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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-18
Grain, Produce,
Cotton Markets.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Inmates of the amount of wheat avail
able in Canada had a bearish enect
today on the market here, but enorts
to buy a little May delivery disclosed
a sharp rally. The Canadian stock was
figured as high as 116.000.000 bushels;
according to some authorities. a total
apparently sufficient to permit cor con,
States. Excellent weather conditions
also tended at first to give the bears
advantage Opening prices. which rang
ed from the same as yesterdays nnlsh
tionai declines and a general upturn'
although July and September were rela-
lively easy as compared with May;
Corn declined and rallied with wheat
Trade was, in the main, OF iocaI
character. After opening to on
the market sagged little further and
then, except for September, rose 70
well above yesterdays close.
Oats averaged higher on account o.
large purchases for leading houses.
was inferred that some OF the demand
was from the seaboard.
Weakness of the hog market de-
pressed provisions. Lard led the de-
cline.
WHEAT Open. High. Low. Close Lose;
July ........... 1.so 1854 1855 1.s7A
S ssy ....,sss IL as;. Is 1:sss 1917 -
OATS go,
s May .:.::.:: 81 g.: 81 81 81 s ssi'
NEW YORK, April 1s.-Flour-Easy;
ents, 112oa1l.45: winter straights
1o.soa11.O5; Kansas straights' l2.o'a
1890.
Lard-weak; middle west. 21.25a21.35
Other articles unchanged.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md. April 1s q pm.
quota tions).- Wheat-Strong;- spot No.
2 red. 2.57: spot No: 2 red western.
steamer No. red. 2.3S; receipts. GLOSS
bushels.
Corn-strong; spot contract. 1.5sN
April. 1.53A: receipts. 5s.6os busheis'
Oats-Firm; standard white. Y; NO.
white, 76a: receipts. 5.245 bushels.
Rye-Ffrm; No western export.
1874; receipts, 6o.974 bushels.
Grain freights-No quotation.
DAIRY MARKETS.
CHICAGO. April s.-Butter-Firm
Creamery. 41ha46.
Firsts. 35a36: ordinary firsts. 34a34h
at mark, cases included. 32a35h.
Potatoes-Receipts. So cars; un-
changed.
springs. %.
NEW YORK, April Butter
Steady; receipts $3.50 tubs; creamery,
higher than extras. 47a47A; extras ls2
score), 461aa46A; firsts. 45a46; sec
EgetsWFirm; receipts. 2s.145 cases
fresh gathered extras. 3S1 u asked fresh
gathered storage packed. firsts, 3la3s
fresh gathered firsts, 36a36a: Pennsyl-
vania and nearby western hennery white,
fine to fancy. ssha3s; state. Pennsyl-
vania and nearby hennery browns. 81 "
ASST.
state flats. fresh specials. 25ha25A do
average run. 25M. 80
Pouitry-Dressed. firm; chickens: 2sa
81: fowls. 2 2la27hi t tarkeys 20 osaS4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-18
cHICAGO DIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO April 1S.-Hogs-Receipts
2s. 900 head; slow. zoe under yester-
days average Bulk. 15.50a15.s5; light.
14.s5a15.75; mixed, 15.20a15.90; heavy,
15.2oa1595; rough. 15.2oa15.4o; pigs,
1O.75a1420.
Cattle-Receipts. 1900 head. weak.
Native beef cattle, 9.00a1315; stockers
and feeders, 7.25a9 80; cows and heifers.
5.6oa10S5; calves. S.50a13.00.
Sheep-Receipts, 21,000 head. weak
wethers. 10.60a1275; lambs. 11.90a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-18

CURB STOCKS.
Quotations furnished By W. b. Hibbs 4 Co.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-08-28

the neutrality of Luxembourg, which de
stroyed Belgium because that unhappy
land tried 10 preserve her neutrality.
which has constantly bullied supplies
from Holland and Denmark, which has
compelled Norway to trade fish FOR coal
this miltaristic. ruthless kaiserthum
pretends TO weep over the woes of the
neutrals.
The real trouble is that the editors
see the handwriting on the wall.
They see a Germany which can no
longer depend upon meat and flour and
fats and metals and cotton being sneak
ed across the borders.
They see a Germany which Will have
to face the fourth winter of the war en-
tirely dependent upon her own rapidly
diminishing resources.
They see Germany in which the
making every effort TO feed and clothe
the armies at the front, vii have 10
take with both hands from the scanty
store of the people back home.
They see Germany in which The
seeds of rebellion and discomfort Will
thrive. because Of a Germany underfed,
underclothed and underheated.
If the truth were in them. they would
not weep crocodile tears over the neu-
trails for whose rights they DO NOT care
a snap Of the finger
They would tell the German people
that the American embargo, plus the
allied blackade means the most serious
situation Germany has had TO face since
the war began And their headlines
would be: Wilson'S brutal methods Of
starving Germany" Germany in vii
sons thumb-Screw"
But of course if they did that, there
might arise even in the disciplined,
lackey-minded. superior-loving Prussians
the thought that after all the war was
a failure. defeat inevitable and the time
opportune to crave from the allies the
best peace terms they would be willing
to grant as boon.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-08-28
Pointed Paragraphs

