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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-18
TEXAS CITY HARD HIT.
Three Score Persons Reported Dead !;
Property Loss 100000.

Austin, Tex, Aug. 1S.-The mid
night edition of the Houston Post
says:
Texas City has sustained a severe
blow as a result or the hurricane
which swept the guIr coast, an ap-
proximate damage of $780, 900 being
done there. Twelve soldiers lost their
lives and it is reported 80 or 40
civilians were killed. Information to
this effect was brought to Houston
perintendent of the terminals for the
Texas City company, who left Texas
City at 4 O'Clock Tuesday afternoon
and was relayed by four automo-
biles-"
While state militia officials sought
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-18

10 communicate with Galveston today,
tents, blankets and cots were ready
at the adJutant generals department
Tor Shipment to Galveston or Houston
needs of the sufferers can be ascer-
taIned, the assistant adjutant gen.
eraI says Supplies will be rushed
under guard to the coast.
Governor Ferguson took up the
matter with the adjutant generals de-
partment and efforts were then made
to find what was needed.
The first Houston papers to reach
Austin since the storm of Monday
night, arrived this morning. Their
information as to the conditions at
Galveston is not complete, as neither
the Chronicle nor the Post has been
able to get a man into Galveston.
Seabrook Wiped Out.
seabrook is said by both papers to
have been practically wiped out, so
far as houses are concerned.
from FL. B. Moore for food and sup
plies for the civilian population at
TeXas City to be sent to Maj. Gen. J.
Franklin Bell, U. S. A, who is COM
handing at Texas City.
Because of damage to property at
Houston twenty special officers were
sworn in and everyone on the streets
after $50 Tuesday night was forced
to give good account of himself, ac-
cording to both papers. A relief COM
mittee met in Houston Tuesday A
boat of supplies will be sent to Calves
ton.
One House Left in Town.
At kemah, on the coast, only one
house has been left standing, accord
ing to Frank Annelle of Seabrook. who
escaped from the storm at Seabrook
and made his way to Houston.
The Southwestern Telegraph and
Telephone company loss at Houston is
estimated at 100000. Practically ev-
cry big establishment in Houston re-
ports damage.
The Houston Post declares there
have been but two deaths in Houston
"a negro who encountered live wire,
and a carpenter whose barn fell on
him.
The Houston Texas league baseball
park has been damaged beyond repair
and all baseball games will be trans
ferred from here, according to the
Post. ~
The Post reports ten houses down at
Bellair and two persons injured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-18
M. CORD0SO IS HONORED
Brazilian Minister to Mexico We'll
coined to e. S. With Ceremony.

New Orleans, La, Aug. 1S.-Repre-
sentatives of t1e@United States govern
ment, the state of Louisiana, and the
city of New Orleans. today welcomed
Jose Cordoso de Oliveira, Brazilian
minister to Mexico, and until recently
representative of the American gov
eminent at the Mexican capital, on his
arrival here from Vera Cruz on board
the American gunboat Sacramento.
station here early today.
NJ. Cordoso and his family were to
leave for Washington tonight aboard
a private car placed at his disposal By
the state department.
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NONE DEAD Ar EAGLE LAKE.
Some Property Damage Reported
Storm Subsidies There.

Dallas, Tex, Aug. 1S.-A long dis
lance telephone message received here
this morning from Eagle Lake. sixty
miles west of Houston, said the hur-
ricanel had completely subsidized there
at II o'clock last night.
There had been some property dam
age at Eagle Lake, but no loss of life
reported in that Immediate vicinity.
All means of communication with
Houston, it was said, still was inter-
ruDted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-18
Point Isabel Safe

San Antonio, Tex. Aug 1S-Point
Isabel, which yesterday was reported
20 have been flooded, is safe, accord
ing to a special dispatch received to-
day. The storm is said to have done
little damage on the coast from Cor
pus Christi to Brownsville, and no lives
were reDOrted lost
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Sew York stock Market.

