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The Bismarck tribune., 1918-08-20
BY GEORGE b. NEWLAND.
(N. T.. A. STAFF Correspondent

Baltimore, Md, August 90" Recon
struction," they call it, Of the blind
soldier. And it is that literally, be-
cause it starts from the soul and in
cludes the mind and body.
This most delicate, of all war relief
work has just been begun at Roland
Park hospital, near here. =
&. The sightless boy must be made to
feel he is a useful, productive citizen
minus his most precious faculty. Sci
epce alone cannot turn the trick for
him. That's why, among the blind SOL
diers forming the first "reconstruc-
tion class" at Roland Park, a period
of mental readjustment is now being
experienced.
There are only eight of them. Soon
there will be many more, and prepara-
tions for accommodating the expected
ones are being rushed. At present the
work is being carried on in beau
tiful private home donated together
with the use Of 90-acre estate, by
Garrett T. Harrison. An experienced
The Bismarck tribune., 1918-08-20
SHALL BLUE LAWS FR0WN
ON WAR W0RKERS?.
THAT'S BIG QUESTION IN MAINE..FIRST STATE TO HOLD
1918 ELECTION ...-. .,

fine was not great. Then the authori.
ties threatened to call out the militia
and to revoke all licenses to DO bust
ness, if the holders. of concessions
opened on another Sunday. That clos
ed the town.
Now the workers and soldiers can't
amuse themselves ON their day off.
This has caused a roar. The "ins"
in Maine are republicans The "outs"
are democrats. The day after this
place had an amusementless Sunday,
cards boosting the democratic ,nomi-
nee for governor sprang up as if by
magic all over town. One Of the re-
publican organs of Portland asked
B. G. Mcintyre, the democratic nom
inee for governor, to state whether
he favored an open Sunday in Maine.
Mcintyre leaders disclaimed having
anything to do with the posting up
of the cards.
Church going people are writing
pieces to the paper praising the "hlue
Sunday" rule and workers are writ
ing epistles TO those same papers ask
The Bismarck tribune., 1918-08-20
BLIND SOLDIERS BEING TAUGHT
HOW TO WORK AND PLAY AGAIN
Hospitao Baltimore Being Prepared Receive Many Patients

instructor, 0. H. Burritt, is in charge.
The eight soldiers take a vast in
terest in all that goes on. One lad is
brimming over with enthusiast SIN be-
cause he has learned to write.
Typewriting, basket weaving, piano
tuning and highly skillful technical
arts are on the curriculum. Recrea-
ton Is an important phase of the
school. Football games are. played
daily. You should see them kicking
off, and then following the course of
the bail by means of hearing! Soon
they will be bowling in regular
bowling alley, and roller skating and
splashing in nine-foot deep pool in
the gymnasium building. ~
The Bismarck tribune., 1918-08-20

"The sightless soldier will always
he placed in the field where his men,
tai and physical equipment, will have
the greatest play" said Instructor
Burritt. Its a serious question ana
can't always be determined without
experimenting. .
"The attitude of employers of our
blind is important. Remember 10
pity these boys is not fair to them.
They don't want it. They only want
to be given chance to prove their
usefulness.' E8@
The Bismarck tribune., 1918-08-20
Fire Ladies' knjttino.

Members of the fire department al
Corning, N. j., have contracted to knit
$500 pairs Of socks for. the Red Cross.
It is calculated that it will take six
months to complete the contract.
The Bismarck tribune., 1918-08-20
Record by Coal Miner.

