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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-21
WARNS GREENHUT CREDITORS.
Independent Committee Criticises
Friendly suit.

Another appeal TO creditors Of the
j. r. Cirecuhut Company to join with the
independent creditors committee was
made Yesterday. and IN asking for sup
por, the committee points out that there
exists In the affairs % the Grceuhut
company 4 peculiar situation which
merits iull Investigation. The commit
tee says.
THE equity suit In which the receivers
N.rc appointed was instituted ny thu
Monmouth Securities company AS a
creditor for over S"On. nu" It's COM
plant vs. sworn to hv its treasurer,
BENEDICT i. ,;reeuhu,. This SUIT. brought
practically 10y ouo Grceuhut a. a mem
her of tho Monmouth Securities Com
pauy against the j. Il. I;recuhut COM
pany, which Immediately consents 10 the
appointment Of receivers and to- have aN
- creditors restrained from suing it,
- what Is known ~ q friendly suit
"I'uless some body Of creditors makes
m It's mind 10 get At the bottom OF tho
matter the proceeding will quietly go
ON a. = friendly one. 70 result I'm cover
Ing all past transactions with the
friendly blanket ~ q composition, with
out the creditors showing what lies back
Of IT Al or Whyt rights they are giving
M In accepting a composition
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east remains dry. Another week OF
drought VIII doubtless lead to more serl
GUS complaints. especially from Ohio.
Illinois aud Indiana. Private cables told
OF 1O.O0o.000 acre plot in India suffer
Ing because of insufficient precipitatiop.
although the official advices from that
country had indicated a big crop and
rapid advancement OF harvesting operi-
tions. The reports from Hungary are
that much damage to the planted crops
has resulted from the movements of
armies.
The worlds visible supply OF wheat
showed a decrease of :. OoO. 600 bushels
against a decrease of 300. 900 n year
ago. Clcarances for the day were SEQ
OOO bushels and the interior receipts an
proxiinate $50. 200 bushels. against oeo
OOO a ve,I, ago
Corn-Tbe demand from ,arp. cxpor,
houses had consldorabln Influence nm
values. There was a Substantial raIIy
in the lis, after tho wc.Lncss n, Tho
outset. which decline was oscr,bcd 10
the sharp wheat rcccssions and ,bc
large country offerings Of corn The
realization that many shorts had COW
cred recently also served TO encourage
bear EFFORTS. especiaI,v as the LARGE
elevator concerns which had been sun
porting the marke, recently were on
H. ..ttt..- -. ,..--t-.. ..s....- = :
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DAIRY PRODUCTS MARKET.
BurrER.-Add,,onal weakness carr

