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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-08-30
VIRoQUA, WIS, Aug. 21, 1915


It's free-for-all again in tobacco
crop grabbing and the public highways
and byways are being covered by local
and outside buyers. The Censor gets
it first-handed that the price offerings
opened about where they were sus-
pended month ago-from 80 to 35
cents.
AS whole the crop has developed
we'll during the past fortnight and
farmers now have something substan-
tial to show buyers. There are some
wonderful fields while others are small
and uneven. Harvest proceeded in a
small way during last week, but opened
with more zest and under better con-
ditions. BY the close of this calendar
week, should the weather continue fav-
orable, about 20 per cent of the county
acreage will have been housed. But it
will be month or more from present
date before work has been concluded.
The various stages of work of hoeing,
topping, suckering, cutting and she'd
ding is proceeding at one and the same
time in our tobacco industry.
Good weather, free from damaging
storms, only is necessary to insure the
greatest acreage, heaviest and best
quality tobacco crop Vernon county has
ever harvested, and it will be sold at
the most extravagant figure growers
have realized from years crop Of the
industry in all time. Censor.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-08-30
New York.
NEW YORK, Aug. "a, 1918.

NEW ORh, aug. ~, 1910.
Calculations as to the purchasable
value of the present cigar leaf crops
are at present ruling the speculative
spirit of the leaf market. They are in
the minds of the packers as we'll as the
large cigar manufacturing concerns
which are in the habit of acquiring the
raw material in bulk on the fields. Gen
orally at this season the speculative
spirit of the trade is making to a large
extent, compromises with growers in
order to secure an adequate supply;
and in the exceeding rivalry to get the
first acquisition, prices are generally
driven to the top. But this season a
certain. seIf-preserving restraint seems
to have animated large packers and
cigar manufacturers not to rush up
prices on the field by selfish rivalry.
Besides farmers seem to have become
imbued with notion that they must
receive for their crop this year price
overtowering even the excessive rates
which they profteered luckily for them
selves. In the suspense of speculative
buying, reports come from the fields of
a bountiful development Of the tobacco
due to the most favorable growing
weather. A far larger yield is there
fore expected and also sounder one.
With this certainty in view the gamDl
ing spirit of the investing spectators
seems to have largely abated in expec-
tation of getting the crops at more
reasonable rate. Not being in a hurry
for their immediate supply a waiting
policy is considered by the market at
least proper one for the present. Of
course, it is not expected that prices
will go below the rates of last year.
But the market is exceedingly anxious
that they should not exceed them. The
cigar industry must be permitted to
make a reasonable living nnder the
heavier tax burdens that they will have
to bear under the new revenue tax
Journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-08-30
WISCONSIN TOBACCO MARKET.
EDGERToN. WIS. August 80, 1918.

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Buyers have been riding the tobacco
growing sections quite extensively
again during the week but the con-
tracts closed have been disproportion-
ate to the gas consumed, although some
f1attering offers are being made. The
fact is the growers never had the price
situation so we'll in hand as TIE present
season. So far they have been able to
dictate pretty generally any figures
they may choose to ask. The advent
of the stemming concerns into the field
bidding up as high as 80 cents for al
most any crop has caused the binder
firms to step some and plays directly
into the hands of the farmers. A few
packers decline to enter race of such
competition, but good deal of the
crop is being moved nevertheless. A
few sample sales coming to notice
show the trend of prices:
Caldwell Bros, 50a at 38&10c
Edgerton Sheep Feeding Yards, 50a
at 35&10c.
Bates & Cox, 2Oa at 3Oc straight.
H. E. Peters, la at 35c straight.
Isaac Bunting, IA at 35c straight.
VIM. Dorow, 3a at &c straight.
The harvest is progressing under very
satisfactory weather conditions and
fully 80 per cent of the crop will be
under cover by the close of the present
week. The tobacco has reached a
growth so much heavier than was
counted on that considerable increased
shed room must be provided for it and
may lead to some unfortunate crowd
ing in the curing barns that growers
must guard against.
The shipments out Of storage reach
800 cases and cars of bundles from
this station to all points since last re-
port.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-08-30
New YORK. Aug. 20. 1918.

