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TUESDAY, MAY 1,
2 LEASED WIRES-COMPLETE WIRE REPORTS
COTTON MARKET
AUGUSTA_COTTON
Middling today, 20.13
Middling last year, 11.75
Today’s Figures
Middling fair 20.63
Strict good middling 20.50
Good middling 20.38
Strict middling 20.25
Middling 20.13
Strict low middling 19.88
Low middling 19.38
Strict good ordinary 19.00
Good middling 18.50
Strict middling stains 19.38
Middling stains 19.00
Strict middling tinge 20.13
Middling tinge 19.88
Previous Day’s Figures.
Close.
Middling fair 20.63
Strict good middling 20.50
Good middling 20.38
Strict middling 20.25
Middling 20.13
Strict low middling 19.88
Low middling 19.38
Strict good ordinary 19.00
Good middling 18.50
Strict middling stains 19.38
Middling stains 19.00
Strict middling tinge 20.13
Middling tinge 19.88 •
Receipts for Week
1916 ThU Wk.
Saturday 308 190
Monday 153 129
Tuesday 450 211
Wednesday ——*
Thursday —— ——*
Friday ——
Totals 909 536
Sales for Week
Soles. Spinners. Sh’ptg
Saturday 1223 200 1166
Monday 1045 158 247
Tuesday 244 608
Wednesday
Thursday ——
l Friday
Totals 2512 358 2021
Stocks and Receipts
Receipts since August 1, 1917 360,436
Receipts since August 1, 1916 370,957
Stock in Augusta, 1917 89,436
Stock in Augusta, 1916 115,722
Augusta Daily Receipts
1916 Toda>
Georgia Railroad 120 68
Southern Railway 29
Augusta. Southern 26
Augusta-Aiktm Ry
Central ot Georgia
Georgia and Florida 12 120
C. and W. C 14
A. C. L. R. R 42
Wagon 8 3
Canal
River
Net receipts 225 217
Through 225
Gross receipts 450 217
Port Receipts
Today. 1916
Galveston 2721
New Orleans 1579 -
Mobile 1127
Savannah 1839
Charleston 120 .
Wilmingtoi 33
Interior Receipts
, Today. 1916
Hoir?ton 1572
Memphis 130?
Weekly Crop Report For the
Week Ending April 14, 1917.
1918.
Receipts 87,675
Shipments 122,824
Stock 1,026.113
Crop in sight 11,010,181
Came in sight 137,151
Visible supply 4,337,276
LIVERPOOL COTTON
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.)
Liverpool.—Cotton spot, easier; good
middling 13.08; middling 12.96; low mid
dling 12.78. Sales 10,000 bales. 1,500
for speculation and export. Receipts 6,-
000. Futures, closed steady:
May 12.63
May and June 12.56
July and August 12.41
August and September 12.23
October and November 11.91
December and January 11.80
January and February 11.77
POSTPONED—WET AND COLD.
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Cleveland, O.—(American) —St. Louls-
Cleveland, postponed; cold-
New York—(National) —New York-
Brooklyn game postponed; wet grounds.
Cincinnati, O.—(National) —Plttsburg-
Cinclnnati; postponed; wet grounds.
Boston —(American) Phflado4ph{ia-
Boston, postponed; rain.
Chicago.—(America n.) —Chicago-Petroit
game postponed; wet grounds.
WITHIN 700 OF NAVY’S
AUTHORIZED STRENGTH
(BY THE ASSOCIATeo PRESS)
Washington.—The enlisted strength of
the na/ has reached 86,826 —within less
than 700 of the full war quota authoriz
ed. The marine corps already haa com
pleted recruiting for its full authorized
strength of 17,400 but both services will
continue recruiting campaigns without
modifications as bills pending in con
gress are expected to give the navy an
authorized strength of 150,000 and raise
the marine corps to 30,000.
ANNIVERSARY OF MANILA
BAY BATTLE OBSERVED
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.)
