The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 21, 1918, Page 6

Dae eee a FRECKLES ‘AND HIS FRIENDS MR. M’GOOSEY IS GETTING PERSONAL, IT SEEMS By Blosser SQUIRREL FOOD THE BABBLING BROOK WENT TO THE DAIRY By Ahem 7’ CHESTNUT CHARLIE By Blosser ° MRS Wil HE BD ne Sue NERVES OF ‘THE, Keeoosty FAMILY |] BREAKING ‘| POINT !! FRECKLES (S$ STILL MISSING - | SOMETHING HAS To BE Done | Quick! lo POLICE MAN TAKE att LEIAMS TOLD Saw A WELLS ~ A LIL BABBLINK. BROOK THATS WHAT POETICS ALL WRITE ABOUT WHEN ITS SPRING | A BABBLINK BROOK SURE OUGHT To MAKE GEORGE KNOW \TS SPRING — LiL THICKHEAD ! uisen! p'ye BELIEVE (TS SPRING , WHEN You SEE A BABBLINK BROOK % WELL COME witit ME ! Yeo A BABBLING BROOK 15 A SIGN | ra aI tt HE GUY WHO HOLDS THE, CHISEL IF THE OTHER i FELLA MISSES IT ~ WOW! GENE AHERN. WELL -HERES A FUNNY A FELLA SAYS — WAY (S THE FIGURE 9 LIKE A = ALL 60 RGHT- To a BECAUSE WITHOUT d TAIL IT AS NOTHING !! | TRIBUNE FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT CAR EMBARGO WEAKENS CORN LIBERTY BONDS ~ ONLY ACTIVITY Stock Exchange Touches Low Record for Dealings; Money Lower New York, N. Y., Mar. 20.—Trading on the stock exchange today, aside | from the relatively heavy dealings! in liberty bonds, was dull almost to the point of extinction. Hourly sa after 11 o'clock barely averaged 000 shares, the day's turnover amount- fig to the meagre total of 225,000 shares. Bullish incentive was again lack- ing, chiefly by reason of'the so-called American-Holland situation and the uncertain status of the iron and steel | industry in connection with the new price schedule to be fixed by the war industries board. “hese conditions were balanced in} a measure by freer offerings of call} money, which fell to four perc af-| ter opening at 5 and indications that the local banking pool may soon shade the long prevailing six percent rate for time funds. Representative stocks made little) or no change, these es closing | at normal gains and | Some of | the highly speculative issues reflected the mixed operations of pols, General Motors making an extreme decline of four points, while Industrial Alco- hol developments and Rails were list- Jess until the final hour, when th Pacific group hardened with Grea Northern and minor coale United | States Steel closed at a small frac: tional advance, forfeiting part of its) * gain. | Liberty issues contributed over- whelmingly to the irregular dealing in bonds at advances of % to 1 pe cent. Total sales( par value) ager gated $5,675,000. United States bonds( old issues) | were unchanged on call. | NEW YORK MONEY N..ew York, N. Y., Mar. 20.—Mer- cantile pz'yer, four months, 6 percent; six month, 6 percent. Mexican dollars 71%. Bar 88%. Government bonds strong; roal bonds irregular. Time strong; sixty, ninety days and months, 6 bid. Call money weaker; high 514; low 4; ruling rate 5%; closing bid 3 offered at 4; last loan 4. ST. PAUL LIVESTOCK South St. Paul, Minn., Mar. 20.—} Hogs receipts 11.800; 15 @ 20c high- er; range 1690 @ 1710; bulk 1700 @| 1705. Cattle receipts 5, killers, 10 to; 15c higher; steers 650 @ 1400; cows| and heifers 700 @ 950; veal calves) steady, 600 @ 1475; stockers and feeders active, 650 @ 1100. Sheep receipts 150; steady; lambs; 800 @ 1275; wethers 700 @ 1350; | ewes 500 @ 1250. MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN Minneapolis, Minn., Mar. 20.—Flour | utichanged, Shipments 48,537 barrels. eaeley, 165. % 202. Brart 3278, . Wheat*receipts 55 cars, compared wh 23.9 year ago. + Corn, No.3. Yi , 175 @ 180. loans | i six ba ! | that the bull side of the m | March | feeders 820 @ 1 i ' | ! i Resumption of Federal Rails Rule Causes Average Price to Drop Chicago, Ml, Mar, 20.