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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-17
PHILADELPHIA
MARKETS
GRAIN AND FLOUR

WHEAT--ReCeipts, ~, 003 bush' Inc mar
ket was entirely nominal. ,, - "a,
CORN-Receipts, 5O35 bush There was 10y ,at
Quota ions (car lots for local trade, as 70 loSa
tion): Western No. yellow S2WZ'oi' uo' ->'
3, 4 aud j yellow. nominal ..,,
OA1S-Rcceipts, S33iS bush. The msrke' 1sints
was dull and nominal at recently revised prlc"b;
OuotntiOns: No white, SG12 MStc; standaru
white S5i2 n SIC: Ne. 3 white, Sila ws5c' NO
white S3i2 a sac. -, MI, .uar
FIOliR-Receipts. 500 lbs in sacks. The mar
ket was dull and largely nominal; Following ar are
the quotations per 1876 lbs in wood tcot-
ton or jute sacks about -25c lessl: Winter
straight. new, S1O.25@ 1OT Kansas. clear,
new sII 5OdI1 10; do straight, new. S1l.Ia
II %: do, patent. new. si2 20 % 80; spring
first clear. old. sl1 500 rs: do. patent; oia
1929; city mills. choice and fancy patent, sl2I5
mi325 do regular grades WinteGd noG stra'sh''
RYE FLOUR was uuiet and unchanged we
quote sg.25m 1925 per bbl., as to quaity.
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FINA NCIAL
HIGH-G GRADE BONDS DRAG WHILE
WAITING FOR LIBERTY LOAN
Competition With Next Government Issue Keeps
Them Idle-Gossip of
"the Street"

the market
n matter
Pennsylvania
time ago Y kuhn
decline not only
it,.
notb highcass
whether in
bond
holding of Till the
tile in the meant lime
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK. Aug. l7,-The rou.,--
exchange market in the early deaIinaa
today showed little feature bevona
steady tone and moderate volume "a .,
business. Pesetas were an exception ah VI
ing a slight recession. 9'o"-
Quotations.:
Demand sterling checks, AS e-1s. csbIos
4.'o 1'l6' sixty-day bills nominaIly 47SM
ninety-day bills 4.70A. ''- "a
Franc cables 5.771S, checks 57sn
Lire cables 7,4O checks 7.41.
Swiss cables 442. checks 4.44
Guilder cables AZ, checks Az
Pesetas cables 22.45, checks 2250~
Ruble cables 20.9O, checks 2O75
Stockholm cables 1926 checks az
Christiania cables 30fs, checks sOu
copenhagen cables 1925. checks 90
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POULTRY

LIVE was In fair request and firm under light
offerings. Quota tions: Fowls as to quality. 23 %
2Jc; roasters, 1Gm11c; spring chickens, not Leg
horns, plump. yellow skinned, weighing III %
. lbs apiece, 20 a 30c; spring chickens. not
Leghorns; smaller sizes %4@21c: White, Leg
Runner. l7@lsc: do. spring. 2Om21c; pigeons.
onLo Cd oppr per pair. 2S@2Gc do. young per pair.
DRESsED--The market ruled firm with de-
mand absorbing the limited offerings of fine.
desirable esized stock: Following. are the
Fowls II tS boz dry
and ever apiece 25sc; Do: 1 Ibs apiece, a5s;;
23c. Fowls, iced. in barrels. fancy dry-picked.
weighing Az lbs; and over apiece, 25c; DO 4
oid r9osteIs ry-picked: ,isc. broiiing chickens
a 36c; Virginia, fancy. 2s q soc; other nearby.
% @2sc western "a @26c. Turkeys. fresh kill
ed, iced per barrel--Western. best here. 23 %
2lc; common, so@ 2?si Ducks, spring, 2iS 22e,
per dozen, s39044.65; do weighing 9@1O lbs.
per dozen. 50 eh@3. 10; do weighing lbs. per
dozen, s2.40 p2.15; do, weighing lbs. per doz-
en-, 81 !.25; do, weighing $685. lbs per dozen.
sl.60@ll5; dark. sl.5O9l.75; small and No. 2.
soc a S1.20.
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Payment at Source rs. Information at Source

circles
l. North American
such revolutionary remain just as hey
said "fo instance he
bonds and look mp he
of such fai
OF ndenue
payable in "tioW
for any taxes
the nted he
ctipnsm he made at the
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DIVIDENDS DECLARED

