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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-07
Khaki Pants

$1.OO Kahki Pants
CLEARANCE PRICE 79c
$3.50 Kahki Pants
CLEARANCE PRICE S1.29
$500 KahI<i Pants
CLEARANCE PRICE $1.69
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-07
Mems Handkerchief

Lot Mems 10c White Hsndkerchiefs
CLEARANCE PRICE 46
Lot Mems Red and Blue Handkerchiefs
CLEARANCE PRICE &c
Lot Mems Japanette Initial Handker-
chiefs CLEARANCE PRICE &c
Lot Mems 15c White Linen Initial
Handkerchiefs
CLEARANCE PRICE lie
Lot Men IS 25c Pure Linen Initial Hand
kerchiefs CLEARANCE PRICE 19c
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-07
Boys Top Coats
IN TW0 TOTC

IN TWO LOTS
LOT ALI Top Coats, worth up to 81
CLEARANCE PRICE S2.75
LOT All Top Coats, worth up to Sc
CLEARANCE PRICE $3.50
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-07
Umbrellas

$1.O0 Umbrellas
CLEARANCE PRICE 69G
S1.5O Umbrellas
CLEARANCE PRICE CSC
$500 Umbrellas
CLEARANCE PRICE s1.35
$500 Umbrellas
CLEARANCE PRICE S1.75
$500 Umbrellas
CLEARANCE PRICE S2.45
$500 Umbrellas
CLEARANCE PRICE 1915
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-07
Mems Hosiery

Lot Mems 1Oc Gray Mixed Hose
CLEARANCE PRICE Sc
Lot Mems 13c Black and Tan Hose
CLEARANCE PRICE Sc
Lot Mems 25c Onyx Hose. All colors
and sizes. CLEARANCE PRICE nc
prs for soc
Lot Men s SOC Pure Silk Onyx Hose
CLEARANCE PRICE 29c
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-07
Straw Hats and
PanamaS
AT ONE-HALF PRICE

u O1NL-AA1A1<A - 4&A~4~
SOC Straws, one-half price Csc
98c Straws, one-half price 43c
$1.48 Straws, one-half price 74e
S1.95 Straws, one-half price 97c
S2.45 Straws, one-half price $1.22
S2.95 Straws, one half price SLY
MEMS PANAMAS
$500 Panamas, half price $3.50
$500 Panamas, one-ha1f price $500
$3.50 Panamas, one-half price 1915
$3.50 Panamas, one-half price 1925
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-07
Mating Bags

75c Mating Bags
CLEARANCE PRICE 45c
S1.25 Mating Bags
CLEARANCE PRICE S5c
S1.50 Mating Bags
CLEARANCE PRICE Csc
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-07
Mems and Boys
Night Shirts

Lot Mems S1.O0 Hathaway Night Shirts
CLEARANCE PRICE 73c
Lot Mems 75c Night Shirts
CLEARANCE PRICE 4Sc
Lot Boys SOC Night Shirts
CLEARANCE PRICE SOC
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-07
Men S and Boys
Shirts

Lot Men SOC Work Shirts
CLEARANCE PRICE 34c
Lot Mems soc Negligee Shirts
CLEARANCE PRICE SOC
Lot Mems $1,00 and SIPS Stag Brand
and Monadnock Negligee Shirts
CLEARANCE PRICE 79c
Lot Mems $3.50 Hathaway, Ide and
Ehte Shirts
CLEARANCE PRICE S1.15
Lot Boys S1.00 Shirts, with and with
out collars. Sizes - 10 to Ii
CLEARANCE PRICE 79c
Lot Boys K. g. E. Shirts. Attached
collars
CLEARANCE PRICE 39c
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-07
Mems OilSkinS

S1O0 grade Overalls and Coats
CLEARANCE PRICE 100
$150 grade Overalls and Coats
CLEARANCE PRICE SLID
$500 grade Long Coats
CLEARANCE PRICE 81. 20
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-07
Mems and Boys
Caps

All 25c Caps
CLEARANCE PRICE 19c
ALI soc Caps
CLEARANCE PRICE sec
All s1OO Caps
CLEARANCE PRICE z9c
All $1.50 Caps
CLEARANCE PRICE S1.15
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-07
Men S Odd Vests

LOT All Vests worth up to S1.OO
CLEARANCE PRICE soc
LOT 2-An Vests worth up to S1.25
CLEARANCE PRICE soc
LOT 3-Au odd Vests worth up to
$3.50 CLEARANCE PRICE S1.15
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-07
BalmaCaan Coats

