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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-26
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO. June o6-An UNEXPECTED re-
versal of sentiment in Liverpool today
gave the wheat market here an upward
turn The reason for the change of
view at the British port was reported
10 be the nervousness If shorts there
concerning the smallness of the contract
stock Immediately at hand. The total
showed a decrease compared with last
week. and was only 1.S.4,tdm bus. els
compared with 5.116.1D bushels year
ago. Additional cause for buliishness was
found in the fact that the amount of
wheat on ocean passage had fallen off
more than a.1Otuo bushels. Some weak
ness here at the start resulted from rains
northwest and the pressure of new crop
offerings The opening was ssak down
y rise followed to SOS
whitening heat southwest sent all the
pit spectators to the buying side OF
corn Temperatures in Kansas and
Oklahoma were reported as breaking
all high records September opened :,
off to Is advance at 51as to 577s and
assembled to 5SL to JSas.
Oats were in sharp demand from the
big longs The new hot wave and the
strength of other grain furnished the
incentive. September started Xaas
lower to shade higher at 411z to
417s and climbed TO aga.
Provisions were easy with hogs. First
sales. 2ha5 lower to 12h up. with Sep
TENDER delivery l541Ia for pork, $50
for lard and $50 u for ribs.
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FOREIGN BANKS.

PARIS, June Enclosing 3 per cent
rentes, o. francs 27h centimes for the &C.
count. Exchange on London. 25 francs
81 confines for checks. Money, 2h per
cent.
BERLIN. June 26.-Exchange on Lon
don, - marks 421s pfennigs for checks.
Money. per cent Private rate of dis
count. 3iz per cent.
The weekly statement of the Imperial
Bank OF Germany shows the following
changes:
loans decreased 1,1A COO marks, dis
counts increased 22.043.OO0 marks. treas
ury bills Increased 527. 900 marks, notes
IN circulation increased 1890 600 marks
deposits Increased q, ss0.OO marks. gold
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-26
ONE REASON FOR DIVORCE.
Plaintiff Says Husband Treated Her
Like Piece of Stone.

NEW YORK, June 26.-The trial of the
suit Of Mrs. Edith Russell Gambler. a
former Atlanta society girl. for sepa-
ration from Edward Victor Gambler. a
banker, was continued before Justice
Pendleton in the supreme court today.
Mrs. Gambler has testified that her hus-
band treated her like a piece of stone"
and seldom embraced or kissed her.
At todays session Mrs. Gambler was
recalled to the stand. She was quest oned
about card playing. and said she had
played cards few times with the gem
tleman whose name had been handed to
her on a card by coun se!. Mrs. Gambler
i'm reply to an Interrogation Of counsel
said her husband played solitaire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-26
IN SESSION FOR A WEEK.
Convention of the American Insti-
tute of Homeopathy.

NARRAGANSETT PIER. R. l., June
26-Exponents of the homeopathic school
of. medicine from all parts Of the country
gathered here today to the number of
several hundred. when the annual con-
ventitn of the American institute OF
Homeopathy was begun. The meeting
will cont'n through the week. and in
addition to- the daily conc,aves and
clinics the program provides for sports
and entertainments of various kinds A
strong effort will be made at the conven-
ton TO increase the propogandst interest.
The status of medical education as it
affects the school will receive attention.
and the legislation at the National Capt.
tai as we'll as In the various states will
be discussed at length.
Although the business of the convention
was begun today the real opening eXer-
c:ses, including the welcoming addresses,
were on the pre- gram for tonight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-26
TRIALS OF NEW DREADNOUGHT.
Great Interest Shown in Work Of
Turbines on the Utah.

