davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times., 1915-07-15
WAR STOCKS LEAD =.
NEW YORK ADVANCE
Railroad Issues Dull and Heavy,
and Tendency Was to Lower
Levels Today. -,

NEW YORK, July .15.-Activity on
the stock market today centered almost
entirely in the Industrial list with war
specialties' serving as leaders. This
railroad issues were dull and heavy,
and the tendency in them was to low.
er levels.
Steel stocks found a good market and
were exceptionally strong. United
States Steel common, as is usually the
case in an active market led in the
trading and lent strength to the othes
industrials by advancing nearly a point
to 61A. Bethlehem Steel established
another high record. Having opened UP
points at 1f5, the stock jumped rap.
idly to 1917, but later sold off.
Reports Of the vast business booked
by Crucible Steel sent that stock UP az
points to Bah. Press dispatches accredit.
ed the company with a new order for
torpedoes which approximated S25, 5,000..
00O. Westinghouse was another war
stock which is being heavily traded in.
II sold up to 103N. a gain Of 2s points.
New York Air Brake after recording q
3-point gain at 105h, reacted.
War, with no present prospect of q
quick termination. caused the above
advances. Prospective peace In Mexi-
co was the reason assigned for. an
early 8 point rise in Mexican PETROL
cum.
There were several soft spots in the
railroad list. Missouri. Kansas and
Texas issues continued weak. Tho
common declined a point to 5h and
the preferred dropped 2 points to is.
New Haven sold off over points to
56; Third Avenue reflected the effect
of the failure of the directors to take
action on the dividend question yester-
day by declining 2 points to 50A. and
Southern Pacific dropped IN points
in the first hour. but later recovered
n mart
The Washington times., 1915-07-15
Prison for Bavarian
Dealers Who Overcharge

BERLIN. July 15.-Any dealer in Ba-
varia charging excessive prices for
articles Of daily consumption. including
fopo and lighting power. will be liable
to one years imprisonment. Such an
order was first promulgated for the
First Corps District of the Bavarian
Kingdom but now has been extended to
the other districts. the second and third.
Reports from Cologne indicate that
tho crops of rye, oats. wheat. and barley
In western and middle Germany will be
especially large. Harvesting has begun
in these sections already. 1t Is said
that sugar beets are richer In sugar
than usual and 1t is expected that the
fruit harvest will be satisfactory.
The Washington times., 1915-07-15
Mormon Father Must
Acknowledge All Heirs

OGDEN, Utah, July Io.-Inat chill
dren born of plural wives cannot be
legally recognized as heirs unless they
have been acknowledged by the father.
is the construction placed by Judge
James A. Howell on the Utah statutes
affecting polygamy.
The opinion was brought out in his
instructions to the jury considering
the case Of Albert Geddees, of Eccles,
against the David Eccles estate to
which the sixteen-year-old son OF Mrs.
Margaret Geddes Is endeavor1ng to es-
tablish heirship. by claims that David
Ecctes was his father by a plural mar
riage In 1889.
This Is the nrst construction Of the
status Of children of plural marriages
holds that the acknowledgement. need
not be made public. but is binding
even II made secretly and confidentially.
The Washington times., 1915-07-15
ONLY HOPE
LIES WITH WHITMAN
Chief Justice Of Court Of Appeals
Says Case Has Passed His
Jurisdiction Now.

NEW YORK, July 1b.-Charles Beck
er's only hope of escaping the electric
chair at Sing Sing rests with Governor
Whitman, in the opinion Of Millard
Bartlett, chief justice Of the court Of
appeals. In letter to Marford the mar
shall. attorney for Bridge" Wcbber,
one OF the witnesses against Becker.
Justice Bartlett today said the case had
passed out of the Jurisdiction of the
court
Marshall had sought to reopen the
case with. the court OF appeals on the
strength Of an alleged statement by
that he had been framed"
Charles Pitt, jr., known as Becker's 8
press agent, who was an important W.T.
ness against him at his last trial, to-
day said he would make public a state
ment next week that would clear Beck
er OF instigating Rosenthafs murder.
The Washington times., 1915-07-15
Funeral Services Held
For Richard D. Mohun