AT e PRICE
$1,000 Balmacaans
CLEARANCE PRICE $500
$500 BalmacaanS
CLEARANCE PRICE $3.50
$4,000 Balmacaans
CLEARANCE PRICE $1,000
$s25 90 BaimaCaanS
CLEARANCE PRICE $3.50
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-07
Boys Play Salts

Boys Play Salts
Including Indian Suits, Cow Boy
Suits, Police Suits, Baseball Suits,
Scout Suits and Firemen's Suits.
S1.0O Suits
CLEARANCE PRICE 79c
$3.50 Suits
CLEARANCE PRICE S1.29
$500 Suits
CLEARANCE PRICE 1895
$500 Suits
CLEARANCE PRICE S3.9S
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-02
Big LOSS AS STOCKS
PASS EVEN 1907 LOW
Railroads Lead in the List Of
Issues Worst Hit i'm
Collapse Here.
SOME UNDER 1901 LEVEL
Declines Recorded Of From 10
to 80 Points From High
Of Past Year.

Last weeks phenomenal collapse on the
Stock Exchange brought stock prices to
the lowest levels IN several years. From
the high OF the year declines OF from
10 to 80 points were recorded.
Many prominent railroad stocks even
broke through the bottom reached in
the great panic Of 1907 ana some even
went under the low level established In
1901
The depreciation in the market as
whole was simply enormous. The prn'
cpal issues that sold at lower prices than
In 1907 are as follows: Baltimore and
ohio. St Paul, Chicago and Northwest.
Denver and Rio Grande. Chesapeake and
ohio. Illinois Central. Missouri. Kansas
and Texas, Missouri Pacific, Now York
Central, ontario and Western. New
Haven. Northern Pacific. Rock islam,
American Express. American Locomotive
American Shelters, Anaconda, Sloss-
Sheffield.
TIE following table shows the low prices
Of some OF the active stocks as conn
pared with those of 1907:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-02
BLACKBIRD REDEEMs ITSELF.
Deadly Enemy OF webworm, scourge
Of sugar Beet Farms.

MELIINGToN, tol Aug The luNlv
blaokbird has redeemed himself after long
years OF derision and contempt Rratutously
hcaped upon him by ungrateful man in all
countries and in all ages He has proved
himself the Nemesis of the webworm.
While the agricultural college experts
are seeking some method Of determination
or AZ least holding in check the destroycrs
of the sugar beet. tho pestiferous web
worm. G.. + Osborn, field superintendent
Of the Great Western Sugar Company in
;he Wellington district, tells OF the work
of large flock of blackbirds which seems
to sound the death knell Of the beet pest,
one day last week about ten acres Of an
eighty-acre farm of beets belonging to
G. q. Culver. south of Wellington was at
tackled by "a vast horde OF weDworms
Il Is well known that if left unchecked they
will completely destroy u field Of bects in
from "A week To ten DAYS
Mr. Culver was watching the speedy
destruction OF his crop with no chanc -
of heading II or Early sunday morning
the heavens were darkened by the flight
OF vast flock OF baokbiTds. which circed
around a couple OF times and settled down
enjoying the first banquet of their short
young lives
The tale is almost told The blackbirds
remained industriously at work all that
day and returned Ia the feast the next with
just as ravenous appetitcs for the succulcnt
webworm as on the previous day. In forty
eight hours the field was cleaned of worms,
and now the bects are growing vigorously.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-02
GOSSIP OF WALL STREET.
No Unofficial Market,

There will he no outside market in
listed stocks while the exchange remains
closed. An attempt made Friday by a
Chicago firm to create a market mas been
abandoned at the request Of the banks
because Of the harm that might he done
hy the publication of quotations not at all
representative Of the general supply and
demand. There II. however. nothing to
bar private transactions between indI-
viduals any more than there is anything
To bar an exchange Of any other kind o.
property, and this is the only sort OF
trading that will take place either in
Sew street or elsewhere. As far as the
stock Exchange members are concerned
there X ruling in the constitution
winch put, ban on any public trans
action other tlIn ON the floor OF the
exchange and " course this viii be
adhered to strictly IT n customer has
securities carried with a Stock Exchange
firm on margin and for any reason wishes
to- withdraw them ne can do so by TAX
INK them M" In the regular way, that
IT, by PAY ing for them in full. All tho
broker has to do is to ask his bank
for permission ~ substitute other coll
lateral therefor IN his loans.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-02

