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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-31
CABLE REPORTS
DECREASE WHEAT
Fresh Declines in Market Quotations
Followed the Receipt of Lower
Prices From Abroad.

Chicago, May 31.-FTeSh declines in
wheat today were influenced by lower
cable quotations and by favorable
weather reports. Opening prices,
which ranged from &c to 13sc lower,
with July at 1861 to LOTS and Sep
TENDER at los TO loss, were followed
by some further recoveries before a
setback resulted.
Subsequently the market touched the
lowest prices since last March and
closed unsettled, 21ac net lower to a
shade advance with July at 1.0712Q
1.07@s and September at LOG.
Although corn at first gave way with
wheat the market soon rallied. De-
mand appeared to be based on reports
of widespread need Of replanting
After opening ~ TO 12c down, prices
assembled to above Mondays finish.
The close was firm at 4 a sc TO "a c
net advance.
Oats were affected by bearish crop
reports. Even the southwest, where
complaint has been general, sent rela-
lively optimistic adyices. Holders OF
provisions continued to unload. Sup
port was lacking.
Chicago Grain.
Chicago, May 31.-Wheat: No. ? red
nominal; No red, 1.03G1.033s; No.
hard, 1.0501.0S; No. 3 hard, $50 u
Corn: No. 2 yellow, zoe; No. 4 vel
low, 6915c; No. 4 white, 66666Ac.
Oats: No. white, 3S12 @39A C;
standard, 39kG4Oc.
Rye: No. ,, 9712 G99c: barley, 60d
75c; timothy, 5.50QS.25; clover, 1909
1900.
Pork. 11.25G22.25; lard, 1850; ribs
1200012.5O.
Chicago Provisions.
Chicago. May 31-Butter unchanged
Eggs, receipts, 23,543 cases, unchang-
ed. Potatoes lower. Old receipts 81
cars; Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota
and Dakota white, 90G100; Mime
sofa and Dakota Ohios, S5095c.
New receipts, As cars sacked Tri-
umphs, 1.400I50.
Poultry alive, lower; fowls, 1S12C.
kansas City Grain.
Kansas City, May 31.-Wheat: No.
hard, 100GL06; No. , red, 1.00G1.0
/ Corn: No. > mixed, 6666612c; No.
white, size; No. , yellow, size.
/ Oats: No. 2 white, 42Q4212c; No.
mixed. 3SG39c.
I Rye, S7dSSc.
Hay, steady; unchanged.
Toledo Grain.
/ Toledo, May 31.-Clover. seed, prim,
! cash, $40; October, SIC; December
1857.
Alsike, prime cash, and August, $40
! Timothy. prime cash, 3.5212; Sep
/ TENDER, $40.
Peoria Grain.
Peoria. Ill, May 31.-Corn: No.
white, zoe; No. yellow, 6912c; No
mixed, 6912c.
/ Oats; No. white, 37s4 aSS12c.
New York Sugar.
New York, May 31.-Sugar, steady
centrifugal, $50; mOlasses, 5.62; re
fined, steady; fine graduated. 7.65.
New York Provisions.
New York, May 31-Butter barrel.
+ steady: receipts, 1S,996; creamery ex
tras, 304 G3012C; tirsts, 29G30c; sec
onds, 2S62Shc.
Eggs, irregular; receipts, 2S,476
fresh gathered extra fine, 2412 2512c
regular packed, extra frsts, 2302312c
do, frsts, 22G23c; seconds, 20%
2112c
+ Cheese, steady; receipts. 5.221; stat
fresh specials, 150154c; do, averag
fancy, 1412014&c.
. Dressed poultry, steady, chickens
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-31
High School PLAY Thursday,

The high school senior play,
"Straws," which is to be presented to-
morrow night, promises to be one Of
highest calibre. From the great
amount of work which has been put
upon the production by the members
of the cast, the play should truly be
one Of excellence. "Straws" is a com
edy Of the best sort and the charac-
tiers as selected are fitting we'll their
respective roles. The opera house
should be well filled at the time Of
presentation of this supremely funny
comedy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-31
tIUr burdens.

