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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-28
SHUT OFF OUR FLOUR.
Pacific Coast Mills Said to Have Been
Hit Ry China.

San Francisco. July 28-Local mer-
chants interested in trade with China
have been rather anxious over the
r,1mor afloat that the Chinese boycott
against American goods had gone into
effect and that all the big milling and
flour companies had received stop
orders from their agents in the orient,
and that existing contracts has been
cancelled
China buys about s22o,ooo.ooo worth
Of foreign goods annually. OF this
amount about s2O,OOo,ooO comes from
the United States, of which about $4,-
10000 comes from San Francisco. OF
the latter amount nearly third is
flour, about 100000 barrels being ex-
ported.
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Chicago Livestock.

SncaSO, July 20.
Cattle--Estimated receipts for today.
5000: market slow; steady; good to
prime steers 5.25@5.9O; poor to med
ium 375@5.10; stockers and feeders
2.25@4.25; cows 2.50@4.50; heifers 2.20
@4.SO; Gamers 1.25@2.25; bulls 1850
400; calves 3.00@7.OO; Texas fed steers
3.0O@4.75; western steers 3.60@4.90.
Hogs-Fstimated receipts for today
$4,000; market SOLO lower; mixed and
butchers 5.4O@6.00; good to choice
heavy 5.SO@5.95; light 5.50@6.00;
rough heavy 5.25@5.65; bulk of sales
5.7O@5.90.
sheep-Estimated receipts for today.
10000: market steady; good to choice
wethers 4.60@4.S5; fair to choice mix
ed 4.O0@450; western sheep 4.0O@4.75;
native lambs 5.0O@7.oO; western lambs
5.O0@6.75.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-28
SOCIETIES SCORE HERRIck.
Presbyterian Convention Bitterly De,
nounces Ohio Governor,

nounces Ohio Governor.
Hamilton, o., July 2S.-The conven-
ton of young peoples societies of the
second synod of the United Presbyter
ian church, embracing most of six
states, before closing it's biennial ses-
sion here last night, adopted resolu-
lions read by Rev /. M. <nipe Of Bell
Center fiercely attacking Governor Her
rick His nomination is called IAN in
suit to Christian citizenship" and the
governor himself is referred to as cone
who has proven himself the enemy to
decency and sobriety." The resolution
was adopted unanimously
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-28
The Chicago Hay Market.

Bridge & Leonard report: Receipts
Of old timothy hay continue light and
prices for same have been we'll main
tanned during the week. Arrivals of
new timothy hay are increasing, some
of it is arriving out of condition. and
generally speaking, 1t is not meeting
with ready demand.
.sThe arrivals of Southwestern prai-
RE hay have been a little more liberal
the last day or two and prices are a
shade easier.
New rye straw is commencing to
arrive and this has caused q decline in
prices.
"Choice old timothy selling today at
$l250@1350; No. l, old timothy, $11
OBJ; No 2, old timothy, ss.50@10.50;
No. 8, old timothy, $7@s.50; choice
Southwestern prairie hay, s10.50@11;
No. 1, s9.75@1O.25; No. 2, 5000; choice
Iowa, Minnesota and Nebraska prairie,
s1o@10.5o; No. I. 5000; No. 2, prai-
RE hay, $7@S; No. 8, prairie hay, 500
q; No. 4, prairie hay $6cD6.50; No. L.
tangled rye straw,$s@s50; No. 2.
tangled rye straw, $7@8; No. 1, oat
straw. se5o@7; No. 2, oas straw. $3.50
+ @6; No. i, wheat straw, $3.50 o.; No.
2, wheat straw. 5.50@t."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-28
M,+,,al Reserve Denies.

