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Financial Notes

crossing for combinati ton Of rubber
companies. The nucleus In said to
be the Lee Rubber Tire and the Kelly
new enterprises continues heavy.
May charters In the eastern states
exceeded s2os,7a5.ooo.
May imports Of precious stones at
the port Of New York were s5.o2s.s2s.
the largest on record.
Duns reports l.&s? commercial fail
ures in the United States in May.
compared with 1899 In April.
National City Bank OF New York
says in its June letter: Business
sSnaiti ION. In the United states ar, are
Ing to discount readJustments which
Will have TO be made on arrival Of
peace"
A share in the pronts earned by
given to It's employees. II Is indicat-
ed that a sum equal to per cent OF
all wages paid. Including time com
mencsng July - 1915. and ending
July 30 payroll.
An extra dividend or 30 per cent
has been declared by the Union Cot
ton Manufacturing Co.. of Fall River.
Mass In It's statement for the year
ed act surplus OF sl5,ss+ in quick
assets.
Canadian Steamship lines have de-
clared q dividend OF y per cent on
accumulated dividends on the prefer:
red stock. payable to stock OF record
July l. This will reduce the accumu-
lated dividends to iois, per cent
The r. l. DUPONT de Nemours a.
Co. has declared a regular quarterly
SSd. stock Sf e's p ssns on Sv "a. sY Of
23h per cent. making a total OF 26
per cent. OF which SIS per cent 10 pay
able In cash and 1912 per cent in An
hs dsSsnd ssn ar. a M u JUNE i, to-
stock OF record May 81.
New business otained by the Beth
lehem Steel Corporation during the
past two months aggregates nearly
$s5, 0oo.o 900. but this addition to new
orders has not been reflected In the
price OF the shares.
Nevada Consolidated Copper pro-
duced 7.71s,l 0i pounds In April. a new
high record.
For the year ended June 30. ILL.,
nois Central Is expected to show
earnings of more than per cent as
against SIS per cent last year.
Pittsburgh Steel Corporation has
called for payment on July ! the 11,-
900, 900 OF it's per cent notes. due
Jan. I. 1920.
The black opal, which q few years
The Detroit times., 1916-06-03

The black opal, which few years
ago created a furore IN the jewelry
world. has practically ceased to ex-
list. says Albert Ramsey. London. the
worlds largest opal dealer.
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Sugar Market

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[)EOpL!!E:, !:
ppAGE,ss5
ONE CENT A WORD

ONE CENT A WORD
Cash with order; II charged. &c a
line,
No transient advertising Inserted
for less than 15c with cash: IL
changed. lSc per insertion.
The above rates apply to all CLASH
hcations except Births, Cards Of
Thanks, Obituaries. Meeting Notices.
etc
Births. Deaths. Cards Of Thanks
and Meeting Notices Minimum
charge. 3sc for 25 words or less. Each
q id tIonal word. I f3c.
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Pittsburgh Steel Corporation has
called for payment on July the 1l.-
900, 900 OF it's 8 per cent notes. due
Jan. I, 1920.
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Montrose Park Subdivisions
ROYAL Oak

We have just placed on the market
Montrose Park subdivisions No. i
and No. q the very best Of land;
good drainage. facing on the Ro-
cnester-ave; stone rosa IN n'nu.e ,
modern school. These are all large
Soft lots with sidewalks. shade
trees and graded streets. Prices
from $500 up. Sold on easy terms
OF 10 per cent down and $40 per
month. Come out Sunday and see
these lots. Take any Rochester or
Romeo car and get OF at stop Is:
go east to the stone road to our
property.
Frank E. Briggs, 835 Dime Blk.
Bldg. Main 1874. Phone
Sundays and Evenings
~ Al o.
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For the year ended June 30. Iiii-
nois Central Is expected to show
earnings of more than . per cent. rs
against SIS per cent last year.
The Detroit times., 1916-06-03

NEW YORk COTTON MARKET
Quotations by Paine, Weber Co..
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HOTEL. FRANKLIN

from Woodward and Jefferson ayes.
and only half a block from the new
Interurban waiting. room. Bxtre
fine rooms at 7Sc, VI and si.So per
The Detroit times., 1916-06-03

Nevada Consolidated Copper pro-
duced 7.716,lo1 pounds In April. a new
high record.
The Detroit times., 1916-06-03

New business otained by the Beth
lehem Steel Corporation during the
past two months aggregates nearly
$35, 000. 900. but this addition to new
orders has not been reflected in the
price of the shares.
The Detroit times., 1916-06-03

