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New-York tribune., 1913-05-25
BANK EXCHANGES.

Bank exchanges this week at all leading
cities Of the United States amount to
s.. .7sl. .02S, sos a falling on OF 6.' per cent
AS compared with the same week last
year. but an expansion OF Id per cent as
contrasted with the corresponding week
I'm 1911. Average daily bank exchanges
for the year to date are given pelo" ioi
three years: 49,. ,o,,
New-York tribune., 1913-05-25

Disbursements thus far for 1913 aggre-
fste S35, 900. made UP as follows June
l0f0neo May. AlS.0o.0CO; April. $l7l 600.
m; March. $llS.oo0.cO0; February. $500,
90; January. S24S.Oo0.Oo0.
New-York tribune., 1913-05-25
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago. May 24-Increasngy unfsvoraoIe
prospects in Southern and Western Kansas car :
ricd the wheat market to-day up grade. CLOS
ing price. were firm at an advance OF 70 iiIc
over ,ast night. Corn finished uncnanseo 10
i.c higher oats varying from shade on 70 ih.c
IN and provisions strung out from loc decnno
10 an upturn O, &c. Range OF prices
New-York tribune., 1913-05-25

BALTIMORE STOCKS

Furnished bv Middendorf Williams & Co. No.
q Pine street. New York. and No. i:s East
German street. Baltimore
New-York tribune., 1913-05-25
JUDGMENTS RECORDED.

The following judgments for amounts ex
ceedng 500 were nlcd yesterday. IA" first
name being that Of the debtor
Altschuler. Jacobs Kronberg 5000 H.
herman, lsrael-B. PaulsCI ct Al Sl1S II.
Ballon, Rudolph-steinhardt Bros d Co..
1855 81.
Cathcsrt Joseph MI. suchanon. si2o II.
Hirsch, Morris-M Schllman. S101 ~
Menncllo, Nincenzo-T McGrath, $l24 10
McElroy, John A-Pennsylvania Tunnel &
Terminal Railroad Co. costs. Siss -.
Osterman. Hcrman-F. W. GeileT sol So
Rubenstein Aaron-M Mizel. sl20 5s.
Rowan. Edw. A.-C. l.. Baumann ct al.
$500 l6
saiamoronius Abram-L Cohen. sIos I6
sullivan. Josephine-C. Hogan. SlGo ~.
sellers. Patrick-Steilhardt Brothers Co..
500 81
sutphin. VIM. L-C Policastro, s27s G6
TANNER. Fannie extra. F. Young & CO.,
$3.50 10.
vfrnet Joseph---S Benaim. N.242
Wood John T.-Harper Bros. SSH Is.
Trust Co. costs 26;2 20
Brooklyn and Manhattan Ferry Cos. Lieb-
menns Sons Brewing Co, $l.olj ~
City OF New Yo ok-Croton Falls Construction
Co. S35. 2sS 20.
Commercial Advertisers Association-w. u.
Aasterson. SO. G2e 2j
City Of New York;. : Jennings, $500
Charles L. D0ran Contracting Co. and City Of
New York--A. Ciccarone. g.. 962 20
Estate OF Charles f. Coddington-F. L. Wig
gins S91s 3s.
Josephson q Wolf Inc-M. Rosen. S307 33.
" Vega 6 Co-D y. Turner 81 al S747 %
New York New Haven q Hartford Railroad
Shore Acres Realty 90. and Lewis Smith A.
II Waterman. 81. .91l 81.
New-York tribune., 1913-05-25

ISl. NdFl0ls mdtlTltltS IN-J-IFII foZnf 70 rRsIi
Coupons interchangeable. fResistered. 3Cou-
pons. sReEistered and coupon.
New-York tribune., 1913-05-25

