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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-16
YUAN A ACCEPTS.
Taking CrOwn, Says Ills PatriOt-
Ism Is Keen nv Others.

PEKIN, Dec. 15.-Yuau Shih-k'ai has
formally accepted the offer OF the i'm
perial crown of China. The following
Presidential mandate was issued here to-
day
1.-The acting Ii Ia Yuan (Chlna's
temporary ~ParliamentD, representing the
National Citizens Representative Con-
ventiou. has enumerated six reasons why
] should not refuse their request and
has again presented the peoples Offer
and pressed rue further TO ascend the
throne. 1t should be understood thai
my patriotism Is as strong as that of
any others. But now the citizens' de-
mand is 80 pressing and their cXpecta-
ton so keen that Il ~ Impossible for me
20 excuse myself and shirk the RESPONSE
bility which has dcyo,ved upon my
shoulders.
"Still in laying the foundation FOR
great things, and SO great a matter as
this, numerous important considerations
present themselves. Therefore Will,
avoiding dilatoriness this thing should
not he done hastily. Thus II is hereby
ordered that all the Ministries and de.
partments shall assemble among them
selves and make detailed preparations
and when completed that these he pre-
scented for execution. The petitions re-
ceiycd are ordered filed at the state De-
partment."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-16
WAR POURS GOLDEN
STREAM INTO MINT
$126,224.600 Came Into New
York Assay Office Alone in
Four Months.
$50, 200. 900 FROM FAR EAST

WASHINGTON. Dec. 15.-Complete
data as to the movements Of gold to
and from the United States in the criti'
cal days following tho outbreak Of the
European war and In the later period
in which Europe has become debtor to
us, are given in the annual report OF
Director OF the Mint woolley. made pub
lie to-day.
The Director that since
July I. 1914. the volume Of business
has increased 80 steadily and rapidly
that the records show h total value
OF the deposits at the New York As
say Office for tho first four months
OF the year 1915 10 be $12s, 224.60o.
nearly as much as the total deposits for
the entire fiscal year 1905. which here
tofore has been The banner year for the
New York Assay Office.
Director woolley characterises the Ms
cal year 1915 IA the most eventful IN
the history q tho mint service. The
mint at San Francisco, he rays. r.
ceived between April 1 u November !.
1915. more thar $50. 200, 900 In foreign
gold coin and bullion from Australia,
JAPAN and China. AS compared with
s+.34s,ooo during the calendar year
1914.
Very little OF the foreign gold received
has been In fine bars, according TO the
report, but the major portion has been In
coin. chiefly British sovereigns and Jap
anese ven. The prompt melting ana
storing of this coin presented problems
calling for extraordinary Energy and
some ingenuity says Mr.. Woolley.
Thu Director Of the Mint points out
that since July. 1915, there hiss been an
UNPRECEDENTED demand for subs diary
roins. In preparation for this demand
he purchased 4.375. 900 ounces OF silver
in July, 1915, the stock of the metal on
hand al that time being very low.
The total coinage Of the Government
for the fiscal year amounted to S&S.-
oSs. ass, OF which s4o.533.3l7 was gold,
s3.353,o32 silver. Si.7ls,716 nickel and
S4sl,33l bronze.
The Ph. ladelphia mint In the past
fiscal veal executed moro coinage TOT
foreign countries than in any previous
year in the institutions history. The
OUTPUT OF the Philadelphia mint In
cluded 3ss.o50 pieces, l0,7S5.<00 silver
pieces and ll.024.300 nickel pieces for
Cuba 5000 gold pieces n 8b3,SbS Sill
YER p,eces for Costa Rbca, $500. 900 oil.
YER p,eces for Ecuador and 9.20S.000
nickel pieces for Salvador. Tne mint a
San Francisco coined for the Philippine
Islands, l.s7o.o0o silver pieces and SOC
bronze pieces.
The seigniorage on United states
coinage executed totailed S3.67s.56i.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-16
MAY JAM THROUGH
WAR TAX BILL TO-DAY
Republicans to Protest Meas.
urc Extending Special Rev.
enue Another Year.
By FRANK WING.