The report as to general conditions
in the cigar leaf growing states, given
last week, are as good now as they
were then. In Wisconsin, where the
crop needed rain, this need had been
met with plentiful showers, with the
result that the crop is reaching the
harvest period in excellent condition,
with the prospects Of a big binder
yield. The rains that fell in Connecti-
cut at the critical time have changed
the'aspect Of things there entirely, and
while the prolonged dry spell (asting
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-08-30

Though tobacco was one of the chief
farm products in 1843, says the Courier
Journal, the increase in the number of
pounds raised annually is something
less than billion pounds. It is to be
noted that three-quarters of century
ago Virginia was the leader of the to-
bacco-raising states, Kentucky ranking
second. Today Kentucky raises twice
as much tobacco as its nearest cOmpet-
itor for that honor, North Carolina.
Virginia has fallen to third place. To-
day Kentucky raises almost eight times
as much tobacco as she did seventy-five
years ago 1t will be seen that the
states up East have increased their to-
bacco acreage very materially, while
Maryland, former leader in the indus
try, has fallen off in her amount pro-
duced. Missouri has decreased her to-
bacco acreage, doubtless to raise the
famous Missouri mule for the army.
The scarcity of tobacco in Germany
has led to the introduction Of stand
ard cigarette and the cigarette smoker
of the fatherland is loud in his condem-
nation Of it. 1t costs nearly q penny
and is put up in packages of various
sizes and called Germany s Strength. =
VorWarts describes the sensation caus
ed by smoking this anything but fra
grant weed. s'When one lights this
cigarette, one feels at once that Ger
many's strength must be tremendous
TO stand such awful stuff. If one in
hales the smoke, then the first feelings
of seasickness set in. If the paper be
removed grayish mixture of sub
stances is seen and the smell is like
that Of musty cellar in which there is
a shoemaker's workshop"
New-York tribune., 1918-03-24
Food Wasting May
Bring Jail Sentence
Proposed City Ordinance Pro.
vides Punishment for Waste
full Persons

A city ordinance that would prohibit
the wilful waste or destruction of
food and make violation punishab Bile
by fine Of $50 or ten days in jail, or
both, was considered yesterday at a
meeting of the committee on general
welfare Of the Board of Aldermen
The proposed ordinance was considered
in connection with a report of the di-
rector of the Bureau of Food and
Drugs Of the Department of Health,
who has made an extensive survey of
the food waste iii the city. The COM
mttee will report back to the board
Tuesday.
According to the directors report it
is estimated that about $4,000, 900
worth Of food is thrown away in the
City Of New York annually, sufficient
to pay the food bill Of 10000 persons.
About one third of this waste is bread
and about one-sixth meat. In bread
alone, the report shows there are about
60,0o0ooO pounds, equivalent to 964,O
bushels of wheat. In view of the
stringency of the wheat situation due
to the Uboat ravages, the report
states it is very evident that this wheat
waste should be saved if it is at all
possible.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-24
Rufus Gaynor Weds
Girl Who Nursed Him

Still suffering from she'll shock. due
TO ms activities as an ambulance driver
in the Argonnc sector Of France, Rufus
Gaynor, son of the late Mayor, yester-
Gay married Miss Margaret Haskell
who has been his nurse ever since hi,
return from Europe.
The ceremony at St. Thomas's Church
was attended only by relatives of Mr.
Gaynor and his bride. Her sister, Miss
Helcn Haskell, was her only attendant
ana Ensign Norman Gaynor was his
brothcr's best man. George S. Haskell
of Camp Devcns. gave the bride away
"A reception at Sherry's followed the
wedding.
1t was Mr.. Gaynor's second matri
monial venture. In December, 1908. he
had one brief experience in married d
lie. woman who said she was MAY
Queen, Of Chicago, became his bride
Later 1T was disclosed that her real
name was Maria Guiffi and that she
had already been married. The mar
riage was annulled.
IN 1916 he went to France. and after
SIX weeks of night and day ambulance
driving. was invalidcd home. she'll
shocked. He entered the second Platts-
burg camp, but another breakdown
forced him to leave, after a month of
training, and he went to Smithtown
L.. l., to rest. Dr.. Peterson his physi
cian, advised a nurse, and Miss Haskell
was summoned by friend
When Mr.. Gaynor and his bride pro-
cured their marriage license from CITY
Clerk Scully yesterday Mr.. Gaynor
gave his occupation as a writer and
said he was thirty years old. He for
merry was reporter on "Thc Evening
Sun" In answer to the question as
to whether his first wife was living. he
wrote: 81 do not know"
The bride is a daughter of Mrs
George Haskell, head of Chelsea House
434 West Twentieth Street. who for
years has been devotng herself to vel
farc work. She was educated in a CON
vent in France and speaks several lam
guages. She is related to several prom
lnent families Of Now Enrland
New-York tribune., 1918-03-24
Red Cross to Comfort
Departing Soldiers