Liverpool cables: spot dull. sales, 1000
bales: speculation and export. 400; American,
5000 imports 5000: none American. Mid
ding upland, 6Isd. Futures opened quiet. at
/ to IL points decline. Closed very steady a.
a net advance OF . TO 81. points. MAY. $500;
Nav-June 655 I'D: June-Juy 652hd July
August g. 49d: August-Septenber. sizd;
September october. 4. Paid; October-Noyemcer
4 i6lrd: November-December. 6.13d; Deceni-
ber-January, 8.l2d; January-February, GIL 1.d
February March, 612isd; Merch-April. 6.131d;
April-May, 6.l4izd: May-June, 6.i5no.
New Orleans May 24-cotton futures,
o,aned steady az an advance OF four 30 siXI
noints. on good cables and low temperatures,
worked 10 slightly higher levels on an In :;
creased demand but dropped when traders
,ook N. short side and closed steady three
point. UP To three points down. Toward tho,
middle OF the days trading several optionsl
we're nine points above yesterdays close
Tho tone OF the market was none too good,
however and continuous selling brought
about a downward trend.
New-York tribune., 1913-05-25
BUSINESS REVERSES.

ABRAHAM n. ANERETT-Pettion filed
against Abraham NJ Averett. Of No 2 West
i%Vth street, manufacture: OF linoeums in
me Borough Of Richmond, by Charles kinzau
ana Two other creditors. with claims aggre-
eating $500 The liabilities are about 500 900
nenis are alleged in the petition.
AMOU NTs UNDER SO oOc
MAN KLEIN AND MACK BERENZWEIC
-Petition hled against Max Klein and Mack
Berenzweig. partners in tnc haf manu- facturing
hram ana two other creditors. with Claifns ag-
Httaung $1,000. The liabilities are SS 600 and
the assets $1,000. Preferential payments are
alleged
SABINA BARDACH.-Petiton filed against
Sabina Bardach, a retail milliner at No. 27Si
Iniid avenue. by Reuben Goldblum and two
other creditors. with claims aggi egating $500
preferential payments arc alleged.
WILLIAM GARNER.-Petition filed by
Wili~rn Garner. OF No. 5s1 West 16lst street
with liabilities OF s.. I52 30 and no assets
There are no secured claims Among the
creditors are Samuel Winstian. OF No 30 Hous-
ton street fof $500 for money loaned Emma
Myers S42D for money loaned. and the State
Bank. OF No. 3T6 Grand street. s249 for money
loaned
MORRIS HEPNER AND SOPHIE HEP
NER-Petition filed against Morris He ner and
Sophie Hepner. doing fur business at 30.
lOi 10 ll3 West 23c street by Isaac Hepner
with claims aggregating $50 900 The assets
and liabilities are not given Preferential pay
ments while irsolvent are alleged in the peti-
ZION.
HENRY d. JACOBS. Petition Aed against
Henry ID. Jacobs. at No. iO6 Reade street. by
George +. Carleton q Co. and two other credi-
tors. with cl1irls aggregatinE s.. $40 Prefer
ential payments arc alleged In the petition.
New-York tribune., 1913-05-25
PITTSBURGH STOCKS.
PHILADELPHIA STOCKS.

Furnished ty Charles y Barney & Co.. No rs
Broad street New York. and No i22 South
tfh street philsdelphia)
New-York tribune., 1913-05-25
COST COMPARISONS
Changes in Average Prices for
the Last Week.

The following table gives the highest.
lowest and average wholesale spot prices
OF twenty-four articles OF current con-
sumption In the New York markets for
the week ended May "a. and the difference
in average from those OF the previous
week. cotton, sugar and lard quotations
being In cents and hundredthe:
'''e Change in
Week OF May "a week ot
Bushel: Hish. Low. Aver. Msy5I7.
Wheat. No 2 redSl 4 y y 3.
Oats stand white ~ +4o toA = IN
yro1r' Minn pats 400 ass 4sIls ~
Beef family. q so y 50 y no -
pork. mess .22 90 81 IS 81 s7h r i2n
ss,;sn IsEs Ma ID YVES: :s,s1c sSS ,s sS "a: q: 10
ssy sSIss s[sSuIs.s n,S Es ~ AZ" 4" Il" %,
Hs.!:s Sss:... '.;s@',s .;sI. .s. Z iss isss : :
Live fowls tno
business. owing
TO strike).
Beef, native sides 13 II IL
veal city DR.. -. II l3A 15t Ia
Mutton. city DR.. IL 10 llh -
Lamb city dr.. 16 IA Is
100 N, live VT;
G:fS:. a:tSs: .::::::::.,i .. $50 SO ss sEs Is
sheep .........- ~ tW OVo ~
Lambs .-,.....- 4" eS % %
Hogs .......-... U 20 90 ost3 ia
Esss fresh gath. 3 2A 22S =
New-York tribune., 1913-05-25

