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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-15
MISS COKE TO WED S. STOKES.
Fifth Couple Figuring In Duke
Marriage to Follow Suit.

P~HILApELPHIA, Sept. l+.-Cupid was
much in evidence at the wedding Of Mr..
and Mrs. Angler b. Duke last April.
for the engagement of Miss Ruth Cox
to Stanley Stokes. announced to-day.
makes the firth in the circle OF attend
ants at that event. Miss Coke is the
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Brin-
ton Coke and the prospective BRIDE
groom is the son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas C. Stokes. Both are socially
prominent here.
The betrothal of Miss Elsa Reath and
John Appleton was a fact even before
the engagement of Miss Cordelia Bid
die and young Duke a announced.
even as that OF Miss Hope Beal and
Oliver Cromwell.
or the three engagements that fol-
lowed. the first to be wal
that of Miss Mary Duke, a sister OF
the bridegroom. and Anthony J. Drexel
Biddle. Jr. Miss Ellen Yuille and WILL
lam Sturgis, both of New York. m
nounced their betrothal afterward. Now
comes that OF Miss Coke and Mr.,
Stokes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-15
MISS SLOANE TO WED TODAY.
bridegroom, Baron de In Grange,
About to He War Aviator,

PARIS. Sept. 14.-Miss Emily f.
Sloane. daughter Of Henry T. Sloane OF
New York, who Is to marry Baron
Amaury de la Grange, arrived in Paris
to-day with her father. The wedding
Will take place r. w. Bliss.
secretary Of the American Embassy. will
act as one of the witnesses.
Baron de la Grange will return to
the front Saturday to take up his SER
wee as a Lieutenant Aviator. He has
been transferred to the aviation service
from the cavalry. In which he has been
serving since the beginning Of the war.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-15
VAN HORNE FUNERAL HELD.
CRnadian-Paciac officials Attend
Services Of Former President,

MONTREAL. Sept. 1.-THE funeral of
Sir william Van Horne held here to-
day, was attended by representatives
OF the Dominion and provincial govern
ments, the Canadian Pacific Railway
and every business and professional or
ganlzation In this city. The head offices
of the Canadian Pacific Railway, OF
which Sir William was formerly presl-
dent, We're closed for two hours. and
flags were at half stan on all the COM
pany's buildings from London to Hong
kong.
The body was taken TO Joliet. Ill, Sir
Williams birthplace, to be buried beside
his father and mother.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-15
WILLS AND ~APPRAISALS.

Miss ANN WHITE, who died on Sep
TENDER 2. 1914. left an estate appraised
by John j. Lyons at sS5l,717. She
willed the income for life to her sisters,
Mary NJ. White and Cornelia Leroy
White, and the residue in equal sha res
to John Stewart, nephew: Campbell
Stewart, nephew Catherine s, Stuy-
vesant. grandniece: Ann White Stuy-
vesant, g~randniece; Augustine Van
Horn %Stuyvesant, Jr.. granddaughter.
LAURENCE b.. RAND. son OF George
Curtis Rand, who died on February 4,
1914, left an estate appraised at 3d..
697. The estate was wllled by him Ia
his widow. Kate s. II. Rand.
CAROLINE HAYES, who died on April
25 last. left an estate valued at Sill.
SEA, Several nephews and nieces were
the legatees.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-15
GRACE GEORGE APpLAUDED.
"The New York idea" IL Tried on
PIainHeId Audience.

PLAiNriELD, N. j., Sept. 14.-Grace
George, with her Playhouse company,
presented The New York Idea" here
tonight prior to the formal opening
Of her season of repertoire productions
at the Playhouse. New York. beginning
next Tuesday evening. This play,
which was shown for n short time a
few seasons ago was regarded as one
OF the best American comedies evei
made known, and 1t appears to have
the interval.
Miss George was recalled again and
again at the end of each act. Promi-
nent In her company effecting n praise.
worthy general result. were Mary Nash
Josephine Lovett, Norah Lamison. Eu.
genia Woodward, Ernest Lawford
Conway Tearle, Lumsden Hare. ALDER,
Reed n John Cromwell.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-15
LODGE HEAVIEST TAXPAYER,
Contributes s5,II8.5O to the Ma
liant, Mass, Treasury,

