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Evening star., 1914-08-17
Visible Supply of Grain.

NEW YORK. August Invisible sup
ply Of grain in the United States
Wheat. decreased 43S.OOO bushels:
in bond, decreased 246,OO0 bushels;
increased 5.4s2.00O bushels; in bond,
decreased 238.OOO bushels; rye. de-
creased $4,000 bushels: barley. de-
creased 81 200 bushels.
Evening star., 1914-08-17
Free Instruction for Deaf Mutes.

Free instruction to deaf-mute children,
10 to be furnished at the Sisters OF st.
Francis Xavier's School for the Deaf.
which opens at Irvington. suburb Of
Baltimore, September Z. Although the
school il q Catholic institution children
also according to the announcement
made In this city.
Evening star., 1914-08-17
To Discuss Aid for Red Cross.

The executive committee Of the Cham
ber of Commerce is to meet Wednesday
at noon at the Chamber Of Commerce
rooms. The question Of aiding the Red
Cross in assisting European sufferers win
be one Of the matters brought up for con-
dderation.
Evening star., 1914-08-17
Crude Oil Prices Cut Again.

PITTSBURGH. August 17.-On prices
were cut again today, Pennsylvania crude
going to $.5O Mercer Black and New
Castle, $1.O7. and Cabell. t1.10. a reduce
ton Of s 5>cents. while Corning and Somer-
set were cut cents to 81 cents. Ragland
remained unchanged at 81 cents.
Evening star., 1914-08-17
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
CHICAGO.

| CHICAGO, August I7-Wheat opened
Y to 14s under Saturday on a decline
at Liverpool and hedging sales by
cash houses, but a fair demand was
| uncovered at the recession.
Larger receipts and prospects OF an
increased movement this week sent
| corn prices Off q to y at the opening
At the decline commission houses pro-
duced orders for September. and the
| whole list steadied.
Oats were in better demand than
higher to q lower. and early prices
held within the opening range.
Provisions were quiet and prices un-
changed to 121s down on larger re-
ceipts at the stock yards.
Butter-Firm: creameries, 23a2S.
Eggs-Unchanged; receipts, s,10S
cases: at mark, cases included, 16a21;
ordinary firsts. 1Sa19: frsts. 20a21k.
Potatoes-Steady: receipts. las cars:
Jersey cobblers, sacks. s3as5; Jersey
cobblers. bulk, Sass; Minnesota and
Ohio. 63a6S.
Poultry-Alive unchanged; fowls.
1871: springs. 15a16.
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK. August 17.-F1our-Nomi-
nal: quotations unootainabie
Wheat-Burdensome domestic supplies
and lower Liverpool cables caused half
cent decline in wheat. September. 95l1
Pork-Firm: mess. 24.75a2525; family.
q. .OOa2s.00; short clears. 22.J0a25!O0
Beef-Firm: mess. 23.0Oa24Oo: family.
%. OOa30 90 nominal.
Molasses-Steady; New Orleans open
kettle, 40a55.
Hay-Steady; shipping. s5a9O; No. I.
1.o0ai 25; No. .. /. .10al.15; No. J, LOO -.
Hides-steady; ssss y;,s B0sota' s'=a' Gen.
Leather-Firni: hemlock hrsts. 'h'oZ.
Rntter@Firrn; receipts. 5.708 tubs
creamery extras, 30laa31; firsts. 2sa30;
seconds, 26a27; process. extras, 20 -;
ladies. current make, first. 23
Cheese-Receipts, 1.1oo boxes: firm.
state, whole milk, fresh. colored' or
white, specials. 16k; do. average :
fancy 1s; wisconsin. whole milk.
daisies, 16a1sh: skins. II hai3.
Eggs-Firm: receipts, $500 cases;
ira first, 25 51sa2612; seconds. 21a2s: re-
frigerator, special marks. fancy, charg-
es paid. %; state. Pennsylvania
and nearby hennery. whites. 34aS5: do.
brown. 2sasO: do. hennery brown and
mixed colors. 2sa2S; western gathered
whites. 24a2S.
chickens. broilers. fresh. 1sa2o; fowls.
12ha1sk; turkeys. 17a26.
centrifugal. 6.53: refined firm; cut loaf.
40; crushed, $50; mold A, 7.95: cubes.
7.75; xxx powdered, 765; powdered.
7.6O; fine granulated. 80; diamond A.
$50; confectioners' A. 7.40: No. l. 7.30: :.
LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL. August 17.-Wheat-
Spot weak; No. Manitoba SIS 4d: No. 2
Manitoba, SIS Sd; futures weak: october.
nominally, IS: futures weak: September.
6s Sd; October, IS Id. Flour-Wintsr
patents nominally. 3es
Evening star., 1914-08-17
Liverpool Sales Of Cotton.

