Arkansas Democrat from Little Rock, Arkansas • Page 7

SATURDAY EVENING. THE ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT. MARCH 4. 1918. urn mm SIII1E If ISTIiEL ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT'S DAILY WIRE RECORD OF MARKET AND FINANCE Jsaeekere A gala Win.

Texarkana. March 4. CBpsctal.) By adding another victory to COTTON. THE DAY CO CRESS. Beast.

Brandala hearing continued. Resumed debate on Uhlelds wa- ter-powsr bill. Heaee. Considered war claim bills and executive appropriation bills. House leader and rules com- mlttee members conferred over plans to table resolutions to warn Americans off armed ships.

MERCURY TO RISE RAPIDLY ORECAST GRAIN PRO VISIONS. Oblcaco, Joarcb 4. Predictions that the forthcoming government crop report would how large reserve of wheat to be tlll In the hand of producer tended today to weaken the- market for that csreal. In this connection, It was said English buyer wr not disposed to follow advanoe In price and that reliance was being placed on continued liberal arrivals at Liverpool. A re, son given for till confidence was th atato-ment that the British admiralty waa opening requisitioned vessels.

After opening lo off to up, with May at $1.1110 1.14 and July at ll.ll-l.llt. the market here underwent material, aag all around. Corn eased off on account of favorable weather for the movement of the crop. Ther war report of needed ralna having fallen In Argentina. Opening prtoea, which varied from ltlo deolln to a shads advanoe, war followed by a moderate general setback.

Oats appeared to lack support. Th majority of floor trader showed a leaning to the bear side of the market. Higher prices of hogs gave a little) firmness to provision. Advances, however, brought into play a tan dine order to tell. Improved eastern demand operated later In favor of th bull In corn.

Th close was firm lo off to 1-160 up, a compared to yesterday's finish. Potatoes Higher; receipt, 17 can; Wisconsin, Minnesota and, Dakota whites, 100 ttoMinnesota and Dakota Ohio. Rallies that, ensued In wheat failed to hold. Temporarily, export demand seemed to have dried up. The cloee waa steady but lo to 3lo net lower.

wl(h May at tl.lSifilHI and July at 1.101. New Orleans, March 4. Early trading in cotton wa at a small advancs on this market today. Cables wer not high enough to stimulate buying, but a fair demand, apparently from aborts, supported values. At ths end of the first half hour of business the trading months war 2(g4 points up.

Cotton closed steady at an advanoe of lUd'13 points. Th rang: Favorable spot acoounta and ths rise of 12 point In local spot quotations Increased the demand and raised prices late In the session to a level 124J1I point over yeeterdsy's close. Closed High. Low. Close.

Tes'y. ...11.40 11.26 11.40 11.28 ...11.17 11.11 ll.tt 1164 ...11.11 ll.tt 11.71 11.67 ...11.14 11.12 1111 11.81 May July October December January New York Cotton. New York, March 4. The cotton, market' opened at unchanged price to a decline of u) point today with old crop month relative. ly easy In sympathy with th easier ruling of Liverpool.

The reactionary ssntlment was encouraged by favorable reports from the goods trad and overnight reports of tebdy Southern spot markets, and prices sold up a' point or two'rlght after th call on covering Thar was no Important demand, however, and sentiment still seemed to be mere 01 less unsettled over political conditions. "May. contracts eased off to ILlOo, July to ll.9o,. ana uciooer to 11. see snoniy srier mo can.

Some attention waa attracted by a Manches ter cable, which said that Japan was buying spindles In England. Trading eontlnued quiet but the market ruled very steady later on covering by local and Wall street houses and a little buying of near months by spot Interests. May con- tract sold up to 11.140 and July to 11.14c, and th mafket cloud veery steady within a point or two of th best at a net advance of 107 point. Cotton clossd vry steady. Th rang: Closed High.

..11.14 ..11.14 ..12.11 ..12.21 Law. 11.10 ll.tt ll.tt ll.tt 12.10 Close, ll.tl 11.11 11.12 12.14 13.21 Yea'y. Msy July October Beoember January 11.55 11.7S ll.tl 12.07 12.lt New Orleans Spat Cotton. New Orlsana. Maroh 4.

Bnn cotton firm. "fll points upfsale. on th pot 2.20$ bale, to arrive 1,160 bale; good ordinary, t.7$c; strict good ordinary, 10.36c; low middling. 10.75o; strlot low middling, llo; middling, ll.Slo: strlot middling, IK6O0: good mid dling, ll.Slo; strict good middling. 12.06a.

Receipts, 1,811 bales. Stock, bale. Now Tack Spot Cotton. New York, March 4. Spot cotton quiet; middling uplands, ll.ilo; no tales.

New York Cottonseed OIL Nsw York, Maroh 4. Th cottonseed oil market closed firm; Maroh, 11.14410. 01c; April. 10.0li310.10o; May, 10.01010.07c; June, 10.01010.08c; July. 10.0010.tlo; August.

