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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-27

NEW YORK. May 2s.-Brads,re., re-.
view OF trade FOR the week ending to-
morrow will say.
While tho country's Industries continue 20
operate at high speed. there numerous
eNide noes Of reaction toward conSerNa-
tlsm IN buying, the trend thus displayed
ne" business has undergone slight pairing
down. and that buying power has been TEN :
porarily SatattG or represSed in order to
permit OF breathing spell Optimism as
Sisient peace talk. high prices previous
feNerish buying some Of (, speculative. un.
certainty about crops, the presidential nom
nations and the effects Of unsettled weather
per fresh developments. Buying OF steel
for domestic account has recsdcd. though,
war stee! is IN even heavier demand FOR
WORTHY that prices tend 10 go lower. an
other recession being noted Ia open hearth
hiHcts while steel scrap cls'1rolNtic copper.
some grades of lumuer .re IN like pro.
'ession. "ithal. general trade Is we'll .us-
tanned
Labor is s,ill scarce. strikes :or higher
and III some instances these manifestation,
inconvenience movements. savings do.
posts al the more important Cen,erS con.
tirue 10 rise to high levels
There l. extraordinary demand .or
shoes Meats a. well as live cattle. sheep
and hogs, we're never higher IN IN" month
Of MAY. and II Is patent that sra! de,l.rs
VIII nave hard time mnkinE h1'n ends
meet The grains. cotton vegetable oils
err set metals are. however. love-
Rail" ~ cars arc IN better s!pp!' ran,
and Western roads are said TO 10 preparing
20 spend large sums the nest twelve
months H!ring The country over Is worry
ACTIVE and never we're shpysrds % busy.
Two wears go by tuo-Hfths and inree --tths
respectively money J. III batter demand
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NEW YORK. MAY .G.-Baik clearing. in
he United States for the week. rpdiug May
= aggregate siGi7..s5.tcp. against >i,is).l'a.-
-: last week and s3oHt, SIS 900 IN m. wccl
rst 4ca-. Following are IN" return" :o'
.rcas" shown this week. compared "t,h
hi. Week last year.
Nv York: $500, o"n. incrcsse ~.
chicago. s..fI. 53o.o-i increase. 81
Ph!laGt Iphia. S22i.>s.'r0. incr,"s". 5ii
Boston. Ssh $3.50. Increase. SIS.
ST Louis Soj.Sni.IGG: in"rc tS". - q.
: nsn- city. SII.2.J.rJr. increase. t1.N.
san Francisco. SGl."lo.cor, inIlcatu. $40
Pittsburgh. s5i.si2ofr. increase, -i5.
Baltimore. Sio.TGD.rD0. incr"a." .ri
Cleveland. al. on. increase. 81.
Detroit. $40, 80. onH: Increase. -
Cincinnati. S3n3i',Hin: increase, Il
Minnea polls 81. S5t OhJ. increase. as
Los Angeles 81. I,j. oro. increase. 25...
,'maha. S2c.7lj.Uo0. increase. n
New Orleans. $2l2'.''"'. increase, So. .
Milwaukee. s!1.a.". "rp. increase. ~.
Louisville. il5.sl2o,0. increase. Il
richmond, ;lG.i5', l#"; increase. ESb
Atlanta Sli.rSS'rt. inUrIa-,. al
81. Taul. sija- COZ. increase. 81.
seattle. SIi.ltl .e'n: increase 49,
Buffalo. 1886 Geo. increase So
Denver. 81, So. on,. increase. As
Portland ore $Io5aS.coo. increase. ls3
Houston s?lSIoor Increase. 40
Indiana polls. go. i6i oc0. increase, 40,
Fort Worth ..l!..ofN. increase, D.;
HrON' Gorrc, i'.,Sl.t"a increase x,
Washington. ID. Z. S3.lln.o'o. increase u >
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DEGREES FOR 1903
toriric nrrmcnt E,crci.cz ~ HarInlrh-
Macon Woman. College Nin
Begin on June -

