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The Washington herald., 1918-04-16
WALL Street GAINS
Average TWO POINTS
Buoyant Market Results. from
: Huns Weakening,
BY BRoADAN WALL.

New York, April 15.-WaIl Street
had almost a buoyaHt market today
and 1t closed with net gains aver
aging about two points in the active
Issues. These gains extended to
the rails as well as industrials.
The whole body of the investment
structure seemed quickened by the
news that Germany's blows were
weaker. Military authorities were
not enthusiastic over the reported
improvement of the allies situation.
but the financial world expresses
great confidence. The close was at
about the best Figures. Money rates
had a good deal to DO with the i'm
provement, for call money was at
one time as low as 21a per cent.
Judge Gary made an optimistic
talk at the annual meeting Of the
United States Steel stockholders'
meeting that helped the market ma
terially. His disclosures OF the
progress made in shipbuilding was
very cheering. Communicating by
the government of cigarette plants
helped the tobacco companies. and
election of George ]. .whelan to the
presidency of the Tobacco Products
Corporation was evidence that new
efficiency methods and greater pro-
duction would prevail.
Cotton collapsed again. At the
opening 1t rose 4S points for the
May option and then with slight rail-
lies declining a total OF 213 points
or q gross movement of $10.65 a
bale. The cotton farket situation
is extremely dangerous just now.
Large quantities of cotton have
be sent abroad because all the
and food. Much of this cotton IL be-
ing carried on loans and especially
in the southern banks.
Distillers was the most active
issue in the early trading. starting
with a gain, and improving 1t UP to
the end of the day from hour to
hour. Pools are at work in this
stock but there Is also heavy ac-
cumulation for investment account.
Coal stocks are being picked up
without attracting much attention,
particularly Pittsburgh and West
virginia, Pittsburgh Coal. Western
Maryland. Norfolk and Western
Railroad, and Reading. The sItua-
tfon is such that these companies
can no more help making bonanza
earnings than can the petroleum
companies.
American Writing Paper Is on.
pected to make its very bad report
soon, and judging from advice go-
ing about the street, the price of
the stock has discounted this reG
port. American Malt has also, to
all appearances. gone low enough to
satisfy those directors who have
been so anxious to increase their
holdings before making official an
nouncement OF the liquidation plan
which Is already progressing rap
idly.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-16

DO. southern Nd, 100 Ibs, $40; Do. al 20
medium No. .. 10 Ibs, sos; %. an sections.
cuils 100 Ihs. &c: do. ia, snev primes. pet
bbl. S.sasloo; do. Fla, new seconds. psr bol.
N.soas.co; do FA, new cills. per bbl. 6!mae %;
DO, Fa. par bnshel hampers, No. I. tz75s1Us
do, do. No. 4 tlgs1Is; DO, do. culls. s. -oA2oe.
DO. swssta rork rissn. No. l. PR bb. Aoo.a-
SEQ; DO. sres,s, Z s. Nd. and Del. per bbi.
A.0os5oo; %, sscsts. all sections. No. 2 per
bbl. &Eaka; DO. sseets. al ssctionS No. !.
per haskst, ulsaLs5; DO. swcets al sections
No z per baskat eos9oc
The Washington herald., 1918-04-16
NEW YORK MONEY.

New York. April l5-Money On call on the
Stock Exchange Opened at 81 Per cent; high.
per cent; low. n per cent; close. per cent.
Most Of the days loans were made at per cent
Time money at the opening Of the week was
unchanged. littls bushes was done for
thirty days at s% per cert, otherwise there was
but little movement Rates on industrial COL
lateral per cent on all maturitiees from thirty
days to six months. and on mixed collateral
5s4a6 per cent for sixty and ninety days and
per cent for four, five and Six months
Mercantile paper was bought sparngly in this
and other markets The offerings were mod
crate in amount Some attractive paper was m
the market. but was not pressed for sale.
Rates were practically per cent as the mini
mum.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-16
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

Chicago. April BJThs cattle market Nas
steady. A new high mark was made when some
extra choice aninxis sold At yl65. Most Of
the business was done between SL5 and $3.50
Veals sold between slI.B and SlL1
Hos were generally Is cents OF. The market
was SLOW. Top hogs were quoted n $1@ but
there were only few Sales at that figure Tue
bulk went between Sl7.a0 and N7.n
Live muttonS were highsr. Choice lambs made
new high market when they reached 81 d
and shocn lambs made q record. selling at SR.
There was = good business in shorn lambs be-
tween n.S and SH.& Ased nuttons we're
scarce.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-16
WHELAN BECOMES
TOBACCO co. HEAD

New York, April 15-George J.
whelan. organizer Of the Cnitea
Cigar Stores, was today elected presi-
dent OF the Tobacco Products Cor
porAtion, succeeding George l. storm.
Mr.. whalen retired from active ousi-
ness three years ago. but Is returning
as a war duty. II was announced. 10
speed up production Of cigarettes for
soldiers. Officers inform me that
soldiers seem to consider cigarettos
almost as important as food" said
he
The Washington herald., 1918-04-16
LIVERPOOL. COTTON.

