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CHICAGQLWE STOCK.

CHICAGO, October 15.-Hogs-Re-
ceipts, $4,000 head: dull; bulk, 73oa
100: light, 7.55aS.05: mixed, 7.15aS.15:
heavy. 6.s5aS.10; rough, 6.95a7.10: pigs,
4.50a7.70.
Cattle-Receipts, 1000 head; steady:
beeves. 6.5Oa1O.90; steers, 6.10a9.1O:
stockers and feeders. 5.30aS.15: cows
and heifers, 3.40a9.00; calves. 7.50a11.25
Sheep-Receipts. 10000 head; easy;
sheep, 4.75a600; yearlings. 5.50a6.40:
lambs, 5.90a7.90.
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THINKS WADE PLAN
WILL BOOST COTTON
H. E. Walters Of Baltimore Talks
With President on Bust
ness Outlook.

Henry E. Walters of Baltimore
chairman of the board of directors OF
the Atlantic Coast Line and prominent
in the management of the Louisville
and Nashville railway, conferred with
President Wilson today as to the
business outlook in the country.
Mr.. Walters and President Wilson
were boys together at Wilmington, N.
c., and the visit renewed boyhood as
sociations.
Mr. Walters heartily approves the
Wade plan for raising a great fund
for a cotton pool and is working with
Festus J. Wade and others to mako
the plan a success.
He went from the White House to
the Treasury to confer with members
of the federal reserve board.
The Wade plan," Mr.. Walters said.
will be of immense benefit. 1 believe
it will raise the price of cotton from
it's present figure, 61z cents, to sh
cents anyhow, and that will help mat
tiers in the south very much
But the south and the east will be
compelled to economic to the limit for
the next two years. The west will be-
come rich from its expectations Of
grain to the fighting nations of Europe.
Economy Only Key to Safety.
The south will be absolutely bank
rupt if there is not some relief from
the present low price of cotton. In
less there Is the strictest economy for
several years the country will suffer.
But If there is the right sort of
economy the country will be better of
in few years than it is now, in spite
Of the troubles 1t will go through. The
trouble in the east is going to be that
the railroads and big industries will
not be able to borrow money abroad
for extensions. improvements and serv-
ice and we will have to depend on our
selves"
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ALL BELGIANS ORDERED
TO ENTER THE ARMY

LONDON, October is, 800 p.m.-The
Belgian government before removing
to France, says a dispatch from The
Hague to the Exchange Telegraph
Company, ordered all male citizens be-
tween the ages Of eighteen and forty
or be treated as traitors.
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Toronto Stock Trading Resumed.

TORONTO. Ontario. October 15.-
Authorized trading between brokers Of
the Toronto Stock Exchange was begun
today. The trading is for cash. and Is
restricted to securities listed on both
the New York and Toronto exchanges.
No prices will be published. The Ques-
ton of opening the exchange will not
be considered until the New York and
London exchanges resume operations.
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LONDON BANK STATEMENT.

LONDON, October 15.-The weekly
statement Of the Bank of England shows
the following changes:
Total reserve increased f2,60O,000.
Circulation decreased f16l 900.
Bullion increased f2.f7S.47S.
Other securities decreased f4.179.O00.
Public deposits increased f5,Ss0.000.
Other deposits decreased f7,S1S, 600
Notes reserve increased f2.59S.000.
Government securities decreased f400,-
OO0
The proportion of the banks reserve to
liability this week is 26.46 per cent; last
week 1t was 24.53 per cent.
Rate OF discount, . per cent.
Bar silver. 23Sd per ounce.
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mitted to probate and letters tesla
mentary granted to American Security
and Trust Company; attorney A. B.
Leet.
Estate of William l. Pollard; order
to sell real estate; bond. $500; attor-
ney, A. w. Gray.
Estate of Walter H NARROW: order of
distribution; attorney, w. H. NARROW,
jr.
Estate Of Charles F. Anderson: will
admitted to probate; attorney, r. Pres
ton Shealey.
Estate of Robert Adams; petition for
probate Of will filed; attorney, A. B.
Leet.
Estate Of John E. Crittenden; will
dated May 4, 1912, filed.
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DOUBLE NEEDED AMOUNT
TO GERMAN WAR LOAN

BERLIN, October Is, by wireless to
Saville, L. More than 2.o00.O0O.OOO
marks ($5oo.ooo.000) already has been
paid in on the war loan. This is nearly
1000, 100000 marks more than is re-
Quired.
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New York Bank Statement.

