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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-06
BETTER
IN THE STEEL TRADE
Labor Question Still Leading
One for Manufacturers.
Transportation Improves


Furthcr improvements was made during
the last week in steel plant operations
due TO additional bcttermcnt in the
TRANSFORMATION situation. However the
labor question Is still a leading one tor
steel manufacturers, as the dratt has
taken many men from their plants while
others have left for munition factories.
40 particular cases of unrest are re-
ported in the trade.
II is generally estimated that the
entire steel industry at present is work
ing at about so per cent OF capacity,
with some Of the larger companies doing
better than that figure. Several or the
smaller concerns are complaining of the
inability ~ get raw materials, lnclud-
ing pig iron, and this has affected their
operations. ~
The demand from consumers not doing
var york is slightly better than II was
n week ago, according to some au-
tborities, but no one appears anxious To
GOT much outside business ut present
hacouse of the many requirements of the
,;oycrnment and its allies for war pur-
poses. ,...,,,.
II is estimated in the trade that ship
rpents in March were couSldefaulE
.bead OF those of the two preceding
months. and April is expected I" SuoN
an PullHl increase DN'l 10 ~ 49,
as tbe Improvement which set in two or
,hrrn weeks ago.is expected to continue
,,.ft, IN. bcttcr weather conditions.
1, can he stated that the GeSt trade
,,,tb,ritics are more optimistic AZ
,,,,sscnt than they have been at any tlmc
,ipre the beginning Of the year, nut thlS
lust NOT he taknr TO mean that thcfc
-. ro rnor, for further Improvement,
cgneciallv i'm the railroad situation.
pig-irou production in March maue
.o,iite "A gain over the two prsceulIS
,nrths OF the year. According 10 re-
liable compilations the increase "Ne,
February was about '"o'"o" 'ono ",," no,
,,c, January approximately 6Oo'ooo
,,,,,s The total for the month was
,S,,,etbinr near 3,250,o00 tons Ihdo-
pendent reports indicate g.,
However. the figures for the hrst
.,,,orter of the year are not 50 ehcour-
aoing when compared with the same
lime in 1917, the total showing loss Oh
,,narlv' I oOO. 900 tons. Pig-iron inter-
osts are hopeful that further gains VIII
~ made i'm the coming months so that
s,,ture COMPARISONS with last year VIII
be more favorable. ,,,,
The situation in pig iron Is sun 'oIu-
,,licated and the Government reEul"-
zion on distribution Is beginning TO SNOW
results. For instance II Is Harueu
,rot through the authority Of Director
General of Railroads McAdoo, the LUX
ems steel Company has been able to
arrange for the shipment of large
amount Of southern basic iron to start
at once
Another instance OF the Governments
hand is shown in the fact that an
eastern Pennsylvania furnace during
the week was requested by the Fed
eraI authorities to ship at once 1000
tons Of basic iron 20 an eastern steel
mill The iron was sent and as re-
suit the steel mill put in position
to maintain operations, which had been
threatened by the scarcity of iron. This
steel mill Is doing virtually all Govern
ment work for war purposes, II is
stated.
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GIRL SWALLOWS POISON
Young Woman Attempts Life During
Breach-of- Promise Conference

Lancaster, Pa, April 6.-AIiss Ra-
chel c. Gilgore, twenty-five years old,
is a patient at the General Hospital
in a critical condition through, il is
alleged. taking a poison tablet in the
law offices of Charles w. Eaby, her
counsel in q recent breach of promise
of marriage suit against Herbert Cans.
man, a Lancaster business man.
Miss Gilgore and Mr. Eaby were
holding a conference with Mr.. Cans
man and his counsel, Colonel John Nj.
Croft with a view TO a settlement OF
the case. The parties interested re.
fuse TO say what terms of settlement
were offered Miss Gllgore. but they
were presumably unsatisfactory, for
she suddenly opened handbag and
swallowed the poison. which she took
from Il.
As she became Immediately ii. she
was hurried ~ tho hospital.
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The Subtreasury gained S152, 900 from
the banks yesterday
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NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET

Total liabilities. s2GO, sO4. 700 $3.50, 7o5, 100
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STOCKS IN SCANT
SUPPLY ON CURB
Business Continues Small,
With Trifiing Changes in
Prices-Oils Steady
New York, April G