Washington.—Secretary Daniels and
high naval officers today made their an
nual May day observance of the anni
versary of the Battle of Manilla Bay.
Since the victor in that fight. Admiral
Dewey, no longer lives to receive the
congratulations of his associates they
were paid to his widow
The anniversary was marked also by
the placing of flowers at the tomb in
Arlington National Cemetery where the
admiral lies.
ASSASSINATION PLOTS
(BY THI UNITED miu.)
Trenton, N. J. —Assassination plots
■gainst President Wilson. Theodors
Roosevelt, Wm. Taft and Henator
•'Tom" Taggart of Indiana, are believed
to have been revealed today through
the death of Charles ft. Mueller, In
dianapolis, who dropped dead of heart
disease last night In a hotel lobby here.
Coroner Bray and I’nlted Htates
Marshal Snowden found in Mueller’s
pocket a note hook In which was mem
orandum stating that Wilson, Itoose.
veil and the others were "picked" for
death.
Officials first stated they believed
Mueller must have been Insane.
AIRBRAKE A9S'N MEETS.
(BY THI ASSOCIATED enf«A)
Memphis, Tenn.—Practically every
railroad In tha United States was rep
resented when the 24th annual con
vent'on of the Alrhrnke Association
was. 'ailed to order here today.
Today's sessions were devoted to
welcoming addresses and reading of
technical papers.
The convention will continue through
■•uUy.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.)
New Orleans.—Better cables than due
and low temperatures in the extreme
western belt stimulated buying of cotton
around the opening today. Offerings were
notliberal and in the first half hour of
business prices rose 14 to 16 points over
the level of yesterday’s close.
Peace talk caused a strong rise in the
afternoon and at 1:30 the trading months
were thirty to thirty-six points over yes
terday’s close.
No closing quotations—wire trouble.
NEW ORLEANS SPOTS
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.)
New Orleans. —Spot cotton steady and
unchanged. Sales on the spot 1,628; to
arrive 576.
Low middling 19.31
.Strict low middling 19.50
Middling 19.69
Strict middling 19.88
Good middling 20.06
Strict good middling 20.24
Receipts 1,579; sctock 329,728.
NEW YORK COTTON
New York.—The cotton market opened
steady at an advance of eight to twenty
two points today in response to relative
ly firm cables with July selling at 20.15
and October at 19.40 on the call. Weather
conditions were considered generally fav
orable however, except for low tempera
tures in southwest, and the advance
seemed to attract renewed realizing
from buyers of last week. Prices eased
off jn consequence with July selling back
to 20.02 and October to 19.30 before the
end of the first hour. Texas spot firms
were credited with selling October
through one of the local liousse, and re
ports published this morning indicated
that the acreage would he increased in
Texas, Oklahoma .and Missouri. Private
cables attributed the advance in Liv
erpool to an improved spot demand.
Buying became more active during the
early afternoon and seemed to be stimu
lated by peace rumors. These rumors
were colored by a break in wheat and
the buying of near months by spot houses
seemed to cause shorts some alarm. At
any rate July sold up to 20.21 and Oc
tober to 19.49 before 2 o’clock or about
20 to 28 points net higher.
No closing quotations—wire trouble.
PASS SIFT BILL
FDR SECGiIDTIIE
(BY THE UNITED PRESS.)
Washington, D. C. —The senate this
afternoon for the second time passed the
administration’s selective conscription
hill. It will go at. once to conference for
straightening out of house and senate dif
ferences.
Ain't Nature
Wonderful
SSCfIY GENE AHERN =
THE ARGUMENT.
An argument, like a l'ight, scrambles
two, to mak eit. One person rarely ar
gues with ones self. It all arguments the
other fella is wrong. If both were right,
it ceases to be an argument. The only
argument, where the arguists insist each
other are right, lakes place in a gin
garage between two sun dodgers and
both of them in a use-no-hook state. And
it usually ends up in a Jam. "Never start
anything you cant' finish.” The fella
that moulded that mouthful must have
had argument in mind because there
ain't any north and sout hto an argu
ment. An argument is like a mule. The
headfeet want to ankle southpaw and the
tailhonfs shuffle starboard so it remains
neutral like a three-day-old transfer.