NEW YORK. October 15.-Mercantile
paper, Sal Sterling exchange firm; for
sixty-day bills. 4.93.50; for cables.
1876. 25a4.98.5O; for demand, 4.97.25a
1880. Bar silver, SIS
Exchanges. $231.5s1.e57: balances.
$16,386,416.
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RATE CASE REHEAR|NG
WILL OPEN MONDAY
Matter of Rehabilitation of Rail.
roads Of Nation Is of Vital
Importance.
United States Trust Company's
stockholders Interest in Liquida-
tion-Financial Notes.
BY I. A. FLEMING,

MONDAY next hearings on the freight
advance question will be resumed by
the interstate commerce commission.
The business world, including all its
various interests, is vitality interested
in the outcome of this all-important
case. Upon it depends very largely
the reopening. in due time. OF the
American stock exchanges, the saving
from bankruptcy of many railroads,
the maintenance Of the railroad equip
ment and tracks of the nation on q
high efficiency and safety basis, as
against the reverse in large measure.
Furthermore, the position of Ameri-
can railroad securities before the in
vestment world is one of the issues OF
the hearing.
The interstate commerce commission
Is an all-powerful court-entirely toe
much so. in the opinion Of many au-
thorities. in that its decisions are
not subject to review. 1t is a court
of first and final resort in one.
In the Supreme Court today the Nor
folk and Western Railroad Company
is sustaining as best 1t can a claim that
the state of Virginia has no right to
senger service and questioning the
right Of the state to make up this de-
fcinecy by sanctioning a freight rate
advance in intrastate traffic.
vitality Important.
Even the Sherman law cases had less
Importance than the matter of the re-
Mobilization Of American railroads
Railroads. as shown by the weekly
monthly and annual reports of the va
rlous great systems, need assistance
and they need 1t badly. Public senti-
ment Is unquestionably largely in IA
vor or rendering justice to the rail-
roads. Their condition is reflected in
more than one way to the detriment OF
business generally and to the interest
OF the great number OF people whose
investments in railroad stocks and
bonds are in great danger.
United States Trust Company.
Announcement was made late We'd
nesday that the Munsey Trust Com
pany. which took over the business OF
the United States Trust Company the
night of November 21-22 last year had
completed the liquidation of the latter
protecting every depositor and closing
up the various branches. The deposits
OF the Dupont Circle branc were
taken to the 18th and H streets branch
OF the Munsey Trust Company today
This promises an early liquidation OF
the remaining assets by the directors
of the United States Trust COMPANY
for the benefit of its shareholders.
There never was any question as to
the depositors of the institution being
paid off in full. The assets were known
to be more than ample and the only
question of import since the transfer
Of interest was the probable yield per
share after liquidation to the share
holders, who stand in the gap and are
the only losers. Some announcement
will probably be forthcoming in a few
days.
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Cotton Reduction at LIVERPOOL.

NEW YORK, October 15-Managers
of the New York Cotton Exchange re-
ceived today a cablegram from direc-
tors of the Liverpool Cotton Associa-
ton giving notice that beginning to-
would be reduced to 4.75d, which is
equal to cents for December cotton in
New York.
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LIVERPOOL COTTON.