ROCKLAND. Me-. June 26.-Interest in
the official acceptance trials Of the latest
dreadnoueht of the American navy. the
battleship Utah. which began today on
the Rockland trial mile course. with the
Standardization tests. requiring eight
hours to complete, centers in the work of
the turbine engines. The Utah is equip
ped with ten turbines and the fate of this
style Of engine hinges on the result.
The big battleship went on the course
q little after $50 clock and was due to
make twenty runs as her standardization
tSai. There were three runs each at
10 knots, IL knots, 10 knots and 2OA
knots. then 1--we at the highest possible
speed, followed by three runs at 1871
knots.
Her contract requirement 10 2O4 knots
to be maintained for four hours, and this
trial will be held tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-26
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. June .o.--Flour-About
steady. with small trade
MISUNDERSTANDING good rains
IN splinS wheat sections ard weakness
northwest. wheat ruled remarkably
steady early on buying by locals and
professional shorts The weather is
serving to check the winter wheat har
vest. July. "a i-1Ga9J.
Realistically
Pork-Steady.
Lard-Easy: middle. S.o5as.3j nomi-
nal
Raw sugar firm: Muscovado. 50 test
3.4s; centrifugal. 96 test. 39s: molas-
ses, 50 test ::.a3: refined steady
Petroleum-Steady.
Cofee-Spot steady.
MOlaSses-Quiet
Hay-Quiet
Poultry-Dressed. quiet; western broil-
els. lSa25: fowls. 1Ja2D: turkeys, I2a15
Eatter-Firm: receipts. $3.50 pack
ages; creamery specials :4la; do. ex-
onds. 1?l.a2o1.: do. thirds. lsalSk: state
dairy. tubs. iinest. 22a23: do. good to
prime. 2oa21; do. common to fair, la
IL; process specials, 20: do. extras, 1917 :
factory. current make. firsts. Is: do.
seconds. III; do. thirds 1Jiaa161a: pack
ing stock. No :. 15aI6.
Cheese-Firm: receipts 107 boxes: state
whole milk new specials. IL; do. small
colored. average fancy. 11s: do large.
coiored average fancy. liz; do. small.
average fancy. liza; do. large. white.
avelase fancy. 1i4al11z; do. lower
grades. colored Maallh: do. lower
grades. white. ai.aIlh state whole milk.
daities hest 12h.: new Skins. 5taa?i,
state. whole milk, old fancy. colored. la
liz: do white. 12al3. do. old. colored
lower grades. 1lal2l2; do. white. lower
grades. llal1i..
Eggs Firm; receipts 15aIJ1z: fresh
gathered extras. per dozen. l9a21: do
extra frsts, l617a1s: do. firsts. 15ai5i. !:
40. seconds, l3i2ai4i2: fresh gathered
thirds and poorer, Iia13: fresh gathered.
dirties. No. I. I2a12i2; do. No. =: lOaI1:
do. poor 70 air saa: fresh gathered
checks. good to prime. Sa10 do. poor to
fair. case. 1..sDa22I. state. Pennsylvania
and nearby hennery white. 22a25: do.
gathered whites. 19a23: western gathered
whites. lam: state PENNSYLVANIA and
nearby hennery browns. 20A22.
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STARTS ON FOURTH STAGE.
Beaumont Off in Aviation Competi.
ton. Paris to Brussels.

UTRECHT. June 2i.-Beaumont started
at 2::;J O'Clock this afternoon on TIC
fourth stage of the international circuit
aviation race. This leg is from Utrecht
to Brussels with a stop at Breua. Inc
prizes are 5000 to the winners for the
whole distance from Paris to Brussels,
and $1,000 to the winner of the fourth
stage OF the latter prize, $500 is given
by the city of Brussels and S1,oOo by the
owners of the aercdrome of Berchen-Les-
3, uxelles at Brussels.
Garros followed at 80. kimmerllng
and Gilbert were ready to get away, but
the other competitors considered that tine
weather conditions made fight today
too dangert us to he attempted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-26
BONDS.
Chicago Cattle Market.

