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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-26
STOCKS AGAIN show
SLUGCISHNESS WITH
PROFESSIONALS ACTIVE

NEW YORK. April 7s.-Vartaole
strength among specialties. mostly OF
obscure origin, and the sluggishness OF
investment issues, notably rails, were
the contrasting features Of to-days su-
oerhcial stock market. Trading lapsed
into the sonanolent state which attend
ed the early days OF the current month
evidently lacking Impulse IN elmer oi
rection. Price changes resulted almost
entirely from the operations Oh PROBES
.Sional interests.
L ONLY In one noteworthy instance did
foreign affairs find direct reflection
ROYAL Dutch oil registered an extreme
decline OF 3N points, presumably IN
connection with the tense diplomatic
relations between Holland and Ger
many. Rails were completely ecupseo'
many active issues remaining unquot-
ed. while others reacted one 10 louE
noints Chief among these were CAN
adian Pacific and it's subsidiary 800
preferred. also Union Pacific.
St Paul iSsIleS ross. On" 10 TWO points
in the early afternoon. evidently IN AN
ticiparion. OF Favorable dividend action
but surrendered their gains 9HU AA'oAe
before the Close.
Popular industrials, including equip
npnts. were disposed TO ease. but Ter
,i1izers. oils. distiilers. Industrial NJ
rohol and low priced utilities were ono
70 three points better NJ times. Iiclu-
inr- later with motors and tooaccos.
Sumatra tobacco rc:tcsinE from lntS
new maximum. Sales amounted 10
$50. 0Op shares.
Bonds were irregular and featurelsss
on reduced offerings. Liberty issues
easing slightly. Total sales. par value
aggregated s+.eSo.Ooo.
United States bonds told tssues) were
unchanged on call.
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Cameron Locals.

C. r.. Lancaster has resigned ms po-
sition rs clerk al :. Il. HincrmanS store
and he and Mrs. Lancaster Will leave
in a fcw days for Ohio. where he Will
,pcnd the summer farming.
W T. Land and family lott MONDAY
for Baltimore, where they will make
their future home.
Dr. W V. TaEarden. our city health
officer, is attending :. meeting of the
state beard nf health at Huntington
this week.
W p. Staggers. OF Kew Cumberland.
w. Va. spent Sunday with lr'chds III
town.
The -cn3instof W A. Bowers were
brought from Benwood To this place
and buried in the Cameron cemetery
sunday Deceased formerly lived mere.
Rert steacul and family Of Pitts
burrh are remaining few days III
town, after being called here 10 atteno
the funeral Of Mrs. Stcagufs mother'
Mrs Barbara Howard.
George Tribbett. an old soldier, was
taken to the Soldiers home at Column
bus. O.. Monday.
randolph Antil was taken 70 a hos
pital at Wheeling to BIO treated fnr an-
pendicitis.
Frank Marlin has sold his interest IN
the B. & o. restaurant TO c. 2. lsleman.
DIR. c. ". Riggs was at Wheeling on
professional business Tuesday.
Mrs. Jack o. Donnel Of Carmtchaels
was here yesterday attending the fu-
neral of her grandmother. Mrs. Barbara
Howard.
J. L. Earnest traded his Main street
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Butter, Eggs and Cheese

NEW YORK. April "5.--Tnttrr tirm;
rr a,ncry higher than extras 4fhs HH 40
extra taa srorol IS: tirsts tlis 20 4"'=
na,.kinr stock. current max" Number =
g. It &2i..
Eggs, steady: fresh gathered extras
7p +, oSl,: fresh gathered storage
packed first 3G's ii 3T,a do. regular
narkcd extra frs, 36h III 81; do first
a., n Sc; state. PENNSYLVANIA and
uarhy western. hennrry white. fine to
fancy. 10 al Al: state. Pennsylvania and
nearby hcnncry brown ~ ~ ~: 90,
gathered browns and mixed c",ors ." M
81. 80,
Cheese. Irregular; state. Who'll" mix
flats. hcld. specials 81 df @'>s; do Az
eragr runs % ii 2ti4: state, whole milk
flats. fresh. specials 30 q % do aver
age run. 80: o. %.
POULTRY. live and dressed lirm anu
unchanged.
T',,ur unchanged.
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ST. PAUL DIVIDENDS
ARE AGAIN DEFERRED

