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FRIDAY, JUNE 5*
Todays Financial and Commercial News
AUGUSTA CUTTON MARKET
Middling closed today, 14%c
Tone Steady.
Middling Last Year 12c
CLOSINGQUOTATIGNS
Good ordinary 11 7-1
Strict good ordinary 12 3-*
Low middling 13 3-8
Strict low middling 14
Middling 14 1-4
Strict middling 14 1-2
Good middling
Tinges, first 14
Tinges, second 13 8-8
Previous Day’s Figures
Good ordinary' 11 7-8
Stiict good ordinary 12 3-8
Low middling ... 13 1-8
Strirt middling 14
Middling 14 1-4
Strict middling 14 1-2
Good middling —•
Tinges, first 14
Tinges, second 13 3-8
Receipts For Week
Sales. Spin. Shlpt.
Saturday . . . .
Monday 38 683
Tuesday 176 403
Wednesday. . . . 134 206 115
Thursday 148 140
Friday 221 27
Totals 221 27 —
Comparative Receipts
3-13 .914,
Saturday
Monday 19 73
Tuesday 174 GO3
Wednesday 179 254
Thursday 64 166
Friday 46 92
Total 46 92
NEW YORK COTTON
New York. —The cotton market opened
steady at an advance of two to six
points net higher during the early trad
ing. Reports that spinners had been
buyers at yesterday’s decline and pri
vate predictions for unsettled weather
in the western belt probably inspired
much of the demand. Offerings in
creased. however, fol'owing the official
forecast of generally fair weather in
Teaxs and Oklahoma. The market was
unsettled toward the end of the first
hour with prices a few points off from
the best.
The market was comparatively quiet
during the afternoon but held steady at
a net advance of five to ten points.
Week-end figures showed a relatively
small loss in the visible supply of Am
erican. but there were further private
predictions for showers ni the southwest.
Reports that Southern mills were good
buyers of January rallied the market
later in the morning with active months
selling 9 to 14 points net higher but
trading was quiet on the advance and
prices eased off 5 or 6 points shortly
after midday.
Cotton futures closed steady.
High
July 132 S 13.19 13.24
August * ...13.15 13.07 13.09
October 12.79 12.68 12. <3
December 12.81 12.69 12.74
January 1-2.67 12.5V5 12.61
March 12.70 12.59 12.65
NEW tiRLEANS COTTON
New Orleans. —Continued favorable
weather over the belt failed to have any
bear eli Influence on the cotton market
In the ear'y trading today. First prices
were three to four points up and soon
after the cal! the market was six to
eight points up.
Ti e market was quiet throughout the
mnrring session, hut buying persisted
and by in on the advance was widened
to 10 to 11 points.
In the afternoon the market was
rather heavy. At 2 o'clock prices were 5
to (I points over yesterday’s closing
level.
LIVE STOCK’MARKET
CHICAGO HOG AND CATTLE MARKET
Chicago. Ills-—Hogs: Receipts 16,090;
firm; bulk of sales S2uaS3o; light 800a832
1-2; mlexd SOOaR32 1-2; heavy 780a530;
rough 780a79n; pigs 72a0795.
Cattle: Receipts 1,000; slow: beeves
725 a 925; steers 680 a 815; stackers and
feeders 6235nR2u; rows and heifers 370-
a 875; calves 725 a 10.35.
Sheep: Receipts 8,000; firm; sheep 540-
a 635; yearlimrs 625a740; lambs 650a860*
springs 725a965.
MONEY MARKET
New York. —Mercantile paper 3 3-4a4.
Sterling: exchange firm; 60 days 486.35;
demand 458.75. Commercial bills 485 3-4.
Government bonds steady. Railroad
bonds irregular. Call money steady 1
l-2a2; ruling Vate 1 3-4; closing 1 l-2al
\ 3-4.
r Time loans easy; 60 days 2al-4; 90
days 2 1-4; six months 3.
HOURLY TEMPERATURES
Decrees
6 A. M 74
7 A. M 78
8 A. M 80
!> A. M 81
M A. M 87
12 M 89
1 P. M 92
2 P. M 92
CHICAGO MARKETS
Export sales at Duluth caused a rally
In wheat hut the effect failed to last
and the close was easy, unchanged to
1 -Bal -4 lower.
