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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-04-10
STUDIES EUROPEAN SYSTEM
Representative Kahn Opposes Large
Standing Army.

Washington, April S,-The war de-
partment plan for u peace army Of
Gus. 900 appears to face powerful con-
sressional opposition. Representative
Kahn, California. slated to be chair
man OF the next House Military com.
mittee, Is now In Europe studying the
military systems OF other countries
with a view to framing q reorganiza.
ton plan OF his own.
Kahn Is one OF the interest oppou.
ents OF a large standing army.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-04-10

Con0ressrnen Return From Rhine.
Paris. April S.--The American con.
gressional party which has been visit.
ing the Rhine district has returned to
Paris. ~.
Evening star., 1919-03-09
CORN PRICES SOAR ON
AGGRESSIVE BUYING

CHICAGO, March s.-Corn went
soaring in value this week as a
result of aggressive speculative buy
ing, based largely on the fact that
the visible supply had been reduced
to an amount nearly without parallel
at this time of the year, whereas
feeding requirements were far above
ago, corn prices this morning showed
to 8 cents advance; oats ga to 4 Is
cents gain. and provisions a rise of
81 cents to s1.47
Bulls in the corn market took full
advantage of knowledge that there
was virtually no contract stock on
hand here and that commercial values
of corn seemed to be much below the
feeding worth, as judged by current
estimates of the large number of hogs
back on farms and by the assumed
disproportionately small reserve of
corn ready at hand for feeding.
Under such circumstances the lifting
Of etnbargoes which had hindered the
export Of packing house products
ihciG LidH COuUteTbtidHceu Will
drawal of the hogs price minimum,
and without waiting for government
figures there was feverish buying on
the theory that any exports of corn
from this country:wou directly cur
tail the supply essential for domestic
live stock.
Oats developed Independent strength
owing to improved domestic and
export demand.
Big new foreign orders helped to
lift provisions
Evening star., 1919-03-09
COMMITTEE IS NAMED.
Chamber Of Commerce Men for Po.
lice and Fire Protection,

Isaac Cans has been named chairman
Of the committee on police and fire pro-
lection Of the Chamber of Commerce for
1913. The other members are A F.
Jorss. DR.. Lewis ]. Battle. Morgan Brad
ford, jr.; A Brylawski, Walter Brown
ley. A E. Burklin, John G. Capers, Mer-
ritt o. Chance, Bertram Cohn, Daniel B.
Casiey. Charles W. Darr, P. A Drury.
Adolph NJ. Fishel William B. Freese,
Raymond E. Oden, Earl Goodwin. SAM
uel Gompers, p. j. Haltigan, William B.
Hardy. George A. Meaney, George D.
Horning, Charles L. Howser, C.. 1.
James, Sidney E. Kaufman, Samuel A
Kimberly. Edward H. Lycett, Fsank n.
ward O'Connor, +. c. Owen, Fred G.
Parker, A. E. Randle, Hugh Reilly, q.
Selby, Charles e. Smith, William NICK.
Stowell, Raymond w. Pullman, 2. Tay-
ior, jr.; Capt. John II. Virnstein and
Samuel Yeager.
Jackson H. Ralston has been chosen
to head the chamber COMMITTEES on
sisted by Charles A. Douglas, R. Barclay
Adams, William H. Baldwin, Chaplin
Brown. Charles W. Clagett. G.. Thomas
Dunlop, James s. Easby-Smith. William
Phelps Emo, George P. Hoover. c. J.
James, John e. Laskey, Thomas 2. Lit.
tlepage. Colin n. Livingstone, Samuel
Maddox, ]. F. Mullaiy. Theodore w;
s: Reside. James Sharp. Edgar D.
Strasburger, Conrad H. Syme, Corcoran
Thorn. Ernest l.. Thurston, Il. w
Whiteside, E E. Williamson, M. A
Winter and Harry l.. Wrenn.
Evening star., 1919-03-09
TRADING is BR0ADENED;
STOCKS SHOW ADVANCES

