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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-26
HOTTEST DAY OF SUMMER.
Twelve Are Frustrated as Mercury
Rises to 90 Degrees.

Yesterday was the hottest day OF the
infant summer. the mercury having
achieved 90 degrees at 8 =. NJ. on the
official forecaster's tower. Down In the
living spaces the mercury ran from % to
s6. The humidity was high In the early
afternoon and there were twelve prostra-
lions in the metropolitan district.
Farrell Brennan, Waterman for the
marlborough at Columbus avenue and
Ninety-eighth street, was overcome and
fell on his face while romping with chill
dren Just after school hours. They thought
he had fallen In sport. \ little girl ran to
the Tooth street station and told Lieut.
Botst about 1t. Brennan died on the way
10 the station. He lived at IS East Tooth
street.
The hottest place was Phoenix. Arz.
where the official heat record was lo2 In
the shade
To-day. the national forecasters say
will be somewhat cooler Tomorrow
Increasing cloudiness is promised.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-26
BRADY OIL DEAL
COMPLETED ABROAD
Contract With COwdray Inter
ests Concluded by James
Cox Brady.
Special Cable Despatch 10 Tue srN.


LONDON. June 25.-It is understood that
James Cox Brady. son OF the late Anthony
". Brady. before starting for Paris to-
day concluded an important contract with
the Anglo Mexican Petroleum Products
Company. o, which Lord Cowdray is tho
head. TO supply Mexican crude oil to be
delivered in the United States.
It is said that the deal runs into
millions OF pounds sterling.
When Anthony n. Brady died in London
on July %. 1913. 1t was said that a most
important oil deal" had been merely
postponed IL was said that the deal
involved an arrangement between the
Cowdray interests, owners of what is
known as the Pearson oil fields In Mexico,
and an American syndicate for the trans
portation of crude oil to England and the
United States. competing here with the
Standard oil Company.
The scheme was projected by Rich
mond lowering, an oil man well known
for his operations In the Indiana and
Oklahoma fields, with whom Anthony N
Brady had talked on visits to London
prior to his death. The plan involved the
construction OF great fleet or tank
steamers to ply between ports in Mexico
and on the Gulf OF Mexico and European
and American ports, to furnish crude oil
to gas companies.
Daniel O'Day. son OF founder OF the
Standard OF Company, was said to he In
terested with the Brady group. but 1t was
not to be a Standard OH operation. since
competition would inevitably result II the
Cowdray people sold oil In this country.
1t was thought that the Brady group
would be willing to build second fleet OF
tank steamers TO enable the Cowdray in
tercsts to carry out Its contract with the
British Admiralty to furnish fuel for the
oil burning warships until the announced
intention OF the Government to secure
n permanent supply of its own could be
contaminated
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-26
CANISTER SHOT FOUR TIMES.
Member OF GOph-rs Dying After
Fight At cath and Amste rda n,.

Patrick Scanlon, member OF the
Gopher gang, was shot four times in front
OF the Circle cafe AT Sixty-fourth street
and Amsterdam avenue at 80 this
morning, lie is dying in the Polytechnic
Hospital.
The shooting grew out OF quarrellng
In the saloon at closing time and was
done by mon of Scanlon's own crowd.
A policeman. after putting Scanlon in
an amJu'i,cc, went up over ,he loo. IN
chase If two men he saw near Scanlon.
There was II roof to roof chase and more
shots were nred, but none was arrested
Scanlon said a man named Shields hit
him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-26
TOTAL UPSET FOR AUGUST.
One OF the Gala mites of Prohibition
Down In West virginia.

WHEELING, w Va, June 25.-Brewers
and saloon keepers are doing an unprece-
dented business in anticipation Of the
list of July. At midnight on June 30
West Virginia becomes dry. To stimu-
late business while 1t lasts the saloon
men have placarded their places of bust
ness
one sign reads "A camel can go
nine days without a drink, but you'll
have to beat the camel after July l."
Another is: Weather Forecast for West
Vircinia-Long Dry Spell After July L."
August Trabert puns his foreboding in
this wise: 1.-THE first Of July is the last
OF August"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-26
VILLA DIsDArNs HUERTA's TUB.
Order. One of III. own at $1,000
for National Pa1ace.