The wise guy and the fools
money soon get together
n was 4 hot DAY in Rome whom
ii got M 10 Nero.
a glri's watch g. usually more or.
namental than useful
Many a man who rs willing 20 be
good is unable 10 make good
Philosopher are men who imagine
that they have ceased 20 BE- fools
The man who b. near the bottom
~ the ladder hasn't FAR 20 fan.
In after years man begins 20
appreciate ihs woman Vho handed
him The ity mitt
our ideal Of a true hero 81 the
man who brings = friend home 20
dinner on wash day
90 is Impossible 20 live without
working Even those who are sup
posed 20 know how are really 81
gagged IN working somebody.
Some men achieve msirinony
some have 10 ihrusf BDon them. ana
others arc lucky enough 20 escape
d.
RI girls would eai mora onions
they would have fewer cabs from
physicians. says scientist also
from other young men.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-08-28
Maybe It's Poetic License

We fain would ask the readers advice
on literary point. We have a perfectly
stirring war poem, with a chorus that
will even rouse a patriot to mauling his
grandmother. but the last line of that
chorus runs thus:
when we strike our Yankee blows. our
Aag'l win"
What sticks US, orthographically speak
ing, is that "hag'll" We confess 10 a
liking to shortcuts in English. and We
sometimes 90 into the ditch in shortcut
ting, but that ''fag'l' has a sort of mis-
erly sound that seems to knock all the
martial swing out of that really glorious
chorus. 1t destroys the effect sought, by
bringing in sort Of fiat effect, as it were.
and reminds US Of that time when we ut
tered society item like this:
Miss Lily Lovell'll leave lovely i'm
preston upon our younger set" etc.
The young lady's 6-foot brother came
in, next day, to urge that if we couldn't
decently mention his sister without stut-
tering, he would require that mention OF
her be omitted altogether.
We want this war poem but that
"fagH' sure is a disturbance
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-08-28
The Spider.
BY Or. FRANK CRANE
Copyright. 1915. by Frank Crane)

She was beautiful beyond all dreams,
with eyes of infinite sympathy (even to
understanding and calm. wide brow
from which the abundant hair waved
back as the sea rolls away from the
white sand, and mouth that seemed the
nest of sweet desires, and she sat in an
old Florentine chair among heaped up
pillows, and the lace upon her breast was
flmy as "A spiders web.
Upon the walls of her room were
hangingS OF Flemish tapestries. of an
cient joustings and hawkings, fair cava-
ers afield and graceful damsels sitting
beneath elms gazing at sailing swans in
"a pool. and in the corner of the ceiling
a spider chung to the rungs of his web.
The rug beneath her feet was price
less treasure from the East a blend Of
subdued harmonious colors. rich and
quiet. for many workers had toiled at
it thru a hundred years, spinning their
duSky souls into it, as spiders weave
their webs with their own substance.
Upon her slender finger CLEANED
diamond that caught the light. broke it
into a thousand pieces and scattered it
thruout the air, it was a jewel men had
died for, and from his corner the spider
eyed il. and anon would shake his web.
She was very wonderful and divine to
see, such a face had she as stopped a
mans heart and then set it stumbling
on, such a look as swept a mans being
with paralyzing sweetness. such smile
rs would send men daring to the ends
of the earth. and be unto them sufficient
reward for all the perils of the seven
seas as if here the Maker of all things
had made the supremest of His works.
exhausting His last almighty skill Of
handiwork. so beautiful was she, as she
sat there and wove her fancies, as
spider weaves his web.
The table by her side was Of old wood
and dark. inlaid with ivory; her eye
Iashes were long and languorous. the gar
ments that EMBODIED her white body were
soft as flmy mists upon the morning
/ hills. the book in her hand was of blue
and gold and the lines upon the open
page spoke Of very curious things; the
echoes of distant music crept into her
chamber. she was fresh and fragrant as
newly opened rose all about her was
the atmosphere Of innocence and fneness
and the suggestion of things exquisite,
and the poet in the book she read was
! speaking Of how strange a thing it is
that the spider, a little spot Of poison,
can spin so beautiful a web.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-08-28
Wilson Embargo Is
the Hardest Blow Yet
Struck At Germany

