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The sun., 1914-08-25
HEAVY WHEAT BUYING
CREDITED TO BRITAIN
Bankers Take All Grain Bills
Offered and Shipments Are
Going Forward
DEMAND FOR FLOUR GROWS
France Takes 100000 Bushels
Oats-Inquiries for Shoes
and Cotton Goods.

Heavy buying OF wheat In New York
and Chicago yesterday gave rise to re-
ports that Great Britain has appeared in
the American markets for a supply In
addition to the 100000 or more bushels
engaged already on earlier contracts
There was no definite Information obtain
able In local markets yesterday In regard
to wheat. although IL was fairly we'll es-
tablished that France bought upward of
1. 900. 900 bushels OF oats for immediate
delivery
Grain men who are executing the old
contracts said yesterday that shipments
now are proceeding regularly and that
the banks are buying all OF their grain
bills They look forward TO Increased IA
cilities for shipment and within a week
expect to see double the amount now
going out taken by British ships at the
larger ports
The figures for yesterday Indicated that
SO, 900 barrels OF -four were received at
New York, Boston. Philadelphia. Balti-
more, Newport News, New Orleans and
Galveston, while 5000 barrels we're ex-
ported. There arrived at the same ports
$4,000 bushels of wheat and $4,000
bushels were exported. At the same time
the interior flour and grain cities reported
that they had received 1900 barrels OF
-four and had sent III 900 barrels to the
seaports They had also received 22I9.-
900 bushels Of wheat and 1921 900
bushels OF corn. The same cities had
shipped 2.020 900 bushels OF wheat to the
seaboard and 5s2, 600 bushels OF corn.
The most significant figures received
at the Produce Exchange yesterday were
those which showed that Europe. by which
was meant the United Kingdom princi-
paliy took l0,77s.00O bushels OF wheat
from the United States last week out of
total receipts OF l2,Os0, 900 bushels. Rus
sa and the Danube provinces shipped
none. the remaining 100000 bushels
, being shipped from South America.
The question was asked how long North
America can go on shipping SO PEI cent
ot the wheat Europe wants. particularly
as IL is expected that the demand will
Increase largely very soon. The total
available quantity for export from this
, years crop has been estimated at some
| thing over ESQ 1000 900 bushels When
expectations increase TO 90, 000. oaa bushels
week that surplus will soon disappear.
, Oats will be exhausted soon and the
! other forage will follow IL. Exporters
are already beginning 10 hope that some
! other commodities will go to help them
! cut down the American debt 10 Europe.
/ Grain cannot do II all without greatly
raising prices in the United States.
! In connection with other commodities
Il was said yesterday that the steel com
panies are already receiving Inquiries
i from abroad about prices and so have
some OF the cotton goods and shoe manu-
facturers
The sun., 1914-08-25

bankers and business men in attendance
un the cotton md tobacco conference here
to-day that II will be his policy to recog-
nIze warehouse receipts for cotton and to-
bacco as proper collateral for the emer-
gency currency ~ able under the Aldrich-
Vreeland act
The hundred or more hnanciers inter-
ested In the cotton and tobacco crops
hailed this announcement as furnishing in
large measure solution ofthe problems
which have faced them as the result OF
the outbreak OF the European war.
II IL estimated that the cotton crop this
year will be from I 1000. 900 to $4,000, 900
bales. The normal domestic consumption
Is 100000. Manufacturers ana producers
at the conference to-day expressed the
belief that "A domestic market can be
found for at least !, 500. 900 bales more.
This would leave about 5000. 600 bales to
be stored and made the basis for
emergency currency until fair market
Is ob'ainable.
The attendants At to-day's conference
were received by President Wilson In the
East Room of the White House at 2 40
o'clock this afternoon. The President
said
Il am very much obliged to the Sec
retary Of the Treasury for making the
arrangement that would give me this
pleasure, the pleasure OF welcoming you
here. to put ourselves at your disposal
as far as ii is possible for US to do so
These conferences have led all Of us to
ask ourselves what are they for? am
40 much of an American that | am not
willing to believe that they are intended
to cali upon the Government to rescue
men VINO know how TO take care of them
selves but that they are called for the
purpose or common counsel and for put
ting at the disposal of men who know
how to take care OF themselves every
Ian fK... IN
ment itself
THE conferences that we have held in
recent weeks have done a vast deal, first
OF all, 10 clarity the problems and, Sec
ond ana perhaps more important to show
how, by cooperation. We can solve the
problem. Not all OF these problems are
going to be entirely solved because the
circumstances are OF such extraordinary
difficulty. but that they will come very
near to being thoroughly solved for one
have no doubt. provided always we keep
cool and think OF these things In the
same self-possessed temper that we woud
exercise II conditions were not extraord ..
| nary.
I'VE are not to he run away by sud.
don excitement we are not to be i'm
posed upon by unusual conditions. and
the minute we sit down together I am
sure that we can work things out Our
| pleasure is In assisting 10 work them out
and ! am proud to bA associated with men
In the several departments Of Govern
ment who have so thoroughly shown the
spirit OF cooperation and the desire of
cooperation, We shall do everything that
| we can to make the path easy and assis
In the solution OF those difficulties My
| function In the very delightful one OF bid
! ding you welcome and wishing that had
a more thorough comprehension of your
problems than l have. 80 that | might
put my brains at your disposal. but I
find that my brains do not go round in
tho various things that I have to attend
to and ! have to fall back upon such
admirable deputies as the Secretary Of
the Treasury"
The sun., 1914-08-25
TREASURE SHIP CECILIE
LIBELLED FOR St,O4O,467
Guaranty Trust Sues German
Line for Non-dclivery Of
Gold to Europe.

