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The Washington herald., 1914-02-22
NAVAL APPROPRIATION
CUT down 100000
Two Dr-adnoughts and Eight De-
stroyers Provided in Bill Which
Goes to House This Week.
MONEY FOR INDIAN HEAD

The naval bill for the fiscal year end
iEg June 20, 1915, which will be intro
duced in the House next week will carry
exclusive of an appropriation for the in
crease OF the navy. namely. the battle
ship program. SI03. 20. 5s9 4 decrease Of
slightly less than 100000 from the sim
liar items OF the appropriation for the
current year.
Also the bill as il will be introduced
ia the House will include provision for
the construction of two battleships OF
the latest dreadnouSht type and eight
destroyers.
In the naval committees majority there
are recognized to be only five small
navy Democrats who may be expected
to interpose any objection to the plan for
two battleships. These are Represent =
atives Tribble. OF Georgia; WithersPOon.
OF Mississippi: Hensley. Of Missouri:
Buchanan. OF Illinois. and Gray. OF In
diana. They do not constitute even a
pUblicans and tho one Progressive OF the
committee may bc depended upon To vote
for the two Hattlcships program.
II il understood that within the COM
mittee there is even a sentiment IA
vorable to three DreadnoUghts for the
coming years program. This sentiment
is rot confined to the Republicans. At
the same time it is well recognized that
no three battleships program could gain
the approval Of the majority in the
House, 50 the committee will be satisfied
IL the fight for two battleships is won
as easily in the House as il has been in
the committee.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-22
STORM TAKES HEAVY
TOLL in CALIFORNIA
Five Lives Known to Be Lost and
More May Be Added to
List.
LARGE RESERVOIR BURSTS

Los Angeles. Cal. Cby Federal wireless
to San Francisco). Feb. H.-Five person.
are known to be dead and 1t is feared
that many more have been drowned In
isolated communities which still are out
OF communication with this city. as a re-
suit OF the worst storm in years. The
total loss OF life will not be known for a
week or, more. The property damage was
enormo6s.
Following is the list Of dead as far as
known:
X. w. Hamlin. miIlionaire's son,
drowned at sea OF Santa Barbara.
J. {. Rockwell. rural letter carrier. be-
lieved drowned near Carpenteria.
Miss Susan Beviiie, woman rancher.
drowned near Covina.
Fl. N. Seitz, her cousin. Of Kansas City.
drowned.
Alfred Yore. fell from bridge at AIham-
bra.
Mrs. Grace sprsgue. struck by lightning
on Moliave desert.
Huge Rcseryair Bursts.
The huge Santa Monica ressryoir ,bras
miles from SawteIIe. burst today. and a
wall OF water swept over the country.
Trees were uprooted Ind swept away I'm
the sWtrling flood. Gardens. worth thou
sands OF dollars were inundated.
Railroad service in Southern California
has been SUSPENDED for fourteen hours
and washouts are numerous
Business practically is suspended i'm
Los Angeles and nearby cities Thou
sands OF persons in the outlying sections
OF the city are homeless. their houses
washed away by the flood.
Glendora is reported in grave danger
OF being swept out OF existence By the
flood. The gas and water supply have
been cut or and sanitary measures are
impossible.
Lomona, Cal, Feb. H.-Ten overIaden
passenger trains on the Southern Pa
cific are stalled here. They were carry
ing 100 passengers Provisions were run
ming low.
II will be many hours before traffic in
resumed. Washouts are numerous
Covina. Cal. Feb. 2l.-FlOods have done
great property damage in this section.
but as far as known there was no loss
Of life. Four hundred japanese are among
those homeless.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-22
WASHINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE

saies-RezalIr csil 70 nclnck noon.
Washington Gas s. s.. 90 at lc7E.
Csrital Traction 3. so ct TO-
Columbia Railroad Is. 100 al 10.
Washington Railway 4 LCetTic &. 81 900 at S2s.
500 at ga.
Potomac ems. q. 81 600 at lccs.
Capital Traction. 10 at 10. at 10
Washington Ges. at S.
National Bank q Washington. 10 at 80.
After call:
Washington Railway Electric nd. lG at sIi. n
at en-. 10 at 81. 10 at Eh 10 at Ga, % at az.
at En-.
NerE.nthaler. 10 At Zs7.. 10 at 2lef. at 2leS.
Washington Railway X Electric rid. az s7i=. l at
St. at 81. at 81. at ST.. ! al IS.
Washinston Railway & Electric 6. 81 90 al So.
s.. co at sra.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-22
STOCK MARKET
SHOWS DECLINES
General Motors Breaks and
Prices Generally Fail to
Hold Fridays Level.
LOCAL TRADING BETTER
Washington Exchange Does Best Days
Transactions of the
Week.
LOCAL TRADING BETTER

