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The sun., 1914-08-21
SOUTH AMERICAN TRADE OPEN-PACKERS F1EARDM
PACKERS GET THEIR MEAT
PRICES "OUT OF THE AIR"
Buyer Is Influenced by Atmosphere of the Market
Chief Magistrate McAdoo Is Told In District
Attorneys Inquiry Into Food Cost.

no corresponding decrease prevafled IN the
retail markets. the dealers contending
that during the preceding two days they
were unable TO make any profit at the
prevailing prices.
Lamb loin chops at retail dropped from
81 to 80 cents. and lamb shoulder chops
dropped from ~ to az cents Pork was
scarce and prices remained the same for
inferior qualities. Mutton dropped from
l2is cents Wholesale TO IL cents. and at
retail leg Of mutton came down from IS
to ~ cents, loin chops from 25 to ~ cents
and chucks from 20 TO is cents
Representatives Of several sugar re-
fning companies called on Chairman
George w Perkins Of the Mayors conf
mlttee yesterday and told him that tho
demands for sugar to be sold abroad
were forcing them to raise the price here.
The retail price yesterday was IN cents
pound. and while raw sugar fell from
$3.50 to SC dealers did not look for any
break In the retail market The Mayors
committee is studying corn sugar and a
liquid sugar as substitutes for refined
sugar.
NJ NJ Franiei, OF the 1--we Poultry
Dealers Protective Association. laid be-
fore United States District Attorney
Wood q complaint against the holding up
In tho yards OF the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad In Jersey City OF twenty-five car
loads OF live fowls He declared that II
these we're put on the market instead Of
being held UP for speculative purposes the
price OF live poultry would he II cents
n pound Instead OF Is and 15k cents.
District Attorney whitman's investiga-
tion into the prices OF foodstufrs will be
continued this morning. District Attor-
ney Cropsey OF Kings county will begin
an Investigation to-day before Supreme
Court Justice Benedict. Witnesses testi-
fied before the Federal Grand Jury In
Brooklyn yesterday that the boosting of
prlces had hit the hospltals hard.
The sun., 1914-08-21

2.o3 sucres) Steamers owned by Euro
penn countries have been stopped. To
facilitate the transportation by the Peru
Van-Chilean steamers there has been
a temporary modification Of the Panama
sanitary regulations
Puerto Cortes, Honduras.-Liquors
wines, fancy canned goods. butter. cheap
cutlery. woollen and cotton suitinss. prints
and bags"
Oscar p. Austin. formerly statisdc1an
In the Department OF Commerce and La
Dor, has been engaged by the National
City Bank to aid In the work OF furnish
Ing Information regarding trade In South
America
Europe seeks More Credits.
II was also said az the National City
Bank that that institution had practi-
cally completed arrangements for credi,
balances here for France. Italy and
Switzerland.
France has been the most active of all
the European nations in the extension OF
its credit balances. 1t frst arranged with
]. T. Morgan a Co, through their Paris
house, Morgan. Harjes 4 Co. later in.
creasng the amount II had placed to Its
credit, II hes now made arrangements
with the National City Bank and 4.
negotiating with large trust company
another private banking house and large
exporting house for further credits.
Switz@rland's loan or credit balance
i- said TO be a small one> and II is no
believed that II will exceed $4,000
The amount italy is negotiating for wa
not announced.
While negotiations are being continued
with the Rank OF England relative TO ar
establishment OF a credit balance here
they are reported ac not progressing with
great rap,dity England is said TO b.
we'll supplied with foodstuffs and, with
her huge navy. feels conf1den. OF keep
ing her rorts open. She already has &
depository In Canada which is believed
capable OF representing her interests.
The sun., 1914-08-21
Expert Gives Warning.


