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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-18
LEGACY AND ALIM0NY
FOR DIAMOND GUS
Brothers VIII Filed in One
Court: Wife Gets $1,000
Year in Another.

Augustus II Hail. formerly n wholesale
druggist who Is known to his friends
as Diamond Gus because Of his compe-
matter OF personal aiornment. and his
wife, Mrs. Emma l. Hall who got de-
cree of separation from him last spring.
figured I'm two courts yesterday. In the
Supreme Court Justice Ford signed an
order awarding $500 a year alimony to
Mrs Hall, but in the Surrogate's Cour.
the will Of her brother-in-law was filed.
which provides that she cannot receive
any part OF his estate
william Henry Hail. brother OF Au-
gustus II. Hall died on September leav-
ing an estate estimated at more than
100000 lie gives TO his brother all his
iewelry and unset gems and his reviewers
and hunting paraDhernalia. He also pro-
v!des that his brother is to receive the
income OF the reslduary estate during the
lifetime OF Mrs Emma l.. Hall. bu; d.-
reefs that II Mrs Hall dies before her
husband the principal is to 40 to the
brother outright II Augustus H. Han
dies before his wife the principal Of the
fund left to him Is TO 20 TO the children
OF his other brother, Henry ]. s Hall.
The testator also d.sinherlted two sis
tiers and said concerning them: For rea-
sons considered proper ana sufficient by
me I purposely omit any legacy or gift
TO my sisters. Martha and Agnes" The
sisters have been Involved In litigation
with their brother.
In the will the wife OF Augustus II.
Hall IL referred to ms Emma L. Everson.
also known as Emma l. Hall" This
is due TO the fact that Mrs. Hall was
formerly the wife OF Col Everson and on
the trial OF her separation suit Hall de-
MED that Rha was his legal u,ifa She
said that her marriage to Hall was SOL
emnized by a kiss and a statement by
Hail that she was his legal wife and
the courts held that the ceremony was
binding
In directing the payment Of $500 ali
mouy by Hall yesterday Justice Ford or
dered Hall TO pay $4,000 of accrued ali.
mony within ten DAYS and 20 give a bond
of $4,000 within twenty days 70 Insure
The alimony payments
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-18
BROKERAGE FIRM IN TROUBLE
johnston, Elliott n co., Inc, In
Bankruptcy PROCEEDINGS.

Johnston. Elliott & co. Inc. a real es-
tate and brokerage firm ~ - william
street, was petitioned into bankruptcy yes
tcfday by James Garfield Moses. attorney
for three creditors. The debts mentioned
IN the bankruptcy papers are less than
$1,000. but II was said that notes Of COM
panies which have been floatcd and are
owned BY the company are in many hands
aud probably amount TO $500, 900 or more
Johnston, Elliott 4 CO.. Inc had credit
rating OF 100000 early In the summer
and it was their Endorsement of their sub
s'diary companies notes that made these
papers of value
The petitioning creditors. all OF whom
are represented by Mr.. Moses, and the
amounts Of their claims respectively are
Gustav Gottschallt. s225t Charles J. Jus
ter. 3.fal, on assigned claims Of the Penn
sylvania and Delaware Oh Company. the
Mutual Alliance Trust Company, and on
a note made by the Florida Orange and
Truck Farms Company. and Anselm =.
Anderson. Sl.20l. The American Chiclc
COMPANY on September . obtained an at
tachment against Johnston. Elliott & co.
Inc. for 1900. II is said that no effort
has been made TO vacate the levy or TO
81 tisfy this claim.
The corporation Ia n Delaware concern,
and Frederick s. Johnston. president, and
y Graham Elliott, president are
Dallas men. Two OF the companies
owned by the bankrupt corporation ara
the Western Development Company and
the Florida Orange and Truck Farms Com
pany. II IS the notes OF these compa nles
that are the principal items IN the liti-
CATION.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-18

