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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-17
BENEFIT EVENT FOR
SOLDIERS TONIGHT
ATHLETIC CARNIVAL ADVANCED
ONE DAY OWING TO DEPART
URE OF q COMPANY.

The athletic carnival for the beneht
Of the mess funds Of Companies G
and c, will be held in the opera house
tonight instead Of Friday as adver'
tised. The reason for the change IN
date is the summons received oy
Company G, which has been ordered
to leave here for Des Moines. The
company will have . special train
over the Burlington leaving Ottumwa
1T 7:10 a. m. tomorrow.
To Buy Food for Mess.
The attractions billed for the big
boxing and wrestling carnival tonight,
will make It worth while for all lovers
OF these sports to attend. 1t will be
the last time for while at least for
Ottumwans to see the lads OF g COM
pany In such an entertainment. The
proceeds from the carnival Is to be
applied to providing for the mess
funds Of both companies many OF the
things that the army regulations DO
not prescribe but which are every day
staples for the lads IN home life.
West Boxes Local Greek.
Fred Dummy West, the Montana
Cave Man, we'll known former Ottum-
wan, who since leaving here some
nine years ago has appeared many
times In the squared arena, will meet
Alec Bean. the local Greek who is also
well known a. an amateur boxer and
wrestler. The men box for ten rounds
IN the feature event Of the evening.
Tho semi-final event Is q six round
bout bAtween Kid Wyatt Of Co. c and
william Woodrow OF CO. @. The pre-
win be four round 30 be-
tween Dick F1sherzand Ned Hasty.
Wrestling bouts belween local lads,
best two out Of three will be staged
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BUSY'S I,.ASSIE TO
MEET FAST HORSES

Cleveland. Aug. 1.-THE feature
race of today's North Randall Grand
Circuit program viii be the All trot
in which Busy's LAssie at present the
leading money winner trotter Of the
Grand Circuit will compete with Ina
Jay. EARLY Dreams and three other
crack stake horses for the Plain Deal
er $4,000 purse.
Harvest Gale, will likely be choice
IN the three year old champion stall
lion stake. while the fodder seems
slightly favored In the 2:13 tfot. The
2.15 pace seems a sure win for Butte
Hale. so
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Chicago, Aug. 1G.-Bears had the ad.
vantage in the corn market owing to
the continued prominence given to
peace news and because of reports
showing a general favorable corn crop
outlook. Prospective lowering Of food
costs tended also to handicap the bulls.
Onehing quotations which ranged from
unchanged figures to &c lower, with
December at $114A to $1.15 and May
at Slip to $1.12A. we're followed by
a material decline all around.
Announcements that new corn was
already being marketed in Texas led
efterward to further setback. The
close was heavy lee to IN c net low
err at :1.1sA to s11aH December and
sl107s no s11l March.
Influenced by the same conditions
as corn. whea. went below $500 for
The first time since the recent series
Of downturns began. Trade remained
of an extremely scattered character.
After Opening UNCHANGED at $500 Sept.
the market touched $1.99A.
IT was sid tha r-tente governments
wcre am,r~ .hc col= The close was
stead. ~ E" 20" Soptember. the same
as --,c-",-. Co.. i,onrs before.
Oats lacked any aggressive support,
and sageed with other grain. Thresh-
inc returns sti1' showed big yields.
New top quotations on hogs made
provisions strong. Sellers were scarce.
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CLEVELAND CLUB
GIVES FOUR TO ARMY

Cleveland. O., Aug. 16.-The Cleve-
land American league club stands to
lose two of its regular infielders and
two pitchers by the selective conscrip-
ton law. Joe Harris, first baseman.
was examined and accepted by a local
draft board today. Third Baseman Joe
Evans and Pitcher Clark Dickerson
were examined and accepted at New
York last week. Pitcher Ed Klepfer
passed his examination at Warren, Pa,
yesterday and was told he might ex-
meet to be called about Sept. 5.
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IOWA ATHLETES
GET COMMISSIONS

Iowa City, Aug 16.-Athletic cir
cles at Iowa university were heavily
touched by the commissions awarded
at Fort Smelling, MINI. Among the
stars who have represented Iowa foot
ball, baseball. basketball, wrestling,
and track, who were made officers
are: Becker. former all-western CEN
ter: Gilliland, Triplett. Ticktin. Renler,
and F. o. West Director of Athletics
kellogg and Prof. Percy Bordwell, re-
Gently chairman of the board of con.
troll, were made captains.
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FIELD SPEAKER
IS OUT OF DANGER

Cleveland, O., Aug. 16.-Tris Speak
or, Cleveland's center fielder. who was
knocked unconscious by pitched ball
Wednesday. will be able to play within
4 few days. according to H. NJ. Castle,
the club physician. Speaker was hit
BY the first pitched ball by Danforth,
who relieved Faber in the eighth In.
ming. It struck Speaker Just above the
right temple. He recovered In few
minutes and started for first base, but
was persuaded to 50 on the bench.
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Pittsburgh 8. Cincinnati 2.