There are two wavs of sidestepping Big
lien, one by fishing the other by arguing.
EXPERT TELEGRAPHER KILLED.
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS./
Ridgefield Park, N. J.—George W.
Conkling, of the best known telegraphers
In the country, was killed today in an
automobile accident. His son, Dewitt,
and an employe who was in the car with
him, were seriously injured.
Mr. Conkling, formerly with the As
sociated Press, was known in the tele
graphic field as “the most perfect Morse
sender." He was employed in a broker's
office In New York.
The adored daughter was sad.
“Father,” she said, “what has come
over you?” Since I can remember I
never had a wish you were, not anx
ious to gratify, and you even antici
pated my wantH and handed me money
for all sorts of things that I hadn't
even thought of. Hut now I have to
ask you for every penny I need, and
you growl and grunt and ask If I think
you are made of money, and you rail
at a woman's extravagance and in
variably usk me what on earth I did
with that last two or five dollars you
gave me. It Is very strange. Don’t you
love me any more, father?"
“My dear Ethel,” her father answer
ed, ‘‘l love you as much as ever. Hut
you are soon to be married, and I’m
trying gradually to prepare you for
the change.”
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WHO INVEST IN AUGUSTA HERALD ADVERTISING GET LARGE PROFITS
STOCKS
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.)
New York.—lndustrials of the equip
ment and munition groups, metals and
shippings led the active dealings of to
day’s early market, all being in demand
at advances ranging from material frac
tions to over a point. The inquiry for
United States Steel comprised several
individual lots up to 117%, an overnight
gain of almost a point. Marines, Atlantic
Gulf a ud West Indies and prominent
( oppers and Motors rose in a way to sug
gest additional short covering, this be
ing indicated also in the further advance
of Industrial Alcohol. Oils hardened
with other specialties hut rails were un
certain.
No closing quotations—wire trouble.
Associated Charities
Ask Co-operation
of County Board
For the purpose of systematizing the
distribution of charity in Richmond
County, for the purpose of making for
the greater efficiency of the charity
work, to pevent duplication of charity the
Associated Charities of Augusta is ask
ing for co-operation on the part of the
city and county. A large delegation from
the Associate/ Charities appeared before
the county commission Tuesday and ask
ed for the co-operation. The plan is
this, that the $5,000 appropriated for
charity by the county and the $2,500 ap
propriated by the city be turned into fund
to be supplemented by contributions from
the public which will amount to an equal
sum as given by the city and county, or
perhaps even more, and for an expert
to be employed to handle the charity
problem in a business like and systematic
manner. The Associated Charities say
that with co-operation from city and
county authorities they can go before the
public and raise a large sum to help
in the work.
The idea will be to retain the present
hoard of charities of which Mrs. J. W.
Johnson is in charge at the court house
and to have it. as one department of the
Associated Charities.
Mr. William 11. Barrett was the
spokesman for the Associated Charittes
before the county commission, having
been requested to address the commission
by President G. Sherwood Whitney, of
the Associated Charities. He made a
most able presentation. Mr. Barrett him
self is not a director of the Associated
Charities. but is much interested in the
work. He appealed to the county to try
the experiment of letting the Associated
Charities handle the situation for one
year, stating that the new organization
could act as a clearing house for all local
general charities. The proper investi
gation of appeals for charity, the giving
of the needed supplies, the securing of
work for people, etc., all would come
under the head of the new regime. As
Mr. J. T. Gardner, of the county com
mission. stated at the meeting, Mrs.
Johnson’s facilities are not what they
should he because often milk Is needed
in a family when Mrs. Johnson can only
furnish broad, meat, etc.