BurTER.---Additona weakness carried
the market nc. lower yesterday and dull
iradins occurred In an lines The make
rr. are not operating beyond their umins-
diate wants. All lines Of fresh rather neg.
!ccted. Held IN small demand. Renovated
slow. Ladies easy. Packing stock weak.
Prices: Creamery. eNtras. - score. 23i.
sslsc.; higher scoring, 200 2o'sc. nrst,.
score. :7iac,; nrs,s. :sia &c. state
dairy. tubs, finest, &c, good 20 prime.
ovsted, extras. 30 deic. hrsts, :. :: = c. ..
lower grades, 2oi. u - .. c., imitation
creamery nrsts. :iisH;2isc. Ladies. eur,
.oisc: lower grades. la6 lai.c licking
stock No. =. l9i.c.' lower grades &c.
CHEESE LEGAL and ,eNrort icmans
Particularly desired for exporting, Sew
oolored steady with demand light, High
SKINS wanted and arm rrices: state
whole milk, held. coiored. special. Il - !.
average, tancy. ls's = l7c.' state, whole
age fancy. l3c.; Wisconsin. whole MIX
held. double dtsics. it', a ls'ac.; twins.
L@,. nlG,1.c; ti r'cs" ,Mios. ia.i,saiiii'.c:
fresh specials. i@'g ',c.; skins. fresh
ch1ic': IL :; z, fair 81" good. Aalic
cases. quotation, We're unchanged yes;er-
day, A. active bidding for storage Is hold
s,d up tho e, market s.c TF'd9s i I nriS'
whites f~nI Prices: Frc~u gathered. aN-
frs-. - 100 .3i.c., extras uls'-. - ~ - /. e. (.
fr-r-. - 80, seconds. -' % gle, storage
packed rrsis 20 extra u-.t-. Eta. - ..
40. /. dirtir~, 100 1917 hruu"rN, whi,"s,
me - fancy. -3,., hcuuort. browns. - ~
31igc.. mixed co.ors - % - 'gc. Baltimore
LIVE rpULTEN--Iaglt fowls wanted
With market steady. Heavy offered for
.a'e and Inclined - drag Cd roosters
steady Turkey, dun aud weak. Ducks
ana geese unchanged. spring hr"!'er7 IN
light supply and wanted Pr.cc.; F"w
lot, 10 ~. hroi.ers, 4. uiSr.. old roost'rs
lice. turkey, mixed. hons AMI toms,
isailii,: duck western. Ito: southern.
l2p.. geese. southern ami western, - gee,
guinea-. SOC. pigeons, Boo.
DRESSED lOtLTRN Fresh HI ."d i."i
fowls iu modcrH'. supply. WIN drluHhh
light Dry ~. kei iu small boxes iAis'.
boosters Of Irregular quality and hard 20
sell squads moderately active. Fancy
.arEe frozen chickens i'W Tor -fr
500 III. Fowl hud turkey du'" H''-"
and ducks neglected. l''''"s: FoN j..
I. 20 hos. Western, 90 lbs. and over to
dozen. dry picked. $50. H .h- ans over
loo. old rpu-'cr-. l.l. 70 ~ '-r. squads.
prlue white. go he. go dozen. s., lbs.
sssa. : lbs Sa.-.. Frozen ,urE'''. dr.
pi.k,I. selected. goa -i., Western, 20. .
Texas. l7oli'g, kroucrs, mi x iri u -
= lbs. &c.. corn ''d. - &. = .n'. Co.,
chickens - TO- hos. mix ird 30 60 ~
Is ~, ami over. l>'.y FoN.-. !. e.
noV 80 lb.. and over Cos lnt'u. l'H ], ,g'.'
20 to .. ln. ii'.u. p.l ro"s."'s. j" -.
purks. I.ons l,..ui. i,''5'g.. M'-tcrm
fancy Is, Goy~n. Western. H. liD.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-21
THE COFFEE MARKET.
Prices 10 to IL Points Higher on
sales Of $500 Rags.

The irmness OF the Santos spot mar
kct and the absence OF May liquidation
gave the coffee futures market "A frmcr
tone yesterday and prices at the close
were 10 10 - points higher on trans
actions OF $500 bags. There was an
increase In switching operations, which
accounted for 1880 bags Of tho days
total. December was li2 points over
May. an increase Of points In tho dif-
ference July continued III points over
May. There WAS a moderate demand
from trade interests. The spot market
here was duh and unchanged. Offers
n COS, and frciehls continued narrow
aud practically the same
Brazilian markets were steady. Rio
= were unchanged AZ 5slon. but Santos
T. advanced l10 reis To $50. Rio and
Santos receipts for two DAYS were IS 900
bags. sac paulo had 10000 and jun
diahN 10000
Prices were
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WOULD CUT ANACONDA
SHARE LIST IN HALF
Stockholders Plan Seen as In
dication Of Amalgamated
Dissolution.

The stockhoS0srs Of Shs Anaconda
Copper Company are TO hold q special
meeting May - TO act on . proposition
TO double the par value Of the stock.
which Ia now IS. and to cut the num-
Der OF shares In half. Publication Of
notice calling the meeting WAS made In
Butte. Mon. yesterday. thirty days no.
tice being required for the special meet
ing.
Tho Significance OF the action the
stockholders will be asked to take Is
the preparation II indicates for the dis
solution OF the Amalgamated Copper
company. Amalgansted owns 3.lS4,3 1855
shares OF Anaconda. When this number
IL divided by two tho l.J92.1S3 shares
OF new Anaconda stock will he almost
an equivalent exchange for the 1,53s.-
so outstanding shares OF Amalgamated
At present market prices OF the two
stocks the doubling OF the value Of
Anaconda shares through cutting the
number OF shares in half will bring the
market value Of Anaconda new shares
and Amalgamated present shares nearly
10 parity OF exchange.
The Amalgamsted by distributing its
Anaconda shares In exchange for It's
own could thus wind up It's affairs and
go out of business, as its hig assets
other than the Anaconda stock hold
iuCs have already been transferred TO
the Anaconda company.
II is understood this dissolution Of
the Amslgamated has practically been
decided upon by the directors and will
he put through soon after tho ratfica-
ton Of the stock plan in Anaconda 10
accomplished
There are some assets 81 Amalga-
mated in addition 20 it, Anaconda stock
which are still he'd by II. The value
, OF these IL not generally known. II
could not be learned yesterday what dis
position viii he made OF these In tho
event Of dissolution. though they prob
ably will he transferred to Ana con IA
or be distributed
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COTTON RECEIVERS
AN EARLY DECLINE
MARKET shows Stamina in Face
of Foreign and Local
Selling.
oTTLOOk FOR ALABAMA

