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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-05
CLOSING IS IRREGULAR,
FEW MARKED CHANGES
Lusitania Situation Continues to Be
the Chief Element of Restraint
on the Trading.
Other News Is Of Encouraging Char
acter, However, But Rails Are
Still Negligible Quantity.

NEW YORK, February Today's
mild contest between the bull and bear
accounts. with no very conclusive re-
suit at the end. There was marked
heaviness during the active first hour
Mercantile Marine preferred, recog-
nized war issues. some coppers and
specialties in general recording losses
of 1 to 8 points. but in most instances
these were largely, if not fully, re-
gained.
The Lusitania situation constituted
the chief element of restraint, other
acter in it's bearing upon general do
mestic conditions.
Selling Renewed in Early Dealings.
Selling of active issues was renewed
at today's early dealings, war issues.
coppers and Mercantile Marine pre-
ferred recording material recessions.
Marines loss of 31a points. to -.
supplemented yesterdays severe de-
cline. and Crucible Steers fall of 2
points followed substantial gain.
New York Air Brake also denoted
pressure. and American Smelling yield
ed easily to moderate offerings.
United States Steel scored a slight
gain at the outset. but this soon was
lost.
Distillers' Securities. one of the re-
cent strong features. rose a point, to
the new record of 505s
Rails were a negligible quantity.
The closing was irregular.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-05

NEW YORK COTTON.

Quotations furnished by ". B. Hibbs 4 Co..
members New York Stock Exchange. New York
Cotton Exchange and Chicago Board Of Trade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-05
WHEAT PRICES REFLECT
LIVERPOOL QUOTATIONS
Market Responds Quickly to Any
Good Buying-General Rise Fol-
lows Moderate Setback.

CHICAGO. February 5.-wheat prices
today reflected an upward tendency
shown by quotations at Liverpool. Of
ferings here were light, and the mar
ket responded quickly to any good
buying. Scantiness Of receipts north
west, especially at Winnipeg. seemed
to give a little encouragement to the
bulls.
The opening. which varied from I'M
changed figures to Y higher. with May
at 1.34 10 1.34N and July at 1851 to
1854. was followed by a moderate set
back. but then the market rose all
around to we'll above yesterdays close.
Receipts Weaken Corn Prices.
Liberal receipts weakened corn. The
strength of wheat. however. acted later
ing u to ssak lower prices sagged a
trifie more. and then made a slight
rally.
Oats were governed chiefly by the
changes in the corn market For the
| most part trade was of a local char
acter.
to an advance in hog quotations. The
volume of business. though. was small.
Advices that Argentine wheat was
being offered in Europe at a lower
piice IMAM >ortn America leo 10 d SUI
| sequent down turn. The close was
weak. u to IN net lower, with May
1924 and July 1.24N.
Wheat-No. 2 red and No red. NOM
inal: No. hard. 1872: No. hard,
1864 a127as.
Corn-No. 2 yellow. nominal: No. 4
yellow. 72Aa73ha: No. white. 73a74
Oats-No. 3 white. 4SAa48a; stand
ard, nominal.
Rye, nominal. Barley. 7oas1. Tim
othy. 5.50aS.00. Clover. 10.00a1S.50.
Pork, 19.00a20.00. Lard. 1872. Ribs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-05

Luxembourg covers 1000 square miles
and has a population Of 100000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-05
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, February 5.-Flour-
Steady.
Pork-Steady.
Beef-Steady.
Lard-Firm; middle west, 101Oa10.20.
Enthusiastically
Hay-Unsettled: No I, 125a1251a
No. 2. 1.15a1.20; No. 3, 1.OOa1.o5; ship
ping, S5a90.
Hides-Steady.
Leather-Firm.
Coffee-Rio No. :, Sss. Futures
steady; March, 1855; July, 1.6S.
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Selling Renewed in EARLY Dealings
Market Lacks Stimulating Element.

