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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-24
Bridal coupIe Rurn 70 Death.

Boston, Mass, Sept. 22.-Mr and
Mrs. T. H. Hurley, who had been mar
ried only a few weeks, were burned
to death in an incendiary fire that
swept through a three story brick
building on East Brookline street.
There were many narrow escapes.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-24
Lead ard Follow.

Affable City Hostess-You dom
seem to be having a good time. DOM
you like our social leaders?
Uncle Fben-You bet | do! It's
your burned unsocial followers that
don't like-Judge.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-24
Seven Accused by Girls Die.

Breslau, Germany, Sept. 22.-Seven
OF fourteen prominent men arrested
and accused of improper relations with
young girls have committed suicide.
Among them were an official and for
mer police official
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-24
LIGHTNING Kills Man On Train.

Salisaw, Okla, Sept 30. A.
Farmer Of Mena, Ark, fireman on
Kansas City Southern passenger train
No. A. was killed by lightning in the
locomotive cab as the train neared the
local station. The engineer was
shocked, but was able to stop his en-
CINE.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-24
LADY DECIES HAS DAUGHTER
Former Miss Vivien Gould of New
York Now Has Two Girl
Babies.

London, Sept. 22.-Lady Decies, who
was Miss Vivien Gould Of New York,
gave birth to a daughter at the Decies
home, SeIton Park, Buckinghamshire.
Mother and daughter are reported to
be doing well. The child born is Lady
Decies' second daughter The first
was born in 1912.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-17
TO TRY STOPPING DEVICES
New Haven Road Will Test Two
Inventions Submitted.

Two automatic stopping devices nav"
been selected for experiment los the Now
York. New Haven & Hartford Railroad.
These devices were chosen from l.5'4 sub
initted TO tine company iu response Z"
the OFFER Of 1900, by President Mellcn for
AN invention that would meet the requi &C.
lnents Of the peculiar conditions govern
ine the operations Of a railway system
such as the New Haven.
Although The devices selected ar" mol
I'm themselves perfect according to the
report of the engineers Of the company
on SATURDAY. il is believed they are worthy
of installation for trial. The engineers
are OF the opinion that through expert
mont ana Investigation one Of them maN
lie raised to the state of efficiency re-
qurcd
While u itself an automatic stopping
device is simple mechanical invention
,ba authorities OF the New Haven ROAD
declare that no practical solution Of the
problem of stopping train autom"u'd"f
nm railway system has yet been per
fccted Although devices have been ne
signed that will stop train under GER
tain conditions. the problem that Is o"i"-
ering the New Haven road is TO find some
method that Will be practicable ln a."
kinds Of weather.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-17
THEFT MAY EXCEED 100000
Frisco Bank Official Spent
Money Here, 1t Is Said

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-17
THE PRINT CLOTH MARktT T..

lBy Telegraph 10 The tribune
Hall Eiyor March l6.-Tnc textile IN
a,s,,.c throughout New England was
o,,ie, last week and the tdkings OF new
Vork factors were small For the ran
River market alone brokers state lna'
in tbcir opiuions the sales for the week
viii NOT exceed 1000 pieces, which total
is repardcd AS being small. II IS known
that the amount Of attention gwen !"
tariff matters mas pcen one o. the cH'ci
contributing causes to the lull IN buSi-
ness \ practical and decisive revision
one way or the other would help na'te'9
very materially and at the same uine
would place buyers i'm a position WheIe
they could decide more accurately thcf
future plans
There was a scattering demand for ali
STYLES last week. nut wide construction
of various counts consumed the greatest
amount Of business: the narrow division
IF the market was quiet with prices very
firm. Present conditions are regarded as
eoasouablc Manufacturers are doing
rothine to increase the volume Of bust
ness. believing that just as soon as cXtcr-
nal conditions have righted themselves
business will be pat on a much greater
,lane and expansion will result The cot
ION yarn markets, according 10 reports
received from New York. Chicago and
other cotton yarn centres, have ruled
otliet. with prices softening up To some
extent This may be the result Of weak
rcss shown by raw cotton, il would occa-
sion no surprise TO hear within few
days of sharp advances In raw cotton
,.ocatise Of the tornado which RACED in
,,,,oral states in tn" South last week
and which did more or less damage III
mat section.
While business for the week has been
10 fine orders which come TO hand
W. care of the present weekly produc-
To- Tie demand for. goods last week
ras somewhat restricted, but manufact-
VOC have lecn succ' ssfu 10 q large de-
J, in maintaining prices. although In
e., minor instances il is reported that
rev i've been reduced. The week closed
PHI me demand for goods rather limited
VII WI myers purchasing only To the eX-
h"", 81 tLeir actual needs.
tc ri following are the quotations for
vyer,'. 2s-inch, 6i-6i. &c. nom; 2s-inch.
lasl W. nom: 21-inch. 6i-G0. 35sc.: p
ST. g.ofS 3ic.: 21-inch. y6-12, 3lsc.; 3s,z-
inchh' Gi-ei. sc, 3g-inch, cS-72, &C.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-17
EASIER MONEY IN PARIS
Economic Crisis Looms Up as
Disquieting Possibility.

