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MONDAY. JUNE 22.
Todays Financial and Commercial News
AUGUSTA COTTON MARKET
Middling closed today at
14*/^.
Tone Steady.
Middling last year 12%e.
CLOSING
Good ordinary ..11 7-8
Strict Rood ordinary 12 3-8
low middling 13 1-4
Strict low middling 13 7-S
Middling U 1-8
Strict middling 1.14 3-8
Good middling •
Tinges, first 14
Tinges, second 13 3-8
Previous Day’s Figures
Good ordinary - . 11 7-8
Strict good ordinary .....12 3-8
Low middling 13 1-8
Strict low middling 14
Middling 14 1-4
Strict middling 14 1-1
Good middling ™»
Tinges, first >l4
Tinges, second . 13 S-8
Receipts For Week ,
Soles. Sn'n. Slilot.
Saturday.. ... 144 123 363
Monday 124 10 160
Tuesday .... .... ....
Wednesday . ... -—«
Thursday. . . . —— —— ——•
Friday
Comparative Receipts
1913. 1914.
Saturday 122 16
Monday 15 65
Tuesday ——
Wednesday ——
Thursday ——
Friday ~~
Stocks and Receipts
Stock in Augusta. 1913 24,542
NEW YORK COTTON
New York.— Relatively weak cables
and reports that spot cotton was being
pressed for sale in Liverpool encouraged
renewed selling in the local cotton mar
ket at the opening today. First prices
were seven points lower to two points
higher with the old crop months rela
tively weak in sympathy with the for
eign showing and practically all posi
tions made new low ground for the
movement. There was some nervous
ness over predictions for very high tem
peratures in the belt, however, and prices
rallied several points during the early
trading.
The market continued steady during
the forenoon with the active months
selling about six to ten points net higher
but offerings increased somewhat
around midday and prices eased off
three or four points from the best.
Trading was quiet during the early
afternoon but the market held steady
and an»ut six to ten points net higher.
Cotton futures closed firm.
High. Low. Close.
July ... . .. >12.70 12.58 12.89
August ... * 12.69 12.54 12.68
October ... -2.53 12.37 12.52
December ... ...12.57 32.42 12.56
January 12.44 12.32 12.44
March 12.48 12.37 12.49
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
New Orleans.—Cotton opened un
changed to six points off. Buying set
In immediately after the call and the
market did better. Half an hour after
the opening prices were one to seven
points over Saturday’s close.
Offerings were readily absorbed
throughout the morning session. At
noon prices were at a net advance of six
to eleven points.
CHICAGO ORA IN MARKET
Chicago, Ills.—Wheat took a down
ward turn today, Influenced by falling
quotations at Liverpool. The result was
the lowest price level reached here so
far on this year’s crop. The opening
was a shade to 5-8 lower and the market
gave no signs of any important rally.
Weather prospects weakened com.
The start, ranging from 1-8 off to 1-8
up, was followed by a sag, especially no
ticeable In the July delivery.
Oats dropped with corn.
Higher prices for hogs made provisions
firm./
A 'further decline In wheat resulted
from reports that never before had new
wheat started ftom first hands in such
volume as at present. The close was
weak 1 to 1 1-4 net lower.
The smallness of the increase in the
visible supply helped check the decline
in corn and It closed weak at a net loss
of 5-Ba3-4 to 1 1-8. ' ,
Open. High Low Close
WHEAT—
July .... 81% 82 81% 81%
Sept . . . . 80% 80% 80%
Ju < iv >nX— . . 69% 6974 68% 68%
Sept .... 67% 67% 67 67
OATS—
July .... 39% 39% 39% 39%
Sept .... 38 38% 38% 38
LARD— „„„
July . . . .2070 2070
Sept .. . .2022 2025 2005 2007
PORK—
July . . . .1015 1017 1010 1010
Sept .. . .1035 1035 1027 1027
RIBS— . .
July . . . .1155 1157 1147 1147
Sept .. . .1165 1165 1155 1155
LIVE STOCK MARKET
CHICAGO HOG AND CATTLE MARKET
Chicago, Ills—Hogs: Receipts 41,000;
strong; hulk 840a846; light 815a»45; mix
ed 515a850; heavy 805a817 1-3; rough
805a820; pigs 730a810.
Cattle: Receipts 12.500; strong; beeves
750a910; steer* 690a820; stoekcrs and
feeders 615a815; cows and helfera 370a
-885; calves 700 a 10.25.
Sheep: Receipts 16.000: steady; sheep
63 f ’a640; yearlings 640a750; lambs 660 a•
840; springs 700a95Q.