New York and oklahoma OH cOmpany MONTH
ly dividend of per cent, payable August 20 To
stock Of record August il
international Cotton Mills regular quarterly
of ia per cent on preferred. payable Septem.
Der to stock Of record August IG,
American Power and Light Company, quar-
terly OF ] per cent common, PAYABLE Sen.
tembcr to stock OF record August n
Colorado Power Company, quarterly OF ono.
half OF per cent on common. payable Octoher r
10 to stock of record September 20: also qua r.
terly OF ia per cent on preferred payable SEN
tember IL to stock Of record August 81
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Financial Briefs

The committee on admissions of the New
York Stock Exchange has accepted the
resignation of Ernest II. Wiener, of the
firm OF Joseph & Weiner. and revoked the
privilege accorded him of representing the
firm on the floor of the exchange, Mr..
Wiener having entered the United States
naval service. William b. Nash has been
elected a member Of the exchange The
committee on admissions has authorized
the substitution Of Grafton IT, Pyne for
George b. Post, Jr,, of Post & Flagg.
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CLOSING LIVESTOCK PRICES

bssd! sdaieAGO. ss,i. Aug. l7-HoGs-Recelpts, -75oo
sps ise sao4gs Sst syerase Bus
@1sIS; heavy. s17@1S85; rough sIiffea sIf@a;s z'i5
decline si44Receipts IL aS 1900 head Weak at early
Iambs sabEEPsIMFSSceipts. sIe 1000 head Weak, ,I1,o
,,SSo SOUTH OMAHA, Aug 15.-HOGs-Rao.t,,.
'o"v ,,Ed ,rT1u very uneven. Generally bOc biapPts
lower. "eee'p's' 1000 head, Steady 10
10 shHdEEipwReeeipts, hdl siOo head Lambs %.
hA,Ns.naS s.nasSo CITY Aug. 1T.-CATTIpp
ceipts oouu head. Slow and IOc IN thc Iiite-
Good adn%seesipts css 1000 head Quarter hisnsrr
~sHEEP-RscstDts. 1000 head, Nominal
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PROVISIONS

The market ruled firm with fair demand Qu9-
tations: city beef, in sets, smoked and air dried
34c: western beef in sets. smoked; 34c; city
beef, knuckles and tenders, smoked and arr
smoked. s5c: beef hams. $50 q SO; pork family.
s44. 50@45; hams. S. p. cured. loose, "a @24is
25ii a 26c other hams, smoked, city cured "a as
western cured. - GS35a C: do, boiled, boneless,
Soc; picnic SHOULDERS s. r. cured loose; rSing 3G1;
to average, loose. 2sc; breakfast bacon. as to
brand and average, city cured, SIC breakfast
fined tierces. 36c; do, do, do. tubs, 24c: lard.
pure city kettle rendered. In tierces. ?4c; do.
do i'm oic
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High Price of SiiUer Causes Discussion


o
the
$ o
n
$ emf
~ much
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GOiRg to the Front

financial
in rruror onate nanne hc small ones
the firm of Mong
% hrm front
r. NJ Ifler
A. all f.
of Il
front
of b. w Frazier
/ \
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Cotton Buyers and Sellers

NEW YORK, Aug. 17.--October-Schans
and Downs bid r. Hubbard. Orvis, Keifer.
Wiggin and Rountree offered.
December-Mitchell, G. Gumoens, Geer.
Hartcorn and Ray bid; Hyman. Cochran
and Wenman offered. MI
January-G. Gumoens. Riordan. Hyman
and Mitchell bid; Hagedorn and Waters Of.
fered.
March-Frederickson bid; Allen offered
May-Montgomery bid; Wachsman and
Walters offered.
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FRESH FRUITS