New York, July 2S.-The board OF al.
rectors of the Mutual Reserve Life IN
surance Co., issued statement today
declaring that there is not a single fact
to support the allegations Of the state
insurance department that payments
are delayed by the company and ADDS a !,
table Of figures to show the financial
standing Of the company. The state
ment adds: sThe examination shows
the excess of gross assets over gross
liabilities are $74,497 greater than the
company's statement of December 1,
1904
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Representative Cattle Sales.
A few of the representative cattle
sales are given below:
Omaha Livestock.

Omaha July %.
Cattle-Estimated receipts for today
900: 10 higher; native steers. 3.50@
$50: cows and heifers 2.75@4.30;
western steers, 3O0@4.50.
Hogs-E,stimated receipts for today.
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G. & N. w. RAILWAY.
GOING WEST.
CHICAGO GREAT WESTERN my.
Maple Leaf Route.

Effective 1901 p, M, June %. 1903.
TRAINS SOUTH
! No. /, D. M. & K. G. Ltd. 4:45 a m
No. 9, Southwestern Express 7:o5 p m
Not Des Moines Express. 1875 p m
TRAINS NORTH AND EAST.
N.'6. Twin City s Chi. Spec. 400 a m
No. 4. ST Paul & Chi Elk. .10:35 q m
No. Q, Twin C'y & Chi. Ltd. 1885 p m
No. 8, Oelwein Express -. 7:10 m
All trains daily. except Nos. z and 8.
J. r. HARDING,
Agent, MarshaIltown.
! j. P. ELMER. g. r. A., Chicago.
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Kansas City Livestock.

Kansas City, July %.
Cattle-Estimated receipts for today
3,OOO steady; native steers 4.O0@565;
southerns 2.75m4.50; westerns 1925 "a
5.75 native cows and heifers zoo a
5000 stockers and feeders 2.75M4.25.
Hogs Estimated receipts for today.
5000; 5007A lower; heavy 5.60@5.65.
packers 5.65Q515; pigs and lights $50
@D5.75.
Shetr--- Estimated receipts for today
5000: steady; 4.OO@5.15; lambs 5000
6.25.
Kansas City, July 2s.--Stockers and
feeders were steady today. Drovers
Livestock Commission Company.
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ABSORBED BY G. G. w.
Great Western Said to Have Gained
Control Of Interurbans.

Waterloo, July est has been re-
ported on authority which seems ap-
thentic, that the Chicago Great West
ern railway has absorbed and taken
control of the Waterloo, Cedar Falls &
Northern railway, and the Mason City
& Clear Lake interurban line, and that
both lines have been made q portion OF
the Great Western system.
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st. Louis Livestock.

st. Louis, July Is.
Cattle--Estimated receipts for today
1900; strong; steers, 3.50@5.75; stock
ers and feeders. 2.75@4Oo; cows and
heifers, 2.O0@3.S5.
Hogs-Estimated receipts for today
$500; lower; pigs and lights, SIS a
500; packers, SIS a SIS; butch
ers and best heavy, 5.75@5.90.
Sheep-E Estimated receipts for today.
500; steady; s.5o@4.25; lambs, 5000
600
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Noted Inventor Dead.

Philadelphia. July 2s.-John Carbutt,
known to photographers the world
over. is dead at his home in this city,
aged 10.
In 1879 he perfected the widely
known 'Carbutt dry plate,' which rev.
olutionized the Photographic trade.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-28

without malice to fair settlement of
this problem. But one other alterna-
tive is offered, and that rests in gov
eminent ownership, principle we
are not yet ready to consider much
less adOpt"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-28

1o,5oo: s lower heavy 5.50@5.55; mix
ed 5.5O@5.52a; light, 5.55@5.6O.
Sheep-Estimated receipts for Today
$500; slow weak; 3.75@5.00; lambs
6.0O@6.75.
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CHICAGO Produce.

