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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-22
District Supreme Court.

EQUITY COURT NO. 1-Justice Gould.
Bliss agt. Moore: referred to ]. A. Lyn-
ham. examiner: plaintiffs attorney. W.
c. Sullivan.
Bliss agt. Totten: decree pro confesso
and referred to J. A. Lynham, examiner;
plaintiffs attorney, w. c. Sullivan.
Bliss agt. Acker: decree pro confesso
and referred to J. A. LYMAN. examiner
plaintiffs attorney, w. c. Sullivan.
Maloney agt. Maloney: order discharg.
ing rule; attorneys. r. N. Donaldson and
W. A. Coombe: George P. Hoover and
r. E. Mattingly.
Campbell agt. Curzon: decree constru-
ing will; plaintiffs attorneys, Berry &
Minor.
EQUITY COURT NO. 2-Justice Stafford
Staples agt Staples absolute divorce
granted counsel fee awarded: appeal
noted and bond for costs 500; attorneys,
Webster Ballinger, W. G. Gardiner.
Warner agt. King: resignation of trus-
tee accepted Instructions to trustees and
reference to the auditor; attorneys, j. j.
Darlington. H. F. Woodland.
Shoemaker agt unknown heirs OF
Braden ct al: order of publication; plain
tiff's attorneys, ]. E. Padgett and. w. H
Manogue.
Mccormick agt. Mead; auditors report
ratified; plaintiffs attorneys. Carlisle
Luckett & Howe.
Clark agt. Carusi; auditors report con-
firmed; attorneys, H. P. Blair, ]. J. Oar
lington.
Hurdle agt. Hurdle; trustee authorized
to cancel trust and distribute: attorneys
W. J. Lambert, r. H. Yeatman-and A E.
Shoemaker.
Dalv act. Delaney; receivers authorized
to conduct business and Pierre J. u. Ball
and Leo A. Rover appointed receivers
bond, $1,000; plaintiffs attorney. L. A.
Rover.
: Caywood agt Hepburn: order OF publi-
cation: attorneys, C. C. Caywood and w
B. Guy.
and plaintiff to recover costs against de-
PENDANT and correspondent: attorneys, ].
B. Archer and John Lewis Smith. w. j
Lambert r. H.. Yeatman and r. c. l.
Moncure.
Senior agt unknown heirs of Samuel
Blodgett; decree perfecting title; plain
tiff's attorneys. Ralston & Richardson.
Cochran VS.. Brennan: pro confesso
set aside; attorneys. J. P. Schick, r. F.
Downing and Bates Warren.
In>re' lunacy Rose L. Jackson: Dallas
B. = Virgins appointed committee
bond. $500, and committee directed to
reimburse District of Columbia.
Riley agt. Riley: rule as to why sale
should not be disapproved and set
aside: attorneys. NJ. D. Rosenberg, T
Arnold ast. Arnold: hearing on rule
continued to May %; attorneys. Irving
Williamson. E. F. Arnold.
Farr agt. Farr; absolute divorce
granted: maiden name restored and
counsel fee awarded; plaintiffs attor-
ney, s. l.. McLaurin.
Davis agt. Woodward; motion to dis
miss bill overruled: motion to vacate
order appointing receivers denied, at
torneys, George c. Gertman, L. A
Bailey.
United States agt Dean ct al; rule re
turnable May %; plaintiff attorney, c
r. Wilson
Finley agt. Finley; on hearing plain
tiff's attorney. George III. Macdonald; de
PENDANTS attorney, M. j. Colbert.
Hef1in agt. Helm; proof ordered taker
before ]. A. LYMAN. examiner (by Jus
tice Could; plaintiffs attorney, G. A
Maddox defendants attorney, w. II. Hol
loway.
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NEW ORLEANS.