HOURLY TEMPERATURES
Degrees.
6 A. 72
7 A. 73
8 A. 77
9 A.
10 A. M 88
11 A. *1
12 M ... 93
1 P.
2 P. 96
MONEYMARKE'T
New Vork.—Mercantile piper 3 l-2»4.
Sterling steady 60 days 4.86; demand
4.88.16.
i Commercial bills 485 1-2.
f Government bonds steady.
Rbllrcad bonds Irregular,
f Call money steady *1 3-la2; ruling rate
t: clowng 1 3-4a7-8.
Time h.aji ß steady: 60 days 2 I*4; 90
days 2 1-f; six month* 3 1-4.
Stock in Augusta, 1914 17,995
Rec. since Sept. 1, 1913 333,578
Rec. since Sept. 1, 1914 370,956
Augusta Daily Receipts
1913 1914
Georgia Railroad 27
Southern Ry, Co 19
Augusta Southern
Augusta Southern Ry.. ..
Central of Ga. Ry
Ga. &■ Fla Ry
C. and TV. C. Ry. 9
A. C. L. Ry
Wagon 5
Canal ——
River
Net receipts 5 55
Through 10 —«•
Totals 15 60
Port Receipts
Today. Last Yr.
Galveston 1965 557
New Orleans 95 1055
Mobile 135
S'nvanah 119
Charleston —— ——
■Wilmington 29
Norfolk 464
Total ports est.) 4000
Interior Receipts
Today. Last Yr.
Houston 990 631
Memphis 123 32
St. Louts
Cincinnati —— ——■
Little Rock
Weekly Crop Movement, End
ing Friday, June 19, 1914.
1914. 1913. 1912.
Shipments . 25,715 15,323 16,973
Stock 44,170 35,0'.17 29,697
Receipts .... 220.845 251,025 164,619
Came in St. 90,732 74,643 68,605
Crop in St. 13,956,545 13,075,819 15,070,519
Vis. Sup.... 4,241,306 3.649,529 3,543,695
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET
New York Attention on the stock ex
change was directed toward Washington
this afternoon with some hope that one
or more of the Important decisions af
fecting financial interests might be
handed down. A sudden spurt of over
a point In Southern Pacific followed the
decision of the supreme court in favor
of the Southern Pacific railroad regard
ing the company's oil holdings in Cali
fornia. There were contrary movements,
however, Amalgamated and Western Un
ion manifesting weakness. The five per
cent bonds of the Chicago and Indiana
Coal Railway, which last week fell 27
points, today added another ten points
to their loss.
Efforts during the forenoon to revive
bullish speculation by bidding up repre
sentative stocks met with only tem
porary success. Although the list Im
proved slightly after the opening prices
were shaded later and by afternoon the
average was fractionally under Satur
day’s close. Sterling exchange was
strong and higher.
The market closed strong. Southern
Pacific extended its rise to over three
points on lagely exchanged dealings
Other stocks rose to fractional extent...
NEW YORITsTOCK LIST
Last Sale.
Amalgamated Copper 71%
American Agricultural cx-div 55
American Can 28
American Car and Foundry 52
American Cities pfd ... . 60
American Smelting 63%
American Sugar 108
American Tel. and Tel 323%
American Tobacco 230%
Atchison 99%
Atlantic Coast Line ... 121
Baltimore and Ohio 92%
Canadian Pacific 195%
Chesapeake and Ohio 51%
Chicago, Mil. and St. Paul 100%
Erie . ... 29 %
General Electric 148%
Great Northern pfd 124%
intefborough Metropolitan pfd 6274
Kansas City Southern 27
Louisville and Nashville 138%
Liggett and Myers 214
Lorlllard Company 170
New York Central .91%
N. Y., N. H. and Hartford *6
Norfolk and Western 105%
Northern Pacific 111%
Pennsylvania 112
Reading 165%
Rep. Iron and Steel 237 k
Rock Island Co., pfd 3%
Seaboard Air Line 19%
Do pfd 54%
Southern Pacific 97%
Southern Railway 24%
Do pfd 79
Texas Company 145%
Union Pacific 157
United Staes Steel 63%
Do pfd 109%
Vlrglnla-CaTnlina Chemical 29%
Western Union 58%
SURE, CUT IT OFF.
“Professor,” asked a senior student,
according to The Cleveland Plain Deal
er. “Is It proper to amputate for ery
sipelas when you can't check the dis
ease ?”