An upturn In corn resulted from a bet
ted eastern demand. Com closed steady
at a sixteenth to l-4a3-8 above last
night.
Open. High, r.ow Close
WHEAT—
July .... B*B4 *6% *•>%
Sept .... 85' * 85% 85 85%
CORN—
July .... 69% 69% 69% 69%
Sept .... 67 67% *B% *7
OATS—
July .... 39% 39% 39% 39%
Sept .... 37% 37% 37% 37%
PORK—
July . . . . 2037 2037 2037
Sept . . . .1992 1895 1987 1987
I.ARD
July . . . .1002' 1005 997 997
Sept . . . .1022 1022 1015 1015
1’.188.’
.’ ly . . . .1125 1125 1122 1122
Sept . . . .1132 1135 1130 1130
LIVERPOOL COTTON
Liverpool.—Weekly cotton statistics:
Total forwarded to mills *O,OOO bales,
of which 6.000 American.
Stock. 1.010,(0i; American 799,000.
Imports 47,000; American 34,000.
Exports, 5,000.
Stocks and Receipts
Stock in Augusta, 1913 29,713
Stock in Augusta, 1914 23,411
Rec. since Sept. 1, 1913 333,822
Rec since Sept. 1, 1914 369,776
Augusta Daily Receipts
1913. nu
Georgia Railroad 46 39
Georgia Railroad
Sou. Railway" Co 14
Augusta Southern Ry.. ..
Augusta-Aiken Ry. Co. ...
Cen. of Ga. R. R *67
Georgia & Florida 5
C. & W. C. Ry 26
A. C. L. R. R 9 22
Wagon 6 1
River
Net receipts 46 92
Memphis
Totals 46 93
Port Receipts
Tortav. La at Yr.
Galveston 3597 ——
New Orleans 2147
Mobile 956
Savannah 1480
Charleston 50
Wilmington ■—
Norfolk 1112
Total ports (est.) 1000
Interior Receipts
Today. Last Yr.
Houston 803 *
Memphis 281 •
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Little Rock
Weekly Crop Movement, End
ing Friday, May 29, 1914.
1914. 1913. 1912.
Shipments . .. 18.171 23.181
Stock 43.727 39.877
Receipts 332,446 203,371
Came in St. .. 83,463 :5,954
Crop in St. ... —* 12.830,830 1,481.696
Vis. Sup 4.222,092 4,150,044
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET
New York.—The stock market stiffen
ed after early weakness making up re
cessions and a trifle more. Bullish
operations were resumed in various Is
sues, particularly the local traction and
fertilizer shares. The heaviest business
was in stocks in which a large short in
terest Is supposed to exist. The tone
was consistently good.
Money rates continued easy, despite
the large drain on bank reserves from
interior shipments, gold exports and
sub-treasury withdrawals. Sterling ex
change rates rose. Demand bills touch
ed 488.80 close to the season’s highest.
Dullness became more pronounced aft
er noon, but the market continued to
manifest an under current of strength,
despite curtailment of bullish opera
tions. Rumors of further serious dis
turbances at Paris caused liquidation by
French Investors in lx>ndon and
arbitrage brokers here sold 10,-000 shares.
Bonds were irregular.
The market closed easy. Selling was
resumed in the later dealings. Room
traders put out stock because of the
sluggishness of United States Steel and
the engagement of $2,000,000 more gold
foi export. Westinghouse fell 11-2 on
account of the strike of the company's
employes.
NEW YORK STOCK LIST
z Last Sale.
Amalgamated Copper 71%
American Agricultural 54%
American Can 28%
American Car and Foundry 51
American Cities pfd 67
American Cotton Oil 43
American Smelting 62%
American Tel and Tel 123%
American Tobacco 227
Atchison 98%
Atlantic Coast Line 121%
Baltimore and Ohio 91
Canadian Pacific 194
Great Northern pfd 124%
Tnterborongh Met. pfd ... 63%
Kansas City Southeri 26%
T.igjrett and Myers .T 214
Lori Hard Company 172%
Mexican Petroleum 63%
Missouri. Kansas and Texas 17
New York Central 91%
N. Y.. N. H., and Hartford 65
Northern Pacific 11
Pennsylvania 11l
Reading | 164%
Rep. Iron and Steel 23
Rock Island Co. pfd 3%
Se-'board Air Line 19%
Do pfd ' *4%
Southern Railway pfd SO
Tennessee Copper * 34%
Teaxs Company 147%
Union Pacific 154%
United States Steel 61%
Do pfd 109%
V’rglnia-Carolina Chemical 30%
Western Union 62
TO DORFMUS & CO.
