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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-01-21

We have just received informa.
ton that the First National Nur.
series of Rochester, n. V, wants
lady or gentlemen representa-.
tives in this section to sell all
kinds of Roses. Shrubs, Trees
and Seeds. They inform us that
without previous experience it is
possible to make good wages ev
cry week. Any one ont If en-
Iployment write them for terms
and enclose this notice. ADV.
Evening star., 1915-10-24
CHICAGO GRAIN.

CHICAGO. October 23.-Thousands Of
carloads of wheat rushing to market
in the northwest had an unmistaka BILE
bearish effect today on spectators
steady at the close. were 1Ia1N to
~ net lower. with December at s7A
and May at 1.00k. Corn showed a set
back of " to " and oats of NAN to
y. In provisions the outcome varied
from ~ to 10 decline to a rise OF 5.
Acute weakness in the price of wheat
developed after announcement that ar
rivals in Winnipeg Monday would az
was accompanied by word that farmers
in the Canadian northwest were piling
wheat on the prairies because of the
impossibility of getting cars enough to
dispose promptly, owing to el vators
having been filled, of the surplus. Inn
mense receipts for Minneapolis and Du-
Ideal weather in the spring crop belt
and the continued liberal movement to
the chief terminals there had caused
the market to sag somewhat as soon
on account of strength at Liverpool and
in consequence of weekend evening"
up transactions here. but then the mar
ket plunged downward in good earnest.
touched in the wheat pit just before
the end of the session. Extreme de-
clines. as compared with the high point
reached October IA, ranged about 101a
to - a busheL.
Corn finally gave way with wheat,
and under the influence of enlarged
country offerings. At first, however,
the market tended to advance. owing
to hope of sales for export Much the
same conditions ruled in the oats trade
as in corn. One of the leading elevator
companies was conspicuous on the SELL
ing side.
Provisions manifested no significant
change. but rather favored buyers to-
ward the close. The volume of business
was light, especially in the options
prior to January.
Evening star., 1915-10-24
LINERS TO QUIT BUSINESS.
Steamship Company Official Accuses
Panama Railway of Extortion.

SAN FRANCISCO, October 23.-The
Luckenbach Steamship Company is to
go out of business Immediately, ac-
cording to an announcement made here
tonight by r. c. Thackara, vice presi-
dent of the line, which has been max
ing weekly departures from San Fran
cisco to New York since 1913.
I'VE cannot do business with the in
creased rates imposed upon US by the
Panama Railroad Company, govern
rnent-owned institution" said Mr.
Thackara when the canal was closed
on October announced that we
would ship over the railroad, on which
there was a fiat rate of SO ton, In
Guiding wharfage and stevedoring.
This rate has been advanced to
sliding scale, ranging from $3.50 to S15
a ton without wharfage or stevedoring
This means that the railroad company
would get more than half the ordinary
freight rate which has been in effect
between San Francisco and New York,
and we cannot do business profitably
on that basis"
The Luckenbach company operates
eleven large freighters.
Evening star., 1915-10-24
HUNDREDS OF CARLOADS
OF APPLES ARE SHIPPED
Special Correspondence Of Tn. Star.


CUMBERLAND, Md, October 23.-Ths
crop of apples in this territory is so
prolific that some growers fear the
experience of many peach orchardists
during the season just ended may be
repeated. Already 500 carloads Of ap-
pies have been shipped from points on
the Cumberland division of the Balti.
more and Ohio railroad. The ship
ments will reach 1000 or 1900 car.
loads before the season ends, compared
with a total of 500 carloads shipped
from the same territory last year. This
years crop in Hampshire county.
w. Va, alone, of which Romney is the
main shipping point. is estimated at
100000 barrels.
One man who has an orchard In West
Virginia. a short distance from Cum
berland. sold his apple crop on the trees
to a commission man at the rate of 81
a barrel. A Philadelphia commission
man who was here this week, stated
he was in the market to buy 10000
barrels of apples, but 1t is understood
the prices were low.
Few orchardists were able to realize
enough from peaches this year to pay
for shipping them, and in many orchards
thousands of bushels were left rottiuR
on the ground. In some orchards hogs
were turned in to feast on the fruit
Despite all this, more than 2,l00 car
loads Of peaches were shipped from
points on the Cumberland division of
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
Evening star., 1915-10-24
fruits as neatly as one can do with a

