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Evening star., 1918-02-07
WAGES IN LYNN HIGHEST.

BOSTON, February Henry B. Endi-
colt. executive manager Of the state
committee on public safety. in a re-
port today as arbitrator in the Lynn
shoeworkers' wage dispute, which re-
suited in the closing of twenty factor
les for a period of five months last
year. declined to grant increases except
in the case of stitching and packing
room employees, who were given a 10
per cent advance. Many of the latter
are women.
Mr.. Endicott found that wages in
Lynn were the highest received by
shoeworkers in any Of the shoe centers
of the country.
Evening star., 1918-02-07
COTTON MARKETS.
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

Report of live stock market and meat
trade conditions here today by United
States bureau of markets:
Beef-FreSh, receipts very light, sew
eral cars yet to be unloaded for today's
business market strong. demand fair;
steers. receipts very light, market firm.
demand fair: cows. receipts extremely
light, market unchanged, demand fair:
bulls, none on the market.
Veal-Receipts of western dressed
light, market unchanged. demand fair.
Local slaughter in moderate supply
selling fairly well around s26. demand
good.
Pork-Receipts light. market weak at
yesterdays prices. demand slow.
Lamb-Receipts increasing. market
so cents to 81 lower, demand just fair.
Mutton-No offerings.
CHICAGO. February 7.-Hogs-Re-
ceipts. $4,000 head; dull. Bulk. 16.5oa
1915; light. 16.10a16.75: mixed. 16.30a
1915: heavy. 16.15a16.75; rough, 16.15a
1890; pigs. 1S.25a15.50.
Cattle-Receipts. 1900 head; slow:
native steers. s.5oa14oo; stockers and
6. .30a11.75; calves. 9.50a16.00.
Sheep-Receipts. 10000 head; steady;
wethers. 10.00a13.5O; lambs. 14.75a17.75.
DAIRY MARKETS.
CHICAGO. February 7.-Butter un-
changed.
firsts, 53a531a: ordinary firsts, 51a52;
at mark. cases included, 50a53h; re-
frigerator firsts, 44A.
Potatoes lower; receipts, 16 cars;
Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota,
bulk, 2.00a210; do, sacks. 2.10a2.15.
Poultry. alive. unsettled; fowls. 20;
springs, 26.
NEW YORK. February 7-Butter-
Easy; receipts $685. tubs; creamery,
higher than extras. 52a52h: extra (92
score). 514 firsts. 49a51; seconds Ala
48h.
fresh gathered extras. 57a57h; extra
firsts. 56a5612 f1rsts SASSY seconds,
50a54; state. Pennsylvania and nearby
western hennery white, fine to fancy, 5Sa
so: do. brown. 5Sa60.
Cheese-Steady receipts. 2.95S boxes !;
! state whole milk flats. held specials, 26a
261a; do, average run. 25H a26.
Poultry-Live. firm chickens IS: fowls.
35:. turkeys 25aS0. Dressed. steady and
| unchanged.
Evening star., 1918-02-07
LONDON BANK srArEMENr.

LONDON, February THE weekly
statement of the Bank of England
shows the following changes:
Total reserve. decreased f232, 900; cir
culation, increased f235,000: bullion, in
creased f2,549.000; other securities, in
creased f5.004.000: public deposits. in
creased f2,906,000; other deposits, in
creased f2,s6O,00O; notes reserve, de-
creased f242.000. and government Sc
curities, increased f1.014,O0O. The pro-
portion of the banks reserve to liza
bilities this week Is 1886 per cent: last
week it was 1897 per cent. Discount
rates. 5 per cent.
Evening star., 1918-02-07
Bernstorff's Friend Among Interned,

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. February -
Adolph Pavensted. New York banker.
personal friend Of Count Won Bern
storfr and go-between for Bolo Pasha
while he was in this country. together
with fifty other aliens from New York,
have been interned at Fort Oglethorpe
In the lot were Frederick Heuser,
Yonkers confectioner and Nicholai AL
fetetio. an Austrian of note.
Evening star., 1918-02-07
To Close Heatless MONDAYS.

NEW YORK. February THE New
York coffee and sugar exchange today
decided to close the exchange for trad
ing purposes on all the remaining heat
less Mondays.
Evening star., 1918-02-07
NEW YORK METAL MARkET

NEW YORK, February Metal ex-
change quotes lead steady; spot, 6.s7a
7.12; spelter dull; East st. Louis spot,
7.87 asked.
lures, f110: electrolytic, f125. Tin, spot,
1905; futures, E302 los. Lead, spot, s2S
los; futures, f2s los. Spelter, spot. s54;
futures, ESQ.
Evening star., 1918-02-07
Members>of British Mission Here.