Attorney General Gregory represented
the Government NJ the signing o. IN"
decree Noorfeld storey appearing for the
New Haven Although the New Haven
IN fling answer TO the suit against H. now
settled. denied that It was combination
IN restraint OF trade or an unlawtnl
monopoly. Il admitted YESTERDAY. by
agreement, the finding OF the court IN the
decree that itself and three other de
PENDANTS were combinations In restraint
~ trade and commerce among the several
states and with foreign nations ana that
,hoy have attempted to monopohze ana
now Rre mouopol2ng part OF such trade
erd commerce." The three other deiehd %
ants are the New England Navigation
C1urluy. no Boston Railroad Holding
Company and the Providence and Daniel
ron RAILWAY Company.
TIE decree om.ts from the finding or
monopoly and restraint OF trade the
'wer,y-n'ne directors Of the company
rawcd IN the original suit and also a
number Of corporations, subsidiaries or
the New Haven. The New York Central
:, dIsrr .ssed "a n defendant, ia connec-
'or with the suit being in ownership or
haN ~ the stock Of the Rutland Rail-
road In which the New Haven IL per
rnI''eA 20 keep It's interest. and In the
R,s'1u and Albany operating contract.
The New Haven has abrogated this CON
tract
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-18
BRITISH SCOUR US.
FOR WAR MATERIAL
Exports Kept Up by Flood Of
Buying Orders in Many
Lines.

Although exports YESTERDAY we're light
as compared with other days Of the
week. s763,ST9. against S2.4OG.id. the
day before. the figures for the last $40
days of the week were nearly S2.OOO"',.
greater than for the same period Of last
year.
For the Ave days exports from New
York were Slj13g.G1N against SiI.jF4.1N5
for the corresponding five days of the
week before aud SI3.2GO.sij last year
Tine growing export trade in spite o.
the holdup in the export of cotton. VIII en-
II the great source Of revenue from ship
ment abroad at this season OF the year, Is
causing much goOd feeling In general
business and also in banking and hnan-
clal circles.
The extent TO which the British Gov
ernment has scattered buying agents
through this country to purchase large
supplies Of foodstuffs. cloth and clothing.
tentstuffs. rifles and ammunition was m
10 Ited yesterday wiien one OF these
agents said that through n resident agent
I'm Canada the British Government is
sending agents broadcast over the United
States This agent said that he is pay
ing cash for the supplies he buys. to be
delivered anywhere the seller wishes. the
British Government looking after their
safe conduct TO destination. Canned meats
and vegetables. saddles, tent materials,
sweaters. cartridges and rifles. II is said.
are being bought wherever large sup
plies are on hand for sale. especially
rifles and ammunition.
II il the experience OF this agent that
the big factories manufacturing cart.
ridges are nearly sold out Only the out-
put OF the small concerns was available
when he entered the field The entire
rife output OF the Springfield factory, II
IL understood. goes TO the United States
Government with small exceptions.
Horses are said 10 he scarce this buyer
being unable TO secure more than 10000
IN Canada after securing II from coast
to coast.
In canned goods II Ia reported that one
OF the biggest Chicago houses will enter
tain no orders. being sold out until Jam
uary ].
Khald IS being sought by the Britishers,
hut of heavier quality than recently. the
weight now desired being twenty-four TO
twenty-sX ounces TO the yard. against
eighteen formerly. The heavier goods
are wanted for winter wear. An inquiry
for 600 600 woollen and cotton blankets
has been received by Chicago house
Imports OF merchandise at the port OF
New York for September exceeded exports
bv s15.72S,74A Imports were s76,l1s,5h.
Both imports and exports were heavily
reduced from last year. imports being
about 800. OO0. 900 less and exports about
$4,000 900 The relatively greater de-
crease Of imports than exports is re-
gardcd as encouraging.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-18
WAR CUTS PHOSPHATE PROFITS
international AgricuIturaps Earn
ings Nenaced.

The earnings OF the phosphate rock
properties OF the international Agrlcul-
tural Corporation. according TO the an
nual report. may be seriously affected n
the European war is prolonged. rs a large
tonnage IL shipped TO Europe. The com
pany announces that the entire refund
OF potash taxes TO il from the German
Government has been paid 10 the potash
syndicate and 10 deposited IN escrow in
Il German bank for distribution.
Improvement In earnings for tho year
ended June 30. as compared with the
critical previous year, is shown. The
earnings from operations were s973.-
07e 90. from which were deducted SGi6,-
52S95 for bond interest and S241.G36 for
amortization of bond discount. organza-
ton expenses. &c, and depletion OF phos-
phate rock lands. An additional profit
of S222. 0G00G was derived from bonds
purchased At discount and cancelled. max
ing "A net surplus for the year of 5000
9Gs.0l. as compared with deficit OF
sl6l,f92.7 for the preceding year
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-18
RAILROADS SHOW BIG LOSS.
Gross Earnings of iS0 show Decline
of s7O,a5O,G72 From 1913.

