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OVERCOMING ALL OBSTACLES

LONDON, Nov. N-pespite facts
that the Germans cut UP reads be-
tween HsSorn and CSsco~ and destroy
ed BRIGGS ss they retr-st-t, the Rus
SLAMS are overcoming all obstacles in
their advance. This IL the report made
totsy By Pref. Barnard Psress the
seftish eye witness on the eastern
front in dispatch. The Russians ar.
repairing all bridges and making side
tracks, h. declared, In pushing for.
ward upon the Austro-Gernan army.
~ was the opinion o. an Austrian
prisoner, Polish school teacher"
says the report, that II the Russians,
on taking cra,oH, leave the civil st-
noinis.ration in IN. hands Of Polish Of
Scisis 80 at present, alt western Cali
cis will come over 70 them
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Eggs-Lower; receipts 1858 cases
At the mark. cases included, 20Q2Sc:
ordinary frsts, 2sG27c; frsts. Esq
2ec.
Potatoes-Lower; receipts IS cars.
Michigan and Wisconsin. 3s94Sc:
Minnesota, as940c.
Poultr-Unsettled Springs, lie:
fowls, 1oc. turkeys, 12isc.
New York Produce.
NEW YORK. Nov. 2s.-ButteF-
Market unsettled: receipts 1900 tubs.
Creamery extra coz score), SIC:
creamery thigher scoringl. 34h6
s5c. frsts. 2911 G33c; seconds, 2sG
2sc; process extras. 25h 636hc:
ladies'. current make. firsts, 22a22Ac;
seconds, 21q21lsc: packing stock.
current make, No. 2. 20h G2ic.
Eggs-Steady, unchanged: receipts
6. 100 cases. Fresh gathered. extra fine.
41g &c; do extra fine frsts, 3eG4oc;
do. firsts, 3sG3Sc: seconds, 29935c:
state Penna and nearby hennery
browns. 43dz5c; do gathered browns
and mixed colors, 35643c.
Dressed poultry-DulI and weak.
Western roasting chickens, 15919c:
fresh fowls, 12h G1sc: turkeys. 129
PC. Live poultry. dull and weak:
western chickens. 11hG12c; fowls,
12h@14c: turkeys. 11G12c
Horse and Mule Market.
ST. IoUTS. No, Nov. 2s.-Horse
quotations:
Heavy draft, extra. 49,. .s1s5622o
Heavy draft, choice to good 14091so
Eastern chunks, ex quail. 140G1s5
Eastern chunks, plain 49,. 15G115
Southern horses, ex. quail. S0Gl35
Southern horses, plain ..... 4oG 65
Choice drivers, with speed. 1901 225
sadr,ers 100000
Plugs So 25
Mule quotations:
16 to 1914 hands $12o625o
Is TO 15h hands ... s51215
"A to 14h hands ..... 5oGI3s
Il to 14h hands ........ 45al15
Plugs ............ 15G So
! St. Louis Hay and Straw.
ST. LOUIS. No. Nov. 2s.-Hay-
Receipts liberal but little timothy or
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An Enqllsh Blur.

limited Prcsg Leased Wire Service ]
BERLIN, Nov. q. Via wireless to
IA leader In the Cologne
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Rtver stage. 700 a. m, - ret
Change in past "a hours. IAN z.
Mean temperature. 40.
highest temperature, so.
royes. temperature, 81
yovesf temperature Friday nien.'
IN FRED 2. GosEWiscH,
"'. Observer.
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weekly Grain Review.