LIVERPOOL, October 15.-Cotton-Spot
in moderate demand. Sales. 3.400 bales.
including 1900 American. on the basis of
5000 for middling. Imports. 1,311 bales.
including LII American.
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, October 15.-Although
wheat today showed a little hrmness
at the start. prices later underwent a
material setback. The decline appear
ed to be the result of free offerings
made by leading firms when the mar
| ket began to advance. Buying power
seemed relatively lacking in force. The
| opening. which ranged from u off tc
| " upturn, was followed by a reaction
of u to y under last nights level.
Corn had only poor support. and
ea,tsr on VIII ~ne Inc TIC h IGr
After opening shade to 4 down, the
market continued to sag.
Traders in oats leaned to the opinion
that buying of late had been overdone.
Bear pressure. however. was not of an
urgent sort.
Lower prices for hogs made pro-
visions weak. Some of the selling was
of stop-loss character.
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, October 15.-Flour-
Steady: wheat futures without trans
actions.
Beef-Unsettled: mess. 21.0oa23.o0;
family, 2S.0oa30.0o.
Lard-Firm; middle west. 1o.20a
1890
Enthusiastically.
f1dy-StcduS.
Hides-Steady.
Leather-Steady.
Raw sugar-Quiet; nolasses. 3.s7;
centrifugal, 4.52; refined dull.
Butter-Dull: receipts. 5.4s5 tubs.
Creamery. extras. 80; creamery. 321a;
firsts, 28a31.
Cheese-steady and unchanged. Re-
ceipts, 2.657 boxes.
Eggs-Firm; receipts, 1l.240 cases.
Fresh gathered extra fine. 31a33: extra
frsts, 2Sa30; firsts, 24a27; state, Penn
sylvania and nearby hennery whites,
4Sa50; do. gathered whites. 32a46: do:
hennery browns. 33a35; DO. gathered
browns and mixed colors 26a32.
Dressed poultry-Quiet, with prices
unchanged from yesterday.
BALTIMORE.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md. October IS
Wheat-Spot No. 2 red. 1.09: spot No. 2
red western, LIN; October No. red,
100: November No. red. 1.1012;
steamer No. red, 1.02; receipts. 36.003
bushels.
Corn-Dull and lower: spot contract.
II: receipts. 226 bushels.
Oats-Firm; standard white. SOFA
50A: No. 3 white, 50a50A; receipts.
225.6 s1 bushels.
Rye-Easier; No. western export.
94as4h; receipts, 1865 bushels.
Hay-Steady: No. l timothy and No.
/ clover, mixed, unchanged.
Grain freights-Firm; steam to Liver
pool and picked ports. unchanged.
LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL. October 15.-Wheat-
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FINANCIAL

WILL SELL:
$1,000 Wash. Rwy. 4 Electric .
per cent bonds At 50.
$500 Wash Gas SCo at 10k
no Cap. Traction stock at %.
100 Wash. Rwy. pfd. at s0h.
IS Wash. Gas, 521x.
IS Mergenthaler at I'll.
90 Lanston at 1871.
10 Metro. Nat. Bank at 1875.
Riggs Nat. Bank at $40.
70 Federal Nat. Bank at 1856.
Is Munsey Trust Mt 30.
l WILL BUY:
5000 Wash. Market C. 9. 5Z, bonds
Mt o..
$1,000 Wash. Rwy. Elec. 80 Mt -.
100 Wash. Gas stock Mt 20, ex. div.
20 Wash. Loan & Trust at Els.
20 Mergenthnler at IO7.
Subject to previous acceptance or
cancellation. All executions for cash.
Buying and selling orders on all
listed stocks and bonds solicited.
THOMAS L. HUME, Broker,
1910 G st. Rooms Oil. Tel. NJ l3IG
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Records for Twepty-Four Hours.

The following were the readings Of the
thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty-four hours
beginning at pm. yesterday:
Thermometer-Yeste rday. pm, 60: .
pm. So; IL midnight 81; today. am:
s.: am, IS; II noon. 81: 2 pm. a.
Maximum, "a. at pm. today; minimum
Sc, at 4 am. today
Temperature same date last year-Max-
imum. "a: minimum S.
misunderstanding, pm, 1884:
pm. 1898; II midnight, 1928: today.
am, 1922; am. 1920: IL noon. So.l4i
2 pm, 5000
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WEATHER.
Unsettled Tonight and Friday, Prob
ably Occasional Rains.

For the District of Columbia. unset
tied tonight and Friday. probably oc-
casional rains; gentle northeast to east
winds.
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Conner Dividend Is Reduced.

NEW YORK. October 15.-The direc-
tors of the Amalgamated Copper Com
pany today declared a dividend Of 80
cents a share, a reduction of 81 from
the preceding quarter.
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j. S, CITIZENS may SELL
TO warning NATIONS
No Violation of Neutrality to Trade
in Merchandise Of ANY Kind,
It Is Announced.