—Corn aver | aged lower in price today, inf by the reinstatement of an against western cars loaded for shipment east of Chic: close was unsettled at 12 and 125% May, with the as a whole carying from % @ } off to ¥% cent advance compared 24 hours before. Oats lost 1 to 11g¢ Provisions finished uncharged to 7c higher. n not be shipped in equipment fu ed by eastern lines, it was ap been placed under a decided cap, for there are no surplu eastern lines. To a considerable ex-| tent, the embargo was treated of late as a dead Icter ia order to move promptly the accumulations of corn ready for export to the entente allies. At present, however, rural consi ments are falling off. Depressing ts of the reinstatement of the em- bargo were somewhat counterbalane ed late in the day demand here from ind Oats like corn, in value by the ea sides, 1 i da ten percent e southwest aged higher as a re ng to the topmos! this season. ion Open High Low Closi quotation Op Corn— 1 May Oats— March May .. CHICAGO LIVESTOCK ago, I, Mar. Hogs recei @ 1760: 1350 @ 17 il and heifers 710 @ 121 MINNEAPOLIS PRODUCE Minneajolis, Minn., Mar. 20.—But-| ter market is lower anc | decline. Eggs are active with quota-| tions reflecting outside figures on sales. | Butter—Creamery extras, per pound | 41e: extra firsts 49; firsts 39c: sec-| onds 38c; dairy 33c; packing stock| 28c. | Eggs—Fresh prime firsts. new cases | free from rots, small. dirties al checks out, per dozen 35c; current re- ceipts, rots out, $10.20; checks and seconds dozen 28c; dirties, candled, dozen, 28c; quotations on eggs include cases. A Cheese—Fancy twins, pound 3 fancy New York, pound, 27c: fancy daisies, 27¢; fancy young Americas, notind; 28; fancy brick 30; limburger White, 89% @ 90%. Plax 423°@ 425. : | primost “14; ;. putost 1. Mow was Baer ai 9 oe 33; fancy Swiss loaf ; block 40c° (| Crucible Steel | Miami Copper “| Montana Power .. an improved |; ed down] pu embargo. Be-| Briuon, of cnicago, former OMAHA LIVESTCCK Omaha, Nebr., Mar. 20.—ilogs re ce 2,600; higher; heavy ins @ 1 xed 1675 @ 1710; light 167i pigs 1050 @ 16: wk Lota 000; her; hig 4) @ 1100; western s ; canners 700.@ ewes 1100 @ @ 1825. W YOR< META’ i Mar. Kyi No Ys nge auoies le . Spot 720 NEW YORK STOCK LIST n Beet Sugar Catearss <6 Smelting & Refining . Tel ..0. Atchison . imore & Butte & peake & Ohio ‘ Chicago, Mil. & St. Paul Chino Conper . Colorado Fuel Iron Cuba Cane Sug treat Northern Ore Great Northern Pfd Inspiration Copper +4 Int. Mer Marine pfd ctfs . Kenecott Copner see Louisville & Nashville Mexican Petroleum Missouri Pac! y York Central | mn Pacific . ‘tah Copper WILLARD-FULTON CONTRACT FIXED | FOR JULY FOURTH (careful training and to the fact}. Chicago, Tl, March 21.—Final ar ticles of agreement for the wo} championship fi between Willard and Fred Fulton, July 4, wil be signefl here next Tuesday. accord: |ing to an announcement: made today. This statement was made after aj conference between Willard and Ful ton’s represeatatives at which the de tails of the fight were discussed. | “The terms and plans for the fight| jare satisfactory to me and the con-) tract will be signed in Chicago nex! Tuesday,” said Jess Willard. “We ex. st three bids for the fight At pri battle will be staged.” There were present at today’s meet ing | Willard and his manager. Colonel J. C. Miller, and Mike Collins, manager for Fred Fulton. Wins Bout Britton With Orleans Pug |; Chattanooga, Tenn., March 21.