TRY Bemb Floral Service"
Flowers for Everybody"
The L. Bemb Floral Company.
Albert Pochelon.
Main 2002 1853 Bates-st.
The Detroit times., 1916-06-03

clared a dividend OF IN per cent on
accumulated dividends on the prefer
red stock. payable to stock OF record
July l. This will reduce the accumu-
lated dividends to l0ia per cent.
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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-16
DRINK CRAzED SWAIN
SHOOTS YOUNG WOMAN
Then KILLS HIMSELF
Woman In Case, Miss Alice
Degnan, Will Recover-Re-
jected Offer of Marriage.

bot Springs, S. D., March IL
Angered because his attentions were
not regarded seriously, w. II. Swingle.
formerly employed IS a foreman at tho
federal Battle Mountain sanatorium
here. made a futile attempt to kill Miss
Alice Degnan, with whom he was in
fatuated, and then committed suicide.
Recently Swingle was discharged at
the sanatorium and he commenced to
drink and to gamble, according to re-
ports winning large stakes with the
cards. With an extra amount of
money in his possession he asked Miss
Degnan, to whom he had beer paying
some attention, to marry him. She re-
fused, and the next day Swingle en-
gagged a o across the hall in the
house where Miss Degnan was board
ing.
When the young woman arne of
his action she engaged a truckman to
remove her baggage and was in the
room with him when Swingle entered.
f%lourishing a revolver. Both ran into
the hall, Miss Degnan jumping ehind
Joseph Wapht, an old mar who lived
at the place, just as Swingle fired. The
bullet missed Wapht and struck the
young woman. passing through her
der. She then fled into Wapht's room.
The old mar stood at the door and
refused to permit Swingle to enter, de-
spite threats made against his life.
Swingle then ran back to his own room
and fired the shot thai took his own
life. In the meantime, the driver Ia
found the chief of police and boil re-
turned in time to find Swingle dying
in his own blood
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-16
GAYVIlLE SURROUNDED
BY WATER, But STILL
STANDS ABOVE FLOOD
Conflicting Reports About River
Stage-Farmers Come to
Town In Boats.

Gayvflle, S. d., March 1.-THE flood
situation around Gayville. ~ miles
down the river from Yankton. Is bad
Gated by some of the telephone and
telegraph inquiries being received here.
No train has corne into this city since
Wednesday noon.
This town so far has not been
flooded, but is entirely surrounded by
flood waters from the Missouri and
Jim rivers. 1t is estimated that a rise
Of ~ inches would flood the entire city.
but the general hope this morning is
that this experience will be avoided. as
the waters have been slowly receding
ince last night.
This hope Is not fully upheld by a
-eport from Fullerville, five miles up
he river, that the water is slowly ris-
.ng again at that point. 1t is rumored,
also, that gorges nave broken at various
points on the upper Missouri and the
'elease of these additional flood waters
nay q serious results unless the
gorge at Vermillion gives way. which
shows no present sign OF doing.
have been coming to town
II boats for necessary supplies. as
rave is exceedingly dangerous on any
" the grades along the valley. The
armers bring their teams to the bluff
Inc, and there are met by BOATS which
>ave been put into commission by local
business men. h Jim river flows in
o the Missouri five miles southwest Of
his city, and the entire area, to the
bluff line north Of Gayville, Is a sea
If water.
the station agent at Meckling re-
>orted by telephone yesterday after
o that water was flowing through
he business streets Of that town, but
hat the citizens did not regard tho
htuation rs dangerous.
Among the heavy losers OF hogs in
his section is George Gunderson, who
ost about 70 head. While assisting
Mr.. Gunderson in trying to rescue the
porlters. George Browning narrowly
Escaped being drowned. He was caught
n an eddy with a wagon load of hogs
Ind the wagon was overturned. All OF
vas rescued with great difficulty.
Searchers left here in boats this
morning to look after Peter Meteit, one
Of the bottom residents, who is known
20 have had about so head of hogs
ready for market. He has not been
heard from and 1t is feared that he
may have lost his life in trying to save
his stock.
Three families living On the Missouri
and Jim river bottoms are missing
They are the William Magorian family
and the Lou Van Osdel and Ben Van
OSdel families. No word has been re-
ceivcd from them since Monday. They
may be n1arooned in their homes and
Unable to ask for aid, as telephone COM
m%unication is cut off.
The Masorians live near the lower
bridge on the Jim river. This bridge has
been carried two miles upstream by the
ice backing up in the river. The Van
Osdel families lived on the bottoms"
near the confluence of the Missouri and
Jim rivers. This country is covered
with several feet of water.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-16
BOOST SOUTH DAKOTA" is
GENERAL THEME AT HURON

