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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-06-22
ARTICULOS De FAMA
UNA NECESIDAD.

De la manera mas cordial podemos
recomendar nuestros lectores, el dsc
del Liquido de Borrar Tinta de Carter
que sacara toda clase de mancha de
inta del papel, MADEIRA tela
Es Ell Medico de la Casa" con su
uso Immediate salyara records de VA
'or, trajes, trabajos de MADEIRA.
Quitara manchas frescas de tinta de
papel, en- tai forma, que podra escri
bir en- Ia misma parte sin que Sc bore
transforme el papel en- color amari
Llo. ~ n ~ .ra.s-p-
En- las ootellas hay una circular Ell
Espanol dando una completa direction
para su uso Siempre tenemos exis.
encia de este producto Que es de gran
valor para casa y. ofcina.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-06-22
BUQUE QUE Sc HUNDE.

st. Louis, 21-El vapor de rio Ma
jestic, ell mas grande de los barcos
excursionistas del Mississippi, Sc fue d
pique hoy 4 consecuencia de IN cho
que con la punta granite de Ia esta
ci6n del acueducto. Sc han perdido
tres dc sus tripulantes. FL :" Majestic
acaba de echar en- TERRA los mil pasa
ieros que habia traido.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-06-22
LOS MoRos AMIGOS DE EsPANA

Madrid. 2l.-Commican de Melilla
que Sc han prescntado varios moros
notabIcs. solicitando que las tropas es-
panolaS sigan avanzando y o@upando
nuevas posiciones. que de ning1n mo-
do abandonen los ugares av2nzados
cue ahora ocupan. Dicen los moros
q. la prescncia dc los soldados eSpanoles
eS una Salvaguardia para sus vidas y
hacien"as y una segura garantla para
cl fom nto dc Ia agriculture V conner
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-06-22
ARTISTA SUICIDA.

3rilu y -E professor Hans Non
Petersen Prasiduic a, Ia Socirdad de-
Anisia de Munich uno dc los ms
di.imeuido> pinforc, de Alcmana. s..
eulcido aFer ae u iiro a. revolver. s.
afrlbHle este acto al tenor qae abri.
eaba Z piufor de que la opcraci6n qua
iba ha'erse en De- vista no habia de tc.
ner bu'n fxiio y quedaria Il completa-
meufa lego
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-06-22
SUMA. Y SIGUE.

Santander. 21.-El aviador espanol
Pombo que en- compania de un amigo
hacia IN vuelo en- esta ciudad tuvo la
desgracia de que el aparato chocara
con IN arbol al tratar de aterrlzar.
Tanto 81 aviador como el pasaJero es-
tan helidos dc gravedad. Ell aparato
suiri6 ;mportante averias.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-06-22
3ss II IA
ANARQUIsTAS A AMERICA

Rom;. 21.-IIa podido ayeriguarsc
que en- los barcos que saheron hoy pa
ra America Sc han embarcado un MI
nero he revolucionarios y anarquistas
Quienes el Gobierno italiano ha esta-
do buscando por complicidad en- los
recientts tumulto, que han tenido lu-
gar en- Italia con motive de la huelga
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-06-22
Ell REGRESO DE UN HEROE

Washington 21.-El Departamento
de Marina ha recibido avisos de que el
Almirante Fletcher saldra esta tarde
de Tampico para Washington con su
estado Mayor, a bordo del Dolphin
FL Almirante Fletcher relevard 4 Bad
ger en- el mando de la eseuadra de
Atldntico el dia ! de Julio.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-06-22
TN TUNFL PELIGROso.

Aiza. 2l.-A conscruencia Il un eos
rrmierio d. TERRA cu el nueyo tuncl
consiraldo por la Linea de- Fcrrocarri-
les H. Niza1 uneo. poreeieron doce per
.onas suliando otra> siete contusas
- m- que hayan ann aigunas perso-
nas en'rrradas en los seombros
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-06-22
oTRos AvIADoREs HERIDos

~tocaholmo. p III teniente de Pa.
rai Mr. Ilyduth. rcsaltaron grave
meute hrrido. conSccuencia lie una
caida drI aeroplano cn q. eicru'aban IN
,a.l3 ceres q .lonkoping. Est ha 81
du IS primer accident dc acroplano'
.ue 81 Aa reei>trado cn >accia.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-06-22

Sass Peters - fodos los aho
eado> proee~af por nSul'o Al minis
ierio 3, m>iie Jurantc cl luicio Il
s.ili>- hau .al allados culpablcS pol
r mrado. d. hos. S,kolff \ kcr
ra> mer.n ~, lado, ocho mc~e-
hn pfis.nn
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-06-22
c0NsULEs YANQUIs

Washington. - Sc ban annciado
Jos sienientes nombramieutos de con
sules George H. Donalto. para Mara
caibo. Venezuela William L. Jenkins.
para Gradalup lndias Occidentales.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-06-22
Ell RECORD DE ALTURA.