NEW ORLEANS. May oo.-Poor cables
and somewhat better weather map
caused selling of cotton early today
First prices were ) to 6 points down. and
after the call the market stood to 3
points down. Half an hour after the
opening prices were 3 to lower.
Futures opened steady; May. 49, 43;
July, 1911; August, 1895; October, 12.29:
December 122S: January 1890
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CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO. May 2-Hogs-Receipts.
5000 head: steady: bulk of sales s.4Oa
: 30; light S 25aS.J0: mixed. S.2oaS So;
heavy s1oas.Jo. rough. S. 1Oas.2J; pigs,
1.JOaS. 50.
Cattle-Receipts, 100 head; steady;
beeves 14Oa3.;D: steers. I.10aS. 20;
stockers and feeders. 6.4Oas.55. cows and
heifers, %75as75: calves. 7.50a1O.6o.
Sheep-Receipts, 5000 head: slow:
sheep 525a61O yearlings. 10;
lambs. 6 2oas.3o; springs, 6.75a3.5O.
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LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL. May 2e-Cotton-spot
unchanged; good middling, sd; mid
ding $50: low middling, I'll: sales,
1890 bales: speculation and export
pco bales: receipts 1000 bales; futures
steady: May. 7.2ola; May and June,
.ol.: July and August, 7.021s: August
and September, $50; October and No
vember. Sc; December and January,
6; 10. January and February, 6-53.
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LIVERPOOL.
LONDON MARKET.

LONDON, May 22.-Money was quiet
and discount rates were easy today.
The stock market opened depressed,
the political situation again upsetting
gilt-edged securities, while rumors that
the stock helped over the last settlement
would be marketed caused a general set
back;>in which Grand Trunk shares were
the most affected. Further forced Rus
sian liquidation accentuated the depres-
sion in oil shares and continental issues,
but Paris came frmer in the afternoon
and with local covering helped to bring
closing.
American securities opened lower. Later
in the forenoon most of the list improved
on covering Prices moved within narrow
limits during the balance of the session
and closed quiet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-22
CIRCUIT COURT NO 2-Justice An
derSon.

CIRCUIT COURT NO. Justice An
derson.
Donaldson agt. Neigan; first and sec
ond counts Of declaration stricken out:
plaintiffs attorneys, D. S. Mackall and
John c. Ceilings; defendants attorney,
r. II. Yeatman.
Craig agt P. F. Gormley Company;
dismissed at cost of plaintiff for failure
to file declaration; DEFENDANTS attorney,
o. II. Osterman.
Bryant agt. Buckler: motion for new
trial overruled: judgment on verdict for
defendant; plaintiffs attorney John
Ridout: defendants attorney, ]. II.
.Adriaans.
Zepp agt Bouic: plaintiff granted leave
to file substitute affidavit of merit in
five days: plaintiffs attorneys. Wolf &
Cohen David Wiener; defendants attor-
neys. Darr & P a., o.,o . -.
aside judgment denied; plaintiffs attor-
ney, ]. B. Carter: defendants attorney.
NJ F.. Mills.
Lewis agt. H. F: Mandler Company:
mitted: plaintiffs attorney. Charles Poe;
defendants attorney. I. H. Linton.
Edmonston agt. Richards: certified to
Justice Could for hearing on rule: plain
tiffs attorneys. D. W. Baker and W. E.
Leahy; defendants attorney. C. H. Syme.
King agt Capital Traction Company:
time to submit bill of exceptions extend
ed to June 49, plaintiffs attorneys. w J.
Lambert and F. r. Whippler; defend
ants attorney Frank ) :; BEGAN 6oet;nstt Com
pany; Judgment by default for $S4097
plaintiffs attorney. Charles Linkins.
In recording this judgment, rendered May
l.; The Star, following the rough
notes of the proceedinss o. the .. court;
as the John r. Costinett Company
instead OF as the Joseph r. Costinett
Company.
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Bank Exchanges Show Increase.

NEW YORK. May 22.-Bank exchanges
this week, according to Dun's Review.
are $2s27, 1S7.947. an increase of IL per
cent over last year.
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Two Sides to Question.
LOCAL STOCK EXCHANGE.

sales-Regular call. IL o'clock noon:
Potomac Cons IS, 5000 at 100, 5000 at 100.
81 GOO at 995s.
Potomac Electric LIST IS. 81 900 at 1o4ss. $1,000
at 1041a, 1000 at 1917.
Mergenthaler. 10 at PIG, at ZIG. at ZIG, 10
at 216.
District National Bank. 10 at 142. 10 at 142.
Commercial National Bank. 10 at 1SS
After call-Washington Railway pfd. at s4l4.
Potomac Electric LIST 5s, $1,000 at 105.
Mergenthaler. at PIG.
National Bank OF Washington, 10 at $40, at
20
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-22

Mrs Laura V. Marrow. sixty-six years
old wife of James Marrow of Sharpeburg,
Md. died yesterday at the home of her
daughter Mrs NJ. K. Moore. She was a
Miss Wintermoyer of Shepherdstown be-
fore marriage Her husband and six
children survive.
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THECOURTs.
U. S. Court Of Customs Appeals.

