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Arizona republican., 1917-02-24

Denver, Colo, U. s. A.
 February Is, 1917. TO THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE MIDWEST OIL COMPANY. Pursuant to the bylaws of the Con- pany YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the annual meeting of the stock
Evening star., 1917-05-28
COTTON MARKETS,

NEW YORK. May 2s.-The market
opened steady at an advance Of
. to 13 points. with July selling
up to 2177 and October to 21.36 dur
ing up to 21.77 and October to 21.36 dur
Ing the early trading. or about "A to q
points net highter. Realizing was very
heavy, and prices later eased off 10 to Is
points net higher. Realizing was very
reports indicated a decrease of 3.2 per
cent In acreage and placed the condition
at 1877, while another made the condition
Ill and the acreage per cent smaller.
The official condition last year was 77.5.
Futures opened steady; July. 21.60: Oc-
tober, o1.36: December, 21.40; January.
21.44; March, 21.55.
Stop orders were uncovered on a
scale-down on the break from the early
high level. with July selling Off to
21.3s and December. PLOT. during the
middle of the morning. or about II to
% points net lower Offerings then
tapered off, and there were rallies of
20 or 25 points around midday, but the
tone was nervous and unsettled, and
the bulges met renewed realizing.
NEW ORLEANS. May 2s.-Although
the cotton market here hesitate6 on the
opening today and lost a point on the
most active months, at the end OF the
first half hour of business the trading
months were 9 to IL points over last
weeks close.
Futures opened steady Opening bid
July. 21.14: October. 20.57: December.
20.6s; January, 20.79 asked; March. 20.s9.
Evening star., 1917-05-28
RAILS STRONG, HIGHER;
/. |NDUSTR|ALS DECLINE
Z

NEW YORK, May 2s.-with the open
ing of the stock market there were
very positive evidences OF strength
throughout the big list. The dear pub
: lie is again in the market; every ticker
has its crowd of watchers and every
board room it's traders from the open
ing of the session. and many OF them
are trading as well as looking on.
With the immediate opening Steei
common made new high. selling
quickly to 135-the record price, which
Immediately led to wholesale liquida-
tion by profit-takers and turned the
not stop until it was back at 1872, or
2h below Saturdays closing.
: Naturally this weakness was trans
mitted throughout the industrial ist'
ket was the decided positive stiffness
that developed In the rails. which turn
ed very strong, many buying orusIs
: being distributed throughout TINS
group. probably largely in an enort 70
give tone to the rest of the market, al
though there was unquestionably some
strong buying by interests that felt the
: time was nearly ripe for the rails 10
share in the bull market.
After Steel had dropped to 1s2. 1t re-.
. covered to 1913. The first two hours
: sales were 100000 shares.
, Utah Copper at the low was points
of, with y recovery; Repuoic steer
and Iron lost y net; Lackawanna steel.
L
Smelter, X Other coppers lost y to =
Paper common was flrm at points ad-
vance, General Motors and Ohio Gas very
firn, the latter specially gaining points
and holding the bulk Of the Improvement.
Shipping shares practically held their
own, with fair activity and higher prices
early in the session.
The action in the rails was all the more
surprising because 1t was so unexpected.
30 pronounced and SO well sustained.
Close observers saw much investment buy
ing in these shares; indeed, they are not
popular as speculative stocks any more.
Gains ranged from IN to 2h points.
and the strength was good through the
frst four hours of the session. with
every prospect Of staying SO through
the last hour.
Atchison gained II: B: Z O.. ~; New
York Central, IL; Chesapeake and Ohio
points: Reading. 3 full points; South
arm Pacific, IL; Southern Railway, IA
st. Paul, III, and Union Pacific. IN
points.
In the final hour Of the session the
general Industrial list suffered further
recessions. Steel holding comparatively
steady around 122A, while the rails
presented a firm front to the bears,
holding most of the earlier gains
Evening star., 1917-05-28
LOCAL BOND ISSUES
SHOWED GOOD STRENGTH
y BY I. A. FLEMING.