Gross earnings of $50 railroads OF the
country for 1914 decreased s79479,-
672 to s3.Os0.9SI .G32 from the 1913 earn
ings according TO tables published by the
Commercial and Financial Chronicle yes
terday. Net earnings decreased s1lO.914.-
O46.
Taking the increase in taxes into ac-
count, the shrinkage In net earnings, now
found 10 be roughly Sl11,0OO. 900. Is ra !sed
to Sl24.000, 900" says the Chronicle.
"And yet the railroads are denied re-
lief. understanding that they are hum
BILE suppliants before the Interstate Com
merce Commission. Is IT not high time
that this was changed with view to
averting universal Disaster"
Gross earnings of these roads for Au-
gust decreased sll.326,4l2. Net earnings
increased S47l,54i. All the railroads Of
the country that earned 100000 gross a
year are Included in the compilation.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-18

81 any cass before july l, 1919.
The trustees for the Rhode Island Com
panN are Rathbone Gardner, John o
Ames, John T. Farnswurth, Theodore
Francis Green and Charles G.. Mumford.
Inc book value of New Haven's owner
snip or this property IL $2g,OOO.OOO.
The remaining trolley properties and
me Eastern steamship Corporation. which
1t Is understood has already been sold are
To- be sold under the decree directly by
the New Haven, and not through trustees.
The book value Of the New Haven :
ownership Of the berkshire Street RAN
way Company is s9.SO9.395. Of the Eastern
steamship Corporation $4,000 600. and OF
the New England Investment and Security
Company sI3G3l.750
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where the Default Took Place.

There was a default in the payment
of the interest on the bonds OF the Chi
cage Rock Island and Pacific Railway
Company Of Iowa" replied Mr.. Wallace.
Mr. wallace could not recall how the
81. 100000 Of stock came to him. whether
in small or large lots and did not know
how many shares were respectively
turned In by Daniel q. Reid w. II.
Moore. !. II. Moore and William h. Leeds.
but stated that from 1902 20 1912 there
was deposited with the trust company
a total OF S7l353,5Oo.
Mr. Folk then took up the organiza-
ton Of the bondholdcrs' protective COM
mittce consisting of Mr.. Wallace, Jane =
Brown, Bernard NJ Baruch, Henry
Evans and FIndorick Straus, Mr. Wallace
was asked why tiis bondhoders' pro-
toctive committee was organized, ana he
replied that IL was requested 10y persons
representing $4,000, 600 or $1,000 900
worth OF bonds,
Mr. Folk then declared that this was
a self-Constituted committee. ana Mr.
Wallace acknowledged that It was Mr..
Folk asked him how he was acting "a
chairman OF the committee and he re
piled:
81 am acting ms chairman Of this
committee IN my Individual capacity"
Mr. Folk then exhibited to the witness
a report on the physical condition Of tn,
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Rail
road This report was mad" by T.. w
McKcnna who had been employed by the
bondholders' committee to go over the
road and make a report.
Mr. Wallace said that the comi4tte
had been advised that II would require
more than $4,000, 900 to put the Rock
Island on Its feet. and hence Mr..
McKcnna. a practical railroad man. was
SGT to work TO make the examination.
Mr.. Folk read extracts from this re-
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Mr.. Wallace cont.nded that in the Hing
of the bill in the court I'm New York the
only effort was to secure the bondhuldtrs.
and he was not interested In the stock
holders. lie said he hal learned
that what tho bondholdcrs wanted was
stock and tho voting right on stock
when this stock IS sold. has your com
mittoe made argIug mouts 100 buy II ln%'
Yes. sir" replied the witness.
MIR Folk then throw out IN. suggestion
that he foreclosure sale Of this stock at
this time would completely wipe out the
stockholders Of tn. holding companies
and eliminate securities aggrrgatlng more
than $500. 0OO. 900
!; developed that Notwithstanding the
fact that advertisements have been APP
pearing for some time the trust company
has received thus far deposit of only
abou. So2,OO0.nOO IN bonds This
leaves outstanding about $4,000. 600 in
bonds. and MIR Foil, wanted to know H.,
I'm view of these circumstances the court
proceedings ought not 20 he abandoned.
as the hondholdcrs' committee was appar-
entity n minority interest. Mir Wallace
cpn;endc1 that other bondholders were
coming In.
is it your purpose ne president OF the
trust company 70 Insist on the auction
sale OF this S71.3jO,50O shares of sock
In the Chicago Rock Island md Pacific
Railway" asked Folk
THAT * in the hands Of the court" said
Mr. Wallace The Judge VIII confirm the
sale II the price is satisfactory to him"
at Is not your disposition. then, to de-
lay until tho present financial crisis has
passed 49, said Nj Fok