Wall ST., New York. Aug. -S.-STOCkS-
Trading in the first hour was even larger
than yesterdays busy period. but the rise
was checked when some of the better known
specialties fell back Bethlehem Steel lost
over IL points and the Motors to almost
). New York Airbrakes' decline of over 2
points followed the declaration of the reg
ular dividend, whereas an increase had
been expected. Reading was heaviest Of
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Grain Gossip.
by special wire to T. J. Myers, Columbian
Building.l
Grain GOSSIP

A cargo of Argentina corn a rived in
New York yesterday, Quality. and condi-
ton reported to be perfect.
Elevator Stocks of wheat in Kansas City
decreased S,284 bushels Monday and corn
stocks decreased 1905 bushels.
Exports from the United States and Can
ada yesterday were $4,000 bushels of
wheat, 5000 barrels of flour, 10000 bushels
of corn and 1000 bushels of oats; wheat
and flour combined, 439, 600 bushels.
Stocks of wheat in Chicago elevators in
creased 214,000 bushels last week and now
amount to 100000 bushels; corn, 95S, 900
bushels increase $4,000 bushels; oats
A year ago stocks were 6,744,OO0 bushels
of wheat, I'll, 900 bushels of corn and 9,129,-
600 bushels of oats
A weekly foreign crop summary contain
ed the following: United kingdom-Crop
prospects distinctly unfavorable Rains
continue to delay harvesting. France-Wet
weather attending wheat harvesting has
much under last year, with quality poor.
Importations will be large. Germany
Officials at Berlin still claim that harvest
is excellent both as to yield and quality.
Russia-Harvesting results of both winter
and spring wheat are good and supplies
harvesting is progressing rapidly. Present
reserves are liberal. Importations will
amount to about 20 million bushels. Ru-
mania-Harvest is good, but lack of export
outlet is causing much trouble. India
Some rain has fallen in uPnjaub, but was
insufficient elsewhere. Holders of wheat
are very reserved. Australia-It is esti-
million bushels, compared with II million
bushels last year, when the crop was al
most a failure. and 100 million bushels
two years ago..
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FISHERS ARE DROWNED.
List of Fatalities i'm Storm-Swept Sec
ton Grows.

Morgans~ Point, Tex, Aug 1s.-
Eight men are reported dead near
this point. They were drowned while
fishing. Reports reached here from
an authentic source that the bodies
of woman, baby and a sailor had
beached near Sylvan Beach. They
We're unidentified and apparently had
floated from some place on the bay.
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higher. with September 7o14c and Decem-
Der 64Ae.
0ATS-Wet weather was said to be hav-
ing even more damaging effect on oats
than on wheat. The oats market accohrd-
ingly was decidedly firm.
Observation-Disclosures held steady
despite somewhat liberal receipts of hogs
at western centers. Packers seemed to be
supporting the market for ribs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-18

the railways. losing over point with
fractional recessions in the Pacifics Gran
gers and Trunk lines. Meantime obscure
specialties like American Hide and sLeath-
er, American Linseed and Pittsburg Coal
was further future selling of foreign
owned bons at small concessions
Speculation in the less prominent war
shares and allied industrials was renewed
mt IN today's early trading, gains ranging
from one 70 over four points. Conspicuous
dries, Railway Steel Springs, the Rumeiy
and Aii1s Chalmers issues. and Colorado
Fuel Advances of one to two points were
scored by crucible Steel, American Can
and a few other equally active issues
United states Steel was again in demand
at traction over yesterdays high quota
ton Railways were neglected. the only
feature in that division being Rock Island
which rose over a point
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Kansas City Live Stock Market.