E,- Private Wire to 4. f. Masten & Co.
Further postponemcnt OF action on the
common and preferred dividends or tho
Chicago. Milwaukee, Il st. Paul WAS de-
cidcd on at the meeting Of the directors
Of that road yesterday. Next meeting
Of directors Is May Is.
Norfolk & Western declared regular
quarterly dividend Of I per cent on
common stock
Consolidated Cos Company declared
the regular quarterly dividend Of l Il
per cent
Ohio Cities Gas Company directors
declared regular quarterly dividend II
Sl25 per share on common stock. pay
uble June to stock OF record May IL.
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SUGAR

NEW YORK. April 25.-No changes
occurred in raw sugar prices which arc
rixrd ut 4.aS5, for Cubas cost and
freight, equal to 6.oo5 for centrifuEal.
There have been no sales for the last
two DAYS but today business WAS lErgcr
the committee reporting purchases OF
100000 bags or Cubas.
Ir refining further Improvement was
shown owing to the recent increase In
arrivals Of raw sugar. Business was OF
fair proportion and IT now seems prob.
able that should receipts continue on
their recent scale. supplies will soon ap-
prnxin,ate normal Prices remain I'M
changed at 1.4S for fine grauutated
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ARMSTRONC'S MILLS

Garden making IL the order OF tho. DAY.
Mrs. A r Myers entertained tho {
Ladies' Home Missionary society lAs1
week. !
Bert Bishop was q Belmont called
Monday.
T. c. Tracy wos n business caller al,
Bellaire Wednesday.
D. r. Stoneking has purchased a neH
Overland car.
Mrs. Lucy Jones has returned to hce
home nj Benwood after 4 few days
visit with her father. Jerry Dixon
Ethel Noble was Bcllaire visitor
Wednesday.
G. l.. Belt Of Bellairc was n business
visitor in this vicinity recently.
Do your bit by buying 4 Liberty
Bond.
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THIRTEEN

property for the Lancaster property on
Little Grave crock Monday.
W. IL Yoders Of Moundsvills called
on friends and transacted business here
yesterday,
Barnett Wiley returned from Colpm-
bus O.. this morning. after accompany
ing George Tribbett to the Soldiers
home.
VIM. H. Keffer. who HOLDS . position
9TH the Eureka Pipe Limo company at
Ninchcstcr. KY. left for that place to
day, after spending several days With
his family here
Mrs. T. H Neal was shopping IN
Wheeling and calling on friends there
yesterday. . 4
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PITTSBURGH LIVE STOCK.

TITTSEURGH. April 25.--attEe'
steady: supply light. Prime ! $50 H
1850.
Sheep, steady; supply light Primo
wcthcrs l425 a 1875: Gull and oomraon.
$50 q 800: lambs 1900 q 1900: veal
calves 1850 a 1900.
Hogs. lower; receipts 10 douhl" docks
Prime hcavics 1850; mediums i7ia n
1904; heavy and light workers. 1925 a
1Sr5: rigs IT'S q 1900; rouGhs 1900 u
ZOO
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LIVE STOCKS
cH1cAGO 1--WE STOCK.

CHICAGO. April 23.-HoEs. receipts
o7.nn0: unsettled. Eulk l6Sh a NV;
light 1895 q 1850: mixed 1865 a l13n:
heavy 1850 81 lT20; rough 1851 % l6So;
niuS 1900 Il 1125.
Cattle. receipts l4.cOo: weak. Naive
s,ccrs 1uen q 1875: stockcrs and feed
crs $40 n 1873: COWS and hrifcrS GSa %
l?S5; calves 500 q 1880.
sheer. receipts 14.oho; weak. sheep
,enn n ,7a0. lambs 1879 n FIGS.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-26
COOL WAVE FORECAST .
PROVES BULL FACTOR
IN CHICAGO CORN PIT

CHICAGO. April 25.-Forccasts OF
coul wave more than counterbalanced
In the corn market to-day Tn" fact that
at first the prevailing warmer weather
seemed likely to facilitate planting.
Prices closed firm At the same as yes
terdays finish to Il higher with May
at sl.27% and July sl.50% 10 sL60H.
Oats declined 4 10 II net. In prnVi-
sions the outcome was unchanged to 20
lower.
noao II;1h Chose
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-.A;1a::k;
ARCHBISHOP BETTER.

ST. PAUL. Mimi. April eI.-Arch-
b. shop John Ireland. who recently SUI
fered a relapse after rccuperatinE fr"m
4 physical breakdown. was somewhat
improved today. II was stated al his
home that the Archbishop had hal
very good night and that he was resting
easily.
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FOE msTA1LWNr PLAN.

NEW YORK. April 25.-2csolut:.rs
favoring action by the government 10
allow excess rpofits taxes and income
surfaces to be paid on the installnicnt
allow excess profits taxes and iucoa!e
al trades association today "a Oh" cl1sS
of it's twentieth annual cpGl ...sAA
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-26
TOLEDO GRAIN.