He laid down some general rules Of in
.ernational law and the doctrine OF con-
traband that appeared 10 convince the
committee that the Government would be
running risk II II attempted 10 operate
ships In the European trade. He gave
the committee 10 understand that tho
Government might find itselt violating the
laws of neutrality II 1t tried to run mer-
chantmen and thus expose Itself to the
dancers OF trouble with one of the bellig-
erent nations
II the committee reports a hill au-
thorizing the purchase OF naval auxiliar
les adaptable for conversion into mer-
chantmen II is likely as a result OF the
representations nhde by Mr.. Lansing TO
prescribe that such vessels shall be used
only between American ports and the
ports OF the ten republics OF South Amer
lea. Also, tho use OF the vessels will
be permitted to take goods via the
Panama Canal to the west coast for
transportation to the Orient.
A subcommittee headed by Repre-
sentative Talbot OF Maryland has been
nam, TO report bill 10 tho full COM
mittee> A. things now stand the COM
mittee Is hkely TO report a bill authoriz-
ins an appropriation sufficient TO build
or purchase twenty ships. though activi-
ties are TO be limited to the South Amer
lean and Oriental trade, as indicated.
II n believed vessels Of the kind required
may be built within nine months al
though some may be purchased without
delay. There Is also a belief that some
Of the present naval auxiliaries may he
used for trading purposes.
May Act ~ Agent.
IN considering plans TO get ships for
tho South American trade the committee
is disposed to faver the Panama Railroad
ana Steamship Company or some like
organisation that may be created as an
agency in handling Government owned
ships Offcials OF the Panama Railroad
will discuss the question before the Naval
Committee tomorrow.
Tho committee is wording on PROPOSE
tion entirely distino, from the proposal
made by the Administration that an ap-
propriation OF 100000 be made for
merchantmen. II is preparing bill TO
provide naval auxillaries. such auxiharies
| to be put in trade In view of the present
| shipping emergency.
Bills will shortly be introduced IN both
the Senate and House making a CON-
plete revision OF the navigation laws of
the United States. Senator owen will
Introduce the measure IN tho Senate.
| This legislation is believed necessary Ia
| make the changed conditions due to the
passage of the American registry bill and
other legislation in regard TO shipping
Ono OF the changes proposed In the new
legislation is TO permit foreign officera
to man ships under American registry
| for a period Of one or two years on condi'
tion that within that time they take nec'
essary steps to secure naturalization al
American citizens.
| In this particular John p. Kfrlin.. who
was before a committee to-day with q
| delegation Of business men advocating a
| bill for war risk insurance, made ths
statement that President Wilson stood
ready to suspend tho navigation laws OF
| the United States at once
The sun., 1914-08-21
Even Competition Demanded.

Ships will come under the American
nag Just as soon as the United States
makes II possible for American ships 10
compete with the ships OF foreign nations .
on the high seas in normal times. was the
asse rtion In number OF quarters, that In.
" the very serious question Of neutrality
is determined satisfactorily They will
not come before that This requires the
radical amendment or repeal ~ the pres
ent navigation laws which make tho on
Grating OF an American ship from 25 10
40 per cent. more expensive than those of
other nations
A radical change Il was declared mus,
be effected In the method OF ship sur
veys: in the matter of measurements and
classifcations In the salaries paid To
the officers and crew in the number OF
officers and crew. which is greater than
any other nation. The cost OF operating
ship must be reduced ~ a change In
the requirements for food for crews. and
many other like changes made.
I'm order TO create a merchant marine
which will compete for trade on the high
seas we must make the business attrac-
tive for capital In normal times" said
Il. ID. Douglas. acting president and treas
urer Of the American Hawaiian Steamship
Limo The company Of Mr. Douglas Is
engaged In the coastwise trade between
the East Coast. California and Hawaii
and he was speaking disintersstedly.
TT - not enough 10 permit the pur.
chase OF foreign ships and their transfer
TO American register. which has been
possible for some years; nor TO suspend
the operation OF the law about the
nationality OF watch officers. They mus;
change the laws so that after the war
Is over and the ships are still afioaf. ar
American ship can go forth and seek
trade In competition with England Japan
and all other nations.
THE trouble with our navigation laws
Is that from time 10 time men in Congress
have been allowed to put through meas.
ures which have made the cost OF oper.
ating ship more and more expensive
The sun., 1914-08-21