limited Press Leased Wire Service-i
CHICAGO. Ill, Nor. 5s--HeaFy ac-
cumuIations OF wheat in domestic
markets out-wetghed the foreign de-
mand In the wheat pit this week and
war prices suffered, December futures
losing cents an6 May 2zs. during
the week. The sharpest break occur
red Friday when Liverpool unexpect-
ediy reported q decline. but most of
this loss was picked up today when II
was learned that the exporters took
advantage OF yesterdays break and
bought heavily.
Corn was under the bearish influ.
ence of the fine marketing weather
all week and with no important bull
ish factor in sight, prices dropped
steadily. The close today showed a
loss OF 27s for May and 15s for De-
cember for the week.
Oats receipts were not As heavy
this week as in previous weeks, but
the market was under the depressing
influence OF wheat and corn and lost
1A to ~ during the week.
Provisions suffered loss OF from
Is TO 80 cents during the week. be-
cause the daily run OF hogs to the
stock yards was large.
Stock Exchange Open.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.i
NEW YORK, Nov. 2s.-Happy and
optimistic, brokers here tonight we're
convinced that the successful reopen
ing Of the New York stock exchange
for restricted trading in bonds, Is the
forerunner OF complete resumption
of stock sales.
The sales In the experimental open
ing today were small but proved that
the exchange could be opened without
Icourting a wholesale dumping OF Sc
curities held by foreigners.
After four months of idleness the
brokers' gathered on the floor OF the
exchange this morning and following
an opening song, began their barter
ing with cheer. Tfne first sale made
was OF FIVE Z. S. Steel corporation
sinking fund five per cent bonds. Buy
ing and selling were normal from the
start. Fifteen minutes after the open
ling, it was settled fact that normal
conditions would prevail. Under the
iron clad rules laid down by the gov
erning board. all transactions were for
cash. There was and will be no for
eign trading By cable and the delivery
must be made by the day following
the sale. There is no doubt but that
the exchange is keeping close watch
ON foreign liquidation All trades for
foreign customers must be reported
tn the subcommittee of three, which
has conducted change affairs since
last July.
There were about $50 dealers on the
floor today, where I'm normal times
about fifty occurred the bond plat.
form. with this reinforced quota the
exchange took on almost fits old aspect
Messenger boys In new uniforms
scurried about smiling over the re
newed activity. Spectators on the
platform, shouted, waved arms, and
scrambled for sales. glad TO get back
r., the old swing. Government bonds
we're low TODAY, being Influenced as to
doubt as TO whether the new banking
systenn would create demand for
them. The most active issue was U.
8. Steel sinking fund.
Daily Rance Of Prices.
| CHICAGO, Ill, Nov. o.
Open. High. Low. Close
| WHEAT
lDec. -. lie 1I3M 111N 113
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THE WEATHER

TINTED Press Leased Wire Service.]
WASHINGTON, NOV 2s.-Weather
forecast:
Missouri: Fair in northern portion;
rain In central and southern portions
Sunday. Monday probably fair
Illinois. Fair IN north, rain In south
portions Sunday. Monday unsettled
Iowa: Fair Sunday AID Monday;
colder Monday
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81. LOUIS Hay and Straw.
ST. LOUIS, No. Nov. 2s.-Hay-
Receipts liberal, but little timothy or
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STEAM ENGINES
soesaNG MULES
JUMPING boss
DYNAMoslLES
HESsMoeiLES
TOOL CHESTS
IDEAL SPORTS
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-03-06
LARGEST BILL PASSED.
Senate lndorses Postoffce Expenses
For $311, 492,067

Washington.-The Senate passed the
largest appropriation bill ever to meet
the approval of either house of Con-
gress when it sent to conference the
postotfice measure, carrying $311 49,
OCT, an increase of nearly $4,000 over
the bill as it was reported by the Post
Office Committee. All efforts to limit
the power of the Postmaster-General
to regulate parcel post rates, zones or
weights were defeated.
The last amendment of this nature
was proposed by Senator Cummins. 1t
provided that no packages of more
than so pounds should be carried un-
less the Interstate Commerce Com
mission should decide the rates rep
resented the cost of the service 1t
was lost, 20 to 20.
Senator Bristow proposed a new
system of parcel post rates, reducing
pay to railroads for this service, which
also met defeat
Increases of salary from 5000 to
$500 were inserted for railway mail
division superintendent, assistant
superintendent and chief clerks
Rural mail carriers received an in
crease of 500 a year on standard
routes and substitute carriers and
clerks from 80 to 40 cents an hour.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-03-06
Tax On Bank Stocks.

Bankers, business men and repre-
sentatives of the city administration
appeared before the Finance Commit
tee for hearing on the proposed
equalization of the tax on bank stocks.
For three hours the question was
argued, the bankers taking the stand
that the tax as now imposed was un-
fair, while the Baltimore city authori-
ties, headed by the Mayor, insisted
that the present tax was just and fair.
Among others present were City Soil
citor Field, President Hubert, Comp
troller Thrift, Councilman O'Meara
and j. H. Ferguson, of the Federation
Of Labor, all of whom opposed the re-
duction, and Waldo Newcomer
Douglas H. Thomas, William Kugle,
Harry B. Wilcox, James r. Wheeler,
George L. Irwin, James M. Easter and
number of bankers from other sec
tions of the State, who argued for the
provisions in the bill. Judge Oscar
Lesser was also present and an inter
ested listener.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-03-06
DEMAND MADE
upon HUERTA
Must Punish Those Who Killed
CIemente Vergara.
VILLA ALLOWS EXAMINATION
General Villa To Allow the Body To
Be Examined BY representatives
- OF the British and United
States Governments.

