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Livessock Market

Livestock Market
CHICAGO. Aug; 2-Hogs = Receipts. II 900
&S7OQ8.1O; light. $8.80@o.35; mixed. $s.4O0
.S5; heavy. $S2509.1 10; rough, $S25ds.45; pigs.
cattle - Receipts. none market nominally
a7 80; western steers SO. 4o@7. s.; stockers and
feeders. 8 So47 Z 50; COWS and heifers. ss.5oGs;
shesp-Kscsipts. 1000 head: market slow and
yearlings. &550@6. so; lambs, native $500 Z. .20
western $607.26.
KANSAS CITY
KANSAS CITY, Aug. .2.--HoGs--Receipts, $500
head; market steady to Sc lower. Bulk Of sales
butchers, $s7o0Seo; light. ss.oo&ss5; pigs,
J, 6sttle-ReceIpts. 100 head; market steady.
81. 40: western steers. 36.500S.z5; southern
steers @ St:eo06:ss COWS $4@7; hsifers. $50
$45006.50; calves, $eGAbo.
sheep Receipts, none; market steady. Lambs,
IS .5867 rs: ycarlines. &l.6045.50; wethers. $4a
l-76; ewes, -. 4.50; stockers and feeders,
Los Angeles Produce Market
Los ANGELES, Aug. 2.-Eggs-Steady and
unchanged; receipts, 266 cases. Local ranch. can
dled. s$c; cass counts Doc; northern, case count.
Buftsr STEADY. receipts. Ss75s pounds. Prices
to the trade 3c above quotations. California ex-
Cheese Receipf.. l6ei pounds. Northern fresh
ioc; eastern singles. 1Sc; do twins. tic; do ched
-Pststoss-Nsv sweets: s per i; new .potstoe.
569ooc par bon; diamond Burbanks, $50 per
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New York Conee Market

NEW YORK. Aug. 2-An unexpectedly bear
ish turn In supply statistics, weak foreign mar
kets and heavy primary receipts led to heavy
speculative offerings OF coffee today. following
barely steady opening at decline OF to 16
points. Prices sagged further later, closing at
decline of 16 to 25 points
Spot, easy; No. Rio, CSC No. Santos
IL Ikc. mild dull. Cordopa 12Si i61Lc
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Morning Session
BONDS

" .. oOn0o- I
- quar- coup (new).1
IS quarterly coupon.
Miscellaneous Bonds
Alameda Artes w 5s.
Associated Oil Co bs.
Bay Counties Pow 5s. ]
Cal Cent Gas r Ell 81. |
Cal FL Gen Is. ser A.
Cal G&E1 & m q ct5s.
Do unifying 6s. -.
California st Cable IS.
Cent Cal Traction s..
City Electric Co IS.
Coast Counties Lap So
Contra Costa Wat Is.
Do gen mtge Is. -.
Edison FL Of T. A bs.
Edison Light & p os. !
r I DUPONT Pwdr <Hs
First Federal 1rst g. ]
Ferries h C1i6 n Res.
Great Western Pow 5s
Haw Coml d Sug IS.
Lake Tahoe r & r Be.
Long Beach G Gas s..
Los Ang Gas q Ell bs.
Do Corp IS.
Los Angeles Ry 6s.
Do Corp IS.
Los Ang Light gtd 5s. /
Il A-Pac r r lem bs.
L A-Pac RR Of Cal IS
Marin Wat 4 Pow Is.
Market st Ry lem s..
Mid Counties G&El Is
Mill Val q MtTmR5s.
Natomas Con of Cal IS
Nor Ry Co Of Cal 5s.1
Nor Cal Ry 5s.
Nor Cal Power Co IS.
Do Con 6s.
81
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Boston Stocks

tFrom e. r. Hutton 4 Co.'S private wire)
BOSTON, Aug 2.-The market opened frm
but very slow with activity confined principally
to New Haven. Fractional strength developed
In the coppers during the drst hour, but activity
was absolutely lacking during the session. The
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New York Mining Stocks
New York. Curb Stocks

tFrom f.. r. Hutton Co.'S private wire-)
NEW YORK, Aug. 2.-There were no features
in todays market. Trade dull at all
times, with prices showing hardly any change
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SUMMARY OF
THE MARKETS