The NeS York Stock Market yesterday
showed fractional declines Throughout
the entire list. General Motors who's
sensational rise of thirty points within
the last two mouths has caused interest
10 be concentrated on the stock. closed
at 20, 3I-s points on fridays price.
Steel lost n point. closing at 6 is.
Copper, Can, Chesapeake and Ohio
Great Northern. Union Pacific, and South
ern all showed losses Of less than a point
Rock Island went down again. The stock
is now selling at L..
: persistent feature of the bond marke,
il the avidity with which municipal Is
sues arc being absorbed One result OF
this is that municipalities are now Dor
rowing both on short time and long time
obligations at rates which appear very
low, contrasted with those which the
market demanded sixty or ninety days
ago.
Local stock Market.
The Washington Stock Exchange yes
terday had its best day of the week.
There was increased trading in both the
stock and bond lists.
Transactions in Railway Preferred fea-
tgred. The best price of the week was
secured in one share at S. One hun
dred and nine shares changed hands at
81 1-4aS7 rs Five thousand dollars OF
the company's As sold at 81 1-sase IA.
One $500 Capital Traction s sold at 100.
One $1,000 Washington Gas sold at
1O7 IA and a Columbia Railway of the
same amount at 100. One $1,000 Potomac
Consolidated 5 brought 100 IS.
Ten shares of National Bank of Wash
ington stock sold at go and five shares
OF Washington Gas at 81.
Columbia Grnphophone Report.
The report of the American GRAPHIC
phone Company, columbia Graphophone
Company, sole sales agents. for the year
ended December 81. 1913 has been mailed
TO the stockholders. 1t shows the best
results in the history of the company,
the comparison being with the year 1872,
the best previous year. After all deduc-
lions for interest, maintenance, deprecia-
ton and writings off, ordinary and ex-
traordinary, the surplus for the year is
s427.9i9. an increase of s132, S33 over 1872
The amount paid in dividends on prefer
red stock is Sl62, 4Ss, an increase of s6s,-
16S over the amount paid in 1872 The
amount added to the surplus is sos, go, an
increase of s64.s63 over 1872. The surplus
account now stands at SS66,59O.
Central Leather Report.
The report of the Central Leather Com.
pany, for the year ended December 81,
1915, compares as follows:
The Washington herald., 1914-02-22
FLAG TREATISE FOR BLIND.
History of Stnr-SpangIed Banner t.
he Told Mt Entertainment.

Miss Eta Jossclyn Gifiin, director Of
the National Library for the Blind. has
announced that the George Washington
Birthday celebration of the society will
be held at 1129 II street northwest next
Wednesday evening at s o'clock,
Mrs Isabel Worrell Ball will read a
paper on 1.-THE Origin and History OF Gus
Fling Mrs. Ball has made sixty-five
flags, representing all the flags which
have floated over America since Column
bus set foot on the new land.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-22
Finance and Commerce

In the oil group. declining : to "a Standard
OIL Of Kansas lost TO 90 and Standard on u
California 10 II
There were few firm features. Standard on Of
Indiana rose to 81 and South Penn on to SO.
United Cigar Store easier al 81. . loss OF
Coppen inactive. Braden brought Ga
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Babe abandoned in Doorway.

a two months i white male infant
wa found abandoned last night in the
vestibule of 30 Second street northeast.
1t was wrapped in blanket, and a
bottle of milk was found beside II. Po-
lice of the Ninth precinct were notified
and the child was sent to the Founding
Hospital No clew has been found to
the identity ofSthe parents
The Washington herald., 1914-02-22
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.
NEW YORK MONEY.