CHICAGO, June observation-disclosures
estimated at $4,000: market steady to 1Oc
lower beeves. 4.76a865: Texas steers, /. 10
Also; western steers. 4.J0a5.1O: stOckers
and feeders. 3.15a5. 1t: cows and heifers,
22Ja5. rs: calves. 5.75as.OO.
Hogs-Receipts estimated at 1000: mar
ket steady to a shade lower than Satur-
days average: light, i-lOa6a5: mixed,
q. 1Oa6J5: heavy. 606a6.47h: rough. 8.O5a
60. good to choice heavy. 6.aOa8 411s !;
pigs, 365a6.3o: bulk Of sales, 6.3Oa6. 20.
Sheep-Receipts estimated. 25,UW mar
ket weak to Nc lower: native, 2.25aA OS:
western, 2.iOa3.05: yearlings, 3.DOa %;
lambs. native. 3.13a6.75; western. A.OOa
6SJ.
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LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL. June 26.-Closing-Cotton
Spot moderate business: prices 8
points lower: American middling fair,
S67: good middling. SIS; middling s13;
low middling. 7.93: good ordinary, 7.B7;
ordinary. 7.42. The sales Of the day were
5000 bales of VIII ch 300 were for speeula-
ton and export. and included $500 Ameri-
can: receipts. o50D bales. including H.
TO American; futures opened STEADY and
closGd quiet and steady: June, 1857
June-July. 775E: July-August. 7.7O.
ugust-September. 7.4:; September-Oc-
tober. 7.ts1s: October-November. Ha3.2:
November December, 6SSi1; December
January, 6.s7H: January February, 6Sh;
February-March. 6sS: March pril $50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-26

Maximum temperature past twenty
four hours. 50; year ago, 81
Showers have continued in the central
valleys the lake region, the east ana
south, and in the northwestern states.
A decided rise in pressure in the north
west is attended by much more moderate
temperatures that by Monday night VIII
reach the central plains states and the
Missouri valley, where abnormaily high
temperatures were recorded Sunday.
Dodge City and Wichita, Kan, reaching
JOS degrees.
The weather will continue unsettled
and showery tonight and Tuesday from
the upper Mississippi valley and upper
lake region eastward. but in the south
there are prospects of generally fair
weather after a week of persistent, and
frequently heavy showers.
The winds along the New England and
middle Atlantic coasts will be moderate
southeast to south: on the south Attain
tic coast moderate south to southwest;
on the east gulf coast light to moderate
SOutherly.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have moderate southeast to
south winds with unsettled weather to
the Grand Banks.
The following heavy precipitation lin
inches) has been reported during the last
Wayne. 1Ss: Nashville, 30: Springfield,
ILL.,. 1.6O: Sioux City. 40: Tatoosh Is
land. 1902: Cumberland. Md. 1855: Flor
ence, 8. c.. 1.5O; Waycross. Ga. 40.
During the twenty-four hours ending 3
am. Sunday: Elkins. LOB; Grand Rap
1.28: Nashville. 1S0: Peoria, 2.4S; Toledo.
27s; Woodstock, Va. 1.34.
Records for Twenty:Four Hours.
The following were the readings OF
the thermometer and barometer at the
weati err bureau for the twenty-four hours
beginning at pm. yesterday:
Thermometer-Yesterd pm. 81;
s pm. IS; 12 midnight. -; today, I am,
80: s ami. "a; IL neon. 81: pm. So
Maximum. So, at PM today; minimum
y. at am. today.
Ba romater-Ye terday. pm, 1907;
pm. 5000; Il midnight, 1904; today,
am, 29.9S: am, 1901; II noon. 1901
? pm, $1,000
Condition Of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at
8 am: Great ELECTROMAGNETIC, ~;
condition 20. Da,ecarlia reservoir-Tem-
perature, 50; condition at north connec-
ton, SO: condition at south connection.
81. Georgetown distributing reservoir
gatehouse. ~; condition at efluent gate
house, IA.
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide. 1:22 am. and 2:3'
p. M: high tide. 81 am. and S:07 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 2:26 am. and
BIB pm; high tide, s:27 am. and 9:03
pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today--Sun rose % am; sun sets
TBS pm.
Tomorrow--Sun rises 1: 80 am
Moon-New moon Sill m. today.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps al
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset
extinGuishtng begun one hour before
sunrise. All arc and incandescent
lamps lighted fifteen minutes after sun
set and eNtinguished 1orty-five minutes
before sunrise.
Up-River Waters.
Specfal Dispatch TO The Star.
HARPERS FERRY. w. Va. June %
Potomac little milky and Shenandoah
very muddy this morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-26
LONDON MARKET.