Paris, March 1.-THE Bourse last
week was dull and irregular with the
exception OF & few purely amhlng ups
and downs to pass the time. The mar
ket suffers also from the eXtrem"
money tension under which Berlin and
Vienna are suffering.
French rcntes sagged, ana ON Friday
and Saturday there WAS considerable
profit taking I'm Russian iudustrials.
Yesterdays liquidation and fOrtnlghtly
settlement WAS marked hy greater
money facilities. money h'ing easier
and more abundant her" than ON any
other European market.
Some uncasincss is caused boy ia" ran
OF - francs. or -. in last year s. issue
Of city Of Paris per cent bonds rms
security Is largely held py thrifty peas
ants. iauitors. clerks and small trades
men Moreover, the state Railway s..
Suez Canal and maritime tr"nsporta-
ton companies show falling OF IN
receipts. attributed 10 Abe gradual
diminutIou boz commercial exchanges re-
sultiug from thc present political situd-
tlou at Europe
Thus an economic crisis looms up as
"A disastrous factor ON this side of the
Atlantic.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-17

ANXIOUSMESS IN BERLIN
End of Month Likely To Be
Trying Time in German Cap
ital-French Bankers With
draw Foreign Balances.
by Gable to The Tribune

London. March 1.-THE stock mar
kets ended the week with business al
most at the vanishing point and with
consols still falling. The open market
during the week WAS large customer
at the bank. the last return Of the
bank showing an increase in outside
securities of more than SlOWo,ooo.
Weekend loans ruled yesterday at =
per cent, while siXty-day bills were
also quoted at = per cent Three
months bills were at IL. four months
bills at ll-16 and six months bills at
4as per cent.
IN" banks Reserve improved $50.
"O during the week To SIS. 5gOOOO
but the stock Of gold was reduced by
S31J,Wo To S1G7 .0SJ. 900. and with
drawals for the Easter HOLIDAYS mot
counting foreign demands will prob
ably cause a further reduction in the
stock OF gold 10 not less than S2jo.urO-
600 in the next three weeks
The open markets Indebtedness to
The bank now reaches S1J.OOO,OOO The
bank proportion of reserve 10 labili-
ties has fallen slightly To 4l.I1
Berlin. OF course. continues To bc a
point of great weakness. The open
market rate OF discount there has risen
10 q per cent and is now AT parity with
the bank rate. which is very unusual
situation. German bankers are seeking
gold i'm AN markets. and have several
times offered unsucccssfully as high As
-. per cent.
The Kaiscr's policy has had It's effect
also IN the failure of the new German
and PruSsiau government loans brought
ont last week. The loans amounted TO
Sl37 .jUOUOo. bGt bankers refused 10
make themselves liable FOR more than
So $4,000. TIN, made an issue Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-17
FINDS GEM IN Is MINUTES
Detective Receivers Stolen Ring
in Record Time.

Two men were arraigned before Magis-
trate Cornell in Essex Market court. and
held in $1,000 bail Yesterday on a charge
OF expeditions work on the part Of De
tectivo Castano. OF the Clinton street
station
n took Castano exactly fifteen minutes
10 recover the diamond. which had been
stolen from the hand of Miss Clara
Grossman. OF Philadelphia. who is stay
ing with friends AT No so Rivington
street Miss Grossman was on her way
home Saturday afternoon when she no.
ticed her handbag had been opened and
her ring had disappeared.
\ patrolman whom she met in 9Th
street. near Second avenue. where she
believed Size had been robbed. advised
her to 20 10 the station and report the
affair 10 the lieutenant IN charge. Cas-
tauo Immediately suggested that they
visit the nearby pawnshops.
A. they entered a pawnshop al No s.
First avenue the detective found a man
dickering with the clerk over the amount
OF money he wanted TO borrow on dia-
mond ring. Miss Grossman. who hap
pened % look up at the time. shouted
tuat the ring belonged TO her. Castano
placed the man under arrest and then
went outside. where he took another man
iu custody who said he was waiting for
his friend who was inside pawnlng a
ring
.rDo rrfsorers told the Lieutenant that
they We're samuel Kubernick. OF No. 81
Attorney street. and Abraham Adel'
stein. living somewhere I'm Avenue A.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-17
RECORD FOR FOREIGN TRADE
February Exports and Imports
Valued at S343,595,130.