Foreign affairs were again a para
mount factor in this weeks stock mar
ket. after prices had recorded sub
stantial recoveries from the January
depression. Gains of 3 to 10 points
which attended the active trading of
the midweek were largely swept aside
with few notable exceptions when
rumors indicating renewal of the
recent tension with Germany gained
currency.
While 1t was evident that advances
prior to this late setback were made
largely at the expense of an aggressive
short interest, 1t was also plain that
the recovery resulted in a measure
from some restoration of speculative
confidence. Sentiment. which had
been adversely Influenced by the tenor
of President Wilson's western speeches
underwent speedy reversal when Wall
street adopted the point of view that
the chief executives utterances bore
upon abstract rather than concrete
conditions.
Nevertheless. it would seem from the
wide sweep Of yesterdays retreat that
the market lacks the elements essen
Buyers of a few days ago were among
yesterdays heaviest sellers. suggesting
a tentative speculative position at best.
Little Investment Demand.
Investment demand. save for certain
high-grade issues. continues disappoint-
ing
Weakness Of foreign exchange, par
ticularly remittances to France and
Italy. also pointed to need of remedial
measures with this country's foreign
debtors. The mission Of Mr.. Morgan
and several other prominent fnanciers
to Europe, which as yet lacks definite
explanation. will be awaited with I'M
usual interest.
Meantime domestic affairs continue to
offer every promise of high prosperity.
Railroad earnings show phenomenal
gains in gross and net. steel and iron
mills report undated demand for
their products, copper and other metals
maintain record-breaking prices and
general business. except in isolated
lines. is far above the corresponding
period of last year.
Condition Of the Treasury.
The condition of the United States
Treasury yesterday was:
Net balance In general fund, $;14,-
273,4s2.
Total receipts. s2.o4s,s15.
Total payments, s1.s00.SS5.
The deficit this fiscal year is $751;
07s,7S3, against a deficit of $65,l94,-
4S3 last year, exclusive Of Panama
canal and public debt transactions.
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ggqlIindnce ~ s Trade AAA|
W91 WASHINGTON, New York. London 6EM
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Received by private wire direct to
The Star 0AlnA.
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American Telephone and Telegraph.

Announcement was read on change
of the retirement of s42,5o0 bonds of
the American Telephone and Tele-
graph Company. In exchange for 425
shares of the convertible stock of the
corporation.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-10-05
ALL CHARGES ARE SUSTAINED

Every charge brought against the
United States Steel Corporation by
the striking steel miners of North
ern Minnesota is sustained in re-
port just submitted to Governor
Burnquist by his own State Labor
Commissioned
Miners have been exploited by the
contract system, cheated, oppressed,
forced to give bribes to their mine
captains, arrdsted without warrant,
given unfair trials. and subjected to
serious injustices" at the hands of
the mine qua rds and police. This is
the substance of the findings:
Mine guards employed by the com-
pany, deputized by Sheriff Meining
without investigation, and supported
bv Governor Burnquist, are to blame
for all disorder. The report says;
"We are not entirely in sympathy
with the belief that vigorous measures
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-10-05

were necessary to maintain peace and
safety in this strike. We are en-
tirely satisfied that the mine guards
have exceeded their legal rights and
duties and invaded the citizenship
rights of the strikers; that such vio-
lence has been more chargeable to
the mine guards and police than to
the strikers; and that the public po-
lice departments have entirely exceed
ed the needs of the situation. and have
perpetrated serious injustices upon the
strikers.
Numerous cases of arrest without
warrant and unfair trials in the JUS
tees courts were brought to our at
tention. We will go into these cases
in detail, as the Federal men have
promised a thorough investigation,
but we are seriously impressed that
the mine guards should have been
compelled to remain on the property
or disarm when they left it"
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-10-05