LONDON. June 26.-American xecuri-
ties opened steady. and slightly higher
today. During the first hour Southern
Pacific and Union Pacific were In good
demand and led the market. At noon
the prices ranged from J, to Ia points
higher. than Saturdays New York clos
Ing
In the afternoon the leaders lost half
q roint on prOfit-takinG and the rest Of
the list sagged In sympathy. The clos
ting was easy. Erie shares were, weak.
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NEW YORK CURB PRICES.
BALTIMORE.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md. June 26-Wheat--
Steady: spot contract. 91A: spot No. 2
red western. 91A: June. Oh: July. S3ss
August. SOB; September. OO1x: steamer
new southern by sample, 76aS8; new
southern on grade. S5lsa9Oh.
Corn-Firmer: spot. contract. 81: June.
81: July. 81. Receipts. CLOGS.
Oats-Firm: No. . white, 47h; stand
ard white, 46%a4T; No. 3 white, 46 1ka46a
Receipts 1850.
Rye-Nominal: Mo- western domestic,
93a96.
Hay-Quiet: No. Timothy, $500: No.
clover mixed, q. 00a:2.00.
Grain freighrs-Steady: unchanged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-26
WOMEN AND SONS HELD.
Said to Have Confessed to Numerous
West Virginia Robberies.

Secret service men believe story OF
crime which has long puzzled the police
of Vast Virginia. has been solves by the
arrest yesterday of Mrs. NJ. NJ. Leonard.
her two sons ard Ester Foalden.
Leonard and Foalden, the husbands of
the two women. were arrested last week
with Jack Wilson. who has q counterfeit
ing record. Reports to headquarters to-
day say the prisoners have confessed to
six railroad station and post ONCE rob.
berries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-26
Three Firemen Perhaps Lost.

PORTLAND. Ore, June 26.-Three fire.
men are thought to have perished In
fire which broke out today in the plant
of the Union OIL Company. The damage
is now estimated at $4,000 and the
flames are still spreading.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-26
LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL, June 2S.-Closing: Wheat
Spot steady: No. l Manitoba. IS SID;
No 2, Manitoba, as 3Ad; No. 3. do,
70 Id: futures firm: July. IS 1Oisd;
October, IS sad; December. 6s So i'd
Corn-American mixed new firm, -
SID: American mixed. old. steady. 5s
I'd. new American kiln dried. firm, IS
Tod: futures steady. July. As Sd; Oc-
tober. As lad.
Flour-Winter patents, 21s.
Hops in London-Pacifc coast, Go osa
E6 los.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-26
Latour Wins Hurdle Handicap.

PARIS, June. 2i.-The Prix Des Veneurs.
a hurdle handicap. at $40, distance one
mile seven and one-half furlongs. run at
Auteuil today. was won py Eugene Fish
offs Latour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-26
Mrs. Emily K, Hou1h Dead.

Mrs Emily K. ,Hoygh. wife Of Franklin
H. Hough. a pattorney attorney OF this
city. died at 6 o'clock this morning at the
family home. 1881 KalpraEqa avenue. The
funeral will be held from the residence st
10 o'clock Wednesday, morring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-26
Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales.-Rcguar call, 12 O'Clock noon-Capital
washington Gas q at Sc, 80 at SIX.
Washington Virginia Rwy. CON-, q at 40: .
at 20. 50 at ~.
1891.
After call-Capital Traction 5s, $l.50e at
1121 $500 at 1I2la.
Washington Gas. q at STA
Mcrgenthaler Linotype. Sat 22Sa..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-26

Because he gets only 500 per month
Jesse Burkett plays only half of right
field and makes Crum play the other
went on strike and Jesse, couldn't coax
or threaten him into leaving, straight een-
ter field.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-26
Stock Market Active and
Prices Are Marked Up.
TRADING IN BIG BLOCKS
Some Gains of Several Points, and
Large Fractions General.
THEN TRADERS TAKE PROFIT
Reaction Is Rapid, With Some Is
sues Going Below Saturdays
Closing Quotations.