There was no material Improvement in
the volume Of business on today's session
of the Washington Stock Exchange. the
only noticeable feature being decrease
In the selling pressure, while the traolng
was more confined to bonds
There is considerable strength in mar
1 ket when per cent borids. in times iike
the present, will sell at 101 to 1021a. as
they did on change today. Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Company 5s
brought 1929: Washington Gas 5s. 10z
to 10a. and Potomac Electric first mort
gage IS, 101. The consolidated 5s OF the
latter corporation sold at 99h. also indt-
eating better strength. the last previous
sale being at 80.
Sales of stock were unimportant and OF
such small quantities that they gave small
indication of actual market conditions
A few shares Of Capital Traction AT
791.. Railway common at 72 and Mer-
genthaler at 14sA completed an un-
interesting record.
The bid and asked prices convey bet
ter idea of values than the stock sale.
The Commercial National Bank an
nounces it's purpose Of paying to its
employees. during the continuance of the
war. and for the purpose OF enabling
them the better to meet the increased
cost of living. an additional 20 per cent
of their salaries each year. payable in
quarterly instailments Of per cent.
The action is retroactive, dating back
to January /. 1917. The first payment
under this action was made today.
Evening star., 1917-05-28

emnloyes of the company not members
of the union at his Office to talk mat
ters over with the company, since 'ne y
grievance committee was supposed "
have been elected by all the ss1nnPe9 smpfG9ybS, bv
the Ama1Ramated," insisted Senator
Pittman. r,n1
Senator Pittman questioned Mr.. KING
as to an alleged offer OF Commisslono..
Newman to bring about an agreemen.
similar to that Of 1916. Mr.: Hoover
objected on the grounds that Mr. New .
man had merely asked Mr.. KING ne
would accept such a contract ana ME'
King had answered no.
Mr.. Newman's Testimony.
Commissioner Newman In his testi. Is !.
mony has so mixed up matters tnat II is
hard to know just what was done'
said Mr.. Hoover.
II don't think any such structure on
Commissioner Newman's testimony Is
instified." Interrupted Senator johnson
MT. King told the committee that
there was no thought in his mind, and
the Commissioners had never indicated
to him that it would be posioie 10 eiim
ton. .a &o,l
the Commissioners that the men VINO
did not accept the individual contracts
would not be olstuIpeu ~ ~.
the increases in wages provided in the
individual contracts. He said that he
ordered a notice to this effect posted
In the car barns.
why were you not willing tnat all
the employees should have this In
crease?" asked Senator Jones of wash
ington.
"The new contract provided that the
men should not strike" replied Mr.
King That was one OF the main
things, to do away with. this agitation
every year"
you did not expect any of the men
to continue at the old wages along
side of the men receiving increases,
did you?" said Senator Jones.
Mr.. King replied that they might OF,
II they wished, but he didn't know
whether any Of them did or not:
The committee then adjourned until
$50 O'Clock tomorrow morning.
Evening star., 1917-05-28
GERMANY MAY DECLARE
WAR ON BRAZIL SOON
Expected In Two or Three Days in
Teutonic Circles, It Is Asserted.
Ready to End Neutrality.

RIO DE JANEIRo. May 2s-A Noticia
says that in German circles 1t is as
serted that Germany will declare war
on Brazil within two or three days.
RIO DE JANEIRO. Saturday. May 26
delayed in transmission).-The COM
mittee on foreign relations in the
Brazilian congress today drafted a
measure recommending the cancellation
Of the decree of April %, 1917, which
declared the neutrality of Brazil in the
war between Germany and the United
States President Braz under the bill
would be authorized to take necessary
steps for the carrying out of this law
and to put into practice the acts which
result from the cessation Of neutrality
The Brazilian foreign minister today
presented to congress a message signed
by President Braz, in which 1t is stated
that the sinking Of the Brazilian mer-
chantmen by German submarines obliges
the government to take measures of de-
tense against the Teuton U-boats. The
utilization, but not confiscation, of Ger
man vessels interned in Brazilian sea-
ports Is suggested.
Evening star., 1917-05-28
SENATE TO INVESTIGATE
KILLING OF TWO NURSES