“Always, sir!” answered the instruc
tor. "I have told you that before now,
I believe. Some of you fellows can't
remember a thing over night.”
“Thank you, doctor. I was glad to
he reassured. I thought I mlgha have
made a mistake at the hospital the
other day.”
“Tell the class about your case.”
“Well, the patient had erysipelas all
over his head. "You said we ought
to amputate In every case of that
kind, so I did. I felt bad about It—
decapitating a fine looking fellow—
but I’m glad to have you tell me I did
right. It made me nervous till 1 got
a chance to talk to you.”
MATTER OF A COMMA
“Bill,” the poet gasped, staggering
into his friend's room.
"Why, what’s wrong’”’ the friend
Inquired, startled as he grasped hold
of the tottering man.
"Wrong!” the poet muttered. "Ye
gods! I wrote a poem about my
little boy. I began the first verse with
these lines;
” ' My son! My pigmy counterpart.'”
"Yes? Yes?”
The poet drew a long breath as he
took a newspaper from his pocket.
"Read!” he blazed suddenly. See
what thta criminal compositor did to
my opening line.
The friend read aloud;
"My son! my pig, my counterpart!”
—National Monthly.
CARELESS CONSTRUCTION.
Salt —Yes, miss, we had an awful
storm here last week. The lighthouse
yonder was washed away except for a
few blocks of stone.
Miss—Dear me! Whatever did they
build It In such an exposed position
for? —Saturday Journal.
FINLAND TO COMPETE
IN OLYMPIC GAMES?
Rullian Government Using All
of Its Powers to Prevent Her
Doing So.
Helsingfors, Finland.—The Russian
government lias determined to use all Its
power to prevent Finland from compet
ing in the Olympic games at Berlin next
year as a nation. General Steyn, the
governor general, will soon issue a de
cree dissolving the Finnish Olympic com
mittee and if Russian officialdom has
its way the Finnish athletes will not ho
able to appear at Berlin unless they en
list under the Russian flag.
This action is partly due to the gen
eral Russian policy of suppressing na
tional aspirations, partly to a desire to
have Russia make a better showing at
Berlin than she did at Stockholm in 1012.
All who attended the games at Stock
holm will remember the contrast be
tween the splendid delegation from the
little Baltic province of Finland, and the
far inferior representatives of the Rus
sian nation. The Finns appeared under
their own flag as a separate body, with a
great assemblage of athletes, gymnasts,
and swimmers, while the Finnish women
who took part in the two last branches
of the sports were, like the ladles from
the other Scandinavian countries, one of
the most attractive features of the occa
sion.
Among the eighteen prize-winning na
tions Finland stood fourth with fifty-two
points—only Sweden, the United States
and Great Britain beating her—while
Russia ranked only fifteenth, with six
points to her credit. Throughout the
meeting there was constant friction be
tween the Finns and Russians. The
Russians resented the appearance of the
flag of Finland among the others as
though she was an independent nation.
The trouble culminated in a scene in the
royal box at the stadium during an even
ing concert of singing societies, when
the Finnish choirs sang one of their na
tional hymns which contained refer
ences to Russia as the “oppressor,” and
a Russian grand uke with his officers
felt called upon to leave the box with
ostentation.
Whether the Russian government will
be able to prevent the Finns from run
ning their own show at Berlin remains to
be seen. M. Isvolsky, the Russian am
bassador at Paris, is said to have re
quested the Olympic committee to refuse
to recognize .Finland, or to receive the
Finnish delegate, Baron von Willebrand,
hut his arguments were wihout result.
The only way by which Russian officials
can carry their point would be to pre
vent the Finns from going to Berlin. If
they could induce them to go under the
Russian banner Russia would be one of
the formidable competitors among the
nations.
LIVERPOoTcoffoN
Liverpool.—Cotton spot easier; good
middling 8.04; middling 7.50; low mid
dling 7.02. Sales 7,000; speculation and
export 300. Receipts 2,400. Futures
steady.
June 7.29%
June and July 7.11
July and August ...■ 7.11%
August and September 6.97%
October and November 6.68
December and January 6.59%
January and February 6.59
Marcli and April 6.61%
COTTON THIS WEEK
New Orleans.—lmprovement In weath
er conditions over the belt was the
basis for a selling wave of considera
ble proportions in the cotton market last
■week. The highest prices were made
around the first of the week and the
lowest prices were recorded Saturday.
Rains In the eastern belt breaking the
long drouth there, and ample sunshine
In the western belt, allowing rapid cul
tivation, changed the tenor of crop ac
counts and, toward the end of the week
caused the trade to begin to look for a
substantial Improvement In the per
centage of condition In the next govern
ment report.