Funeral services for Richard Dorsey
Mohun, who died Tuesday at Red Oak
Md, were held this morning at ST.
Matthews Church. Private interment
was in Oak Hill Cemetery.
He was aged fifty-one years and was
one Of the leading figures in the de-
velopment of the Belgian Congo Free
state and spent twenty years in the
heart Of Africa, where he contracted
fever.
Among his many activities while in
Africa are included the work of stop
ping cannibalism and the suppression OF
the Arab slave trade. He had been
decorated by the British. French and
Belgian governments for his work. and
also had a decoration from the Sultan
Of Zanzibar.
Mr.. Mohun was the only white sur
vivor Of the party which succeeded in
bringing about telegraphic communica-
ton between the east and west coasts
of Africa. Last year he was an officer
aboard the Red Cross ship sent from
the United States to Belgium. He is
survived by his mother, his wife and
two sons.
The Washington times., 1915-07-15
Asked to Cooperate on
Standard Health Policy

Invita- tions to insurance companies to
appoint a committee to confer with a
committee appointed by the National
Convention of Insurance Commissioners
to prepare a standard form Of accident
and health insurance policy have been
issued by the Chairman, Charles r. Ees-
bit District superintendent Of insurance.
other members of the committee.
which was appointed at the annual con-
yention Of insurance commissioner at
Chicago in April. consists OF r. n. NC
Master. Superintendent of insurance OF
South Carolina ]. r. Young. superin-
tendent of insurance of North Carolina
Joseph Button, superintendent Of in
surance Of Virginia, and Charles john
son. superintendent Of insurance OF VIZ
ginia.
The Washington times., 1915-07-15
j. 5. TRIES TO MAKE
NEWS PRINT PAPER
Bona Eide White Product, Not
Gray, Is Object Of Tests
With Various Woods.
Uncle Sam is trying to make news

Uncle Sam is trying to make news
papers.
That statement is literally true. for
he really is trying-not to print them.
mind you-mut to make them. To be
more explicit. he Is trying to devise
way to make the paper for them. A
bulletin Is to be issued within a few
months stating the results of extern
sive tests. extending over three years.
and including forty different kinds OF
wood. looking to the manufacture from
a new source Of paper that will do on
which to print newspapers.
Now Uncle Sans chief ambition is TO
issue-not red paper" blue
paper" or any other colored scrap OF
paper'-but bona fide white paper. The
rub with all the paper made so far is
that It is not white, but gray.
Troubled With Color.
Now, this gray paper. made from the
western hemlocks. lodgepole pine. REQ
FIR, and other substitutes for the. spruce
ground wood as now used. Is durable
and excellent paper In every way. the
trouble is with It's color. And there
Uncle Sam confronted the first. problem
of the newspaper pubRsher-circulatio9
He ran amuck Of the much discusseq
"psychology of the newspaper reader
For newspaper editors told him that
gray paper never would do for printine
newspapers because newspaper readers
will not buy papers printed on anything
else but pristine and simon pure white
paper. The more snow-like the paper
the greater the rejoicing Of the circula'
ton manager.
about their work in an academic sort
Of way When they evolved paper
which thex believed would stand the
test Of the great presses OF the modern
newspaper they tried 1t on the dog;"
meaning they had New York I,i,Is: and st:
Of their papers on the Government
stitutes met the test. until they
reached the eye Of the circulation man.
ager. There came the objection to the
color. -,
The experiments. II successful. will
be Of greatest benefit. It is stated. in
the middle West. in Chicago. St. Louis.
St. Paul, Minneapolis and Milwaukee;
Those cities. 1t Is expected. soon WI,
tsei the pinch pat Of greatly mber msn
state that already the end OF, the
spruce forests in those great States Is
in sight Therefore. the need Of sub
sttute for the spruce ground-wood.
Many Substitutes.
Among the most acceptable substitutes
discovered SO far are the western hem.
lock, lodgepole pine and red FIR. men
toned above. and Sitka spruce. Califor'
MIA pine. white spruce with balsar
fir, Alpine fir. Englemann spruce
Amabilis fir and Noble fir. The expert
ments were conducted by Sidney D
Wells, for the most part working ir
the forest products laboratory at Madi
son. Wis.
Eastern papers need not worry. They
are not likely to be pinched for year,
to come. The great bulk of the spruce
in Eastern paper mills comes from tn,
Maine forests. and these forests repro
duce themselves at a rapid rate be
cause the cones roll about for a con
siderable distance.
The Washington times., 1915-07-15
College Sports Fail
To Reap Big Profits
Daily News, Yae's Paper, Collects Figures From
Three Typical Institutions, and Athletics Are
Proven Losing Proposition.