New York.—Cotton show* precisely
the sort of strength which one woulil ex
pect it to show in such circumstances
as these, for no amount of hammering in
the rllstant months can make shorts
comfortable with regard to July and
August. Indeed, all the signs indicate
one of the tightest squeezes of recent
times and it is impossible to fancy what
will happen if the interest is as big as
somp competent observers beleve it to
be. It must not be forgotten that storks
now consist largely of untenderable
grades end punk which cannot help shorts
In the slightest while the mills seem to
want the better qualities at any old
price.
Today's weekly figures promise to be
m'lrtly bearish, for the Into sight points
to about 57,0. j bales vs. 17,000 lost year,
while spinners takings will compare with
206,000. But these technicalities are of
small consequence, because the size of
the crop Is practically known Hnd it has
long been evident thst the consumption
would be measured by the crop.
DOREMUS & COMPANY.
TO COBR "BROS. & CO.
New York.—There was a good demand
on and after the call from strong sources
and very little for stile. Buying based
on unsettled weather over southwest.
Some scattered showers In east local
weather predict rain for west and this
Is having a stimulating effect. —Ander-
son.
COBB BROS & CO.
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"I could scratch myself to pieces"
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Itching Skin is soothed by the Heal
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Elnfeldt, Rock Inland, 111., after using
Dr. Hobson's Eczema Ointment, writes:
“This Is the first time in nine years
I have been free from the dreadful
ailment." Guaranteed. 60c, at your
LESS EXPORTS,
MOREJPORTS
Dep’t of Commerce Issues
Statement of Foreign Trade
Today. Comparisons Given.
Washington, D. C.—A decrease of
more than $37,000,000 in the value of ex
ports and an increase of more than $27,-
o*oo,ooo in the value of Imports were the
features of the comparison of April's
foreign trade with Apvil, 1913 as an
nounced today’ by the department of
commerce.
Crude materials for use in manufac
ing show’ an increase of $12,000,000 in
imports and a decrease of $9,900,000 in
exports.
Foodstuffs In crude condition and food
animals show an increase of $4,400,000
in imports and a decrease of $6,68-0,000
in exports.
Foodstuffs partly’ or wholly’ manufac
tured show’ an increase of $6,800,000 in
imports and- a decrease of $6,500,000 in
exports.
Manufactures for further use in manu
facturing show%a decrease of $1,900,000
In imports and a decrease of $5,100,000
in exports.
Manufactures ready fov consumption
show an increase of $5,1410.000 in imports
and a decrease of $8,000,000 in exports.
Miscellaneous articles show an in
crease of $390,000 in imports and a de
crease of $500,000 in exports.