Kansas City, Aug. MISUNDERSTANDING
5000 Market &c to Toe lower: Bulk of
ers and butchers, se.soa7sso; SOIL light iE 9ooa
7.35; pigs, S6.50@715.
CATTLE-Receipts 5000. Market steady.
Prime fed steers, $9.50Q10.00; dressed beef
steers, $s00@940; western steers, $1,000
900; southern steers, $6;o0@s.50; cows,
and feeders, So. 25@S.25 bulls, $5.25@6 rs !;
calves, $6.0O@10.5O. Ftf srssl z
SHEEP Receipts 5000. Market 10c
higher. Lambs, $S.00@S.40; .yearlings,
$6.25@7.00; wethers, $6O0@675; ewes, $50
@6.25; stockers and feeders, $5.O0@S.0O.
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New York Money Nrarket.

New York, Aug. 1S.-MONEY-Me Mercantile
paper, H@SA per cent. Sterling 60
Francs, demand, SOS; cables, 5.97 Marks,
demand, SIS; cables, S1A. Lires demand
6-52; cables, $50. Rubles demand 81; :
cables, 36A. Bar silver. 46a4c: Mexican
dollars, 361ac. Government bonds steady :
railroad bonds, easy. Time loans steady :
60 days. 2A@21a per cent; 80 days, 21a6l3
per GENT; six months 1891 per cent
CAN money, steady; high, 2; low, ~ !;
offered at per cent = :
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Kansas City Live Stock Sales,

1.-THE follu,Ilng sales were made this morn
ing at the Stock Yards, Kansas City, and
reported over long distance telephone d.
rect to the State journal ~ Clay, Robin
son & Co.. live stock commission mer-
Kansas City, Aug. 1S-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts 5000 head. Market slow; steady.
HOGS-Receipts 5000 head Market Ioc
lower. Bulk of sales, $6.7517. %; top, 81 35
SHEEP-Receipts 5000 head. Market
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Wichita, Kan, Aug. 1s.-HOGS@Receipts
LOCO. Market 1020c lower. Ton 81 10 /:
bulk of sales, $6.906IT.OO
CATTLE-Receipts 500. Market lower
Native steers, $S.00@950; cows and heifers
$500@s25; western. S7.0O@SOO: stockers
and feeders. $6.00@75O; stock cows and
heifers, $4;5o@7.25; bulls, $475@5.75;
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FURNISHED by the Topeka Packing Com
pauy. corner Laurent and Madison-l
Topeka, Kan. Aug. is.
POULTRY Hens. all sizes lOc: broi!-
ers, 2 lbs. and under, 15e; ducks, Sc; geese,
&c: young Tom turkeys. 13c: old Tom tur-
keys, lie; springs over lbs, 13e.
EGGS-15c.
FAekINti sralt 4 KtiTrEK-l7c-
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St. Joseph Live stock Market

St. oJseph, Mo, Aug. 1S-HOGS-Receipts
1900. Market slow and lower.
=, CATTLE @Receipts LOO. Market steady.
900; calves, $600@1O25
SHEEP-Receipts 500 Market strong
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Chicago Grain Market
1.-THE range of prices for grain futures on
The Chicago Board of Trade as reported
By Thos. J. Myers. Broker. Columbian
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-18

Kansas City Grain Market.
THE range of prices for grain futures
The Kansas City Board O. Trade an re-
ported by Thos. J. Myers, Broker. Column
bian Bldg.1
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Furnished by The Continental Creamery
Co.. Topeka. Kan.1
Topeka. Kan. Aug. Is.
NEW YORK EGtiS-2OIb6i22c.
CHICAGO EGGS-1S1a 6I19Jac.
CREAMERY BUTTER-Chicago, Pike:
New York. zee; Elgin, 241Sc; Topeka
wholesale, 26c-
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Topeka Grain Market.

Furnished by ]. 3. Billiard, corner Kan.
sas Ave and Curtis St-1
Topeka, Kan, Aug. is.
OATS-3S@40c.
CORN-72c.
WHEAT-9ec@$110.
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New York Stock Market.
IClose of prices for the leading stocks on
The New York Stock Exchange as re-
ported by Thos. J. Myers. broker. Colum-
bian Bldg.1
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Kansas CITY Produce Market.