AN ATLANTIC PORT, February T.
Three members Of tho British commits
sion. organised by Sir Arthur Pearson
to look after the welfare Of soldiers
blinded By the war. arrived here today
on>a Byitiah Steamship. They are Rag.
mond B1athwayt, Miea Eva Fenton and
Mrs, HphR- -kltsheal
Evening star., 1918-02-07
BAR SILVER QUOTATIONS.

NEW YORK, February 7.-Bar silver
was quoted at 86B per ounce here to-
day.
LONDON, February 7~Bar silver,
43d per ounce. Money, az per cent.
Discount rates: Short bills, 4 1-32 per
cent; three-month bills, 1-16 per cent.
Evening star., 1918-02-07
Washington Stock Exchange.

SALES
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat So. 800 at
100.
Washington Railway and Electric pfd.. 10 at
%, at 6s.
After call:
4 Capital Traction. at So, 5 at Sc, at Sc.
I. Bid and Asked Prices.
Evening star., 1918-02-07
MARKET CLOSES Low;
SH|Pp|NGS THE FEATURE

NEW YORK. February 7.-Heaviness
at the opening Of today's stock market
was traceable to adverse overnight de-
velopments, particularly the loss OF the
Tuscania.
Shippings were again the most con-
spicuous issues. yielding only mode
rately, but soon showing gains.
Standard rails lost little ground and
active industrials. including steels,
averaged recessions of less than
point. with coppers. equipments and
affiliated specialties.
The setback was checked before the
end of the first half hour. mainly on
the firmness of shippings and the
steady absorption of investment issues
at concessions.
Fresh selling developed toward noon.
however. most leaders, including rails,
exceeding initial declines.
United States SteeIs partial rally was
forfeited under renewed pressure. and
other industrials, notably the war divi-
sion, yielded l to points on bearish
activity.
Liberty bonds were reactionary, the
31as selling at 98.06 to 9S.02. first As at
96.40 to 96.32 and second As at $3.50 to
1914.
Evening star., 1918-02-07
REPORTS SHOW EFFECTS
Of new BANK SYSTEM