Liverpool. April l5.-spot cotton was unset
tied today On the bars Of ZSSsd for middnE
old contract. q decline Of loa points while good
middling now contract. was 81 points lower at
275d. Ths sales were 500 bales, inci0dins
f.ooo bales American. The receipts were lo.0o
bales Of which 500 bales were American.
Thee market for new futures contract futures
opened unsettled at . decline Of q points and
closed easy at . new los Of 100 pointA
Old contract spot prices were: American
niddling fair, a.s7d; good middling. 2sed
midiling. Z.56d; low middline. Esd; good
culinary n .ssd, and ordinary, n-Nd
The Washington herald., 1918-04-16
BLIND MUSICIANS
TO GIVE CONCERT

An entertainment for the blind will
be given at the Library OF Congress
this evening, Tuesday. April S. at
Sis o'clock, In Pavilion Z.
The program will be presented by
the following blind musicians and
readers: Miss Catherine Grady. pian-
ist; Miss Z. Louise Patterson. con-
tralto; Miss Z. Frances Rodefer,
reader; Mr.. French S. Hnfty. vio-
Iinist; Miss Susie /. Duffy. pianist;
Miss Harriet L Stone. reader; Miss
Grace. voorhees,. pianist; Miss Cora
Fitton, pianist: Mr.. II. r. W. Miles.
pianist; Mr. R. W. Swami, reader.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-16

ers. impart your understanding
to others. imbue others with
your enthusiasm before you can
sell a dollars worth Of goods.
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day in the paper that people
read. It'll them what you have
that is worth their considers-
ton; talk quality and service;
put your faith. understanding
and enthusiasm in your adNer-
Using.
You will win the confidence
of your public. you viii build
up a business, you will make
friends and followers Of your
customers.
We are increasing the circu-
Iahon of The Herald at the rate
of fifteen hundred a month,
we are making two hundred
and fifty new readers every
day by following the adHice We
give 10 VOL we have what de
people want, and we let them
know what we have.
Mr.. Merchant. we want to
take you along with us to a
bigger success. Through our
advertising columns you can
reach one hundred thousand
readers now, with an average
of seven thousand five hundred
new readers a month.
A twenty-five space every
day viii cost you thirty dollars
a month. We can give you
advertising copy and illustrs-
tons that Will make your sd-
verhsing space more profitable.
Phone Main $500 and ask our
Advertising Manager about il
The Washington herald., 1918-04-16

Lieut.. Victor Won Gemmingen.
national army. at present in France
with the American forces. has been
dismissed from the service because
OF alleged disloysl IeanfnEs, and
will shortly be sent back to this
country. War Department Officials.
while refusing to reveal any details
Of the discharge. admit that it was
for military reasons.
Lieut.. Won Gemmingen was or
dered to France a few months ago
from his station at Camp Lee, Peters
burg, Va. to which he was assigned
after graduating from the eitizens'
training camp at Fort Myer. He
comes from a leading Virginia fam
ily, and has many aequaintanees in
this city. -
First Lieut.. Gilbert CIementel
son of the French minister of COM
merce. and transportation. who has
beeen attached to a division Of the
American army now in the trenches.
paid a tribute OF admiration TO the
American troops in a letter writ
ten to Paul ID. Cravath. OF New
York. and recently received here.
Writing of the conduct OF American
troops in action he declared:
"As a nearby spectator ! can say
that / am absolutely astonished.
These Americans are wonderful SOL
diers, and with their determination.
their dash and their vigor. II will
not take long for them TO become a
most accomplished army. Truly
these are brave men, At one mo-
ment in the action I wanted to en-
brace them 50 great was my admir-
alton"
A great tented annex to Camp Dix
will probably be erected to accommo-
date several thousand men Of the sec
ond draft due there next week from
six States. 1t is reported that en-
gineers have already selected a site
for this canvas city and the War De-
partment has been asked TO rush
tentage. as division officers believe IL
would be more satisfactory both as
To comfort and health thus to house a
large percentage Of the new draft
than attempt TO crowd them into bar
racks.
II this plan Is followed Il will be the
first time that national army men
have been chartered in tents there.
New Jersey engineers occupied tents
while they were aiding in the con-
struction Of the cantonment. and the
Fifteenth New York Colored Infantry.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-16
furnished The wlsEtnrou Head by y l.
Csrpenter and COmrary.
OTyn. High. Low. Close
BALTIMORE GRAIN.

