
agent. The claim of Charles Gerlich,
a personal friend of Feick's, is denied
under this head. Gerlich paid Feick
building and loan assessments while
the latter was in Europe. The mas
ter declared that when Gerlich made
the payments totaling about $50 he
never expected Feick to pay him In
terest.
The fourth class taken up by the
master in his report takes in those
cases in which the mortgagor was
confronted by foreclosure suits by the
mortgages. wherein the latter Claimed
full amount of mortgage without de-
ducting the amount paid to Feick by
the mortgagor, and not paid by him
TO the mortgage. The costs of de-
Tending the foreclosure proceedings
was also claimed by the mortgagora
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-03-20
1914 RECORD YEAR
FOR COTTON CROP
16,1o2.143 Bales Exceeds
Banner Year of 1911 by 2o4.-
$4,000 Pounds.

WASHINGTON March 20.-The
greatest cotton crop ever produced in
the United States was grown In
1914.
Census bureau statistics Issued to-
day, giving final ginning figures.
officially place the 1914 crop as >
record with 16.1O2.143 bales Of 300
pounds each. That is equivalent 70
409 442 500-pound bales. or 204 III 900
pounds more than produced IN the
great crop of 1911.
The 1914 cotton crop aggregated
15.S73 002 running bales Of linters.
Included in the figures are 12l.45l
bales estimated to be turned out after
the March canvass.
Round bales included 5z61s, Ssa
Island bales S1,59S. Average gross
weight Of bales 507.2 pounds; gin
neries operated. 24,522; Inter cotton
not included in total 772.270 running
bales equivalent TO 791, 464 500-pound
bales.
While the crop was a record one.
the only States to make new records
in production were Alabama, Loutsl
ana and Oklahoma, the remaining
ootton-growing States all coming
close to their record production fig
ures.
A feature OF the crop was the
greatly increased production IN Cali
fornia and Arizona, two States where
the cotton growing industry is IN lta
infancy, and where a superior quail
ity Of the staple is raised.
Californias production amounted to
/ 49. .S35 bales or 24,917. 500 pounds, while
Arizona's crop was 7,142 bales 5r
S,571.000 pounds.
Unofficial estimates place the value
/ of the crop. which this season has
J been greatly reduced by the effect Of
the European war, at S570. .000, 900 for
lint. This is based on an average
price of ~ cents pound to pro-
/ ducers, and an estimate Of 10 per
cent. as the quantity already sold,
with the remainder selling at an ax-
erage of rs cents a pound. On tbs
same basis the value OF the seed +
estimated at $134, ,000, 600. These to
gether make the estimated value Of
the 1914-15 crop to cotton farmers as
$704, 900 900 compared with s911. 900, ,0oe.
the value of the 1884 crop, estt-
mated in the same manner.
Continued buying by shorts and an
abence of any pressure from outside
sources kept the market very firm all
| through the session, and some of the
J late positions made new high records
for the movement. The close was
steady, with prices 10 to 13 points net
| higher.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-03-20
War Puts on Market Many
Seasoned" Bonds Held by
European Investors for Years

The weekly Review, issued by ]. S.
Bache & Co., of New York, says,
under date of March 20:
1.-THE heavy export movement con-
tinues. It makes one hold ones
breath to think what our situation
would be without it. with securities
flowing in from foreign holders at the
rate of around $1,000,000 a day.
"The sale of bonds for European
account expands and GIBBS, but on the
whole averages quite round sum.
One thing that is observable is that
the old seasoned issues, in which very
little trading has been done for years
in this market, are coming over,
mainly from Germany, and are selling
here at low prices, mostly on per
cent. basis, which Is an exceptionally
attractive income on such choice is
sues as Northern Pacific 3s, Central
Pacific As, Erie prior lien rs, Erie I'd
extended, Missouri Pacific, Mis-
souri, As, st. Louis and San Fran
cisco IS, Oregon and California 5s
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-03-20
Court Calendar