ISPecial 10 The T:mes-DlspatcL
LiNCHBCRG. VA. May - The
commencement exercises a. the RAN
dolph Macon WomaS's college viii be-
gin on Friday. Jun" :. wher. the senior
banquet viii be given at the Virginia
Hotel ON SATURDAY afternoon a, 2
. clock the alumnae Will meet ~ tho
Ga kw"od club aud AZ 30 tho seniors
VIII present a ShakespeaI pageant.
which VIII pass down tho river on
floats On saturday night tho debate
between tho Franklin and jefferson
Literary Societies Viii take place in
the college chapel The subject will
be. Resolved. That Immigration Should
&c Further Eestricted'
The bacCalaureate sermon veil! he
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preached on Sunday morning by Bishop
Collins Denny. Monday Will be Sivcns
UP 10 the celebrations OF tho senior
class. The morning exercises will be.
gin with the procession of seniors car.
rying the daisy chain. which will be
followed by an announcement of the
legacicS left to the under classmen.
The planting of the ivy will bring tho
ceremonies TO Il close.
Al night the class Will present Henry
Van Dykes House of Rimmon" On
tuesday morning the session will be
brought to close with the commence
ment address by Joseph w. Folk. OF
Washington. and the awarding of de-
erees to ntnety-eiGht bachelors Of arts
and three masters of arts
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abatement are by no means general
and nothing indicates diminished pow
er. yet in branches where forward re-
quirementS are already largely pro-
age in new orders, is natural. Such
symptoms become more apparent in
steel and iron. though foreign contracts
remain noteworthy. and few mate
rails and products are yielding, with
premiums for prompt shipments less
frequent
This does not imply that the great
basic industry has receded from its
strong position: most producers are
covered far ahead, in some instances.
into the first uuartc:' OF 1917. and view
The luil in domestic business with
cquanimIty. if no. with indifference,
manufacturers in other important lines
are similarly situated Weekly bank
clearin"S. Si6l10.o2S.l6S.
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Ottpn f{PyIp0.

NEW YORK. y. y May 2S--The
cotton market has been weak and I'M
settled during the pas, week. with
prices showing declines Of approx
natclT q per bale from the recent
high level Favorable weather and
crop accounts, combined with rather
less optimistic view q. prospects for
immediate peace negotiations. seemed
20 he responsible for more or less gem
era! liquidation and scattered selling.
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COrTON MARKETS..

NEW YORK, MAY = Inc co'ton n!arket
WA less sctiv" to-day, and fuctJa;iore were
irregular An early decline carrie, I,lly uf!
10 l.Ic into rrv low ground :or the
.enson. but ~ il.cg followed. ".,h ma, pos.-
ton selling w 80 - 'jv ard closing a. Il &c
The general list clof.. steady Al = not dc.
cline Of point on June bu, generally IN
changed 70 $ poinl. higher
The market opened a'cady "a, an advance
Of J points 70 decline Of pntni and
quickly easec OF urceT renewal Of ii.uid.-
ton ard scattering pressure inhp!rca by th.
favorable average Of wcsiher and crop 4v-
counts jay i.dCidstion widensi N. iii.
farsnc. between thit month and Or,opc. 10
abogi 10 points WITH tho genera IL. soIl-
inC some ( ~ : points not lower durin2 IN.
met few minutes. There WAS good de-
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SEW YORK ruop,cr M,rNrr,

NEW YORK. MAY .G.-Aftar an easier
'thri. '"tt"ns'ci oil scored rair advance on
'n"ri covering. fresh buying for luns ac.
count ana Supr"r, from refine. FINAL
prt'eS WEI" :" ponies n"' nj ;n,r Sales
lN!'h uGcrci> III" market closed nrr,. S,ot
nni Nhi. l"ic bid. tune, io.,0G lnan. lnly
!!"."Y !. - Angus lo.1j~ io'". September.
~" -. -, toner. lu."lFi in'i. \uV"niho :.
80 az -. pr,"mror. 'ISff"l5
raw .usNr firm. centrifugal. h''. molns.--
'.t-. ''th'a. HIm Rr'i"r. ,t,aLy 'nc,.,o.
unsettled SInt ,or.r. -t,adH. Hin =. .H,
santos 4 49,
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NEW YORK. y. " MAY 26--pun'y
review tomorrow Will say.
CONTINUING remarkable prosperous
nusineSs has gained III whole some
Characteristics through the recent cos.
sn'ion of price advances in certain
comm Oddities. Sustalumcnt Of consu,np-
tive demands III unprecedented volume
with costs rising rapidly. has been an
economic phenomenon for most part.
but that ultimately a point would
he reached n which huvinE would
SlaCken was obvious Evidences of
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BOND LIST

