Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 40, Number 148, 4 June 1915 — Page 8

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PAGE EIGHT THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM. FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 1915

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WHEAT FALLS DOWN DUE TO WET FIELDS HAGERSTOWN, Ind., June 4 The wet weather of the past week has damaged the wheat to some extent in this vicinity as it is blown down and it is bo heavy it will not straighten tip. The cornfields are very weedy as there has been no time when it was dry enough to plow them since the corn came up. The weather has been hard on strawberries also. They are rotting on the vines before they ripen. There are several farmers who have alfalfa cut and it is spoiling and the plant underneath also. Pastures are doing fine. LIVE STOCK CHICAGO. UNION STOCK YARDS, 111.. June 4. Hogs: Receipts 3,000, market strong fic higher, mixed butchers $7.357.75, pood heavies $7.057.65," rough heavies $7.057.20, light $7,.407.75, pigs $5.75 (7.35, bulk of sales $7.50 7.70. Cattle: Receipts 10.000, market steady, beeves $6.909.30, cows and heifers $3.208.70, stockers and feeders $6.407.50, calves $7.5010.00. Sheep: Receipts 24,000, market eteafly, natives and westerns $6.40 7.20, Iambs $7.50 10.00, spring lambs $8.0011.75. INDIANAPOLIS. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., June 4 Hogs: Reeipts 8,500, market steady, best hogs $7.707.75, heavies $7.65(5 7.70. pigs $7.O07.60, bulk of sales $7.70. Cattle: Receipts 600. market steady, rhoice heavy steers $8.35 9.00, light steers $8. 00(3 8.50, heifers .$7.50(58.25, rows $6.007.25, bulls $6.507.35, calves $5. 00(5 9.00. Sheep and lambs: Receipts 400, market steady, prime sheep $5.00 5.50, lambs $8. 25ft 8.75. CINCINNATI. CINCINNATI, O., June 4. Hogs: receipts 4,595, market 10c higher, packers and butchers $7.707.75. Cattle: Receipts 646, market active. Sheep: Receipts 119, market steady, lambs none. PITTSBURG PITTSBURG, Pa., June 4 Cattle: Supply light, market steady, choicp Ftef-rs $S.10(?7 9.10, prime steers SS.oOfi 8.85. good steers $8.35(8.45. tidy butchers S.258.60, fair $8.258.fiit, rommon S6.655 7.75, common to fat bulls $5.50 7.25, common to fat cows $4.OO7.50, heifers $7.508.25, veal calves $9.50(510.00. Sheep and lambs: Supply fair, market slow, prime wethers $6.256.50, lambs $5.00(r?9.75, spring lambs $7.00 12.00. Hogs:- Receipts 20 cars, market lower, prime heavy $7.707.75, mediums $7.90, heavy yorkers $7.90, light yorkers $7.90. pigs $7.507.60, roughs $6.00 (fffi.60, stags $4.50(?7 5.00, heavy mixed $7.S0fr?7.85. CHICAGO CASH CHICAGO, June 4. Wheat No. 2 rfd. $1.32; No. 2 hard, $1.35. CornNo. 2 corn, 72741-i; No. 2 white, 74 i-i (rf 74 M; ; No. 4, 7;!. Oats No. 2 white. 51Vs; No. 4 white, 50 ?4; standard, 51 Vs. TOLEDO. TOLEDO, June 4. Wheat Cash and May $1.36; July $1.16; Sept. $1.15. Cloverserd Prime cash and May $8.00; October, $8.45. Alsike Prime cash. $7.80. Timothy Cash $3.00; Sept. $3.15; October, $3.22U. PRODUCE CHICAGO. CHICAGO, June 4. Butter receipts, ; 9005; firsts, 25 ? 26. Eggs receipts 25.- j 560 rases; 17 22. Live poultry Chick ens, 14; springers. 2026: roosters, 10; potatoes, 30; Wiscon and Michigan 40f?4S. NEW YORK NEW YORK. June 4. Dressed poulI'ry. steady: chickens 16;fr2S; fowls, IL'tfTlS'i. Live poultry. irregular; chickens, 23i26; fowls, 1616. Butter, firm! creamery firsts, 271A. Eggs, tteady, 24 tiff 25. CHICAGO FUTURES BY CORRELL & THOMPSON, Brokers, I. O. O. F. Bldg. Phone 1446. WHEAT. Open. High- Low. Close jlv 1194 120 1161-s 116 Sept H534 1154 112V- 112 CORN. Jnlv 738 74 74'i 73 rpt 74 74- 13Vi 73 IOATS. W 477 4S 47 M, 47 ept 424 43 417s 41 MESS PORK. hilv $18.12 $18.17 $1S.OO $18.00 kept $18.50 $18.52 $18.37 $18.37 NEW YORK EXCHANGE STOCK QUOTATIONS American Can 42 42 Amal. Copper 73 73 American Smelter 72'V 72 Am. Beet Sugar 49M . 4SV3 IT. S. Steel 64 60 Atchison .102 401 Vi St. Paul 92 91 Gt. No. Pfd 119 119 Erie 27 27 l.ehigh Valley 144. 143 New York Central ...... 8SV2 88 Northern Pacific .-.107 106 Pennsylvania 107 107 Reading ...148 145 Southern Pacific 90 90 Union Pacific 128 128

