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statement Of Receivers.

1.-THE work involved" said the state
ment. has been of complex and diff-
cult nature owing to the magnitude OF the
husn - transacted by the company and
to the existence of interests In allied cor
porations, the nature and value Of which
was one of the important things to b" de
termined. The accountants have worked
unrcmittlnEly, but they advise us that Il
will take some time still before they Will
be able 10 complete their work in respect
OF many OF the details involved and before
a reasonably definite statement can be
made in respect TO such matters. They
state to us the difficulties that exist in the
way OF thoir expressing any opin on as 10
liquidation values that would prove OF
any benefit to the receivers or to the cred
itors at the present time.
"As an illustration Certain items of
large Importance consist OF claims Of the
H. u. Clanin Company against some twrn-
ty-slx various companies operating stores
In different parts of the country and scat
tered over wide area, The value OF
these claims is affected. Independently OF
any other considerations, by the crcum-
stance that almost all OF the companies
are in the hands of receivers and that IL
is uncertain as to whether or not they are
to be continued as going concerns or are
to be liqudatcd Their affairs have been
under examination and their assets under
appraisal. but verified and accurate APP
praisals have not as yet been obtained.
hut will be forthcoming.
Until such data are received no fair cs-
innate OF the value of those claims to tho
II. b. Clahin Company IL realized upon
in liquidation, can be given, Tile value
of the stock interests IN those companies
whatever those interests might be- is also
affected by the same conditions which
bear upon the value OF our claims as cred
itors An lnsufiiciency Of data in respect
OF other items renders 1t equally difficult
at the present time to give Il reasonably
accurate estimate as to what might BE-
expected 10 be realized upon the liquda-
ton thereof
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Mr.. Claflin Pledges All He Pos
sesses to Pay Creditors
in Full.

and the stores affiliated with 1t be termi-
mated at the earliest possible date.
The direct cost of these receiverships
Is very great, and their indirect cost
Through damages to the various bust
nesses) Will soon be- incalcui able Fur
thermoro- the profits of the coming au-
tumn arc dependent TO large extent
on prompt arrangements for seasonable
merchandise. II Is a vital necessity that
each business be ready at the open
Ing OF the fall season to show fresh and
attractive goods in customary variety,
so as to silence quickly the suggestions
or critics and competitors that the store
may soon be closed.
"A coordination Of the companies ia in
my judgment essential To- future success.
Such combination Of important retail
stores well distributed geographically and
holding az per cent OF the common stock
of United Dry Goods Companies will be
In position 20 buy merchandise under
the most favorable conditions and TO sell
Il at profit against the severest COM
petition. Eliminating everything unproht-
able, both at Wholesale and Mt retail t,se
cents on the dollar with interest for the
creditors OF tho II. - Clanln Company.
at is absolutely essential to immediate
success that all receiverships be term-
mated without unnecessary delay, but II
IL my desire that the assets OF all the
companies remain under the control Of
the creditors until all creditors be paid
in full.
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FINE NEW YORKER IN SCOTLAND
ID. g. Carmichael Accused of TAX
ing Handle From Burns's Hou.e.

prMFRrEs Scotland, July 2+.-David
Graham Carmichael, New York silk i'm
porter, pleaded guilty before the local
justice at Ayr to-day to the theft OF a
brass handle from a bureau In the Rob
err Burns cottage at Ayr and was fined
res sl25)
Carmichael's friends said that the incl
dent was merely case OF souvenir hunt
ing. According 10 the charge. Carmichael
and party OF friends visited the Burns
cottage yesterday After they had loft the
carctaker saw that the handle was miss
ing He gave the alarm and the police
stopped the automobile IN which the pa rty
was returning 10 Dumfres. The police
say that one of those in the car threw
the handle into the street when they ap-
Sroaehed.
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MAZATLAN AND COLIMA FALL.
Constitutionalists Fight Naquis In
sonora-NiIIa Assigns Priest.