NAHANT. Mass, Sept. l4-Accordlns
10 the latest figures Of heavy
m the town of Nahan.. senator Henry
cabot Lodge heads the list. The senior
Senator Will pay a total tax into his
native town treasury az s5,li6.5O thi5
year OF this amount $4,000 is a per.
sonal tax and S9lG."J is for his real
two Estates adioin.
The Mrs. L. e. James estate is second
with "A total tax of si,500. Mrs. James
was a sister OF senator Lodge. and the
estate holdings
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-15
FROM CONVENT TO THE STAGE,
Dave Braham's Granddaughter to
Appear In clown Topics"

From the to the stage Is the
experience Of Alma Braham. II years
old, who Joined Ned Wayburn's Town
Topics company at the Century Thea
tire yesterday. She is the granddaughter
Of the late David Braham. a composer
Of light music and is the only grand
child Of the composer to represent him
behind the footlights,
Miss Braham recently studied in the
convent OF Notre Dame at Putnam,
Conn, and was graduated from there
last spring, Later she attended the
Comstock School OF Music. In Town
Topics she will have a small part and
be understudy for Miss Mana yucca,
who has a pianologue In the revue.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-15
Prof. Charles II. Wing.

BosroN. Sept. 14-Prof. Charles Hal
lett Wing. head Of the department of
chemistry In the Massachusetts Institute
OF Technology from 1874 to 1884. died
to-day. He was so years old Prof.
Wing was born In Boston August 4, 1885,
the son OF Benjamin Franklin and Ade-
line Hallett Wing. lie was graduated
from Harvard with the degree of b. s.
in 1870. and until 1874 taught chemistry
at Cornell.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-15
Oti. skinner to Play an Actor.

Cock o. the Walk" Is the title Of the
new play from the pen of Henry Arthur
Jones In which Otis Skinner IL to appear
this season under the Frohman manage
ment. Mr.. Skinner will play tho charac-
ter of An old time actor. IT was also
decided yesterday to change the name
OF Ethel ~Barrymore's play from Roast
Beef Medium" to Emma McChesney a.
Co" II is founded on the stories by
Edna Ferber, who In co-author with
George v. Hobart In the dramatization.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-15
BERNHARD HERE NEXT WEEK
European Protean Vaudeville Ac-
tor "a He at the Colonial.

AS told recently in the THE SUN
Bernhard. the famous European vsude.
vile actor, is to appear in America
He will nal his debut at the Colonial
Theatre next Monday in "A Rehearsal
at the Opera in which he plays
among other roles. the soprano. basso
tenor and musical director. Following
this he will present his Performance
at the Continental Musical Hail."
Bernhard plays twenty male and fe-
male characters In this act, ranging
from a ventriloquist to a bankrupt the
atrical and a doorkeeper to a
stage mother. n a Chinese magician
Others on the programme will be
Barnes and Crawford. Fritzi Schef. and
Wilton Lackaye.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-15
Sullivan-ERnn n.

NEW LONDON. Conn. Sept. I'm. J..
Sullivan OF this city, Grand Knight of
the knights OF Columbus. II Miss
Katherine Egan. daughter OF Thomas f,
Egan, head OF the State Police Depart
ment, were married to-day at ST, Jo-
seph's Cathedral, Hartford. the brides
home.
Gov. Holoomb and many other officials
were present.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-15
Joseph Oliver.

Joseph Oliver, "A contractor and builder
Of 1T Wright street. ~Stapleton, died sud
denly yesterday afternoon OF paralysis
at the age OF so years, He was n ma
tive OF north Ireland, but settled In
Staten Island when a boy. Two sons
and four daughters survive him,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-15
SENATOR LEWIS is I'LL.
Unable to Go AbrOnd at Present as
Wilson Emissary.

wAsHINGroN, Sept. 14.-Senator James
Hamilton Lewis of Illinois did not sail
from New York for Europe to-day on
the liner Ryndam. as planned. Instead
he telegraphed the State Department
that he had postponed his trip owing to
Ill health.
This notification to the State Depart
ment was generally taken as bearing
out reports that the Senator was going
abroad as the Administrations unoffl-
cial emissary. At mis- office II was
said that he certainly would sail later.
as the business contemplated needed
attention"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-15
CASTOR DREYFUS.
Noted Paris Financier Caught Cold
at Brothers Funeral,