AUGUSTA QUOTATION'S
GROCERIES. PROVISIONS
D. S. Reg. Ribs, 50-lb 12%
D. S. Reg. Plates, 8-lb. av. 11
D. S. Clear Plates 10
D. S. .Bellies, 25-lb 13%
Pearl Grites, 96-lb., all sizes 1.95
Yellow Corn 95
Red Cob White Corn 98
Mixed Feed Oats 52
Best White Oats .55
Fancy Head Rice 05%
Medium Head Rice .05
Japan Head Rice 03%
Fancy Green Coffee '4%
Choice Green Coffee 13%
Fair Green Coffee 12
Tencent Roasted Coffee, 100 pkgs.. .97
Arbuckle’s Coffee, pr. cs, 100-lb 19.10
Arbuckle s Ground Coffee, 36-1b5...19.30
R. A. J. Coffee, 50-lb. pkgß 15
Heno Coffee, Ground, 100 1-lb 21
P. R. Molasses, bbls 20
Cuba Molasses, bbls 28
Reboiled Ga. Syrup, % bbls 30
N. Y. Gr. Sugar, bbls. or bulk bags 4.30
N. Y. Gr. Sugar, 4 25 bags 4.35
N. Y. Gr. Sugar (60 2 ertns), per
lb 4.65
N. Y. Gr. Sugar (SO 2crtns), per lb. 4.55
N. Y. Gr. Sugar 32-3% ertns, per
lb 4.55
12-oz. Evaporated Milk 3.75
Peerless 6c Evnp. Milk, 6 do*. ... 2.85
M. & L. Stick Candy. 30-lb. boxes.. .06%
Ground Pepper. 10-lb. palls, per lb. .18%
Mixed Cow Peas, per bu 2.00
White Cow Peas per bu 2.35
Tanglefoot Fly Paper 2.70
1- Chum Salmon 90
2- Tomatoes 70
3- Tomatoes 95
New Argo Salmon, per doz. 1.50
Va. Peanuts 05%
AUGUSTA SECURITIES. -
BONDS AND STOCKS
(Corrected Weekly for The Augusta
Herald by Martin & Garrett)
Bank Stocks
Bid. Ask
Augusta Savings Bank 150
Merchants Bank 215 220
National Exchange Bank of
Augusts 135 Ui
Planters I.oan & Savings Bank
(par value 10) 43 45
Citizens &. So. Bank 240 250
Union Savings Bank (par
value 3100) 125
Railroad stock*.
A. & W. P. R. R. Co 148 151
Augusta & Savannah Ry. Co.. lOH lot
Chattahoochee & Gulf R. R.
Company 102
Ga. R. R. & Banking Co 258 261
Seaboard pfd stock 50 63
Seaboard Common Stock 20 zz
Southwestern R. R. Co 103 105
Factory Bonne.
Augusta Factory, Ist sa, i9l!
M. & N 91 9|
Eagle & Phoenix Mills Co.
Ist Ga, 1926. J. & J hi lot
Enterprise Mfg. Co., Ist Bs
1923. M. & N 90 02
Sibley Mf*. Co., Ist 6s, 1923. J.
* J. 90 02
Factory Stoeks,
Aiken Mfg. Co 8v
Grardtevllle Mfg. Co. 125
King Mfg. Co 77 si
NEW ORLEANS SPOTS
New Orleans.—Spot notion firm, quo
tations revised; middling 3-16 up at 13
15-161 sales on the 'spot 2,525; to arrive
550.
Receipts 2,147; stock 105,766.
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET
Chicago, Ills.—Although wheat showed
some firmness at the outset prli-es laler
were inclined to sag. Reports of de
layed seeding in Argentina led to eons d
erabe buying but favorable weatlier in
the domestic winter belt gradually as
sumed greater Inflenee. Quotations
which started 1-8 off to l-8«]-4 up, hard
ened a little and then fell below last
night's level all around.
Hhigher cables gave corn a temped-ary
lift. After opening a shade to l-ta3-3
up snd scoring a slight further gain all
of the advance was lost and a little
more.
Welcome rains eased the oats market.
Notwithstanding « rise In the hog
market provisions suffered a selback.
DEATHS
CANNADAY, MISS MARY K.—Died last
evening at her residence In North
Augusta. The funeral stfrvlces were
held this afternoon at 5 o’clock from
ths residence of hsr niece, Mrs. J.
R. Anglin, 713 Georgia avenue,
North Augusta. The Interment fol
lowed In the North Augusta ceme
tery.
WHEN MAN’S FREE.
"Pa, when Is the- freedom of the
city given to a man?"
"When his wife goes to the coun
try, my son]”— Judge.
The telephone girl sure looks swell,
Hut she's no bolle, I hold;
For I know well that a bell
Will ring as It Is tolled.
—Cincinnati Enquirer.
50c Panama Hat at Martin*. _
THE AUGUSTA HERALD. AUGUSTA, GA.
MOD IS
in oi m
Renewed Activity on Pending
Measures For This Session
Upon Leader’s Return.
