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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-02-20

Six new members were elected b!
ha Reliance Steam Fire Engine Com
,anv at meeting cf that compan!
leld Tuesday night. Arrangements al
Il were made for an oyster roast to
e given in the near future.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-02-20

The regular weekly prayer meet
mo- of the Anne Lee Memorial Home
for the Aged, Will be held tomorrow
f+ernoon at three o'clock. Mrs. Chas.
lder VIII be leader. Strangers arc
cordially invited.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-02-20

! The alarm of fire shortly after mid
TIGHT last night was caused by ths
iurning of trash in a barrel in the
lear of a cafe on the north side Of
l;ng street between Alfred and Pat
ick streets. Chemicals were used II
xtinguishing the blaze.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-02-20

The State Corporation Commission
,as granted a charter to the Nc
,herson Company, Incorporated, Alex
'ndria. Va. maximum capital stock
800 900 minimum $4,000. H. Roster
oulaney, Jr., president; Geo. c. Min
tigerode, secretary; Jos. n. Ihomp-
lon and William B. Mason. All OF
Washington, D. C. To operate hotels.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-02-20

| The Junior Auxiliary and the Sun.
Nav School of St. Paul's Church VII!
Tive tableaux and musical entertain
[hent, under sthe direction rof Mrs
Robert S. Barrett and Miss Katherine
Waller, in the Norton Memorial, Fri
|,av. February 81, at 7.3O p. m,.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-02-20

Robert ]. Poss, former member
IF The American Expeditionary Force
in France, has arrived at his home II,
this city. Harry Bettis, also a former
member of the A. E. F., has arrived
acme.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-02-20

A lady member of the Second Pres
s,,+ar;an Church will entertain the
|, ,an,hers. Of Westminster Club at 1:3O
,c1ock tonight. A literary and musl-
ial program will be. rendered on the
iccasion All members of the organl-
lation are requested to be present.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-02-20

II is expected that there will be a
arge turnout of citizens this evening
Il the reception at the nrrses' home
If the Alexandria Hospital which Will
Se from 7 until 10 o'clock. A muslcal
Aropram will be given and refresh
Enents will be served. All citizens
Ere invited to attend.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-08-04
YOUR LAST CHANCE

The days for canning
fruit are numbered-num.
bered because there is very
little fruit to be had. Some
Of YOU lost out on the straw
berries. blackberries, logan
berries, and other early
fruits. If YOU don't hurry
YOU will also lose out on oll
what little is left. ! VII!
have a limited supply OF
Plums, Blackberries, Sat'u'
ma Plums, Apples and CraO
Apples. Order them n0w'
before it is too late. Ne
member, I get them every
night for delivery first thing
the following morning. They
come to YOU FRESH.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-08-04
BIG MONEY

ma, ,,slll ~, ,,,Nxa.,
"E money VIII oc """ M NmIn'
nn rnns ".'a"H ,r new ,cw 's'
an" 'nos' u, WI" w ""n"r "n ""s'.
neS> P.wPrN. We nave '"c nS'
wa. W." "pP'"' w .nc wn"'"s ','
""N''' ''">S ""'e '"c '"''""'"R'
-. "a" Sr' ,, ,
N"h-'r>'W nv owner "ier> i"r
"u'k S"c ." ~, M"'" ~ '"' "''
INrN WIN ''h' nu'""es' Ri'"S "n
cA'"''nt income "s :" 'nc hear' I"
.ne rc'"' >e'"" NV" WI" prove
iih' investment. ASK Tor pre-" an
"rms'
Sh"t"rr i'h' M"ih ~. '"t -" '"r"-
r nmprn|ci WIN h"icTh wv" >'orF
DITCH ou'"i"s' W"u'd !" source
I" pr'ue w own 'ns corner n"" nv
frf" Is r'sn' p'"i'> "h" '"h''
s'au'N tnrhi>hc".
"err Is Shm :. IT, '"' on Mn'n
81 mpr"vSi win one story frame
nu''"ing bringing s""u income
iri'r ~ "h'N S"""'"" On terms.
ANA thcn we nave ~ IT, corner
!h"t "o"'u MAKE the size Tor any
business: us He'tinS bfttrr all the
u'h'' ASK Us.
sixth street
Excellent huiI1ing site ~ corner ~
VIZ nnu Nhhh"tn' !"t ~ 'tSt wM"
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-08-04
FRUIT GROWERS
WILL MEET SOON
Fruit Growing Problems Will Fea-
ture Oregon State Horticultural
Society Meeting. Which Will BE
Held in Astoria.