San Petersburgo 21.-El aviador Sc
lorsky que hace POGO construyo el ae-
ropIano mas grande del mundo, acaba
de batr el record de altitud con pasa-
jeros. elevandose a una altura de dos
mil metros con 10 pesajeros.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-06-22
-CABLEGRAMAS-
rRAsmrr1pos PoR ooMPA MA DE CABLES FRANcEsA'
UNA NINA EN- SANTANDER.

Santander, 21-En las inmediaclo'
nes de Tore la Vega Sc ha descubler-
TO nm smportante yacimiento de petro-
leo. Sc hacen trabajos para descubrlf
nuevos pozos. La noticia ha producldo
hondo iubilo en- toda la provincla.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-06-22
OPERACION DE AZUCAR.

La central Constancia vendio a Frit-
re Lundt Go. Sucrs. 1000 sacos a
$500.
Esta venta es la Ultima por haber
terminado Ia zafra Ia expresada CEN
tral.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-06-22

tie hombres de su dotaei6n. Ell aero
plano iambien cayo, matando a los dos
hombres que 10 tripulaban.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-06-22

Constantinopla 2l.-Servia ha co
municado i la Sublime Puerta que ella
no podra continuar suS buenas relacio-
ncs COZ Tdrquia en- case de guerra con
Grecia
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-06-22

New London. 2l.-En la regatta
annual ha salido victoriosa la uniyersi-
iad a. Yale. quitando Il premio la
al ard por enairo pnlgadas
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-06-22
DOS vIcTIMAs DE LA AVIAcIoN

~au Peter>bureo. 2l.-LoS aviadores
mi.iiares >opakinc 3 .lanovsN perecle-
ron boy "a n rhoque dc acroplanos
.n .l serodromo de Gathlna.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-06-22
INCENDIO EN- UNA ESTACTON.

Wrexham, Wales, 21.-La cstacion
del ferrocarril de Colpoeth ha sido
destruida por las llamas. Sc atribuyc
el fuego 4 las sufragistas.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-06-22

Vapcr americana Grayson. Ell 20
del prcsente salio de New York para
esta Isia.
Cong-. Bull Insrlar Line Inc.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-06-22
Cotizaciones del Mer
PRECIOS MIN DE LOS ARTIC
QUE Sc DETALLAN EN- ALMl

ARRoz (frns)
Valenciano
.Japon primera I 4
ldem segunda 3
Camilla Ia. 3.CC
ID "a. 2.75
HABICHUELAS (frme)
loleradas largas 61a 4
Blanca chicas, qtl $4a4
ID largas, qtl
GARBANZOS MEJICANOS
(Sostenido) ST
clase extra, qtl. $S.75
Id morunos
QUESOs-(6o.4
patag ras de Holanda SD
Ne Dola, $5.C05S
HARINAS-( (Sostenido)
lases primera, saco $5d5
Victoria
Glasses segunda, saco $4.50a4
De maiz, saco de 1876 lbs. S4
BACALAO-SoStenido
Medieno ' chico an tarzonos t27.
Pollock, chico y grande 26
pApAS
IsIenas. Y
Americanas 1755
s0SFOn0s
n;0orsas ,n.rooo ,o+zn a.
10 or S5 IN ii
.pnN AMpot,,
Ootaofn
Rahb;4 b
4roo7r lc
Islaaos
Ame,icanas
TrclIn roNDENSADA
Leche Lerhara Fvanoraaa
Tacba Toobaro Eetoril;zado
.aabA Lncbera rondane,3a
Aonia - d
Magnolia,
T.eche ~Peerless evanorada ne.
ono1a
| LecAe Peerless tamanC grande,
.r,>rrr,nrv,,r
Lazo azul fna, 205 $23 a 80 SCI
0laS0' .,o - . !,
a. o-
CAFE
auco selec1o 81
rllon Il
/
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-06-22

Para la COSTA
Brazo y Corazon, Carmen Native.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-06-22
LA ABEJA DOMESTICA.
Su crfa. v nro,luctoc

M V11U pIUUUCLUS.
Obra de gran utilidad para la cri
de la Abeja y la industria de miel
cera.
A $l.35 con franqueo.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-06-22
DIR. l.. MATANZO.
q e. u LIS IA
Consultorio exclusive para afee
clones de la vista.