The feature of curb trading was the
scant supply Of stocks generally all
through the list, which was reflected in
q continued small volume Of business
and triiling changes in prices
Burns Brothers 4 CO.. which opened
at 20"s, dropped to 20 and then rallied
To 2O"s. Submarine Boat was traded in
at 12ia and l2A, and Aetna Explosives
sold at Sis.
oil stocks were steady with Cosdcn
selling at 7lS and :. and Sapulpa at
Sh. United States steamship sold at
0l~. There were no sales Of Acroplauc
stocks.
Mining stocks were quiet, with Gold
fields and Tonopahs unchanged. Nixon
Nevada sold at I aud Consolidated
Arizona at | l5-l6.
Chevrolet ranged from ll9 to 10 and
Wright Martin was quoted AT : to -,
practically unchanged from the quota
tons prevailing through the previous
part of the week
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Expect Another Marine Dividend

New York, April G.--InternationaI
Mercantile Marine directors are schedul-
ed to meet next week and according
TO present reports Il is the intention Of
the board TO declare another extra
dividend on account of the amounts now
in arrears on the preferred Expecta-
tion of such a development, ii was
stated. accounted for a considera Bile
amount OF the purchases of Marine
preferred near the close Of the week
which carried the quotation up to about
points above the low level recorded a
few days previous.
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LIVESTOCK QUOTATIONS.

Chicago, April d.--HOGS-Estlmated re,
ccipts today. 1000 head; left over. 53l2 .
head; Monday. 30. 900 head; week. los 900
head, Strong. Tor, ,sl7 so; bulk, Sl720 a
Ills; heavy. $lG,15 q Il 81; rough $iG.i5a
rs 10; Workers, $l7.l5m ~ .Gj; pigs. S19T TiQ
CATTLE Estimated receipts today. 5000
head; Monday, ~, 200 head. Steady. Beevos
$40. II q li.iO; cows and hoif"rs. 81 sUm ~
stockers and feeders. $500 II; calves. SlI n
II: Door 10 medium. SO. ~ a l9.lO.
SiIEEl'-EstimAted receipts today. 1OOu
head; Monday, l2,UuU head. Strong. Ma
tive. 81" I5g L.; western; sl3.50g 80;
yearlugs. 81, 25G $3.50. Lambs, SIdH 20;
western, Sl6U 2O.GO,
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To Study Tree Protection

state College. Pa. April 6.-Estab-
llshment OF three field laboratories
that injure trees and farm crops in
this state has been, approved by the
trustees Of the Pennsylvania state Col
lege. one laboratory viii be maintained
~ Bustleton, Philadelphia another az
Arendtsville Adams County, and the
third at North Girard. Erie County.
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AIR RAID KILLS 24S

Geneva, April 6.-British aerial raids
on Cologne recently caused 24s deaths,
half Of whom were soldiers, according
to the reports received at Basle. The
soldiers were I'm railway train bound
for the Picardy front and standing at
the Cologne station.
Panic reigned i'm the city for twelve
hours. the streets were deserted and
the population hid In cellars. One
report says that major was killed.
The bodies of two Swiss who were
killed during the bombardment have
arrived here and win be buried with
honofN
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Philadelphia Markets
PROVISIONS

There was a fair johbins demand aud tn
market ruled firm Quotations. city beef,
IN sets smoked and mir dried SAC; western
beef IN sets, smUkeu, Sac; city beef,
35c; western beef. knuckles and tenders,
smoked. 3jc; beef hams. Si5. pork family.
SI9 a l3: hams =. l.. cured, loose, % BE
hams. skinned loose 90 a 800: other hams,
smoked. city cured. as to brand and aver
age 3On SO: hams. smoked. western cured.
300 32r: hams boiled. bDu"less, ABE: picnic
shoulders, S. p. cured. loose, 2ihC e.; picnic
shoulders, smoked. 25la 9; bellies. IN pickle,
according TO average, loose, 32c; breaFlaSt
bacon. as 10 brand and average. city ured.
3Bc; breakfast bacon, western cured. 36c;
lard, western. refined, 27R a 2Sc: lard, puro
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-06
Financial Briefs

The annual meeting of Pennsylvania
Coal and Coke Corporation will be held
on May G.
National Lead reports for the year
ended December 81 net earnings OF
$4,S96,953. an increase of Sl,9l9,254.
After preferred dividends the balance
of net earnings available for the $2O,-
655.4OO common stock was equal to
$3.50 a share, against S6.l5 share
earned in 1916.
The Subtreasury gained $l52, 900 from
the banks yesterday.
Gross earnings of twenty-four rail-
roads for the third week In March were
S12,O969i0. This compares with S1O,-
096,Ol7 the same week In 1917, or a
gain of s2,O0O.s98.
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Cotton BUYERS and Sellers