William Dichey, digger in the coal
mines at Coalbrook, Pa, made rec
ord of 165 tons in two weeks time. His
pay check for the period was $155.42
New-York tribune., 1918-04-16
New Haven Notes Paid
Large Maturity Met With
Government Funds

The first large payment made by the
United States government to railroad
since it took control Of the carriers, on
January /, was turned over to the New
York, New Haven & Hartford yester-
day to meet $43,964,o00 of it's per
cent notes, which were due. All that
were presented were paid. For this ad-
vance, which was from She $500,OOO, 600
revolving fund provided by the railroad
bill, the Director General of Railroads
received the New Haven's one-year
note, secured by the same collateral as
the old notes. The Central Trust Com
pany was named as trustee for the new
issue.
The funds with which the maturing
notes were met were first transferred
to the New Haven by means of a
United States Treasury warrant for
the full amount. The company turned
it over to the Bankers Trust Company.
AS trustee for the notes, the latter
deposited the necessary funds to make
the cash payments with J. P. Morgan
& Co. here and the First National and
Shawmut National banks in Boston.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-16
Produce Markets-Current

Butter.-Rcceipts were 3,257 pack
ages. Creamery, higher than extras,
per h., 45hW46c; extras (92 scorc),
45c; firsts (S8 to 81 score), 42n
M4412c; seconds (83 to 81 scorc), 391a
M41 1ac; thirds, 38M39c; creamery. un-
salted, higher than extras, 46 @@47c;
extras, 4512 Ql46c; tirsts, 43M15c; sec
onds. 40@42c; creamery, held. as to
quality, 360l43c; state dairy, tubs,
finest, 441ac; good to prime, 41@4ic;
common to fair, 36M40c: renovated,
extras, 40c; tirsts, 3SMS9c; lower
grades, 34d37c; imitation creamery,
tirsts, 35 y aW36lac; ladies', current
make, firsts, "a 1s0 35c; seconds, SIC;
lower grades, 32@33c; packing stock,
current make, No, l, S3 &c; No. 2, 81 u
q 33c; lower grades. 29@32c.
Cheese.-Receipts were 2,539 boxes.
State, W. M, aats, held, colored, spc-
cials. ID, 25M25nc; white, specials,
24@ 4hc; colored, average run, 24a
"a t2c; white, average run, 23W23 c;
fair to good, 21023c; lower grades, 1G
M201ac; fresh, colored, specials, 23c;
white, specials, 22A M223ac; colorcd,
average run, q 1ac; white, average run,
&c; twins, held, colorcd specials 240I
"a 12c; white, specials. 23A M24c; col
ored, average run, 23MM2ac; white.
average run, 23@23 lac; double daisies.
ss5425h hc; Wisconsin, W. M. fine to
fancy. twins, held, colored, lb, 231a@
24c; white. 23@23hc; fresh, twins.
colored, 23c; single daisies, held. 24%
W25hc; double daisies, 24h@25c;
New-York tribune., 1918-04-16
Commodities
Metals

The market for copper is still q
government affair and no real activity
except for war purposes is recorded.
Producers are in a position to sell, but
decline to do so because of the un
certainty over the governments re-
quircments.
Current prices for the principal
metals, compared with those prevail.
ing year ago, follow:
Current year
price. ago.
Pig iron, Besscmer,
Pittsburgh .... *$36.15 S42.95
Copper, electrolytic,
lb. ............... *.23Ia .33
Tin, lb. ............. .e5 .55M
Lead, ID. .:.......... .o7 1-1o .O9ss
Spelter, East St. y
Louis, .b. ......... .o7 .o9L4
Government price.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-16
Wool Trade Cooperating


In review Of present conditions in
the wollen trade written for The Trib
une the editor Of "Thc American Wool
and Cotton Reporter" says:
AT recent meeting of the Boston
wool trade the action taken to offer
its entire stock of unsold wools to the
government at prices as of April s,
1918, reaffirms the spirit shown a wear
ago when the trade took similar action.
Not only did the wool trade take action.
but sent kilograms to other wool cen,
tres informing the trade organizations
IN them. The wool trade appreciates
the situation and has come promptly
forward SO that the United States
troops will have sufficient warm cloth
ing during the coming winter. II is
apparently willing to do anything in
its power to assist the government.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-16
Midwest Refining
Earnings Large
Balance for Dividend
Equal to 441Ia Per Cent;
Production Increased