TETUAN "a (cERCA DEL rEArRo)
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PUTS BLAME ON ST0RSTAD MAN.
c. y. Il. Il. Counsel Charges Him
with Causing Empress Wreck.

QUEBEC June 26.-Butler Aspinall,
counsel for the Canadian Pacific Railroad,
this afternoon presented his case and his
conclusions regarding the Empress of Ire
land disaster.
To Jacob SAKE. third officer OF the
Storstsd, he pointed as being the "cul-
prit' of the collision on the ground that
ceiving any orders to do so. 1t was this,
counsel contended, which had been the
real cause OF the disaster.
Mr. Asphalt attempted to prove by the
certificates OF Capt Kendall, his officers
and engineers that the Empress was both
sufficiently and efficiently Differed and
manned. He recalled the fact that Lord
Mcrsey himself had admitted that there
was no slur TO be cast upon the officers
and crew with regard to their actions
after the collision.
Mr. Asphalt said II had been proved
conclusively by the witnesses called by
the Storstad that the collier must have
had way on at the crucial time.
III the evidence given by the Storstad
men Is true he said. chen the onl,'
conclusion is that the captain of the Emu
press has deliberately perjured himself.
| ask you TO remember that when he
gave this testimony he had just looked
death in the face under most distressing
circumstances. he had lost his ship, had
lost his fellow officers and shipmates, mad
been shocked by the tragic deaths OF
hundreds of the passengers. is IT likely
that under these conditions he was In
the frame OF mind to tell deliberate
lie?'
Mr. Haight counsel for the Storstad
| will present the case for the owners OF
| the collier tomorrow morning. BY to-
morrow night the inquiry will have
, closed.
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Reccivership Action Does Not
Indicate General Weakness
in Trade, 1t Is Said.

them brought about the acute pressure and
resulting failure.
AS disclosed by the balance sheet of
December 81, 1918. there was sufficient
cash on hand to pay so per cent OF all
the open accounts--an unusually strong
position for any business. In comparison
with the statement OF 1919 the cash on
hand was some $2S0,00 more than at the
same period In 1918. while the open ac-
count liabilities were s277.000 higher In
1912 than In 1918. SO from all the facts
apparent the financial position of the cor.
poration had improved.
IT may be assumed as a reasonable
conclusion that the recent enactment OF
the currency bill has had n considerable
influence in bringing TO light the dis
counted paper position of the Clafiin COM
pany. When every national bank IN the
United States was an Independent factor.
reporting. only 10 the Comptroller of the
Currency. the possibilities OF an extended
credit position on the part OF some one
large operator were always to be con-
sidered. Bank examiners. with their multi
farious duties, could hardly be expected
to list all the obligations of AN important
borrower when they were represented
largely by Inducements and that of a
very substantial name and very wide
spread. But In the Capitalization OF bank
ing supervision into the separate reserve
districts and with the increased scrutiny
given to discounted notes by the regional
reserve bank administrations, n weak
ened and extended credit position would
inevitably have been disclosed. The prep
arations by tho banks throughout the
United States for membership in the re-
serve association, moreover. through the
strengthening OF their reserves and the
shifting OF loans requisite to the new era
may have aided In bringing down the
credit structure created I'm the merchan-
dising scheme that revolved around thu
l. II. 70. Clafiin Company's operations.
! The unfortunate development represents
the inevitable operation OF the laws Of
trade No one man or institution car
permanently maintain a business which !,
not following in the trend OF changed con
dtions and relations.
30 far as concerns the possible in.
nuences Of the failure. II may with tn,
utmost fairness he regarded ~ bringinI
To light conditions that were peculiar q
the special interests Involved, and not u
any way as symptomatic Of weakness II
the dry goods trade rs whole. While IL
importance should not he minimized, !
need not he emphasized.
The proportion Of liabilities Ia hank
Il 80 large and they are 81 diffused tina
no single banking creditor Interest Z
seriously threatened. The merchandis
liabilities will probably he relativel.
small. The recent Siegel collapse clearl.
Indicated that the dry goods trade, botl
wholesale and retail. possesses q mar
vellous ability TO withstand heavy I'm
pact and holds an Inherently sound pc
sitlon.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-27
GIRLS GET VACATION FUND.
Judge Signs Order Releasing Money
Tied Tn by ClaHin Failure.