New York. April 6.-May-Cone.
O'Connor. Riardan and Cardoza bought (:
Hagedorn. Geer, Hartcorn and Rosen-
berg sold.
July Riordan, Kelffer, Cothran. Geer.
Newman, McFadden and Martin bought I;
Hyman, Finstein, Finn and Rosenberg
sold
October = Fulton, MIunds, Week,
Waters. Sellar. Segai and Morrison
bought; Hyman, Brooks and Newman
sold.
pecember-- Russell. Segal and WeiclS
1tnEhf Hartcoru sold
p|ttN bought lef. 1llon and
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-FaUOr MstaLImeHt Tax Payments

decided
The
what
"A
especially eXcesroht individuals having
income
considered financial quite probable that the
have
he Metropolitan
o
the of this
capital market with fair
anodng
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Money Situation Sonephat Better


a
which
bid all supplies
the
afford the chief
heads in
commitments which banking
withdrawn a
period experimentation
is
transportation shall
is to
less than monthly
mott
saious way be
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"
considering heavy rains in the South.
west last night the cotton market had
very steady opening. first prices show.
ing a net advance Of to II points
\ good part Of the stability was due
to covering following yesterdays yo.
lent break, but q portion of il also was
attributed to purchasing by trade IN.
torCStS,
IN regard to the announcement Of
probable priCe-iiXing on goods. there was
still considerable nervousness, although
brokers appeared to be somewhat less
apprehcnsiye about its effect on the raw
material
The news about the moisture caused
a widening between old and new eroo
condition; the latter worked off about
10 points from the initial levels, while
the near months showed firm. May ad
Nancing 10 points over yesterdays clos
on further covering and buying by spot
houses.
Receipts at the ports for the day are
estimated at 5000 bales. against 1884
u week ago and j925 bales a year ago.
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Reserve Banks Discount Rates

d., Uihrial discount rates at the twelve
feIGrai Reserve banks We're as follows.
all periods up to and iurnfHipg ~, GI t
te"n-daN maturity the second for "A
period Of sixteen to ninety days. Tho
third and fourth columns give The rate.
Tor r"discountS Of collateral loans Sc
cur'u pN Government bonds or notcs)
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Cotton StatistiCs

New York. April d--Tho statistical posi-
t"u Of cotton Is as follows:
Total visible
supply o.. l,G97,137 4TO2,5lt ISlLi5
OF W h iCh
American. 3I29.13I 3It65lt 3JllTg
Total In sight
April o.. 975S,iu 9,5o2 1856 IO.95sOn
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Offerings Of corn were scarce this
morning and the market was frmer.
There was scattered buying by commits
sion houses The selling was limited
II was believed that if the new con-
tract plan is adopted the old contract
will go 70 the maximum Of $L2S. The
opinion prevailed that new contracts
under the latest scheme will sell around
Sl.iO to S1.i5, Dr. more nearly on a
basis Of the cash article.
May opened H. higher at Sl.26's, and
moved up TO S1.2G7s. The receipts here
today We're 1877 cars. The undertone at
Liverpool was barely steady Tie
weather i'm Argentina continued favor
able for the picking Of the new crop.
Business in oats was moderately ac-
tive and mixed. There was scattered
selling by commission houses. Resting
orders to buy absorbed the offerings.
The tone was irregular
May opened at S5hc to Si5sc, against
Siatc at the end yesterday and later
sold at Soc. The receipts here today
were 152 ears.
The fact that the vote on the now
oats contract has been deferred until
later had II tendency to check opera
tiOuS The undertonc at Liverpool was
a little easier
Shipments from Argentina are en-
jarginE with good percentage to
the United Kingdom. There were beun-
ncial rains in the southwest
Receipts Of wheat at Minucapuii.
and Duluth today were 1lG cars. against
~ cars last year; at Winnipeg 3OG
cars, against iIG cars: at Chicago >
cars compared with 61 cars.
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BANK CLEARINGS INCREASE
Gain Over Last Week and This Week
Last Year

Total bank clcarings In the principal
cities of the country for the week ended
today we're S6,27G,S35,733. against s5.-
'i"'oHb'5t' last week and S5,S1l,994.-
t"l this week last year. Compared with
.!sI year Philadelphia made gain Of
i2.6 per cent.
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POULTRY