Kansas city. Aug. lS.-W HEAT-CaS ::
Market unchanged to &c higher. No. hard,
$11s@119: No. 5, $1o7G113.
CORN-Market unchanged No. mixsd,
751a Q76c; No. 3, Toe; No. white, Toe; No.
3, 74c: No. yellow, roc; No. 3, 7sc
OATS-Market unchanged No. . white,
456I46e; No. mixed, 40G43c.
RYE-S1. 0001.01
HAY-Market steady. Choice timothy,
$1200@13.O0! choice PRAIRIE $9.00@950;
choice alfalfa, $1300@13.5O.
WHEAT-Receipts rs cars.
BUTTER-Market unchanged.
EGGS-Market unchanged.
POULTRY-Market unchanged.
CLOSE: Neutrality-suspicious. 81 OF !;
December, $104@1041s; May, SLOTS a
S1.07A.
CORN-September, 7115@15sc; Decem-
Der, 60ssc; May, 631sc.
Chicago Produce Market.
Chicago, Aug. 1S.-BUTTER-Market I'M
changed.
EGGS-Market unchanged
POULTRY-Dressed unchanged: alive,
higher fowls, 14c; springs, 161ac.
New York Produce Market.
New York, Aug. 1S.-BUTTER-Marke
easy.
EGGS-Market firm.
CHEESE-Market easy.
POULTRY-Alive prices not settled; ;
dressed firm
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Chicago Grain Market.

Chicago, Aug. s-WHEAT-CIose Sep
tember, $1.o6; December, $1055s; May,
$1.O9A.
CORN-september, 75Ac; December,
64c May, 65Ac.
OATS-September, 391sc; December,
3SAh; May, 41Ac.
PORK-September,S 1881; October, $13 10
LARD-September, $7.95; October, $500.
SHORT RIBS-September, ss.65; October,
$S.75.
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Chicago Live Stock Market

Chicago, Aug. IS.-HOES-Rece1pt IT,,
600 Market Irregular. Packing grades
SC under yesterdays average; others
strong. Bulk of sales, S6.20M6.95: light,
$690G17.75: mixed. $6.10@7. 65; heavy, $3.50
@690; rough, $5.9o@605; pigs, $6.90@7.9o.
CAIT LIE a se 0d Market 1a easy;
steers, $670@9.25; cows and heifers, $3.1O@
900; calves, $S.O0@11.75.
SHEEP-Receipts 10000 Market firm.
Sheep, S5.60@6.o0; lambs. $6.25@7.S0
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New York sugar Mari

New York, Aug. 1s.-SUGAR-Raw. dull
centrifugal, $4.S6I4.95; molasses, $4.09G
4.16; refined sugar, easy.
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New York Cotton

New York Cotton Market.
New York, Aug. 18.-COTTON-Spot
quiet; middling upIands, 935. Sales 100
bales.
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THE WEATHER RECORD.

Following are observations of the United
States weather bureau for the twenty four
hours ending at z O'Clock this morning:
Stations in Kansas.
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Who's; Market
FURNISHED by Shawnee Milling Co }

Topeka. Kan, Aug. is.
WHEAT-No. old, $1.20.
WHEAT-No. new, S1.1O
WHEAT-No. new, S1.OS.
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Governor Capper stated today. that
with favorable weather conditions
Thursday, the road building dates
would be extended to include Friday.
Evening star., 1915-04-03
GRAND LODGE OF MASONS
TO HOLD EASTER SERVICE
Program Tomorrow Afternoon at
Eastern Star Home-Sermon by
Rev. Hugh T. Stevenson.