This week the ring will be much oc
cupied with tho bureau figures, which
will give the per centage of the condi
tion on June 25th. With continued
favorable weather up to that date the
hull side probably will not pay much at
tention to private bureau forecasts
showing a falling off compared with the
last figures.. At tho same time bear
ish feeling probably will be held in check
by the outlook for bullish figures on the
area planted this spring. Acreage and
condition reports will come together and
the evidence thus far fends to Indicate
that, owing to abnormal condition
through foul fields Inability to culti
vate and absence of germination through
drouth, the acreage will show at least
a moderate decrease. compared with
last year. This ought to give the mar
ket a steady undertone.
WEEK’S FINANCE REVIEW
New York.—The freight rate situation,
further large gold exports and Mexican
mediation, more or less In the order
named, engrossed the attention of Wall
street's speculative public last week
Ll.ttte wns heard of the crop outlook
which loses none of its brilliant pros
pects, except In isolated sections
Trading was of the professional and
narrow character, with few changes of
note, except towards the end of the
week, when the Rock Island reorganiza
tion plan, the most drastic presented In
many years, created considerable ac
tivity among the Issues most concerned,
Securities of the old Chicago. Rock Is
land * Pacific Rnllway showed material
improvement hut the several Issues of
the Rock Island Company, one of tho
two holding companies which will he
Completely obliterated if the plan goes
through, made but feeble response. On
the whole, the financial community ex
pressed s feeling of relief tha' this mat
ter, so long an overshadowing feature,
Is soon to he adjusted In accordance
with latter-day methods.
The Investment sltuntlon, It Is he
lleved, will show no marked change un
til the rate question, now before the In
terstate commerce commission, has been
finally Settled. The matter has grown
lievnnd the hounds of Wall street, *f.
fectlng a* It does, many Industrial and
mercantile Interests as well.
Reports of general trade eondltlon*.
continue "onfllrtlng while the state of
the Ptcel and Copper trades ranges from
the uncertain to the unsatlsfnetorv. An
alTupt decline In exchange towards the
end of the week offered hope that the I
recent almost unprecedented outflow of
gold to Europe had enme to a halt, tem
porarily at least. Money continues easy,
chiefly by reason of dull business.
HE FOUND hTm.”
In a class of 12 boys one of them
had broken a school rule, hut none of
them would own up to being guilty
or tell on the one they knew had com
mitted the offense.
”1 will thrash every bov |n the class
until I find the offender!” announced
the teacher.
So he began and whipped 11 of
them. When ho reached the last bey
he said: “Now, If you tell me who did
this I won’t thrash you.”
“Alright, sir,” was the quick answer.
T did It,"—National Monthly.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA.
Daily Pattern
9667 \ | jj | |
9667. —A SIMPLE STYLISH DESIGN.
Ladies' H*<use Dress.
Suitable for gingham, gala tea, cliam
bray, lawn, or percale, this model may
also be developed in jatlne, linen, or
linene, for more dressy weir. The fronts
are cut low and a shawl collar finishes
the neck. The skirt has a hem tuck
at the centre back. The pattern is cut
In six sizes: 32. 24, 36. 38, 40 and 42
inches bust measure. It requires five
yards of 44-inch material for a 36-inch
size.
A pattern of this Illustration mailed to
any address on receipt of 10c in silver
or stamps-
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AUGUSTA QUOTATIONS
GROCERIES. PROVISIONS
D. 8. Reg. Ribs. 60-lb. 12%
D. S. neg. Plates. 8-lb. av 11
D. 8. Clear Plates 14)
I). S. Kellies, 25-lb 13%
Pearl Grites, 96-lb., all sizes 1.95
Yellow Corn 85
Red Cob White Corn 98
Mixed Feed Oats 52
Rest White Outs 65
Fancy Head Rice 05%
Medium Head Rice .05
Japan Head Rice .03%
Fancy Gieen Coffee '4%
Choice Green Coffee 13%
Fair Green Coffee 12
Tencent Roasted Coffee. 100 pkgs.. .67
Arbuekle’s Coffee, pr. eg., 100-lb 19.10
Arbuckle's Ground Coffee, 36-1b5...19.30
R. A. J. Coffee, 60-lb. pkgs 15
Heno Coffee, Ground, 100 1-lb 21
P. It. Molasses, bbls 20
Cuba Molasses, bbls 28
Reboiled Ga. Syrup, % bbls 80
N. Y, Or. Sugar, bbls. or bulk bags 4.30
N. Y. Gr. Sugar, 4 26 bags 4.36
N. Y. Gr, Sugar <6O 2 ertns), per
lb 4 55
N. Y. Gr. Sugar (60 2crtns), per lb. 4.65
N. Y. Gr. Sugar 32-3% ertns, per
lb 4.56
12-oz. Evaporated Milk 8.75
Peerless 5c Evap. Milk, 6 doz. ... 2.85
M. & U Stick Candy. 30-lb. boxes.. .06%
Ground Pepper. 10-lb. pailß, 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 96
New Argo Salmon, per doz 1.50
Va. Peanuts 05%
WARSHIP’B FILIPINO RELEASED
Mexico City.—The Brazilian minis
ter hag been Informed by the Mexican
foreign office that the Filipino, 4lre
gario Alcarez, attached to the United
States battleship Florida, for whom
the state department at Washington
has been searching, was released front
Santiago military prison June 9.