LINE-rho market ruled firm, with 10
maud absorbing the limited offerings. tn"
uuuiatiO chickens, sHft-mcdlrd roster.
rs N l2r; STACEY young ROSTERS. w" ,,,"'
old roostcrg y n BOc Ducks pol,n, 10"
i2r. do, indian Hummer $50, 800. Geese,
aSd 40. Guinoas. per pair 81 l,'"
Pigeons. old. p"r pair, iOa ijc; do, young
nor %, n 31p.
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Liberty Loan Campaign an influence

be o
restrictive
third
war is n
first
10 a decision
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NEW YORK BANK STATEMENT
Decrease in Average in Actual
Loans-Demand Deposits Increase

\cw York, April G.-.Thc New York
bank statement this week shows de.
crease I'm average ana actual loans, with
lurr"4S" i'm average and decrease i'm
actual reserve. Demand deposits in
crease in both cases.
"Details follow,
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TRADE PURCHASING
STEADIES COTTON
Brokers Less Apprehensiye
About Effect of Price-Fix-
ing on Raw Materials

COTTON BELT WEATHER CONDTIoys
New York. April 6.-The following ten.
pernturcS were recorded in the cotton ben
this murnng;
Wilmington. 3S: Knoxville. ~: August,
and .NIanta. IG; Chattanooga. Macon ana
Charleston. ~; Oklahoma City. so; Fort
smith, Memphis and savannah, SO; AM
lene. and ThOmasville, 81; Shreyeport
Little Rock and Montgomery. 80; Vicks
JaCkNonNille. 62i Pensacola and Tamps
81; ttHlICsiUn, GS.
There Was .Ol inch of precipitation At
o Meridian aud Pensacola, 10 nj Memphis
.lU at oklahoma and 80 AZ Galveston.
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I . UF.ITWIN-"I1IT. g DDT cent.
. liu.', 81 NJ per cent Commercial pa-
per three TO four months, nc per cent .
SIN months q per cent.
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INACTIVE NEW YORK STOCKS

Following are quotations for inactive
New York stocks and i'm which there
were no transactions today. The price
eIvcn Is. Tho last rroyIons saln
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-06

quiet opening in the coffee market this
morning and first prices were unchanged
to a decline Of . points. The only bust
ness transacted on the call was one lot
Of December.
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PHILA. INACTIVE STOCKS

Following are quotations for inactive
stocks listed on the Philadelphia stock
Exchange and in which there were ~"
transactions today. The price given Is
the last previous closes:
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FEWER OFFERINGS
STRENGTHEN CORN
Commission House Buying
Scattered-Selling Is Limit
ed-Oats Active and Mixed
GRAIN BELT WEATnER FORECAST

GRAIN BELT WEATHER FORECAST
Chicago, April 8.--Illinois-Rain to-
niEht, colder In south, sunday fair.
MissOuri-ClOudy and somewhat colder
tonight: sunday fair,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS rain or snow to-
night and sunday.
sunday.
lowa-Unsettied tonight; sunday partly
cloudy.
North Dakota--Pnrtly cloudy tonight and
sunday colder tonight.
south DnkOta-(iencrally fair tonight
and sunday,
NcbTaska--lair tonight and Sunday.
kAnsaS-Iair tonight and sunday.
MgntHna-PHrtly cloudy tonight and
Sunday.
Nyoming-Partly cloudy tonight and
sunday.
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Kansas City, April 6.-CATTI.Is--Esti.
mated receipts today, 200 head. Normal
IIOGS-Estimated receipts today, 1000
head. Strong.
SHEEp uoup.
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REFINED SUGARS
DAIRY PRODUCTS

Supplies were small and tho market ruled
steady, with demand fairly active. w
quote on 81 basis of I.l3c for extra granu'
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south Omaha, Apru G.--tIOGS--Estimated
receipts to-day. 1900 head. Strong
head Steady.
SHEEP, none.
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MANY STOCKS SCORE ADVANCES,
WITH NEW LOAN BULLISH FACTOR
Liberal subscriptions to Ala Per Cent War
Bonds Makes Wall Street Cheerful.
WarrNews Helps
New York. April 6.