! "Waddell, the most experienced
member of this finn, admitted to Mr..
Chenery and me that he has no preju-
dice against eX-convicts, but on the
contrary hnds many of them particu-
larly valuable for the work in hand.
The firms attorney, while attempt
ing to secure the release of thirty
strike breakers who had been Jailed
by Sheriff kinkead, protested to the
authorities of Hudson County that it
was unreasonable to ask the firm to
put up bail for these men. In NV
presence he said to the Under Sheriff
and Prosecuting Attorney:
These men are lot OF irrespon-
sible thugs. My clients could not be
responsible for their movements. In
"a hours they would have disappeared,
and we would have to forfeit the
bail
"Waddell told us that he could
raise an army of 10000 armed men
in twenty-four hours. He said many
OF them we're ex-soldiers who loved
adventure and were willing to quit
their Jobs in the hope of finding it
as strike breakers. AS matter of
tact, most of them are recruited from
NHN oNtiA anu Ol IHC CITIES.
"Ex-convicts are preferred because
they can be trusted to do dirty work
without 'squealing.' The agency en-
ploying them shares their secret, and
is able to use this knowledge to con-
troll them like slaves. The agency
usually has something on them, and
can turn them up if they do not
perform satisfactorily
This ic he trfr,.a - ,,,o., -.
Messrs. Shonts and Hedley propose
to turn over the highly responsible
task of operating the elevated and
subway trains OF New York City.
This is the best evidence of their
tender regard of the welfare of the
metropolis.
1T was Berghoff Bros. & Waddell
who had the contract to supply strike
breakers when a strike was threaten
ed on the surface and elevated lines
of Chicago a year ago last June. They
actually shipped thousands Of men be-
fore the controversy was amicably SET
tied by the yielding of the company
1t will be remembered that one train
load of thugs en- route from New
HoFAsg to Chicago broke out of the
cars at a small station in Pennsyl-
vania and looted the station lunch
room, terrorizing the town and DEFY
ing the authorities.
Liquor is usually the cause of the
abject downfall that alone could make
a man willing to follow the infamous
occupation OF strike breaking, and ex-
perience in every strike where these
thugs are used has proved that their
courage and usefulness involves the
free use OF whiskey. Yet rather than
relinquish their arbitrary, tyrannical
control over the American citizens
who man the cars. Shonts and Hediey
are willingly to commit the safety of
their fellow citizens into the hands
of such men,"
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-10-05
STRIKERS ASK 100000 DAMAGES

Bridgeport, Conn.-Under the same
conspiracy law that gave basis for
the suit of Bridgeport foundry
men against the Moulders Union
and labor organizers, three of the
strikers have instituted action for
100000 damages against the Mon
umental Bronze Company and Of
ficials of the concern.
Two of the strikers allege they were
assaulted in pursuance of conspir-
acy in behalf of the Monumental
Bronze Company and Ellie ~ Sperry,
president; Charles Robinson, foreman;
Frank Clancy, superintendent, and
John Thompson, all employees of the
concern. Each asks $4,000 damages.
Two also allege fraudulent arrest, ask
ing $4,000, each.
The action was instituted through
the Molders' Union here after a con-
ference between Organizer p F. Duff
fy Of the American Federation of La
Dor, William B. Rubin, of Milwaukee,
and Attorney Vincent L. Keating,
counsel for the three plaintiffs. 1t is
taken in retaliation for the 100000
suit brought by the foundrymen
against the labor organizers and the
strikers and the arrests that have been
caused by the foundrymen.
Property of the Monumental Bronze
Company, bank accounts of the cor
poration and SperTy n the tiIst
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-10-05
men OF CONGRESS
Labor Should See to it That It's Friends Are
Elected

By Marcus Day.

This Adamson bill, which saved the
country billions of dollars in money,
should be an issue with organized
labor, to-wit that all candidates for
office of Congressman or senator be
quizzed concerning their approval or
disapproval of the action of the Presi-
dent in standing behind it at the time
he did. There could be no better test
of the basic principles of statesman
ship than the opportunity offered by
the vote on such a measure and the
crisis which called it into being 1t
does not take great imagination to
predict the dire consequences of a
general tie-up of transportation and
any senator or congressman who
would hesitate to give aid by his sup
port to anything that would postpone
indefinitely such disaster as was
threatened has not that spirit or ap-
probation of his obligation to the
whole people required by his oath
of office. The writer does not be-
lieve that this measure is the last
word on legislation dealing with
either the eight-hour day or wages
in train service, There are other
measures, in my opinion, which would
have been much more effective be-
cause they would have touched upon
more fundamental ground in the han
ding of such problem but the Ad-
amson bill was the only measure Of
fered which had any show OF quick
passage and it stood between the
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-10-05
Many Injured In n. Y. S-HOu Day for Women

