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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-09
GADSDEN
Reich Made Head State Hotel Men. Asked to Search for Birmingham Boy-Chamber of Commerce to Give Smoker

Gadsden, July S.-(Special )--With the election of A P. Reich, manager of the Printup hotel, as president, and selecting Montgomery as the next place of meet ing. the annual convention of the Ala hama Hotel Mems associa ton was brought to a close here tonight Other officers elected were Harry New. Brming ha m, first vice president; H. w. Thompson, Montgomery, second vice presldent C. M. Sherrod, Courtland, third vice president. and H. A. Bruner, Talladega, secretary and treasurer
 At the business session at noon today the association discussed legislation that affects hotel men and gave approval to the crop diversification campaign. It was decided that each hotel in the assoca- ucts dinner.
 The convention was brought to close tonight with dance at Noccalulua falls. Previous to the dance banquet was given at the Printup hotel.
 The police of Gadsden have been asked to search for Herbert Barron, Il years old and Clarence Bentley. l6 years old, who ran away from their home at Besse- mer. It is believed the boys are in Gads- den Alabama City or Attalla, but up to this time efforts to locate them have failed
 It is expected that fully thousand Sunday school workers will attend the First Methodist and First Baptist Sun day school picnic at East Lake Friday. A special train will leave here at 7:9O O clock tomorrow morning over the Ala bama Great Southern railroad for Wood lawn, where the street cars will be taken to East Lake.
 The Chamber of Commerce will have smoker tomorrow night. when the final work in the membership campaign will be done. The chamber has a member ship of about 200 and about s12000 has been subscribed to the support of the or ganization.
 The Alabama Power company has been granted years time in which to com plete extensions of the water system at Attalla. An artesian well is being bored and the water mains will be extended Maj. w. E. Bare of the Third regiment, Alabama National Guard, stated today that he has been assured that the annual encampment will be held this year. The time and place will be announced later. It is expected the encampment will be held at Montgomery early in August
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-09
Fruits and Produce

tulAS anu lOuQtt
 Wholesalers Selling Price.) lemons-S3Q4. Lettuce-Slqil 25 per box. Limes-75c9sl per 100. Pineapples-$l 50Q2O crate. Peaches-50c@s1. Peaches-1a bus. baskets, 1bd25c. New Apples-SlGl.2s per hamper. Peanuts-51aG6i2c per lb. Home Grown Tomatoes-50Q75c basket. New Alabama Beans-Hamper, 50@75c. New Potatoes-75c per bu.: No. 3. 5C per bushel.
 Roasting Ears-1eQa5c per dog. Eggplants-$1Q1.5 Alabama Onions-S1n1. .25 crate. Northern Onions-Per 75-lb. sack, S1. 25. New Cabbags -7ocms1.25 per crate. Green Beans-H Ha mper, 50675c. London Layer Raisins-s.z 5. Huckleberries-24-q crate, $1.75q2. Watermelons-1oQ25c Cantaloupes-75cGS1 25 per crate. New Sweet Potatoes-S2 per hamper.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-09
IiYernonl Cotton

Liverpool. July S.-Spot cotton easier; good midd'ng, 5.5ld; middling 5.21d; low middling, 1. 75d Sales, 12,000. For specu- lation and export, 5000. Receipts, 100; fu- lures quiet; July, 50S1ed July and August, 5.0S1ad; August and September, 5.171sd; September and October 5.251ad; October and November. 30iad; November and December, 5.35d; December and January, 5. 3Siad: January and February, 5.431zd; February and March, .43d; March and April, 5.51d; April and May, 5.54d: May and June, 5.57d; June and July, 5.591ad July and August, 5.62d.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-09
Bank of France Statement

Paris, July S.-The weekly statement of the Bank of France shows the follow ing changes:
 Gold in hand increased 3437, 900 francs; silver in hand, decreased 2,4l2. 900 francs; notes in circulation, increased 9,393, GOO francs: treasury deposits, decreased 14.- 9l300O francs; general deposits, increased IS. .6660O0 bills discounted. decreased g, ,446,- coo francs; advances, decreased s,S56,00 francs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-09
Bank of England Statement

London, July S,-The weekly statement or the Bank of England shows the folow- ing changes
 Total reserve increased f7a5 ooo. c,rou- lation, increased e437.OOo: bullion in. creased E1,172,253: other securities. de- creased t14,996,000; other deposits. de- creased E765,oo0; public deposits, decrea sed 1lS6lo,oo0; notes reserve. increase e710.- Wo, government securities unchanged.
 The proportion of the banks reserve to Inability this week is 17.63 per cent; la st week II was l6.l6 per cent Rate of dis count, per cent
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Hubbard Bros. & Ca.