TOLEDO. Ohio. April :5.-Wheat,
cash. number :, red. 90.
Cluvcrsccd. prime cash $40; OCTOBER
1866.
Alsikc, priin: cash 1928.
Timothy. prime cash old $50; ne"
3S5; April $50; september $50; October
z3ola
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Cash quotations.: Corn-En. yellow.
$l.75; No. yellow, $l.10M LIZ; NO. !
yellow. 1l.52 q Loo.
0a,s--So. white. S7H 1ssNc; stand
ard. SIN ff8S1=c.
Fork, nominal. Lard. STATS. Ribs,
S22lOI72..72
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BANK CLEARINGS

Clearings for Wednesday, s91l.515.7O.
Same day last year. s5l@.S5s.7o.
Clear;nGs fer Thursday. s544.44S22.
Same day last year. S6lI.9o0.lS.
ClearingS for week ending Thursday
Same week last year. s3.263,55o.5a
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The DAYS REVIEW
FURNISHED The lntelliEnncer by mo
Finance Coz
MORNING STOCK LETTER.

There was no news Of interest this
morning The market is in a position Ia
have sharp rise in the event o. any
good news from abroad md the floor
element are waiting to take advantage
Of anything ono way or the other. We
look for quiet market with stocks
purchase on any decline.
HARRIS WINTHROP & co.
Fin-ncia News Bulletin says: There
arc indications that the tendency now
displayed by Washington 10 appoint
men like Stcttinus. Srhwab and Ryan 10
posts requiring organizing and cNecu-
tive ability OF publicly demonstrated
character is having the effect OF bring
ing reinsurance 10 investors along the
lines exhibited when the railroads were
taken over and backed by tho govern
mrnt.
Investment confidence would he COM
plctclJ restored upon 4 definite cunfirm-
alton of the policy Of employing all the
best business and political hraius OF IN"
country. Irrespective of partlsanShip. Tor
there is absolutely no doubt In these
quarters that So unitcdiy working. The
doom OF the German would be matter
Of few months.
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Off TO Wax.

Emmons King. Arch Cook. Robert
Griffin and Will Lowe left Monday
morning for Pittsburgh. from which
place they will be assigned to some
cAntonment. whsrc they will 20 INTO
training for duty against the Kaiser.
Several others will follow in the next
contingent. but those four. boys believe
that the sooner they got Into the hEht
III. sooner il will hc over with. IheF
say they arc not coming back until
kniSCriSm
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-26

On last Sunday afternoon at the
Dixie theatre Cameron people cEJny"h
Il treat in the way VI genuine all
around putrioti" speech such as we sell
dom hear in this PLACE: although We
have the patriotic zeal. bat We have not
got the talent to pipe forth. rs 1t were.
Mr. Cochran, prominent attorney OF
Wheeling, explained the merits and de-
merits of III. war in such Il ,'Eay that
il made us all sit up and tax, 'otice.
His talk was prfaccd by talk Hon.
1. a Schumacher and also by CaL w.
- Alexander Of AGnundsville. l.. &c
WAS Il good sized audienc" present and
much Of the spirit " American patri'
otism prevailed.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-26
BOSTON COPPER STOCKS

WHEELING. W. Va. April IS, is.
Furnished the lntell!gcncer by A. Z
Masten g. Co.. members Of the New foTR
Stock Exchange. National Bank Build
ing. waeeiins VI Va Louis F. Brand
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N. 7. STOIA EXCHANGE

WHEELING. W. Vi. April 20. 10
Furnished the lntelligcnGer ny q e
Hasten 4 Co. members OF the New OH
Stock Exchange. National Bank Build
ing. wheeling ". Va. Louis +. Brana
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Standard On Subsidiary Stock

WHEELING. W. Va April IS. Is.
Furnished the Intelligencer by 4. e
Masten & Co.. members Of the New York
Stock Exchange National Bank Build
ing. Wheeling W. Va. Louis f. Brand
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New York Cotton Market

WHEELING. ". Va. April :5. '1s.
Furnished the Intelligenccr by A. E
Sasten & Co. members OF the New York
Stock Exchange. National Bank Builo.
Ing, Wheeling W Va. Louis +. Brand.
manager.
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NEW YORK CURB MARKET

WHEELING. W. Va. April IS. Is.
Furnished the lntelligencer by A 4
Hasicn e Co, members 0: the New York
Stoci; Exchange. National Bank Build
ing. wheeling w. Va Louis +. Brand,
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PETROLEUM