WASHINGTON. Dec. l5.-Plans have
Of the House 70 pass the Administration
bill Tomorrow which extends the life OF
tho emergency war revenue act from
Decamber 81 nsxt 20 January I. 1917.
Many Democrats have grumbled over the
proposal 70 continue the war taxes. but
indications are that the measure will be
passed by a comfortable majority. A
report on the bin. alsd In behalf Of the
Ways and Means Committes to-day by
Democratic Leader Kitchin. says in sub
stance that a. evenues from all sources
have fallen of Hx q result Of the wal
Il is important that there be no sus.
pension Of collections under the revenue
act
AT tho time tho law was enacted II
was thought that the war in Europe
probably would not be OF longer duration
than January !. 1915. and that there
would DO no necessity for additional
taxation beyond that date, but tho end
Of the war u still beyond sight and the
Treasury will ICED the additional reve-
nus contemplated by the extension of the
act" says tho report.
During the fiscal year ended June 30,
1914. total imports amounted to $I,ss3,-
s25.6b7. - compared with $i.6l7.lss,-
TAO for the fiscal year 1916. thus indi-
eating a falling on In imports OF s22:.-
1897. During the fiscal year ended
luna a. 1914. fmnorts frOm thu E,,rO-
pean countries now at war amounted
to S766.00 900. Tho importations from
these Same countries during the fiscal
ear 1915 fell TO SbOs. 900. 900. a decrease
Of s262. 900. 900.
ut Is pointed out that comparing the
two periods internal revenue receipts
dropped moro than 126. 1000. 900 and that
the postal service now registers a defclt
of Sio.0o0.o0o against a surplus q year
ago.
ut Is therefore evident" says the re-
port. that some form of additional tax
alton 10 necessary to take care Of the
loss from customs and internal receipts
and postal revenues"
The Republican report on tho bill
which 10 70 be prepared by Representa-
tive Fordney OF Michigan. ranking mi.
nority member on the Ways and Means
Committee, will be submitted to the
House to-morrows This report will make
that revenues have declined not on &C.
count Of the war. but because Of the
failure Of Democratic ~ laws to realize
the expectations Of their trainers. Ths
Republicans viii make no attempt Il
defeat the Administration bill which
peeSably will b passed hy the Hous,
A0Io4o al9ougUAoo1 to-moyroW niaht.
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especially At this time. when the Pede,.
Government is preparing to obtain ad'
ditional revenue by new forms of tays.
ton.
In "A table embodied IN the reior, N,
Travis estimates tho deficiency ON Son.
TENDER 80. 1917. based on existing Law,
at 81, 351 ,S06.S7. lie adds, however ",
1t be assumed that the revenue measure.
adopted In another part OF this rsnor,
will meet with favorable action Of ts
Legislature of 1915 the probable ada,,
tional revenues resulting therefrom ara
estimated AZ follows: Excise tax. s37.n.
900 transfers inheritance taxi. s..
100000: secured debt tax, s9O0.O0O .
total. s6.650.00O."
Estimated surplus s4,20s.,o3.
Deductirg the estimated dedclerc ~
from this total, tho estimated SURPLUS On
September 30. 1917. is si,2eS,la3i8
The report continues:
The transfer tax law, II amended n,
restoring the provisions It contained ur,r
tho law Of 1911 relative to the estate,
Of non-residents, with a further anerd.
ment clarifying the definition OF a resi-.
dent and a nonresident n reducing m.
number of exemptions, even while 70.
oihine NV pTtseIlt tIdneU rdteS or faN.
alton. would increase the States revenue
from this tax by ar amount. estimate.
at $4,000, 900 annually. to which $500 .
600 can be added by adopting the ra,cs
OF taxation recommended by this ot1c.
last year. The full amount Of increase
however. would not be realized in N.
first year OF its operation.
Had these provisions been in the law
during the year 1915 two non-resldeu.
estates alone would have paid = IA,
equal to about one-flfth of the diroc. "a,
of $4,000. 900. while, ne the law nov
stands, these estates pay nothing, a..
though the Tax Bureau IL kept busy 4
large portion of the time attending TO Il.
matters arising therein.
Requests to educational and char'a.
BILE institutions in other States are nov
exempt from taxation. and while no.
criticising the exemptions Of beques,s n
such institutions within our own Stat.
II seems reasonable hat a tax should b.
collected on the mounts beqleathcd
to institutions not situated within oui
boundaries"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-16
NEED OF $4,000 MAY
DELAY Big NAVY PLAN
Unless Congress Grants Funds
for Draughtsmen, Building
Won't Begin Until 1917.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1b.-Unless Con-
gress appropriates An additional sum
OF $3.50, 900 for draughtsmen in the navy
none of the warships proposed in the
Administrations naval building pro-
gramme can be started before April.
1917. II the appropriation Is granted
the Navy Department will be In O posi-
ton to let contracts within six weeks
after Congress passes the programme.
The situation has been put up Ia
Chairman Fitzgerald Of the House Ap-
preparations Committee by Acting Secre-
tary Of the Navy Roosevelt. II was
learned this afternoon. According to Mr.,
Roosevelt, the $780, 900 asked for will
provide for sixty to seventy additional
draughtsmen. or an increase Of SO per
cent. With he present force he said
plans for the big d~rsadnouGhts could
not be completed In less than eighteen
months.
In this connection It was learned that
except for additional corridor watchinen
and doorkeepers n an order closing
all but one of the entrances to the
building after 6 o'clock on week days
and all day on holidays, Secretary Dan
ieis has taken no steps for the better
naval secrets.
Although the Navy Department has
never recovered the stolen plans OF the
battleship Pennsylvania, the drawings In
the draughting room are still kept more
or less exposed. no vault having been
provided for their safekeeping. The
particular drawings of the Pennsylvania
that disappeared related to n secret de-
vice OF gunfire control. on which navy
experts had been working for some time
They disappeared from the building on
the day that President Wilson was in
augurated, but whether they we're stolen
or burned up with some rubbish neveI
has been found out by the department
The hrs control device subsequently In
stalled on the Pennsylvania was made
from duplicate copies OF tho missing
plans.
At present the d~raughting room Ia
ut work on plans for types of vessels
which IL Is thought Congress will he
certain to approve. But as Secretary
Daniels himself has not definitely de-
termined on tho type Of dreadnouEht
to be built. the plans for these vessels
will not be started until after tho naval
building bill 10 passed. Tho general
board hal urged the adoption Of q typs
larger than any ever before constructed
In the world and calling for . Tonnage
Of $4,000 tons.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-16
DEMANDS THAT-U. s.
MAKE ITS MUNITIONS
Rep. Tavcnncr Leads "Labor
Group" Fight on Gun and
Powder Makers.
MAKES BITTER SPEECH

