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The Washington herald., 1914-07-07
WALL STREET GOSSIP.

Sentiment continued optimistic In we'll
informed circles yesterday. A moderate
advance In stocks was predicted for the
week. purchases on all recessions In rail-
road stocks and industrials advised. and
favorable decision from the Interstate
Commerce Commission on Wednesday
afternoon expected. Probability Of large
grain exports from a mammoth Ameri-
can crop also contributed largely to the
generally improved sentiment. The gen.
eraI expectation was that the rate de-
cision will grant increases ranging from
3l-2 per cent to 31-5 per cent
Continued rains in the northwest and
In Western Canada are causing some
concern for the wheat crop. The precipi-
tation has not as yet been so great as
to seriously endanger prospects. but a
great additional amount at this time,
when wheat Is beginning to head. may
delay harvesting and set back the crop
to some extent Sentiment continues
optimistic. however. The Liverpool mar
shipments are estimated at ll,sSs, 900
bushels. Of which Russia is expected to
furnish 2,I7s. 900.
The corn market Is stifening very ma
terislly both here and in Europe, with
continued unfavorable conditions in
Argentine. Here there Is nothing to
dampen the optimistic expectations as to
the size and condition Of the crops On
the other hand. with the Argentine crcp
Jeopardized and world shipments PROM
Using to be light, the prospects for big
returns to American corn growers
brighten daily Worlds shipments ere
estimated at T.f72 bushels. Danube Of
ferings were free in Liverpool yester-
day.
Following is the report OF a crop ex-
pert telegraphed S. B. Chaplin g. Co.
yesterday from Fargo. n. D.: Here this
evening direct from Minneapolis. Crops
appeared all normal in condition over
this route except corn. which is late
from recent wet weather. Wheat and
oats are beginning to head. No crop
troubles Of any Importance have come
under my observation so far. but there
Is no security from such in this section
for over a month. No mention Of rust
conditions so far. Everything looks all
right in this district -far. aYeraEa- .crnnS-
Am now in the center OF the Northwest"
Visible crops for December: Wheat.
1.75l,OoO; corn, S7,OOO; oats, 1lSooe.
n. B. Stark & Co. bankers, 80 Broad
way, New York, and Montreal. are offer
ing to investors two new issues of Gaia
dian municipal bonds. City OF Montreal
protestant school bonds ogered at 9l.59,
to yield As per cent, and city OF
Lachine's. Province OF Quebec. at S6 30
to yield $50 per cent.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-07
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

New York. July 6-wHEAT-struuger: lGrre
business No. l Northern sprinE. o. b., ~; new
No. 9 nd. c /. T.. export. sk: new No hard,
T. b.. July. seiz No. MAnitota. T. o. b.. -
No. l maaroni, % Exporters took about ], 90
bushels hard and soft winter. part Saturday.
CORS-WeAker: trade is inactive. Export cnrn.
lake and rail. early July T5ii: No. ) yellow. lake
and rail. IN, c l. T.. domestic No. yellow. lake
and nail. .: No. yellow. end July. T5S; Argentine
corn at q SPOT delivered in bags; for July August
~. O. o. b.
oATS-Steady: trade inactive. No. white. IA
~; standard E5isa4I: No white. cas-; No. Z
white I2aI2isi elevator basis ungrAded track OF
ahoat. Sz46
HAY-Receipts sl3 tons: steady; demand is mod
crate. Quote prime timothy, i0l1i; No. timothy,
L0oaaio5: No . sOa95; No. J. IS.
sTRAw-ReCeipts. none. Easy; trade quiet
Long rye quoted at Is.
PORK-stsAdy: business Is Moderate Mes, z 3
az Is: family. 4.e0a25.5o: clear. Is.TSaZloo.
BEEF-steady: inquiry IL inactive. PAcket, i. 5oa
%; family. lAooals0 30.
LARD-Steady; dealings are inactive. Prime
Western. 100: refined continent, ELS; South
American, ILG5 rvhned Brazilian, In kegs I25:
beef stearins. s. lard searine Guot New York. IN
The Washington herald., 1914-07-07
STOCK TRADING
CONTINUES Dull
Market Makes More Leeway
Than Headway During
Days Business.
BONDS QUIET AND FIRM
Crop Report viii Be Feature Today,
Though 1t Won't Figure as an In
centive to Speculation.
BONDS QUIET AND FIRM