New York Feb. 2l.-CaIl money today was nomi
nally Ia per cent. Time money for sixty days
exa3 per cent; for ninety days, 2Sa3 per cent
for four months. 3ays Per oent; for five months
14a5Is per cent; for six months. gsaSA per csnt
Foreign exchange markets-Cables quoted NJ
se05a4 $50; demand sterling, LS9o: francs, 5lss
minus l-6; marks. g.
Foreign DISQUALIFICATION 1alk per cent: Paris
"a per cent; Berlin, "a per cent
Exchange on London-Paris. q 9i4c; Berlin
3m 81 ptss-
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NEW YORK BANK STATEMENT.
NEW YORK COFFEE.
Furnished hy n. q. Carpenter q Co.
OUTSIDE SECURITY NOTES.

New York, Feb. 1--Price changes on the curb
today were small. the market seeming to be i'm
bard with a holiday spirit. The movements zen
orally were toward a lower level.
Prairie Oil and Gas marked the largest change
The Washington herald., 1914-02-22
Plan. Srmor Factory.

Among the items of interest in the
bill is that of ordnance for which
$4,000 is appropriated. Also the item
for the purchase and manufacture of
smokoless powder, which amounts 10
sl.lJ0,OO0 Further on in the bill is con-
tanned an appropriation item of 500. 900
for the further extension of the govern
ment powder factory at Indian Head.
Md.
Under the item pay of the navy is
carried an appropriation OF Si0.0lO,12i az
against SIS, 264. co. in the present law.
Under this head is the provision for the
creation of the grade of acting chaplain
new heretofore in the navy and along
with this innovation goes a new regula-
ton of the number OF naval chaplains
TO one for each 1.2J0 men in the service.
The total amount appropriated under
the projected bill for the maintenance OF
the Marine Corps exclusive Of public
works in connection with that arm Of
the service is S1,345, i69. or about 10000
less than for the current year.
The bill includes an authorization to
the Secretary of the Navy to investigate
and report to the next regular session
of Congress upon the selection of a site
suitable for the erection OF an armor
plant to enable the United States to man
ufacture its own armor plate.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-22

Gravel Company, announced today that
practically all Of the securities have been
placed with investors.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-22

The committee on securities OF the
stock exchange rules that the $4,000. coo
new preferred stock of the Great North
ern Railway Company. which is offered
to stockholders at par to the extent OF 5
per cent of their holdings, be not quoted
ex-rights on Thursday. March Il. 1914, the
date Of closing Of the books. and not until
further notice.
The committee also rules that all trans
actions in the stock of the Western I'm
ion Telegraph Company on Friday, Feb
ruary q. except for cash. shall be eN-
rights: that rights may be dealt in on
and after that date. and that transac-
lions in rights must be settled on March
IL 1914. on and after that date dealings
shall be as in securities.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-22

In connection with the extension de-
velopment of Kentucky coal lands by the
Consolidation Coal Company. a system OF
thirty-five miles of high-tension trans
mission line is being constructed from the
central electric generating plant OF the
company At Jenkins. Ky. The new lines
will supply current for the operation OF
mines of the Mineral Fuel Company and
the Elkhorn Fuel Company. and TO eight
other companies now being organized to
open mines IN Northeastern Kentucky.
Plans also are being made for an extern
sion OF the system TO Van Lear and 10
Harvard. the latter to supply all mines
on the Kentucky River from the generat-
ing station at jenkins. Ky. In addition
current for light and power in the various
towns in the district will be supplied.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-22
WALL Street GOSSIP.

General Chemicals has declared the
regular quarterly dividend OF i-2 per
cent on the preferred.
1t is stated in view of the heavy falling
of in earnings OF Railway Steel Spring
Company during 1918 that directors. who
will meet in a few weeks. will frOwn
upon a common dividend. Last year this
time per cent was declared. the direc-
tors making IL plain that it was not
regular dividend, but out of profits OF
1872.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-22

mon stock, against So per cent earned on same
stock in previous year.
Directors of the Mount Vernon-Wood-
berry Cotton Duck Company have been
called to meet in Baltimore tomorrow.
II is expected the plan of the bondholders'
committee will then be ready for action
by the board. 1t is now thought Monday
will be the last day of postponement. The
main feature of the plan is that under
it the company will be turned over to the
Continental Trust Company, the trustee
under the mortgage. 1t is to take formal
action on this transfer that the directors
are to meet. The matter is looked upon
more as a legal requirement than a
business necessity.
Crane, Paris & Co. are Offering an
issue of per cent first mortgage bonds
of the Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone Company of Virginia, subject to
prior sale and advance in price, at IS and
accrued interest. The bonds are upon a
first mortgage of the entire Bell telephone
system in the State OF Virginia. The cir
cular calls attention to the price of the
local telephone per cent bonds now
selling at los.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-22

