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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-18

NEW YORK, Feb. 1T.-SUGAR-Fntures
we're firmer early today on active buying
by commission houses and trade interests
prompted b unfavorable weather advices
from Cuba. Prices a. midday wero if01,
points net higher. Raw sugar, stronFt
nloleeses. Size; centrifugal, 4.dc; refined.
sleadyl
BU1TER-Weak; receipts. s.4Is tubs;
creamery extra (e2 scoro). o013oikc: cream
cry (hlgher scorlngl. sloszs.e; firsls. =
0f44c; seconds, 26426c; ladies' current
make, firafg, 4if423c; seconds. 22c pack
ing stock, current make. No. 2. e0Itd
E44H--firmcft receipts. 7.i1e cases:
fresh Eethered. extra fine, IQzIskci extra
flrDfs. 1614c firSts. x5is036c; seconds.
1l0Hc; state, Pennsyivania and nearby
hennery, NGlfes. fine 10 fancy, Sl01Ec,
same. gath&red, whites. 940c; same.
hen1eries. browns, sic. same. gelhered.
browns and mixed colora- 26936o.
cHEEfE-firms receipts. 1,15o boxes:
state. whole milk. held specials NE
IRE same. average. fancy. i6ieHlle;
Keme, winter export type, specials i6iAfI
t6tic; same. arerage fancy, l5st4le4os
FoULIHf-LIfe. firm; western chick
cnE. Exotic. fowls. l5i4uleci turkeys. Il
ellci dressed. quiet. western roaEflng
chickens. il0zlc; fresh fowls. 1,t0lsIkc;
kurke5s, ii41s1e
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-18

NEW YORK, Feb. 1I-COFFEE-After
a quiet and somewhat irregular early ses-
sion, the market for coffee futures be-
vancing on covering trade and European
buying The opening was 1 to 2 points
higher, and active months sold or 3
points under last nights closing figures
OF near months liquidation, but the mar
ket closed at a net advance OF 3 to IL
points. Sales, including exchanges, 81 500
bags. February, 5.56c; March, $500; April,
s.6Sc; May sic; June, $500; July. 6s7c
August. 693c: September, 6.eSc; October,
7O6c; November, Tie: December, 7.19c.
Spot, steady; Rio No. Z. 7%c; Santos, No.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-18
Kansas city Live stock Market.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Feb. 17.-CATTLE
Receipts. 1000 head; market, higher;
prime fed steers. T.75ds. Is; dressed beef
steers, t650q7.75; western steers. $500
40: southern steers, $5.75G700; cows and
heifers, A25d6,75; heifers, S5.6o77 so;
stockers and feeders. S. soar 50; bulls,
=. 25d6.sO; calves, S6.50d105O
HOGS-Receipts, 1900 head: market
lower; bulk of sales, S. 65d6s5; heavy.
y. 65d6.70 packers and butchers, 1851
SIS; light. Ss65d6.9O; pigs. S. 25d6. 90
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Receipts, IL 900
mead; market weak; lambs, ts.00ds IS;
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-18

tied The southern demand showed no
Improvement owing partly TO the fact
that horse markets in different parts OF
contracts there has been a tendency on
the part OF foreign buyers TO cut prices
rather than raise them. The inspection Is
becoming more rigid and buyers are buy
ing At cloeer figures. The Italians want
good-boned, rugged horses. weighing from
LOO to LOO pounds and standing fifteen
hands high. They have been paying Sl20
for anything that passes inspection. Any
offerings that did not sell on war ac-
count were q drug on the market.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-18

NEW YORK. Feb. 17.-CoTToN--Spo
bales
Cotton futures closed steady; February
sOSc; March. s.3sc: May. S64c; July. S.S2C
August, sS2c; September. $3.50: October
aOec; December, 924c;- January, 9.33c.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. H.-COTTON-Spot
easier; good middling. 5.05d; middline.
lsed; low middling, 45sd. Soles, 6,001
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-18

ST LOUIS, Mo-, Feb. II.-CATTLE-
Receipts, 1.so0 head; market higher; ma
tive beef steers. N.OodS50; cows and
heiters. S5.OodS.15; stockers and feeders.
- 2ydT.B; southern steers, b.T567.75: cows
and heifers, h.O0d6.I5; native calves, $500
1900
steady; pigs and lights, A50H675 mixed
and butchers. ss5odS.s5; good heavy,
t67066.sO.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Receipts, 200
head market steady: native muttons,
s5O0d6.75; lambs S.0odS.7o; yeerlings, 500
ais
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-18

NEW YORK, Feb. 17.-METALs-I.ead,
steady. q. s2dSs7; London e1s Be Sd. Spell
ter, firm. =. s5ds90; London, $50 LIS Sd
TIN-Dull, at $50 .5o696.5O Copper, dull
electrolytic, t14.62nit.G; casting, sli2jd
14.62. Iron, quiet and unchanged
At London: Spot copper, E62 Is Sd: fu-
lures, sea 12s Sd. Spot tin. e176; futures
Elsa
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Feb. 17.-METALs-
Lead, higher. STA. Spelter, higher, $50
ms 7b
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-18

NEW YORK, Feb. 17.-DRY GOODS
Cotton good were quiet today. regular
print cloths selling at 25tc. Mills were re
luctant to accept late contracts at cur
rent prices. Mems wear was quiet, with
prices strong. Embroideries were in bet
ter demand. Lining fabrics were more
active and worsted yarns were firm.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-18
8. 1.nni. Grnin MnrLrt.