a deficit Of approximately 5000. and the
University of Michigan has . surplus
Of only 500. The low net profit at
Michigan Is due TO the fact, however,
that most of the profits were expended
on a new stadium that Is now being
constructed at Ann Arbor. the first unit
Of, which will 'accommodate 1sooo per-
sons, end the ultimate capacity of
which will be from $1,000 to 5000.
Football shows the greatest profit at
both Princeton and Michigan. but at
williams there was a deficit In this
sport The football revenue at Princeton
was $3S,SS4 and at Michigan about 3 30.-
900. Baseball at Princeton returned a
profit Of $s,ss1, but at Michigan show
ed loss OF $3,722. Track caused q
net loss Of $500 at Princeton and $4,013
at Michigan.
Minor sports resulted in q loss to all
three colleges, and the small profits
made in football were used In paying
their deficits. At Williams each stu
dent Is taxed 81 as his contribution for
athletics. and by levying such a sum
on the undergraduates 1t is possible to
make up all the losses sustained In
sports.
The Washington times., 1915-07-15
Might Have Helped.

Some time ago a beautiful singer
from the city was engaged to sing with
other talent at a country opera house.
and Immediately after she had done her
turn she precipitately rushed through
the wings in quest of the manager.
"I want to speak to you Immediately.
Mr.. Smith" exclaimed the fair songs
tress In an indignant voice. Il think
you might have done more! think
What seems to be the trouble,
madam" the manager, wonderingly. Il
don't seem"
IT am speaking OF my song!" inter
jected the singer with considerable
spirit. 1T was utterly ruined by the
musicians! Don't you think you could
have done something to the orchestra
to have helped the effect a bit?"
why, yes. madam" was the cold
hard rejoinder OF the merciless man.
ager. I'VE might have added a few
more drums. ."-Exchange.
The Washington times., 1915-07-15
American Gunners Aided .
By Balloon At Practice

TOBYHANNA. Pa. July IA big
captive balloon. sent up to locate the
enemy. was used for the first time at
the United States artillery camp of In
struction. Atmospheric conditions were
unfavorable. but the two officers who
made the ascension. Lieut.. John N
GIeely. son of the Arctic explorer. and
Lieut.. Francis w: Honeycutt had no
trouble In distinguishing the targets rep
resenting the enemy. three miles away.
A field telephone Is operated in the
basket of the balloon and the directions
are thus given to the gunners.
Batteries A. B, and c of the Massa-
chusetts National Guard user shrapnel
shells in their target practice and
proved efficient marksmen.
The Washington times., 1915-07-15
Woman Held in Jersey
. Called Common Scold"

HACKTNSACK. July 15-Charsed un-
der the old blue laws of New Jersey
with being a common scold. Mrs Mary
Guadiano. aged nifty. of Peetsburg. will
have a hearing before Justice Edward
NJ. johnson here today.
The complainant Is Mrs. Marie Luci-
ano, a neighbor.. and the chief witness
for the prosecution Is the Rev. Father
de Vincentilis. In charge of the Roman
Catholic Church there. Among the
many things alleged Is that Mrs. Quad
iano did disturb the morals and peace
of the community by calling Mrs.
Luciano names and saying things harm
full to her. Both women belong to we'll
to-do families. and are neighbors Of the
priest and members of his church.
The Washington times., 1915-07-15
Petrograd Reports
Cholera in Lemberg