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RIGHM0NDJ.1ARKETS GLEN MILLER PRICES HOGS. v Heavies $7-40

f Heavy mixed $7.50 Heavy mixed Heavy yorkera $7-40 Pig8 $6.507.00 Sows $6.006.25 Stags $5.00 and $5.50 CATTLE. Best steers $7.50 Heifers $7.007.50 Good cows $5.00 6.50 Bulls $5.006.50 Cannera $2 50 and $3.50 Calves $8 for Saturday delivery SHEEP. Top lambs 7c Spring lambs ". c GRAIN MARKET (Corrected daily by Richmond Roller Mille. Phone 2019.) , Bran per ton, $30; wheat, paying $1.25; oats paying 50c, corn paying 75c, rye paying 85c, middlings per ton $32 FEED QUOTATIONS Clover hay, $18.00. Timothy hay, selling $21. Prairie hay, selling $15. Straw, paying $6. Oats, paying 4So. Corn, paying 75. Red clov- seed, paying $5.00. Bran, selling $28 ton. Salt. $1.40 barrel. Tankage, $48.00 ton. Oil meal, $38.00 ton. Middlings, $31 $1.60 per 100. PRODUCE (C-'crreeted dally by Edward Cooper.) Chickens dressed, paying 18c, selling, 25c. Country butter, paring 18c to 25c; selling. 25c to 33c. Eggs, paying 16c, selling 20c. Courtry lard paying lie; selling 15c. Creamery butter, selling 33c. Potatoes, selling 70c per bushel. COAL PRICES Corrected Daily by Hackman - Klefoth. Anthracite nut.' $8.30; Anthracite, No. 4 or egg, $8.05; Pocahontas, lump or egg. $5.00; Pocahontas, mine run, $4.25; Pocahontas, nut, $4.50; Pocahontas, slack, $4; Jackson lump, $5.75; Winifred lump. $4.50; Camphell Creek lump, $4.50; Jewel lump, $4.75; Yellow Jacket lump, $4.73; Tennessee lump, $5; coke, all sizes, $6.50, nut and slack, $3.00. Carrying, 50 cents a ton. Chutes 15 feet and over, 25 cents per ton. Representative Sales At Indianapolis Hogs-

Av. Price 203 $7.00 148 7.70 465 7.70 187 7.70 202 7.70 234 7.70 161 7.75 675 7.35 833 8.00 962 8.75 1095 8.40 1415 8.75 475 6.75 600 7.00 620 7.50 870 7.75 750 8.25 680 8.25 750 4.50 1113 6.25 928 6.50 1040 6.85 1160 7.25 620 5.50 890 6.00 9S0 6.50 1270 7.35 230 7.00 113. 8.00 142 8.50 160 8.50 200 8.75 151 9.00