Washington,— With the return of
Majority Leader Underwood from Hot
Springs, Ya., there was renewed ac
tivity in the house today in behalf of
a number of measures whose sponsors
are anxious for action at his session
of congress. Mr. Underwood's real
program task ended when the three
anti-trust bills were gotten under way
under a rule which insures their
prompt disposition so far as the house
is concerned and house leaders fgure
on passing all these measures by Sat
urday or Monday
Rural credits legislation is tied up in
committee without prospect of action
at this session. The general dam bill
now has right of way in the house fol
lowing the anti-trust and tuipropria
tlon bills. The seamen's relift bill, al
ready passed by the senate, is to lie
urged, in addition house leaders are
in favor of taking up as far as the ses
sion will permit the national leasing
bill and other conservation measures
urged as administration propositions,
a railway payy readjustment bill, the
bill to regulate cotton futures, a work
men's compensation bill and several
other measures.
Representative Underwood believes
that if the senate acts upon the trust
bills there will be no adjournment of
congress before August.
■LESS CUT
OFF BE REBELS
«
Guadalajara Surrounded and
Radio Station Taken. No
News of Huerta’s Troops at
Capital.
On Board U. S. S. California, Mazat-
Jan, Mx.—(via wireless to San Diego,
Call. -Guadalajara, the objective point
of the recent operations of the consti
tutionalist army of the northwest under
command of General Obregon, has been
effectually surrounded. Three columns
of Obregon’s army, according to official
information reaching Admiral Howard
have succeeded in shutting off the oily
to the national capital on the east and
Manzanillo and the Pacific coast on the
west.
Communication between the west
coast of Mexico and Mexico City hns
been completely severed, according to
information reaching the American fleet
here today.
Take Radio Station.
A party of constitutionalists, enroule
from San Rlss to Las Trps Marins la
in nd, sixty miles west of Teplc, have
captured the federal prison and the radio
stntlon, which will Isolate the Huerta
troops operating in the West, from any
direct touch with their chief.
The schooner Leonor, With a cargo of
supplies for the beleagured federal gar
rison of Mazatlan wus prevented from
discharging her freight today by the
dangerous fire of Gen. Obregon's con
stitutionalist batteries. The captain of
the vessel announced that he would nt
temipt tonight to run the constitutional
ist fire. ..,
Colima, capital of the state of that
name, and one of the mosi important
citlea In Southwestern Mexico has fall
en into the hands of the constitutional
ists under Gen 1.. Alemillo, former gov
ernor of Colima, according to official In
formation furnished Admiral Howard
late today by a constltulonallst officer.
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Bucklen's Arnica Salve for Cuts.
LEGAL NOTICES
In the District Court of the United
Stales for the Northeastern Division
of the Roulhern District of Georgia.
In the matter- of Collins Bros. (Jno. A.
Collins a Mark M. Collins.) in Bank
ruptcy—Bankrupt.
To tlie creditors of Collins Bros. (Jno.
A. Colliis and Mark M. Collins), of Da
vlsboro, Ga., In the County of Washing
ton and District aforesaid, a bankrupt.
Notice Is hereby given that on the 16th
day of May. 1914. tile said Collins Bros.
(Jno. A. Collins and Mark M. Collins)
were adjudged a bankrupt, and that thn
first meeting of their creditors will be
held in my office In Augusta. Ga.. on
the seventeenth fl7th) day of June, 19H,
at 12 o'clock noon, at which time said
creillinrs may attend, prove their claims,
appoint a Trustee, examine the bank
rupt and transact such other business as
muy properly come before said meeting
Raid Bankrupts have made an offer of
composition of eighteen (18 per cent.)
on all claims not entitled to priority.
WJi'eh offer will be considered by rhe
credltfAs and accepted or rejected after
the examination of said bankrupt at said
meeting.
This 4th day of June, 1911.
JOSEPH GANAIU,,
Jse Referee In Bankruptcy.
In the District Court of the United
Rintes for the Northeistern Division of
the Hrjuthzrn District of Georgia.—ln
the matter of Weiner Brothers Uko
Weiner and Isadora Weiner), Bankrupts.
In Bankruptcy.
