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BANKS ACCEPT RESERVE ACT.
Treasury Receives 4,62O Notice
Agreeing to New Law.

Treasury Receives $3.50 Notices
Agreeing to New Law.
The Treasury Department announced
yesterday that 4seO national banks had
sent In to the Secretary of the Treasury
notices of formal resolutions passed by
their boards of directors accepting the
provisions of the Federal reserve act
OF these notifications l.ii0 were received
from Middle States: si6 from Southern
States; sl3 from Eastern States: 151 from
Western States: $40 from Pacific States.
and 50 from New England States.
The largest number Of applications have
been received from Pennsylvania, which
is credited with 4as: Illinois next with
35i; Texas follows with 80; 80 have been
received from New York: 30 from Ohio:
81 from Iowa: aU7 from Indiana and 100
from Oklahoma; III from Minnesota; ITO
from California: 133 from Nebraska: 12S
from Kansas; 10 from New Jersey; los
from Massachusetts,, and Ice from Ken
lucky.
Since the approval of the Federal re-
serve act December 3, 1918. sixty-four
State or private banks have indicated
their intention to nstionalize. The num-
Der making application to enter the ma
tional banking system for the same
period year ago was seventeen.
In addition to the AGO national banks
reserve act, eighty-two State banks and
reserve act. eighty-two State banks and
trust companies have also signified their
intention to become members under the
new act.
The total capital of the national banks
which have formally advised the depart
ment of their intention to accept the pro-
visions of the Federal reserve act
amounts to about 20 per cent of the total
capital of all the national banks of the
country.
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CHICAGO PRODUCTS.
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
BALTIMORE WHOLESALE MARKET

Baltimore, Jan. a-HAY-No l timothy, T.So:
standard timothy ls 5af7.0o; No. 2 l5dal6.oo: No.
) hcoal50o; light clover mixed, 1850: No. ]. BOG
400; No. ., Aoal5oo: heavy. Hoalso; No. l
clover $50: No. 2. I3ooahoo: noestablished grade
localLo; sample grade. as to kind. quality. and
condition. loooal2o.
sTRAw-No l straight rye. new. 6ooals.0; No
. straight rye straw rev. l1soale.0: No tangled
r5e straw. n.5oal2oo; No. wheat straw. 80; wheat
straw. No 2 100: Nc. oat straw. sNaio": No.
Ncat straw st0seoo
MILLFEED-sIring bran in loolb SACKS. per
ten. ESQ: -four to white middlings IN loein sacks
a.oa3.oo; Western middlings. in lWpound SACKS
A0z8.0; City Mills bran. in loclo scxs per
ton. 85oaa %; City Mills. white middlinss IN lWio
sacks. per ton. s0a32oo
IS: do. small to medium. per h.. Is; do. old
roosteS. per H.. 10; do. young large. per 10.
IL: do. rough and stacy. 12ai3; ducks. per ID, IVA
~; pigeons. young. per pair. .; do. old, per pn'
.: guinea fowl. old. %: do. young and choice
each. 60: do. young. poor and small. Dao: turfesA
hens. per h., q; do, young gobblers. per lb.:
BAD; do, old toms per ID. u; do. roogn snd
pc-s. per h.. Il; reese nearby per h., lAal5; do.
Southern or Western. per h.. Hal3; do. hens
Island. u
DRESSED PoULTRY-Tukess. hens. lb.. saS;
DO. medium hens and young sobblers. per ID. 1sa ;
do. rough and poor per pound Il: ehickens. choice
young. per To-. II; do, mixed. old end Soune.
lsas; rooster, PEE H.. II: ducks. choice. fsf.
Per H.. issls: geese nearby. per Ih. fat. als; do
we Msstem and Southern per h. nai2i capon'' iO''
EGGs-Aaryisnd. Pennsylvania. and nearby hrsta.
Los %. per dos.. 81: wetem hsts. loss on. psf
doz .; West Virginia nrsts. loss on. per doz.. =;
sontnsn nrsts. loss on. per dozen. n
oorrER-Creamery fancy. per ~. Ssa9a;
ehosce. per lb.. aAss1f: do. good. H.. a.ash:
DO. prints. H. iss3eas do. blocks. per h.. H.ls;
lsdies. lb, nan: Maryland and Pennsylvania rolis
pT d. nm: Ohio rolls. peR D., 1ss:o; West VIZ
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new YORK PRODUCE.