Present: Presiding Judge Montgomery
and Associate Judges Smith. Barber, De
Vries and Martin.
No. 1905. Schmitt agt. United States;
trimmed straw hats; argument COM
menced by. Mr.. Albert H. Washburn Tor
the appellant continued by Mr. Thomas
J. Doherty for the appellee and con-
cuded by Mr.. Albert H. Washburn for
the appellant.
No. 1872. Ulmann agt. United States;
coronation cord: argument commenced by
Mr. Walter e. Hampton for the appel
liant, continued by Mr.. T. J. Doherty for
the appellee and concluded by Mr.. Walter
E. Hampton for the appellant.
NO: 1919. Shallus agt United states
validity of reappraisement: argument
commenced by Mr.. Walter e. Hampton
for the appellant.
Proceedings yesterday afternoon:
No. 1893. Monk agt. United States
opium: argument concluded by Mr.. AL
bert II. Washburn for the appellant.
No. 1871. United States agt. Castle
wood pulp; argument commenced by Mr..
continued by Mr.. Albert H. Washburn
for the appellee and concluded by Mr..
William l.. Wemple for the appellant.
Court of Appeals,
Present-The Chief Justice. Mr.. Justice
Robb and Mr.. Justice Van Orsdel.
No. 1893. Vermllion agt. Philadelphia.
pany; motion to dismiss denied.
Patent appeal No 80 Flanders agt.
Samuelson: motion to vacate order Of
dismissal and reinstate cause denied.
No. 261S Rice agt. Haines; motion to
postpone printing of record granted.
No. 26I0. Gladman agt. Stoddart; mo-
ton to extend time for appellants to file
brief denied and appeal dismissed for
failure to file brief; opinion by Chief
Justice Shepard.
No. aO7. Parent anneal Schlafy agt.
ents affirmed opinion by Chief Justice
Shepard
No. 1861 Luchs agt. Christman; de-
cree affirmed with costs: opinion by Chief
Justice Shepard.
No. 2640. Addison agt. Blair: judgment
affirmed with costs; opinion by Mr.. JUS
tice Robb.
No. 1854 Ewing agt Standard Oil
Company: decree affirmed: costs against
appellee by agreement of counsel; opin-
ion by Mr.. Justice Van Orsdei.
No. 2651. Kalbfus agt. Siddons ct al
judgment reversed with costs and cause
remanded for further proceedings; opin-
ion by Mr.. Justice Robb.
man: decision Of commissioner of pat
ents affirmed; opinion by Mr.. Justice Van
Orsdel.
No. 3Os Patent appeal. Cross agt.
Rusby; decision Of commissioner of pat
ents affirmed; opinion by Mr.. Justice
Robb
No. 3o6 Patent appeal. In re Daniel
Hogan: decision Of commissioner of pat
ents affirmed; opinion by Mr.. Justice Van
Orsdel.
Adjourned from day to day.
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reformed Presbyterians Flourishing.

CINCINNATI. Ohio. May 22.-Consider-
alton OF reports held the attention of the
DELEGATES attending the synod of the Re-
formed Presbyterian Churches Of Ameri-
ca here today. These reports were from
va rious examinations and showed the
synod to be in a fiourishing condition.
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C. & o. Increases Gain.
Bonds Are Steady.

London again sold moderately and ad-
vices from abroad left much to be de-
sired.
Bonds were steady.
The extreme Of dullness was reached
during the noon hour. when the overturn
amounted to little more than 5000 shares.
Such transactions as were then regis
tered probably implied nothing more than
settlement of contracts between pro-
fessional traders
Forecasts of the weekly cash move
ment were conflicting, but pointed to a
substantial gain.
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FOREIGN BoURsEs..