Cosson Merch hantS, Hanover square. N. New Orleans Cotton. Exchange. Nsw york Produce Exchange, Associate Memners Liverpool Cotton Association. Orders solicited for the purchase and sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed Oil fof iipsrsI ias1r1 fs1r fasilyery Special attention snd spot cotton for delivery. CorreGponxss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-09
Dry Goods Market

New York, July Skew showings of spring goods and other fancy cotton goods are being made for spring of 1916 Buying is being delayed Staple cotton goods quiet today. Yarns easy. better inquiry has developed for fine dress goods and the promise of larger business in staples is seen in the fact that labor troubles in garment trades have been avoided.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-09
FIour and Feedstnffs

Wholesale Quotation)
 Self-rising flour, S655; Tennessee flour, sf.20; Michigan flour. SIPS; Idaho flour so.65; Indiana flour, s6.4O; hard winter wheat flour, s6.75; shorts, sS4; pure wheat bran, $50; c. s. meal, 71z per cent, $29.00; Cremo meal, $500, c. s. hulls, S1o ton; No. 1 timothy hay S25 per ton; pea green alfalfa western, s20G22; mixed feeds per ton. ss5; oats, per bushel, 65c; Texas oats, soc; corn, per bushel N; cornmeal, N.s6 per bushel chops, sl.95.
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New Orleans Cotton Futures
New Orleans Cotton

New Orleans July S.-Spot cotton easv. i2 poinxs down Sales on the spot RIO bales; to arrive. 1850. Good ordinary ss7c. strict good ordinary, 7.43c low middling. s.0sc;, strict low middling, Sole: middling, strict good ordinary, 7f3c: low mddIing. 9.l5c; strict good middling, 9.s2c. Receipts 749 stock, 1691S1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-09
Montgomery Market

Montgomery July s.-(special )--Spot cotton was quoted here today as follows: Middling fair. 9.5oc; strict good middling, s.25c: good middling, Sc; middling, $500; strict low middling, Sc; low middling, 7.5oc; strict good ordinary. 7c: good ordf- nary 'e.67c. Market quiet.
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9ssc; cost and freight offers were report ed firm with Santos d's quoted at 9059 g .25c. and Rio 7s at 7.15c. Rio exchange on London was 1sd higher and milreis prices were unchanged at Santos, but 50r higher at Rio. Brazilian port receipts, A., GOO; Jundiahy, 5000.
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St. Louis Grain

St. Louis, July S.--Wheat: No ? red, new, s1 2Sd1 .27: No. hard nominal; July, Sl .co1a September, $1 00isQ1 .0oss. Corn: No. 7Sc; No. white. 7sisa79e; July, 7ei4c; September, 72%c. Oats No ?. b0c; No ? white, 5S1kc; July. 44isc; September. sss4a S57sc.
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Produce Market

New York, July S.--Butter barely steady receipts, lo,32s. Creamery extras, 93 score. 27s@2Sc; crea mery, higher scoring, 2Slaa 9c; hrsts, 26IN1sc; seconds, 24d25lae. Eggs irregular; receipts, 17,Sl5, fresh gath cred extras, 22a2Sc extra frsts. 2oG21c; firsts, lSlaql9c; seconds, l6iR41Sc. Cheese unsettled; receipts. 2S26: state whole milk, fresh, flats and twins, colored specials, 15is@15l5c: white, 15c: colored, average fancy, l5Q15Mc; white, 15c Dressed poultry dull western frozen roasting chickens, 12 @22c; fresh fowls, iced, 13leq16Ife; fresh turkeys. iced, 15q16c
 Chicago, July S.-Butter weak: creamery, 22Q261ac Eggs higher; receipts, 1S,e27; at mark, cases included. 149161hc; ordinary frsts, 151sc; firsts, 161sc. Potatoes lower; new receipts 40; Virginia Cobblers $1. 4ea .55; no old
 St. Louis, July s.-Poultry; Springs. $l5G1S. Butter; Creamery unchanged. Eggs l41ac.
 Kansas City, July S,-Butter, eggs and poultry unchanged.
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Chicago Grain

