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The Washington times., 1915-09-01
GERMANY PROMISE
BUOYS \. Y. MARKET
Assurances Given U. S. Rescue
Many Leading Stocks From
Sharp Slump.

NEW YORK. Sept. l.-Announcemen
that Ambassador Won Bernstort had
assured the State Department that Ger
many will modify its submarine war
fare In the future to comply with Amer.
ica's demands relative to warning and
visit and search rescued the stock mar
ket from q sharp slump today ana re-
stored price levels to or placed them
above the close Of yesterday.
j.. A still further drop Of cents in Stse-
ling exchange to $50. the lowest point IN
history. following upon the unprece-
dented decline Of cents the prsvtous
day, caused heavy volume OF selling
d. ring the first hour which carried
tie Of oS seGssy ssrs ssns %s: sssns
ut nearly 81 cents below par. Under
these conditions British owned Ameri-
can securities were selling at .
rren'il,m OF nearly per cent In the
was said to be In progress for London
accounts.
The assurance Of a change In the
German naval policy. however, not only
relieved the market Of the fear Of pos
sible complications arising between the
United States and Germany. but It
strengthened the exchange situation.
Before noon sterling had recovered
cents and was quoted at 4.62.
This wa. attributed to the fact that
British credit which will stabilize ex-
change was much brighter. Since the
sinking Of the Arabic the negotiations
| for this credit have not progressed
| rapidly ...
American bankers. while In a position
to finance a credit Of proper proper
| tions. have not cared to push the ne
gotiations so long as there was 4 pos
sibility that they might have demands
made upon them by their own nation
for war purposes.
| United States Steel, after selling of
IA points. recovered and sold at d;
| Crucible. carried down in the early trad
ing. reflected the effect Of another Sl0,-
0O0. 900 shrapnel order by recording q
gain OF more than l point. and Colo
RADIO Fuel and Iron advanced ~ points
to AN.
| General Motors made the largest Eainl
Of the day bv selling up N points "a
| 22I. Studebaker. having dropped ~
points in the slump, not only recovered
but made a net gain.
New York Air Brake and Baldwin
| were the other industrlals which At.
| tracted attention through their strength
, The favorable showing made In Juis
earnings by the Eastern trunk lines len
strength 10 the railroad list, but ths
gains In those securities we're measured
In fractions.
The Washington times., 1915-09-01
c, A, R. CHAIRMAN
TO OUTLINE PLANS
William F. GUIDE, Back From Va.
cation, to Call Special Meet
ing Next Week.

Chairman William F. GUIDE. Of the
citizens committee OF the G. A. r.
encampment, returned to Washington
yesterday. and after talking with sew.
eral Of the chairmen OF special COM
mitees announced that a meeting of
the executive committee would be held
early next week. The day Of the meet
ing will be announced later.
Chairman GUIDE has been absent from
the city for several weeks, and Col.
Robert y. Harper has been serving as
acting chairman. Under Colonel Har-
pers brief administration many sug-
gestions and ideas have been put for
ward and developed and much progress
has been made.
Chairman GUIDE said today: Every
thing is In apple-pie order. and We are
going right ahead with the plans for the
In blue ever attended. We expect n
monster crowd. nnd will provide an
abundance Of entertainment for the vet.
Grams and those wIo come with them y
! mittee, is expected back in Washington
Friday. and 1t Is understood that he
Immediately will tesin work on the de-
tails Of the human flag, which will be
a special stand at the south end OF the
Treasury Mothers wishing to enter
their little girls In the human flag
have been requested to communicate
with Chairman Droop. and. judging
ten to him with view Of entering their
daughters.
All least 500 children are needed to
make up the flag. and 10 Is believed
more than that number will be entered
BY the mothers Of the city.
A conference was begun today be-
, tween Chairman Gibson. Of the enter
tainment committee: Col. John McElroy.
and Navy and War Department OFF,
and sailors In the parade Of Septem-
ber 20. Colonel McElroy and Chairman
Gibson also talked with General Har-
vey. commanding the District of Co
lumbia Militia, over the participation
Of that organization In the parade as
a military escort for the Washing
tonians who viii ride at the head of
the parade during the encampment
The Washington times., 1915-09-01
GERMANY'S COTTON
OFFER WORTHLESS
United States viii Not Risk
Shipping Contraband Of War
at Own Risk.