-, A.. ,.- -
Although 'o'''" 'A''" !" "''"' Nv"
Ugh lo,ci Yesterday. 1t showed consid-
..,bIf stamina nv the fashion In which
''""'' ,o., ,r t,,,i and Iiv.r,,o,
j Iss's'c" wv"
Cling Aitcr '"So' WIS "oo"' -V'"oV
las frnm the English market rs well
,., i,hcral local offerings. IL re-
,.o,, a., ini,ia, decline of about
covered RON an ''''''' "c'''.o VI """u'
"a ponis and closed al net loss 81 only
a,,,, o- so
g., traders ,,,c.r ,o no rer-
INC '''''' -, -,
upcy hulliSh ON '"' 81 ua'.o,'' V's'ns
their optimism on ','' ''oNpu. io' q I'eaNs
don redu ',"' "'i ,t,'',,,' Ii,
" consuhp''oi 1870 '''.''
centre OF Ihc lhI''u S'a.es now repor's
good busiuess w '"'" az" A"'"S' 'Po'
cotton II sronsN n'lu' ~ 'he rcn"han'
q the crop Is now IN strong hahue.
With holders StshnIns ""' TOT ~ ceh's
or better.
Farm work appears 10 nc making
coed progress ~ the SOUTH but the me
reather At THIS TIME Is not peafish
er,or on cotton. as II VIII enable the
,.-mcrs TO maintain their originally
n,atcd acreage IN oats and corn.
,iereis Il the weather should turn bad
md necesSitate replanting OF these
e-op. the land might be turned into
cotton.
An excellent summary OF the present
outlook in the Eastern belt. both from
M. standpoint OF the crop and spot
r.rke,. IA contained In tho following
,,,,s, from a prominent Alabama ship
,.,.
"w.s,hsr for the planting season has
=. s.r h.en very favorable in our terri
$50 on.rs ,,ons IN this line now being
W al, .w,nS and are making good pror-
IN. .o,, hoveyer. is generally
''sS -. ~, - ....t..S -.
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CONSOLIDATED EXCHANGE.

Prices rallied easily on the Console
dated Exchange after n degree Of un-
settlement early when rcco!vcrshir
WAS announced Tor Chicago. Rock ISLAND
aud racitic. While the Rock Island
shares tumhled 70 2la, compared with
An opening price OF ~ and an early
high Of 32':, there was NO decided sell.
ing pressure elsewhere.
Analgamatcd Copper sold as high as
IS. against an early low OF Az Re-
ports of stiTl higher prices for the cop
per metal stimulated the buving New
Haven was a strong stock II touched
1uAs, against AN early low of CAS-
United States steel had tho largest
volume, with 1880 shares changing
hands, IT rose to 5S",, against low
earlier of ON.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-21
THE GRAIN MARKET,
bis Export Demand Checks wheat
slomp-Corn Firm.