n , 105 79 . 77 . 67 . 38 . Steers. -Heifers. .- 4 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 8 8 11 7 -Bulls. -Calves. CABINET BACKS WILSON WASHINGTON. June 4. Later it was learned that the cabinet approved the note submitted by the president making the session one of the most important held in many years. It was stated at the state department that the note holds many of the points raised by Germany to be irrevalent and demands that Germany answer whether it is the Berlin government's purpose to respect American rights at sea. , TEUTONS MARCH ON BERLIN, June 4. The Austro-Ger-man army of General Von Machensen is fighting toward Lemburg. This information contained in an offiical statement this afternoon shows that the Austro-Germans are determined to continue their offensive operations pushing the Russians from Austrian soil. In the western theatre British attacks in Flanders were- repulsed. In Arras the Germans took three machine guns. The Souchez sugare factory again is in German hands. The Germans have recaptured the great part of the trenches lost in Priestwald. DAYTON TO -MARK NATIONAL TRAIL Steps have been taken at Dayton to mark properly the National Old Trails road through Dayton. The movement has for its purpose to eliminate all future controversy regarding the highway. A committee representing the Greater Dayton association has been appointed with authority to direct the campaign for its marking.

WHEAT CLOSES LOW ON CHICAGO MARKET

'CHICAGO, June ; A. Wheat closed today with losses of 2 at 2c" and showed but little reaction and advance from the lowest levels of the session. Considerable wheat was sold on reports that there were actual sales of new crops for delivery here next mopth and the export takings were reported as smaller. The harvesting of wheat will be general in Oklahoma by June 15. Corn closed at and oats were at lower. Provisions were fractionally lower. Cash sales here were 50,000 wheat, 310,000 corn, with 50,000 bushels for export and 350,000 bushels oats. Export clearances of breadstuff this week were 4,873,000 bushels compared with 4,803,000 bushels for the corresponding time a year ago. -Exports for corn were 622,000 against 77,000 last year. DRESGHER'S STOMACH EXPECTED TO SOLVE OWEN COUNTY PLOT INDIANAPOLIS, June 4. The stom ach of the late Coroner Edward Drescher of Owen county, whose sudden and mysterious death at Spencer precipitated a sensational climax to the investigation there of a wholesale poison plot, arrived in Indianapolis today and was turned over to Expert Chemist R. P. Noble for analysis, which will be completed within a few days. The chief purpose of the analysis is to as certain whether the stomach contain ed poison similar to that in the "qui nine-strychnine" bottle received by a dozen Owen county acquaintances of Drescher. CONDUCT SECRET PROBE. SPENCER, Ind., June 4 The possi bility of more than one person being involved in Owen county's sensational wholesale "poison plot," aimed at County Recorder Surber and many other prominent citizens, and the re sult of the chemical analysis of the stomach of Francis Edward Drescher, county coroner, whose sudden death brought the investigation to a tem porary halt, were the absorbing phases of interest today in the now famous case. The inquiry conducted behind closed doors by the local officials, is said, to have developed the fact that Drescher, against whom considerable suspicion was entertained in connection with the "poison-by-mail" plot, was at home in Spencer, when at least one of the "qui nine-strychnine" bottles was mailed. Whether this fact serves as an alibi for Drescher or indicates that he had an accomplice, was a subject of con jecture here. TO RE-ELEGT JORDAN At the regular council meeting next Monday night Charles E. Jordan will be nominated to succeed himself on the Richmond Public School board, of which he has heen secretary for sev eral years. Mr. Jordan's present term expires tne first ot August. Council will hold a special session this evening for the purpose of considering an ordinance authorizing the issuance of $50,000 in bonds to meet the city's share of permanent street improvements authorized this year. No other business of importance will be considered, it is understood. . TAXES DUE ON BONDS INDIANAPOLIS. June 4. Bonds and mortgages of charitable, public and religious institutions when held by other parties are subject to taxation under the Indiana laws. It is said this ruling by Attorney General Milburn may result in the collection of thousands of dollars in additional tax es. The institutions themselves are exempt from taxation. WANT GUSTUS STAHL NEW YORK, June 4. Secret service agents ate searching for Gustus Stahl whose affidavit Ven Bernstorff submitted to the state department to uphold the contention that the Lus carried guns on her last voyage.. It was intimated that arrests would be made soon. In regard to Stahl it was said the inquiry was to maintain his qualifications and motive. fNJTJRY JINX PUTS SCHANG ON BLINK WaUie Schang. Connie Mack's injury jinx still parsues him. Wallie Schang is now on Mack's hospital list. A big gash was cut in Schang's right knee at Philadelphia a few days ago, when Hoblitzel spiked him while trying to score. On the Athletics' hospital list now are : Schang, Mclnnis, Strunk, Oldring and Joe Bush. Besides this, Mack hasn!tFrank Baker.