Ell PAso. July 2i-Occupation by rebel
troops of the Mexican Pacific seaport OF
Mazatlan and the city Of Colma, capital
of the Mexican state OF that name. was re.
ported here to-day IN n despatch from
Gen. Alvarado. Constitutionalist comman-
der at Guaymas.
Gen. Alvarado confirmed reports that
the Yaqui Indians In Sonora are in re-
volt and reported a battle near Campo
Verde. IN which nineteen Indians and
eight Constitutlonalist soldiers were killed.
The Rev. Father Antonio Janethas ar
rived in Juarez to take charge of the
Catholic parish there under orders from
villa. He Is the frst priest To he assigned
n parish under the new rule which villa
saws he will enforce In his territory by
which he or his lieutenants will name all
parish priests. Those not appointed by
villa will not be allowed to serve.
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PIERCE IN BRITISH COMPANY.
Prospectus Of observation-disclosures
oil Concern Issued

LONDON, July GA prospectus has
been issued Of the impending action of
the British Union OH Company in TAX
ing over tho Union oil Company of Cali
fornia. The capital Of the combined COM
panies will be f6,oooOoo $3.50 900 OOO)
The directors Will include Earl Grey.
formerly GoVcrnor-Goneral of Canada
and II. Clay Pierce Of tho Waters Pierce
oil Company. Eight big shipping com
pan!es are to be represented in tho board
Of directors, II Is reported that Herr
BALM. general manager OF tho Hamburg
American Steamship Company. IL inter
ested IN the amalgamatlon.
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VILLA DENIES HE'S CHURCH FOE.
Replies to Cardinal Gibbons That
state Comes First. However.

Modesto c, ROLAND, Constitutonals,
commercial agent and Consul, showed
kilograms received from Pancho villa be-
cause of the statements OF Cardinal Glib
hons expressing his "detestation" of
Messrs. villa and Carranza for their attl-
tude toward the Roman Catholic Church
IN Mexico
81 have been misquoted often IN regard
TO the Church" wrote villa. IT am not
trying TO abolish the Church entirely.
Religion Is good thing. but n cannot
he successful II II interferes with affairs
OF state and politics"
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MADERO TO BE AVENGED.
Carrnnsn Says Assassins VIII Not
Escape the LAW.

DURANGO. Mexico, July ga banque,
was rendered this afternoon to Venus.
tiano Carranza. at which 900 were pres
ent. Toasts were drunk 10 Carranza as
the future President OF Mexico.
Gen. Carranza said the Constitutional
lists cause had triumphed and II now be-
hooved them to be merciful toward the
vanquishcd enemy. for they were In
reality Of a brotherhood However. he
advocated remaining inhexible with those
directly implicated in the assassination OF
the late President Madero.
Consul Sillman congratulated Car
rama on his triumph, He said the United
States had been a sincere friend IN the
past and would be n true and loyal friend
IN the future Chters were given for SILL
man. tho American people and President
Wilson.
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BISHOP sTRINGER RETURNING.
He IL Among Passengers on the EN-
press of Britain.

LONDON, July 23.-The Right Rev.
Isaac q, Stringer, Bishop Of Yukon. and
Mrs. Stringer are passengers on the
steamship Empress Of Britain for Mont
real,
Among the passengers who will sail on
the Lusitania tomorrow are II. w. An
derson, Mary Benson. Prof. and Mrs.
Bliss, w, A. Brady and Mrs. Brady
(Grace George, Mrs. r. l.. Croker, Mr..
and Mrs, w. s, Hofstrauss. Mr. and Mrs.
G, H. Klnnicutt. Cyrus Mccormick. T.
Nakamura- Mr., and Mrs. l. du Pont, Mr..
and Mrs. A, p. Rail-, W. II, Sage, II C.
Taft, Mr. and Mrs. Laurens Van Allen
and A. L. Wheeler.
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THE investigation as 10 all these mat
tiers ls being continued and will be pressed
earnestly until tho material Is secured
from which there can be given to the
creditors "A report more satisfactory In it,
nature than that which We arc now en-
abled to present because OF the force of
circumstances and not to lack of en-
deavor
TT must he understood that the report
Of the accountants submitted herewith is
but preliminary and provisional and that
the book values given are merely TO show
how they have been carried on the books
and are not intended as furnishing any
estimate on the part Of the receivers as
to actual or liquidation values, This re-
port will be supplemented by a further
report by the accountants, when the re-
lation of the II. g. Clafln Company to
various matters that are still under ex-
animation can be ascertained, and In n
details will be furnished and estimates
OF values given as well as they can be
determined
ut will be observed in the accountants'
report that there are number OF items
taken from what appear to be personal
books OF Mr., John Clahln and that,
among O,her things. there are interests
in the capital stocks OF the different com
panes that are referred to as controlled
companies and as affiliated companies
Without assuming at the present time to
pass upon the relative positions of Mr.
Cafiin and the II. Il, Clafn Company
in respect TO this stock. we would state
that we have the assurance OF Mr. Claim
that In any event the stock In to serve
as security for the liability of the com
pany on the notes Of the companies upon
which II is indorser."
Warwick Mitchell, Peat & Co, account
ants Of 70 Wall street, presented their
report Of the assets and liabilities show
ing assets Of s55,25a,5eSo2. including UNI
discounted notes amounting to $2,3s3,l6s-
81. and liabilities CT eAs42a5377, or
S+4.225.+2S.LS. Including the notes. show
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Oscar :. strnus Ia Mon,rcu,