PROBE INDUSTRIAL CONDITIONS
Philadelphia.—Tho United States
commission on Industrial relations,
which has held meetings in New
York and Paterson, N. J., began ses
sions here today to study Industrial
conditions In Philadelphia. To
hearings horo will continue through
out the week.
- - I ««» ■
BACK FROM VERA CRUZ
New York.—The battleship Utah ar
rived at New York today from Vera
Cluz where she had been In service
since January.
“You never laugh, Myrtle; you seem
to have no sense of humor."
“My dear, It’s not my humor —It’s
my teeth.”—The Hruart Set.
Future Federal Players Drawing Interest
on Money That They Will Earn
During Next Year
Washington, D. C.—A Wnuhlngfon ball
player who requested that hi* name be
withheld, matin a startling revelation to
day. ll* said he knew hlx playtrs who
have hooked up with th« Fed* for next
season. Their safari** fpr next neuron
have l>een placed In bank* for them.
The flayer* are even drawing Internet
on their money, which they trnve earn
ed In no way oth«*r than putting their
mimes at the bottom of a sheet of pa
per. The two old league* are sleeping
on a volcano.
The authority for the above further
declared during the recent vlalt of the
Nationala to thin city that he knew 25
player* who are ready to ko over to the
Federal* a* noon a* their present con
tracts expire at the end of thin season.
Information which cornea from peraona
clowe to the playerw of (’lark Griffith’*
club make* it certain that Walter John
son I* not the nnlv player who** future
la turning: Griffith’* hair from Kray to
white. The attempt* of the Federal*
to get some of Griffith’s players for ths
COPS II CHARGE
OF THE LIONS
Killed and Partly Devoured
Keeper Who Entered Dimly
Lighted Cage Alone.
Chicago.—A squad of police armed
with rifles today had charge of the five
young lions and their mother which last
night killed and partly devoured their
keeper, Emerson Dietrich, the son of a
wealthy Brooklyn, N. V. architect.
Whether the animals will be killed will
be decided after an inquiry into the
tragedy. The police planned to investi
gate why Dietrich went into a dimly
lighted den with six hungry lions with
out means at hand rcr ids protection.
The lions, part of a troupe of perform
ing animals were used in a theatrical
nioduction. Only when Dietrich’s body
had been covered with a strong disin
fectant last night were rescuers able to
drive back the enraged beasts and with
a pole in the hands of city firemen re
covered the body.
The sixth lion in the cage, the oldest
of the troupe of ten, sought at first to
save Dietrich but was driven asido by
the others.
While the keepers were trying to re
cover the body a lion escaped from an
adjoining den, leaped from the car in
which they were caged and terrorized
residents of the thickly populated down
town quarters where the car was side
tracked. The lion finally was drivoh
back to Its car, having harmed no one.
Dietrich was known on the vaudeville
stage as a high diver. He also had staged
a series of automobile polo games, lie
was engaged to Marry Madame Addle
j Castillo, to whom the lions belonged.
The lions taste of blood apparently
had aroused all to a high pitch and all
night they maintained an uproar that
could be heard for blocks.
PRES’T READY FOR FIGHT
ON BOARD HEADS
(Continued from Pnge 1.)
confirmation of nearly all (lie men
he. nominated, but it was made clear
in circles close to the president to
day that he thinks the board the best
it was possible lo get and will stand
behind it.
The president is understood to have
decided on Mr. Jones for governor of
the board and is particularly Inter
ested in his confirmation.
