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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-17
niRTHER RECOVERY
NJ NEW YORK MARKET
stocks" Were Leaders.
roreign Selling Checked Up
,rard Swing.

voRK. May 1.-THE international
,,n.,Ion brought about oy .he s'nN'"s @
r'oss I,stanla was regarded in more
'us -. light by wall street today, and
,,enoe the stock market made
sharp recovery from the ad-
a. the short session on Saturday
'ep' a more cheerful feeling every
1hele "a n was believed that Germany
Fhes' ave n very concliatory reply TO
t0,.s t0l of the United states.
we NV NV event It was argued, the market
discounted the worst that couid
nss .hiy occur. Over-Sunday news IN
~ main, was favorable from the narke' ,
w ,"as view. and there was DISPOSE
poln' - rsgard the safe arrival of the
iloh loh.,,,vania as a strong bullish factor
~. market opened strong and active
in ,sore was a good buying demand.
as ni.s seemed to come chiefly from large
..as.s who have been accumulating
ms.,.,,,ss steadily in the last few days.
tsssncea ranged from n good-sized trac-
~. ~ N "a much as points, the largest
~. bslng made by the war stocks,
IVA assumed the leadership as far as
Nh.n we're concerned The most
o.,aa shares. however, were Reading and
e,ssi common, and both made substantial
roys,an selling and realizing sales made
ST. anpearance at the higher levels and
~ inward movement was checked,
'.s,ts going little below the high, but
.sy' ", ,o eny great extent. The strong fea-
,ms.s were Bethlehem Steel and Stude-
sstsr the former rising Z points and the
,.,tsr over s. Some of this was lost be-
sars noon, however. In connection with
IA strength in Bethlehem 1t was reported
,ron Paris that the company would soon
receive additional war orders from the
Allies, ,-,
Around midday the market quieted
dawn. There was very light demand,
but stocks remained strong. although
rome OF the early gain was lost. a
Waiting attitude was adopted, and 1t
was the opinion of many that very little
would be done until the reply from Ger
many TO our note was received.
In addition to the war stocks" the
eopper shares were strong. and they
showed good gains. General Motors
came in for quite a little attention by
rising nearly 10 points, some of which
was later lost. The Street regarded this
strong gain as largely due to the fact
that II had relatively small gain on
ghturday The market closed strong.
Trading was not active.
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LONDON STOCK MARKET
Strong Demand for Americans-In-
vestors More Active.

LONDON, May IA strong tone pre-
vailed in Americans on the Stock EX-
change late in the day following advices
from New York. Local trading was light
and mixed. Canadians hardened. In other
departments hrmness was displayed. In
vestors showed more activity. influenced
by war news and DEVELOPMENTS in Italy.
Gilt-edged issues were steady.
A call for R2.O0O.000 on the Canadian ~
per cent loan was made. Short-dated CO.
lonials were In demand. Home rails were
firm. Argentine rails were irregular, The
continued, unfavorable position of ex-
change did not affeet Russians, which
held firm. Portuguese descriptions were
not effected by the political uphoayal in
Copper shares were bought In sympa-
thy with the staple rubber shares were
cheerful. Shell and transport trading is
sues moved upward.
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DIVIDENDS DECLARFD

Standard on Company OF New Jersey reR1I-
lar quarterly s. a share payable June i5 10
stock Of record May 81. -
Federal Mining ana smelling Company, reg
ular quarterly per sent payable June l5 10
Porto Riean-Ameriehn Tobacco Company,
cash per Ssnt, payable June to stock of
Alabama Great southern Railroad. 24 per
cent. on ordinary stock, payable June % 10
stock OF record June j ana 8 per cent on
preferrsd. payable August ~ to stoek Of record
Standard Oilcoth Company, Inc, regular
quarterly ~ per cent on preferred A and \
stocka-
Massaehusetts Mia IN Georgia regular semi.
annual 2h per cent payable June to stock 81
rscord May 10.
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TONoPAH MINING MERGER

1t today officially announced that the
Tonopah Extension Mining Company, the
Tonopah Merger Mining Company and the
Tonopah Victor Mining Company have agreed
to the purchase Of all OF the properties OF the
Merger and Victor Companies on the follow
ing terms; All the Merger property to be sold
sion assuming debts OF Merger and paving
the Merger at the rate OF one share Or EK.
tension stock for every seven shares OF Merger
stock issued. All the Victor property to be
sold to Extension N consideration Of The Ex-
the Victor at the rate OF one share or Ex-
tension ltoGk for every eight and one-half
shares OF Victor stock issued.
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SHARP RISE IN WHEAT;
MAY UP FOUR POINTS
Red Rust Said to Be Virulent in
Missouri f Crop Scare Still
Continues.
CHICAGO, May Il.