New YORK. Jan sI.-MILLFEED-f1st: trade is
dull Spring hsn. oo-pound sacks 300; stand
ard niddiins. 500: Western reddog. $50: winter
wheat, In looppund sacks. to arise. 40; city
bran. in bulk. so; Argentine bran. to arrive.
nominal.
RYE FLOUR-steady; inquiry is inactive Good
to choicr at 15os5G.
CORNMEAL1-Steady; dealings moderate Kiln
dried for export 555; cnarse meal, In bags ljoalS
BUCKwHEAT FIOUR-Liftless. but pricrs are
steady: supplies arc small. Choice quoted At 3ooa
SIS per 100 pounds
HAY-Receipts, LOS tons; steady. Trade in
choics is Inactive low-srade dull Quotations: No.
l Timothy. LOLi; standard. loozl.6; No. 2. 9ass
cents: No. }. Sc.
STRAw-Receipts 50 tons: fat; inquiry Is In
active Long re quoted at sss5 ceuts
PORK-Stesdy; small dealinSz Mcss. C.0zeiW:
family so: clear. 9.4aSW
BEEF-s,eady: inquiry moderate. Packet, lspa
800: family. s0s1.W
LARD-Ezsy: moderate trading. Prime Western.
IL 80; refined Continent IL S. South American. L .:
refined Brazilian in kegs. I3s5; bccf stearine. %
cents asked: lard stcanne duh: New York. lls
cents.
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Markets, FINANCE, COMlNERCE)

n.su,sss. le.Asn .se s.Lins y q pr os.ss i...
Ths tprBssef b sfin nghk H-
Rstss - ! ~ ount Tor sixty dsys ~ per cent
for ui1kB davz.t ~ pr eeet 70 per oent fr Jour
moufAs & pcr csnf IA Eve nunfhA six months
and fur oper ths yesx. :
Ihs ppsounusd sass in the ether sections Of the
mouey, uarket has led banks 10 re-enter the
neroankile discount naxket for ueater purchases
Of paper. rhis circumstance and the sdditonai
fact that psine Names continue scarce are the
two faction cuubning to put rates now. Just at
the mouent, hoversr. the naxAet po.1s steady
tone he best names Of regular maturity ave NOV
ing q ~ to ~ pr cent while ahosssf dates are
on 4 pr cent basis. eas
Pats ezchanee on Lopdon. . n. &c; up Ae.
!. Berlin exchsnss on London. > N. . pfg: on
y pg.
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. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