New York, July s!-Stoeks were very
duh today. Half the days business was
done in the first hour and there was
little interest for the remainder OF tne
day.
he market made more leewsy than
headway. From 10 a. m to : p. m
Steel common never got more than one
eighth away from g.
These are dark days in the hnanctal
district The bad showing OF business
for the first six months Of the year
brought cuts in salaries and in some
instances the wholesale discharge OF
employees Houses that have retained
large quarters, branch Offices and pri-
vate wires have used the knife freely
on the expense account.
Street IL Very IdIe.
Never in the history of the street
have stock brokers found themselves
with so little to do. Capital cannot be
coaxed into new ventures, old companies
are unable to finance pressing wants and
reorganization plans are held up while
speculative operations are only memories.
And the end is not in sight.
British consols moved up on easier
money at London. Paris was strong In
attention of a heavy over subscription
to the new loan. Except for some buy
ing in Copper stocks, little foreign in
terest was shown in our securities.
Union Pacific rose to 156 1-2 but inter-
est petered out in a short time. South
ern Pacific was steady. Western Union
strong and United States Express gained
two points on the reported sale of some
real estate. Amalgamated gained l-2
on buying which looked like short COW
ering. Pittsburgh Coal issues were ac-
tive and higher, the common crossing
p and the preferred advancing 70 81 1-2.
Crop news was mixed. Much import
ance will be placed on the government
crop report due tomorrow although it is
not expected to figure as an incentive to
speculation.
Bonds were quite and firm, the July
reinvestment demand being unusually
limited.
Fair Business in L. 8. Steel.
Savings institutions are practically out
Of the market as buyers.
Southern Pacific convertible IS were
strong at 1O2 Is, and a fair business was
done in-Cnited States Steel IS around
l02 -
tt lie funds were a shade firmer as a
result of the unfavorable showing made
by last weeks bank statement. Call
funds were offered in excess Of require
ments, and time rates are expected to
ease on within q few days
Gross railroad earnings for the fourth
week Of June were generally unfavor-
The Washington herald., 1914-07-07

able. Canadian Pacific decreased sl2a,ooo.
Grand Trunk s1is,00o; 81. Louis. South
western. se6 600: Buffalo, Rochester and
Pittsburgh, s2I.0Oo; Missouri Pacific, In
creased, $4,000. 6
Brokers find it difficult to arouse inter-
est regardiug the rate case, and the fear
Is growing that the public have lost m
terest and win not be coaxed back into
railroad securities by the settlement OF
this long debated question.
The conference of physicians now TAX
ing place at Washington has not. as YET
beep helpful to the patient business.
Tr.dinE ON Local EschanEe.
The sale Of 40 shares Of Commercial
National Bank at 1ss-ail shares IN ten
share Iots-featured the trading on the
local exchange yesterday. The trading
in this stock was between a broker sell
! ing and member of the exchange buy
ing.
Much information not usually demand
ed in the national bank call OF the Comp
troIIer Of the Currency Is demanded in
the call just issued. Records of loans
and discounts. accounts Of correspond
ents through loans. and all Information
which might be of use in organizing the
new banking system is demanded for the
In order that the Comptroller OF the
Currency may be given an idea OF the
number of checks which member banks
in the new currency system will have to
handle. national banks, beginning yestsr-
day, are required to keep a daily record
of all checks handled. the record to be
reported to the comptroller at the end OF
the week.
John SHELTON Williams, Comptroller OF
the Currency was forty-nine years old
yesterday. He celebrated the anniversary
Of his birth in the Blue Ridge Noun
tains, near Bluemont, Va. Yesterday
WI the first day since he has been IN
the government service that Comptroller
williams has been absent from his Of
fee on a working day for any purpose
except business.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-07
SOCIALIST COLLEGE CHARTERED.
New InstItutIon I'm Kansas to Teach
Capital and Labor Problem.

