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Evening star., 1914-12-03
Maine to Pennsylvania.

IN Massachusetts we find an im-
preSsive showing of sympathy for
the allies set off against pronounced
editorial expression of neutrality in
some quarters. Such is the attitude
of Boston. as reported by its press.
A birmingham editor of the neutral
class adds that. judging from the
comment that reaches him. the gen.
eral public Of his locality favors the
allies. while giving full credit to
the temper Of the near neutral
mind, we may cite the statement of a
Worcester editor who says he
doesn't favor" either side. but be-
lieves and says the allies are in the
right" The report comes from
Lowell that the success of the Ger
mans would be an Unprecedented
calamity"
The sentiment Of several repre-
sentative cities in Maine. as gauged
by their newspapers and shown by
the editorial leaning of these jour-
nails, is almost entirely in favor of
the allies. In Portland there are
editors that admit their policy is one
of sympathy with the allies, whose
cause. they believe. is generally, al
though not entirely" supported by
the public at large: and advices to
the same effect come from Augusta.
the capital, and from brunswick. the
seat of Bowdoin College. On the
other hand. we hear from next door
New Hampshire that there is an
equal division of sentiment" in Ports
mouth. and that there are many
strong German sympathizers" In
contrast to this view is the verdict of
four journals in Manchester, a much
larger place, that Sentiment in this
state probably runs more to the allies
than to the Germans" while from the
capital, Concord. and from Nashua
we receive like information. For all
that. it must be remarked that the
majority of the New Hampshire
editors observe neutrality in the
columns of news and editorials.
Crossing into Vermont we are met by
much Outspoken support of the
allies from both editors and people
Had the Germans not invaded Bel
Evening star., 1914-12-03
Delaware to Texas.

MAKING sudden eastward shift
the first state of the South Atlantic
divisin. we begin to feel the contact
Of general prO-ally opinion. In
Maryland, the press are generally
neutral. although one paper avows
That it's sympathy is with the allies"
AS straw showing the Way the wind
blows in Washington. D. c.. we are
told by an editor that his paper I'm
its editorial policy aims to he fair
to both sides in the present Euro
been distinctly in favor of the allies
= sentiment which has in
creased since the fall of Antwerp"
In the representative cities of Vir-
:einia the description of community
feeling is practically unanimous for
the allies In West Virginia. towns
like Huntington and Elkins are square
ly on the side of the allies. In North
Carolina we learn that Durham, is
strongly" pro-ally. -Four cities in
A'odSh Noioiihd,
the capital. report Overwhelmingly
iii favor of the allies
The state of mind in Georgia. where
the press seem divided on the ques-
ton of neutral editorials, may be
gathered from the following MESA ge
iron. Atlanta: In our opinion it is
best for the welfare of this country,
and that of the world in general. that
the allies should be victorious over
Germany. and this expresses prac-
section" The interesting news comes
from one editor in Louisville. Ken
lucky. that the city is overwhelmingly
for the allies, and from another that
opinion is divided Coming down
INTO Alabama, we discover marked
pro ally feeling with divided" feel
ing almost as pronounced.
Turning to Mississippi. We meet two
Vicksburg editors who support the
lilies in their papers and say that
informs us that while the ma jority
seems to lean toward the allies, nev-
rrthelesS opinion is very much di-
Iidcd''
The effect of a large German pop
ulation in New Orleans. Louisiana,
favoring Germany is offset. we learn.
by larger French populati ton favor
ing France and a ma jority of Amer
ican-born people of other races who
incline toward the allies.
In Oklahoma ten cities stand forth
unhesitatingly for the allies. Pass
ing into Texas. We find in Dallas that
the papers are neutral. while the peo-
pie in general seem to favor the allies.
Evening star., 1914-12-03
American $ympatbies in the War