fruits as neatly as one can do with a
knife
They eat very slowly. with the same
regularity a clock ticks" declared the
observer.
Gorillas. according to the professor,
ger. and are the only animal, except
man, to hide behind distractions and
peep out when peril approaches. He often
watched them peering over hedges as
he came toward them Then they
would mount tree and survey the
ground well. When he made no move
ment, the watching ape would wave
an arm. When he still did not move.
the ape would shake the tree limbs vio-
lently. If finally Prof. Garner moved,
the ape would retreat cautiously.
If did not move, however, said the
narrator. "he would make off at once,
taking no chances with something
strange which wouldn't move"
Sweet Voices of Girl Gorilla.
The apes. he said, never stampeded,
as most animals; but in this respect
greatly resembled human beings. AS
for anger, affection and the other emo
tions, human beings manifest these no
more unmistakably than do the great
apes. The voice of the gorilla has a
peculiarly appealing tone, especially in
The apes sleep the same way folks
sleep, Prof. Garner pointed out. He
declared they certainly dream and sigh
in most human manner.
The vision and hearing Of the great
apes are phenomenal, although their
sense of smell is not much more than
that of man. The chimpanzee can be
calmly eating away, but if a twig Is
snapped under foot. he is alert at
once.
The right of ownership originated
among the apes. the speaker averred.
He declared that the right to the
ownership of food has remained un-
questioned among the great apes
all the ages The strongest ape
will not take away the food of the
Of his brethren.
Sometimes you see a ha1f-grown
ape take some food away from young
ape. But l have seen such things far
this side of apes" commented Prof.
Garner.
The apes also have a vague moral
sense of right and wrong. They seem to
manifest shame, especially when they
see you watching them when they are
sugar cane. But they always
take the cane. nevertheless in the end.
Such it is to be an ape.
Evening star., 1915-10-24
BIG AUTO TURNS TURTLE.
George Black of Pulaski, Va, Killed
Five Badly Hurt.

WYTHEVILLE, Va. October 2s.-
George Black. thirty years old, Of Pu-
laski. Va. was killed instantly and five
companions from the same place were
badly injured on the macadam road
five miles east of here at 1890 o'clock
tonight. when a ave-passenger automo-
bile turned completely over twice, as
the car was about to take an abrupt
curve. Frank Black. a brother of the
dead man, was driving.
The injured are: Frank Black, John
Welch, William Taylor, Hugh johnson
and Edward Dobbin. They were
brought to Wytheville and placed in a
local hospital.
According to one of the men, the car
was coming from Pulaski, going west
at a high rate of speed. When the
sharp curve was reached the driver at
tempted to make quick turn, causing
his machine to turn turtle.
Evening star., 1915-10-24
TRADING CONFUSED
IN SHORT SESSION
Some Issues Make High Rec
ords, While Others Are
Under Pressure.
LITTLE Effect IS FELT
OF OFFERINGS ABROAD
Weakness in Foreign Exchange
Causes Heaviness in Entire List
at Closing.

NEW YORK. October 23.-Trading
was active. but confused during today's
two-hour session Of the stock market,
in which several new high records were
made, mainly in automobile shares and
Baldwin Locomotive. The latter rose
5h to 154a in the first hour. but drop
ped seven points later. on unofficial
denial that the company was to figure
in a merger with the Midvale Steel
Company.
Studebaker and Continental Can also
manifested reactionary tendencies, the
former losing seven points at 1873.
while Can yielded more than five to los
on the statement that 1t had failed to
close a large war contract long under
negotiation. General Electric, WHY'S
Overland and Pullman Car were among
the other heavy specialties. while
National Enameling and Stamping was
in sudden demand at an advance Of four
points to 33zs.
List Heavy at Close.
U. S. Steel held around yesterdays
closing price. but denoted some pres
sure in the final dealings, when the
entire list developed heaviness in con-
nection with the weakness In foreign
exchange Total sales amounted to
500. 200 shares, Studebaker. U. S. Steel
and Baldwin Locomotive contributing a
large part of the whole.
London's stock exchange was closed,
but further offerings Of our securi-
ties were reported from that center,
presumably as direct outcome of the
break in exchange Pacif1cs and some
of the grangers were included In the
foreign selling, which exercised little
appreciable effect. In fact. Canadian
Pacific and a few others subject to for
eign liquidation closed at net gains.
Southern Pacific Report.
Among the few railway earnings sub
mitted was the September statement of
Southern Pacific, with a net gain Of
ss2s,o0o. Trade agencies reported a
wider distribution of merchandise and
increased retail demand.
In place of the large cash gain which
local banks were expected to disclose
in the weeks shifting of money the
bank statement showed no appreciable
change in this item, but actual loans
expanded by over $46.O00.o0o and de-
posits by $42.600,000, with an increase
of S4.536,00O in excess reserves
The bond market was firm on light
dealings Total sales (par value) ag-
gregated s2.37p.00o.
United States bonds were higher by
u to u per cent on call for the week.
Evening star., 1915-10-24
DEMAND FOR VEGETABLES
IS BRISK IN MARKET
Farmers Generally Able to Sell Out
at Satisfactory Scale
Of Prices. ,