The Midwest Refining Company's net
earnings in 1917 amounted to $685.
247. After deducting $2,410,036 for
depreciation and $2,762. .144 for Fedora
income and excess profits taxes, the
balance available for dividends was
$11,364,66 equivalent to 44.5 per cent
on $25 55S,350 capital stock, compared
with al per cent the year before on
the $19336 600 stock outstanding at
the end of 1916.
During the last year oil production
controlled by the company was in
creased in the several fields in which
it is interested. The company &C
quired control of the Merritt Oil Cor
poration, which owns a large part of
the Big Muddy oil fields.
The balance sheet of the company as
Of December 81 last showed cash on
hand of $3,862,2O3, compared with
$S79,033 at the close of 1916: Invest
ments amounted to $6,911,39 against
$9,927 ,596. in 1916.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-16
Cotton Slu1nps
Sensationally;
Heavy Selling
Prices Break Under Press.
ure From South and
Liverpool

Under a rush of selling orders the
like of which has seldom been wit
messed the cotton market slumped SEN
sationally yesterday. July contracts
broke fully PIG points from the high
level Of the morning, 179 points from
the closing price of the preceding ses-
sion and more than S cents pound
compared with the high record estab-
lished only week ago last Thursday.
Not since the break which followed
the announcement by Germany of its
unrestricted submarine campaign at
the beginning Of last February has
there been so severe decline. Con-
sidering the violence of the movement,
the market was surprisingly calm and
orderly.
The decline reflected, in the opinion
Of trade authorities, general abandon
ment of the bullish position which has
been maintained for months. The
selling came largely from the South,
but drop of 100 points in the Liver
pool market, from which there was also
heavy selling, preceded the decline
here. 1t is believed that the prospects
of an increased carryover and highly
favorable weather reports were re-
sponsible for the selling. The market
closed unsettled at approximately the
lowest figures of the day.
The opening was firm, owing largely
to covering by those who previously
had sold short in anticipation Of fall
and who we're satisfied with the profits
accruing from the break last week.
First prices were 3 to 28 points higher,
and the active months sold 81 to 80
points net higher shortly after the
call. This advance, however, met
heavy general selling.
The break in Liverpool had extended
to a penny a pound, or the full maxi
mum fuctuation permitted for any one
day under existing regulations abroad,
and it seemed that many selling orders
had been left unexecuted. They were
cabled to the American market, leading
to heavy selling in New Orleans as
we'll as in New York, and the Liver
pool selling in the local market was
estimated at not less than 100000
bales.
The heavy Southern selling naturally
increased apprehcnsions of spot liqui-
dation; cotton recently bought for a
reaction was liquidatcd and the con-
tinuation Of the selling movement late
in the afternoon suggested that some
of the old longs had taken the short
side in the expectation of still lower
prices. There was also selling at
tributed to exporters who were believed
to be hedging cotton carried here for
which there was little immediate pros
pect of securing tonnage, and there
were rumors during the afternoon of
some selling for mill account, sup
poscdly to undo hedges.
The buying was attributed chiefly to
covering by shorts, with trade buyers
believed to be holding off for better
line on the Southern spot markets.
Very few spot reports we're received,
although there were advices from
Georgia and Alabama that holders
were withdrawing from the market.
Southern markets as officially re-
ported were unchanged to 100 points
lower, generally so to 100 points under
Saturdays quotations. No exports
were reported for the day.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-16

More favorable war news was
largely responsible for the rather
sharp recovery in stock prices yes
terday, but a factor of almost equal
Importance was the statement by
Judge Gary at the annual meeting
of the Steel Corporation that steel
prices fixed by the government are
high enough to permit the continual
tion Of large dividends "temporar-
lily, at least" This was interpreted
in Wall Street as meaning that, bar
ring an unexpected change in the
situation, the extra payments would
be continued at the rate which has
prevailed for the last year, namely,
3 per cent quarterly. Steel COM
mon responded with a net gain for
the day of 2 points, and the whole
market advanced as sentiment be-
came more optimistic. The impress
sion made by the statement was the
more favorable because it follows
closely a period of extremely adverse
conditions in the steel trade and
comes at time when all indications
point to a rapid increase in steel
production and shipments, and con-
sequently in profits.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-16
Stocks
Relevant Comment
Spanish Funds Getting Precious

