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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-18

The State offered testimony TO prove
that Max Pam, one of the th'ee mempers
OF the executive committee OF the Slesei
Stores Corporation, VINO was not present
when the deal was originally Transacted
called A meeting IN March, 1914, OF the
committee. which then repudiated and
rescinded Sieg.l and Nogel's action and
reesta blshed the corporations claim
against the simpson Crawford company
for S65s 900 in demand notes held against
It.
ON the other hand. John Il. Stanchheld'
siegels chief counsel adduced from Me-
Meekin that Sesel in 1904. before the
INCORPORATION of the Fourteenth Street
Store, had signed an agreement ny which
he subordinatcd claim Of Sll4O.ooO
held nv him AGAINST the store 10 the
claims of al tn. general creditors in
case 1t became insovent or dissolved.
The defence attempted to show also
that Sieeel invested s55O.0oo in the Four
tceuth street store when It was opened
and sloo. 900 in cash in May. 1918. when
ih, store Wa losing money. Tn" defence
also made point Of McMeekin's testi-
mony that S..gel supervised mostly the
merchandise end Of the enterprises. while
Vogel looked after the finances
Siegcrs apparently beneticent act in sub
oIdinating his large claim against the
store was explained IN this way: SicS"L
having acquired leases on the property On
which tn. store Was built, turned them
over To- the store with other property val
ucd at s4>u.Uo0 for $4,000 in promissofN
notes and $4,000 shares Of preferred STOCK
valued at par AT S-50O0o.
The corporation wanted tho stock back
again and for its return agreed to pay
Siegel in iustalments extending over
twenty years Siliooo". II was Mr..
Trains contention, brought out through
McMeekiu. that this sum should never
have been agreed upon. inasmuch as IT
represented greatly inflated values OF the
original lcd-et
MIR Staucuueld cruss-eNaninaton OF
McMeokin eudcavured to portray Siegel in
= better light than that presented by the
State In mat when the Vulcan Mlni1S
Company, nf which he was president
failed. ScGe paid back $4,000 10 one oi
tho investors that his alleged plan oi
fight Wa merely trim TO see mis- daugh-
ter and sick grtndchld IN England that
his ueme does not appear ON any of the
check books personal accounts and othGI
books admitted M evidence.
\ long hours light was waged ly the
defence against IN" admission Of Train
three tons Of evidence 10 show the imam
cial methods Of the Sirgel stores. but jus
tcc clark uverruled the objections. The
prosecutor had 10 call upon several women
book keepers in the Fourteenth street Stor,
and in the bank To lay foundation for
Flnts expert testimony regarding items
in the credit statement Of the store. Il
was the irst entrance of women into tht
proceedings.
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made yesterday about Siegel leaving the
country. 1t developed then that McMeekin
made his hrst representations to the DIS
trct Attorney Immediately following the
exclusive story in THE SYN OF his depar-
ture for Europe
McMeekin declared he was not willing
witness This was as true OF his state
ment Of Siegel sending him to the New
York Library to look up about extradtion
as 1t was of everything else. He said that
following the story in THE Sun he was
summoned TO the District Attorneys office
and he was there put in the position or
telling the truth or OF telling a lie. No
body threatened him, but he could not get
out of telling the truth. The only persons
he had ever talked to about his library
visit were his wife and Mr. Pam.
The trial will continue tomorrow.
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duced a resolution wiping out $685., 900 of
that Indebtedness.
McMeekln said he protested at this.
While he knew of the aggregate indebt-
edness. there were only s6O7,550 in notes.
He would never be able to balance his
books This made no difference. the
amount was cancelled. and the $50, $50 was
carried thereafter as an open account
At that time the witness testified. the
Stores Corporation had "a working capital
Of s500,00O and Henry Siegel suggested
that this he used to wipe out the Simpson
Crawford Indebtedness in part. Mc.iee-
kin said he baked at this on the ground
that 1t would not be right. Later. after
the failure Mr.. Pam called a meeting OF
,i" ~. 20 -, anu s,.ni '''
Assistant District Attorney Train then
took IN the BOSTON store OF Henry Siegel
g. co. 1t was shown that Henry Siegel
was committed to leases for the Boston
property running to 1895. A little later
McMeekln testified that. Az Siegers private
bookkeeper. he knew that Siegel received
$4,000 A year salary from the Simpson
Crawford Company and Henry Siegel
q Co, wholesale. the Fourteenth street
Store paid him $4,000. and the Chicago
firm OF the Siegel-Cooper Company paid
him $4,000.
There was some reference to the defend
ants mining ventures which turned out
badly. 1t was intimated that he lost
100000 In one Nevada copper mine or
supposed mine.
After Train had introduced as evidence
Siegels own private ledger and private
cash account he turned the witness over
TO John II. Stanchheld FOR cross-exami-
nation.
stanchheld gained from the witness
that he met Segel sixteen or seventeen
wears ago. when he, the witness, became
stakeholder OF the Nulcanite Mining
and Smelling Company OF Nevada Siegel
gave him seventy-hve shares OF stock
with a par value OF $40 to do some work.
and al that time Siegel owned 20 per
cent. Of the stock.
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DIVORCE SUIT PRIVATE.
Maurice Deiches Named as Referee
in sieRel Case.