Pittsburgh, Pa. Aug 16.-Pittsburs
defeated Cincinnati yesterday. 3 TO 2.
the winning run coming in the ninth
after the visitors had seemingly won
the game. In the last half, Carey was
passed. went to second on Boeckers
sacrifice and scored on Fischer's sin
gle. Fischer batting for Debus. Grimes,
running for Fischer, reached third on
Wegner's single and won the game
when he went home on Schmidt's SIN
gle. Score by innings r. HE.
Cincinnati 1000 00O1-2 s. 0
Pittsburgh 0O002-3 s ?
Batteries-Schneider and Wingo;
Miller and Schmidt.
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LOCAL HOGS TAKE
go JUMP OF go CENTS

One of the biggest advances i. the
hog market ever recorded in the local
stock yards is shown today II, the
rise of sixty cents on all Grades.
Shorts advance thirty cents and fiye
cents is added on country butter. 9th
er retail lists show little change. The
prices:
Hogs-(Furnished daily bv. jnn. Ma~-
rell & Co-12o@150. S1s.1o; I5011So.
$3.50; 100000, sts So 200 ana cver,
SIT: packers, good $500; fair. Sl5.ss.,
Sheep - BAst lambs. $115G@12.50:
choice ewes, $71s; fair to good ewes -
as.
oats-55a sec: corn. s1.s5.
Hay-S15G1s; straw. ton. Ss1s.
Butter. Esas and Poultry.
Butter fat auota tions-First grade,
4oc: seconds grade, Sic.
Rutter-3oc.
PoultrY-Prices paid to farmers,-
Hens, lac: roosters. 1oc: spring
chickens. 1917 hatch. tic: ducks. Sc.
geese. Sc: Mol turkeys 10c: No. tur-
keys. &c: old toms 12c: snring frys 15c
Wool ard Hides.
Wno,-Bright medium clear. b14h6c;
cha " ond slightly bury. 44c: semi
bright 4sc: bright medium bury. ss99
CSC: liEht. fne. clear. aen4sc: heavy.
mug ''eHr. sOHSoc: AnHord So~'' sO''e
luster. 2aM5oc: hi rd bury. &c.
iJides--No I fshlv cured. 16c: No. !
green 1sc' horse hides No. $3.50: NO.
sa.l014: q IN rye -four. $40.
RETAIL PRICES.
i''nr- ana :, ed--c-n ham Tour. per
sack. 7sc: corn chons. per cwt., $4.sb;
shorts. per cwt.. $685.: bran. per cwt-,
s2es: corn per hu s"45: hay per cwt.
slss: straw. cwt. 7n@7ac: meal per
sack. Sc: corr ars oat chop. per cwt.
s495: corr nn- hu. seis:' chicken feed
s3.scTa.ss: 81 n .r-a flour. $40.
Butter. Ecr. ard Poultry.
Creamery hutter-40T45c; country
butter. 30a35c.
Polltry-Gease. dressed. 1S1e5c:
turkeys. dressed. ssTt4oc: dressed hens,
25635c:. springs. SIC
Fresh fsh-Catfsh. CSC: trout. 1sc;
halibut.. zoe: perch. lac: smelts, lec;
fish pail. soc: salt mackerel, 10 to
e5c lb.: Holland herring, kee, s1.1sa
1.e5: pail anchovites, 3l.2S: smoked
salmon. CSC: pickerel. 1sc: carp. To-,
CSC.
sp,ced sardines. 3 for ioc: box cod,
1cH a cnc: fancy smoked hloaters for
csc: smoked bone,ess herring csc b.:
smoked herring 25c lb.: kippered hef-
ring, for 2Bc.
Fruits.
Fruits - Bananas. TIC h.: lemons!
3OR4oc oranges, 10000 per dozen;
new apples. 20 to 40c per peck: S1ber-
inn crabs. peck. 25c; grape fruit. 10c;
pineapples, 1oD zoe; cherries, box 12h
016c: loganberries, pt.. 15c; black
berries. quart. 25c zapplea. 8 cents ID. !;
per bushsi. 75cef $500: Apricots. crate.
32@2.S5: dos.. 15Q3oc: blueberries. $50
at: Eooseberries, 12hG2oc at; pears
~ ST.
Veeetablss.
Home grown cabbage. per h.. &c:
tomatoes. ripe, basket. 7@l0c: pars-
ley, 5@l0c; mushrooms. s5c h.: green
beans 12Ac: horse radish, 15c: beets.
bunch. for Sc: lettuce, for cents;
1o125c; home grown pota-
toes, per peck. 400 SOC; green onions,
: for Sc: garlic. csc: head lettuce.
Brussels sprouts. ssc;
green onions, 2 for SC: new potatoes.
ID, watermelons. 3o@l5c: canta-
louples. s1-36l2kc; celery. cents;
for &c: Swiss chard. for
g.. $3.50 .-.- 1nA1Ao
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I'm WINS 2:15 PACE
IN TRI-STATE RACES