Baltimore. Nd. April B.-clOsns pnoes on
Baltimore grain mGrket:
wHEAT-Bas lots Of Southern sold IRON S.n
to s1lH ss TO quality and condition.
CORN-Cob corn = per barrel for eHrlosds
prime nearby yellow, primo white S.BsS.S for
car lots.
esutA
RYE-No Western export spOt, SS eNs
lotA nearby as to quality, Ss2fZ
The Washington herald., 1918-04-16

BHar: hnas. Nan: sGts. Pennsylvania and
nearh5 west1n heunsrr Wbites, fine TO fAncy.
palo: state. Pennsylvania and nesrty heunsry
browne 1SsAssli. gathered browns and mixed
colorz 5AJ.
Chese-Stsliy: receipts. sySoe boxes; state held
specials, 2iA5lI; do. sEeTAER run, 9aas1-
PouItry-L.ive. firm: Oh roos;ers, 2 young
roostrrs and smooth 'eEzsd chickens. s; TURKEYS.
y. Dressed quiet; -hickens zaA; fowls. @as5,
turkfys 5aE
The Washington herald., 1918-04-16
Washington Stock Exchange.

The HTeliness Of the local stock exchange last
week was emphasized BY the dHIlness and
lethSrgy upon the local exchange yesterday.
when only ten sharts Of Commercial National
Bank stock at Is9 ex-rights comprised the total
business.
Very little interest was displayed in any OF
the stocks and many stocks and bonds did net
even arpesr on the quotation sheet.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-16
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

New York. Apil lS-ButteT-Fm; scriFs.
3.e55 tubs: creamery higher than extras. Gha'S;
creameIy extras lse scorel. .; hrstss Ei.atiss: I:
packing ttock. current make. No. z 2s1aN
Ervs-Fim: receiptsL 0.7I1 CASES; fresh 9th
cred extras ssSs fresh gsthsred storsss pecked
hrstk ssS; do. reEVsar packea extA hrsts'
The Washington herald., 1918-04-16

IN business, can
not of them
selves bring sue
cess.
You must Gre
ate faith In 9TH
The Washington herald., 1918-04-16
Advertising Talks
(For Advertiser and Reader.)

Fsth. understanding and en-
husiasm, necessary as they are
The Washington herald., 1918-04-16
Timber and ships.

It Il not for lack of natural re-
sources that delay has occurred in the
construction of ships. IL the reports
that have been made public are ac-
curats. The resources are plentiful
and are very near convenient places
for ship construction. That is true OF
the timber resources of the North
west and il Is also true OF the South
east.
There came to New York this morn
ing from ST. Louis a well authorized
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-05
THE WAcoNDA FIRE.

Waconda,, Ore, Ang Editor of the
Capital Journal:-On the night Of July
80, 1918, Mrs. David Keene aud two
children, and Mrs Habert and son, af-
ter returning from hill 2, where they
had been spending the evening with
Miss Hilma Elnora AghlgEen) stood
talking as women will before parting
at the north of the Oregon Electric
warehouse at Waconda.
There was no odor Of SMOKE,
the great structure gave no evidence
that at about 1880 it would be a $50, 900
loss. Although they noticed that
board had been pried off where some
one might enter, while talking, they
noticed across the ravine where the
school house stands, strange flashlights,
they must have been weird like, for
Mrs. Habert said, they made the cold
chills run over me, +" at about the same
time, or little earlier, Mrs. Eta Park
poeg road, heard an auto sneak into the
school ground, at 1.30 she again heard
the snealSing auto, jumped from ben op-
ened the door, and saw two men in the
auto without lights, they nearly ran into
the mail box. She seemed to them, as
an unweleome observer, and instructive
thoughts of being shot flashed across
her mind as she watched them sneak
past, dash north, at the some instant
she saw a long streak of fire in the
warehouse and she ran screaming to
awaken the slumbering town, meanwhile
j. c. Savage and family awakened He
set the electric engine in motion to fill
the water tank, his wife rushed to the
phone to call Salem fire alarm, and the
neighboring country people. lliln,a
Aghlgren heard, either Mrs. Habert g
awakening scream or Mrs. Parks, and
rushed to her phone. On hill 3, George
Shepard heard the following, he raced
across a foot log like rabbit Albert
Egan S auto came from the south like
mad He yelled fire. at every farmhouse
Bruce Jones macliine came tearing
down from Hopmere, picking up those
who Albert had awakened. They met an
aotO going south, who was it, had the
Sneaking auto machine baektracked.
From all four roads farmers tore into
town, came with their milk cans. George
Thurman whirled from his bed and on
top of the Habert house was comman-
decring, above the roar Of the fire. Even
children were carrying buckets Of water
as Savage S store of new tin buckets
were handed out to the fire workers.
But alas, they had all been caught nap
ping. An awful odor mingled with the
smoke. Was it gun powder, or was it a
dead cat? Who was on the school
ground! We extend our sympathy to
all, especially to Mr.. and Mrs. Markee,
who lost their home and Waconda ex-
tends heartfelt thanks to all who so
quickly responded to her call.
ELLA NJ. FINNEY.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-05
Willamette Valley News
WACONDA NEWS
Capital Journal Special service)