10.0810.04o; September. October, total -sales, 6,700 bar- re la Liverpool Cotton. Liverpool, Maroh 4. Spot cotton easier; good middling, t.lOd: middling, 7.83d: low middling, 7.4td; sal, .1.000 bales; 100 bale for peculation and export; receipts, 11,003 balsa Futures sasy; Maroh, March-April, 7.62d; April-May, 7.60Jd; May-June, 7.59,d; June-July, 7.66d; July-August, 7.i4id; Au gust-September. 7.47d; September-October, 7.38d; Octlber-November, 7.34d; November-December, 7.30d; December-January, 7.

27d; January-February, 7.36d; February-March, 7.27d. THE WEATHER. Temperature and Rainfall. Temperature. Stations k.4.

High. Rainfall, LOCAL MARKETS. 'Whaolesale Groeerlee. appls fsr Duehsl, 7tell.lt. Orens pr box, 11.71, Lemons -Par box, 14.60.- Potato Horn grown, tl.lt par bunl.

Onion For pound. Ho. Busar Granulated, sane, 11.1 boot. 10. 60; cut loot.

powdered, too. Flour High patsnt. J7.20. Meal Tsn-poiuid cream, it FaarL els, i4, 13.66. lrd Compound, tlaross, 17.40 por cut; Crlsco, II.

IS par out; Cot-tolsn. M.JO; Wmou'i Cooking Oil It.lQ. Coff Moraine Joy. Ilo; Rsoobud. llo; Bty Root, Ito; Chief.

20c; Special, Ho: Arbuekle, tU-M por out 100. Kica Fancy head, toi No. I hsad. lid Japan, lo-: broken, Ito; Bluo tissns Navy; eboloo hand-plokod, 7it i.per pound Lima, Mo; Pinto, to. Molasses Qreen Volva, gallons, por case, Rod Volva.

gallon, $146; Buser Olon, sallon. 3.S0; Psnford, tallons, Karo, ion. biu. if.io; 10s. red, $1.40.

Byrup Dora," Sallon, par cai. $1.40. Boap por box; Oloan B- P. O. Naphtha, $15; Ivory, 18.10; Grandpa', Lava, 11-15; Wild Ros, Star Naphtha Powder.

$3.76: Poarllno, $1.76. Milk Baby Pet, $2 10 per. ease; tall Pot. Dim Brand, Btarcb Argo Lump, lOe per. case; vVJiite Glou.

90c; Klverolde, 10-lb. box, ItC; Klngoford Corn, 71o; aVrga Corn, Ilo doU; Celluloid, $2.80 com. Salt Jack' Rabbit. per barrel; ktln dried. l-lb.

R. 8. V. 1 co; Bhaker, -lb $1.10 par cat. if Wttnll -(Prlc Quoted by C.

D. Qlovr, Butohor.) Turkey. hen. He; tprlnc chicken. Met Bortorhoue atoak.

10c; loin steak. 26c 1 round ataak, 20c; tew meat, 12c; pork chop. lOo; hamburger, 16o; po-k roast, 20c; veal cutlet. 30c; veal chop. S0o; veal roait, $0o; all pork link sauiac.

Sis'; mixed mlumi. l6o; Star brand. bacon, all pork ausas 30c; lamb roast, 32io; BSmb ahons. 26ol stew lamb, lie; licd ham. SSc: mutton chop.

$6c; mutton roaat, 20c; rump roast, lOo; shoulder roast, boneless. 20c. Bidet, Wool, Etc Prices quoted are f. o. b.

Llttls Rock, and are furntehed Th Democrat by A. Ten. onbaum: Hides Green salted cured, 14Uo pe pound; green, uncured, 130130 per pound; green damaged (glue). 70o per pound; dry flint, 260210 per pound: dry salt flint, sin sheep skins, llcll.50; goatskins, 10tlQ each, Hares Hides No. 1 $4.00 taoh; No, $2.50 each; ponies, $1.60 each; damaged.

$1.50 each. Bee rwax No. 1 trlme, 18o per pound. Tallow No. 1, to per pound; No.

eV per pound. Feathers does and duck. lOGjIOo por pound. Wool Tub, ll(340o per pound; tub, burr. 2012(120 per pound; clear, burry, 172o per poui.fl; aught -Marry, it tj per pa una hartf burry, ltlfo pound.

LOCAL. COTTON. With the report of improvement of the po- lltlcal situation and batter sales throughout the South prloes of cotton In New York and New Orleans continued to rise Saturday morning. Futures closed 6010 point up from th Friday close. There was much trading on both market.

March In New Orleans, which has been the lowest pries quoted, opened at ll.vlc'whlah was th low, and reached a high of li.24c; the close waa 11.24c' against Friday's cloae of 11.12c. May opened at 11.27c. just 1 point lower than the Friday close, and reached, a high of ll.slo, which was th clo. ing quotation. -July opened' at 11.

Mo, the same a the Friday close, and reached a high of 11.84c, the. closing mark. October 11.66c. October opened, at 11.610,1 point up from the Krloax close, and, reached a high of 11.81c the oioslng price wae 11.79c-. De-cotfilier opened steady at lLlic and.

reached a lilirh. Qf H.94o, which was the closing j--- -i January. In New york opened at 11.10c;i points down from the Friday close, and reached a high of 11.21c, which was the closing, mark. March opened at 11.36c, i points down; the high waa 11.41c, tne closing quotation. Hay opened at ll.Slo, 3 point down, and reached the closing -quotation- was 11.63c.