ASTORIA. Aug Addresses
and discussions of fruit growing
problems in Oregon. by growers from
The Willamette valley, Clatsop county
and other parts of the state, will .fea-
ture the thirty-fourth annual meeting
of the Oregon State Horticultural So
ciety, to he held here August IA, Is,
16. The program for the sessions has
just been made public by Ben S.
worsley. president of the society.
Officers of the organization have
set two thousand as the number ~
members they will try to persuade to
attend the convention and the topice
for discussion show wide -a-oe
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-08-04
AT the opening meeting, Thursday

At the opening meeting, Thursday
afternoon, August IL, addresses "
be made by President worsley, J. q.
Holt. manager OF the Eugene fruit
growers union. Mayor James Brem-
ner Of Astoria and Gov. Ben W. o.
colt.
The Friday forenoon session will
be marked by addresses by W. +.
Schimpff, of Astoria, on The Gran
berry and its Culture in Oregon, H..
NJ. williams. of Portland, on By-Pro-
ducts Of the Cranberry and J. Il. Bu,
terrified Of Brownmeade, Oregon, on
Truck Gardening and Marketing. The
afternoon will be given over TO an
excurs on to the Astoria canneries
and to Seaside. In the evening. Pro
tessor A. G. Bouquet will discuss
vegetables Of Importance in Oregon
Coast Counties and II. G. Lechner.
county agricultural agent. will talk
Of the Horticultural Adaptability Of
Clatsop county.
The future of the Fruit Juice In
dustry will be the topic of II. :, Gile.
Of Salem. president of The Phez CO.
Saturday morning. Other addresses
will be by John +. Gratke, of AS
toria, on The adaptability of the Soils
CT Coast Counties for Berry Culture;
by Col Henry r. Dosch. secretarr
of the state board: by NJ. Mcdonald.
president of the Oregon Nursery CO,
AT Orenco, Oregon, on The Relation
of the Nurseryman to the Fruit Grow
er and by E. J. Adams. of Eugene on
Development Thru the
Highways of the State.
At the closing session Of the con-
Saturday afternoon. J. o
Holt, Eugene, will talk on The ru-
ure of the Canning Industry in Ore
,on; Rover, c. Paulus. of the Salem
Fruit Union will discuss Fruit Out
oot ard Marketing Problems. Pro-
essor c. I. Lewis, chief Of the horti-
'ultural department. Oregon Agri- /,
ultural College will speak on Bran
''es. c. A. Malboeuf on Selling Ap- ;
,les for Cash and A. H. Harris on
Will Cooperation Solve Our Prob
ems?" !
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-08-04
F r E E

l have something that ev-
cry housekeeper in the city
wants - a Royal Baking
Powder Cook Book. | don't
need to tell you about Royal
Baking Powder. Your
mother, and her mother, and
on back for generations.
have used it. Every good
cook has it on her pantry
shelf. Everyone who has
ever used it will tell YOU that
there never was and never
will be a better baking poW-
der. That is why every
housekeeper wants one of
the cook books that the max
erS of Royal Baking Pow
der issue, and that is why l
have secured a supply for
free distribution. for I want
the women of klamath
County to have the best that
there is to be had. There
fore
For the rest of this week
l will give to any housekeep-
er a COPY of this valuable
cook book absolutely free.
There are no strings attach
ed to this offer. You are not
expected, nor will YOU be
asked, to buy a can of Royal
Baking Powder, nor any,
thing else. I Just simply
want to show you what
"Garich Service" means.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-08-04
MBER q

grocer, and if you find after
the convention that you
have something that you do
not want you can return it
Don't put this off until the
last minute, either. Do it TO-
dav. right now. You will
find that you will be mighty
clad that YOU did it, and |
know that the business men
will appreciate your thought
fulness.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-08-04