The calendar In the county courts Tor
Monday Is as follows:
Supreme Court Circuit, DUNCAN, j.
Herlikey VS.. Hedges.
Kligman VS.. Stegman.
Finnesy VS.. Pub. Ser. Ry. Co.
Lambert VS.. Jaeger.
Bell VS.. Harvey.
Howell VS.. Pub. Ser. Ry. Co.
Clark vs. Clark.
Raphael VS.. Miller.
Browne vs.. Woolworth Co.
Metz vs.. Hardesty.
Quarter Sessions Court, Martin, j.
State VS.. Innozenzio.
State vs.. Eisen.
State VS.. CORA.
State VS.. Carol and Egan.
State VS.. Cooper.
State VS.. Demarest.
State VS.. Matrone and Cavanaugh.
State VS.. Schreiber.
State VS.. Wright and Boist.
State VS.. Critehley and O'Gara.
Quarter Sessions Court, Osborne, j.
Sentences.
Hoehl.
Rourke.
Addison.
Carusa.
Callan.
Kubik
Lawrence.
Monnette.
Treitlein.
Cirillo and Qiodici.
Baldwin.
Jones.
Bussi.
The following wills were offered for
probate at the surrogate's office yester-
day: Elizabeth Maurer, Hannah Maria
Hyatt.
Y.etters of administration were granted
by the surrogate yesterday ON the fol-
lowing estate: William s. Benedict.
The calendar in the Supreme Court cir
cult for the balance of the week is as
follows:
Rosensohn VS.. Fidelity and Trust Co.
Crabb VS.. Lehman.
Bailey Products Co. vs.. Climax Mesh
Bag Co.
Pfeiffer vs. Passaic Valley Dist. Sewer
age and Drainage Com.
Quartucci VS.. Newark Paving Co.
Hedden G. Sons Co. VS.. Young Women's
Christian Association.
Neill VS.. Blanchard.
Cavallo vs.. Palladino.
Paris VS.. Cardillo.
Kahn VS.. Thompson.
Francis VS.. White.
Seymour VS.. Erie City Iron Works.
Jennings VS.. Okin.
Smith & Wallace Co. VS.. Northrup.
Carter VS.. Park Union Lumber Co.
Flanagan vs. Pub. Ser, Ry. Co.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-03-20
London Stock Market

LONDON, March 20.-A good sup
ply of money was available today,
Discount rates were easy.
The stock market ended the week
quietly. Indish and Queensland
stocks were frequently marked at
their new minimum prices, and tin
shares were offered at yesterdays s
decline, but the rest of the metal
group and home rails were steadily
supported.
A fair business was done in the
American section. The markings
were we'll distributed throughout the
list and prices held around parity.
The closing was steady.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-03-20
Crude Oil Cut Again

PITTSBURGH, March 2o.-The Sec
ond cut in the price of crude oil within
a week was announced here today
when the principal purchasing
agencies gave out the following quo
tations at the opening of the market:
Penna crude, s1.4o; Mercer black, Ca
bell and Newcastle, 81; Corning. So
cents; Somerset, SO cents; Ragland, Sc
cents. The new prices represent a
cut OF FIVE cents on Penna crude,
Corning and Cabell, and two cents on
the others except Ragland, which re-
mains unchanged.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-03-20
FINANCIAL NOTES.

Cooperation of American banks in
the formation of an American bank
In Russia was advocated by Henry
d. Baker, commercial attache of the
American embassy at Petrograd, In
an address before the Foreign Trade
Council in New York yesterday.
h IAN American bank in Russia" said
he, Should be so managed that all
reliable and worthy American export
interests would have the same oppor-
tunity and advantages. l understand
that in Russia 1t has been the custom
of German merchants to accept notes
in payment for goods They take
these notes to a German bank, which
discounts them. The American mer-
chant, however, wants cash In New
York In Russia business custom
would make this impractical, but there
is no good reason why, II there was
an American bank in Russia, Ameri
can merchants could not do business
In the way German merchants have
so successfully transacted 1t in the
past"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-03-20
Arrested as Fugitive

Malcolm Hopper, twenty-nine
years old, of 1901 oxford street, was
arrested on Mulberry street last night
as a fugitive from justice by Detec-
tiyes Conlon and Donnelly, of police
headquarters. He is wanted by the
police in Atlantic City. where, it is
said, he is under indictment for forg-
ing and uttering two checks amount
ing to $500. The complainant is a
haberdasher named Mitchell, in the
seashore town.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-03-20
Sugar Futures Market

NEW YORK, March 20.--Rau
sugar, firm; centrifugal, ass nso-
lasses, 4.06: refined. steady. Sugar
futures were steadier and prices were
higher today on scattered buying aid
covering for over the weekend.
prompted by the firmness of the spot
market The close was steady at
to points net advance; sales 1.15e
tons. March, 3.91; May, 3.s7; July
4.0S; September. 4.1a.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-03-20
Clearing House Statement

NEW YORK, March 20-The state
ment of the actual condition of clear
ing house, banks and trust companies
shows that they hold S139, ,599,520 re-
serve in excess Of legal requirements
This Is an increase of $3.50, $50 over
last week.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-03-20