Topeka. Rans-, July "a socialist
college. believed to be the first inst-
tuition Of its kind in the country. has
been chartered by the State Of Kansas.
The college is TO be located in Fort
Scott. and will be known as the Peo-
pies College.
The teaching in this college. as out
lined in the charter, shall be done both
by correspondence and resident school
methods.
All subjects taught shall be taught
as far as possible from the viewpoint
OF the producers OF wealth, the rela-
tion OF the working class to cfviliZa-
tiOn apd to the social problems that
confront mankind.
All moneys arising from any source
will be used to extend the work of the
college and create a fund for the aid
OF the students in procuring an edu-
cation.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-07
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
COTTON MARKETS.

Furnished by n. L CARPENTER 4 Co.
The rally in prices in the face Of very goot
over holiday weather shows that the market hat
become somewhat oEersold Thursday and Fridal
and that the technical position had been improved
There q rery good Cas- q buying with con
tracts rather scarce and slfhouEh the volume o
trade was not large the market had q much bet
ter tone to ii. There was no news 6 importance
aside from weather adviceS. Purchases around
the market looksbto have had its decline thI
rains and the contract IL certainly worth present
The Washington herald., 1914-07-07
BROKERS FAIL FOR MILLIONS,

Boston. July s-schedules IN bank
ruptcy Of Gay & sturgis. stock brokers.
was filed today in the United States Dss-
trict Court. giving liabilities Of N.slo.-
MS. OF this amount. a.2z4.2 .2sl 10 unso-
cured. Gay as an individual has no
liabilities and assets of 81. .Ils. His part
ner. Irving ]. sturgis, has liabilities %
go. 500. and assets Of so
The Washington herald., 1914-07-07
CHICAGO PRODUCTS. /,
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
WASHINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE.

sales-Regular call l2 O'Clock noon
Potomac cons. s. 81 600 at sslz
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone s.. 100 at los.
Capital Traction. at g.
AergenthAler, at Afz. q,
Commercial National Bank, 10 at is. 10 At iss 10
at l 10 at Iss 10 at IS. 10 at ls 10 1t iss. 10 at
l8. 10 at lss, 10 At lsS.
After call: ~. ..-
Commercial National Bank. 10 at is 10 at Iss
Washington Railway Is. 1900 at 81. N.oo at
sA-
Capital Traction s.. 400 at los.
GAS BONDS.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-07
THE WASHINGTON HERALD TUESDAY. JULY Z, 1914

az noaths. and siss pr ceai Ger loas,r naiuri
ties
Insltutisn, vhich uitAdrsu fron ths narksi
over the nid-year ssttlsmsut srs Sin holding alooi
and the rolumf q paper moving is hardly nj
ncient TO provide an adequate test of The tan
Der cent
Loodon disconnts. lISIs per cent Oh y
Paris discounts. ~. Of u Berlin discounts
n OF Y
The Washington herald., 1914-07-07
COMMERCE AND FINANCE

consideration around these pricss Ths ela.s vas
steady At 0 u = points hishsr than the prssioua
close leaving Liverpool due 70 c0me unehangsd
70 ~ points higher 70 nat us-Herbert Il. Broen,
Manager f@ n. L. Carpenter 4 Co
The Washington herald., 1914-07-07
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF THE
District National Bank.
RESOURCES

At washIngtos, In the District Of Co
Iumbia. Rt the close Of business.
June 70, 1914.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-07
New Orleans Futures.
by \, L. Carpenter 4 Co.
Statiatica.

