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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-10
NOTES OF THE RAIL

scrip dividend Of ? per cent. on the
preferred stocS was declared by the
Southern Railway This makes AZ per
cent tor the year, instead Of the fun >
Pc cent The scrip falls due in five
years and bears interest at the rate Of
per cent \ statement Issued said that
the fun ~! per cent. dividend was earned
but II Was deemed inadvisable to declare
M f4ll amount lin view of the falling
or Of revenue and the consequent ueces-
Sly Tor reirenChment of expenses"
Alaskan railroad matters, with par
ucular reference 20 the proposed Govern
ment-owned road. will he discussed on
tuesday by Secretary Lane and j. p.
Morgan in Washington.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
was asked yesterday by Southwestern
railroads for an advance of 10 cents a
ton in freight rates on coal. The in
Heases become effective on December !,
uhiess the Commission suspends them
The Second District Public Service
commission of New York has approved
iIhe merging OF the New York Central
Lake shore and Michigan.
An order for four gas-slectrlc cars has
Seen placed wiki the General Electric
company by the Illinois Central.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-10
MISSISSIPPI CENTRAL.
Off for Trip Through Canal

The pioneer of the Luckenback Steam
ship Companys outward service between
this port and Pacific coast ports via the
Panama Canal. the steamship Harry
Luckenbaclt. sailed today. The vessel has
large general cargo on board for de-
livery at various points in California. But
before discharging this cargo the vessel
will stop at Cristobal i'm the Canal Zone
to unload 40 APO pounds of explosives and
9S5 pounds Of lead and fuses. This am
munition will be used in the protection Of
the canal.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-10
BUYING ARGENTINE MEAT

BUENOS AIRES, oct. lO.-Liberal ex-
ports of meats from the Argentine to the
United states have taken place during the
past week, shipments amounting to 3i00n
quarters frozen and chilled beef and GO.0
carcasses lamb, compared with 13ON
quarters beef and 1000 carcasses mutton
the week previous. Since January /
clcmances aggregate f22,opo quarters beof
10000 carcassos mutton and 600 car
casses lamb.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-10
LIVE STOCK QUOTATIONS

1900 market &c. higher; mixed and butchers
= ,i5a $40 good heavy: s. 30gs.35; rough
$. loa G5 bulk, $735as25. CATTLE.E f..
ceipts, 500 market steady: bceyes. SG75ul1;
cows and heIfers, S2.TIa0.iO stockcrs
and feeders, S57jdS.2O; Texans S74oa
30 SHEEP Receipts, 1000: market strong:
native and Western, S3.5OI5 70: lambs, So 80
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-10
WEEKS BANK CLEARINGS
They Show Decrease Compared With
Same Period a Year Ago.

Total Clearing House returns to the
Financial Chronicle for week ending Oc-
tobcr 10 Saturday estimated show gross
exchanges OF $3.50, ,937, ,Si3, against S3,341,-
l6O,4oS last year. a decrease Of 2+O per
cent.
Following are the clearings at the prin-
cipal financial centres for this week and
the same period of a year ago:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-10
RAILROAD EARNINGS
SMALLER IN SEPTEMBER
Fell OFF ga Per Cent. as Compared
With Last Year.

With Last Year.
Railroad earnings continue to fall Off.
Gross earnings Of all roads reporting for
september were sS7,472442 a decrease Of
eA per cent compared with the same
month Of last year. A falling off from
the same month Of last year is shown by
almost every railroad. The smaller earn
ings are principally noted in the South
The only exception to this rule is the
Chesapeake and Ohio. A gain Of $2426t5
was made by that system in the month.
Smaller returns were made by nearly all
roads tn the West and Southwest.
Gross earnings, as reported to Dun's
Review, for July, August and September
were as follows:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-10
Captured Ship to Be Sold

have been watching with anxious eyes
the disposal of the captured German
steamship Schneefels by n British prize
court, were Erautted to learn today that
the vessel will be sold in order to ia
Clitate the delivery of her cargo, much
of which is consigned to this port.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-10
U. S. SECURITIES IN LONDON

Following are quotations for American
securities quoted in London on October
and July 30, the closing date of the
London Stock EIXchnnPn.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-10
DAIRY PRODICTS

CHEESE Buyers showed little interest,
ana market weak. New York ful-crelm.
choice, l5E. Nlfc,. do. do. fair To good, loo
l52'.i do, part skins @ulic.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-10
PHILADELPHIA MARKETS

DO. do, per 2o-lb. basket, 35T4oc .Pums, per
N-lh. basket, 2un25C. CantaloupeS. Colorado
ner crate, Slal.5O; do, DO, hats soc T$l
Naterme!ons, Jersey, per 100, SlOuG5
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-10
P, R, X. APPLICATION REFUSED
Commission Refuses to Grant Modifi-
cation of Order.