FLOUR AND MEAb-BuIlish kansas
news had a stimulating effect on sentiment
and prices were Arm. although business
showed little feature. Spring patents, 81 10
ass TO- winter straights. - Bohsi 10: WIN,
n 81 so extra No / winter s. 90 d 81 20; No
2 SO so q 81 90. Kansas straishts. 81 3og
RYE FLoUR-Firm: fair 10 good. 81 asa
So So: choice 10 fancy. 50 90d 81. CORN
MEAI-Kiln fred. 50 ~. BAG NEAL
81 25as1 80. FEED-Western spring so 90
n $40 Tj standard mlddlins. s21. -four do
so1: red dog Sas 10: city. $50 30 bulk, f22
sacks: middlinE s22 25 u s27 red dog. SIS so
OF meal. S2smS2 so
COFFEE-Local operators were disap,,
pointed oy the European markets. Hsvre and
Hamburg failed 10 respond TO the hrU1ness
shown here on Friday. and consequently there
was a slightly easier tone early. Al the outset
NAV was unchanged. while other months were
off roints lower. The demand was small and
mostly from broker. but when II became
apparent that thsr. were few selling orders In
New-York tribune., 1913-05-25
NEW YORK CITY BONDS.

FURNISHED by ". y. Coler Co., 40. -
Cedar street.
(Accrued interest 10 be added
New-York tribune., 1913-05-25
RAILROADS

Dividends which exceed the million-dol'
lar mark are as follows:
RAILROADS
New-York tribune., 1913-05-25

Turner. Tucker 6 90. have moved 10
larger quarters in the same building at
No. III Broadway.
New-York tribune., 1913-05-25

The SIooo.0oo Boston & Maine one-year
per cent notes. which were taken by
j. + Morgan d Co. in two blocks OF
81, 0oo,o0 and s, 10000 have all been sold.
New-York tribune., 1913-05-25
NEW YORK PRICES.
INTERIOR RECEIPTS,

sEABOARD CLEARANCEs.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-07-04
BRIDGE COLLAPSES
BOYS DROWNED
"A
Lads Rolled Into the River at
Lawrence, Mass.
CAUGHT IN THE CURRENT.
Children, All Under 10 Years Of Age,
Were Waiting For caretakers
OF the Baths When the Sup
ports Gave Way.

Lawrence. Mass. - Eleven children
boys less than 10 years oldwere
drowned when q wooden bridge con-
Meeting the municipal boathouse with
the bank of the Merrimac River col
lapsed.
1t Is possible that more were drown
ed. There were at least so boys on
the bridge when 1t collapsed. Three
dead were found almost at once, and
the other bodies were recovered when
the river below the scene of the ac-
cident was dragged.
Dennis Beauchesne, q storekeeper,
led the first rescue work and drag
ged half dozen boys from the water
half-conscious. The children. in their
bedraggled wet clothes, stood about
shivering, white-faced, big-eyed. and
watched the efforts to revive their
comrades.
Five boys were unconscious when
rescued, and were revived by first aid
methods. The IL known dead include
three unidentified.
The bathhouse is owned by the city.
The supports gave way. Medical Elk.
aminer Dow will at once Commence
an investigation to determine the
cause of the accident. The boys were
crowded on the bridge awaiting the
return from lunch of William Blythe.
the caretaker, when the accident oc-
Cured.
The bath house was known as che
Little" bath house, because only the
youngest children were admitted
only those under II. Among the SO
or more that swarmed on the bridge
this noon waiting for the keeper to
come back from lunch and open the
gates were many as young as six
years.
1t was the youngest who died. Struck
by cracked timbers, terrified and
forced down by stronger lads, their
chance was hopeless. There was but
four feet of water under the bridge,
but that was over the heads of most
of the youngest.
The accident was witnessed by a
score of narrowed spectators. Men
and women leaped into the water.
Manager Noonan and the Lawrence
baseball team. champions of the New
England League, were on their way
to the ball park nearby when they
heard screams. They went in as one
man and did the greater part of the
saving work.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-07-04
SLOWS HIMSELF TO sHREDs.
Young Quarry Owner Places Stick OF
Dynamite Under Him.

