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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-28
DISCRIMINATION
A[LEGA10NMADE
AGAINST TB.aN.

cliAR1Esi 6.j<. w. " Ju,y ~
The public service commission OF
West Virginia yesterday began.
bearings on the petition ofl4he Lc-
high Coal Company against the
iBhckhannon & Northern Railway
Company. Several witnesses, heard
testified that the railway. company:
had discouraged development OF coal
lands to which 1t had access.
The petition Of the coal company
declares the railroad has been TN
friendly toward the development of
coal fields which it trayerscs and
asks that the Commission compel
the Buclhannon q Northern TO COZ. !.
meet It's line with d sidfns which
the coal company says Il viii com
struct into It's acreage in Moonon-
gala county. The Monongalfa
Coal & Coke Company. also a party
to the case. claims the siding would
be ~ obstruction to its tract.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-28
Becky Edelson
Is Taken To
e arrytolun.
.iHE ELECTED TO SERVE 4 SEN.
TENCEf RATHER THAN GIVE
"a $500 BOND
CONDITION SERIOUS ENOUGH TO
q SEND .W0RKH0USE sPHYSI.
3 Ia sGIANsWITH HER. &

81 skssp MATED Pass si;tl x vi
NEW YORK; July IS. - Becky
Edelson,i faint from moro than "a
Fxeek's fast, broken tintermittantly
oy taking small.quanties Of food sur.
reptitiously, was taken to Tarrytowh
sodays from her cclltin the :workihousc
.iere, where she had4elee to serve
n three months sentence rather than
furnish a $500 bond TO keep peace.
She was thin and pale and her condi-
ion was considered sufficiently seri=
aus to swarrant'sending a work house
physician with her. Miss SEdelson's
rip to Tarrytown was in obedience
90 a writ Of !habeas corpus requiring
iler presence in court there as n wit
ness in tlestrial OF nine of her asso--
eiates Of the Industrial Workers Of
he World. The Journey was made
f,y automobile as the work house doc
or feared that. she was too veal. to
5yithstaadt a trip by rail. Amatron
also accompanied Miss Edelson I
Miss Rdelsons declared that she
would remain fon hunger strike and
compel the authorities to feed her
toreibly or to release her. She as
serted that Notwithstanding the
Slams !ofsthe; authorities she lad not
partaken OF food with the exception
5fsthe whites of two eggs sincefshe
vent to the work house; q week ago.
Should she persist in her hunger
strike, 81 Is considered probable that
her wish to he fed forcibly will be
realized tomorrow. =. q
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-28
Odd Feuous
Will Meet
AT r en- Mar
CONGRESSMAN JOHN WESLEY
BRYAN i0F4WASHINGTONlTOl Z a
ADDRESS THEM.
LOCAL MEN ARE MAKING PREP.
ARATT0NS TO AT.

The reunion OF the Odd Fellows OF
southern Pennsylvania, Maryland, /,
Virginia, West Virginia and the Dis
.trict OF Columbia, swhfch8will De held
at Pen Mar Park, August 9Th, promis-
Ses to eclipse all records as toiattend4
ancc, according to Secretary Gessa-
man, OF theSreunion committee. Sec!
retaryrt Gecsaman says that not one
lodge has sent a aldeclination which.
lis unusual. Special trains will be
run from all the sections from which;
the. Odd Fellows will'start. s.
The committee onnounces that iti
has secured Congressman John Wes=
ley Bryan, % Washington, to act us
orator Of the day. Congressman
Bryan is q past grand master Of the
order. Every grand master In the
five jurisdictions will be present for
the first time! Judge Paul a. Benz
son, of the common pleas court OF
Eric county, Pa, will preside at the.
meeting in the auditorium.
Aaumber f.local Odd Fellows are
making preparations to attend this
big meeting. ise5;
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-28
No 3 ollllter
!. !. Revolution
REPORT THAT GENERAL HUER.
TAtW0ULDSMEETt FELIXsDIAZ
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

.BYg ASSOCIATED SPREss.1
WASHINGTON |, D. q. July Is
jose Castelette, personal repre.enta.
tive here of Provisional president
carbajal today emphaticaliy denied
reports from Toronto that
Cen. Felix Diaz was expecting Gen.
Huerta there to plan q counter revo-
luton in Mexico.
THE report, = said Mr.. castellette,
..is attributed to Luis Elguero, one Of
the delegates to the Niagara media
tion conference, and the best proof
Of It's falsity Is the fact that Mr. FL
guero Is now in Europe and has not
been In Toronto for several weeks,
Even II he were not IN Europe. how
ever, he never would have said any
thing so absurd
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-28
Neu' Propo posals.
For Mediation
MEN INTERESTED ANXIOUS TO
AVER sTRIKK Of ENGINEERS
AND lFIREMEN.

