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Buying Fabricated Steel.
Hard Luck.

From the Yonkers Statesman.
Flatbush-You say he takes his pleas
ures sadly?
Bensonhurst-Yes: when he goes to
the theater he takes his wife.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-23
Ewes Turned to Europe.

Quite apart from the tense state of
the Washington-Berlin situation, other
aspects of the trend of events across
the water have furnished the financial
community with much food for thought.
The sharp recovery in rates of ex-
change to Germany is yet to be ex-
plained on plausible grounds, while the
continued delay in the loan negotia-
lions between our bankers and French
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-23
WEEKS RANGE OF PRICES.
Corrected to the Close of Business April %, at
the Office of The Evening Star.
Railway and Miscellaneous Shares.

lowest closing
of
he to
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DRY GOODS MARKET.

NEW YORK, April 22.-Cott IN goods
and yarns were firm today Wool goods
also were firm. Silks showed an cas-
ing tendency. Linens werA high: bur-
laps irregular. Knit goods were H.
steady demand. IS E
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-23
BY I. A. FLEMING.
for
Savings.

May is an off month in the matter
of disbursements, account of dividends
and interest. In the aggregate but
little more than S312,sS1 will be paid
out May l.
Estimates have figured largely in the
computation, for the reason that dis
hursements on both stocks and bonds,
which are only partially held in Wash
neton. furnished a large part of the
total.
distributions will be about as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-23
Typhus Increasing in Toxic.

Mail reports reaching the public health
service say that typhus in Toxic is in
creasing. One hundred and ten cases
were reported within nineteen days prior
to the report. s.,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-23
Gaining South American Trade.

Latin Americas have finally been con-
desires the friendship of the South
American nations and reciprocal trade
For long time there was
a feeling of distrust. caused by the be-
lief that the United States wanted pos
session of all country south to the
Panama canal. and that the delay in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-23
Steel Mills Are Crowded
With Orders From Railroads

NEW YORK, April .2.-The railroad
companies. large and small, are still or
derine rails for 1917 shipment as heav-
lily as the mills can be induced TO make
sales. The manufacturers ind much
difficulty in declining orders from I'M
Fortunate buyers. Trolley lines. indus
trial roads and manufacturers OF frogs
and switches. as well as contractors OF
railroad construction, also are anNiousN
making efforts to secure places on faii
mill schedules before May l.
In the past week contracts for light
and heavy sections, reported speclf1cal-
w. amounted to nearly loo,eoo tons, m
GLIDING 80, 900 tons for the Great Norlh-
ern. $4,000 tons for the Southern rall-
road. 1900 tons for the {. o., 5000
tons for the Clover Leaf $4,000 tons for
the Pere Marquette and 300 tons for
the Lake Superior and lshpemfnS. -Four
southern roads bought an aggregate OF
81, 900 tons standard sections lhere
were also orders of girder rails and lght
the LIST of April rail contracts have
amounted to nearly 100000 tons.
PENNSYLVANIA Rail Orders.
The distribution of the Pennsylvania
ers 80. 200 tons for the steel corporations.
about 40, 900 tons of which are expected
to be rolled at Chicago; 45,100 tons for
the PENNSYLVANIA Steel Company. 1880
tons for the Bethlehem Steel Company.
Al, 100 for the Cambria Steel Company and
l2,6OO tons for the iackawanna Steel
Company.
Railroads also placed liberal contracts
for track supplies, for 1860 cars and for
So locomotives.
Several large contracts for steel rounds.
aggregatng about 100000 tons, were
placed for domestic shipment and for eX-
port for various deliveries over 1917 and
100000 tons additional still are pending.
Export sales of commercial shapes are
again increasing.
Buying Fabricated Steel.
Steel building work continued active in
small lots and orders placed called for
$4,000 tons of fabricated shapes. of which
only 500 tons came from the railroads
Competition was keen among fabricators
in the interior, as we'll as in the eastern
section.
Prices of steel products are still tending
upward, the principal advances of last
week being IS per ton on boiler tubes 80
cents per box on tin plate, 81 per ton on
oil country goods and 81 to 81 per ton on
black and galvanized pIpe, respectively
Tin plate at So per base aoX is the maxi
mum price in trade history.
Pig iron was more active, with sales
amounting to $50, 900 tons in all dstribut-
ing districts. Export inquiries amount to
over
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-23
WEEKLY FISCAL STATEMENT
OF FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