II WAS announced yesterday that tho
Guaranty Trust Company has begun suit
against the North German Lloyd Steam.
snip Company for Sl.040 49,, charging
failure 20 deliver S.. 900 900 In gold shipped
on July q by the trust company In ac-
vordance with contract of transporta-
ton ms embodied in the bill of lading
In connection with the suit the trust COM
rany yesterday libelled the Kronprinzcs-
sin Cecilie Of the North German LLOYD
Lime, now ~ Bar Hsrhor. and on which
the gold was shipped for delivery in Eu-
rope.
The trust company alleges that n state
or war did not exist between Great Rrltain
ana iermany before II =. NJ on August
v iFernwIch time, and that before that
tme the ship In the ordinary course OF
h'r voyage would have reached Plymouth
"N" "'SCharsrd her cons gnment Of gold
~ Sp'e.neo IN the shipping contract be-
tween the banking inr,ltution and tha
h.'d-hShlp company, II is alleged further
,a"' the steamer instead of proceeding 10
!. iImou'h turned back when about 900
,"ues from her destination. abandoning
LOT voyage ana putting In s.t Bar Uarbor,
me- hronprinz"ssiu Ccclie left New York
'l july " with $40 GOO 900 aboard con-
Skned to bankers ~ France and England
filr"ly was she outside of land when II
was rumored that she had been seized by
IFltlsh warsh'ps and was being convoyed
70 Ensland as prize OF war For SOY.
"ral Gays AL sorts Of rumors were current
Nnout the treasure ship and Insurance
men VINO mad nuwritteu the cargo were
known to have already counted their
losses There was much surprise when the
\Vessel put IN AT the Maine summer resort.
The sun., 1914-08-25
CLUNET DENIES RIGHT
TO BUY GERMAN SHIPS
French Law Authority Says
L. s. Would Violate
Neutrality.