NEW YORK, March s.-Develop-
ments of the week, with one impor-
tant exception--the failure of Con-
gress to pass the general deficiency
bill, involving the funds necessary
for maintenance OF the railroads.
were of character to further the up
ward movement in the stock market,
daily transactions again ranging
from 100000 to 100000 shares.
The rapidity with which transporta-
tions rallied from their comparative
moderate setback gave rise to the
belief that means will be provided by
private banking interests, with the
approval of the War Finance Corpo-
ration, to meet all emergencies.
Aside from the dividend reductions
made by several of the prominent
copper-producing companies, which
were clearly anticipated in the re-
cent declines of those isues. in
dustrial news was mainly encourag-
ing.
Efforts now under way to stabilize
the market for steel and iron and the
optimistic views of leaders of that in
dustry infused strength to almost
the whole list Of equipments and al
lied shares.
Profit taking was again evident in
certain specialties, such as motors
and their subsidiaries, also the oils,
but those issues yielded only small
part of their recent material gains.
On the average the most active in
dustrials and kindred issues were at
highest levels Of the year. Shippings
made a belated advance on reports
In S~ts L. H. \
with the Washington government for
the sale of mercantile tonnage, halted
by the attitude of the British au-
thorities.
Evening star., 1919-03-09
LOCAL MEAr MARxEr

weekly report of meat trade condf.
0on1 In Washington for week ending
March Z. by the United States bureau
q markets:
win liberal receipts Of beef and
veal and q poor demand for these
commodities prices held arm through
eut the week The receipts OF lambs
in the early part of the week were
insufneisnt n & to supply the demand:
began to accumulate the latter part
Of the week.
The beef coolers were full through
out the week due to a large carry
over and continuous liberal receipts.
In spite of this condition prices held
hrm- There was q tendency on the
part OF the buyers to purchase the
cheaper grades and this quality moved
more rapidly than the higher priced
Receipts for the week were liberal
fon both western and local dressed
HV0ol The demand was Just fair and
prices held hrm. Good veal found
rea4y sale at prices ranging from S2a
70 tss Tor western veal and s24 to
LIBERAL pork receipts. a large carry.
: over and . generally light demand
caused 4 decline of 32 to 50 on fresh
and frosen pork. Even at the decline
seme sales had to be forced to clean
with light receipts and the demand
exceeding the supply. lambs cleaned
UP almost daily. There were some
frozen lambs offered at concessions,
but the demand for these was very
light.
Receipts Of mutton were very light.
Prices neld STEADY. and the demand
was active. due to the scarcity OF
lambs.
there WIN be heavy carryovsr Of
boof, and tha market Is closing weak
xnDA 6rAGgy. n considerable amount
81 negk and .vesl remain unsoid Nut.
~ 81 1e3nD efe eleetuG out strol
Evening star., 1919-03-09
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO, March s. Downward
swings in the corn market resulted
today from the government report
showing that farm reserves were
much larger than any private estt-
mate. The close was unsettled. 1 to
f2N net lower. with May 1.32A to
1929 and July 1,26A to 1863. Oats
finished 13 to down and provisions
up so to LOO.
Trade in corn was at times ex-
tremeIy active and fluctuations rapid
Heavy selling took place as the mar
ket opened. Bearish aspects of the
government report left no room at
first for any other influence, but on
the ensuing break a. good demand
sprang UP. based on statements that
the extra reserves which the gov
ernment report enumerated were
mostly in the southeast and not read
lily available to overcome the acute
shortage of corn in, the chief hog
states Absence of any considerable
stock of corn here to meet deliveries
on contracts tended also to rally the
market. On the other hand. advices
that the Argentine strike might be
settled tonight furnished the bears
with a new advantage, and there was
plentiful week end realizing by longs
In oats as in corn the main factor
was the bearish government report.
Provisions were dominated by the
| eACSPttOAdd StiCif6 III Va eiiS AAS6 fhosa
ket
CHICAGO, March S.-Corn dropped
sharply in value today as a result of
the government report. showing farm
reserves to be larger than had been
looked for. On the setback however,
a good demand developed, owing to
assertions that the government re-
port did not alter the fact that there
was an acute shortage of corn in the
hog states, Opening prices, which
ranged from Y to 8 y lower. with
May 1872 to 1913 and July 1.26A to
LIS, were followed by reactions which
wiped out much of the initial decline.
Oats weakened with corn and on
the bearish showing OF farm reserves
of oats After opening " to IN lower,
with May SIX to 62A. the market re-
covered somewhat.
+ Provisions scored maximum gains.
The strength was ascribed to an inn
pressiye upturn in the hog market
+ Coffee-No. Rio, 15N; futures
steady. MAY. 1925. July 145S
Evening star., 1919-03-09
UNvEIL BUST OF GEN. G0RGAs
Secretary Baker Pays High Tribute
at Army Medical Museum.

