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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-20
COMMERCIAL FIRE
TO Wind UP AFFAIRS
Directors to Ask Court to Name
Receivers and Liquidate
Company'S Business.

It's capital having become impaired,
tie directors of the Commercial Fire
Insurance Company have prepared for
fling in the District Supreme Court a
petition for the voluntary liquidation of
the corporation. William Frank Thy
son. secretary of the company. and
James S. Easby-Smith have been Sc
lected by President Robert r. futile
and the directors. as the individuals
whom the court will be requested to
name receivers.
The impairment OF capital resulted
from the sale of the Commercial Com
pany's equity in the Southern building
Tor 1855. 600 While this sum was SIG 90
more than the company paid for its in
iyrest, II was S95.e0 less than the ap-
I.raisal placed upon its interest by the
Insurance department of the District.
thus resulting in the impairment that
makes liquidation necessary.
All of the risks carried by the Com
-nercial have been reinsured with the
Nord Deutsche Insurance Company of
Hamburg. Germany. which assumed the
liabilities as of December Il.
Organized in 1890.
The Commercial Fire Insurance Com
pany was organized in 1890, and for
nineteen years confined its operations
- the District. About five years ago
L entered into a long-term contract
with New York interests. then con-
trolling The Franklin Fire Insurance
Company OF the District, and with the
Potomac Fire Insurance Company of
the District, permitting those companies
to commit the Commercial on risks
throughout the United States.
In 1872. Robert r. futile, who had
purchased a controlling interest in the
Commercial, organized the First Ma
tional Fire Insurance Company. That
sear the two companies purchased the
Southern building. Jointly, paving 81
5sA.c0 The building had been carried
on the books of the Southern Building
Corporation al S2.e00.OU and the same
valuation was given the property in the
appraisal made by the District insur-
ance department.
This led TO a Congressional investiga-
ton. the charge being made that the
building was being carried at q fictitious
value. The appraised value was then
lowered and the companies carried il at
valuation of $3.50 coo.
Forced to Sell Building.
The Commercial. Mr.. futile says. was
led TO sell its interest because Of in
ability to meet heavy obligations on the
property. which were soon to mature
The sale was recently effected. the
property being taken il the name of
Henry Patterson. of Virginia. but it is
understood that title will soon be trans
ferred to the First National Company,
owner OF the other half-interest
Several months ago Eldridge E Jor-
dan. president Of the Real Estate Trust
Company. made an offer to stockhold-
ers of the Commercial for an exchange
OF stock of the Real Estate Trust Com
pany for stock of the Commercial. on
A basis Of twenty shares of the Com
mercial for one share of Real Estate
Trust stock. the par value of which Is
800. About Il per cent of the CONNER
cisl stock is said 10 have been 50 eX-
changed.
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I from combining with foreign companies
operating in this country. 1t is hardly
10 be supposed that the Congress OF the
United States was lcgiSlating to pro-
tect purchasers in foreign countries
from monoDOies.
Nevertheless, The law as il stands to-
dag prevents American manufacturers
trcm forming combinations to do an
export business in Germany, a country
the government of which encourages
moncpo!es and in certain cases re
puiTes its manufact trcrs to combine in
selling goods to their own people
Throughout the world the independent
American manufacturer is brought into
competition with these foreign combi-
nations. The task or building up q
foreign trade is expensive. Trained rep
rcSentatiVcS must be secured at high
salaries and a large amount Of capital
Is necessary to finance the trade. Only
the larger concerns can afford to
make the initial OUTLAWS. The smaller
corporations and companies are barred
bv financial limitations. They prob
ably make products which would find
ready sale in the foreign markets, and
permitted to join with one or more
similar industries. thus dividing the eN-
pcnse. could reap a profit, but such com
biuaticns are prohibited The law was
PASSED before the commercial vision
diScerncd the possibilities Of foreign
commerce.
Rich Markets Open.
In the DAYS when the practices Of
big business were changed slowly by
governmental suits. there was valid
reason for looking obviously upon these
combinations. oven for foreign trade.
but the Federal Trade Commission is
soon to become operative. II viii be
in a position to watch closely the opera
tons of such combinations and can
quickly check any whose acts might be
iEimical to the interest OF the Ameri-
can consuming publiL.
The bill authorizing the establishment
Of the trade commission, directed that
body TO investigate the effect of the
Sherman law on foreign trade and to
make suggestions But the war has
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Amount of Commerce.
Pennsy Shows Increase
I'm Shareholders List