New York stock market duIl and
unfnteFesting.
Boston coppern inactive, with price
changes small.
Rains I'm Texas cause slump In cot
ton futures.
Local bonds moderately active at
steady prices.
small weekend trade in Nevada
mining stocks.
Crop damage continues to boom
corn In Chicago.
Strength Of feed grains braces
wheat market mp.
Spot wheat rules steady In = duH
local market.
December barley option closes the
week steady.
Hay market has q stead1er tome,
though trade Ii dull.
Quotations for eEg8 4nd dairy
produce unchanged.
Potatoes and onions moving well
In shipping channels.
Wholesale fruit market swamped
with peaches.
Other fruits continue to move s0H
freely.
Poultry market steady for every
thing hut hens.
Three cars OF poultry to be mar
keted tomorrow.
Market for hides develops q better
tone.
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Bid. Ask.
Armsby Co Of NJ pfd = 100
Associated OIL Co. -. 4oN 40x
Bank Of Cal. N As... 1873
California st h R....124h
Cal Fruit Gamers. .1lS III
Cal Ina Co (par 940). = 16
Cal Wine Assn pfd.. g S2h
Do common ....... 40
r du Pont de N pfd. IS
Do common ....... 80
Firemsn's Fund ms. .2a7h
First Nat Bank Of 8 y. - 226n
Gtent Powder Con. -. 81
Hawaiian Coml 4 Sug. 26h -
Hawaiian Sugar Co... 26
HOnckna Sugar Co.. 8
Hunt Bros Co pfd. 0oH -
Hutchinson Sug Plant. 16
Mercantile Nat Rank 200
Mutual Savings Bank. 80
N Cal Power Co Con. 25H n
Onomea Sugar Co. :. 21X -
Orc Electric Corp pfd. - 80
Do common ....... 123z
Paauhau Sugar Plant. 121f
Pac Aux Fire Alarm. 81 ~
Pac Coast Borax com 100
Pacific Coast Casualty. IS los
Pacific Crude OIL Co.. SIC
Pacific Light Corp pfd - 1914
Do common ....... 1osN
Pacific Tel & Tel pfd. 90
Do common ....... -
Peoples Water Co pfd 40
Philippine Tel&T Corp "a
Realty Syndicate -. 80
Security Savings Bank. $50
Spring Val Water Co. 50jz Hfx
Sterling OIL 4 Dev.. Toe 03c
Union OIL Co Of CAL. bSH
Union Sugar Co. o...... 1917
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LISTED SECURITIE9
SALES ArJguST 2. 1919

q 600 Market ST Ry Int con 6s..... 80. so
1900 Nafomas Con Of Cal 6s.... 80 Is
$4,000 Pacific Tel Tel 5s....... eT.37H
5000 United b Of 8 4s........ 81. S7ls
Street
10 du Pont de Mem (pfd).... SO 30
e3O00 Edison Light & Power Esq.,. los 90
$4,000 Northern Cal Power Co 5s..... 90 90
81 600 Spring Val Water gen mtge 4s 90 90
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UNLISIHD SECU NITIES
SALES AUGUST 2, 1918

lHsnH.
Of
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New York nyefea ns.rr<~

new IOfK Mef0I M0FKe8
NEW YORK. Aug 2-The metal markets
were firm and unchanged. Lake copper Is 37H n
15.Dc; electrolytlc, i5.2501537fzc; casting.
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u 8 ref 2s reg 81
Do coupon 49, 81
Do 3s reg. -101 !
Do coupon .101
Do As reg. -110
Do coupon lilo
Panama IS coupon. 90
Al-Chal 1st bs ctfs 40
Amer ARrIcuI IS. 81 ]
Amer T&T cv 4s. 100
Amer Tobacco g.. .115l
Armour 415s -. 80
Atchison gen A.. 95
Do cv A., 1860. 81
DO CIV 5s. -. e9i
Atlan O L 1st 4s. S9'
Bait 4 Ohio A.. 90a
Do Stzs ......- 0oi
Brooklyn n cv ~ ST.
Central of Ga So. s.l021
Cent Leather 5s.. e3l
Ches 4 Ohio S.. 81
Do con 4Hs.... 701
Chi q Alton avs. So
G, B & Q joint 4s 95 !
Do gen Is. 90
C.M& StP cv 4zs.101
C.RI& Pac col ~. IS
Do ref As. 20
Col So r&ext 415s. 01 !
Del & Hud cv As. %
Den 4 r @ ref IS. 7o'
Distillers IS ...-. IS
Erie prior lien ~. S6'
Do gen 4s. III
Do cv A., ser B. II
Ill Cen 1st ref As. SO
Int Met 4hs. 751
Int Aier Mar 4hs. 60
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Northwestern Wheat Market
WASHINGTON

