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The sun., 1914-09-01
PENNSYLVANIA RAISES
MILEAGE BOOK RATES
Railroad Adopts Suggestion Of
Interstate Commission on
Revenue Increase.

PHIiApFrpHIA, Aug 1.-THE Penn
sylyania Railroad Company to-day for
varded to the Interstate Commerce Com
mission the necessary notices providing
that beginning October !. the charge for
open and interchangeable mileage books
shall he at the rate of two and one
quarter cents per mile instead OF two
cents as heretofore.
This increase is made 10 carry out the
suggestion of the Interstate Commerce
Commission that additional revenue de
manded," as the commission says. 'in the
interests OF both the general public and
the railroads" should be obtained by car
rlers In Trunk Line territory by other
than increases in freight rates.
In it's decision in the five per cent.
advance rate case the commission found II
to be a fact that there had been a
very general and substantial Increase In
railroad expenses. the commission saying
III Is probable In the case of every rail-
road showing a largely increased operat-
ing ratio that the increased ratio is due
In large measure TO its passenger service"
The public is well aware" the com
no increase In passenger rates there has
been for many years past constant i'm
provement IN passenger service 1t Is
evident that very large expenditures have
been made necessary TO provide the steel
cars improved stations, automatic sig
nails and other features which have added
so pronouncedly to the comfort, safety
and the convenience of passengers.
"As the commission has now declared
It to be matter of public policy tina,
each branch of the railroad service should
contribute its proper share 10 the cost OF
operation and OF return upon the property
devoted to the use OF the public the Penn
sylvania Railroad also intends to make
certain other readjustments In passenger
rates These will be announced later
THE purpose will be both to embody
the policy established by the commission
and so spread the changes in fares that
the burden will fan but lightly on any
single traveller"
The sun., 1914-09-01
PENNSYLVANIA SYSTEM
INCOME CUT MILLIONS
Report for Seven Months Of
1914 Shows Loss of More
Than S2.O00.OOO.

Tho total operating income OF the Penn
sylVania svstem-east and wcst-for the
seven months Of 1914. January I to July
81. was s3i.553.g337s. or decrease of
s2,720. .33S.4s from tho fgures OF the same
period in 1913. The total operating revc-
nue. amounted to s202.jSs.12i07, or n de-
crease Of sls.745. 1928, and the total op-
Grating expenses were si6s03i lS72a or
a decrease OF $3.50 .767.45.
The lines In the East for the period
showed n total operating income of sea-
10000. a decrease of s3.160.73340 Their
total operating revenue was sl3si26.-
1861 22. a decrease of s9.s56.s7t 30. and the
total operating expenses were SlI4.326.-
746 90. decrease of s6.696.14O.90 from
the corresponding period last year.
The lines In tire West showed n total
operating Income OF slO.453.9l37s, or an
increase OF s4i0.397.92. The total oper-
ating revenue was s6il6l.354S5. de-
crease of ss,Sss,22s .6S, and the rotal op-
Grating expenses were s53.707.441.0T or
decrease OF s9,S2S.626.55.
During the month of July the total
operating revenues OF the lines Fast and
West were s32.o57.7ls decrease OF
| s3.0s5. 30330 compared with the previous
July. total operating expenses. s24.l62.-
9s04s. decrease OF s2,697, ,096.Sl, and
total operating income. $7,S94.7 .72SSi. or
n decrease Of sass. .2O6 80.
The total operating revenue OF the lines
! IN the East during July amounted 10
s21,sll,5S31s decrease OF N,6ll.65S29
| The total operating expenses were sl6.-
75,i25.s9. decrease OF s,3Ii,5i624
The total railway operating income was
| 1896 45729 a decrease OF s300.1l205.
The total operating revenue OF the lines
In the West for the month was Sl0.-
246lS612. n decrease OF sl,i73.6450l
| total operating expenses. s7,6s7.S6i57. a
/ decrease OF sl,3s5,55o.57. and railway
operating income. s2.55S,c7l.j5. a de-
crease OF SS.0a444.
| The report pointed out that as the
! Interstate Commerce Commission had put
| into effect new classification for operating
| revenues and expenses on July !. the
! figures for July were not strictly com
! parable with the figures shown In 1913
The sun., 1914-09-01
ENGLAND TO RELEASE
AMERICAN CARGOES
Secretary Bryan Sends En-
cOuraging Telegram to
Grain Exporters.
S12,OOO,OOO IS TIED UP
Fleets Of Wheat Ships Diverted
to English Ports When
the War Started.