The Pennsylvania railroad had ei.15s
stockholders-the largest number in its
history. on December l. according TO an
nouncement today. This is an increase
of S,S53 over the same date last year.
Instead of showing decrease in the
number of it's foreign shareholders AS
compared to December I, 1913. the COM
pilation shows that on December 1. 1914,
II had 11.SS2, or an increase of 3S6 over
the previous year.
Thirty-one thousand one hundred ard
eighty-six. more than one-third OF the
stockholders. are citizens of Pennsyl-
vania The remainder of the stocks are
distributed as follows: New York, Is, 545,
New England, 1859. scattered. 1901.
OF the total number of shareholders 49,
913. or 4s.11 per cent. are women.
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HaitianS Resent u. S.
Action in Taking Gold

PORT AU PRINCE. Haiti. Dec. 70
The action OF the National Bank in
placing its gold and silver coin on board
an American wsrship hassbrought forth
many protests from the Haitian people
The funds In question belong for the
most part to the Haitian government
and were intended for redemption OF
paper money.
The currency was remOvel 20 the
varship by the aid OF American ma
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lanes Henry Jones.

Under tho auspices of Harmony
Lodge. No. .. I. o. o. F.. the funeral OF
James Henry Jones will be held at the
chapel OF Congressional Cemetery to-
morrow afternoon. Mr.. Jones death oc-
CURED on Friday at the homo of his
daughter. Mrs. William Lacey Seat
Pleasant. Nd. in his ninety-siXth year.
He as the second oldest member OF the
Oldest Inhabitants Association.
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Funerals
Tohn G., GreenavaIt.

John g. Grecnawalt. whose death from
heart disease occurred yesterday at tho
Pension Office, will be buried at tho
Arlington National Cemetery Tuesday
afternoon, after funeral services at his
late residence, 1907 Irving street north
west. Burnside Post. No. s. G. A. r +:
the Military order OF the Loyal Legion,
and the District of Columbia Society
Sons of tho Revolution, Of which orders
he was a member. will be represented
at the funeral.
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Bernard R, BRYAN.

The funeral of Bernard r. Bryan, who
died yesterday at the home of his Sis
ter. Mrs. Maurice J. wall. 2532 Eleventh
street northwest, will be held at that
number tomorrow morning at o'clock,
after which the body will be taken to
st. Paurs Church. where a requiem
mass Will be sung at Q o'clock.
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George T. BruffeY.

George T. Bruffey. fifty-eight years
old. is dead at his home. l4Os First street
northeast. After funeral services at
Wright's undertaking rooms tomorrow
afternoon at 5 o'clock, the body will be
taken to Harrisonburg, Va, for inter
ment.
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Meanwhile. there Is daily improvement
In the country's foreign trade During
the past week France declared cotton
TO be non-contraband. thus opening the
markets OF the world TO this American
staple by joining the other bclligerents
III such construction. Amhassad dor
Gerard says that there Is demand for
2,utOHU bales of cotton in Germany
while Austria could take 10000 bales
The prevailing price abroad is ranging
from L. TO IS cents a pound, after allow
ing cents for freight. insurance, and
other charges. The handicap TO the cot
ton trade now Is said to be a lack OF
ships.
Ship Purchase Measure.
This need the Administration is on
deavoring to meet by pressing the ship
purchase measure for which President
Wilson has spoken so strongly The bill
was favoraDly reported in the Senate
last week.
Statistics recently compiled show a
SHARP increase in the exploration OF
motor vehicles. During October l. EG1
motor vehicles, valued at g. 9tSI. Isl were
exported. as compared with 7e3 val
Ue0 At Sl.IG.22. in October, 1919, or an
increase Of SI.l72.129 Tho Increase, how
ever. was due entirely to large ship
mcnts Of motor trucks. Of which Si2
valued at S22S69Gi. were sent abroad.
AGAINST -. valued at 1929 jGS i'm the
corresponding period last year.
John Barrett director of the PAN
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Mail Collector Held.

william r Young, a mail collector.
who was arrested at the Anacostia post
office last night on complaint of Post
office Inspector Robertson. will be given
a hearing before a United States Com
missioner tomorrow. 1t is alleged that
Young. who lives on Anacostia road. had
in his possession a marked 81 bill that
had been placed IN a decoy letter.
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Capt. Samuel S. Burdette.