Washfngton.-Tw hours of discus
sion of the Mexican situation in all its
phases by President Wilson and his
Cabinet developed q unanimity of
opinion that the time had not yet ar
rived for any change in the policy of
the Washington government.
Though still reserving judgment on
the facts surrounding the execution of
William S. Benton, British subject,
the President and his Cabinet, it was
learned authoritatively, were inclined
to regard as of serious moment the
hanging by Mexican federals of
Clemente Vergara, an American citi-
zen. Immediately after the Cabinet
meeting Secretary Bryan cabled
Charge O'Shaughnessy to demand of
the Huerta government the punish
ment of those responsible for YER
gara's death. An explanation will be
sought by the American government
of why any harm befell Vergara when
assurances had been given to the
American consular representative that
he was safe.
incidentally the memorandum cir
culated by the Huerta government
among the diplomatic representatives
in Mexico City pointing out to the
United States that the constitutional
lists were unable to protect foreigners
and therefore ouf6lt to be deprived of
the right to get arms in the United
States, did not reach the State De-
partment. Secretary Bryan said it
had not been received, and there were
limitations from high officials that the
memorandum meant little in view of
the wanton murder of Vergara.
Practically every move that has ever
been suggested for the protection of
Americans and foreigners in Mexico
and for the restoration of peace in
that country was discussed by the
cabinet. No conclusion was reached
as far as could be learned, except that
there should be aggressive pursuit of
the facts in both the Benton and
Vergara deaths.
Late in the day Secretary Bryan
conferred with Sir Cecil Spring Rice.
the British ambassador, whom he in
formed that General Villa had con-
sented to allow the body of Benton
to be seen or examined by two repre-
sentatives of the American govern
ment, two representative of the Brit
ish government, two physicians and
the widow and any relatives of Ben
ton who desired to accompany the
party.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-03-06
MARYLAND
LEGISLATURE
Wants Sion Posts For Roads.


Under bill introduced in the Sen.
ate by Mr.. Benson the Motor Vehicle
Commissioner of the State is required
to erect suitable sign boards at or near
the boundary lines of all important
thoroughfares leading out of cities.
towns and villages and at places Of
intersection of important highways
outside of cities for the direction of
travellers. The sign board and posts
are to be of metal or wood, and each
will bear the Maryland coat-of-arms,
the name of the next town or place to
which the highway leads and the
names of such other places as the
Commissioners think proper, with an
arrow pointing the way. The ground
color of the signs is to be blue and
the coat-of-arms and the wording will
be In white. Signs of like design are
to be erected by the Motor Vehicle
Commissioner at all dangerous places
along country roads. To carry out the
provisions of the act the Motor Vehicle
Commissioner is authorized to spend
not more than $1,000.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-03-06
SLEW MINERS SAYS
FORMER SECRETARY
Five Arrests Made on Alleged
Confession.
THE PAINEsDALE MYSTERY
Former Secretary John Huhta OF
Union Gives Information
Against His Com
panions.

Houghton, Mich. = In connection
with the Painesdale murder mystery,
which is said to have been one of the
developments of the copper miners
strike, FIVE members of the Western
Federation of Miners were arrested
here. The arrests were made after an
alleged confession by John Huhta,
former secretary of the South Range
local of the federation.
Nick Verbanac, an organizer for the
federation; Hjalmer Jallonen, Isaac
Juttinen, Joseph Juttinen and Huhta
Jail, charged with the murder of Thos.
DAILY, Arthur Jane and Harry Jane,
non-union mine workers, at Painesdale
on December Z. They are held with
out bond for hearing on March 5.
Wanted To Make Confession.
The confession made by Huhta was
voluntary, according to Sheriff Cruise.
He is said to have approached a
deputy sheriff at South Range with
the statement that he was in the
Painesdale shooting and wanted to
confess.
Special Prosecutor George e.
Nichols was summoned to Houghton
by wire to receive the confession.
Sheriff Cruise said the confession
was in substance as follows:
Huhta declared that he and the
other men under arrest fired fusillade
of shots into the DAILY boarding house
from woods near by. He fired nine
shots himself, he said. The plot was
conceived, he told the sheriff, by a
man who has not been arrested.
Huhta stipulated specifically that he
was turning States evidence and said
that he was moved to confess by
pangs of conscience and anger toward
the federation, which had removed
him as secretary.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-03-06
STATES RUNNING
UP HUGE DEBTS
Increase Out Of Proportion 10
Population.
SINKING FUND ASSETS
Over $41e,ooo,ooo Now Owing BY the
4s States OF the Union, An
Increase OF Nearly
SO Per Cent.