THE Literary Digest recently
made canvass of the prin-
cipal newspapers of the
United States to find out the
sentiment of their editors and of the
communities which they represent
n regard to the European war. The
article frcm the Literary Digest is
reproduced in part as follows:
Much talk is heard about Amer
lean sympathy in the European war.
but thus far it has had no basis ex
cept hearsay or very limited personal
observation. Do "A ma jOrity of the
American press or the American peo-
pie favor the Germans OF the allies :?
TO approach an answer to this ques-
.i,.n we have obtained statements from
between $50 and 400 editors, telling
their own attitudes and the feelings
of their communities toward the war
ring nations. We need hardly say
that we give the result of this inquiry
entirely without partisanship, and
purely for our readers information.
tIc tcpIISS SoNCI lIIC HUH
the Atlantic to the Pacific and from
Mexico to the Canadian border No
telligerency is evident anywhere. Re
ports If pro-German sentiment follow
pretty closely the geographical dis
tribution of our German American
population. but at the same time a
number of editors report a more ia
>orable feeling toward Germany now
than at the start of the war, 50 both
sides can exact some comfort from
the findings. We hear frequently
from sections Of the Middle West, in
which the Germans prepOnderate,
that this is German community
We are for the Germans. Or it is
related of other districts that the "ex-
t!eme partisanship' of the German
americans has awakened a good deal
of active sympathy for the allies. But
no matter in what territory we come
upon downright supporters of the al
lies, We are nearly always assured
by our informants that mot Germany
OF the Germans do they and their
readers condemn. but ''Prussian mil
harism." The reproaches to the
Kaiser for having plunged the Ger
man people into war are severe by
rro-ally partisans in some quarters
In others it is noticed not unfavor-
ably that the local Germans are very
loyal to the Fatherland and the
Kaiser" Finally. in some middle
sized towns of mixed population we
even find a general tone of absolute
neutrality. The citizens are said to
have only one idea about the war,
ind that is to see it over and done
with at the earliest possible day.
Evening star., 1914-12-03

the complete returns to our inquiry.
To these must be added the warmth
of personality as expressed in the
statements of the editors.
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In the Cities.

y the larger cities. such as New
York. Chicago. and others. the
sentiment of the community is aptly
described as very Mixed" because
of the great and various foreign pop
ulatIon. Looking at the matter in
wider scope. that is. in the govern
ment's geographical divisions of the
country, We are struck with an old
fact discovered anew. The marked
leaning of New England toward the
allies may be the effect of the lineage
CT the ma jority of the inhabitants.
lust as the pro-German tendency of
the central states or of regions in the
far Northwest proceeds from the
feavy population of Germans and
German-Americans in this region In
the southern and southwestern states,
whose people are principally of Eng
!ish ancestry, sympathy inclines to
the allies. while the western states to
the coast seem of the same bent,
though less markedly. Part explana-
ton of this condition is found in the
statement of one authority that in
certain sections the Teutonic element
IS far in the minority" The follow
ing summary shows in cold figures
The Washington times., 1914-03-07
Automobile Mems and
Gossip of Interest
SAFETY POINTS FOR
MOTOR CAR DRIVERS
Traffic Inspector of New York
Lectures Before Young Men
on Use of Streets.

Some timely advice on conduct fcl
autcnsobile drivers and users Of the
streets was recently given by Inspec
tor Thomas Myers, in charge of the traf-
fiC division of the New York police de-
rartmcnt. in a lecture before one of tho
divisions of the New York Y. II. Z. A
The topic was Safety First Don'ts."
For the driver the ''don'ts'' were:
Don't cut corners.
Don't forget the rules of the road
and their requirements.
Don't stop at street intersections in
such Il manner as to block the cross
walk.
Don't be inconsiderate. There are lots
of men who have demonstrated that u
chauffeur can be a gentleman. Initiate
thcs" drivers and shun the reckless, in
considerable ones.
streets walking are generally men Of
farn;lies like yourself, with others de-
pending on their support
Don't get ii into your head that the
streets were made solely for YOU
To pedestrians he offered this advice:
when you start to cross the street
continue across; do not start back; the
driver counts on your going forward.
Keep your eyes on the traffic police
man. Do not take chance crossing
the street without signal from him.
Don't get of a street car without
first looking for automobiles and waS-
ons coming behind.
Don't take chances. Take YOUR time:
wait for an opening. Don't be lost in
mental abstraction. Don't look around
AT the sights
Don't think that the drivers should
look out for you. Use "a little care your
self"
The Washington times., 1914-03-07