So 50 1t ANDERSON. VIM o to Adelaide An
derson $50 tr 81
Ci21 5th 81 mel
So 2so 1t Is blk a Holme.d Mapor-BRowN.
Walter NJ & Frank Jones trs to Edw Lewis
90 tr s. 800 s.
IS Of Spring I'd. Z Of 18Th nwl
So SIS pt 1t blk = ROsedaie lakewood
tCiasett bet Gales st & Benning nd ne,
So $3.50 pt II sec Barry Fam-CoLLINs Geo
4 Thos Walker trs to Franklin P Nash $50
tSheridan near bowen ave SCI e
So sA5 It los Mt Pl-CARPENTER. Claude ct
= ux Marie Z to Mary Carpenter SO u
rfl Park I'd nwl
So 81 Its 6 S-DULIN. Edw NJ ct u. blanche
to Frances Viola Mitchell $40 sub to
ed st bet & n ss nwl
So Ss pt org 1t 7-FITzNoRRIs. Jno to Thos =
Brown so 80
So 1U Its 20 - 50 Isl II 15s 81 Ssi Its Is.
Is. le. % Chilium Castle Hts-FOwLER. VIM
4 to The washn Land Il Mtg Co $40 u
Is ot Lonsfeuow st. Of Cap st ne and Cap
st nw)
So sae northern pt It sec Barry Fam-HEw-
LETT. Emmanuel to franklin P Nash $40 u
tSheridan Bowen sci
So 81 E-kERNoDLE. Geo W ct ux Catherine
L to Louisa II Smith SIC sub to right Of way
& party wall tr 5000 5
So g east pt Ii D-KRIKsrEINE. Harry ct u1
Yetta to simone Di Trapani so 8
CP bet list & I'd nwl
81 III II s. West Hotmead Manor-LUCHS. Ar
thur J to Ethel Retty so tr
Perry Pl bet 18th 4 18th nwl
So l9 It H-MOwRY. Ida Bartlett and Eleanor
Bsrtlett to Ada C Vaughn $40 So
Cs16 jefferson Pl nw)
So go II o viIla Pk-MARDEN, Clara ct ,ir
Edwin r TO r x Bavatt Sis covenants "a
Is of Otis st, Z Of 2sth mel
So f2s5 It . sherwood-Sane TO A. J. Ogmek ~
covenants 3
81 pt org 1t s-oDoNNELL. Jas & Annie
Brun to Richd Chism so sub to right Of
way 20
So 3A 1t 1 blk q Col Hts "a sss Its l1 4 lsi
blk . NJ n 4 Fl Pls-pICKFORD Vim ct
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uI Lottic to Wilbur slaren $40 covenants n
C322 llth st NV 4 s Of Col I'd. Z Of sherman ave
nwl
So lso4 Ii = blk 2 Wesley Hts-RICE, Ann to
Eva Seeley IL
(Macumb st bet I5th & 6.h SITS nvl
So sp8 n org 1t e-SkINSER Mitchell 4 VIM II
Saunders rs TO Grace Thompson SD 2
9th bet & sts nwl
Azadia parcel 5S3-STEPHENs. Francis eu to
Edv Fenwick S.T
So xsa 1t l2 ChIlum Castle Hts-THE wAsHN
LAND MTG Co to Edw 8 Phillips 1900
covenants Is
North Cap & Nicholson sts nwl Is
So $50 northern IT II sec 1 Barry Farm
WALKER SAM n & Michael / Weller trs to
franklin Nash s.. .o5 %
iShcridan ave rear Bowen ave SCI
So s2si Il 81 blk IS Petworth Addn-YOUNGS,
kzun so u q
-(Blair I'd & Nicholssn Z -
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WASHINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE

Sales-Regular call. ls O'Clock noon:
Washington Gas s.. 900 at lG. 81 90 at N-,
N!eD at lo-. 5000 at iG.
Capital Traction s.. 500 at 1sA. 81 90 At loe-s.
81 600 at losk Ncoo at iosis S.coo At losS ooo at
losix. S.uo at loss. 81 900 at losS. 900 at losis
Washington Railway & Electric 4. 5000 at 50.
500 at So &oU 20. 500 al 90. 500 at Ha.
SO e0 At 50. $1,000 at 80.
Potomac cons. s.. 90 at 100
washing1on Railway Electric I'D. 3 at 20. 5
at 90 . at 90. 3 at 20.
Norfolk Washington Steamboat. I al 80
Washington Gas. > at s5s. 2 at q.
nnNns
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new the notes. for four months t. June
2. at 6 - per cent interest.

