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Evening journal., 1916-06-24

BY trade he's pitcher, a left-hand-
er and hence suspicious character
according to the unwritten laws OF
the baseball. But Clarence Mitchell
OF the Cincinnati Reds slab staff. D.
"right'' mentally. morally. physically
and every other way.
This is why the Nebraskan is Red
lands diamond idol and John Nc
Evening journal., 1916-06-24

ing day, May 80, he ran for Clarke I'm
the sixteenth inning and scored a run
Mitchell's best feat was performed
June ,. at New York. when his drive
started the rally that won for the
Reds in 1S innirgs. to4 M. a mass
did he issue and three whitfield.
Since that battle the fo.in~, Den
yerite has been going like a streak.
Evening journal., 1916-06-24

Graws Giants have a wholesome re-
spect for mitch" ever since he tanned
them 6 to in 13 rounds. But when
YOU say Mitchell is darn good pitch
n. you haven't begun TO tell Il all.
He's an all-round ballplayer.
He can hold down an ouiiield berth
as good as most of the men playing
Il in the majors and is a corking bats
Evening journal., 1916-06-24
DELMAR TRIMS LAUREL.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DELMAR, Del, June 24.-The first
ball game Of the season played by
the Delmar club was played here yes
teTday with the Laurel team and re-
suited in running game for Del
mar, IL to 0.
Evening journal., 1916-06-24

The Want Ads are the greatest lit
tie finders Of lost articles in tho
wOrld.-Adv. Hta
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-23
OrSanIsAtiOn NrccssRry.

The BaChc HsriCr prints portions OF
tie circulars ISSUED by various railroads
10 ihClr stockholders, asking them 20
combat Tor their own sake the wag. liz
'lTis" which the tra.nmcn AZ. Seek
lag. The H"rtoi~ then says This may
prAlucc good results, but the movement
IS not organized. There are said 10 b.
: 500, 900 Ncopl.. depending IN Whole or
in part. o. incomes derived from iivi-
dcnds ard Interest on railroad sccuri-
ties. The stockholders of a great rail
road AZ a body are Il dormant force,
which 4 1 cni'd t- brought into action
would he able Ia produce great results.
III would dpDea to be a proper policy
toy railroad arrangements to organize
their Stockholders into effectual work
ing frHtcrniti.s or associations, COM
pletrlN ~system1'ized for publicly iuiiu-
encinG ound legislation in both STATE
and nation in behalf OF the railroads.
With sufficient funds appropriated by
each IA for this purpose there il
little doubt that remarkably successful
results could be brought about.
perhaps the e NJ too much inter
ference IN other directions has kept rail-
road Arrangements from adopting this
course, but to-day there is no merit In
avoiding publicity in the management
of "A railroad. ON the contrary, open-
handed proceeding is the only course TO
pursue under present conditions
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-23
GOSSIP OF WALL r
Genuine L~lsuidatisn.

A firmly established opinion that a
break with Germany Is inevitable,
coupled with a Hood of selling orders, a
light attendance on .he Noor OF the
Exchange and n complete scarcity
of buying orders was responsible for the
most violent break in prices yesterday
that has been experienced since the sink
ing of the Lusitania. Trading was fast
and furious and was the heaviest that
has aiken place on any Saturday for
many months. The total turnover in the
w hours OF business was 4S6,500 shares.
or approximately at the rate of 1900 40
shares In "a five hour day. outside of
the feeling that the relations existing
between Washington and Berlin are
hourly growing more tense there were
other conditions which, tended o<upset
the market. Unanswerable margin calls
played n prominent part. While the seal
ing down on loans on war stocks as col
lateral by the banks as on Thursday
caused a liquidating Of accounts. Many
tired holders, who had purchased stocks,
at much higher prices. became %discour-,
aged and resolved TO sacrifice hopes OF
profits and save what they could or Trin-
cipal. The repurts that certain conces-
sions In Mexico were being cancelled,
and that export taxes from that country
were TO he increased 100 per cent. or
more caused a bad break in Mexican
Petroleum. which declined e7s points, TO
S91., a new low price for the year. while
the strike Of several thousand men at the
rrtsburg plants Of the Westinghouse
Electric and Manufacturing Company
upset prices in that stock and sympa-'
t~heticaliy. affected other war brides
that might otherwise have Offered a bet
ter resistance TO the decline, +.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-23
Divfden0.