PARIS, May 22.-Prices were generally
firm on the bourse today.
Three per cent rentes, Sc francs 10
centimes; exchange On London, % francs
1919 centimes Private discount, N
Weekly statement of the Bank of
France:
Gold increased o5,713o00 francs.
Silver increased 4,1O4, 600 francs.
Circulation decreased 81. 3Oe 600 francs
Treasury deposits increased 16, 137, 900
francs.
General deposits increased 36,O72 GOO
francs.
Bills discounted decreased 6S,528, 900
francs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-22

CRIMINAL COURT NO. 1-Justice Gould.
United States agt. William F. Radel.
forgery; sentenced to penitentiary for one
wear and eight months: placed on proba-
fion: attorney, F. Edw. Mitchell.
United States agt. Frederick Buchanan.
assault with dangerous weapon; sentenced
TO penitentiary for one year and six
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-22
Price Changes Are Insignifi-
cant for the Active
Issues.
IMPElLING INFLUENCES
CONTINUE TO BE LACKING
London Sells Moderately in One of
the Dullest Days Of the Year.
Closing Is Firm.

NEW YORK, May 22.-Pricc changes
were insignificant at the opening of to-
days stock market. Such leaders as
United States Steel and Reading were un-
gamated Copper were up and down minor
fractions.
Chesapeake and Ohio rose = on yester-
DAVIS declaration of the regular dividend.
and Missouri Pacific inclined to further
hcavincss.
Another engagement of 100000 for
Paris bore out predictions of continued
export of the yellow metal
London it was reported. is also in the
market for our gold
C. & o. Increases Gain
Chesapeake and Ohio increased its gain
10 over point and American Smelling
rose q, but the more active issues re-
corded scarcely any change, fiuctuaung
within fractional limits.
This was especially true of United
States Steel, AmalSamated. Union Pacific
and Reading.
Missouri Pacific softened with the :
proach of the time for some detin. e
declaration regarding its note extension
Plan and New Haven sold under yester-
day.
Hill shares made no response to highly
favorable crop news from the northwest
and the list as whole lacked impelling
influences.
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Egss-Lower: receipts. $4,000 cases at
mark, cases included, 17Ha1s14: ordinary
firsts, 17Ha17%: firsts, 1874.
Cheese-Unchanged.
Michigan and wisconsin White, s5s7s;
Minnesota white, 60al0
Poultry-Unchanged.
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK; May 22.-F1our-Quiet.
Opening higher, wheat soon sagged on
under favorable crop advices from Kan
sas. July, 96 9-16a97. U.s.. j.
Pork-Steady.
Beef@Steady. ...
Lard easier: middle west. l0-1oa10.0.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY.
Hay-Steady.
Hides-Steady.
Leather-Firm.
Sugar-Raw firm: molasses, 2-64a2.67;
centrifugal. 3.29a332: refined steady.
Butter-Steady, unchanged; receipts.
100 tubs.
cheese-Quiet unchanged; receipts,
2,100 boxes.
Eggs-Unsettled receipts. $1,000
cases; fresh gathered. extras, 22a22k:
storage packed, 20Aa20z; extra firsts,
20Aa21k; firsts, 19Aa20; seconds, 1SAa
10; state, Pennsylvania and nearby hen
merry, white, 221sa2s; gathered, whites;
2O1sa22; hennery browns, 22a221s; mixed
colors, 1s1ka21A.
Live poultry-Steady; western fowls.
161za17la; turkeys, Halls; dressed
steady; western chickens. frozen. 17a20;
fowls, 14a19; turkeys. 25a2e.
BALTIMORE.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, May 22.-Wheat-Quiet
and easy; spot No. red, 1.02; spot No.
red, western, 1.02; May. No. 2 red. 1.O2;
July, No. red, 91ss; August. No red,
923s: receipts, 1921 bushels.
Corn-Quiet and steady; spot contract.
rs; receipts, LIS bushels.
Oots-Firmer; standard white, 45Aa46;
No. 5 white, 45Aa451a; receipts, 2S,O67
bushels.
Rye-Firm; No. 2, western export, 72a73;
No. g western domestic, 15aI6; receipts,
5,9O6 bushels.
Hay-steady; No. 1 timothy. IN
changed; No. 1, clover mixed, unchanged.
Grain freights-Quiet; steam to Liver
pool, per bushels, unchanged: Cork for
orders. per quarter, unchanged.
LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL. May 2o-Wheat-No. l
Manitoba, IS Sd; No. 2, 1s ED; No. }.
Is SID; July, IS 43sd; October. Is I'D.
Corn-American mixed, 6s Sd: July,
IS 3Zd.
Flour-Patents, 27s Cd.
Hops-In London Pacific COAST. s4a
ca IT'S
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-22