By ASSOCIATED sPREss.l
CHICAGO. July 2S. @ New pro
posals submitted by the Federal me
diators in an effort to avert a strike
Of $4,000 locomotive engineers ans
firemen on lninety=eight western rail
roads were under consideration b!
both sides today. 81 am not at lib
erty to say what the proposals are,ii
asserted Judge Martin a. Knapp, {
of the mediation board, "bui
we hope they will bring peace. Tht
situation howeyer.stlll Is gravel
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-28
PRISONER SAT-
.C|R0UCHEDW
FACE IN HANDS
MADAMEfHENRIETTA GAIIIAUXl
Il L00KEDfW DfW0RNIlA AND IIL3AT E}H
iti3 HER TRIAL TODAY J;
PROCEEDINGS SsTARTEDBWITH5A
SPEECH BY sED0UARD5SE!a 9
LIGMAN.
.pY Assnc1ArEn IpRrss..l

'sY ASSOCIATED iPREss.I
! PARIS. July 2S.-Mme. Henrietta
Caillaux looked worn and Ill when
she was conducted today into the
prisoners enclosure of the criminal
court at the Palace Of Justice for
the eighth days hearing in her
trial for the murder of CASTOR Cal
imette, editor kof the Figaro. She
crouched on the prisoners bench
with Sherl face buried in her hands.
The proceedings started with q
speech by Edouard seligman. one of
the attorneys represent ting the fam
fly OF tho murdered editor. g
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-28

NEW YORK, July ga torrent
or gold las poured o1 Of New York
to Europe since the beginning ofithej
war scare, several days ago.
Since last Thursday. shipments
have amounted to s222,sso,o0o.
There Is no abatement in the flow
and the present movement 1t Is be-
1ieyed viii establish u new record.
The emergency demands for gold
from Paris and London have depict
ed the stock of gold bars at the Assay
office and as q result some of the gold
ordered today was In United States
coin of which the government has on
hand at this time. an amount exceed
ing ss4o. 90. 900 OF its various mints
and sub treasures. Shipments Of
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-28
r HE Crude
Oil Goes Dou,rl.
ANOTHER FIVE CENTS Is CLIP
PED FROM PRINCIPAL
BYAssocrkrrs PRrss. i

BY ASSOCIATES PREss.l I.
PITTSBURGH, July 2S.-A mother
five cents was clipped from the price
Of the principal grades Of crude oil
at the opening OF the market today,
the new prices being Pennsylvania
crude, s1.65; Mercer Black and New
Castle, SLIP. Seven cents came on
eotfell making Its price s1.25. while
2cgwere dropped from Somerset to 81.
Corning and gland We're unehang-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-28
WOODS 5; REVERSED. / i; i Il: j i

RICHMOND. Va, July 2s.-The
United States Circuit court off, ap-
ipeals resconyened here yesterday.
The following opinion was handed
down: Leyeitta B. Con ner. admins,
'tratrix OF John b. Conner deceased,
appellant We. James 81! Craig, ct al,
tfadfng asic Craig and sWalverton, and
The Weston Lumber company, appel
lees, appealed from the district court
at Charleston w: Va, opinion Of
Judge Woods, reversed. III
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-28
JOS. eIYNN ARREsrEp.

Jos. Glynn. of near Mannington.
was lodged in the county jail today
after having been given a prelimi-
nary hearing before Justice Barrack.
of Mannington on the charge of yio-
lating the yost prohibition law by
selling whiskey. Several witnesses
testified that they had purchased In
toxicants from him. Glynn was
bound over to answer an indictment
by the grand jury and as he could not
give bond was sent to joil by the trial
justice. Glynn was brought 10 the
county jail by Constable cartright.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-28
NOTICE.

rsirmCat irs Loyal Order Of Moose,
Yeu are herebyreouested to attend
tie funeral Of our late Brother Gus
Lambiotte. and to meet at his late
home, No. 1905 Park avenue,
Wednesday morning at 5 o'clock.
Funeral TO be at tile Catholic
church at- 0 a. m.
BY ORDER OF DICTATOR,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-28
AUSTRIA HAS DECLARED WAR AGAINST SERVIA
.OUEENSBLJR RlJLESlFO OR
CONGRESS FIST IGHTS|

WASHINGTON, D. G. July 2s.-
Representative Roberts, Of Nevada,
father=in=law Of Walter Johnson, the
pitcher; wants the fist fights in the
House conducted according to rules.
He Introduced the following amend
Sment to the rules of the House today:
That the Marquis Of Queensbury
rules shall govern tie House in the
settlement efIalls disputes wherein; the
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-28
UIATIUNE CONFERENCE.