Because the Federal war risk insur-
ance bureau will not insure cOntraband
and private insurance concerns want
prohibitive rates. the offer OF German
business men to pay Is cents a pound
for l.o0o, 900 bales of cotton delivered at
German port Is regarded here as
valueless.
Berlin reports of the German offer
came to the attention today Of the
Southern Commercial Congress. which
is aiding Southern cotton interests In an
attempt to move the cotton crop. An
officer Of the congress ascertained
however. that since Great Britain de-
clared cotton contraband 1t will not
be insured by the war risk bureau OF
the Treasury Department.
The elimination OF Government com.
petition in the insurance of cotton
cargoes leaves the insurance question
squarely up to the private maritime IN
surance agencies. These agencies. real
izing the great hazard incident to the
oversee TRANSFORMATION of cotton. are
declared to have decreed rates which
are virtually prohibitive. and woult
make the 10 cents per pound offer from
Germany of no avail.
Even - 1t were possible to insur,
cotton cargoes at fairly reasonable
rates. experts say, the eXtraordinar,
cost Of transportation in war time!
would almost offset the higher price
offered by Germany for the staple.
DR.. Clarence j. Owens, managing di
rector Of the Southern Commercial Con
gress. professed today to see little hope
Of relieving the cotton situation b,
sales in Germany.
Cotton is contraband." he said, "anc
the 15' cents per pound offer Is no
specially attractive considering tht
prices the staple brought last season
The offer Is made practically valueless
because Of the fact that the war risl
insurance bureau cannot insure cottor
cargoes. Private insurance concerns
are charging prohibitive rates. owini
to the hazard involved under present
war conditions. and I do not see how
the German offer can result in the sale
of cotton
The Washington times., 1915-09-01
ONCE MORE
DOMINATES MARKET
Monotype Continues Activity
Which Was Shown Yester.
day, Leading Exchange.

Continuing the activity which II man
Tested yesterday. Lanston Monotype
stock today dominated the trading on
the Washington Stock Exchange.
After a total Of 221 shares had chang
ed hands at so. the buying broker pur-
chased an additional 100 shares. buyer
co" or subject to sixty day delivery at
so1t The quotation on the stock was
established at 50 bid and 81 asked.
Contrasting sharply with the strength
in Lanston was the weakness In WASH
ington Gas. the other issue which at
tracted attention. Gas sold on q scale
down from 7lia to 707s. 6 shares selling
at the high figure, 5S shares at II. and
a quotation lot at the low Of the day.
The stock was freely offered at 70h,
but the best bid was 70lt.
ThS other sales consisted Of 2 shares
OF Capital Traction at S7A and II
shares at SO: 5000 worth Of Washington
Gas per cent bonds at 1GS and &2.0ot
worth Of Washington Railway and
Electric Is at s1i2.
The Washington times., 1915-09-01
TEUT0N ULT|MATUM
IS SENT TO RuMAN|A
Immediate Passage Demanded
for Munitions to Be Sent to
Turkey.

ROME, Sept. IA Sonia dispatch
says that Austria-Hungary and Ger
many have united In an ultimatum to
Rumania demanding imm ediate pas
sage through that country for NUM-
tions destined for Turkey.
The dispatch adds that 100000 troops
are concentrated on the Rumanian
frontier and that the Austrians have
evacuted the frontier city of Predeal
preparatory co closing the frontier.
dispatch from Geneva says that
the Tribune's correspondent at Bu-
charest states that 1t is expected in
official Rumanian circles that Austria
ana Germany. having failed to secure
the help OF Rumania. will attack her
without a formal declaration of war.
1t was reported some time ago that
Germany and Austria Hungary had
sent a formal demand to Rumania
that the railroads OF the country be
opened to supply trains carrying mu-
nitions to Turkey.
The Washington times., 1915-09-01
Army and Navy