me cent range and break in the chi.
Ego May delivery represented ono of the
"'ses, overnight fluctuations in the his
.ory Of the trade Most OF the operators
S'e greatly surprised at the opening
Jump and much liquidation from out
s'H sources ensued. It WAS admitted
max Tho huge export demand alone pre-
MED N" market from becoming
e'moralizel
stop loss orers were reached for "A
vine ana tho scattered country offerings
''ehed 10 hsNc greater than warranted
"'Rm' Chicago stocks OF contract
.N'a' ~"rc increased slightly and there
we're predictions OF further important
a4'Inons, bat With the present total UNI
M -o''ooo bushels there is obviously
ION Tor heavy arrivals, as foreigners
ma d'mes'i" millers are said to he
,.d''hE delivery Oh large quantities due
"n On May contracts.
'a'" runors Of an Indefinite sort
Aus'9 moro or less pressure after the
r'rA"' seemed to have s,eadicd itself
mo urgent demand for abroad
''ru'"d assertions that tho end II tn
Ndh IN sight Export transact ions
" 'Iose N 500 900 bushels were traces.
q -M'lg more than 100000 bushels Of
wheat Tho discounts on the new
k,'p ~" from 80 to a. cents a bushol
"lhel more, the export four trade
'Nen expansion. II is expected that
-o wan 5000 barrels will be pur-
,, na"n IN 'ho very near future for BEL
sssoh 1he Dutch Government viii omen
wy. Tor ahou, 10000 barrels of nou-
. r"' course ~ the next several days,
W. export situation stimulated 'he
,s, ".''lN' demand At intervals. Crop
''' were Of 4 mixed character and
nan a corresponding effect in outside
,o,,,, here were good showers in tho
'Vu'h"'s, alI opiimlstic crop accounts
h." WI lldllv tho entire area west of
'i!ssls!pDi, but the district lying
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-21

g, T., Mitchell a. 60. and Jerome j.
Danz'g & 60. Of New York have pur-
chased and viii shortly offer at par
an issue of S300,O0O frst mortgage i
per cent, marine equipment bonds Of
tho Luckcnhach Company, Inc, guar
antced AZ 10 principal and interest by
Edgar l.. Luckenbach individually.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-21

Al n special meeting Of the board Of
directors Of the May Department Stores
Company held In -, Louis yesterday, q
dividend of - of | per cent, Was de-
clarod on the common stock, payable
June | To holders of record Man ~ The
last previous disbursement WAS IA pei
cent, Oh March / last.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-21
THE CHICAGO MARKET.

CHICAGO, April Fluctuations were
orderly in this market. with the most
important changes showing gains. Sears.
Chicago Pneumatic Tool and Union Car
hide We're in demand stewart Warner
reflected realizing. which was well taken
on the reaction. bond department dun
and easier. The summary:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-21
THE BOSTON MARKET.

RosroN. April 2o.--The market for
coppcrs was active, with the trading
well distributed. The tone was generally
steady, although closing prices showed
some recession from the high point.
Prices In the railroad and industrial de-
partments were we'll maintained. The
Su,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-21
RAILROAD EARNINGS.
Denver ana l;lo Grande;

Denver and l;iu Graude:
lHl5 Changes
second week Apr. s3G7. 900 Dec. 81. 400
From July l...., l7lS3, .0o Dee. 1854. 500
Sou'hnrn RAILWAY:
Second week Apr. sllGto7s Dec. siao.1lo
From July l...., is,iisl'I Dee 1904, o72
Colorado and southern;
Second week Arr. S93l3lo Inc slo.i3a
FROM July l.,.,. lli7",SS6 Inc, Gt?,Hi5
IIa,aua Electric Railway, Light spd
ruNCE:
week April H.. Sts,la Dec. &3.62s
From January ]. 79b.v39 peo. bIl79
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-21
THE PHILADELPHIA MARKET

PHILADELPHIA. April 20. 49, Price
changes were irregular and were gener-
ally slight In either direction. Phil
adelphis Rapid Transit improved a.
Lake superior again was the active is
sue. closing shade higher at as The
summary:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-21

The Public aer,icc Commission opoucd
bids YESTERDAY for tn" construction of
the Eastern Parkway subway between
Prospect I'arh Plaza and the Vicinity
of NostrAud avenue, Th,r, were nine
seen bidders The lowest NH~ the Inter.
continental Construction Company, with
S2.73,O00 Newman ~ carey were sec.
ond, with s2,Sl.,O00.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-21
ELECTIONS AND MEETINGS.
ATLAS POWDER co.
Special Meeting Of stock h olderp.