The divorce suit of Mrs. Marie Vaughn
Siegel against Henry Siegel Is to be tried
before a referee in spite OF statements
previously made by Mrs. Siegel and her
attorney that she would demand that the
case be heard in open court.
Counsel in the suit yesterday asked
Supreme Court Justice Guy to appoint
referee 10 try the action, and the court
named Maurice Deiches.
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For the man who motors
Motor coats of double"
cloth; single and double
breasted; roomy and COM
| Portable.
Evening star., 1914-02-15
CHICAGO GRAIN.

CHICAGO. February 14.-Export sales,
which were said to have reached a largo
total. brought about a rally today in
wheat. The market, having shown de-
clining tendency most OF the day, wound
up steady at the same as last night to q
shade off. Corn and oats also closed
virtually unchanged. In provisions the
outcome was u setback Of 10 to 221s.
Buying of wheat for European ship
ment took place chiefly here and at Du-
luth. The business was about evenly di-
vided between the two cities and did not
receive any publicity until near the end
of the session. Previously the market
had been depressed by continued snow
falls in the winter crop region and by re-
ports of rain throughout the central
provinces of India. Moreover, receipts
for the week at Chicago were the larg-
est in five years during this part of the
season.
Estimates that country elevator stocks
northwest had been depleted 5000, 900
bushels since February L. helped the late
recovery. There We're also statements
that much of the wheat in Montana had
been sold to go to the Pacific coast
Corn swung upward when wheat de-
veloped returning strength. At first, how
ever, the corn market was heavy on ac-
count of overnight offers having failed
to attract eastern buyers. Prime weather
for shelling and hauling counted also
against the bulls.
In oats the trading consisted chiefly of
hedging against rural purchases.
Hog prices at a higher level gave a lift
to provisions. Stockyard interests led the
buying.
Evening star., 1914-02-15
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, February ia hullish
view of the census supply ana dlstrlpu-
ton figures seemed to inspire some lIesii
buying for long account IN the cotton
market today. and there was also a inod-
crate demand from trade sources. Ad-
vances were held in check, however, by
realizing for over the week end, Wh'
general business was probably restrlcted
to some extent by the storm whlch m
terfered somewhat with the wire service;
Late positions We're relatively dull aflo
easy, as the bulk of the fresh buying
ket closed steady at a net advance OIL one
to two points on the old. but from Two
to four points net lower on new crop de-
liveries.
Cables were disappointing, and the
market opened steady, at q decline ol
four points to an advance OF one point, =
but soon worked upward on q broadening
outside demand ard buying by spot
house brokers who were said to be trad
ing for Canadian mills. The opening
prices showed an advance of about twen-
weight points from the low level OF last
Monday, and attracted a GOOD deai OF
profit taking by recent buyers, but after
some irregularity May contracts SOLD up
to 1901, or five points over last night s
closing figures.
Subsequent fluctuations were more or
less irregular, and closing prices We're
shade off from the best. The census re
port showed domestic mill consumption
of 54O.S74 bales for the month of Janu-
ary, a total larger than any on record
for that month, and exceeded only once IN
the history of the reports, namely, last
October, when the consumption was .i4..-
500 bales Domestic mill stocks OF l,e-'i
1876 bales at the end of January COM
pared with 1.912, 993 bales last year. ana
was considered equal to a little less than
four months requirements
Evening star., 1914-02-15

