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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-04
PEACE PARTY IN
BRITAIN Dv||N0l[s
THOSE WHO WE'RE FORMERLY
LUkEWARM IN SUPPORT OF
GOVERNMENT, NOW FIRM.

London, Nov. So Correspond
ence).-All observers agree that the
peace advocates in Great Britain have
dwindled in numbers. The labor ele-
ment, that at one time was inclined
to be. lukewarm in the support of the
war, is now credited with being
among its most outspoken .adherents
labor leaders having thrown them
selves eagerly into backing Lord Der
by in his recruiting campaign.
1t is admitted on every hand that
the fortune of-war does not at present
favor the allies. The Dardanelles
campaign, particularly the landing at
Suvla bay, is tremendous disap-
pointment; the advance at Loos has
been followed by the general belief
that, as at Neuvre Chapelle, q bril-
liant opportunity to make the most of
q promising opening was lost; the vir-
tual loss of the Serbian territory and
the precarious position Of the army
that landed at SaloniM are not under
estimated; the attitude Of Greece and
Rumania, the disagreements in the
cabinet, and other disturbing factors
are all weighed in the balance and
contribute to general appreciation
that things are not going rs well as
Mr.. Churchill expressed in his apol-
ogy. Still the British are not dis.
mayed and the universal belief is that
any chancellory which sounded"
Downing street on the possibility Of
peace would find no welcome. That
men, munitions and money will win
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-04
Grain Review

Chicago, Dec 3.-Broad activity and
much higher prices in the wheat mar
ket today resulted from reports Of large
sales to foreigners and from higher
quotations at Liverpool. After opening
y to IN higher, with December at
$1.10H to fill and May at $1.122 to
$1.13A, the market here reacted, then
rose to more than two cents above yes
terdays finish.
Further gains In wheat ensued but
later the market underwent setbacks
on realizing by longs. The close was !
@1Nc net higher with December at
1.11h and May at $1.13h@A.
Corn hardened with wheat. Prospects
Of increased crop movement led to
profit taking at times. Opening prices,
which ranged from Nc off to Nc up,
were followed by decided sag but
then by new upturn.
Corn closed 1@1Ac net decline.
Oats reflected the action Of corn.
Packers selling minimized an ad-
vance in provisions.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-04
Stock Market

"
New York, Dec. Son rebound
about noon the stock market became
dull with variable tendencies IN dine nd
ent groups. Some war shares rose alo
there was improvement In automopiie'
oil and metal issues.
Sugar issues were again prominent;
Cuban American rising to loS an
South Porto Rico Sugar . TO lou. r'a''s
were little more than passive.
Bonds were irregular.
FRA tional declines were more VI
less general at the opening OF todays
stock market, specialties, metal snares
and rails all showing a lower trenu Lva
The most conspicuous feature w oE
United states Steel at SAN to 80.
southern Pacific also weakened Oh
sales. with moderate setback IN onioii
Pacific, Erie and Pennsylvania.
Among the high priced speclatles,
General Motors lost 8 at 46O. Most
early losses more than recovered.
The closing was steady.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-04
CHARLTON

Mrs Pearl Neumann, OF Des Moines.
and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Householder
and little son Ronald, of Omaha. We're
guests several days last week of their
mother Mrs. A. ). Newman and sister
Jessie.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Sowash OF
Osceola, returned home yesterdG
ter a visit with his aunt, Mrs. r.
Knowles.
Mrs. ]. S. Strong and son, Maxwell.
returned yesterday from visit in Ven
Vert with her parentJ
Mrs. r. TT. Shields. Of Dudley. VIC
had been spending few weeks -
and family, returned home yesterday
MIR. and Mrs. Porter. of Englewood.
South Dakota, who formerly resided
here and who had been visiting her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Seward
and other relatives and old friends. re-
turned home yesterday.
DR.. and Mrs. NJ. S. Dunshee and
daughter, Thurline Of Tekamah,
Neb.. returned home yesterday after
visit with his brother Neil Dsnshee
and family.
Mrs. W. O. Yeager and two children.
OF Kansas City. returned home yester-
day after, visit with Mrs. Reuben
Martz
Miss Frances Culhertson. who Is
=
her duties yesterday after visit with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Gull
bertson.
Miss Augusta Householder, who il
teaching in the Des Moines schools.
returned to her duties yesterday after
a few days visit at the home of her
brother, Wiley NJ. Householder.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Copeland RE-
turned yesterday from visit In Des
Moines at the home Of his sister. Mrs.
&c. NJ Whicher.
Mrs Ethel Smith, of Des Mones. res
turned home yesterday after visit
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. w. IA.
Smyth.
Mrs.sNellie Hollingshead. Of this CITY
has been appointed national musician
Of the Daughters of Veterans by MIS-
Flood the national president. This Isl
an honor worthily bestowed
Joseph Teas. of the VI S. Signal
Corps and who has been located rarentrl
! ly at San Antoine. Texas. is off on q
short furlough and is here visiting his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Tl1os. Teas. He
has been twice around the world AMI
has spent some time in Japan End the
philippines. IL sfss
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-04
ALBA.