Pursuant to an order of Hon. Joseph
Ganatil, Referee In Bankruptcy, there
will bs sold on the tenth day of June,
1914, at twelve o'clock, noon, at the
premises formerly occupied by the afore
said Bankrupts, at No. 504 Broad street,
Augusta, Os., at publlfte-outcnr, to the
highest bidder for cash, free or all liens,
tiie following property, to wit:
All the stock of goods, wares, and gen
eral merchandise of the said Weiner
Bros.. Bankrupts, together with all fix
tures In the store formerly ooeuped by
them; also all notea and accounts be
longing to sold bankrupt estate. The es
timated value of said atock of goods and
fixtures Is four hundred and flf'y dol
lars, and the face value of said notes
and accounts Is one hundred and eighty,
aix dollars and thirty-three cents.
The said property wlj) be offered for
sole In lots or parcels, end then offered
for aale In hulk the sale to he subject
to confirmation by the Referee In Bank
ruptcy and the best aggregate bid to
lie accepted. No Idd wII lie accepted
unless accompanied by n certified check
or other satisfactory security for at least
ten per cent of the amount of aald bid.
Inspection of the Inventory can lie had
on application to the undersigned. The
store of Jke Bankrupts wl 1 be open one
balf an hour before the sale In order
to permit Inspection of the stock by
bidders and prospective purchasers.
This 28th day of May. 1914.
I„ B. ouit-übbeaU,
Trustee of Welntr Bros., Bankrupts,
A Patriot By Name of Stevens
Started All This Excitement Over
International Yacht Racing
New York—A patriotic gentleman
named .1. C. Stevens started all Ibis
excitement over international yacht
racing back in iB6O, ami since that
timie something like $15,000,000 htvjs
been spent In contesting for an ugly
silver mug that has a real value of
only about SSOO.
Somewhere along In the latter part
of 1849 a number of English persons
began boasting about what wonderful
skippers they were, an dthat they
could build better boats and sat! them
better than the Yankees. In due course
of time these remarks reached the
ears of Stevens, who was the first
commodore of the New York. Yacht
Club,
"They can, eh?” snorted Stevens.
Formed Syndicate.
Whereupon Stevens formed a syn
dicate which included some of the
wetlthy sportsmen of that day and
they ordered the building of n yacht
of about 170 tons. George Steers,
famed in those days as the greatest
yacht builder on this aide of the At
lantic ocean, was given the commis
sion, and he turned out the slo<|,i
America.
The America showed Its stern to ev
ery other American yacht with which
it competed in trial events, and the
American crowd then begun to bom
bard the English with challenges. Af
ter ignoring the challenge for a rather
lengthy period, the Royal Yacht Club
of England accepted and agreed to of
fer a cup worth SSOO to the winner
of the race that would be open to ttie
world.
The race was run on August 22,
1851, and the course lay from Cowes
to the Isle of Wight and return. There
were is entries originally, but only
15 started. These yachts varied In
weight from 47 to 392 tons. The Am
erica got off to a good start and
led all the way.
When Queen Victoria was told of
the result of the race, she said:
"The America won, did it? And
who was escond?”
No Second.
“Your Highness," answered her in
formant, “there was no second."
Which really was true. The Amer
ica was os far ahead of the others
when she crossed the finish line that
no one waited around long enough to
find out which boat was following her
la.
Before the America sailed back to
Its home some of the British sports
menralsed the claim that the victory
of the America was a fluke. They de
clared also that the America had been
built especially for racing purposes,
while the other boats were just or
dinary sailing vessels.
"Huh,” responded Stevens, “Beat
you fellows good and plenty and now
you call It a fluke, eh? Well, I'll show
you just how much I think of your
boat and of your boasting sailors. I'll
wager you $128,000 that the America
can heat anything you build during
the next year, and I'll keep her right
here In England until you got your
boat built.”
Army of Detectives Engaged in
Counting Noses at Federal
League Parks
New York—An army of detectives
who can add—and subtract, If neces
sary—-are employed by Organized
Raeeball to count the noses of all per
sons who enter the Federal 1-eugue
parks this year.
These mathematical sleuths arrive
at. the grounds where the Feds play
just as soon as the gates are opened.
They enter and then, armed with a
pencil, a tally sheet and a i«lr of
serachlng orbs, proceed to arrive at
the total of persons who ‘‘sit in" at
the Feds doings.