and bowed hefor, INN. at.d Hni-ir ~ al
Indian nane nae.snn@ "nleit itetne man
These two chiefs WrIt their houl.s
and sat before their tires FOR a time With
out speaking. But after 4 while thev b.-
gan to tell their friends hat q wonderful
thing had happened People 3c-an ~
gather about them with open mouths and
eyes. and then all the women and clll-
dren gathered around the artists house
peeking IN at all the cracks and crannias
and at last climbed an over the house.
After 4 while the men and warriors
came. They walled into the house and
came into the painters room. Il was ~
planned 10 them about tho painting how
il was done ana that tie artist lncsNt
them 10 harm. ~ Last they seemed sal
iSflcd. but norhins Would % 5ll - batss
the pictures over the door tllat aii might
see. The people we're Mid WITH eN.tre-
ment: they We're slire the faces Siail.,l-
they SAN their eseS nioEe, and tncg Wea.
sure they could speak II thty wanted ~
They thought that tile artfSf f.tI mate
two people out 81 one. l:pth tae man ;tJil
his pictures We're alive, they said. 50 some
of the fife of the man IN lst o. taken II
give life to the picture. Vt tbs they grew
frightened and they held a council -
war TO decide what must b. done u s'Ich
a person. till tho artist being allowed T.
enter their counsel, explained that there
was no magic in il and offered q teach
them how TO do il themselves.
Evening star., 1914-02-15
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

Dull. 'our-
Rye fiour-Steddy
Buckwheat f1our-Dull
Buckwheat-Duu
Corn meal-Quiet
RYe-Quict
Barley-Quiet
" heat-Spot steady; No. = hard winter
h"s C. l. T. to arrive; No. = red. lo5
elevator domestic, No. / northern DuIut,
lo"%4. and No. l Manitoba, OIL f n h
anoat Futures were steady on the ca abIes
ana disposition to widen differences
with the west, but trading was oiiet
closing iec net higher to lsc lower. NJ,
l.c1is: July, 967s. ''' >
Corn-Spot easy; new No :: yellow
6?i2c c. j. +. to arrive.
oats-Spot dull.
Hay-Dull.
Hops-Steady.
HideS-(Quiet
Leather-Firm.
Pork-Steady
Reef-Steady.
Cut meatS-Steady
Iard-Firm: middle west 1o7:5a1os5.
refined firm; compound quiet.
Tallow-Quiet.
Cottonseed oil-Steady; prime summer
yellow, T05a7. IS; March 10: Nav. 20;
July. TOD.
Petroleum-Steady
Wool-Steady.
Rosin-Quiet.
Turpentine-Quiet
Rice-Steady.
MolasseS-Quiet.
Potatoes. cabbages, peanuts and
freishts steady and unchanged.
Evening star., 1914-02-15
NEW ORLEANS.

NEW ORLEANS. February 1.-THE
week end session in the cotton market
today developed great steadlness as the
result of the bullish showing OF sta
tistics on consumption IN TINS country
and reports of Improvement in the spot
demand in the interior. Late III the Ses-
sion the market was held down by
profit taking over the week end from
the long side. but the net change tor
the day was a gain of 4 points Con-
siderable short covering was caused by
the census bureau report showing con-
sumption of .,40,s74 bales of cotton i'll
this country i'll January, against
523.743 the same month last year.
Spot cotton-steady. unchanged
middling, l3 cents. Sales on the spot,
1,52o bales: to arrive. l,6o0 bales.
Cotton futures close: March. 1e-5a:
MAY, 1865; July 1856, August, 12.1S;
October. 1l67.
While it was a quiet week ia the cot
ton market and good tone WAS preserved
and prices closed at a net gain over last
week of Il to y; points, short covering ia
rather large volume and moderate fresh
long buying contributed to the advance
The highest prices of the week We're
made Saturday and the lowest Monday.
At the highest the trading months We're
Is to ~ points over last weeks close: at
the lowest they We're 4 TO IL points I'M
der. The range was % to - points. \
better feeling in the spot markets of the
south brought II smaller movement into
sight, increased mill takinss and Il large
consumption Of cotton by American mills
during the month of January as COM
pared with the month preceding and
the same month last year Were the main
bullish influences of the week. on the
bear side much was made OF the large
stocks at ports and interior towns and of
the large supplies of lowgrade cotton
still for sale.
In the spot department prices gained
of q cent. middling clos
ing at 13 cents. against l. 11-16 last
week and IL 9-16 this week last year.
Sales on the spot amounted to $50
bales. against 1902 last week and 4,0s1
this week last year: sales TO arrive
amounted to 4,721 bales. against 6.67l
last week and 1,G;6 this week last year.
Evening star., 1914-02-15
Dirt and Beauty.
b I.nn.lnn .L.rn..ls.-.