Spanish exchange rates rose in sem
sational fashion in this market yestcr-
day. The peseta, the Spanish unit of
exchange, normally is worth 1913 cents
Yesterday it sold at 29A cents, an ad-
vance from Saturdays close of IL
cents. The current quotation is the
highest on record and puts the peseta
at premium of more than so per cent.
Late advices from Washington yester-
day were to the effect that Senator
Owen had discussed with the President
the need of legislation of some sort
to correct the abnormal situation in
Spanish exchange.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-16
Bocton & Maine Railroad
Earnings Drop Sharplv

Earnings of the Boston e. Maine
Railroad Company fell off sharply in
1917, the annual report issued to the
stockholders yesterday showing deficit
Ct $369,32o, compared with & surplus
of $4,94S,776 for the preceding twelve
months
Total operating revenue of the road
amounted to SCI, ,5S8, $40, against S57,-
4O7,3O9 in 1916. Operating expenses
jumped from $50 ,s37,59 in 1916 to S48,-
825,092 in 1917. Net operating revenue
amounted to $12,763 ,248, against ST.
769 712 in 1915 80
New-York tribune., 1918-04-16
Other Cities
Judgment Against D. & r. G. Upheld.

'HUS11eHt NSdI7tSt d. q n U. OFI1elu'
WASHINGTON, April Is. - Judg-
ments for S3S,270,343 damages in favor
of the Equitable Trust Company of
New York against the Denver & Rio
Grande Railroad for breach Of con-
tract which it was claimed resulted in
the foreclosure of mortgage given
by the Western Pacific Railroad Com
pany, were, in effect, sustained to-day
by the Supreme Court, which refused
to review the proceedings.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-16
The Dollar in Foreign Exchange

Spanish exchange continued to dis
play pronounced strength yesterday,
pesetas advancing to 29A cents, up 1 q
cents from Saturday, in narrow mar
ket. This is the highest price pesetas
have ever sold at, and compare with a
normal exchange value of 1913 cents.
Washington advices are to the effect
that steps may be taken to reduce the
premium now ruling on Spanish cx-
change.
The rest of the market showed no
important change.
Closing rates yesterday, compared
with week ago. follow:
Quoted dollars to the pound.l
New-York tribune., 1918-04-16
News Digest
Foreign

London Market Cheerful.-LONDON
April 15.-Dcalers on the Stock Ex-
change to-day were more hopeful re-
garding the outcome of the war and
marked up quotations generally. In
the gilt edged sections buyers cheer
fully paid the fractional advances re-
corded. A fair business developed dur
ing the course of the session in arma-
ment shares at firm prices. Tin mines
were active and strong and Spanish
bonds continued to rise with the decline
in exchange.
Paris Bourse.--PARIS, April 10
Trading was dull on the Bourse to-
day.
Three per cent rentes were quoted at
SO francs 35 centimes for cash; 5 per
cent loan, 8S francs 45 centimes. En-
change on London stood at 81 francs
1612 centimes.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-16

Dutch Concern to
Issue $16,OOO,OOO Notes

The directors Of the Netherlands
Export Company announce that it has
recently decided to issue notes to n
value of 40,000,o00 forms (about $l6,-
0O0,000). These notes will be in the
denomination of 1000 florins each, will
payable sem-annually on August and
February l, and are of 3la years dura-
tion. The Netherlands Export Company
reserves the right to redeem these
notes before the end Of that period
after having given one months notice.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-16
Elections