Almost since the great war began, the
allies have sought to starve Germany
into submission by an elaborate blockade
of German ports maintained by the allied
fleets
And almost since the great war began,
the blockade has been a partial failure
very largely due to the fact that the
United States continued TO sell foodstuffs
and raw materials to the little neutrals
which surround Germany.
In this way supplies have seeped into
Germany from Norway, Sweden, Hol-
land, Denmark, Switzerland and Spain.
The right thing. the logical thing, the
properly timed thing was for this coun-
try to shut off those supplies.
If any basis for the action was needed,
il was abundantly supplied by the fig
ures showing the enormous increases in
the exports from this country to the
neutrals.
And. singularly enough. the greatest
exports were in precisely the things
needed by Germany for her peo-
pie, metals and cotton for her nutritious
factories.
The president has now started the ma
chnery which will keep these things for
ourselves and for our allies. We will no
longer supply the neutrals, so they in
turn can supply Germany.
There IS every evidence that this is one
OF the hardest blows struck at kaiserism
since the war began. The headlines in
German papers tell the story; Wilson's
brutal methods in starving little neu-
trails" "Neutrals in Wilson's thumb
screws ''How Wilson assaults neu-
trails"
Gcrmany's sudden tenderness over lit
tie neutral nations is one of the most
grimly humorous things Of the war.
Germany, which paid no attention to
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-08-28
C PwAAs WEARING
PAPER CLOTHES

Germany Be- fast Becoming hard ~
FOR wearing apparel and inventors
hsvo ucccefed in andlng IN o.
'oc'lve ubaIwtc for WOODEN and
cotton fa5ric Tho nev material
ha been tested and proves both
rearahic and washable The draw
back at prr--- fhaf fti. PAPER
Goth rather stiff. buf By spe
c.si treatment experts hope 30 pro
1lce efuf -uHcienly fine and
off fo DO Isnd even for underwear
Iht BerNn Tageblaft dcFOfes fhe
he rau ~ column to this im
prriarf revolution iu clothes work
men rIothirr Of strong texture
can now boz bought 10 Tic Berlin
shop and mems 'rouAers. special
iv mprcsnatrd % Withstand rain.
arc also 0n zIc
Tho TaEfhlar says by nozt
spring. men women and children
of 100 ciassss aiii probably BE- wear
nr complete outfits made NJ The
new material Dr. ie worth noting
fhs' these goods. Ike Tho materials
they replace. are only Uurchaseable
on clothing permits.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-08-28
There Is Precedent In
United States History
For Her Desperation

The tenacity OF the women who are
making things bit unpleasant for Off
cial Washington just at present Is the
very thing those who are opposed to
woman suffrage are afraid Of.
There are whole lot Of things IN this
government of ours that are not what
they should be-
For one thing our government Is a
long way short of being as representa-
tive as those who conceived 1t intended
It TO be.
1t is representative. of course, but Of
the FEW and not Of the many.
Our government, for one thing, is not
representative of the home.
This is largely due to the fact that
woman has not had full voice in it.
Man leaves the home to woman in the
natural order of things.
He has told her as matter of fact
that Ahere is where she belongs.
The home, in politics, therefore, has
been left to shift for itself. and THAT
means. that the sons and daughters IN
the homes have been left to shift for
themselves.
"Your place is in the home, man says
to woman, "but you shall not have a
voice in the home; you are TO be left IN
conditions resulting from my own lack
of interest; if you are. not satisfied with
those conditions. you must make the best
pf them, am determined on one point and
that point is that YOU shall not have
one thing to say.
What a sorry spectacle man has made
of himself in view of the way his home
has been entered and violated by its &C
knowedged enemies, and woman there
powerless to defend herself.
Figuratively speaking, she has had 10
stand by while her son or her daughter
has been kidnapped, without permission
to call the police
Can any man who knows what the
mother interest is, what it was in his
own case, fail to understand the great
motive behind the demonstration these
women have made in Washington?
We may not approve; we may hold
that she might have chosen a course
more likely to give her lot of support
she is denied, but we have to admit, as
the sons Of mothers, that we know she
is actuated by love that never says
die and never dies.
She is everlastingly right in her con-
tention that her case has not been con-
sidered in our pledge to spread democ-
racy.
II is easy to excuse her if she has
adopted a course in Washington that is
not popular.
The desperation that is hers was the
desperation of the Colonists, pretty gen.
orally Endorsed and approved by all of
us
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-08-28