LIVERPOOL, August 17.-Three
thousand bales Of American spot cot
ton were sold here today ON the basis
Of 6.60d for middling. Receipts, 200
bales, ali American. -
Evening star., 1914-08-17
SOUTHERN LEADERS
CONFER ON COTTON
Meet Government Officials
Here to Plan Protection
for Coming Crop.
SEEK u. S. FINANCIAL AID
TO WAREHOUSE STAPLE
Bankers Appoint Committee to Sec
Federal Reserve Board and
Treasury Officials

Large delegations representing bankers
from at least nine Of the eleven cotton
growing states of the south and repre-
senting the southern cotton congress are
comforting in Washington today with va
rious government officials regarding plans
to provide funds to save the October
and November cotton crops.
The bankers appointed a COMMITTEES
to confer with Treasury officials and
the federal reserve board as to what
support the south might count on
from the federal government.
The bankers agreed 1t would be nee
essary to carry over at least 100000
bales OF the cotton crop. and discussed
various plans to finance storing.
I'VE want all the money We can get In
this crisis. and we can make no plans un-
til we consult with the federal reserve
board and the Treasury officials" said
q. L. Conner. president of the Alabama
Bankers Association. THE southern
banks are in a position to handle the sit
uation with the aid of the federal reserve
board, and feel sure We will get that.
George w. Rogers, president OF the Ar
kansas Bankers Association. presided at
the conference. He named this commit
tee to consult with Treasury and reserve
board officials:
H. F. Mobley of Arkansas. G. L. Conner.
Alabama: Andrew Queries and E. K.
Smith, Louisiana.
Greatest Commercial Crisis.
George R. Brown, secretary of the
board OF trade Of Little Rock. Ark.
declared that the south is facing the
greatest commercial crisis in its history
because OF the closing of Europe's
ports to commerce.
Unless the government arranges for
the immediate protection of the cotton
CROP" said Mr.. Brown, there will be q
loss of many millions of dollars and
the merchants of the south will be
driven to bankruptcy. It will not suf-
fee to arrange for relief sixty to nine
ty days hence. Money is needed for
the October and November crop. There
Is now no market for millions Of bales
which in the past have been marketed
abroad"
Included in the Arkansas delegation
are George w. Rodgers. president of
the Arkansas Bankers Association;
John H. Page, commissioner of agri-
culture. and g. G. Byrd, cotton brok-
er, Of Little Rock.
Southern Leaders Here.
John o. Bouden, jr., of New Orleans,
La, Is here to represent the Louisiana
Bankers Association and the New Or
leans Clearing House Association. W.
B. Vest Of Farmville, Va. Of the vir-
ginia Bankers Association. appointed
the following to represent the Virginia
bankers organization: John NJ Miller.
jr.. and r. H Smith Of Richmond. and
Caldwell Hardy. Hugh M Kurr and W.
T. Old of Norfolk
The Alabama Bankers Association is
represented by g. L. Conner Of Mont
gomery, president OF the state organi-
zation; r. B. Burns, Lincoln, and T. J.
Watson. Pell City.
c. J. Shannon. jr., president. of the
South Carolina Bankers Association,
and ]. s. Hill, secretary of the West
Virginia Bankers Association. are also
at the meeting.
Evening star., 1914-08-17
London Bar Silver Firm.