The talk IN the financial district yes
terday was that an extra dividend of
!, Of 1 per cent. Will be declared on
the common stock Of the United states
Steel Corporation at the meeting Of the
directors TO be held or Tuesday. This
opinion has been greatly strengthened
BY the increase Of 10 per rent. in
wages granted to the employees of the
corporation. effective as IF May'1. The
corporations earnings are known TO he
running at "A rate which would justify
the payment of an extra dividend OF
that amount. This is believed in Wall
Street to be to "A certain extent due
10 the stockholders, in view of their
patience last year. when they went with
out any return upon their investment or
received only a small portion of the
REGULAR disbursement. II Is said that
the directors have decided that the
declaration Of extra dividends during
this period OF prosperity IL 81 better
precedent TO adopt than Increasing the
regular quarterly disbursement. in view
of the fact hat such n step might later
require "a REIMBURSEMENT.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-23
FEAR OF MINES SENDS
SHIP RISK RATE HIGHER
Underwriters Here Also See
Hazard in Dispute With
Germany.

The great increase In the number OF
ships destroye ed by mines in the waters
about Great Britain, in addition to e
of n. break between this country and
Germany. has led to another advance
In the war risk rates here on shipments
In american vessels. IN transatlantic
voyages these rates have risen, chiefly
since the publication of President Will
sons latest note to Germany, from about
/ per cent. to Ia n 2 per cent. One
underwater here reported yesterday
that he had received the insurance con
tract on small quantities Of freight for
LondO at 3 per cent. This Is the pre-
vailing quotation for war risk insur-
ance on British vessels.
Advances on American ships. 1t was
aid, have been mad on all transatlan-
tic routes north of Spain.
The present high quotations o n trans
atlantic war risks. 1t was said. have
been developments OF the past month
during which the mines In British wa
tiers and German submarines have caused
heavy losses. Most OF these, 1t was said,
at first fell upon by the London
underwriters and because OF this u
schedule was agreed upon two weeks
in London. making rates of 2ia
per cent. to ports on the west coast OF
Great Britain and 3 and ga to London,
east coast ports and Havre.
Rates here Jagged behind the London
rates until news of the sinking of two
vessels carrying American insurance
caused a general rise to approximately
the level in the Londo schedule. One
of these vessels. the Harrovian. was
sunk i'm the Bay of Biscay. This and
other evidences OF activity there doubled
the local rate to bordeaux and other
ports on the Bay of Biscay. making It
= per cent. on British vessels.
The rise on American ships. II was
explained. is a comparatively.n de-
velopment. The feeling Is general among
the underwriters that while Germany
may coieede enough to this country in
the submarine dispute 10 ayoid a break.
the risk in insuring American ships
when a break IL possible is greater
than in lthe past.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-23
Support.

While the stock market was AZ is
worst YESTERDAY several large supporting
orders are understand 20 have been sent
IN 10y prominent banking interests. United
States steel WAS p"gCed al 80 by strong
orders oftais sort while Union Pacific vas
another issue "a which attempts wer.
made Ia Stem = decline. Word vas sent
oui TO support i'uiou tactic as soon AS i
reached ~" 10y buying 5000 shaces and
'hou huyinr a similar amount OF The
~tu.h a. every point down. u closed 4,
l@'a.. - loss of .. of a point "a ON
ua'"d Will Thursdays final quotation.
AND u "f a ruiu; below the level AT
which the supporting orders were sup.
posed 10 become effective.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-23

i.ackawanna Steel stockholders, who
40; long ago refused to become a party
TO a merger of their company with
other steel concerns on "A cash basis
Of SEQ a share, are now facing a paper
loss OF So per share. as the stock il
selling al -. IT. spite OF the excellent
quarterly report published recently show
iug hat the company was earning a.
the rate of in excess Of - per cent. Oh
t's stock. ~LackaNanIa has been suffer-
ing sharp declines. along with other OF
the war brides II broke I points
Yesterday to a new low record FOR the
year on the comparatively small tuln-
over uf 200 suaies.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-23

American smelling opened at %, 4 Of
a point under Its tinal price on Thursday.
and declined further to $50, at which 1t
closed, Anaconda opened at sis. down
broke 10 76T, closing at 77ia.
Crucibte steel Was particularly active,
It's turnover amounting to 1880 shares.
representing an important proportion of
the total business handled In that stock
In wall street during the day, 1t opened
at s2i., = ~ "A point under ~ closing
pric. on Thursduy, and from there dropped
to -, closing at az. tni,ear states Steel
omnon changed hands ID the Amount ~
lt,ba0 shares II opened ~ Sirs. down Y
OF = point from Thursday. aud touched a
low Of so, closing ~ sos.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-23
FINANCIAL NEWS
And COMMENT
Stocks Pass Through the
Weakest Session Of
the Year.
SPECTATORS L%QUIDATE

