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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-08
DOUBTS VALIDITY OF
The EXCHANGE BILL
II. II. Boyesen Says Also That
Measure Would Drive Away
Foreign Investors.
CLEARING HOUSE UPHELD
President de AguerO Of Con-
solidated Opposes the Re-
cOrding Plan.
CLEARING HOUSE UPHELD

WASHINGTON, Feb. THE Senate
Committee on Banking and Currency lis
tened to-day to IL. II. Boyesen. counsel for
the New York Consolidated Exchange. as
he riddled the pending owen bill from en-.
acting clause to conclusion. II Is rapidly
becoming evident that even In the COM
,nittee the bill has few friends aside from
its author. tho chairman.
I. Is also evident that tho reiteratfon
OF the criticisms OF the measure az an
unnecessary supplement to the reform leg
islation already enacted by Congress 10
having Its effect on the committee.
Mr.. Boyesen explained In advance that
he grayely doubted tho constitutionality
OF the measure. but for tho sake OF argu-
ment he would assume that 1t was con-
st,tut,onal to interfere with private con-
tracts to the exent which tho measure
essays TO do.
He held that the pGohibtion OF re-
hypothecation of stocks would place an
Inhibition on short selling which would
proye destructive to foreign interest In
American securities. lie pointed out that
10 prohibit short selling would place upon
tho foreign investor the burden Of eight
or nine days between the inception Of .
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-08
ASSOCIATED PRESS
CONTINUES BOYCOTT
Pressure Used to Compel Core
spOndents Of "The sun" to
Give Up Positions.
McREYNOLDS GETS FACTS
Interstate Commerce in News
Restrained and Monopoly
BEING Developed.
McREYNOLDS GETS FACTS

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7--Attoruey-Gen
eral McReynods received the following
letter to-day from the president of the
sun Printing and Publishing Association
experimenting my letter to you of
February &, in the matter Of tho applica-
ton of the Sun Printing and Publishing
Company vs.. the Associated Press Asso-
citation, ! beg to say that when II Is
stated on page % Of the printed petition
that In March OF the present year the
Associated Press prevented the Chicago
Inter Ocean from entering into an ar
rangement with my company for the pur-
chase and salo Of news I had reference
to March. 1913. The petition was printed
In the latter part of 1913. but has been
withheld by me In the hope that the per-
sistent efforts of the Associated Press As
ISOLATION TO blacklist and boycott THE
Sun and to prevent II from engaging in
interstate commerce in the collection,
transmission and sale OF news would
cease.
Such efforts have not ceased. On the
contrary, MS late as December 81, 1918,
. correspondent Of THE SUN In Provi-
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Mr. Boyesen cited the instance OF the
fore.2n investors in the securities OF the
ST. Louis and San Francisco system who
we're recently confronted Al short notice
with a threat Of a receiveIsh!p for that
corporation.
Through short sales these foreign In
vestors' securities were disposed OF NJ che
outset OF the falling market" continued
Mr.. Boyesen "If this privilege had not
been vouchsafed them the foreign In
vestors would have been deprived of their
right TO an open market and forced 10
sustain largo losses.
The elimination OF the snort sale az an
instrument to safeguard investors and
spectators outside the city of New York
itself would deprive the entire United
States OF the advantage Of foreign invest
msnt In any OF our great industrial and
railway enterprises"
Mr.. Boyesen said the outright owners OF
stock were amply protected against by
pothecation of securities in the hands OF
brokers AT the time of their Insolvency
through existing State criminal statutes.
The sections OF the bill prohibiting ON
GERS and directors OF corporations short
selling the stocks or other securities OF
their own corporations. Mr.. Boyeser
thought, were all we'll in their way. The
provisions against matched orders and
wash sales, he thought, were met by
recent enactments by the New York Stare
Legislature so far an the New York Stool,
Exchange and the Consolidated Exchange
were concerned.
Tho witness surprised the committee by
an unqualified Endorsement OF the Stock
Exchange system OF stock listing.
1T Is as nearly perfect as human in
genuity can DEVISE" he said, land Is &C.
cepted by our board from top to bottom
as u standard"
Two Exchanges Friendly Now.
The recent enactments of the New York
Legislature framed to regulate Stock Ex-
change transactions had served. MIR
Boyesen explained. to allay previous UNI
friendliness between the two exchanges
The Stock Exchange rule against inter-
change OF securities between tho two
boards through forbidding the acceptance
of certificates bearing the Endorsement OF a
consolidated house as good delivery In the
Stock Exchange had been repealed pursu-
ant to the action of the Legislature.
The witness pointed out that the effort
to force Incorporation by tho Legislature
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-08
4TH ROBBERY IN SAME HOUSE.
Mother of Magistrate Miller Lose'
$4,000 in siIverware.