WASHINGTON, March %. .- Every
transport carrying American soldiers
abroad is to have on board representa-
tivcs Of the home service section of
the Red Cross to look after the com
fort of the departing men, according
TO the announcement of Frank w. Per-
sons. director general of the depart
ment of civilian relief of the Red
Cross.
"These home service men, said Mr..
Persons, "will have a twofold oppor
tunlty and duty-frst, to learn by per
sonal conference the anxicties of the
soldiers on board and to forward
knowledge of these to our department,
and, secondly, to send communications
from the man in tho service to his
family. The soldiers in the camp arc
not told very long in advance that they
are to 20 abroad. as this is not wise
from military standpoint. The men
have very little time to communicate
with their families and friends before
leaving. If on the voyage there is
some one with whom they can talk
over family matters and by whom they
can send word to their families thew
will travel with lighter hearts and be
ready to give the Red Cross opportuni-
ties to help"
New-York tribune., 1918-03-24

ure OF the life of the negro slave,
life somewhat expurgated of its
coarseness. but yet vibrant and rich
with color.
The score is admirably constructed,
the themes being introduced and devel-
oped with skill and mpsicianship. Dom
mating the ballet is the "Bamboula," ;"
vulgar yet altogether alluring. That
it would be impossible to dance it as
the negroes OF New Orleans or the
West Indies dance it is due to Cau-
casian ideas OF propriety, but Miss
Cali and her associates gave it vigor-
ously enough to allow the imagination
to do the rest Mr.. Gilbert never al
lows the audiences interest to flag
and even in those portions of the bal
let where he is not employing the
Creole themes he has produced music
we'll worthy to exist by itself and in
harmony with the general spirit of the
work.
Mr.. Gilbert has produced work
which possesses real character and
flavor. In it we revive most power
fully the atmosphere of negro bar
barism softcned By Latin blood and
tradition. 1t is a work finely sincere,
redolent of the soil, instinct with rude
melody and rhythm. And Mr.. Bartik
mas uOIlc MS utIuOSC III ldlIllLE lIC
dancers. Miss Rosina CALI gave re-
markable exh hibition of her virtuosity
by turning from the classic ballet into
as vicious and as graceful saffron
plantation belle as ever danced the
"Bamboula.' Mr.. Bartik himself and
Mr. Bontiglio were both admirable, as
was the unnamed Uncle Tom, who
nearly convulsed the house by his
rheumatic convolutions. Mr.. Monteux
conducted with a splendid rhythmic
sense. Mr.. Platt's scenery, as that OF
Mr. Gcddes in the Cadnan opera, pos
sessed atmosphere.
The afternoon closed with perform
ance of "L'Oracolo" in which Antonio
Scott returned to us in excellent voice.
His Interpretation was as sinister as
ever. The others in the cast were Miss
Easton, Mr. Althouse, Mr.. Didur and
Mr. Rossi. Mr.. Moranzoni conducted.
"The Dance in Place Congo" is a
worthy contribution to American music,
even if it has its limitations as bal
let pure and simple, and "Shancwis" is
very pleasant entertainment which
shows that Mr.. Cadman is on the right
operate road. Both works possess the
virtues of simplicity and sincerity.
They have come without blare of trum-
pets, and the cordial greetings which
each received, the composers being
called repeatedly before the curtain,
prove that they are welcome.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-24
MRS. Hartman Back:
raises Boys at Front
Denies Charges of Intoxica.
tion Made Against
Aner;cane
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ASXHM
NO %@l|
Way
Americans

AN ATLANTIC PORT, March 23.-
Mrs. j. Borden Hartman reached this
port on an American steamship to o-day,
after four months visit to Great
Britain and the American front in
France. She acted as messenger for
General Pershing and for a hundred
American privates who intrusted to
her few words of cheer to friends
and relatives at home.
II visited munition factories in Eng
land, Scotland and Ireland" said Mrs.
Hartman. "The work of the women
there is wonderful beyond all expecta-
tions.
From Great Britain went to
France, reaching there December 10.
| visited the American camps, and l
was near enough to the front line
trenches to hear the booming of the
big guns. The Americans are getting
on splendidly.
81 wish here to refute absolutely tho
New-York tribune., 1918-03-24
Days Receipts Bring the
Amount Close to De-
sired Goal
Other Denominations
And Big Firms Aid
Franklin Simon's Employees
Raise $4,000; Statement
Tells of K. of G. Work

