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The sun., 1919-03-05
FINANCIAL NOTES.

Berden Brothers have resainsd that,
private telephone wire to Boston. which
connects them with Moors q Cabot Of that
Hlrsch LilienthsI Company, msmb.- =,
the New York stock Exchange has is
]. u. Harris Company announces mo r.-
Lieut. stoddard Hancock. one OF the part.
:. John D. Murphy. chief OF tn. United
States revenue agents and agent in eharss
Of the NsT York division, has resiEnsd
The 5000, 900 City OF Phlad.'nh,s AZ
per cent thirty year bonds swsrdsd yes.
DrsS.l Co. Brown Broth.T SS% q CSC .S %
are being offered to Investors al ioiE
Samuel n Srosr. whS es hG, 30, per cent
Of the bureau OF development OF the Red
Cr9ss IN wsshington for, the last year ana
Xnsconds copp %IAHS M Ssis.rdA Som,,,v
Rs2sSsfS ss s SSGS n j1SSR:
Phelps, Dodge & Co. output fop Va
ruary amounted 70 s.is5. 900 pounds Q;
Miami Copper Company pSoduessd In
'ssiH'' ''sis iiS.,I j. StsaSssy copper.
treasurer OF the Equitable Trust compsny'
has been elected cashier OF the senboar6
M Nat Bank to succeed II. W. Dono-
Griffin Vince, Company repor, for 1919
ss. net P9ronttS available for dividends.
New YoTk Stock, Ekchsnss has .s-
mitted TO the list the American Maltins
pany certificates ~ deposit for aTst nm nm
feTred stock stampeL. 6!ie' pre-
0, FI Gsary ~ Fr pcS.T partner tn. arm
ss;s;S dr.eIcr r'Si' s SS Aa' L S:sS
and Power Company. sTfS sns
The sun., 1919-03-05
GOSSIP OF WALL STREET.
WIN the Roads Como BackS

The possibility that President Wilson,
In view OF the failure TO provide the
Railroad Administration with working
capital, may decide to turn the roads
back to private operation on short notice
lends unusual interest to the conference
OF railroad executives which will be held
tomorrow. A banker said yesterday
that any business man confronted with
the problems faced by the Railroad Ad-
ministration would shelve the difficulty
by handing back the roads and attempt
ing to place the responsibility on the
Sixty-hfth Congress, which expired yes
terday. Whether the roads are turned
back or not the Railroad Administration
IL embarrassed by lack Of addition to the
revolving fund. It's plans to place an
order for 100000 tons of steel rails
are interrupted. It's payment of rental
contracts are delayed interminably. pos
sibly indicating that railroad boards will
have to defer declarations Of dividends
Not only will railroad improvements be
held up but payments on account OF
equipment being delivered on orders
placed last year will be interfered with.
The sun., 1919-03-05

An extremely heavy short interest in
Mexican Petroleum was caught very
badly yesterday when publication was
made of the statement OF a Mexican
'fficial that the present Government OF
Mexico favors payment Of all just dam
ges resulting from the revolution as
well as liquidation OF all foreign debts
and the amendment OF the confiscatory
oil law in force. The report declared that
he Government will pass a new oil law
ecognizing the right of ownership OF
sub-soil in all properties purchased be-
fore the PRONUNCIATION of the new Con-
ttution. One of the most persistent
earlsh features in Mexican Petroleum
nd other Mexican oils has been un-
ertalnty as to ownership of properties
nder the confiscatory statute OF the
texican Government, but the announce
,ent has cleared the situation to some
xtent Taken by surprise. the shorts
ere given little opportunity to cover
nd as a result OF the published state
rent Mexican Petroleum was run up
'veral points in very short time.
The sun., 1919-03-05
Corporate Financing.

Corporate financing in February. most
- which~-Asx lone Ia the eaSi, part OF
the month. was rather light aggregating
$i6S,345.700. according to Dow. Jones *
Co. The figures for January are $780,
$4,000 and for February, 1918, SOL
334,ss6. OF the total $50, 296 900 was In
bonds. $e2,360,Oo0 in notes and s25, 7oo,-
700 In stock. Railroads did S36.770. 900
OF new financing in February. industrials
s65.725.000 and public utilities s65.S5O.-
700. Approximately s31,111. 900. or 1876
per cent. OF the total. was for retiring
maturing securities. against s10O,2ol,-
900. or 32,6 per cent. In January and
$12.446.000, or 22.s per cent, in Feb
ruary, 1913. The largest and most I'M
portant item OF the month was the sale
OF ,35, 900, 900 Swift a Co. az year 6
per cent. notes by Chicago bankers mt
esq., and interest. and largely oversub-
scribed.
The sun., 1919-03-05
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE PRICES.
Tuesday, March 4, 1919.