Ch1cagO, July %.
Pork-July 1902; September 49, Is.
Lard-July, 1.16; September, 7.27k.
Rfbs-July, 1877; September, 1914.
Rye-Cash. e0@61k.
Barley-July 42@50.
Flax-July, 1.31@1.39.
Clover-July, 1915.
Timothy-S September, $50
Butter-Steady; creameries 16A a
90; dairies 151a@1S.
Eggs-Firm; 1914 OILS.
Poultry-Steady; turkeys l4@l5;
chickens 10; springs is.
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Chicago Grain.

~ - NJIINdSU, July
wheat-No. 2, red, $4,000; No. 3.
red. S7h@ssM; No. 2, hard, s6kSS;
No. 8, hard, s51.@s7h; July, So; Sep
TENDER opened, .S6A to 81; highest
s7ss; lowest, s5ss; closing, ssh.
Corn-No. 2, no. 3, 551s: No 2, white
No. 8, white, 5Ea4: No. 2, yellow, So y
ass; No. 8. yellow, 55A a 55A;
July, new, 54A September
opened, 521s to Sly; highest, So; low
est, 52A; closing, 52A.
Oats-No. 2. 2sA @29; No 8, ESQ
2sk; No. 2, white, 32A to 3f.A; No. 8,
3O1s @31A; July, 29A september,
opened, 2Sas; highest, 2S1s; lowest, %;
closing, %.
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RANCE Of Prices.

The following range of prices are
furnished by A. ]. Clark. broker over
the private wire of the DONOVAN Com
mission Co. office over West Main:
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The Money Market.

New York. July 2S.-Money-1& az;
prime mercantile 4M4A; sterling
weak: 4S65O@4.S6.60 on demand; A.
S4.S5@4.S4.90 for sixty days.
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Kansas City Grain.

Kansas City, July ~.
wheat-July 1914; September 1855
Corn-July 4S; September 45@45 Is.
Oats-No. 2 white 32@33.
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Liverpool Grain.

Liverpool, July 20.
Wheat-Steady; July nominal; Sep
TENDER IS Cd; December IS 7Ad.
Corn-Quiet; spot, 5s SID; July
September As Cd.
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New York Produce.

New York July %.
wheat-.septembe %9%.
Corn-September, 59ss
Butter-Creamery 17@21A.
Eggs Western best, 1914 @1s7k; fair
10 good, 1908.
Poultry-Fowls 14oD14h; chickens,
1876: turkeys. 1917.
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Peoria Grain.
Peoria, July %.
corn-No. 8, SAY.
st. Louis Grain.
st. Louis, July %.
wheat-Sept S1as @8171a
Corn-September 50@050h.
Oats-Septembe IS.
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c., M. 4 ST. RAILWAY COMPANY
Time Gard at Pickering.

Time Gard at Pickering.
WEST BOUND.
No. 1, Overland Limited,
electric lighted ...... 1850 m
No. 3, California Express. 500 m
No. IL. Pacific Express ;. 1903 m
No. 81, Local Freight ......11:22 m
EAST BOUND.
No. s, Eastern Express ..12:12 a m
No. I, Atlantic Express ;. 2:15 m
No. 90. Local Freight ...... $40 p m
&. p. DWYER, Agent.
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Representative Hog Sales.
Below are given a few of the repre-
sentative hog sales:
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New York Exchange.
THREATEN A JUSTICE.

Chicago. July IS. New York eN
change at par to 10 discount.
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TIME CARD ELECTRIC STREET
RAILWAY

Leave Depot for Cars Leave
Soldiers Soldiers
Home Cemetery Home Cemetery
Rock Island Argus., 1905-03-22
Results in Checker Tourney.

Boston, Mass, March 22.-The
Americans broke even with their Brit
ish opponents in the sixth days play
Of the international checker tourna-
mcnt, winning five of the ten games
won. Yesterdays winners on the Brit
.sh team were: Searight, Buchanan.
Halliwell. r. Jordan, and Moral. The
American winners were: Denvir, who
defeated Morrall twice; Horr. who de
feated Hind twice; and Barker The
features of yesterdays play were
Horr's wins from Hynd in single corner
side games and Barker's failure to
win from Gardner in the evening play
when the former had an opportunity
TO take two men for one. Total score:
Britishers, As; Americans, "a; drawn.
151.
Rock Island Argus., 1905-03-22
A. Ryan Gets the Decision.