July, opened at 11.72c, 3 points -down, and reached a high, of 11.84c. the closing mark. October opened at, 11. 89c, 3 points down; the closing mark was ll.tto, which was also the hrgh. December at 12.060,- 1 point down, and reached a Sigh of 12.110, the closing quotation.

i There was but little trading on the Little Rock market and th pries of middling remained at 11.68c. Th receipts were 214 bales, against bales a--year ago. The shipments were 177 against 1,834 bales last year. The. pries of middling last year was I cents.

Leo! Cotton QnoUtlsn. STAGE ALL SET Daily and Nightly Rehearsals Have Prepared Company for Its TWNiffht Offerlnj; ing Next Week. With "Gentlemen, be seated" from Interlocutor Vincent Miles, promptly at 8:30 Monday night, the Shrine Minstrel will be off with a bang. Daily and nightly rehearsals during the past week have put the big cast in excellent shape and a performance devoid of the usual non-professional lapses is promised. A catt of 45, including some of the best voices in the city, and a chorus of 12 young sill pos sessing excellent solo voices, againstl background, ox especially elaborate scenery and rich, costumes, is amosg the prominent' features.

The street parade at art from the theatre promptly at noon and cover the downtown settion only. The entire cast, with the women of the cart in motor cart, will be led by Dana. In Moorish palace. The first part, which is called "In a Moorish Palace," serves to introduce as interlocutor Vincent Miles; as comedians, Harry C. Hale, Link Lewis, Lawrence Burrow, Frank Heffington, Chas.

Evans, B. McGehee, Henry Boensch and Hugh Barclay: as ballad ists, CabeU (Tag) Christian, Clifton Grav and Henrv Benner: as harmon ists, Hugh Roberts, Jim Harris, Clarence Sloan, Jim Lawrence, J. Murphy, W. K. Smith, H.

Hauttner, A. B. Woodruff, Dave W. Saifer, J. Jones, Ben Priest Jack Inman, Robert O.

Bchaefer, Otto A. Btrsnz, William Gay, Carl Rosenbaum, N. A- Beller Forest McGinley, Nick Peay, and Chas. Sapp of the Bren Company. The musical numbers of tne first part are: Opening medley, "The Minstrel by the entire company; "Come to the Beautiful Ragtime Ball," by Frank Heffington; "Moth er," by Clifton Gray; "When Old Bui Bailev Plava the Ukalela bv HarrV C.

Hale; "Loading Up ths Mandy Lee," Henry Boensch; "The Daughter of Mother by Cabell Chris tian; "You'd Never Know That Old Horn Town of Mine," by T. B. McGehee The Mighty Deep," by Henry Benner; "That Moaning Slide Trombone," by Lawrence Burrow, and Poet and Peasant" overture, by the entire company. Following a 12-minute intermission the second part, introducing another elaborate scenic setting, opens representing the roof garden atop the Hotel Utah at Salt Lake City. Ths time is sunset, allowing some beautiful electrical effects.

In this part these young women are introduced as wemen Misses Birdie Ivey, Alma Col- gan, Inei Nichols, Lucy Williams, Willie Shields, Martha Blakeney, Vi- vian Scott, Joy Bainey, Iliad Manning, Nell Peasley, Edna tjckickler and Mrs. Walter Johnson, with these men guests: Jack Inman, Cabell Christian, Henry Benner, Jim. Lawrence, Lynn Wassell and Clarence Sloan. "When It's. Moonlight in the Garden Of Love," the opening of -this -scene, is sung by Lynn Wassell, and the gnetfts, followed by "The Troubles of Waiter," with Henry Benner as an impatient guest and Lawrence Burrow as an indifferent waiter.

Miss Willie Shields in her song, "Ths Little Gray Home in the West," is being one of the best musical treats of the show. "The Two Black Dots," or Harry C. Hale and Lawrence Burrow, follow with their laughable skit. Miss Lucille MoDermott and George Stevens, the latter of the Bren Company, are next with their song and dance "Hold Me in Your Loving Arms," followed by Chaa. Sapp and Edward C.

in their clever singing act called "Song Travesties." M3ss Birdie' Ivey will4n troducs Skidmore and Tunnah's new -ballad, "Like God Meant You Should Cling to Me." These are ths writers of VPray For the Lights to Go Out," and from all reports nave a bigger hit, although of a different nature, in their newest number. AI Reynolds, proprietor of the Hotel Como at Hot Springs, who has been imported for this show, is next with his. one. long scream, or, to give it its right name, his monologue. The Plantation Singers, consisting of Frank Heffington, Ben Priest, Jesse Farmer and Forest 'McGinley, are next with somo excellent harmony singing.

"The Midnight Cakewalk Ball," the big finale, is next, and is suns: bv T. B. McGehee. Assisting him in' leading 1 -11. 1 iuo cuaswsiK are noil Harris, aa tne Belle of the Ball, and these belles: N.

A. Beller Cal Bosepbaum, William Gay and Dave -Their dancing partners will be Nick Peay, Hugh Barclay, Henry Boensch and Hugh Roberts. The curtain for both nights is announced at 8:30. Who Turned on A Hydrant and Caused Flood? lne man or woman who bathed a feverish brow after the dance in the hall over the Frank Laundry at Third and Center streets Friday night must have been used to the old oaken bucket or the up-and-down-pump- A water faucet was left wide open. There was a miniature flood with damage of nearly $1,000 claimed by tenant' of the building.