Word was received yesterday that Eng
land Is making preparations to release
all cargoes OF diverted" ships which are
not prizes OF war. Secretary of State
Bryan sent n telegram to this effect to
julius II. Barnes. chairman Of the spe-
cial committee Of the North American
Export Grain Association. and In cOnse-
quence men who have had from $40. 900
900 TO sI2.0OO.000 tied up we're feeling
In much better humor last night
Immediately after war was declared
the British Admiralty ordered that all
British ships. In whatever seas they might
be and no matter to which ports they
might be consigned. should land at a
United Kin-dom port. In pursuance Of
this grain ships for European countries
promptly made for hone ports, large
fleets were stopped at Gibraltar. In the
Channel, in the North Sea and other
waters.
North American grain exporters who.
with the banks were the sufferers
promptly complained 10 Washington II
was pointed out that the British orders
ware that all cargoes so diverted should
he sold at once by the port officers In
the case OF perishable goods or stored
In the case OF others. They did not know
| from whom they were to get their money.
how much they were to get or when they
! were to get H.
Secretary Bryan's telegram was as fol-
lows:
The following telegram has been
received from the American Ambas-
>ndor at London: "Sir Edward Grey
informs me that a special committee
! has been appointed to deal with all
| cases on their merits regarding re-
/ lease OF grain cargoes diverted to
| England The committee Is Commun-
! icating with the various representa-
tives OF American shippers and will
he ready to hear any other such rep-
| resentatves as desire to- approach
them II will sit daily at the Board
OF Trade, and all communication
respecting 4; should he addressed to
/ its seci etary. H. T. Money. harbor
department. Board OF Trade
mo difficulty Is anticipated in re-
gard to the release of CarGoes about
which the question of prize does not
arise"
Exports OF wheat from the Unite,
states were relatively light at all port
( yesterday, the number Of bushels goint
out OF Atlantic ports being placed a
/ SOS. 900. with 500 900 arriving from tn
Interior. Interior cities received 2.7Os .oO
! bushels and shipped 1896 900. Sort
America shipped last week TO Europ,
total of l0.ol7.oo0 bushels OF wheat gu
: q: 10.773.00 bushels received altogether
Argentina shipped the balance.
France. Greece and England continue,
to buy wheat IN New York yesterda y
paying cash for all purchases. The mum
Der OF bushels purchased was not given
The sun., 1914-09-01
CITY READY TO PAY
S12,OOO,OOO ABROAD
VIII Meet September 0bliga-
tions to Foreign Holders
of Issues.