Investigation by the Senate naval af-
fairs committee of the accident on the
armed merchant ship Mongolia, in
which two American Red Cross nurses
were recently killed, was ordered today
by the Senate. A resolution of inquiry
offered and pressed by Senator Fre1ing-
huysen of New Jersey was adopted.
ough and careful inquiry by the Senate
committee-instead of by a committee
OF five senators. as originally proposed
by Senator Frelinghuysen-of the acci-
dent. in which part of shell fired at
target practice by a naval gun crew
arming the ship rebounded and struck
the nurses.
Senator Swanson. acting chairman of
the naval affairs committee. suggested,
and the New Jersey senator accepted.
the change for the Senate naval COM
mittee to make the inquiry.
Evening star., 1917-05-28
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO, May 2S.-Hogs
3s, 900 head; slow, 10 to is under satur-
days average; bulk. 15.35a15.s5; light,
14.50a15.70: mixed, 15.25a15.90; heavy.
15.15a15.95; rough. 15.15a163o: pigs.
10.50a14.50.
native beef cattle. 9.40aA3. go: stockers
and feeders. 7.35a1025; cows and heif-
ers. 6.50a11.35: calves, 10.50a15.00.
Sheep-Receipts, 10000 head: steady;
wethers. 12.25a14.75: lambs. 13.00a17.25;
springs, 14.50a21.00.
Evening star., 1917-05-28
STILL DEPoRT1NG BELGIANs.
Official Statement From Havre Tells
of German Methods.

HAyRE, May 2s-The Belgian authori-
ties have made public a copy of an order
served by the Germans on the city of
Mons, as showing bad faith by the Ger
mans in their announcement that de-
uortations had been stopped at the re-
quest Of Pope Benedict.
The order. which Is dated April Is. re-
quires Mons to furnish 500 young men
al a German cavalry barracks before noon
Of the following day. equipped with cloth
ing, shoes and provisions The city is
notified that 1t must Pay 500 marks for
every man not Furnished.
The Belgian authorities say the indica-
tons are that tho deportations will be
extended to women, a. the Germans arc
taking . cengus which includes women
and young girls asfweu g man.
Evening star., 1917-05-28
FAILS TO GET PASSPORT
FOR TRIP TO STOCKHOLM

Victor Berger, Milwaukee socialist.
and former member of Congress. pro-
tested in vain today to Secretary Ian
sing against the governments decision
to issue no passports to American So
cialists intending to participate in the
socialist peace meeting in Stockholm.
Mr.. Berger did not set passport but
he did learn that the government had
not changed its policy.
only a few minutes. Neither would
make an extensive statement
Mr. Berger said he had one more man
to see, and that until then he was un-
willing to abandon his effort.
"But." he added, 'I am a good Ameri-
can and a good socialist also" He said
that in the event the government ad-
hered to the ruling not to grant pass
ports. he would not take advantage OF
any other means to go to Stockholm.
Evening star., 1917-05-28
Irish Enraged at U.Boats.

LONDON. May 28.-According to
stories printed In the morning papers
there has been q complete revulsion of
feeling toward the war in the south
and southwest of Ireland as a conse-
quence Of the recent attacks by German
submarines on Irish fishing fleets. A
number of fishing boats have been sunk
and the victims of one attack of Balti-
more say that the Germans told them
that they had already sunk the Kinsale
and Waterford fleets and would soon
Evening star., 1917-05-28
To Hold Annual Banquet Tonight.

The first annual banquet and smoker
of the class of 10 of the National Uni
versity is to be held this evening at
the New Ebbitt House. The invited
guests include Representative C. c.
Carlin of Virginia, Corporation Counsel
Syme and Justice Frederick L. Sid
dons. The committee on arrangements
10 composed Of A. Resh. Allen MacCul-
len. Henry C. Keene and J. II. Rich
ards, jr. -
Evening star., 1917-05-28
DAIRY MARKETS.