“LECON D’ HISTOIRE”—
WORK BY PRINCE MEDJID
Paris. —Among the more unpreten
tious pictures at the Salon of tip. So
ciety of French Artists in one Hi At has
escaped much notice although Its au
thor is nn Imperial Highness. The work
Is ‘‘Lecon d’Histoire.” It was painted
by Prince Abdul Medjld, son of the
Sultan Adbul Aziz of Turkey, cousin of
the reigning one and fourth in succes
sion to the throne. Prince Abdul Med
jid, was kept in confinement during 28
years, Abdul Hamid, obtain
ing his release only when the latter
was dethroned. It was during this long
Incarceration that he took up the study
of painting to while away the time.
AUGUSTA SECURITIES,
BONDS AND STOCKS
(Corrected Weekly for The Augusta
Herald by Martin & Garrett)
Bank Stocks.
Bid. Ask
Augusta Ravings Bank 169
Merchants Bank 212 216
National Exchange Bank of
Augusta 135 184
Planters Loan At Savings Bank
(par value 10) 43 46
Citizens & So. Bank 240 250
Union Savings Bank (par
value 3100) 126
Railroad mocks.
A. A W. P. R. R. Co 160 152
Augusta & Savannah Ry. C0..103 14)6
Chattahoochee & Gulf R. R.
Company 103
Ga. It. It. A Rkg. Co 268 262
Seabonrd pfd stock 00 63
Seaboard Common Stock 20 Jit
Southwestern R. R. Co—, 104 106
Factory Bends.
Augusta Factory, Ist 6s, 1915
M. & N 91 99
Eagle & Phoenix Mllle Co.
Ist ss, 1926. J. & J hi 104
Enterprise Mfg. Co., Ist 6s
1923. M. & N 90 92
Sibley Mfg. Co., Ist 6s, 1923. j.
A J 90 92
Factory Stooka,
Ornrdtevllle Mfg. Co ]?8
King Mfg Co 77 as
Aiken Mfg. Co . —— 25
Augusta Factory 30
Enterprise Mfg. Co. —— «o
King Mfg. Co., pfd 103 105
Warren Mfg. Co 70
Warren Mfg. Co., pfd 102
HAV: MEYER'S DAUGHTER TO
WED.
New York.—Advices from London
announce the engagement of Miss
Edythe llavemeyer, daughter of tho
late Henry llavemeyer, of New York,
and the Earl of Eqston. The earl, who
wns born In 1850, Is the heir of the
Duke of Grafton, who Is 98 years of
age.
Miss llavemeyer. In 1905, at the ago
of 22, caused something of a social stir
by announcing her Independence and
breaking away from family ties. Hho
bad been living with her married sis
ter In Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Hhe
went to London and fitted ly her own
home, where she has since been living
with a, chaperone.
next year are not viewed with pleasure
at this particular time by Washington
funs, who feel that the Nationals have a
chance to win the pennant. it Is fig
ured that dreams of future wealth will
Interfere with the work of the players in
the present campaign.
With the ten days* clause decided In
favor of the organised forces and against
the Feds, the future operations of the
new league will he directed ugalrisi the
reserve clause. Player* will he r« g irded
ns free agents as soon as the life of
their contract expire*, despite the re
serve clause, by the Feds at least, and
many of these players have reached th*
same conclusion. While little publicity
has bean given to the question It Is
known that there are several players In
the major leagues who are taking the
same stand that Walter Johnson Is tak
ing. They refuse to sign new contracts,
nnd will wait until next fall to lot both
the Fed* and their present employers
hid for their services.
Plan for World Church
Peace Council August 2
New York Plans for a world church
peace council to bo held in Constance, ■
Switzerland, on August 2 and to con
tinue four days, the first event ot‘
its kind in history, were detailed to
day by Dr. Frederick Lynch, secre
tary of the church peace union, found
ed by Andrew Carnegie in February
with nn endowment of $2,000,000.
On the same days, in Liege. Belgium,
n conference of Catholics will be held
mid of the leadership of Count Albert
Apponyl, the Hungarian statesman
ami peace advocate. Both meetings
will be under the auspices of the Car
negie Union.
The services are intended, Dr. Lynch
said, as a preliminary step toward a
church peace congress of monumental
proportions, to be held In 1916, at the
time of the Hague Peace Conference.
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139th Anniversary of
Washington’s Departure
Philadelphia.—Prelitniray to their
pngrlmuge from the city of Cam
bridge, Mass., over the route taken
by General Washington w.i.m ho
v. ent. to New England to take com
mand of the Continental Army in
1775, members of the National So
ciety of Sons of the American Revo
lution, today visited historical placas
in this city and Germantown and also
made a trip to Valley Forge.