ri, in
An increase OF nearly HS.ouV.""" III
49, ,o,,, rosources of federal reserve
~ ,;,
banks curing NV "N S''"e OPP -
-, - .1,or,.,1 nv tho reserve hoard
- va" i'P'' 49, -
"'' ,> ~ ,
cold coin and certificates IN Nahii " s-.''S
Gold settlement fund -...---........ '4.'s'.'""
Gold redemutiou fund with United
states freq Observation-Disclosures. 1.413.d6o
-----------
Total gold reserve $500. S316. l4o.W0
,u., ,o,a,r no,,s silver etc $3.50, 900
s.,, "a, ooo
Bills discounted and bought so,,o o,o
aathrltiss Mi'hiu ~ ""' IL Sos 600
From 81 to so days. ........ 20. 1877 90"
n,.r o. days ~ ''' - .I27 900
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SELLING IS HEAVY
IN SHORT SESSION
More Than 100000 Shares
Sold in the Final Stock
Exchange Hour.
MEXICO AND GERMANY
FIGURE IN THE TRADING
Investors Apparently Are Eager to
Let Go of Munitions and
Oil Stocks.

NEW YORK. April 22-Heavy and
persistent selling pressure was again
highly effective during today's two-hour
session. the recess of the preceding day
merely accentuating the extent of the
liquidating movement. Trading was far
the largest of any recent weekend. APP
proximating 100000 shares. more than
half of which represented the output in
the final hour. when the list was almost
without semblance OF support.
The German and Mexican crises. for as
such they are regarded by the financial
community. were again the factors
around which the feveriSh market CEN
tered. Special stocks. that description APP
plying more directly to the munitions.
equipments. minor industrials and oils.
steadily liqudated with few eXcep-
tions recording lowest prices of the year.
In general these issues are 80 to 80 points
under last years best quotations.
Among the Weak Issues.
Among the weakest issues were General
Motors which fell 20 to 40: Mexican
Petroleum 10 to 50: United States In
dustral Alcohol. & to 1877 Crucible Steel.
~. to IS: Baldwin Locomotive. 81, to
81: Studebaker. to 121 Is: American
Smelling. to SSH. Greene Cananea. )
to IL Is; Texas Company. > at $50; Amer
lean Car. 81: to 50. and various others
of that class. ; to : points.
United States Steel. which outstrip-
ped all other stock in volume of offer
ings, manifested some steadiness at
first. but fell back to so as the SELL
ing movement gathered greater mo-
mentum. Rails We're immune for a
time. but the same cause was opera
tive i'll that quarter later, the eastern
lines. coalers, grangers and transcon-
: |
Mercantile Marine preferred was con-
spicdous for its relative strength. but
yielded point on its very large over
turn.
News of Day Varia BILE.
General news of the day was more
varia BILE than usual. ranging from the
usual optimistic reviews of merca ntile
conditions and enlarged bank clear
ings to la Dor troubles and further con-
fiicting movements in foreign eX-
change Marks of the German remit
lance moved further in favor of Ber-
lin. checks to that center being quot
ed at I61o against the recent rate of
1874. LireS also were better. with no
change in London and Paris rates.
There were signs of liquidation in
bonds. some issues receding material
ly on large offerings. Total sales, par
value, amounted to 2,630, 900.
United States coupon and registered
So and coupon As declined Il and
Panama 3s registered !: per cent on
call during the week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-23
Margin Accounts Thrown Over.

As was to be expected. many weakly
nlargined accounts were ruthlessiY
thrown over. There was also a very
liberal sprinkling of short selling. The
trading element, or at least very
formidable faction of the professional
group. has long been committed to
lower prices. and recent events have
favored their operations TO an unWont-
ed and unexpected degree.
ON the other hand, the market tech
meal position has been buttressed by
the general selling TO such an extent
that it will be better able to with
stand more alarming Developments.
Local banks are CounSeling caution
and exercising more careful supervision
over loans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-23
Important Ruling.