LONDON. August l7-Bar silver arm
s& 27kd d per ounce.
Evening star., 1914-08-17
N. Y. Mercantile Paper at ea7.

NEW YORK, August 17.-Mercantile
paper. Cat. Exchanges. $162. .049. .OT0: bal.
ances. $12 16O.667.
Evening star., 1914-08-17

"If, however. such q contingency
should arise. then the note has the
further Sc
Note in . Contingency eurity e
Has Further Security. ,,ab,,,sy % Of
the stockholders Of the member bank
indorsing the note.
IF. however. those resources should
fail. the government in that contin-
gency would, against such loss of
security. have the stock Of that par
ticular member bank that failed in this
reserve bank.
In addition to that. however, 1t would
deposit OF this member bank with the
Evening star., 1914-08-17
Up-River Waters.

Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARPERS FERRY, w. Va. August
17.-The Potomac and Shenandoah
rivers both were clear this morning.
Evening star., 1914-08-17
WEATHER..
Partly Cloudy and Continued Warm
Tonight and Tuesday.

For the District OF Columbia and
Maryland, partly cloudy and continued
warm tonight and Tuesday; gentle to
moderate south winds.
Evening star., 1914-08-17
THE ABV BANKING LAW.
XIv-Federal Reserve Notes.
BY Frederic ]. Haskin.

Federal reserve note issue is the In
strument selected by Congress for the ef-
fectuation Of q continuous adjustment De-
tween the nations supply Of currency
and its varying volume Of business. the
federal reserve note is . form of money
entirely new to our system. Its issue Is
to fiuctuate freely In response to trade
conditions Some students express the De-
lief that the use Of the new bills has
been unduly restricted for the accom-
plishment of their purpose. while others
take a contrary view and see cause TO
fear that they will lead to serious inna-
ton, Control Of the issue Of federal re-
serve notes Is placed completely IN inc
hands Of the federal reserve board.
Safety and elasticity are the two - plame sns
tenn The first we have had ever since
fha establishment Of tho national Dank-
ing organization. Gold Is the one form
OF wealth acceptable the world over IN
the payment of debt, the one commodity
whoae nominal worth remains practically
the same over all national boundaries,
and it 10 some time now since all forms
Of our currency have been excnangeaDIe
directly and indirectly for gold. me
years to Day out gold for the redemption
Of ali kinds of money which It issues.
while the notes OF the national banks
have been likewise redeemable In gold.
IN elasticity, however, our money mas
hean backing. The only two variable fac
tors in our currency have been the gold
supply and the national bank note. and
neither Of these factors has operated IN
harmony with business depression and e1-
pansion.
It varies from day to day, from season
to season, and from year to year. In
times Of unusual trade activity. unu-
sual facilities Of currency. or credit, are
needed for the financing of business
But our supply Of money remains al.
ways about the same, regardless OF
business conditions, just short of four
billions Of dollars. Therefore, in this
country the increased demand has been
met by an increased credit, and our
credit system now and again has
crumbled under the strain
Of its burden.
Evening star., 1914-08-17
LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL. August 17.-Wheat-
Spot weak; No. Manitoba. SIS 4d: No. 2
Manitoba, IS Sd; futures weak: October.
Is 3d. Corn-Spot. American mixed. new,
nominally, IS: futures weak: September.
6s Sd; October. IS Id. Flour-Winter
patents nominally. 3ss.
Evening star., 1914-08-17

The federal reserve notes will probably
prove as safe as any Of our other forms
Evening star., 1914-08-17

A perfect credit system might give a
perfect elasticity. By way Of illustra-
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-04-06
Land Of WheeIbarroMa.