A,cro.Fr.ncb is Observation-Disclosures. o.Te
G:iant!r Coas, Line 1T is........,....... 9.
9 LII. and y ;a..-...... ........... :"
z arG o CON new Is lvhcn issued nii.
trgn,t an: NI,.r, Observation-Disclosures. ~
Mercantile Marine ~. ctfs.............. lN-,S
kn-folls nd Western q il.s.............. l@il:
Se4board Air Line slammed is....-..-,-.- ".
- - t,c.ri Air Line nLl 5s..............-.. -
eoufh.gn Railway i-.-...---.....- ........- ~
'snu,L.rn R.ilway f- .............. ..... lu!i.
4 Registered FL. 1890. ......... Hl".
L : Registered So. l':t .-..-.... .......- 10.
4 ge.lsier.l s., Observation-Disclosures. Hos.
l : Panama rs. l" .........- ...-.... ~!
i-ritcs states S,.a - ............... !o.i,
Va .Frcwn Bros Cifs. tW Na.p.-....-. ..
y. car Che.nica, ss.... ,............. 81.
"a car Chemical cv - thdl ............ Ioot.
X. Ewy and Power go 5s tSliSs, ...... SHs.
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xtC,MO\D FRUIT MARKET.


CHICAGO, May 2i-Sprcadirc 4 crop
damage IL tn" Western third Of Kansas,
Whcr. heretofore prospects have been gen.
orally regarded IS "xo.Ilcitt was the chief
basis IL IN advance which took plac" to.
ohy H. The Uric" -! wheat rho nlarket
rioscd steady. ll,Dl',C to lasC net higher.
with Iuly a. Silla, :! IL. and September
Il: ;l.l2hs Corn finished sc off S.c MP.
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NrM onLrANs. Ma, .G--rr1s ,,n. a

MN ORLEANS, May @G.--'rris va, = day
OF heavy trading III the local cotton ma ritct.
Prices showed rapid Illustrations. both 'hu'r
and below thu level nj !rs'' r,inv's close, nj;
d"'"l"ped u" i''idrI i"na"n'N Thr chief
tnhrcnr"s appeared To- hr continued ltVu.ia-
ton 81 tn. long interest. aud ;hc weather
"N'r m" belt ON tho hand and ir.sh
bust ing At The decline on III" uti,r:. T'hn
ri's" was steady. point. higher iu points
lover than IN" last prizes uf yesterday.
Tli" weather map was calI"i r"rf,,t by
r""rtsh Traders, but bulls cont n'i,lrl that
recent weather had r'~ili"'! in bringing;
sr' "a, numbers Of boil w,rVils .n IN con-
urti portions of the belt. In the early a,ftrr-
moon the market started 20 I.nr, rather
strongly from tn d rlirr. hI, mis- move omen,
Was checked hN The reduction IF points
IN SPOT quotations. placing middlmSs ~,
lH.f'c. "r 81 Toir;S un,.r the puut,lion Z,
~" close nf last Week.
ttcsirs bids July. Eel: October l26i. De
.'mh'r l&''. January. l!sI March. - ~
Hprt cotton. Stcad!. = points oil Sales ~
~" spCt g'n bales To- srriys. ano bales MA
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chicago LIVE STOCK MARkEr.

CHICAGO May cs-lIogs-Reccipts. q 40
slow Bulk $3.50 $3.50: lirh,, salo1 ".'i:
mixed. 90 4o "a 50; heavy. - 50 e % So rough.
y N q S9iI. rigs. $500 ia20
trttl'--Rr- oiHts nnH. 'vcak Native beef
cattle, g 4Of $40 -. >toCk.rs ard feeders.
So. 81 cows and hetfers ;,75 n ;, IS;
calves :, lnG til -
Shrop--E Receipts iloon. weak Wo,he-s
loM - "o lambs. i.+oG ii. -. syringe
tincocl ;is."
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
COTTON GOODS