SEATTLE. Aug. 2.--wheat. new crop Blue
stem Soc forty fold roc, club 7sc, red Russian
TIC. Old crop nominal. Yesterdays car re-
ceipts-Wheat 8. oats 2, hay 10. nour g.
TACOMA. Aug. 2.-Wheat-Bluestem S5c
forty fold 62c. club Sic, red fife SOC. Receipts
Wheat cars. oats 2, hay /.
OREGON
PORTLAND. Aug. 2.-Wheat. unchanged Car
receipts-Wheat D. barley 4. -four 10, oats l.
hay s.
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New York Bonds

Japan 4ks ....... 50
Kan City So ref IS 96h
L Shore deb 4s.1931 90A
IL 4 N unified A.. 92x
IN. K & Ter 1st 4s 90a
Do gen 4i5s. -. SoA
Mo Pacific IS. 49,. 6S
Do cv 5s. s....... T9H
n r OF Mex AS. go
IN Y G gen 31as.. 60h
Dc deb 4s...... 50
NY. .EH& Fl cv 31zs 10
Nor & W 1st con 4s SO
Do cv Is. .104
Nor Pacific -. e4%
Do IS ......... 65A
10 S Line rfdg -. S9h
Pa cv 3hs, 1e15.. 061a
PA con 4s........ 99h
Reading gen A.. e5H
lst L q s r fg II. 00x
| Do gen IS. $500. b3
lSt L s W con IS. II
ISeaboard AL adj s. 72H
$50 Pacific col 4s. SO
Do cv As =. SSA
Do 1st ref Is. 90
$50 Railway 5s. 101 q
Do gen As. "A
Union Pacific 4s.. 9515
Do cv 4s. 92h
Do lst & ref Is. %
10 s Rubber IS. 1005s
lU s Steel I'd 5s. 80 y
IVA Car Chem SIS. 911a
Wabash 1st&ext 4s 50
Western Nd As. Th
Westing FL cv IS. SO u
Wis Central As. ... S6A
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NEW YORK STOCK MARKET QUOTATIONS
Sales | sTO'
saieS | STOCKS

auton
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EASTERN BANKERS PEEvED


That California legislation affecting
national issues-notably the Japanese
land exclusion act-has vexed eastern
bankers to such an extent that they
California developments prospects as
freely as might otherwise be the case
is the statement of a coast financier
Some of the big eastern bankers
who are not as familiar as they might
be with conditions on this. coast" said
we are going ahead two fast for the
rest of the country. They don't fully
realize the vast resources of this state
nor the necessity of being prepared for
the influx of immigration via the Pan
anna canal
They are peeved to some extent by
the independence of this state in the
matter of legislation and some of
them were unduly disturbed because
California saw, fit to handle It's own
Japanese problem in it's own way.
TO them for money with which to de-
velop our resources and prepare for
our settlers.
I'VE are advised to go slow: to give
chance to catch UP with us; to hold
our horses,: to spread our develop
ments over a longer period of time; to
just at this time. with the promise
that eventually we will get all the
money we need.
vi IOdA So Tire iiAcHCy StiiuSenCy mas
good deal to do with this attitude.
but there is unquestionably some feel
ing of antagonfsm to California's speed
For the present 1t is handicap that
holds back our natural progress, but
when we really get going we will make
up for the temporary delay
x X X
STANDARD oils GUsHER
Standard Oil of California's latest
gusher in section SO of the Midway is
still spouting 20 900 barrels of oil per
day. Its revenue to the company is
$4,000 daily. Some we'll,
X X X
ERRATIC G.. p. WELL
General Petroleum's new Buena Vista
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oMEsTIC AND FOREIGN GRAIN
Cash Grain and Provisions

69lk@70c: No. 2 white, T0k @7o%c; No. 2 vel.
low. 69N @70c; No. 8. 6a1a Q7oc; No. white,
6ec: No. white, 6sta @7oc; No. 4 yellow, 50
Rye-No. ?. new, 6s% @e4c.
Barley 4s@64c.
Timothy. $40O@4.90.
Glover. nominal.
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Chicago Produce Market