I, - - istststs, = Wy ss:.oil y ieiai hott-
,is.slon VI NE aeclaration OF war war
y sas ! - ssMl 10 seryia To-Day by the Aus
tfoffuhgarian gov government.
n, : -, =. .-77----=--,r-I !, q - 81
LoNDoN, July 2s: ~ Announce
illeht sol thes declaration OF war by
:, snstro; hungary on, seryia came to-
eay almost Immediately after Ger
many man, ana Austria had notified Sir
mqIafd !, " y! Gray; inc British foreign
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-28
p,arjliat1 a1,,ent ~, Prn,r,.nnpnedl ~

BUD PEST, |, 4 July 52Ss-As great
,patr!otie demonstration took place
inItlie! Hungarian diet today, when
the Royal prescript was read pro
trcguing parliament. The, deputies
to the ling the country, and the
army. Speeches were made by prom
inent deputies during which every
patriot was cheer.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-28
PROHIBITION LOST IN IN TEXAS.
we're erecoYered,


BY Ass1c..:rEn ipRRss.l
DALLAS. Texas, July 2S.-while
returns from Saturdays Democratic
primary still are incomplete, the fol-
lowing results are conceded:
Submission ofsstate-wide prohibi-
tion was defeat ed by a majority Of
from IS, 300 To- 10000. james Fer
:gnson Of Tomple; anti-prohibttion=
ist, nominated for governor by 30..
600 to 4 40,OOO.l Sl.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-28

question Of personal privilege is in
Yolyed for words spoken during gem
cral debate or extended in the record
under leave granted to print and the
speaker OF the House shall act sastol
cial referee..'p'i
The resolution is a sequel to the
near fightSwhich occurred the other
day between Representatives Mad
denSof Illinois and Bryan Of Wash.
ington.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-28
WILL ATTEND CONVENTION.

City Commissioner Ira L. Smith
and Chief of Police Fred s. Harr
have gone TO Charleston to attend
the state Bull Alooose convention.
which will be held in the capital
city tomorrow to nominate n candi-
date for congressman-at-lar
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-28

WHAT'S in NAME:
READ gY0UsWILL SEE

What's iafa name?-An en-
tergetic scribe on one of the
eastern dail lies has dug up the
following datal from the official
bulletin OF the Postoffice De-
pa1tment. which tends to show
sthat 1t ampunts 70 something
after ALL:
d Latest changes In postoffices
from the official guide - Es-
| ;tabiished Woodrow. { colo.),
Woodrow tutaln Woodrow
I (Nebraskal Woodrow North
/ acarallna) Woodrows Florida
woodrow (oregotiO Woodrow
L Montana1 Woodrow (Texas)
Woodrow New Mexico.
samville, Florida name
changed TO Woodrow.
Fremont, Idaho name is &
iIchanged 90 Woodrow: 4
" Taft, North Garolinn-dis-
] continued. i:
Taft, North Dakota tlscon=
tinued. 4
Tariffyille. Tennessee-dis-.
continued.
Bryan, New Mexico ~ dis
continued.
1 Theodore, Kentucky dis
continued. Y
Wilson, Colorado discon5
stinued.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-28

NIsH, servia,, July 2S.Thes Ser
Wan steamers Deligrad and Morayp
were siesed today at 5orsoya, on the
Danube, by Austrians. The Seryian
icolors were hauled down and the
Austrian flag hoisted. The passen=
gers were detained. Z -
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-28
WILSON TO BE ACTIVE.
BY YAsso,c1A,rrp III. j PRESS. d u j

BY ASSOCIATED IPREss.l
yplAsII1NGtroN on. !. ID. c. July %.
President Wilson is laying plans for
'anSastiye parts in the. fall campaign.
ehn1ilntss in several states have
urged the president to help them,
and while hef has given no definite
renliea they ore counting. on him to
max several altspceches ,is
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-28
Fifteen Miners
Are. !. Killed
DEATH DUE 40 IAI FIRE THAT A
BROKE OUT I'M EHAUSE! A
MANN PIT. I Iliiiii!
DoPT,iiiND

DoRTMuNp D. German VI Jnlyl2S.-
Fifteen coal MINER were killed to-
day by a fire which Drolteio out in the
Elansenianns pit. Six of their bodies
were recovered.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-28
Reokv n. State Of .Collansse.