The general market ruled steady under mod
crate offerings and fair demand. =. Quota
do, do, Per per i bush: BASKET. sscSsi. Lemons. Lemons.
box Ppm. PHrtS Rso
MARYLAND per basket. 6osSsI. Grapes, North
91.75 Cantaloupes, North Carolina. Ridge.
ways 81 o. do. Maryland per standard crate
Doc PSI; do. do. per pony crate, 400 SOC; do
California Turlock. per standard crate, 81. Is;
90, do. per pony crate. S1.50@1.75: do. do. per
nan Mest virginia per bush. has skst 81 80 @ 80
hamper, sl.5O12.25. Watermeions southern
per car Sl25 q 800.
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VEGETABLES

Potatoes were offered more freely and price,
ally ruled steady Quotations White potstoes senes
Eastern E shsrs Shs5s ,op per Dbl. No ss50@s.75
land, per ,bbl. No. /. sS50@s75 do do. "Jy 'fey.
sey'a aE,.o Per y bush. basket. No. l, IS s5c; No
sweet Rqs,Stoss, "a SO!sh Carolina per bbi no no
per per z bush basket .56 Onions jersey jersey
Eaus -pusn basket oOc @sl l0 do. Connecticut
s2Y210. Mushrooms per 4-ib baskef' AN
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PITTSBURGH. Aug. l7.-Chairman Du
puy, Of the Crucible Steel Company Of
America, states that in order to conserve
the company's working capital and TO meet
the heavy costs of improvements required
TO meet Government demands and with the
restrictions made by the Government sur
rounding the company's output. declaration
OF dividend on its common stock was not
considered at a meeting Of the board of
directors.
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CHICAGO BUTTER AND Eccs

CHICAGO, Aug. 17.-BUTTER-Recs,n,. N
aus tubs; Firm. Extra, 400; extra drsts' Ssh G:
n9cs az sI seconds S61A QS7h C; packing
., ,EGGsGis-ReG,epts' 1868 cases. Firm. Firsts,
ianeeous G,le ESQ 34he; dirtes, 2O@25c; checks Is
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-17

BuTTER-Desirabie stock sold fairly and
ruled firm under light offerings The quota
tions: Western. solid-packed creamery, fancy
specials 44c; extra s6q AZ 4Sc; extra frsts 4ic;
4Gc; average. extra. a. q 45c; flrsts. AZ q 43c
seconds. 40@41c; special brands or prints job
bling at 40 a SIC.
EGGS.-Fine new-laid eggs were scarce and
firm under good demand. but heated stock
cases. nearby nrsts, SLID per STANDARD case;
current receipts. S11.i0 per case: seconds. S1O.05
q 1895 per case; extra frsts. s11.70 per case;
frsts. S11.f0 per case; seconds. $10.05 20 1915
per case: fancy selected eggs jobbins at 4Iq
4Sc per dozen.
CHEESE ruled firm under light offerings
and a fair demand. Qiiotat tions: New York
full-cream fancy June. 24% CO, specials higher;
fresh made, best. "a PAX C: choice. 23W23h c.
and fair to good. % q 22h c.
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A Prosperous Local Concern

on
Conpany of
of
comm
a c,n.,
authorized men, '
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Why the Bond Market Holds Back

Nowsndg the fact that Secretary McAdoo warning against
uni ebondm
to the amount which will be issued at this time largely
and House
be
be
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Liverpool Cotton

LIVERPOOL, Aug. 17.-Spots were quiet
with quotations 10 points lower. Sales
1000 bales Receipts 5000 bales. including
$500 bales American Spot prices were
American midding, fair, 20.6sd; good mid.
ding, 25.25d: middling. 19.sod; low mid.
ding, 1935d; good ordinary, 1s.40d; ordl.'
nary, 17.90d.
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NEW YORK BUTTER AND ECcs