Chicago. July S.-wheat: No. red, new VI .lsl1; No. hard nominal Corn: No. yellow, 77S47shc. Rye nominal. Barley 7o@f6c. Timothy, S5 S5d6. Clover, g. 500 IS. 25. Pork, sl5.4o. Lard, $S. S5@S. .42. Ribs s4. 1908. .S7.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-09
Metal Market

New York, July s-Copper quiet but steady electrolytic. $2o. .25@2O.5o Iron steady and unchanged Tin easy, 5l and Elton lots, BPS. .25n33.35. At London, spot copper, f77 5s; futures, 979 electrolytic, e93 los. Spot tin, gro; futures, e165 los Antimony unchanged
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-09
No Boarder Wanted

From the Boston Transcript
 She--Why do you refuse Ethel's hand to MT Nocoyne? Don't you want your daughter married off?
 He-Yes; what I am trying to avoid is having . son-lp-law marrie6 on.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-09
Kansas City Grain

Kansas City, July s.-Wheat: No. hard. S .S0d1 s6; No. red H.2s. Corn. No. mixed, 751ac: No. 2 white 77c No. 2 yellow, Tic Oats No. 2 white, 4sa5oc; No. ? mixed, 4ed47c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-09
English Money

London. July s-Bar silver, 22 s-1sd per ounce Money. lh per cent. Discount rates Short bills. 4d4ls per cent. three months, 4ls@4A per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-09
Sugar Market

New York, July s.-Raw sugar steady; centrifugal, 4.sGd4.95c; molasses, 4oSG4 1sc refined. firm. Sugar futures were steady l on rumors that a large sale of granulated l to the United Kingdom was pending l Prices at noon were 1 to ? points net 1 higher
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-09
Fish

Wholesalers Selling Price.) Perch-s@Saac. Salt Water. Trout-l0Gllc. Blue Catfish-75hc Red Snapper-71s9elac Gray Snapper-Sc. Mullet-sxdr6c. Shrimp-luc. Spanish Mackerel-l2d12hc. Sheephead--SqS5ac
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-09
Cntton Seed Oil

New York, July s.-Cotton seed oil was weakened by wstern liquidation further drop in lard, the light demand from con sumers and heaviness in cotton. closing 3 to points net lower. Sales. 15.OOo barrels. Tenders on July contracts were 900 bar rels Spot. 6G6Gc; July, 6@604c; August, 6.10Q6 lie; September, 6.20G6. Pic; October, 6.2aa6 24c; November, 6.30a6 34c; December. 6.3og6. .36c; January, 633Q6. .39c; February, 6.s996. 45c. Total sales. 14,200.
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Neck Bones-4c. Breakfast .Bacon-lsa26c. Spare Ribs-9c. Regular Hams-17c. Skinned Hams--17c. Pure Lard-s%c; compound. 7%c.
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Bonds

IT. IT. Q 5 5s registered ............... ss9 " coupon ---.., 97 IT . ss os resis.ered ............ 1OoA IT Ss soupoh ,,'..'........... 1004 TT registered .............. 109
 'Sanar,s eo"pon oo ................. 11oR t,antra, coupon ..-........... 100ts llIinois Ca,t orsla consol. Ss.... a91s Lanisvi,1o Q s Hi iei. IS '........ ST
 sesbosrd siu NasiVllie un. 4s s91a soutnern Rai, I,ne .ri adJ. Ss ..... s4s. Southern ieiephone 5s 9734 Southei, pai,y way os '.......... 9s7s U. s. Sio., way gen. 4s 61%
 rei os .............. 1Ol 5s
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Creamery Products

Wholesalers Selling Price.1 Creamery Butter 321sc; proc -5s butter. 21lxc; oleoma rgarine, 14d22c. Full Cream Cheese-17no: imported Swiss, Ssc, Pimento. dozen. H.s5.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-09
Naval Stores

Savannah July s.-Turpentine firm S91zc; sales. 552 receipts ss7: shipments none; stock, 25,12s. Rosin firm sales, l547 receipts, 1765 shipments. none; stock, s2. 66s Quote: A, B, S3; c, D. $3.1O; E, s.2o; F. $a.25: c. H. I, $3.3O; K. $s70; M, $40: N, Skzs; we. Ss.ae; wv. $s.5o.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-09
Poultry and Eggs

Poultry and Eggs
 Commission Merchants Price.) Hens-n@121ac. Broilers-1Sq20c. Fryers-2oM221zc Guir eas-31c. Roosters-30c. Geese-No sale Fresh country eggs, lsc; graded. carton eggs. 1Sc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-09
New Orleans Rice Market