Washington.-The 48 States of the
Union, at the end of the fiscal year
June 80, 1913, had an aggregate public
debt of $419, 157, 900, according to fig
ures of the Census Office, just made
public. Ten years ago the indebted
ness of these same States amounted to
but $234,900,000. Offsetting the total
debt for the last year the States re-
ported $77,033,00O in sinking fund
assets, leaving the actual indebtedness
S342,251, 900.
This is an increase over 10 years
ago of $107,342, 900, or nearly so per
cent, and it is in sharp contrast with
the slightly more than 20 per cent. in
crease in population in the same
period. Between 1880 and 1902 these
figures show that the debts of the
States gradually decreased while dur
ing the last 10 years there has been a
very noticeable increase.
In 1880 the per capita State in
debtedness was $5.48; in 1890, 1897;
in 1902, 1929, due to rapid increase
in population and decrease in debt.
In 1913 it has increased 1852, due to
very rapid increase in debt in contrast
with a much slower increase in popu-
lation. OF the present indebtedness
about SIS, 100000 is floating and nearly
$400,000,000 funded.
The total debt Qess sinking fund
assets) for Massachusetts represents
1872 per cent. of the debt of all the
States of the United States. Iowa,
Wyoming and Oregon each has less
than one-tenth of one per cent. of the
debt of all the States, while in the
case of Pennsylvania the sinking fund
assets exceed the total debt.
Vermont, Nebraska and Kansas each
has only one-tenth of one per cent of
the debt of the AZ States. New York
enjoys the distinction of having 25 per
cent. of the total State indebtedness.
The per capita debt in Iowa amounts
to only three cents, in Oregon, four
cents. In Arkansas, Florida, Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota
Nebraska, New Jersey, Oregon, Penn
sylvania, South Dakota, Texas, West
Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming the
per capita debt is less than one dollar
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-03-06
LIEUT.. BECKER
GETS new TRIAL
Appellate Court Says He Did
Not Have a Chance.
CENSURE FOR JUSTICE GOFF
The Court Decides That the PRESIDING
Judge In the Court Below Mani.
tested His Prejudice Against
Accused officer.

Albany, N. Y.-The conviction ~
Charles Becker, a former New York
police lieutenant, of the murder Of
Herman Rosenthal, was reversed and
the convictions of the four gunner for
the same crime, was affirmed by the
Court of Appeals.
Justice Golf, the court held. erred in
many of his rulings in Beckers trial
and appeared to be prejudic.al in his
attitude toward the defendant. The
reversal was based solely on these
grounds. No attempt was made by the
court to say whether the weight Of
evidence against Becker was sufficient
to warrant his conviction. 1t was
pointed out, however, that the test.
mony against him was given by wit.
nesses of low class and as much Of Il
was open to doubt, he therefore, was
entitled to fairer trial than he re.
ceived
All of the seven members Of the
court, except Judge Werner who acted
as presiding judge when the apneal
was argued, concurred in the prevail,
ing Becker opinion, which was written
by Judge Hiscock. In a dissenting
opinion Judge Werner said thar the
main contentious of the State had been
amply proven to warrant conviction.
The much-mooted question as to the
status of Sam Schepps. whom the jury
in the Becker case decided was not an
accomplice to the crime. still is un.
settled. The prevailing opinion merely
said that there was doubt in the minds
of some of the court as to the propriety
of excluding Schepps as an accom-.
plice.
The decision in the case Of the four
gunner, Gyp the Blood. Whitley Lewis,
Dago Frank and Lefty Louis was
unanimous. They had averred that
the evidence against them was in
sufficient to warrant conviction and
also that the court had erred in hand
ling their cases, but these contentious
were held by the court to be ground.
less.
The date for the execution of the
gunner will be fixed by the court with
in few days. The death warrants
are in the clerks Office ready for The
signatures of the judges when they de-
eide when the electrocutions shall take
place. The law provides that the date
of execution shall not be deferred more
than six weeks after the judgment Of
conviction has been announced The
Court of Appeals, however. usually
allows only five weeks to elapse II
precedent is followed the gunner will
be electrocuted during the latter part
of March.
Judge Werner held that the convic
ton should be affirmed because the
main facts tended to prove Becker's
guilt He said that the fact that the,
main witnesses were gamblers, Grim
inals, degenerates and murderers
should have nothing to do with the de-
cision. He said that there was moth
ing to authorize the Court of Appeals
to invade the province of the jury nor
to decide in advance what must be
done upon another trial upon a similar
state of facts"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-03-06
w. S. BENTON WAS UNARMeD,
Waited For An Interview Two Hours,
Then Met Death.