NEW YORK May 2S-Cottcr goods Yer,
aui't and SonorailN h"n to-day YARNS ana
WOOL m"rtctS sl.o rui.d FIRM silks so'I
td!iy ~ retail Ecaiy-to-vcar tr.ui- Nras
irr, -u.ar but generals coed
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ma nd around - $50 Tor cctuher and l@?3c Ter
DC - mber. however. and prices rallied later.
October sold ny 10 l9.aic and December to
i5.l"c during IN" ri,dd'" Of n" aNrrh""h,
advances uf from to II points. TIN" failure
nf me good weather - bring in greater
volume OF selling orders seemed Ia he dis
appointment To recent local sellers. and th'
tone howcd 4 constdera III" Improvement
during the early afternoon, but III" Gloss
was or ~ points nn from tho ocst under
r"pliziuc
Yesterdays rumorS 81 private acreage and
condition figures were confirmed showing
an Increase Of ~ V"r ""nt In acreage. ana
placed tho condition AZ 50" pc: cent com
Iar"i with tho official t"I-!cnr average
"f rs per cent. LIVERPOOL buying helped 10
absorb tho early offerings and the market
again met moderate demand from trade
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SEW YORK MAY % FORT movement
M'!dinc, !. 'cc. Exports. 3'is bales. stock.
49,, 40 bales.
Total to-day at all rc-'s-Not rccc,"'s, -
~ bales; exports. l>i'r bales: stock. ll2'.-
20 bales
Total for wcck-%,t receipts. SOP bales.
exports. i21.IH bales
Total FOR season NJ, receipts. sai2.n6j
bales. exports. .isIr.5lI bales.
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MARKET CONDITION
Live poultr. -RCccipi> Of spring chickens
heavy market expected "a he lower. ian'
ter ami eggs nrm.
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SUMMER observation-disclosures
0rkneySprings Hotel and Baths

Beautiful mountains always cool: eleva-
ton DO RESTORATIVE" waters equal Carlsbad,
T"rmagy 'or nefyousness. paot blood. SEN
"a! dcb!!!ty, rheumatism. kline AID
stomach 'rnusl.s Free Amusement. danc,ac
pool. tennis. croqu"t, good table roasor4hl4
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MENICO IN TIE MINDS
OF WI. STREET. TKADEKS

Mexico also was more in the Wall Stree,
news Of a decisiv. character may come at
any moment Another thing that held III"
statement credited to a
director n the Reading Company /" tn.
effect thai nothing i seriously Intended
ferred STOCK oT segrcsatinG assets This
director is ep%,Sd to hex a I pnrcl ,hE em
lativ and was permitted by III" insiders:
who wsrs cprou, +" ST T,. wha arc 'e e,is,,n
with tho demonstration and also with m"
price which they hav" been nois /" S"'i
:. Mercan,tlc Marine was ouic, TO-DAY, and
nc Street 2pparem,Y HaS ,,s s'N CONTRACT, be-
tween !. 7 MorEan & Co and ~" British
so ws s,ree I'm. per"n aS' go int"
lions without getting full iniorm" ,,,m IN, S
british government, which rr"vdcs that a
majority Of n" directors 81 nc M am
,ras = sscre; /, was tho basis Of nun"'"us
newspaper nTueieS at IN" nm, nm" u ,nS non"
co wcrs cr,,tciaed FOR placing Am'rir r,,n
investors nj tho mercy 81 w" h' i,,n
SO far stock market movements arc con
, ma. he Ermpsed from the fact 'hat II an,
nouNcAd .o-dsy ;he sal" OF the S,r"mSh,ns,
we o,hers from. The rayhc MIL 'a ,i,oa nr;
tunrr for 5000 "o" Th' NY 0IS No, mi
hs," e ,,b ;he "?s eGeiIed fro1 ,he
ts. of TIC Siberia amI NH,Ss ts'm 1enTtms
,he - i,rrt diners which cos, ahso.
lutev no'hnr Nu"nEn '"rne' ,.on.jc Sn'
Ma. arc on f,,t in WAN street tor q copper
20, L ,,a~ke, nest week
-'aHhN - WKtroHri:n no ~ SERIOUS
val street IS w"r-EinE ahn VI ~. ." .Hriois
Hi whose ,ln@j,s IS fsT|F', one !" Of the few
,ssi'.s wm!en showed a gain for ne day,
Announc..men' VA ne ms s,4ndarG oil COM.
81 %, f., ~ 80 600 barrels ~ crude oil I"
be delivered % STANDARD on sh'nH =. NO H ats
,.Ni,. nrndured hy tho Mexiran Petroleum
~ rFi,e ION, mr - sai5i 20 We eoual 20 per
? Ger, OF the common stock Of me "tN'''"
d. .Company
NEW YORK. Nay ?GnI"' Oily ron, %%nFI Il.
t.s,qr. 3f ,G-"aT espIa l VA. ~ ro
nn,t1c.d duuncss. dealings dtminlSh,nE w
ov 50 r'r az .a1,,n 'nr ' Sill ayorcd m
.hor, account. larg.lr because OF me tH"i
tio1aI ,ax which III" Hr''ish .,,,
,can securities AN
Some ananc,ots neGys H., ,nT i'N n,,
--.att ~ r.sa,d u as tho only way hy which
In BRUSH urea ury can accomplish ~ mo
mr. nror tNc ,uarj.e' whose movements ",l'
.denily denoted uoih,n- more nan '"' l'''
oh 500 az sales al """r irhd"rs
natrm.n ,iary's address, b"f"r" tn" steel
,nritu,. thr.w no NEW li-h ~ ,"ndln"ns
IN ~. stool and non industry. hut htd ING
AMI snarsd shares rhc ual"nc" OF ia" ns';
~ .rt fHr n,oas'onai spur,s ~ activity ANIL
rlII unde"r yrlre,day- 6n, neury,
lEaa.ne was once tuHrn 'ho loader "t INC
raj, recoy,rtnr om" r",,n', from ~ ~
en- ts, In 81 NE i a.j hour corr@' AMI z,re
sh4rss suproruur hare and "ominen.
muniuons .wele lover Gn, Fam1 W,rr. m ,n',
otnef .recuiH' - l-Iuos rord, sales, S'5 .
w. ~ ,r, ,,,,i .,to- mar y,Iur
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Official Range and Sale OF Stocks in New York