Hot Springs, Ark, March 22-Ref-
cree Mulligan awarded Adam Ryan a
decision over Maurice Sayers after 20
rounds of varied fighting at Whiting
ION park The decision met with a
storm of disapproval. Sayers appear
ed to have had much the better of the
fighting after the sixth round and to
many it seemed as if a draw would
have been a rank injustice TO the Mil
waukee boy. Both fighters began at
slow pace, but in the sixth they warm
ed up and in sharp rally Ryan
caught Sayers with a left swing to
the jaw and followed quickly with
right, which cut Sayers over the eye
and made the claret flow from his
nose. Sayers was groggy. He recov-
cred quickly and from the seventh on
to the 18th used a straight left jab
to good advantage, finishing each
round with a slight shade. The next
three rounds found both men weak,
Ryan continually holding. The last
two rounds were of the slambang or
der. Sayers finished much the strong
er
Rock Island Argus., 1905-03-22
Mai2r League is pefed.

Los Angeles, Cal. March 22.-Not-
withstanding all reports to the con.
trary. Harold Chase. the young Los
Angeles first baseman, who was draft
ed by the New York American league
team management, is now in Los An
geles engaged in practice with the
local team. Manager Morley of the
Los Angeles club said that Chase yes
terday signed a contract with him TO
play here during the coming season
and that Chase positively would not
renew negotiations with the New Yorl
Americans. Chase was drafted by
Manager Clark Griffith. and his case
has been causing a great deal of com
ment in the press, the eastern mag
mates being inclined 10 hinge the en-
tire question of drafting players on
this particular player. Manager Nor
Rock Island Argus., 1905-03-22

fight for the international champion
ship that he is sidestepping Nelson,
but simply because the latter refuses
to "iay down" to him. 1T is not the
bonus that is standing in the way of
the Nelson-Britt fight" said Nolan
but it is for no other reason than that
the Battling Dane declines to lay
loYn' to Britt Before the forfeits
were posted and prior to the terms of
tEe agreement being talked over Viii
'ic Britt came to me and said: You
know. Billy, this match will have to be
Fixed up for us before we sign any arti-
cles. Jimmy can't afford TO take any
ahances, and Nelson will have to agree
to quit or else there will not be any
fight as far as the Britts are concern
ed
Rock Island Argus., 1905-03-22