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SIXTY PERSONS JOIN

FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP "OLD TRAILS CLUB" , Sixty residents of Franklin township organized at' Whitewater last night into the strongest branch yet formed in the county, of the National Old Trails Road association. The enthusiasm was strong and probably Whitewater band will be furnished in the future for any celebrations the Franklin township organization takes part in. Officers, seven members of the executive committee, three delegates to the Wayne county organization and ten committees were chosen. Charles W. Jordan, formerly a resident of Franklin township, represented the Richmond organization In the formation of the Franklin township association. The township trustee, W. J. Curtis, was elected president. Moody Welsh, owner of the Glen Kara hack, was chosen vice president. O. C. Hunt and Ozro Blose, farmers, were elected secretary and treasurer respectively. The 'remainder of the organization follows: Executive Committee J. M. Burt, August Knoll, K..D. Cofield, Nathan Grave, Harry Jordan, Newton Bunker, Oliver Spencer. Delegates to Wayne County Organization T. A. Smith, Chas. Knoll, Nathan Grave.Committees Schools, T. S. Pyle; ways and means, J. E. Richards; arrangements, Lawrence Hiatt; publicity, Will Hide; program, Erastus Stetler; music, E. S. Saxton; parade, Frank Knoll; decorations, Irvin. Anderson; membership, Homer Clark; history, Chas. E. Anderson. STORM COVERS WEST KANSAS CITY, June 4. Heavy rains and cloud bursts over southern Nebraska and Kansas during the last twenty-four hours have sent many streams out of their banks and caused four deaths. At hill city the bridge over Soloman river was washed out and Will Ross, section foreman and three section hands were swept away. Heavy rains today are adding to the flood. The ground is thoroughly soak ed from last week's flood and all the rain runs directly into the river. Five inches of rain fell in an hour at Hastings, Neb. The rains in Kansas range from six inches to incsh. The Rock Island tracks were washed out near Wellington. FOG CHECKS TRAFFIC CHICAGO, June 4. A dense fog In terfered seriously with street car traf fic and shipping last night and early today. Street car and elevated service was slowed down to avoid acci dents and shipping about the Chicago harbor was compelled to keep fog horns and bells sounding constantly The big steel freighter, Tuscarora, of the Lehigh Valley Transportation company, bound for Buffalo, collided with the Harrison crib and was dam aged so badly she had to put back into the harbor. FIGHT IN GRAVEL PITS DANVILLE, Ind., June 4. As the result of a pitched battle at a gravel pit near North Salem John Miller and his son, Horace, are suffering from bullet wounds and Caswell T. Key and his son, Herold are under arrest here. The Millers were rushed to an Indianapolis hospital. All the men were related by marriage and quarreled over taking gravel from the pit. Harold Key is a Danville high school athletic star. HEAR REDMAN CASE INDIANAPOLIS, June 4. When final arguments on the introduction of evidence in the case of Attorney General Mil burn in his suit to oust Eli H. Redman, the Terre Haute election conspirator from the Vigo county judgship were completed today, the supreme court announced that a decision would be rendered on the main point "in due course of time." STATE ALLEGES DEFECT IN HORSE The case of the state against John Bucher of Abington township, for misrepresenting a horse in selling it, was started before a jury in circuit court today. Bucher sold the horse to Mat thew Scholl, who claims he found af ter the purchase that the animal was windbroken. Scholl says the horse was represented to him as sound. ZERBE TO PREACH BOSTON MEMORIAL Memorial services will be held at Boston at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Rev. J. W. Zerbe of Williamsburg, will deliver the address at the Methodist church, after which' citizens will decorate the graves of the dead. T. Y. M. C. A. double quartet of Richmond, will furnish music of a patriotic nature. VISITORS FROM SOUTH. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.. June 4. Although the special train bearing the delegates from Central and South America to the Pan-American Financial Congress, will pass through Indianapolis enroute to San Francisco, there will be no official stop. The train will pass through this city tonight between 10 and 11 o'clock. GETS DEATH PENALTY. BRISTOL, Tenn., June 4. The death sentence of James Canter, the 19-year-old Virginian, for assault and murder of Mrs. James R. Wilson, near Bristol, has been suspended sixty days to allow counsel to appeal. Luther .Canter, .an ..elder brother, ;.who confessed, will go to the electric chair June 11. i