The Grand Lodge of Masons OF the
District Of Columbia will have charge
of the religious services at the Ma
sonic and Eastern Star Home tomor-
row afternoon, Easter Sunday, at 2
o'clock Its grand chaplain, Rev. Hugh
r. Stevenson, pastor of the Bethany
Baptist Church. will conduct the serv-
ices and preach a sermon appropriate
to the occasion. Music will be furnished
by the KaIlipolis Grotto Glee Club,
under the direction of Charles A.
Stevens, with L. L. Hutchinson as
soIoist and Jacques Heidenheimer as
organist. Arrangements have been
made to convey visitors to the home
from the corner Of Georgia avenue and
Rittenhouse street northwest. between
the hours of and o'clock. The home
from the cars of the new Takoma line,
which exchanges transfers with the
Piney branch cars of the Capital Trac-
tion Company.
general invitation has been ex-
tended to members of the Masonic
fraternity and their friends to be
present.
While it has been customary to hold
religious services from time to time
SUNDAY afternoons at the Masonic and
Eastern Star Home under the direction
this will be the first services to be
held by the Grand Lodge, and for that
reason general interest is being mani
tested in il by members of the frater-
nifty and of the Order of the Eastern
Star.
Evening star., 1915-04-03
BRITISH NAVY TESTING
A NEW DESTROYER"
Variation of Aeroplane Bomb In
tended Principally for At
tacking Submarines.

Experiments are being made in the
British navy with a new type of de
stroyer," this being intended for opera
tions principally against submarines.
The latter have been causing Great
Britain great deal of uneasiness by
threatening the food supply. and as
close watch as possible has been kept
for them by aeroplanes around the
coast. One popularity of this aerial
observation Is that submarine can
be discovered beneath the water when
it is invisible from the deck of a ship.
The coast guard aeroplanes are all
armed with bombs, and it is understood
through the admiralty that several of
the enemy's submarines have been de-
stroyed, although no official statement
has been issued.
The new destroyer is simply varia-
tion of the aeroplane bomb. 1t is in
cased in an unusually large air-tfght
container of very thin metal, and car
ries on it's nose a soft iron temporary
magnet, which can be animated by an
electric generator. operated by com
pressed air, as in ordinary air-driven
torpedoes The idea of the temporary
magnet is to bring the bomb into con-
tact with the submarine, even If a
slight mistake has been made in drop
ping this bomb from above.
Evening star., 1915-04-03
PRISONERS ESCAPE DARING.
Leaps Through Window of Train at
Union Station Tunnel.

A colored chauffuer. who is known to
the police as Kid Jones. made a
spectacular escape from the guards
while being taken to the workhouse at
occoquan. Va, yesterday afternoon.
Jones and other prisoners were put
aboard train at Union station. and
just as the train entered the tunnel he
jumped through an open window.
The train was making fairly fast
speed when Jones made the leap, and
1t was thought he probably sustained
an injury and would apply for treat
ment at a hospital lie did not call at
any hospital, however. so far as the
police We're able to learn, and no trace
of him was found
Jones was thirty years old and resid-
ed near Missouri avenue and Sd street
northwest. He has brown skin, the
police say, and wore a dark suit of
clothes when he escaped.
Evening star., 1915-04-03
ROBBED IN AUTOMOBILE.
George w. Brown First Assaulted,
He Tells Police.

George w. Brown, thirty-three years
old, 919 Sth street northeast. was taken
to Emergency Hospital from 18th and
B streets northwest about 2:30 o'clock
this morning and treated for two scalp
wounds He told the physicians that
the wounds were inflicted with black
jack.
Brown explained to the police that he
was near AZ street and Maryland
avenue southwest after midnight, when
he was invited to take a ride in an
automobile with three men. When
they reached 18th and streets, he
said, the men complained that he was
an intruder.
The wounded man declared the men
assaulted him with a blackjack and
took $3.50 from him. He related the
story of his experience to Detective
Pratt. and said he thought he could
identify the men.
Evening star., 1915-04-03
Work of Detective Cortelyou.
DEDICATION OF NEW CHURCH.
Mgr. John Bonzano to Offciate at
DeanWood, D. C.