The suggestion made by Mr. Gardiner
that the directorate of the Associated
Charities he enlarged to include more
members from the county outside the
city was received gladly by Mr. Whitney,
who stated that this would be done.
The net result of tho meeting was that
the commission appointed a committee
to confer with the board of charities to
take up the matter of merging the or
ganizations at once. Mr. F. P. Gracey
spoke of the. need of haste in the matter
because something must be done in re
gard to getting an expert here very soon,
since the gentleman whom the Associat
ed Charities is in touch with wants an
answer at an early date as to what is
going to be done.
RECORD NORWAY LOSS,
23 SHIPS, 36,000 TONS
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS )
London. —A Christiania dispatch to the
Daily Mail says that 23 Norwegian ships,
aggregating 36,000 tons, were Hunk bv
submarine' last week. Thia is a record
for Norwegian louses.
Dr. Greene Will
Preside at Meeting
Thursday at Modjeska
It has been decided that Dr. J. K.
Green will act as chairman of the big
food conference to ha held at the new
Modjeska Theater Thursday morning be
ginning at 10 o’clock. Hr. M. Ashby
Jones will open the meeting with prayer
and Dr. Howard T. Free will Introduce
Dr. A. M. Soule, president of the Geor
gia College of Agriculture.
•Talks will be made by Mr. N. L. Wii
let. Miss Bessie Duncan, of Aiken and
others. •
A large crowd is looked for as the
meeting will be of the greatest import
ance.
RiNTELEN Trial
New York. —The trial of Franz RintM
en, the German naval captain, and seven
members of Labor’s National Peace
Council, was continued today in the fed
eral court here. The jury that will try
the men was selected late yesterday. The
men are charged with conspiracy to vio
late the Sherman ant I-trust law by fo
menting strikes on piers and in muni
tion plants.
CAPT. J. J. SLADE DEAD.
Columbus, Ga.—Captain James Jerry
Blade, former mayor of Columbus, and
for years representative from Musco
gee County in the legislature died late
last night. Aged 86.
GRAIN
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.)
Chicago.—Prospects of increased ex
ports from Canada tended today to de
pres wheat. Bulls were also inclined to
be cautious. Field reports indicated con
siderable damage to the spring crop.
Opening prices which ranged from the
same as yesterday's finish to % higher,
with May at s2.<l of the July at $2.26
to $2.27 were followed by sharp declines.
Corn weakened with wheat. After
opening \\ <»ff to Vi up the market un
derwent a decided general sag.
In oats as in corn demand was* only
of a scattered character. The May
| option however, continued firm.
Packers buying strengthened provis
ions. Gains were chiefly in lard and
ribs.
In the last hour of trading wheat
plunged headlong down grade on an
nouncement. that the Swiss minister at
Washington, representing Germany had
asked for a conference with President
Wilson, that immense strikes were in
progress in Germany and that Chancellor
von Bethmann-Hollweg would make a
peace offer Thursday. At the extreme
point of the break May was off it*, cents.
The market closed demoralized. 6% to Me
net lower with May at s2.s7and July
at $2.1214 to $2.13.
The late smash iu wheat carried corn
along. Closing quotations were unset
tled at 3% to 6% net decline.
WHEAT—
Op« n. High. Low. Close.
May .... 271 271 255 257 U
July .... 226 227 212V.* 212%
Sept . . . . 188 Va 189 181 182
CORN—
May .... 15ft 15ft 144% 145%
July .... 143% .144 Vi 138Vj 138%
QATS—
May .... 69 69% 66% fi6%
July . . . . 66Vi 66 62% 63
PORK—
-51 ay . . . . 388 ft 383 ft 3875
July . . . .387(1 3917 3870 391st
LARD—
July . . . .2200 2225 2200 2225
Sept . . . .2205 2232 • 2205 2232
RIBS—
July . . . .2090 2100 2085 2097
Sept . . . . 2110 2092 2110
LIVESTOCK
THE LIVESTOCK MARKET
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.)