Miss Annie Appiegate. a dsu~hter
of Captain o. c. Applegate. was a
passenger on the train this morning
for kodiac, Alaska. Miss Applegate is
a klamath county girl and her many
friends will be glad to hegr OF her
having taken advantage of the op-
portunity to spend two or three years
in Alaska,
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-08-04
EDITORIAL

| want to say Just a word
to the housewives of the city
something that you will
thank me for, and something
that every business man will
appreciate if you follow my
suggestion. 1t is this:
In ten days the Elks Con-
vention will be upon us. 1t
is going to strain to the
breaking point the Service"
ability of every business
house in the city. 1t is going
to tax far beyond it's capac-
ity the delivery system used
by the business men to de-
liver goods into the homes.
And right here is where you
are directly interested. If
YOU do not get your staple
supplies in advance. YOU will
not be able to get them dur
ing the convention, for the
reason that it will be out of
the question to get them de-
livered with any degree of
promptness. Now. this is
the suggestion that l want to
make to YOU:
Sit down for a few min
utes and figure out lust what
YOU are likely to need in the
way of staple goods during
the convention. Make out
an order and have your
dealer fill it and deliver it to
you. Get everything except
such perishables as fruit and
vegetables. Get an ample
1t will be just as
GOOD on your shelves at it
will be on the shelves of your
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-08-04
NOTICE or MEETING.

The Womcn's Benefit Association
of the Maccabees will meet tomorrow
evening at ,:3O y. M, In the Moose
hall. Initiation will be held and all
members are urged to be present
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-08-04

FOP SALE-Red Astrakhan apples
for Jelly making or cook'nr--also
variety OF other good cooking ap-
pies, Any quantity over 10 II deliver
ed. Phone ?52N Att
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-08-04

WORK WANTED--by woman. eth
er cooking on ranch or work by
day. Inquire at Herald Office. 1-3t'
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-08-04

EMPLOYMFNT--w';rted by young
girl in either office or store. r"c~
367. 2-2t'
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-08-04
STATEMENT
Or THE -
FIRST STATE AND SAVINGS BANK
OF KLAMATH FALLS

OF Klamath
credit
withdrawn
nd he II O
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-08-04
BARTLETT PEARS

We are now booking Or
ders for Rogue River Bar.
lett Pears for delivery abou'
August Goth. Place your o.. J.
ders with us now. Don!
wait. The supply is limlteo
on pears.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-08-04

WANTFD--Af once, \ late model D.
Messenger hght touring car Must
be in good condition in every way. In
Quire at Herald office. 4-4t'
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-08-04

FOR ENCHANGE-Ra asidence prop-
erty at Lakeview for property in
Klamath Falls Address G. l.. Vol
brook, Malin. Oregon. este
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-08-04

between government au,h..,,
Socialists. seven,y.six pr,.on.' "
'""r s'"' g " N"na IN ". as(
General Luis NJ, H,rnara. .'u y
tnry operations in y,,,, ,"'a 4
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-08-04

FOrNn--Go'd in'tialed knife with
cha'n-lose~ can have same by
identifying. Phone 57J Alt
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-08-04

CHICKENS WANTED-want 9 3oz.
on X. |. pullets. 624 11th .. : il
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-08-04
MANY KILLED ~ CLASHES.

MEXICO CITY. Aug. -EiGbteeu
killetd In Muna, Yucatan, In the clash
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-08-04

FOR SAIL So head choice dairy
cows and heifers. Price right
have more than can care for. One
thorohred Roam durham bull, is
months old; well bred short horn
= u % mont = uld--and three pol
land china stock boars-pedigreed
:. ~ Hooper Rlnch. Miller Island.
4-l0t"
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-08-04

FOR SALE 25 tons rye hav, $40
per ton. {. c. Garrison, Merrill.
Oregon. 4-tt'
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-08-04
TooLATE TO CLASSIFY

own I40 Acres land Sec, SO. TIP
30. r. II East klamath Co. Grazing
and stock land, have some good tim
Der. | haven't any use for II and want
to sell. Make an offer. Address Mkin-
lev Mitchell 202l Stark St, Port
land, Oregon. 4-26t
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-08-04