Middendorf. Williams & Co.. of Balti-
more. who headed the syndicate which
bought an issue of s53O.0O0 first mortgage
Is per cent notes of the Boston Sand and
The Washington herald., 1914-02-22

fEqual to 5.E per cent earned on $50, go com
mon stock, against So per cent earned on same
stock in previous yeas.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-22
Central Leather Report.

The report of the Central Leather Com.
pany, for the year ended December 81,
1918, compares as follows:
The Washington herald., 1914-02-22

100 Wheeling & Lake Eric. 81 A.. 81
Total sales. I1ssE shares. against 800 yes;er-
day, l52,ou a week ago. and holiday a year ago
The Washington herald., 1914-02-22

Total sAlcS. $500. against Ss7sl0o yesterday.
d 81 .155C0 a week ago. Holiday year ago.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-05-31
Public School Notice.

GEORGIA-Sumter County.
I hereby give notice that Friday and
Saturday, 18th and 18th of June, has
been set apart for the general examin-
alton of all applicants for Teacher S
License. All those who expect to teach
public school in this county had better
avail themselves of this opportunity,
as no one will be allowed to teach
without license All applicants will
please be on hand promptly at 8
o'clock. Examinations will be held at
the Court House for the white teachers
and Mckay School building for color
ed. The following books for Primary
and Elementary, Manuel of Methods,
Methods Reading Course Georgia
Teachers. Aliens Civics and Health,
The Teacher and the School.
For the High School: Manuel Meth
DDS Georgia Teachers, Hillistur's High
School Administration, Aliens Civics
and Health. W. S. MOORE, G. S. s.
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Replies to Criticisms.

Messrs. Hutchens and Cooper ap-
pear to be conducting their own cam
paigns and are cooperating in no
joint attack upon me. Neither has
accused me of double dealing or COW
ardice, and with the issues they raise
l have dealt fully.
Messrs. Hardwick and Fielder seen.
to be gambling between themselves
for the Senatorship, as shown by their
cooperative attacks on me and pleas
ant, almost eulogistic, references to
each other.
Has the loser been promised Il
choice Federal office for joining in
the effort to defeat me? They seem
thoroughly to understand each Other.
Does the political firm of HardwicA
& Fielder plan to kill Slaton" in or
der that one of these men, neither
showing notable public or privatt
shall go to the senat9
and the other as an appointive official
also dig his fingers into the ma
tional treasury
The firm is hard-pressed for reac-
ons to urge against my candidacy.
and they clearly seek for reasons to
urge against me- rather than argu.
ment in their own behalf.
They say I stand for nothing, and
then assert that, when | staked my
political future on saving the State
government from financial disaster, /
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For State Treasurer.

To the People of Georgia:
am a candidate to succeed myself
as State Treasurer, subject to the &C.
ton of the Democratic primary.
My candidacy is basel strictly upon
my record and experience in this Of
fee, which are well known to the peo-
pie of Georgia, and which l trust has
been satisfactory. If, in your opinion,
the management of the states finances
under my administration for the past
several years has been faithful and eff i.
Gent I would gratefully appreciate
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primary of August 18th, 1914.