The jury returned verdict Thursday
afternoon at 1855 in favor of the de-
PENDANT in the case Of Harry Smiley VS..
the Adams Express Co. and the plain
tiff pays the costs Smiley was suing
the company for $500 damages for
SANDER caused by package which the
local express boys delivered to Smiley
for joke.
Shelby Edwards who has been visit
ing at home has returned to his
studies at Iowa City.
Bernice Reynolds Of Oskaloosa has
returned to her home there after a
visit here at the J. w. Reynolds home.
MIR. and Mrs. Bert Anderson Of Des
,Moines are guests at the S. N. Ander-
son home.
Attorney John R. Price has returned
home after a trip to Des Moines.
Attorney David Strict has returned
from a business trip to Lovilai.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. "A. Grooms and
daughter Bernice are guests at the
Walter Huebner home in Fairfield.
Mrs. A. F. McCreary and son Jack
of San Francisco are guests at the pa
rental McCreary home.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-04

8 for 1Oc; hot house cucumbers,
sses a .o%a ,os .h hns for se
oyster plants. 2 for 15c; celery. s and
loc bunch. leek. and 10. bunch. en-.
dive, 5 cents; potatoes, pix, 20@25c: blu.
s5@ 9oc; mushrooms, S5c: green beans,
12hc quart; horseradish root, 10c:
beets h.. Sc: lettuce, 2 for &c: egg plant
25c; cauliflower. 20 to soc: beets,
25 cents per peck; turnips, IS cents
asparagus 35c bunch; fancy hot house
rsdishes, 10 cents bunch artichokes.
zoe; wax. beans. h.. 12kc.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-04
Chicago Cash Grain.

Chicago, Dec. s.-The cash grain
market follows:
Wheat-No 2 red, $1.17h Oils; No.
8 red, $1.15@L16h; No. hard, NOM
inal; No. hard, $1.05.
Corn-No. 2 yellow, old. ION @71hc;
No. yellow, new, 64k @66Ac; No.
white, new, 64h @65c.
Oats-No. 8 white. 41@42Nc; stand
ard, 43A @44c.
Rye-No. 2, 92c.
Barley-60@73c.
Timothy-$5@775.
Clover-$10@14.
Pork-$1650.
Lard-$9.3O.
Ribs-$10.50.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-04
PRIEST ADJUDGED
INSANE BY JURORS

Winpna MINI, Dec. 3.-Rev. Faith
er L. I'M. Lescher was this morning
sentenced to the hospital for the in
sane at st. Peter. by Judge Granger
in district court for his assault on
Bishop P. r. Heffron Of the diocese
of Winona on August 81, last. The
iury's verdict acquitted Father Les
cher Of the charge on the ground that
he was insane, and declared that he
had homocidal tendencies.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-04
Primary Movement
Car Lot Receipts.

wheat-72 cars. with IL Of contract
grade.
Corn-21s cars, with 10 Of contract
grade.
oats-1o7 cars, with II Of contract
grade.
Total receipts OF wheat at Minneapo-
lis. Duluth and Winnipeg today were
1888 cars, compared with 4,501 cars
last week and Oil cars the correspond
ing day q year ago.
Estimated cars tomorrow, Chicago
Wheat, Sc: corn, 247; oats, 1872.
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St. Louis Cash Grain.