PARIS. Aug. 2t.--Edouard Clunet. ex-
president of the Institute OF international
Law. announced to-day his opin on that
Americans have no right to buy German
steamers now taking refuge In American
ports
NJ. Clunet's examination OF the subject
showed that Frenrhmen are forbidden
under French law. In effect since l77s. to
buy ships OF beligerents after hostiities
have been begun. France and Great
Britain later Joined In refusing to recog-
nize the sale OF Russian ships under these
circumstances and the practice was for
bidden by the Declaration OF London OF
1909 to which Germany Austria, France.
Great Britain. Japan and Russia were
signatories.
NJ. Clunet cites various British and
French prize court decisions to the same
effect. and also this opinion by Rear
Admiral Charles II. Stockton, L. 5. N:
1T would be violation OF neutrality
for the United States to permit idle
property OF uncertain value to be trans
formed into cash. which would be un.
sezabls and OF immediate value to a
belligerent"
taking UP the right Of Germany to exact
ransoms from Lege and Brussels, points
out that while the older German writer's
uphold the practice. Buntschii writes:
war now has become civilized and
belligcrents have no longer the right TO
pillage. still less OF unnecessary destruc-
tion. There can he no question OF alter
ing these things. nor OF redeeming this
alleged right, Europe no longer recog-
nlzes this relic OF barbsrism."
NJ Clunet also quotes several articles
OF the Hague declaration OF 1893 and
points out that the German representa-
tives were among the first signatories of
the articles In question
The sun., 1914-08-25
CANNED SALMON MAY
BE USED FOR CURRENCY
L. s. Senate in Effect Votes for
Currency Issue Based on
Popular Fish.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.-The Senate
passed this afternoon Senator Hoke
Smiths bill providing for Federal license
and Inspection OF warehouses containing
cotton. The bill was amended to include
tobacco warehouses and warehouses con-
tanning naval stores, canned salmon and
grain In States where there are no state
warehouses or State licenses for storing
grain. Maryland and Missouri are ex-
cluded by the amendment The amend
ment to include canned salmon was
fought over all day Saturday and was
finally adopted by vote OF 20 to 23
Senator Chiffon fought unsuccessfully
for an amendment broadening the scope
OF the bill to include warehouses in which
are stored peaches. apples. coal and oil
Senator Smith in vigorous speech criti-
clsed Senators who sought to cover the
bill with ridlcule.
BY the vote the Senate in effect went on
record in favor Of canned salmon cur
rency. The license system provided Is
designed TO make possible the issuing OF
emergency currency notes on warehouse
receipts for cotton. canned salmon and
other commodities, or the use of such re-
celpts as security for Government loans.
The plan for licensing warehouses con-
tanning cotton was worked out by Senator
Hoke Smith, Secretary McAdoo and Sec
retary Houston. By an amendment to-
day the bill Is made to expire as an act
OF Congress after n treaty of peace ID
signed between Germany and Great Brit
ain. and In any event within two years.
The bill authorizes the Secretary OF
Agriculture to license warehouses con-
tanning cotton after Federal inspection
and grading and to issue official certin-
Gates OF the cotton stored and the classes
or grades. The sum of $4,000 is appro,
priated to carry out the plan II IL
believed that before the bill finally he.
comes law the Senate amendment for
Federal inspection and warehousing OF
grain, canned salmon. tobacco and nava
stores probably viii be eliminated.
senator Hoke Smith. addressing the
/ senate, said that the purpose OF the bill
! was TO enable the cotton planters &c
finance their crops for this year. thai
the value OF the crop ordinarily was d
billion dollars, that debts amounting tC
half that sum had been incurred aIread,
on account OF producing the crop and tina,
with the destruction OF the foreign marke
by the European war II was certain tha
unless some plan was worked out FOL
obtaining money on warehouse receipti
for cotton the South was confronted witt
bankruptcy,
Secretary OF the Treasury McAdoo tol,
The sun., 1914-08-25
NO MAILS FOR EUROPE TO-DAY.
stampalia wiz Leave Tomorrow
with Letters.

No malls will leave this port for Europe
tNday. Malls for Austria and Hungary
will leave here tomorrow on the steam
ship Stampalia. by way OF Naples. closing
at the GenerIl Post once at $40 A. VI.
rne stampalia will also take mails for
other parts OF Europe II they are marked
20 go by that vessel.
The French liner France will take mails
for France b. Havre tomorrow These
mails close at the General Post Once at
I A. NJ. Mails for all Europe, except
Germany. Austria and Hungary, and for
Africa. West Asia and the East Indies. by
the steamship ST. Louis close tomorrow
at $50 A. NJ.
The steamship Parma will take m lie
TODAY for the Leeward and Windwnrd
islands and Guiana. closing at the Gem
oral Post once at 1i.30 A VI
The sun., 1914-08-25
MEAT PRICES FIXED,
SAY THE RETAILERS
Slight Variation Among Big
Packers-Argentine Supply
Hampered.
NO CONSPIRACY IS SEEN
Federal Indictments Unlikely,
Says Wood, but Inquiry
Has Checked Raise.

Retail butchers. testifying yesterday be-
fore Chief Magistrate McAdoo. declared
that In this town tbere Ia nrao,icai,v ons
,,,rto, ,,r ,,o.. ,,,,, h,,, go ~. ht.,
', ""' Du' i'op' '"e oe
p"'Ne'"' anu tha' ITO matter wnere 'ney
go they pay the same prices. When there
are differences In the prices demanded BY
IN. packers tbev said tho a,0e,sno.a ara
-, a, -. 4. -, -. a.
-, no w, " ''""e II "o''" ""i'' W
eaVe one packer ana 20 10 anotner Tor
The sun., 1914-08-25
SAYS BRITISH DISCRIMINATE.
American Charges Passage on Irisn
Sea Packet Was Denied.

Acting British Consul General r. =.
Noteworthy received "A complaint AT tho
British Consulate in State street yester-
day which would indicate that English
steamers in tho Irish Sea are dlscrimi
mating against American citizens.
John Burke, liquor importer of l7e
Water street, told the Consul that a state
room on the packet plying between Kings
town. Ireland and Holyhead, Wales. was
denied to him. although he had bought
ticket and had been told that there
were plenty Of berths by booking as a
resident OF Toronto, Canada. Mr.. Burke
said. at the suggestion OF the captain. no
was able TO secure a stateropm.
Mr.. Nosworthy declared that the case
was an extraordinary one and would be
thoroughly Investigated
The sun., 1914-08-25
CUSTOMS RECEIPTS NORMAL.
Total of R8.O,s32 Yesterday Back
to Antc-BeIium Figures.