Capital Journal Special Service)
Waeonda, Or, Aug. 81 NJ. Bales
was business visitor in Woodburn Sat.
urday.
Threshinp began in this district Mon
day and is now in full swing. The
wheat will average about ten bushels to
the acre.
Mikes Russell has returned after a
brief vacation near Molalla.
Walter NuSom and Wilt Ahlgren will
be called to enter the draft army Aug
ust 5, and will leave Woodburn on that
date.
The Misses Violet Felton, and Mae
Hall attended the Bridgseay celebration
in Salem last Tuesday.
W. AL Jones is confined to his home
on account of a severe attack of malaria.
Charles Vinyard is home after three
weeks IN the national army. He was sent
from Fort Mcdowell on account Of
physical disqualification and is now
awaiting a call for limited service.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Thurman and
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Nuson returned
Tuesday from trip to Crater Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Finney and dau-
ghters Emma and Marie of Sheridan,
accompanied by Mrs. G. w. Markce were
in Waconda Friday.
Mrs. Carl Gillis, of Portland, and Mrs.
Lawrence of Salem, were visitors at the
j. c. Savage home on Thursday.
Miss Laverne Palmer was Salem
visitor one day last week.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-05
Some Hop Growers Say
They VIII Let Crop Go

Independence, Or. Aug. 5. - Hops
around Independence will produce a
fair crop this year. There is some wor-
ry about pickers, as applications for
Jobs are coming in slowly. Because of
the great reduction of acreage, the
number of piekers required, as compar-
ed to former years, is small, and in all
probability there will be sufficient help
when the picking season-opens. A prom
inent hop grower here has this to say:
2" Looking at it from any angle, there
is no rosy future for the hop industry.
1t seems to be almost certain that it
will be abandoned. The prediction is
being made that there will not be 5000
bales grown in Oregon in 1920. There
is a large acreage in the Independence
district, which will be ready for pick
ling within a few weeks, and because
of the present condition relative to
marketing and possible prohibition,
there is no sale. This has led some
growers to decide not to pick this years
+crop.
GA great deal depends on what con-
SitoS uOcS ubuub plOhlDlIlOH lSSlSlu-
tion when it convenes the last Of Au
gust. The passage of the prohibition
bill would .put a crimp in hop prices,
and practically all hops already sold
would remain in the hands of the
growers, for most contracts, if not all
of them, carry proviso annulling the
agreement if prohibition is put into
effect or nation wide prohibition legis'
lation is passed. No other industry just
now is so uncertain as hop growing"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-05

will move by rail, 7, 914,154 by water
and 7,950,0S6 feet will he delivered To-
cally
Despite the healthy state of the rail
business, the government administration
is supplying more than enough ears to
meet the present demand. A total of
1909 ears were moved last week, thus re-
'ducing the. balance Of unshipped rail
business on the books of the mills to
77l3 cars. A year ago this balance was
nearly $4,000 cars. The present balan-
ce is the lowest in recent years and is
due to the car distribution service which
has kept the mills we'll supplied through
the spring and summer.
1t is anticipated, however, that when
the heavier movement Of grain begins
which will be within the next few weeks
cars will not be so plentiful.
The mills now report many inquiries
from retailers and jobbers for their fall
supplies of lumber. AS soon as the har-
vest is over commercial business doubt
less will be exceedingly brisk. Indeed,
present demands are substantially in
excess Of the demands year ago.
In addition to the indications for a
lively movement in commercial lumbef,
prospects for government orders of var
ious kinds cause the mills to prepare for
busy times ahead.
The Douglas fir requirements for the
government IS munitions plant on Neville
Island near Pittsburg have gone for
ward and are being delivered an scle-
duia time.
Other government needs such as can
tonment stock, ship timbers for eastern
yards and material for munitions plants
will he filled it is understood, as soon
as the orders are formally approved by
the proper officials.
Anticipating heavy demands during
the late summer and early fall the mills
are running to full capacity now and are
producing nearly their normal output Of
lumber. The cut for the last week at
19s mills was 76,159, ,7s0 feet, which was
within 1,lsl ,22O feet or 1.53 per cent Of
normal.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-05
Oregon Prune Crop
Is Being Damaged