ARMY.
e Lieutenant Sr Mo GGoRGE SoisS ! r. AEto H'-Rfs. s.
F,rsstclass sst lintantrsS: serreant CALVIN r.
ERVAY, Signal Corps. Texas City.
Tex: will be sent to Fort Wood. N.
Y, for duty.
NAVY.
Rear Admiral ALFRED REYNOLDS.
placed on retired list Of officers Of
the navy September I. 1915. in con-
III I"' Of ths w kersed stasutss St Section
RIDGE. to Bureau OF Navigation.
Navy Department, September 10. 1915.
Lieutenant Guniod grade). c. w. MA
Paymaster d. v. CHADWICK. detached d
Navy Department, Washington, D.
c.. to Naval Station Catie, P. 7.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
Sail ed: Jason. from Port au Prince
for Gonaives: Prometheus. from
Kodiak for Cordova; Des Moines
from Haifa for Gambia Island; Mis-
souri,. Ohio and Wisconsin. from
Balboa for Cristobal; Barney, from
Washington for Annapolis: Mari,
eta. from Guantanamo for Port au
Prince: Dolphin. from Bar Harbo,
for Cape Cod Canal; Maryland, from
Honolulu for San Francisco; AL,
bany. from Bremerton for Astoria
Arrived: Raleigh. at Topolobampo;
Mars. at Mare Island; Paducah, al
Guantanamo; Sterett, Perkins, and
Monaghan. at GARDENERS Bay; Nep
tune. Cyclops. and Parker. a.
haven Roads; San Francisco and
Baltimore. at Southern Drill
Grounds; Macdonough. at Newport
Orion. at Hampton Roads: Wyom.
ing, at Southern Drill Grounds
CulSoa. Arkansas. and Texas. al
Lynnhaven Roads. and Tennesse
at Port au Prince
The Washington times., 1915-09-01
Obsolete Army Posts Also to Be
Disposed Of Under AdminIs-
tration Defense System.
PRESIDENT MEETS cHAIRMEN
Takes Up Question Of National
Security With House and
Senate Heads.

More money for warships. land fort-
fcations, ammunition and artillery. and
less for the upkeep Of useless navy
yards and army posts will bo tho slogan
of the Administrations national defense
program.
This 10 the view expressed today by
high Administration officials. who in
dicated that in this way the President
would seek reasonable increases In the
land and naval forces Of the country
without committing the Government to
an expenditure Of S5oo,ooo,ooo.
To this end. t is understood. tho
President in his conferences with chair
men Of the House and Senate Naval
and Military Affairs Committees will
strongly urge that an understanding be
reached in these committees whereby no
attempt will be made by individual
members to get. through log-rolling
methods. any big appropriations FOR
navy yards or army posts in which they
are interested, but will devote their best
efforts to bring about economies which
will enable a safe and sane policy of
military and naval expansion to be
adopted.
Bars Useless Appropriations.
That these suggestions may go be-
yond an effort to obtain careful prun-
ing out Of useless army and navy ap-
propriations, which members OF Con-
gress have always insisted upon, and
provide for rigid wedding out Of all un'
necessary expenditures in the appropria'
ton bills generally. Is strongly indA'
Gated.
influential members OF the President
Cabinet are of the opinion that II Con-
gress, by the adoption OF adequate rules,
do away with log-rollins methods. the
Government could save annually about
$l50,OO1,000. 1t was pointed out today
that If half this sum could be saved at
the coming session the present denc't u, N
more could be saved. the army ana
navy appropriations could be Increased
Just that much without necessitating q
bond or note issue or stsS the .svyins tHat Se
Administrator hope that some such
agreement might be reached was partly
responsible for the assertion OF secre-
tary OF the Treasury McAdoo that no
new taxes or bond issues would nave TO
be made next year.
Talks With Tillman.
President Wilson had a conference
this afternoon with Senator Tillman of
South Carolina. chairman Of the Senate
Naval Affai:s Committee. 1t is the first
Of a series of conferences which the
President has arranged with the COM
mittee chairmen especially interested in
matters of,national defense.
Il am for a safe and sane policy OF
naval and military expansion" said
Senator Tillman as he was leaving the
White House. "and believe the people
will indorse whatever program the
President proposes to Congress-"
1t Il stated that the President Is de-
voting hours each day to an examina-
ton of national defense data. At the
same time It Is understood that he him.
self is desirous to have the impression
corrected that he Is in favor Of half
billion dollar budget for military pre-
pareCnesS
The Washington times., 1915-09-01
Killing Of OR0zCO.
IS CONFIRMED HERE.
Four Followers Also Shot Dead
by American Posse Near
El Paso, Tex.