New Orleans, July S.-The trading was active in rice today. Receipts rough 463 Sales, S545 sacks rough Honduras at 8. l2a 3.s0c; 2S24 pockets clean Honduras at 3dI 4ssc, 1s1 pockets Japan at 4s40G4 7-16c. Quo tations unchanged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-09

The Alabama Power company has been granted a years time in which to com plete extensions of the water system at Attalla. An artesian well is being bored and the water mains will be extended.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-09

The Chamber of Commerce will have a smoker tomorrow night. when the final work in the membership campaign will be done. The chamber has a member ship of about 200 and about s12,000 has been subscribed to the support of the or
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-09

Maj w. E. Bare of the Third regiment, Alabama National Guard. stated today that he has been assured that the annual encampment will be held this year. The time and place will be announced later. It is expected the encampment will be held at Montgomery early in August
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-09
LOCAL QUOTATIONS

uotations for today follow:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-29
THE GRAIN MARKET.
Less Pessimistic wheat Advices-
All Markets React.

The highest levels of yesterdays
wheat session were registered at the out
set, when cOEniZance was taken or the
uniavorable weather conditions in the
West 10 the exclusion OF other factors.
No extensive commission house demand
developed. however. and the professional
operators id not take kindly to the
bull side OF the list. There appeared
10 ne evening of contracts over the
holidays, although there Will be mar
kcts as usual to-day.
l. was reported that the incessant
ra.nS in the southwest were causing the
small rivers to overflow their banks,
and the low wheat lands were said 10
be flooded. Complaints OF excessive
moisture came chiefly from Oklahoma,
h1rsIs and Missouri, with much heard
Q. the prlsneQt OF a late harvest. As
q matter ii fact the first car of new
wheat left Waco, Texas, yesterday and
considerable wheat for June shipment
Is being offered at the Southwest.
Many In the trade seemed willing to
ADMIT Of deterioration Of wheat In some
sections where the rains were hard
ana persistent, but they entertained the
inea thai much benefit had resulted from
TIE precipitation in the central and
eastern belts. furthermore, the ravages
OF Insects have apparently been effec-
lively checked by the d~ownpours OF the
PAST week, The prospect OF clearing
weather through the entire country af'
yer to-day served to temper the bullish
Ieeling that had been worked up be-
cause OF the excessive rains.
The market was not acting properly.
according to certain OF the outside
holders, with consequent liquidation
ron these sources. Further successes
ot German submarines occasioned a SELL
ing movement at n stage. There was
also dissatisfaction expressed because OF
We slump Of the Chicago May option.
winch amounted to about four cents yes
terday. That delivery has lost about Is
.'n's for the week and shows deprecia-
uoh or 20 cents from its high. Several
or the best informed authorities In the
wheat trade have been entirely mistaken
Is "a the unwinding of this option.
A lNse old cast, wheat was pressing
Sr sale GNng, the NY. with bears en-
oouraged BY the very limited domestic
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TOUR STOPPED BY LUs1TANIA.
to"Eressman La Toilette Hnst~ns
DRck From south \m-pIrx.

w l. la Toilette. Congressman from
Washington. gave up mis- vacation tour
o; South America when he learned that
the Lusltania had been blown UP ard
American yves lost. He arrived YES
terday 10y the Lamport n Holt liner
Nasafi, from Rio Janeiro.
lie said he was In Minas Geraes when
he got the news, and that II created in.
dignntlor among the Braxliian.. lie
heard hat Congress was likely 20 lie
called In special session and he hur-
r!ed tn Rio and boa rded the vassri.
The feeling IN Rio. he said. was strong
for the British ana French. and probably
would he tronver Low that The Italians
have entered the war
O. l.. LoriI!ard. secretary of the
American Embassy az Buenos Ayres.
also a passenger by the vasari. said
trade conditions between the United
states ard South America we're level-
opinH a. well as might he expected
under 'he circumstances. but ,ha, they
never would be az their best uni! there
we're American steamships 81 the Hrst
class running between New York and
south America.
Mrs. Norman Berry. widow Of the
che; engineer oc III Rio Light ard
fowor Company. who aas drowned
whiI" bathing in the Bay OF Rio on
April ?. arrived with her r-old
boy by the NHsari She wen, 10 her
home in Milo, Me.
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HAYWARD IS OUTVOTED
ON PETERBOROUGH MET
Service Board Decides It Will
Not Take Up Proposed
Reorganization.