TRENTON, oct. lO.-The State Public
Sunly Commission today granted its ap-
koHal of the Issuance OF 100000 cap
sai s stock upon the application Of the
T9lc Service Electric Compauy-
, The application Of the PENNSYLVANIA
,@-Ioad Company for a modification Of
~ order issued By the commission on
SSlaich "a r. reference 20 train service at
'.atn AmAoy was denied
=, 40 Commission Approved the merger
az ne rearee Brothers Leather Company
~ ,1e johnson LsatheV Compass New
s'A 1sneeruS
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-10
RAILROAD EARNINGS

HOOKING VALLEY.
/ ryNI.f THHA
The Washington times., 1914-01-23
FARMERS CO-OPERA-
TION.

The South Jersey Farmers Ex-
change has just given a practical
demonstration of the business ad-
vantages of cooperative marketing
Of farm products and purchasing OF
arm supplies. The exchange has
been operating for five years. Its
capital Io about $4,000. This last
year it did a business of over $700,O0h
and made a profit of 50 per cent. It's
stock shares have doubled in value.
Its members not only have received
sOod prices for their products, but
have bought their supplies of every
sort at rock bottom prices. The 6Oo
men who make up its membership
are prosperous and well satisfied
with their business.
There could be no better refutation
of the widespread idea that farming
is profitable only for the middleman.
Farming is profitable for the farmer,
provided the farmer is alert enough
10 resort to the methods OF modern
business.
The Washington times., 1914-01-23
WASTE OF UNEMPLOY
MENT.

Jane Adams is telling Chicago
that it is behind the world in the care
of its unemployed. She insists that
conditions in that city are worse than
ever before. Commissions and social
Investigators have been studying the
problem, but nothing has been done.
Like complaints have been made from
other cities this winter, and the ne
| cessity for community organization
and action to keep workers at work
is coming to be universally recog-
nized.
1t is strange that the world does
not better recognize the great waste
of unemployment. Millions of capa-
BILE workers, who, however, lack the
initiative that is needed to associate
them with the job, fail to do their
share of production because there is
no higher authority, no effective or
ganization, to bring han and job to-
gether. The whole community loses
something every day a man fails to
produce something.
There is work to be done. produc-
ton to be increased, demand FOR the
things produced. To organize the
productive means so that they will be
kept at work; to provide overhead
management; to realize just what all
this would mean in alleviating the
problem of poverty and of high living
cost-this is the greatest problem Of
society today.
1t is a matter of social organiza-
ton, Of efficiency, and of appreciat-
ing the importance of getting some
thing done. There is managerial ca
pacity enough in the world to solve
the riddle, if only it were set at work.
A broad social and economic percep-
ton Of the problem is tine first
requisite.
The Washington times., 1914-01-23
AGAIN, THE AUTOS.

Four or five fatalities in automo-
bile accidents since the beginning of
the year give testimony that condi-
tons are not improving. The gen.
eral disposition to violate reguIa-
tions, some of which seem to be too
drastic for practicable enforcement,
goes right on.
II it be true that some of the speed
regulations impose limits that are I'M
possible of observance without in
creasing the dangers of the streets,
then these should be modified. Many
motor car drivers insist that a speed
high enough TO insure absolute con-
troll and quick response of the car is
often safer than d lower speed that
involves danger Of less complete con-
troll. In the present regulations,
complaint is frequently heard on
these very grounds.
There must be enough of expert
authority, and of experience with the
enforcement of regulations, to make
d correct conclusion on these points
possible. The regulations must be
made the best possible, and then must
be enforced strictly. The conditions
in the city are getting quite too dan
gerous.
ImpracticabIe regulations. their
violation winked at because they are
known to be impracticable, ruin the
discipline of both drivers and the
police officers. Evidences of this are
observable not only in the alarming
number of accidents and fatalities,
The Washington times., 1914-01-23
THE RADIUM ISSUE.

