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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-12
The Woman of To-
morrow

A AVE we been waiting for the twentieth
century and the revelations of the
war to perceive what already in time
OF peace, especially in France, has long stared
US IN the face, namely, that woman is more
gifted than man for household management,
tor economy, for commerce, for enterprise?
We were perhaps not so blind as it may ap-
pear; we were only trying to save our mascu-
nne dignity when said, in tone of superb
GRITTY: "They know nothing about business"
If, unfortunately, this had been true, how
many rich people of yesterday would find
themselves to-day in fine pickle, to use vul-
gar expression.
They only feigned to know nothing; their
lords and masters had failed to instruct them.
Why the pose if not for fear that the disciple
might seem superior to her master?
They have seized the occasion that hitherto
had escaped them to prove their worth. They
have not taken anything from anybody; they
have filled places that were vacant, they have
worked ad interim. All that remains for US
now to do is to accord them the appellations
significant of their various Offices.
But let us not entertain the hope that here
after they will be contented with so little.
Equality in the home no longer sufices them.
They want political rights. The word "man"
stood for two genders in Latin. They said
correctly to a woman: Remember that YOU
are born man." They now claim that, even
so, should call them, not women citizens
(citoyennes), but citizens (citoyens).
Before long they will have carried the case
lin England. Formerly it was France that
took the initiative in all reforms. Let US not
be jealous of our Allies, but keep pace with
m.-Translated from the French Of Abel
Hermant in Lies Annales."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-12
"Relief Work" by a
Sculptures

MANY men of many minds, from million
AVA aires to musicians, have left their own
payrolls or pianos to give their entire
time to the Red Cross.
Now comes a woman who has closed I'D her
studio to take an executive desk in the Red
Cross. Early and late Miss Malvina Hoffman,
sculptor, is to be found at the New York
County Chapter, where she has charge of the
Bureau of Information and Research and Of
the foreign department.
For three years Miss Hoffman studied with
Rodin in Paris. When the war broke out she
organized, with several other pupils of Rodin
the French Artists Relief Fund, of which
Rodin himself until his recent death was hon
orary president.
While one hand now keeps in touch for the
Red Cross every day, with main headquarters
In Washington. the Bureau of Public Informa-
ton, the food commission, public charities and
some dozen other organizations, the other hand
labors for the Serbian National Defence
League of America, to raise Serbian volunteers
in this country and to send money to Serbian
orphans.
But Miss Hoffman defies tradition and lets
her right hand know what her left hand doetn
For one work intersects the other-the Ked
Cross helps the Serbians! 1t has already sent
to the friendless Serbian volunteers who saA
from Canada two hundred knitted garments
and is planning other assistance
So Miss Hoffman serves her country IN
double capacity. The Red Cross is on her r'ens
hand, Serbia on her left. But her studio -
dark.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-12

association by the fact that it's founder and
director is Nine. Cecile sartoris, the wife of
Captain Algernon Sartoris, grandson of Gen.
eral Grant, now fighting with our army in
France. Nine. Sartoris is now in this country
formulating plans for raising not only the
funds which will be used for the actual recon-
struction work, but a working fund which is
necessary for carrying on the campaign. And
that is where you and I come in: We may not
be able to contribute to the big French Resto-
ration Fund, but we can give our mite to help
in the raising of it, right now.
Nine. Sartoris, whose heart and soul is in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-12

"a me. Cecile Sartoiis, founder and executive
director of the French Restoration Fund.
estate and sugar refinery were destroyed by
the Huns, and for five months he and his wife
were forced to live in the cellar while the
Germans systematically blew up his house, bit
by bit, to prolong the agony as long as posi-
BILE. He was then separated from his wife.
taken to Germany and kept in prison for
nearly two years. Then he was sent home.
He had found his wife again when Nine. Sar
toris saw him, and they were living in what
remained Of the porter's lodge on his estate,
dressed in rough peasant clothes and wooden
sabots. But his spirit remained unbroken.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-12

this work, so much so that she has spent a
great part of her own private fortune and all
her time for the past year in organizing and
financing it, made very extensive tour of the
devastated districts just before sailing for
America: The photographs on this page were
taken by her. She brings to us countless
stories of the wonderful spirit and courage of
the French. One I must tell you because it is
the story of the old gentleman whom you see
in one of the pictures standing on the steps of
one of the buildings of his ruined estate
lie was wealthy sugar refiner, just seventy
years old when war was declared. His entire
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-12
She is waiting in ROye for you to restore her
home. There is nothing left but the wind
mill, and that has lost its wings.