MoNTREIN. July 2i.--oscar =
of NV York arrived here TODAY t
will leave Sunday, II the wol'hc- 20
mits, for an automobile trim n
mnnhv.
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LOSS OF SLEEP

We know OF nothing In this
world so inimical to sweetand
untroubled pillow as the worry
which eats at the heart OF
man who has reason to be ap-
prehensioe about the conduct
Of a building operation.
And we know of nothing
which will SO surely contribute
to that mans repose as the
consciousness that his in
terests are under the visilant
care Of the Thompson-Starrett
Company.
THOMPSON-STARRETT
COMPANY
Building Construction
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ITO obtain such result. however, n
IL OF the utmost Importance that the re-
ownership OF the Il. d. Clafiin Company
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Fred Newman added. ~ think now. as
any man would In my position. and while
he murdered my son In cold blood, |
allow for the fact that he was drinking.
which / understand he was. | have no
vengeance In my heart. I don't want him
to go to the chair, but | want him pun
ished.
Il don't want politics to keep him out
OF Jail while my son lies buried in the
cemetery. 1t is great shock to me and
deep loss. He has placed a stigma on
his daughter and on his family.
Il suppose these stories about my son
and his daughter are true, but my son
went into his Office with badge OF
honor 1.-THE marriage license1 In his hand
and he was shot down In cold blood"
Mr.. Newman said his son came to him
two months ago and said he thought about
getting married. He told the boy to get
busy and get a Job first. and the boy
suggested being married and coming to
live with him in his house on the hill.
Newman has several letters which bear
an Interesting light on the relations OF
the two. but he won't give them out. he
said. until he is compelled to. Many OF
these letters. II is known, hint OF the
close relationship between the boy and
girl.
Girl Wanted TO Work.
one OF them written by Anna Cleary.
declared that ii was time they got mar
ried and that Newman should not let
lack OF funds interfere, for IL 1t became
necessary she. Anna. could earn money
by teaching music.
Both Mrs. Cleary and young Mrs. New
man were in New York when the shoot
ing occurred. Mrs. Cieary went to the
New city jail last night soon after she
heard OF the AFFAIR by telegram, leaving
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Tho balance sheet OF the II II. Clafln
Company. showing the assets turned over
by MIR Clafiin and recorded In the books
kept by him under the name OF the
United Mercantile Companies. throws fur
thcr light on the various assets and La
billt,s Of the company. Among the AS
sets are the notes OF controlled Compa-
nies. drawn but not discounted and
amounting to Se.3N3.1G9. one of the items
shows that tho Associated Merchants
Company. O'Neill-Adams and other affili-
ated companies owe Si,s09.l9S.3O. while
the controlled companies. that is. the re-
tail dry goods stores. owe S6.565. i02 81.
tThis Is the book balance. after writing
back uneXprod notes previously crcdited)
The following assets are regarded as
specially interesting:
Investments IN controlled companie. at book
On Inc u b Clahin Company books
on the United Mercantile Compa
uc- hooks par s6.2ii 1DJt ....... II, l0i 49, SO
,par $3.50 90, .'.'.''.......'..., a. iei 20
Total ,lb.5i4b7s 81
Investments M affiliated compnaic- AT book
values on the United Mercantile Companies
United Dry Goods Company common
stock ,par 81. 26N OGl Sf,26s,Op 90
StTuggs Nandervoort Barney Dry
Goods Company prcr-rrcd stock
iog 80, -. 32s sSl 20
'par 500 900 ,'''..'.,. 100 400 90
o. Sell. Adams Company common
stock mar $4,000 ana income
bonds ,par 81 900 O,l1 ............... i57 7ss "
Total ....................... 81. 50 ~ oS
Other investments AT book values: on the
United Mercantile Companies books.
mar 500 opoi. ...................... $40 mo 90
,Inn TO- rauit,i stock ...'.,,..... 100 ooO 10
Ru-hmore Realty Corporation........ 10 % ~
Eiiico,t souare COMPANY. ls 254 81
Total ........................ 5000, 3ll 10
ON the II. II. Clanin ,ompanys
books
Banco Territorial y Agricola
bonds ........ .............,...s 81, son no
'"' Vi '''" ssss 20
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-05
LD'SSER|ESPAYS
LARGE DIVIDENDS
Prices For Seats Have Also Scared
Since the Big Game Started
Thirty Years Ago
By Associated Press