Specfd' 'dote Despatch 10 TnE SuN.
PARIS. Sept, l4-Gaston Dreyfus
banker, president OF the Outside Brokers
Association and a noted thurman, died
to-day. NJ. Dreyfus caught a cold at the
funeral OF his brother, Senator Dreyfus.
three weeks ago. His death is greatly
regretted In financial circles. where he
was very highly respected,
The last act OF NJ. Dreyfus as presi-
dent OF the Outside Brokers Association
was In arranging a method OF settling
the exchange liquidation for July, which
had been postponed since the outbreak
OF the war.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-15
LenhaOn-DANIa

The marriage OF Miss Lucretia Weed
Davis, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Benson Davis OF 330 Riverside Drive. to
George Jephson OF East Orange, n. j.,
took place at Cazenovia. y. Y, on
Wednesday. September s, in st. Peters
Episcopal Church. The Rev, John Tay-
lor Rose performed the ceremony.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-15
MARRIED.

and Mrs. Robert
Benson Davis Of $50 Riverside Drive.
New York, announce the marriage OF
their daughter. l.ucretia Weed Davis.
to Mr.. George : Jephson OF East
Orange. y. j., at Cazcnovia. y. Y.
september s.. 1915.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-15

rORLEY,-A solemn hlgh anniversary
mass Of requiem viii he sung IN tina
Church OF The Immaculate Conception.
Yonkers, y. Y, on FRIDAY, september
II, for the repose ~ 'hs soa. ~ the
late Very Rev. Mgr Charlie. u yprl,,
Reverend clergy, relative. amt p emit,
are invited without further Notice
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-15
John

John Saunderson. a builder OF Brook.
Ign. died on Monday at the home OF his
brother, Edward S~aunderson. AT Vine
land, n. ]. He was as years old. His
home was At 2ots Eastern Parkway,
Brooklyn. Three daughters and two
SOM survive him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-15
YACHTS AT NEW LONDON.

New LONDON, Conn. Sept, 1.-THE
schooner yacht Fedalma. yawl Saona
and power yacht Idealia have arrived
The steam yachts Already. Arthur
Meeker and Kanawha, former Commo-
dore Morton +. Plant. have departed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-15
Bishop of Newcastle Resigns.

Special Gable Despatch 10 THE Sun.
LONDON. Sept, t4,-The Bishop OF
Newcastle has resigned.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-15

The Right Rev. Norman d. ]. Straton.
Bishop Of Newcastle, will be rs years
old on November 4. He was appointed
Bishop IN 1907. The episcopal income
10 f3,500 V17,b00).
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1915-05-05
Stiue Delofn,
s4u9 cine 2riessifi5se bou gDaiter
&uulfuk.

Gs narsn ibrsr feds aIte 9erren.
Set iber breiBig Sabren fomen fs
an jebsm Qbenb aur Ielben @tunbe,
i'm ielben aofale uno an oemielben
Sid 3ufammen. sSn oner 8ebogliA=
felt tranfen iie ibren Gdoppen,
tauf6ten geoanfen uno grinnerungen
aus uno gingen bnnn tpieoer. Gin
9alh Der guten olten s3eit lag iber
benz aleebIatt. Mor Der Mbenb tpeia
ter Dorseidritten unb bos iunge @olt
in bas Gaitbaus eeltrGmt, bann mar
Die ftilIe 9ei9auli9feit Der Stamm~
tif6ede nit ibrem sebeimnisponen
3nlber oobin. Damn puliierte Bill
benoes leues Qeben
9eute fab man rur 81 flint in Der
trnulihen SIDE. Die pfeifen bampf>
ten unb Das Bier munoete. !6otte ia
bod aud Der telegraph aunbe pon
einem neuen groBen Siege bes SHz
preubenbefreiers iiber bic RuFen ge<
brant.
sWO nur Ser @enodnt bsuts
bleibt2"
.Sb er franf iIt?@
Rod ME bot er aefeblt.
llno oa bic Gtunbe 0es 8eifams
menfeins fid ibrem gnbe nGbert, IT,
fabrt man, mas ben font 70 piinfts
lid alien GERM fern gebalten bat.
Der Mirt bat IS ioeben bernommen.
Gin Sele9ramm iei gefommen, binten
aus RuBlanb FER unb babe bic Runoe
gebrddt, buB elmer ieiner SDbne ben
9elbentob eefurDen Bat.
Mm ndhften Mbenb mar Der Slid
ipieoer bolI5dbiig beifnmmen. Der
Hen6ant NOR 5ugtgen. aeine Wiene
p@erriet, mas in feinem Snnern Dor
fi9 segonsenA fem mpdte unb mas ibn
aud ieBt nod betpegte. Mobl fdien
Ct nidt mebr gars 10 anfre6t 5u
fBen, ME pDreefiern. Sn feinen Mu-
gen f6iinmtrte Elm berbaItener
Sdmer5.
Die Jreurbe bridten Dem MenDnns
ten Die 6anb.
llnb oIs sr in ibren @eidisrn cine
Jra9e las. iaate en- fur5:
.Gs mar Der Siingfte!"
pGie Mrnter!"
o46, reoen mir nidt peitsr oapon.
rod bab' id Spei nnbere. Saufenbe
gIeib mir miiHen ibr 2iebftes bingez
ben fir oes @nierlanbes Rubm uno
gbrs."
unb ga or ipsitsr brad, Isu6tsisn
ieine Nugen:
vMurum Hagen? Gtols srfunt
mein 6er5. Meine GDbne limb aud
babel, lam ih fagen. 9as Serrlidfe
fir eth trenoeuif6es 9aterbers. SrifFt
bic augeI, nun, Elm ieber GoIoat itebt
In Gottes 61no. mir trauern iins
feren 2ieben mad. Mobl, aber mir
molten nidt plGrren unb niht saoer.
DDS ifebt fhIeht gu benz 5elosnmute
uuftrtr Truppen. Die frsuoig unb nit
Begeiffsrungn In btn TOb geben.~
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9ie Sanigen.
GDm @ermauu u liners.