st. Louis, Mo-, Dec. s.-The cash
grain market follows:
Wheat-No. Q red, $1.22@1.25; No. 3
red, $1.11@1.22; No.-4 red, 98@{l.l0;
No. 3 hard, $1.05h @1.07; No. hard,
s5@$1.02h.
Corn-No. mixed, 667ac; NO. 2
white, 661sc; No 2 yellow, CSC; No:
white 65h @65Nc; No. white, 64c;
No. mixed, 651kc; No. 3 yellow, sc;
No. 4 yellow, 641sc; No. mixed. 63h q
64c.
Oats-No. 2, 41@41hcs No. 8 ,3sc;
No. white, 41h@43hc; No white.
41hc; No. mixed. 36@38c.
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Chicago Prod uee.

ch;capo. Dec. 3.-Butter-Market
arm: creamery, 2S@ 3Sc. ,e,s
Eggs-Unchanged receipts i'oio
cases.
potatoes receipts; 70
cars; Michigan and Wisconsin Whi ;.as
komS7c. Minnesota and Dakota WHITES
e9gs7c. minnesota Ohios, 58@63c.
Po,iltry-Alive, unchanged.
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kansa. CITY cash Grain.

Kansas City. Mo-, Dec. 3.-The cash
grain market follows:
wheat-No. 2 hard, $1.o6@10s; No.
2 red. $1.O9@I14.
Corn-No. 2 mixed, 6431c; No. 2
white, 64@S41zc; No. 2 yellow. 66h q
SIC.
mixed, 39@40c.
Rye-S9@90c.
$1O.50@11.5O; alfalfa. $3.50 1850.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-04
STUDY CENTER MEETING

STUDY CENTER MEETING is HELD
Hampton, Dec. 8. - The first study
center meeting to be held IN this coun'
ty attracted about twenty-five FRANKLIN
teachers to the east side schoolhouse
Saturday These study centers are
voluntary organizations OF teachers
for mutual Improvement and are or
eanized by the state teachers college.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-04
mErAI WORKER BURNED.

Fort Madison, Dec. 3. Frank Rog-
ers an employee Of the Ace Metal COM
many. was severely burned when a
iadle OF molten metal popped He was
burned about the face and hands and
some Of the metal touched the left
aveball, H = n q local hospital.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-04
CARPENTER HoNoREp.

Carpenter, champion heavyweight
pugilist of Europe, now attached to
the French aviation corps, has been
decorated with the military cross for
brilliant and daring "Reminiscences
in an aeroplane.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-04

the way is the conviction that no ad-
versity has shaken.
With the British fleet afloat and
the British army gaining strength
week by week, it is argued on all
sides that London will not consider
peace suggestions from any source
while Germany remains in Belgium.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-04
Minneapolis Closing Grain.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Dec. o.-SIosi1is
grain:
Wheat-Dec.. $1.06h@A May,
$1,000 .O91t; No. i hard, $1.11A; NO.
northern $1O7N @1.09A; No. 2 north
ern, $1.03A@1.06.
Corn-No. 8 yellow, TN @721sc.
Oats-No 3 white, 39@39hc.
Flax-$1.99@2.03
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Peoria Cash Grain.

Peoria. ILL.,, Dec. 3.-The cash grain
market follows:
Corn-No. white. 64Ac; No. vel
low. old. 66c; No. mixed, 62h @63c.
Oats-No. 3 white, 39Ac.
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k.n... CITY Produce.

Kansas City, No, Dec. 3.-Butter-
creamery. s2c; firsts. 3Oc; seconds
!" Eers-Firsts, CSC; seconds, zoe
Poultry-Hens, 1o1h@11c; turkeys
15c; springs, 12c.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-04
81 Louis Produce.

1t. Louis, Mo-, Dec. 3.-Poultry-
Unchanged except chickens 1oc; tur-
keys. 15hc.
Butter- Unchanged
Eegs-28c.
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ueAno,yARTERs ESTABLISHED.

Hampton, Dec. 8. The vacant
room at the rear of the fire engine
house has been designated as a hobo
headquarters and patrons OF the M. g
st. L. railroad are accordingly under
obligations to the city dads for i'm.
nrnyad conditions at the station.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-04
81. Loui. Live stock,

st. Louis, Mo-, Dec. 3.-The live
stock market follows:
Hogs-Market higher; receipts, TO-
0Oo pigs and lights, 35.75@6.80; heavy
$6.S0@7.
Cattle-Market steady; receipts, o.
800; steers, $7:50@10.20; cows and heif-
ers. $5.5O@1O.2O; calves, $6@1o.50.
Sheep-Market steady; receipts 300:
yearlings, $6.50@750; lambs. $8,25 O
$40; sheep, $5.50@s.50.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-04
CHICAGO Hay Market.