Furnished b. n. L. Carpenter & Co.
RscsiptA MddnnEA
The Washington herald., 1914-07-07


District Of Columbia. City of Washington. -:
l. WILBUR II. ZEPP. cashier Of the above
named hank. do solemnly swear that the above
statement IS true. the best Of my knosledge and
belief. WILBUR H. ZEPP, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn 10 before me this Sd day Of
July. 1914 GEORGE Z TERRY
COTrect-Attest: Notary Public.
WADE n. COOPER,
WILLIAM d. BARRY
JOHN J. SHEEHY
W. &. G. PENNY,
WILLIAM T. DAVIS.
CHARLES A. GOLDSMITH,
JAMES L. KARRICK,
o. BAUM.
Directors.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-07
The Safest Investments

Ars thoss that do not huctuats dutns an
turbed cunditions cf the moneJ or st.ek nas-
keth First deed Of trust notss tnrss mort
Gages). well secured On real estate In the Dis
triet Of Columbia, constitute 'Eilt-edes" In
vessmentA They do not depend upon the
financial responsibility Of individuals o. cor
porstlons for Their stability. and are exempt
from taxation a. personal property. We can
supply such investments in amounts from so
upward. Send for booklet. "conesrnins Loan
and InTesrnerA"
The Washington herald., 1914-07-07
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF THE
United States Savings Bank,

At waskInEIos, In the District OF Co
IumbIa. at the close of business,
June 90, 1914.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-07

Arsentina's wheat crop is estimated at
3.loo0oO tons.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-07
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF THE
Union Savings Bank. =

OF WASHINGTON.
At wRshinEtOn. in the District OF Co
fumbia. Rt the close of business,
June 30, 1914
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Total sales were $1,000 against 81 ss3.Oo Friday
:. .Es.Ooo week ago. and tl.si5yeCo yeaE.-
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LI,rerpooI Futures.

FarDl.hed b. n. l. Carpenter 4 Co.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-07
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF THE
Seventh Street Savings Bank,

At Washington. In the District of Co
lumbIa. at the close of business,
June so, 1914.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-07
View York Future..

lies. so MiddIinl~In Yesterday. ia
The Washington herald., 1914-07-07
MISCELLANEOUS BONDS.

>s~ .rgk. July t-oo.inE prizes Of missed.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-04-03
CAREFUL OF HIS OLD DRUM
Head of instrument Was Made From
the Skin Of siekIy Lamb Given
to Him by His Father.

A G. A. r. man who drummed
through the Civil war made the drum
he carried, and has 1t still. The head
of the drum was made from the skin
of a sheep which was given to him
by his father when 1t was a sickly
lamb. He cured the skin himself,
stretching it on pegs. and while 1t wa
drying, he went into the woods, cut
down a rock maple Of the proper size,
and from the trunk cut the hoops, which
he carefully seasoned and adjusted.
The drumsticks were made of hickory,
polished to a satin smoothness by
means of sandpaper and oil. No an
cient violin maker ever fashioned his
beloved instrument with greater care
and pride than the backwoods boy did
his drum.
But before he was ready to go to
the front he found that the deadly
'borer" had attacked the hoops and
honeycombed them, and his work had
70 be. done all over again. This time
he selected sound hickory with better
luck, and the rattle of the homemade
drum was heard in many of the big
battles. and is still heard when the
aged drummer boy turns out with his
few remaining comrades.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-04-03
AROUND
CAMPO s,M
FIRST SHOT AT GETTYSBURG
Letter From Brloadler-oeneral Cutler
to the Governor Of Pennsylvania
Praise for officer.