.Rapitdn, i'd Bit eud, laBt MIDI fort;
8 lafet MIDI fret, ionit lauf i6 pom
8prb;
Sd mub beim. muB beim nod Der
9nnig!
@9pn iino pereansen orei sarae sSSabr' /,
DAB i4 tets gu @diff, boB i'd bort
niht mar,
Nuf Der 9alig, Der Iieben !9a0ie!A
.Nein, Sasper, nein, bas ias' ih biz.
Nph biefe Reiie manit bu nit mir,
Damn barfft bu geb'n nod Der 9anie!
Ood fase mir, Sasper, mas pilIf ou
bort2
Sc TT Elm 10 0ber, ormieIigsr Ort.
Die fleine. bic einfame !9anig!"
.Gd nsin. aapitdn, bort ifts rebt gut,
On feinem Srte pirb mir 10 gu Mut.
go pobI, als auf Der 0aIie.
Mein Meib bot gepeint mand frau=
rige No4t,
9ab' lang nidt sefeben, tpenn mein
Rinb mir eela6t,
nnb 9aus unb 9Of aif Der 5alIis."
So bore benn. sSasper, mas i6 sir
Jog:
Sc 1T sefommen Elm bDfer Sag,
Gin bDfer Jeino fir bic 5olig!
Cine Gturmflut, tpie ME porber,
limb bos Mesr, oos interchangeable
Meer,
9Od eins es iiber bic !6alig!
Dod font gu nidt BIN, Dorbei 1T bic
Rof, VI
Oein meib 1T tot, oein ainb 1T tot,
Grtrunfen beib nuf Der 9a1is!
Muh bic S1dfe nnb GGmmer 1ino
forteefpilIt,
llnb BETH 5aus III fort, beine @urt
aerfpiiblt,
@os f%pplteft ou tun auf Der 5anis2A
,Md Soft, Rapitdn. mas TIT eefdebtng
Niles fDu ih nidt tpteberfebn,
Mds Iieb mir NOR alf Der 9dnig2
limb Sbr fragt mid nod, mas ih bert
min fung
Wiu iferben uno i'm @rabe rubin
auf Der 5dnis, Der lieben 9anig!*
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Sic iimo rein toa!~ oad)te Gen