WIlism Hayward. who has had q free
ewing IN the Public Service Commits
aim .,,o. inv w,,,-., M, r,rr .n.,.
...S
SUFFERED Tvs nrs' serious reverse yes-
~terday--ihree days after che charges
agains, me other Commissioners we're
a.u,...
~
He had commended that the proposed
consolidation Of the ~fnterboroush- Metro
poI,,a, co,,,,rv With IN. r,,.cc, and
,,e,.,.-
'.''u''s >o'Po'"''o" vo'a'eo sec''on "
or the public service law. George 9.
Coleman. The eon,m,s.ior.s ch,.s copnse,
s,,,.,.ns ,v,,, IT. uy... -. -.
Wv" "" ""e" a 'o'e ~~s
'aNeA yesterday Mossrs. MSCan. Wood
md Williams sided with Mr.. Coleman
and decided thu, IN. matter v.s nut
.,,. -. ..- "
/" " 'on'r''.-'ons 'ur'solc.on' Mr'
80 wy was at."e IN Imposition Mt
was "osei''
co.. e.' rom ,neooore I Snon's
80 80. ne saia nav vne PROPOSED
'"y.'n!en' was IN sccoro WIN potn
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-29

Fo< eastern New York. partly cloudy
to-day; showers to-night ~ o-morrsw
moderate nerthwest winds.
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SALES BN AUCTION.
AUCTION SALE or
bon IDS AND sTOCK
By JOSEPH y. DAY. Auctioneer.
81 NASSAU ST, y Y CITY,

Al l-s3u J.. VI al EN'nduse -atcsrOon1,
For a%ecoan, 81 Es;a;. joEL 4 WOLFE.
81. 900 A,ch..on. Topsss 4 Santa F. RS.
S9 i iss N'se' q" Registered Bonds
1000 Ra;,fmors { Onto Z. r g. Prior
900 '' chlcsaso'' M Hisi.SSsSa s I SIS F fSS 'i Is.
60. ~ q Convertible Bonds.
a.seo chicago. Rock Island IS Pacific r. r.
1000 Ere n. r Co. General Lien "a
5000 Lcuisvrie & Nashville r r. Co
1000 Missouri, Kansas & Texas nv. Co.
1t N,se ire Ronts due isso -
afscc Registered Bonds. Tue 1898.
s,oos New York cCsqiraI \ Hudson River
r n Go. tLake Snors Collateral,
a'3gs Registered Bonds Ius 1895.
1000 Northern Pacific Ry. GO Prior LIEN
Ry 3 Land Gran, trs Bonds, due 1921;
Lien & Land Grant az Registered
ConsoIidated Mig. ~ Bonds. due 1913.
:.aoo Reading 90 q Philadelphia 4 Road
Ing Goa = Icon c" General Mtse ~
Mtge ~ Bonds, dne ;s51
1000 tnion Pacific 2 r 60 tst Nte
20 shs. N,rhisnn, Topeka Il santa Fc RS.
20. Preferred Stock.
90 shs Baltimore 4 ohio r r. Co. Pre-
- shs. chicago. Milwaukee & 81 Paul
nv -. Preferred Stock.
~ shs Chiaas9. Rock Island 4 racinc
'e' ~ DelsN e ,Lackauanna e west.rs
IS shS Erie Ptilroai CO st Preferred
stock.
% :hs. Great Northern Rafvay 60. Pre-
20 shs Great northern Iron ore Proper.
ties Trustees Certificates Of Beneficial
.hs Guaranty Trus: 60. Of New York
stock.
= shs Illinois Central Z 80 stock
r n. ca. Sto'kL
- shs Reading 60 =. Preferred Stock.
80 shs Union Pacific n p. CO. Preferred
so. aoo k,chison. Topeka & Santa +. Rv
g General Mtra. - Bonds due 1905
-"'G,o ht,!mnre 4 Onto r q %, ist
~. 900 chicago \ Alton Il r CO Refund
ing MtRe 10 Bonds hue 1912
l0.0o0 'h!rtsp Burlington 4 Qulncv r. n.
,ls'noi. plvn' l%' M'ge - Bonds
10000 Chiesg, q N~o-tAvc~tcrn Ry. CO.
General M,ge. a. q Bonds. due 1877.
-, lst Reminding Meg 80 Bonds.
'aeoo peisu,rs 6 Hudson GO R.funlinG
900 SsFf H91d.' sns ista - p -
~ = Roras, due iNsi
10. 90 Msah,,,:n Ry 20 CONSOLIDATE
.,ooo northern Ohio Ry. CO. is' MtR-.
- Ronls. tue tHt
la,aoo Reading 90 & Philadelphia 4 Read
ina Coal < IRON 20. General Mtge. io,
RonIs. tue 'GaT
10000 Union pAr!hr r.. r co, ,st Lien 4
Rsrnn t,ng M,Ts - Ecnts, due sooS.
- wall s. Y Y civ
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Incoming VesseIs-By wireless.