Wheat opened firm despite the indif-
ferent tone abroad. at s152, an advance OF
Il over Saturdays close. July wheat, on
the other hand, Topped off a cent, with
an opening figure OF s127t5, but within the
first half hour rose to Si2slk.
Corn opened lower on scattered selling
and oats ruled firm. but eased of on Of
ferinss partly in sympathy with other
grains.
As the day advanced wheat prices stiff
fened, May establishing q gain of points
before o'clock, and the other months
scored almost as wide gains. The clos
ing on May was "A cents above the final
OF Saturday.
According to authentic reports, wheat
In Western Missouri Is now contending
against many adversaries, chlnch bugs.
fly and red rust. The latter is SO vrulont
that II is sapplng the vitality of the
stalk before II is headed. The color Of
wheat does not Indicate fly ns they are
prevalent In the strongest. darkest stools
What the final yield will be no one can
forecast at present. There are still great
stretches OF good wheat and even in
the worst affected sections there are
many good fields almost free from fly
bugs and red rust
That there will be a very heavy lower
when the crop is said to be deterorating
at this stage
Minneapolis stocks of wheat decreased
10000 bushels for the past two days,
against 100000 bushels last year.
Cables from Liverpool quote wheat un-
changed. Australia reported beneficial
rains and 10 per cent. increase in acre.
age. Reports that prices on wheat are
being influenced by damage to the winter
crops were less serious toward the close
OF the previous week.
Rrgentina reports large arrivals of
wheat and corn with a noticeable i'm
provement in quality.
Shipments from North America last
week amounted to S,2590 900 bushels of
wheat, including 1,O97O0O bushels shipped
from Montreal; $4,000 bushels corn and
2,o39, 900 bushels oats. or the total wheat
2,464000 bushels went out as flour
The yield of wheat for central and
, southern Russia is reported above the
average output.
The present annual winter wheat crop
scare Is expected to last several weeks.
A reduction of the brilliant crop pros
poets of G93,00o,000 bushels of wheat, as
indicated by the recent Government re-
port, is expected.
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NEW YORK CURB
MN YORK BUTTER AND EGGS

a,t iVkk' May II. Butter-Market
s s., nfmef: receipts, 5iS packages; extra,
higher scoring, 2sa2sAe.; state dairy,
t'',, Imitation creamery, 2lA692o
~ -rzet generally hrmer; reeeipts, 49,
$3.50 Aastsi extra hrst 2la22e. regular
.sszs misss sissTsy whites eoa2le.i regular
.slntos sa 49, eoi9g. 29q2a1se; gathered re-
fassd ir1ts1 81, extra hrsts 21Iaa22: storage
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-17
LIVE STOCK QUOTATIONS

CHICAGO. May 17.-HoGS- Receipts, $4,000.
Market SLOW. &C., lower. Mixed land and butehers,,.
heavy. S7.8OGI as; light, S7,GOaT9O; pigs. $500
G5.7 bulk. sTIoa7.s0,
Beeves, so. SOd925; cows and helfers. S3.3Og
S75; Texans, 81. B.iOG725; calves, $I.5OG0.25
SHEEP-Recepts. 10000. Market steady,
slow. Native and Western, $T.00as.75; lambs,
ST.T541O15.
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.1OLLECTING BRoKERs, TAX

a...s,' 70 meet the convenience OF Phlla-
s. M seoek Exchange members in collecting
I.o.s won brokers under the emergency cur
81 watch viii soon be due for the
,qiieeters VII sit in fhe .seretsrt,. ~
4.l a iS, 7sqe4 Exchange On Wednesday.
80 ssteeen the hours of a m.
III.. .ti-f Aef the rurpose on making out
= tzatns aIidaNita IL connection
||. tne Apecial tax nav he md "a
IIt Az @ss5zsa and ~ not then paid musl
re Nrutn q Iuns. 1915
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GOVERNMENT BONDS