Mgr. John Bonzano. apostolic dele
gate to the United States. Is to Off
ciate and administer confirmation at
the dedication of the new Church of
the Incarnation at Deanwood, D. c.. at
8 o'clock the afternoon of April II, it is
announced. All the colored Catholic
societies of the District and of Prince
Georges county are expected to send
representatives.
Mgr. Bonzano is to be assisted by
Mgr. Aloysius Cassie. auditor of the
delegation, and Rev. Phillip Berna-
Evening star., 1915-04-03
found that the temporary magnet will

found that the temporary magnet will
divert a bomb to the vessel even If a
miss in the drop has been made of
from thirteen to twenty-five feet One
of the chief troubles SO far has been
to SO insulate the magnet as to pre-
vent it from being affected by the i'm
mersion in the water. The skin Of
the Hyacinth Is very much thicker
than that of an ordinary submarine.
an the comparatively small explosive
charge in the aeroplane bombs do not
affect the vessel. but the fact that they
are attracted to it and explode on con-
tao: is considered an important de-
velopment.
No statement has been made Of any
actual experiments against the sub
marines of the enemy. But 1t Is
thought that the new bomb will prove
more effective than those hitherto in
use.
Evening star., 1915-04-03
PRESIDENT CLOSES INCIDENT.
Not to Discuss Further Fake Inter-
view in Paris Newspaper.

The statement made in New York
last night by Gabriel Applaud. secre-
tAry general Of the Paris Temps. claim
ing authenticity for an interview with
President Wilson on international and
Mexican questions which he cabled to
his paper and which was later said by
the President to be unauthorized, was
met at the White House today with an
assertion by Secretary Tumulty that
the incident was closed SO far as the
President was concerned and that moth
ing further would be said on the sub
ject.
Evening star., 1915-04-03

Catholic University. The clergy that
will attend will include Revs. Frank
Schwallenberg. n. De Carlo. pastor of
Holy Rosary Church: Paul Griffith of
st. Augustine's and f. Zumbusch.
The congregation was organized two
years ago by Rev. Mr.. Schwallenb berg.
pastor of st. Margarets. Seat Pleasant.
Md. under whose direction the new
building was erected.
Evening star., 1915-04-03
Secretary Wilson SO Years Old.

Secretary Wilson was fifty-three
years old yesterday. He was the re-
cipient Of many congratulatory letters
and kilograms from his friends in the
cabinet and In the Department Of
Labor, which he heads.
Evening star., 1915-04-03
New Homes, 81, $50

Good hite cture, large
rooms. high ceilings: SIT. air
space with two windows: front
shutters; sleeping porch: electric-
fty; projecting brick kitchen:
pantry: laundry: servants toilet:
hot-water heat; tiled Nath: FIRE
log; instantaneous water heater:
lot l42 feet deep, room for
garage. vegetables or flowers;
2S-ft. lawn: near park. schools.
Churches, l-night cars and
IN THE GROWING NORTHWEST
TERMS,
$500 cash and $3.50 a month.
of which S9.13 is average inter-
est and ScO.3. money saved
To INSPECT
Take 9Th st. cars to Sample
522 Taylor ST. NV (Petworth.l
Licensed Brokers Authorized to Sell
Middaugh & Shannon
Incorporated, Woodward Building.
NO Place Like Home. No Home
Like Ours"
1000 Owners Live In Our Homes.
Evening star., 1915-04-03
May Act as Head of Department.

The President has authorized Edward
f. Pratt. chief of the bureau of foreign
and domestic commerce. to perform the
duties of the Secretary of Commerce
during the absence Of the Secretary,
the assistant secretary and the so
licitor of the Department of Commerce.
Evening star., 1915-04-03
Experiment With Target Ship.

Experiments have been made against
the Hyacinth, the famous old target
ship, which has been shot to pieces SO
often in trying out new types Of guns,
projectiles and torpedoes. 1t has been