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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-20
LATEST MARKET REPORTS
OTTUMWA PORKERS
REMAIN UNCHANGED

All grades of hogs in the local market
were Unchanged today with the ex-
ception of the 200 and oyer class which
drained cents. A few changes We're
made in the other lists. The prices fol-
low:
Hogs FURNISHED daily by John Nor
rell & Co)-120@l50, $1445; 15e@1se,
SlS.l6; 100000, 1855: 200 and over,
1890; packers, good, $3.50; fair, 1873.
Sheep Best lambs, Sll,50@l2.50;
choice ewes, sos: fair to good ewes, -
0e.
Oats-56@57c.
Hay-s1s@e2: straw, IS.
Butter, Eggs and Poultry.
Butter fat quotations-First grade.
Acc; second grade, 43c.
Butter-35 ~ 40c.
Eggs-30@35c.
Poultry-(Prices pair to farmers)-=
Hens. per ID. 15c; boosters. 1oc: spring
chickens. 1917 hatch. 15c; ducks, 90
10c: geese, 9@10c; No. turkeys, 29ei
old toms, 13Hc; spring frys, lsc;
fowls, 13c.
Wool and Hides.
Wool-Bright medium clear 55@enc;
cfaffy and slightly bury. 4sc: semi
bright SIC: bright medium bury S7Ac:
@sSc: light. fine clear. 40@50c: heavy
luster. 43@54c: hard bury. CSC.
Hides-No. fully cured, tic; No. 1
green. Ice; horse hides, No. $3.50; No.
g S450
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-20
GRAIN REVIEW

Chicage. Ney. 1s.-Corn eased down
in price today, influenced by prospects
Of large arrivals. Besides, the govern
ment report on frost damage to corn
was construed as bearish. The official
estimate of the crop was said to con-
tain 9 larger percentage of good corn
than had been generally figured on.
Opening quotations, which ranged from
hc to Nc lower, with January SLY
and May s1.15h, were followed by a
moderate general setback.
No important reaction developed.
Bulls were handicapped by something
'of an increase in stocks here and at
other leading points. The close was
steady, NC to &c net lower, with jan
uary $1.16ss to s1.16h and May S1.15A
to $f.15%.
Oats sagged with corn. Shipping de-
mand was slow.
Downturns in the value Of hogs
weakened provisions. Pork led the de-
cline.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-20
London Money.

London Money.
London. Nov. 1s.-Bar silver-4sSd
per ounce,
Money-s$F.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-20
RETAIL PRICES.

Flour and feed-Graham flour per
sack, 75c: corn chops, per cwt., $4.s5;
shorts, per cwt, $2.s5: bran, per cwt,
s2.40; corn, per bu.. s2.45; hay, PEI cwt.,
S1,s5; straw. per cwt., 70@75c; meal per
sack, Sc; corn and oat chop. per cwt,:
81 IS; corn. per bu., $2.45; chicken feed
$40; wheat flour, sack, old wheat
s2.so@3.4o; rye flour. $1,5e@1.75.
Butter, Eggs and Poultry.
Creamery butter-45@55c; country
Eggs-Frssh country. 4o@45c.
Poultry-Geese. dressed. 2oGsSc;
turkeys. dressed, ss@4oc: dresst hsns,
259sec; springs. soc: ducks. 3oc.
Fresh and Salt Fish,
. Fresh fish-Catfish, soc; trout. 27c:
halibut. Csc; perch; 14c: smelts, 15c;
s5c h.: Holland herring. keg. s1.156
1.25: pail anchovitcs. 1925: smoked
salmon. Csc: pickerel. 1Sc; carp. 5 H..
25c: salmon. 23c; pickerel csc: oysters.
H.. 30c: Iceland fat herring. 8 1-sc
each.
Fruits Bananams, 7c H.. lemons,
35@40c: oranges. 20@60c per dozen:
new apples 40@s0c peck; h., 3@shc;
s1.3561.65: grapes. per h.. l0@15c:
Kieffer pears. bu., s1.s5@le5: Tokay
grapes. 15c: Emperor grapes, 13c; Ma
laga grapes. 1Sc Id.
Vegetables.
Home grown cabbage ID :93c; pars.
tomatoes. ripe. pound, 15c: pars-
ley. 5I10c: mushrooms. s5c lb.: green
beans, :0c: horse radish, 35c: beets.
per peck, soc; lettuce. Soc per h.:
cauliflower. 100 CSC: home grown pota.
toes, per peck. 40c; green onions
: for &c: garlic. Csc: head lettuce,
l5@20c: Brussels sprouts. s5c;
green onions. for SC; potatoes,
h., cents: celery. and 10 cents;
cucunhers, each, 10000; Swiss chard,
2 for &c: sweet potatoes, h.. 405c:
mangoes. 35c lb.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-20
Minneapolis Closing

Minneapolis Closing Grain.
Minneapolis, Mimi, Nov. l9.-Closing
grain:
Corn-No. 8 yellow, 3202.l0.
Oats-No. 8 white, 53H 054kc.
F1ax-$3.22h @3.25h.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-20
Omaha Cash Gr1in.