Every evil and wasteful habit draws
upon our strength and resources with
out making any proper return. On
the other hand, every task faithfully
done, every responsibility manfully
borne in the path OF duty. steadies us,
like well bestowed ballast. There are
loads that help US as we'll as loads that
hinder These we should cheerfully
take up and those resolutely cast off.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-31
Personal Mention.

Misses Alice Thompson and Lois
Vertrees and Messrs Clyde Dexter and
Riley Shut were in kewanee yester-
day.
Arthur Runbom came from Moline
yesterday and spent Decoration day
with his family.
Earl Phillips of Millersburg came
yesterday to spend Decoration day in
AledO.
Miss Ethel Mawby returned laA
evening from a few days visit with
relatives at Peoria. She was accom-
panied home by her uncle, Samuel
Nesbitt
Fred Mclaughlin and wife of Bur
CESS spent yesterday in Aledo.
Ira Hughes OF Joy was an Aledo
visitor yesterday.
Gerald Brancht of Joy spent Deco
ration day in this city
Mrs. Chester Hollenback of Keiths-
bury is spending the week here with
relatives and friends
All the news all the time - The
| Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-31
SistnrhOOd Meets,

The ladies of the local P. f. o. sis
terhood spent a most enjoyable after
noon Monday at the home of Mrs. Viii
liam McHard On West Fourth street.
The usual business was Transacted,
after which nice luncheon was in
dulged in.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-31
Alumni Ban1uet Held.

Last night at the boys dormitory
Of William and Vashti college occur
red the annual Drury-Academy alum
nj banquet. The dining room pre-
scented a most appealing sight, with
its beautiful decorations of red and
white. At intervals upon the tables
had been placed large vases of pref
ty flowers. An excellent program of
toasts was given Immediately fol-
lowing the completion of the feast.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-31
T@day'@ Market Quotations
FEATURE SHARES
HOLD attention
General Activity Of Stock Exchange is
Confined to Small Group Of Favor
ties and Specialties.

New York, May 31.-Norfolk and
western was added to the list Of
strong coalers, selling minus its regu-
lar dividend Of 1& and an extra !
per cent at 1858. equivalent to 12SA
4 high record. There were fractional
gains in Union Pacific, St Paul, New
York Central and Erie but dealings
ran largely to specialties. Chandler
Motors made a new maximum on its
additional advance to 1851 and rub
Der shares rose irregularly. Later
Harvester issues developed pronounced
strength with a further advance in
Marine preferred. Bonds were firm
with an active inquiry for Anglo
French and Canadian five per cents,
LAST SAlE
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-31
Stock ShjDmentS,

Yesterday was busy one at the
local stock yards Six cars of stock
were shipped by farmers of the vicin-
ity. William Hayman, Joe Harbour
Dan Hyatt, William Butcher and
George Rush, each one car of hogs;
John Hyatt, one car of cattle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-31
h2 2&s9Eh}!eatre

ling comedy in the typical and inim.
liable Barrymore manner. The Red
Widow" will be seen at the Spencer
Square tonight and tomorrow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-31
Not nv Exclusion,

He-I had a hard time getting gooe
wife
She-Goodness! Have you been mar
ried several times?
"Oh, no. But l courted my present
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-31

Bessie Barriscale, the Ince favorite,
addressed the girls of Los Angeles
department store, where she had to
film several scenes in current picture.
When the work was finished the girls
crowded around Miss Barriscale and
for some time the actress was kept
busy answering questions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-31
C0JTMRTA.

Vaudeville (DavenporD. Two per-
formances daily, at 2:45 and SIS.
Three Saturday and Sunday, at 2:45,
7:30 and 9 o'clock.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-31