Huron. S. D.. March 11.-'Boost
South Dakota is the keynote of the
state builders and boosters meeting
which was held here Tuesday and
Wednesday,. The business of the con-
vention was delegated TO three COM
mittees-resolutions. organization and
ways and
]. W. Parmley, OF Ipswich, president
of the Black and Yellow Trail associa-
ton, is chairman OF the first COM
mittee.
T. S. Everett. Of Redfield, president
of the State Real Estate Dealers as
sociation, is chairman of the second,
and Immigration Commissioner Charles
McCaffree, is chairman Of the third
committee.
The chief speech of the opening SEES
sion was mad by immigration Com
missioner McCaffree. who reviewed the
work so far done and explained plans
for the future. Speakers at last eve
ning's meeting were President e. S.
Perisho. Of state college: N. p. Brom-
ley. OF ~ field; r. E. Dowdell. of Ar
tesian: ". S. Hill, of Mitchell, and
Gov. +. NJ. BYrne.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-16
FRENCH SAY
ATTACK HAS
LOST FORCE
Battle of Verdun DWindling In
Intensity, Though Heavy
Fighting Is In Progress
For Fort Vaux.
ADMIT FOES PROGRESS
Germans Retake Part Of Cor
beaux Woods and Advance
Into Eastern Portion of
Vaux Village.

Paris, March 13.-There is still VIC
lent fighting for the possession Of the
Tort at Vaux, according to announce
ment of the French war office this
afternoon.
The Germans have made progress
along the slopes leading to this posi-
hon. but they have no yet reached the
oarbed Wire entanElemcnts in front OF.
the fort.
The Germans hold some houses in the
Eastern part of the village OF VauN,
while the French are still in possession
Of the western part of the town.
The battle of Ncrdun is fast dwin-
ding in intensity. The Germans have
in no way impaired the main defenses
IF the fortress, Notwithstanding the
violence of their onslaught. Whether
they will make another big effort after
D hull, or whether the battle viii END
as did the other great offensives on the
western front. by return 70 normal con-
1itions or trench warfare cannon be
aiscerned at present, but French mill
tary opinion is inclined to believe the
latter will be the case.
On the west bank of the Meuse, the
Germans, facing an effective curtain OF
fire from the French. have made no
further attempts on B~ethincourt. They
contented themselves with winning
back at heavy cost portions Of Cor
beauX wood. which We're wrested from
them on the preceding day.
Seek Hill Positions.
The determined nature OF the at
tack there indicates the Germans evi-
IDENTIFY intend. il possible, to drive
through Cumieres WOO to the village
of Cumieres and get in between Dead
man and Goose hills. This they nearly
succeeded in doing on Wednesday.
Once solidly established there, they
would be able to attack Goose hill from
two sides, as hill No. 265, TO the east
of Goose hill. is already in their pos
session. If Eethincourt we're carried
in the meantime. they would be able To
repeat this process against Dcadman
hill.
Fighting to the east of tue Mouse at
present is hardly as active as it is
west of the river The ranks of the
Germans were depleted by yesterdays
heavy losses in the attacks between
Douaumont village n fiaudromont
and on the village of Naux, which wer
cut short by French fire before beirl.
developed.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-16
INDIAN MISSIONARY WILL
GO TO BOMBAY, INDIA

Ravina. S. D.. March l1.-Rev.
sionary OF the Indian reservations Of
South Dakota n Nebraska, was un-
expectedly called by a telegram by the
provincial OF the Jesuit order, OF st.
Louis, Mo-, to sail from San Francisco
on March IA. for Bombay. India. to do
missionary work among the Hindus.
He left Ravinfa Thursday morning for
San Francisco.
Father Westropp is one of the very
best n widely known missionaries
among the Sioux Indians. The past
three years he spent most of his time
at st. Paurs mission, nine miles south
Of Havinia. and during this period
there has been constructed the church
at st. Paul's mission. Greenwood, S, D..
and Santee, Neb., and hundreds Of In
dams converted to the Catholic faith.
He was respected as we'll by Profess
tants as Catholics, and to show their
appreciation and ."aith. many OF his
friends gathered at Ravinia to bid him
farewell. He was presented with a
beautiful gold watch and chain and u
nice purse.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-16
CAPT|VES
HELD FOR MURDER
Charges to Be Filed Against
Wounded Prisoners-V Villa
Spy Caught BY Mill
tary Scouts.