NHls DEPARTMENT Light OF truth the
the and s"irdler
advertisers
n msed or
suoed 20 honest ad"e
~" not oe
spared Advice ~li also
the writer's ard
preferred
Sardga., Mich . T.
scheme ~ 3 order - Is he same plan That The supply
tried Detroit without In he latter lack Of capital
contributing
has cited
appear before the courts in Chicago charge Of deceptive aer
This where he Better Business Bureau q Chicago
World able 10 render ne dsfr attorney valuable assistance The
bureau Looked The evidence actively
o the outcome VIII be a
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-08-28
The Old Gardener Says

AZ cabbages are particularly
hardy and can stand con siderahle
fr1st Dr. will pay 20 give careful
attention even 20 very small
plant Cor they are likely 20 head
ur we'll by oct J.. The only way.
though. ~ keep cabbages grow
ing is 10 cultivate them con
'inIaiiH n tho heads 81 older
plants begin 20 burst push them
over Bifh tho foot 80 as 20
break Tho roots on ono side. az
fhis viii check growth and stop
thr trouble Cabbage should
BE- keuf growing az LONG a. pos
JDlo ag fhcy arc dthcnli -
store until tho weather is cold
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-08-28

20 Jaiy 20 FOR me first ard from
late August 20 October arst FOR The
second term
THE principal cause % auumnal
has fever IS The pollen Of the com
mon rag weed. the giant raE weed
marsh elders and cocsle burs re-
placing this IN some sections or az
gravarlng tho Infection
West % Kan as autumn hay
fever Is principally due 20 the worm
woods lartemisfasl ~ which there
are many varieties IN the Pacific
and Rocky mountain states The
western rag weed marsh elder zsrr-
tenarias and cookie burs are asso-
ciate causes In some localities
As the control OF Tho hay fever
weeds is a he first Importance IN
hay-fever everyone should cooper
are with The health authorities In
enforcing the antiweed laws, which
already exist n many cities
Efforts are now being made 70
establish adequate anti hay fover
legislation In every state. the en
forccmen' Of which will stamp out
hay fever In most localities.
In order 20 prevent or diminish
Tho irritating cause ~ this disease.
hay-feser subjects should avoid
roads adlolnnr fields or lots with
neglected weeds during tho hay.
fever season An attack duo 20
such exposure lowers tho patients
Resistance. so that for long time
Afterwards no is more susceptible
20 the hay fever pollen
In the majority ~ cases a diet
reduced in meat, fish. cheese. milk.
otr Us o. benefit In diminishing the
attack and vegetable and fruit
houid DO given The preference.
Smoking and alcoholic drnks
-hould be avoided
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-08-28

HflEafinE IUunl Ut IFI UlII.
dog, who had contracted Atkins
habit of late rising turned The
alarm lever oH oycrv night after
Atkins Ras asloeD. and then turned
81 ou again Tho next morning TO
avoid suspicion Atkins IS buying an
electric clock with t.mo lock
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-08-28

tecfIVe and IdcnfIlfI thru hnRor-
prints on SOUP plate in the res
fauranf Tho proprietor explains
mo durability of tho nnrcr prints by
saying Mat Tho plates were used
only FOR oyster SOUP. not served in
eummCr
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-08-28
Placed

"On whs, grounds d. you claim
exemption p"
short sightednesF
That's al right They Will puf
sou up IN tho advanced trhnches 90
Judge
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-08-28
Fussy Editor

Editor That's good joke. hui
ifa TOO coarse
Hecler Well. you're pretty fussy
The Literary Digest printed it,
Yale Record.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-08-28

are TAO kinds OK
hay Fever IN the
United States the
vernal and the au-
funlnal form IS
While these vary
somewhat in the
different states
the average dates
are from Nav It
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-08-28
Gratitude

Tho f'rstrest Girl before rho
troops on'rainJ What would you
saw n Kissed you right before ail
fhis crotd9
The soldier I'd say. Thanks fO~
ihe Nar. kaiser 49, Puck
sooner or later pride fumbles out
~ thc balloon
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-08-28

table The uncle said 10 tho boy
Here Teddy. r. something YOU
don't SEQ IN Lahcashire| at
the same time placing some
small balls ~ butter In front
~ him
Don't us. though q" said the
boy There arc three balls -
butter hanging outside the snop
where mother takes our clothes
every Annday mmnjng! Amt
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-08-28
What Is Going on in Germnyi
As Told By the Newspapers We Get From the Teutonc
Empires and Neutral Nations