A private producer of radium urges
mat it would be a mistake to with
draw the public lands which produce
Tadium ores, on the ground that the
Government would then have to do
rhe producing, and the Government
cannot do it SO we'll as private enter
prise. There is some justification for
This opinion: but it is based OH the
old assumption that the Government
would not, in fact, put as much en-
ergy and effort back of the develop
ment Of the deposits as private enter
prise would.
In view of the now very general ac-
ceptance of the idea that radium is
Of very great value and Importance
20 humanity, it is universally agreed
that if there is to be any monopoly
in its production, it ought to be z
benevolent monopoly. Private pro-
duction must Of necessity assume
very great risks in such a business
Il must get for its product enough TO
compensate for those risks: and that
may place the price so high as to be
probibitiye of the best results. If
humanity needs radium and can only
bc supplied by dint of taking finan-
Gial risks which are without the rea-
The Washington times., 1914-01-23
Interior Departments
Changes Are Announced

Alvin L. Belleman. Walter J. Butter
worth, Miss u. Adelaide Poster, Horace
II. Lewis, Gustave NJ. Milburn, Edward
c. Miller, and William ]. Yastc, clerks
in the Pension Office. have each been
promoted from $1,000 to $1,000.
The resignation of David c. Davis, ex-
aminer at $500, in the Patent Office.
has been accepted Edward w. B. Phil
lips, copyist. has been promoted from
S72O to $500; Robert w. Bceiiharl has
been given a probationary appointment
as laborcr at $3.50. Fred A. Quinn has
been given probationary appointment as
copyiSt in the General Land Office, at
$720.
The reclamation service reports the
following changes: Thomas f. I:riCk
clerk at $3.50, and Ralph ". Hazen.
junior engineer at $3.50, resigned /;
Homer J. Gault and Gail II. Baird rem-
stated As engineer. at $2,4OO. and junior
clerk at $3.50, respectively. In the
Geological Survey Annie T. Davis is
appointed under clerk at $3.50, and the
resignation of John Spaerer as tOpU-
graphical craftsman. at $1,000, is ac-
Ccpted.
The Washington times., 1914-01-23
THE WILSON TOUCHES.

One Of the Presidents recommen-
datiOnS - regulations of railroads,
financial operations by the Interstate
commerce COMMISSIONS a goal to-
ward which the country has steadily
been moving. States got to it long
before the Federal Government.
The creation of a trades commits
sloG to CO the heterogeneous semi
JUDICIAL worS now done, half by the
courts and half-without rhyme, rea-
son. or authority-by the AttUyneg
General, would fill gap which needs
10 be filled regardless of what addi-
tioDal trust legislation be enacted.
But there is nothing new in the idea.
It has been working out for some
lime in various fields in different
States and in other departments of
The National Government.
IN truth much of the admini5tra-
i've and legislative fruit ripening in
ne legislative gardens today was
planted, cultivated, and all bu.
'rought 10 bloom before MI. Wilson
"as trahsplanted from Trenton 10
he White House or even before be
eft Princeton. He came at the
sociological moment TO put the fin
lshing touches on national works Of
long and laborious building by othei
auds-
The Washington times., 1914-01-23
WISE OFFICIALS NOT TALKING.

it unlikely aay expedition will assail
either the canal or the west coast OF
the Pacific.
Exposed To Attack.
But once control of Honolulu passes
to the enemy, then the Pacific coast
region and the canal will oe exposed to
attack. To hold Pearl harbor as a Sc
cure place OF rendezvous for American
warships and at the same time impreg-
nably to fortify the region of Honolulu
are highly desirable in the opinion of
the chief of staff.
The War Department is seeking to
perfect land defenses about Honolulu
so as to make that vicinity a Gibraltar.
A land defense system Is planned which
begins at the famous extinct crater of
Diamond Head and follows the noun
tains and ridges to Pearl Harbor. Ac-
tually the system is far under way to
completion. Powerful guns have been
mounted at Diamond Head. Honolulu
is protected by chain of great defenses
behind which are stationed the most
powerful sea coast guns and huge NOR
tars.
To the strength of Diamond Head
four twelve-inch mortars are to be
added.
Need 10000 Men.
In this connection, it is proposed to
have a force of about 1890 men on the
Island of Oahu.
There are nearly half that number
there now. without making any noise
about 1t, the War Department has
gradually added to the forces on the is
land. 1t Is an interesting fact that IL Is
now proposed to add to the strength of
Honolulu by removing there some guns
not needed at certain points in the
United States,
This movement tn h,,iId nm q graa 2
stronghold in the center Of the Pacific,
many will conclude, does not look ex-
actly as If the powers that be had ar
rived at the conclus on that the day of
peace and isarmament was at hand.
When before the members of Congress
who handle the Notifications bill re-
Gently, General Wood, in answer to
questions, ascribed the demand for an
impregnable stronghold at Honolulu as
due fundamentally to a purpose to de-
fcnd the Pacific coast. The Panama Ca
nal, he held, supplied a powerful addi-
tional reason"
The Washington times., 1914-01-23