1t was announced yesterday, after sew
eral conferences Of bankers. that the Sep
tcmber obligations " New York city,
falling due in France and Englind
and totallng between sl2,oOO.000 and
$4,000, GOO. would be met No further
details were forthcoming from the bank
crs who had attended the conferences
but in foreign exchange circles II was
rumored on good authority that the city
had been persistently buying up exchange
during the past ten days and had accuinu-
lated enough to enable 1t to meet its
urst obligations.
Bankers refused to discuss the steps
To be taken to provide for the remaining
obligations, but It was ntiniated that
nuanciers hoped that American exports
would he sufficient to cancel all the city ;
obligations or that some ether way would
be found to solve the difficulty.
The fact that the city has secured the
exchange with which to meet its debts
will tighten the worries OF Comptroller
Prendergast and the Wall street bankers
with whom he has discussed his prob
l,ms. Thtt the city has had to pay
dearly to obtain the necessary exchange
Is generally admitted About the time
that the Stock Exchange closed its doors
rcprese sentatives OF several large banking
Institutions abroad approached Comp
troller Pl,udersast and bankers here
and oncred them a considerable discount
on the city's indebtedness II they would
anticipate the maturity Oi a part OF the
outstanding warrants As such step
would probably have meant a resumption
VI gold exports, which the financial COM
munty was trying 10 discourage. the
Comptroller and the bankers refused the
ofrcr.
Foreign exchange rates were slightly
easier yesterday, demand sterling being
quoted at 5.06A and cables at 0.Oi "a.
The easier tone was generally attributed
to the fact that most concerns and in
dividuals who have obligations maturing
H. Europe on September ! have been able
To- get the necessary exchange, and the
demand has thus decreased The con-
tinued grain shipments are believed to
have helped toward the easier tone.
There is still feeling that there may
be a serious deadlock In the foreign eN-
change market. Canadian banks are said
TO have disposed OF practically all the
exchange they possessed and are now
turning Canadian grain shippers to this
market to sell their grain bills TO the
New York banks. As New York funds are
at a = per cent. discount In Canada the
shippers of that country are insistent that
they be paid in gold such transaction,
II carried on to any extent. would mean
that gold shipments would begin to
Canada.
II IL stated that the local banks are
renewing their occasional time and call
loans. but are disCouraging applications
for gold except in extraordinary instances =
So far as IN" market for prime CONNER
cial paper is concerned the situation is
hut slightly changed
one Of the interesting features In the
fin ncial district is the dealing In forciSr
currency. Trading in the new Issues %.
foreign notes has been very active for
the past few days. and some OF the
issues, including those Of the Rank OF
England. are approaching n gold basis.
The sun., 1914-09-01
BRITAIN OPPOSES
GERMAN SHIP SALE
Purchase by U. s. Government
or Private Interests Equally
Objectionable.
FRANCE HOLDS SAME VIEW
England Might Seize Liners and
Submit Question to
Prize Court.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 3i.-The United
states Government now understands that
II viii meet with opposition both from
Great Britain and France II any attempt
Is made to purchase feet Of vessels
from the North German Lloyd or the
Hamburg American line.
Sir Cecil Spring-Rice called at the
State Department to-day. and while he
did not lodge any protest by Great
Britain. he communicated Informally the
views OF his Government on the reported
Intentions Of the United States to acquire
German vessels for use In building up a
merchant marine.
This intlmation OF Great Britaln's atti-
tude, together with the more pronounced
stand OF the French Government. has
brought the United States face to face
with a situation which many here be-
lieved would develop when the proposal
was first broached
The attitude Of Great Britaln and
France will he just the same toward any
American private interests that might buy
and transfer the German Lloyd or Ham
burg American fleet OF merchantmen as
II would be toward the United states Gov
ernfnent user. ne prospect OF fale
Of these big vessels seems to be dwindling
Great Britain has made II clear to the
State Department that she does not want
to ohsrtuct any efforts by the United
states &c build UP merchant marine.
There are. however. in her opinion. many
questions which must be considered. each
| on its merits. and Great Britain will not
| attempt to lay down any general rule,
but will seek to have each case stand
on its own bottom
II Great Britain refused to recognize
tho transfer OF the German vessels from
the German to the American flag her
only recourse would be to seize them and
carry the matter before an English prize
court.
n was pointed out to-day that interna
| tional law Is absolutely without any prece
dent involving the transfer OF a large fee
OF vessels under conditions such as arr
| now suggested. Without any precedent.
for their guidance. the English priz'
courts probably would lean toward theii
own Interpretation OF the facts and tn
law
Great Britain believe. that chiefly aues
tions OF neutrality will be involved In an,
wholesale transfer such az has been suc
gested In the case OF the North German
| Lloyd and Hamburg American lines. Fur
thermore. Great Britain Is likely to rails,
the contention that the German vessel
now in American ports have not com
! pleted their voyages and therefore unde
| the Declaration Of London are not subjec
| to sale
Doubt IL expressed here that President
Wilson will undertake to purchase any OF
| the German vessels in view Of the psob
able attitude OF Great Britain and France
Hearings will be held before the Hous,
Committee on Merchant Marine 10
| morrow on the Administration bill that
proposes the creation OF a $4,000. 900 cor.
| poration TO operate ships In the foreign
trade under the direction OF the Fedora
| Government
officials say that II II IL found that
the enactment OF such law might lead
10 trouble the bill can be withdrawn al
any time
The sun., 1914-09-01
BRING FUGITIVE FROM MAINE.
identified ms Chauffeur for BrooLI, n
t.uumen

James Francis Klinnen, a public ac-
ro"'aut living nj trccport l., /. was
'HNru 'p BrooLlyn yesterday from Pine
resi-. Me" whore he was arrested on a
''N'lr1l charge Of grand larceny in CON
"'> I'A with shortage OF Sli0 in The
''Is "f bowling organization of which
- was formerly treasurer. lie was held
N"1t hail in the Manhattan avenue
'. "' court
l.' t'roo'yn uulicc say that two men
.''" d'uu6rd Klmuen as the driver OF
'''"nOoIl, carrying the three gum
'' Ah" u'i mp the cashier and as
''"' .'s l'r' ot tho Stckett AZ Wllhcms
. 30. Sr"pl.r company, Morgan avenue
.l. fraud street, on August = An ele-
,''. man thwartod the robbers and they
aped
The sun., 1914-09-01
NEW PASSENGER RATES.
Railroads to MIKE Increase Of One
Cent Mile.