Additional unloading Of speculative
commitments. the status Of which had
been impaired by the previous decline
Of prices or by the uneasiness excited
among speculative holders by the juno
ture ~ critical circumstance In the
country's foreign relations. turned the
stock market session yesterday into the
cakes Of the year. The decline of
prices was orderly, but continuous. and
at the close the average ct quoted
values stood at the lowest level reached
since the prolonged movement of rcac-
ton from the extreme of last year :
speculative advance set in. several
months ago.
Dealings were on the most active
scale OF the week and represented a
large preponderance OF selling enort al
though buying ordeis were uncovered In
increasing volume as the level OF quota
lions was lowered. The opening was
,usde ut declines from Thursdays tnal
figures, and these recessionN were fol-
lowed very promptly by sharp breaks
In numerous descriptions OF the more
speculative sort. With only feeble rail-
lies on short covering the course OF
prices was persistently downward. the
close being the lowest OF the session.
There were many losses ranging up
ward from 4 and ) points, and standard
issues suffered ptoportionately with the
industrial specialties. although rails and
United States Steel were relatively
steady features or the list, ana the Mer-
camille Marine shares were exceptional
In their display OF stubborn firmness.
II was apparent that one effect of FRI
days recess had been TO ~aggravate the
concern OF the already embarrassed
speculative account open Tor the rise
and confronted by the reeuiar week END
suspension or business. the possibilities
involved in the important uncertainties
of the situation provided "a depressing
influence. There could he no mistaking
the famil'ar indications ina the ACTON
Of the share list was owing neither to
general financial and business conditions
nor the ana'rs OF particular corporations
whatever the con)ecturai events or the
future. hut 10 the size OF the specu-
1atsNe o interest. When TINS IS
large IL Is always Vulnerable TO the
pressure OF operations Tor the decline
IN Inc OF strain from any cause. even
though IT may be fortified by ample
margins.
Selling FOR the short account was con-
ndent Yesterday, hut further liquidation
OF q distressed speculative position was
the prevailing factor IN the session.
There was a marked increase of buyins
or more than a short covering nature
or supporting character. but 1t was of
the Kind which abSorhe stocks at recess
sions. not at advancing prices. More
oil such buying can lie expected " and
as speculative liquidation continues. for
there are many encouraging incentives
Tor purchasers.
The net result of the past Stock Ex-
change week is that stocks are selling
At the lowest level of prices for months.
while they are worth more under all
conceivable contingencies than they were
only recently. and. is OF material
Importance. they are held In far fewer
hands. Little or no foreign liquidation
il TO be arprehended there are plenty
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-23

Dominating the market on the COnsoli-
dated stock Exchange yesterday was The
unsettled state OF the country's %interna-
tiona! affairs. General selling swept prices
to new low levels. with the turnover OF
stocks a very hig one Tor q short session
Of two hours, More than 10000 shares
changed hands.
Mexican Petroleum was driven down to
seas which was exactly 10 points uni Ter
Low compared with an opening price Tor
the stock III 49,. and an early hish OF
3sn. ~ closing was o.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-23

Clearing House Figures.
New York Clearing House exchanges
1924. ZOE ,07s; balance, S22, 2l3.Iis:~ Sub-Treas.
ufy credit balance. S21s.463.
Domestic Exchange.
Exchange on New York at domcs ic g ntres ,
Boston. par; Chicago, Zoe: 81. Louis. mar.
San Francisco. 3Oc.: Montreal, SiOG2j ''
Silver.
Bal silver In London. 81 3-is; New York.
M: Mexican dollar. sos.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-23

Total sales to-day. 5s850O shares. Same day 1915, AL 400. January
to date, 81 783 700. Same period 1915, Si2iiiS0.
Where q e" follows n quotation II indicator a Did NJ offer for 10 shares
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-23
NEW CITY NOTES.

Int.
security Rate Iav. Due. Bid. ONrr Yield
NNbtfN y Ms SEPT. l,ls l0l S.I6 iOIi, .01
NlCiiN = Ms sept. III io3 3-i6 1861. S.J7
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-23
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.