Tho country market along B street
from 7th to 10th street was yesterday
well supplied with vegetables from gar
dens In the vicinity of this city and
buyers were on hand in large numbers.
Business was brisk and most of the
farmers were able to close out their
stocks before the market closing hour
last night. AS a general thing prices
were slightly higher than those of q
week ago. many vegetables being
scarce as the season draws to a close.
Prices of foodstuff in good demand
yesterday. afternoon ranged about as
follows:
DAIRY PRODUCTS.
Butter 50 cents l0. Eggs, 30 to IS cents
POULTRY.
Chickens, dressed. 20 Chickens, alive, 1s to
Hens; alive. ls to 1s
cents lb.
s''ss e:ns csss; as cent, ID i
peck. cents box
VEGETABLES.
Potatoes, Irish. IS String beans. ID cents
cents y peck. or rs Y peck.
cents peck. Lima beans. Is to a6
fotatoes: sweet, cents quart.
cents Y pack. or 25 Sweet peppers, Is
cents peck. cents doz
Cabbage, 8 to cents Radishes punches
head. for cents.
6reen corn, 80 cents Parsley, l to cents
do1. bunch.
Tomatoes, 10 cents Y Lettuce. s cents head.
peek. Chicory. cents 4
Onions, Is to 25 cents bunch.
4 peck. Spinach, Is cents u
Carrots, and 10 cents peck
box. Eggplant, small, 1
Rale. 10 to is cents cent each.
" peck. Turnips, cents Y
Pumpkins, to 20 peck
cents each.
Rhubarb, punches for
Evening star., 1915-10-24
TREASURY STATEMENT.

The condition OF the United States
terday was:
Net balance in general fund, $117.ss5.-
947
Total receipts, $2,131.59s
Total payments. $1.064.36s.
The deficit this fiscal year is $41.333--
064, against a deficit of s32,6s8,71S last
year, exclusive of Panama canal and
public debt transactions.
Evening star., 1915-10-24
Orders for Steel Products
Tax Capacities of Mills