war, we may still be slow in sending our men
and munitions, we may be found wanting in
dozen different ways but we know one thing
for we are planning ahead, for once-the res
toratlon and reconstruction of France is a
job that America has taken on and she will be
ready for it when the time for action comes
and will see it through, in so far, at least, as
raising the necessary money goes
The actual work of reconstruction and res
toration is to be done by native workmen and
native architects. There are men in the
trenches right now who are working every
spare minute the plans for these new-od
buildings, for not one detail is to be changed
or rather only one. They are not planning
for modern improvements: there will be no up
to-date plumbing, no furnace heat. The peas
ants who have been without home or. worse
still, in German prisons, for the past four
years, are coming back to the home that they
remember, the old house of which thew have
dreamed throughout their dreary exile They
want the old pump in the courtyard just as it
was in their fathers and grandfather's time.
They want the stone floors, the low-beamed
ceilings and the tiny panes in the windows
and they are going to have it all just as it was
peIore-WlJn one exception: they are going to
have more windows and DOORS In the old DAYS
when these houses were built there was tax
on windows and doors and the thrifty peasant
got along with as few as possible. Several
years ago, however, this tax was removed and
so the French peasant who loves sunshine and
fresh air may reve in it to his hearts content
without fear of the tax collector
The Official French Restoration Fund is
under the French government. Two commit.
tees are it's guiding spirits, one, the National
French Committee comprising among others
lie Ministre de PInstruction Publique ct Beaux
Arts; lie Ministre de PIntereur, NJ Emile
Loubet, ex-Presdent of France; Paul Descha-
mel, president of the Chamber of Deputies.
Antonin Dubost, president Of the Senate, and
Armand Dayot, Inspector General des Beaux
Arts. The other is the National American
Committee, and this numbers among it's men,
bers Nicholas Murray Butler, w. Murray
Crane, Cardinal Gibbons, John H. Finley,
Charles Schwab, ex-President Taft, DR.. Henry
van Dyke and Governor Whitman.
An additional personal interest is given the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-12
By ELENE FOSTER

M VI VIVE?" is the legend on the seal
of the French Restoration Fund
and beside the growing cock are the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-07
WEEKLY COTTON

New York. April 6.-The demand for
Gotten goods is still much in excess
of the supply. Mills and selling agents
are slow to accept new contracts and
spot merchandise is growing scarcer
Government orders are taking up a
large part of the output.
Print cloths. sheetings, fine combcd
yarn goods and colored cottons con-
tinue to advance, although the volume
of sales is generally smaller. Jobbing
and retail distribution continues good
Civilian consumption is being checked
by high prices. Hardly 80 per cent OF
the duck production of the country is
available for civilian needs
Apprehension of price fixing has
grown in consequence of the delega-
ton of presidential powers to the war
industries board and merchants are do
ing much to restrain buying. Cotton
yarns have advanced sharply and
coarse yarns are particularly scarce in
government purposes have been large,
and hosiery production is bespoken for
some time to come.
Quotations are more or less nom
inal. as many lines of goods have been
withdrawn from sale and prices are
named only when some small lots come
to hand. Print cloths. 2S-inch, 64x64s,
13hc; 64x60s. 13c; 3S1z Inch, 64x64s,
17%c; brown sheeting, southern stan
dards, 2611. denims. 2.20s. southern in
digo, 37Hc: tickings. S-oz. 42Hc;
prints. 1Shc staple ginghams, 19c;
dress ginghams. 26c.
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Clearing House Banks