Columbus, N. M, March 13.-Seven
wounded Villa soldiers, captured by
Col. II. j. Slocum's trooper of the
Thirteenth United States cavalry in
Thursdays battle here, will Do charged
with murder for the killing of the seven
American soldiers slain in the fight,
according to an announcement today
by f. b. Stone. special agent of the
department of justice. The prisoners
include a boy IL years OF age and W.
officers.
Stone said he would confer today
with Summers Burkhart, United States
district attorney for New Mexico, n
that the charges probably would name
Francisco Villa, the bandit chief, VINO
led he raid on Columbus.
Stone added it was probable that
similar charges Of murder would be
filed against the prisoners in the state
courts OF New Mexico, in connection
with the killing of nine civilians by the
bandit raiders.
Pablo Sanchez, arrested While sig
mailing MeXicans across the border
yesterday n held as a Ply, will be
charged with aiding an nerny while
on the soil of the United States. The
murder charges against the Villa SOL
diers. Stone declared, would lie, be-
cause the raid was carried out, not by
recognized beli1gerents, but by ban
dts whose leader was a man who had
been prescribed by the de facto gov
eminent of II country with which the
United States was not at war.
Sanchez was picked up with Is other
Mexicans yesterday by cavalry pa
trolls. Fourteen were released. some
being ordered across the border as
suspicious characters.
Sanchez claimed to be n rancher, but
American soldiers made nffidaNits that
he was signalling across the border.
tT6a la woo n >ahaI - T,aII. of field
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-16
WOOD ALCOHOL FOUND
IN BARRIERS PREPARATIONS

.Nermilion, S. d.. March tableware
OF toilet waters and other scented
alcoholic preparations used by BARRIERS
unless You have positive assurance
from the barber hat the articles he
uses are free from wood alcohol" is
commission. Chemists in the state
laboratory here have found large
amounts OF this poison in samples Of
materials taken from barber shops
in different parts of the state. One
preparation. colored brilliant violet and
laden with cheap perfume, contained
45 per cen of wood alcohol, and an
other. the label of which makes en-
travagant claims for its antiseptic
properties. consists Of a solution OF
menthol in tap water with 10 per cent
of wood alcohol. Eve a genuine bay
rum" bearing on it's label the well
known legend to the effect that it is
guaranteed under the food and drug
act of June 80, 1908. is found to con-
tain this same deadly poison in large
proportion.
The numerous cases of poisoning
from wood alcohol in recent years have
led to the passage of avs forbidding
its use in articles of food and drugs
generally. The South Dakota legis-
lature in 1915 passed u law f%orbidding
its use in any article of Food or drink
or in any medicinal or toilet prepara-
ton, internally or externally. One of
the marked properties of the substance
is its action on the eyes, causing blind
ness when administered in
lively small amount Fol his reason
its use in toilet preparations intended
for BARRIERS use is especially pernic-
ious. h food and drug department
recommends to arber that they have
a guarantee that all preparations they
buy shall contain no wood alcohol.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-16
ARGENTINA FRIENDLY
TO AMERICA, HE SAYS
Ambassador Naon Declares the
Sentiment of His People
Is Inspiring.

New York, March 13.-Dr. Romules
Naon, Argentine ambassador to the
United States, who arrived here yes
terday, returning from a leave Of alb
sence in Argentina, said:
II cannot tell you how warm the
friendship is which my country feels
for the United States. They are max
ing preparations at Buenos Ayres and
throughout Argentina to give a rousing
reception to Secretary McAdoo n the
other members of the international
high commission when it arrives there
on the cruiser Tennessee. / return to
my work at Washington with a full de-
termination to continue to represent
my country's policies with as much
ardor as before. The friendship be-
tween the two countries is simply in
spring"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-16
GIRL HAS THRILLING TIME
BATTLING WITH FLOOD WATERS