Washington, d. Civilian S Ben
ton, the British subject slain at
Juarez, was unarmed and was shot to
death in Villas Office by pistol bullets
through his stomach, according to con-
elusive information which has reached
Washington officials.
Benton carried no arms when he
approached Villas office in Juarez,
according to information. He spent
two hours waiting for the interview
that ended in his death, walking back
and forth in front of the Office build
ing; he was shot through the stomach
after he entered the Office and received
other wounds afterward, although the
first was mortal
General instructions as to the
method of examination to be pursued
were issued by the State and War De
partments to their representative at
Ell Paso. 1t is realized that local con-
ditions must determine the details
and only broad lines were drawn in
the directions.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-03-06
Bureau OF Statistics.

Senator Campbell introduced a bill
increasing the appropriation for the
Bureau of Statistics and Information
from $4,000 to $4,000, reducing the
number of inspectors from eight to
seven and increasing their salaries
from 5000 to $1,000. An additional in
spector is to be named, however, at
salary of $1,000, to issue employment
certificates, and, instead of Baltimore
city and the counties paying the physi-
clans employed to make examinations,
the expense is to be borne by the
bureau.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-03-06
FOR TWO NEW BATTLEsHIPs.
House Gets Report Carrying Them
and Six Destroyers.

Washington.-The Naval Appropria-
ton bill carrying $139,964,333 for two
battleships, six torpedo-boat destroy
ers and other small craft, was report
ed to the House. The two battleships
are to cost $15,OOO.OOO each and will
be built at private yards by contract.
A minority report filed by Represen-
tatives Buchanan, Gray, Hensley and
Witherspoon denounced the naval in
crease appropriation as useless ex-
penditures, inexcusable extravaganza
and criminal waste of the public
funds"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-03-06
MIGHT REGULATE WEATHER.
HIPS Comment On Government own.
ership Of Railroads.

New York.-James j. Hill the king
behind the throne of the Hill railroads.
declared that he believed supervision
of railroad securities by the Interstate
Commerce Commission would be bet
ter than by 4S state commissions, as
at present. Asked if he favored gov
eminent ownership of the railroads,
he said: IF the government will nut
reins on the active people and pro
vide them with food and raiment, this
would be a fine country. After that
the government might undertake to
arrange the weather."
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-03-06
Wants End Put To P.oIyaamy.

Another uplift measure was intro
duced in the Senate in the shape of
joint resolution calling upon Congress
to arrange for convention to pro-
pose an amendment to the Constitu-
ton of the United States prohibiting
polygamy and asking the Legislatures
of other States to join in the move
ment. President Price offered the
measure by request.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-03-06
SNOW BILL NEARLY 100000.
New York Street Cleaning Depart
ment Praying For Rain.

New York.-The recent heavy snow
fall has already cost New York city
nearly $1,OO0,0OO, and were it not for
the probability that rain and warmer
weather will hold out the city's bill
would reach approximately $500, 900,
figuring on the contract price of re-
moval. John T. Fetherston, street
cleaning commissioner, told the Board
of Estimates that the department was
praying for rain. Keep on praying, !"
replied the Mayor.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-03-06
Cooperative Bank.

A bill was introduced by Senator
Maloy Incorporating the Cooperative
Bank of Maryland, the incorporators
being John A. ]. Medcalf, William H.
Pitcher, Amos G. Raines, Harry A.
Reindollar and Frank Harper, all of
Baltimore. The capital stock is
placed at $4,000, the institution being
authorized to begin business when
$4,000 shall have been subscribed.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-03-06
Legal Manageable AGE.

By vote of IS to IA the House de-
clined to substitute for the unfavor-
aOIe report the bill increasing the
legal manageable age from 16 to 10
years. The Judiciary Committee also
reported unfavorably the bill to put
out of business the preachers marry
ing trust, which is said to operate ex-
tensively in Western Maryland. The
unfavorable report was adopted.