new tue uote1s Tor TOUT tuoutuo " senS
3 at ss-l per cent interest.
The Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Is inquiring for 1900 tons Of rails and the
Chicago. Milwaukee and 81. Paul u re-
ported to have purchased 1000 tons from
the Illinois steel Company.
Illinois Central viii ask the Illinois
Supreme Court to pass upon the 0.f7looo
increase In company's taxation. Tho su-
preme Court VIII have to ASCERTAIN the
compapy's right Of way values.
The New York Financial Bulletin says:
Predictions are being made that within
thirty days there win be q very percep-
tible decline In the cost Of living. II ID
said this will be due mainly to the liQuida-
ton OF labor now on. condition winch
reduces COSTS raises efficiency OF those
remaining at work. and diminishes the
competitive buying Of articles that enter
into the cost Of living. In some quarters
1t is held that the invisible working OF
the tariff reduction has been operative In
the liquidation of labor
Alexander J. Hemphill, president OF the
Guaranty Trust Company. while not Ia
voring at all governmental regulation OF
the issuance of railroad securities by the
Interstate Commerce Commission. admit
ted that regulation by the central gov
ernment was better than by the several
States.
IF we are to have forty-seven States
regulating railroad securities" Mr.. Hemp
hill said. 81 would much prefer that the
Interstate Commerce Commission do II.
But the commission should be responsible
for mistakes and subsequent losses under
such a law
Regarding the Presidents recommended
tions for the prohibition OF holding COM
panies, Mr.. Hemphill thought such COM
panies had been a part Of business evo-
luton. He expressed the, opinion, how
ever, that they were no longer necessary
and favored a plan for their abolition In
the future. Mr.. Hemphill believed that
the breaking UP of interlocking director
ates would tend to weaken the boards
OF the various corporations affected.
"I would much prefer to have the issu-
ance of securities regulated by the Inter
state Commerce Commission rather than
by a large number of State commissions.
said George ]. Gould. with the power
to do this and that which It already has
in regulating rates. the government VIII
be in virtual control of the railroads, and
must assume the responsibility that goes
with the powers II possesses. i do not
think the breaking up Of interiocking
directorates will prove nearly SO trouble
some as has been feared in some circles.
II feel encouraged Ny attitude for
long time has been one Of extreme con-
servatism- Sentiment Is more cheerful,
and I believe that business will be better.
In my Judgment, the situation depends
largely upon what the Washington ad-
minfstration does"
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WALL Street GOSSIP.

Tne StanQaru on SonpdHy, VI iHuidhd-
declared the regular quarterly dividend
Of per cent and an extra dividend of
per cent.
Steel directors will meet today to act
on dividends. 1t Is possible that the re-
port for the quarter ended December 81
will show a deficit, but the action Of the
Steel shares forecasts regular dividends.
Estimated earnings for the last quarter
of 1913 range from $9o.oooooo to sc, 600 900.
At the annual meeting of theS Lehigh
Valley Railroad Company directors were
reelected. The annual report was ap-
proved. The number Of shares voted was
s15,es9. ~ -
The wisconsin Steel Company has put
back 500 Of its former employees to work
and announces that 1t will take back
1,50o more by next week.
While no Official announcement has as
yet been made regarding efforts to secure
an extension by holders Of the $1o.000o00
per cent one year notes Of the Boston
and Maine due February 3, 1t is under
stood holders Of more than three-quarters
OF this issue have already agreed to re-
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OUTSIDE SECURITY NOTES.

New York jan Z-Decidcd strngth with in
creased activity developed In the market for out
side securities today with advances in the Standard
Oil group with from 10 IS points. while other
industrials also showed good gains. Standard Oil
Z points, and Atlantic Refining. IS points.
The copper issues generally strong. Greene
Osnsnea tnew) advanced over points Bradcn
Copper was up Y. The silver stocks were moder-
ately active and frmer.
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NEW YORK MONEY.

New York. jan. u--Money on call on the Stock
Exchange today opened at per cent highest, 3
par cent; lowest. lx pr cent. closing at pr
cent Most Of the days losns were made ut pr
cent.
The time money market continues weak. Tho
extreme eae shown By call money On Tuesday
has reacted on hxed date funda For ninety-day
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n. d W. Report
New Railroad Appointments.


Two ne.s appointme- is were announced
by the Western Maryland Railroad yes
terda--. p. L. Overman has been named
frc 'Jht auditor of the company, to sue
ceed ]. F. Shea, resigned. Mr.. Overman
is now connected with the Virginia Rail-
way and Power Company. Charles E.
Gordy has been appointed travelling
freight agent with headquarters in Bal
Z timore- Mr.. Gordy is at present located
in Lansing, Mich.
s. A. L. Directors Meeting.
The annual meeting of the directors Of
the Seaboard Air Line will be held in
New York today. 1t is expected that a
quarterly dividend on the preferred stock
of / per cent will be declared, placing
the stock on a per cent basis.
Owen Bill Drastic.
1t develops that the Owen bill regu-
.iating stock exchanges practically is
identical with the Pujo committee recon-
mendations made nearly a year ago. The
bills provisions are TOO drastic to admit
of serious consideration. At least there
is no likelihood of its becoming law in its
present form.
Home Plate Glass Election.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Home Plate Glass Insur-
ance Company yesterday, II. II. Berg
mann was added to the list Of trustees.
The old officers. John B. Larner, presi-
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Atlanta. Ga, Jan. H.-The State bank
examiner today took charge Of the
Travellers Bank. The institution was or
ganlzed about two years ago with
capital of s20o0ca Its deposits were
about $4,000.
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Manhaftan Life Profits.