Chicago, Dec. Shay Receipts. $50
tons shipments. SO tons. Demand good
for timothy hay and market firm. Of
ferings only moderate. Prairie hay,
steady. Arrivals smaller and demand
fair. Choice timothy hay quotable at
$17@1s: No! at $15.50@16.5O; No. 2
at $14@1450; No. at $10.50@11.50
Kansas. Oklahoma and Missouri prairie
hay-Choice, $13@14: No. 1 $11.50@
1880; No. 2, s10@10.5O. Illinois, Indiana
and Wisconsin feeding prairie hay. So
@e; packing hay, 1907. Alfalfa hay,
$11@19.
Sales were: On track, not graded
timothy, 1 car at $12, l car at s13. Not
graded prairie, car Nebraska at
$1,000.
Straw-Rye straw quotahe at s7@s.
Dat straw at $6@6.5O. Wheat straw at
$5.5O@e.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-04
u attest Markets Of the World
NOT ENOUCH HOGS
TO MEET DEMAND
RECEIPTS ARE LESS NUMEROUS
THAN LAST FRIDAY AND THE
PRICE ADVANCES.

Chicago, Dec. 3.-Hogs rose in value
today, helped by the fact that receipts
were less numerous than on the cor
responding day last week.
Most of the cattle offered lacked
quality.
: Sheep and lambs were relatively
scarce
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Omaha Cash Grain.

Omaha, Nebr, Dec. 3.-The cash
grain market follows:
Wheat-No. 2 hard, 99@$1.02.
Corn-No. 2 white, 63@63Hc; NO. 2
yellow, 6SHs @69c; No. 2 ,e31s @64c.
Oats-No. 8 white, 38A @39c.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-04
Omaha Live Stock.

! Omaha, Nebr., Dec. 3.-The live
stock market follows:
Hogs-Market higher; receipts. 81
500: heavy, $s.35@6.55; light. $500
$50; pigs, $5.25@6.4O; bulk, 5000
$50.
Cattle-Market steady; receipts, L.
200; steers, $6@9.5o; cows and heifers,
$6.25@6.75.
Sheep-Market steady: receipts, 81
500; yearlings. $6@6.50; wethers, $50
SIS; lambs, $S.25@8.75.
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Kan.a. civ 1.-Two Stock

Kansas City. Mo-. Dec, 3.-The live
stock market follows:
Hogs-Market higher; receipts, 81
500; bulk, $6.35@6.70; heavy, $3.50
SIS; light, $6.30@6.60; pigs, $3.50
$40.
Cattle-Market steady; receipts, 300;
steers, $6.25@10; cows and heifers, $40
8; calves, $6@9.25.
Sheep-Market steady; receipts, 81
900; lambs, $s.35@s9O: yearlings, $3.50
@7.40; wethers, $5.50@6.25; ewes, $4.75
@5.75
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chicaoo Live Stock; CLOSING.

Chicago, Dec. S.-The closing live
stock market follows
Hogs-Market fairly active; receipts
100000 estimated tomorrow, $4,000;
bulk, $6.30@6.80; light, $5.S0@6.70;
heavy, $6.35@7; mixed, $6.10@7; rough,
$3.50 6.65,
Cattle steady; receipts, o.
500; top, $10.55.
Sheep-Market strong; receipts, g.
600; top, $3.50; lambs, top, 1910.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-04
Chicago Live Stock Opening.

Chicago, Dec S.-The opening live
stock market follows:
Hogs-Market strong 5@10c higher
than yesterdays average: estimated
receipts $4,000; left over 6,048; estimat-
ed tomorrow 1000; quality fair; bulk.
ss.sO@s.so: light, s5.so@6.7o; heavy,
/. s6.35@7.00; good heavy. $3.50 200;
mixed, $6.10@7.0O: rough, $3.50 So;
workers., $6.30@6.5o: pigs, $4.Oo@5.7o.
Cattle-Market steady; receipts to-
day $500; estimated tomorrow 400;
beeves, $5.6O@1055: Texans. $3.50
$50; western, $6.2O@8.25; cows and
heifers, $2.65@S.25; calves, $6.50@10.50.
Sheep-Market steady; receipts to-
day, 5000; estimated tomorrow, 1000;
native. $6@6.50 westerns, $6.10@6.50;
yearlings, $6.75@755; lambs native,
$7O0@9.1o: western, $7.25@9.10.
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New York Produce.