WASHINGTON, June 25.--Gen. Francisco
Villa will soon have $1,000 porcelain
bsthtub. A firm In Chicago. according
to information received to-day. has filled
the rebel leaders order and has shipped
the tub to Juarez.
II is believed that Villa plans to carry
his new tub to Mexico city to substitute
1t for that now used by Huerta. There
is said to be no bathtub like Villas $1,000
purchase either in the White House or
in the home OF any Cabinet officer here.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-26
VERA CRUZ FEARS A CLASH.
Huerta's Troops Are Reported Mass
Ing Near city.
BY u. DE L. sLEXIN.

Special Correspondent Of THE SUN.
VERA CRUZ. June 25.-There Is an in
creasing feeling of alarm here at the
evident massing of Mexican forces just
outside tho American outposts.
Travellers arriving here to-day from
Mexico city said that Gen. Huerta Is
rushing large forces by rail to towns
in the State OF Vera Cruz. A body of
200 Fedora, soldiers was seen this morn
Ing by the American outposts and other
smaller forces were not far distant.
1t is regarded as certain that Huerta
is seeking to provoke a conflict with
the United States before being driven
out by the Constitutionalists.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-26
Two Minute silence as Punishment.

CINCINNATI, June 25.--Judge Frick In
the Municipal Court. as punishment to-
day ordered three women participants in
neighborhood quarrel to hold their
tongues while his watch licked on two
minutes. AS long as you don't talk you
can't quarrel" said the Judge.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-26

Mr.. Claim himself assigned as chic
reason for the difficulties OF the compan,
the shifting OF trade centres. In "A state
ment which he issued after the appoint
ment of the receivers he had this to say
The unprecedented shifting of
trade centres In New York has caused
great loss to many interests. In the
case OF the II. b. Claim Company
tho uptown movement OF business has
seriously curtailed our wholesale
profts and has compelled us to rely
mainly on the profts from financing
retail stores throughout the country.
Their rapidly extending business has
. occasioned large capital require
ments. which we have not been able
to meet. A receivership has there
fore become necessary, pending re-
adjustment of affairs OF the company.
A plan OF reorganization for the II.
scented which We hope will prove ac-
ceptable both to creditors and stock
holders.
The Associated Merchants Company
and tho United Dry Goods Com
panies are not themselves borrowers
of money. They are In exceedingly
strong financial condition, and the
success of their retail stores Is as
sured.
Bankers. however. ascrioe other roasonl
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-26

GREEN STRIPE SCOTCH
Ask for the n-renllabis Bottle with TIE
Green stripe Andrew Usher Co.. Edin bursh.
ADO.
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for the collapse. while admitting the ~
DOUBTED phift:ng OF trade centres and tho
Increasing tendency % department s;or,s
TO eliminate tho joboer oy buying from.
first hands They did not hesitate to
nscribc the principal cause the overcs.
tension u: the 10. r.. clnfiin Company
coupled with the changed sentiment OF the
oanl;s toward It's paper
The situation OF she Claim concern
became acute at the beginning of the week.
II is said that about $4,000 900 OF notes
were due this week or on July I. Bank
ing aid to that extent would have tidcd
tee company over for probably thirty
days. but by that time 100000 or
100000 moro notes would be due. Mr..
clafiin realized that arrangements mus;
be made 10 finance the company for sew.
eral months to come.
He sought ~ aid OF various bankers.
on Tuesday committee OF bankers de-
cided that they could not furnish all the
fAancial aid which was needed to keep
the company going. II then was decided
to have receivers appointed. John c.
Eames, vice-presldent of the company.
prepai ID 10 start suit In equity.
On Wednesday Corbitt & Stern OF so
Wall street began the preparation of
the papers. They were completed by 6
o'clock on Wednesday evening. Then
Walton Stern OF that firm. accompanied
by Richard yelling OF Gould wilitie
OF Wall street. counsel to Mr.. Claim.
went TO the chambers of Judge Learned
X. Hand OF the Federal Court The petit
ton OF Mr.. Eames was granted and an
order appointing the receivers was signed
before o'clock on Wednesday evening.
The papers were filed at the opening OF
the clerks office Yesterday morning.
A suit in equity also was started against
the Defender Manufacturing Company OF
PA Avenue G. subsidiary OF the II. d.
Clahn Company. william b. Odell. tho
| complainant, asked for the appointment
OF receivers and the same men were
appointed for that company as for the n.
Il. Claiiin Company.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-26