Water leaked from ths second to ths first floor. The Coleman Manufacturing Com pany, 218 Center street, a firm dealing in- floor oils, estimated its damage at $600. Advertising matter, consisting of posters, bills, and other property, waa ruined, the company laid. Ths Thompson Brothers Cigar Company, which has use of a rear room at the earns place for storage' purposes, estimates it was damaged several hundred dollars, the exaet amount being unknown. A quantity of cigars and tobacco- a big stock of matches and other were water-soaked.

Neither of the concerns has-insurance for flood damage. Incorporation Matters. The Oaklawn Dairy Company, a Little Rock concern, has filed' articles of incorporation With the secretary of state. The company hat a capital stock of $20,000, of which $15,000 hat been subscribed. The corporators- are Gus Breitske, Peter Kumpuris, J.

M. Campbell, Gust iLeekos and Fred Brtit-Sks. i According to an amendment to th TO Four Off Board of Governors of Little Rock Section From City Baer Is Re-elected Secretary Local Men on Board. Argenta was recognized by the Arkansas Biver Improvement Association at being one of the larger cities along the river and admitted as a part or the Little Bock seetion at the meeting at Muskogee, which closed- on Friday tvfternon. Four members of ths board of governors will be named from Argenta.

The special ear with the Little Bock and Pine Bluff delegation arrived hete early Saturday morning. The delegation reports one, of the livest conventions ever held, with about 100 delegates present. Business sessions were held at Muskogee on Thursday, with a dinner by the Botary Club and a big banquet in the evening. Friday was spent in the Tulsa fields, where it. was found that 200,000 barrels of gasoline are shipped' out" daily.

Several of the refineries were visited, and it is estimated that if the navigation of the Arkansas was permanent that from 3,000 to 6,000 tons of freight would be shipped on the river each day. Aak Congress to Aid. Bresolutions were adopted and will be sent to the congressmen and senators from various districts along the river, asking that a detail survey, in ten-mile sections, be made of the Arkansas, with the view to permanent navigation. H. H.

Ogden of Muskogee was named president of the association to sue-ceedVII. F. Auten, of -this city. Carl Baer was to-elected secretary and W. a.

Smith was named vice president of the Little Bock section. The men on the board of governors from this section are H. F. Auten, C. Q-.

Price, W. W. Dickinson, Charles Faubel, J. Alexander, Mord Boberts, Max Heiman, Charles Taylor, a. L.

Bemmel and C. J. Griffith. E. B.

Bloom was named vice president of the Pine Bluff district. Although Pine Bluff was decided on for the next meeting of the associa tion ths date was not fixed. It will be announced by ths directors later who are ths officers, including the vice presidents from each section. 4 OF ALLIES' SHIPS ARE SUNK rwo French Auxiliary Cruisers and One British Boat Are German Prey Austrians Torpedo Italian Steamer. Berlin.

March 4. By Wireless to Seville. The sinking of two. French nuxiliary cruisers and one British patrol boat by German submarines is announced by the admiralty. The announcement also says that from Paris is reported the sinking of tne transport which carried 1,800 men, of whom only 696 were- ros- cueav' (La Provence was listed as an auxili ary cruiser, but the wording of? the tserun dispatch does not make it clear whether she was one of the two said to have been destroyed.

Official reports from Paris indicat ed that about 3,130 men went down with her. The French admiralty said no sign of a submarine was observed beforar- after- the- unking; Steamship Giava Sunk. Leghorn, Italy, via Paris, Maroh The steamship Giava, which left here February29, has been sunk by an Austrian swomarlne. There were nt Americans on board. 101 11CMIITS AGAINST Pittsburgh, March 4.

One hun dred indictments against 100 brewing companies located in various parts of Pennsylvania, and one against the United States Brewers' Association of New York, were returned late yester day by the federal grand jurv, which has been investigating auegea. politi cal activity of breweries. The indict ments charge conspiracy in the alleged unlawful expenditure of money in eiec tions at which votes offi cials were being cast. The indictments make no investigation of individuals, but are directed at corporations themselves. Fifty eight companies nsmed are members of the united States Brewers' Asso ciation.

Little is said in the indictments re garding the specific offenses alleged under section 83 of the federal penal code, the so-called corrupt practices act and section 37 of tne same act. Under the sections fines not exceeding (5,000 in the first and $10,000 in the second may be Provision is also made for the imprisonment of of ficers and directors of the corporations under both sections. WOULD ENJOIN CUIUS FROM GOING STRIKE Atlanta, March 4 -Suit to en Join officers and members of the Or dredge ever built, picking; up It cubic rylng- out a conspiracy of threatened strikes" as a protest against the In stallation by railroads of the White audit system, was filed in United States district court here yesterday by counsel for the audit company. In an agreement by the conductors that no strike would be called before the hearing of the suit. Judge Newman set the case for March 11.