Pierre. S. D., March 11-Courage of a
1G-year-old girl OF this vicinity saved
her father thousands Of dollars re-
Gently in h Missouri rise which oc-
Cured in the vicinity Of Pierre. Jo-
seph Pitlick lives on the Peo:!a bot
toms six miles above Pierre. When
his daughter Eva arose she looked at
the river and called at once to her
father 1t vas coming swiftly onto the
lowlands OF their ranch. He Jumped
out OF bed. dressed rapidly and directed
the girl to go horseback after the cat
tie and to awaken her brother and tell
him to go with her with pincers to
cut h close woven wire fence, while
he went after the hogs. The girl fol-
lowed directions, herding the cattle to
the upper side OF the pasture-against
the wire fence, where the highest land
was-and by that time the icy water
was flank deep on her horse.
Thus she stayed, waiting for her
brother to arrive with the pincers.
Finally as the water crept higher up
on the horse and on her knees, a big
ice cake damned the fence and broke
it down. and she got out to the high
lands with her cattle and horse just
in time to save herself from drown
Ing.
Meanwhile the father rescued the
hogs, before getting out entirely being
chin deep In water. Two hogs We're
not cached in time and Pitlick thought
they were lost. until a day or so later
when he 1--WE out to the shed and
found them lodged safely on the roof
the water being high enough to en-
able them to thus save their own lives.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-16
FLEET BOMBED
BY GERMAN SEAPLANES

London, March 11.-An official Ger
nan communication. according to a
Central News dispatch from Amster-
dam. says that on Thursday morning
German seaplanes dropped bombs on a
Russian squadron Of one battleship and
five destroyers and on several Russian
merchant ships in the Black sea near
Kali Akra cape. on the coast OF Bull
garia. about % miles north of Verna.
1t was observed hat some of the de-
stroyers were hit. Despite heavy she'll
ing from the Russian warships. the
communication adds. the seaplanes re-
turned safely.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-16
GERMAN FLEET seen
DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY
Indicates Squadron Did Not
Return to It's Base Last
Wednesday.

Copenhagen. (Via London1, March IL
A local newspaper says the Nor
wegian steamer Bergen met on Thurs
day IN the southern part of the North
sea q German Iiotilla of dr~eadnaughts,
cruisers and large destroyers of the
latest type. The largest ship in the.
6eet was the new dreadnaught Kim
denburg. The squadron was steam
ing in an eastcrly direction, followed
by two airships.
A London dispatch on March s said
that a German feet Of at least SO biz
warships had been sighted Monday
afternoon in the North sea off North
Holland by a steam trawler, according
to Reuters Amsterdam correspondent.
A later dispatch Oh the same late said
that h Gcrman fleet returned to its
base Wednesday morning.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-16
SERBIAN ARMY SURVIVOR
REACHES SOUTH DAKOTA

Lead. s. D.. March 1s.-The first
actual participant In the European
war to reach South Dakota is John
Trklor, who has just arrived in Lead
direct from the Balkans, where he
served in the army Of Serbia. After
departing from Durazxo. one OF the
chief ports of Albania, he sailed across
the Adriatic to Italy, went overland to
Naples and thence through the Medi-
terranean and across the Atlantic to
Boston. He served more than the re-
CURED time In the Serbian army. and
was granted a six months leave OF
absence. his passport. written In
French. having been signed by the
Serbian minister. I.azar Lazaravich.
When he left Albania in January. 10
miles back OF Durazzo, the Italians and
French and the OF the Mon
tenegrin armies We're hammering away
at the Austrian forces. A three hours
bombardment of The seaport town was
Witnessed by Trklor. in which six
dreadnaughts, six destroyers and six
submarines OF the Austrian fleet par
t'cipated. Prior to the commencement
OK the war Trklor for several years
was a resident of Lead. and his coun-
trymen here are greatly interested in
his stories OF personal experiences.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-16
NO DECISION REACHED
IN CHICAGO SCANDAL
Civil Service Commission IN
able to Decide Who Is Tell
ing Truth.

Chicago. March 13.-After more than
q weeks elaboration the verdict OF
the city civil service commission IN
he city hall split salary scandal.
which will be made public tomorrow
or Monday. is said I o allow the enti,.a
matter to revert to it's original stnnd-
ing. The commission is said to hny..
been unable to decide whether the
charges of Mrs. Page Walter Eaton
have more weight or are more worthy
Of consideration han the denials OF
Mrs. Louise Osborne Rowe. commits
sioner Of public welfa .. Mrs E.ato,,.
charged that Mrs. Rowe forced her 10
split her salary for the benefit of
Mayor William Hale Thompson's six
terinlaw. Mrs. Margaret Mivelaz.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-16
MADISON WILL VOTE ON
ABANDONING COMMISSION

Madison. S. ID. March 10.-A petition
is being circulated asking the city COM
m~issioners to submit 10 the voters OF
Madison az the April election the ques-
ton OF abandoning the commission
form OF government and returning 10
the aldernlanic system. The commits
sion form OF: government has beer in
effec: In the city for four years. I'm
der the commission form the mayor re-
ceives q salary OF $500 per year and
each OF the two city commissioners re.
ceive $3.50 per seaZ.