Tonight a banquet will be given to
commemorate the farewell dinner
tendered General Washington on the
night before his departure to take
command of the army.
Tomorrow, the KJDtli anniversary
of Washington’s departure for Cam
bridge, members of the society fak
ing part in the pilgrimage will leave
in automobiles for the Journey.
Boat’s Canvas Gurtains
Made It a Death Trap
Syracuse, N. V.—lnventlgatlon of tho
launch accident which resulted In tho
drowning of 12 persons In tho < tnwego
canal last night was begun today un
der direction of Coroner Moore. There
were 20 passengers on the boat ami
it was reported today it was licensed
to carry only ten. It was raining at
tile time of the ncoident and the can
vas curtains lmd hoen pulled down and
buttoned securely so that the boat
proved a death trap for its passen
gers.
licwls Painer, owner of the launen,
«aid today lie was not more than fif
teen feet from the bank, that there
were sufficient life preservers on tU*
boat to accommodate all on board and
all would have been saved but the
rain and darkness made it impossible
to see the people struggling In tho
water. Painer said that bis boat
struck Rome object in the water and
overturned. •
Sunday’s Summer Storm
Disperses Thirty Yachts
Chicago.—All tho boats caught on
Lake Michigan in yesterday's storm
have been accounted for, according
to United States life saving crews.
The last two yachts to reach Chicago
from Michigan City., Iml., arrived to
day after an exciting experience.
They were Charlotte K., with seven
passengers and tho Anaina with
three passengers.
Anxiety Over Them.
Chicago.—Fears for the safety of
two sailing yachts with Hi persons
on board were felt here today when
Charlotte It. and Annina, bound with
thirty other pachts from Michigan
City to Chicago, failed to report after
the fleet had been scattred and many
vessels endangered by a sudden sum
mer storm. Charlotte it., wns a 30-
Toot sloop and had six persons
aboard. Anarna carried seven.
Boats from tho United Htates life
saving stations and life savers from
all tlie Chicago stations were busy
helping yachts and launches in dis
tress. Damage to property was con
siderable but no loss of life was re
ported from the pleasure fleet. Sev
eral swimmers were drowned.
4,000 Pickets Surround
the Westinghouse Plant
Pittaburgh,—We have no word
from Washington about the coining of
mediators to settle tho strike and we
don’t care If wo never hear from
them,” said Bridget Kenny, secretary
of the Allegheny Congenial Industrial
Union, In charge of the Westinghouse
strike, today. "That’s money the gov
ernment don’t need to igiend," she
added.
President E. M. Herr, of the West
inghouse Electric Hnd Manufacturing
Company, said he had no Information
about tho mediators.
Four thousand pickets surrounded
tho Westinghouse plants this morning
In anticipation of an attempt to take
workmen into the stiope, but there
was no evidence that the company
bos abandoned its policy of waiting
until the old men return.
Aviator Atwood and Wife
Safe From Lake’s Storm
Toledo, O. —llftrry N. Atwood. the
n viator, and Mrs. Atwood who were be
lieved to lie vs Unowned In J.ake Brie,
while flying In an alrboat from ftandusky
to Toledo yesterday during «n electrical
storm, /ire safe at liono, 12 miles east
of Toledo.
At f» o'clock this morning Atwood
telephoned to Toledo that his airship had
been beaten down by the storm to n
small Island and that later he* made bin
way to the maln'and In the alrhgit
which was undamaged.
TRY TO PREVENT CHASE
PLAYING WITH “BUFFEDS”
Chicago. Steps will be taken today
to restrain Mai Chase, former Ameri
can League star, from playing another
game with the Buffalo Federal*, ac
cording to an announcement last night
by Charles A. 4!oiniskey, president of
the Chicago Americans, after ho tiad
been Informed (-’base had played In
Sunday's Federal game.
CEB'S PEACH
AND APPLE CROP
Dep’t of Agriculture Announces
Reports Today. Only <34 Per
Cent of Apples Last Year.
Washington, D. C.—Apples this year
promise h heavy yield in Maryland and
North Carolina, the finest crop in the
history of Colorado, an unusual crop in
Michigan, good crops in Virginia, Geor
gia and South Carolina and prospects in
other states generally good or above
overage, according to reports to the
department of agriculture announced to
day.
The commercial apple crop was con
siderably less in 1913 than in the pre
ceding year, shipments by rail ami water
indicating it was 64 per cent of the 1912
season.