F. W. LYMAN d,.,r4os .vn.r,r,.rA.r,
for Armour a c,o naorn. rhn..- :,
su.,,, 80 - "ioe VI
o"ii' % ana r. H. Hushes OF the
Cuoahy Packing Company testified before
Chief Magistrate McAdoo yesterday that
nothing resembling in the si,phtss, d.yree
an agreement existed among the packers
70 es'ao''sh a UNIFORM wholesale price at
tne various markets In this city. They
said that the companies consigned beef
10 these rnarke,s .nd ,hs .,is. r,anavar
sl,nn,v ,r,., % o., -, =. .e,,,s o." =, ...
,' -, " =" "o 'ouu 'o a'u
'"e ou'er IN TURN u'co 10 get u as oheap
as possible.
The price at which the meat sold they
eaia de,erds, sr,,-.,, u,o, ,h. sai..
o
''ia"Snip oi 'he manager the snre"oness
OF the buyer. the condition OF the product
and tho amount OF beef on hand.
why is II then" asked Chief Magis-
trate McAdoo, that despite the variety
of elements entering into the independent
sales that In every wholesale market In
tho city the prices vary 80 little from day
to day7 How Is Il that so many statesmen
manage to get the same price for a par
tlcular grade Of beefY'
Well" said Mr.. Lyman, "the selling
price is in the air The buyer gets the
atmosphere OF the market lie talks with
other buyers and with various salesmen
and he comes to feel that a certain price
is the proper price for that day and all
the BUYERS agree to paw t. But this price
does actually vary not only in the mar.
kets OF different companies but In the
various markets OF the same company"
Only One order TO Statesmen.
In turn the representatiyes OF the mack
Ing interests said that no packing COM
pany sends out orders to statesmen TO get
so much for beef The only order Is to
get rid of all the meat by Friday and to
get the best possible price for IT, They
averred that the wholesale price Is de-
termlned az much by what the buyer Is
willing to pay as Il is by what the sales
man seeks TO get
II the salesman has much beef on hand
he will accent less; II the buyer has
plenty OF customers waiting at his shop
he will pay more. All agreed that meat
is high now because the cattle raisers and
the hog rasers are not bringing their
wares to market Also all agreed that
profits are slumping because the general
fore the European war began
MI iuHnes saIu INA. ,ns nuo.'e i,,,sn. s,.sar
.,i'nN % VI. u" WI II. ,a" ,o' -. 80.
e''', enapiex ',v 80 ,y So .,,. Ia y,
o., -. ,1:!,o,,,,h ,b,ro r.os ~, yar iran
a t't,'.,. 49, -, - ,a ,rn,, iondon
, S :, i,.nr,,I uo 90 ,ha, sIrce ~,
80, an hoe, ,y,s romoyod bis comnany
- -. I.t'.-t,. T., haa, -, Arg.r.in,
,,J ,,e. .ht. anso,,r,ed ,or ~. ,.c, ,ha,
80 e.. 90, ,,.,,hin 9T nor cent as hiuh as
=, y.o,,id 80 banr bod ,bo tar,r, not heen
rcmoyeJ
Ass;s,o,. n,s,r,c, A,,ornev De Ford
obtm,ned from, each OF the witnesses nu.
The sun., 1914-08-21
CUSTOMS RECEIPTS JUMP.
Large Withdrawals Are Made From
the Ronded Warehouse.

Largo Withdrawals from the bonded
warehouses pushed the Custom House re-
celpts nearly up 10 those OF normal
day yesterday, The total amount re-
ceived at the Collectors ONCE was $685.
s47.70.
Tho Withdrawals from bonded ware
houses rotalled S3ss. 264.5s. The amount
paid In duties for recent inportations was
s2s7,5s3iI
The sun., 1914-08-21

No one faid any attention to these amend
ments or new laws. They affected upward
Of 100000 tons of merchant marine.
but as this was all coastwise or interior
shipping. foreign nations could not TAX
advantage OF the sithation. Even not
there is before Congress the La Toilette
shipping hll, wh.ch will mako II harder
for the United States TO compete with
foreign ships"
The sun., 1914-08-21
RACING CLUBS GIVE 100000.
France Receives Gifts for wounded
and Relief Of Poor.
specid, Cable Despatch 10 Tun srx.

Special cable Despdtch 10 THn srv.
PARIS, Aug. 2o.-Five Paris race course
societies have donated 100000 francs
s4O,0Oo) 10 one hospital for the wounded
and a supplementary gift Of 100. 900
francs s2O,O00) for the general uses Of
the War Department and charity.
The sun., 1914-08-21
Measure to Pass House.

Notwithstanding these objections the
Administrations bill will be reported and
IL probably will pass the House. The
fate OF the measure In the Senate In
open to conjecture
A rough draft OF the bill was placed
to-day In the hands Of Representative
Alexander. chairman OF the House Mer-
chant Marine Committee. II came from
officials OF the Treasury Department II
IL understood that tho bill Is TO be
amended In some places, but In what way
Is not disclosed. Mr.. Alexander said the
bill might be introduced tomorrow, but
that the chances were that II would not
be offered until Monday.
J. +. Morgan was in Washington to-
day comforting with Treasury officials and
n was reported that he did not view favor
ably the Governments proposed under
taking In the merchant marine.
a note of warning was sounded by Rob
ert Lansing counsellor OF the state De-
par,ment. before the House Committee on
Naval Affairs. Mr.. Lansing wa. advts-
ing the COMMITTEES on another phase Of
the shipping problem. but what he said
applied with equal force TO the Admins
tration's proposal to buy merchant ma
rtne Mr.. Lansing was speaking OF n
proposal TO have the Government build
naval auxilisries for use In tho oversea a
trade.
The sun., 1914-08-21
TO BUY SHIPS
FINDS LESS FAVOR
Point Is Made That United
States Can't Own Vessels
Carrying Contraband.
BILL WILL PASS HOUSE
But Senate May Reject It Be-
cause Trade Would Be Lin
tied to Few Countries.