Family Feud Ends in R0w-Mrs.
Ruth Sauers, accompanied by large
black eye, appeared in police court
against o Y. Mann, who was charged
with disturbing the peace by assault
ing her. Mrs. Sauers' left eye was in
a bad condition, being almost closed.
The trial in some places was very
humorous, as the language said to
have been exchanged between Mr..
Mann and Mrs. Sauers was repeated,
He was fined 81 and costs. The fight,
il is claimed by the police, is the re-
suit of a neighborhOOd fued, in which
the Sauers family and the Mann fam
ilT have covered the black rage and
hatred which filled their hearts with
smiles and pleasant words. Both in
notice court asked that the other be
placed under peace bond, but this
was not done in either case.
o
Had Real "BOOZe Fest7-What the
notice claim was a real genuine booze
fest" ended in the arrest of Albert
Clark and Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Pryor.
They are held on charges of intoxica-
ton.
o
Carnival Lads Taken-G Carter and
r O'Neil. two lads who claimed to
have been until recently with the car
nival which was in Rock Island last
week. were arrested on vagrancy
charges, and each given tive-day Jail
sentence. The two boys, neither OF
whom was over 20 years old, claimed
that they were on their way home
when arrested. Officers claimed that
they were following an intoxicated
man toward the Rock Island depot at
the time Of their arrest.
PatrGlmen Get New SILK Caps-Dav-
enuort policemen received the new
black silk caps for summer wear, and
they were generally put into use They
will be much cooler than the heavier
material used in the winter caps, it is
believed. The crossing men have al
ready received their white caps. and
the rest of the members OF the depart
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-31
London Silver.

London, May 31.-Bar silver, 327s d
per ounce.
Money, 4041a per cent
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-31

Stuart Holmes, the prominent vii
lain, looked at his last years straw
hat and remarked sagely, About the
only thing that does not go out OF
style is money"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-31

fame and money won in the movies by
other dancers, including Pavlowa and
Maud Allen, announces an unalterabie
determination to appear in film play
to be made in Denver.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-31
Kansas CITY Provisions

Kansas City, May 31.-Butter eggs
and poultry unchanged.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-31
Liverpool Grain.

Liverpool TRAIN.
Liverpool, May 31.-Wheat: No. I
northern spring lis, Sd; No. ? red
western winter lis.
Corn: American mixed new los Sad.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-31
Earthquakes,

Earthquake shocks travel, as a gen
eral rule, at a pace of about 10000 feet
per second.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-31

might have been wanted. 1t was
through the fingerprints, the work OF
Bertillon Sergeant HOmeyer that the
man was identified as Frederick HOff-
stadt of Indianapolis. 1t was the first
thing of real Importance that has been
accomplished by the Bertillon system
recently installed in Davenport police
headquarters, but, according to Ser
geant Homeyer, who is enthusiastic
over the subject, it will not be the last.
The field is gradually growing larger
and larger he says, and new Oppor-
tunities are being made every day.
The remains of Hoffstadt were buried
Yesterday in Indianapolis, where his
mother, Mrs Elizabeth Hoffstadt, lives.
| His death ended a cheCkered career
| lasting over period Of two years, and
came after he received a suspended
| sentence of from two to fourteen years
for embezzlement in Indianapolis. He
was told to leave the state and never
return According to his mother.
| Hoffstadt's wife was the cause of his
| troubles and to indianapolis newspa-
pers she put up strong defense for
| her son.
/
College El0cutiOn Contest Postponed
The annual elOcutiOn contest at St
Ambrose college, which was an
nounced last night. has been post
poned till next Sunday evening, when
il will be held in the college auditor
| ium. Interest in the contest is keen
among the students, and the competi-
ton for first place promises to be
lively.
Fight Ends in Lagos Arrest-Wil-
liam Lage is being held by the DaV-
export police on a charge of assault
and battery preferred by W. H. john
son. The police believe thai the ar
rest was the result of fight in which
johnson received the worst of it, The
arrest was made by Officer House.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-31

All the news all the time-The
Argus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-31
LOCAL MARKETS.

May 31-Following are the whole
sale quotations on the local markets
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-31

All the news all the time - The
Argus.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-31
FAY ESCAPES FROM PRISON
Former German Officer and Another
at Liberty.