Burlington. Aug. 16.-Un. ably dri.
ven by Cook, won the 2:15 pace. the
feature Of yesterdays Great West
ern races. Five heats were required.
Hal j.. driven by Allen. took the first
and third heats, and Un the others
Hal ]. made the distancesan 2:09A In
the first heat. and this mark was
equalled by Un In the final, lowering
the latters class.
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PRODUCE MARKETS
Chicago Produce.

Chicago Produce.
Chicago Aug Observation-Disclosures
higher. creamery. 1874 14oc.
Eggs-Hisher; receipts. 1852 cases:
hrsts, 33h@3411c; ordinary firsts. %
03lAc: at mark. cases included. ESQ
Sac.
VIRGINIA barrels, 34.50a4e0: Jersey
bulk $E40@l.55; Minnesota bulk, s1.35
0l40. -
Poultry-Alive. lower; fowls. 1914 q
ZINC: sprinss, 70 @isc.
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st. Louis Live Stock Market.

st. Louis, Aug. 1e.--Hogs: Receipts,
4.50O market % to 4oc higher; lights,
S17.so@ls.25; pigs. $12@1s.75: mixed
$1s.40Q1S.45: bulk, 31s@1s.3o.
Cattle - Receipts. $500: market
steady: native beef steers, 37.501lA50:
yearling steers and heifers. Ss.60@14;
cows. 5000: stockers and feeders.
3S.50@s.5o; prime yearling steers and
heifers. s7.5o3l0.50; native calves. $50
1850
Sheep - Receipts. $500: market
steady. lambs, 310.50@1S: clipped
ewes, 1s.6O6s2s; Gamers and chop
pers s45oT650
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kansas City live Stock.

Kansas City, Aug. 1s-Hogs: Re-
ceipts, $500: market 1oc to zoe higher:
bulk! 17.So@1s.1o: heavy. 317.so61s.1b;
packers and butchers. $3.50 q 1910;
light, S17017so; pigs. 314@1e.
Cattle-Receipts 5000. including 100
southerns: market steady to strong;
prime fed steers, $1s.75@14.60; dress
ed beef steers. $l1@1376: western
steers, se.asRls.e5: cows. 36@10; heif-
ers. )7.SO@1250: stockers and feeders.
s7n1s bulls. 3s.50Gs; calves. $1,000
1850.
Sheep-Receipts. 1000: market CSC
higher: lambs. $1sml7: yearlings. so
@12.5o: wethers. 3s.50@11.5o; ewes.
tS@1o.50.
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IOWA DIRECTOR
WANTED IN CAMP

Iowa City. Aug 16.-The 1nterna-
tional Y. NJ. c. A. committee has
asked Prof. e. G.. Schroeder of Iowa
to consider an appointment
as athletic director in charge of all
athletic training at the Camp Dodge.
Des Moines. cantonment, with probab-
ly $4,000 men TO be directed. Prof.
Schroeder has been director Of physic-
al education at Iowa university during
the last decade.
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Peoria Cash Grain.