| New York, Oct. 5.--No clearer or
more positive illustration of the ex-
! traordinary interest taken by the pub
| lie in the annual worlds champion
! ship series of baseball games can be
desired than that furnished by u
! glance at the financial results, a state
ment of which is officially announced
at the end of each post-season COM
I petition for the coveted title and flag.
! Through the box office it's popularity
: can easily be measured. Compared
/ with the meager returns at the ini-
/ tial series in 1884 the enormous
crowds registered by the clicking
! turnstiles show that by leaps and
bounds the attendance in recent years
has assumed such gigantic propor-
tions that there is no telling what it
may amount to in years to come.
The first championship game be-
tween the Providence Grays and the
! Metropolitans may have been only
lightly attended and there is nothing
| on record to show what the receipts
amounted to for the three games then
| played, as Providence won three
straight. The following year, however,
when seven games were played in
: four different cities, Chicago, st.
Louis, Pittsburgh and Cincinnati, the
/ financial result was about $4,000.
! That year the fight was hot one be-
tween the Chicago Nationals and the
American Association club of st.
| Louis, and one can hardly imagine
what would be the yield just now If
such a series were possible over a
similar circuit.
In the early days of the worlds
series tickets tickets were easily OBJ
tanned at the regular prices and no
! one had to worry as to whether he
would get to his favorite seat for one
/ or all of the games. This easy method
of satisfying ones baseball appetite
disappeared years ago and fabulous
prices are offered for ordinary seats In
the stands. not to speak of the im-
mense prices demanded for the ex-
elusive coupons which entitle the pos
SCISSOR to view the games from a COM
fortably upholstered chair in one of
the boxes, of which there are several
rows in the newly built stands.
First Big Haul
In 1887 when Detroit and st. Louis
played fourteen games in nearly a
dozen cities. the receipts amounted to
$4,000, about $4,000 a game, which
was then considered a large amount
The following year $24.362 was taken
in for the ten games played by New
York and st. Louis. The first year of
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-05
Surprises in Football;
Scholastic Teams Work Good
Tech Shows Form in Game With Bucknell Reserves; Cen
trail High Has Easy Time With Mt. Carmel

Gridiron enthusiasts were given
much to ponder over in the results of
Saturday games. Mt. Carmel, herald
ed as a dangerous foe, bowed to Cen
trail high, score 55 to o. In the work
of the local team, patrons witnessed
an aggregation of new men playing
like oldtimers.
In Rote, Bingham, Eddie Roth, By
ers and SmeltZer Central had men
who will be prominent this season,
and in Smucker, young man who
showed remarkable football ability,
Central needs only enthusiastic school
spirit to keep the team up to the
standard. The crowd on Saturday
was very discouraging. In Wilson,
Duvorick and Dormack, Mt. Carmel
had stars.
Tech high trimmed the Bucknell
Reserves, score to 0. This game
gave an opportunity for Tech to show
whether they have a one-man team
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-05
TR|-STATE AVERAGES
SHOW MANY STARS
Harrisburg Lands Flag Through
Timely Hits and Fast Field
ing; Some Figures