Three hundred and fifty girls employed
D. the Defender Manufacturing Company.
one Of the Clafin subsidiaries, are feeling
more cheerful now that the equity pro-
eeedlngs against their concern will not
prevent them from going on the vacation
Tor which they have been planning and
fa"ng all year.
The girls had been contributing from
- 10 30 cents n week to a vacation fund
established by the firm When the re-
.,eN"rs were appointed yesterday the fund
had reached S7O7.
The girls feared for a time that the
money would be swept into the general
llnd eventually to be distributed among
we creditors The receivers took up the
Ildtter Yesterday with Judge Hand of the
United States District Court.
Judge Hand signed an order releasing
.n' Narauun fund aud allowing II 10 Lv
distributed among the depositors.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-27

Notes of one store had been dis
counted to pay the notes OF another
store coming due. and gradually. with
the stagnation in business, the total
amount Of those notes outsta hiding had
increased. While the records Of the
and day Of maturity Of all these notes,
there Is naturally no record of the
banks now holding the notes. In the
course of banking business they would
be shifted frequently from one bank to
another.
Members of the note Endorsement
committee accordingly are working
Zealously to have all these notes
deposited at the various repositories
throughout the country. The sooner
these notes are deposited the sooner the
committee can work out its plan to
aid in the adjustment of the affairs OF
the company.
The estimated total liabilities are
49,, 900 OO0 OF which 100000 is due
for merchandise. The remaining s3o.-
900, 900 is represented by notes dis
counted by the Clafiin company. 1t was
| asserted yesterday tIldt Tue 'ldliln tuili-
pany had absolutely no notes OF its own
outstanding.
Banks here had 5000 900 Of the notes
discounted by the company. No bank
however. holds more than 100000 OF
these notes.
Bankers generally took the view yes
terday that the notes we're really one
man paper. While they bore the name
of a retail store and were Endorsed h,
the Clafiin company. yet the fact thai
the store was owned by the Claim com
pany or by Mr. Clafiin made them prac
tically one man paper.
This Is a condition. II was said. tina
is not likely to exist under the new
banking law. The Federal reserve
banks will be much stricter In scrutin
izing commercial paper than has beef
the custom heretofore. Banks DESIRING
TO redscount paper with a Federal re
serve bank will be told frankly tina
the earnings Of the maker and the In
dorser of note will be carefully con
sidered.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-27
Bellevue Prisoner Dead In Tub.

Mrs. Jennie Rebehn. 81 years old. Of
lal West Sixty second street. who was
sent to the prison ward of Bellevue Hos
pital in June on a charge Of attempting
suicide. was found dead in n bathtub at
the institution last night with her face
In the water. She had been missed few
minutes before. Because there was little
water In the lungs the police think she
might have died OF a stroke.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-27

Had the Clafin company been content
to operate as "A localized Jobbing house
they would have been In more logical
position. What they did was to seek
further outlet through affiliated retail
stores and through the cutting up trades.
n this attempt they encountered the d.
ect competition of their own sources OF
uppy. Consequently. whatever business
was obtained under these highly COM
pe,itive conditions produced only very
small margin of profit-entirely out of
proportion to the overhead expense which
the company's jobbing system entailed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-27

We have no evidence that the financial
statement OF the H. b. Clahin Company
has been subjected to "A periodical audit
by certified public accountants, who In
the proper fulilment of their obligations
would necessarily have been Obliged to
comment on large amount of contingent
liabilities represented by discounted notes
receivable from affiliated enterprises, IL
such notes had been In existence. And
from the facts now available the only de-
duction which may be drawn is that these
notes were treated as contingent liabil-
ty only and were, therefore. apparently
overlooked and not reported in the bal
ance sheet The disturbing factor which
brought about the crash may have been
the fact that these notes came back upon
the indorsers. the II. Il. Clafin Company.
and that the concerns inability TO meet
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-27

The Clafiin company, however. as above
suggested, went a step further than the
mere reorganization OF It's selling methods
1t endeavored to protect its market py
securing Individual or important owner
ship interests OF retail stores In very
considerable number OF centres.
The ownership relation Is exceedingly
complicated The II. b. Claim Company
"a corporation succeeding II. Il. Cfanin
& Co.-was organized about 1890,
A majority OF this stock Is owned by the
Associated Merchants Company, which
corporation itself owns the confronting IN
terest In a certain group OF retail Stores
all important and located In some OF the
principal cities of this country. The AS
socIated Merchants Company has cap
italization OF approximately N7,Ooo'0oo.
The third corporation--the United Dry
Goods Companies-which sfands at the
top of the three C!aiiin concerns, IL a
holding company with a capitalization OF
some $45. 100000 The United Dry Goods
Companies, in turn. owns control OF the
stock of the Associated Merchants Com
pany, together with another distinct group
of stores. Neither the Associated der
chants Company nor the United Dry
Goods Companies Is an operating com
pany and neither directly operates any
enterprises. -,., -,
we, therefore, have the proposition OF
| three separate and distinct corporations
which interlock through stock control, but
which have an important and distinctly
independent relation through large hold
ings of minority stock in each or the three
separate companies, which are held by
| outside interests.
! In the case OF the H. b. Claim Company
almost one-half of It's entire capitalization
| is independently owned and 1t Is probable
that employees and former partnership In
| terests are still In possession OF large
amounts Of stock In this company whicf
| for so many years enjoyed an enViaoi'
reputation i'm the regularity of its divi
bends and IN its apparent profits.
The INTERPOLATION OF each OF the con
| trollci rot.ii stores to the two separate
holding conmpanies FIRST named has ye
, to be determined.
| II Is known that in the requirement o.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-27
CREDITORS WILL
AID IN GUARDING
' CLAFLIN ASSETS