KANSAS CITY HOGS, CATTLE AND
SHEEP RECEIPTS.
Kansas City.—Hogs: Receipts 10,000;
strong.
Bulk $15.15r(f 16.8$
Heavy • 15.65 fa 15.90
Light 11.80*7 15.50
Pigs 12.00® 14.00
Cattle: Receipts 8,000; atendy.
Prime fed steers 9.00(u 12.75
Dressed beef steers 9.oor#r 12.00
Southern steers 7.50(fr 11.50
Cows 6.50# 10.75
Heifers K.SO'fY 11.50
.Stockers 7.50(?/ 10.60
Bulls 7.50(fr 10.25
Calves 7.60(9) 13.25
.Sheep: Receipts 2,000; htgner.
Lambs 13.50(3) 17.25
Yearlings 13.00# 16.00
Wethers 12.00# 14.25
Ewes 11.00# 14.00
CHICAGO CATTLE. HOG AND SHEEP
RECEIPTS.
Chicago—Hogs: Receipts 18,000; slow.
Bulk $15.50# $15,80
Light 14.75(iT 15.75
Mixed 15.25# 15.85
Heavy 15.25# 15.90
Rough 15.254* 16.40
Pigs 10.00# 13.60
Cattle: Receipts 6,000; steady.
Native beef cattle 9.00# 13.35
Stockers and feeders 7.15 (q 9.85
Cows and heifers 5.70# 11.15
Calves B.oo# 12.00
Sheep; Receipts 1,000; steady.
Wethers 11.00# 13.50
Lambs J3.00# 17.15
JOHN MILLED6EI4,
DAVIDSON 4—HE-HI
In the Ne-Hi game at May Park Mon
day afternoon John MUledge defeated the
Davidson nine to the tune of 14 to 4.
Until the sixth inning It was a great
game, the score being twice tied. After
this the Davidson boys went, up in the
air, the other team making four runs
In the sixth and four more in the
seventh.
Score: Tt. H. E.
Davidson 012 010 0— 4
John Milledge 013 024 4—14
Batteries: John Milledge, Sinythe and
Benson; Davidson, F'arker and Mackie,
In the game at Allen Park, Monte Snno
and Central played to an eight inning
tie, the game being called on account of
darkness. The feature of Ihe game was
the tightening up shown by Monte Sano.
AMBASSADOR ELKUS IS
MUCH BETTER; CRISIS OVER
(BY THE ABBOCIATE . PRESS .
Stockholm, (via London).- Abrnm l.
Klkins, the Amtrlran simbitKHador to
Turkey, who in suffering from typhus
fever, passed the crisis on April 28th.
He is convalescing and will Vie able to
travel in a month. This Information
is conveyed in a message from Con
stantinople through tho Hwcdlsh for
eign office to the American minister
here, Ira Nelson Morris.
AT A GLANCE
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.)
South Atlantic League.
Jacksonville, 1; Augusta, 2 (10 in
nings.) •
Macon, 2; Columbia. 10.
Columbus, 2; Charleston, 4.
Southern League.
Little Rock, 5; Memphis, 5 (called in
the 12th: darkness.
Birmingham, 6; Mobile, 3.
Chattanooga, 5: Nashville, 2.
Atlanta-Now Orleans game postponed;
Atlanta failed to arrive from Mobile;
freight wreck cause.
National League.
Philadelphia, 3; Boston, 2.
St. Louis-Chioago, rain.
New York-Brooklyn, wet grounds.
Clnclnnati-Pittsburg; rain.
American League.
Washington, 3: New York. 4.
Boston, 6; Philadelphia, 3.
Cleveland, 2: St. Louis, 4.
Chicago-Detroit; rain.
American Association.
Toledo, 7; Milwaukee, 0.
Louisville-Minneapolis; rain.
Indianapolis-Kansas City; rain,
Columbus-St. Paul; rain.
International League.