hondiBg and surety CompaEies holding
certificates 1f authority from the Sec
rrtary OF tine Treasury as acceptable
suretics on Federal bonds.
4 mixed condition OF business. par
today by the nnercaptite agencies IN
their weekly reviews of trade. Brad
streets says in part as follows:
Mixed aspects loom large in this
':eek's trade reports. Stormy weather
in tn: East tied up traffic ana kept
ing the forepart of the week. and at
the same time poor roads, as well as
the calling in Of statesmen to take care
OF house trade, restricted the volume OF
sentiment as to the future had not lost
any of its optimism. actuaI buying Is
rather conservative.
Sections outside of the storm-strick-
en- zone report satisfactory trade,
although i'm pnrts of the Southwest
country buyers are not numerous. prob
ably because the full effects of last
seasons crop shortages now are being
felt.
Labor is in better cali. industrial
operations are more active, and in num-
erous indoor occupations idlencss is of
neglible proportions. Operations in the
iron and steel industry hold to their
recent gain. with a tendency toward
further improvement.
Business failures week ending March
4. were 266, which compares with go
last week. 80 in the like week of 1918.
2sI in 1872. 80 in 1911, and 80 in 1910"
r. G. Dun d Co.'S review is in part
as follows:
Although commercial failures during
February again We're above normal,
gratifying improvement was shown In
comparison with the returns for jan
uary.
Returns of railroad earnings and
bank clearings still show declines from
a year ago. the gross income of trans
porting companies reporting for three
weeks of February. decreasing 4.3 per
cent from the same period of 1919
The severe storm served to demora-
lie conditions in both wholesale and re-
tail drygoods circles. Fine and fancy
cottOnS are easy, and heavy duck is
dull. Steadiness. prevails in the mar
kets for mems wear and nearly all wool
products are advancing. Worsted yarn
spinners are well supplied with busi-
ness, and silks are I'm large demand"
The Washington times., 1914-03-07
LEH|GH VALLEY IS
SOLD LIKE ST. PAUL

NEW YORK, March THE selling of
Lchish Valley, on runaor of similar
book-jugsling. unsettled the market at
the opening today. out later good buy
Ing became evident. especially in st.
PaCl, and a sharp rally was experienced.
The rally. however. did not last to the
close. and closing prIces IN general
showed small net losses. though there
was considerable irregularity.
Lehi2h Valley opened easy and rose
To l4S1s, from which level il broke &c
l1o-s at the close. St Paul opened a full
Zis points down, and sold still farther.
10 aA, but on the rally rose to 9s, and
closed at 9Iis
Steel eSred off at the opening, but
gain of ss. Union opened a nosn. down.
rose 1A and closed to a net loss of
y Reading pursued a similn. course
New York Central was strong. clos
ing with a gain of =. Chesapeakc z
Ohio regained some strength and
closed only fractionaIly or Copper
rose nearly a point and gained 4 net.
Rock Island common closed ct Jester-
The weekly actual bank statement is
sued today showed the following
changes:
! surplus. decrease. s.. 9ss ,aee; loans, In
crease, ~, As. 900: specie decrease s.
Si,eO0:legals. increase. s6S7 600; deposits,
increase. $50. 194, ,001. circulation. decrcase.
$2lS 600; surplus reserve. $I7,675. zoo.
The New Haven reports deficit OF
Ssclsi for January. an increase of
s5Ss.s4I. For the seven months the net
corporate income was S1Ss,216. a decrease
OF A.39l, 1T
The Washington times., 1914-03-07
ELECTRIC MAKERS
AFTER COMFORTS