NEW YORK. October 23-Current
business in steel Is far In excess of
capacity. 1t IL stated In the trade,
though every available furnace. mill
and foundry Is pressed into service amt
new high records of output are being
established. Az q result of this condi-
tton plants building are being pushed
to completion and new extensions are
being feverishly provided.
Prices of steel and iron products. ac-
cording to steel mon. are steadily ris-
ing. even in the face of the extreme
conservatism taken in this regard in
the trade. Black sheets. wire products.
bars, plates and shapes were all put up
$2 per ton during the week.
The volume Of business booked by
great total of nearly 100000 tons and
new inquiries were even greater.
There were also sales Of 100000 tons
Of pig iron for delivery over the frst
and second quarters Of 1916. The
largest steel orders were also for ship
ment over the first quarter of next
year.
Railroads during the week placed
orders for 244000 tons Of rails, for
6.515 cars. for sS locomotives and for
work. requiring in all 325.000 tons OF
steel.
War munitions orders closed called
for 100000 tons of steel rounds. biilets
and forgings. half for direct export.
Wire contracts aggregated 100000
tons. including $1,000 tons for foreign
shipment. Fabricated steel orders
amounted to $4,000 tons. with 100000
negotiating for 100000 tons of bars.
plates and shapes. Marine work
closed called for $4,000 tons of plates.
Moderate orders were placed for tin
plate, pipe and sheets.
France and Russia, through local
representatives. placed additional or.
ders for projectiles valued at $4O.O00.O00
and far greater business is pending.
Evening star., 1915-10-24
ALEXANDR|AAFFA|RS
Date Set for Benefit for Anne
Lee Memorial Home.
NEW FIRE ENGINE ORDERED
Finance Committee to Appropriate
$6,316.94 for Purchase of Land
in George Washington Park.
pecial Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, October 23.-
Women in charge of the bazaar to be
held in Armory Hall for the benefit of
the Anne Lee Memorial Home for the
Aged have decided upon the date
November to 13. inclusive.
The bazaar will represent an old
Dutch market The scenic work will
be done by Lucien Duffey, a former
Alexandr1an.
Alexandria Is to have triple combi-
nation fire engine. An order for such
apparatus was placed few days ago
by the fire committee of the city coun-
Gil. When acquired 1t is to be used
principally for fighting fires in recent
ly annexed territory.
Temporary quarters of the engine
will be in the Relief Hook and Ladder
Company's house. Later It is expected
to erect a suitable house for the engine
in some section in the recently annexed
territory.
Moose Hike to Philadelphia.
H. F. Chichester, dictator Of Virginia
Lodge, No. 1916. Loyal Order Of Moose.
this city, accompanied by twelve other
members of the lodge, left today for
Philadelphia to attend the dedication
of the new Moose home in that city.
The Alexandria Moose joined the
Washington members in their special
car.
The board of governors of the Anti
tuberculosis Society will give a tea
from 3 until o'clock Wednesday
afternoon in Lee Camp Hall. Purposes
are to raise funds for the visiting nurse
fund.
Alexandria Council. No. S. Order OF
Fraternal Americans, has appointed q
committee to arrange for memorial
and Thanksgiving services combined.
The exercises will take place the last
week in November. This council also Is
arranging a meeting In December,
when an address will be made by Rep
resentative George E. Hood Of North
Carolina.
Washington Park Purchase.
The finance committee of city council
will, Tuesday night. report favorably
on a resolution appropriating ss,31S.s4
George Washington Park from the
Washington Monument Association.
The first of series of ten meetings
by Mrs. Hyde Of Washington, will be
held under the auspices of the Alexan-
dria Free kindergarten, 8 o'clock Mon
day night, in Lee Camp Hall.
Evening services at Trinity M. E.
Church tomorrow will be conducted by
Rev. DR.. W. l. Mcdowell. district su-
perintendent of the NJ E. Church.
Rev. Robert c. Jett of Lynchburg will
preach tomorrow morning at St. PauFs
P. E. Church.
At the Second Presbyterian Church
the morning services will be conducte ed
by Rev. w. A. Hall. Suffolk. Va.
Resident clergy will occupy the pull
pits at the other churches.
The Womans Benefit Association of
the Maccabees of this city is making
preparations for a celebration Novem-
ber 9 in observance of the laying of
the corner stone of the home office
building in Port. Huron, Mich.
Evening star., 1915-10-24
KILLED IN CIRCUS TENT.
Two Dead and Four Wounded in
Pistol Fight in Georgia.

LAVONIA. Ga. October 23.-Thomas 8
and Cohen Davis were killed and four
others slightly wounded in a pistol
fight which created a panic in a crowd :
ed circus tent just before the perform
ance began here tonight.
The shooting started when w. r. Led
ford and w. H. Welden. town marshals,
tried to arrest one of the Davis broth
ers. who. 1t Is said. was creating a dis
turbance in the tent Both of the off,
GERS were wounded slightly in the head.
Alfred Davis, a third brother, and
Thomas Davis nfteen-yea old son
also were injured.
Evening star., 1915-10-24
Week in the Steel Market
One of General Betterment

NEW YORK, October 23-Ignoring
such significant developments as the Bal
kan situation, the crisis in the English
and French cabinets and the continued
decline in foreign exchange. the week in
the stock market was one Of general i'm
provement, albeit gains were largely lin
tied to war specialties
Speculation in these issues was renewed
almost on the large scale Of recent weeks,
and the freedom with which round
amounts of these securities were absorbed
implied undiminished belief in the intrinsic
value of some Of those properties.
Steel Boom Predicted.
United States Steers rise to its best
price In five years was predicated mainly
on favorable expectations regarding the
financial statement of the corporation for
the third quarter, to be published next
Tuesday. The Independent steel COM
panies report activity up to full capacity,
ana further upward price revisions are
probable. Taking the steel industry as
a whole, conditions are more promising
than at any time since 1909-10.
General lines of business are going for
ward. according to most reliable data, and
the crop movement. soon to begin. will
give tremendous impetus to railroad ton
mage September railway earnings are
likely to show decided gains over those
of August, and the current month should
record marked increases over September.
Europe Selling Securities.
Europe continued to liquidate stocks
and bonds, and to that fact as much as
any other was attributed the semi-de-
moralized state Of international exchange.
Evening star., 1915-10-24
ANDREW J. SHIPMAN DIES
AT HIS HOME IN NEW YORK
Was President Of Branch Alumni of
Georgetown University and Ma
tive Of Virginia.