Providence, 2-2; Toronto, 3-1.
Richmond, 5-2; Buffalo, 4-1.
Baltimore. 4-0; Montreal, 3-1.
Newark-Rochester; rain.
North Carolina League.
Durham, 7; Asheville, 4.
Greensboro, 3; Charlotte. 2 (11 Innings.)
Raleigh, 3; Winston-Salem, 0.
Dixie League.
Eufaula, 6; Dothan, 15.
Tifton, 2; Moultrie, 5.
Tifton. 2; Moultrie, 5.
Quitman. 4; Bainbrldge, 11.
WATCHING THE
SCOREBOARD
(BY THE UNITED PRESS #
Yesterday's Hero: Urban Shocker. The
Senators got to this Yankee youngster
for nine hits, hut he finally conquered,
four to three In ten Innings.
A sclntilaiing heavo by Lee McGee,
which cut down the speedy Milan saved
Shocker.
Lawton Witt changed his mind about
the Red Sox hurlers and laid the bean
ball on Elmer Myers. He flung his hat
at MyerH during practice,
Grover Alexander ami Dick Rudolph
staged a heated argument in Phllly yes
terday, but Grover won the hall game.
The Browns shook a triple play Into
their third straight victory over Cleve
land. li required four pitchers and a
pinch hitter to discourage Tris Speaker’s
teammates.
Frank Schulte pulled off a wrestling
match during the rain, lie's in bed now
with a broken rib.
TWO KILLED AND TWO
SERIOUSLY INJURED AT
THOMSON, GA.
(Continued from page One)
in this section for his work for the, en
largement of the Baptist Young People’s
Union. # it . .
Mrs. Young was one of the most ne
lovcd ladies of Thomson. She was prom
inent in all kinds of work for the uplift
of the people, and organized the night
school for the mill children of Thomson.
Her benevolence and sweet nature made
her countless friends wherever she went.
Miss Annn Young, the minister’s sister,
came to Thomson a short time ago from
Washington, D. C. She was also well
known and liked and her friends In
Washington as well as in Thomson will
deeply deplore her death.
The daughter is one of the fa
vorite children of Thomson. The many
friends of the family hope that she will
recover. She was brought to the hos
pital here on the train. Rev. Dr. Young
was formerly pastor of the Baptist
Church at Athens. Ga.. where he Is well
remembered for his good work.
The train was In charge of Engineer
O. H. Blasslngame, of Augusta, and Con
ductor c. D. Bailey, of Harlem, Ga. The
train was delayed for nearly an hour on
account of the accident. It was pas
senger train No. 2.
The train arrived in Augusta about 3
o’clock. The young lady was Imme
diately rushed to the hospital. It Is un
derstood that her chances for recovery
are very slight. Tt was learned that Mlnh
Gay Young Is about M years old.
It w; i" also learned ihat In*. Young In
not Injured as seriously as was at first
thought.
At the Georgia rnilrond offices at 4 p.
in. Tuesday it wan stated Ihat a report
had been made of the accident which Is
na follows: The automobile was trying
to cross the tracks from the north side
that the fireman was ringing the hell and
the whistle had already been blown
for the stop at Thomson. The auto
mobile ran Into the pilot of the engine on
the fireman’s side and it happened so
quickly that the fireman could not tell
exactly what occurred. It seemed to him,
however, that Dr. Young attempted to
turn his automobile down the track aw
If to try to get out of the way of the
train. Tha automobile wav badly de
molished, Of course, the train stopped
as quickly as possible and everything
l»oHslhle was done for the suffering
Engineer Blasslngame was seen after
the train arrived but would not discuss
the accident before the official report was
made
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Big New Bill At New Modjeska Theatre
Makes Big Hit
The big Loew’s bill at the New Mod
jeska is groat. All the attractions arc
above par, and are most pleasing in
every respect. Willa Holt Wakefield, the
southern beauty and noted entertainer of
America, made her first appearance in
the South, and Jier first appearance in
any popular price theater. It is eminent
ly fitting that she should start her tour
in the South, where she is best known,
and where she has scored so many tri
umphs in the past. Miss Wakefield is
an artist, that can be. appreciated by only
those that realize what a high-class, big
time act is worth. This is her first
appearance at popular prices, and if you
have ever seen her before you had to
pay large admission prices. Neal, Segal
& Franklin, in an oddity of songs and
fun, is the best cure for the blues that
can he prescribed. Their songs are new
and catchy and the comedy of the He
hrew comedian Is a scream. Clair &
THE BLESSING OF LAUGHTER.