RATES ON LEADING CENTRES.
Misunderstanding Close
Demand, 4567-l6 40 7.ls ,16 "a i.Sf;
Gables. Az Ar ~ ~ !
Yaris--Frsncs
Demand. 80 Jgi iHJ boiI,
Gables. 5v5il 3o3li 80. 5DJ
Deriin--Msrks
Demand. 10. TGs 16F, "a.
Cables. ~ ~.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-23
MONEY N

TIME LOANS.
% days. .2I months g..
% days. .2t 3 10 months. - ~.
a months. - trading rates
CALL LOANS.
High 8 Low 2il Last go Renewal rate cii
COMMERCIAL PAPER.
Best Names Other Names.
-Four to sY mos . , .;.d3i ...'
30 to 20 days ..... .3G3t. ...
BANK ACCEPTANCES.
% days. 500. .2a2is 80 days. .2,;NoL
Reserve Rank Discount Rates.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-23
THE BALTIMORE R K

BAL .TiNoRE. Arrll . Baltimore Tube
lost ''g po'ut- on small lots OF stocks we're
scheld!Iy steady The summary:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-23
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE PRICES.
Railroad and other shares.
SATURDAY. APRIL 90, 1916.

Oxen. Hgh Low Clos Net
ina. est. est. iug. Change
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-23

'Fx dividend.
Where a e follows
u quotation 1t indi-
Gates a bid or otter
for ten shares.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-01-12

SWA of section IL and NEA Of
SEA of section II to point about
720 feet east and 1920 feet south OF
the east quarter corner of section IL
in said township and range, there ter
minating
BRANCH C.
Commencing at station "a of main
ditch. located in the NEA of SWA
of section II, township II, range 81,
thence running northeasterly through
the NE14 Of SWA of NWA of sec
ton II to point about 313 feet north
of center of said section II in said
township and range, there terminal
ing.
BRANCH D
Commencing at station 60 ON main
ditch located in the NEA of SWA
of section u, township Ill, range 38,
thence running east to a point about
40 feet south of center of said sec
ton y.
BRANCH F
Commencing at station 112 plus II
located near the northeast corner OF
the NW4 of SEA Of section 13, town
ship III, range So; thence running IN
a northeasterly direction through the
NE14 of SEA and SEA of NEA Of
section IS, crossing the township line
at a point about 891 feet north of
the east quarter corner of said sec
ton IS. thence running northeastern
~ about IT'S feet into the SWA Of
NW14 Of section IS, township Ill,
range 81, thence running east and
southeasterly through the S1a of
NW14 and NEA of SWA to a point
about 40 feet south of center of sec
tion IS in said last named township
and range, there terminating.
BRANCH F. 1
Commencing at station 70 of branch
F. located in the SWA of NW14 of
section IS, township Ill, range 81,
running thence northwesterly through
the NW14 of NWA of section Is in
said township and range, and north
westerly crossing the township line
at a point about 300 feet south of the
northwest corner of section
Is, thence running northwestcrly in
to the NE4 of NEA of section -,
township Ill, range SO, to point
about $50 feet west of the northeast
corner of said section Is, there ter
minating.
BRANCH F. 2
Commencing at station % of branch
F. located in the SWA of NWA of
section Is. township Ill, range 81,
thence running in a northeasterly di-
rection through the E12 of NWA of
section IS to point about 10 feet
east of the southwest corner of the
NW14 Of NE14 of section Is said
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-01-12
laundered Bills
Save1$300 Per Day
Money Is Washed And IrOned
And Made Reusable at
Washington

"By washing soiled paper
money we save the government
$500 every day." said Miss An
ME E. Thomas, in charge Of the
laundry" of the redemption di-
vision of the United States treas
ury in Washington.
"Soiled money" she went on,
"comes to us daily from banks
all over the United States to be
redeemed. Formerly all of this
money was destroyed and new
was issued in its place. Now
we take the least soiled and
worn bills and put them through
the laundry to be washed and
ironed. These are almost as
good as new and are redistrib-
uted with the notes which come
from the bureau Of engraving
and printing.
1--WE launder about $4,000 bills
daily and call this a good days
washing. It costs 80 cents to
wash 100 dirty notes and $1.30
to print the same number.
Through the laundry we save 81
on 100 notes. Washing, as. we
do, an average of $4,000 bills a
day, of which many are not fit
to send out again, we estimate
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-01-12