A great manly stock Exchange houses
yesterday received numerous offers 90 pur-
chase stocks Tor cash. Some OF these
bids undoubtedly came from genuine in
Ncstors, who thought they could thus
get IN ON the ground floor one firm.
for Instance. received visit from q
Japanese who offered 1000 in cash.
and mostly IN 81 bills. in exchange for
good stocks. But, generally speaking. the
quantity of these bids was taken as an
Indication that the short interest left over
in the market on Thursday Is beginning
to worry seriously over It's position.
Some Of these spectators. however. are
sim relying ON tho exhibition OF enormous
selling orders that we're shown to have
bee hanging over the market on Friday
morning. Others believe that the simple
TACT that the exchange had to close is
sufficient proof OF the seriousness OF tho
situation. Bur II must be remembered
that nduubttdiy large part OF this at
tempted LIQUIDATION was due to n hnsty
enort by the firms which have since
failed To- sJ'Nag" their position. More
over II IL SAT, to say that when bust
ecss IS resumed the necessities of such
forced liquidation will have been removed
other houses In an uncomfortable posi-
ZION viii have projected themselves and
the general financial position will be
such as to preclude anything like the
scenes witnessed last week Otherwise
there would be no object IN the exchange
opening at all
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-02
THE GRAIN MARKET.
" heat Prices Rally I'm Lnte Trading
on Covering by shorts.

Wheat closed fairly strong Yesterday
ON covering 10y shorts after Fridays
sharp decline, and prices AT the close
were :, lower to =, / &c. higher follow
ing earlier rcCessions OF / i!c. to &c.
Complaints Of drought in Canada were
received ana better cash demand was
reported Chicago Board of Trade houses
demanded 10 and 90 cent margins on
transactions. which tended TO restrict
trading Export business was again at =
standstill owing to inability 10 obtain
steamers
A messing Of the North American
Grain Export Association, composed u.
members OF the leading grain exchanges
NJ the United States and exporters, was
held AZ the New York Produce Exchange
and the executive committee was In
structel to cable London ana Liverpool
that the buyer must pay the war risks
demanded by the banks handling grain
documents. Liverpool earlier in the day
had dcmurred to this. but it is con-
coded that as she will require the wheat
foreign buyers will be forced 10 COM
ply.
The ocean freight market VAS NJ A
-randstiu. Great quantities OF wheat are
accommodating along the sclbJard, par
ticularly al the cur ports BrddsfrCefs
showed total wheat exports for the week
Of 9.6l5.OOO bushels
Corn gained / J.. to Be. closing at about
the high for the day. The oklahoma
State report showing a condition Of &C.,
against 80 last week, had pronounced
effect in advancing tn market. The
belief that Argentine corn offerings would
disappear from this market was also Il
strong influence. oats were higher In
sympathy with corn. shorts covered
|lHs 90 mr.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-02

1ne weekly stock letter OF a leading
house says While opinions OF the mar
rri for the time being are futile, tho
f'ntrHl cfecis OF wars upon security
prices ere worth recalling They throw
light upgs the question Of the best method
OF handling Investments NJ the present
moment. FIRST a great war scare In
vir.ahly pro0uces heavy selling and
causes " slump in security prices hut
II is to Doe secondly observed that this
selling is usually completed and that tho
decline In price ceases az soon ms hos
ul.ti"s actually begin. such was the case
oven in the FrancO-Gcrman war. when
New York stocks dropped about ten points
ana then began to rise In August when
actual hlst,iiti,s commenced. So great
WIS this war that the number OF men
Killed loo less than nine months exceeded
,'or,hcrn armies ot the United states dur
!ug the entire c.vil war Third the with.
!rlwa! of 50 many men from productive
occupations and the destruction Of goods
ana property results in 80 great a de.
mand for general merchandise and othc~
products a. to create an artificial boom
during tn" existence OF any great war
ana this boom causes bull market In
BOTH stocks ana bombs Finally, to the
unn-cOmbitarts the evils %. war are felt
during the long period OF trade dopres-
son which occurs after the end OF any
great struggle In view OF the logical
elects a. wars upon security prices we
tniul; that stocks bought on these breaks
VIII within reasonable time show sub
stdut,dl profits and thar tine greater the
war IN, greater will he the artificial
boom ana tine larger Will be these profits -
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-02
COTTON TRADERS SEE
ENDING OF FRENZY
Prospect Of Satisfactory Pell
Settlement Adds to
Optimism.
SOME INFORMAL TRADING
Brokers Think FURRY Will Not
BE Repeated When Ex-
change ReOpens.
SOME INFORMAL TRADING