LONDON, July 16.-The Morning
Posts Petrograd correspondent wires
today. "All enemy troops have been
terrible epidemics which are raging
there. An epidemic of cholera in par
ticular has caused a panic"
Refugees are pouring into Russian
territory, the dispatch adds. The popu-
lation of .Galicia is reported to be
starving because the Austro- Germans
have requisitioned every sort of food
stun. All who can are escaping
through the lines to Russia.
The Washington times., 1915-07-15
Wholesale Produce Market

EGGS-Nearby. fresh, 1sc per doz.; South
ern. lie per doZ'
CHEEsE-New York. new, 1shc per ID. 4;
nat, lsc per ID.
BUTTER-Elgin print. 3oiAc per lb.; tub,
2sac per lb.; process, Csc per ID.
LIVE PoULTRY-Hens, l6dlec per lb
roosters, lie per lb.; live turkeys, lSal5c per
lb. spring chickens. 2o925c per lb.
LIVE STOCK-Veal calves. best, size per
lb.; heavy, 7hasc per lb.; fat sheep, 4841ac
per h.. spring lambs, Slhqsc per lb.
KREY. PRICE & CO.
VEGETABLES--(Quota tions furnished by
Taylor Wade)-Potatoes, S.25 per barrel;
onions 81. 90 per bu. 81. 90 per sock; cabbage,
76c per crate; lettuce. soc per basket: teets.
81 80 per 100 punches.
The Washington times., 1915-07-15
Army and Navy
ARMY.

ARMY.
Captain WILLIAM H. WILSON. Coast
Artillery Corps. pector-instructor.
Organized Militia Of Massachusetts,
will visit Concord, Laconia. Dover.
Portsmouth, and Exeter, n. H, tor
consultation with adjutant general
of New Hampshire.
Resignation by Major WILLIAM A.
PHILLIPS, Ordnance Department
Infantry. OF his commission as Of
ticer OF army, has been accepted.
RESIGNATION by Lieutenant Colonel
ODUS c. HORNEY, Ordnance De-
partment. of his commission as Of
ficer OF army. has been accepted.
Retirement of Major JOSEPH 7.
DAVIDSON, Quartermaster Corps,
from active service Is announced.
The Washington times., 1915-07-15
Death Wins Race.

PHILADELPHIA, July ia race
ith death was olst today when Antoine
Lemo. thirty. of Fall River, Mass, died
in the Broad Street Station on a train
arriving from Lewes, Del. Lemo in
jured his spine al the plant of the Della
ware Fish OIL Company, there, yester-
day. DR.. w. p. Orr decided that the
only chance to save the mans life was
to get him to . Philadelphia hospital.
The Washington times., 1915-07-15
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.

from st. George for
Unalga; Missouri, from Guantanamo
for Christobel; Dupont. from Boston
for Provincetown: Tennessee, from
Barcelona for Fayal; Kearsarge,
from New York for Hampton Roads;
Supply, from Yokohama for Shang-
hal; Marbleehad, from San Diego for
Catalina Island; Montgomery. from
Baltimore for Tangier sound; Glacier.
from San Diego for west coast OF
Mexico; Hull. Hopkins, LAWRENCE
and Farragut. from Sausalito for San
Diego.
Arrived-vulcan, at Hampton Roads;
Paducah. at Guantanamo; Jason, at
Guantanamo; New Orleans, at San
Francisco; Powhatan. at New York
yards Wheeling. at Tampico; Am
phitrite. at Fort Morgan. Ala; Stew
art. Preble, and Whipple. at San
Francisco; Justin, at Tiburon.
The Washington times., 1915-07-15
u. S. Chamber Prepares
Many Trade Statistics