Omaha Cash GrVir.
Omaha, Nebr., Nov. 1a.-The cash
grain market follows:
Corn-Sample white, new, zoe D $40;
No. 2 yellow, S2,15@2.2o; No. mixed,
$2.0S@2.l0.
Oats-No. 2 white. ss@ssAc.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-20
Primaryo Movement.

SeabOard clearanceS-Wheat Az ,OV0,
corn, none; oats. $4,000
Car Lot RECEIPTS.
Wheat-37 cars, with OF contract
grade.
corn-ss cars. with of contract
srade.
Oats-lss cars, with u of contract
grade.
Total receipts of wheat at MinReapo-
lis. Duluth and Winnipeg today were
1854 cars, compared with 2,105l cars
last week and 1901 cars the cores
pOnding day year ago.
Estimated cars tomorrow, Chicago
Wheat, 80; corn, All; oats. 426.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-20

The local team and visitors were
entertained by the Fairfield school at
reception in the evening at the high
school building. The principals OF both
schools and the coaches Of each team
made speeches and all attended
dance at the Elks' club after the re.
ception. About $50 Of the local school
made the trip.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-03-08

Mr.. Davidson declares that the close
of the 1916 apple marketing season has
been one of the biggest but most de-
lightful surprises fruit men have ever
had. When the enormous stocks from
all points were reported last fall it
was freely predicted that the season
would close badly. Instead of a
slump, the market has shown an ad-
vance of from 20 to so cents per box.
The freeze that recently prevailed
over the south, killing vegetables, it is
said will further create demand for
fresh fruit.
Mr.. Davidson says it is the general
opinion that England has declared the
apple embargo as a reciprocity move
for Australian orchardists.
1.-THE Australians, he says, ''have
been heavily taxed, and to even up
things the government will limit its
imports to products from Australia.
But enc of the biggest reasons for the
embargo was to keep the money at
home. Already this year have taken
$500, 900 out of England. While ! have
shipped more heavily than any of the
others, there have been 20 others ship
ping apples into England this season. !"
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-03-08
McCULLAGH NAMED
DAVIDSON Is OUT

The members of the board of direc-
tors of the Apple Growers Association
Saturday named c. w. McCullagh to
succeed Wilmer Sieg as sales manager
of the organization. Mr.. McCullagh
will arrive here the middle of Arpil
and make preparations for handling
the strawberry crop.
The new manager had his fruit
training, in Chicago. On coming west
he was in the fruit business at Seattle.
For five years he has been sales man.
ager Of the Yakima Valley Fruit Grow
ers' Association.
Mr.. Sieg, who will leave May to be-
come sales manager of the Earl Fruit
Co., at Spokane, pays the highest trib-
ute to his successor.
"Mr. McCullagh," he said, 'is one
of the strongest fruit men of the
Northwest. He is man who will add
stability to the Hood River industry"
H. F. Davidson, who for the past
two years has been export representa-
tive of the Association and of other
Northwestern fruit sales agencies in
New York city, announced Saturday
night that the apples of orchards
owned and controlled by him would
next season be withdrawn from the
Association and shipped independently.
The announcement of Mr.. Davidson,
who after week here, left Sunday to
resume charge of his New York Office,
came on the heels OF the Association
directorate's appointment of Mr.. Nc
Cullagh.
A part of the members of the Asso-
citation desired the appointment of Mr..
Davidson as the agency manager, but
concessions demanded by Mr.. Davidson
in his acceptance of the position, cre-
ated opposition on the part of the ma
jority of the board membership.
"Our withdrawal from the Apple
Growers Association, said Mr.. David
son, ''does not mean that we are going
to organize competitive sales agency
here. 1t Is not our purpose to solicit
tonnage. / will maintain my New
York office and continue to sell the
fruit from my own orchards, and for
some of my former associates of the
days when the Davidson Fruit Com
pany was large local marketing fac
tor. ! shall also continue to represent
in the eastern and export markets
other Northwestern sales agencies"
Mr.. Davidson said that he would re-
turn to Hood River in May. AS to
whetehr or not he would participate in
the coming seasons strawberry deal,
he said he had not decided. By an
amalgamation of all local sales agen-
cies in 1918, the Davidson Fruit Com
pany became part of the Apple Grow
ers Association. Mr.. Davidson says
that the local storage plants owned by
the Davidson Fruit Co. will still be
used by the Association, which, under
a lease of 1918, will control the plant
for six years.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-03-08
UPPER VALLEY
SHOWS SMALL GRADE