The White audit system Is a scheme of checking conductors aboard trains and the suit was said to be an out growth of the recently threatened strike of conductors on the Atlantic Coast Line railroad. Coast Una offl ciala some time ago, after a confer ence with the conductors protesting aa-ainst the use of the system, an nounoed that It would be abandoned. The White system, the suit declares, Is In operation on the and Atlantic railroads- ASSOC II two won yesterday. Jonssboro lookt stronger than vr for Btate championship. Results this morning show: Joneaboro 60, Hot Springs 44.

Little Rock 44, Crossett 40. Texarkana, 49, Warren 48.. AROUND THE CITY Saleigh Springs Water, M. 2161. Adv.

Bugs, carpeU, cleaned and ren ovated. Puone F. O. Meyert, tuccet-tor to Francis, Main 3247. Adv.

By jumping from a window, suoy Nichols, a 15-year-old boy arrested Wednesday night by the police, sus- peuted of beincr demented, made his es cape from the Detention Home in East ecoud' street Friday afternoon. Young Nichols -was transferred to tnev.care Of Mist Erie oounty probation officer, for care and; Join the Bock Island party to the New Orleans Mardi Qras. Mora tpeo-tacular than ever thla year. For details, call Main 582. Adv.

Favorable action on the netition of jam Drake for a blanket license on imrusements at Forest park during the comine season will be recommend ed by the ways and means committee of the city council, as a result of a hearing Fridav afternoon at which members of the committee were im pressed with the justice of Mr. Drake's request. As. lessee or tne park, Mr. Drake' explained that no admission will be charged to the park itself, and that a list of high-class attractions: will be secured, which it would be im-' possible to maintain under a heavy individual license tax.

Mr. Drake prom ised not to permit the operation of gambling devices. A tax of t)150 for. the season will be tne Dianset license recommended to the city council at its meeting Monday night. Wanted All your dull safety rasor blades to sharpen, Rood as new.

Phone 962 and we will call for them. Snod-grass. Sc Bracy. Adv. Eagles will dance.

Aerie No. 60, F. O. will give their opening invitation dance at their new home, 118 1-2 West Fourth street, Tuesday, March 7, 1916. Admission, $1 per couple.

Invitation Committee, II. L. Alford, James Bullock, B. E. Bujarski.

Adv. For baby'a cough and crone try a bottle of Rexall Cherry Bark Cough Syrup, 25c. It relieves promptly. Phone Snodsjraas As Bracy. Adv.

Mrs. Nina Martin Hill, who waa operated on at St. Vincent' Infirmary Thursday, is improving. Bed Oomb Meat Maab, the greatest egg producer ever made. Phone Main .1262.

Tom Hill Grain Co. your neighbor. "Quality first; it's cheaper." Adv. -Mn. T.

T. Cotnam of the Little Bock Political Equality League has arrived in Washington, D. according to word received Saturday. She will, confer with the Arkansas congressional delegation in reference to a resolution granting nation-wide suffrage to women. Your friends can buy anything you can-- give them except your photograph.

Sbrader Studio', 120 Main. Adv. Mrs. 3. H.

Beerstecher was elected temporary chairman and Mrs. i.thel Homard temporary secretary of the Little Rock Federation of Women 's Auxiliaries, organizations which are auxiliaries to, labor unions in Little Bock, and, Argenta, at a meeting held Friday night to perfect plans. Seven auxiliaries were represented at the -meeting, which was held at Labor Temple in the Hollenberg building. U. Moore, Joe Funn and Jesse Face, a committee from the Little Bock Trades and Labor Council, aided in the organization.

Committees were appointed and will report at a meeting to be held in Labor Temple on the afternoon of March 17. Crentlernen'B coat and trousers press ed, 35c; cleaned and pressed, 75c; three-piece suit cleaned and pressed, $1.00. Cash only. Overcash, Phone Main 5290 Adv. A musical and literary program and the planting bf "an evergreen tree in the school yard" by pupils of the eighth grade of the Pulaski Heights school, Friday, marked the observance of Arbor Day by the school.

The Pulaski Heights School Improvement Association was in charge -of. the Mrs. B. B. Wright is president of the association.

An address by E. V. Visart, songs by classes and readings by students of the school formed the program. Bed Comb Poultry Feed, the best chicken feed in the world. Tom Hill Grain Co.

Phone Main 1262. Ask your neighbor. "Quality first; it's Adv. W. S.

Boone, deputy chancery clerk, has been appointed receiver of the Southern Trust barber shop, operated by Lee Bowers, who ended his life by shooting himself early Tuesday morning. The receivership, was on petition of the Southern Trust Company, trustee, against the Bowers estate. Floyd Cunningham, barber employed in the shop, has been placed in active charge. The shop was opened Friday; afternoon at 3 o'clock. Mr.

Bowers is said to have carried (6,000 insurance in three fraternal orders, his. wife and young son being named beneficiaries on equal terms in Tom Hill Grain Co. The store on. Seventh street that has been built up on quality goods at right prices. Somo of our quality goods' are: Bed Horn Dairy Feed, Bed Comb Scriteh Feed, Protena Dairy Feed, Bed Comb Meat Mash, Purina Horse Feed, Protena Horse Feed, Califo Flour, Califo Bran.