NEW YORK, May H-Although prices
were one to six points lower at the
opening OF the Cotton Market this morn-
ing. the tone was considered good. and
this was helped after the call by heavy
Wall street buying Liverpool cables
were disappointing and the weather In
the cotton belt continued favorable.
In the afternoon prices hardened all
around until futures showed gains above
last weeks close ranging from 70 II
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2:3O to 3 p. nj.
BANK RESERVES GROW
Local Institutions Report Gain of
Nearly Two Millions in Surplus.

An increase of s1,S0OO0O In surplus re-
serves was shown In the weekly state
ment of the Philadelphia Clearing House
institutions today, bringing that item to
the unusually high total of sSs252'OOO.
Loans were slightly reduced, whereas
individual deposits expanded $2,4ls,OOO. De-
tails fOlIOWs:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-17
Reserye Ranks, Discount Rates
Foreign Discount Rates
F0REIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK May 1.-THE foreign exchange
market opened steady. with demand sterling
N''' Sterling, Francs. Marks. Guilders
ables ..4 40 1I-I6 1884, SO 1915 80 g-l8
semand ...4.T9A 533& s2& 39a
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DAIRY PRODUCTS

BUTrER. R.-DsmAnd was fair and the mar
kst ruled steady under moderate onerings
Quotations. Western, fresh, solid packed cream
hrsts 2Tc.; hrsts. 26e.; seconds, 24a2bc.i ladel-
packed, ie82le,. as TO quality; nearby prints.
fancy 3ic: average extras. SOC. hrsts. 2I0l
poe seconds 24d25c.; garlicky 24a25e. 5pe-
cal fancy brands OF prints jobbing az 30a3sc.
EGGS we're in good request and steady.
Quotations; In free cases. neaIby extras, 25e;
per doz nearby. hrats. S615 per standard
case; nearby current receipts s. To45.sa per
case: Western. extra hrsis, So IS per cas-; do,
Hrsls S5.TOQp5. IS per case. southern, So.loa
s. 20 Der case; fancy selected candled fresh eggs
we're iobbed out az 2aa2Tc. per dos
cHEEsE-Trade WAS fair and the marke,
ruisd arm and higher under uEht offerings.
Quotations. New York. full cFeam, choice.
now lIikRiIHC.: do, do. fair 70 good. new.
16461Ie,; do., part skins. s9iSe
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-17

The market ruled hrm. with some kinds a
smoked and air-dried, 25920e,; Western beef.
an and SEES tsnders smoked ana adsd 29a2sc
Wsstsrn beef kngskles aRd tenders snGk9id Smoked
S2f.5og32: hams. S. p cured, loose, isGI5Ac,
a0 @kP9sd isS g12o smotea aSa s9y sS
cured, as 10 brand ana average, 13xdl4c
hams, smoked, Western cured, l3&git4ei do
p. cured, loose 1OI8iic. do. smoked, 1910
lie; bellies, in pickle, according to average;
loose, llhgl2e, breakfast bacon as 20 9Iana
bacon, weatern cured, 1ed17e,i lard, Western
lie; lard pure city. Kettle rendered IN tierees,
iOEdl1e.i lara. pure city, kettle rendered IN
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-17
RRILLs TO SELL REAL ESTATE

At special meeting of the stockholders of
the ]. q. Brill Company the resolution was
paesed to sell the property north OF Brides
burg Station. The real estates amounts 10
about 81 acres. and sold for S36T5 per aero.
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West VIRGINIA State Bank CLOSED

FARKERSBURG. w Va, May 1.-THE
State bank examiner has closed the Bank oil
RnVenswood. jackson County, W. Va, or
account OF alleged Irregularities said to con.
sist Of excessive loans.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-17

Stones Express, Incorporated. which
operates barge and tug service between
Lynn and Boston, Mass, today was de-
clared a common carrier by the Inter
state Commerce Commission. The COM
mission ruled 1t is entitled to partici-
pate in through routes and joint rates
with other railroads.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-17
GRAIN AND FLOUR