SAL,N, Mass, June "a fire which
started in the heart Of the leather dis.
trict at 2 o'clock this afternoon Ind
swept over one-half of this city of
1900 souls at a late hour tonight.
Destroying 1000 homes. many OF the
more important industrial plants and
cntailiug loss roughly estimated at
from s6,ooOOOO to sS,OOO,OOO.
Al midnight Mayor Hurley said he
would not be surprised IL the total loss
went as high as $oOOOO.OOO.
The city was ordered under martial
law at midnight. With the guardsmen
already called out for police duty and
lie naval brigades from Beverly and
Lynn, which arrived late tonight, it Is
estimated that 1000 troops are now
ratrolllng the city. The guardsmen
are under command Of Adjt. Gen. Cole.
Gov. Walsh came to the city while
the fire was raging. On his return TO
Boston he ordered the commissary de-
partment to despatch iatons for 10000
10 Salem.
The burned area at midnight covered
Two square miles.
Between 10000 and 10000 persons
are homeless, and there is grave fear
that many more will be driven into the
streets, as the blaze is still raging, al
though il has gone down to the water
front of South River and cannot go
any further.
New Fire Gains Headway.
To make matters worse another fire
started at $50 o'clock tonight In
North Salem, a mile and half away,
and at II 80 was raging furiously. A
heavy wind IN blowing and the flames
are being driven to the centre OF the
city
filiy men and wom,I. burned while
trying Ia escape from their homes or
injured In rescuing their worldly be
"nGngS were taken to the Salem Hos
ptal' but the hospital was threatened
: ny hamc>, and it was necessary to
carry the tire victims AS well as the
regular house patient, to places OF
safety.
T"nts Cover Commons.
IN" Salem Common is covered with
tents IN which homeless ones are being
sheltered and many others are sleeping
Tonight in churches, the Y. NJ. c. A.
"'adduarl"rs stores and other build
inss
III" principal part of the devasted
"''rlct includes al that section west OF
h''t'n street and east of Essex street.
'' burned section is about three miles
''"s and from u half to a mile and a
half wide.
A"e IRE started In the plant OF the
continued OF run Pdge
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-26

The secrecy and the care with which
the petition Was prepared were deemed
necessary TO prevent the company from
being thrown irto bankruptcy. Within ten
minutes after the clerks office Was open
an involuntary petition in bankruptcy was
filed by Gregg g. McGovern OF lil Broad
way. representing three creditors. said
to be employees OF the Claim company.
They are John Muller. with "A claim of
1891: William Worth. s2.l3l: Albert f.
Bergner, s2S,3TO. They alleged that they
had lent money to the Clahln company
on demand notes bearing 6 per, cent. in
terest; that they had presented the notes
and that payment had been refused.
Mr. Eames In his petition alleges that
the company has outstanding obligations
amounting to several millions OF dollars
now due. that the company is Indebted
for merchandise and that there Is n con-
siderable floating Indebtedness now pas,
due
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-26

Judge Hand In his order appointing
Martindale and Juillisrd as receivers
directs them within ten days tn prepare n
list of all the creditors and send TO each
one a notice OF an early meeting OF credi-
tors. At the meeting the creditors will
vote on the question as TO whether the
receivership shall be continued. The order
directs that the creditors decide whether
the assets shall be sold. and IL so in what
way At the meeting also a creditors
committee will be selected with whom the
receivers may consult from time to time.
Various other matters, II was ordered,
must he decided upon at the meeting.
John McGovern OF the law firm OF
Gregg McGovern, who filed the in
voluntary petition In bankruptcy against
the company, said yesterday that II was
the only way to protect the creditors, as
the proceeding In equity did not do so.
THE only thing to do was TO fiie petit
ton In bankruptcy" said Mr.. McGovern.
ito protect the creditors.
THE petition in the equity suit alleges
that the Clahin company has insufficient
ready money to pay its immediate obliga-
lions. but does not specifically allege in
solvency. The answer admits the allega-
tions and joins in the prayer for the ap-
pointment Of receivers.
1.-THE involuntary petition filed by Gregg
& McGoyern alleges insolvency and directs
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-26