An official of the Manhattan Life Insur-
ance Company says that they have not
considered distribution to the stock
holders of over $4,000 of their net profits.
The report of the State insurance depart
-uent on the business of 1911 showed that.
although the Manhattan had been paying
a 8 per cent dividend. $4,000 was yet due
the stockholders. This $1,000 has been
carried as a surplus, and during the years
of 1872 and 1913 it was increased to So, ,e65.
The object of the committee of directors
was TO determine the amount SO as to
enter it on the company's books as liza
blity.
n. & w. Report.
The Norfolk and Western reports to the
Interstate Commerce Commission for
July-Noyember as follows:
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sish ssli4 b.. lssD; aose-saeksd. pr N. nsle;
~ n. 2; psoese butter. per D.. 10
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Total sales. 6s sS shares asainS 3 $50 yesterday.
asz olo a week ago. and -. .ee year ago. From
January to date. SIS. .lE. against 5s5l. IS year
ago.
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dent: "A. s. Taylor. vice president and
Philip T. Larner, secretary-treasurer,
The Fidelity Storage Company has de-
clared the regular semi-annual dividend
os ~ per cent {, stockholders Of record
January L.
The National c wings and Trust has
declared the regular quarterly dividend
Of ~ per cent payable February ].
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COTTON STATISTICS.

Furnished By n. L. Carpenter & Co
New Yat. January q.
Receipts. Middlinga
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The Safest Investments

Are those that do net fuc1uste during dis
turbed conditions Of the money or stock mar
kelA First deed Of trus: notes (arst mort
saserl. well secured On real estate in the Dis
trict Of Columbia. eonstitute .'giltedge' IN
vestnenta They do not depend UPON the
financial responsibilty Of individuals or or
porations for their stability. and are exempt
from taxation as personal property. We can
SUPPLY such investments in amounts from 500
upward. Send for booklet "Concernirg Loans
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OPERATING EXPENSES.

The foregoing does not include outside
operations, which, as estimated will show
a deficit in net i'm December, 1913 of
S100.0O0, compared with deficit of SIS, yy1 -
for December 1872
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NEW YORK COFFEE.

furnished by n. L. Carpenter & Co.
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Clearinghouse Election.
ID. & o. Report.

The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Com
pany's statement of earnings and ex-
penses for the months of July-December.
inclusive. compared with the same period
of 1919, follow:
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Illinois Central will ask the Illinois
Supreme Court to pass upon the Qst7loo
increase In company's taxation. Tho su-
preme Court VIII have to ASCERTAIN the
compapy's right Of way values.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-31
Victims of the North Sea
Naval Engage
ment
BRITISH LOSE
ONE KILLED
Details of the Fight in the
North Sea-Survivors
Reach Port

London, Aug. 3l.--The crews OF de-
stroyers which have arrived in port say
that at least ii German vessels of va
rious sizes were sunk in the engagement
off Helgoland, said dispatch from Lon
don last night Toward the end Of the
battle some English pinnaces engaged
in picking up Germans who were strug-
Cling in the water were followed by the
German squadron and had TO beat a
hasty retreat, leaving the men to their
fate.
British cruisers and destroyers, some
of them showing signs OF the battle in
which they were engaged off Helgoland,
have arrived at Harwich, Chatham and
Sherness. They had British and Ger
man wounded aboard. The Germans
were picked up at sea after their ships
went to the bottom. A number OF men
died before the warships reached port
and were buried at sea; Others died on
the way to the hospital and their bodies
were taken to the navay mortuary. Most
of the wounded are suffering from in
iuries to the head caused by shell hre,
but Others had arms and legs shattered.
White clad bearers carried most OF the
wounded on stretchers TO the hospitals,
but some of them were accommodated
on yachts which had been lent for Red
Cross service No one was allowed TO
board the damaged vessels, but from
the shore it could be seen that some OF
them bore shell holes. One destroyer
had no less than IA such holes which had
been plugged with cloth.
British sailors, who boarded the Ger
man cruiser Mainz after she was put out
of action, say the effect of the British
qunfre was terrible. The masts were
shot away and turrets were battered IN.
The decks were a mass OF wreekage and
dead and dying sailors were lying all
over the ship.
A Harwich message (which has been
heavily censored) describing the land
ing of those wounded in the Helgoland
fight says there were plenty of eyewit-
nesses when the first batch were landed
shortly before o'clock yesterday morn
ing. Among the dead was a lieutenant
commander. The German wounded from
the Mainz were roughly attired; none
had full uniform. Many had suffered
frightful wounds. The Mainz's quarter
master, who is 4exagenarian was
badly wounded in the body. Ninety
German prisoners from the Mainz have
been landed at Leith Eight of them are
officers and one is said to be son OF
Admiral Won Tirpitz, the German min
lister of the navy. Sixteen of the prison
ers are suffering from wounds.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-31
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
CAUSES OF BLUE MILK.
A Question for the Bacteriologist-Not
Common in This Country.