An important ruling has recently been
made in the appellate division of New
York in which merchant sued the Brad
street Company for the loss of merchan-
disc sold to a firm, the strength of
Rradstreets' credit reports. which failed
within thirty days of the sale
Rradstreets' set up the provisions of the
contract the usual not responsible clause.
and the case was thrown out of court. In
the appellate division 1t was held that the
plaintiff had good cause for suit, that he
was entitled to present his case to jury,
and ION the evidence the jury would have
been justified. in that there was gross
by which the plaintiff was misled. to his
loss. into giving credit to an lnsolvent
firm"
A Banks First Duty.
Elliott c. McDougall. president of the
Bank of Buffalo, has answered this I'M
portant question as follows:
Banks are merely instruments for the
service of the public. A bank first duty
is not to its directors, nor to its share
holders. but to its depositors. Such
course does. not sacrifice the interests OF
the stockholders. but promotes them
Ranks cannot prosper unless the pubic
Drospers The better a bank serves the
public the better for its stockholders.
This idea of looking closely after the
best interests of depostors is carried to
the extreme in Washington. where ev-
cry financial Institution prides itself on
service extended to customers. They
keep books for the depoSitor pay him
interest on savings and on some check
ing accounts. buy securities to his order.
collect his checks without cost, even
though they have to make some payments
on the service themselves. issue drafts
to his order on New York and other
points without charge. keep his money
safe and return il on demand. answer
all his inquiries. frequently conduct some
business for him. in the event of his
being out of the city. and ask only that
checks shall not be drawn when there is
not sufficient money on deposit to honor
them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-23
Tension in U. S. Diplomacy
Bio Factor in the Market

NEW YORK, April 22-The growing
apprehension arising from the coun-
try's relation with Germany and Mex
leo. the former being emphasized by
the Presidents address to Congress and
the note TO Berlin. We're almost the
sole governing factors of the continued
disturbances in the stock market this
week. Quoted values registered more
or less steady declines, some of these
attaining serious proportions.
In fact, the stocks which have fea-
1ured the speculative operations of re-
cent months closed at lowest levels of
the calendar year, wiping out a very
considerable part of their spectacular
gains of 1915. offerings were largely
OF iiquidating character. voluntary
and enforced.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-11-05
FREE BRIDGE ROAD
OILED, AND OPEN

Work of oiling the new road to the
free bridge has been completed, and
yesterday all distractions were re-
moved from the road. which is now
altogether open to traffic, and will re-
main that way in future.
Announcement to this effect was
made by Secretary E. B. Bloom of the
chamber of commerce, who has been
active in efforts to have the road kept
open for traffic, especially because of
the very large number of farmers
from north of the river, who are haul
ing cotton and other farm products
into the city.
Work on the bridge over the small
bayou has not yet been completed,
but is rapidly advancing, and the as
surance has been given by the con-
tractor that arrangements have been
perfected whereby the work can pro-
gress without interruption to or in
reference with the ordinary traffic
on the road.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-11-05
little ROCK IS
=.
CHOSEN FOR 1917
SCHOOL CONTESTS
Executive Committee of the
State Association Makes
Choice on First Ballot.

Little Rock was selected yesterday,
as the place for holding the annual
track and field meet and literary and
musical contests, of the state inter-
scholastic association, at a meeting of
the executive committee, at the Hotel
Pines.
Only two cities of the state invited
the school folk, these being Little
Rock and Pine Bluff. Little Rock urg-
ed that the meet be held there, be-
cause the city is larger, more central
and has greater experience in handl-
ing conventions. Pine Bluff tender
ed its invitation, and called attention
to the fact that greater crowds at
tend the contests here, the receipts
are considerably larger, the children
given better and more personal care,
attention and courtesies, and better
records are made in the track and
field events. Little Rock was select
ed, however, on the first ballot.
Routine matters, these including the
settling of several squabbles between
schools Of the state, as to athletic
matters, were attended to by the exc
cutive committee during it's session,
which lasted only about two hours in
all.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-11-05
NEED ROSTESSES
FOR DELEGATES
TO CONVENTION
Mrs. Strange Says Success
of Big Meeting Depends
Upon Local Women.