The New York cotton market turned
optimistic yesterday on the probable eff
fects on the trade Of general Euro
pean war and the prospect of a salts
factory settlement of the affairs OF $ II.
l.. Pell K Co. the big stock and cotton
brokerage house which failed on Friday.
To certain extent the trade had recov-
cred from the Generalization Of Friday
morning. when the exchange was closed
after an hour and ten minutes OF wild
selling with "A break of 200 points, or
SO "A bale.
There were reassuring statements to
the effect that the pell concern, in which
Col Robert NJ. Thompson is special
partner. would be able to meet "A large
part OF Its Indebtedness and that what
ever losses there were would fail on the
houses best able to stand them. Mar
gin calls on exchange contracts were met
promptly and satisfactorily, IL was said.
On the floor of the exchange before
noon there was some informal trading,
with December 90 points above the close
OF Friday at IL cents bid. IL the ex-
change should be opened to trading on
Monday or Tuesday, according to many
of the brokers, there would be little dan
ger OF a condition OF panic resulting. This
state OF affairs, It was said, is due TO the
fact that the cotton men have become con-
WINGED that In amy case cotton will not
be considered as Contraband OF war.
II Ii now well recognized. the broker RS
and shippers Of cotton say. that the
London Naval Conference agreement
of 1909 will he observed by all
the nations OF Europe and that cot
ton will travel the high seas practically
free from mulcstatiou. There may be
times IL l. SAID. when one or auothe.
OF the warning nations may nni b. nee
ssary 90 seize cargo Of cotton. hui
recovery would doubtless Ice po-slu
Another supporting factor Yesterday
was the unofficial Governments r-tmlt.
that the cotton crop would he 1873. 900
bales This was based on an abandoned
acreage Of 1 per cent. The market was
deserted in the afternoon 10y all but
clerks who We're busy "wriuEnR out
orders, that Is. matching deals made In
the frenzied trading of Friday.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-02
THE STEEL MARKET.
Indications of Material Improve
ment In situation.

The Improvement in tho steel Industry
which began In June was reflected in the
recent somi-annual repsrts of tho Steel
Corporation and OF the Republic Iron
and Steel Company and the Lackawanna
Steel Company. loss was shown by
each for the period. and this applied
to practically every steel company in the
United States
Unless n marked Improvement sets in
during the second hall Of the year losses
for the twelve months will be substantial
There are indications OF material i'm
provement In the situation, particularly
in regard to increased railroad buying,
and the European situation in Itself vii,
mean an advancing market, II adequate
ocean freight room can be obtained for
forwarding finished products.
Following the lead of wire, bars. plates
and shapes in their recent advance OF
81 ton, some oil tho Independent sheet
mills are advancing their prices a similar
amount TO a basis Of siS5 for black
$3.50 for galvanized and sl.35 for blue
annealed sheets. The advances have
been led by the Newport Rolling Mill
Company, which made its announcement
early in the week, and the stark Rolling
Mill Company. Canton, Ohio. which adj
vanced Its prices on Thursday.
Sheet bookings have been better
throughout July than In June. while in
the past week there has been further
Increase.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-02
RATHER DEFIES AUTO STAGE.

LovELANp, Cat. Aug IA six foot
rattlcsnake detied one of the largest autos
OF the stage line operating between here
andn Estes Park 10 pass II IN the B.g
Thompson Canyon and kept up an UNI
even fight until 1t was killed
Dad Osborn, oldest driver IN the
canyon. encountered the reptile az ne
turned a sharp curve twelve miles West
OF here. The snake lifted its head. took
the centre Of the road and expressed
It's defiance by coiliuE to strike and
shaking its eleven rattles vigorously
Osborn stopped 10 give it an oppor-
tunty TO move on. hut the reptile re-
NAMED IN its position for several mn
utes and then started toward the ma
chine. Women passengers screamed
and several men left the auto for
cover.
The snake when within five feet Of
the machine colled and sprang twice AZ
the hood. sinking its fanRs in tire on
the second leap. Osborn left his seat
Efforts to scare the reptile failed ana
Osborn fred two bullets into l's body,
killing it with the second shot.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-02
$4,000, 900 FROM FLOWERS.
value OF Product of French Riviera
$1,000 Tons for Perfume.