Our Oats, Corn, Hay, are the best that money can buy. If you hive never tried our goods, ik the iwan who has; he is your neighbor, "Quality first; it's cheaper." Phono Main 1262. Seventh' and Izard? Adv.H Mm FIKALLY SPEAKS HFTER FUTILE EFFORTS March. 4. iDn Jos.

Slattery, a former Roman Catholic prieit, whose attempt to lecture here Wednesday nigiht was frustrated by a disorderly crowd and who failed again Thursday night Was frustrated by a disorderly fearing damage to his (property, closed the doors against him, made his talk on the north side last night. Fifteen hired men and 10 detectives guarded the hall. A small crowd gathered, apparently expecting to see a but it was ditappointed. Ummi 0.W' Calgary, 10 Chicago, 111.. 14 .22 Dallas, Texas .22 Denver, 52 10 Bvansvllle, Ind It Fort Smith, Ark 42 Helena, Mont 46 Jacksonville, 24 72 0.08 Little Rock.

Ark 81 44 Lo Angeles, $4 70 Memphis, Tenn 30 38 Montreab 0 11 New Orleans, La 42 68 New York, N. 2t .34 Pittsburgh. Pa 12 St. Louis, Mo T. It 26 St.

Paul. Minn San Francisco, 50 58 Seattle, Wash 84 0.0; Washington, D. 22 80 0.14 Winnipeg, Manitoba I 014 River Bulletin. Stations. Rivers.

Flood Rainfall, Director Cole Sees Fair and Warmer Weather for little Roland, In Next A rapid rise in temperature, with ths lowest Saturday night at 48 degress, is th freilktlOu of the weatherman for and warmer tonight, aid Stindayi 'it the mo'rnin? bulletin isiued, -ami it agrees exactly with th Sta'tev forecast. Arkansas" it promised some real spring weather for a fw days; The high pressure area which has been hovering over the State for two days brought a slight drop in tempera- ture Friday night, and the lowest recorded was 30 degrees, while the prediction wat 4 degrees. The "high" rapidly is being pushed to the East by a low pressure area, which is approaching from the West. There was rise in 24 hours of 40 degrees at Rapid City, South Dakota, which is indicative of a rise through the Southwest. Precipitation was reported in ths At lantic' States and the Lake region, and also along the North Pacific Coast.

The heaviest rain was recorded at Rosa- burg, of 1.S6 inches. The weather is fair at virtually all other places in tne unu-eu orates. It is much colder in the Atlantic and the Gulf States and the Ohio Valley, and there were killing froats reported from Vicksburg, Shreveport, Jackson Jacksonville and Charleston. It is much warmer throughout the Mississippi Valley, the Rocky Mountains and plateau States. There still is som sero weather Canada, the lowest bar ing recorded at Swift Current of 14 de grees below sero.

WASHINGTON PREDICTS MODERATE WEATKEK. Washington, March 4. Freezing tem peratures prevailed along th Atlantic Coast as far south as Northern Florida today. The weather bureau forecast promised, however, that th weathv er would moderate tonight and Sunday. The storm which was central yesterday over North Carolina moved northeastward rapidly, increasing great ly in intensity, and it center today was off the New England coast.

Gales were reported all along ths coast, as far south as Jacksonville. During the night the wind attained a velocity of Similes an hour off Cap Hatteras. V' Government Aids Shippers Eggs For Brood Uses The United State government has' taken a hand to prevent hen which may or not be a follow-up of Teddy's raco suicide scheme. Th latest innovation in, the parcel post' department of the mail service is a provision for shipping eggs for hatching. Heretofore there has been a restriction on the handling of eggs by mail, but the new ruling removes som of the limitations which may aid ma terially-redeveloping the poultry duatry and in giving Biddie a ehanc to cluck' without being guilty of false pretenses.

The newest order is from ths pa of Postmaster General A. S. Burleson and is for the postoffices of th entire United States. It follows: "Order No. 9477 Section 474, Postal Laws and Regulations, edition of 1913, is amended by the addition of the following as 14: "Fourteen Eggs for hatching shall be accepted, for mailing regardlatt of distance, when each egg is wrapped separately and surrounded with excelsior, wood, wool, or other suitable material and packed in a basket preferably with a handle, or other suitable b'ontainer, lined with paper fiberboard or corrugated pasteboard, in such a way that nothing can escape from th package Such parcel shall be labsd 'Eggs for 'Keep from Heat or 'Please Handle With or other suitable words, and shall be handled outside of mail sacks," FATJLKNEB COUNTY TAX COLLECTION ARE OOOSi Conway, March4v(Special.) Taxpayers- in Faulkner County are meeting their obligations to the Stats with the same promptness displayed in former' years, according to Sheriff and Collector Waverly Bishop, who is now at the courthouse after a tour of collecting in the rural sections.

The total paid in to date on taxes of all kind compares favorably with the totals of previous 'years, according to Mr. Bishop. Final time for payment of county and State taxes is April 10. Mr. Bishop also has ths collection of benefits in a number of Conway improvement districts.

HUBLY Hil I'll KEV.P08T FCT Newport, March 4. whit pramary election in this city re sulted in the re-election of A. T. Hub-ly for mayor and G. C.