Neutrality Of the United States to-
ward the warning nations of Europe
puts up no bars against the exporta-
ton by private citizens of this coun-
try Of any class of goods, even arms
and ammunition, to the belligerents,
according to official announcement
made by Robert Lansing, acting Sec
rotary Of State. last night.
This ruling on the question of an
embargo on arms into Europe was
given by Mr.. Lansing in answer to
numerous inquiries and complaints in
dicating a widespread impression that
American business men cannot sell
war supplies to the belligerents with
out committing an unneutral act.
I'm the first place." the statement
says, sit should be understood that,
generally speaking, citizen of the
United States can sell to a belligerent
government or its agent any article of
commerce which he pleases. He is not
prohibited from doing this by any rule
Of international law, by any treaty
provision or by any statute of the
United States. It makes no difference
whether the articles sold are exclu-
sively for war purposes, such as fire.
clothing. horses, etc. for the use of
No Violation Of Neutrality.
Furthermore. a neutral government
by treaty or by statute to prevent
these sales to a belligerent. Such
sales therefore by American citizens
n tn
trality of the United States
'It is true that such articles as
those mentioned are considered con-
traband and are outside the terrific
rial jurisdiction Of a neutral nation
subject to seizure by an enemy Of the
purchasing government, but 1t is the
enemy's duty to prevent the articles
reaching their destination, not the
duty Of the nation whose citizens have
sold them. If the enemy of the pur-
chasing nation happens for the time
to be unable to do this, that Is for him
one of the misfortunes of war; the in
trail government no obligation to pre-
vent the sale.
Neither the President nor any execu-
tive department of the governments
possesses the legal authority to inter-
fere in any way with trade between
the people Of this country and the ter-
ritory Of belligerent There is no
act OF Congress comforting such au-
thortty or prohibiting traffic of this
sort with European nations. although
In the case OF neighboring American
republics Congress has given the PresiA
dent power to proclaim an embargo
on arms ana ammunition. when in his
judgment 1t would tend to prevent ci,,;I
strife. ei'ii
Government Could Not Sell.
For the government of the 17n;+ad
States itself to sell to a he1,io.ra,.
nation wauld be an unneutra1 act hit
for private individual to coll ~
belligerent any product of the United
States is neither unlawful nor nm
neutral. nor within the power or +ho
executive to prevent or control
The foregoing remarks, howev.r a.
NOT Apply to the Quitting or furnish.
ing OF vessels In American mort ~
military expeditions on American soil I'll
IN aid or beliigerent. These acts q re
prohibited by the neutrality laws 10 ste
United States" oi the
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Weekly Railroad Earnings.

Canadian Northern:
First week October ..... S56S, 800 &S75 600
July 1-October 7......... $685., 800 1924, 100
Chesapeake & Ohio:
First week October. $7O9, S75 e7O5 ,2a3
July 1-October 1O,924, 464 10, ISL, 1858
Chicago. Indianapolis &
Louisville:
First week October ..... $137 500 $147,322
July 1-OctOber 1,966,1S1 2,O15,2 90
Colorado & Southern:
First week October ..... $265.552 $27O, 3es
July 1-October ........ 3749956 4,1S1. 2l2
Denver & Rio Grande:
First week October ..... $500 300 ssh, 800
July 1-October 1854. 100 1911, 400
Louisville & Nashville:
First week October $50. 81 O53. $50 1921 335
July 1-October Is, zoo, SS3 16, 699, 74e
Financial Notes.
Conference on foreign exchange
gins an investigation Of the Rock
Island Railroad Company's affairs FRI
day.
Amalgamated Copper dividend decla-
ration this afternoon-probably on a
SO cents share basis.
Lackawanna Steel Company showed
net earnings of $65,S45 for nine
months, as compared with $4.965.466 for
the corresponding period last year.
Good demand for Capital Traction S.
at better than 1854 and Gas SIS at bet
ter than 1O4.
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Most Of us would like to work about
as much as sun dial on q rainy day.
Life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-15

The word humbug Is of Irish origin
and means soft copper or worthless
money.
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Up-River Waters.

Special Dispatch to The star
HARPERS FERRY, W. Va, october
15.-The Potomac and Shenandoah
rivers both were clear this morning.
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BALTIMORE.
LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL. October 15.-Wheat-
SPOT steady: No. / Manitoba. So sgd
No red winter, new. IS Sid.
corn-Spot quiet; American mixed,
new, Is Gid.
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United States Court of Claims.

Present: Chief Justice Edward K.
Campbell. Judge Charles B. Howry.
Judge Fenton W. Booth. Judge Samuel
s. Barney and Judge George W. Atkin-
son.
Publication of the white earth roll.
reference by Interior Department;
Messrs. c. c. Daniels and Edward c..
O'Brien, special assistants to the At
torney General. were heard for petit
TONERS; Daniel B. Henderson and Web
ster Ballinger were heard for resnond-
ents.
Lafayette Burrus, administrator; sub
mission set aside, and cause remanded
to be heard with No. 1906
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REPORT CONF|RMEDBY
FRENCH AND GERMANS
Retreat Of Antwerp Garrison From
Ghent-Llle Also o.
cupied.