Official confirmation Of the killing of
Gen. Pascual Orozco. noted Mexican
revolutionist. by an American posse
near 81 Paso. Tex. yesterday. was re-
ceived today by the Department Of
Justice.
A telegraS, from special agents Of
the department to A. Bruce Biclaski,
chief Of the Bureau Of Investigation.
said that Orozco and four Mexican
revolutionists killed with him had been
Besides Orozco, they are Crisofero
Caballero, Jose T. Dclgado. San Doval,
and Terrazas. Delgado was a general
under Huerta's command, and. with
the Huerta and Orozco revolutionary
plots.
Details Of the killing received in off,
cial reports tailed with the unofficial
reports sent out from El Paso. Orozco
while seeking food at q Culberson
county. Tex. ranch and n posse was
rapidly organised and gave chase.
Running Battle Fought.
A running battle was fought In the
High Lonesome mountains that did not
end until Orozco and his four COM
panions were killed. Orosco's body was
literally flQQleQ WIN Dulletb.
Pascual Orozco has been one Of the
spectacular figures In Mexican history
since the beginning OF the Madero rev.
olution. Orozco. villa and Garibaldl
led the forces which captured Juare.
/ in April 1911. the real starting point OF
Madero's successful revolution. Orozcc
later broke temporarily with Maderc
whom the latter refused to order the ex-
ecution Of General Navarro, the Diai
commandant at Juarez. He attempted
to arrest Madero and threatened to
| shoot his chief. but the latter was mol
lifted.
| Joined With Huerta.
Early in 1913. after Madero's election
Oroxco led q revolt in chihuahua, which
for a time reached formidable proper
tions When Madero was assassinated
he Joined Huerta and was given com
| mand Of q brigade.
| Orozco and Huerta were arrested
| while on their way TO El Paso. severa
weeks ago after the Department Of Jus
tlce had got wind Of a now revolution
cry movement. they were said to bs
leading. Huerta In now awaiting trial
but Orozco jumped his bail and success
fully evaded tho Federal and state au
thorit,es trailing him until trapped ans
killed yesterday.
The Washington times., 1915-09-01
Wholesale Produce Market

EGGs-Nearby fresh. ?4a2 per dos. South
ern, :2Gl 23c per do1. =
CHEEsE-New York. new. ls,tc per lb. {:
nat. lSc per H. -
BUITER.Elsin. print 2ske Dor ib.: tsb.
LIVE PoULTRY-Hens i%Rl5c per ID. |;
ROSTERS. lie per lb, live turkeys. l5i9lsc pcr
h.. spring chickens. 10000 per ib.
LIVE STOcK-veal calves. best loak0
per lb.; heavy. aas1sc per lb.; fat sheep,
4giihc per lb.: spring lambs. sdsytc per lb,
KREY, PRICE q co,
vEGETABLEs-(Quota furnished by
Taylor Wade,-Potatoes n.75 per barrel:
&c Der barrel: bsets. il.so per 100 buncheS
The Washington times., 1915-09-01
Kansas Will Improve
Its Rural Architecture

MANHATTAN. Kan. Sept. Ito de-
velop a tvpe of architecture suited to
the rural conditions of Kansas. w. A.
Etherton has lust been appointed pro-
fessor OF rural architecture In the Kan
sas State Agricultural College. This Is
one of the first institutions In the Uni
ted States to enter upon definite work
OF this character. Etherton comes from
the United states Department of Agri-
culture. where he was specialist in
rural architecture 49,
The Washington times., 1915-09-01
LOCAL AND N. Y. FINANCIAL NEWS
New York Stocks.