From tde IonInn 'l.roNlsI7
The American doctor WHO warns rs rot
10 wash would al one time have found
many sympathizers among ladies' OF ihA
aristocracx. Augustus Hare. when stay
ing at Hieheliffe ia 1879 was told IN lis
hostess L.iay Waterford: @Aly grand
mother used 10 say ttar beauty Went oar
With open carriage 'Nhy. Eo4 are inst
like men, my dear, she said 70 me wit
your brown nechs. aiIt yoar rough skins.
aIld xotfIs red MOSS. In our da4 j. WIS
di er-e16 :; Young ladies' never walked. ste
nothing bat whit. meaL ana neler WASH
% tneir faces -'l2het oot s.d fiisir faces
wi6l powder aI,l then II cold cream ,,fI.
anu wiped il off with d Galn.l. That VAS
the Way 70 have good complexion
Evening star., 1914-02-15
RAJ T|MORE AUTO MEN
FAVOR RECIPROCITY
Dealers Association Adopts Resolu-
ton for State Courtesy to
District Motorists.

WASHINGTON motorists will be glad TO
learn that the Baltimore Automobile
Dealers Association, Inc. at meeting
held during the past week unanimously
adopted a resolution favoring reciprocal
relations between the state of Maryland
and the District of Columbia While the
resolution does not thus state in 50
many words, it means practically the
same thing 1t reads as follows:
That this association is unalterably
in favor of an enactment compelling all
vehicles using the highways of the state
of Maryland TO carry Il light after dark,
and that il is in favor of an enactment
giving reciprocal relations between every
other state. territory or district in the
United States.
The enactment OF such a Law would
enable the motorists of the District TO
motor over til. roads OF MarEland-1
privilege allowed them in every state III
the Mon except Maryland. At the
present time they are charged q fec IL
accordance with the horsepower rating
of the motor of their machines. This
sum amounts TO several thousands OF aol-
lars annually and has been the cause OF
much complaint on the part OF District
motorists ever since the act went into
effect n few Years ago.
On the other hand. Maryland motorists
are charged the small sum of 81 for an
Identification tag for machine. which is
perpetual For an operators license the
charge is the same amount, which is also
good for all time. This charge is the
same as that of the state of Maryland.
The permit is also perpetual to the owner
of I. car, but when a permit is issued for
a chauffeur he is charged So and it must
be renewed annually. The fee for mo-
tor car owners in the District is the same
as that charged to residents of Mary
land ranging from s. to SO for an an
nual license.
Evening star., 1914-02-15
Iron and Steel Market.

Merchant furnace interests We're en-
rouraged this week by further active
buying of basic iron for shipment over
the next six to nine months. The Ameri-
can rolling mill. middIetown, Ohio, and
the american steel foundries We're the
largest buyers. taking upward OF 1000
tons from Ohio and Cleveland furnaces
The Republic Iron and Steel Company
and several small steel companies also
purchased basic and Bessemer iron for
prompt shipment. The Republic Company
IN tHe east also bought some basic iron
NWonS ;hs foundry iron buyers were
pipe works. stove foundries. sanitary
goods manufacturers, electrical plants,
machinery makers and general and lob
ninS houses. Ia the aggregate about
80 600 tons We're placed under contract
scout half the tonnage sold was basic
metal. There was no further advance IL
Use.
The Steel Corporation blew in seven
more blast furnaces. making sixteen
since the first of February. Stocks Of
merchant iron increased in Alabama
and IN eastern cnnsyivania, but de
creased in the central west, while the
steel companies accumulations Were
heavily reduced in January. Total
furnace stocks in the country are es-
tirnated al 1000. .o00 tons.
Specifications of rolled steel products
we're large, but new orders were less
heavy. Fabricated steel contracts AK
:-regated $500 tons, including 81 200
tons for New York subways. practically
all OF which Will be furnished by th.
American Bridge COMPANY Steel build
ing work included Ice tons for the
AStor loft. 6rp tons for the Edison
Trtnsformsr building il New York. I5ro
tons Tor IN automobile plan and : u00
tons fer thc second section Of the MAYS
Store at Cleveland and 1.uou toHS for an
addition to til.- Standard Seamless TUBE.
Company plant at Economy Pa. Bids
v ere submitted TODAY on l6uo tons for the
Memphis railroad bridge over the Mis-
sissippi river and 3.5to tons for a telc-
Phone building at Pittsburgh The Chi
c9go railways ordered 2b.e09 tons for
@irder rails and the Pacific Electric
Company 1905 tons from the Lorain
steel Company.
Evening star., 1914-02-15
SOME INDIANS.
And How the Work of an Artist Sur
prised Them.
From sunday Atternoons.