The Saltwater prison Irvine
and farm machinery plants re-
turned a profit of $350,851.30
last year.
State officers of Nebraska,
Iowa, Missouri, Indiana and
Ohio visiting here said Mime
sofa has the best system of
handling state finances.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-01-12
AUDITORS NOTICE OF HEARING
ON PETITION IN DITCH
PROCEEDINGS

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of
\ Redwood.-ss.
In the matter of the Petition of
Jacob Neuenburg and Others, for a
Public Ditch in the County of Red
wood, State of Minnesota, designated
and Numbered as County Ditch No.
p.
Notice is Hereby Given, that a petit
ton has been filed in the office of the
County Auditor of said County, pray
ing for the construction of a public
ditch, designated and numbered by
the County Auditor of such County
as County Ditch No. p beginning at
a point about 40 feet north of the
center of section 10, Township Ill,
Range 81, Vail Township, running
thence in westerly direction through
the NW14 of section 10 in above
, named township, crossing the town.
ship line at a point about 1872 feet
north of the southeast corner of the
NEA of section "a, township Ill,
range 80; Thence running in north
westerly direction through the NE4
Of section "A in said last named town.
ship and range; Thence running in
q northerly direction through the east
half of section IS and northwesterly
through the Sc and NWA of section
y and northwesterly through the
NEA Of section IL in said last named
township and range to a point on
Clear Creek about $40 feet north and
1920 feet west of the northeast cor
ner of section said section II, town
ship Ill, range SO, there terminating
using said Creek as its outlet.
BRANCH A
Commencing at station 43 of main
ditch located in the SW4 of NV Il
Of section u. Township III, range
IS, thence running in a Northwestern
" direction to a point about 1920
feet north of the center of section II
in said township and range there
terminating.
BRANCH A.
Commencing at station IA of branch
A. located in the SEA of NW4 of
section u, township Ill, range So,
thence running in southeasterly di-
rection to a point about $50 feet
north of center of section II in said
township and range there terminatA
ing.
BRANCH B
Commencing at station 43 of main
ditch located in the SW4 of NW4
of section II, township Ill, range SO,
thence running southwesterly across
said SW14 of NWA and NWA of
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-07-08
INTHE MOVIES

Pearl White, Pathe star, has Off
cially denied that she is to marry
Frank Moran, heavyweight pugilist.
Mabel Normand is now working on
her first film in her own little studio
near Los Angeles.
Essanay's new feature, THAT
Sort, starring Warda Howard, gives
the young star a splendid chance to
display her emotional ability.
Marguerite Clayton makes her ce-
but in comedy films in Putting It
Over" an Essanay release.
Ethel Clayton makes her debut as
a World star with Carlysle Black
well in His Brothers Wife"
Alice Brady as mimi" in a pictur-
ization of the opera La Boheme" is
now being made at the Paragon
studios.
Pearl White has become the idol of
the French soldiers. At the request
of the boys in the trenches, the war
Office has arranged to show her in
Pathe's Exploits of Elaine" at a
Paris theater,
Marguerite Clark, IovabIe film star,
will next be seen in silks and Sa-
tins, produced by Famous Players,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-07-08

upon his trousers. The other man
spun round and fired wildly in Rolfe's
direction. ROlfe heard the bullet
whiz past his head into the air.
Then he had leaped upon the eX-
press car platform and engaged in
furious fight with the second bandit
The man thrust his revolver into his
face! RoIfe lodged just in time to
avoid the bullet, and closed with his
opponent He knocked the revolver
from his hand, and it went spinning
across the floor of the car.
The bandit released himself and
snatChed up Saunders carbine. He
aimed a stunning blow at the boys
head. ROlfe duCked; it caught him
on the shoulder, and his arm drop
ped as the cOllaTbOne fractured.
With his left hand ROlfe seized the
Carbine The bandit wrested it from
him and sent him staggering back
upon the platform. He saw the man
coming for him again, was conscious
Of a shower of sparks before his eyes,
duQ-ldluJGu.
~.
He was in the little room that he
had occupied before in his mothers
home. He saw her face bent over
his, and looked at her without under
standing. It all seemed like a dream.
"MOtherr' he cried. What has
happened?"
She laid her cool hand on his fore
head. Hush, dear!" she said, as if
he we're a little boy again.
81 can't stay in this house, with
him"
HE died three weeks ago, Kenny"
she answered. And the thought Of
that long maTtyrdom, and of her new
happiness filed her eyes with tears.
They wept together.