THe berlin Zctung mr. Miftag
prints 'he following story
"On fh recent market day az
Ccr,cn;r0 Friedman. q 40.
So'dppi"g man bad 5u
Over agreed to pay 70
Eoo4 he Keeper of
""u vegetable stand
No surN ~ 50 cents TO- quantity
:" fto'geri when Il iady' n stand
.ng oerind her shouted 70 the stall.
ke'p"r You Soil me 'hc khoi rabbi
IN give YOU - cents
Thcrepon tho original customer
admin cred series % st.nginC
h'oes right and .efr on her rivars
cheeks explaimirg NOW then. Won
can pa FOR the car stlngers at the
same ame'
~ Ve had more Of THE sor' ~
popular execution o. Justice there
would BE- TAR less suffering and rho
pur proud minority high placed
or otherwise would BE- reduced ri
fhe.r proper level By the side -
'he.r inferior
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-08-28

ELpORA. Ia Jen Freed. wanted
on 2 forgery charge who worked
IN The Excelsior restaurant here Inst
winter, was ,augnf by private d..
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-08-28
The Keep Well
Column
HAYFEVER.

Hay fever dime Wild sud Do here
According 20 the American Hay
Fever Prevention association there
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-08-28


n can hardly be- questioned that the world
IL row in The birth throcs ~ greater freedom
more perfect democracy than n has known
and hat We must play an active part IN ne o. =
orancc. Ss@HIxxUXW
u cannot be questioned that had We been rsote
alert 20 insist upon tho rights Of the people. as
q hody. In no past. our duty might be clearer
and less onerous now
Had the people ~ Europe been given a good
demonstration Of democracy IN action had We
insisted on freedom from autocracy here in
America the object lesson might haze been more
potent than bullets 70 correct autocracy in Eu
rope now
in Europe with autocracy in America. Two on
more autocracies VIII not make democrac 4
And only 20 ~ this duty in the true spir n
Of democratic freedOm-only as the will Of u
people Is made known and worked out. ca
democracy be established or maintained here "A
elsewhere
II il IS our duty 70 resist 10 the death a.
focracy In Europe-and II may be.-is II n y
much more duty 20 resist 10 the death "a
iocracy here In America
II are 10 Insist go he last drop Of blc-f
and the last ounce Of treasure. that tho will NJ
the people be supreme In central Europe. GU
We not likewise 20 insist 10 the last dropM
blood and tho last ounce ~ treasure that .
viii Of tho people b. supreme on every cues q
here In America? A
II We of America may not claim the right M
democracy. what futile. foolish act II is
strive 30 force the people ~ Prussia 10 q ~
such rights.
J. II SYKES. IL
Bellevue. Mich. Aug d. 1917
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-08-28

Health QuestIons Ans"ered.
80 r How can ! keep my hair
from falling ont and thus leaving
no premafureiy bsld7'
Keep y0ur hear hea4fhy by means
~ thorough washing. brushing and
rubbing of The scalp.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-08-28
Laugh With Us

a woman and her fouryoarold son were on
= visit 10 her brother in-aw in London
One morning VI tho hrnaLfasf
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-08-28
From Another Point of VieU
~ G r s

They lived Ike two turtles
So everyon thought
Bu' In this All Their friends were caugh' mapping
Like two turtles. 'tis true.
But between ne and you
Like the kind We refer 90 as snapping
If any Detroit fan has a preference as
between the White Sox and the Red Sox,
il may be that ne is still interested In the
American league pennant race.
The man in charge Of the menageric
tells us that the kangaroo is almost ex-
tinct In other words, IN class with the
pork chop.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-08-28
Not Censored!

Dog Out~'ts Alarr
SIBERIA cal Wien his alarm
.lock failed to work James Atkins.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-08-28

we haven't nsf ln stock ~ present bgt
let me show gOu something ~ Our make that
Is a great deal better
AID now a man doesn't want % be seen
buying potatoes for fear his neighbors
will think he is cheap.
The people arc tired ~ bearing -.a'tsmfn
gable about nothing. saFf JnEu Sharp VIII
liams That speech probably won't g. John
sharp Williams anything. either
Word comes from Berlin that the Ger
man forces will soon be heard FROM That
sounds as if school may be about TO open
for the fall term over there, also.
Chicago wife has notified "a local 90.
emption board In that cify that II hjr hus-
band tries 10 pat in an exemption claim on
her account. not 10 believe h.m She sass
Do spends aH h.F time and money PLAYING
pool. Suggesting that she receives nothing
toward her support from me corner POCKET
There is the exemption board S cue; it
can proceed to rack him up.