N. L. Amster. representing minority
stockholders of the Chicago. Rock
Island and Pacific Railway Company,
made a statement yesterday in which
he said there was no foundation for
the rumors that the $2.5o0.0O0 bank
loan OF the Chicago. Rock Island and
Pacific menaced the solvency of the
road He said that the loan was se-
cured by the following securities:
50, 500, 900 Refunding Fours; 1881 900
c., r. 1. & Gulf AVS; $1.010,0o0 r. I.
Memphis Terminal IS; $4s2.oOo Omaha
Terminal Bonds 5s; s741,0o0 st. P. &
K. C. S. L. First Mortgage AIS; s372,-
1872, c. Rapid Terminal Per Cent.
Bonds; $31S,747 Peoria Terminal 8
Per Cent Bonds; $S1s,747 Peoria Ter
minal Per Cent. Bonds; $15O,000
Blue Island Shop First Mortgage
Bonds.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-03-20
London Money Market

LONDON, March 20.-Bsr silver.
23szd per ounce; money. one per cent.
discount rates, short bills. 2A@H per
cents; three months, 21s@A per cent.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-03-20
Money Market

NEW YORK, March 20.-Bar sill
yer, 50A Mexican dollars, 3Sh; gov
ernment bonds. steady; railroad
bonds steady.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-03-20
New York Stock Exchange

Following are the quotations of the
days prices as furnished through
Byrne & Mcdonnell members OF the
New York Stock Exchanges:
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-03-20

The surplus over ali nXeu cnhTBeS lOL
the year was s192,o70, compared with
s175,s5O in 1913 and $12s,9ss in 1912.
A large odd-lot demand for Union
Traction stock is reported to be exist
ent on the floor of the Philadelphia
Stock Exchange at between "a and 35.
There are no offerings of the stock
around current prices, which is In
contrast with the situation existing
several weeks ago, when the Stock
Exchange special committee reduced
the minimum price. At that time.
well-informed brokers say, fully 5000
shares were pressed for sale. Along
with Union Traction, Philadelphia
Rapid Transit has been holding nota-
ply firm this week. Traction interests
are said to be largely Indifferent to
the threatened advent of the 'jitney"
bus, regarding 1t as a mine days
wonder"
All tonnage records of output are
being smashed at the Homestead
works of the Carnegie Steel Com
pany since the mills have been put on
double time. During the last few days
all previous tonnage output records
for twenty four-hour run have been
surpassed. On the thirty-inch mill,
which is a slabber, the record made
during this week was over $500 tons
in twenty-four hours, and on the 12S-
inch mill, which uses the product of
the thirty-inch mill for finishing. the
tonnage turned out in the same time
was slightly over 1900 tons. These
are the highest records ever made in
the plant. When fully operated, the
Homestead works and it's adjunctive
plants give employment to between
$4,000 and $1,000 workmen, and 1t is
said that there are now at work
about 5000 men, with others being
added to the payroll every day.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-03-20

S1,2sO,oo4. This compares with ST.
O6s,709 in 1913 and ss73.4s0 in 1912.
The surplus over all fixed charges for
the year was s192,o70, compared with
$175,e5O in 1918 and $123,9sS in 1912.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-03-20
IF You Are
Interested In Investments

you will find much useful information in booklet on
the stock and bonds of the Public Service Corporation
of New Jersey and those of its underlying companies
which has been carefully prepared by Bond Depart
ment. This booklet sets forth concisely, and in
language that is easily understood facts and figures
concerning these investments which every investor
should know. 1t shows just what these stocks and
bonds and just why they widely considered to
be desirable investments that yield from Az to per
cent Ask for bond booklet
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-03-20
Prices of Bonds

The following quotations were fur
nished by Post & Flagg:
Open High. Low. Close,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-03-20

The Philadelphia Suburban Gas and
Electric Company, the subsidiary OF
the American Gas Company, reports
gross earnings for the year 1914 of
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-03-20

John C. Belz has been elected pres
ident of the Glen Willow Ice Com
pany, to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Peter p. Liebert.
The fool-killer., 1915-12-01

and can keep right on Matching more
millions when they are used up. The
chemicals are drawn from the air by
another secret process, and the supply
is therefore unlimited
= The exact formula for this great
achievement is only known to small
group Of leading German chemists
1t is carefully guarded state secret
and there is absolutely no chance for
any Of Germany's enemies to get hold
Of it.
We have all been wondering where
Germany got so many men, but now
our curiosity is satisfied. She makes
them to order, in the same cold. cal
culating way that she makes her pow
der and shells. The dtscoverer of this
great secret declares that Germany
can make enoughof these artifdial men
in the course Of year to over-run and
trample down the whole world
Farewell, vain hopes! What's the
use to 6ght against such great odds ?
Just as we'll surrender and be done
with it. Here we are. Germany! Come
and ct us.
The fool-killer., 1915-12-01
Notice to Club~Raisers.


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help good will enjoy and hereby invited
for them When sending in
clubs, following points,
is roubl for to
office
address carefully You might
will
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The fool-killer., 1915-12-01
GERMANY'S GREAT SECRET.