Rig money will bc made In klain.
ath Falls during the next few years.
and most uf Il will be made on busi.
ness property. We have n choice list
that will appeal to the discriminating
buyer. Please note the following:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-07

The southern scourse, II just over
the Gulf Stream. rises the solitary
island Of San Salvador. called b,
sailors Wa-iing Island. with It's sin
gle lonely lighthouse and alas, is
wrecks. as The first land The tourist
sees On his way to Jamaica and
southern ports after leaving port;
and every one must feel anew the
thrill OF Columbus. that Easter
morning. In 1892. when he first saw
this isolated bit OF the new world
bird Rock" and Fortune lsland. ir
quick succession, Cape Maysi or
Cuba's eastern tip. the slowly dimin
fishing CUBAN coast with lis greor
mountains, and the traveller Is a,
Jamaica.
The nnxt leg OF the journey wiz
carry tile travellers 10 Cristobal, The
Canal and Panama City. The grea.
ditch built with S37S. 0o0. 900 of Amer
lean money IL itself n OF the
worlds great sights, Beyond ID thu
cDast Of Colombia. Ecusdor ana pern
nd ~ mowstdpesa $3.50. ..,ss .s.s
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-07

be,.a ...stvad oi bcrtns. ana lhere
viii be no narrow hunks. no up
pers.' All the cabins have outside
and electric tans and there Is
q passenger elevator. Between prom
decks are two YeraEda cafes.
There arc showers and tab baths. a
room for the camera dcnd an
orchestra for concerts and dances,
nli the latest safely appliances in
Guiding wireless ard submarine sig
mails. and an upto-date hospital
equipment with a doctor and nurse
in attendance. The Ebro at sea will
be a modern hotel in every respect
The whole trip viii cover IA dis
lance OF twelve thousand miles
equal TO a voyage almost halfway
round the globe. The Ebro will pass
through the Panama Canal and down
The western South American coast to,
Valparaiso. a distance OF 4,91I miles,
and I in sixty days. Included,
also n : trip acroe the Andes TO
Buenos AyTAs Of LOO miles.
TAyss daye est tcm NJ yeEk e,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-07

a number Of existing offices concern
ing which he was in doubt. Colonel
Saunders held thai they were all to
he clarsed as employees, as the word
was fused in the act to exclude heads
of departments. Those who will re-
ceivc the bonus as a result Of the.
opinion are rs follows;
Governors secretary assistant at
to-rney~sencral, clerk and bsiliT FOR
state corporation commission. sssis-
tant highway commissioner, assistant
state. accountant clerks of the Circuit
and husting@ court at richmond as
Sisfant commissioner of Insurance. as
sistant librarian. state arChivest.
secretary industrial commission, conn-
sci and executive assistant, state tax
board.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-07
10y CUSHING sTETsoN.)

BUSINESS involving an annual
~ outlay of over a billion dollars.
which was suspended during
the four years Of the war, viii staIS
again on January : when the pleas
&,e cruiser Ebro leaves New York
for South America
Long before the war Americans
rad gained the reputation OF being
the worlds greatest travellers 1t y
o surprising tlat their pentup
energies. confined during the past
hve years to their own country,
should turn o TO other fields. A
striking feature OF the situation com
however. the tremendously increased
interest in the West Indies and South
America. Just as these southern
neighbors, during the past few
years, have locked In ever-in-
~creasing numbers TO the United
States. whether on business or on
pleasure bent, 80 o the average
American feeling the urge to travel
rnrns bis eyes toward Bnenos Ayres,
whose hotels, he hears, are rivalled
only by those OF New York and
whose "a ce.course rivals that Of Paris
While tourist travel itself has
been at a standstiIl during the years
Of war the efforts OF designers and
builders TO provide embarrassing
comforts 10 meet the fastidious tsstez
Of American travellers have not halt
ed The new liner Ebrc eonsains
svery luxury and 1.-THE last word In
sAir coasts1ctton. Hee eahln1 haSa
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-07
WHOLESALE BEEF

onetstiens Tor week sndire Decem~
Der s en- various SUITS Of beef oy Swift
a~[
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-07