Days sales Observation-Disclosures. 20
year TO date. ........................ 1856
The sun., 1919-03-05
A Pregnant situation.

Failure of the Senate to act on the
$500. 900, 900 deficiency bill, which In
cluded a s75o.00o,000 addition to the re-
volving fund. caused considerable sur e.
prise In the financial district. Some
Spectators rushed to sell the mar
ket short, but the technical situation and
the general feeling of speculative senti-
ment proved to be a stone wall and the
market showed considerable resiliency.
Nevertheless bankers were impressed
with the gravity of the situation con-
fronting Federal control of the railroads
and the general opinion in financial
circles was that the next six months
would be a trying period The only way
out would be the summons to Congress
to assemble promptly in extra session,
hut President Wilson's statement that he
will not call an extra session until he
returns from the Peace Conference rem
ders the prospect slim. and II he wishes
be vindlctive he has 1t within his
power to return the roads to their
,wnerS at once.
The sun., 1919-03-05
Adjusting the Exchanges.

That the conference In Paris Is just
waking up to the fact that one OF the
most important things for 1t to consider
now 10 finances and the adjustment OF
exchanges Is the reason given by one
trained market observer for present
strength. He declares that too little has
been said on the financial question and
the fact that some attention Is being
paid to II he considers very favorable.
1T is gratifying" he says that the
Peace Conference has been getting down
to brass tacks to the extent of giving
preliminary consideration 70 the world
wide faancial problem. Advices from
Europe indicate that the men who Will
confer on exchange problems of peace
are looking for long discussions OF plans
for finance that will enable Europe to
pay to the United States tor number OF
years an annual bin of from 81 00n n0A.-
900 to si,250.000.o 900 for debit balance
remaining on trade. interest, freight, In
sssenes and investment"
The sun., 1919-03-05
Copper Report Called False.

A despatch purportins to have come
from Washington. printed on a Wall
Street news ticker yesterday. stated that
the War Department had rejected the
tentative agreement between copper pro-
ducers and a Government representa-
tive whereby the former contracted to
dispose OF 100000 pounds copper
surplus held by the War Department at
market prices. Considerable surprise
was manifested when the story was
printed and several copper men declared
that they could not understand why the
War Department had rejected the agree
ment. Yesterday afternoon a United
Metals Selling Company official got into
telephone communication with Wash
ington and was informed that the War
Department had neither accepted nor re-
jected the offer. He declared that there
is every reason TO believe that the agree
ment will be accepted after minor de-
tails, such as deliveries, &c. shall have
been worked out
The sun., 1919-03-05

fcOHti.usS On F0''0w.1s Psssl
The sun., 1919-03-05

OtAn TOWtr os
| l...... sSl2
Victor Fuel IS
| 2. 20
Va Caro- Oh list
| 2......95i2
! Wabash ist
2. .96is
Wabash I'd
!. s5i2
W NY q Pa LIST
2. 100
WestPacidc LIST
2. .S3aI
West Union +bss
4. s6ia
Wilson a Co ist
IL. .esl4
l..... .oSl2
The sun., 1919-03-05
Belgian Credit ARRANGEMENTS.

Representatives OF the consortium of
,venty Belgian banks. which has ac-
-pted a credit of $50,000.000 from
mixers in the United States, are en-
QUITE to this country to open an Office
n this city and negotiate acceptances.
hey will Have signatory power on be-
half OF the Belgian institutions. which
will facilitate the business hampered by
'elays in cablegrams. 1t Is understood
rat actual business under the credit
waits arrival of the Belgians While
here have been requests for credits
rom merchants in countries other than
Belgium It is understood that no further
edits will be closed until after the
'eace Conference. Credit machinery is
citing to be better understood by Amer
can bankers and II Is likely that a
reat deal OF international business will
e handled by opening reciprocal credits
The sun., 1919-03-05
American wooIen'. Surprise.