Secretary Baker paid high tribute
to Mai. Gen. William C. Gorgas, for
mer surgeon general of the Army, at
the unveiling OF iife-size bust OF
the general In the library of the Army
Medical Museum Friday afternoon.
.There are children playing today.
there are grown men and women en-
gagged upon the pursuits OF life. hap
py,f well, strong and prosperous, who
would have been dead years ago but
for what Gen. Gurgas did," Secretary
Of combating yellow fever.
Maj. Gen. Ireland, surgeon general.
received the bust in behalf of the
medical library. Col. r. H. Russell.
cof cnis Frank Biiiin.s CHIEF s,gh of 81. 1no ro.
construction division. participated In
this exercises.
The bust is the work of Sergt. p.
Bryant Baker OF the Medical Corps.
Evening star., 1919-03-09
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

BALTIMORE, Md, March s.-The
entrance OF Lent has had the effect
of curtailing the demand for meats
generally, and the market is there
fore not as firm as it was last week.
There is very, little doing at the mo-
ment for lambs and sheep. last years
lambs having been pretty closely
marketed and no real spring lambs of
this season to hand as yet. What
demand that prevails for pigs is CEN
tered on large. sleek stock. Small.
half grown pigs are more or less
overlooked. Quotations today are as
follows:
Beef cattie-Young, fat steers in
prime condition. weighing 1000 to
LOO pounds, per pound, IL and IL.
Steers weighing under 1000 pounds.
per pound, and 10; oxen per pound,
and 8: bulls per pound, Z and o;
large young cows per pound, in good
order, and 8; cows. poor to medium
grades, per pound. and s.: fresh cows
with calf, per head. 5000 ana $500. ,
caives-cheice handy Weight veals.
fat veaIs, 171s and IS. Good veals, per
pound. 17h and 18. Heavy smooth
fat calves per head, 1900 and 24.00;
he1vy or rough calves, per head, 1900
and. 1900. Small, thin calves. per
head, 1000 md 1900
Lambs and Sheep-choice fat sheep
per pound, and 10; fair to good
sheep per pound, and T. Inferior
rough sheep per head. ESQ and 400;
old bucks per pound as to quality and
condition, 5 and Z. Lambs. choice fat
per. pound, II and IS. Lambs, poor
to fair. per pound. II and Is.
Pigs-As to size and condition,
apiece, $50 and 400; shoats apiece.
as to size, 400 and 800.
NEW YORK, March Sleeves
Receipts, $50; no trading.
calves-R eceipts, 40; irregular;
veals, II and 22; culls, 16.
Sheep and lambs-Receipts, 1890;
no trading.
Hogs-Receipts. 2.s4o: firm at 1850
and 1880; roughs, 1850.
Evening star., 1919-03-09
Liberty Bond Market.
NEW YoRK DRY GOODS,

NEW YORK. March S.-Cotton
goods and yarns today were steadier,
with trade quiet. Linens were held
very arm. Knit goods were sold In
moderate lots for fall delivery. with
some increase reported in the spot
inquiry. Bur1aps were quiet and
silks unsettled.
Fall river sales of print cloths for
the week were estimated at 10000
pieces and the .curtailment of pro-
duction at 100000 pieces. The busf-
ness included deliveries as far ahead
as next June. and, according to some
authorities. there are indications Of
gradually revving domestic de-
maHd for textiles.
Evening star., 1919-03-09
NEW YORK COFFEE mARKrr.