The beginning Of the sale Liberty
Loan marked all
display
had been o of
factor with a
demand
highest
OF from sub.
stanial interests
( to liberal
a Liberty
fromP NJ md
United a point
and Westn
further
Of United states Steel
a although Liberty
to decline followed by
q
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Further Check on Speculation

further administered stock
ruling by the Attorney Cen
subject
lending
Heretofore
regarded sales the ground that
selling
fact ruling the entire 81 unnatura
being assumed borrower.
In this becomes handcapand not nconsdeie one
the regular board
late the selling months 1t
ciy the trading exchange members
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pIyIDENps DEcLAREn

West Penn Power Comuany. regular o,ie,
terlf .of ~ pr cent on pr1ferr1d. nag
apl1 May a 10 stock ol record ApflI 20 ~ =
~
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MONEY-LENDING RATES

WI, p,r,,,,:: SG27a so, ,7aa 85,sl1.ooLIa1 f. so
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-04-18

the 9th day of April, 1918, at the re-
quest OF Austin Bros, owners and
shippers thereof, inspected that
certain brand OF horses bein in mum.
her II head, and branded as follows
to-wit:
l6 head branded T over o, connect
ed, left thigh
head branded j, left thigh.
further certify that the above de.
scribcd horses were shipped from
Montello. Elko county, Nevada. on
said above mentioned date by the S.
p. Railway Company in cars Nos.
1870 G. II. & S. A, and the destina-
ton OF said shipment of horses was
Fort Hall. State of Idaho. and that |
have full and complete record OF
the brands OF the above mentioned
horses.
In witnesses whereof | have here
unto set my hand this 9th day of
April, 1918,
J. c. HARRIS,
Sheriff and Inspector of Horses OF
Elko County. Nevada.
by o. VI. LAMON, Deputy.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-04-18
CERTIFICATE OF SHERIFF AS IN.
SPECToR OF HORSES

State of Nevada, County Of Elko, SIS.
In accordance with an act of the
Legislature of the State of Nevada.
providing for the inspection OF horses
about to be driven or shipped out of
the State, Approved March Goth,
1907"
hereby certify that, at Montello,
Elko County, Nevada, on Wednesday.
the 10th day OF April, 1918. at the re-
quest of Xavier Servel, owner and
shipper thereof, | inspected that Ger
tain brand of horses being in number
6 head and branded as follows, to-
wit:
head branded KO left shoulder.
l head branded JIM connected,
left shoulder.
l head branded inverted V, left
shoulder.
! head branded Xbar, left shoulder.
head branded p Bench, left thigh.
l head branded Quarter Circle c,
left thigh.
further certify that the above de-
sCribed horses were shipped from
MontcIlo. Elko county. Nevada, on
said above mentioned date by thu S.
p. Railway Company in cars Nos.
1895 VI. l.. & r., and the destination
of said shipment of horses was Poca.
tcllo, state of Idaho, and that | have
a full and complete record of the
/ brands of the above mentioned horses
In witnesses whereof I have here
unto set my hand this 10th day OF
/ April, 1913,
J. c. HARRIS.
| Sheriff and Inspector Of Horses oil
Elko County. Nevada.
! by o. NJ. LAMON, Deputy.
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:.
Highest Prices Paid for &;
HIDES, SHEEP PELTS AND !
JUNK. We ALSO BUY :
OLD MACHINERY :
TELEPHONE THE
NEVADA HIDE 8 JUNK co. :
A. SUTTON, Mgr.
$50 COMMERCIAL ST. ELKO, NEV.
FILTHY CONDITIONS
EXIST IN ElK0
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have only to view it themselves TO
appreciate the vast harm that must
come from il. 1t is 4 cancer upon the
face of our beloved little city that
must be wiped out, absolutely oblit-
Grated, and that at once. Unless that
is done. individual criticism will of
necessity be called into action. 1t
may be expensive to fill the stump and
haul away the refuse; it may incon-
venience the ghouls who dump their
refuse there to haul it a little fur
Their TO the dumping ground outside
the city limits. but that expense and
that inconvenience must be met in
some manner for the welfare OF ev.
cry man. woman and child in Elko
And when that is done we will venture
TO 81! that one of the chief sources OF
disease in Elko will have been wiped
out.
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REGARDLESS OF THE WAR,
ROADS TO BE IMPROVED

SPRINGFIELD, H., April 1S.-Fed.
eral highways in Illinois will be i'm
proved during 1918 despite the war.
Assurances OF this is contained in
governmental approval of the work.
Secretary of Agriculture Houston has
sent word that Secretary of the Treas
ury McAdoO has agreed TO plans for
the construction OF roads outlined by
the state highway department along
the Dixie highway, Lincoln highway,
ChiCago-Wisconsin state line road
Chicago-Joliet route and the Peoria
Sparland line. During the year
100000 will be spent from federal
state and county sources on the pro
ject.