of Mississippi, Mrs. Charles s. Thomas,
of Colorado; Senator and Mrs Ollie
James of Kentucky. Senator and Mrs.
Shafroth of Colorado. Mrs. John s.
Barbour. of Fairfax Court House. Va
Mrs. Stephen[B. Elkins. Mrs. James K.
Jones, Mrs Thomas F. Walsh. Mrs.
Thomas Richardson, and Henry Gassa-
way Davis.
The French Ambassador and Nine.
Jusserand entertained at dinner last
night. Their guests were the Russian
Ambassador and Mime. Bakhmeteff. the
Austro-Hungarian Ambassador and
Mime. Dumba, Mr.. Justice Mahlon Pit
ney and Mrs Pitney, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Lincoln. Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin
MacVeagh, Mr. and Mrs Charles Fran
els Adams, Col. and Mrs. Charles L.
McCawley, the Counselor Of the British
Embassy and Mrs Barclay. the, Coun-
seIor of the Japanese Embassy and
Nine. Miura. Mr.. and Mrs. Edward B.
Mclean, and the Second Secretary of
the French Embassy and Mime. de
Laboulaye.
Charles +. Brissel. American consul at
Annoy. China, is spending few days in
Washington, the guest of Passed Assist
ant Surgeon Walter A. Bloedorn, U. S.
NJ. and Mrs. Bloedorn, at the navy
yard. ,-
Il
Mrs. SeIdomridge will be the guest of
honor at the weekly reception at the
Congressional Club this afternoon. She
will give musical program from until
o'clock. when tea viii be served
Mrs. Duncan U. Fletcher, president of
the club, assisted by Mrs. Raker. of
California. and Mrs. Towner, Of Iowa,
will receive the guests
Mrs. Langley, of Kentucky. and Miss
Langham, of Pennsylvania, will preside
at the tea table.
Those who will assist in dispensing the
hospitalities are TO be Mrs. McCUmber.
of North Dakota; Mrs. La Toilette, of
Wisconsin,; Miss Lippitt, of Rhode Is
land: Mrs Lever, of South Carolina:
Mrs. Knowland, of California; Mrs. Lee,
of Georgia; Mrs. McDermott, Of Illinois;
Mrs. Kinkead, Of New Jersey; Mrs. Len
root, of Wisconsin; Mrs. Kent. of Cali
fornia: Mrs. La Toilette, of Washing
ton: Mrs. Linthicum, of Maryland; Mrs.
Kennedy, Of Connecticut; Mrs. Kettner,
of California: Mrs. Kindel, of Colorado;
Mrs. Ercider, OF Pennsylvania; Mrs.
Franklin X. Lane Mrs. Martin A.
Knapp, Mrs. Charles c. McChord, and
Mrs. John \. Logan.
=
Mrs Stubblefield was hostess at a
luncheon and bridge party today.
The Washington times., 1914-01-23
JUDGE WLTTENS RE-
TIREMENT.

Judge James W. Witten, twenty
years in the Department of the In
terror, and much of that time the
chief legal adviser of the General
Land Office, has resigned to enter
private practice. Without derogation
of anybody else, it is very likely that
Judge Witten is the most learned
man in the country on the law. his
tory, and procedure of public land
administration. He has been called
upon repeatedly to prepare highly
authoritative articles on this tre-
mendously sweeping and complicated
subject for law publishers, encyclo-
pedias, and the like.
Judge Witten is not only an au-
thority, but an administrator. His
conduct of the business of opening
large areas of public lands in recent
years has amply proved this. He is,
in short, one of the men whom the
Government could not afford to lose,
and whom it would not have lost if
its business had been done in any
wise as private business is done. He
has been repeatedly supported by
powerful backing for Commissioner
of the Land Office, but politics must
rule, and now the service loses him.
Doubtless he will be vastly better
compensated for his services in the
private practice, but he is one of the
public servants who ought not to be
lost to the public. 1t is another illus
tration of the difficulty of making
public business as efficient as it
ought to be in certain directions.
The Washington times., 1914-01-23

Sonable range of ordinary business
experience then the Government
would seem to be the only proper
agency to assume responsibility. In
the present development of the bust
ness that seems to be exactly the
situation.
Why not, in short, have the Gov
ernment create as nearly as possible
radium monopoly, and then get Wig
orously at work making the most of
that monopoly? There could hardly
be found a field in which Government
methods and resources would be
more certain to win a distinct ad-
vantage over private methods than
in this of radium production.
The Washington times., 1914-01-23
SULzER AS A WITNESS.