NEW YORK, Aug. 17,-BUTTER-RecoIn,,
l2,32o tubs Eirmer ~, High score, 41% B42R C:
unchanged N"''o'io"s
EGGsaReceipts. 1922 cases Ffrmer. En-
tras, 43Q 44c: extra hrsts. Al % 42c; firsts aTeS
4oc; White; 5S O 54c; brown, 45 q 4sc: mixed COY.
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revenue OF $4,000
1871
period 1859
an estimated
$50 ortnight of ''s
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NEW YORK COFFEE MApurr

NEW YORK Aug. 1.-THE market for
coffee futures opened unchanged to a de.
cline OF point. Trading on the cali u,as
quiet with sales amounting to 1850 ba.s
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ChesebrOugh Co. Pays so Cents Extra

NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-THE Chesebrough
MANUFACTURING Company has declared the
regular quarterly dividend of SO and frtv
cents extra on its capital stock, payable SEN
tember 20 to stock of record September s.
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INACTIVE PHILA. STOCKS

Following are quotations for inactive
stocks listed on the Philadelphia Stock Ex.
change and In which there were no trans
actions today. The price given is the last
previous close
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Atlantic city ELectrics Decline

City Electric bonds which selling
~ and 49,
enSon of attack from submarines which
a
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crease ss,72G,2i5, with net for the period
increasing s9,6i9,467.
r. B. Stearns chief executive of the
Milwaukee Electric Railway and a we'll
known street railway man in the country.
has become vice president in charge of
operations Of the Bay Street Railway Com
pany, Chicago. He will assume his new
duties September l.
The board Of managers OF the New York
Cotton Exchange has appointed Monday.
August 20. as the day on which a ballot
will be taken in respect to closing the ex-
change Saturday, September /. before La
Dor Day
The boards OF managers Of the New York
coffee and sugar exchanges has appointed
the following committee to confer with
Food Administrator Hoover in Washington
regarding the suspension of trading in
sugar futures; Henry Schaeffer, William
Bayne, Jr, Leopold S. Bache, II. l.. Iueder
and Manuel r.. Rionda.
The New York Subtreasury lost 81 o2o
900 TO the banks on Thursday, reducing the
cash net gain since Friday to sl,742,OOO.
advanced its buying rate for prime ninety
day bankers acceptances to 32s per cent,
United States Gypsum Company's earn.
ings for six months ended June 40 Ia,7
were $625,296, against $3s5,6S2 in the san.
period OF 1916. Net income amounted m
Alo'o1S, an increase Of $1Ss,127. SURPLUS
$s22,420 against s5s.3s4 last year
Governor Rhoads, of the Federal Ras.r,.
Bank of Philadelphia. is out of town fon
a few days Frank M. Hardt, deputv CO.,,
ernor and cashier. has returned from n hr,a,
vacation ''ei
Indian Refining Company reports for si,, |
months ended June 80, 1917. net earninys
after all charges of s1404,I5s, comnarnS
with $2,77l774 for year ended Decemhar
81. 1916, Out Of this accommodated divil
aenos amounting TO 2s per cent. or $40, 900.
an against prospective excess profits tas
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Poper Plant at Tapco Almost Completed


power plant at
l. '''' 'e"''
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July gross Of the Cities Service Company
were $l,365,3l2, compared with sG72,lSO
for the same month last year. or an in
crease of s693l32, Net, for the month,
increase $GI9,ifi. Twelve months gross in
crease ss,72G,245, with net for the period
increasing S9.6l9,467.
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SPECIAL MEETINGS
NOTICE

gY snec,a, Mss,,rE NOTICE
day a. ESas f uEa, asior ine. VIII be held the soth
Offices Of the Company, sO3 Morris Buidtnnae r. tne
philadeiphis. Pay for the following prIncnssi
goodwill assets and property generaiiy OF tbis ths
Corporation .exeludlng Its franchise to he eh's
me-; shoIs ~ sue such other business relative to the
L. B. TAYLOR. Secretary.s
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Public Utility Bonds Cheap

public There
"A
would have ridiculous Even
To
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LONDOS-Money on call was unchanged
today at S% per cent: the rate for dis
count IN the open market for short bills
was ~ per cent, and for three months
bills 1916 per cent unchanged
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Reserve Banks Discount Rates