For Tn. fourth time in three years the
home OF Mrs. Sarah Miller. mother OF
Magistrate Henry Miller. has been
c,ooed The mouse Is ut 100 Clinton ave-
Iue. Jamaica. ard the loss this time was
s.lvcrware worth $4,000.
Mrs Miner visited her son. Marcus
Miller, VINO lives next door. on Friday
night. When she returned to her own
home at noon yesterday she found thar
ta!eves had entered by q cellar window
a.i had taken the sllverware.
IA March. 1911, four men came to the
I.ller house and when Louis Miller.
Magistrate Miller's father. who Is now
dead, opened the door. they throttled
bound and gagged him, his wife and
granddaughter. and locked them in q
c,oset while they ransacked the house
Mr. Miller never recovered from the
shock and died six months later.
One man was convicted for this burg
larry. but he refused to tell the names OF
his associates.
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had failed and expressed tie view that
the Legislature had acted from convic-
ton after listening to the arguments OF
the parties In interest.
The necessity Tor the continuance of the
Clearing House was pointed out to tho
committee by President De Aguero OF tho
Consolidated Exchange. who spoke only In
opposition TO the section OF the owen bill
providing that in all transactions tho
serial numbers of the certificates, bonds
or consols delivered shall he recorded.
Mr.. De Aguero's explanation seemed to
satisfy the committee that this particular
Paragraph was unnecessary and altogether
burdensome,
The committee will meet again next
Wednesday. when John G.. Milburn viii
sum up for the New York Stock Exchange.
President Rich OF the Boston Stock Ex-
change will follow Mr.. Mi!burn. Horace
A. White, ex-chairman OF tho hughes COM
mission, is expected to testify at an early
date.
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correspondence % the Associated Press
but an examination OF its managing Of
iicers, will slbs;aatiate the assertion o.
my company that the Associated Press
has attempted 10 prevent its constituen.
members from dealing with THE Sun in
the matter Of the purchase and sale o.,
news and that II has thus not only re-
strained Interstate trade, but has at
tempted and ID effectually developing u
monopoly IN the collection. transmission
and sale OF news.
IL request that this letter be rega rded
as a supplement- 70 ana 2 part of the peti +.
tion hereto filed hy the Sun Printing and
Publishing Company.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-08

Ouing to the Exceptional Nature Of This Clearance
,ce shall be unable to send any Rigs c. o. ID. or on
Approval, hold any Rugs longer than tcc hours.
Dealers please that the Wholesale Rug Section has been
discontinued AL sizes are included from small Saddle
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-08

dence. z. l., rendered his resignation. not
voluntarily but because the Associated
Press had brought pressure upon Rim Ia
give up his connection with THE Sun un-
der penalty II he refused 10 DO so that
ne would lose his position on the Proyl-
dence Journal.
cit was this last illustration or per-
sistent effort on The part OF the Associated
Press TO prevent newspaper correspond
snts from accepting any employment from
THE SuH that finally constrained my COM
pany to submit the whole matter for your
consideration and action.
No Chance for Denial.
with these recent Illustrations OF
March, 1913. ana December, 1913. it can
not DO trutnfully asserted by the ASS ocl-
ated Press that It has desisted from its
boycott against The SUN and that In
stances OF the boycott are not OF recent
origin.
in considering this matter respect
fully AJAX that You and tho Department
of Justice remember that in the nature
Of the case Knowledge can come 10 lne
and my company OF such instances Of the
boycott only infreauently, as the mem
bers Of the Associated Press, who are
compelled by the parent Organization TO
desist from any relations with THE sun
in the purchase ard sale OF Interstate
news, are naturally indsposed or afraid
To disclose the facts. Your department
has full power of inquiry. and l am con-
fident can readily develop the details or
this widespread combination against tho
freedom of news transmission
~ believe that an eNailiation or the
correspondence between the managing Of
ficers OF the Associated Press and It's con-
stituent papers would disclose many In
stances oi these boycotts, OF which THE
Sun can only have the indirect evidence
of the losses sustained by II in the in
terruptjon of it's normal relations with
other newspapers. But It Is possible that
the correspondence may In recent years
have avoided the subject and that the
pressure brought upon the constituent
members has been almost wholly by VOID
of mouth.
Inquiry wiz Prove Contention.
~ am confident however. that all inves-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-08
Liner, Agro.ud, IL Floated.