CHICAGO. May Observation-Disclosures
creamery. 37ka43.
Eggs-Higher: receipts, 21.1s3 cases.
Firsts. 331a a341s: ordinary f1rsts. 81 Y a
80; at mark. cases included. 311sa34.
Potatoes-Unsettled. New, receipts.
100 cars; Texas and Alabama. bushel.
3.30a3.40; Louisiana, bushel, 3.15a3.35; !;
Florida, barrel. 10.50a10.75. Old. re-
ceipts. twenty-three cars; Idaho. Colo
RADIO. oregon and Washington. 3.1oa3.30;
Wisconsin and Michigan. 2.90a300.
Poultry-Alive. higher; fowls, 90.
Evening star., 1917-05-28
Explains Opposition to Amalgamated

Under a question by Mr. Hoover.
counsel for the railway. Mr. King told
the committee that when he left the
conference with the Commissioners on
March 10 there was a clear impression
in his mind that there was no serious
objection to the Individual contracts
offered by the company.
Mr.. King explained his reason for
his Interchangeable opposition to dealing
with the Amalgamated.
THE Amalgamated." he said. WAS
unincorporated and not responsible. II
from local men and placed it in the
hands of outsiders. The local men
were dominated by the Amalgamated
representatives. In other places the
Amalgamated had caused trouble con-
stantly. Our experience with it here
was enough to determine our manage
ment not to deal with it,"
Senator Pfttman closely questioned
Mr.. King as to whether he believed
there was any way in which he could
of the hold the Amalgamated had upon
them.
Mr.. King replied that If enough of the
men could have been got away from
the Amalgamated the company could
have dealt with them.
Mr.. King testified that In 1915 the
company learned that the grievance
committee had really been selected by
the Amalgamated.
isn't your position inconsistent.
then?" asked Senator Pittman. "At one
time you say you knew the grievance
mated and that another time you Offer
ed to deal with this grievance commit.
tee"
Mr.: King would not admit that he
was inconsistent.
Mr.. King explained that the grievance
-
Evening star., 1917-05-28
Washington Stock Exchange

SALES.
CAPITAL Traction. at 1914.
. Washington Railway and Eiectfic conn., IL
-. lo
Cherapeake add Potomac Telephone Ss, $1,0o0
. Warrington Gas So. $500 at 1oek. $1,000 at
10e. $500 at 102.
Potomac Cons. So. 81 900 at 99h.
Mereenthaler. 10 at 14SA.
Warrington Railway and Electric pfd.. at ~.
Potomac Electric 1st IS, $1,000 at 101.
Evening star., 1917-05-28

Edward Cary, for forty-six years 4
member of the editorial stan of the
New York Times. died at his home in
Brooklyn Wednesday night at the are Of
seyenty-seyen years.
Evening star., 1917-05-28
Another Medical Unit in England.

LONDON, May 2s. 3:o6 p.m.-Anotber
contingent OF the American Medical
Corps arrived in England TO-DAY. Eha
contingent comprised units from Phila.
delphia and st. Louis.
Evening star., 1917-05-28
Precedent to Unemployment.

Senator Johnson inquired particularly
II this statement was condition pre-
cedent to unemployment, but he did
not establish that to be a fact. Presi-
dent King asserting to the contrary.
and contending that his object was
only in a general way to find out the
true conditions among the men.
1t was brought out that these state
ments all were produced after the
strike, and Mr.. King explained that he
seeking unemployment had engaged
strike He could not believe that the
men had struck voluntarily, and want
ed to ascertain how they had been in
oculated with the bug"
IF a returning employe did not make
statement what happened to him? ~
asked Senator Johnson.
mo such instances occurred" said
Mr.. King, who added that statements
were also obtained from men who did
not go out.
At today's hearing counsel for the
railway company made demand upon
counsel for the employees for a list of
union members and the pay rolls of the
Amalgamated during the strike, claim
ing that the company will endeavor to
show that the Amalgamated was
strengthening its organization prior to
calling strike. Counsel for the other
side. while suggesting that the data
were sought to disclose union member
ship. expressed willingness to conform
to whatever the committee decided in
the premises, and the committee took
the demand under advisement.
Evening star., 1917-05-28
WEATHER..