New York, Dec 3.-Butter-Market
easier; receipts, 4,674; creamery extras,
341h @35c; frsts, 2S@33c; seconds, %
@271sc.
gathered extra fine, 10000; extra
firsts. 36@3sc; firsts, 3a@35c; seconds.
2S@32c.
Cheese Firm; receipts, 3,751; state
whole milk flats held specials, Tic; do
average fancy, 1914 @16Ac;> do current
make specials. 1910; do average fancy
1910.
Live poultry-Firm western chick
ems. 131sc; fowls, 1914 @14c: turkeys,
4@17c; dressed, dull western fresh
chickens, 14@27c; fresh fowls, 12@17c;
fresh turkeys. 14@22c.
New York Suagr.
New York, Dec. 3.-Sngar-Centrif-
ugal, 5.2Oc; molasses, 4.43c.
r Enthusiastically.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-04

Cabbage, per H., 2Rc; turn1ps, Tor
10c: onions, punches, 10c; mangoes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-09

SEW YORK sUrREME COURT. COUNTY
OF NEW iOKK-rHE GREENwiCH
mann strauss and Others. Defrndants
closure and sale. duly ma1e and entered
date The 2,th day OF March, 1915. |. the
undersigned, the Referee In said Judgment
Ex5hanss saio.roomR. so. a' ii'iS "vo
street. In the Borough Of Manhattan. city
rs Sock SH me noon s, on d9 s. o. ApT ~
the premises directed by said Judgment to
be solo and therein described follows:
ALL that certain lot piece or parcel Of
land. with the bgi,dinss thereon erected
thirty-folr $50 IN seton Two ,2r ~ the
Land Mop ~ The .'ity of Sow YORK. ans
hundred end thirteen ais, Greene street
N saii ~. and houi ana described -
GoMMENClNG ~ o. poin; IN the West
sriy line .; Greene street. distant one
hundred and ,wentr-N vo lsfl feet South
section or the sali westerly line oi l;reore
-'faet with Tho Southoriy I'm" Of Nest
Third Street. and running thence wos;or.y
OF q line parable or nearly 80 WIN weft
hence Southe-'y on q limo parll.o' sl,h
circcuo street Twcr,y.scvcn ~, Zee, ana
ak go Inches. thence Easter.y on q N1e
parable! or nearly 50 With wes' rhirI
irca do Iec @ ,hss Ria Wesi %qH "I ns
OF Gie.h" street ana thence Nor'her!y
street Twenty .e,en ,-7i fse: ana six 81
inches 90 thr place pf beginning Subject
90 and with Inc benefit pf a parts wal,
"Ereem"n' made between the 'aid martha
Srhreuke'scn aud stephen +. Short.an1
il'h, 1880, ~ l.ihor .7i7 1f CONVEYANCE.
p1c" 2-d Being tho same premises witch
Ncr" Cpuveyet 90 10" sNli Martin Srhrenk-
eisrn Pos John T.. Ia's r0H ana hts wife hy
two deeds -" th"r, ~ dated May Isl.
800 ana re~or'cI Ma, l-tn. 1880. in Liho-
.3la % CpuveNanccs, pag" ~. ana :hc
other ~ confirmation thereof dated June
~. 80 am recorded November 9tr
puE. tG4
l,A'"t NeN NorI April -th. 1918
MAURICE DElCHES. Refcree
y AVN NU SAND prlutiTs Attorney -
Ceanr street, Manhattan, Ncw York,
Y.
The following IS diagram - the prop
er'v 90 De sold, rs street number - - J
Green" Street.
NEST TT'-RD 1T
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-09
2l.l59 BUILDINGS PLANNED.
$50, >6O.4.G Appropriated for New
s,ruc,ur.. Inst Month.