Official Tri-State averages made
public to-day by George NJ. Graham,
president of the league, give very
little information that is new. Fig
ures show that timely hits and fast
fielding and team work brought the
answer for Harrisburg. Pop" Foster
is credited with leading the batting
list with $50. He was in 81 games.
Murray, of Allentown, in 10 games,
had 1856, and Crist. of Harrisburg.
$40.
In number of games played, 1O2,
Charley Miller has an average of .974.
He is last in the list of backstops. but
the others played less games Boelzle
was in 81, Move II, Cassell 26, and
Nagle 81.
Cockill leads first basemen with
1872; Mccarthy made .935 as a second
baseman, and Crist leads as third
baseman with .942. As shortstop
Whalen was second with .932 Keyes
leads the outfielders with .979. Cruik-
shank had .979 and Emerson .976. AS
hitters the Tri-State champions showed
these averages:
Crist. $40; Cockill, .313; Cruik-
shank, .307; Emerson, .304; Miller,
.S01; Whalen. .279; Mccarthy, .272.
To Allentown. which club finished
as runner-up to Harrisburg, the Tri-
State champions, goes the honors for
club batting with percentage of .293.
The same club stands first in long hits
by clubs with GIG extra base clouts.
Danny" Mcclellan. 70 the Teutons.
was the leading extra base slugger
with .101 to his credit
Standing out prominently among
the list of pitchers is the name of
Chabek the Harrisburg wonder, who
set a new record for the league by
his phenomenal work on the mound.
Chabek started in thirty-one games
and lost but three. his percentage be-
ing .90S. Next season will see this
twirler wearing the uniform of the
Brooklyn team in the National League.
Other figures follow:
FINAL, CTANnINc
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-05
George w. Rely Wins
in Golf Handicap

The big silver loving cup offered by
Governor John K. Tener for handi-
cap medal play trophy at the Country
Club of Harrisburg was won by George
w. Reilly from a field of forty-one en-
tries. Mr.. Reilly came through with
net score of 76. He had handi-
cap of 8. Carl B. Ely. handicap 6, and
william McCreath, 8, came next with
net scores of II. Neil e. Salsich. Is,
was third with net score of 7S.
Saturday the annual match play
tournament for the Board of Cover
nors' trophy, won by Robert MeCreath
last year, will begin and run for two
weeks, closing October "a The en-
tries for the trophy tournament will
close THURSDAY night and the drawings
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-05

this year. While Beck was a start
there were others who figured in the
good work. Emanuel made the touch
down. Bucknell had some heavy men
on their team, including Fisher, last
seasons varsity star.
Pottsville lost to Steelton high score
IL to Z. Tech defeated Pottsville hi4A
one week ago by a score of 10 to -
Elliott was the Pottsville star who
crossed the Steelton goal line.
In collegiate circles the big surprise
was the defeat of University of Penn
sylvania by Franklin and Marshall.
The Lehigh-Indian game was also a
surprise. Carlisle last season defeated
Lehigh by a score almost similar to
that of this season when Lehigh won.
The Navy showed a weakness. Gettys-
burg and Albright had battle royal
and Dickinson was showed under by
Washington and Jefferson. Indica-
tions are that next Saturday will bring
still more surprises.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-05
AUTOS FOR STAR PLAYERS
Sfecial 10 The Telegraph

SpctIlI 70 q nc IcTfkFdPH
Chicago. ILL.,, Oct. 5.-Eddie Collins,
of the Athletics, of the American
League, and John Eyers, of the Bos-
ton team of the National League, to-
day were declared winners of the 1914
trophy presented by Detroit manu-
facturer to the player whose services
were the most valuable to their re-
spectiye clubs. Each will receive an
automobile as prize as result of
the competition.
The vote of the trophy commission
was canvassed here to-day with the
result that Collins received So out of a
possible 81 points. while Evers re-
ceiyed so out Of q possible 81 points.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-05
AMATEUR GAMES

Middletown, 80; Palmyra, 4.
Moss Rose, 6; Middletown, 6.
Susquehanna (Millersburg), SO;
Penbrook, 4.
P. r. r. Apprentices 26; Whining
ton, 0.
Hummelstown, 12 Highspire, 0.
New Bloomfield, z; Shippensburg, o.
Belmont, g. Elizabethville, o.
Cameron, 12; Camp Curtin, 6.
Tech Scrubs, 20; Enhaut, 0.
Ex-Webster, sc; All-Stars, 0.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-05
Merchants q Miners Trans. Co.
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-05
BEAN SOUP AT MCCLURE
SbeeiaI 10 ma TeIeerabh

Lewistown, Pa, Oct. s. Weather
conditions were ideal on Saturday for
the bean soup at Mcclure, and it was
one of the biggest events of the sea-
son. Thousands of people were in at
tendance. From Lewistown 39S peo-
pie went by rail while hundreds drove.
1t was under the auspices of the Sons
of Veterans.