A bumper peach crop is indicated in
West Virginia and a very large one in
Georgia.
A light yield Is indicated in Maryland,
Delaware and Virginia where late frost
did injury. i 4
FDD THEGRNND
CHALLENGE CUP
Britons Seriously Concerned
at the “Foreign Invasion”
For Henley Week Races.
London. English oarsmen are serious
ly eoncernsd over the “foreign invasion”
nf Henley. The coming of crews from
America, Canada and Germany to row
■ for the Grand Challenge (hip in the first
week of July lias set them to figuring
as to what they can depend upon to de
fend English prowess, which in this
event has only four times lowered its
flag to the foreigner.
The first foreign victory was in 1906
when the Belgians won the cup. They
repeated the victory in 1907 and again In
1909, while an Australian crew took the
cup in 1912. Ilowovor, this year the
oarsmen are watching the Americans
more close'y, remembering how near the
Vesper Boat Club ofr Philadelphia came
to winning in 1905.
With all this competition, Kngland this
year finds herself sadly lacking in first
class ni iterial. The Launder Club, which
in previous years could be depended
upon to put a strong crew on the river,
has not been receiving so many rowing
recruits lately. Formerly it was the
usual thing for rowing men from all the
universities and colleges to join Leand
cr on graduating and to keep up their
rowing for some years afterwards. Now
more men from the universities go into
business and have not the time to de
vote to training, or else they go abroad.
Only rec ently the Leander Club lost its
captain, Stanley Gartin, and this posi
tion has fallen to A. F. R. Wiggins, a
former president of the Oxford Uni
versity Boating Club. He will have the
assistance of K. L. Bourne, who stroked
Oxford, and will stroke Le&nder; Serut
ton nn F.ton captain: C. 8. Clark, a Cam
bridge* blue, and Horsfall, another Uni
versity oarsman, nWhere the others are
to come from has not yet been disclosed.
What Oxford and Uambrldgo will do
in the way of crews cannot yet be stated
as their summer' races come very late
this year and until they are over no
crews will be made up.
The foreign entries; which had to be in
by June 1 follow:
Grand Challenge Cup-Ruder Verain,
Mayence, Germany; Harvard Athletic
Association Boat Club, IT. H. A.; Union
Boat Club, Boston, U. 8. A.; Winnipeg
Rowing Club. Winnipeg. Canada.
Thames Challenge Cup—Royal Club
Nautique, Ghent, Belgium.
Htc wards Challenge Cup—Grasshopper
Club. Zurich; Ruder Vereln, Mayence.
Diamond Challenge Hculls—James B.
Ayer, Union Boat Club, Boston; Robert
Dibble, Don Rowing Club, Toronto, Can
ada; William Tudor Gardiner, Union
Boat Club. Boston; Guiscppl Sinlgaglla,
Dario Club, Como, Italy; Paul Withing
ton, Union Boat Club, Boston.
A DEPARTURE IN STREET
LIGHTING BE TRIED OUT
Pari*. —A departure in street light
ing is to be tried on the vast open
space In front of the Cathedral of No
tre Dame, by the I 'aria City Council. •
Many complaints have been made of
accidents to persons while creasing
this square, und the erection of ref
uge spots was decided on »s Impera
tive. In the ordinary way lamp post*
would lie erected on these refuges, hut
this would have completely spoiled the
free aspect of the approach to the an
cient idle, ft was, therefore, decided
th t the refuge places should be light
ed from underneath by lamps under
thick glass.
FRANCE CLAIMS VICTORY
AMERICAN HORSE; DERBY
Pari*. —France claims the victory of
the American horse Durban II In the
English derby as her own, for the horse
was born and trained in this country
and of half French stock. H. B. Dur
yea is extremely well known on Hie
French turf and his colors are popular
with the public All the great journals
o{ I’arts have agreeable things to S4tp
of him in connection with his winning
the derby. Mr. Duryea was so confl
de:.t tha’ he would win that he Is re
ported to have backed himself to tho
extent of SIO,OOO or $15,000. Some of
the odds were oven higher than 20 to
1, and ho Is reputed In Barts to have
won close to $300,000, Including the
stukes.
AFTER THE HONEYMOON
Newsdd —I was worried for nearly
three years, for fear I wouldn’t get
you
Mrs. Newedd—What are you think
ing of now, dear?
Newedd—Thinking how foolish I
was to worry.—Boston Transcript.
HIS POSITION.
Tho Colonel —Did your son play In
the varsity football match?
Mrs. M.—lndeed he did. Why, he
was the star drawback.—-London
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