Reports to the controller Of the cur
4ency for December 81. 1917. show prog
ress under the federal reserve system
made in dispellfng congestion OF money
and in distributing more widely the
: banking resources OF the people. THIS Is
indicated in part. in the returns OF the
100 largest National banks in the United
States just compiled.
On December 81. 1917, there were 100
national banks throughout the coun-
try whose resources were s22.ooS'ooo
and upward. They are scattered through
twenty-three states and the District
of Columbia.
At the time Of the call of August 3,
1913. shortly before the passage OF .hv
sixty-four national banks IN the
United States whose resources amount
ed to 2266u000 or more. These were
concentrated in eleven states.
Location of Big Banks.
Gated the 100 largest banks as shown by
the reports of December 81. 1917, there
were seven southern states, inciudins
Maryland, Virginia. Georgia, Alapama,
Louisiana, Texas and Oklahoma. Among
the eastern and New England states
were Massachusetts. New York, New
Jersey and Pennsylvania; in the central
west were Ohio. Indiana. Illinois; Mimi
esota. WISCONSIN Michigan, Missouri
and Nebraska. and in the far west;
Washington, oregon. California ana
Colorado.
tional banks whose resources were
226eO,0O0 or more were confined to
eleven states. which included in the
north and east Massachusetts: New
York and Pennsylvania. and IN the
Illinois. Minnesota,
Wisconsin, Michigan and Missouri. In
the south the only national bank IN
cluded in the list Of the hundred larg-
est was one in Maryland. and on the
banks of the size indicated was CAN
fornia-
Extends Time for Filing Returns.
Time for filing returns on excess
profits, individual incomes of more than
$4,000 and corporation incomes proba-
bly, will be extended beyond March l
by executive order. it was said at the
Treasury today. Return blanks for
these taxes were long delayed in issu-
ance. on account of difficulty in inter-
preting features of the law and con-
gestion in the government printing
office. Excess profits forms probably
will be ready tomorrow.
|. Bank Manager Selected.
AS manager for the branch of the
federal reserve bank of the fifth dis
trict, an official of the Richmond head
quarters bank. his name Still withheld.
has been determined upon. according to
W. p. G. Harding of the Federal Re
serve Board.
Baltimore bankers advocate appoint
ment of C. P. Hammond of Baltimore
They have concentrated to induce the
bank at Richmond to change its mind
in view of the unanimity with which
Mr.. Hammond has been Endorsed.
Local Securities.
Only three securities figured in this |
afternoons trading on the Washington |
Stock Exchange. A 500 Norfolk and |
Washington steamboat per cent bond |
sold at par, fourteen shares of Wash |
ington Railway and Electric preferred |
sold at 6S, and after the regular call Of |
the list fifteen shares of Capital Traction, |
in three lots Of five each, sold at 80.
Evening star., 1918-02-07
Grain, Produce,
Cotton Markets.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO, February 7.-Grain prices
hardened today, influenced to some ex-
tent by the sinking of the Tuscania.
In the corn market the fact that re-
ceipts continued very small despite
better weather tended also to evoke
strength. Lack of motive power was
the generally accepted reason for the
persistent slowness of the crop move
ment. Opening figures, which showed
Is advance, with May 1.25A and March
not quoted. were followed by slight
further upturn.
Meagerness of offerings did a good
deal to make the value of oats ascend.
After opening shade off to u ad-
vance. the market took decided up
ward swing.
Big arrivals of hogs caused provi-
sions to average lower. Ribs. though.
were comparatively firm owing to
prospects of increased shipments to
the east.
Corn-Nos. 2 and 3 yellow, nominal;
No. yellow. 1.sO.
Oats-No white, S6aass; standard,
S7Aas9.
Rye-No. ?. nominal Barley. 1.55a1.s2.
Timothy, 5.O0aS.25 Clover. 21 O0a 30.O0
Pork, nominal. Lard, 1852. Ribs, 23.52
a2402.
CORN Open High. Low. Close.
May .......... 1854 l.25ss 1851 1.25N
OATS
March Mss ss's sss, So: So: sss :ss sss ss.;
PORK
May ......-... 4es5 4e77 4e.S 4s.77
LARD
May .......... 25.47 1852 25.4e $50
RIBS
May .......... 2455 o4.67 455 e465
NEW YORK, February lard
Weak; middle west, 26.05a2615. Other
articles unchanged.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md. February q pm.
quotations) ns).-Wheat-Spo No. . red, soft.
222: spot No. 2 red winter, 224; receipts
1884 bushels.
Corn-Receipts. 4,752 bushels.
Oats-Firm: standard white. 101; No. 3
white, LOO; receipts, 9.795 bushels.
Rye-Firm: No 9 western EXPORT 2O5.
receipts. 1851 bushels.
Hay-Firm; No. timothy. unchanged;
No. l clover mixed. unchanged.
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK, February AFTER open
ing steady today at a decline of to
IA points the cotton market rallied to
within 8 or points of last nights
closing figures after the call on cover
ing and New Orleans buying. Business
in the general news, however. and the
market soon turned easier under liqui-
dation. with March selling off to 30.16
and May to 29.47, or about Is to 10
points net lower.
Futures opened steady; March. 3o.1s;
May. $3.50: July. 1905; October. 27.S0;
December. 27.51 bid.
Offerings tapered off around 29.40 for
May, or about &c points net lower, and
the market was quiet later with prices
showing rallies of 10 or Is points on
covering.
Evening star., 1918-02-07
Second Operation on T. B. a Success.

%>4S" @OAsAAs SooA uoAy ssS0A' AACo-
dore Roosevelt, who was operated on
Of an abscess. passed q comfortable
night and was resting easy this morn.
ing. It was announced at the hospital
,YheSe ma e-A1sTa4aene taok Ulaces
Evening star., 1918-02-07
Some Extreme Recessions.

With the exception of coalers, rails
together with prominent specialties
continued to sag during the dull inter-
mediate period.
ST. Paul issues were heavy with Pa
cifcs. and motors oils and tobaccos
recorded extreme recessions Of 2 to 8
points.
Evening star., 1918-02-07
Bank Manager Selected.
Local Securities.

Only three securities figured in this
afternoons trading on the Washington
Stock Exchange. A 500 Norfolk and
Washington steamboat per cent bond
sold at par. fourteen shares of Wash
ington Railway and Electric preferred
sold at 6S, and after the regular call Of
the list fifteen shares of Capital Traction,
in three lots of five each, sold at 80.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-04-12
He Got Seat.