Statistics which will be Of direct tn
terest to American business men. ana
especially to those engaged in import
and export trade are being prepared at
the request Of Secretary Of Commerce
Redfeld by the committee on Statistics
and standards of the Chamber OF Com
merce of the United States.
This work has been undertaken be-
cause in the past. says the Chamber
Of Commerce. such statistics have been
open to criticism" and the percentage
of error could only be Appropriated.
The Washington times., 1915-07-15

CONTINUED from F1rst Page.)
having obtained a license. The law
makes no mention of any. penalty at.
S1ched to selling liquor even II that
license is null and void, fact which
we do not admit.
District Is Estopped.
In the second place, the District is
estopped from continuing this prosecu-
ton because 1t has received $3.50 de-
posted when the license was applied
lor, and now has SO disposed of It that
IL could not reIunu 1t without special
act VI Congress. There are MANY us-
cisions to snow that d municipality cam
not accept d consIueratlon lvr permit
uiig lnsn 10 pursue amy business anu
Inc prosecute ilIii lor uoins 81.
Mr. wilson lalu great sLfess on this
point. he cited d number of Cases
wherein cities nau granted liquor IL
censes, anu vourLS ruieu mat the noidefs
or such licenses coulu not pe prose-
,uteu Tor actlnH unuer them even IL
lnSy were invalid.
Mr. " lson Lnlrd contention was that
the Excise Board. as created ny Con-
Cisions are nnal and conclusive, ana
may not be attacked in criminal pros
eEuuon.
"Court Without Power"
Il find In this law" Judge Pugh inter-
rupted, that certain restrictions are
placed on the board. For example. not
more than $40 licenses may be
issued. and they. may not be granted to
places within mile OF the Soldiers
nome. Now do you hold that II the
board grants licenses unquestionabIy
violating these limitations tnat sucn
cases can not be brought into court?"
We contend. replied Mr.. Wilson
that the holders OF such licenses can
not be made to appear in this court
under any circumstances. l am glad
your honor asked tnat question, for
wish to explain why this Is SO. Your
court. has no power Of review. There
IL no way for your court. especially ir
q collateral proceeding. to get at any
facts, for all hearings concerning the
validity Of applications are made before
the Excise Board"
Mr.. Wilson's fourth contention was
that the provision in the Jones' Works
law prohibiting the issuance of licenses
to places on streets where less thar
50 per cent of the frontage repre-
sented business property applies only tc
barrooms and saloons and not to clubs.
The Washington times., 1915-07-15
Neutral Ship Is Sunk;
Given No Warning

YARMOUTH, England, July 15.-The
Norwegian steamer Rym. carrying a
cargo Of coal. was torpedoed without
warning and sank in three minutes on
Shipwash last night.
Her second officer was killed by the
explosion. Fourteen members of the
crew were landed here today
The captain and four members of the
crew of the Swedish schooner Daisy
were killed when the vessel was sunk BY
a mine of Flotjtans lighthouse, accord
ing to a Reuter- dispatch from Stock
holm.
The Washington times., 1915-07-15
BickneIl Back in City
After Work in Serbia

Ernest T. Bicknell, national director
Of the American Rcd Cross. returned to
Washington today after spending sew
eral weeks in Europe in charge OF the
Rockefeller foundation typhus cam
Mr.. Bicknell made detailed report
to Miss Mabel T. Boardman. chairman
of the war relief board. and will see
Secretary Lansing later in the day.
The Washington times., 1915-07-15
German Electric Fence
Kills Belgians at Border

THE HAGUE, July 15.-Reports re-
ceived from the Belgian-Dutch frontier
are to the effect that many persons are
being FILLED by a high-voltage electric
wire fence which has been constructed
by the Germans along the entire border.
Every morning. 1t Is asserted, there
are found from half a dozen to dozen
charred bodies Of Belgian peasants, in
cluding women and children, who the
night before had attempted to cross the
The Washington times., 1915-07-15
|. c. c. Sets Date For
Valuation Hearings

The Interstate Commerce Commission
today assigned the first three days in
October for argument upon the prtnci-
plcs to obtain in the valuation of phys
&c | property of common carriers under
tn valuation act.
representatives. of all State commits
sioi may participate In the argument.
The Washington times., 1915-07-15
Last Rites Are Held
For Archbishop Quigley

CHICAGO, July 16.-The last rites
over the body of Archbishop Quigley
were held at the Holy Name Cathedral
today. Cardinal Gibbons. of Baltimore.
and Mgr. Bonanza: OF Washington, pre-
sided at the final ceremonies which be-
gan at high noon and concluded almost
three days OF continuous service.
The Washington times., 1915-07-15
NAVY.