Chicago, Oct. 4-The Women's
Trade Union League, of this city, in
cooperation with the Leagues Of St.
Louis, Mo, Kansas City, Mo, and
Springfield, ILL.,, have signed and sent
out cali for an interstate conference
to be held in Chicago October 6, 7
and 8, 1916 Each central body in
Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, In
diana, Ohio, Tennessee, Kentucky,
Missouri, Kansas, Iowa. Colorado and
Illinois are asked to send two trade
union women delegates.
This conference was called to dis
cuss and plan ways and means Of Sc
curing the eight-hour day for working
women, both by organization and leg
islation. The very atmosphere seem
ed permeated with the very thought
OF the eight-hour day; therefore, this
seems to be the psychological time for
every trade unionist to unite in an
effort to secure for the women work
ers Of the nation this much needed
condition. This also seems an oppor.
tune time TO carry on a campaign for
organization among the unorganized
women workers.
Because this, conference is so i'm.
portant to all women workers of these
states, it is hoped that the delegates
to all these central bodies will sup
port this plea for delegates and SEND
two OF their best women workers.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-10-05
Most Victims Are Girls Enroute to
Work-Trolley Crashes Into Pole
and Two Others in Collision.

New York.-More than 40 persons
were injured, most of them girls, en-
route to work, in four accidents to-
day growing out of the street car
strike.
A jitney auto truck crowded with
girls, swerved sharply approaching
the Williamsburg bridge, and pitched
its two score of passengers into the
roadway. Some of them fell beneath
other autos or the heels of horses
and suffered serious injuries.
A Third Avenue car operated by a
strike breaker, left the track and
crashed into a telegraph pole. A mo-
torrnan and two passengers were in
iured. Two cars in the Bronx, opera
ter by green motormen, were in col
lision, but no one was injured. The
police explained that strike-hardened
Bronxites always keep their eyes on
their motorman nowadays and jump
before the crash comes.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-10-05
The Rule OF Reason With Labor
By Grant Hamilton.

did not then apply his rule of rea-
son" to labor, as had formerly been
applied by the same court when the
Standard Oil company was involved,
and offer a dissenting opinion on the
former action of the court
On the contrary, Justice Hughes
refused in the Danbury Hatters' case
to apply the rule of reason" and con-
CURED in the decision which stripped
the wage earning hatters to the num-
Der of over one hundred, of their
homes and their savings, the accumu-
lations of their entire lives, and left
them penniless and in want simply
because these men were organized
and had exercised their natural and
normal rights to maintain a decent
standard of living, and in doing so
were engaged in an industrial dis
pute with the d. E. Loewe company.
Neither can Candidate Hughes es-
cape responsibility by the assertion
that he did not write the decision, for
Justice Harlan, some years ago stated,
during the course of an address:
Thus, you will observe, not only
is the utmost care taken to make the
opinion express the views of the court
but the final judgment rests, in every
case decided, upon the examination
of each member of the court of the
record and briefs. Let me say that
during my entire service in the SUI
preme Court. | have not known a
single instance in which the court
has determined a case merely upon
the report of one or more justices
as to what was contained in the rec
ord and as to what questions were
properly presented by il"
Therefore Candidate Hughes cannot
evade the full responsibility for his
attitude as expressed in the Danbury
Hattere decision
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-10-05

Bridgeport National Bank. savings Of
Robinson and Sperry in, The City Saw
ings Bank were attached this morning
by deputy sheriff, who tied up about
$o5,000 in all. No money belonging
to Thompson and Clancy was found,
and they are being sought this after
noon with body writs
John Skudlarck charges that he was
assaulted, beaten, bruised and mall
treated in pursuance of a conspiracy
and confederation acting in behalf of
the Monumental Bronze Company
and the men mentioned, and that the
defendants directed and caused the
beating. The same is alleged by John
Zaleeki, who further charges that he
was hailed to court after the beating
at the instigation of the defendants,
with malicious design to injure. John
Brenan alleges he was also hailed to
court for the same reason.
Organizer Duffy. who is a defend
ant in the 100000 suit brought by the
foundrymen and conducted the strike,
said today
These men were riding bicycles
on lonely road when the employees
of the plant drove up in an auto
mobile, allowed thugs to beat the rid
ers, and then drove away. Subse-
quently they caused the arrest Of the
men they beat. charging them with
having thrown stones. 1t was done
to intimidate them"
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-10-05