Creameries. 250261hc
Eggs Unchanged; receipts, e.oo6 cases. At
mark. cases included. 15@17c: ordinary nrsts
l5h @1611c; hrsts. TN 118cs storage. lie.
Yong Americas. IN @15c; longhorns. 1lh0
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DtIGU FTUIt6 IN NeW York
NEW YORK, Aug. 2-Evaporated Annls.
9uiet Fancy, s0Shc; choice, * @7ac? prime.
u. Prunes-ouIet and steady. california. sH@
Apricots-Firm for new crop. cbo;c. ,oa
i21sc; extra choice. 1s@lslsc fancy, l4I n @ isc
Peaehes-Inactive- Choice, 6E 66s5c: e1tr.
Ralsfns-Steady. Loose muscatels l.k6ax.
choice to fancy seeded. 6d61kc: seei,ess Sxvxtc 49,
ekc: London layers. $1.2081zo @NV
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NEW FINANCING
FOR PACIFIC CAS-
Stock Holders to Be Asked
to Authorize 81, 100000
Note Issue
Earnings of the Company
Are the Largest in Its
History

Announcement was made yesterday
by the board OF directors OF the Pa
cifc Gas and Electric company that
a special meeting of stock holders OF
the company will be held Wednesday,
September 10, for the purpose of au-
thorizing an issue of per cent gold
notes. OF a maximum value Of $7,000,000
TO mature June 26. 1914, and to be Sc
cured by pledge of collateral consist
ing OF s5.oe0.00o par value of general
and refunding mortgage per cent
bonds and S5,0oo.000 par value general
lien per cent bonds, both of which
issues have heretofore been authorized
by the stock holders of the company
This collateral will be deposited from
time to time with the Bankers Trust
company, New York. trustee, under the
gold note agreement, when and as
funds are turned over to the company
from the proceeds of the loan, as pro-
Vided in this agreement.
It is announced that contract has
been made under which bankers here
tofore identified with the companys 8
financing will purchase $4,6o0,0O0 OF
these notes Immediately upon their
The proceeds will be used as follows:
(a) To take up demand notes for advances al
ready made BY the bankers and yet to be made
pending authorization Of the gold notes by the
(b1 To pay other current indebtedness of the
company. for the prosecution OF necessary con-
pany's business
The remainder of the authorized is
sue not disposed of to the bankers at
this time namely s2,500.000. will be
reserved to meet possible future needs
of the company
I'm adopting this method of finan-
cinE," says a letter issued by the di-
rectors, the company in common with
many other large corporations of un-
questioned credit, has been compelled
TO take cognizance of the worldwide
scarcity of capital and of the practi-
cal impossibility of obtaining mark eft
at this time for the bonds which are
pledged to secure these notes.
I'm view of these conditions, your di-
rectors have also deemed 1t wise, and
TO the ultimate benefit Of the stock
holders, to suspend the payment Of
dividends upon the company's common
stock. 1t is anticipated that before
the maturity of the notes it will be
possible for the company to market it's
bonds upon such terms as will enable
It, with the aid of its surplus earnings,
TO free itself entirely from floating
debt and to retain In its treasury a
liberal cash working capital.
THE company at this time is doing
the largest business since its organiza-
ton
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NORTHERN CALIFORNIA POWER

An increase in gross earnings of
1883 per cent over the corresponding
month last year is shown in the July
statement of the Northern California
Power company, consolidated. The es-
timated increase in surplus is 105 per
cent The figures are:
July 1918 July 1912 Increase
Gross earnings go s65, ,s17.77 s12. s5
Estimated operat-
Ing surplus. ~, ,1o0.55 13,175.S5 l3, 924.70
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Naval stores-Turpentfne ana Rosln

SAVANNAH. Ca, August 2--rupentine
Firm; FIT S5c Sales S. receipts 1.26s, shipments
Rcsin Firm. Sales / 1,4sz, receipts 1.260.
shipments 235, stock 168 .60a Quctstlque: a,
3: $3.50: p. c, D.. $365: q. $3. 50@3 rs; r,
g sSs.7s4sso: 8 18Th ga. go; g g: so@s. g: 7,
x54o4 $50; 9. &406; y, $A30@l.3bs n, &5.3Q;
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Duluth Ifnneef
Dried rruit. a No. ~,

DULUTH. Mimi, Aug. 2-Linseed, s1.4f4:.
September, $1.42M bid: October, Si42E hiS
November. G-42X; December. $l.4oK BID.
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PACIFIC GAS EARNINGS