Middletown, N. Y.-Floyd Tiffany, a
prosperous young quarry owner. blew
himself to shreds in sight of his
mother, by lying down on stick Of
dynamite after lighting the fuse.
Alarmed by his melancholy demea-
nor during the day, Mrs. Tiffany had
followed her son down the road from
the house to the quarry and saw him
draw the dynamite from his pocket.
She screamed and ran toward him.
Tiffany lit the fuse.
Don't come any nearer. mother"
he shouted. 'This will blow you up.
You can't save me. I'm going to
de-
Mrs. Tiffany never slackened her
speed. Her SON succeeded in explod-
ing the stick before she got near
enough to be killed. but the shock
knocked her, to the ground uncon-
scious. A farmer, attracted by the
report, found her several yards from
a deep hole that marked the spot
where her son had been lying.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-07-04
STEEL OIL TANK
STEAMER BLOWN Up
Five Persons Are Killed and
Six Are Injured.
MANY ARE UNACC0UNTED FOR
carelessness Of Machinist-helper Said
to Have Caused Accident
Vessel Sinks BY The
Stern.

New York.-Two hundred tons of
fuel oil on board the steel tank steam
er Mohawk, owned by the Standard
Oil Company, exploded with a terrific
roar and burst Of flame while the
vessel was at anchor of Tompkins-
vile, Staten Island, in New York Bay,
killing FIVE persons and injuring six
others. A dozen more are unaccOunt-
ed for. but are believed to have been
rescued. Two bodies were seen float
ing in the hold while freboats were
still pouring streams Of water into the
wrecked steamer. The other three vic
tins probably were blown to pieces.
Carelessness Of a machinist's helper
was reported to have caused the ex-
plosion. Fifty men, including the crew
and 90 machinists, who we're making
repairs preparatory to the Mohawk's
departure for Tuxpan. Mexico. were
on board. A helper was declared to
have dropped a washer into the hold
below the fireroom. Seeking to re-
cover it, he is believed to have car
ried a lighted candle, which caused
combustion among gases generated in
the hold, the effect of the explosion
being heard for many miles. A 200
foot flash of flame, a column of smoke,
the defamation, volcano Of debris
and the Mohawk settled aft, while
fireboats, wrecking tugs and other har-
Dor craft hurried to the scene from
all directions.
A score of men who were blown
overheard were rescued unhurt from
the water. Others chung to .stanch-
ions and rails or huddled in the bow,
whence they we're dragged to safety
on boats.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-07-04
IMPORTANT POSTS
FILLED BY WILSON
President Names Industrial
Commission and Diplomats.
MRS. HARTMAN ON BOARD.
Two Ministers. . Consul And seere.
tary Of Embassy on LIst--Jus-
tice Gerard to Ger
many.