William Sulzer has been SO dis
credited as a teller of facts in public
and his own political conduct has
been marked by such improprieties
hat his testimony about graft and
grafters does not bear the weight of
Witnesses not thus circumstanced.
Nevertheless, Sulzer must know a
very great deal about the whole tribe
Of gTafters. He might, from the pow
er he had to dig out the facts against
mis- enemies while he was the chief
executive, know more about that
tribe than any other man in New
York. Very likely he does.
So, whether Suffers word is as
sood as his bond, is not the question
II getting information from him. The
question is to get all the information
that can be extracted from him.
Then it can be subjected to the test
Of yerification. If it stands the test
will be about the most useful thing
That ever came into the hands of
prosecuting officers who want to get
results. If it doesn't stand the test
il can be tossed aside.
Soft's good thing to see the graft
Investigators and prosecuting officers
Getting all there is to get out of Sui
zer, though it doesn't have to be
uorkscrewed out, but comes popping
ike a champagne cork.
The Washington times., 1914-01-23
Kahn Asks Improvement
In D. G. National Guard

Urging business men Of Washing
ton to work for the Improvement Of
the District Of Columbia National
Guard. Congressman Julius Kahn of
California yesterday spoke before
the public order committee Of the
Board of Trade.
Chairman OdeIl $. Smith wes auth
orized to bring the matter t. the at
tention of the executive committee
which Congressman Kahn will ad.
dress later.
Lieut.. COL Almon L. Parmcrter. II
5. A.. adjutant general of the District
National Guard, emphasized the bene-
its Of military training, and averred
that an emrloyc was made more valu-
able because of the training in obedi-
"nce, discipline. hcalthful habits and
attention to detail.
The need of the District Guard for a
new arm"ry was brought out. and Il
was stated III" House buildings Coyn-
mittec will probably favor an apDro-
PriatiUn at this session.
The Washington times., 1914-01-23

For years, more or less attention has
been given to this question, but in re-
cent months, II is worthy of note
more acute attention than ever has
been devoted TO it. What the reasons
are, in the entirety, only few Of the
officials higher up are aware, and they
are not talking.
However, not the least Of the rea-
sons is the approaching competition Of
the Panama canal and the fact that
the strategic Importance Of this coun-
try keeping in control of Hawaii, and
of Honolulu and the Island
of Oahu, on which it is situated, is
more fully appreciated than ever.
The result Of it all is that the work Of
fortifying the immediate vicinity of
Honolulu goes on rapidly, the forces
there have been gradually strengthened,
and this Government is now In position
to hold the place against formidable
forces. Moreover. liberal appropria-
tions are asked OF Congress to COM
plete the land defenses of the Hawaiian
Islands.
Protects Naval Base.
The subject has lately been taken up
by General Wood, and other high army
officers, with the subcommittee Of the
House Committee on Appropriations in
charge of the Notifications bill. Cen
eraI Wood treated the reasons for Sc
curely holding Hawaii comprehensive
ly. He held that it was important, in
the first place, to protect the naval
base at Pearl Harbor, near Honolulu,
and that it was all so important to pre-
vent an enemy from seiZing the Island
of Oahu. and using 1t as a base Of
operations against the Panama canal
and the west coast of the Unlteo
States.
In the view of General Wood, the Ha-
waiian Islands are in the center of all
the Pacific trade routes, and whoever
controls the Islands Will exercise great
influence On Pacific trade or compel the
diversion of ships from usual routes.
He regards Honolulu as the most I'M
pOrtant element in tlL defense of the
Pacific coast. So long as this country
holds Honolulu, General Wood believes
The Washington times., 1914-01-23
Taxation Experts Debate
On Property Valuations

SYRACUSE, \. Y. Jan. 23.-"Tlre
Valuation of Real Property OF Public
Service Corporations" wss the subject
discussed today Ly Judge Irving q.
Vann. of the Syracuse. at the third
days session of the fourth annual New
York State Tax Conference at the
CnandaSa Hotel. Francis a. whitney,
tax attorney for the Western Union
Telegraph Company, led the discussion
following the principal address. Alfred
Ely. prominent attorney Cf New York
city, was scheduled To lead the dis
russion. but illness prevented his at
tendance.