There are few clews to the identity of
he person who caused the deraiiment
Of the Rocky Mountain Limited, on
he Rock Island road. early yesterday
morning, near Homestead. Iowa, in
which Engineer Al Hotchkiss. of this
city. Fireman A J. Smith. of Moline.
and others, were injured, but none fat
ally. it is thought However the rail
road detectives are at work on the
ase. and there may be arrests before
the end of the week
The murderous attempt to wreck the
passenger occurred near culyert,
over tiny stream. The entire train,
with the exception of the hind trucks
If one car went over an embankment
80 feet high. The train consisted OF
he engine. tender. combination mail
and baggage car. three sleepers and
.wo chair cars.
The engine. spurred beyond the alb
sent rail by its impetus, carried the
whole train practically beyond the
gully below. 1t took the coaches
across al rate of 60 miles an hour.
and then leaped down the embank-
nent
Engine Turns SOmersnuIt.
Flowing its nose into the slippery
dirt. il turned sOmmersault. but
went sliding on downwards. landing
without the terrific force that might
ave been expected. at the bottom of
the embankment The mail and bag
,age car, and the two sleepers fol
lowed il with equally diminished
iTeed. the course along the muddy
liliside serving to prevent a sudden
JiUnge. the toboggan being slow and
5teady This fact. together with the
fact that parts of three other cars re
NAMED at the head of the hill, break
NJ the shock and the force of the
des cent. suggests why the entire six
cars did not land in a frightful heap
at the bottom of the embankment in i
few seconds
As it was, the cars that remained
near the track were saved Il sOmer-
sault. with tragic consequences. One
car stopped hanging over the embank
ment; another with its end six
feet over the embankment, and the
sixth. with its head end off the track.
and the rear trucks resting therein.
DastardIy Deed Proved.
Evidence Of the dastardly deed that
caused the wreck was discovered. as
soon as the screaming women and the
agitated men were able to Chamber out
of the cars and search. by the aid of
glimmering lanterns. for the cause of
the disaster
The bolts had been drawn out of the
connection plate that unites the rails.
Thereafter, with startling delibera-
tions. the assassins had replaced the
nuts on the bolts and had laid the
bits of metal at the side of the rails.
The spikes had been drawn out of the
ties in Cne place, a forked crOwbar
having been used evidently.
The rails end. where the parting
from the connection plate might have
been visible. had been covered with a
newspaper. This paper, Fireman
Smith saw. just before the pilot struck
the track that had been tampered
with The first shock told the men in
the engine that disaster was impend
ing. and the fireman declared that
there had been deliberate attempt
10 wreck the train at that point. Be
fore he or Engineer Hotchkiss could
do a thing. however. the train was
tearing along the track. ripping rails
Rock Island Argus., 1905-03-22
SPORTING POINTS
Clinton Team to Reoraanize.

The Clinton Independents Will socL
begin assembling for the season undel
The same management as last year.
The first game viii be played i'll thai
c-ty April % Among a number OF
} d Three-Eye league men mentioned
as being in prospect for this year
team are Wanner. Rock Islands lei
fielder, who is expected to go to Clin-
ton in the event of his failure to make
good here
Rock Island Argus., 1905-03-22
HanEon sians for So. 600.

New York, March 22.-The trouble
in the Brooklyn baseball. CLUB over the
reduction of Manager Edward Han
Ions salary has been patched up.
HanlOn has had a confabi with Presi.
dent Ebbets i'll Washington late Mon
day night. and signed Il contract
which Will expire Oct Is. at a salary
of $4,000 and no reserve clause. 1t is
understood Hanlon will not manage
the Brooklyns after this year He
went to Lancaster. Pa, To-Day.
Rock Island Argus., 1905-03-22
Britt a Faker.

San Francisco. Cal, March 22.-Billy
Nolan. Battling Nelson's manager, yes
terday made q statement which casts
! cloud upon the fairness and fight
ing ability of Jimmy Britt. Nolan
says il is not because Britt wishes 10
Rock Island Argus., 1905-03-22

Manager McFar,anI has ordered the
Decatur team 40 report next Sunday
Lewee. a shortstop who has had var
led career in baseball and played last
year with Kansas City aud Milwaa
kee, is on McFarland's string.
Rock Island Argus., 1905-03-22
OmcIaIS on Inspection Tou-.

Friday afternoon a special train
lear.ng President 3. l.. WincheE, Sec
end Vice President John S. Stevens,
md Third Vice President w. B. Bid
lie will arrive here over the Rock
Island from Chicago. The officials
will remain in the city until evening.
They will make a tour of inspection of
the whole system.
Rock Island Argus., 1905-03-22
TRAILING BANDITS
Loot Motive of Murderous At
tempt to Wreck Rocky
Mountain Limited
ON AN sO-FOOT EMBANKMENT
Train Passes Over at Rate of Sixty
Miles an Hour - Termed
Miracle.

Des Moines, Iowa. March 22.-One
arrest was made today in connection
with the Rock Island wreck at Home
stead yesterday. The officers refuse
o diYulge names.
Rock Island Argus., 1905-03-22
Jimmy Gardner Whips sleaer.