The w~heelbarrow is the most CON-
mon medium Of transportation in
Shantung, China. The load Is bal.
anced about the wheel so that the
workman does not have to carry a Dor.
ton Of the load, as is the case with
the American wh%eelbarrow. Some
wheelbarrows have bot one push man:
some having a pulling man as we'll;
some have one, two or three donkeys
to aid In the pulling, and some are
equipped with a sail to obtain the
help Of favorable winds. The equip
ment depends OF the load carried. the
maximum load being about a ton.
Transportation by wheelbarrow is
from i've to eight times as expensive
as transportation by rail in this prov.
ince. Thus. the native methods Of
land transportation, even with labor
receiving a wage less than ten cents
gold a day, are costly, disproportion.
ately 80 as compared with the prices
OF other commodities. Yet ShantunR
has tens Of thousands of wheelbarrows
engaged In traffic. 1t is easy to an
p~reciate what railroads will mean to
the development Of this densely DOE.
ulated province.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-04-06
FORFEITURE NOTICE

& To j. E. Ranker, your heirs and
assigns, and all persons claiming
under you. YCu r hereby notified
that I have done the annual assess
ment work on the Eliza Mine To-
Gated in Tuscarora Mining District,
Elko Co. State of Nevada, for the
year of 1913 and there is now due
from you as a co-owner in said
Eliza Mine, for assessment WORN,
the sum of ($9.55) nine dollars and
fifty ~fivecents as your pro-rata of
such work. And if within ninety
800 days after the first publication
of this notice you fail or refuse
to contribute your share of such
expenditure as a co-owner, together
with your pro rata Of the cost of
publishing this notice, your interest
in said Eliza Mine will be forfeited
and become the property of the un-
dersigned, in accordance with Sec
ton -2524 Revised Statutes of the
United States, approved sMay 10th,
1872.
Mary Brady
Ry T. F. Brennan, her attorney in
fact.
First publication February 9, 1914.
Last publication May .13, 1914
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-04-06
Valuable Old Booka

An authority OF curios notes in Lon.
don opinion that s7OO ($3,5OO) was
the price paid for a copy Of the first
collected edition of the poems of VII.
lon, the thieves poet (1522). The book
bore the title LES Oevres de Maistre
Francoys Villon." The first edition
(1653) OF Isaak Walton's "Compleat
Angler" always commands a high
price. A copy recently sold for ESQ,
but In 1900 a copy sold at e1.0s5,
Walton, like John Gilpin, was a linen
draper OF famous London town, who
illustrated in his long life the benefit
to be derived from a hobby. Angling
was his recreation sRnd his "Conpleat
Angler" with It's charming descrip.
lions Of country life and the gentle
sport has given him a place among
the immortals. A month ago the auto.
graph manuscript of Mark Twain's "A
Yankee at the Court OF King Arthur"
sold at sotheby's auction house, Lon.
don, for e100.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-04-06
LOOK FOR TWO LOCOMOTIVES
Lost. strayed OF Stolen, They Are
MissIno From 4 leading Eng
NSht Railroad.

Two locomotives have been mislaid
by the Southeastern & Chatham Rail.
way company Of England. Tho loss
was not discovered until the stock
taking returns showed a balance OF
Two engines on the wrong side, and
now inquiries are being made up and
down the line for a pair OF darX green
locomotives. last seen at Ashford
Junction.
For n Of the missing engines
there is some excuse; It is compara-
lively new and inexperienced, but the
other ought to have known better, for
1t has been In the service of the COM
pany for years. Stranded on some
lonely siding OF "bunkered" in some
vastly terminus. the missing locomo-
tives are forsaken and forgotten,
while the rust is eating into their
boilers.
1t has been limited that a thorough
spring cleaning might solve the mys-
terry and incidentally produce other
interesting remains.
The railway officials are undecided
whether the engines are lost, stolen.
or strayed, but they are confident that
sooner or later the wandering ones
will return, It may be with damaged
tunnels and furnished paint, but with
their boilers In the right place.
Whenever they turn their weary
wheels homeward they will be sure
OF a waVn welcome and no questions
asked.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-04-06
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Elko 0369