Martin as marshal, Mr. Hubly winning by a majority of 20 votes over O. I. Hubert, while Martin received -more votes than the total vote of his opponents, W. H.

Caroutbers, A. Bullard, D. Can and W. LaVoy. election brought out full vote of the white electors of the eity.

The nomination by this primary is thus made equivalent to an election. articles of incorporation of th Pur-year Grocery Company of Jonesboro, the company's capital has been increased from $50,000 to $100,000. hr th Little Rock Cotton! Th leading feature ranged at follows Wheat- High. Low. Close.

May July Corn May July Oat. May July Mess Pork-May July Lard May July Short Ribs-May July 1.14 I ll .741 .41. 1.14 1.111 1.12 1.10 .74 .74 .431 .411 1.184 1.101 .741 ,.74 1 .411 ..11.45 ..10 70 ..10.90 ..11.71 21.11 21.11 10.7$ 10.96 11.17 12.0 21.40 31.83 10.11 10.17 11.71 11.1$ 11.17 11.60 10.71 10.90 ll.tt 11. New York Sugar. New York, March 4 Raw sugar firm mo lasses, centrifugal, 6.270.

Refined, firm. Elgin Butter. Elgin, 111., tale. March 4. Butter Ito bid; no Kansas City Prod ace.

Kansas City, March 4. Buttsl- Cream- err, ISo; firsts, 12c; seconds, 20c; packing, ftio. Eggs Firsts, 12o; second, not quoted. Poultry Hen, lie; turkeys, 20c; springs, lit. Chicago Chicago, March 4 Butter Higher; cream ery, zettsaeo.

Bgga Lower; receipt. cases; first, 19i0o; ordinary flrsu, Ito; at mark, cases lnoiuded, 19(810o. Poultry Alive unchanged. Chicago Grain. -Chicago, -March ,4.

Wheat No. nominal; No, 2 hard, $1,141. Corn No. 2 yellow, nominal. Oat Standard, nominal.

Barley 61 0 690. 1 red, ILanaas City Grain. Kansas City, March Wheat No. 2 hard, No. I red.

$1.0101.10. CornNo. 2 mixed, Ii(g67c; No. 2 whits. 8681c.

Oats No. 2 white, 44i046ic; No. 2 mixed, 40043a. jryr 1 St, Bt. Louie, "MartfhT 4.

Wheat No. 2' red. hard, nominal. Corn NO. white; 7SC.

Oats -No." No. 2 white, nominal. St, Louis Produce. St; Lout, March 4. Poultry Unchanged, except 15c; turkeys, 1422c; duck, 17o.

Butter Unchanged, Eggs-18c. New Orlcan Rice. -New Orleans, March-4. All grades of rlca continued strong. yesterday, except th clean grade of Japan, which was steady.

Receipts Rough, millers', 1,822, clesn, 8,698. Sales 620 pockets clean Honduras, 84c; 40f pockets Japan, So. Quotations Unchanged. Rio polish, $24 (g 26 per ton; bran, $16010 per ton. LIVESTOCK.

Kansas -City Lira Stock- 800; higher; bulk of sales, heav lea. lights, pigs, $7.168.60. Cattle Recelpta, 200; steady; -prime fed steers, dressed beef steers, 01.66; southern steers. 36. cows, heifers, atookers, Sheep Receipt.

600; steady; lambs, $10.10 (311.10; yearlings, wethere, ewes, $7.2101.00. St, Louis live Stock. 8t, Louis, March 4. Hogs Receipts, 5.000, pigs and light, mixed and butcher, good heavies, $.109.26. Cattle Keeolpts, 210; steady; native b' teen, yearling steers and heifers, cows, $1.00 07.21; stooker and feeders, 15.60Q7.75; Texas and Indian steers, $1.00 0 7.21; stockers and feeders, Texas and Indian steers, $1,110 8.00; cows and heifers, native calves, $6 00011.00.

Sheep Receipt, none; nominal; yearling lambs, ewe, 6.60.10. Chicago lira Stock. Chicago, Maroh 4. Hog Receipt, strong; bulk of sales, lights, mixed, heavies. roughs, pigs, $7.15 Oji.40.

Cattle Recelpta, 200; steady native beef steer, western 8.25; stocker and feeder, cows, and heifers, oalves, Sheep Receipts, stesdy; wethere, $9.60011.40. Pert Worth Lin Stock-Fort Worth, March 4. Cattle Receipts, 800; steady; beeves, Hogs Reoelpts, 610o up; bulk of sales, ll.408.60. Sheep Receipts, unchanged; lambs, 10.10. WALLSTEEET.

New York, March 4. Although gains were excess of losses, at ths outset of today trading th market failed to manifest any vary definite trend. Dealing wer light and changes wer fractional. Specialties, including the munition and motors, were under moderate pressure with minor recessions In som (tandard rails. Latsr th sagging tendency became more marked, most Important stocks, falling under yesterday's final quotations, Nsw York, March 4.

Dullness and Indecision were the chief characteristics of today (hort esslon th market remaining under the restraints imposed by th complicated situation at Washington. Dealings were so professional as to deprive them of actual significance. There were gain of moderate proportion at th outset and the were added to In th speculative group later. Petroleum, a tew copper, American Car, Industrial Alcohol, United Fruit and som of the tobaoco rose 14 point, while Cuban-Amerloan Sugar advanced almost points. Ia the meantime Meat Oil PrOdUO i Merohandla Miscellaneous totals Cotton, hale.