With no report yesterday from the
downtown committee, which has been
so successful in gathering contribu-
.;ons Tor the Catholic War Fund, the
total Yesterday was announced as ST.
262,555.77, not far from the S2,5OOOO0
goal.
The parish totals for the day were
s9i ,9i6.7i. Zone No. S, consisting Of
twelve parishes, with headquarters at
the Good Shepherd Church. Broadway
and 207sii Street, has passed its quota
OF S13i.50 Zone No 10, consisting of
twenty-five parishes in Sullivan and
Ulster counties, IS within $1,000 of its
allotment of S52,15o
One of the chief contributions re-
ccived yesterday was from the Mutual
Benefit Association of the Employees
OF Franklin Simon & Co., which,
through its own efforts and the contri-
buttons of patrons of the store and
manufacturers, raised over $4,000. Mr..
Simon's own personal contribution
TO the Knights of Columbus fund was
$1,000, making the total ovee $4,000.
The Franklin Simon Employees Benefit
Association has been very active in
raising money for various war char
tiles. Mr.. Simon has personally inter
ested himself in every instance and
contributed literally.
Other Firms Aid
Tiffany & Co. have contributed S2,-
500, Lord G. Taylor $1,000 and Nc
Creery & Co. another 81 900. The Far
Western Travellers Association yes
terday sent check for $500.
Protestant cOODeration in the Cath
olic drive is again shown by the fol-
lowing letter from Charles Carroll AL
bertson, pastor of the Lafayette Ave-
nue. Presbyterian Church, in Brooklyn:
II have great pleasure in sending
you the nclosed check for $50, prop
erly indorsed to you, the gift of mem
ber of my congregation, Scotch Pres
byteran, who in sending me the check
expresses his gladness TO see the
churches brought to realize and recog-
nize in a practical way that we are all
children of God by faith in Jesus
Christ
81 had the pleasure of commencing
your cause to the members of this con-
gregation publicly at the service last
sSunday morning, and l have reason to
believe considerable number have re-
sponded to your appeal"
In response to an invitation to assist
the campaign in Westchester County by
addressing q meeting in the audi
torium of the White Plains High School
tonight, Governor Whitman wired
that "he felt it duty to respond to
the invitation because of the good work
that has been done by the Y. M. C. A.
and the Red Cross through the Knights
OF Columbus activity"
A statement issued by the campaign
committee of the Catholic War Fund
describes, as follows, some of the war
activities of the Knights of Columbus:
"A s5,000,o0O business, international
New-York tribune., 1918-03-24

dary of the United States and reach
ing across the seas to the boys over
there, is the achievement Of the
knights of Columbus committee on
war activities, in charge of the field
work Tor the American forces on land
and sea. Nearly one hundred buildings
chapairs are stationed throughout
the country at camps and thirty are
acting as Knights of Columbus secre-
tarles abroad. Over two hundred sec
retaries have been found and placed in
charge of the camp and cantonment
buildings. More than million dol
lars has been spent in the erection OF
the buildings themselves and pro-
portionately large amount is now un.
der contract
"When the Knights of Columbus
were called upon by the War Depart
ment last June to assume responsible
lty on behalf of the Catholics of
America for the spiritual and temporal
good of the boys with the colors it was
a herculean task. There was no money
and no organization. Experience was
lacking, excepting that gained in the
erection of fifteen huts along the Mex
lean border, maintained by the funds
of the order.
Levied ON Members
Cone step was the levy of an as
sessment upon the membership of the
order whereby 100000 was netted to
the fund and an appeal to Catholics
and the public to swell the resources
TO S1,000,O00. Offices We're opened in
Washington and arrangements made
with the government contractors to
erect three buildings in each canton
ment and one in each National Guard
camp. Grand Knights of local coun-
ellis were called upon to supervise the
construction work, and an appeal was
made for secretaries. In the begin
ming it was announced that at all times
the disposition of the funds, all ex-
penscs and receipts, was kept in an
open book, accessible at all times to
public inspection, and that the service
in the work would be by volunteers
wherever practicable. All funds arc
sent to the supreme secretary, w. j.
Mckinley, at New Haven, and all bills
audited there, disbursements being
made on warrants issued to Supreme
Treasurer D. J. Callahan, of Washing
ton. In order that there might be no
possible misunderstanding of the pur-
pose of the camp buildings the sign
Everybody Welcome" was placed over
their doors.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-24