What a blessing laughter is! The other
day when I returned from the Vltagraph
studio floor to my dressing-room and
opened the door 1 was met with happy
laughter, and who was seated upon the
floor nut my secretary with dear Ethel
and Baby!
Of course, it was not long before there
was another "Chinaman In the party,"
seated in a. most unladylike position. But,
as usual, Baby made us forget all about
ourselves as we watched him play.
Ethel’s laugh is a merry thing.’ like the
silver peal of a hell, and it makes those
about her happy just to listen to her.
Perhaps one reason for this is that she
never giggles In the silly fashion at
tributed to many girls. However, she
Is always ready for a good joke, and
never stints her laughter.
Perhaps of nil the human privileges
which we possess laughter has been
abused more than any other. Some
laugh from nervousness, others to cover
embarrassment, and some just for the
snke of doing something.
A sense of Immor Is one of the most
valuable gifts which wo have, and laugh
ter is its child In a way. So we should
take special pains to laugh at tho proper
time and In the proper fashion.
You have often met people, I know,
who seemed to think they couldn't rnjov
themselves unless they laughed loud and
long. While I do not believe that a
little snicker bespeak a true mirth. I air.
sure a. number of people who truly enjo\
themselves laugh without a. great deal
of noise and confusion.
Mother Nature herself gave us laugh
ter, yet there are some of us who make
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Atwood, in their knockabout comedy, are
thfe best seen here in many days.'Some
of their tricks seem impossible and too
much praise can not be said of the lady
member of this big act. One of the
features of the hill was "The Saint and
the yinner," a story of modern sociolo.
glcal conditions. It is a tale of a wife
who did not love and n woman who
loved too well the same man. One, in the
eyes of the world, was the satnt and the
other, In tho eyes of the world, a sinner
The playlet proves that the positions
should have been reversed. Every mem
ber of this act are stars and can he
only appreciated by seeing them. Bro\Vn
& Barrows. in a musical flirtation,
"Back Home." is a clever offering, also a
new one. The entire show is a big one
from start to finish and can be said
without a doubt to be the highest class
attraction yet offered. There are thrre
performances daily—mhtinee at 4 p. m.
and evenings 7:45 nnd 9:15 p. m.
Anita Stewart
Says
even this gift an affectation. To me
there Is nothing more to be avoided than
an affected laugh. It is worse than no
laugh at all, don't you think?
There is a little verse which goes
something like this: "It's the laughs you
laugh and the smiles you wear that
makes it sunny everywhere." And do
you know it is true—so rrue? 1 forget,
now the man who wrote it. hut he must
have had an enviable disposition.
Laugh and he. merry, friends. Laugh
every day. But make your laugh one
that will soothe, not ruffle, tnose about
you. And above all else, join me in
trying to use your laughter at the right,
time. There are Some things supposed
to Invite It which are far from worthy.
SHARP DROP IN
WHEATMARKET
Chicago.—-Reports that the Swiss
later In charge of German diplomatic in*
tcrests In Washington had asked for a
conference with President Wilson, and
that ilie German chancellor's peace terms
would la* outlined in an address to th#
relchstag next Thursday, caused a sharp
drop in wheat prices today. May declined
16 cents ot $2.55; July 10% to $2.15, and
.September 6% cents to $1.82.
By Blosser
By Ahern
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