Peoria III. Aug 1.-THE cash grain
market follows:
Corn--Market &c higher: No. white,
$2.OS: No. 4 yellow. 1871: No. 8 yellow
S1.91: No. 2 mixed, 1912: No. mixed
s1.92: No. s mixed. $1.91: sample. $1.8s
@1SS1s.
Oats-Market y to 1hc lower; No. !:
white, s3isc: standard. SIC; No. J
white. 620s3c: No. 4 white, sc.
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Omsha Live Stock

Omaha, Nebr.. Aug. l6.-The live
stock market follows:
Hogs-Market rs to Soc lower re-
ceipts. 1000: heavy. 31s.so@17.40:
mixed. 317117.o4: light, 417.25617.s5:
pigs. $15.5o@ 1880; bulk Of sales, sra
l74o g.
Cattle-Market steady TO higher: re-
cows and heifers. $6.50@3.60: calves,
3s.50@12.5o: bulls. stays, etc. $s@s.50.
Sheep--Market steady CSC lower: re-
ceipts, 5000: yeerlinss, $10.50@l2;
wethers. sl0611: ewes, 5000: lambs
91e@1e75
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Live Stock Markets

chicago. Aug. 1sscarcity Of ar.
rivais today led to fresh breaking OF
high :,r,ce records in the hog market.
E.!'e,r OF cattle were handicapped
by Yrs c!ais, quality OF the offerings.
Sh s..p su7plies did not seem over
plentiful srf4t.e I,8e tSs
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New York SUGAR.

New York, Aug. 16.-Raw sugar
Nominal; centrifugal, 7.52c; molasses.
$50.
Renned-steady; fine granulated
38.40@S.l5.
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Ct. Louis Cash Grain.

st. Louis. Mo-. Aug. g1e.-The cash
grain market follows:
Wheat--No. 2 red. &2.20@2.23: No. 3
red. s2.15@2.2o: No. 4 red, $2.o5; No.
2 hard. s2.2512.30
Corn-No. yellow. $3.50: No. 8
white $3.50.
2 Oats-Standard., SEC: No. : white.
61662hc: No. mixed, 596SOc; No.
3 mixed, 5ST60ltc.
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Western League.
Denver at st. Joe. rain.
40 woLeos1 REJECTED.

Milwaukee. Wis. Aug. 1s.-Ad VOL
CAST, former lightweight champion. to-
day was rejected for service In the
national army. Wolgast has been a
patient at a local sanitarium for ev-
eral months. He did not claim exemp-
ton.
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Omaha Cash Grain.

Omaha, Nebr.. Aug. 16.-The cash
grain market follows:
wheat-No. 2 hard, $2.osM 2.15.
Corn-No. 2 white. $1.9o@1.s1: No. z
yellow. s1s5@1.9o; No. 2, S1.s2Il.Sa.
Oats-No sales.
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Chicago Liv. Stock; Closing.

Chicago I've Stock; Closing.
Chicago. Aug. ls.-The closing live
stock market follows:
Hogs-Market active mostly 2bc
higher. receipts. 10000; estimated TO-
morrow. 10000; bulk, $17.30@1s.10:
light. 31s.so@1s.2o: heavy. s1s.so@
1925: mixed, &1e.75@1s,25: rough
|, Cattle--Market steady; receipts, L.
900: top. SIS.
Sheep Market steady: receipts, g.
900; top, $l1.50: lambs. S1s.75.
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chiexao Live Stock; Opening.
CHICAGO. Aug. 1s.--Opening live stock

Chiexoo I've Sf0oki OponIn0.
CHICAGO. Aug. 1S.-Opening live stock
market:
HoEs-Receipts. 10000: estimated re-
ceipts tomorrow. 10000; market strong,
1oc to 15c above yesterdays average;
top, Sls.15, new high price record:
bulk. s17.25T1s: light, $1s.6061s.
mixed. s1s.7o@1s.1b: heavy, SIG.
1910; rough, 31s5g016.7b: pigs. s12a
Cattle - Receipts. 1000: estma ted
receipts tomorrow, 5000: market
steady: pative beef cattle. ss.4o@16:
western steers. 37.15@12.66: stockers
and feeders. ss1o@s.5o; cows and heif-
ers. s4.s5M12.75; calves. 310@ 14..5.
Sheep-Receipts, $3.50; estimated re-
ceipts tomorrow. 5 900: market weak:
wethers, $7so@l1.5o: lambs, $1o.7s@
1915. A
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Chicago Cash Grain