—Jack welt ~aieht chamnion. knocked. out V Moran, of New © Orleans Wednesday | i an the sixth round of a 8theduled eight | {has “been: torpedoed The fight was ‘uneven! from the start, the bell saving Meran jin the first round, 3 round bout. a a ee St. Louis 4‘ twresthing game has just cele- Jess be 1;world. He was the first man to) nt [ have no idea where the Fe ymer Buins | THE JOHN L OF WRESTLING at 57 as Y oung as He Was 30 Years Ago : Wihaestiine cnasrco OF THE WORLD MARTIN“FARMER” BURNS _ BY PAUL PURMAN “Farmer” Burns, former stling champion of the world nd known as the John L. of the brated his 57th birthday. At 57 Burns declares he feels as young and strong as he'did 30 years ago. Although he has re- \tired from 'the-‘mat game he says he is willing to meet any man of his age on a wirter-take-all basis) and will meet ‘anyone in the world, any age or weight in a stick pulling competition. Burns attributes his remarkable vital- ity to his life-long system of| that he has never dissipated: :| Burns’ career is one of the most interesting in the sporting -/make wrestling popular in Amer. -' NEW INDOOR RECORD \ ON: THREE-QUARTERS -;of the Ilinois ath established ‘a world’s s Of a-mile, co’ "|The former record was 3:07, made |.by Joe Dricoll at Buffalo, Mar. 15, \19 URUGUAY SHIP SUNK | | Bilbao, Spain, Mar. 20.—The | | Uruguayan steamer Bergona | | Number 4, 2,407 tons gross, | | | The cry has been landed at Nap.- es. ; rica. to develop wrestling as a science. | world,” the veteran said.- “After He held the wrestling champion-i 1 had pinned Jimmie’s shoulders | ship of the world for many years|to the ground and pocketed my | énd when he retired undefeated '30 cents, I decided it-was'a pretty easy way to earn money. Since then I have always béen ready It was due to Burns’ training] for a match.” | In his long career in the wrest- | y ling game Burns engaged in |’ 10,037 tons gross. Burns who took Gotch as a crude| more than 6,000 matches. Only | farmer boy and taught him the’ six times were his shoulders pin- of 15 cents. ‘ Relief of Congestion is Aim of | ;} en ;| ahd rail movement under one control, '#it is believe greater speed and econ- He was the first American! he turned his title over to Frank Gotch, his pupil. that Gotch developed into the greatest of all wrestlers. It was! fine points of the game. If was Burns who invented the famous most feared wrestler -of all time. The princely sum of 15 cents led Burns to take up wrestling. When he was eight years old he wrestled Jimmie McGrin, a schoolboy friend, for a side bet LAKE AND RIVER BOATS TO BE PUT UNDER RAIL RULE Readjustment of Carriers a shingtom, D. C. March 21.—Re- nent of the coastwise and Great 3 Shipping Control is under con- @ shipping Board and r i petolnlstrata, The pro- s Mat the latter will be giv- ‘e of numerous steame: which’ ate regarded as primarily aux- iliarjes to rail transportation. By co-ordination of domestic water “It was every cent I had in the ned to the mat. : | Burns has’ ‘never. relaxed his | toe hold which made Gotch the|regular way of living and he} trains as conscientiously now as ; if ‘he were preparing for a title! match. i Burns isn’t making any pre- | dictions that he will live to be} 100 but such a ‘possibility would- | n’t surprise “him at all. | which are || sltipped from Southern ports to New || modities such as cotton, England. Diversion of ‘cotton from all} rail routes’ to steamers through} southern -perts during the period of} greatest. railroad congestion last wint-| er afforded much relief. at a when ‘New England mills had scant Liniments Will Never Cure. tism, why waste time with liniments, lotions ‘and other local applications that never did cure Rheumatism, and never will? Do not try to rub the pain away, for you will never succeed. Try the sensible plan of finding the cause of the pain, and go after that. Remove will omy in transportation facilities ,. be obtained, especially in bulk com the cause, and there can be-no pain. You will never be rid of Rheuma time || If you are afflicted with Rheuma-|S. supplies and faced a shutdown, A cargo of cotton can reach Boston from Savannah in four or five days, while that many weeks is required to reach its destination by rail after, passing Washington. TRIALOF CRUM BEGUN BY MONT. 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