WAsHINGroN, Aug, 3l.-Passenger rates
on railroads will be increased within the
next thirty or sixty days. Following the
suggestion made in the recent decision
OF the Interstate Commerce Commission
on the advanced rate case In which the
commission set forth that passenger rates
were not compensatory, the carriers have
got together and compiled new tariffs
showing increases,
The new rates will apply in all Eastern
territory, and It is understood that ,hrY
will be at the rate generally of 3 c,nts
a mile instead of cents, the standard now
generally prevailing.
The tariffs have not YET been oftici1lly
filed with the commission. Tho COM
mission In several ways has encouraged
the railroads to make this move. and II
is believed they viii quickly grant re-
lief. even in cases whore the new rates
conflict with state laws
The sun., 1914-09-01
TELL GLYNN, SAYS PRENDERGAS1
Replies to Union Charges on Hold
ing Tn city Contracts.

A committee on unemployment OF the
Central Federated Union met yesterday
afternoon at 225 East Fifty-ninth street
to discuss the legal phases of the charges
made against Comptroller Prendergast
and other city officials for holding up
many OF the city contracts and this de-
priving some 10000 persons of employ
ment A statement was issued giving the
contracts which have been halted and as
serting that the officials have denied that
Registered contracts were among those
held up.
Comptroller Prendergast denied tho
statements of the union officials last night
aud challenged them 10 70 before the
Governor with their evidence ns soon as
possible He added that the facts will
soon be made public and there viii he a
fair inquiry into the matter,
The sun., 1914-09-01
REVENUE CUTTER FAILS
TO FIND STEFANSSON
Hears Explorer Was Last Seen
on April % Seventy Miles
From Coast.

NONE. ALASKA. via Seattle. Aug 81
The revenue cutter Bear which called
from Nome on July 23 for Point Barrow
and Wrangell Island to rescue American
crews caught in the ice reached Barrow
on August 81 after twelve days
struggle with heavy ice packs from ley
Cape north.
1t was learned at Point Barrow that
Nlhjalnur Stefansson. discovtrer of tho
blond Eskimo. left Martin Point On
March "A with nine men across the ice ~
Beaufort Sea their destination being
Banks Land. a large island Of the Arctic
Archip' lago. StefHnSsDn established u
station SIX miles off shore on the ice IN
March &c. The party left the station on
the following day. \ heavy eastcrly gale
broke the Ice In many directions one
member Of the rarty Rornard was In
iured on the ice hut was taken nshrVe
before the break
ON April % -Four n,er reached the shore,
having left StcfanSsun. ole Anderson aud
Storke'csn in 20 degrees 90 minutes
north. and tao degrees and 80 minutes
west. which Is estimated as being seventy
miles from shore Up to the middle Of
July no news had been received from
Stcfansson. and there Is much apprchcn-
Ion as to the safety NJ his party Dr.
Anderson is at the mouth OF tn Mac
kenzic River
Int r'Nenun cutter fear let 'ont
Barrow on hu-ust 30. sklrted the ice
packs ~ far south as Icy Cape. then
went west frcm Wraugell Island to
point between 20 and ~ degrees
point between 20 degrees and n minutes
uu'th. ON August - II me. hAA.r ics
twenty miles east Of Wrlngel Island
and was unable TO reach the island ow,
ing to foggy weather and binding snow
forms.
Tho Bear waited until August 81. when
tho weather increased In severity and It's
coal supply got 20 low that II was obliged
to return to Nome to MI Its bunkcrs.
The sun., 1914-09-01
NO GRUNT FROM MALONE.
hut lie Regrets O'ConnrII's Com
mcnt on Ills Absence.

Dudley Field Malone. Collector OF the
Port. who Is resting at White sulphur
Springs, Va. sent the following lettergram
to Health Officer O'Connell yesterday:
DEAR DIR. OCoHNELL: My message 10
you through my secretary In its very
wording was obviously not for publication
and | regret that II was given to tn.
press. nor did | wish to intrude I'm the
conduct Of your department. but merely
suggested measures for the relief oi
American refugees, which will call for the
cooperation OF your department and o.
mine in the port of New York.
II have sincerely appreciated your ready
personal cooperation In the very heavy
work OF the port this season, but I regret
your personal conduct on my enforced
absence ot four days here In my effort tC
get relief from an attack OF ncuritis,
yours without grunt,
"Dt'DIEY FIELD MALONE"
The sun., 1914-09-01
PRIZE COURT ON FRIDAY.
II VIII Dispose of $50 Captured Ger.
man Vessels.

LONDON. Aug. 3i.--Thc Paymastcr-
General has realized sl,50O,00o by the
immediate sale OF cargocs OF maize and
barley. which arrived here in a heated
condition.
The list Of German ships captured
and detained by the British now num-
hers ESQ The first sitting Of the prize
court to determine on what action shall
be taken IN regard to each ship will be
held on Friday II the cour; condemns
n ship the Admiralty Marsh i will srll
ii "a soon as possible. All the pr ceeds
from these sales will go TO the prize ac-
counts. from which the. ~ own may make
grants to the officers ana men OF the
navy as "A whol" instdId -. as formerly,
TO the actual c'ptors
The sun., 1914-09-01
2 CHILDREN KILLED BY AUTOS.
bertha Trcsnny Was Leading n Goat
Across the street when INT.