! buyer who "nibbles" they telegraph to
New York Headquarters to send the
fellow a gilt-edgcd invitation to come
to the big city to "see for himself.' y
On arrival here he is royalty enter
tanned by the heads of the brokerage
house themselves, who show him Broad
way as he never expected TO see 1t.
There is no talk about business! The
brokers wouldn't worry him with such
mercenary topic while he is seeing
the sights until the broker introduces
hlm to one or two women at the the
atrc or at the after theatre supper in
the most snowy restaurants. The out
of-towner is introduced to the girls as
millionaire" and then comes the
business talk, in which the girls par
tlcipatc with amazing grasp Of the get
rich possibilities of this particular in
Vestment: The visitor practically finds
himself in the hands of a pretty and
adroit woman salesman, and what is
$4,000 or even $4,000 to a millionaire ?
Victims Have No "Comeback'
An instance of the adaptabilty OF
clothing men to the business of selling
oil stock to men in their own line OF
business was cited by Mr.. Brogan in
the case of two Newburgh clothing
itiSii. WIN DOuSuC ClOtICS from TWO new
York dealers for two years and got
we'll established credits here in conse-
quencc. They were entertained in New
York by these men, and absolute con-
iidence was built up between them when
the New York men contidentially ex-
planned to the Newburghers that cloth
ing was not their real" line. Real
money, they explained, was in oil stock
They had it to sell. The wells were
IN Saskatchewan, Canada.
The rest was the old story of "ground
floor offers at 81 share, with the
certain rise in two days to SIS a share
The wells were gushing at the rate of
1000 barrels a day, and the demand
was so great from Uncle Sam and the
Allies that in years time the profits
couldn't help being S5000,000. The
Newburgh clothicrs each bought S1O,-
600 worth of stock. When they woke
up they wrote to Canada, only to find
that there was not only no such COM
pany incorporated, but there wasn't
even an oil we'll. When they threatened
to file criminal complaint, the brok-
ers gave. them each $4,000 in cash and
checks for the remaining $4,000 on
their Canadian bank. The checks came
back. "No account"
There is absolutely no recourse in
the civil courts for the victim of bogus
stocl; sales,' said District Attorney
Swami last evening. "The only salts
faction is the expensive ceremony of
getting a Judgment The rest is like
suing a beggar and getting a louise.
Most of these concerns have gone out
of business before the Judgment is OBJ
tanned.
"The bogus stock broker is generally
a former confidence man and generally
has criminal record. They constitute
the fringe Of Wall Street. The only
advice that i or any one can give to
the public is to investigate to the last
ditch every claim made by these con-
Germs before one dollar is invested. 1t
is the only protection the public has
until the rascally promoters are caught
and subjected to criminal prosecution y
New-York tribune., 1918-03-24
Must Face Murder Charge

Miss Elizabeth McDougall was held
without bail yesterday for examlna-
tlon tomorrow on a charge of homi-
eide, growing out of the death of her
mother. Mrs. Mary McDougall, in the
home Of the two women. 163 Halliday
Street, Jersey City, Wednesday night
Counsel for the accused woman,
Charles f. S. Simpson, asked for an
immediate examination, saying he was
confident the state could not substan-
tiate the charge. but this was opposed
by Thomas B. brown, Assistant Prose
cutor.
Deputy County Physician Arthur B.
Haskng reported yesterday that five
of the victims ribs had been broken
and she had been strangled to death.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-24
Workers Give Automobile
Ambulance to Red Cross

Without word to any one, the en-
plcyes of A. Silz, at 42O West Four
tcenth Street, got together and with
Mr.. Silz's assistance bought an auto
mobile ambulance for service in
France
Then they informed Red Cross head
quarters and the machine, ready for
duty, was presented to that organiza-
tion yesterday.
The presentation was made on behalf
of the donors by John F. Dougherty
and was accepted by Albert A. Staub
director of the Atlantic Division of the
Red Cross, and Surgeon Major Neus-
baum, head Of the Bureau of Camp
Service.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-24
Dr.. Homer B. Sprague

NEWTON, Mass, March 23.-Dr
Homer Baxter Sprague, president of
the University OF North Dakota from
1887 TO 1891, and long identified with
educational institutions III New Eng
land died at his home here to-day. He
was eighty-nine years ole. After the
Civil War, in which he was brevetted
colonel, he was principal of the Con-
necticut Normal School. and later, as
a member of the Connecticut Legsla-
ture. worked for the abolition of tut
ton rate bills, which made the public
schools free and resulted in larger ap.
preparations for education.
DR.. Sprague had written extensively
on educational and sociological sub
jectS