Speaking of street cars reminds one
Of the latest-the very latest-thipg in
wording heard on a local traction line.
This raj sprung on an unsuspecting
world the other night-morning, rather
about three o'clock.
The springer told about 1t to his Of
fee mates the next morning as fol.
lows:
I'm Sc used to standing up in the
street car that I don't know how to sit
down any more, actually" he said. Il
feel more rested standing up than sit.
ting down. We always like what we
grow accustomed to. Of course-sOrt Of
force Of habit; strong thing, you know.
as all our well-known psychologists
agree.
THE other afternoon I stood up for
two miles, and finally a lady got out,
and a -motherly looking woma said
to me. Here's a seat and I said, It's
q pretty seat, all right
"But that night l started to tell you
abOut-belleve me, boys, II you want
to get q seat on q Washington street
car go home at three O'Clock In the
morning. It Is pretty late, I'll admit.
but the lateness Of the hour has its
compensation.
II got on. and there wasn't anybody
else on the car. but I got q seat. boys
! got q seat!'-Washington Star.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-04-12
Meat 10 Scarce.

Patrick ]. Kennedy and Thomas
Carr. farmers Of Templeton. Ind. came
to Indianapolis with three carloads Of
hogs and cattle, and after waiting all
day at the stock yards were told that
there was no demand for them. says
the indianapolis News. The price on
hogs fell OF from $17.89 to $17.1O while
they were at the yards and finally they
had to sell IL Of the choicest hogs from
one a at 81. They were told that
these hogs were too Fat. The razor
backs, comparatively speaking, brought
$17.1O. The cattle could not be sold.
After this experience the two went
to q stock yards restaurant nearby and
ordered steak. It was Tuesday and,
therefore, q meatless day.
1--WE can't buy beef or pork said the
waitress. All we have for you Is fish
md oysters. Meat is very scarce. you
know"
"Yes, we know said Kennedy. as he
gave In and bought q substitute.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-04-12
HAPPENING.

There is a woman living on the
Heights who Is rather timid about
fires. And the night was cold, and her
husband was out of town, and when
she retired at night she felt
After IN hour or maybe two or
three, she was awakened by the sound
Of a loud gong. beating rapidly. She
sprang from her bed. The house
stands close to the street. and the
gong was changing In front OF the
house. She rushed to the window and
threw 1t open. There were no fire en-
gines visible, but q street car was
standing on the track, and somebody
was calling Fire! Fire!"
"Don't stand there and yell fire! :"
she shrieked to the street car crew,
both of which were standing In the
street. 'Turn in an alarm !"
go back to bed, lady," answered the
motorman. II wasn't yellin' fire. The
trolley was off and the conductor
couldn't get it back on and ! was
yellin' sHigher-higher!
And that's oil there was to 1t.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-04-12
IS OLD INSTITUTION
land Well Known to the Egyptiana
Greeks and Romano

1.-THE custom of waking the dead.
with the drinking, smoking and con
versation Of the large company Of
neighbors who assemble In the house
Of mourning. appears incongruous and
repulsive to those who are unacquaint-
ed with Its remote origin or the kindly
and humane motives which underlie
It." says Michael Macdonagh, In the
English Review. 1.-THE wake Is a very
old institution. It existed among the
Egyptians, the Greeks and the Romans,
Shakespeare and Scott give instances
Of medieval revels in honor Of the
dead. The custom survives In a diff
ferent form, but with somewhat identi-
cal motives, among the Irish, almost
alone Of the ancient peoples.
".Waking' means, for one thing,
watching The English way of leav-
ing the body shut up in a room. oil
alone, would be most repellant to the
Irish nature. It would be regarded as
desertion. The Irish keep close COM
pany with their dead until the very
last moment of the burial.
1.-THE body is clothed in a shroud
made in imitation Of the habits worn
by certain orders Of friars and in
the hands. crossed reverently on the
breast, is placed a crucifix. The walls
near the bed are hung with clean
white sheets On which are pinned
lunches Of flowers, laurel leaves and
holy pictures. Lighted candles. sever
In number, are on the table. They are
symbolical of hopes and aspirations
relating to the dead. That he or she
has been cleansed Of the seven deadly
sins, possessed the seven gifts Of wis
dom, understanding, counsel, fortitude,
knowledge, piety and fear of the Lord,
and the seven principal virtues.
"Ffrst entering the DON where the
body lies the visitors kneel and say q
prayer for the eternal salvation Of the
departed soul. Afterward in the kitch-
en-, snuff, pipes and tobacco, whisky
and stout are served to the company.
The dead person is in his house for the
last time, and, MS host for the last
time, ~dispenses hospitality.
Memories of his kindness and
good nature are revived by the neigh
bors. IT'S he that had the bright
smile and CHEEKY word whenever you
met him, and no matter what you
might want of him, sure you had only
to say the word to get 1t with a heart
and q half"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-04-12
WHEAT FLOUR RULING
HgRRElp iNvokEs LESS sTRlN.
GENT MEASURES 70 RURAL
coNsUMERs.