WHEAT.-Receipts. 1881 bush There
was a lair export inquiry, and with stronger
outside advices prices advanced lc. Quotations
car lots IN export eleyRtOr-No. red. spot
81 54Ql 81; No 2 red Western, spot, Si.oOq
go Round lots, In export eleyntor-No, red
spot and May, Slb5l5g1 .00h; No red West
ern, 81. GOI5Qi .65hi No l Northern Duluth'
S1654l.6S.
CoRN.-Receipts, 1000 bush. Trade was
dull and there wac no change In prices. QUO
tations: Car lots, in export eleyator-No :,
spot and May. 78ds0c, Car lots for for % local
trade as TO location--No. 2 yellow, Sia SiI2e ;
steamer yellow. s2qs2he,; No; yellow W'a9
sOlhc. No, yellow, 7BhgTshe'
OATs.-ReeeIpts 2O.010 bush. Prices were
steadily maintained, but trade was quiet. quo
tations No. 2 white, old9ibc; standard
white. 6Od6OIsc; No. white o8G50lRe
RYE.-Dull We quote at S1.1491.16 per
BUSH as 10 quality, in export elevator and
at Sl,O5ql.lO for small lots Of nearby grain
in bags,
FLOUR.-Recelpts. 1910 bbls. 2,s4s $40
lbs, in sacks. Trade was quiet and values
were largely nominal. We quote per lO6 lbs.
In wood Winter, clear, sB6oqA So do ,
straight, sIgI. DO. patent % " q 291gT a,Ioi
KSas9s sTaigst iHts seess $3.50 sOPna mo- q9
clear SIGfis5; do, straight, ST.Sba1,S0; DO /,
patent 81 6Od7. so: do. favorits brands, fs4
1925; city mills, regular gTades-Winter. clear,
Ss.e0aasSi do, straight, STaI,2Si do patent
RYE FLOUR.-supplies were small and
the market ruled steady, but trade was quiet.
We quote nearby and Western In wood at
S6.25G65O, as to quality.
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VEGETABLES

The market was quiet, with fairly libera
offerings AZ the following revised onotstIons
White yS pC,atoes Per PennsylSshis. 500
tE ssS42e. white White o pO.atoes -Fierlda. per per
bbLLNo' St,oo4o.zoi NO. 2. S, 5Od4i sweet
SI.7s medium. Sos cal sweet potatoes EtSts EEs
ern shore per. bbL-Ho 1. ~. 25s33 25: No b
ISg4lTs 2Sg4Ts ES EsSssts gsFssy sSy RsT S5l.o
basket 'sS Sgsl2S SRIIons onIo sh9Iss. per l6o-
10. bag. SEQ onions, Texas, per cllmnaer
crate No. !, ll.25; onions Texas, per cum
Her crate. No. 2 eoe. dSl; cabbage, Charlesfon.
per crate, g 23a2 I9: cabbage, North Caro-.
Ina and Norfolk, per crate, S2G250; cauii.
aowsr, south Carolina, per crate. 81 Sod
lettuce. south Carolina. per basket, sfaii 81.
beans. Florida wax, per basket s1.ioh255;
beans Florida, green. per basket 81 s0f D 50
peal per basket-Nofth Carolina, kiHf s6.
Ina. snall ISs; q. .2s: sggpIs5t Florida. isl
lox, 4213.tOi cucumter6, Florida. Per baskef
s2a2 50, squash. Florida. per basket 81 sda2
lsppsEs td59fi&e4, ds, & Rsr eaErlsT sos esets Fiol
per 100 punches 80 tomatoes. FleFlaa. pel
sry. FloIl9as per crate I5e Gfl; asparagus peI
bunch 1Ve-Ve-i mushrooms. pcr Alb. haskll.
eQc 81.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-17

During the month of March the Chesa-
neake and Ohio Railroad hauled 1,436.23S
tons of coal and 1873 tons OF coke COM
pared with 1,4s7, 800 tons of coal and 4O,65S
tons of coke in March, 1914 For the
nine months ending March 81, the road
hauled 15,517. .O63 tons of coal and 1895
tons of coke. as against 1S,516,7O1 tons of
coal and 292.1O5 tons of coke for the COR
responding period last year.
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NOTES OF THE RAIL