Washington. March l6.--A high Febru-
AIRY record for American foreign COM
merce was established last month. EN-
ports and imports amounted 10 Si3. 59o. 1870
and there was "A balance Of trade in favor
of the United States Of Ai.ij6.N2. En-
ports aggregated sl94O25,sl6, and imports
$li9. 500 "a.
For the eight months ended with Feb
ruary the combined export and import
trade amounted to 2,96,7li,6l7. with a
balance of trade in fayor Of the United
states of $i746p $50. Exports We're $l.720.-
$50 $50. and imports $L2i6.0j5.9Sl.
American iron and steel manufactures
are sent abroad at the rate OF 100000 a
day No class of articles exported has
shown in recent years such phenomenal
gain In 1898 these products aggregated
S35 Oo0.eoo: I'm 1893. Sl20vo.OO0. and this year
it is estimated they will reach S3o5,0c,0oO.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-17
LOAN CONCERNS PROSPER
Resources Increase, Expenses
Decrease, SAYS Van TuYl.

Albany. March 16.-Economy practised
I'm the management and state supervision
of savings and loan associations doing
business I'm New York State during the
last year had healthy effect on the
business Of these associations, according
10 Superintendent Van Tuyl of the State
Banking Department He says that while
the resources and membership Of the as
sociations show substantial increases the
total operating expenses decreased ma
terially.
"The reported resources of the national
and local loan associations at the close
of 1912" SAYS Superintendent Van Tuyl
i'm his report TO the Legislature, were
s59.o4O5il. an increase for the year OF
8. fOG. l57. The resources Of the local as
sociations during the same period in
crea sed Si72l 1853. and amounted to sd.-
3O6. 033 at the close of the year The
membership OF all the associations in
creased S727 during the year, so that
at the close of the year there were 15l,0l9
members There was also an increase Of
1885 in outstanding shares.
THE total undivided earnings OF the
associations. including the contingent
fund. was $4,000 or AS per cent Of tho
accumulated capital. The net earnings
Of all associations were s. 1854. or APP
proxmately SO per cent Of the dues and
dividends credited at the beginning of
the year. The net earnings of the local
associations amounted to s2,6l9,SA or 5s4
per cent of their accrued capital at the
beginning Of the year. The operating eX-
penses of the associations show de-
crease for the last year. They amounted
TO S3SS. 80. or approximately IS cents for
each SEQ Of capital
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-17
OLD BOARD PAYS OFF
Holds Special Sunday Session and
Votes Money for County Employees.

Hsckensack. y j. March l6.-The
Finance Committee OF the old BOARD
of Freeholders met to-day In the Hack
ensack Courthouse and arranged matters
SO that county employees. who have not
received their salaries since the free
holder controversy began. on January J.
can get their money tomorrow.
Altogether there is 5000 due these
county employees The supreme Court
last week determined that the newly
elected Freeholder Commission OF seven
members was not legally constituted
The new board gained possession Of the
new 81 900 GOO courthouse early on the
morning OF January aided by armed
guards since which time they preventel
the old board from entering The cost
OF these guards was $500 but the old
board will not pay the bill. and unless
the new body contribute the sum from
their pockets the guards will never get
their money
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-17
TO WAR ON FAKE JEWElRY
Responsible Dealers Would
Amend Stamping Law.