Atlanta. Ga, Aug. 3l-Robert Fay
said to have been a former German
army officer, convicted of conspiracy
against the United States in connec-
tion with munition plots in New York,
escaped from the federal prison here
with William Knobloch, another pris-
oner.
Fay. who entered the prison June
% to serve eight years, and Knob
loch sentenced at New York, May 3,
to serve eighteen months for using the
mails TO defraud. had been doing cleo
trical repair work at the prison.
They walked by guard at one OF
the gates saying they were going out
side to repair some arc lights. When
their escape was discovered shortly
before dark an alarm was sent out
and guards searched the countryside
near the prison, which is in the sub
urbs of Atlanta
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-31
NORTHWEST STRIKE
HEADQUARTERS OPEN

St Paul. Aug 31.-Headquarters
from which the threatened railway
strike will be managed for the North
west have been opened here.
A number of the labor leaders have
returned from Washington, where they
took part in the conferences with
President Wilson. Others are to come
in later and take charge of the North
west strike headquarters in ST Paul
The leaders who are on hand hold
out a little hope yet that the strike
may be averted IL congress takes up
President Wilson's legislative program.
There is no way, though" they
said "of halting the strike in order
to wait for congress to act. All that
will stop walkout Monday morning
is for the presidents program to be
rushed through before then. Every
thing is arranged for the strike to be-
gin at a. IN. Monday and there will
be no more parleying."
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-31
WESTERN RAILWAYS
PREPARE FOR STRIKE

Chicago. Aug 31-Western railway
officials speeded up their efforts to be
prepared for a strike of the four
brotherhoods Lists of former EN-
ployes were checked ever, strike head
quarters were opened by some roads
and shippers were notified to be pre-
pared to meet strike conditions
The Santa Fe road is prepared to
run its trains in ca ssof strike. Of
fieials of the road say they have APP
plieations from $500 men to fill the
places of those who may strike
II. +. Bryan. vice president, Bur-
lington railway, denies the report that
railways have joined together in one
big move to operate under an agree
ment
we are all working out our own
plans as far as plans have been made,
he said
A freight handlers strike on the
Burlington road spread to other roads.
over 800 freight handlers on the Bal
timore and Ohio and Grand Trunk
were called out because of the refusal
Of the railways TO recognize their
uui0u
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-31
Is Republican Candidate for Senator
From California.

San Francisco. Aug. 31-On the face
OF incomplete returns Governor Hi
ram w Johnson won the Republican
nomination for United States senator.
The campaign attracted wide inter.
est because Chester III. Rowell OF Fres-
no. member of the Republican ma.
tional campaign committee, protested
to the committee and to Charles E.
Hughes that the forces of the Repub-
lican state central committee we're
aligned openly behind Willis H. Booth,
Los Angeles banker, who contested
the seuatnrial nominatann.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-31
NURSES SENT TO BORDER
Red Cross Experts viii Work Among
Troops There

Washington, Aug 31--The Ameri-
can Red Cross has announced that
ffty-fve OF its most expert nurses had
been sent TO the border for duty with
the troops and that additional groups
had been organized and were ready to
go as soon as the war department
designates places for them
The department recently asked the
organization to choose a hundred
nurses for border service. Two are
being taken from each OF the twenty.
five Red Cross base hospital units re
Gently organized, so that all the units
may be placed on a better footing for
actual service.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-31
SUE TO RECOVER LARGE SUM
Stockholders of New Haven Road
Want s16O,ooo, 900.

New York, Aug. 3l.-Former Off
GERS. directors and counsel Of the New
York, New Haven and Hartford rail
road were made defendants in a liza
bility and restitution suit for more
than 100000, 900, filed in the United
States district court by five Massa-
chusetts stockholders OF the road.
The suit is based on evidence taken
at the recent trial OF William Rookie
feller and other former directors OF
the road for criminal conspiracy uAdes
ths SHERMAN Snti.trupt ~.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-31
RESTRAINING ORDER ISSUED
Strike of Conductors on Union Pacific
Held Back.