Marked increases in earnings are
shown for the first six months of 1913
over the same period of 1912 in the
income statement of the Pacific Gas and
Electric company to June 80. For the
six months the total gross increase is
$6so.s4 while the total net increase
is $155.3s1. The greatest gross in
crease is shown in gas with a total
gain of s3So.516. The gain in electric
ity is s210S33.
The income statement, issued yes
terday, follows:
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well is still following its erratic course.
1t came in with 500 barrels, jumped to
forth has settled down to 1900 barrels
daily.
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Minneapolis Grain Market

MINNEAPOLIS. Aug. 2.-Wheat-No hard.
eoNc; No / northern, ssK @s9Nc; No. 2 north,
ern, S6A @S7%c; No hard, Montana s5Xc:
No. 9. S4N 0s6Nc; September, SIX %0s7Tc; De-
cember. 9O%c; May, 95%c.
Flour-Unchanged
Bran-Unchanged.
Barley--Unchanged.
Coru-No. 8 yellow, 6SQ6S1hc.
0ats--No. white, 4o@4o1zc.
Rye-No. 2, 65@57c.
Flax-$L49x al 49X.
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New York Grain Market

wheat-spot nrm. No 2 red, 941a No. 1 north
ern Duluth. 81; futures hrmer; closing. Ssm1kc
net higher. September, 95Hc, December, 9S1ac
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This Is only part of the upper Pa
cifc slopes grain yield. Besides 75.-
100000 bushels of wheat there will be
15.75o,00 bushels of barley and 31,-
500, 900 bushels of oats, making 122,
10000 bushels as the seasons cereal
production
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| High Low Bid ! AS
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ROCK ISLAND TO REFUND

The Rock Island system will petition
the interstate commerce commission for
permission to refund to grain shippers
on the basis of the lower rates In effect
from the northwest prior to February
Is on shipments between February Is
and March 2.
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BANK cLEARINGs FoR WEEK

San Francisco bank clearings for the
week ended yesterday were $43.977.-
96S.63. For the corresponding week
last year they were $49.927.416.96.
Clearings for the day were $7,s7S, ,222.67.
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THAT NICKEL WAS NOT WASTED.
Pleasure is necessary food Never more so than
now. Today the average does not depend
health-he works his
OUR LABOR DAY problem is prob
lem of increasing the efficiency of the work OF the
world. Instead II is problem of increasing the
efficiency and the quality of play in the world"
An alert secretary. laden with papers. stood aten
ton. But Mr. Edison, absorbed in the in hand
neither heard
"Now recreation is RECREATION,
To-day must protect the underdog-thnk first for
the poor-ony afterwards for the rich Assess property
its real vauc-shovc the taxes-aise money y-spend
honestly for the general good recreation
When ] was boy il sacregious to play ball
Sunday walk abroad to the birds
Before age overakes me hope have share in
providing new pleasures Sunday and otherwise for the
"Observe how I say NEW pleasures. Since we
moved into cities have space energy for the
old sports Men and who overworked and
bady-fed need in their leisure That good in
the niovieshat and the fact that they make the whole
world as familiar the village door
"Just think how they Danish prejudices wipe diff
fercnccs Our emgrans learn know this country, their
children acquire all from the moving pictures
And all the while they not only resting for tomorows
grind but having fun.
This is electric age. The pressure
heavier nor the grind harder. Now workman's pleas
ure to be peasureul must be cheap He afford
more than five or ten cents.
Each year getting more five-cent articles
the trolley cheaper light, the nickel show.
Before another year hope add good music cheap
so cheap that everyone have in their homes
1--WE have got the flicker out of the biograph and
the scrape- -scrapc of the phonograph You those
shelves of records? How many? Several thousand Prob
,bIv have canned every wel-known voice in America
and Europe and studied the record BY way OF preparation
IS only CONCENTRATION and LONG PATIENCE.
every day getting the new music better
more beautiful We trying get it cheaper But
there we are handicapped The people who sing like
vers overvaue their services Still we will keep up
till we succced
now be devoted to thoughts of charging the efficiency
of pay-not of work. Else the people perish"
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take ALL OF 'EM
OFF, GIRLS.
THIS OLD SALT