BERLIN. May 22.-The bourse closed
steady after a rather weak opening.
Exchange on London, 20 marks so pfen-
nigs; money, 2a2a; private discount 2M
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-22

If YOU want work, read the want col
tmns of The Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-22

II YOU want work. read the war col
umns o. The Star.
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Closing Prices.

Consols for money, 741a: for account,
"a 9-16; Pennsylvania, 571s; Reading, s4A;
U. s. Steel. 62Z. Bar silver steady,
% 7-16d. Money, 21aa2x: short bills,
2 15-16a3; three months, 2Na2 1915
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-22

Rex Dividend Today.
National Lead pfd.. ia: Federal
Mines and Something pfd.. IL, and United
Cigars pfd.. TX.
Call Money..... ~ Ia IL ~
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NEW YORK CURB PRICES.

oaotations furnished by W B. Htbbs Co.,
men,uers New York Stock Exchange.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-22

For the District of Columbia and Vir-
ginia. partly cloudy tonight and satur-
day; somewhat lower temperature Satur-
day; light variable winds. mostly west
The Washington herald., 1914-10-17
rigid NEUTRAL POLICY
WRONG, SAYS NOVELIST
Bomb Dropping Protested to Wilson
by People from Europe. Who Want
Him to Prevent 1t.
BLYTHE DISLIKES CENSORSHIP

New York, Oct l6-Passengers OF the
White Star liner Olympic tonight framed
q resolution calling upon President Will
son to set aside his neutrality and pro-
test against bomb-dropping In European
cities.
F. Hopklnson Smith, novelist and
painter, was chairman OF the commit
tee. The resolutions read:
In the cause of humanity. II 10 high
time that the United States set aside her
rigid policy Of neutrality and came to the
front with the moral courage TO say to
the enraged nations;
"'You shall, or you shall not, do these
things
ITO attack a fortified city. in time of
war is permissible. But to creep over a
sleeping city and spread death in It by
dropping bombs; TO kill and MAIN inno-
cent women and chlldren-this is not war
fare-but barbarism."
Samuel G. Blythe. Of Washington, the
author returning from Belgium, said:
WAR correspondents might as ) well
come home. There Is the closest CEN
sorship on all news and even when q
man does get q story he is not allowed
to send it."
The Washington herald., 1914-10-17
MAKES PLEA In HOUSE
FOR GREATER DEFENSE
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

istic statesman has devised a scheens for
arbitration?
DO you know how many men we
need to man our present modest feet
and auxiliaries? About 10000 Do you
know how many We have? About 20. 900
In the navy and 5000 in the naval militia
In other words, we have 42.Ooo raw men
to make sailors OF before We can mob
iliZe our feet
Badly Need TorDedoes.
You heard Of the submarine U-s,
which the German admiralty tells US de-
stroyed three British cruisers with three
successive torpedoes. Perhaps you think
that we might do something of the sort
We might. perhaps, II we had the tor
psdoes, but We have not got them. We
only have about 1000 torpedoes. where
We ought to have ten times that num-
Der. AZ q matter Of fact We have Just
about one torpedo for each tube with
which our ships are armed. 1t Is al
most as absurd as II we had only one
proJectils to each gun. except that tor
pedoes take q year 10 build and cost
81 900 each. In war time the approach
OF the enemy iSAcertained by fast sea
scouts. We OWN ust three fast scouts,
while Germany has i've times as many
and Great Britain has ten times as many.
IN view OF recent developments any
shortage OF artillery is indeed alarming
OF course, It is evident that our main
defense must be our navy. Our people
are in no mood to listen to q suggestion
OF a huge standing army.
Yet We can greatly increase our land
forces without serious detriment to the
taxpayers, and We can surely keep
abreast with the times by providing our
selves with plentiful supply Of the most
efficient artillery and the most modern
engines Of air warfare.
The blame for our insecurity rests on
Republicans and Democrats alike. But
the root Of the whole matter Is deeper.
The country has never yet been awak-
ened to the understanding that forty-two-
centimeter guns and superdrsadnoughts
present stronger arguments than past
victories and present treaties. The time
has come for US to rub our eyes and look
about US"
The Washington herald., 1914-10-17
CASCARETS FOR
COSTIVE BOWELS
HEADACHES, COLDS
Tonightl Clean Your Bowels and Stop
Headache, Colds, Sour
Somach.
Get q lo-eent box now.