Electric passenger cars :Or The current
sea son are characterized l'y features
which make for s,reater cpml"-; in driv-
irg and also for u greater .adius of ac-
ton, without nccessitatin-; recharsinS
of the battery.
study of the predictions cf the cleo
tric car makers for 1914 VII, show Il
particularly strong trend toward control
arrangements which permit the car TO
be driven from ei:heT The front scat
or the rear seat
The reason for this dInl control, as il
has come to be known, is the cndeavor to
provide the safety of tine front drive
which Is demanded by the ordinances Ok
some municipalities with that compan-
ionablllty which can only be obtained by
the rear drive when but two persons arc
occupying a four Or five passenger car.
Legal restrictions in some cities and
States prohibit any passenger riding IN
front of the driver. This unit, recentIv
has been the usual arrangement where
three or more passengers we're to be-
carried in the inclosed vchicl.s
To overcome this difficulty. the du-
plex, or dual. drive is being introduced
by nearly every company and Is accom-
piished in a variety of ways. One or
TWO makers have gone even further and
made the front and rear control mechan-
ism interlocking so that only one of
them may be in use at time. thus
preventing passengers from meddling
with the control of the car. Another
maker has obtained the dual control
with a. single mechanism which can be
swung into two positions one for the
front-seat drive and one for the rear.
There is much more glass in all of
the inclosed bodies. sashiess windows
being very much in favor. This gives
a clearer vision for the operator of the
car and also adds to its external appear
ance. More roomy bodies are the ru!c,
The Washington times., 1914-03-07
Electric Pleasure Car
Grows More Popular

From glance at the report pre-
sented to the recent Chicago convention
of the Electric Vehicle Associat on of
America. it is evident that the use of
the electric pleasure vehicle is increas-
ing gradually in various parts of the
ountry.
Washington is third on the list of
cities using electric pleasure cars, Chi
caSo leading, with Los Angeles second.
The Windy city has more than 2,50l
cars In daily operation. while the Cali
fornia city has more than 1000 cars of
this type. Washington Is third. with
moro than an. and other cities. like De-
troit. Denver. Indianapolis. Kansas
City. Minneapolis. st. Louis. and Cleve-
land, are rated among the leaders
The Washington times., 1914-03-07
Wholesale Produce Harriet

EGGs-N"arby. tresh. s:nsSc per doz
Southern. &c per COZ.
cHEESE-New York. new. 19c per ID. fat.
I9c per ID.
BUTTER-Elsin print. 3ic per ID; tub &c
per lb. process, 25aasc per lb
LIVE POULTRY-(Quotations furnished by
Krey. Price g. Co.)-Hens, lie per lb.; roos-
tiers. 10c per lb.: turkeys, 22T2Jc per ID
spring chickens. 2cae3c per Ib.: ducks. 15116c
per To-
DRESSED POULTRY-touo,ations by Krey,
Price & Co.)-Turkeys. base per h.: chick
ems. csa25c per Ib-; hens. Isc per ID
ducks. lsu20c per h.: geese. 15n1sc per ID.
Dressed Pork-Choice light. ldiIl1c per 10.
medium. l19lllsc per lb-; stays and sows.
8aSc per ID.
GREEN neutrality-suspicious. furnished BY
Taylor wade,-California oranges. 81. ol1a 50
per poN: Ien.,,ns. 81. ~ per boz: Florida grape-
fruit. s3.75a4.oo per box; apples. siS0aS. 90
per bbl.; s.. 50 per crate.
TABI,Es-touotations furnished BY
TavIor Wade)-Potatoes. s.. s3a2-5o per bbi
onions. Iexss. per bbl.., g. so: cabbage, s.. coo
20 per bbI.; lettuce. s.. 5oaioO per basket:
beets. S2.0Cd2O per 100 punches; yams,
s2seg3 90: celery. 5caI5c per doz.: squash.
:. GS2 3 Der bbl.: kale. per bbl.. I5c6n. %.
The heavy supply of Western frozen fowls
is lowering the price Of nearby fresh goods.
The Washington times., 1914-03-07
Automobile Dealers Will
Give Orphans an Outing