When former County Judge Stanton
and the members of the board of COM
missioners went contrary to written
opinion of Judge A. J. Derby, district
attorney, and ordered road opened in
the southern part of the Upper Hood
River Valley, L. B. Thomas and F. L.
Rosebrough, through their attorney, E.
H. Hartwig, took the matter to the
circuit court, where Judge Bradshaw
sustained q writ of reviews and con-
firmed by decision the opinion of Judge
Derby.
Mr.. Thomas and Mr.. Rosebrough,
who were recently in the city, express
the hope that road parallelling the
route formerly involved in litigation
and serving the same patrons but over
route that will make possible the
elimination of grades and decrease the
cost Of construction, may be soon
opened.
While the route, which has now been
ordered closed by court DEGREES, was
up before the county court, Messrs.
Thomas and Rosebrough secured the
services of Engineer R. A. McCalna-
than and made survey of their route,
beginning at the same point and ending
at the same point. 1t was shown that
the cost of construction would be an
proximately $1,000, as compared with
$4, 600 for the Hannum road, and the
maximum grades shown were less.
'"Our road," said Mr.. Thomas, iran
only S. rods east of the Hannum road.
Except for Mr.. Hannum and Mr.. Rose
brough all of the residents served lived
to the east of both routes.
These roads were originated before
the Upper Valley grange was organ
ized, and while one of them will be a
connecting link with the proposed
Cooper's Spur road, on which work has
been done, agitation for road in this
community was projec ed before the
Cooper's Spur road was thought of. -
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-03-08
Miss Jones Makes Annual Visit

Miss Laura B. Jones, soliciting for
the Volunteers of America, made her
annual visit to Hood River last week.
Miss Jones declares that she meets
with a hearty response from Hood
River business men.
"The home established at No. IL,
East Seventh street, Portland" says
Miss Jones, has been of inestimable
value to friendless girls in the big city.
Girls who make it a practice to stop
there are from excellent families.
Members of the board of trustees of
the Portland home are: B. Lee Paget,
H. l.. Corbett, DR.. E. T. Tucker, John
S. Beach and I. N. Fleischner.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-03-08

Continued on Two Page)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-13
MAYOR TO SEE BOARD
ON TRANSIT SATURDAY
Smith and Connolly Will Ask
Service Commission, to End
Deadlock

Mayor Smith, Transit Director Twining
and City solicitor Connolly will appear be-
fore the Public Service Commission in Har-
risburg tomorrow to urge again immediate
action on the applications of the city for
permits to proceed with the high-speed
transit development.
The conference was arranged as result
of the letter sent TO the commission by
the Mayor last week, in which he virtually
demanded that the deadlock. which has held
up the transit work, be broken and that
the certificates be granted or definitely re-
fused.
The certificates which are being held up
are for the Broad street subway. the sub
way delivery loop the Darby elevated. the
Northwest -Roxborough subway-elevated and
the Thirty fifth Ward high-surface line.
The transit department has opened bids
for the entire subway delivery loop and for
three sections of the Broad street subway
from South to Stiles streets. The contracts
cannot be awarded however, until the Com
mission acts AS result of the obstruc-
tive tactics of the board these contracts,
which total about sl5,0o0,000, are being
delayed indefinitely.
The three commissioners who have op-
posed favorable action at this time are
Ryan, Magee ana Killing. Chairman Ainey
and Commissioners Brecht and Alcorn are
willing to grant the certificates without
further argument.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-13
BULL MOOSE CONVENE;
WILL BACK PRESIDENT
War Chief Topic as Progressive
Party Convention Opens
in st. Louis
ST. LOUIS. Arrll 13.