While going down tho bay. bound for
Antwerp. the Phoenix Line steamship
Michigan missed tho channel marks In the
FOG Yesterday morning and grounded on
tho edge OF Red Hook fats south OF
Liberty Island. -Four tugs were sent to
her on her wireless appeal for help. Later
tho vrecking tug Chancellor gave aid to
the quartet and the Michigan was hoated
and proceeded TO ssA
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-08
nal Oriental Rug Sale
and Cavbet TN 14meyicas Finest Stock to Be Closed Oh

Bags and Prayer Rugs to the great mystical Temple Pieces.
The enormous task of closing out the thousands of
beautiful Oriental Rugs IN this Famous Stock begins to-
morrow morning. There is but brief time Which to
accomplish 1t, low as prices hare been reduced. The
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-08
" ""
FOR COLDS, INFLUENZA;
COUGHS, SORE THROAT
q RIP

The Grip epidemic sweeps coun-
try, physicians blame freak
weather.
Sudden changes from summer
temperature TO arctic blasts have
brought Widespread illness. Grip,
Bronchitis, and those ailments OF
the nose and throat conducive
TO smiling and coughing has fol-
lowed.
Humphreys "Seventy-seven'
taken early cuts il short promptly.
II you wait until your bones
begin 20 ache, it may take longer.
The Dollar Flask holds more
than six twenty-five cent walls
az all druggists or mailed.
Humphreys Hunvo, Mrdiclnc Co., lc William
Street, New York.--hdyertlsement.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-08

New Store is almost reada few finishing touches
to the great Piano Rooms, to the trenty great plunger
eeudors to the nocel cindoWs (rhich eleuo them
selves)-ond then these Rugs must be gone! For vhen
those finishing touches hare been added the Store moves!
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-08

desire 10 dispose OF American securities
and the opportunity TO do so.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-08
Iuauiry VIII Prove Contention.

81 am confident, however. that all inves-
tigation By your department and an e%-
animation not only Of the documents and
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-08-05
Death of Maj. w. A. Evans.

Maj. William Augustus Evans
died at his home at Hornsboro
about 2:3O o'clock Sunday morn
ing. He was about 81 years old
and had been in failing health
for several years, though he had
been confined to the house only
few days.
In his death a life that has
been prominent in the affairs of
the county for 4 long time was
ended. He was born and raised
near White Plains and made his
home there until a few years
after the war, when he moved
TO Elornsboro and there spent
the remainder of his life.
Mr.. Evans served the full four
years in the Civil war. He was
first lieutenant in the Chester
field Light Artillery, known as
]. c. Colts battery. He ably
represented Chesterfield county
in the South Carolina General
assembly back in the seventies.
He was the last of the charter
members Of the Mt. Moriah lodge
of MaSons, and the sword he
carried during the war is still il
the possession of the lodge.
.rre was ~twicee..rf II utff ttffttarrestf ,.1e
first time to Miss Annie Henna-
gan, of Marlboro county. No
children were born to this union.
The second marriage was to
Mrs. Willie Poole, of Newberry.
Mrs. M. J. Hough, OF Chester
field, is the only surviving
daughter of this union.
His heart was easily touched
by the call of need, and he could
hardly turn down a request for
nelp. He was a member Of Mt
Aiorlah Baptist church, and his
lie bore him out in his profes.
sion. The county, and especially
lioTnSboro community, has lost
one OF the most active and in.
illuentlal men that ever resided
in ii.
The body was laid to rest in
me cemetery at Chesterfield
Monday afternoon with Masonic
honorS, after short funeral
service had been conducted by
Rev. b. S. Funderburg.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-08-05
CHURCH NOTES
Methodist Protestant
By. Ino. w. Ouick Pastor