Teresa Hughes. the four-yea old
daughter of Charles Hughes. an insurance
solicitor. was killed yesterday afternoon
I'm front of her home. 1887 Atlantic ave-
nue.. brooklyn, by an automobile driven
by Eugene Fleming. Il chauffeur OF $50
East Twcnty-siNth street.
Bertha Tresnay, 3 years old. of Myrtle
avenue. Coroha Heights, Queens borough,
died in the Flushing Hospital last night
after being struck by an automobile
earlier In the day. Shc was leading a
goat across the street when she was run
over
The sun., 1914-09-01

Tho railway operating Income Of the
Long Island Railroad from January
to July 81 was $l.7o7.32o. an increase Of
Sli7.sl6 over ihe correspondinE period in
1913. In July the Long Islands railway
operating incom. was S659.637, or an in
crease OF s25.c7a, compared with July.
1913.
The sun., 1914-09-01
VEHICLES KILL SO IN AUGUST.
or Those Who Perish In New York
Streets 20 Are Children

The National Highways Protective
Society announced yesterday that nifty.
thrc, persons were killed In the streets
OF New York city in vehicular accidents
In August, Ot that number twenty-six
were children.
trolloys II. OF tfe children "a were
killed by automObllcA 10 by wagons and
> ny trolley The Q'jority OF the fatal
ties occu rcA on 81, days.
The sun., 1914-09-01
Robert J. Collier No Worse.

Robert j. Collier, who is critically IN
at his home. 1863 Park avenue. was re-
ported no worse last night Mr.. ColierIs
phyaicians considered this hopeful sigh
The sun., 1914-09-01
-Four City Markets Open
in War on High Prices
Head of Housewives League Calls Women to Get Out the
Family Baskes-NIany Applications for Space
Encourage the Promoters.


Requests for space forwarded yesterday
to the office OF Borough President Marks
Indicate that plenty OF foodstuYs will
be offered for sale when the free public
markets are opened this morning Those
who have arranged this plan for forcing
down the prices OF food are content with
their arrangements and believe that the
success or failure OF the project depends
solely upon the spirit Of the purchasing
public
Mrs. Julian Heath. president OF the
National Housewives League. which since
Its formation has urged the advisa-
bilty of doing Just what has been done.
sent out a final appeal to housewives
yesterday.
This is the time" she said. "for the
housewife TO show her appreciation of
the work which is being attempted and
accomplished by taking her market basket
and going to the market. Every house
wife In the city should he vitality inter-
ested. The Housewives League would
deeply appreciate a report from house
wives as TO the advantages which have
accrued to them by patronizing the open
markets"
The four markets. at Fort Leo ferry.
Manhattan Bridge. Williamsburg Bridge
and Greensboro Bridge, will be opened to
the public at o'clock. At each market will
be stationed an inspector from the bureau
OF weights and measures to see that scales
and measures are OF the standard variety
and that articles are stamped as to weight
as required by law. Borough President
Marks has also appointed an executive
committee to make observations and sug-
gestors. The committee Is composed OF
Ralph Folks. Borough Secretary Or
w. r. Patterson Sidney II Goodacre. Carl
Koelsch, Mrs. Julian Heath, $. Walter
Kaufman, Jesse Weinberg, ogden l.. Mills.
Morris D. Wadman. John Buckle An
thony =. Ludden and John J. Dillon.
No Fiour stored, Says Jobber.
Further testimony that present high
prices are due 10 tho European war or 10
failure Of production abroad was given
Yesterday before chief Magistrate Me-
Adoo. Harry Balfe, general manager for
Austin. Nichols & Co. said that his COM
pany perhaps the largest johhing company
in this country. did not have a single bar
rel OF -four stored for future use lie
said tina, It was being sold as fast az II
could he got from the mllers.
As to shipments OF foodstufs from
abroad, ne said there are practically none
and that the requirement Of 20 per cent
insuranc. on business done through bills
of exchange was driving the prices up. lie
said that butter would go much higher. be-
cause Canada's supply has stopped COM
pletcly. Returns from 46 warehouses show
that there Is shortage OF +1lO000
pounds as compared with this time last
year.
Mr.. Bafe said that 90 per cent. of the
IL. 900 retail groCers in New York city are
making little money. He said that they