larson City U6669 :
Department of the Interior.
U. S. Land Office at Elko, Ne
vada, April /, 1914.
Notice is hereby given that Sam
uel Guldager of Ruby Valley, Ne
vada, who. on December 81, 1910,
made Carson City homestead appli.
cation 05669. now, Elko, No. O369.
for the NE4 NE4 Of Sec. 81; and
the M NW4 and NW4 NE4 of Sec
ton 80. Township 80 North, Range
SO East, Mount Diablo Meridian.
has filed notice of intention TO
make final three year Proof, to es-
tablish claim to the land above de-
scrlbed, before the register and re-
celver of this Office, at Elko, Ne
vada on the eighth day of Nav.
1914.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Edward Lutts, of Arthur, Nevada.
Albert Myers, OF Arthur. Nevada.
Hardy Short. of Ruby Valley, Ne
vada.
Jesse Short, of Ruby Valley.
John E. Robbins,
Register.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-04-06
Unforeseen Circumstance.

Huntingdon Guardians had been in.
formed that a woman whom they had
appointed sick ward attendant, had
written that owing to Unforeseen cir.
cumstances" she must withdraw from
the appointment. The clerk had writ.
ten that the guardians would probably
want something more than "unfore.
seen circumstances" as an excuse.
whereupon the woman wrote: 81 was
not aware that the young man was
engaged to was about to make me an
offer Of marriage. . II was A
dihcut position to be placed in, but
I had either to accept one or lose the
other" The board had accepted the
explanation.-Londen Evening Stand
ard.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-04-06
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Elko 0ls66 !.
Elko. Nevada, Land Otiee.
March 81 1914

March "a, 1914
Notice is hereby given that Ed
win L. Goodwin Of Arthur, County
of Elko. State Of Nevada has fled
in this Office his application to en-
ter under the provisions OF. Sections
1905 &2S07 Of the Revised Statute
of the United States, the following
described land. viz: Northeast
Quarter Of the Northwest Quarter
(NE3 Of NW3) Of Section thirty
one 3D. Township thirty-three
(33) North, Range Sixty (6O) East
M. D. B. & M. containing: forty
acres.
Any and all persons. Claiming ad-
versely the lands described, or de-
String TO object because of the
mineral character of the land or
for any other reason, to the dispos-
al of the applicant, should file their
afidavits of protest in this office
before the ninth day. of May 1914.
John E. Robbins.
Register.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-04-06
First Publication April 2. 1914.
Longest Twelve.Word -eI.or.n

Longest Twelve-Word Telegram.
There were $50 competitors for the
prize offered by an English journal for
the longest 12-word telegram, and the
winner put in the following, which was
transmitted for IL cents, the regular
rate: Administrator generals coun-
terrevolutionary intercommunications
uncircumstantiated. Quartermsster
generals disproportionableness char.
acterttstically contradistinguished un-
constitutionalists' incomprehensibili-
ties"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-04-06
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior
Elko 0464
Carson City 06095
u. S. Land Office at Elko, Neva-
da.
March %, 1914.
Notice is hereby given that Nj t.
thew Guoch, of Halleck, Elko
County, Nevada, who on May II,
19l1made Carson City desertlandap-
plication 06095, now Elko, No. O464
for the Ed NW3 and E 1 SW3 of
Sec. 81; Township So North, Range
So East, Mount Diablo Meridian
has filed notice Of intention to make
final proof to establish claim to
the land above described, before
the register and receiver of this
Office at Elko, Nevada, on the
twenty eighth day of April 1914.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Lee Hogan of Halleck, Nevada
Jerry Edwards, of Halleck, Neva-
da.
William F. Randolph, Of Halleck
Nevada,
Lin II. Rathbon of Halleck, Neva-
da.
John E. Robbins,
Register.
Fiist Publication March "a. 1914
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-04-06
RaIIs on Famous AppIsn w.v.