Up TO thirty Gays; oyer thirty to sixty A mar
b cent, N' "''i h'hetS
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to four months, 5is m5ia per cent; time.
o"o%i per cent Commercial paper, six
months, 5Isn5I per cent
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BANK CLEARINGS

spending day last two years: Wv" corre-
PHILADELPHIA. .s53 800 5l4- sss 97f .4s soIl Il9l5
New York. sos .42G go 47O 4OI jon 80 80 3G2
Boston '... Ss;as3Gl0 27.5Os, $40 Fl Az I..ss
St. Louis. 90, 7O4, 40 10 400 e0i ''''''''..
Baltimore 7.22s,073 86S453i '''''''.',
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Gamers Taking Money of Country Banks


in Of pros
a smenth TODAY on bis
through
in
oweo
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Famine in Oil Not Likely
Some oil mel


Such curmn would naturally reduction
Of
IA by rIng and
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Of
the /
andth
are
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LOCAL MINING STOCKS

ToNoPAH STOCKS

PARIS Aug I7.--Notwithstanding the
eeffI>naeut. the Bourse was firm today
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DIVIDENDS

THE AMEkICAN GAS COMPANY
l04 Market Street
. or.rt.r,s CAMDEN. ds,. N: !. !, August Ie, 1917.
h. Suarteriy n e dividend Of s%. or sc per shar.
Company payable September Ist 1911. TO stoct snls
h9ITrs ob record AZ oeloek D. m. August 2ist
J. B. TOWNSEND. Sd. Treasurer.
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to o in was
Of
o the bonds
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REFINED SUGARS
DAIRY PRODUCTS

The market was quiet but steady. with Frank
lin quoting Oh "A basis Of S.4Oc for extra hn'
fTDD mn LAT ted
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Total sales sOIS shares, compared with S3oo
shares yesterday; thus far this week. 33.3d3
shares; same period last week, ~ SO, shares.
BONDS Nct
High. Low. Close. chge.
$500 Am Gas e.
Elec 5s. 9OLa 00k 0OK - "
1000 Baldwin Loco
LIST 5s...IOI1s 10I1s 1OISs r ~
1850 Lib Bonds
90 78-1O0 90 5O-iOO 90 so 100
10000 penna co
Temp ctfs
AS ..... 93h 93 % Il
1900 Phila Flee
list 5s....iOi IOOss iOOas - -
Total sales. Sgs. $50. compared with S3i, $50
yesierdayi thus far this week. SI6l. 900; same
period last week, S11j,I5O.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-08-10

FOR THE MEN
WHO FIGHT
Federal Government VIII
Take Care of Sammies
and Their Families
IS 4 GIGANTIC SCHEME
Bill in Congress Combines Insurance.
Indemnity and Compensation for
the Soldiers

WASHINGTON = Bearing the ap-
proval of President Wilson, and Sec
retary William G. McAdoos that it
pass, the long expected war compens-
alton indemnity and insurance bill
has been introduced in both houses OF
congress. It provides insurance for
every fighter and nurses at So annual
ly per $1,000 insurance up to $4,000.
This is an outstanding feature of the
bill. The measure is a substitute for
the pension system. 1t will cost the
government in the first two years
$556,000,000. 1t provides SIS monthly
pay for enlisted men and S33 assigned
to his wife. The government, if the
soldier has two children, gives the
wife $3.50 additional and S5 addi-
tional is allotted to each additional
child The bill also provides com
pensation for total or partial disabil~
ity.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-08-10
Latah County Has Solved
It's Own Problem of Labor