NEW YORK. March S.-The market
for coffee futures showed continued
steadiness today on moderate buyinR
by houses with Wall street and New
Orleans connections. The opening
was to 5 points higher, but there
was enough realizing to check the
advance around 1850 for July and
1895 for December. and the market
showed little further change, closing
to points net higher. There were
exchanges Of May for December at
13o to 133 points and Of July for De-
cember at IS points. Closing bids:
May, 1875: July. 1888: September,
January, 1890; March, 1880.
Spot quiet. Rio rs. 15N; Santos Is,
21A. No fresh offers were reported
in the cost and freight market. The
official cables showed an advance Of
125 reis at Rio. Santos spots were
100 reis higher and futures so to 100
reis higher. Brazilian port receipts.
$4,000 bags; Jundiahy receipts, 1900
bags
Evening star., 1919-03-09
TOBACCO RECEIPTS INCREASE.
baltimore Market Sales, However,
Drop to 275 Hogsheads.
special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md. March s.-Mary-
land leaf tobacco receipts the past
week increased to s21 hogsheads. but
sales dropped OF to 275 hogsheads.
Six higsheads OF Ohio tobacco were
received and three were sold. The
market price for Maryland tobacco
per hundred pounds:
Inferior and frosted. 1o.ooa15. 90:
sound common. 18.00a22. 90: good com.
mon. 23.00a260o: medium. 27.00a32. 90:
good to firae red, 3s.00a40.00; fancy old
400; seconds. common to medium
15.o0a23.00; seconds good to fine, 25. 100
a32.00; ground leaves. 5.00a20.00; bay
tobacco. fire cured. 20.00a45.0o; upper
country air cured. 2e.o0a44.00; un-
sound and badly mixed packages from
TO > cents per pound lower. Stock
In warehouses. Maryland, 18TH;
hoenheads. Ground to6yxa r. data
1.51s hogsheads.
Evening star., 1919-03-09
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.

CHICAGO, March 8 lUnited States
bureau OF n1arkets) --Hogs--Receipts,
1000 head; market mostly rs to 40
higher than yesterdays average: bulk
Of sales. 1s.55als 30; butchers. ls;7sa
l7.75ale.75; throwouts. 17.00a17.75;
pigs. good to choice, 16.25a1775.
Gattle--Receipts, 1000 head; COM
pared with q week ago, good and
choice beef steers and butcher cattle
lower; banners. SO lower: desirable
feeders;s steady to strong; light stock :
ets, as lover, calves, 30 to 76 higher.
SAeebspae1efpts; E'eVes head; c0rs-
parsd with . week ago. market most-
II 50 10 rs hteheE
Evening star., 1919-03-09
Prime Mercantile Paper.

NEW YORK, March S.--Mercantile
paper, 5Ha51a. Sterling-Sixty- day
bills, 4.73M; commercial sixty day
bills on banks. 4.72&; commercial
sixty day bills, 4,72k; demand. 4.73&
cables. 4.Ts7-16. Francs-Demand,
5.4s; cables, SAT. Guilders-Demand,
IL: cables, 41L. Lire--Demand,
6.36k: cables, 6.35 RubIes-Demand,
13k; cables, IA nominal. Mexican dol
lars, 77k. Government bonds, steady;
railroad bonds, firmer.
Evening star., 1919-03-09
DAIRY MARKETS.

NEW YORK, March s.-Butter-
Weaker; receipts, 1878 tubs; cream
cry higher than extras. 5ska59; ex-
tras fs2 score), 7I4a5S; firsts, 55a57;
packing stock, current make, No. 2,
37ka3S.
Eggs - Unsettled; receipts, 1870
cases; fresh gathered extras, 44a44 " !;
fresh gathered regular packed extra
firsts, 43a43A; do, firsts, Al " a42 " ;
state, Pennsylvania and nearby western
hennery white. fine to fancy, 49a50;
state, Pennsylvania and nearby hem
merry white. ordinary to prime, 47a48;
do. brown, 45a451s; do. gathered
brown and mixed colors, 42a44h ".
Cheese-Firm; receipts, 1.4S8 boxes;
state whole milk fats current make
specials. s2a32A; do. average run
311s.
Poultry--Live and dressed, steady
and unchanged.
Evening star., 1919-03-09
United Kingdom Imports Increase

LONDON, March 8.-Imports into the
United Kingdom during February I'M
creased 2S,044,000, as compared with
January, according to the monthly state
ment of the board Of trade Exports
increased f7.s15, 900. The principal In
creases in imports were E9, ,000, 200 in
foodstuffs and G2.0o0, 900 in wool. while
cotton decreased f4,000,0 900. Manufac-
tured goods form ed the main part Of the
exports, cotton textiles totaIing E2,750,-
600 and woolens 32,125, 600.
Evening star., 1919-03-09
NEW YORK SUGAR PRICES.