ST. LOUIS, April 13.
When the Progressives' convention met
today war was the chief topic The party's
attitude toward the entry of the United
States into the world war will be embodied
in resolutions. It is understood the Bull
Moose will stand behind the President ready
for action. John NJ Parker, of Louisiana,
will lead the war committee meetings.
The Bull Moose agreed to meet in u joint
convention with the Prohibition party some
time this summer TO amalgamate forces.
The Progresslves agreed to strengthen their
original platform on prohibition by urging
Congress to enact drastic laws against the
manufacture, sale and importation Of in
toXicatinE liquors as "A beverage. The dry
plank will further recommend that prohibi-
ton amendments be submitted to each state
with a view that destruction of the traffic
may become complete and permanent
with the addition of prohibition. uni
vcrsa military training and broader con-
servation of national resources. the platform
is the same "a tho one ndorsed at the
party's birth In 1912.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-13
OLD GUARD PATRIOTIC
Members Gathered at Annual Dinner
Hear Stirring Speeches

Several hundred men who have seen
active military service gathered together
at the annual dinner of the Old Guard of
the City of Philadelphia in the Hotel Wal
ton Patriotism was the keynote of the
meeting. Announcement was made that
the State Fencbles will parade in this city
tomorrow night
Colonel John NJ Hinkson was the toast
master. The addresses were made by
Judge Norris S. Barratt. Major Emanuel
Firth, of the Old Guard of the State
Fencibles; Colonel Thomas S. Lanard, of
the State Fencibles; Colonel Daniel II. "
Bell, of the Morris Guard of Atlantic
City; Judge Isaac johnson, of Media, and
John w. Pepper. The invocation was Of
fered by Rev. A. II. Leo.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-13
IlAI'SE
|ElSING LEDGER
Spaper Thanked for In
luAble Aid in Success
full Wage Fight
kill IN STATEMENT
Alion Chief Says Increase
gould Not Have Been Won
Without Help

H I11ladelphia's firemen were enthusiastic
their praise today OF the part tho
RNHfNo LEDGER played In winning salary
1rpoees for them.
n Xnftalion Chief John j. Meskill at En-
Company No. so. Germantown avenue
Vanango street, said he was talking
IN the men when he thanked the
1o1Nd LDDoER.
An the men tell me-" he said. that they
~ could have got more salary IL 1t had
k been for the EVENING LEDoER's mag
1oent campaign. All over the city busi-
I<os men and storekeepers and wage
<pfjers and all classes Of people came to
- md congratulated us on the magnificent
<3gk that the newspaper did In our in
NIT. We agreed with them that there
EVER was such high class campaign
&&Ged, nor on such big scale. We all
|u6w how much we owe to the EVENING
.dfDoER and we deeply appreciate It,"
Chief Meskll was chairman Of the fire.
11An's committee which waged the salary
|lSrease campaign with the support of the
|RDNrNo LEDGER.
vire Chief Murphy was out of the city
lay. but at his office his subordinates said
" felt mighty good over the success of the
D<npaign.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-13
CUBA DISCREDITS TALE
& OF U-BOATS NEAR ISLAND
~ Proof of English Vessels Sinking,
Reported by Sailor at
Key West

&SxkAvANA. April 13.-Cuban authorities
XxAfed having any information today of
n0rts Of German U-boats In waters on
IN sides of the island. A story of the
a1king Of a British sailing ship Off Cien-
3ogos was said by the authorities Of that
ioet 10 be without proof Stories that
6noengers on a steamship from Key West
H havana had sighted a submarine were
fG1cuied by the ships officers
II KEY WEST, Fla, April 13-Navy Of
11al1 today were investigating the story
n by c. Peterson OF the sinking of the
<1kish ship Treveal by a German subma-
NJ on Cienfuegos, Cuba. They would
& discuss It.
sro<erson. a member Of the crew who ar
IGod from Havana. declared the crew was
96o6 four hours after the sinking. being
f1ked up by q tug and towed to Cien-
N The Germans launched a canvas boat
|xoterson said and boarded the Treveal
)CHptain Williamson was given ten minutes
~ take to the boats. The Germans then
INK the Treveal with bombs placed fore
- aft.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-13
RARE EDITIONS SOLD
Highest Price, S1010,. Paid for First
Issue of The Embargo"

NEW YORK April 13.--First editions,
autograph letters and association books, In
Guiding many items of great rarity, brought
s9S90 in sale by Scott & O'Shaughnessy
at the Collectors Club The highest price
was s1010, paid by George d. Smith for the
extremely rare FIRST edition Of "The EN-
barge" by William Cullen Bryant, Boston,
1908, duodecimo sewn and uncut.
The poem was written by Bryant when
twelve years of age, and Is inspired by the
anti-Jeffersonianism prevalent in New Eng
land at the time.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-13
FRIDAY. THfRTEENTH,
AND ITS HISTORY
On Friday