The latest has not yet happened,
but here's the next thing to it. Ger
many is still ahead, and unless all
signs fail she is going to stay ahead.
To get the signs, read on.
1t is generally know, suppose, that
for many years the men Of science
have been working ON the problem of
producing human life by artificial
means. Since life is the result OF
chemical action. the wise men Of the
laboratoris have hoped to hit upon the
right chemical combination and thus
produce human life without going
through oil the red tape of natures
methods. To hatch a man in a glass
jar and raise him on chemical affinity
seasoned with electricity-that has
been the dream Of the ages.
In this, as in everything else, Ger
man scientists have taken a leading
part But they never before worked
at it half as hard as they have work
ed since the war started. With the
world against her, and having set out
to whip the world. Germany must
have men in great numbers; and if
they could be manufactured like gun
powder and turned out full grown
while you wait, now was the time to
do it.
And so there was no sleep in the
laboratories Of Germany. Day and
night an army of skilled chemists
labored among their tubes, jars, re-
torts and batteries.
| Suddenly from the great laboratory
of the Count Layem Won Hatchem
came the thrilling news that success
had been attained. The exact formula
had ben discovered and several able
bodied men had actually been made
and sent on to the front. These men
grew very rapidly, so the report said
and three weeks after being Matched
they were ready to tote gun. Being
raised on electricity, they need ne
other food, which is another great ad-
vantage. Simple charge them like &
storage battery and they can fight fo'
several weeks without re-charging. --
All over Germany, as if by magic
sprang up great factories to manu-
facture men for the army. The my
stery of sex was also discovered IL
the time of it, and it is not necessar,
to make any women to be crying
around and getting in the way. "Me,
Only" say the orders which come int
these factories, and all orders are fill
ed promptly.
If million of her men are sho
down in a single battle, what doe
Germany care? She has p enty NOR
millions Matching in her laboratories
The fool-killer., 1915-12-01
A PSALM OF HARD TIMES.

Tell me not in hopeful ditties
Ihat there are no idle men,
For thee ry from all the cites
Proves you've lied and lied again.
Need is real! Men are earnest,
Hunting work the country through; e;
But the Cleveland time returnest,
And they find no work. to do.
Not enJoyment-On1y sorrow
For poor families in distress:
Where they'll get meal tomorrow
None would even dare to guess.
Debts are large, and cash is fieetfng,
And our hearts, once light and gay,
Now like courthouse bells are beating g
For the sheriff's auction day.
In the worlds broad field of battle.
In this hot commercial hell,
Poor folks are helpless chattel
That the rich may buy and sell.
Trust no plute, however winning
His fair promises may sound;
He'll be nice at the beginning
Just to get you gagged and bound.
Lives Of rich men all remind us
That we poor men made it all
Forging chains Of wealth to bind us
While at Mammon's feet we crawl
Crawling that perhaps another,
Who may vote few years hence
Some forlorn and soup-fed brother
Seeing US, shall learn some sense.
james Larkin Peal SOL.
The fool-killer., 1915-12-01
FEED AMERICA FIRST

This seems to be a day of new
slogans, =" and how will the above
heading do for one2 Try your
mouth On it q few times-'$Feed
America First" Don't that have
about the right jinglea
Readers Of newspapers and
magazines have been bombarded
from all sides with Buy Bale of
Cotton,'' MADE in America"
See America First,'' and proba-
bly, others of the same kind. They
are all right. | amt got a word
to say against them: A good COL
lection of ''slogans'' is mighty
nice thing to have about the house.
But it seems to me that our COL
lection is not yet complete, and
with your kind permission I. wish
to add. another-"Feed America
F'irst.''
| am not opposed to giving Eu~
rope all the help and sympathy we
can spare. The Lord knows she
needs it. But sympathy and hu-
man kindness should begin at
home. We have plenty of pow
erty, hunger and destitution right
here in America, and are sure to
have more. Millions of people
out of work and on starvation
right now, and what it will be
when winter closes in is too awful
to think about, @'
Yet in the face of these condi-
tions, our capitalistic bosses-the
owners of America-are sending
food to Europe by ship-loads ev-
cry week. This food goes to feed
the soldiers and keep them fight
ing, when otherwise they might
quit fighting and go to work. But
the grain spectators and food
sharks4nust have the money, and
it don't matter to them what be-
comes of our own poor-the job
less and the hungry who must face
actual starvation this winter
Here we are in a land that pro-
duces more food than the whole
population could use if everybody =
got enough-and yet half of the
people must go hungry. And they
are the very people who do most
of the hard, slavish work.
Therefore, I suggest that our
official and commercial masters
lower their sights a little and try
looking closer home for somebody
that needs help. In other words
Feed America First"
GET A COPY OF TIE GREAT SONG
"Henry Dubb"
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