George j. Whelan, organizer of the
United Cigar Stores, has been elected
president of the Tobacco Products
Corporation, succeeding George L..
Storm, resigned
John w. Griggs, Robert Patchin and
j. Edwards Barbour have been elected
directors of the 'Marconi Wireless
Company Of America.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-16

late has been ideal for the best de-
velopment of the crop, fine rains hav-
ing fallen over practically the entire
belt. These have brought about very
marked Improvement in winter wheat
conditions in the Southwest and have
resulted in active termination in the
spring wheat states. The trade now
believes that with anything like a rea-
sonable season in regard to weather
the chances are in favor of very
large crop, some authorities predicting
yield of 1000, 100000 bushels.
Corn.-Underlying conditions in the
corn market are still unsettled, as the
new contract has not yet become thor
oughly established. 1t is evident, how
ever, that farmers are utilizing the
new contract as hedge against their
holdings, and pressure from the farms
is increasing. Under this selling, as
we'll as liquidation, the market yes
terday was weak, prices for the new
contract selling at the lowest figure so
far reached, the July position in Chi
cago touching SLASH. This represented
Saturday. Shorts covered on the break,
however, and at the close of the day
quotations were irregular, May being
1sc net higher, while July was &c net
lower. Western cash markets were
weak and lower early, but somewhat
better demand developed on the de-
cline. The visible supply decreased
1000 Bushels, bringing the total to
17.359,000 bushels, compared with 10,-
$4,000 bushels year ago.
Yesterdays Previous Year
coTn Msw MO- 5ors yellow s7s S3vs $751; f!ssS $751; aSo;
9niy May :: ] 1:2s% 12ss 1:5o 1862 1:5sH, 1:5s5s
Oats.-The oats market displayed a
greater part of the day despite the
fact that the trade believes the present
crop prospects are exceptionally favor
able for a large yield. Offers were
readily taken, and it was the prevail
ing impression that both exporters and
government agents were in the mar
ket and were absorbing cash offers.
The visible supply increased 1888 900
bushels, bringing the total to 2O,270,-
600, against 31,417 900 last year.
Yesterdays Previous Year
Cash, No. 8 white .s1.o2 s1.oa e' ~ ~
Chicago:
May May :::::::::: :s&Zs :sa2ss SO $40 .s4ss
Rye.-Market dull.
Yesterdays Previous Year
New York. close close. AGO
Cash, No. West. .$2.65 S263 S1.95
Flour and Meal.-Quotation we're:
Yes'd days Previous Year
New York: close close. ago
Flour. MINI, spg. pat s11.oo $11.oo $11.6o
Rye flour. choice. 1875 13.45 1890
Cornmeal. yellow, gran 4.85 ABS -
New-York tribune., 1918-04-16
Poultry-Dressed

iurkeys.-ln barrels. dry picked
young toms. average best. 32M34c:
young hens, average best. S5M36c;
poor 2o92Sc; old toms. 33@S5c-
-, Ch'ckens.--Fresh, boxes, dry packed
western, milk fed. heavyweights.
shaggy, 2s@3lc; corn fed. heavy
weights. shaggy. 27@a0c; in barrels.
dry packed, Philadelphia and Long ISL
anu. fancy broilers, 8 to ID to pair,
,oc; Western, dry picked, milk fed,
neavywe!ghts. STACEY, 26@29c: corn
lea' heavyweights. shaggy, 25al2sc;
nearby. SQUAD broilers, to 2's ID to
PAIR, 75cM$l; old cocks, fresh, dry
Continued ON paso II
New-York tribune., 1918-04-16