people and monstrous loss OF money.
Congressman who will refuse to put
their vote and influence in the right
place on such an occasion are not
the men to be trusted in such serious
times as the present when the world
is in a turmoil which develops crisis
es over night and when emergencies
call for swift decision So-called
statesmen who hold their obligations
so lightly that they can intimate that
complete collapse of business would
be preferable to hasty action that
which may prove weak or imperfect
should be ferreted out in this cam
paign and politically crucifed at the
polls for lacking that sense of duty
TO the whole country which is de-
manded of the times. Nothing but
blind partisanship or indifference will
let the voter who believes in unionism,
neglects his opportunity in this cleo
ton to vote against any congressman
who registered "no" when the final
vote was taken on the Adamson bill
because the next four years will wit
ness the introduction of other and
more fundamental measures in the
interests of the workers and nine out
of ten congressman who opposed this
measure are violent reactionaries who
will claim that their. election was a
vindication of their position on this
bill. The organized laborer should do
his best to make impossible this
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-10-05

In the spe eches of Candidate
Hughes he has emphatically declared
himself as committed to the rule OF
reason where labor questions are in
volved In approaching this declara-
ton he severely criticized President
Wilson for the position taken in be-
half of the eight-hour day on the
transportation lines of the country,
and asserted that there was great
necessity for reign of reason in this
country" Pursuing his theme he said:
Labor least OF all can afford to sur
render the rules of reason"
After delivering these expressions
he lauded himself "as a friend of
labor" and concluded: II desire to
say that the nj ost vital interest that
labor has in this country is in the
settlement of controversies according
to reason
The record bf Justice of the SUI
preme Court Hughes fatty and un-
equivically contradicts the statements
of Candidate Hughes.
When the United States Supreme
Court rendered its decision in the
Standard Oil case, involving the ju-
dicial Interpretation of the Sherman
anti trust law the rule OF reason"
was read into he Sherman antitrust
law and the tSandard Oil company
judicially escaped the penalties pro-
vided for violations of that law. Cor
poration and vested interests were
shielded from harm by the judicial
Interpretation, or rather judicial
amendment to the antitrust law.
In 1914 the United States Supreme
Court delivered its final decision in
the Danbury Hatters' case, and Candi-
date Hughes was then Justice Hughes
and participated and concurred in the
decision rendered. Justice Hughes
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-10-05
AT THE BOISE TRADES COUNCIL

the roll call was taken and among
the trades reports came the good
news that the carpenters were all
working at this time and the electric
ians are becoming organized and are
in a better condition than they have
been in several years.
1t was noted that representatives
of the Grange had not been in attend
ance for some time and it was sug-
gested that they be urged TO come to
the meetings.
President f. F. Cation OF The Idaho
State Federation of Labor reported
that he had recently received word
from Dad Young to the effect that
he would be in Boise in the next
ten days or two weeks when he would
take up the matter in conjunction with
the Federation of formulating the
Workman's Compensation law
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-10-05
COME IN THE OPEN MR.. PINCHOT

Clifford Pinchot is an intimate friend
of mine and I have very high opin-
ion of his character and of the work
he has done. His public letter on
conservation. however, shows a fail
ure to get at the facts of what the
Wilson administration has done. Some
of the mis-statements in it are wholly
outside the domain of opinion and
are demonstrably unjust. After Civ
ing Mr.. Wilson credit for the Alaska
Railroad bill and the bill which as
sured government control of coal
lands in Alaska, Mr.. Pinchot goes on
to talk about the Presidents endors-
ing various bills when they were not
in satisfactory condition. VIII Mr..
Pinchot be good enough to explain
where these endorsements by the
President are found? He makes a
special point of the Shields bill. Any
body who really undertook TO get in
formation about this bill could do so.
The fight against it in the Senate was
conducted by Senator Walsh who GER
tainly stands very we'll with the Ad-
ministration. After Senator Walsh
had sufficiently shown its danger and
its weaknesses, he, and various other
opponents of the bill. voted to pass
it for the express purpose of letting
it get into conference. 1t was fully
explained that in the conference they
would oppose the passage of any bill
unless it was in substance the Ferris
bill and not the Shields bill. The
Ferris bill is the bill approved by Mr..
Pinchot and other conservationalists.
don't believe than anybody who
Glands .c1nse 10 the Administration has