Becky In State Of C0llanse.
BINGHAMToN, N. Y. July 2S:--5--
When Miss Edelson arrived here she
appeared to be in q Estate of collapse.
She had to be carried from the auto
mobile to the court house and assist
ed,up the stairs. NJ
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-28

Miss Minnie Polling. who had been
the guest of friends IN Morgantowu,
has returned home.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-28

4
BERLIN, July 2S.--Reports from
the Austrian border today state that
the transports o. the sth and 9th
Austrian army corps from Bohemia
toward the servian frontier began
yesterday and that there was no other
traffic on the Bohemian railroad ex-
cept that OF troop trains. THE two
corps consist Of SO batallions Of In
fantryswith d large number of quick
firing machine guns, six regiments
-ofs cavalry, two. of field artillery aud
two regiemnts Of tiie army surgeon
corps.
II was semi=officially announced
here today that Anstria- Hungary had
decided to refuse Sir Edward Gray's
proposal for an ambassadorlal con-
ference In London!
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-28

LONDON, July 2s. The attitude
OF Itussia was earecul'y " Sconsidered.t .t.s
day In official circlns here and lie!
linn belief was exprnsset. that Rus.
sia would enter the lists In support
efs the i:ttie Slavic Stltnsdonn as soon
as fighting started in sa.nest.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-28
Official Notiif alton OF DECLARE
ton Is Serued Today By
The Austro Hungarian
Government
Government j

ANNOUNCEMENT THE DECLA RATION CANE TODAY ALMOST
IMMEDIATELY AFTER GERMANY AND AUSTRIA HAD MOTT.
FLED EDWARD GRAY OF THEIR REFusAIsTo JOIN IN ME.
4 DIATIONf CONFERENCE
TIONS WILL NOW BE DIREC TED TOWARD THE
AREA OF H0sTILITIES ,lt9 l =
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-28

lthe calendar year lare now in excess
Of 100000, 900.
LoNDoNs July 2S.- The refusal
by Germany and Austria: Hungary to
participate in a med diation conference
on the Austro=seryIan conflict re-
ports Of thesrapid movement of Aus
tro-H Hungarian troops and the per-
sistant downward trend Of European
stock markets were the outstanding
developments of the European situa-
tiont today. Z
Preparations for war proceeded ON
all sides. Even Englandfs battle
squadrons have all been mobiiized' in
readiness for eyentuallties and the
publication Of official news as to the
movement Of British warships has
ceased. The first and second battle
squadrons have taken on their fun
war stores and reSready to slip their
anchor at q minutes NOTICE. tile de-
stroyer flotillas around the coast
have been prepared and armed guards
were placed today around nil the
magazines and Oh depots. Germany
definite decision against participaS
ton In the EAmbassadorial conference
proposed by Sir Edward Gray. the
British foreign secretary. In an eff
fort TO maintain peace is regarded
here as tantamount to a declaration
OF Germany's determination that Aus
triat Hungary shall have an entirely
free hand in tchastising seryia unless
the Balkan Kingdom acceeds IN full
toIthe demands Of the dual monarchy.
According to adyices received here,
Gsrmany's refusal was couched III
terms OF sympathy with Sir Edward
Gray's object but contended that II
tile suggested conference wonid place
Austro- Hungary in the insidious po-
sition Of appearing like the Balkan
states before a European tribunal to
explain her action and therefore like
ly to increase rather than decrease
difficulties. Of the situation. Appa-
rently authentic reports current here
assert that Russia has been given
positive assurances that Austria Hum
gary has no Intention Of annexing
seryian territory. II true this might.
it's thought help the effort to local
izel the war q Il breaks ont. .,...
Thus far there has been no off
eial confirmation Of the reports of
hostilities between Anstria and Ser
via but a number of rumors have
been published including one of the
seizure OF seryian ships carrying
contrabandsiby an Austrian patrol on
the Danube.
BERLIN, July 2s.--Reports from
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-28

West Virginia and Western Penn
sylyania-Fair tonight and wednes-
day.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-28

sUFFRAGET GETS Is 81
M.0NTIls, IN. pr ISON
GRUES0ME5 COINCIDENCE.
fFrom The Boston Herald.)
1t Is "a gruesome coincidence that
In three OF the four murder cases
now getting detailed attention the
spotlight falls on a woman.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-28