Rome's venerable Appian way, with
It's countless associations OF a a
niicent past, will now be disfgured by
the d~esecrating rails Of a modern tram.
way. In the interior Of the city streets
are being torn up and ancient squares
sacrificed to projected engagements.
This road, the oldest and most famous
OF Roman roads, Yves begun In 3IS
B. O., and ia from fourteen TO eighteen
feet wids. paved with large stone
blocks.
Patience with the faults Of those
we dislike 500 ceases to be a virtue.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-04-06
Locking Backward.

He was not very sober and bad rid
den for an hour or two In the taxi.
cab when the chauffeur stopped. How
much do I over asked the passenger.
Eighteen shiilinss and sixpenee, sir"
was the reply. There was o pause;
then: We'll, look here, driver" said
the passenger, Just back up and keep
going backward till you como to two
shillings--its all I've got"-London
Mali.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-04-06
Beyond cuncrets Calculation.

Beyond Concrete Calculation.
A woman has b~eQueathed 1000 for
the support of each cat on the island
OF Madeira. A similar provision for
every feline on the island of Manhat-
tan would involve an amount Of money
too large for type to tell; enough, in
fact. to buy all the Christmas pres.
ents your relatives win hint at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-02
SKYLIGHT is MISSING;
WIND PROBABLY TOOK 1T
Blown From Department of Labor
Building and Has Complete
ly Disappeared.

Lost, strayed or blown. one skylight.
II by feet, weight about 900 pounds.
Finder need not bring it back: owner
will send for it. No questions asked.
An advertisement OF this sort might
result in the finding OF the skylight COW
ertng the elevator shaft OF the Depart
ment of Labor building. which was car
ried away some time during the night.
presumably by the wind. At any rate, Il
is gone, and all efforts of the special
agents Of the department. der utized by
Chief Clerk Watson to find 1t, have failed
The lone elevator boy especially would
like to have it returned. While he gid
ed up and down the shaft this morning
the snow sitting down his back, pressed
on by the wind which came bowling
along with it, clerks and others travel
ing up and down in the car had to put
on their hats and coats.
Up until noon the skylight had not
been located, and Watson is beginning 10
believe that 1t has gone out to sea
The Ill wind blew a number of clerks
in the Department of Commerce a day
off. Windows all over the building were
blown out by the wind, and the snow
blew in. So many windows were out in
the bureau of foreign and domestic COM
merce and the bureau of lighthouses
which occupy the floors above the eighth
that Assistant Secretary Sweet ordered
the employees there excused for the day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-02
Villa Thinks Bauch Is Dead;
Says He Had Enemies;
Asserts He Had Been Freed

CHIHUAHUA. March 2-Gen. Villa
today indicated his belief that Gustav
Bauch Is dead when he said that Bauch,
AN American, was liberated at Juarez
and doubtless was assassinated by
some of his enemies" villa said Bauch
had many enemies and added: "Of
course, 1 can't be held to blame for
that"
Ell PASO. Tex. March Gen. Villa S
expression of belief that Gustav Bauch,
who was arrested at Juarez as a spy two
weeks ago, was the victim Of an assassin
occasioned no surprise here. where the
German-American sister, Mrs. j. NJ. Pat
terson, and others interested in the case
have been resigned to the conclusion that
Bauch was slain at Juarez a week ago
last Friday. They scout the personal enc
my theory. however.
Repeated assertions have been made by
certain Juarez rebels, talking confiden-
TALLY to f: lends on this side of the border
that Bauch was executed, and the stories
all agreed Oh the date of the execution,
which was the day that Gen. Villa de-
parted for Chihuahua.
For a week official Juarez maintained
that Bauch was in Chihuahua, but
Chihuahua declared and informally
proved that Bauch was not there at ALL
Mrs. Patterson asserted that her broth
err q locomotive engineer. had no enemies.
His statement before the alleged court
martial that he went to Juarez ito get
drunk was accepted by Mrs. Patterson
rs the truth.