The fact that the Automobile Trade
Association of Washington will OBJ
serve orphans automobile day this year
has attracted considerable atten-
ton. and the outlook is that the
greatest number of cars that ever
took part in an affair of this kind
in Washing gton will be at the disposal
Of the committee. The association
will hold n meeting shortly to set a
date for the event and to name COM
E,ittees to nave charge of the outing.
The association has elected the
following associate members: Fire
stone Tire and Rubber Company, Ma
ticnal Electrical Supply Company.
United States Tire Company. Irwin T.
DOnohoc. Goodyear Tire and Rubber
Company. Miller-Dudley Company.
Motor News, and +. McReynolds x
Sons.
The Washington times., 1914-03-07
BANK SHARES ARE
!. FEATURE ON CHANGE
BY GEORGE H. GALL.

National Metropolitan Bank. Ameri-
can Security and Trust and Continental
the local stock exchange today.
Metropolitan Bank stock advanced
sharply again. rising points from
yesterday 10 -gZ. The bid was advanced
by the broker. who has been accuTnu-
lating the shares, the e0l1s. at which
price a ten-share lot came out. On
a further bid OF 2o2 another quotation
lot was obtained. The bid was not
raised farther, but the best Offering
was at no The last sale TODAY was
the last sale recorded.
There was another plentiful supply of
American Security and Trust stock. 81
shares selling at 29S.
Fifty shares of Continental Trust
stock came on the market. 20 of which
were taken at 1874. and the last 30
at 119.
The stock trading was almost en-
tirely confined to these hank shares,
the only other stock trading being In
~ shares of Washington Gas at S4a
and IL shares of Lanston at S33I.
The bond trading was limited, includ-
ing $1,000 OF Potomac Consolidated SIS
at 1905, and 5000 more at 100A, and
1900 OF first SIS at 107.
The American Bankers Association
announces today that the week of Oc-
tober l. has been selected for the for
t!eth annual convention of the associ-
alton. The convention will be held in
Richmond, and headquarters will be at
the Hotel Jefferson. The committee and
executive council meetings will be held
Monday. October II: section meetings,
convention, and entertainment on Tues
day.
Charles n. Cugle. president of the
Washington Rubber Company. has been
elected director of the Commercial
National Bank.
Lewis johnson & Co. are Offering i
list of State and municipal bonds. in
Guiding New York State ~: per cents.
at prices to yield from $50 per cent to
40 per cent.
President Walter George Newman. of
toe Gold Hill Consolidated Company. is
out with a statement to stockholders
today i'm which he describes the condi-
ton OF the company's mines, at Gold
Hill. y. c. 1T is my desire to pay
handsome dividends on your stock be-
fore January ], 1915" he concludes
In compliance with Section % of the
Federal reserve act, the Washington
Clearing House Association is today
sending out requests to the national
ba nks of the city that they adopt reso-
lutions vesting the clearing house bank
examiner with authority to examine the
b. nks and report their condition. if
mittee The action was a necessary for
mality. and does not change existing
practice.
The Treasury Department today is
sued the quarterly list OF twenty-nine
The Washington times., 1914-03-07
Reeves New Manager.