Quotations furnished by ". p. Hibbs 4
Co.. membsrs Of New York Stock Exchanss
Hibbs BuiidinS
The Washington times., 1915-09-01
Today's Sales.

Washington Gas SIS. 81 ,0o0dlns. 81, coca
los, $l.0U4l05.
Washington Railway fs, 3l,oOoQS1h.
IL or01slh.
CAPITAL Traction, 2Js1h, 6qss. sass.
Washington Gas Light. b67lh. 25dI1.
2sdTl. .5n70h, 5G7t. ad1l.. ~
aGso. Sm sod,sS sSs1so. snaso. oeaso. losaso.
l0OaS0s. buyer co.
The Washington times., 1915-09-01
Where They Are.

Aunt Mary visiting the city)-I want
to hear at least one OF your famous
grand opera singers. and then see some
of your leading actors.
Nephew to office boy)-Jimmy. get
us some tickets for the vaudeville and
movies-Life
The Washington times., 1915-09-01
Realty Transfers

,dGition TO Anscosta-Hiram E. Ross ct ux.
70 Frederick w. Watzel. lot PSI and part
,nt SO. So
gtlevue-Charles W. Morris ct uN. to Charles
NJ James, lot 3. 80 (stamp8 500.
et"orth-William j. Nickery ct ux. to
7 reGerick Runner ct uX. Elizabeth lot Il
"uuaTe 1926. $40 Cstamps So bOl.
Patterson street northeast-Frederick Kun-
rrcIr ct ux 10 Marie I. Taylor lot 2ot. square
6i2. $40 (stsInps N.50).
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-08-17
GOODWIN ANSWERS
POL|CEMAN'S CRITIC

II saw fellow driving a car about
forty miles an hour on one of the
principal streets and he drove right
past a policeman" remarked Council
man Joe Waterman. Il asked the Off
Ger why he did not arrest the driver.
He asked me what use it would be.
He said unless a policeman had an
other witHess to substantiate his testi-
mony no case could be made against
the speeder."
Chief Goodwin said today that in
prosecuting violators of the speed or
dinance it was always desirable to
have more than one witness appear for
the state. There is generally more
than one person in the machine which
is being driven at a high rate Of speed
and it is nearly always the case that
they will unite in testifying that the
car was not being driven at an excess
sive rate of speed the chief said.
Waterman did not explain why he
did not offer to join with the police
man he mentioned in appearing
against the man he saw driving a car
at reckless speed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-08-17
OLDEST CITIZEN
RECEIVES CALL
Rev. Godfrey Williams, IS,
Dies Monday Night Mem
Der Of Ministry for As Years

Godfrey Williams. colored, Rich
mond's oldest citizen. died at his
home. 705 North Eighteenth street.
last night at the age of 95 years. For
four years the old man had been con-
fined to his home. which had been
built for him by nineteen well-known
business men several years ago. Upon
the death of his widow. who IL also
well advanced In years. the property
reverts back to the men who built 1t
for the venerable ex-slave.
Godfrey Williams was a minister of
the Gospel for forty-flve years, and
was the founder of the Second Colored
Baptist church in the north end. His
frank, outspoken and decidedly orig
inal sermons are we'll remembered.
The Rev. Mr.. Williams was born a
slave on a North Carolina plantation.
When the Civil war brought freedom
to him he served with credit as a
member of crew on federal gun
boat which operated on the Mississippi
river. At the close of the war he came
to Richmond.
In his declining years the Rev. Mr..
Williams was unable to fill the pulpit
of the church he had founded nor ply
his trade as a whitewasher, SO he be-
came more or less a pensioner OF a
number of local business men, notably
the late John Dougan.
1t was as much an obligation for
these business men to supply the Rev.
Mr. Williams with 'possum and sweet
potatoes for his Thanksgiving feast
as 1t was for them to support their
families.
AS an example of the kind OF point.
blank sermons he was in the habit
of preaching, his funeral grafton over
an erring brother Of his church is
recalled:
"This brother few days ago was In
JAIL" the Rev. Mr.. Williams solemnly
informed the weeping mourners.
Here is his body today in this church.
Where is the soul? don't know and
neither do you"
Funeral arrangements will be an
nounced later. Friends may call at
the home at any time.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-08-17
SERvIAN DIPLOMATS
BAlk ALLIES PLANS