During my short term of office, I
have earnestly endeavored to serve the
people of the district, and will deeply
appreciate a second term. On account
of i'll health, will be physically una
BILE to canvass the district l shall
ever be grateful for all support given
me. If elected, I promise to dis
charge the duties of the Office to the
best of my ability Very sincerely
advt CHARLES R. CRISP.
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stood for too much.
They say l should have resigned as
governor; yet each of them has de-
serted the post to which the people
assigned him, one by quitting and the
other by self-granted leave-and love
taps pass between them.
They assaulted me because the State
committee adopted the Unit rule and
then denounce me on the untrue score
of having opposed it's adoption.
They attacked me because I can
buy and pay for postage and adver-
Using space in the newspapers, while
one of the members Of the Firm loads
the mails with campaign matter sent
out at government expense and hears
faint criticism from his running part
ner.
We are all demscrats. The one
fundamental issue is which OF us is
best suited to represent Georgia and
further Democratic principles in the
Senate Of the United States.
Discusses Mr.. Hardwick's Record.
Mr.. Hardwick's twelve years service
in the lower house of Congress may,
as he claims, qualify him as an aspir-
ant for the Senate.
But his estimate of experience has
undergone tremendous revolution
since he urged against his able pred
ecessor the high Importance of con-
slant change.
A veteran in Congress and suppos-
eddy within the inner circles of his
party which controls Mr.. Hardwick-
senior member of the political firm of
Hardwick and Felder-is Chairman of
the Committee on Weights and
Measures; and member of one other
Committee-Rules!
He has been the author of no i'm
portant legislation. His first conspic-
uous vote was for a bill-fathered by
Republicans-to raise his own salary.
Only recently he won national no
toriety by one remark of the Speaker
who had the greatest opportunity of
the man.
In his effort to establish a record
Mr., Hardwick reaches backward
through the years, and claims negro
disfranchisement as a great individual
achievement. Yet, in the same sen
tence, admits his effort was so weak
that he commanded but three votes
for the bill which he urged.
The promise to repeal the four
teenth and fifteenth amendments was
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CIJLPEPPER & kent

Furniture repairing and upholster-
ing; all kinds. Aa@A' 80 Ns.
S12 Jackson st. Telephone 294
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For The Legislature

1 hereby announce my candidacy for
the General Assembly of Georgia, as
one of Sumter's representatives in the
House, subject to the democratic pri-
mary on August 18th. l will greatly
appreciate your support and influence.
Respectfully JOHN D. WILLIAMS
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
For Representative,

For Representative.
To the Voters of the Third Congress
ional District:
l hereby announce myself a candi-
date for reelection as Representative
from the Third District to the Sixty
fourth Oath Congress, subject to the
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Money used to make the mare 60
now the auto makes the money go.
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GOVERNOR SLATON WRITESA
CARD TO GEORGIA VOTERS
CONTINUED From Page ID

This, | submit, is a subject which
calls for the highest craftsmanship.
l shall support all measures calcu-
lated to assist the farmers in market
ing their products, particularly such
as will tend to relieve them of the
tolls levied by unnecessary agencies
between them and the consumer.
l shall favor government aid in pub
lie bodybuilding; but adhering to the
homely philosophy that you can help
only those who help themselves,
shall insist that such aid be apIor-
toned in accordance with what the
States or counties contribute, and that
the States or counties shall have full
control. l favor good roads in Geor-
gia more than good roads in the Philip
pines or railroads constructed by the
government in Alaska.
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your encouragement at the polls in the
coming primary.
Thanking you for the support and
confidence extended me heretofore, l
earnestly solicit your further kind
consideration of my candidacy in the
present campaign. Respectfully
w. J. SPEER.
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Continued on page seven.)
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Americas BIaCkSmithlDg Co.

Blacksmith and General Repair and
Horseshoeing. Chambliss Old Ware
house, Americas, Ga.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1914-03-05
Staten.

Ed Morgan has about got his
boat the Ruby NJ" completed
which will be a good ond and we
predict about the fastest on the
river.
We are glad to note that little
Frank, the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. II. Barr, of Russell, is at this
time much better and if nothing
sets in will soon recover.
Mrs. A. H. Minney. we are in
formed is getting better.
Boyd Robinson has vacated the
Swentzel house at Russell. We
do not know where he intends to
settle permanently.
Letcher Stump has moved to
Russett and occupies the Mrs,
VIM. Stump house by the mill.
Frank Fowler will occupy the
house vacated by Mr.. Stump at
the mouth of Zekes Run.
There has been no boats at
the Fogle landing for several
days on account Of ice and bad
weather.
Archy Shock is having some
clearing done, He talks of stock
ing his farm with thoroughbred
Durham cattle in the future.
Clarence Stuart is now carry
ing the mail from Henrietta to
DodriIl.