The following rule relating to the
amount Of wheat nonr which may. be
sold to farmers In South Dakota has
been promulgated BY G. N. Herreid,
federal food administrator for South
Dakota: The more stringent wheat
conservation rules just recently Is
sued from Washington, providing for
. maximum Of one-eightA barrel (24h
pounds) Of wheat 1our to q city Gus
toner at one time and = maximum of
one-quarter barrel 40 pounds) to
rural customers, It was feared, might
hinder spring work on the South Da-
kota farms by forcing the farmer to
90 very frequently to town for the
small amount Of hour which he was
permitted to purchase ct one time VI
der the Washington rule. The rule
which follows gives rural customers
an opportunity to purchase a larger
amount Of nour Cup to 9S -p0unds) at
one time, and ranchers west Of the
river. excepting Gregory county, up to
. full barrel at one time. City custo.
AA0A0S AOWOVOxS 0AV A0k WS4AAAAsSON ~
buy more than IAN pounds at one
time. The substitutes, OF course,
must be sold with the -four in every
case: On account Of the spring farm
work now In progress that part Of
the recent order which limits the sale
Of wheat -four to rural customers In
South Dakota to one-Quarter barrel
(4S pounds) Quantities It one time
(~exceptfng west OF the Missouri river
outside Of Gregory county,, Is hereby
suspended until further notice. There
fore In this state wheat hour may now
be sold Al follows: To residents o.
towns. villages and cities In not tc
exceed One-eighth barrel quantities
(24h pounds; to rural customers in
not to exceed one-half barrel guam
titles, excepting In that part Of the
state west OF the Missouri river, out
side Of Gregory county. the sale o.
-four to rural customers II not to ex
coed one-barrel quantities.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-04-12
Time Tables.

us this train on time?" asked the
local passenger.
II don't know just what to say" an
swered the conductor. "Wen get into
the station at four O'clock"
"Why, that's when she's due, to the
minute"
"Yes. But she's exactly "a hours
b~ehindhand."
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-04-12
Nauohy Neiqhbors.

"How do you like your %neighborsr'
mot a bit" said the woman who
wal trying a little boys hat on. You
see, they don't like children"
"H0w do you known"
"They hurt Reginald's feelings
~dreadfully. When he throws stones at
their dog or plays the hose on their
windows they look real cross at himl'
Pacific Unitarian.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-04-12
A Relief.

.Y0ur husband hns been talking to
those pretty young girls for almost IN
hour, and you don't eem to mind Il
ut ALL"
"Not q bit. So long as they are
willing to listen to his nonsense. ]
don't have to-"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-04-12
The Real Reason.

She-How does it happen that you
lever married, when you've been en-
gagged SO many times?
He-I can give the best references
from all the girls who broke the en-
gagements. They all say I'm too good
for them.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-04-12
No Commitment

No Compliment
y told Henrietta that l was proud to
zee her vote just like q man." said Mr..
Meekton.
did that please herr"
mo. The choice OF phrase was IN
fortunate. She said that II she couldn't
vote better than a man there would
have been no need OF her troubling
about the ballot In the first place."
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-04-12
>A>~~~~>~~~>~
THREE DAYS SUPPLY
EQR The FRENCH

THREE DAYS SUPPLY
FOR THE FRENCH
Al long ago - the 23rd Of
December the Minister OF Pro-
visioning Of France announced
that after q complete food sur
vey Of the country had been
taken there remained only
enough wheat and -four In
France to sustain her civilian
population for three days.
Since this time France has
literally been living from hand
to mouth. II America were to
fail for one week in her duty
to provide food for France
there would ensue, In the
words OF Lord Rhondda, the
British Food Controller. that
starvation which is followed by
disease and DEATH" At this
very moment France is living
under the spectre Of starvation.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-04-12
Real Tsmptatlon.

II must not forget to lock up my dia-
monds." said the cautious woman.
"Nevcr mind about them,v replied
her husband. mo sensible burglnr
bothcrs about diamonds. You sec that
the refrigerator Is locked. That has
pork chops and q sirloln steak In It."