OH, city, April 25.--Crcdit balances
a. Runs 1858: average 1886. Ship
ments 36.llG; average $685..
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Pool channels are encouraged by in
dications that rumorS Of mSlcy rcStrlc-
tons were the output VI DcarISh imaGl-
nation and 1T l. time when reactionary
activities Were promoted by profession
ais who found that offerings were be-
ing mad" for profit account i'll various
Ilarts OF the active list. Resumption Of
pool aggression generally may be- aeen
on any definite check ~ the new Ger
yIan advance.
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LOCAL STOCKS

WHEELING. ". Va. April g, rs.
Daily quotation list OF the wheeling
Stock Exchange, compiled for 1ntelli-
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Financial News Bulletin says: There
is 4 da.nining w ni "".acrlul' steel or
dcCa by ru;tSua or the government using
all steel productive capacity 20 d.
gree that aut hnrtieS are taking tho pu-
Sition that il will TAX" year after the
war TO iii! domestic requirements alone
This is put forth in favor Of the steel
stocks.
Flour gossip is referring 10 renewal
of liquidation in American Telephone
and Tel. from public utility investment
interests.
Specialist gossip is referring to evil
drncc Of attempts 10 iStriha;c stock by
III" pool which is credited with having
raised diStillrrS stock.
The market as Il whulc developed
weakness. Alcohol stocks suffered fur
Their bcrnuSe OF reports Of rrice-hXinG
and communicating bly, the government
Marine preferred mad Il recent low fol-
lowing an announcements uf loss Of one
Of the ships - the American line.
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PITTSBURGH STOCKS

WHEELING. W. Va. April 20. rs.
Furnished the lntelligenccr by A. K
hasten & Co. member Of tn. New YORK
Stock Exchange. National Bank Build
ing. Wheeling W. Va, Louis +. Brand
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Big Parade Cor Liberty Bonds.

Friday is the day set apart for
special effort to boost the sale of Lib
criy bonds and il all things which are
planned harmonize there will be big
time in the old Town that day. The
stores will he closed from = to p. m,
and ali the merchants and clerks are to
take part in grand parade whlch Is
10 move ut $3.50 D. m. Several people,
who's, names we arc not prepared 10
give. will be on hand and deliver ad-
dresses. i flag-raising will he one fca-
ture of the occasion. Good music will
he furnished hy the Boys band OF this
city. and everybody and the Kaiser can
rest assured that Cameron will nj least
come UP 10 her quota of Liberty bonds.
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CAMERON
Mrs. Barbara Towards Funeral.

The funeral Of Mrs. Barbara Howard,
who died Sunday morning at the home
OF her daughter. Mrs. Mcttie Jones Of
the South Side. occurred from the place
OF death Tuesday at p. m. with in
torment at the Cameron cemetery. Mrs.
Howard had lived in this vicinity for
many years and Was a highly respect
I'd Christian lady. She was Identified
with the VI. l.. church. in which organ
izatiOn she was an active member and
an ardent worker for the cause OF
Christianity until old age and infirmi-
ties prevented her from performing &C
tive service Shr WIS the mother of
large family. most Of whom still sur
vivr and several Of them live about
this city Several grandchildren and a
few great grandchildren survive. Tho
husband had preceded her to the great
beyond several years ago. She had
reached the good Old age OF ninety.
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TRANSFER books close April 20. for a
regular l per cent and an extra per
cent cash dividend. payable May L
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Teal safes TT5.Ne AaF~
Eo.59 -. ttS. go
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-24
HGREAT LIFE WHILE
IT LASTS"-HALL

Geinnsll, May 21.-An interview
with Norman Hall, obtained immedi-
ately before the famous airman start
ed on his last fight, has been printed
IN the Boston Globe and was forward
ed to the Grinnell Scarlet and Black
by George A. CLARK, 10, classmate
OF Halls at Grinnell college. Parts
81 the interview follow:
Hall was strapped in his favorite
machine, going out to seek boche air
men. said to be flying close to the
American lines.
Poor Chapman had tough luck.
Hes the first now. It's gamble who
nm b. next, but no one here is wor-
fy1ng. It's q great life while it lasts.
There's nothing like II. We never
think of danger. You see an enemy
machine and you get 1t or it gets you.
It's a. certain for one as for the 9th
err
with which Hall whirred off, scan
ming the sky for trace of the foe. The
insignia of star spangled hat in a
ring on Halls machine was emblemat-
ic of Theodore Roosevelt's declaration
in 1912 when he entered the fight for
the presidential nomination-My hats
in the ring"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-24
WIFE AND BABE
OF SOLDIER DIE
MOTHER AND INFANT CHILD
PASS AWAY; HUSBAND HAS
STARTED TO FRANCE