amounts. The paper OF the company Is
said to be included among the assets 81
between 1000 and 5000 banks N the
United States.
Though the stock market went Off
sharply on the announcement of a re-
ownership immediate support stopped
the break. II became evident within
a few minutes OF the fling of the suit
in equity petitioning the appointment
of receivers that everything would he
done by bankers and business men to
help put the company on its feet, or
to enable it IL possible to liq,idate with
out loss to the creditors.
A notehoiders' committee OF leading
la mixers Of New York, Boston. Chicago
and ST. Louis. which had been formed
as early as Tuesday to prepare for the
I emergency. was announced. The banks,
II Is assured. will give every reason
able assistance ..nL II is expected that
practically all the noteholders will de-
post their notes with the committee
Nine million dollars OF notes were left
with the committee up to last night.
A merchants protective committee
also was appointed nd assurances were
made by Henry p. Mckinney, its chair
man, that the Nero antile creditors
would afford all possible help.
Claim stakes Own Fortune.
John Clafiin also is said to have
staked practically all of his own for
tune amounting TO more than 10000
600. to secure the creditors. The report
last night was that the company would
pay 100 cents on the dollar, though
probably its affairs would he wound up,
owing to the conviction of some of it's
important stockholders that the busi-
ness can no longer be carried on sue
cessfully in New York.
Confidence in the outcome of the re-
ownership without loss was expressed by
bankers and merchants. Furthermore IL
was asserted on the best of authority that
the Associated Merchants Company. which
owns control of the II. II. Clafin Com
pany and also a number OF retail stores
In this and other cities. will not suffer
greatly by the present situation.
II also was said that the United Dry
Goods Companies with an outstanding
capital OF about s25, zoe. 900. which con-
trolls the Associated Merchants Company
and owns still other retail stores. like
wise will not be embarrassed II was
said emphatically that no retail store in
Manhattan will be seriously affected by
the failure.
Mr., Claim. president of each OF the
three big companies mentioned and a man
whose name throughout the mercantile
and banking circles OF the United States
and Canada is synonymous with absolute
soundness and integrity. will devote his
attention 10 the failed Clafin concern and
| its subsidiaries.
u.~. shlSsI..
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Valdez daily prospector., 1914-06-30

due in Valdez tomorrow evening.
 LOCAL BREvITIEs. |
 Gus Olsen is in town from Shoup bay.
 Furnished room, phone and bath, Krau building. If
 Gus Grim is in town from down the bay.
 Suits pressed for $1OO at Silver mans. the tai or. Telephone 198.
 Rev. Ziegler returned this noon from Port Wells.
 Suits pressed for $10 at Silver mans. the tailor. Telephone 198. Superintendent Weaver arrived in town yesterday from Gold creek. G. o. Reinke, the watcnmaker and jeweler, is at the Valdez Drug Go. All work guaranteed.
 The steamer Northwestern has not been reported as leaving Juneau. A fresh line of paint received on the last boat by the Valdez Sheet Metal Works. Prices reasonable. If Excellent pictures at the Orpheum tonight. Change tomorrow evening. FOR SALE-A furnished house cheap. Enquire Mrs. H. M. Carter Toplitsky &. Company, new Key stone comedy at the Orpheum tomor- row evening.
 Nubone Corsets. Try Mrs. St. Marie's for one of those Nubone corsets. If Ernie Amundson, the backstop for l the Valdez team, came up last night 1 from Fidalgo bay, where he has been | working for the past few months. Bargains! Bargains! Bargains! For bargains cali tomorrow from to g p. m. at tue Emporium. Just received new line of infants 1 and children's shoes. The best ever
 shown, at s. Blum & Co. If On account of the Fourth of July celebration lessons will not be given Friday, Saturday andd Monday at the Uersuline convent.
 Good Business House for Sale. Good business block for sale on Keystone avenue, Valdez, Alaska. Apply to owner, Mrs. S. E. Gleason. tf Mr. and Mrs. Alfred B. Hes left on the Alameda for Cordova and will spend a few weeks on the Kusku- lana copper property, of which MT. Hes is the manager
 The entire stock of jewe1ry left from the Stull store has been turned over to the Emporium and will be sold for little or nothing. Call and see the bargains. If
 Fine line of coats $3.5O up, at liar vey's Toggery. ~ If
 ALL BILLS due to Smith & Wilson are to be paid to Smith & Chisholm and all accounts owing by Smith X Wilson will be paid by Smith & ,Chis- hslm, the new owners Of the Ex- change. ~ f @ S% kS
 If you want all the news all the time. read the Prospector. ! TIHiTlrr IT
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-06-30
ADMIRAL SAMPSON
 PASSES JUNEAU