For the District of Columbia and Mary
land, continued unsettled weather tonight
and tomorrow; probably thundershowers
and heavy wind squalls; shifting winds
For Virginia. thundershowers this after
noon or tonight: cooler in south portion;
strong. shifting winds. mostly south and
southwest.
Tide Tables.
Compiled by United States coast and
geodetic survey
Today-Low tide. 1853 am. and SIP
Tomorrow-Low tide, S:46 am. and
Pm: high tide. 1857 am. and 2:13 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose. 4:45 am; sun sets.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 4:45 am; sun
sets. 1926 pm.
Moon rises, 11:40 am; sets. 1911 pm.
Automobile lamps to be lighted one
half hour after sunset.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of
the thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty-four
Observation-Disclosures p.m., SO:
s pm, 72; IL midnight. 65; today. 4
am. 81; am, 70; IL noon. 81: pm.
81. Maximum. SO. at pm. yesterday;
minimum. So. at II am. today.
Temperature same date last year
SO: minimum, 63.
Barometer-Yesterday 4 pm. 1883:
s pm. 1857: II midnight. 1912: today.
am. 29.71; s am, 29.71; IL noon,
1868; pm, 29.57.
Evening star., 1917-05-28

put all Irish fishing boats to the bot
tom Of the sea, because they sent fish
to England. They also threatened to
shell villages on the coast.
Evening star., 1917-05-28
Condition of the Water.

Temperature and condition of water
at am: Great Falls - Temperature,
So: condition, 5000. Dalecarlia reser-
voir - Temperature. 81; condition at
north connection. 5; condition at south
connection. s. Georgetown distributing
reservoir-Temperatu So: condition
at inf1uent gatehouse. Z; condition at
effiuent gatehouse, Z.
Weather in Various Cities.
Evening star., 1917-05-28
$50 ACCOUNTS A: 553sHs'
Union Savings Bank
"OLDEST SAVINGS BANK
IN WASHINGTON"

Wade H. Cooper, President.
AMERICAN GRAPHOPHONE COMPANY.
Common Dividend No. 40.
A dividend (No. 49) of one and three-quar-
tiers Q%TD per cent has been declared upon the
common capital stock of the American Graphic
phone Company, payable July 2. 1917. to stock
holders Of record at the close Of business June
Is, 1917. Transfer books will not be closed.
c. ". WODDROP. Treasurer.
Evening star., 1917-05-28

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md. May 2s q pm.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and lower;
spot No. 2 red, 2.s3; spot No. 2 red
western, 2.S4; May, 2.S3; receipts. ST.
TAT bushels.
Corn-Quiet and easy: spot contract.
1868: May, 1861; receipts, 1854
bushels.
Oats = Duh and easier; standard
white. II asked: No. white. 70 asked:
receipts. 64,234 bushels; exports. 1885,
160 bushels.
Rye = Easier: No 2 western export,
235 bid: receipts. 23,497 bushels.
Hay = Steady: No. l timothy. 1000
asked: No. 1 clover mixed. 1900 asked.
Grain freights-No quotations.
Evening star., 1917-05-28
Witness Sharply Questioned.