Apropos OF the opening OF the battle
Of Gettysburg. the National Tribune
publishes the following from Gen. Lys
sander Cutler:
Headquarters, First Division. First
Corps, Nov. 10, 1868.
To the Governor OF Pennsylvania:
In noticing In the papers today an
account OF the proposition for a ma
tional cemetery at Gettysburg for the
men that fell there In July last, ! am
reminded that have neglected duty
which owe to one OF your regiments,
the Fifty-slxth, and it's brave com
mander, Col. ]. William Hofmann. That
regiment is in the Second brigade OF
this division, and was at that time
under my command. II was my for
tune TO be in the advance on the morn
Ing OF July 1. When We came upon
the ground In front OF the enemy Col
onel Hofmann's regiment tbeing the
second in the column got into a posi-
ton a moment sooner than the others,
the enemy advancing in line of battle
within easy musket range. The at
mosphere being a little thick, took
out my glass to examine the enemy
being few PAGES in rear OF Colonel
Holman. He turned to me and In
Quired, rs that the enemy?" My re-
ply was, Yes" Turning 10 his men
he commanded Ready! Right
obliQuel Aim-frel" and the battle OF
Gettysburg was opened. The fire was
followed by other regiments instantly.
Still, that battle on the soil of Penn
sylvania was opened by her own sons,
and 1t is just that It should become a
matter of history. When Colonel Hof-
mann gave the command "Aim!"
doubted whether the enemy was near
enough to have the fire effective, and
asked him II he was within range. Not
hearing my question, he fired, and
received my reply in shower of rebel
bullets. by which many OF the coloners
men were killed and wounded. My
own horse and those Of two OF my
staff were wounded at the same time.
Il desire to say to your excellency
that the Fifty-siXth is one OF the very
best regiments in the service, and that
Colonel Hofmann is, without qualitca-
ton, one of the best officers, brave
faithful and prompt, and a most excel
lent disciplinarian. most earnestly
hope that his faithful services may be
suitably rewarded.
l hope, also, that you win cause
proper measures to be taken to give
that regiment the credit, which is their
due, Of having opened that memorable
battle. Very respectfully, your obedi-
ent servant-L. Cutler, Brigadier Gen
eral.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-04-03
Banded Aoalnst Nanoleon.

One hundred years ago Great
Britain, Russia, Austria and Prussia
concluded the treaty of Chaumont, so
called after the French town where
the allied sovereigns then had their
headquarters. Fearing the disputes
might break up the coalition when It's
object--the overthrow of Nopolean-
was all but accomplished, Lord Cas-,
tlereagh, the British pleuipotentiary,
proposed to conclude a treaty among
the four great powers which should
bind them solemnly to one another,
at first until the conclusion of the ex
listing war, and then for 20 years after
ward. The treaty of Chaumont, how.
ever, was soon after succeeded by that
Of Paris, signed April II, 1914, by
which Napoleon renounced his SOW.
ereignty.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-04-03
Mans Complaint That He Never Gets
Quite What He Wants Is a Pretty
General One,

81 never buy what want" ex
planned TRAILER to his friend, Ebsan
Every time l buy anything, no mat
ter what, I hardly get home before
think of something else that / need
worse and that l could have bought
with the same or less money. Some
times ! can figure out three or four
things ! really need that the same
money would have bought.
There is the library table that
have needed so long. The time for 1t
never comes-yet l paid S18 for pho
tographs the other day. could have
bought the library table for that
money. / could have paid the laundry
bill with that $18."
There is truth in what you say,
murmured Ebsan sadly. 81 went
without a phone in my house for
eight years and spent the money l
could have used to pay phone rent in
making monthly payments on an en-
cyclopedia! Can you beat that?
Many a time l hurried over to the
neighbor's phone in my bathrobe
and slippers when could have had a
phone right in my own bathroom,
and 80 could have gone along with
my ablutions while the boss com
planned over the phone about my
latest blunder."
I'm your bathroom!"
Sure. / never took a bath in my
life without some one calling me on
some urgent matter. So my phone is
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-04-03