WARRINGTON, Aug. eo.-The Admin
istration's proposal to have the Govern
ment invest $4,000, 900 in vessels to help
carry American grain and manufacture.
In the overseas trade was not received as
enthusiastically here to-day as It was
yesterday
The fact Is beginning 10 become ap-
parent that this Government cannot un-
dertake to carry contraband OF war such
as grain to any OF the belligerent ma
tions and that the vessels, II bought by
the United States. will have to be used
chiefly in trade beteen this country and
neutral European nations and between the
United States and South America
The principal reason given for the pro-
posed undertaking by the Government Is
to relieve congestion at the grain ports,
but to what exetent this can be accom-
plished II the United States refrains
from attempting to transport wheat TO
belligerent nations is not now apparent
Leaders in Congress also were inclined TO
argue that private capital ought to 30
ahead and acquire vessels now that the
Government PROBABLY will assume the war
risk.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-10-29
E,sehants and Their veuns.

Very little 10 known of the brssdins
habits OF elephants or their manner
Of caring for their young. A gentle.
man whom We became very we'll &C.
quainted while on the Mount Kenia
trip. was not Z professional elephant
hunter. nevertheless ho had killed sew
eral elephants on Kilimanjaro. Once
by mistake he shot and wounded 4
SOW elephant that ran some distance
before falling. On overtaking her he
found that she had fallen in q kneel-
ing position. A little calf was pinned
under her knee by . leg that was driv-
en- deep into the soft earth. A close
examination of the route over which
the old elephant had passed failed to
reveal any Of the little ones tracks.
This. together with the fact that the
calf was not hitherto seen and the pe-
culiar manner In which It lay, might
be taken ~ proof that the mother was
carrying 1t in her trunk, or perhaps
resting It on her tusks. with her trunk
holding 1t in position.-OutinE.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-10-29
An Unfortunate xlix.lJ.

once upon a time a gentleman en-
Tered florists shop. ordering tws
punches Of flowers. One was to 70 tf
+. isaS friend and the other was to II
.c tne nome Of . friend who had JUS,
aled On the first he wrote: "Ts
neip you bear the heat" the weather
neing very warm; on the second hs
inscribed Sympathy" When tn,
MOVERS were delivered q mistake va,
made The lady received the buncl
marked Sympathy" and immediate
~ answered. asking why she needs'
mis- sympathy. He navsr heard frou
the other boz.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-10-29
HE SHOULD HAVE THE BEST
All the HospltabIs Instincts Of the
Mother Wers Arouesd at Artists
Modest Request.

Ralph Perkins, an artist making .
skstching tour through Rhode Island,
chancsd one day upon 4 picturesque
old barn. 20 alluring to his eye that he
sat down on . stone wall and imme-
diately set to work.
He soon became aware that he had
two spectators in the persons Of the
farmer and his wife. who had come to
watch him.
Presently the artist discovered that
he had lost his rubber eraser. and,
wishing to correct an error in the
sketch. he went up to the farmers
wife and asked her II he might have
a piece Of dry bread This. as is uni.
versally known. made 4 good eraser.
Tho farmers wife looked 1t him
with An expression Of pity not un-
mixed with surprise.
Dry bread!" she repeated. We'll.
I guess you won't have to put up with
dry bread from me, young man. rvs
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-10-29
An EmotionaiIst.

so you're hanging around broke
AGAIN." said the policeman.
Yes" answered Bill the Burglar.
Il haven't . cent. broke into .
house night before last and the poor
marx Of . taxpayer told me such .
hard luck story that he had me she'd
din tears an lendin' him my last
cent"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-10-29

got sons Of my own out In the world.
You come right into the kitchen with
me- and I'll give you a nice slice OF
fresh bread with butter on It. No. NOT
"oro' she continued, raising her
nsnd 70 ward OF his expostulatiops
l don't care how you came to thi,
state. nor anything about It: all
Know 10 you're hungry, and I've neye,
yet allowed anybody to leave nv
mouse craving food."-Lippincott's
Magazine.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-10-29

Dr.. Piercs's Pleasant Pellets regulate
and invisorate stomach. liver and bowels.
6usar-costed, tiny granules. Fay to taks
- candy. Adv.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-10-29