The steamer Admiral Sampson, of the Admiral Line, passed Juneau yes terday afternoon at 3 o'clock and is due in Valdez tomorrow evening.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-06-30
WILSON SELLS HIS
 .. SALOON INTEREST

Angus Chisholm and Gus Gustafson today purchased the interest of Fred Wilson in the Exchange saloon and building. The Senate will be. con- ducted by Chisholm and Gustafson, as heretofore, and the Exchange will also be operated by Dolph Smith and his new partners.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-03-23
IF YOU WANT THE BEST
BUTTER JOIN THE NAVY


Washington, March 23.-Tho Navy
Department has just awarded its con.
tract for butter for Uncle Sam 3 blue.
jackets. The total was 725,000 pounds
and it is interesting to not9 that
probably few American families will
have as good spreading for tLrir bread
as the sailors.
Uncle Sam demands the best Sailors
are cranky about their butter In the
old days when the bmejacket was given
anything the market afforded bis com.
plants were so insistent that n plan
was adopted that gives him about the
best butter money can buy.
Although annually purchased in lots
Of half a million to a million pounds,
the government pays from three to five
cents over the market price in order
to get absolutely chemically lure but.
ter that will stand alike the frigid
temperature of the Arctic and the
blistering heat of the tropics without
spelling.
After being packed in five pound
tins, the navy butter is put in cold
storage and held at zero temperature
until it is taken out in carload lots Ia
supply the ships. 1t is for this speciql
preparation and packing that tho in
creased price is paid.
Navy officials insist the butter is the
finest in the world. On one occasion 7
test was made to show just What this
butter can stand. A product which
tested 95 per cent was kept in storage
eight months and then sent to Subar
waters, with instructions that IL wa
not to be kept on ice, but packed with
usual ship stores. After six months il
this shape the butter, then melted oil
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-03-23
What Threatens the Girl Art Students

Alma Gluck says that American girls
who 90 to Europe to study music spend
much of their time sitting around
telling each other what Jean de Reszke
thinks about their voices-and much
of it running about to cafes and being
Bohemian.
The rest of the time, says Alma
Gluck, people sit around and talk about
the American musical students.
The American Womans Club Of
Berlin says that Alma Gluck either
didn't know or didn't care what she
was talking about when she said these
things,
There was a meeting Of the club
held recently, and that meeting turned
itself into protest against Miss
Gluck s statements. Mrs. Gerard, wife
of the Ambassador acted as hostess
and protest leadef,
Now l don't know thing about
the American girls studying music
in Europe, but do know little
something about the American girls
who study music at home, and I'd
think a good long while before I'd LEI
any pretty little daughter of mine
run over to Europe "to study" just
because some self.seeking person with
an aunt who pays her a commission t.
send boarders to some "near Ameri
can" boarding house in Paris, or Dres
den, or Vienna, or Stuttgart, filled he
head with lot Of nonsense.
The average American girl has
good deal more common sense thar
the average girl of any other nation