Other testimony ELECTED from Presi-
dent King was that only sixty or eighty
strikebreakers were brought in about
February 90. and the larger number
were not assembled until the strike
situation became acute, threatening a
disastrous climax at Inauguration time
Much testimony previously introduced
by other witnesses was corroborated by
President King.
Senator Johnson sharply questioned
the witness about the details of elicit
ing from the returning employees who
had been on strike. statements of their
experiences and alleged coercion into
striking. following friction between
the union and non-union men. This
examination. consuming considerable
time. followed President Kings state
ment that all during the year. after the
settlement of the strike OF 1916, there
had been friction between the union
and non-union men. extending even to
the families and to the school children,
showing. he claimed. that the hereto
fore harmonious relations among the
men had been disrupted by the inter-
lection of the Amalgamated into the
situation.
The testimony brought out that when
men applied for reinstatement, they
submitted to Secretary Bowen of the
committee a statement of their ex-
perience prior to the strike.
Evening star., 1917-05-28
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO. May 2S.-Predictions that
the 1917 corn crop would break all rec
ords for magnitude of yield sent prices
for that cereal whirling down grade to,
from the same as Saturdays hnish TO
y lower, were followed by a brisk
rally, but then a rapid fall that car
ried July to 1.41. as against 1.47 at the
crest Of the early upturn.
Wheat developed a little more actfv-
ity than has been the rule Of late. OPP
timism in regard to the new crop out
look, however. tended to make prices
weak. Besides, advices were that less
apprehension was felt in Great Britain
regarding supplies
After opening to 4 lower. with July
at 2.07 to 2.09 and September at 1.S3.
the market dropped an extreme of 61a
and then recovered to a moderate ex-
tent.
Oats were unsettled by the weakness
of other grain. Covering on the part
Of shorts. though. prevented any radical
breaks in values.
heavy. Influenced by the bearish action
Of corn. Lard prices especially gave
way.
NEW YORK. May 2s-Flour-Dull: ::
spring patents. 14.40a14.65; winter pat
ents. 13.30a13.55: winter straights, 1890
a1315; Kansas straights, 13.65a1415.
Pork-Steady: mess, 41.50; family.
400; short clear. 42.50a44.50.
Lard-Weak: middle west. 21.80a21.90.
Hides-Quiet; Bogota. 43k; Central
America, 42k.
Leather-Firm: hemlock firsts, 81;
seconds. 55.
Raw sugar-Steady; centrifugal. 5.s6:
molasses, sos. Re1ned-Steady; cut
loaf. 900: crushed, SIS; mould A, 500;
cubes, S.25; xxx" powdered, 7.7O;
eagle. fve-pound bags. powdered, $50:
powdered, 765; fine granulated, $50;
diamond A, $50; confectioners' A, 7.40;
No. l, TBS.
Futures f1rmer and SAT points higher
at noon. Cuban offerings were not
Evening star., 1917-05-28
RAILWAY STRIKE HEARING
RESUMED THIS MORNING
President Kings Attitude Toward
Labor Unions and Collective Bar
gaining Told Committee. T.

President Kings attitude toward la
Dor unions and collective bargaining
was brought out at this mornings ses-
sion OF the Senate committees investi-
Railway and Electric Company's lines
by questions propounded by Senator
johnson of California. Analysis of his
answers would indicate that President
king Is not opposed to any organization
OF his own men, provided that it has no
animation with an outside organization
or the Amalgamated Association; and
!hat he does not object to collective
bargaining with the men. as distin-
guished from individual contracts, II 1t
Is proposed by his own men and does
not constitute any recognition of the
Amalgamated Association. That or
ganization has been. is and will forever
be anathema to him.
Senator Johnson asked him II the
company's circular of April 1, 1915, did
not specifically inveigh against recog-
nltlon OF any labor union. and If he did
not make a distinction against unions
of any kind.
I'VE have no objection to our own
men organizing, IL they should do SO
without the aid of the Amalgamated,"
replied President King.
DO you mean to say that If thew
should organize a union and come to
you. You would deal with them?"
Yes, we would deal with them as our
own family"
10 you peneVe in collective bar
gaming asked Senator johnson.
The witness replied in effect that he
believed In collective bargaining wher-
ever 1t would promise to better the con-
dition of the men. whenever it was with
the men OF the company and proposed
without outside interference.
Don't You recognize your carpenters
who belong to a local labor union?"
Then do you make one rule for your
carpenters I'm
men?
The witness responded in substance
that the distinction applied only where
the Amalgamated came in
Haye you any prejudice against labor
unions!' asked Senator Johnson.