Bidding statistics received by Brad
streets last month from 1lG cities OF the
country show that 2l,l5s operations were
planned. that many building permits
having been issued to builders. Though
apparently indicating much activity the
previous March was more active by 20
Ter cent. AMI the money 10 be expended
20 operations planned in March, 1913.
vas 10 per cent. greater than the
Stssu42G, the estimated total Tor last
months projected construction. In jan
Ia, Their" was "A DECREASE In permits or
10 per cent and In February 5|s per
'-u.. ;uus rejecting evidence OF i'm
pr0yeUout toward normal.
Gains are Indicated In the New Eng
and, middle, middle West and southern
States, but they are counterbalanced by
poor conditions In the Northwest, south
Tes' and far West, Gains in the large
cities Of he country were Baltimore
s7s per cent Cincinnati, b5.s; Roches-
'sr % Buffalo. 25.7; Detroit, 23.4 In
tiarapops, 1876 Pittsburg. D. and Pni!a-
de.pH.a, ) In contrast losses were maze
IN Manhattan and The Bronx, 81 per
een' Chicago, 81 ; St Louis. ~ cleve-
and, ! - Paul, 64s; Los Angeles
Fsi Portland, Ore, +G,4, and San Fran
cisco 80 s per cent
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-09
S3.5oO.OOO ARGUMENT BEGUN.
Attempt 20 Get Control OF Cru
gunynn Railroad Charged.

Argument was begun before Judge
4. y Hand in the United states Dis
trict Court yesterday IN the $500 600
equity suit started by DIR. Arraga Vidal
Of Uruguay. London and Paris against
Charles Bright. the promoter who
financed the building of the tramway
lines In Buenos Ayrcs and obtained the
concessions FOR the Pan-American
Transcontnental Railroad In Uruguay.
Bright AYERS the suit together with
other equity actions whl< Will be heard
by Judge Hand at the same time, l.
an attempt on the part OF certain hnan-
cial interests in this city TO Dust him
from control OF the Uruguyan railroad
and It's allied concerns. the South
American Securities Company and tho
National Railway Construction Com
pauy.
Vidal in his suit IN endeavoring 10
hold Bright to an alleged agreement by
which the latter was TO give vidal one
third OF his profits from the promotion
~ the railroad ~ return for an intro
iuctlon t. the heirs OF 'he Castro estate
IN Uruguay. from whom the conccs
slons were purchased
Testimony viii nc resumed n - 80
o'clock this morning.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-09
SIMPSON,
STORE TO LIQUIDA7E
Directors Decide to Close: As
sets. 81. 300. 900; Liabili-
ties. 100000.

The expected announcement OF the
voluntary liquidation OF the simpson
Crawford Corporation was made late
yesterday afternoon by President Alex
ander MacI.achlan. The corporation
took over the business of the simpson
Crawford sixth avenue department store
for the benefit of creditors after the fall
ure Of Henry Siegel. reopening the store
on April of last year.
President MacLachlan's statement
says that II has assets Of $500. 900
and liabilities of less than 100000.
The statement follows.
The board of directors have unani-
mously determined that the business of
the company shall he voluntarily liqui-
dated without further delay There
viii be no court proceedings and the
liquidation will be by retail sales. The
corporation has assets. exclusive OF NIX
lures and interest in real estate OF
January 81. Of approximately si,Soo,-
900. It's liabilities are less than $500
900. The company IL therefore solvent
and the creditors OF the present COM
pany will he paid as their debts mature
or shortly thereafter.
The reason for this voluntary liqui-
year has not been conducted probably,
and It did not seem To the board fair
To those who subscribed the new money
~ April Of last year and to the creditors
NJ the old Simpson Crawford Company
who accepted stock In payment OF ,he'r
debts to conduct the business further
with possible risk OF additional losses.
Upon liquidation, after the payment
OF an obligations of the new company,
the amount realized from the assets Will
be distributed pro rata to the holders
Of the first preferred stock. and any
surplus remaining TO the holders OF the
second preferred stock. The manage
men, has no doubt that the creditors
OF the ola simpson Crawford Company
will receive considerably more, by reason
OF this Liquidation, than they would
have received II they had accepted the
cash dividend of l6ta per cent, which
was available under the decree selling
the assets of the old company"
The hrs, liquidation sale is going
10 take place on Monday.