These reports are carefully item
ized and show the number of 25 and
50 cent bleacherltes, the number of
those In the grandstand and boxes
and the number of persons who en
ter through the medium of passes.
All these report* are sent to Garry
Herman, Chairman of the National
Commission. Just what Garry finally
v-11l do with those reports isn’t—as
yet—a public, matter. It wouldn't be
surprising to see Garry waddie forth
one of these nice spring days waving
those reports to show that the Fed
eral league is a “joke.” But it's just
possible that Garry won't do anything
of the sort.
Garry has made so many foozles of
late that he Isn’t going to tako any
more chances on providing the public
with giggles at his expense. Some of
the reports that have gone to Garry,
including a few concerning the Pitts
burg, Kansas City, BtiiTalo and In
dlanarolis attendance, are so low that.
It probably will make even Garry a bit
skeptical.
For Instance, In one of the reports
from Pittsburg, which Barney Drey
fuss, the Pirate owner vouches for,
the paid Federal attendance was
around 300. It's quite unlikely that
Barney did the counting himself. No
doubt, he got the figures form a
sleuth.
Now, it's possible that, the sleuth In
this case, and the sleuths in other
similar cases, weren’t as good at ad
ding ns they ought to he. And Garry
doesn’t want to slip the newspaper
hoys copies of those reports and then
wake up the next morning to dnd the
figures and himself discredited by af
fidavits from the Federal Club owners
giving the teal figures and showing'
that the sleuths missed more than
half the crowd.
One of the reports of the sleuths
show that only about 11.250 persons
attended tne Federal league opening
game In Brooklyn and that about 2,500
of these entered via the pass route
The owfcrs of the club have claimed
a total paid attendance around 16,000,
apd the newspaier men estimated the
crowd at about 18,000, Including free
admissions. The contractors who put
up the plant claim to have Installed
about 18,000 seats and ns only a few
of those seats were vacant, on open
ing day, It would seem that the de
tective agency report In this case, at
least deserves contradiction.
The Feds Just now are giving a lot
of attention to the New York City
situation, with a view to the possible
Invasion of Manhattan next year.
The moving forces In the new
league realize that he circuit must be
changed next year; must be made
stronger and more compact. It Is a
cetalnty now that Kansas City and
probably Indianapolis and Plttshur •
will not be in the circuit In 1915.
Kansas City never looked up as a
good baseball x town, hut the Fedtf
went Into It this year merely as a
m ans of completing the circuit.
Just what new towns the Feds are
But Stevens’ offer was not accepted,
and the America sailed back for home.
The champion yacht carried a crew ol
only seven men during its voyage
across to England and hack to Amer
ica, adding an extra eight men during
the race. The yachts in these doy3
carry at least sixty men.
Not Till Later.
There were no further international
yacht races until 1870, when J. As
hury, an English sportsman, built the
Cambria, a 227-ton boat, and chal
lenged the Americans. His challenge
Immediately was accepted ami the
Americans set to work building the
Magis, a 97-ton boat. Franklin Os
good of Philadelphia was the designer.
The Cambria and Magic sailed
around the course that covered from
Staten Island, N. Y., to Sandy Hook
and return, and the Magic beat the
big boat by more than 40 minutes.
In 1871 Asbnry brought over the
Livonia, and it was beaten by the
Columbia, a new yacht that the Amer
icans had built during the year. The
Amert-an yacht Sappho was pitted
against the Livonia while she was here
during 1871 and defeated the chal
lenger In the only two races that were
run.
Five Year* Later,
Five years later a new yacht, the
Countess of Duffcrln was brought over
in an attempt to lift the cup, and the
American yacht Madeline, after two
races, sent the Countess back cup
less.
T'- a American Mischief defeated Ilia
Atlanta in two races in 1881, and the
Puritan defeated the Genesta in 1885.
England made further but unsuc
cessful eforts lo lift the cup In 1886,
1887, 1893 and 1895, and then Just
when the majority of the English
yachtsmen despaired of ever winning
from the Yankees, Sir Thomas Llpton,
filled with hope, came along, built
the Shamrock I and sent it against
the American ship Columbia, In 1899.
Thro# Races.
The Shamrock met the Columbia In
three races in that year, but in eacli
Instance the Columbia triumphed.