Receipts for duties at the Custom House
yesterday were up TO those OF a normal
day before the European war. The total
receipts at the Custom House under or
receipts are the Custom House under or
dinary conditions run from 100000 to
$500. 900.
The amount received yesterday for
duties paid on Withdrawals from the
bonded warehouses was s257,42O5O and
the aTount for duties on recent !mporta-
tions was S363,4il.52
The sun., 1914-08-25
No Federal Charges Yet.

The investigation by the Government
authorities has not yet disclosed any
thing to Justify laying charges before the
Federal Gand Jury, accoruing TO United
states Attorney Roger Il. Wood, He ex-
poets to make report to Washington
some time this week.
Judging by the results of our inquiry
so far he said yesterday. there Is no
wholesale raising of prices In this dis
trict. There have been Increases In tn
price of some foodstuffs, such as sugar,
meats. -four, dairy products. &C.. but
these In many cases are based on natural
causes. I will admit. however, the pos
sibil!ty that the timeliness OF our inves-
tigation put stop to the attempts az
greedy wholesalers and et'ilers 10 Justify
high prices through the European situ-
alton.
Il do not say that there have been no
concerted efforts to raise prices. out Z
such ccnspiraoies exist the facts fail 70
show them. one OF the significant results
OF our Investigation Is the discovery that
no abnormal supply Of foodstufts is In
the warehouses;. We And no evidence that
manufacturers and who 'esalers are st0r.
Ing their wares and waiting for higher
prices"
Objections to the investigation now be.
ing conducted by District Attorney Crop
sey before Justice Benedict In Brook
lyn were made yesterday by counsel rep
resenttng Arbuckle Brothers, the Bush
Terminal Company and Butler Brothers
The latter concern objected to the sub
pnna duces tecum which, counsel said.
meant practically the bringing Of their
entire business into the court room The
obj ct'ons were noted and the return OF
the subpunas was extended TO Thursday
Henry a. Morgan OF the American
Sugar Refining Company testified that his
companys reduction up to three weeks
The sun., 1914-08-25

Mr. Higgins said that the uniformity Of
prices was due solely TO market condi-
tlons. As for the cattle and hog faisers
holding back their products In the hope OF
further advances in price, he said he did
not believe IT. He thought that cattle
and hoss were simply not IN the country,
because any raiser would certainly sell at
the prices being paid now by the packers.
August +. Grimm, president OF the East
Side Retail Butchers Association. and
Herman Kirschbaum, former president
and member of the West Side Retail
Butchers Association. asserted that these
organizations have never tried TO induce
their members to maintain uniform re-
tail price for meats. MIR klrsChbaum
said that the packers sell at practically
uniform prices despite the bargaining le-
tween their statesmen and the retail
butchers.
Such variations as there are. he said,
are due to the quality of respective lots
and purely local conditions. but they are
so small as to make little difference TO
the buyer. No buyer. he said. could afford
TO run from one packer TO another In
the hope OF saving quarter OF cent on
a hundred pounds OF beef
Richard Webber. the owner OF a big
market at Third avenue and l20th street
also agreed that there Is practically one
market for the retail butcher. He can
hagg.c with the salesman of che pack
ers but doesn't gain enough TO make II
worth while to trade elsewhere.
The sun., 1914-08-25
CHINESE CABLES NOT WORKING.
Feared That Japanese Have Cut on
Com IN u icatiou,

The Comme-c'al cable Company an
nounced yesterday that the Shanghai
Tsing-tao and Chefoo cables are In
terrupted II is believed that the Jap
anese may have cut them.
The sun., 1914-08-25

The body OF Elmer Marsch of II John
son street, Brooklyn, ioated into Rock
away Beach last night on the Jamaica
Ray shore. II had been in the water
several dayA
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-08-23
BIG CORN CROP AND GOOD PRICE
Broomcorn Now bringing Ready
Money Into state.

WOODWARD. okla, Aug. 22.-Ap-
proximately TWO thousand men are
now at work In the broomcorn dis
trict In tho northwestern part of the
state gathering a crop Of brush that
has not been cxcclled IN years. The
product IS being taken by buyers as
rapidly as it is gathered at good
prices. AS high in some places for Ger
tain quality ~ SIPS ton. There Will
be an enormous yield this year and
those who had large fields Will he
lucky. as the farmers are getting
ready money for their product, while
wheat is not commanding a high
price at this time Farmers are hold
ing as m.ch as they can Of it, wait
ing for the higher prices that arc
most sure 20 come In time.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-08-23
NEW PAPER FOR SAPULPA
Morning Paper 10 BE Started ON sep
tcmbcr I.