horses. Potlatch reports an organiza-
ton with a membership of 106 and a
much larger organization in prospect.
There is no shortage of labor. Troy
has strong local organization and
reports an adequate labor supply
Texas Ridge is organized and asks for
10 deputies,
In general there is help enough to
handle the harvest without calling on
the outside except in a few instances.
There is disposition to employ no
men except those who are known or
vouched for by responsible men, 1t
is felt that the county organization
has done good work and that it has
accomplished all it's aims. There is
no doubt expressed that the organiza-
tion is accomplishing its mission in
keeping out the disturbing elements
and restraining the agitators. In this
way it is considered valuable in equal
izing and stabilizing labor. And in
this way it is felt that it is enabling
The people of Latah not only to solve |
their own problem but at the same
time to do their full share in the
solution of the problems forced to the |
front by the war.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-08-10

At meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the Latah County Protective
association this afternoon Secretary E
j. IddingS submitted a report on in
dustrial conditions in the county
which was highly satisfactory. He
reported membership of $50 with
many precincts still to be heard from.
Bovill reports a membership of 146
and the reports from other districts
are highly promising. Bovill reports
sufficient labor to take care of the
harvest and no disturbance of any
kind. Cedar Greek commends the
organization as the best ever made to
handle the labor problem. 1t pledges
support, reports labor enough and
asks for the appointment of six dep
uties. Boulder Creek is organizing
and asks for 10 deputies. The Genesee
home guards by vote affiliated with
the association and pledged support
and cooperation. JuIiaetta is organ
lied with large membership and a
local labor bureau with E. w. Porter
in charge. Pine Creek is organized
and awake. 1t asks for 10 deputies
Princeton has not yet organized but
reports labor enough and surplus of
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-08-10

fectively along other lines. she has
given way to Mrs. Warren Truitt.
One phase of the work is embarras-
sing the women just now and that is
the lack of material for those anxious
to sew. They are not permitted to
use any part of the war fund for this
purpose, and that makes it all the
more necessary to raise money through
entertainments and otherwise They
are now sending out an urgent ap-
peal to their friends to help them.
High prices of all material entering
into garments and bed clothes render
the problem all the more complicated.
This evening everybody in Moscow
will be given an opportunity to help
by attending the open air dance and
by dipping into the refreshments to be
served by the Red Cross ladies at the
federal building
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-08-10
FOOD BILL
ISNOW LAW
COuntrOl of the COuntry's
Supplies Expected
Late Today
COMES NONE TOO SOON
Uncover Scheme to Corner Pacific
Coast Tomato Pack for $1O,00O,-
GOO Excess Profits

WASHINGTON = The food control
bill is now law. AS President Will
son signed the measure this afternoon
the federal trade commission report
ed to Herbert G. Hoover an alleged at
tempt to corner the output of the Pa
cific coast tomato canneries. This is
one of the first results of the COM
missions food price investigation.
Hope of nearly $10,0O0,0O0 excess
profits on army contracts is declared
to be back of the effort to corner the
coast tomato pack. Herbert C. Hoov-
er and the president conferred this
afternoon over the enforcement of the
bill. Food control throughout the
country will probably be ordered
late today.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-08-10
80 BILLION COST OF
8 YEARS WORLD WAR .

\ NEW YORK-Highty billion :.
X dollars is the direct money cost Z
y to the belligerent governments ::
x of three years of the great war. :
= The cost is now mounting at :
= rate of $120,000.000 day-and :.
= this rate itself is constantly ris- :.
Il ing. :.
X These statistics are based on x
X what is known here of govern x
x ment finance in the warning ma \.
X tions at the present time and are =
Il close approximations of actual +
X government expenditures from X
X August l, 1914, to August /, I.
X 1917. X
:. But they do not adequately -
\ sum up even the money expenses X
\ of the struggle, still less the hui x
! man loss and suffering. The to- =
!. tai loss will never be known: it X
!. is beyond the ken of statisti- X
+ clans. x
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