On Friday
Benedict Arnold was arrested.
Columbus sailed.
Pilgrim Fathers landed.
George Washington born.
Declaration Of Independence writ
ten.
On the Thirteenth
Field day for Roman Emperors-
Justin, Titus and Tiberius II dying
naturally and Claudius being poi
soned.
Many saints martyred-St. Eu-
genius, Bishop of Carthage; st. Hip
polytus, st. Cassian and St. Dessant.
Empress Maria Theresa born.
Handel, composer, died.
General Belisarius died.
Jean de la Fontaine, essayist, died.
Philip ii of Spain died.
General James Wolfe killed in
battle.
Popes Gregory XII, Plus III and
Sixtus Nv died.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-13

for tho erection Of a new parochial school.
Tho contests have been arranged by MEM
bers Of the Holy Name Society, which will
hold bazaar in the parish house tonight
FIRE ALARMED residents of Nicetown
when II was discovered near the Midvale
Steel Works. II was feared that an at
tempt had heen made to damage the plant
Excelsior In one of the cars had caught fire.
The company's apparatus extinguished the
blaze.
A TRANsCONTINENTAL round-trip
hike that will end with enlistment In the
army is nearing its close today as Charles
Rose and Philip Keatng, two Newark
N. j., youths. approach New York. They
left New York August I, 1916, passing
through Philadelphia August 4. and started
back from San, Francisco December A.
passing through Philadelphia yesterday.
WAR SCARE RUMORs were heard In
the vicinity of Baltimore avenue and Fif-
ty-ninth street, when six explosions rocked
the neighborhood in rapid succession In
vesteation showed that six manholc COW
ers had been blown into tho air by gas
which had accumulated in. the conduts.
MISS BEULAH r.. FENDIORE, recently
appointed principal of the new Kensington
High School for Girls, was given n recep-
ton in the Northeast High School annex,
York and Memphis streets. William Rowen,
of the Board of Education; DR.. Edwin
Greene. Mrs. Harry Myers president Of the
Mothers Club; Hugh NJ. Wilson and Miss
Mary Holmes, Of the Germantown High
School, delivered addresses.
\ FALL OF NINE STORIES from n
building at 1905 Filbert street, which was
being torn down, resulted fatally for Lee
Hartfield, thlrty-sx years old. 1929 South
Bouvier street lie died today in the
Hahnemann Hospital
SCORE OF TELEPHONES In the
neighborhood of Twepty-second and Mar
ket streets were put out of service this
morning by n man who, the police say, at
tempted to steal a quantity of cable con-
tanning copper wire. He was detected in
the act of choppng at the cable by Police
man Marks in an alley in the rear Of 22O2
Market street. At the Fifteenth and Vino
streets police station he gave his name as
Edward DouCherty, 2410 Manning street
He was held in 5000 bail for court by
Magistrate Collins.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-13
DISCUSS u. s. RELATIONS
nofican Minister Holds Conference
& With King Gustave Of Sweden

1E0CKHoLM. April 1s. - King Gustav
requested Ira Nelson Norris, the
1ean Minister. to come to the palace.
he remained for three-quarters of
Mar in informal conversation.
Kings utterances were made in
once. but Mr.. Morris. while unable to
known what was said, asserted that
GoQference was largely devoted to a
Van OF important subjects affectins
IN and the United States particularly
- fsferencs to the entry Of the United
|1&o into the war
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-13
THREE PHILADELPHIANS
ASK TO BECOME AVIATORS
Fill Applications, Endorsed by Senator
Penrose, to Enter Army
Flying Corps

Three Philadelphians today filed applica-
tions with the War Department at Wash
ingtop to become aviators. They are J. A.
Connolly, of 1910 Chestnut street; George
T. Richards of 5000 Chestnut street. and
Wayne G. Vetterlen. OF 4213 Spruce street.
They have had some experience in flying.
Richards is 2 Princeton graduate and Vet
terlein was graduated from Yale. Their
applications We're indorsed by Senator Pen
rose and Representatives Graham and Ed
monds.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-13
Admiral Sims i'm London

LONDON. April 13.--Admral William
Lowden Sims. U. S. ~, arrived in London
and was met by Ambassador Page. lie
refused to discuss the reasons for his visit,
but it is understood he will be here for some
time. lie made. n call on the Admiralty.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-13

ALTOONA. Pa. April 13.-Incendiaries
it is believed, set fire TO Community
Hall, at Greenwood, suburb, and burned
it to the ground, II was a large frame
building, used for civic and public affairs
piano and stereoptican had been removed
The loss is $500, partly covered by insur-
anCe
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-13
a SCORE or TELEPHONES in the
Fire DESTROYS Summer Home

GWYNEDD, Pa, April 13--Fire of un-
known origin destroyed the untenanted sum-
mer home here of Max Gueisman, of Sew
enth street and Girard avenue. The loss is
estimated at about $4,000. The blaze was
discovered by DR. ami Mrs. T. w Mercer
of Gwynedd Valley, who were returning
from Philadelphia at midnight.