Omaha. Aug 31-Judge Willis f.
Sears of the district court of Douglas
county issued an order restraining
general and local officials OF the Order
of Railway Conductors from calling or
enforcing a strike on the Union Pa.
cific.
The order was issued on petition of
Edwin A. Hamilton, a conductor on
the Union Pacific and a member of the
Order of Railway Conductors. who de.
clares many employees are anxious to
continue working
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-31
BRITISH MlSTREAT GAFFNEY
Former United States Consul Com
plains of Treatment

New York, Aug 81. It. st. John
Gaffney former American consul gen
eral at Munich, who resigned and
came home last October, was a pas.
senger on the Danish steamer Frede.
rick VIII, which arrived here. Mr..
Gaffney went back to Germany in
January
In written statement he complain
ed of his treatment by the British au-
thorities at kirkwall, saying private
letters. papers and bonds were taken
from him over his protest He assert
ed also he will follow up his protest
with an appeal through his attorney to
Secretary Lansing.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-31
ARGUES IN BATHING SUIT
Lawyer Hurries From Shore to Appear
In Bankruptcy Case.

Belmar, n j.. Aug. 31.--The unusual
spectacle of lawyer appearing in
bathing suit in court on legal business
was witnessed here when Tobias A.
worth building. New York, strode into
the Offices of Referee In Bankruptcy
Charles H. Butcher and entered a
plea that the bankruptcy hearing OF
John Applegate. fish dealer in the
poned.
His request granted. he sped away
to resume his interrupted ocean bath.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-31
MANY SEEKING MEMBERSHIP
Chicago Board Of Trade May Raise
initiation Fee.

Chicago, Aug. 31-The demand for
board of trade memberships has be-
come so keen directors of the ex-
change have ordered an amendment to
the rules posted for ballot raising
the initiation fee from $4,000 to $685.
900. The transfer fee will be raised
from $100 to $3.50 IL the amendment is
carried.
Memberships are now selling 1t the
highest price ever hn0wa, around
$500.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-31
CHARGE ELECTION FRAUDS
Twenty Federal indictments In West
VIRGINIA.

Charleston, w Va, Aug. 91.--Twen-
ty men, including Edward O'Toole.
representative of United States steel
and coal interests in West Virginia,
have been indicted by federal grand
jury at Webster Springs for alleged
election frauds in Mcdowell county.
this state The indictments cover
only one election district An investi-
cation will be made in every county
where frauds have been reported
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-31
GUARDS BODY IN BUSHES
Victim Is Believed to Be Andrew Sam
ueIson of Zumbrota, Mimi.

St Paul, Aug. 31.-With two holes
in his head resembling bullet wounds
The body of a soldier believed to be
Andrew Samuelson of Zumbrota, was
found in a clump of weeds one mile
east of Mendoza near the Omaha
roads right Of way.
Samuelson, who belonged TO ID com.
pany, Third Minnesota infantry, dis.
appeared shortly before his company
entrained for the border and had not
been heard from since.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-31
GRAFT OF MILLION CHARGED
Sensational Disclosures Expected In
Canadian Building Probe.

Winnipeg. Aug. 81. - Investigation
into the construction OF buildings at
the Manitoba agricultural college was
begun by the royal commission ap-
pointed recently by the provincial
government.
Premier Norris is credited with say
ing that more than $1,000,000 was
grated in the construction of the
buildings. Sensational disclosures are
expected.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-31
Fatal Riots In Dresden.

London, Aug. 31-The Hague CORE.
spondent of the Central News has a
report that eighty-hve civilians. TWEEN
ty-two soldiers and four policemen
were killed in riots in Dresden last
week The disorders are said to have
been brought on by a demonstration
against the imposition of an increased
sentence on DR. Karl Liebknecht for
appealing from the findings of a mill
tary court
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-31
irish Newspapers Seized.

Tralee, Ireland, Aug. 31-Police and
soldiers seized the machinery and
plant of the newspapers Nubianer,
Kerryman and Lberator The author
tiles acted under warrant issued by
General Sir John Maxwell, commander
of the forces in Ireland, charging the
newspapers with publishing an article
calculated to cause disaffecuoa.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-31
Roumanian Towns ShelIed.

London, Aug. 3l.-Austrian moni-
tors and batteries have bombarded
the Roumanian towns of Verciorova,
Turnu Severein, little lower down
the Danube, and Giurgevo. where the
ferryhoat crosses from Rustchuk on
the principal route from Sofia to Bu-
charest