Although blue milk is referred to in
American scientific literature, it seems
to belong among the rarities in this
country; whereas serious outbreaks OF it
have occurred in Europe, and there its
appearance seems TO have been Of con-
siderable practical Importance, says a
writer in the American Cultivator. Blue
milk is ordinarily understood to be due
to the production of colored pigment
in the fluid as the result of the develop
ment Of special organisms therein.
This unusual manifestation in milk was
early observed, and reported; but Stein.
hof. who was able in 1888 TO cause its
disappearance by the use of disinfec-
tants, was apparently the first to recog-
nize the presence of an infectious mate
rial. The well-known bacteriologist,
Hueppe was the first to obtain blue
milk organism in pure culture, in 1881,
so that evidently the investigation OF
the subject goes back to the early days
of bacteriology, when this modern sell
ence was still in the formative period.
There is possible ground for misunder-
standing as to the nature OF the phe-
nomenon.
According to some, milk may have an
abnormal blue appearance due to other
causes than the growth of micro-organ-
isms therein. We are told that milk
which had been allowed to stand IN iron
dishes for several hours had peculiar
blue gray color, indicating the presence
Of iron in solution. A number of inves-
tieators have manifested that the con-
sumption of certain plants by milk-pro-
ducing animals may result in an abnor-
NAL blue color in the milk secrosed, but
the data along this line are more or
less conflicting.
There seems to be no doubt, however,
that the abnormal appearance of blue
color in milk is, in the great majority
OF cases, caused by the growth of micro
organisms in the milk. The appearance
Of few isolated samples Of blue milk
which recently reached one of our west
ern experiment stations has afforded an
opportunity for new investigation Of
this uncommon phenomenon. The or
panism isolated from the milk and
proved TO be responsible for this out
break" was the bacillus eyanogenes, the
same organism that has been isolated in
other instances of blue milk. The fact
that in the Iowa manifestations the
trouble occurred in only two households
out OF Is served from the same dairy,
and that these two were quite closely
associated. indicates that the infection Of
the milk took place in the household.
This explanation Is also suggested by
the blue milk 10 appear at the dairy
farm. except in a pan brought from the
home Of one Of the customers having
the trouble. As far as is known, SAYS
the Journal Of the American Medical
Association. this organism Is entirely
harmless. and milk which Is turned blue
BY il is Objectionable only on account
Of its color.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-31

me I'LL thought he would smother me.
Then he fred a few short questions
at ME, to which fired back as short
replies, and the story was told.
We had no fear of being followed
across the bridge. SO, pulling up at
station not far beyond the river, we
telegraphed for information. The news
came that the robbers had mounted
horses and galloped away. 1t was
some time, however, before we re-
ceived an order to back across ana.
when we did, found that no lives had
been lost, though the robbers had got
considerable plumber from the passen-
gers.
Jack McCurdy set an example by
hugging me, and pretty much every
one present followed it, l was sent for
by the president of the road and asked
what / wanted as a reward for my
feat I said wanted preferment for
Jack McCurdy. The president smiled
at this and said, Il think | can take
care of both of you"
And he did. Jack became division
and quarter of a cen
fury later / became president of the
road.