Washington.-The most important
nominations since the Cabinet appoint
ments were sent to the Senate by
President Wilson. The batch includes
the Commissioners ON Industrial Re-
lations, several important diplomatic
appointments and the two Civil Com
missioners for the District of Column
bia. In addition several shifts in the
diplomatic state were announced.
The Industrial Commission is COM
posed of nine members. Three have
been selected from the labor ranks
and three from the employers and the
remaining three are persons who have
studied the economic problems OF the
country. The purpose of the board
is to investigate conditions and dis
putes arising between capital and la
Dor. Mrs. j. Borden Hartman, OF
New York, selected by President Will
son as q member of this board, is the
first woman in the history Of the coun-
try to be rendered place of such re-
sponsibility.
Frank P. Walsh, of Kansas City.
Mo-, also selected for the commits
sion, is slated for chairman of the
board. Other members are. John r.
Commons, of Wisconsin; Frederick A.
Delano, of Illinois; Harris Weinstock,
of California; s. Thurston Ballard. Of
Kentucky; John B. Lennon, of Illinois;
James B. O'Connell, of Washington,
and Austin B. Garretson. Of Iowa.
The latter two we're among those
named by President Wilson shortly be-.
fore the close OF his administration.
Mr.. Commons and Mrs Hartman
were named to represent the general
public. Messrs Delano, Weinstock
and Ballard represent the employers,
while Messrs. Lennon, O'Connell and
Garretson are representatives of labor.
Other Appointments Made.
Other appointments announced are:
Minister to Peru-Benton McMillil,
Of Tennessee.
Consul at Milan, Italy-Nathaniel B.
Stewart. of Georgia.
Secretary of Embassy, Rio de ia
metro. Brazil. Butler Wright, Of
Wyoming.
Secretary of Legation. Brussels
Fred Marris bearing, of Missouri.
Member of the Isthmian Canal Com
mission Richard Lee Metcalfe. Lin
coin, Neb.
United States Attorney for New
Mexico Summers Burkhart, Of New
Mexico.
Commissioners of the District of Co
lumbia Oliver P. Newman, formerly
of Des Moines, Iowa; F. L. Siddons.
of the District Of Columbia.
Commissioner Of immigration at San
Juan, Porto Rico-Lawson e. Evans,
Of Mississippi.
Register of the Land Office at Harri-
son, Ark.-Brice B. Hudgins.
Postmaster at Atlantic City-Har-
,vey Thomas.
Postmaster in West Virginia War
rem d, Cline, Williamson.
Minister to Norway - Albert G.
Schmedemann, of Wisconsin.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-07-04
MURDERED GIRL
FOUND IN TRUNK
Mother Of Child Confesses After
Being Arrested.
BODY TERRIBLY MUTILATED.
Railroad Clerk Discovers the Body
After Actions Of Man Who Want
ed Trunk Checked Arouses
Suspicion.

Salt Lake City, Utah. Contrasting
that she had slain her 12-year-old
daughter, whose body. terribly mutt
lated, was found in trunk in the
Union depot at Ogden, Mrs. Gus Elk
man was placed in cell.
Up to a late hour the police had
been unable to find a stranger, man
who presented to the baggage agent
at Ogden check for the trunk and
ordered it sent back to Salt Lake at
once. He disappeared Immediately
afterward and before the baggage
master had discovered the grewsome
contents
The trunk In which the murdered
girls body was placed was sent to
Ogden from here over the short line.
1t was placed in a corner of the bag
gage room to await the presentation
of baggage check. None was pre-
sented until morning, when the man
appeared and, displaying the check,
ordered the trunk re-checked to Salt
Lake.
One Of the clerks, who had noticed
an oder emanating from the trunk,
started to ask the stranger about it,
but the man left the station before
he could be questioned.
Regarding the mans actions as
mysterious, the baggagemaster order
ed the trunk opened and the girls
body was exposed. The child was
naked, her body having been wrapped
In bed ticking clothed with blood.
The corpse had been bundled up and
forced into the shallow trunk and
then the lid had been pressed down
until the flesh was terribly mangled.
The head and shoulders of the girl
gave indication that she had been
beaten before being murdered.
The police Immediately sought the
person who checked the trunk from
Salt Lake, the trail leading to Mrs.
Ekman. She was taken into custody
and "sweated" at the police station,
where she confessed that the girl was
her daughter and that she had killed
her. She said the child was put to
death in Salt Lake Thursday. Mrs.
Ekman's former husband, c. L. Ander-
son. accompanied her to the police
station.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-07-04
az. r. "" WRECK; rs HURT.
Spreading Rails Throw c. q o. Noted
Express or Track.

Peru, Ind. Intense heat, causing
the rails to spread, is given as the
cause of the wreck of the Chesapeake
and Ohio passenger train No. 6, known
as the Fast Flying Virginian.' when
25 persons were injured. near Fulton,
20 miles northwest of here. Two Pull
man cars and diner turned COM
pletely over, but no one was killed
The engine and combination baggage
and smoking car remained on the
track, although the train was max
ing about 40 miles an hour at the
time of the accident.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-07-04
GUERILLA CHIEF EXECUTED.
Col. chlapa Had Alternately Served
On Both Sides.

Douglas, Ariz.-Col. Francisco CHA
pa, alternately leader of the admin
istration and rebel forces in Mexico
since the beginning of the original
uprising against ex-President Porfirio
Diaz, was executed by state troops
near Guaymas, according to advices
received here. He was taken pris-
oner by General Obregon in the re-
cent battle at Ortiz and an insurgent
court-martial ordered him shot. CHA
pa, it is said, carried on guerilla
campaign for more than three years
in Chihuahua and Sonora.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-07-04
NOW IN CONGRESS
CURRENCY BILL.
Administration Measure Intro
duced in Both Houses.
BANKERS APPEAL UNHEEDED
While a Number OF Amendments sug-
gestedFrom Different Sources Had
Been Made, the One Most De-
sired Turned Down.