BERLIN, July rs niunconfirm-
cd dispatch from Gnmbinnen,s eastern
Prussia, today says Russia has occu=l
ried Warballen. Russian Poland with
n force OF engineers, cavalry, artil5
lsry and two regiments OF infantry
While Russian guarSs have been
PLACED along all road b on tile frontier;
The dispatch ad ds tiia. % sluadson:of
German Ghlans has advanced 30
.Cydtkuhnem on the Russian from
tier
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-28

VIENNA, July s2s "A newspaper
report says the movement OF both
seryian and Montenegran troops
which are In close touch near the
frontier Of Bosnia.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-28
Amnesty Granted

NEW, Y YORK,, July 2S..4Emperor
Franz Josef has granted complete
amnesty to all 9of the Hungarian
subjects who Shaye deserted from the
army orswho emigrated to other
lands Etosayoid military duty, &c was
announced here ktodaygat thegotficc
.of the consul general Of Atlstrog
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-28

the cale lendar year lars naw in excess
Of $100, 900 900! 3'3'
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-28

july 2S.-Oflicialg noti-
Iication of the declaration of war
was sent to seryia today by the Aus.
goYernment 60.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-29

merce which is coming to supplement the over-crowded railroads.
 Bridgeport is a seaport and there fore interested in this proposition of riers.
 Bridgeport with it's main harbor and five laterals, MT. Thompson said. rep resented the hand of opportunity reaching out to grasp the worlds com merce He traced the recent growth Of this port, sketched it's past, pres ent and future, told the city it was not yet completed, 1t was but well started on the high road of success and If it had any ambitions toward a shining goal it must setA up it's mark and get in quick line with the rest Of the country and the new times which are at hand.
 s.OmcIal figures show, said Mir. Thompson, that out of the revenues of the United States railways in 1902. there could have been paid every dol lar spent by the national governm snt. the state and territorial governments. all the cities, towns and villages and all the counties, townships and school districts of the country and theree would then have been more than $175,- O0o, 900 left over.s'
 A striking illustra ton of the differ ence in cost of various methods of transportation was given by showing the distances to which a ton of freight could be shipped for $1-four miles by horse and wagon; 133 miles by rail; S33
 miles on the Erie Canal; 800 miles on certain European canals, and 1,500 miles at the average rate on goods carried into and out of Lake Superior; while at the rate at which coal is carried on thes Great Lakes. and at which it has been carried on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. a. ton can be carried 30 miles sfur a. cent. 300 miles for a dime, 5000 miles for a dollar. As a concrete instance Of the tre-
 mendous. difference in the cost of
 transportation by rail and by water.
 he stated that if the 79.71S.344 tons of freight which were carried into and I out Of Lake Superior in 1918 had been
 carried an equal distance by rail at
 portation would have cost s445, ,555, 4s5
 more than was paid for it's carriage
 by water.
 1 He surprised his hearers by declar- ling that the best thing that can happen to a railway is to have wat ierway paranelHng every mile of it's ltrack, and stated that, in a study lof the subject covering thirty years.
 he had failed to find a single instance in which the improvement of an ex- listing waterway or the creation of Ia new one had ever done anything ex- lcept to increase the dividends of the railways running alongside. I Many illustrations were given show sl lowing the improvement Of poor facf1f- ties sT11e chief element in the pros- perity of any city, state or nation is economy of transportation-and the lcheapest of all transportation is water transportation"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-29
LIST EASIER AFTER EARLY BUYING ENDS

New York, April 29-Opening-Th advance in stocks was continued with the opening of the market today. Progress of negotiations for settle ment of the Mexican problem Hreas- sured traders who bought morg con- fidentlys A good demand existed for the popular shares which were taken in large blocks.
 There was not the same scarcity of offerings. however that characterized yesterdays trading and, while the movement was almost uniformly up ward, the early advances with few exceptions were held down to small fractions. The improved Mexican outlook was reflected in advances of a point in Mexican government lives of 2 1-4 in the Mexican fourss and Of 2 points in Mexican Petroleun1.
 Noon-Operations on the long side were not pursued vigorously and spec ulation was slow during the morning. Traders sold Reading and Canadian Pacific at the higher figures because of the decreases in earnings reported in their recent statements. Missouri Pacific reached a, new low price at IS 5-8.
 The tone in the general list was hgood, owing largely to- continued coy- ering of shorts but, toward midday, thel ist began to ease off, reaching 8 level slightly below yesterdays close. Bonds were steady.