Corn, Oats, I 4 II 7 4 3 It 40 II II II 11 14 11 171 111 101 161 137 111 111 643 t.000 1,000 I.OCI MOO 4,000 -Hon, Exchange wuocaxiona oommitte: Whit BtAdards Middling fair ll.llc Strict good middling f-' CJood middling Strict middling Middling in. Strict low middling Low middling Strict- good ordinary Good ordinary 1.04c Ytllow TlngeA Strict good middling V.i.i:.,V.;'.11.7to Oood middling .11.6111 Strict middling i .........11. 4c Middiiifg Strict low middling ll.6o Low middling 10.18c Bins Tinged Middling 94o Strfct low middling 10. Cc fcow middling lO.llo Yellow Stsineel Middling Local Cotton Statement, Receipts 1118. 1116.

311 800 By Iron Mountain -By Rock Island 1 By. Cotton Bait By wagon Totals 8lno August Bhlpmsnts-- 232 "it 364. .,.131.017 73 181.W6 1.814 1,124 129.37S 47,113 Today 177 IT7. Since Friday Since August Stock today Middling .110.362 S6.164 ll.Slo to Grain and Zfecd Market. Local -Jobbing quotation, In wagon-load lota, follow: Corn .11 Oata.

whit Oats, red stained .61 Oats, Texas R. R. p. (seed) .60 Wheat 1.25 Bran 1.23 'Corn chop' 1.45 Corn and oat feed 1.6rt Short 1.40 Hay Arkansas, No. 1 Arkansas, No.

Territory, No. 1... Territory. No. Alfalfa, No.

1..., 10.00 7.60 13.00 11.00 10.00 16.00 16.00 lt.OO 12.00 160!) 30 3.40 Alfalfa, No. Timothy, N. 1 Timothy No. I Cottonseed meal Cottonseed hull, ackd Cornmeal, 41 pound Cornmeal, 84 pounds Th Flow Market High patent, soft 6.10 6. 10 1.40 6.10 Standard 'High patent, hard standard Daily Freight Bbatssneat.

In car lots: Article Bran Receipts. Shipments. 1116. 1916. lilt, llli.

1 Arkansas Stage. Height. Change. 24 hrs. Fort Gibson N.

Muskoge Tulsa Fort- Smit Dardanelle Blgelow Little Pin Black-Black White-Calico Rook Batesvllle Newport Georgetown Clarendon Ohio-Cincinnati Bvansvllle Mississippi Cairo Bt. Loula. Memphla Helena Arkansas City Greenville Vlcksburg New Orleans. Onachlta Camden Bed Bhreveport 14 106. 0.3 o.i 0.4 0,2 r-02 1.6 0,1 0.6 o.t 1.0 O.I 0.7 0.4 .01 II 18 16 22 80 60 36 4.6 1.0 11.0 18.8 27.2 26.0 21.7 ti.P 17.2 27.1 888 48.9 48.0 60.7 31.0 45 20 15 48 43 42 45 18 31 16 0 6.6 0.4 Ths Arkansas and Whit rivers will not change much th next few days.

Cottonseed and Fradaott. Seed F. 0. b. car at station, $40 per ton; wagon sssd at mills, $16 per 1 Oil Prim crude, llo per Meal Prime, $21 per ton.

Hull Loose, $12 per ton; sacked. $14.50, per ton. Llnters tic per pound. rails and other representative stock eased fractionally. The closing was Irregular.

Bonds were steady. New York Money. New York, March 4. Mercantile paper, t8t per cent. Sterling, 40-day bills, 4.71; demand, 4.76 7-lt; cablea, 4.77.

Guilders, demand 42, cables 42 f. Bar sliver, 661c. Mexican dollars, 41o. Government bonds steady. Railroad bonds steady.

Clearinghonse Banks Statement. New York Maroh 4. The statement of the aotual condition of clearinghouse banks and trust companies for th week shows that they hold $137,620,444 reserve In exoess of legal requirements. This I an Increase of $2,621,160 over last Week. OOTTEtt MXNXRAI.

BELT 1 BO AD IS PUOOEE3SINO. Mountain Home, Marc 4, (Special.) Work on tne Cotter and Mineral Belt Railway it progressing rapidly. A crew of surveyors hat been busy, tmd this work is almost complete. Several contractors have been looking oyer the route' preparatory to bidding on the construction work. The road from Yell-ville to Bush is progressing rapidly, and will add much to the production of ore from that section when completed.

No steps have been taken on the proposed route from this place to the mouth of Big Creek on the Iron Mountain route. The bonus subscribed k-y citizens of this place will be Told on April 22 21 2.0 It -22 t.f 20 1.6 0.7 1.7 10.4 21 11.0 II 7 4 13 6 4 It 0 4 1 a 1 1 It II 1 1 1 1 2 1 -7, 1 1 1 1 '12 27 4 1 'g' Building material. Coal Cooperage Cottonseed Cottonseed meal. Food Flour Furniture Hy Hardware Live stock Logs Lumbar Machinery' Meal.