Washington. - The administration
currency bill was launched on the
troubled seas Of legislative considera-
ton, when 1t was introduced in the
Senate. by Senator Owen and in the
House by Representative Glass, the
Banking and Currency Committee
chairman. The House Immediately re-
ferred the measure to the Banking and
Currency Committee.
Several changes had been made in
the bill as the result Of the numer-
Gus conferences, in which President
Wilson, Democrats of the House and
Senate committee, Treasury Depart
ment officials and committees of bank
ers took part, following the publica-
ton Of the proposed measure several
days ago. The changes embodied
some of the suggestions made by
those interested in the legislation.
However, despite earnest appeals
that the federal reserve board to con-
troll the proposed new currency sys-
tenn be increased and that the bank
"a . UC SAVCM = PACSOASdtAOAs AN SA1@AA6O
In this provision was made. The
board will consist Of seven men, to
be appointed by the President. In
the Senate, Senator Cummins contem-
plates proposing an amendment which
would make the board an elective
body.
Retiring Bank Notes.
Reinserted in the bill was the origi-
nal proposition for retiring the pres
ent bank notes within 20 years and
the substitution OF additional federal
reserve notes for them. This elimi-
mated the proposed limit Of $500,000,-
600 in reserve notes contained in the
bill as originally made public. In re-
placing the bank notes the govern
ment 2 per cent. bonds upon which
they are now issues would be re-
funded by 3 per cent. bonds without
the circulation privilege.
Chairman Glass made preparations
for the speedy consideration of the
bill by the House committee. He Sc
cured the passage through the House
of two resolutions to facilitate the
work. One provided for the printing
and distribution of $4,000 copies Of
the new bill. The other, which passed
after a partisan discussion, provided
$4,000 for the payment of experts to
be employed by the committee.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-07-04
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
Deranged Man Kills His Wife And
Shoots Himself.

Dayton, Ohio Samuel Heck, aged
So, shot his wife, Jane Heck, 81. kill
ing her instantly. He then killed him
self by shooting himself through the
heart. Heck had been deranged for
some days as the result Of the re-
cent food, from which he has never
fully recovered, and had recently un-
dergone a severe surgical operation
which added to his affliction. A 49,
calibre gun was used and death was
instantaneous in both cases.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-07-04
PROTECTION FOR BIRDS.
New Regulations Will Go Into Effect
About October 4.

Washington. - Regulations for the
protection of migratory birds in the
United States have just been com
pleted by the Department of Agri-
culture and will become effective Oc-
tober 1, or as soon thereafter as Presi-
dent Wilson approves them. A bill to
protect such birds was passed March
a. A closed season of almost i've
years, until September /, 1918. has
been established on certain game
birds, which have been hunted be-
yond the margin of safety"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-07-04
ADMITS GETTING $1,000.
State Senator Smith insists Il Was
Not a Bride.

Webster Springs, w. Va.-State SEN
ator BENJAMIN A. Smith, charged with
accepting $4,000 from Guy B. Bidding
er, detective, to vote for William
Seymour Edwards for the United
States Senate at the legislative ses-
sion last winter, took the stand in his
own defense. The Roane county SEN
ator admitted receiving $1.700 Of the
alleged bribe money, but asserted that
the detective had insisted upon his
taking the money and declared that it
was not in the nature of bride, but
as expense money.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-07-04
BIG TRANSFORMATION.
Reorganization OF Customs Service
Goes Into Effect.

Washington. The machinery by
which the government collects $780,
100000 annually In tariff duties was
revolutionized July by the most dras-
tic reorganization of the customs
service ever attempted. BY sweep
ing consolidation the number of Gus
toms districts, grown to 1872 during
the nations history, has been reduced
to 40, and 113 collectors of customs
lose their positions. officials estimate
that the reorganization will result in
an annual saving of 100000 and
100000 in the cost Of collecting the
duties.