NIcF. France. Aug. THE most i'm
portant commercial and Industrial under
taking IN the Department OF the Maritime
Alps is the perfume industry. The trade
In essential oils. concretcs, enileuragcd
greases and other primary articles of
perfume In centred around Grasse where
there are sixty factories and where over
1000 persons are employed-this does
not include the horticuturists who Guilt
waite flowers for the factories. Last year
witnessed no noticeable advancement in
the industry. nor were any new methods
Introduced
The value of the perfume and primary
articles manufactured IN 1913 was about
sG.50O,000. but the competition of the
synthetlcal product has reduced the profits
OF natural perfume.
The crops OF ylolets. jasmines and
orange flowers were abundant. while roses
were scarce. but the average market value
~ the essences produced from these
flowers has remained practically the same,
with the exception OF the oil OF Reranium.
which sold at SO or 81 a pound--ths
essence sold for $3.50 a pound in 1910.
and from present indications IL will fall
below 81 in 1914. American perfumers
bought large supplies OF essential oils
before the new tariff act went into effect
The floral Industry IL carried on by
horticulturists the year round In the
spring and summer months they furnish
flowers for the perfume factories at
Grasse and in the winter they ship the
blossoms TO the northern cities. This In
dustry within tho past few years has
developed to such an extent that during
the winter season two special flower trains
daily connect the Riviera with the large
cities OF the north. The estimated value
OF the flowers raised on the Riviera In
1919 was $4,000 900. Those destined for
distant points are packed in willow bas-
kets weighing six 10 twelve pounds each.
and then sent by parcel post About
2,2O0 900 baskets were shipped In 1913.
According to the latest available sta
tistics Gol0), there were over 700 gar
dens. employing over 10000 hands. and
using an area OF go, 900 acres Within the
last three years this acreage has consid-
erably increased.
The amounts OF various flowers used In
1913 by the perfume factories at Grasse
were. 1000 tons OF volets, 500 tons OF
mimosa 1900 tons OF roses and orange
flowers $4,000 tons of jasmlnes, 5000 tons
OF tuberoses, I 900 tons OF acacias, 1900
tons OF carnations. 900 tons Of mignonette
and 500 tons Of jonquils, including other
flowers IN small quantities, making an
estimated total OF at least 10000 tons
used annually in the perfume industry.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-02
BUSINESS TROUBLES.

DEL tS.h hRos-Two petitions IN bank.
ruptcy have been Med against Deutsru
hTos.. who conducted a private bank AZ
8l9 East Houston street II was alleged
mat they are insolvent ana made pre- fer >
rnlial payments Of 5000.
ARTHUR HANNEMAN--A petition IN hank .
fupicE has been filed against Arthur Han
neman, trading - Nine. Glenn. dealer
IN women's apparel at 1876 Broadway.
LIABILITIES are 5000 and assets $500
HARRY HOHLER, pharmacist ~ 81 and
o. East Second street, has filed a eti.iuu
IN bankruptcy with liabilities no and
NJ assets.
ions j. DIMPEL. fireman Of AZ Es.,
1871 street has med q petition In bauI.-
tuptcy, with liabilities $3.50 fof sslgiv
Ioans and no assets
CARL SALOMON-.Iudge Hani has APP
point"d John l. L"tt!e receiver f,r carr
Solomon, manufacture Of dressts A. 50
Monroe street bond 81. 600. Liabilities are
SO QUO and assets 5000.
KEARNEN HAT ORkS--ludgc Grlbb h.
appointed Howard Marshall auxiliary re-
celver Tor III. property in THIS cl'y ~ The
kclrnev Hat WoTHs Of Kcarnry. y. i
The prOptrtN consists Of goods valued a.
$1,000 stored in storage val. house here
in The name ~ another person
EDWARD FISCH, dealer Tn mems Furnish
ing goods az ljd GAY: Forty-seCund stree
has made an assignment 70 Nathan NJ.
Abramson. lie hogan this business In De-
vcmbrr lHl., ana = petition in bank guptcv
was filed against him on December S,
1879. which was dismissed on settle
ment a. 20 cents on the dollar
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-02

ClNCINNArl, Ohio. Aug. / Robert Ger
main. -, OF Cleveland died this morning
from the efleGts of a fractured skull which
he received few hours earlier when he
plunged from a third floor window of the
Southern Hotel.
GERMAN roomod with George Barton
Barton said his roommate was SOM
nambuliSt. Gcrmain's bed was near the
window and II was Barton- opinion tina, in
his sleep German had walked out of the
window. 1t is suspected his nightshirt
caught on the shutter hook. which caused
him to fall head first to he pavement.