Services over the body Of Capt. Sam
ueI s Burdette. at one time command
er-in-chiet of the Grand Army of tho
R.public. Will be held tomorrow after
noon in All Souls Church, the Rev. DR..
L. G. B. Pierce officiating. The Depart
mcnt of the Potomac, G. A. r. and
the Military Order OF the Loyal Legion
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presented trade opportunities never be
Tor" dreamed Of. If those be neglected
until tho proposed investigation may DC
mad" and reported upon. the rich mar
h"t~ lnay IA H." meantime be corTalled
Icy other countries.
For more than year. the comment
has been heard on all sides-hcard so
frequently that it has become common
pldr"-tnat general commercial, indus
trial and financial conditions could not
materially improve until the great rail-
road systems were permitted to build
M their revenues. ON Friday the Inter
state commerce Commission rendered a
decision in the Eastern rate case. grant
l'g an increase OF approximately ; per
cent on all roads between the Atlantic
Sedboard and the Mississippi river,
north of the Potomac and Ohio rivers.
exception being made for certain heavy
commodities.
The roads did not got all that they
asked. but the commissions decision
gives them approximately 20 per cent OF
the increase requested. II is estimated
that tho total increase i'm incomes will
De %g.pO,OO9 a year.
Effect of Increase.
The effect of this increase will not
be confined TO the railroads and the
equipment companies. which will re-
ceive orders for supplies: it will have a
far-reaching sentimental influence.
Financicrs connected with tho trans
portation com 1aniss FIND satisfaction
not alone in the additional revenues
which will be placed in the companies
Golfers. but as well in what they are
inclined To regard as a change Of scnti-
lneni on the part of tho commission.
The following portion of the opinion Of
the majority members Of tho commits
slSTu heinz. widely cited
The means of transportation gre
fundamental and Indispensable agencies
in our industrial life. and for the conf
mon veal should be kept abreast of the
public requirements
Large shippers, though the increase in
rates VIII place additional costs upon
them. likewise appear to be pleased.
julius Rosenwald. head Of Sears. Roe
buck e Co. of Chicago. in commenting
on the decision yesterday, said. we re-
Joice in decision that will help the
entire country"
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Mrs M Z 6 Davis

Mrs. NJ. L. s Davis. rege: the De-
borah Knapp Chapter. ID. A. r.. is dead
at her late home. 1117 . street north
west, where funeral services viii be
held tomorrow at II o'clock
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O'Clock. His death occurred yesterday
at his late home. 1911 / street north
east. His wife. eight children.twenty-
one grandchildren. and two great-great-
grandchildren survive him.
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David Anderson.

The body Of David Anderson will be
buried in Rock Creek Cemetery tomor-
row afternoon following services at the
Church Of the Good Shepherd. at .
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will have charge OF the ceremonies, and
interment will be at Arlington National
Cemetery.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-20