Wall Street was not prepared for the
ig extra dividend declared yesterday
by the directors OF the American Wooden
Company and as a result there was
very sharp upward movement when
he announcement was made. American
Wooden was in a very vulnerable posi-
ion for a bull attack OF that nature, for
had been heavily sold In recent weeks
GLOWING the announcement that many
4 its plants would close. The heavy
'hort interest was taken entirely by
surprise when announcement Of an extra
disbursement OF $40 in Liberties was
made and forced to scramble for cover
without much ceremony The dividend Is
payable along with the regular quar-
terly dividend OF IL per cent on April
Is to stock OF record on March II. Three
months ago the directors declared an
Extra OF per cent.
The sun., 1919-03-05
Custom House Receipts,

Receipts for duties at the Custom.
House Yesterday were $647,s64.3s, OF
which tl%o.40s.75 was for merchandise
Withdrawn from bonded warehouses and
s50T, i5i,5f" for -rec at inposcxt ions,
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-04-09
MEMOIR DELTNCUENTE

Aver, ell muchacho GuillermO
Clemente, negro. de II amos de
edad, natural de Guadalupe, sin
residencia fila, y sin padres, Sc
gun manifestaciOnes del niiiO, pc
METRO en- la casa de w. +. DOO-
ley, con la intenci6n de comcter
hurto O rateria.
Este muchacho, segdn infOr-
mes del sargentO ST.. BOnilla,
tiene una causa pOr hurtO ell la
C0rte Juyenil de HulnacaO.
FuG arrestadO pOr el guardia
Gabriel Muiiz No. 9S, Y llevadO
al Hon. Assistant Fiscal Quien or
demo hacer una denuncia para
ante la COrte Juvenil, Y ell ingre
so del milo en- la galera destina-
da para este fin.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-04-09

dan ingresar en- ell serviciO de Sd
nidad Publica de los EstadOs
UnidOs.
Los fOndOs seran administra-
dos por ell Departamento de en-
fermeras de la Cruz R0ja, y las
VEGAS que Sc concederan compren-
den cursos de s Y cuatrO meses
con asignaciones de 100000 y
100000 respectivamente.
La guerra y la reciente epide-
mia de influenza han llamadO la
atenci0n de Ocuparse de tan i'm
portante asunto, y la Cruz Roja
Americana procurari que mu.
chas de las 10000 enfermeras gra-
duadas q. han de cesar EN- ell ser
vicio de Sandal Pdblica, que ha
de tomar gran incremento con las
refOrmas en- pr0yectO.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-04-09
Submarine Humane cogido en-
las redes.

molly, Cronyn, Docherty, Hill,
Irvine, Kimball, McIlwaine,
O'Malley, Patterson, Reaner, Still
berg Yreeland, Watkins, Wood V
otros, hasta acabar con todO ell
alfabeto, y despues sali6 con di-
recci0n a la avenida, con su pc.
culiar ligereza.
EhtOnces cOmenzo a .brincar
calurOsamente, sacudiendO su
cuerpO con los punos, a estilO de
los sobre gOlpes de manO austria
lianos, mientras ell zapateo de sus
aletas inferiOres estableclan un
nuevO record de velocidad EN- to-
do Brooklyn. Yo segui tras el,
~ Ell la esquina de las GALES
WOodhall Y Columbia Sc tir0 al
suelo, y echo anclas, agazapan-
dose. No hay que decir, que yo
cal sobre el.
Mi revolver sali6 a relucir V la
bala disparada acerto a dar en-
uno de los nudillos de mis- de
dos. Pero en- cuantO lie dispare
EN- la paletilla dorsal, 10 tire al
suelo, hasta que los oficiales AS
bury, Barlow, Campbell, Conno.
lily y el resto de la comedia aque
LA, cOparOn la caZa, la sitiarOn 10
suficientemente a cargarla sobre
nuestras espaldas hasta la vicja
linea que conduce al final de Har-
ward. Yo deseaba engatusarlo
jugar con q por brcves instan-
'es antcs de meterlO Ell las re-
les, pcro Loot sali6 de la caseta
y dij0 que nOsotrOs debiamos
atarlo Y echarlO al tanque Y en-
yiarlo u la cOrte de la quinta ave
nida.
FL scilor Pagan, segGn Mr.
Croak v sus cOlegas, fuG reciente-
mente perseguido por un case 81
milar de '.buzo de camarote"s 9
pero su sentencia fue archivada
A una hOra avanzada aver, mien
tras Sc frotaba las espinillas, Mr..
Croak eXpreso su deseo ferviente
de- que ell hechO de aver yiernes
no cansara impression al Juez, al
extreme de prohibirle Sc comuni.
que con Mr.. Pagan, del mOdO que
Mr.. Croak 10 quiere, expresando
su esperanza de que la Corte sell
tenciar;i Pagan permanecer
puertas adentrO ell "tierra seca",
10 menOs hasta el restO de la
CuareSlna.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-04-09
GABINETE OPTOMETRICO Y
JOYERIA
de
Felix Lopez.