New York, April 6--The actual clear
condition for the week shows that they
hold $44,647640 reserve in excess Of
legal requirements. This is decrease
Of s16,751,4S0 from last week. The
statement follows:
Actual Condition--Loans discounts,
etc, s4.291, $4,000; decrease, $4S,634-
900: cash in own vaults, members fed
eral reserve banks (a) $103.Si0, 900; in
crease, s1,75S,O00. Reserves in federal
reserve bank of member banks, $519,-
$4,000; decrease, $15,571,000. Reserve
in own vaults, banks and trust COM
panies, tb) s16,993,0 0o decrease, s5S3,-
O0n Reserve in depositaries, state
banks and trust companies. $S,64100o;
increase $4,000. (x) Net demand de-
posits, $S.762. 10000; increase, $685.
600. Net time deposits, s1S5.796,000; In
crease $2.441 ,0G0. Circulation $685.
$4,000; decrease. $4,000. Specie in
eluded in (a) and (b1. $4,000 900.
{x) United States deposits deducted,
s22S.90S.000. Aggregate reserve, s545,-
100000. Evcess reserve. $44,647,640; de-
crease, s16,751.4SO.
Summary of state banks and trust
companies in Greater New York not
included in clearing house statement:
Loans, discounts, etc. $750,411.s0o; de-
crease, $1,99S,700. Specie, $15.070,s00;
increase. $427,100. Legal tenders, $685.
05s.600; increase, $709.600. Total de-
posits, $796,960,600; increase, $780,
900. Banks cash in vaule, $13,240, 500.
Trust companies cash in vault, &c.,
$4,000.
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Over w. e. CampbelPs Wire

New Orleans, April 6.-The cotton mar
ket made another show of it's old-time
form today, rising strong in the face of
heavy and general rains over Texas and
Oklahoma, which must be accepted as
breaking the long vdrouth The main
influence back of the advance was the
announcement that the war industries
board did not contemplate fixing the
price of raw cotton, but was devoting
itself to stabilizing the price of cotton
goods needed by the government in the
conduct of the war. Yesterdays sellers
were conspicuous buyers from the start.
Opening at an advance, the market
quickly rose to level So to AZ points
above the close of yesterday. 1t was not
until late in the session that liquidation
to secure profits on the long side be-
came of sufficient volume to check the
upward trend. The close was 80 to Al
points up. The firmness of the market
was Intensified by the more encouraging
tone of war news and reports from Fall
River showing that dry goods were sell
ing at from 97c to $1,07 a pound. which
made it plain that present prices for
raw material are fully justified, espe-
cially as the Fall River dispatches stated
that buyers for civilian trade were
cheerfully paying these abnormally high
prices, end that even at such levels the
demand from this source could not be
satisfied In view of this. our opinion
of the market continues favorable
Shepard & Gluck.
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BATTLE FRONT NEWS
LIFTS UP STOCKS
u. S. Steel Takes on Leader
ship Again, Gaining
l IL Points

New York, April 6.-Under the influ-
ence of stimulating advices from the
battle front and the mighty impetus in
all quarters, leaders attaining to high
est levels of the week. Trading was
broader and more active. Extreme gains
in important issues extended from l to
2ls points, and among speculative shares
the advance ranged from 5 to points.
United States Steel asserted it former
leadership, gaining IL points on. steady
accumulation.
Shippings and petroieums were next
in favor, Marine preferred Atlantic Gulf,
Texas company and Royal Dutch lead
ing those groups.
Rails made up in strength what they
lacked in activity, Canadian Pacific,
Union Pacific, Reading and other invest
ment shares gaining to "a points.
Harvester issues. American Tobacco,
Industrial Alcohol and Distillers fea-
.tured the specialties at advances of 2
TO points, maximum quotations ruling
at the close.
A decrease Of about SIG, 10000 in actual
reserves reduced excess reserves to
slightly less than A5,000,000 actual loans
also contracting by almost $44,o00.000.
Bonds were strong, French issues sup
plementing Yesterdays gains. Total
sales, par value, aggregated s2,600000.
United States bonds, old issues, were
unchanged on call during the week.
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COTTON RETR|EVES
ITS RECENT LOSSES
Price of Goods Far Above a
Normal Parity With
Raw Material

New York. April 6.-The cotton market
recovered about half of yesterday s
losses today. The extreme nervousness
over the renewed talk of price fixing in
the goods trade appeared to have sub
sided. There was enough irregularity to
produce rather confused and unsettled
sentiment, but trade interests were good
buyers of the near months, while there
was active covering by some of yester-
days sellers, which sent July contracts
up to 80. Acc, or 81 points net higher. That
delivery closed at 33.42c, with the general
list closing firm at a net advance of
2o.3S points.
The market opened steady at an adj
vance of to II points in spite of the
favorable weather map, and furecer scat
tering liquidation caused by the break of
late yesterday. The reports of good rains
in the central and parts of the western
belt served to hold back the late months
and led to widening of defences, but
the new crop sold about "a to Is points
net higher in the late trading, with Oc-
tober touching $3.50, compared with
31.73c, the low level reached on yester-
days late break. May advanced to 34.19c,
with the general list showing net gains
of "a to 80 points in the late *r1Allg.
Weeh-eHu IeNieWS oL Tic SioP eueiooN
were generally favorable. but the atten'
ton of the trade still seemed to be pretty
well monopolized by the strength of the
spot situation and the uncertainties or
the price fixing proposition.
1t seemed to be quite generally noted
that the price of goods was far above
normal parity with raw material and the
opinion was expressed in some quarters
that regulation of profits in the goods
trade was more likely than definite price
fixing
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NEW STYLE TRADING
BULLS GRAIN PIT.
Oats Sympathize With Corn
and Provisions Go Upward
With Hog Values