WAsHiNGToN. Dec. 1.-The opening
gun in the light that is to he made
by tho labor group In Congress TO
force the adoption OF n policy under
which the Government will build all Its
battleships and manufacture its NUM-
tons of war was fired In the House
to-day when Representative Tavenner
OF Illinois charged that the munitions
makers were heavy contributors to scot
cites organized 10 further the cause of
preparedness.
Mr.. Tavenner criticised retired arny
and naval officers for having accepted
employment with corpora tons engaged
In making munitions. intimating that
such relations were improper and in
sls,ing that they should he prohibited
by the Government. lie advocated the
construction of Government owned mu-
milton plants. making the argumen that
II would practically I've impossible for
the United States adequately to eX-
pand its military establishments as lone
as ii had to pay the high prices exactcd
for such products 10y private corpora.
,ions.
The speaker charged that the mum.
lion makers operated under "A commu.
nifty of interest system and that all
were anxious 10 commit, the Govern.
ment to extraordinary expenditures for
the army and navy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-16
PROMINENT BRIT0NS
IN WAR PROFIT SUIT
II. G. Burford Should Divide
Motor Truck Commission,
Says Warwick Wright.

Differences between two prominent
Englishmen over the division OF the COM
missions on An order from the Russian
Government for 5000. 900 worth OF mo.
tor trucks resulted In the nling in the
Supreme Court yesterday OF a suit for
an accounting against Henry c.. Bur-
ford OF Burford 4 Co.. of s Bridge street,
by Warwick Wright.
Wright IL head Of the Sheffield Sim
pick Company. "A motor car company, OF
Sheffield, England, which has been taken
over by the English Government for
aeroplane manufacture, He was the
second man In England to take up Nv
Ing. The English War ONCE sent him
60 France last spring TO bring about co
ordination between tho English and
French flying %souadrons. Burford is
head OF a prominent English firm of
which n former English Secretary OF
State for War and other high English
officials are members.
The complaint. drawn by John J. Lor.
dan Of il5 Broadway. alleges that prior
to February l last Wright arranged
with the Morton Truck and Tractor Com.
pany OF Harrisburg, Pa. and having a
New York Office at 1e0 Broadway. to act
as It's agent In obtaining contracts for
trucks. On tho date mentioned Wright
offered Burford half Of all the commls-
sion to be paid on the motor trucks IL he
could obtain war orders. It IL alleged
that through the influence OF Burford
and his Arm with members of the COM
missions who were buying war supplies
for the Allies the Russian Government
ordered about 5000, 900 worth Of trucks,
chiefly armored, on which the commits
sions would amount to about 500, 900.
Wright arrived here recently from
England and finding that payments had
been made to Burford. he demanded mis-
share OF the commissions. He ALLEGES
that Burford refused TO pay him and in
view OF the fact that Burford had ar.
ranged 10 sail for England last Tuesday
Wright instructed his attorney to bring
suit. and notified the Morton company
that tho company would be held rs.
sponsible II my payments were made q
Burford before the suit 10 decided.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-16
MANCHESTER A BANKRUPT.
Duke, Ill In Paris, Says lie Wants
to Pay All His Debts.
Spectal Cable DespatcA 10 THn SUI.