Get q l0-cent box now.
Turn the rascals out-the headache.
biliousness, indigestion. the sick, sour
stomach and bad colds-turn them out
tonight and keep them out with Cas-
cArets.
Millions Of men and women take
Cascaret now and then and never know
the misery caused by a lazy liver, clog
sed bowels. or an upset stomach.
Don't put in another day Of distress.
Let Cascsrets cleanse your stomach; re-
move the sour. fermenting food; take
the excess bile from your liver and carry
out all the constipated waste matter and
poison in the bowels Then you will feel
great
Cascaret tonight straishtens you out
by morning. They work while you sleep.
A 1O-Sent box from any drug store
means a clear head. sweet stomach and
clean. healthy liver and bowel action
for months. Children love Cascarets be-
cause they never gripe or sicken.-AdV.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-17
RED CROSS ABUSED BY
MEN OF FORMER CREW
CONTINUED PROM FACE ONE

the safety Of the ship. 1t was impos-
sible under these conditions to get out
the water from the bilges with pumps,
and the pumps themselves were in use
less condition. II was by finding and re-
moving various materials from the bilges,
pipes and pumps, that we were able to
bring the ship across 70 Falmouth.
blanket Stuffed In PunH,
We also found in the provision room
three barrels OF debris. such as rotten
onions potatoeS cabbages and ether food
stuffs, placed there instead of being
thrown overheard.
- We also found in the suRctiSn pipe
from The provision room blanket stuffed
us from removing water from that part
of the ship. Forty inches had leaked
and accumulated before the obstruction
in the pipe was found and removed.
" The German officers from whom We
took the ship boasted we would have to
put back into New York in three days
or less and that all our meat and sup
plies would spoil, as the pump on which
we depended as an emergency was found
practically adrift, and We had to sheer
it and use jack. II was only by con-
slant watching that We could keep 1t
in condition until we made port.
VaISes WIlfuIIy Neglected.
'One-third OF the valves in the ash
pumps were missing and the stationary
pumps, on which she depended in case
of fire, when taken apart were found to
be short twenty-five valves and springs
out Of q total OF foTty-eight, which COM
PEELED US TO drive the pump with such
speed to get a pressure OF thirty-five
pounds so that we were afraid IL would
fall apart The overheard discharge
from the ash pumps when taken apart
was found to be all corroded and the
valve and seat had at least One-siXteenth
of an inch OF scale which showed that
the valves had been wilfully neglected.
The boilers were in a filthy condition.
A great many Of the valves were unable
to operate until We oyerhauled them our
selves, particularly the blow and stop
valves, which were absolutely useless
and dangerous. The tubes Of the boilers
were two-thirds filed with SCOT and there
was practically no packing for the pumps
and only a few spare pump valves, and,
in fact, the ship was in such condition as
TO be dangerous to put to sea in.
EaEI1eers Worked Hard.
1--WE found on examining the fresh
water tanks that the partition walls were
covered with loose scales, which, at the
slightest touch. dropped to the bottom in
pieces four or nve inches square.
In our opinion, the ship had been
criminally neglected by its former crew
or crews, and, in conclusion, We wish to
say that it was only by the most siren
uous exertion by the engineers, which
necessItated their being on duty day and
night, that we were able to keep the
ship afoat
"Isigned)
UP. MeCLARITY,
First Assistant Engineer.
WILLIAM H. FERGUSON,
Second Assistant Engineer,
IN. n. FLETCHER, Jr.,
Third Assistant Engineer.
/ PATRICK REARDoN, =. o.. i.
- g Junior Engineer
Railways, are opening the interior of
Nigeria to trade. = -