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The picture shows Simmonds, bow on Columbia varsity crew, whose work is especially noteworthy and whose exemplary training and work has gone far to brighten the hopes of the blue and white supporters. SLAPPED ON BACK MAN FALLS DEAD SAN FRANCISCO, June 4 A de jected man stepped upon a train for j New York today. He was going to try to forget that he had killed one of his best friends. Frederick Thompson, an amusement promoter, was about to gain success. His newest idea, "Toyland," was a great hit at the San Francisco fair. Crowds were flocking through his gates, leaving a flood of coin in Thompson's cash box. Thompson, elated by his success, had the habit of playfully and vigorously slapping his acquaintances upon the back or chest when he greeted them. He thus accosted Thomas A. Hughes, former secretary of the late "Big Tim" Sullivan of New York. Hughes dropped dead. Thompson was exonerated last night of any intention of harming his friend. LIGHT SNOW FALLS. ROCK AWAY, N. Y., June 4. A snow flurry has visited this town. The oldest inhabitant could not remember when there has been snow before so late in the season. Are You Ready For Your Trip? Take HORLICCVS Malted Milk with you when Yachting, Camping, Motoring, Fishing, or Golfing. A nutritious, satisfying Food-Drink ready in a moment. A good light lunch when tired or run down. Simply dissolve in water, hot or cold. A fine night's rest is assured U you take a cuptui not peiore retiring. Our Lunch Tablets are the acme of convenient nourishment. Dissolve a few in the mouth when fatigued or hungry. Sample free, HORLICK'S, Racine, Wis. lo Substitute Is "Just as Good" as HORLICK'S, the Original Carl F. Weisbrod Piano Tuning and Repairing. Phone 2095. YOUR PICTURE Enlarged Free Bring this coupon with photo; it will entitle you to a fine life Firmo Portrait FREE Enlarged from any good bust photo, post card or nap shot. G. H. KNOLLENBERG CO. We guarantee to return your photo. See Artist's Work at Store You Do Not Have to Buy a Frame.

DIES IN MOVIE BLAZE

CALUMET. Mich., June 4. Bernhard Ohman, 17 years old. was the only victim of the fire in the Savoy moving picture theatre here last night. Ohman, while working in the operating room, placed a roll of film against a live wire and the excited young man threw the blazing roll Into the film room. Alphons Ruttenberg, manager of the theatre, was badly burned in an attempt to save Ohman and was himself saved by a member of the audience. The audience of 200 filed out orderly. EIKENBERRY FAMILY PREPARES PROGRAM Practically all preparations have been completed for the reunion of the Eikenberry family, which will be held in Glen Miller park Sunday, if the weather permits. Following is the program: Address of Welcome J. M. Biddinger. Eaton, O. Response Elmer Eikenberry, Flora, Ind. Recitation Harry Eikenberry. Violin Solo Mrs. Harry Risinger, Eaton, O. 'Old Age" Mrs. William Eikenberry. "Reflections and Some Other Things" E. C. Eikenberry, Camden, Ohio. LIVE 23 DAYS LONDON, June 4 It has been fig ured out that the average life of a British officer, once he reaches the firing line, is only 23 days; a cavalry horse lasts ten days in actual fighting and an. automobile about one month.

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DEMOCRATIC EDITORS CONVENE IN CHICAGO CHICAGO. June 4. Two .hundred Indiana editors of Democratic persua

sion will' gather in Chicago tonight to start the big ball rolling in the nationwide campaign by the country Democratic editors to bring the national convention to Chicago next year. The Illinois editors led the way a short tifhe ago. The country editors and all of the editors of the middle west, the promoters asserted, will insist on Chicago getting the next Democratic national gathering. Chicago has not had the Democratic convention since 1S9G when Wm. J. Bryan was first nominated for president. O Round Trip to Cincinnati Via C. & O. SUNDAY, JUNE 6. Train leaves Richmond S:32 a. m. j Returning leaves Cincinnati 7:23 p. m. i Trains arrive and depart from Central Union Station, Cincinnati. C. A. BLAIR, Home Tel. 2062. Ticket Agent. I FRESH PEAS GREEN BEANS NEW POTATOES BREAKFAST RADISHES WHITE BERM. ONIONS PARSLEY Phone 2292

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