Maiden Lane and Fiuh avenue jewel
lers have started campaign TO protect
the public in the purchase Of solid gold
bracelets rings. chains and other articles
of personal adornment. An effort viii be
made to amend the national stamping
law 80 as to have il provide that the
word gold used on a piece of jeweiry
shall be accompanied 10y words Or figures
% show the carat hneness OF the gold.
Under the present law an article or
iewelry is stamped with a mark to denote
the quality OF tie gold % which IL IL
made. but there j. no regulation against
the use Of the solid gold" stamp.
The British and Continental laws place
restrictions ON the use of solid gold
and gold plate. while IN this country
the Jewellers say that nothing stands In
the WAY OF the dishonest dealer using
these terms on the cheapest kinds OF
clectroplated Jewelry.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-17
THE FOREIGN BURDEN.

I'm the issue OF "Thc Bache Review
Of Saturday last the following on the
foreign money situation and its invest
ment bearing Will be read with In
tereSt:
The powers are all for peace and.
anomalous as II seems. the Increase oil
the German and French armies Is in the
line OF peace measures.
so that abroad only the Balkan Sit
uation has to be settled To swing condi-
tons back 10 normal. Meantime. AprA
I has 10 he passed and il Is no Fools
Day for Europe. with Berlin the acute
point
ITO the alienation of this contraction
the United States must contribute as we
did In the Morocco crisis, when our loans
10 Germany were estimated at NJn"".-
ooo quiet but active canvass IL beng
made here for large lump sum of gold
and a gradually rising rate of interest is
being offered Tor loans, which must he
effective in procuring them. our money
market IS beginning 10 feel this II all
were clear here politically. even tins
might not keep down our security prices.
kli klltIItldl hi'hbo 'fN'N 'ii'''''t
Rrer Rabbit in the stock market he ie
low.
Meantime. business is practicaly WI-
affected except 10y the discomfort Of 'e-
stricting high money rates. That M
errinc indicator like healthy pulse. the
lion and steel trade. shows remarkably
vigorous life
1T is from the investment point col
view that the market must be resard-d-
IL IS true that prices have speculatiVelt
discounted most. if not all. OF the IN
favorable factors over here, like tariff.
Hesitation and trust prosecution. The
money situation alone resuains adj
vanccs That situation cannot b" much
relieved until the actual termination Of
the Balkan war and the return OF
boarded money The heavier strain 'n
money incident TO the April settlements
is am absolute IampO ou amy pertinent
Improvement in prices and il is useless
10 expect them for the present
When the foreign burden is removed
the market is I'm shape for rise. ihe
basis being good winter wheat prospects.
belief that the tariff cuts Will not h"
drastic reliance upon President Wilson =
determination 10 put through sound
banking tin. the continuing favorable
foreign trade volume, and the assuring
Irospects in the iron and steel business
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-17
TO SAVE CITY 100000
Controller Plans Uniform SyS-
tenn for Buying Supplies.
CHECK ON "OPEN MARKET"
Scheme for Broadening Compe
tition Will Be Put Before
Estimate Board.

Controller prendergast will soon recon-
mend To the Board of Estimate a plan
for centralizing the purchase and distn
button Of al supplies, which he believes
would save the city from $4,000 to
Si@p.o00 a year.
1t does not contemplate the elimination
Of any of the departmental purchasing
agents. but the organization Of a board
Of purchase, which will appoint a general
purchasing agent and a general store
keeper. both to hold office during good
behavior.
The Controller report gives the follow
ing summary of the advantages which
Will arise from central system Of pur-
chases
81. y uniform procedure with respect to
al purchases, so that the city may he
able to buy. through its general pur-
chasing agent at minimum unit prices.
the gross quantities Of supplies required,
instead of purchasing those requirements,
a. IT does now. through one hundred or
more departmental purchasing agents at
widely varying unit prices.
'2 The correction of tine present abuse
of what is known a. the open market
order method of purchasing supplies
without competition by compelling the
purchase OF all supplies costing i'm excess
OF 500 and mp 10 Sl."o by informal ten
der upon what is known as the bulletin
board method 81 securing competition,
thus giving the additional check of daily
public and trade knowlcdrc Of the re-
paid.
''3 4. great reduction in the number OF
vouchers FOR payment Of supplies due TO
the unincation Of purchases for all de
partmeuts. with a consequent reduction
In the time required 10 make payment for
supplies purchased.
% The broadening of competition for
city supply contracts boz the uuihcauou
of quantities and the asking FOR bids
for the gross quantities required ia the
same trade lines iu o single contract. in
stead or as at present. asking Tor bids
upon segregated quantities covering
dozen different trade lines m single
CONTRACT
The report also summarize the value or
th, central stores principle a. follows:
.l The concentration 40 one point 81
th, delivery of practically all supplies
purchased los tine city. thus aifordns
eyery facility for adequate specifications
and thorough inspection of all deliveries.
. q great reduction in the amount OF
c.ty money now continually locked up In
large oyerstocks OF supplies IN city store
houses. which are uot required Tor i'm
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-17