Word ONE from Cincinnsti. Ohio.
that the Whitaker Paper company
has issued $1,000, 900 ia bonds 10
establish d branch of their business in
Richmond. There are bra nf4fes in
n number of large cities
The evening world., 1919-09-08

week August S745.sTO. decrease tS.-
sOi: from Jan. 1 t16.149,3i5, increase
t2,7t2.s53.
Canadian. National Railways
Fourth week August S2.77LS46, IN
crease S297.is6; from Jan. l $55'94l'-
S59, Increase t6.50S39S.
southern Pacific System-July gross
ti9.7l0,tsi. Increase t1s3.42l. seven
months gross ti22 25s .f3t. increase 81
s62.679; net operating lncome. Sl6.T26,-
$50. decrease S6.610.007.
Atchlson System--July gross Sl1-
l27, 7,577. Increase si61,749: seven
months gross s106, 6,902,545. increase
s., ,7s9,290; net operating income S15,-
1919, decrease Sli 29s,614.
DIVIDENDS.
REQ Motor Car Company regular
quarterly. OF 21-2. per cent. payable
Oct. 1.
Central Petroleum Company-Regu-
lar seml-annual Of $3.50 on preferred,
PAYABLE Oct. I.
Indian Packing Corporation--Initial
The evening world., 1919-09-08

sANklno AND FINANCIAL.
The evening world., 1919-09-08

headed for Washington where they
will meet tomorrow and decide
whether a strike should be called.
Steel ohlciafs seem unconcerped
over Developments. They reiterate
that only about 10 per cent OF em-
ployses are disseminated, that mills
will not be tied up, and that in view
Of President wilson's request for a
truce between labor and capital until
IL can be ascertained whether or not
the high cost OF living cannot be
brought down by Administrative ac-
tIon. strikers would. not have the sup
port Of public opinion.
on the other hand attention was
directed 20 statements made by the
President in ,the West to the effect
that when capital and labor conferred
on disputed mattefs, differences were
usually satisfactorily arranged. This
was interpreted in many quarters as
slgnhying that the President v bach
ing up labors request for n confer
enee with Steel Corporation execu-
tlves.
Although the labor situation was
not as satisfactory as II was last
week, liquidation or profit taking did
not develop. The axiom OF John w.
Gates never sell stocks on strike
The evening world., 1919-09-08

sANkINo ANo EINAMclAL.
The evening world., 1919-09-08
WALL STREET
News and Gossip Of To-Day'S
Martet-PreSent and Fu-
ture Prices.

Owing to the uncertainty surround
ing the labor situation and outlook,
stock market trading to-day was a
duh and llstiess affair. Transactions
fell on about go per cent compared
with Thursday and Friday OF last
week, and the bulk of price changes
were inconsequential.
According TO the declaration Of
Samuel Gompers, there Is, a very
strong likelihood of a steel strike
unless President Wilson Ia able by
tomorrow 10 arrange a conference
between steel executives and labor
chiefs. No one In authority would
aflrm or deny to-day that such a
conference had been arranged.
Meanwhile. labor delegates are
The evening world., 1919-09-08