American Union. has just made public
statistics complied by the union, which
show that for the first time IN history
the Tinted states In 1912 led tho world
in trade with the Latin American re-
publics. Last year WAS the nrSt i'll which
this country exported TO the twenty
Latin-American countries more than did
Great Britain.
Amount of Commerce.
The foreign commerce of the twenty
republics amounted TO $3.50 .S76.224. OF
which s., $50. 1851 was exports. aud 81
3ccc5. 752 81 imports. The United States
sold TO those countries sS20 $50 .S4S; the
United Kingdom sold So. 22S 01S: Ger
many. s217 ,9S7. 202. and France, $40. Ss4,-
3S5.
On the other hand, the imports from
Jatin-America were: The United states,
s477, 62S, 500: the United Kingdom, $751;
35S. 313: Germany. SIS, 6.172, and France,
$12S. 800 O6s.
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$50 silver Comb. !
Brush and Tirror......
i: Il: T.. +. .. !. "a. !. S
500 TercQl.t tors and n
Chatting Bishes.-..-.-...
$3.50 Bra elets.
Bracelet Watches, Lay
walters. u - % q" b G e., IL
Io"lyet ana CuaIus.
tObS. Special at.
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presented trade opportunities never be
Tor" dreamed Of If those be neglected
Until the proposed investigation may be
mad" and reported upon. the rich mar
k"t~ NAV IA th. meantime be cOrTalled
10y other countries.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-10-01
LEADER OF REBELS DECLARES
NE NEVER WILL RECOGNIZE
FORMER CHIEF.
WOULD PREVENT BL00DSHED
Says Provisional President Must De-
liver Complete Control Of Govern
ment Into Hands Of Fernando
Calderon.

Chihuahua City, Mexico. - I'm
mediate resignation of Gen. Car
rama as first chief of the con-
tionalists is the only basis on which
Gen. villa will agree to settlement
of differences between himself and
Carranza. This was his reply to mes
sages from officials in the City OF
Mexico, who protested against his at
titude toward Carranza.
Villa declared he never would &C
cept Carranza as head Of the republic.
Gen. Villas reply follows:
81 lament the circumstances that
have brought about grave danger but
sincerely protest that my sole ambi-
ton will be to arrange existing diff
culties without shedding blood, If pos
sible.
Il emphatically state, however, that
the only move that can bring about
cessation Of hostilities on my part is
that Venustiano Carranza deliver SUI
preme command to Fernando Igles-
las Calderon so that, in the shortest
possible time, elections may be called.
AT the same time | declare / shall
not accept Carranza as president or
vice president or president ad interim
OF the republic"
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-10-01

TO the firing line to support the ex-
hausted soldiers who have been under
fire continuously for more than
month.
II is understood that the British re-
endorsements are being placed along
the Disc and Ainse TO support both the
left flank and the center OF the allies
The thirteenth day of this special
conflict found the French troops still
pressing vigorously against the army
of General Won Kluck in their efforts
TO encircle the German right and crush
II or force II back.
An official statement given out at
Berlin says:
The siege guns have been taken
from Metz to lombard Verdun. The
French are striving to prevent the ar
rival Of these guns, but they are stead
fly approaching nearer. The reduction
OF Verdun cannot be averted when
they reach position where they can
be operated with full effect. Our
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-10-01
Allies Claim Bio Gains.

London, Sept. 26.-The official an
nouncement regarding the progress OF
the battle OF the Aisne made public In
Paris tonight said that the thanking
movement of the allies left wing con-
tinues to develop and that the town OF
Peronne has been occupied after des-
perate fighting with the Germans.
This report tends to confirm the ear
lier unofficial reports that the Germans
had been driven back further on their
right wing than had been previously
reported and that the main stand OF
the Germans to the north and west will
be made along the line from Cambria
to st. Amend.
The official dispatch adds that there
has been lull in the fighting along
the center of the great line and that
the German attacks on the right wing
of the allies have been checked.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-10-01
RUSS ADVANCE ON CRAC0W
Petrograd Reports That the City Has
Been Occupied by German Troops
Other War News.

That Cracow has been occupied by
German troops, that the town has
been put under a German military
commandant and that the Austrian
civil administration has been displaced
is the gist of the latest advices re-
ceived here" says the Petrograd cor
respondent OF the London Morning
Post. "All the original administra-
ton OF the town and all civil officials
Of the Austrian government have left
and the residents are fleeing In a
panic"
The Germans have thrown three
army corps into the Cracow district,
according to this information. and are
bringing more troops in preparation
for the expected Russian attack.
Craco% is in Western Galicia. and
an important fortified city, on which
the Russians are reported to be ad-
vancing.
New German Casualty List.
Telegraphing from Amsterdam to
London, the correspondent of Reuters
Telegram company says the thirty
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-10-01

first German casualty list, containing
total of about one thousand men
killed. wounded and missing, has been
given out. 1t includes the names of
20 officers of one regiment who we're
killed in FIVE days fighting.
Canadian Troops on the Way.
The major part of Canada's latest
contingent of $4,000 men for service
in Europe is already on it's way to the
front in 20 transports heavily armed
and guarded by British men-of-war in
sufficient force to prevent any attack
by German cruisers.
Beigsns Capture Germans.
The Rotterdam Courant says that
Belgian troops are showing at many
places from which they have long
been absent. Two thousand Germans
were captured, It says, on September 20
between Malines and Aershot Two
hundred officers among them will be
kept at Antwerp. The remainder of
the prisoners will go to England.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-10-01