Hacemos cualquier cristal espe-
cial.
Reconoce la vista gratis, indi-
candole ell cristsl que necesitan
sus ojos.
San Francisco 81 liz. Advt.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-04-09

tros estudiantes de criminolOgla
clasificado como un "buzO de ca,
marote" (cabin.diver). A el sc
lie acusa en- estOs mOmentOs de
estar merOdeandO alrededor del
muclle. ell microbes. por largo
tempo, EN- espera de una OpOrtu-
nidad para intrOducirse bOrdO
del vapOr "City of Savannah.
CuandO sc lie encOntr0 buceandO
pOr algunOs camarOtes del barcO,
pr0cedi0 a su agachamiento
usual, Sc sumergi6 desde cubier.
ia con la idea de nadar- pOr 10
prOfundO del aqua hacia el 81
ito que pOr la costa dirige al
guna Otra poblaci0n, quiza a
algun otrO EstadO. PerO Ell esta
vez pude burlar sus intentos.
Puse una lancha bajO mis- 0rde-
nes Y cada vez que el trataba de
salir fiOte, yo lie disparaba des-
de la lancha hasta que, tinalmen-
te, el tuvo que aullag ":kame-
rad" Ell puertorriqueho (?) Asi
prosiguio hasta que yo 10 saque
fuera del aqua en- tai estado que
un mGdicO tuvO que atenderlo
antes que yO 10 cOndujera la
prefectura de la Avenida Hamil-
ton, en- Ia penitenciarla de Broo-
klyn.
La peor condici0n de este in
dividuO es que es tan agil Ell tie
IRA como Ell su elementO natu
raj. Es igual que John Burrou
CHS y yo los denomino anfibios.
Escuchen Vdes. CuandO el carro
Il su fegresO sc detlyO enfrelte
de la penitenciarfa de la Aveni-
da Hamilton para tOmar este
'reje" y a OtrOs tantos ''secOs"
V l!evarlOs a la srOrte esta m1iia-
na, nOsotros agarramos a Pagan
por sus agallas v lie sacamos de
la zelda a la Gale. " que Green
>lstcdes que hizO?
--:Que hizo el, Mr.. Croak? q
-Pues de tOdas maneras que
ria intrOducirse dentrO de la ca
Sa como 81 tratara lie sumer-
girse. Y Sc meta por entire las
piernas le los Oficiales Asbury,
Barlow, Bishop, Campbell, Con
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-04-09

UN COCINERO. = Para un
importante establecimientO, Sc
solicita I'm cOcinerO. Buen suel-
do. Pida mas infOrmes a Ell
IMPARCIAL. Advt.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-04-09
CURSOS DE ENSENANZA EN-
FAVOR DE LAS ENFER-
MERAS.

La Cruz ROja Americana ha
asignadO la suma de Glen mil pc.
sos, que sc emplearan en- estable-
Ger cursos de ensenanza en- favor
de las enfermeras graduadas que
en- breve han de ser 'licencia,las
del servicio militar, para qlie pue-
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-04-09

Vapor americana Brazos. Sa-
lis ell 5 del corriente de New
York Y Sc aguarda hoy en- puer-
to.
Consgs., The N. Y. p. R. S. S.
Co.
Vapor espaiiol Catalina. Pro-
cedente del Centro America v Ell
viaje para Espaiia estara aqui
del 18 al 20 del actual.
Consigs., Sobrinos de Ezquiaga.
Vapor espaiiol Legazpi. Sc
aguarda de un momento a otro
procedente de Barcelona y esca-
las en- viaje para Cuba, rotor
nando ell 6 de mayo pr6ximo pa
ra Tenerife, Cadiz y Barcelona.
Vapor americana Caracas.
Del 9 al 10 del corriente estara
aqui procedente de Venezuela
en- viaje para New York.
Consigs., Villar y Co., Sucrs.
Vapor americana Philadel-
phia. Ell 6 del actual salio de
New York para esta.
Consigs., Villar y Co., Sucrs.
Para refrescos cxquisitos visite
LA CAFETERIA,
San Justo 6, San Juan, P. K.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-04-09
de "Thc Sun'l