LONDON, Dec. 1.-THE Duke OF Man
chester. son-in-law of tho late Eugene
Zimmerman OF Cincinnati, was adjudged
a bankrupt to-day. The plan which II
was promised last week would be pre-
scented to tho creditors was not ready.
His counsel asked for u further adjourn
ment, but the court refused and APP
pointed r.. 5. Salaiman as trustee of the
Dukes estate,
The Duke Is confined TO his room IN
Paris. 1t was announced that he was
DESTROYS of paying his debts in full
when arrangements have been completed
and the Duke had great objection TO
being ~adjudged "A bankrupt. He thinks.
according to his representatives, that
his personal effects will be a valuable
asset.
The meeting Was closed after MIR
Salaman remarked that any application
against the adjudication could be made
before the bankruptcy court.
The Dukes liabilities were returned
at about $975.000, with assets OF about
81 900,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-16
AERoNAUTIC BOARD REPORTS.
President sends Results OF Years
study to nHress

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-THE first re-
port OF the ae~ronautical advisory board
created in the last Congress was for
warded to the House to-day by President
Wilson.
The report. which bears the signature
Of Gen. George 4. 'Scriven. chairman.
shows that the board has collected a
mass of scientific data, It says in part
THE Importance OF air craft to the
Army and Navy Departments In view OF
the utilization of such craft in the pres
ent wal in Europe IL so evident that no
further comment is necessary. II is
strongly recommended that adequate IA
~cilities be provided to conduct the i'm
portant experimental wor, necessary for
the efficient development of both
branches on a%eronautical lines"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-16
YEARS FARM YIELD
TOPS TEN BILLION
Wheat and Corn Are Worth
S2,686, 100000, Cotton
1902, 100000.
MANY NEW RECORDS SET

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-The hnal e.
innate Of crop values by the Department
Of Agriculture shows that this years
principal farm crops were worth $685.
77s.ooo. on a basis Of December I prices.
This impair with Sl.s7t.527.ooo last
year. 1885, ls7. 900 in 1913 and s+.7s7.-
47s.000 In 1912. -
with the wheat crop passing the
billion bushei mark for the nrst time IN
tho nations history. corn pfodvction
reaching q 5000. 00o. 900 bushei total for
the second time. and record crops OF oats'
barley. rye. sweet potatoes. . ana rice
the year has been an extraordinary one.
The value OF some Of the crops II tbs
largest ever recorded.
The value of zach crop. based on ,ts
farm price December I, with last years
value. Is announced as follows:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-16
PERU RATIFHs NEW COINAGE.
Percentage Of silver 20 Paper
Money Restricted.

LIMA, Dec. 1.-THE new coinage re-
Gently passed by the Peruvian Congress
has been put into effect by a decree -
sued by the Government to-day. The
law provides Government coinage OF
200. 900 soles, or 100000. each month
in fractional silver coins and also pss'
mits the making OF coins Tor use a.
money by private persons at n small
charge tor coinage.
The percentage Of silver TO paper
money is restricted and provision 70
made for prosecution Of any attempt
to exchange paper for silver at a pre-.
MUM on the coinage.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-16
s BATTLESHIPS NEED CREWS,
Can't Take Part In Maaruvrcs
Because Of Lack of Men.

NORFOLK. Va. Dec 1b.--It Is an
nounced In nava circles that the battle
ships Vermont n New Hampshire will
not 20 TO Cuba with the Atlantic fleet In
January to participate In winter
man9uvres. These two ships are short
several hundred men OF having their
regular crew complement.
The Vermont, unable to obtain a full
crew, has been tied up at the navy yard
for some time, Posters urging young
men 10 Join the Vermont are posted In
conspicuous places In Norfolk and
Portsmouth, but have not caused many
enllstments.
TIL battlesh!ps Kansas, Connection,
and Minnesota may not be available to
20 with tho feet because OF shortage In
crews This would leave only the bat.
tleship Louisiana In the fourth division
Il 10 probable the Georgia and Nebraska
will be added 70 this division.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-16
Woman Centcnarian Drops Dead.

Mrs. Emily Mayhem Osborne, a cen.
tenarian. died ~ heart disease Yesterday
at the homc OF has daughter. Mrs Victor
G. Smith. $50 East l6ith street. The
Bronx. She was born In Spencertou
y. Y. April 20. 1915. Her pl,crnt
grandfather was Thomas Mayhem, the
first Governor of Martha's vineyard
She leaves two daughters. three grand.
children and six grcat-grandchl,dreu.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-16
A. G.. MCLAUGHLIN IN RACE.
Brooklyn Democratic Club Head
May Get Postmastership.