NEW YORK, March S.-There was no
change in the raw sugar market, with
centrifugal quoted at 7.2S to the reflner.
The strike In Cuba is said to be spread
the movement. The weather in cuba lis is
favorable and one more central has
started grinding, which brings the total
up to 1872. The local harbor strike has
improved, and It is now believed that
conditions will be normal at the begin.
ported
The refined sugar market 10 steady
and unchanged at 8 cents for fine gram
ulated. with fair business reported.
Evening star., 1919-03-09
Danny ANp rRopucE.

CHICAGO, March s.---Butter-High-
er; creamery, 4Sa6o.
Eggs-Higher: receipts. l0,b77 cases;
irsts, 3Sassh; ordinary frHtu, 37N
-aS7 at mark casess included. s7A1a
80. sSss4s S. - 49,
Poultry Alive. loxsr: springs. sf;i
fowls, SO. n. 81.
Evening star., 1919-03-09
Increase in Demand for Currency.

Slightly Increased demand for cur
rency is indicated by the federal re-
serve boards weekly financial state
ment last night, showing $4,000, 900
more federal reserve notes in circula-
tion than the previous week. Gold
reserves also increased $5.0o0.000 and
bills on hand, 100000.
Evening star., 1919-03-09
Buy Saving. stamps at piscount.

~ vast amount OF war savings
stamps are being bought up by people
who 20 around the country Offering
to take them from holders at . dis
cent" says the Odd Lot Review. The
average holder knows nothing about
the meane oS turning his stamps into
eAsh er ths Dgics thai he ought to get
Evening star., 1919-03-09

I NEW YORK, March S.--wheat-
Spot. steady, No. Q red, 2.34h track,
New, York. Corn-Spot, easy; No. D
freight, New York. Oats-Spot, easy;
standard, 70a72. Hay-UnsettIed: No.
1, 1.7oal.75; No. 2. 1.60a1.65 No.. 3,
/. 1.45a1.5O. Lard-Strong; middle west,
26. 90a27.00. Other articles unchanged.
Evening star., 1919-03-09
New York Bank Statement.

NEW YORK. March s.--The actual
condition Of clearing house banks and
trust companies for the week shows
that they hold s<s.91Le7o reserve I'm
exoess Of legal requirements. This is
an increase OF $3,732.61e from last
week.
Evening star., 1919-03-09

In unyorc, British East Africa, the
natives can marry on the ihatRilment
plan, hut tha wifss 10 net delivered to
this purchaser until the last instaii-
ment Is paid.
Evening star., 1919-03-09
LONDON HONEY.

LONDON. March s.-Money, az per
cent; discount rates. short and three
month bills, 1882 per cent
Evening star., 1919-03-09
Suggests Trial of the League Plan.