The Interstate Commerce Commission
has decided that rate of $40 per ton
on coke in carloads from Durham ana
Chickamaugua, Ga, to Pacific coast ter
minals is unjustly discriminatory and
unduly prejudicial to the extent that 1t
exceeds n rate of 50 per ton contempo-
raneously in effect to same points from
the Birmingham, Ala, district.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-17

In deciding that present class rates be-
tween Freeport, ILL.,, and Rockford, ILL.,,
and points east of Illinois-Indiana State
line are unreasonable the Interstate
Commerce Commission ordered the estab-
lishment of rates which shall not exceed
as to Freeport an S9.S per cent scale and
as to Rockford an $50 per cent. scale to
and from New York The usual relation
ship based on these new rates between
other trunk lines in New England and
Central Freight Association territory Is
to be maintained.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-17
BAR SILVER

NEW YORK. May 1.-THE quotation 70
commercial bar silver was 80 cents today. witt
Mexican dollars at 3Sl4 cents
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NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET

NEW YORK, May 1.-THE coffee market
opened weak. Futures declined 1 to points.
Trading was quiet. Prices follow
Todays Saturdays
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PHILADELPHIA MARKETS
POULTRY

ILVE.--Fowls were well cleaned up and
and weak, Quotations.; Fowls, 17lsgisc
roosiers, lll54l2e,; broiling chickens. fancy.
sassss SEsGS dnsks 1 la sPeos sesse sSSiS iS
lei guineas, as TO quality, per pair 5047Oc. !
pigeons, old, per pair. 25G3oc. do. young
DRESsED.-Ths market ruled frm under
small supplies and fair demand and prices
Killed fowls Il 10 box. dfy.picEed and 'dTi; dTy-
packed, fancy, selected, l0hc do, weighing
4hp0 lbs. apiece, lsiac.; do, 3l5d4 lbs. apiece
lskc; do.. lbs. apiece. 16al7c; do. under
lbs, apiece, l4al5c. fowls, ice-packed West
ern. lbs. and over apiece, lsc. do, do,
u 5s 5sSd dozsS wSse SSsn'RE WEee6nS 20
( lbs per .dos S. i5daS5; do, DO, 1' lbs lbs
per dog, .S2g2;35: 90, do, -9aeh lbs. per
packed In boxes, milk-ted, Sla86c lbs to dos +,
isc,i do, 3Ig42 lbs. to, doz., lsc. do, 43a4t
lbs TO doz.. 1sc do;,, 4s lbs to dos., Zoe; DO
80 lbs. and over. gle; corn-fed, 3la42 lbs.
70 dog, Ice; DO, 43447 lbs. TO doz.. lie; do
4s l5s, to doz. l9c. do, 80 lbs. and over, 2Oc. !;
do, lbs; lIql7l5c.; do, do, 80 lbs. l5JSc /;
do, do. 2hq3 lbs l4ql5e.; broilers, mIlk-fei
fancy, 1s42i lbs. to box. 27e.; do, fancy, 5l6593
lbs. to doz, 24c.i corn-ied, fancy, 1922 lbs 10
doE,, 25e. do, prime, 25q3o lbs. to doz 22c /:
SgE4ssys SrypSssSd q pt0SS 3d. s9a
ducks. fancy, In boxes 1I8lse.; do, ordinary
lbc.. do, No 2, l2dl4c. -
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FRESH FRUITS

steady under moderate offerings. Quotations:
Sggies Ss% New, Ye5k % zo Per bbl-drseniIE So 500
ShS SfhS5 EH99ii eating yaElsties, 81 2sG8.6O me-
annIss aII li spPies' western per box. E1d2
per per- & SogTE55S; T5S lemons per bog, 2,5Oa8, 50i
Florida per box. 80. 5Oqs, ,60i pineappiss' pef
crate--Porto Rico, s1.I5a2 25i Florida, $2a2. S0i
do Virginia Maryland and Eastern Shore. per
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REFINED SUGARS

The market ruled firm, but trade vas quiet
We quotsi Standard granulated, 6.05e.i me
granulated &C.; powdered. g. 1Oc.; confectionery
A, be0c soft gfadsA b.l5a5T5.
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l to 80 p. NJ.
1870 to 2 p. M.