London.-For three days withopt
cessation the Germans have hurled
their masses against the French and
English along the entire from, in
Northern France. The French Official
view is that these operations he
iiercest that have yet taken place. are
by high command, meaning possibly
direct instructions from the emperor
himself.
Their purpose has been to break
through the allied lines, but both
French and British official reports
say they have failed. From Pars if
is announced that not only have the
Germans not been able to achieve
their object, but they have los. a
flag. guns and men in the attempt.
The British, as usual, are lacouic.
The situation is satisfactory" the re-
port reads, land the counter attacks
on the British front have been beaten
back, with heavy losses to the enc
my"
The bayonet has played an import
ant part in these engagements whore
the men in the trenches on the one
side or the other, only a. few hun
dreds yards apart, come to grips with
steel after the positions have been
shelled and raked with rifle fire
The French claim appreciate pro
gress on the left wing and decisive
victory over the famous Prussian
guard in the center or the Woevre
district, where the Germans have
made gains in the last two or three
days, little is said.
British, French and Bermans have
withstood the most terrific Smelling
the world has ever known, an almost
constant rain of bullets from the rifles
and hand-to-hand encounters with gun
and bayonet, but all reports agree that
they are fighting with the same de
termination and tenacity as In the be
ginning. and that even the command
ers in some cases are having diff
Guilty in holding their men back.
The German general staff, by way
OF Berlin, reports that the allies are
ucinG their railroads in a general at
tack on the extreme end of the right
flank of the German army. The gen
eral staff also reports slight gains
on the center of the battle front and
an engagement with artillery south
of Verdun.
While guarding against premature
| assertions of victory, opinion here
finds numerous points of support for
the belief that the Germans are stalk
ing all on the present determined ef-
forts to crush the right and center Of
the allies.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-10-01

or" carries one back to the days so
delightfully."- portrayed In the novels
OF Captain Marryat and Fenimore
Cooper; and It is suggestive OF roll
licking, tarry-handed son OF Neptune
with a quid in his starboard cheek,
who gives his trousers a hitch and
says, "Shiver my timbers!"
The potential force of a battleship
has been likened to that of $4,000 men;
and that is not an exaggeration. With
out doubt, in struggle between two
great sea powers decisive battle be
tween two fleets OF battleships with
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-10-01

Paris, Sept. 27.-The following off,
eial statement was issued by the OH.
cial press bureau:
Our left wing in the region 70
the northwest OF Noyon, our first lines.
having come into collision with SUI
perior forces OF the enemy, were
obliged to yield a little ground. Re
enforced by fresh troops. these de-
tachments have vigorously resumed
the offensive. The conflict in this re-
gion is taking on character OF spe-
cial violence.
AT the center there is nothing new.
"On our right wing. before the at
tacks OF our troops coming out from
Nancy and Toul, the enemy has be-
gun to give way in the southern part
of the Woevre district, and is falling
back towards lie Rupt-de-Mad. The
action continues on the heights OF the
Mouse. The German forces have been
able to penetrate to the vicinity of st.
Mimiel, but they we're not able to
cross the Meuse"
French and British troops, inter
mingled Turcos and Moors, not only
held their own, but caused the strong
ly REINFORCED German western wing
to reel backward near st. Quentin and
imperiled the German line OF com
munication toward the frontier of Bel
GUM.
The German center has been weak
ened by the rush of troops from that
position to meet the threatening move
ment Of the allies and two strong
forces were engaged at close quar-
tiers between ST. Quentin and Terg-
nier.
Fresh British troops have been land
ed in France and are being rushed