been taken under moro favorable
auspices. The cooperation promised by
the banks and the mercantile creditors
gives assurance that every effort will
be made to pay the creditors in full.
At the same time there is a report that
the II. u. Clafiin Company's affairs will
be wodnd up eventually and that there
will be some sort of consolidation Of the
retail stores owned by that concern.
Wall Street generally took a hopeful
view Of the failure. 1t was pointed out
by bankers that the Claim company
had overextended itself in attempting
to furnish borrowed capital for so many
retail stores. 1t was admitted that the
Clafiin company undoubtedly had done
some free handed discountings Of the
retail stores notes. but It was pointed
out that the Claim company apparently
had sought to strengthen the weaker
retail stores at the expense of the
stronger retail stores in the chain.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-27

Bankers said yesterday that tho bust
ness methods OF the II. r. Clafiin Com
pany had been old fashioned. 1t was as
serted that under the bookkeeping system
no depreciation In the companys prop
erty and other equipment WAS taken into
consideration.
Among the liabilities OF the II B. Claim
Company is money lent TO II by number
OF the LOO employees. The company was
accustomed to pay per cent. for money
left with IL by employees. The under
standing was that that money would be
paid on demand. Many OF the employ
ees, who also were stockholders in the
company, had no doubt OF the soundness
OF the concern and we're glad to leave the
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-04
CUMMINGS CASE UP TODAY

John P. Cummings, the wealthy
manufacturer, who is accused by
Dorothy Moore, the 19-year-old stem
ographer, with bringing about her
ruination through an application of
dope, yesterday gave bond of $4,000
before Judge Scully. The case will
be heard today. s-
Cummings would say nothing con-
corning the charge that he took ada
vantage of the girl, who he had en-
ployed to do some work for him.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-04

Seattle, WASH, March AL
though complete returns are not yet
in today, it is known that Hiram c.
Gill, two years ago recalled from the
mayors chair, has been elected to the
same Office by a plurality of $4,000.
James d. Trenholme, business mems
candidate, did not run as strongly as
has been expected.
Gill declared today he regarded the
result of the election as a vindication
and promised to bring about strict
enforcement of the city ordinances
regarding liquor selling and vice.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-04
JUDGE SAYS PRESENT CASES
MUST BE DISPOSED OF FIRST

Judge Scott yesterday said that no
girl mattresses should be arrested and
charged with conspiracy until the
heavy list of such cases now on the
Municipal Court call are disposed of.
He gave that order when Ellen
Gates Starr of Hull House and the
mattresses who were arrested Mon
day appeared before him to have
date set for trial. Miss Starr will be
tried today and the others Friday.
When Miss Starr appeared in court
yesterday she announced that she
would stick to the girls no matter
where the fight took her.
A letter of protest against the
action of his police was sent Chief
Gleason yesterday by committee of
women consisting of Harriet Vittum,
S. P. Breckenridge, Elmira D. Cabell,
Anna Wilmarth Ickes, Edith Abbott
and Mary Rozet Smith.
They demanded to know why a
test case isn't heard at once and the
legality of the numerous arrests set
tied for all time.
Chief Gleason announced yester-
day that the two policewomen who
were assigned to strike duty had
been withdrawn.
-O-O-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-04

Mutinous mutterings filled ST.
Louis municipal lodging house re-
Gently when a mans feet 10 inches
high was given two 6-foot cots to
sleep on. With diplomacy, peace
could have been restored by letting a
5-footer repose on the balance Of the
second cot,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-04
JAMES PLEW HANGED

Hartford, Conn.,, March 4.-James
Plew was hanged early today in the
state prison at Wethersfield for muir
der of William o. Wakefield, on June
%, 1913.
Mrs. Bessie Wakefield, also under
sentence of death, but who was
granted reprieve pending appeal for
new trial, slept on her cell cot as
Plew's body was hurtled through the
trap to death.