% Elcc Storage. lOTs 200 U steel.... So
4 Ton Bel..,.4 7-l6
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PROVISIONS

the market ruled ateady, but trade was quiet
We quote nearby and Western in wood a
50. 25d $50, as to quality.
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I2 NJ. to 1890 p. NJ.

10 u s Stoel.... a3ls 20 l.eh v Tr pfd 2Sa,
100 do. ...,.... 50 100 Erie ....,.... 25
10 u S Stcel.... i2IS
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11:3O A. NJ. to II NJ.

100 Steel... 81 100 U S steel. .. 59it
10. do......... 80 10 do......... Slh
20 do......... 53h ~ Phia Elec... 81
BONDS.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-30

somewhat more ;han 900 900 oco
pound. year. having a value TO m.
producers of about SlnooooOon. An
enormous Quantty is exported-con.
siderably more than n third or the prs
dLction in normal years-for the sales
OF tobacco abroad are cxcellcd by onl,
seven OF the mauy products Auerlc,
sends to other countries. These tobac-
60 exports exceed in value such item,
as cotton manufactures. electrical ma
chinery. paper and paper products. and
leather and leather manufactures
The diSlocation OF trade resulting
from the war has had its effect on the 80
tobacco sales. however. just as II has
npon the exports of many other items.
The sales Of manufactured leaf have
suffered most. and these sales renrc-
sent the bulk of our tobacco EXPORTS.
In the first place, it is practically inn
possible to ship leaf to some of the bel
ligcrcntS at ALL and in the second place
the factories in the warning countries
that are accessible are not taking their
usual supply of leaf. probably becarse
sufficient labor cannot he spared to
manufacture it. our manufactured to-
bacco is holding its own in spite Of the
war. thanks largely to increasing de-
mands from the Far East and Oceania
In the actual war zone the increased
consumption by the men in the field IS
more than offset by the economics that
must be practiced by non-combatants.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-30
ABOUT PEARL HARBOR

Wh"n II was seen that Manila was
useless as defense for this country
ana would be handicap instead Of a
help in war, Pearl Harhor. on nno m
tho Hawaiian Islands. nine miles IRON,
honolulu. was selected, and tho sI3
""o."o' appropriated by Congress for
lis fortihca,ion has been nearly cy
pended II has better harbor than
ei'her Gibraltar or HelColand. 4 con-
cave sweep OF land makes tho harhor
within is crowned by a long ridve ~
gigantic trees and rugged and tumblad
TOOK thht terminates In an extinct vol
chno known as Diamond niead.
trowninT mountainside hides a beaut!-
/. iul lake that is reached from tho sea
by an inlet like the neck Of a bottle II
covers eleven square miles with =,
ucnth OF about sixty feet over nearly
81! OF IL The neck that leads to tho
sea is three miles long and hardly
wider than necessary for vessels To
pass fara!le! with the coast is n coral
rec! mile wide. Through this a chan
mel thousand feet wide has been cut
II has been equipped with one OF the
most complete naval stations I'm tho
world, a mile square in extent. II has
dry dock. which is the largest in the
world 100000 ammunition plant. and
OF! TANKS for vessels. The fortifca-
tons. extending for fifteen miles to
Honolulu. consist Of powerful batteries
with cement enplacements below the
ground level. The ends are guarded by
two forts, neither of which can be seen
from the ocean. On the land the guns
are defended by series OF carthworks
that form a crescent from tho harbor
10 Honolulu. In the extinct volcano is
a mortar battery. The four mortars Of
this battery has an extreme coast
range OF nine miles, throwing twelve
inch shells weighing 700 pounds The
seacoast defcnses have fourteen-inch
guns and the forts are supplemented
with submarine mines controlled by
electricity.
Pearl harbor is about 1000 miles
from Cnalaska and from Samoa at OPP
posite ends, nd little less from San
Francisco. SO with this imprcCnblc
base. fleet can guard the whole range
Of the Pacific for this distance and
have this safe retreat for rcfitting and
fresh supplies. II is believed by many,
says the Technical World magazine
that we need two additional bases at
Cnalaska and at Samoa which would
thus give us complete defense of
friendly waters, except against
Great Britain with her British Ameri-
can or Canadian ports for retreat