IDAHO IRRIGATION COMPANY. lyMI1rn
Consisting of Bonds, Certificate

Consisting of Bonds, Certificates and
Notes. Notes. issued under its Adjustment
Notice is hereby given that the fourtb
annual meeting of holders of Bonds. Certii
Gates and Notes issued under the above
mentioned mortgage will be held on Tuesdav
May !, 1918. at eleven o'clock in the fore
noon, at the Office of The Equitable Trust
Company of New York. No. 81 Wall Stree,
Borough of Manhattan. City of New Yorls
pursuant t. to the provisions of Section of
article Eight of said mortgage. which pro
Vldes, among other things that nj s,,cb
annual meeting. holders of Adjustment Oh
i1gatlons shall elect members for the ens,l-
vlded for in said Article, shall receive the
reports and statements be submitted bv
laaho irrigation Company, Limited as pro.
Vloed In Section Z of Article Five of sais
mortgage and may take any other action
therein provided TO be taken by holders OF OF
Adjustment Obligations at meetings thereof
BY order of the Adjustment COMMITTEES
named in said mortgage. wee
E. w NIvER. Secretary
New-York tribune., 1918-04-16
Regular Declarations

Regular Declarations
American Zinc, Lead & Smelling Co..
Quarterly dividend of S1.50 a share on the
preferred stock, payable May / to stock
holders of record April 80.
Fisher Body Corporation.-Quarterlx divi-
dend of IA per cent, payable May to
stockholders of record April 20.
Sears, Roebuck & Co.-Quarterly dividend
Of s. a share on the common stock. payable
May Is to stockholders Of record April 80.
Bangor Railway & Electric Co.-Quarter-
ly dividend of Il of per cent on the COM
record April 20.
Stevens Manufacturing Co. Quarterly
dividend of 212 per cent. payable on de-
mand.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-16

The above rates express the cost of
foreign money in terms of the Ameri-
can dollar: You buy an English pound
sterling at, say, $4.75as. The intrinsic
parity is $4:S69s per pound. Thus you
say either that pounds are at discount
or that dollars are at premium, which
is owing to the fact that in England
the demand for dollars with which to
settle accounts in this country is greater
than the demand in this country for
pounds with which to settle accounts in
England.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-16
Corporate Returns
Franklin Mining Company.-The an

Franklin Mining Company.-The an
nual report for the year ended Deccm
ber 81, 1917, shows total receipts of
$856,209, compared with $804,593 for
the preceding year. Expenditures
amounted to $762,l06, leaving bal
ance of $94,103, compared with $30,022
for the year previous. Surplus of De-
cembcr 81 last was $286,197
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Rail-
way--The company reports operating
revenue for the month of February Of
the corresponding month of 1917. OPP
Grating expenses were $7,789, ,l93,, COM
pared with $6,209,115 for the same
period of the year before. Taxes
amounted to $56O,911, compared with
$45S,707 for February of the preceding
year. Other income was $123,537 COM
pared with $137 1892 for the correspond
ing month of the previous year. Total
deficit for the month was $2,3OO,S ,SO9,
compared with deficit of $1,614,774
for the second month of 1917.
Monongahela Valley Traction
Gross earnings for the month of March
were $336,373, compared with $202 $50
for the same month of the previous
year. Net earnings were $124.524
compared with $112,661 for the CORE
spending period of 1917.
McCrory's Stores Corporation-Solos !
for the month Of March amounted to
$781, JIG, compared with $579,486 for
the corresponding month of 1917. For
the first three months of the current
Year the sales were $1.S46,353. com
pared with $1,571,513 for the same
period of the year before.
Detroit. Toledo & Toronto
1918 1917
February gross ,.......... .$1o5.e19 S1a2, 1886
Operating deficit ......... 1t6.484 71oi
New-York tribune., 1918-04-16
S u s t e n a N c e
Cereals

Whcat.--Stocks of wheat in the coun-
try are steadily decreasing, and the
visible is now down to only 3,465, 900
bushels, as compared with 43,145, 900
bushels at this time last year. The
food administration is urging further
economies in the use of wheat -four
and is advocating the more general use
of potatoes as we'll as other substi-
tutcs in order to conserve supplies for
tho army and for export to Europe.
The outlook for the new crop is ex-
ceptionally favorable. Tho weather Of