Our meeting of days will be-
gin next Sunday at II o'clock.
Rev. w. ID. Reed, of Albemarle,
N. G. will be our pulpit help.
May we concentrate our
hearts, thoughts and lives on
soul saving. With the splendid
opportunities crowding about us
will we promise here and now
to work for souls with vigor OF
will and relentless energy. "The
night cometh when no man can
work."
May we so grandly fulfill life's
mission that the Master shall
say: "Well done, good and
faithful servant"
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-08-05


OF course, there is no cause
for alarm at home, for the broad
and friendly Atlantic lies
between us and the scenes of
war. There is absolutely no
probability that the United States
will take any part in the fight
but we may expect to suffer a
temporary decline in the prices
OF cotton and some other pro-
ducts, but 4 long war in Europe
would prove a financial and
commercial asset to this country
and we would probably be help
ed in some instances by the mis-
fortunes of the people who put
their time and energy into a
foolish struggle and fight them
selves to death like two cocks IN
q pen.
We hope that there may yet
be a settlement ofthe differences,
but there is little grounds for
such hope. A general war in
Europe has been feared for
twenty years and this expecta-
ton seems about to be fulfilled.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-08-05
Storm in Lancaster.

Lancaster, Aug. 3-Yesterday
afternoon one of The most severe
electric rain and wind storms
seen Eere in a long time struck
Lancaster and the county gener-
ally, doing considerable damage
in a number of sections. AT this
place the attractive new home
OF John u. Caskey on Chester
fleld avenue was struct by light
nlng and badly damaged, though
the loss is covered, it is said, by
insurance. Several large trees
were uprooted, fences and out
houses and other buildings
blown down. In the Antioch
section the barn and stable be.
longing to the Rev. B. F. Carson
were carried away by the wind.
In the same neigbborhood
considerable hail fell, PLAYING
havoc in some places with cot
ton and corn. Probably the
greatest damage throughout the
county covered by the storm,
however. was the disastrous
washing of farm lands, the rain
everywhere being a terrible
gully washer" lasting for
several hours. The local tele-
phone and electric light compan-
les are hard hit and will be put
to considerable expense repair
ing the damage done practically
IN every section of the CITY. 4
number of telephone poles and
wires in different portions of the
county were blown down.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-08-05

In a suit in court lawyer was
cross-examining Jerome Gerlach
a German, the point in question
being the relative position of the
doors, windows and so forth in
a house in which a certain trans
action was alleged to have taken
place.
And now," the lawyer said,
will you be good enough to tell
the court how the stairs run in
your house?"
Getlach looked dazed for a
moment. The lawyer repeated
the question, but still the Ger
man did not understand.
( How do the stairs rnn?" he
repeated.
YES" said the lawyer, show
do the stairs run?"
"Vell," said Gerlach SLOWLY.
i.ven | am oopstairs dey run
BOwn, and ven l am downstairs
- run -AQp - Evcbapoe
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-08-05
He Shot At it And the Bullet
n Took Effect.

Psychical research makes no
appeal to Sir William Henry
Perkins, the inventor of coal tar
dyes, who visited New York re-
Gently. He confesses to believ-
ing in only one ghost story, and
that related to a friend to whom
he gave the name of Snooks.
He explained.
Snooks, visiting a country
house, was put in the haunted
chamber for the night. He said
that he did not feel the slightest
uneasiness, but, nevertheless just
as a matter of precaution he took
to bed with him revolver of
the latest American patent.
"He slept peacefully enough
until the clock struck D, when he
awoke with a unpleasant feeling
OF oppression. He raised his
head and peered about him.
The room was wanly illuminat-
ed by the full moon, and in that
weird, blush light he thought
he discerned a small, white
hand clasplng the rail at the foot
of the bed.
who's there?" he replied.
Answer me or III shoot!
Snooks cautiously raised him
self, took careful aim and fired.
From that night on he's limp
ed. Shot off two of his own
toes"
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-08-05

Today is the time for the SEN
atorial candidates to cry them
selves hoarse at Chesterfield.
County Chairman Hough says
he has prepared for any distur-
bance that might be started and
that any offenders will be
promptly lodged in the county
Jail. Good for TIough. We
hope he will stick to that.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-08-05
Baptist
]. M. Sullivan. Pastor