Boston, Mass, March 22.-Jimmy
Gardner got the decision over Charley
Sieger in Is round bout at the Doug
las A. c. in Chelsea last night. Gard
per had the lead from the start
Rock Island Argus., 1905-03-22
GIVEN HIM.
Appointments of n. S. Gable to
Superintendency of Gen.
trail District
is ANNOUNCED IN CHICAGO
Number CT Changes in Officials is
Looked For First of
April.

Report current for weeks in local
railroad circles that H. S. Cable is TO
be appointed general superintendent
Of the central district of the Rock Isl
and road. succeeding Fl. J. Slifer. re-
signed. has reached Chicago. and is
printed in the Tribune of this morn
ng.
While the understanding is that Mr..
Cable is to be given the position, of
icial announcement has not yet been
made, and will not be. it is said, until
the latter part of the month. when
there will be a number of other impor-
tant change effective April l.
In the event of Mr.. Cables transfer
Of the central district. which will nee
essitate his removal of residence from
Cedar Rapids. Iowa, where he is now
stations as general superintendent OF
the northern district, it is said that
l.. B. Allen. superintendent of the
illinois division, with headquarters in
Rock Island, will be promoted to the
yancancy in the northern district, and
that H. p GreenOugh, now suDerin
tendent of the Cedar Rapids division,
will be transferred to the superintend
ancy of the Illinois division
EoSt Important system.
The central district is the most i'm
poTtant of the four districts in which
the Rock Island system is divided. as
It includes the four main line divis-
ions from Chicago to Denver. H. S
Cable, as is generally known to the
people of this city. where he was rear
ed, is the son of r. r. Gable, forme'
chairman of the executive board of the
Rock Island road
While the son is gaining his spurs
in the railroad world entirely on his
own merits, still it is manifest tha'
his transfer to the superintendency o.
he central district, indicates the gain
ng of control of the Cable interests
the road. and the effort to place its
management in hands that will return
I to the conservative and liberal basis
# operation on which formerly it was
conducted. Mr.. Gable never was in
accord with the idea of Allowing tre
road TO get in the control of Wall
street spectators.
Rock Island Argus., 1905-03-22
leaped and escaped with minor injur-
Bravery of Engineer.

les.
Bravery of Engineer.
With splendid bravery, Engineer
Hotchkiss stuck to his post, putting on
the brakes.
Then, down the embankment stiD
occupying his post in the engine. he
whirled- After issuing from the en-
CINE. Hotchkiss, it is said, was not
particularly hurt, but he was dazed
and half crazed. Accordingly. ne
dashed back TO his engine. plunging
he adfOremost into the issuing streams
of steam. Thus he was cruelty scald-
ed, after once escaping from the peril
that his fortitude had incurred. The
engineer and fireman say had the en-
gine gone 10 feet further, before il
leaped from the track. it would have
been far enough past the culvert to
nave dragged the entire train in one
sudden heap down the terrible EN-
bankment.
One car only was in a condition or
a place TO make travel possible. after
hours of labor by the wrecking crew
The coach that rested largely upon the
tracks, as above noted, was bumDed
back into place. and the injured were
put upon it, after receiving treatment
at the hands of the surgeons.
Motive Unknown.
The motive of the desperadoes is un-
known. but it is supposed to have
been looting. Il is thought that they
sought to hurl the entire train into the
streamlet beneath the culvert or down
the eastern edge of the embankment.
and then, in the darkness and tumult.
rob all the passengers. dead and dying.
1t seems certain that the train. 9S
times out Of 100. would have dashed
down the abutments before reaching
a spot at all near the point il really
reached. AS it was. with the excep-
tion Of the cars noted. that remain on
The east side of the culvert the major
portion of the train crossed the cul-
'ert. and went 10 ruin on the east side
Of the structure and the south side
Df the tracks.
Rock Island Argus., 1905-03-22

ley said today he had signed Chase
with the understanding that war had
0een declared between the American
league and the class "A" minor
leagues