From sunday Atternooils.
y man wears ago spent much Of his life
among the Indians This man Was an art
ist and once painted two OF the Indian
chiefs No one was allowed in the room
and the chiefs did not see their pictures
until they We're finished, Then they came
and looked and each Of them recognized
the other They looked with wonder at
the pictures and at the artist and his col
ors-.,ud pressed their hands over their
mouths. which they do when anything
surprises them very much. Then they
came and took the paintel by.-.th. hand
Evening star., 1914-02-15
COFFEE MARKET.

NEW YORK, February 14-Smaller
Brazilian receipts and steady cables allied
to inspire buying movement in coffee this
morning, but offerings We're light and the
tendency of prices upward The opening
was quiet and unchanged and the close
was steady, to net higher. Sales.
1900 bags. February. 9.23; March. a,25;
May. 3.45; July, 9.65; September, 9.S2:
October. s,s7; December, 997
Spot steady: Rio, No. {. 9l. Santos. No.
4. Ids. Mild dull Cordova. 1%al6, NOM
inal.
Havre unchanged TO L franc higher,
Rio 80 reis higher, at 5SI2.. Santos Hn-
changed. Brazilian receipts 1000 bags.
Evening star., 1914-02-15
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET.

CHICAGO. February 14-Hogs-Re-
ceipts, 5000 head: higher; bulk of
sales, S.50as.60 light. s.35as.65: mixed,
s.4oas.65; heavy. s.25as.65; rough, s.25a
$40: pigs, 7.50aS.45.
Cattie-Rcceipts. 200 head; steady
Beeves. 7.00a9.50; Texas steers. 6S0a
500; stockers and feeders, 5.50aS. 90;
cows and heifers. 3.6oas.5o: calves.
75oa10.50.
sheep-Receipts, $500 head; slow: na-
tives. 475a5. .s5; yearlings 6.75a710;
lambs, native. 6.s0a7So.
Evening star., 1914-02-15
LUMBER EXPORTS GROW.
Greatest Increase Is Recorded as Be-
ing TO Great Britain.

NEW ORLEANS. February 14-I.usn-
ber export statistics ;or 1918. gathered
by the Lumber Trade journal published
today, show that there Was an increase
ever 1917 in shipments of nearly all
classes Of woods from the entire country.
Pitch pine showed TIE greatest gain
nearly % per cent.
The record OF exports shows the great
est increase in shipments to Great Britain.
which amounted to NJ. s5l eco feet IN
ports TO Canada decreased about The same
"a mount.
Exports TO China increased ~ o36 q n
feet, or about ~ per cent over f9i2 IN
ports To Europe increased about - prl.
cent
Evening star., 1914-02-15
oppose increase in Fees.

At the same meeting resolutions We're
also adopted opposing any increase in the
registration fees of the pleasure car type
of motor vehicles over and above those
now charged. The association also OPP
posed any change or modification in the
rates of speed OF the pleasure car type
of motor vehicle now in force,
IN expressing opposition to these mat
ters it was explained that the automobile
dealers are established and transacting a
legitimate business in the state OF Mary
land, thereby furthering the automobile
industry. 1t was further explained that
the automobile dealers in the transaction
of their business pay into the treasury OF
the state annually large SUMS of money.
Evening star., 1914-02-15
Traders Appear to Take But
Little Interest in Stock
Exchange Affairs.
WALL STREET ATTITUDE
STILL ONE OF WAITING
Traders Remain Uncertain as to
Washington Attitude on Busi-
ness Problems.

Nl-W YORK. February 14-Speculatlon
an largt ~ 10 tho speciaIties today, and
for a time good progress upward was
made III this section of the list The
inertia Of ti!e market DISCOURAGED specu-
ative efforts among the favarite shares
v hieh hardly varied through the half
lay session. but the low-prieed steel
stocks, the railway equipment issues and
pther specialties We're easier To move
Various issues were put up a point or
more. american Ice securities reached a
aew high mark for the year. Central
leather continued the advance begun
esterda5 and Rumely rose strongly on
tHe report that the noteholders' commit
teS was meeting with success in its cam
aaisn for extension of the notes
The early advance was all but cau-
lied by subsequent reaction, aud the
lays changes, except in Il few Instances
ttsr,s ftuirnyorfapt