Last week was one of the most
enjoyable weeks we have had in
a good long time. The Thomp-
son Creek folks and Bro. Purvis,
their pastor, know how to
cooperate in a series of meetings
like this. AS a result of meeting
the pastor baptized 16 or more
last Saturday at 10 a. m. and the
church is greatly revived and
strengthened.
Our protracted meeting began
at White Plains last Sunday
under the most favorable cir
cumstances and bids fair to be a
great revival. We beg our
chirtian friends everywhere to
remember us at the Throne this
week that many souls may be
born into the. Kingdom and
christians made strong in the
faith.
We enjoyed being with the
folks at Center Grove school
house in the afternoon hour, but
the rain kept our congregation
from being what it usually is.
This is the best school house
appointment we have ever serv-
ed. We are requested to an
nounce that they are going to
have a picnic there Saturday
before the third Sunday in this
month. Everybody is cordially
invited to come and bring we'll
filled baskets. The superinten-
dent. Bro. Kirkley, is planning to
hns'a..seSs.a 7eial.asssl Sir
day School work -
Next Sunday, Pageland II a.
m. and $50 p. m. We hope to
begin meeting of days at Taxa.
haw Fourth Sunday in this
month.
Brthern let us pray for each
other in our meeting work that
we may do great things for our
Lord.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-08-05

The men all need a month
off to rest up, but the ladies, oh,
no, they don't need any restt0
Keep 'em at work right on
through August. They can
stand it-for little while at
least.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-08-05

Don't forget to keep all the
old cans and buckets turned up
to catch the rain; your supply of
mosquitoes might dwindle.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-08-05

Watermelons are down in
reach of the niggers and editors
now. Big, fine, juicy melons
have been selling for nickle.
Just think of burying your beak
in the verv heart of a big melon,
with a feeling thar you can
afford it. No more gnawing
rinds and eating half green
melons. They must be fine, or
there is nothing doing.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-08-05

Mexico seems to have been
lost sight of since the big war
loomed up n the east.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-08-05

The foundations of the
government of all Europe are
shaken by the War which has
actually beguIs - -
of the sts,n u.
guessed at this time. The assas-
sination not many days ago of
Arch Duke ferdinand and his
duchess Of Austria by conspira
tors of Servia gave rise to the
whole trouble. Austria demand
ed an apology from Servia and
that the asSasSinS be hunted out
and punished; not only this
but also that all secret crganiza-
tlons in Servia be suppressed.
The requirements were so dras-
tic that Servia refused to comply,
and Austria declared war. Rus
sla fastened preparations TO aid
her little Slavonic ally and
Germany entered the arena bv
backing up Austria and declar-
ing War on BuSsia. From the
dispatches at hand at the time
this is written we are led to
expect France 10 join in with
Servia and Russia, and because
of an alliance with the British
government, virtually force
England to take an active part
In the war against her rival,
Germany. Italy will probably
side with Germany and Austria.
AS we said at the outset, we
wouldn't hazard even a guess as
to the final outcome of such q
conflict as this bids far to be.
A moment of contemplation
brings shudder, for the loss in
human life and in property can
not be told. The suffering and
distress that a mighty struggle
will bring is beyond human con
ception. Butchering humans IN
hundreds and thousands IS
bound to result if all the devilish
implements of modern warfare
are brought into play by these
the great powers Of the Eastern
Hemisphere. The suffering
will not be confined to the bat |
tie fields, for back at home the
women and children will bear the
burden of the strife and the heart
aches and groans can never be
known on earth. The innocent
ones must suffer the awful con-
slquences of the folly of those
who plunge the nations head
long into bloody and cruel
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-05-30
Boy Tramp In Custody.

A small boy ten or twelve years of
age. and giving bis name as Lee Will
son. though he says he is sometimes
called Clyde Wilson. was taken into
custody last Saturday afternoon by
Sheriff H. P. Atwood. and has since
been in the custody of the officials of
the county. He is being looked af-
ter by Jailer Hendrick, and spends
his nights in jail, but is permitted
to go about the streets of the town
in day time. The case is shrouded
in more or less mystery. and is some
what puzzling to the officials and the
citiz ems generally.
While inquiries have been sent all
over the country and the boys being
here has been printed in many of the
papers Of this state and also Tennes-
see. only one or two inquiries have
come. and none of them have in any
way described the boy.-Cadiz Rec
ord,N