500 600 GOO in treasury bills necessary
one-half of which is To be used LOT 'i'e
REDEMPTION Of outstanding bonds. Inc
$50. 600 600 for redemption purposes
was subscribed but the remaining S'"'-
OOO.OOO was not taken up, so 'haI 'he
Kaiser succeeded in preventing 'he sun
scription of more than one-third OF 'he
government loan.
In Paris an the other hand, money is
almost unicndablc. Rates are low
ruling at per cent. but enterprise j.
absolutelv checked and there is no DC
mand for banking Accommodations
boarding continues, but III TINS Si'u' p
ton it does not affect the money mar
ket.
In Austria the situation has not ne
come more strained. snort lHhe az"
there were more acute fears Ior vienna
and Rudapest than for Berlin, but the
Vienna rate is now lower than that at
Berlin. and the end of the month IS less
feared.
The end Of the month in Berlin is
likely to he a very trying time espc-
cially as Germany has no irlehds on
whom she can count for help. Austria
and Italy. with the best VIII III th'
world. are too busy with their own al
fairs to help Germany, while French
bankers are actively withdrawing the
BALANCES that were employed in Ger
many and. though England has large
German interests. the stringcncN Is
severely fen here. and the anxiety over
The international situation makes CAPT
4. III
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-17
'F|REBUC" BILL READY
Commissioner Johnson'S Meas.
ure To Be Introduced To-day.
INSPECTION OF PROPERTY
Written Applications Also Re-
quired-False Statements to
Constitute Misdemeanor.

Fire Commissioner Joseph Johnson is
sued a statement yesterday regarding
mis- "firebug' bill, which will be intro
duced in the Legislature to-day by AS
semblyman Walker Since his arson ex-
hibit and report to Mayor Gaynor on in
cendiarism Commissioner Johnson has
been engaged in preparing legislative en-
actments which will put stop to In
cendisrism. so far as this can be accom-
plished by such measures.
When the Commissioners bill comes mp
for hearing a deputation. consisting Of
New York Fire Department representa-
tives. insurance experts and Others in
terested in fits passage. will go to Al
bany. Robert H. Manner, who has
taken a keen interest in the arson cam
paign. will lead the delegation. II Will
be called THE Firebug Special"
Before deciding upon the exact nature
Of the measure communications were
opened with various state fire marshas
and insurance commissioners throughout
the United States and consultations were
had with New York fire insurance ex-
perts The advice OF lawyers best versed
In insurance affairs was sought
The Commissioner statement in part
follows:
Il am sure that this bill will put q
stop 10 a large percentage OF incendiary
fires The remarkable results which fol-
lowed our arson crusade amply prove
that frebugs can be put out OF business
II the problem is tackled in the right
way In the two months following the
opening OF our crusade we had icS fewer
period last year.
you can't get away from the fact that
we have the hrebug fraternity on the
run. What We wish 10 do now is to turn
our victory into complete rout.
We purpose To make it impossible. or
pretty nearly so. for dishonest persons
10 obtain fire insurance policies. our bill
will mainly require written applications
from woud-be insurers. and also previ
ous inspection of property on the part Of
the companies. as well as a recommends
tou on tne part OF the dEeIlS vi DIoh'i7
through whom these applications pass.
False statements in the application vii.
constitute a misdemeanor.
Il believe that public welfare requires
legislation regulating the present lax
methods OF doing fire insurance business
in this country. I do not mean that
arson will he entirely stamped out. The
most rigorous enactments Of the crimi-
nal law have not been able To do away
with murder At the same time. murder
is somewhat inconventent nowadays for
the average unskilled criminal. We want
to make arson equally inconvenient n
the average would-be frebug.
An important feature Of our bill is
| the requirement necessitating the filing
OF duplicate application AZ Fire Head
quarters This will enable our fire mar
shals to keep track of al persons who
ought not 10 have policies at all. should
any Of those parties escape the vigilance
OF the fire insurance companies them
selves We will eudsavor 10 establish a
bureau At Fire Headquarters for the ex-
press purpose Of assisting fire insursnc.
companies IN their work Of preventing
incendiaiism.