LONDON, Aug. 17.-Servia. for
whose protection Russia went to war
with Germany. is baking the efforts
OF the entente powers to gain the sup
port OF the united Balkan nations. At
the critical hour in the negotiations
that country is Withholding it's con-
sent to the acquisition of Macedonian
territory to Bulgaria
England is bringing the utmost pres
sure to bear on Servia, but the final
decision is not to be reached for sew
eral days.
The Servian legation today author.
lied an official denial of the report
that the Servian government had ced.
cd its portion Of Macedonia to Bulgaria
in return for territorial gains on her
western frontier as pledged by the en-
tente powers.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-08-17
NAME y
HIGH PRIEST !
FOR INDIANA

Frank A1ums, of Indianapolis, was
elected grand high priest of the Royal
Arch Masons which opened theier an
nual session at the Masonic lodge
(colored) yesterday. The opening day
was featured by the reception given
IN the evening In honor Of the visiting
Masons
The eleventh annual conclave OF the
knights Templars opened this morn
Ing at o'clock with Sir Claude Mat.
thews. OF South Bend presiding In his
address this morning he recommended
that the Emminent Commander Of the
state make an annual tour o. the
state communicates next year. This
proposition was accepted by the con-
vention. 1t was also decided to take
an active part in the interstate con-
ference at Chicago In 1906. The state
commandery will send a delegation to
this conference The report of the 9TH
er officers of the knights Templars
of the state showed that all the de-
partments of the lodge are in good
financial condition. Standing commit
tees for next year were named.
banquet in honor of the visiting
Knights will be held in the ~lodge
rooms this evening.
The following are the officers elect
ed Monday afternoon by the Royal
Arch Masons: Frank Alums, grand
high priest; w. A. Rucker. Evans
vile, deputy G. H. P; w. F. Ander-
son. Lafayette, grand treasurer; Rob
ert Brown, Terre Haute, grand Sec
retary; William Abstome, Indianapo-
lis, grand outer guard; Frank Smith,
Terre Haute, grand chaplain; r. T..
Hopkins, Charlottesville, inner guard;
Marcus Herring, Charlottesville, first
veil; B. w. Manuel, Princeton, second
veil; H. c. Bundurant, Rushville, third
veil; Philmore Pettiford, Marion,
grand arch captain; Rev. B. Stone,
Noblesville, captain of hosts.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-08-17
ADJuTANT MuySELLE
SPREADS RELIGION
WITH HIS MACHINE

. Adjutant Munselle Of the Salvation
Army, believes in the automobile as
great aid in dispensing relief during
the winter months, and he will put his
automobile to use when necessity pre-
sents itself. He has used machine
in this work for several years and last
winter, when he was located at Mum
Gle, he found this means of distribu-
ting food and clothing to the needy
eminently successful.
Meetings are being conducted in
nearby towns to which the party has
been making the trips in the automo-
bile Last evening, Adjutant Mum
selle, his wife and H. G. McMillen con-
Quoted services at Fountain City. To-
night meetings will be held on the
streets of New Paris, o.
The inclement weather has greatly
handicapped the work of the Salvation
Army the past few weeks, as many out
door meetings had been planned but
either had to be called off or held in
doors.