Chicago. April 6-Opinions that the new
style trading, which was expected to be
in vogue soon, would lift prices to the
present allowable maximum, had bull
ish effect today on corn The market
closed steady at Il cent net advance,
with May s1.2sss. Oats gained Is to
ss@1sc and provisions 10 to 3oc.
Corn was influenced throughout the
session by a prevalent belief that as a
result of balloting which took place to-
day, the directors would Immediately au-
thorize pit dealings in the July delivery
and that the option would command
about $40 bushel. On this basis it
was figured that May would rise to $1.2S.
the highest figures the rules permit.
Oats were unsettled, sympathy with
corn strength being at times offset by
excellent crop and weather reports.
A rise in the value of hogs lifted pro-
visions.
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light. 17.2o@1T.95; mixed, S17.0O@17.S5;
heavy, $16.20@17.65; rough, $4,000
1850; pigs. s12.75@16.90.
Cattle: Receipts, 5000: steady Native
steers, S10.15 1880. stockers and feed
ers, $S.40@12.00; cows and heifers
$6.S01S.o0; calves, $11.O0@17.00.
Sheep. Receipts, 1000; strong. Sheep
S12.50@17.50; lambs, $15.75@ 1850.
st. Louis, April Clogs: Receipts
5000; steady. Lights, $3.50 @17.S5: pigs
s1450@17.25; good heavy, $3.50 @17.50i
bulk. s17.25 @17.75.
Cattle: Receipts. 600; steady. Native
beef steers, $9.75@14.5O; yearling
steers and heifers, S7.00@13.50; cows
s6.O0@11.5o; stockers, s7.50@11.25; ma
tive calves, s7.75@16.25.
Sheep: Receipts, 100; steady. Lamb
$14.50 @ 20.25; ewes, $12.00@15.00;
wethers. $13.0o@14.oo; Gamers and
choppers, $6.50@9.50
Kansas City, April Clogs: Re-
ceipts 1900; steady Bulk, $4,000
|171O: heavy, s16.sO@17o0; packers and
butchers, S16.90@1715; light, s17.00 q
E17.20; pigs, s1S.5o@17.10.
Cattle: Receipts. 200; steady. Prime
fed, steady, s13.75 @14.75; dressed beef
steers, s12.50@14.00; southern steers
s9.00@12.00 cows, $500 1900; heifers
$S.50@13. co.; stockers and feeders, $500
@13.0O; bulls, s7.7510.25; calves, $3.50
@14.00.
Sheep: Receipts. none; steady. Lambs
S19.65@20.50 yearlings, $15.00@17.50;
wethers, $15.Oo@16.5o; ewes, $1S.50@
1900.
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New Orleans Futures
New Orleans Cotton

New Orleans, April 6.-The better
tone of war reports; the heavy general
rains over Texas and Oklahoma, which
were taken to mean the ending of the
Opening at the advance the market
rose until it was 35 to Al points up.
The close was at a net gain of 32 to
Al points. While there were two minor
set-backs, nothing of the selling pow
err of yesterday was displayed. New
crop accounts, especially from the mid
die and eastern sections of the belt,
were favorable but were ignored. The
failure of bearish factors to influence
values appeared to be due to the COW
ering movement among yesterdays
sellers. Shorts showed a desire from
the beginning of the session to even up
over the weekend. M
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-07
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'S Letter