Confirmation of the occupation OF
Client and Lille by the German forces
is given in official dispatches to both
the French and German embassies here
today.
The French message says that 1.-THE
town of Lille is momentarily occupied
by the Germans" The text of the dis
patch as given out at the embassy fol-
lows:
THE Germans entered Client on the
night of the 12th-13th. while the An
glo-French forces were holding Ypres
On the other side, the town Of Lille Is
momentarily occupied by the Germans
but our progress has been noticeable
on the left bank of the Lys, especially
in the region of Bailleul and the
heights of Mont de Katz.
ION our right wing several attempts
on the part of the enemy to advance
between st. Mihiel and Apremont, and
through the pass of Spada have been
repulsed. Notwithstanding violent at
tacks."
The text of the German statement is
as follows:
'The official general staff reports Oc-
tober IA at noon that the enemy. in
GLIDING part of the garrison of Ant
i,
Client westward to the coast, pursued
by German forces. Lille has been oc-
cupied, the Germans taking $4,000 pris-
oners, although Lille has been declared
an open town by municipal authority.
1.-The enemy, attempting from Dun
kerque an outflanking evolution. sent
forces there with orders to hold the
town until the arrival of the outfiank-
ing army. This army did not arrive in
consequence of the fact that the use
lessly defended town was damaged by
German troops. From the front army
there is no news.
CLOSE to Rheims Cathedral two
French heavy batteries were located
and light signals from one tower OF
the cathedral were observed. OF course
all hostile measures of fighting detri-
mental to our troops will be fought
down without regard to sparing the
cathedral. The French know, as
formerly, that they will be responsible
If the venerable building becomes a
victim of war.
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THE COURTS.
Supreme Court of the United States

D,
Present: The Chief Justice, Mr. JUS
Justice Day, Mr. Justice Hughes. Mr.
Justice Van Devanter, Mr.. Justice La
mar, Mr.. Justice Pitney and Mr. Justice
McReynolds.
Franklin H. Lord of New York city
William L. Martin of Montgomery,
Ala, and Charles C. Pavey of Column
bus, Ohio, were admitted to practice.
No. All. State banking board of the
state of Oklahoma ct al, appellants.
agt. w. S. Parish: leave granted to file
additional brief herein within ten days
on motion of Mr.. w. A. Ledbetter for
the appellants.
No. 4. Original. The state of North
Carolina, complainant, agt. the state
of Tennessee; motion for leave to file
brief as amicus curiae granted, on mo-
ton OF Mr.. w. B. Spears in behalf OF
certain landowners.
No. 3s1. ]. D. Landlord ct al, compos-
ing the state banking board of the
state Of Oklahoma, appellants. aet.
Platte Iron Works Company.
No. 41S. American Water Softener
Company, appellant. agt. J. D. Lank-
ford ct al, composing the state bank
ing board of the state of Oklahoma ct
al.
No. 446 W. s. Parish, appellant. agt
state banking board of the state of
Oklahoma ct al, and
No. 447. State banking board of the
state of Oklahoma ct al, appellants
agt. W. S. Parish: argument continued
by Mr.. w. A. Ledbetter for the state
banking board of the state of Okla
81 al
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Financial Notes

Amalgamated Copper dividend decla-
ration this afternoon-probably on q
SO cents a share basis.
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PROBATE COURT-Justice Mccoy.
Estate Of Virginia Harrison; will ad-
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COURT-Justice Meow.
IN re J. A. Pessagno; hearing on dis
charge set for November rs.
'I n re L. ]. Lauman; hearing on dis
charpe set for November rs.
The Seward gateway., 1914-11-11

hcy peoped countries of Europe Belgium fighting pretty village hamlet At least there house scattered country When speaks of great army fighting marching part of those countries he damage being property poerba bull front of hundred miles of territory thousands by shells.
 dispatches Germans the allies charging each other like titanic football field the point apparent plain. places slightly miles and miles any point canals field There walls fences speak of hide popars thrill when murdeous he he
The Seward gateway., 1914-11-11

which promises large developments in the near future. In spite of the fact that he was considered worse than foolish for wasting his time when practical miners could not get color of gold by the most careful banning Mir Miller continued to sink holes and send samples to the outside which gave him phenominal returns. The first sample sent outside went very high so he finally sent out 24 pounds and received for it $43.25. The next shipment was for one and one half tons which gave a return of $S,29O.6O per ton. The deposit which has been shown to be extensive, by drilling, is a telluride sand very similar to the telluride deposits of Nevada.