Sales. Stock.
90" Allis-Chalmers ......
700 Allis-ChalmerS. pfd.
-.Goo Am. Writing Paper. pfd
Am. ASr Chem, com.
".3on Am. Bee, Sugar. com
200 American Can ...
loo American Can. pfd.
1000 Am. Car ana Foundry
American Cotton OIL
Am. Hide and Lear. pfd
100 American Liuseed OH.
?.S0n American Loco.
100 American Loco. pfd. -.
600 American Smelling
American Snun. com. -.
200 American sugar ..
1000 Am. Tel. and Tel Co.
2oh American Tobacco. com.
200 American Tobacco, pfd
i. 500 Anaconda Copper
loo Atchison
atlantic Coast Line. ....
y. &. l.. OF Conn DEaltol
1000 Baltimore and Ohio.
Bethle'm Steel co. com
Bethie'm Steel Co. rfd.
ll,IOn Baldwin Loco. com. ....
500 Brooklyn Rapid Transit
$500 Central Leather. com.
l.50H Canadian Pacific ....
700 California Petroleum -.
GOO Chesapeake and Ohio.
Chicago Great Western.
Chi Great Western. pfd
100 c.. NJ. and st. Paul. -.
1860 Crucible Steel Cor. com
Crucible steel. pfd.. ....
i.In0coiorado Fuel and Iron.
loo Colorado and Southern.
200 DiStillplS
500 Corn Products. COM.
100 Dome Mines ..........
i.lbh Erie
500 Erie, list pfd. ..........
100 Fed. Min. and Sm., pfd.
"0n General Electric .......
$500 Goodrich. com. .......
100 Great Northern, pfd =.
l.1on Great Northern or" CTS
300 Illinois Central ........
500 lntcrboro-tonS. ....
200 lntcrhoro- Cons. pfd.
$500 Int. Mer Mar. com. ctfs
30. Int. Mcr. Mar. pfd. ctfs
1000 Int. Paper, com. ........
800 Int. Paper. pfd. ........
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THE Times
Est. 1870
THE TINES - =
Est. 1870
Rirl1nlurl0Nf,Te ,5 Moro
Battered s.1nu.z,ss W. lUdJlJ
RichnlorE
rGsHt ILS Is Light and Attendance ON
nl Floor and in Commission
Houses Poor.
svERDuN SITUATION ATTRACTS
Postponement of Big offensive
Planned by Allies Is Causing Tn
casiness Among Leaders in Mar
ket-Nlercantile Marine Quiet.
by HKoApA> WALL.

NEW YORK. May 26.-.tstdc from tho
usual advances in the Motors and a
d. raoHs,ratcr in ruhbcrs the stock market
was ur'Nt 'o-day. losing in IN" late trad
nS about ali til" gains OF the early scS
sion. .NuSt cf The stocks showed net losses
as IgSul; u: Tho days operations. Trad
-iae WAS light and attendance on III" floor
and IN commission houses was poor. This
waS due to III" coming holidays. rhcr"
Is no ,vrr"N,cud,i position. either long or
snort, tho part OF tho prof" ssiOrais. and
the nsrts. T. about near neutral as 1t
over gets u - Shap" to respond to
eithcr tUilish or hcariSh Influences. but
having lost all momentum. tn" influence
thu starts t. in either direction will have
10 70 Important
Considerable attention again paid 10
the aggressive operations Of the Germans
az. no Nerdun. roStpouemeHt ~ the big
OF, ns.N' famed by III" allies northwest
OF Nsrdun is causing some uneasincss among
market leaders, who had expected q brave
showing there. These leaders also az"
much concerned over The sudden increase
Of war orders on tho part Of the allies
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SrRAW-Conaprcssed .......... q 100
Loose ricsscd. large pales.. {. ic o.
MILLFEED.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-08-04