Sapon altgemioert.
Als @ons-2uomig III Der Cir CT
ihien, eridaaten beaeilterte Sod
tllfe utl0 bauptidhlid oos mei6lid),
Gublifum ~nmordngte i'm, Inn eiltcr
0anoeornf 81 %erlangen, ia nlal
mar lbpn gliidlidL merm man mn
ieinen MonteI nit Sen 8ingern itres.
len fornte. als er lid nad) oen
Usage umidlnute. elite man GU
oas @efabrt SIT, loie @ierop olSsl!.
ipannen.
6nns&tomig ltano ratios.
Srau @elfert i1gtc: .@eraoe ID
toll trieben's Die @eiber nit W}ot-
foipsfp, ais er nad) ieinem 8eagoila
bonn G~resoener Softbeater ipieoec
sum eriten Male BORT I'M ~9feiioen5-
tbeater gaitiertel~
.9offl G0fflll~ g(aeS iiob ons-
chamber. uaommen Sic, meme
@erridaften Sic boben aae 3Ios,
idueIl"
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@ereiuiet unb gefDrmt na1 ieoer
Sorm. WinfIer e MifIes, Sutmader.
1903 9ff>6onIfon Ctr, neben Dem Nibers
fibes HeFtanrnnt. 3ufriebeniteIlenoe Grs
beit. Seine Sduren benitbt.
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aommer5ienrat Miil1er mors Der
re 8erlegenbeit Der @urtenoen mt
cnaeleben nno ibnel1 iett lirbens-
miiroig nit ieinem Antomobil. baS
i'm uom Sbeoter nbbolte, al Silfc
fam. Gill mo @eafert maren III.
5ipildlert ebenfoIls erihienen inc.
olc ianocn anf Dem @efahrf @iae
En0 blieben aIS { 8 loSjagte, pca
Dem 0ngitIid sur Seite iprin9enOei
Enblifum unhe6eltigt.
Grnits @bef lafte $50 bari idi
ole 5erridnften ablebei
Nm pGentlden aailer~l~ 61t
@ouS-Siloiuia
G6ortiesupg foIot)
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We1b1fts= 3alember
2liumimgs mmb 3elte.

IIannD Sent & @ipnins So. @m. 2Ds
rensen, gigentiimer. Ane nniere 8aoIen
baben nples @epi6t un0 WaB, pafenD
fir Stan0arbs@ roBen. 215 Gbe. 8.
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500 Oft : Commerce Ctr. Gan Nrz
tonic, Ser. Deuiibes @aitbaus. 3ims
mer SOC biz $1.00. Spe5ieue 8o6ent
raten. Ous. Definite, @~tnnaeer.
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PAUL S. LEMP,

Chill : Sneenieur lno 2mbsger1nelIer.
Cots 9er,aii uro biuia ~bermeiier. 2Oidbs
ri9e grfnbrnne IN Yatent Z NngeIegens
beiten. grfin0uugen 5hm grfplg berboE<
fen. 3eidnuneen aIIer Mrt. 113 Mbe. g.
Eel. grodett 8645.
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6pteIs.
HOTEL ALAMO

1875 Mano EIo8o -biib59 mDbIierte
refine 3imaner. soc, 75e ST. per Sag,
$3.50 nnD auffpdrts per BDbe. 3inluuer
nit 2 8etten $500 per 8pde. Iltes
TeIepbon grodett sos.
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9apn Mpwers eefdarft, abseboIt unb
nb9eliefert per Nutp; etabiIert felt -
Sabren. GmeriDn, Der BicbeIe : 9oftor.
Selepboniert.
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LAWN MOWERS

aeiddrit bel Mosers, 623 @arfet Strafs.
@rpdett 57tS. Sreie @biieferitna. Wir
Ieiben gah 2atpn Mopers pdbrenb mir
Cure reparieren, 4rbeit 9arnrtiert.
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Srimft

Reb Siuan Saffee. Ger aofiee, Ser
Glid befommt. Seoen 9aa friih &C.
roitet 35c per 9fo. Geinbaro e Sc.
2t5 Rorp Ctr. Gredetf 4S7. Ness
1852.
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9ranspDrt> @eieu5d5aften.


Sur Die beiten Sa5den ur0 GtanosllEs
ren. 8eparatllren ioipie GoIbarbeft bers
iuden Sic ben Gdpyisef 11hrmodher. &.
s. Sna8, 307H 8effsgommerre ctr.
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0Ols iino &oble.