Wilmington, Del, April 9TH, 1915.
Th. S'ockh older. % the A''as Powder
Company, Corporation OF the state 81
Delaware, are hereby notified that pur-
suart to resolution Of the Board Of III.
rectors Of tn. Company. a special Meeting
Of the STOCKHOLDERS thereof will be held
At the principal ofic-s ~ tn. Company. I'm
Room So. the Southwest Corner ~
Nm ana Market streets. in the cry Of
Wilmington. County ~ New Castle state
o. Delaware. on N. 2lfh d4y or Apri,
1913. - ten o'clock Nj. FOR the purpose
OF 'lkinE action on resolution ~ said
BoarI Of n reytOrs adopted Ap!ii sth. 1915.
recommending amendment 10 section
and subdivisions -, !, and L ~ Section
of Is Certificate ~ Incorporation. increas.
ing tho authorized Capital stock 10 Ten
Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
$1,000 o""' by the creation Of SO
Cumulative Preferred stock In the amount
" ft. MI.H'u 1--WE Hundred Thousand
Dollars $ 800 0oo,. and fpr the transac-
ZION OF such uth,r business as may law
fully come hc'orchurh meeting
The stock Transfer Books OF the Com
pany Nil Ne closed for transfer Of stock
from twelve o'clock Noon. April ION To-
MIN" clock 4. NJ April @s'h and no
stock which has hoen transferred oil the
books within twenty DAYS newt preceding
the said eth day Of April shall be voted
~ said meeting.
r. n. COY. Secretary.
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Tho american Exchange National BsnL.

~ ''-W- NNTT- ~ wv
~ meeting CO., thr BuLrl of Director
~ THIS Bank held TODAY. = .enIi.aunu,
dividend o. PTS" Per cent '."rl on the
'hpiial stock ",- declared rtNabls MAJ :
nrnN!no TO H'n. kMu.'ef- of RECORD 81 IN"
, log" Of husIuo~ Npr. -n, I''r.
NE'NIt l.. LEE 'tshl.r
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-21
THE PITTsBURG MARKET.

kot was reactinnary early. hut in tho
later trading prices became tiriner and
he closing figures were about tho high
for the day 'rucible steel Pure oll
Union switch and National l'ireprooiing
were features Of strength The sum
mary
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-21
COTTONSEED OIL.

mo list Wts slight, ugior c.rly,
casing uu scattered NuU.dauou Re
nu,r-s gave support 10 IN, u'tl position
There was uu' much nrc,Sur" from the
Wcst despite the decline ia Lord. crude
OIL wa quit" urn az {" cont south
crn adN'rcs Indicate that mills are in
to sell freely
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-21
DAILY TREASURY STATEMENT.

WASHINGTON. A.nrll - The statement ~
the receipts and pay warrants Of the Treas
Jury SHOWS,
April ~ This mo Fiscal VI
Roccipts .... 8. a6b,dO, So - 0HN $40 30. ',l
Ray warrants. iG,,l'i 10, 'l1.lSl JU,oH9, 10
u, fcit ......, se,i& S,l9.h ae S9i3, ia
The receipts from customs AprIl 70 We're
t,H SN0: from internal revenue, ordinary,
81 1885,: corporation tax S6.jss. AMI mis-
,rlsuenu SS3.,'.l
National bank notes received for rrdemp.
ton t..oGIai'
The lash statement Of the United States
Treasurer for AprIl 70 shows:
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at Liverpool closed quiet

II A. NJ, bids to Liverpool were: May,
lolec; July. 1890. October. l072c. ::
January 1920. The market there II due
10 open to-day ~ 20 points advance.
Rereipts aud sto.Lx ,,are
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-21
THE BALTIMORE MARKET.

R,LriMuHE. April eo.-The market was
active to-day. Stoks were without ptir"
changes of consequence. United Rail-
v,,ys sold at a.. off = Tho sum-
mary.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-21

Spot Cotton at Now lOrk WAS steady, I
Unchanged middling. l0.t5c. southern |
spot markets were unchanged. TO 10 adj |
vance, with New orleans, $3.50. Calves !
'on 10 Toe Savannah. 9h.c. Houston,
's5c; Augusta, $3.50. and Memphis,
si6c
The New Orleans market closed
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-21
Tie Vow UrIedns WafKtV 'IOseI
steady. Prices were:

The Liverpool market opened quiet.
There was 4 good demand business in
spo, cotton, with mddling points ad-
vance at jsOd. Sales, 10000 bales. Re-
ceipts, $4,000 bales, including 2i,soo
American.
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Exports yesterday. 1925 bales. TOT
nus far this season, s962.3S2 bal
sgainst sl23.3ai bales last year.
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ofu.rpls 81 the Empire District Electric
,omptuy expect the current year To ho 'ho
mos, prosperous tho company Etr set 81
ioycd A. q result ~ the increased activity
I'm th,. lead and Iu, mining ANA other
industries Of southwest Missouri Ma" com.
pHny IL earning about iwlrr bond Interest
and power load l. showing steady gain.
Present earnings arc ururl, equal tho high
record Of two years ago, when activity iU
tho toad and zinc industry was At It,
height
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-21

Among tho utilities not affected 10y tho
utuey r. tho r,i,iiv 'iI~ and ElccrIy COM
pauy II california, ono Of the i've largest
ORGANIZATIONS Of it, kind In the United
S'Htcs THAT II har escaped itueN coupcti-
tiuu f. du' 10 the fact that It's traction
business accounts for only small per
coutngr OF it, total earnings. IT. main
business consists In supplying its "I>,0on
customers with electricity, ga or water.
Earning for tn" March ~, l"1H. quarter
showed gross Of s4.iiH,3.7 q gam ut siut.
,al over the same period OF lGli, and tho
balance Tor the preferred WIS running A.
an annual rate 81 .ooo 600 better than last
year.
These figures account for tho expects.
ton NJ common dividend and tie
strength ~ IA" uompIuN.s securities, tn
bonds being up q point sine" the nrst
OF the year, IA" row preferred stock being
about . points higher and the common
appro Ultimately points higher.
The company has IA" contract to supply
all the gas, steam and electricity used in
the Panama -nacinr Exposition and this
business II expected to bring in about
s1OO.0O0 additional revenue this N"Hl. II
also furnishes tho power for the Municipal
Railways OF san Francisco, which con
stituto the chief means OF transports ion
from the city to the fair grounds,
Connecticut western news., 1915-11-04
KILLED BY CARS
Norfolk Man Horribly MangIed on Rail-
 road Saturday Night.

Charles Nash, aged 46, of Norfolk, employed as gardener, was run over and horribly mangled by the night freight train, west-bound, near the Whiting River fill, at midnight SatUI- day night, and his body was not dis covered until Sunday morning, when the track. walker found it.
 The unfortunate man had been ill East Canaan, Saturday night. and started for home late, in an intoxicated condition. It is not known whether he fell down on the tracks, or was struck while walking. Several bottles of liquor were found in his pockets. some broken and some intact, and as he was not known to be an immoderate drinker it is presumed that he wes acting as carrier for others and convey ing Sunday supply to friends.
 He leaves wife and ten children.
Connecticut western news., 1915-11-04
Mrs. Beck's Champion Hens.

The one-year egg-laying contest at Storrs, ended last week and the an- nouncement of the winners shows that Mrs. John D, Beck's pen of White Wyandottes were fifth in the list of five leading pens of Wyandottes, with 1,648 eggs to their credit for the 52 weeks. There were 43 pens of birds entered from Connecticut, Mrs. Beck s pen ranking eighth in the list. The White Wyandottes scored best of all the nineteen breeds represented, ill the average yield. There were 1000 hens entered, from fourteen states. The highest score was 2,072 eggs, by Tom Barron's White Wyandottes, of Cat forth, England. The highest for Rhode Island Reds, was 2,O39 eggs, from the pen of the Hillview Farm, St. Albans, Vermont. The highest for White Leg horns was 2,o0I. from the pen of Tom Barron.
Connecticut western news., 1915-11-04
President Durham Deac.

Sylvester Clark Durham, G9, presi dent of the Travellers Insurance Com pany since 1901, who was known throughout the United States as one of the leaders in the insurance world. died in Hartford last week, of pneu- monia. Mr. Dunham had been con- nected with the Travellers for 30 years and had been its president for few days more than Il years. He was born April 24, lS46, i'll Mansfield, Holland County, the son of Jonathan Lyman Durham and Abigail Hunt (Eldredgel Durham.
 On his mothers side, Mr. Durham was descended from two of the most famous men in colonial history, William Brewster, ruling elder of the Pilgrim Company, which founded the Ply mouth Colony, in 1920, and Stephen Hopkins, one of Elder Brewster's com panions on the Mayflower.