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 90
Keep on shortening sails. girls. and
after a while you will Be- immune
from colds"
This Is the advice OF Capt. James
Leslie OF the British steamer Earl
OF Elgin. who is n strong booster for
slit skirts. low necks and sheer
stockings.
Here's why believe In 'em."
said Capt. Leslie, "One bitter cold
morning. while we were IN For
tescue bay, alongside n lot OF ice
bergs. two natives In a dug-out came
alongside. They were Yangans.
father and son. The fathers only
garment was n leather belt. The
boy wore a dog collar.
1.-The boy will freeze TO death" |
said let's wrap him up H. some
blankets
we did. and in few minutes he
fell into a faint.
Hes frozen TO death ! yelled.
Get some grog. quick
THE lads father, however. threw
aside the blankets and tossed the
boy into the icy water. The boy
came TO the surface. grinning and
happy.
Yes. stree: I'm for these slit
skirts. The girls are right. They
know the fewer clothes we wear the
less we need EN-"
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CAMINETTI'S FATE
IN HANDS OF GIRL

made admissions which worried the
government prosecutors visibly.
Although she repeated almost mo
notonously that she and Lola Norris
had consented to leave for the Reno
elopement only after persistent per
suasion by Diggs and Caminetti,
Howe made her admit that she also
labored under great anxiety be-
cause OF her physical condition.
Little OF what she said bore di-
rectly on CaminettL He appeared
to be second fiddle" In every
thing when Diggs was around. The
latter. according TO her admissions.
was tho presiding evil genius who
swayed the other three.
Lola Norris story will decide
Caminettis fate.
She is to take the stand Tuesday.
when the trial resumes. Her faith
er. too. will testify.
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WARRANTS
ISSUEDFOR9
INSPECTORS

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. co.
Warrants for the arrest Of nine Gus
toms guards. today suspended from
service, 10 the first step Of what
promises TO develop the biggest
smuggling scandal ever brought TO
light on the Pacific coast.
Those against whom warrants
for arrest were sworn out today
were Customs Guards Manuel Jo-
seph, C. G. Reay. Walter b. Bren.
nan, John McGeogh. Peter w.
Craigie. James J. Brolan. ]. B. Balk,
E. r. Vargas and Elmer J. Gala
CHER
Works All Along Coast
Details OF the operation OF the
opium smuggling ring. which Ia al
legged TO have gone on for years
along the Pacific coast with the
conniyance OF these customs
guards. today is in the hands OF Col
lector OF the Port J. o. Davis.
These confessions are for the
time being withheld, but are declar-
ed by Davis TO be ample for the
connection of all accused.
Davis declares that the opium
ring, thoroughly organized with
representatives in China and Pa.
cific coast ports, has engaged In
Illicit operations, the profits of
which amounted to hundreds OF
thousands OF dollars.
II was the practice, asserts
Davis, for the men upon whom the
government relied to guard against
the opium traffic to carry the con-
traband drug ashore and deliver Il
to the agents OF the smuggling ring.
OutsIders Involved
Other persons outside the service
also are involved, II IL declared,
and warrants for their arrests
have been issued.
Surveyor J. s. Wardell secured the
first confessions from the customs
guards and members Of the opium
ring. and laid the foundation for Sc
curing the testimony upon which
the government expects conviction.
I'VE have broken the opium ring
wide open" said Davis today. This
is a perfect case. We have confess
sions from the men who for years
have carried on systematic snug
Cling. II is a highly organized ring,
and its operations were systematic
ed 10 fine point"
Davis, recently appointed col
lector of the port. has devoted prac-
tically the entire two weeks he has
been In office to unearthing the
ramifications OF smuggling opera
tons In San Francisco.
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| had little money when ! left,
but Il was all gone. We were
drunk when this thing happened.
We didn't plan the burglary"
Charles Reid. 81. and Joe Rid
dell. &c. also denied the crime was
premeditated. None OF them has
a previous criminal record.
1T was due more to weakness OF
character than vicious character"
said Attorney Childo. who had been
appointed by the court to represent
them. These boys had no
burglars tools. but entered the
store by means OF an ak. which
they had accidentally come across
on the street. These boys are aot
criminals Sometimes the law
makes criminals OF men who. II
given n chance. would become good
citizens. In my judgment. these
boys ought TO have suspended sen.
tences"
Judge Frater gave them each the
minimum OF one To Is years at the
reformatory.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-08-30
NO MORE MEN WILL
HANG in THIS STATE

VyHE mi hanged Of Washington
Charles Newcomb. the Tacoma murderer. who. law
4 would be the last the hempen
dubious distnction'-s not TO die
Acting Gov Louis f. Hart yesterday afternoon commued
life imprisonment stated In The
legislative
policy
inflicted
cr
WHATEVER PART THIS NEWSPAPER HAS PLAYED
POINT
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