Idpton waited two years and then
sent over the Shamrock 11, which was
pitted against the Columbia, and the
old Columbia repeated the triumph of
two years before by beating the new
Shamrock In all three of the races.
In 1903 Llpton brought over bis
third Shamrock which went Into bat
tle with the American Reliance. The
Yankee ship lived up to its name, for
it simply made a walk-away of the
three races that were run over the
New York Yacht Club course. In the
last race the English boat was lost In
the fog.
And now Llpton, after nn absence
of eleven years, Is coming back In
our midst, tills time more determined
than ever to accomplish Ihe seeming
ly Impossible the defeat of tho Yan
kee sailors and the Incidental lifting
of the cup that has been in America's
keeping for 63 years.
planning to invade In 1915 Is not
definitely certain However, in ad
dition to New York City, the Feds
are casting eyes at Detroit. Cleveland,
Cincinnati and Washington.
The Ward family, which Is backing
the Brooklyn Federal league team, Is
widely enthusiastic over the new ■or
ganization, and If the Fedß decide to
invade Manhattan next year, and
no other hacking can he secured, the
WardH will open up the dough ’ bag
onee again.
In view of the fact that the Wards
have accumulated from 110,000,000 to
$15,000,000 In the hanking business
and are clearing close to $1,000,000 a
year now, the Idea of Investing anoth
er $500,000 or so In baseball doesn’t
annoy them.
Although the Ward's have put
about $400,000 Into the Federal
League, they wouldn’t suffer n very
great financial loss even If tho league
"blew up” tomororw. They have
harpooned about SIOO,OOO worth of
free advertising for their bread bls
cunts, and bun, since they enlisted
in the Federal League army, and
they appreciate that little fact, too.
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The Pastor’s Wife—What peculiar
eyes young Ashley has. They always
seem half closed.
Tho Pastor -Yes, ho has me guess
ing. I'm inclined to think he sleeps
nil through my sermon*— but 1 esn't
catch him at It."—Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
A BTYLIBH REPTILE.
"Who can tell me about the little
chameleon?” naked the teacher.
”1 can,” said Joe.
"Well, tell us," said the toucher.
"A chameleon looks like a baby al
ligator and It changes Its clothes all
the time,” said Joe.—Karinas City
Star.
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Didn’t Need Him.
The jurors filed Into tne Jury box,
and after all the 12 seats were filled
there still remained one Juror stand
ing outside.
“If the court pleases," sahl the
clerk, "they have made a mistake and
sent us 13 Jurors instead of 12. What
do you want to do with this extra
one?”
“What Is your name?” asked tho
Judge of the extra man.
"Joseph A. Brninofl," he replied
"Mr. Clark,” said the Judge, "take
this man hack to the Jury commis
sioners and tell them we don’t need
him, us we already have here 12 men
without Brjflni-H.”—The Green Bag.
Lucidly Explained.
Mr. Johnsing—Kay, Mr. Dorman,
what atn de meaning of dls here line
on de ticket whar It says, "Not trans
ferable ?”
Mr . Dorman —Dat means. Brer
Johnsing, dat no gen’leman am ad
mitted unlessen he conies hlsself.—
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A SEASICK MENAGERIE.
A camel can go eight days without
water and feel no 111 effects! but when a
camel Is eight days on the water, then
It 1h something different. There were
slxtcn camcla aboard the Hamburg-Am
erlcnn liner Bohemian when she arrived
here rocently from Hamburg, after a
stormy voyage, and they were a pretty
sick lot. None of them was able to
stand ufter the vessel left the North
Bea.
The camels were shipped from Rus
sia, and with them were twenty-four an
ti-lopes from Eaet Africa, six lumas from
Siberia, and six htsons from Nlgrltla. All
were affected by the terrific batterings
of the waves, and the moans of the sea
sick animals had such a depressing ef
fect on the crow that several hardened
old salts succumbed, to seasickness,
much to the amusement of the younger
sailors. —Philadelphia Record.
DISCRETION.
Here’s a nickel, but I’m afraid you
will use it to buy whiskey.”
"Never fear, mum. "I’vo taken some
big chances In my day, but I ain't
never yet tackled any booze that could
be bought for a nickel a drink.'*--*
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