for the capitalist class, but is it good
enough for those who create the
wealth Of the world? And should dis
content with existing conditions in
the public schools be sti1ed or should
it be encouraged? Of course, if the
prevailing organization of society is
o. K, then Jake Loeb, who wants to
keep things as they,ar is also o. K.
in desiring to destroy the Teachers
Federation, whose future social ac-
tivity he fears.
To those who are Interested in this
viewpoint l recommend the follow
ing 10-cent pamphlets, any one of
which is easy to read and an eye .
opener. They may be obtained at
the natioal headquarters, 500 w.
Madison St: 1.-The Socialist Move
ment," by Rev. Chas. H. Vail; 1.-The
Socialists, Who They Are and What
They Stand For" by John Spargo;
Are There Glasses in American" by
Ralph Korngold; Scientific Social
ism Study Course" by Local Puyal-
lup, Wash.
esAA 4AOI III lLAC Bub4AACoS u dUhCE@.
Using Socialist literature, but it is my
opinion that if any readers of The
Day Book intend to vote for the tick
ct or for any one candidate, such as
Guinea for states attorney, they
should at least be acquainted with a
rudimentary knowledge of the things
this candidate and his party stand
for.-Thomas LeVish.
FAIR LIVING. From New York
reached us some time ago the star
Ting information that $3.50 a week
is plenty for a family of five to
exist on. -,
Way back in the last century and
with a careful manager in the T
kitchen department, family OF five ,
could probably live on that sum for
mere foodstuff. Not now! In former
days prices were fixed by fair COM
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-08-04

can't these various beaches stay
open day and night? Why can't peo-
pie go in in pairs anywhere along
the shore as long as they watch each
other? Better drown so in the lake
than over 100 die of the heat on
land. Too much red tape, too much
oficialdom all around! The state
crowd seem to be jealous of the city
bunch, and so it goes.
Why should men and women be
compelled to wear anything more
than trunks? 1t is the gentle breezes
and healthy rays of the sun on the
body that makes people well and
healthy. This fake sentimentalism
about propriety is silly. 1t is slavery
of convention. We cannot build up
a strong, healthy race unless we let
nature bring her laws into play
Allen Steven.
SOCIALISTS.-The capitalist pur-
veyors Of news are always very care
full to give you only those facts
which are not inimical to their in
terests, if they can help it. How
many readers of The Day Book
know that Helen Keller, the deaf,
dumb and blind girl whose achieve
ments are periodically heralded, is
and has been for many years a So
cialist? How many know that the
late Prof. J. Howard Moore was a
Socialist? That Jack London, Chas.
Edward Russell and scores of lead
ers Of civic enlightenment and prog
ress are Socialists?
One thing the working class has
got to understand if it is to effect it's
emancipation is that during every
social period thus far a powerful mi |
nority, the ruling class, has been in
control Of the channels of education, |
the press, school and pulpit, and has
thus been able to create public opin-
inn Thai Obin0t ic m norpoF11ofn
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-12-08
He DOESN'T APPROVE
OF PRESENT SYSTEM

Efficient military organization Of
the nation demands abandonment OF
IRE Fl sent system OF selecting can.
didates Tor admission to the Military
Academy, Secretary Newton d. Bak.
er declares in his annual report, made
public Wednesday, Instead of having
the President and members Of Con
gress designate students to take the
entrance examinations. the Secretary
urges that preparatory schools be es-
tablishad by the Government and
graduates of these institutions who
show the greatest fitness be further
trained a West Point or Annapolis.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-12-08
SPECIAL TrRf' FOR
COMING OFFICIALS

The Jefferson County Court will
hold special session on Friday, De-
eember 10, to take bonds as requir-
ea ~ iaw from all county officials
Who were elected in the general cleo
ton November Z. The blank forms
OF these bonds can be secured at any
dme previous to this term of thu
court at the county clerks office and
i IS he desire Of the court that each
official come before the court in or
DIR In qualify on that day, with bond
alse5dE prepared. so that same may
b. examined and acted on expedite
orslY