Bir baIten Die bette &obIe nnb bas
bette Grennbol5. RroDiert urs. 8las,
@pBb & Goal 60. grpdett 6053, Nenes
Eel. 1911.
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HEX c COMPANY

8irpcles, Motorcbcles. 2aipn Boomers
eeiddrft, abgebplt n1o abgeliefert. Sci.
@rodett 1907. 237 8etsgouu,erce Sh.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-23
GREAT NAVAL BATTLE
NEAR Nv NORTH SEA
Continued from rase One

Continued from rage One
but II. likewise. was passed without
comment by the censor. 1t reads:
"All shipping between Holland and the
United Kingdom is stopped for the time
being. No ships will leave the United
Kingdom for Holland after today. Ships
from Holland will not be admitted to
the United Kingdom after today.
ut is hoped shortly to resume limited
cargo and passenger traffic. Special ar
rangements have been made for the
transfer of nails
Yesterday the Admiralty made known TO
foreign consular officers steps that have
been taken to condtionally close more
British ports to mercantile shipping. No
specific ports are mentioned, but the no
tice says certain ports may be closed
without warming
"Closing will be indicated by three verti-
cal red lights at night and three red balls
bv day. When these signals are dis
piayed vessels must proceed to eXamna-
tion anchorage or keep to sea-" the notice
says.
still other indications are present that
DER Tag is near at hand. The Ad-
mralty has been working at full pressure
for days. Every naval base has been
under extra guard and the employees have
been urged to greater eXertion. The fleet
is known to be at the highest point of
efficiency, and letters from the fighting
ships have told OF an undercurrent of
feeling that action soon would take the
place of the monotonous patrol duty.
Early in the war Winston Spencer
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-23
"WAR STOCKS" GROW
IN VALUE BY MORE
THAN 200 MILLION
Majority of Profits Reaped
in Wall Street as Result
of European Conflict in
Pockets Of Small Inves-
tors of Country.

NEW YORK, April 23.-Thc war
stocks" as wall street has branded those
securities which have benefited so cnor-
mously from the European conflict, are
now worth S2t9, ,729, 7S3 more than they
were at the first Of the year it was
learned In wall street today. This sum
represents only 10 Of the hundreds OF
stocks listed on the New York Stock T3X-
change, and is evenly divided between
automobile and steel equipment securi-
ties.
pro1t." A governor of the New York
stock Exchange said today that he csti-
mated that at least half Of this money
was I'm the pockets of people all over the
country who had been fortunate In their
market operations.
At their lowest quotations since Janu-
arv /. the stocks were valued at SSS2,71L-
OSl Today they are worth SL0i2,5OoS6I.
United states steel shares have appre-
ciated more than any other showing an
increase of Sl2G, III for both classes Of
their securities. Bethlehem steel is Soc
ond being worth ST. 100000 more now than
before the recent bull movement oc-
Cured.
General Motors has book value Of
S11,714124 more and Maxwell Motors
st1 .427,S70. American Locomotive Is one
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-23
JUDGE is THANKFUL
Tells Jurors Who Present Token They
Are Underpaid for Services.

Judge Barratt, of Common Pleas Court
No. 2. declared today that the jury sys-
TEN Is the best method there is of decid
ing disputed questions of fact, but said
he was of the opinion that the fees al
lowed jurymen are too small and not
commensurate with the services rem
dered and time given in court. Judge
Barratt gave these opinions in the course
of n talk from the bench to thank the
members of a jury, about TO be dis
charged after three weeks service, for
basket Of flowers they presented to the
court.
The flowers came as a surprise to Judge
Barratt, who was vlsibly affected by the
token of admiration presented by the
panel The basket of blossoms contained
roses, violets and all the spring blooms.
In presenting them to the court, Herman
!. Jaffe, one of the jurymen, made short
speech stating that they were n token of
appreciation of the way the court looked
after the comfort of the jurymen and n
compliment for the way justice was ad-
mnistered.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-23
BLUFF" SAY LONDON PAPERS
OF HELFFERICH STATEMENT
German Finances Exaggerated by
Kaiser's Treasurer.

LONDON, April 23.-Herr Helfferlch,
the German Minister of Finances state
ment, appearing in Philadelphia exclus-
lively in the EVENING LEDsER, reviewing
the condition of Germans finance and
declaring that she was prepared to wage
the war with silver bullets" was given
wide circulation throughout the English
newspapers. The comment of the Daily
News on It Is typical of the impression
prevailing. The newspaper says:
The American phrase big talk most
aptly fits this interview. 1t has the de-
feet that 1t is all bluff. Its extravaRance
defeats itself Those home loans about
which the Finance Minister boasts, had
little about them to distinguish them from
forced loans as every device of doubtful
finance, even to the pawning of state
property, was employed to raise them"