"The success of the annual conven-
ton of the Arkansas Federation of
Women's clubs now depends entirely
upon the women of Pine Bluff, and
unless they come forward to act as
hostesses for the delegates who have
not yet been cared for, stigma will at
tach to the city which it will take
years to wipe away" was the en-
phatic statement last night of Mrs. H..
B. Strange, chairman of the Local
Nine, which has been working in:
defatigably in preparation for thS
event.
"We must have hostesses for the
women who are coming as our guests,
and | am sure the women of the
city will come forward, if they I'M
derstand that we are receiving no
tice of more delegates, on every mail.
Even the late mail this evening,
brought notice of the coming of more
delegates. and right now we are alb
solutely in need of hostesses for at
least fifteen and perhaps as many as
25 delegates.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-11-05
WHITEVIlLE TEAM
F0RFEITS TO WATSON
Baskctballers' Failure to Appear
Causes PostpCnement of Contest.
Two Societies are Formed.

Failure of the Whiteville squad to
show up for a game of basketball
Friday at the Watson Chapel school,
caused the game to be forfeited to
Watson Chapel, quite large crowd of
friends and patrons of the Watson
Chapel school being disappointed at
the non-arrival of the Whiteville play
erS.
There have been two basketball
teams formed at the Watson Chapel
school, one of boys and one of girls,
and plans are being perfected for
games against Sheridan, Redfield,
Rison, Star City and other towns of
the same relative class. Sheridan will
play at Watson Chapel, Novem-
Der is.
Two literary societies have been
formed at the school, the Periclean
society having Eugene Wilson as pres
ident and the Hermesian under the
presidency of Lafayette Pierce.
A school improvement association is
diligently at work, with Mrs. T. B.
Gulledge as president and Mrs. N.
II. Wilson as secretary. Already a
flag has been placed over the school,
while the name of the school has
been painted on the front.
Preliminary work has already been
started at the school, looking to
the organization of strong team to
represent the school at the county
track and field meet to be held in the
spring. The runners and jumpers are
already at work, and the school expects
to repeat its feat of last spring, when
it won the county championship.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-11-05
HENDRIX COLLEGE
GETS MORE TINE
TO RAISE FUND
Rev. II. F. BUTLER Will Help
If Recommendation of DR..
Thones Accepted.

CONWAY, Nov. 4.-The general edu-
cational board fof New York City has
granted Hendrix college one and one
half years. additional time in which
to meet it's conditional gift of 100000
toward the endowment fund of $780,
900 now being: raised by the college,
according to word received from New
York Friday night by President John
Hugh Reynolds. The extension now
gives the college until July l, 1918,
in which to meet the conditions of the
offer, instead Of January /, 1916, as
in the original contract.
The extension granted the college is
the longest ever made by the general
education board, and one of the few
extensions of any length given on any
of it's gifts. Application for the ex-
tension was made by officials some
time ago, and the full time asked was
granted. With the progress made in
meeting the terms of the offer dur
ing the past two months, the success
of the campaign is now practically as
sured by the action of the New York
board.
Conditions of the offer are that the
college raise an additional amount Of
$4,000 to round out the total of
100000. 1t is the second campaign
planned and carried out by the COL
lege, the first bringing in an endow-
ment fund of 100000, to which the
general board contributed $4,000. DR..
Wallace Butterick, secretary of the
board, has been frequent visitor to
Arkansas, and his recommendations of
aid to the college have been followed
out.
Under the direction of DR.. James
Thomas of Little Rock, the campaign
for 100000 to be raised in Arkansas
is now in full swing. If recommends
tons of the Hendrix board of trust
are followed by the Little Rock and
North Arkansas conferences in their
November and December meetings, the
staff in charge of the campaign will
be increased by the addition of DR.. r.
s: II. Johnson, pastor of the local
Methodist church, and the Rev. H. F.
BUTLER, pastor of the Hawley Memo
rial church at Pine Bluff E. D. Irvine
of Little Rock has volunteered his SER
vices gratis to the staff, and is now an
aide to DR.. Thomas.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-11-05
WILL EXCHANGE PULPITS.

Rabbi Louis Witt of Little Rock
and Rabbi Raphael Golden5tein Of
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-11-05
CLAIMS BABY AS own;
JAILED AS KlDNAPPER
Mrs. Ollie Randie Trumper of Helena
Is Convicted by Memphis
Jury.