NEW YORK. June 26-Large advances
were made at the opening of the stock
market today under the influence of the
most spirited buying movement for some
time. The first transaction in United
States Steel was block of 1880 shares
at I9ss TO 1875. as contrasted with Sat
urday's final figure of 1919. Transactions
of several thousand shares at time
were frequent in the early trading.
Union Pacific and Southern Pacific ad-
vanced Is: Utah Copper, / and Reading.
ST. Paul, Northern Pacific Great North
ern preferred. New York Central and
several industrial shares gained large
fractions. Canadian Pacific was weak,
losing point on the first sale.
Demand Over Sunday.
The over-Sunday demand from outside
sources. inspired by Saturdays demon
stration OF strensth on the Hartman de-
cisions, was flied by the professional
contingent and prices receded
News from crop districts of heavy rains
tailed TO check the reaction. which wiped
out the rise in the favorite stocks and
sent many issues below last weeks clos
ing Reading. Union Pacific. Great
Northern preferred and Northwestern
lions marked the dealings in Underwood
typewriter and May Department Stores,
when jumped 6i2 and "a. respectively.
Movements of Stocks were wide during
the morning and trading was active
Heavy Buying at Start.
Inc impetus which was given Satur-
day by the Hartman merger decision re-
suited In a heavy buying movement at
the opening, which was influenced by
further reports of rain over the west.
After displaying pronounced strength
however. the market became decidedly
weak The change IN sentiment seemed
" pe due entirely to realizing by pre-
fessionais. vino had taken ON heavy lines
saturday The sudden mounting up OF
Norfolk and Western to 1lo. had only a
monentary effect in checking the decline
and renewed selling sent prices to a still
lower level b noon many stocks were
rulng large nact.ons below saturdays
Ciosing
BONDS were irregular.
some recoveries We're made i'm the early
afternoon. Southern Pacific rising to the
nest RaIlieS in other stocks We're less
pronounced, and were not FULLY MAIN
tanned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-26

Bar silver steady. 2i:sd per ounce.
Money. Il per cent.
The rate Of discount in the open market FOR
short bills Is 2 -iG per cent.
The rate of discount In tho open market for
three month bills is 2ss per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-26

II YOU want work read the want col
~ARs Of The Star.
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WEATHER
Continued Unsettled, Will Occasional
Showers Tonight or Tuesday.

For the District of Columbia, Mary
land and Virginia. continued unsettled
weather. with occasional showers to-
night or Tuesday; light to moderate
southerly winds
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-26
ARMY NAVY
Army Orders.