0. A. c., Corvallis, Aug 5. - The
prune root borer is causing heavy
drop of prunes by girdling the trees
near the ground and shutting off the
sap when it is most needed. The dam
age being done the crop is estimated to
be 10 per cent of the total. Not only
is the crop being reduced but young
trees are being killed outright.
Much of the damage from this in
sect can be prevented by coating the
trunks and base of the trees with a
whitewash made of 80 pounds of stone
lime, pound Paris green or dry lead
arsenate, gallons concentrated lime
sulfur, one half pint blaekleaf "40," 4"
and l pound glue dissolved in hot wa
ter Slake the lime and add the ingre-
dients separately. Mix to a good thick
paint and apply with a brush, taking
particular care to cover the bark thor
oughly, advises A. b. Black, special
federal field agent at 0. A. c.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-05

economy, marshaled our economic
forces with such energy that within
recent weeks an entirely new aspect
has been given the situation.
While hunger is stalking abroad
in the countries of our enemies,
goading the people ever onward to
revolt and surrender, the practices
Of American thrift in the last year
have brought us to a place where
it is now officially declared that the
period of our anxieties i'll the matter
Of food is ended.
So sacri6cial have we been in the
readjustmcnt OF our personal habits
that the 220,003000 people of the
great allied nations can press on
ward in the fight undiSturbed by any
such conditions as confront the peo-
pies Of the Central Empire. We
have reached a place in our eco
Monies where we are able to send
abroad substantially l00,000,000
pounds Of beef month and we are
told that during the next twelve
months we can export 100000 tons
of pork, if need be,
Our economies in wheat have
brought us to the place where there
will be a gradual improvement in
the quality of our bread and the
quantity to be used Our fat sup
plies are pronounced ample and we
are in a position to begin to build
up reserves against the possibilities
'of poor crops next year.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-05
Survivors OF Tanker
Sunk By Submarine

Washington, Aug. 5.---Thirty sur.
vivors of the tanker 0. B. Jennings
sunk Sunday about 100 miles off the
Virginia coast by U-boat, have reach
ed Norfolk, the navy department an
nounced today, The captain and thir-
teen men are still missing.
A wireless call was received yester.
day noon from the Jennings stating
she was being shelled by submarine
Naval vessels sent to the positions
indicated picked up the survivors. The
Jennings was tanker of 1890 net tons
belonging to the Standard Oil company
and built in 1917.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-05

Not alone in food is American
thrift beginning to tell in a colossal
way. Through the introduction of
various economies, stopping of leaks
and a general tightening-up process
we will be able to save 25,000,000 to
30eC0.0G0 tons of coal year in the
250000 industrial plants in the United
States without in any way reducing
the quantity or quality of the output.
In the Pittsburgh district alone a
saving OF $1,000 tons of coal year
has been effected through more
efficient practices. One might, no
doubt, with the same splendid re-
suits, run the entire gamut of our
activities. Wherever the flag floats
today, there you will find the prac-
tices of wartime thrift
But these great victories. made
possible by the practices of patriotic
thrift, should have the effect of
squirting us on to even greater sue
cess just as the success of our
soldiers abroad is an incentive to
them TO fight the harder. There must
be no let-down in thrift at home any
more than there should be a let
down along the battlefronts of
France.
Let us bear in mind also that
while our practices of thrift are
bringing assured victory to our cause,
we are receiving invaluable personal
results through our thrift practices.
We have been notoriously lax and
slipshod in matters of personal
economy. Our general habits of
thriftlessness have not been without
their detcriorating effects. We have
needed something to bring us to our
senses, TO teach us that personal
thriftlessness is invariably step
downward toward failure, that no
man can genuinely succeed in life
vino is not first of all thrifty
Two or three years ago American
thrift was jest. Today it is a
noble actuality-the most powerful
force that has been brought to bear
against the sinister aggressiveness
OF Germany.