Memphis, Tenn, Nov. 4.-Mrs. Oh
lie Randle Trumper of Helena. Ark,
pretty claimant with Mrs. Margaret
Wahlquist of Jonesboro of the moth
erhood of little three-year-old Mar
garet Wahlquist was found guilty of
9 charge of kidnapping the baby from
the st. Peter S orphanage here today
and sentenced to ten days in Jail.
The jury by it's decision declared
Mrs. Wahlquist the mother of the girl
despite Mrs. Jumpers claim 10 be
her mother .sl
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-11-05

"Pleasc say, as strongly as you can,
to the women of Pine Bluff, and use
my name as authority, that we urge
upon them to serve as hostesses, and
ask them to telephone 1860, to inform
the hospitality committee Of their in
tent to care for one or more of these
delegates" said Mrs. Strange.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-11-05
TO PREACH ST NDAY.

Rev. W. B. Hubbell of Hendrix col
lege. will oocupy the pulpit of the
Lakeside Methodist church today, in
the illness OF the pastor, and will
preach at morning and evening Ser
vices. Mr.. Hubbel is business mana
ger of the big Methodist college, and
is said to be pulpit orator of more
than ordinary ability and force.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-11-05
SELLS FOUR VELIES.

The Senyard Motor Car company
announced yesterday the sale of Velie
cars to DR.. H. E. Williams, Jr., Sam
w. Trimble and Grover L. Shepherd of
of Pine Bluff, and F. E. Doormeyer of
Stuttgart.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-11-05

Pine Bluff will exchange pulpits Nov
ember II, each preaching to the con-
gregation of the other. 1t will be
Rabbi Goldenstein's first appearance
in Little Rock, while Rabbi Witt is
we'll known and highly esteemed here.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-11-05

Mrs. Fanny Dykes of New York
stewardess Of the United Fruit com
pany steamship Tivife|, was acct
dentally shot and killed by a recolA
in the hands of passenger, while the
shin was on her last outward voyage
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-11-05
COMING TO LECTURE.

]. Raskin of New York, represent
alive of the Federation Of American
Zionists, will be in Pine Bluff We'd
nesday, and will deliver lecture at
the Jewish temple, on an important
phase of Zionism.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-11-05

Burning gas from a well Is mil IS
from BLACKWELL illuminated the sky
Tor miles around and made possible
reading newspapers mile distant.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-11-05
LICENSED TO WED.

License was issued yesterday for
the marriage of J. W. Adams, aged
q, and Miss Alena Alternately, aged
23, both of Pine Bluff.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-11-05

The dispatch received red,ntly from
Nancy stating two American aviators
had been killed near there proves
eFreaeOus.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-11-05
COMING FOR TREATMENT.

Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Scruggs will
arrive today from Dawson Springs,
Texas, that Mrs. Scruggs may receive
treatment here under DR.. D. S. Wilson.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1916-08-18
Consumption Causes Split Among
Zionists.
August Is, 1916.

The Russian Government gave it's
official sanction to the enlistment of
Russian subjects now residing in Eng
land in the British army. This new
law is looked upon with great deal
of concern by the large number of
Russian Jews living in England and
a strong opposition has been started
in London and other larger cities
against the carrying out of this law
1t seems, however, that many of the
native Jews regard this law as entire
ly just and fair, and the Jewish
Chronicle, of London also speaks of
it as entirely within reason and not
violating the established reputation
of England as an asylum for the
oppressed and prosecuted of other
lands. Mr.. Joseph Cowen, the presi-
dent of the Federation Of English
Zionists, himself native Englishman,
came out in the press supporting the
stand taken by the Home Office in
this matter. Because of this, he
aroused against himself the opposition
of the East End Jews, and at a meet
ing held last week in memory of DR..
Herzl, a demonstration was made
against Mr. Cowen, demanding his
resignation from his office. This led
to a great deal of disorder and the
meeting was finally adjourned.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1916-08-18
THE AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD

Mabel Rigelman, the San Fran
cisco prima donna, who has starred
for many seasons in grand opera, has
joined the Boston Grand Opera
Company, where she will be heard
in stellar roles. In private life Miss
Riegclman is the wife of Marcus L.
Samuels, prominent attorney.