Word has been received of the death
in New York city October II of An
drew ]. Shipman. fifty-eight years old,
president of the New York branch of
the Georgetown College Alumni. Funeral
services were held in New York We'd
nesday.
Mr.. Shipman was born at Spring.
vale. Fairfax county, Va. October Is,
1857. the son of John James Shipman
His mother. Mrs. Priscilla Carroll Ship
man. was member Of the Carroll
family of Maryland. Mr.. Shipman was
graduate of Georgetown College. and
In law he took his degree at New York
Uniyersity
Evening star., 1915-10-24
CLAIM FOR ARABIC VICTIM,
Heirs Ask Damages Against Ger
many for Death Loss.

A clam for damages against the Ger
man government has reached the State
Depa rtment from heirs of one of the
American victims of the Arabic dsas-
ter The amount of the claim and the
name of the victim were not made
public.
Several owners of merchandise which
went down with the Arabic have made
inquiries as to the possibility of secur-
ing damages, but no claims have been
filed Many facts must be established
before rightfuI claims for recovery of
the value of lost goods can be received
No claims incident to the loss Of life
on the Lusitania have been filed as yet
with the State Department.
Evening star., 1915-10-24

mestic monetary situation was the fact
that initial payments connected with the
Anglo-French loan made not the slight.
est disturbance IN rateA longtime loans
show no change from recent easy Quota
tions, and the financial institutions arc
encouraging mercantile inquiry for ao-
commodations- Bank clearings arc the
largest in the history Of the country. and
the superabundance Of cash at most lead
ing reserve oenters is almost q source Of
embarrassment.
Evening star., 1915-10-24

gent Of the University Of the State of
New York. He was a member of the
Manhattan Club, the Deutcher Verein.
the Catholic Club and the National
Democratic Club.
He also was a director Of the En-
cyclopaedic Press. Inc: the Durham
manufacturing Company. the Oil Seeds
Company and president Of the Twel-
lane Company.
He leaves wife. three sisters, Mrs.
F. c. Lawyer, Mrs. c. W. Stetson and
Miss M. P. Shipman, and a brother,
Carroll Shipman of San Francisco.
Evening star., 1915-10-24
Tourists at West Palm Beach.

WEST PALM BEACH. Fla. October
23.-With only one day to travel before
ending their Chicago Miami trip. Dixie
highway tourists. rested here tonight.
They had covered 100 miles today. The
tourists plan to spend Monday at salt
water fishing and to return north by
train.
Evening star., 1915-10-24
AMATEUR YACHTSMEN
NAVAL RESERVE FORCE
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt Ex-
plains the Plan in Address at
Corinthian Club.

naval reserve of $4,000 amateur
yachtsmen is contemplated by the
Navy Department. and was explained
in part by Franklin D. Roosevelt, as
sistant secretary of the navy, at the
smoker of the Corinthian Yacht Club
last night. Mr.. Roosevelt's term of
description. in referring to the three
weeks of training the navy proposes
to give it's reserve next summer. was
"a naval Plattsburg" The general
scheme is to give men who love boats.
navigation and general water subjects
chance to work out their hobby un-
der the direction of naval officers. and
thus strengthen the available personnel
of the country in sea defenders.
Mr., Roosevelt outlined the need for a
great fleet of patrol boats manned by
crews who were naturally familiar
with >coastwise waters. He said that
the armored fleet, the dreadnaughts and
battle cruisers must meet the enemy at
sea. 500 miles from the coast, while the
shore must be guarded by the reserves.
What War Games Demonstrate.
THE recent war games," he explained,
have demonstrated clearly the fact
that our fleet must stop the enemy be-
fore he can get near to our coast We
must break up his fleet and destroy his
transport train far from our coasts.
We must not let him get within ten
miles of our coast, to select a place
for a concentrated drive, and then try
to block him. For that reason our fleet
must be a sea fleet, and our coasts
bust be patrolled by the reserve"
The proposed reserve, it was explain
ed, must be legaliZed by Congress, and
will be part of the estimates which
will go to Congress for incorporation in
the naval appropriation bill. No pay
or pension Is to be included in the
scheme; it simply will give to men who
like the sea a chance to become more
efficient in defending their country.
Other Speakers and Themes.
The smoker was attended mainly by
members of the Potomac river power
squadron, and addresses on more or
less technical lines were made by Vice
Commander Charles F. Chapman of
New York, Flag Lieut. n. L. Stebbins
Boston, Mass, and Aid William A. Hop
kins Boston. The first two speakers
outlined the growth and effectiveness
of the United States power squadron.
which is sort of league of power
boats formed to maintain standards of
navigation and to cooperate with the
coast guard, bureau of navigation and
the Navy Department
The speakers were introduced by
Commodore A. n. Bennett Refresh
ments were served at the close of the
evening.