Lieutenant Commander LOUIS SHANE,
Navy Recruiting Station. Pittsburgh.
Lieutenant Commander D. c. B1NG-
HAM, to squadron gunnery o1lcer
mand, Atlantic fleet.
Lieutenant H. M. JENSEN, to home.
Lieutenant, DAVID LYONS, to Navy
Recruiting Station, Brooklyn, n. Y.
The Washington times., 1915-07-15
Once Smiling Monarch,
King Albert Now a Sphinx

PARIS, July 15.-The weight Of war
Is telling heavily on King Albert of
Belgium. according to dispatches from
the Belgium front today.
From a cheerful. smiling monarch.
who chatted with his officers and troops
at the front, the Belgian King has be-
come a man of silence.
The King devotes his time day and
night to trips along the Belgian front.
He seldom sees his family.
The Washington times., 1915-07-15
Realty Transfers

Congress Heishts-Orley J. Weber TO Anna
Weber lot Il, square 5s72, SO tstamps ~.
Congress Heights Extensisn-Reuben e. Tim
6ers and Jessie D. Iimoeps ea5. 20 ,Ito So"' w.
Chichester-Amanda s. Hackett to Wnliam
A. Simpson, trustee. part lots 4 Ao
(stamps so cents).
Thirteenth street northeast, between c and
D streets-Charles A. Shields and Myer
Cohen. trustees, TO Harry A. Kite. lots S6
and 81. square 1909. 100.
The Washington times., 1915-07-15
v hitman { Fire-Fighter.

3ANY, n. Y, July 15.-Governor
VIII ran was hailet re today as Fire
Figh Whitman. executive led a
mil pan brigade" extinguishing a
fre Frank Roberts residence at
Latb- 8 Corners, q local suburb.
The Washington times., 1915-07-15
Bonds.
Today's Sales.

Washington. Railway As, $5,0oO1Slh
Mergenthaler. 5d1S1, 591Sl, 591Sl, 59lS1.
Greene-Cananea. 604f3.
After call-Washington Gas SIS, 10000
1o6
Capital Traction SIS, $5,0oo91o6h.
Washington Gas SIS. $5oOa1051s, IS, ,oOo9
1854.
Mersenthaler, 1d1s. ld1s1. s91a.
The Washington times., 1915-07-15
Blocks Gold Exports.

PETROGRAD. July 15.-The ministry
of finance has issued an order prohibit
Ing the export Of gold.
Exception may be made In favor Of
the subjects Of citizens of allied and
neutral states.
The Washington times., 1915-07-15
Marriage Licenses.

James H. Bggs and Helen ]. Long.
Harold d. Shannon and Ethelyn e Browne.
Paul r. RietL, Of Boston, Mass, and Minnie
l. Hill.
sherman Cabell, Of LynchburE. Va, and
Elisabeth CannAL.
The Washington times., 1915-07-15
LOCAL AND N. Y. FINANCIAL NEWS .
New York Stocks.

Quotations furnished by w. 4. Hibbs q
Co., members OF New York Stock Exchange,
Hibbs Building.
The Washington times., 1915-07-15
METROPOLITAN CLUB
LICENSE TESTED
Counsel Files Demurrer to A.
tempt to Prevent Sales Of
Liquor.

CONTINUED from First Page.)
having obtained a license. The law
makes no mention of any. penalty at
6ched to selling liquor even IL that
license is null and void, fact which
we do not admit.