Ing to Fight
said Broadway with what hs conceiv-
ed to be great dignity.
"Mr. JONES'" said Pembroke, bowins
formally.
Broadway waved him to the fatal
chair. sit right down here" he
urged.
mo, thank you." Pembroke coun-
tered.
Hes on!" Broadway wAispered to
Wallace.
Gravely Pembroke bowed to all the
others Of the party. murmuring, ~ he
did 20, their names. But - he bowed
to Wallace he said Wilson"
WILSON," said the Judge and
Josie in astonishment and concert.
Bob winked at them. Yes; that's
right" he hissed. That's my name"
This over. Pembroke turned to his
stenographer. who had found a seat
upon an once stool. Take the On.
tire conversation. John" hs directed
This feased Broadway for an in.
slant but he recovered quickly. Was
he to be outdone BY this emissary OF
the Gum Trust In presenting evidences
Of suspicion? Not II he, Broadway
Jones. was kept informed Of what was
going on. he wasn't. He pointed to Q
youth whom he had seen about ths
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-10-29

Yeu haven't . tottering old man to
deal with nov. but young. msn-full
Of IRE and night. Of energy and ambi.
ton! Look!"
Bob himself knew this to have been
. me flight. He pointed with . gss-
ture full Of drama at Broadway, who
DID the best he could to meet the sftu-
alton with an attitude which might
have broken Pembroks's gravity had
b been less absorbed and incsnsed.
I'VE have an article which. ON its
own merits. hes stood up under almost
impossible competition" Wallace con-
tinued in . tone Of triumph. We
have the goods to deliver. and we're
going to fght and beat you At your
own game. We're going to make you
take your own medicine. Mr.. Pembroke.
We're going to make you compete with
u.s. We're going to advertise ~ no ar.
ticle was ever advertised before.
We're going to post and plaster from
one end Of the country to the other.
We're going to snow you under, that's
what we're going to do. and we're in Q
position to do It,"
Broadway was a. proud Of Wallace
A. he had been Of himself What do
you think of that" he asked the
startled Pembroke.
Pembroke smiled. He had . we'll
trained face. He also was an egotist.
both for himself and for his company
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-10-29

why, loAeo! ool1 eAe. shocked 0Al
scaAdaliseA.
whats the nattsrY'
But Josie would not ovoa lock q
him. In . rsproaehfsi voics Sic tus.
ed to Higgins. Tell the nsa To q
sothins Of the kin1." sAs saiA vitl
emphasis. Don't they realise vhal
hat happened! How oaa thsy forest
% quickiy?"
Nov . light burst. even upoa His
gins. "Oh. that's %, III have 70 ~
mind them Of thst!"
Wallace was sttll pVxslsA. but BreaA
way was beginning to undsrstaaa.
by George" said the Judge. Il for
got al about Il myself"
A bright light barsting upoa Wal
lace. hs went to Jonss and slappsl
hin on the back. 'Ths king 10 dead. .
hs quotsd. long live the king!"
Jackson WINGED. He reflected thai
this showed the gratitude. the cherish
ing regard Of The vorkinsmsn. Hia
uncle had just gone 70 his reward and
nov. because he. the heir. IN . No
msnt Of decent impulse. had done the
square thing By them. the faithful u.
borefs were quite contsnt to follow
their old friends obssquiss By torch.
lights borne in glory to the ssw oas
while brass hands played ragtinsi
Josie had looked up the ooerespoa.
dsncs with the Empire AAvsrtisias
Agency. and now gave the lsttsrs sAs
had kos,nA - Wyaluaa>
He looked at then. frownsA, shook
his head and bit his lip. very nuch
astonished. very mach annoyed. Its
the Empire. all right" hs was forced
to admit. But before he had chanes
to rsad the letters. Sam came tn,
tfampiAs like . little elephant. threw
back his massive head. half closed his
eyes and roared:
"Nl-Pembroks-a4d-Mr-Isasy-
to-sss-Nr.-Jones."
Tell them to come right in," said
Broadway. His neck thrust this way
and that-two thrusts in honor OF big
business.
Wallace smiled. Judge" hs said,
"did you ever ses man rsfoss 10 take
. million and . haiti"
Mot yst."
We'll. watch the little Processes.
over there" He nodded toward Broad
way. Then. to the man Of whom he
had been speaking: Sit at that desk
and look business-like.
I'm that chair!" asked Broadway
with determination. Not after what
he said! And then he sat there, aad
he died. No. I'll die standing up"
Shall l GOT" asked Josie.
No; please don't"
Then Pembroke entered. trailsd By
. sallow person. young in years. old
in oppression. and bearing in his haAd
. new stenographer's notebook and q
little group Of finely sharpened pen
ellis. which he carried as n they might
have been small. very deadly weap-
ons, to be used in time OF need upon
his masters enemies.
How do you ia. Mr.. Pembroke. +"