Chicago. Avg. 1s.-The cash grain
market follows.
wheat-No. 2 red. nominal: No. 3
red, $216@2.20; No. hard, 32.25@
2.2s: No 8 hard. 32.1662.23.
Corn-No. yellow. 1880 1877: No.
8 yellow. $1.95: No. 4 yellow. nominal
Oats-No. 3 white. s2k 164c;
standard. 62N 6s4c.
Rye-No. 2. 1881
Barley--$1.20@1.40.
Timothy-$467.b0
Clover-$12@17.
Pork-$43.2o.
I.ard-$22.75M22.S5.
Ribs-$2s.so@241o.
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s.. Louis Produce.

II. Louis. Mo-, Aug ls.-Poultry-
Hens. lie; springs 90 &c. -
Butter-Creamery.- 40c.
Eggs--2s02sc. @
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M;nns.noii. cIo.ino Grain.

WINH01P0lttl VtotIW0 0ttIW.
Minneapolis, MINI. Aug. 16.-Closing
wheat-sept.. s1.o4. Cash: No. I
northern. s2.4o62.45: No. 2 northern,
$235@2i5.
Corn-No. 8 yellow. s17s61s0
Oats-No. 8 white. 57@5sc.
Flax-S340@346
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Minneapolis Flour Market.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Aug. 16.-Flcur-
Fancy patents and nrst clears declined
80 cents today. being quoted at $ls and
81 respectively. Other grades were
unchanged.
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CHIEF MEYERS RELEASED.

New York. Aug. 16.-The Brooklyn
Nationals Internationally released
Chief Meyers. catcher and Mike
Mowery, third baseman.
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e.. Loui, Groin Futur,

ST. Louis. Mo. Aug. 1s.-The closing
grain futures follow:
wheat-Lower; Sept.
Corn-Lower; Sept, s1.57; Dec,
I13
Oats-Lower; Sept, 57kc: Dec, Sc
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Nav York Money. cjosjou,

New York. Aug. l6.-Mercantile pa
per-4k @5M.
Bar silver-S6%c.
Mexican dollars-s7xc.
Time loans-4A @5Tc.
Call money-High, 3A =; low. *
last bid. ~.
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RED SOX WINNERS
FROM MACKMEN
ATHLETICS LOSE q to 2; WHITE
Sox DEFEAT INDIANS IN TEN
INNING SESSION.

Philadelphia, Aug. 16.-Boston raj
lied in the ninth inning yesterday and
defeated Philadelphia to 2. Noyes
and Foster had fine battle until the
seventh inning, when the former was
knocked unconscious In collision
with Hoblitzell at second base and
was forced to leave the game.
Score by innings
Boston ...... 00000003-4 9
Philadelphia 0001O010 DO 6 2
Batteries-Foster and Thomas;
Schauer, Moves and Schang.
Chicago 5; Cleveland 4.
Cleveland, Aug. 16.-Winning to 4
yesterday in ten innings, Chicago took
the series from Cleveland 3 to 1. Lei
bold scored the winning run on his
single, McMullin's sacrifice and Col
Inns single.
Score by innings
Chicago -. O0OO11O 201-5 II 2
Cleveland :. 0O0031000-4 10 1
Batteries-Scott.C icotte and Schalk
Gould, Coumbe, Klepfer and O'Neill.
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kanaaa CITY Cash Grim.

Kansas City. Mo, Aug. 16.-The cash
grain market follows:
Wheat-Steady to loo higher: No.
hard, 32.30@2.45; No. red, $3.50
7.20.
Corn. Market to SC higher: No.
yellow. Sl.S3.
Oats-Steady: No. 2 white ssh 6s4c;
No. mixed. 67h @63c. sFt
Rye-$1,SS,
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Boston 3. Phlladelphia 0.