New York. April Especial -Of-
fetal detailed reports have not yet
been received Of the rains in Texas,
but private advices report good rains
over the entire state from San Antonio
to Dallas, and predictions are for more
thunder showers today and tonight.
Several private advices were received
stating that the drouth had been eff
fectually broken over the cotton grow
ing territory of the state. There was
much uncertainty regarding the in
tention of the government in calling
the meeting Of the cotton goods trade
as to fixing prices on the cotton goods
which the government requires which
is reported to have been called for next
week. The local traders wore free buy
ers on the opening on the belief that
the market was entitled to substan-
tial recovery after the break Of yester-
day. This recovery occurred. the mar
ket closing with traders looking for
higher prices next week on the idea
that the government will not fix any
drastic revision in prices. With the
breaking Of the drouth in Texas the
crop outlook becomes favorable over
the entire cotton belt in contrast with
bad accounts Or last spring. The sta
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to affect the market. Trade interests
were good buyers of near months, while
there was also some covering by sellers
of Friday. Good rains in the belt helped
to hold back late positions, and led to
wider differences. The general list
showed gains of "A to SO points. Prices
of fineshed goods are too far above a
parity with raw material, and profit reg
ulation in the goods trade is due.
New style of trading in the grain pit
due to be put in effect soon bulled the
corn market yesterday, closing &c up.
Oats were unsettled, but in sympathy
with corn, with crop prospects excellent
They closed ssQ1Ac up. Hogs went up
ward, taking provisions with them to ths
extent of an advance of 10 to Soc
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-07
Three Fort William
Barracks Are Burned

Portland, Me-, April 6-Three connect
ed barrack buildings at Fort Williams
were destroyed by fire early Friday. or
ficers at the camp said the blaze was
started by crossed wires and denied first
reports that the outbreak OF the flames
had been preceded by an explosion.
All the troops alseep in the structures
escaped unhurt and so perfect was the
discipline that most of the movable con-
tents of the barracks were saved.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-07
Hubbard Bros. & Co

Cotton Merchants, Hanover square.
\. Members New York Cotton Elk
New York Produce Exchange, Associates
Members Liverpool Cotton Association
sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed Oil fo
future delivery. Special attention AMI
liberal terms given for consignments O
spot cotton, for delivery. Correspond
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Bonds
Money Market

New York. April 6--Mercantile pa
peter. four and six months. per cent
sterling, 60-day bills. 4.f2A. CONNER.
ciai 6e-day bills on banks. 4.71%
commercial 60-day bills. ANY; de.
inand, AS 7-16; cables, 4.76 7-16; ba,
silver. 91&c. Francs. depand. 5.7aH
cables, 5.70X. Guilders demand, 46M
cables 47A Lires, demand, SS3h
caples, Ss2. Rubles, demand, 1919; ca
bles. IA nominal Mexican dollars. 74c
government bonds, strong; railroad
bonds, strong.
London, April 6-Rar silver, 451sd
per ounce; money)3 per cent; discount
rates snort and three months, Gle
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-07
Big Fellows of Wall Street Make
Weekend Squirt Among Leaders

With the outlook good along the battle-
front of France. the money changers of
Wall street took courage, and as a result
leaders went to new high records for the
week. Some extreme gains went to IA
points, while some speculative shares
touched 5 points. United States Steel
assumed leadership again, gaining IL.
Shipping and petroleum were also in
favor, while rails were stronger but in
active. Bonds were strong, with total
sales of So, 100000.
Cotton scored partial comeback yes
terday, retrieving about half of the pre-
vious days losses. Price fixing seems
to lodge in traders to such an extent as
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Produce Market

New York, April 6.-Butter unsettled;
receipts, 1867 tubs; creamery, higher than
extras, 41h@42c; extra, 80 score, 4012@41c;
firsts. 39A Q40l4c. Eggs, irregular; re-
ceipts, 80. 122 cases; fresh gathered extras
37GsSc; extra 1irsts, Sa1ad351ac; firsts. 3lA
oslo. Cheese irregular; receipts, POOL
boxes; state whole milk flats held spe-
cials, 24a25lhc; do average run, 23Q241ac.
Poultry, live, nominal, in the absence OF
supplies. Dressed quiet; chickens. 27G43c;
others unchanged.
Chicago, April 6.-Butter unchanged.
Eggs lower; receipts 1888 cases; firsts,
3O@9O5c ordinary frsts. 29Q29Ac; at
mark. cases included. 29930c. Potatoes;
unchanged.
st. Louis. April 6.-Poultry unchanged.
Butter. creamery, 43c Eggs, 3lkc.
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