S. Ioannins. Pirrus. - miles east Of
Sandy Hook al noon yesterday.
So Noorderdyk, Rotterdam, 90 miles east
OF Sandy Hook at noon
SIS City Of Macon, Milmn, ag1 miles ga.
NJ Sandy Hook At noon
SIS Proteus, New Orleans, ~ miles south
OF Jupltcr At noon.
S. FL Or,identc, Galveston, 40 miles south
west Of Diamond Shoals AZ moon
s. Texas, Port Arthur, 81 miles southwest
of Diamond Shoals ~ noon,
s. brilliant, Baton Rouge, .S miles south
Of Sandy Hook At noon,
SIS Fl Norte, Galveston go miles south Of
Sandy Hook Al moon.
SIS Fl Sol, Galveston, $50 miles southwes,
Of Galveston bar Al i =. NJ,
SIS Fl Rio, New Orleans, crossed South Pas
bar AZ 40 y VI.
So Neuces, Galveston, ID miles west Of Tor
tugas at p NJ
SIS City OF Mont gomery savannah. IL
miles north Of Diamond Shoals at noon
SIS BrazOs, san Juan, ia miles south Of
Sandy Hook AT noon,
s. Apache Jark,urylll. - miles south
% Sandy Hook ~ y VI
So ~ Dis, New Orleans. 10 miles south
west Of Dlamoni shnal At . y NJ
81 Alamo, Mobile, % miles west of Ecy
West at noon
IS John D. Rockefeller, Tuxpan, s3s miles
west Of Sandy Key NJ noon.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-29

The Solicitor-General. John W Davis,
10 considering the statute with the pur-
pose OF nling a petition for a writ Of
certlorari to review the decision OF the
Customs Court. which. II 1t stands. will
require the Government to repay TO I'M
porters about $780, 900, 900. held to rave
been illegally collected.
The Sollcltor-General will file the pc.
t!tion for the writ on jun II II the APP
peal can be made ready by that time.
II will be the last day on which the
petition may be aled at the presen, term
Of the Supreme Court.
IT was intimated AZ the Department
OF Justice to-day that all the time be-
tween now and June II will be needed
to prepare the case. as the matter IL
very much involved.
IN takir- this step the S~ol!citor-Gen-
eral Is goiGg 20 ignore the ran word
ing Of the statute. which says that the
writ may he applied for AZ any time
within sixty days after the mandate
OF the Customs Court Is issued. He will
not walt upon the mandate, relying upon
the highest court TO take the view that
Congress could not have meant to enact
such n provision as the letter Of the
statute would import. II Is n case
where the letter ki,leth. bu, the spiri,
giveth lifc." the SolicitorGeneral held.
The capacity OF the lawmaking power
for hlunders In legislation Is well IL
Illustrated in this s per cent. discount
law and the remedial legislation passed
to correct IL. The object of the 8 per
cent. clause was to give n dis"rimina-
ton in favor of American bottoms OF
5 per cent
II was Representative rnderwood's
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JACOB SCHIFF MUST TESTIFY.
appellate Division Rul~> In Aus
triaM BOMd tnsc.

Jacob ". SchiT and other members
Of the banking firm Of Kuhn. Loeb &
Co, must testify in the suit stared by
John 'iledhill. a. owner OF s33. 600 OF
AUSTRIAN bonds past due. 70 recover
the principal OF the bonds from the
bankers, under a decision by the APP
pellate Division OF the Suacme Court
yesterday.
Gledhill through his attorney, Har-
rison Clark, Jr. sued as the assignee
of bonds owned by English citizens and
the bankers refused TO pay because NJ
an order by the Austrian Government
directing that no payments he made
unless the payee would make affidavit
that his bonds were not tho property of
a citizen Of a country at war with
Austria.
The plaintiff got an order 70 examine
the bankers To ascertain the facts with
regard to their refusal 10 pay. but
Supreme Court Justice Weeks vacated
the order. BY reversing Justice Weeks's
ruling the Appellate Division rules that
Mr. Schiff and his partners must testify.