Capt. Upton Birnie jr.. 9Th Field Ar
tillery. is relieved from duty with the
maneuver division and will proceed to
Fort Riley, Kansas, for temporary
duty.
Leave of absence for one month is
granted Capt. Thomas l.. Brewer I'D
Infantry.
Capt Charles NJ Bunker, 4th Field
Artillery is relieved from duty with
the maneuver div sion and will proceed
to Fort II. A. Russell. Wyoming. for
temporary duty.
Capt. William L. Westervelt. 5th Field
Artillery. is relieved from duty at Fort
Riley. Kansas, and will proceed to San
Antonio, Tex. for duty.
Leave of absence for two months is
granted Capt. Fred w. Palmer. Medi-
cal Corps.
Leave of absence for one month. with
permission to go beyond the sea. is
granted to Lieut.. Col. Guy l.. Edie,
Medical Corps.
BY direction of the President, and upon
the application of Sergt. Matthew An
derson. Troop a. 18th Cavalry. that sol
der will be placed upon the retired list.
First Lieut.. Elery Farmer infantry.
will report to tie commanding officer,
Department of the Lakes, for duty as in
spector- instructor of the organized militia
of Missouri
The following named officers will pro-
coed TO West Point. n. Y, for duty: FIRST
Lieut.. Stephen w. Winfree, 9th Cavalry
and Second Lieuts. Oscar Westover. 14th
Infantry, John w. Lang. 9th Infantry,
and James ]. O'Hara. ~4th Cavalry.
Second Lieut.. Robert Morrison. jr..
30th Infantry, will proceed to the Walter
Reed General Hospital for observation
and treatment
Leave of absence for two months is
granted First Lieut. Robert B. Hewitt.
4th Infantry.
Leave Of absence for three months on
account of sickness. with permission to
go beyond the sea. is granted Capt. Hen
ry l.. Newbold, 4th Field Artillery.
| Leave Of absence for one month is
granted First Lieut.. Thomas F. Van
Natta jr., Sth Cavalry.
! The leave of absence granted Second
Lieut. Richard II. kimball, 18th Cavalry.
| is extended twenty days.
! First Lieut.. Philip g. Wrightson, 10th
Infantry, at Honolulu, Hawaii Territory.
will report to the commanding officer al
| Fort Shafter for duty.
| Leave of absence for three months is
granted Maj. Henry G. Learnard. 14tIl
| Infantry.
Maj. P. D. Lochridge, 18th Cavalry. is
| relieved from duty in the division of mi
| li.ia affairs. Office of the chief of staff.
Leave of absence for four months, with
permission to go beyond the sea. is
granted Capt. Frank S. Cocheu, general
staff
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-26

Maximum temperature past twenty
four hours. So; year ago, 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-26

CALL MONEY.
Call Money ....... 2as ~ "a 21a
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-01-04

Enos Freehart reports that.he drew
a-load of hardwood logs from the AL
len farm in Irasburg to the veneer
mill OF Orleans that weighed eight
tons with one pair of horses.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-01-04

D. W. Hildreth of Newport was in
town yesterday in the interests of his
business. Mr.. Hildreth expects to
leave next week for Sarasota, Florida,
where he will spend the winter.
The Detroit times., 1911-11-04

Saturday, will be busy day Tor
the shoe stores. But don't Jet thi<
stop yoH from coming here. We
are prepared TO care for our full
capacity. Come here and let us
show you what real service means.
Our stock Of
The Detroit times., 1911-11-04

large nlmber.e.no members OF the
committee. WHO attended the hearing.
Aid. Lodge presided as chairman. The
other aldermen In attendance, at least
a part of the time. were Aid. Little
Held, Vernon Gilman and Tossy, all
OF the committee; Aid. Allan, Keat-
ing, owen, Gutman, Keusch, Merritt
and Zoeller. The municipal ownership
forces We're represented by John Me
Vicar. Thomas L. Dalton. +. +. In
gram. Samuel T. Penna. Justice JET
fries and others. A. ID. B. Van Zandt,
publicity agent OF the ID. u. r., and
Maynard ID. Follln were also in at
tendance.
All the amendments submitted by
.Corpora,.On Counsel Hally. in accord
Snce with the committees previous
request, were approved, the municipal
ownership representatives concGrring.
4 long and AT times animated discus
sion arose, however. over the amend
ment prohibiting the issuance OF any
bonds under the one per cent clause
in the charter, for the purpose OF ac-
q"iring the street railway lines, until
after II shall appear that the com
nlssioners will be able TO raise money
OH the security franchise provided for
in the Gilman plan. Justice Jefries
declared that II looked as though the
amendment were designed TO prevent
The Detroit times., 1911-11-04

the city from raising money for the
purchase OF the railway
Ina the discussion Jeifriese and Mr..
iially were on the verge OF losing
their tempeTs several times. Every
body was satisfied. however. when
Mr.. Hally agreed to draft an amend
moht that would permit the commits
sion to raise 100000 for preliminary
expenses.
The committee decided that the
flve commissioners should all be elect.
ed al the same time. all TO serve for
Two years. instead OF the plan first
agreed upon. TO elect one every year
one TO serve for one year one for
two. one for three. and one for folu
and one for five years. The first com
missioners are TO be elected at any
time alter the people approve OF the
plan, and are 10 serve until July !
1915. The bond OF each commissioner
will be 100000