Puedc 0 no haber algO de cier
% en- la afirmaci6n hecha por el
sargento de la Policfa, Ton
CrOak, sobre que cierto jOven sub
marinO, de nombre SanturianC
Pagan, emigr6 de su isla nativa
de Puerto Rico a esta ciudad
New York;, andando por todo
ell caminO.
Mr.. Croak, despues de limpiar
Sc algunas heridas que tenfa.
OcasiOnadas pOr una pelea que
sostuvO aver de maiiana con el
SIT Pagan, insistia en- que dicho
sugetO Sc habia sumergidO en- las
aguas de Puerto Rico y que 81.
guiendo la corrieRte del Golfo.
hasta ell punto de virar a la il.
quierda y entrar a traves del Els.
trechO, lego TERRA firme.
-Permitame, Sargento--le pre-
gunt0 uno- :c0mo usted cree la
absurda historical de que el jo-
ven Pagan pudo caminar hasta
aqui, desde Puerto Rico?
oh, por muchas razones--re-
plic6 Mr.. CrOak con una apacible
,0nrisa.-Este individuO es el
submarine humane. FL sc infia
con aire de tai manera, que ape
mas 81 sc lie puede dar un peliiz-
co. I; No sabe usted pOr que ell as
tutO Heinies llev0 SUI submarine
"Deutschland", con sus
900 de carga, al puerto de
Baltimore, en- vez de traerlO al
puerto de New York?
=: Por que, Mr.. Croak?
-Por Pagan. Pagan viva p0r
estas aguas en- aquellOs dlas.
Sencillamente, 81 ellos no hubie-
ran cerradO las ventanillas del
submarine, Pagan habria ganad
la entrada a sus bodegas por la
parte de Ia carbOnera. o p0r cual-
quiera otrO ladO, v eXtraido to.
do su cargamentO hacia las afue-
ras de las Azores. De igual mo-
do Sc 10 prohibieron los tiburO-
nes que invadierOn nuestras cos
tas el mismO verano en- one ell
"Deutschland" estuvO aqui. Sepa
usted que un tibur6n tuvo que
dar vueltas sobre las espaldas
de Pagan para despedazar a un
naufrago. Pero Pagan permane
clio tan silenciosO en- medic de
los tiburones, que de dondequie-
ra que unO sc hubiera acercadC
a el, tantO de arriba como de aba
10, Pagan lie habria trituradO
dos paletillas Y una cadera Y 10
habria lanzadO al fOndO del mar
completamente muertO. Asi mis-
mo el...
-Parece que usted tiene como
cimientOs detalladOs de los meto
dos empleadOs pOr ell seiior Pa
gan bajO del mar, Sargento.
-Ciertamente. Yo he estudia
do este sugetO como a un Ii
bro. YO lc he visto perseguidc
fuera del aqua al final del Busl
Terminal, a las . de la tarde, J
en- aquel mismo instante Obtenel
una copa de nataci6n al Otro la
do de unO de los. telefOnos de
Newark, Bay, en- menOs de los II
minutes designados para clio.
-:Por que ha hecho usted III
estudiO tan detenido de su ca
rrera, Mr.. Croak?
-Porque el es 10 que Lombros'
Y Babe Mcdonald, de la compa
lifa del TraficO Y el reStO de nneS
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-04-09
Sc v'ENDE.

Un "Truxford" de ~ toncla-
das; y una bomba de gasolina. In
formaran Tetuan Sc P. 0. Box
100, San Juan, P. R. Adyt.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-04-09
MOVIMIENTO MARITIME

Entradas:-
Vapor San Juan, de la Isla.
!. Aver vapor americana Helen,
de New York.
Despachados:--
Para New York, varor San
Juan.
Vapor americana Helen. para
la Isla.
Operaciones de buques costeros
en- puerto:
Fajardina, Fajardo
Ernestina, Aguadilla, Mayagiicz
Y Ponce
Rosalfa. descargando
Dos Hermanos, Fajardo
Petra, Humacao y Naguabo
Anita, Yabucoa
Virginia, St. Thomas, ST.. Cruz
! Vapor espanol Cadiz. Ell IS de
mayo proximo estara aqui en- via
je de turismo para ell Norte y
Mediterraneo de Espaila.
Consigs., Sobrinos de lzquierdo
y Co.
vapor cubano Santiago de Gu
ba. Del 9 al 10 del presente Sc
aguarda procedente de Habana y
escalas.
Consigs., Villar y Co., Sucrs.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-20
Talk or THE TOWN