Charlton, May 21.-Mrs. Genevieve
Argo Jones passed away at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs w. H.
Argo, in this city on Sunday morning
at an early hour, after an illness Of
five weeks with pneumonia and a
complication. of troubles. Funeral SER
vices, conducted by Rev. Webster
Hakes, of Muscatine, formerly of this
city were held this afternoon at 1880
o'clock, after which the remains were
laid to rest in the Charlton cemetery.
Genevieve Argo was born in Russell,
on December "a, 1893. She came to
Charlton with her parents about
fourteen years ago and this place has
since been her home. She graduated
from the Charlton high school in the
spring of 1911. Later she attended
the conservatory Of music at Drake
university, Des Moines, and also at
tended Monmouth college year. Her
marriage to Byron Kirk Jones occur
red last September. To them daugh-
ter, Betty Jane, was bora few weeks
ago. on April II. but the little one
lived but two days. She is survived
by her husband, who, Is in the service
OF his country, and who is now
thought to be on his way to France,
and by her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
H. Argo, and one brother Glenn Argo,
of this place, and one sister, Mrs.
nellie Van Valkenburg OF Monmouth,
Illinois.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-24
.BOOTLEGGERS
UP FOR TRIAL
MEN ARRESTED IN kEokUk
RAID ~ STATE AGENTS ARE
SECOND OFFENDERS

Keokuk, May 21.-Prosecution of
five men on contempt charges will be-
gin in the district court today. The
defendants are those arrested in re-
cent raids by state agents and city
police and charged with owning and
keeping liquor for sale illegally.
One of them, j. w. Brady, is charg-
ed with illegal transportation OF liquor
into the state.
Guy P. Linville, assistant attorney
general. will come from Cedar Rapids
to give assistance to Il. w. McManus,
county attorney, In prosecution.
The men who will be tried for con-
tempt before Judge w. 8. Hamilton
are: Bert c'Peg") Fuller, William
Noelkemper, Frank Hall, Hugh Bren-
nan and Brady.
Liquor, some oflt kept in the police
station more than a year has been
ordered destroyed by, Judge w. l..
Mcnamara of the superior court.
BREAK UP LIQUOR
A Ratchet will be used to open the
heads of the beer barrels, and TASKS
are to be rocked" at dump on Third
street.
The liquor at the station has been
under lock and key in an upstairs cell.
said Chief of Police C. H. Henneman.
With the arrest of women vehereal
disease suspects, more room for hous-
ing them at the station became
necessity. n.
Charles Duncan. a shantyboat own
or. was arrested by State Agent w. A.
Potter Friday at midnight. Duncan
had just come across the river with
skiff in which was contained beer and
whisky. Duncan is to be charged with
Illegal transportation. He was to ap-
pear in superior court at 2 p. m. TO-
day.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-24
TWO DIE IN
IOWACYCLONE
TWlSTER VISITS COUNTRY NEAR
DAVENPORT; TWICE IN
TEN DAYS.

Davenport, May 21.-Two persons
were killed and three injured Tuesday
night in the second tornado to visit
this section in the past ten days.
The dead are Bernard M. Hofsrud,
district manager of the National Bis.
cult company, and Roy Hofsrud, his
son, Is years old: :
Z The injured are Mrs. Hofsrud, wife
and her twin children, Vincent and
Vivian, 8 years old.
The family were returning home
from days outing when they en-
countered the path, OF the storm in
their auto. The father and son were
instantly killed. Mrs. Hofsrud and
children are in the hospital. They
will recover.
Trees. buildings and telephone wires
we're 1eveled to the ground for an
area covering mile. i've miles north
OF Davenport.
The twister uprooted large tree
and hurled 1t across the automobile.
in which the Hofsrud family was rid
ing. The storm followed nearly the
same path Of the recent tornado
which caused one death and injury of
twenty-one persons at Eldredge.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-24
WILL EXAMINE
40 BABIES A DAY

New London, May 21.-The child
welfare committee, under the super
vision OF Mrs. Nina Crawford, had
everything in readiness to begin. work
yesterday afternoon at 1 o'clock in the
parlor of the Shipley hotel on Main
street. There are 165 babies registered
and it is hoped the mothers will not
fail to have their little ones there. The
committee expects to handle over for
ty babies every afternoon II mothers
are unable to get their children there
they are requested to telephone to the
hotel and advise the committee. One
of New London's doctors will be pres
ent every afternoon. Nurses Yelling
ton and Wilson will take the tempera-
lures of the babies as they arrive and
will prevent any child that is not. well
mingling with the others.