Boston, Aug. 16.-Tom Hughes. start
ing for Boston for the first time this
year, yesterday pitched his team to a
3 to victory over Philadelphia. Alex
ander was hit hard early in the game
and gave way to a pinch hitter in the
seventh.
Score by innings r. H. F..
Philadelphia 20 000OO0O0-O l
Boston ...... @ OO1010'-3 4 L
Batteries -Fittery. Alexander and
killifer. Adams; Hughes and Ira
gresser.
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Primary Movement.
Articles Receipts Shipments
Wheat I'm 75S,O00 900
Corn. bu4 $4,000 100000
Oats, bu 1.e6S.o00 $4,000
Seaboard clearances-Wheat. $4,000;
corn, 10000; oats. 45s.000.
Car Lot Receipts.
wheat-s2 cars, with II of contract
grade.
Corn-5o cars, with 40 of contract
grade.
Oats-225 cars, with 1875 OF contract
grade.
Total receipts OF wheat at Minnecpo-
lis. Duluth and Winnipeg today were
741 cars, with 23o cars last week and
694 cars the corresponding day year
ago. a6
Estimated cars tomorrow. Chicago
Wheat, 81: corn, 3d.; oats, 3s4.
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PITCHER SHORE ENLlsTs.

Boston, Mass, Aug. 16.-Ernest
Shore, Boston American pitcher. en-.
rolled today in the United States ma
val reserve.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-18

among her scientists of men able to give practical papplication to their dis coyeries.
 France has had great egineers-a few of them-at all epochs. French dredged the South American ports built the seaports of the Levant, start ed the Panama canal. gave the first impetus to the automobile industry and aviation, yet in its industrial en- terprises before the war France em- ployed an average of only one engi- neer for every 100 workmen, where Germany employed four. It is to this situation that many attribute the fact that France was losing its lead in the automobile industry and had all ready passed in aviation by Germany when the war broke out.
 The engineers of France came from the Central Polytechnic School of Arts ! the School of Electricity, in all of which, professors complain, mathe- matics, which play the principal role were taught for their own sake rather than as means to an end. The elite of every generation in France for a century has thus, according to another professor. been led toward the ideal of mathematic distractions and has de. veloped a face of scientists, savants and bureaucrats.
 M. Appel, dean of the faculty of sci ences and an advocate of a thorough reformation of the educational system is in favor of the adoption of the American plan of judging technical students at work in the school itself rather than by competitive examina- tion. Senator Gay proposes to com plete each of the French universities with a faculty of applied sciences, comprising instruction in all branches that correspond to the industries of the region fin which the university Is located. France has already number of these regional technical schools which require only slight transforma- tions in order to conform themselves to the proposed plan.
 At Nancy theer are the chemical, electrical and colonial institutes, with brewing school and dairy school Lille had, before the German occupa-
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Easy to Become a Highbrow

From Standards" by w. c. Browne1l
 in the Scribner.
 Terribly little learning is enough to in eur the damnatory title of s'highbrow , The connoisseur Is deemed a dilettante and the dilettante a snob, fastidiousness
 being conceived as necessarily affecta-
 tion and not merely evincing defective
 sympathies but actively mean People
 desire to popularize art, said Manet, without perceiving that art always
 loses Tn height what it gains in breadth ' If Molere, who spoke of his metier as
 the business of making les honnetes gems laugh, had only practiced on his cook,
 which he is said to have also done i've
 should perhaps have had" observes NJ.
 Andre Glide more 'Fourberies de Scapn'
 and other Monsieur de Pourceaugnacs,
 but doubt if he would have given us | Le Misanthrope. And NJ Glide con
 tinues; These honnetes gems, as Moliere
 called them. equally removed from a court
 that was too rigid and pit that was
 too free, were precisely what Moliere re-
 garded as his particular public, and it
 was to this public that he addressed him
 self. The court of Louis XIV represented
 Journalism; the parterre represented natu-
 ralfsm; they represented good taste. Without the court this society would not. lI think, have been possible. And it was through this society that the admira ble French tradition was so long maintained. T A public not unlike this we once had and we have it no longer. Its limitations were marked but they emphasized it's exist
 ence It's standards were marrow, but 1t had standards. We had class, not nu- merous but fairly defined, corresponding to the class Charles Sumner found in England, distinct from the nobility but possessed in abundance of serious knowl- edge. high accomplishment, and refined taste. the class. precisely, called by Mo Here les bonnetes gems. We have now a far larger public but promiscuius one, In which the clements least sensitive to
 letters and art are disproportionatelv
 large, owing among other things 10 the
 specialization of the elective system with it's consequent destruction of common in-
 tellectual interests and therefore of com
 mon standards in our higher education:
 and in which, owing to the spread of
 popular education, all standards are often
 swamped by the caprlces of pure appe- tite and the demands of undisciplined desires. Rapacity Is not fastidious and the kind of art and literature that satis- fies It's bangs shares its quality as well as responding quantitatively to It's ex. orbitant needs.