Alfred Reeves has been appointed
general manager of the National Auto
mobile Chamber of Commerce. to sue
coed S. A. Miles. vino. after fourteen
years of association work. resigns the
position so that he can give undivided
attention to the management of the
automobile shows in New York and
Chicago. Reeves was formerly man
ager of the Association of Licensed
Automobile Manufacturers.
The Washington times., 1914-03-07
Sales for Today on
The Local Exchange

oPtCmac Cons. 5s. $1,000 1ooX. E. GOA
100a:.
oPtcmac Elec. SIS. 81. .0Opd107.
Wash. Gas. s5dS4I4. 1eds4A. $685..
Nat Met Bank. 1eG20lh. 1cEcn,
Amer. Sec. & Trust. i0a295, 10Gre5, lJu
2S5. I0G295. 10Hc95. 342a5.
After calI-Lanston, 111S3I.
Continental Trust, 10dI1gE
American Security and Trust. sdce5.
Continental Trust. 10df191s. 156lIs. Is
oils.
The Washington times., 1914-03-07
Martin Visits Factory.

Buick Motor Company's Washington
branch. will leave tonight for Flint,
Eicil.. on visit to the Buick factory.
The object of his trip IS to secure a
larger allotment of cars.
The Washington times., 1914-03-07
Emerson in Richmond.

Bruce Emerson. of Emerson & Orme
and secretary of the Washington Auto
mobile Dealers Association. spent two
days in Richmond this week. He re-
ports business conditions good in the
Virginia capital
The Washington times., 1914-03-07
Philip Visits Coast.

Arthur I Philip. sales manager of
the Studebaker forces. is spending
March on the road. visiting Western
and Pacific coast headquarters OF his
organization.
The Washington times., 1914-03-07
Wagner BUYS Cyclecar.

Hans Wagner. the ball player. has
succumbed 20 the cycle car fever and
has purchased an IrlD Cvcie car. which
Will be shipped to the Pirates training
camp at Monroe Springs, La.
The Washington times., 1914-03-07

the inside dimensions arc generally from
three TO four inches longer and are that
much wider to give more room for the
front-scat passengers.
Battery capacity is being iucreascd IN
nearly every case. and where more cells
are not being Idded thinner plates and
more of them arr being used. Batteries
generally are of the no-Wash type. that
~, with Il sufficient mud spu"c under
the Srids to accommodate all of the
active material in them so that the
grids do not have to be washed t. pre-
want chemical action from the deposit
, ed active material.
Tires arc larger OH many models, but
there Is no greater tendency toward
the use of pneumatiCs. The whcrlba ses
on the new models are from to
inches longer than on the old ones. This
is to be expected in consideration of the
general increase in the size of the
bodies.
Shaft drive is general, except in one
| or two instances. and the work gear re-
| due ton at the rear axle has a number
/ of converts. Brakes are invariably
| larger. and 1t IS bccommG customary
! to fit two sets of mechanical ones.
! There havc been numerous improve
ments aside from the duplex or dual
drive. One Of the improvements Is in
having the emersencv brake automatic
alIv cut out the electric current SO that
there is no opportunity Of draining the
batteries by attempting TO run with the
brakes on.
j. T.. Hall has been appointed sales
manager of the Cole Motor Sales Com
pany. The company has temporary
quarters at 1ll9 Fourteenth street, and
will shortly open salesroom on Con-
nectiCut avenue, where full line of
; Cole cars will be displayed. Johnnie
I Hall has host of friends in automobile
circles. who predict for him much sue
cess in his new venture.
The Washington times., 1914-03-07
Chicago Grain Market.

Furnished to The Washington Times by 4
G. Plant & Co., 14I5 G St N W.
Wheat Open. High. Low Close
The Washington times., 1914-03-07

Z. B. Richardson, of the EHpiI, Tire
Company, was in Washington this week
and placed the agency for Empire tires
with L. g. IeTriman
The Washington times., 1914-03-07

z. 9. Douglas. territorial representa-
tive of the Studebske- Corporation. is
spending few DAYS In Washington.
and is visiting VI. G Long Of the Com
nerciai Automobile and supply Gem
itany, Studebaker agents hcI-.
The Washington times., 1914-03-07

hondHg and surety' CompaEies holding
certificates NJ authority from the Sec
rrtary OF tine Treasury as acceptable
Suretics on Federal bonds.
The Washington times., 1914-03-07

The Treasury Department today is
sued the quarterly list Of twenty mine