quarterly of IS cents a share. payable
Oct. -. ."
The evening world., 1919-09-08

l-5; South. Ann. Gold. sSt--10; A.
Packers. 5S--56; Golden Gate. 2 3-4-3;
Hupp. II 7-s-i2i-s: Overland, "a
20 i-2; Heyden. s5-S--s3-4; Magma,
$50; vanadium. Ill IA: subm.
B.. i5--16.
Noon prices Irregular Marconl Of
America. 81 to 4: South American
Gold and platinum. D "a 10 10: In
dian Packing, 30 ia to 80 5-4;, Rock
away Rolling Mills, II 1-2 to IL 5-8;
Nanadium Steel, Al ton Ia; Heyden
Chem, 1-2 to "a; Asphalt. rs TO
so; Savold Tire, IS 20 22; Coca Cola,
6s Ia to 69;. Hupp, II; Philip Morris
u to 10; Savold Tire. IS to %; Nipis-
'slng, 10 1-2 to 10 "a; Maxwell Chal-
mers, go to 81; Tob. Prod. FIX, 81 70
Ss; Sweets, II 5-s to ~ rs; Asphalt,
40 to so; Alec Rts, 2s to 80; Rubber
Rts, 10 Ia to H.
Two O'Clock prices dull and irreg-
ular. SO. Am. Gold Plat, 7,S. to TO-;
Marconi, 8 S-4 TO 2; Coca Cola, Ss "a
TO 80; Vanadlum Steel. Al to Al S-S;
Rockaway Rolling Mills, II 1-2 to
II SIS; Indian Packing. 80 TO 30 L.;
Heyden Chem, rs TO ..
MONEY.
Can money. mixed collateral and all
industrial. lending apd renewing at
8 i-2 per cent.
EARNINGS.
Colorado and southern-Fourth
The evening world., 1919-09-08
And Another

Chicago. IIlinois.-"I suffered for four
years with pains in my sides. hips and
legs and a terrible backache. could
moi do any work at all. lwas treated
by many physicians but they did not
help me. Tread in one Of your books
where other women have been helped
by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. so ! tried It and it helped
me vcg much so that now ] can do
everything in the house. have told
myfiends about Vegetable Compound
and you have my permission to use this
letter." - Mrs. !. OVENSTEIN. 902
S. Marsh6eld Avenue. Chicago. III.
Thousands of such Letters
Prove the Curative
Value of
The evening world., 1919-09-08
OILS ON THE CURn.

Opened higher. simms. S1-31 1-2;
Glen Rock. 51-4-5 1-2: Com. Pet. B5-
81; Cit serv. Bank shrs.. As 1-2-4s "a;
Houston. lO5-l15; Hudson, l1-s-
1 S.16: Island Oh. 71-s-7S-S; S. oult.
5s 1-2-5s: s. Cons, bs 1-2-5s; Vic
toria. 21-s; Anal. Royalty, ll-S--
1 SIS; BaEnott. l-s-S-ls; Shell t. t.,
SO 1-2-70.
Noon prices irregular Simms Pc
troleum, 81 to 81 "a; Sinclair Gulf,
6s IS TO IS 344; Sinclair Cons, IS Ia
to So; Salt Creek Producing. So to So;
Shell T. and T., 6s IA TO So; Merritt
oil, "a to rs; Invincible OIL, 43 to 45t
Midwest, 175 to III; Cities Service b.
Shares, As rs TO ~ l-s; Comm. Pet,
! Sc to 81.
/ Two o'clock prices dull and irreg-
ular. Salt Creek. SO to 81 l-s: Com
monwealth Pet, Sc 1-2 to So: Shell
Transport, IS Ia to 60; Sinclair Gulf,
IS IA to 5s 1-2; Sinclair Cons. 5s TO
/ 50; Anal Royalty. Is to l 3-s: In
vinclble OIL, 80 l-2 to S5.
The evening world., 1919-09-08

news was adhered to. Steel stocks
were stendy even the vitnolic Cruc-
ible behaving In an orderly manner.
IN the late afternoon Mexican Pct.
roleum Jumped out OF the market rut
and advanced more than 8 points but
the rest OF the list refused TO follow
its lead.
The crop report again was disap-
pointing. Compared with August j
the condition OF corn dropped from
8i.7 TO 80, spring wheat from 53.9 &c
ass, and oats from 76.5 60 73.1. How
ever, the indicated harvest OF corn Is
1855, 100000 bushels, compared with a
yield OF 2,5s2, ,s1i 200 last year. and the
Indicated combined yield OF spring
and winter wheat Is 923, 900 900, against
a yield OF 7,0OO,OOO bushels last year.
The evening world., 1919-09-08

K.lL.AAfAzoo. Mich. Sept S-iceorge
8. Hocknon. who has been held In the
-9unty jail here Tor nearly month In
connection with the death OF Mrs, Bes-
sie voeth Of Detroit pleaded guilty TO
a charge OF murder in Clrcuh Court
this morning after confesslng to aherin
Eaton that he shot the woman twice
shortly before train passed over her
body on the evening OfsAug. 1 last