Don't fail to hear Mrs. Holden sing at
Burns concert adv.
G. Inversini, who is employed in New
Britain, Conn, is visiting relatives and
friends in this city for few days.
Joseph Pacetti left Saturday night for
Detroit, Mich, where he has obtained
employment in an automobile factory.
Miss Mary Hale of Hale street left
last night for Leominster, Mass, hav-
ing been called there by the serious i'll
ness Of her sister, Mrs. Z. s, Duffy, for.
merly of Barre.
William Daniels began work this
morning at Petrie's restaurant on Depot
square as waiter. He recently returned
from the Boston shipyards, where he
was employed for several months.
Clarence Hall, who for the past four
years has been clerk in the clothing
department of Rogers store, leaves to-
night for North Adams, Mass, where he
will be employed by Codananah, whole
sale clothiers.
Mrs. Alexander Hanton left to-day for
Springfield, Mass, to visit her sister
until the latter part of the week, after
which she viii journey to PittsbuFg, Pa,
to join her husband, who is superintend-
ent Of the Allegheny cemetery in that
CITY
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-20
SECOND WEEK OF SERVICES
In Special Evangelistic Effort at Hedding
Methodist Church.

With last evenings service began the
second week of special eyangelistic meet
ings at the Hedding Methodist church,
Rev. B. G. Lipsky, the pastor, and the
people OF the church cooperating,
There was a goodly attendance last
night, and the speaker took for text
passage found in Rom, l:l6: For /
am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ,
for it is the power Of God unto saliva
ton" The speaker declared that at the
time Of Paul, the apostle, the Gentle
lyorld was full of corruption and immo-
rality, and that his messages were re-
ceived with persecution, stonings and
beatings. Yet this was test of his re-
ligion, and by his own experience he was
proving the strength of his assertions
proving that his religion was not merely
theory, but a fact and power in his
life. Paall had formerly been persecu-
tor himself, but the gospel of Christ had
laid hold upon him. Rev. Mr.. Lipsky
said that people many times violate their
own conscience, and that too often in our
life good has gone down before the bad,
even as in Pauls case before his conyer-
sion. After Paul had accepted Christ, he
was able to stand his prosecutions. The
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-20
I'm ELECTION TURMOIL.
Berlin Is Placarded With Instructions to
the People.

Berlin, Sunday, Jan. 10 Thy the Assoc
ciated Press The streets of Berlin to-
day were virtually buried under a deluge
of election dodgers, handbills and leaf
lets, while the fronts of houses and win
dows we're plastered with posters hung
up by campaign workers during the
morning, frequently without the knowl-
edge of house proprietors.
The spectacle was one wholly new to
Berlin. where the billboard privileges are
strictly confined TO the familiar columns
on the street corners, while the distribu-
ton Of handbills ordinarily is severely
restricted by police regulations. The
majority Socialists alone are reported to
have distributed 3O,000,000 dodgers, in
addition to wallpapering the city with
myriads Of posters.
The entire apparatus of the govern
ment was set in motion for the majority
Socialist campaign, which was easily the
most effective of any carried on for to-
days historic election of members of the
National Assembly. In addition to hav-
ing the strategic advantage of govern
mental control, the Scheidemann party
was more adept at campaigning than
the bourgeois factions, to whom the
game under present conditions was some
what new The Independent Socialists
confined their attempts at vote getting
to public meetings and were not repre-
sented in the spread of the vast quaint
ties Of printers ink. The German Demo-
cratic party, however, was literally rep
resented among the handbills and post
ers, and carried on an active house-to-
house canvass. The Conservatives, Cleri-
Gals and National Liberals proved them
selves comparative novices in campaign
ing methods, relying chiefly on the party
newspaper organs.
II is estimated that seven divisions of
troops were placed at the disposal of the
government to protect the polling places.
A machine gun squad was in position
within hundred feet of each voting
place. while strong military police pa
trolls also were on guard. The voters ev-
erywhere turned out early, and the rush
to the polls resulted in the formation of
long lines of men and women awaiting
their turn TO vote.