part Of the country. Their custom is to
take a store OF simple groceries and
merchandise and go up the Parana
river in small launch, trading their
stock for otter skins. puma skins and
aigrettes. The Indians also shoot
many monkeys for their skins, which
are bought largely in Europe for max
ing gloves.
There Is a lot OF good shooting to
be had in the Chaco. Almost any Sun
day could 90 out on COW pony, ac-
companied by an Indian, and stir up
bunch Of 200 wild pigs. They are dan
gerous 10 deal with. unless you shoot
at the last ten or so. II you happen
10 hit the leader. the whole lot will
attack your pony with their long
tusks. Almost invariably could
count upon losing a dog to them.
II used to see Tex Rickard, former
" we'll known in the pugilistic world,
often in Uruguay. He told me he was
not sending his cattle out TO this mar
ket as yet He is trying to fatten them
up and get his beef 'streaked" like
American cattle before shipping them.
Argentine is growing toward the
north rather than toward the south,
for the reason that so many of her in
habitants came from southern Europe,
and seek the warmer parts of the
country when they come down there
TO settle. Most of the Italians that
are now entering the country do not
stay in Buenos Ayres. In some of
the interior towns they preponderate
over other nationalities. In the town
of Santa Fe they constitute 70 per
cent of the population.
81 did not find the Indians danger
Gus, personally. They make lots of
threats to kill, but none ever got
further with me than to draw knife"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-04-03
WORKS AS A STOKER
Wealthy vOyager ShOvels Coal to
Keep In Health.
Traveller Pays His Passage, but Likes
the ENerelse-chemloal Engineers
Operations During Two Years
Passed In Argentina Forest.

New York.--When you have 20 work
In a tropical region II IL necessary to
keep your body in the best possible
trim, according TO A. r. Chandler. a
chemical engineer just back from the
Argentine Republic. That is why Mr
Chandler says he makes a practice
every day OF passing coal In the ships
stokehold. On the way across to
Europe from Buenos Ayres. and all
the way across from Southampton, Mr..
Chandler says he spent two hours
every afternoon stripped to his under
garments. shoveling coal into the fur
LGces. although he had paid for his
passage.
IT'S the only way know in which
you can keep yourself hard as nails
on a sea voyage" said Mr.. Chandler
at the Breslin. land it's easy 10 get
the privilege II you cultivate the ac-
Quaintance OF the chief engineer OF
the ship.
II have Just been spending two
years up in the Chaco, or forest re-
gion, OF Argentina" said Mr.. Chandler
II have been working for an American
company. which recently sold out TO
a German concern. We were engaged
in getting quebracho wood, which is
used for tanning. That district is in
the extreme north OF the country, and
TO reach IL you have 10 travel 500
miles on a narrow gauge railroad and
then on pony back the rest OF the
way. There are plenty OF Wild In
dams up there, though for the most
part, as far as foreigners are con-
cerned, the half-breeds, who are a
mixture OF Italian and Indian, are
more dangerous, as they are up to all
sorts Of tricks.
THE wild Indians, who are branch
Of the Guaranis, hate the Argentinian
troops and il is easier for a commits
sario Of police 10 handle them than
for n commandant OF soldiers. Not
long before left that region n band
of 200 Of them attacked the town of
Ombu one night and killed between
10 and 10 of the garrison Of 60 men.
These Indians are well armed and get
their living by hunting a sort of otter
and killing the beautifully plumaged
birds of that region for their feathers.
Two or three days after the attack
on Ombu, another American and ]
went out into the jungle on a hunt and
slept within 100 yards of the band
that had made the raid, and we were
not molested. Yet If soldiers had dared
venture into the jungle they would
have been pot shot.
The Argentine government is try
Ing to have those forests cut down as
fast as possible In order that the wa
ter may drain of better, so that the
region may be turned into a cattle
country. That, however, will take
many years.
Many Germans are trading in that