trial or the league Of nations plan
is advocated by the National Bank of
commerce of Detroit in its weekly
trade letter. It presents it's opinions
IN this way: THE upbuilding Of civil
iizatfon has required centuries. Re-
corded history began approximately
thirty centuries B. c. Only a COM
paratively short time ago In the his
tory OF the world every man went
abroad armed in order to protect him
self not only from wild beasts, but
against equally savage men. Mans
abode and possessions were then
maintained by force, and the law Of
the survival of the fttest held full
sway. Gradually, however, tribes
merged into nations, and for the well
rare OF the newly formed state indi-
Law and order then came into being
and savage customs passed under the
ban of civilization The time seems
opportune-while the world peace
consider whether the peace Of the
world can be maintained by a league
OF nations. Great military estab
ments promote enormous tax burdens.
certain It is that mankind desires to
sse eysr the Dsmaaiity su,ch OF war ended for
whether the world is ready for such.
a condition of altruism remains to be
seen. An American President will at
least have the satisfaction Of know
ton.
3 On the Washington Stock EXCHANGE
yesterday $1,000 American Graphophone
Isl Isl, ss S sold at %: ten shares CONNER
Farmers and Mechanics National
Bank at 24s and five shares Mergen-
thaler at 1921
After call $4,000 Potomac Electric
consoildated bs in fve blocks sold at
s3; $1,000 Metropolitan railroad IS al
80, Twelve $1,000 blocks of Washing
trio general IS at 9sN: two shares
Coiumbia Graphophone preferred at
w y and two shares Columbia Cranh-
opnone common at IS3%.
iotai sales on the Washington
stock Exchange for the week were:
bonds, sss.eo0; stocks, 742 shares.
Dun's Report on Failures.
I While varied and far-reachine
changes In business have occurred
during the nearly four months that
have elapsed since the signing Of
the arntstice. no reflection of the
REIMBURSEMENT which Is everywhere in
progress yet appears in the insol-
yeney statistics; Following Janu-
-aIys remarkaeiy favorable exhibit,
commercial defaults in the shorter
month of February. as reported to
r. G: Dun & Co., disclose further re-
duction, numbering only 662 in the
United States and supplying Sill
4S9, ,1S3 of liabilities, exclusive of re-
ceiyerships of I three traction, light
and power companies in the south.
involving upward of $40, 900, 900. with
these bankruptcies eliminated, the
February failures contrast with 673
in January for $10,736,398, and 9So
reverses for $l2,82S,1S2 in February
of 1918, when the, showing was con-
sidered highly gratifying. Although
the February Indebtedness is some
s750.000 above that of January, 1t is
less than in any other month since
last August and Is the 1ightest of
any February back to 1907. while the
number of insolvencies is not only
seyenty-one below that Of January,
but is the smallest of any February
on record.
Evening star., 1919-03-09

Tor them. He needs money and some
one comes along and offers him. say
~ Tor each stamp 1t is less than he
paid, but the difference in dollars and
cents he figures is not SO very great
and he needs the money. Then the
Odd Lot REVIEW continues:
So for 81 or less the. sharper gets
something that he can turn around
and sell at the nearest post Office for
~ 70. The sharper can? If he can,
why can't the holder. The holder
cam II he knows that the post office
VIII redeem his stamps for cash
which in most cases he doesn't. He
can, that is to say. If he is able and
willing to wait ten days for his
money. The post Office requires that
amount of notice. Now making a man
walt ten days before he can. get his
mista plays, indeed, straight into
the sharper's hands,. The idea of re-
quiring ten days notice. presumably,
is to discourage selling. That is just
what 1t doesn't do. The man who
needs money sells his stamps just the
same The only difference is that in
stead of selling them to the govern
ment at fair price, he sells them, at
big discount, to sharper-who SIM
ply waits ten days and then cashes
them in at their full face value.
II that isn't playing into the sharp
ers hands-encouraging the very
thing the government is trying to
suppress-we don't know what is
What would we do about it? Take
the desire to sell their savings stamps
out OF people by making free cash
market Tor the stamps-no ten days
notice. or any other red tape-and
then letting every one know that
there was such a market. The prob
lem OF what to do about the sharper
would end right there"
The Glenwood post., 1919-05-17

Mrs. Sarah B. STREET of Grand Val
ley and her sister, Mrs. Barker of Los
Angeles, were in town Saturday at
tending to legal matters in connection
STREET.
Frank Kimball, a former resident Of
Glenwood but more recently a resident
of Grand Junction, was in town Thurs
day. Mr.. Kimball has just returned
from California where he spent the
winter.
Mrs. VIM. Young and baby daughter
of New Castle returned to their home
Tuesday, after visiting for several
days at the Peter Dow home in this
city, while Mrs. Young had some dental
work done.
Horace Darrow writes that he is now
in Newport News, Virginia, and has
asked for his discharge from the navy
and expects to be turned loose in about
a month. Horace enlisted in the navy
almost two years ago.
y y -
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Clarkson have
taken apartments at Sl6 Cooper avenue
and will probably remain here during
the summer Mr., ClarksOn is the state
representative Of Wells Bros, a Chi
cago publishing house.