Word reached Brooklyn yesterday
from Washington that Alonzo @. Nc
Laughlin, president Of the Democratic
Club, was under consideration for the
postmastership. which Is temporarily
filled by ex-senator Walter G. Burton.
Mr.. McLaughlin's name has been pre-
sented to President Wilson. b It Is not
expected that the appointment will be
made until he returns from his honey
moon,
Mr.. Mclaughlin has long been active
In Democratic politics n In the late
campaign was al aspirant for the Su-
preme Court nomination, HE went TO
Congressman Fitzgerald.
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$4,000 for Loss Of sealp.

The Appellate Division Of the Supreme
Court In Brooklyn a unanimously az
frmed tho award Of $4,000 to Mary
Hynes, II years old. Of S<5 Court street,
In the Supreme Court In Nassau county
In her suit against Cook. Cobb 4 Co.
Tho Sira's hair was caught In soms ma
chinsry and her scalp was completely
torn from her head.
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yrar's Total s1O.OOo,oOO.OOo.

Other farm products. including minor
crops and animals and animal roducts
will bring the years total to about $l0,-
900. 900, 900.
Further details OF the report show
Corn production. 3.054.535.o00 bushels,
against 2.672.sO4.oo0 last year. Acre
yield. 2s.2 bushels. against ?5.s last
year. December / farm price. 6I5
cents a bushel. against GA last year.
Winter wheat production. 655,o&5.0oO
bushels. against sS4.S99.o0 last rear.
Acre yield. 1872 bushels. against 1870
last year. Price, % cents "A bushei.
against es.6 last year. ~
Spring wheat production. 356, 4o6.000
bushels. against 06.027,00 last year.
Acre yield. 1873 bushels. against ll.s
last e Price, S6.5 cents a bushel.
against ss.6 last year.
All wheat production. l.Oll,50o.ooo
bushels, against s9l OF 900 last year.
Acre yield. Is.s bushels, against lS.s
last year. Price, 80 cents a bushel,
against 9s.6 last year.
Oats production. 1.5~o4.362.000 bushels.
against l,l<l. 0s0.00 last year. Acre
| yield, 37.s bushels. against ?s.7 last year.
Price. 36.l cents q bushcl. against ass
last year.
harley production. 237. 009.0 900 bushels.
against 19l,953. 900 last year. Acre yield.
| 8. bushels, against 25.s last . Price.
5l.1 cents a bushei. against 5+.3 last
year.
RYE production. 49.l90.000 bushels.
| against 2.77s,0 900 last ear Acre yield.
i7.2 bushels. against 1853 last year.
| Price, S3.9 cents a bushel. against SIS
last year.
Prices Range Higher.
Buckwheat production. l5,169,oo0
bushels, agains l6,SSl.00 last year.
Acre yield. 1875 bushels, against 2l.3 las,
year. Price, 1871 cents, against 1914 last
year.
Faxseed production. 13.s45.o00 bushels
against l5.559.0o0 last a Acre Yield,
l0.l bushels. against S.3 last year. Price,
$l.74. against $l.2S last year.
Rice production. 2s.9i5,ooo bushels
against 23,S49.0o0 last year. Acre Yield
36.l bushels. against BAL last year
Price. 9O.6 cents. against ~. last year.
Potato production. 359,l03 900 bushels
AGAINST 405. 92l. 900 last year Acre yield
95.5 bushels. against 1905 last year
Price. 6l.6 cents, against 4s.9 last yea-
Sweet potato production, 7+.295,oS,
bushels. against 56.674.O00 last year
Acre yield. 1898 bushels, against 93.s
last year. Price. 81 cents. against 7;
asst year
Hay production. ss,e25,ooo tons
against 70.071 900 last year. Acre yield
LES tons. against l.%3 last year. Price
1910. against $11.12 last year.
Tobacco production, 1.o8o.5s7,oo
pounds. against l.o34,67s.0oO last year
Acre yield. 1851 pounds. against Si5.,
pounds last year. Price. 81 cents, agains
a.s cents last year.
Cotton production, 1l.16i.o 900 bales O
500 pounds gross, excluding unters
against l6,135.000 last year. Acre yield
17e5 pounds, against 209.2 last year
Price, ILL., cents a pound. against g.
cents last year.
Sugar beet production. 6.4s3.oo0 tons
against S.4s2.o0 last. Acre Yield, n
tons. against 1o4 last yea Price, SIS.
Q ton, aeains. $3.50 last