SAPULPA, Aug. % lSpccial)-
The Sapulpa Press. morning paper
backed by local business men ana in-
corpomtod with a capital stock Of
$4,000. viii begin active operations
hero September ] O. NJ. Ireland, j.
49, Sroup und T.. \. white are the of
tccrs of the company while o. 5.
Todd will act 3s editor.
While the new paper viii Doe indie
pendent in politics, every member Of
the organization is Republican. The
mission of the paper viii be 10 de-
nounco the city officials, to favor "a
more thorough prohibition movement
and 10 encourage law enforcement
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-08-23

WASHINGTON. Aug 22 The
Rucker bill to regulote publicity OF
campaign contributions and limit cam
paign expenses Of candidates for con
eress. which has passed the house.
was favorably reported today to the
senate
one amendment would have it that
in no contingency should any political
committee eNpend IN any congress
sional district more than $1,000. An
other amendment would direct that
no corporation or officer thereof on
behalf Of such corporation. shall make
any contribution whatever 20 any
election"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-08-23

LONDON, AUG. 13.-II-'IO q. M
The official news bureau announces
that two steamers, the Maryland, from
Copenhagen. and the Danish steamer
Hroberg, have struck mines in the
North sea and fouudercd. They were
on the main trade route, 3j7 miles
frCm shore.
The MARYLAND struck mine Fri
day night The crew of tho BroberE,
s,,ing the accident. proceeded to tn
rescue in launches Tut failed to save
the crew. On rcsuming the search
Saturday morning the Brobcrg also
struck "A mine and foundcrcd but her
crew was rescued and brought 10
IoWestoft ENGLAND
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-08-23
GOLD SHIP Is IN HOLLAND
VIII Distribute Money Ia Americans
In Holland.

LONDON. Aug. 22.-(S.22 p. ny
The United States cruiser Tennessee.
with gold aboard for Americans. is
anchored outside Dutch territorial
waters. three miles out from the Rot
tcrdam canal according 30 an Am
sterdam dispatch 90 the Reuter- Tel
cpram company Tho Dutch cruiser
Noord Braband is lying alongside.
Henry $. Breckenridge assistant
secretary Of war who has charge Of
the funds has gone to The Hague
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-08-23

VERA CRUZ. Aug 22.-The Span
ish cruiser Carlos V sailed today for
Hampton Roads. The Carlos V IS the
last % the warships. other than Amer
lean. which came here at the time OF
the American landing. to leave Mex
lean waters
4 report was iu circulation here to-
day that John Lind, who was Presi-
dent Wilson's personal representative
iu Mexico for a number Of months, Is
about to return.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-08-23
Norman Militia soldier Dies After an
Operation.

M'ALESTER. Aug. 22.-The first
fatality in the oklahoma National
Guard while on duty occurred to-
night, when Clarence Graves, mem
ber Of the engineer corps. from Nor
man. died in a local hospital follow
ing an operation for hernia.
Major Clark of El Reno. of the reg
mental infirmary, performed the
operation Thursday. peritonitii
brought on complications and death
resulted.
II was a chronic ailment for which
the operation gave promise Of COM
plCte cure.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-08-23

WASHINGTON, Aug 22-Amcr-
Jeans Boo Portugal are not in need OF
financial aid according to a dispatch
received today from Minister Birch
at Lisboud Americans and British
uon-combata.ts in L.oge NcrsIcrs
ana Spa are safe. according to Consul
Robert Th9mpsos 1T AiX-La-Chapelle.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-08-23

ANTWERP. via London, Aug "a
GAO a. ma great battle between
(Contiuucd on page TWo)
the G,rmans and the allied forces be
gan Saturday morning, according To
onicial announcement The battle llnc
extends from Namur to Charlerol
Which lies about twenty miles to the
Mnst.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-08-23

LONDON, Aug. 22.-G:05 p. M
A dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph
company from Ostend says big bat
tie appears to have been taking place
since this morning in the environs OF
Charleroi. The greater portion of the
German troops, according to this au-
thuritv. have not yet passed the river
Bender.
The bender river is to the cast Of
Ghcut and Broges.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-08-23
Germans Attacking Namur.

LONDON, Aug. 22.-7:45 p. nj
The official information bureau an
nounced this afternoon that an arull-
cry attack upon Namur by the Ger
nlIms WAS now In prOgress.