ST. LOUIS. Mo-, Feb. 17.-WHEAT-
No. red, si.57; No. hard, N.5Sd1 so;
M esS3iR Ny ,, 7sIzc; No. white. 75l4d
76c: MAY, TIC; July 791tc.
oATs-No 2, b7GS71kc; No. white
6S1kc.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-18
81. Joseph Live stock Msrket.

ST JOSEPH, Feb. H.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts, 500 head. Market strong steers,
s650ds.2s; cows and heifers, S.O0dS.oo;
calves, $60Ode.75. .-.-
HoGS-Receipts. $500 head. Market
lower; top. 1855; bulk of sales, ss55d6.eo.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Receipts, $500
head. Market steady; lambs, T.756e.5O.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-18
save NIIIlIons of noIlnr..

Before the next crop OF wheat can be
depended on to any material extent the
consumption OF wheat in this country
WIN approximately be about 2c0, 200 600
bushels. II 1OOoOO.OOO bushels of white
corn could be substituted for wheat, then
We would have for export 100000 BUSH
OH more wheat than under present con-
nftons The price OF wheat is double the
price Of corn. hence the saving on ac-
count of this substitution would be about
NSsooo.ooo during the next five months,
as conditions now exist.
We can possibly export with safety
about 100000 more Of the present crop
The substitution referred TO will enable
us 70 export I75.ooo.ooO more This sould
likely be ample to supply the necessities
Of Europe until the next harvest. What
an act OF charity It would be II we could
supply our European neighbors with all
the wheat they need. especially since we
would profit thereby to the extent OF
e76.ocoooo
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-18
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET
Cattle stronE-Hoss weak-sheep
Veal

CHICAGO. Feb. 17.-CATTLE-Receip
5000 head; market strong; native steers.
=. eoqS 70; western, fL6567.2O; cows and
heifers, 50. 50d7.5O: calves, Ss.50d1O.25.
weak l5c TO zoe lower; bulk Of sales.
te.hSd6.65; light, 50. 40d6.55; mixed, $3.50
$50; heavy, te.20d6.60 rough. t6.2Ods IS:
pigs, 95.25d6.60.
SHEEP AND LAMBs-Receipts. 1900
head; market weak; sheep g. 30fD7 20:
yeaTlings, S.25d7 90; lambs. f1.256l6 So
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-18
observation-disclosures

II bulls ..........sss.s.s.......... 800
HOGS-6upplles were the largest of the
week 20 date and under the Influence OF
4 liberal run, and bearish advices from
others pointe. all buyers started out bid
ding fully 10c lower, Shippers bought a
number OF hoEs early on this basis. pay
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-18

yearlings, s6.75dS.oO; wethers. s. 25d7.O
ewes, y5.T5d66O; stockers and feeders
a. 50dS15
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-18
Would Prerent Aarnnce.

That is not ALL This substitution
would prevent further advance in wheat.
and poSsibly bring about a small reduc-
ton from present prices. cannot CON
ceivs more practical or better way to
help reduce the cost OF living, ana At the
same time add wealth 20 the country.
Europe would likely follow our example,
and thereby make a much larger and
better market for our corn. immensely
oenefiftng this country and the world.
II therefore suggest that you urge the
government at Washington and the pres,
generally to assist you in the effort 10
popu'arise the large use OF white corn
a,oar az this time, indulglng the hope
.aat demand may spring up all over the
United States for white corn flour N
such an extent that the mills Of gu,
country may equip themselves for nre-
dueins this product in sufficient quantI-
titles to supply the demand"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-18

IhIcaH0 Iabh IfICe8- Wheat. No. 3 red
4i.5IItflLes; No, ? hard. Si.5S5s0l.63 Corn:
No. yellow, 1lQ4zikc; No. white. 7Sh6
5ll5c- Oats No. white. 5lhu5Sl6c; No. 4
white, bflS45ec Rye: No. f.2S. Barley:
hose. seed: Timothy, ts.so0d. 50;, clover,
fii-5ouif.oo. Provisions; Pork. yiT 001ls. q f;
lard, tl055; ribs. s225G5.75.
BuTTEh-iloWcr; creamery. 2fefe9c.
p0TATOlsS-Lower receipts. q cars;
3ichiEan red. safe. Michigan and Wia-
cunEin white. TOO sc.
E90S-Higher. receipts 5.t19 cases; al
marx, cases included 111z5c: ordinary
1irSt8. 1402fi4c; flrats. 2sn15Ae.
pOUf4TRY-Idve, higher; springs, lt,tc;
fowls ftt8c.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-18
WHITE CORN FLOUR
MAKES GOOD BREAD
Nathan Merriam Declares it Gould
Be Substituted for Wheat Flour
= to Large Extent,
DIsFAvoRs EMBARGO ON WHEAT

In connection with the New York in.
curry into the food supply. and especially
in connection with the wheat and flour
situation. Mr. Nathan Merriam has writ
ten the following letter TO MIR. G. ",
Perkins:
Noticing the anxiety Of your New York
food committee respecting supplies OF
brsadstuff. particularly wheat. for United
states consumption, and that you favor
an embargo against further expectation
OF wheat from this country, at the same
time having in mind a possible reduction
On the price OF wheat, which an embargo
would likely bring about. beg to sug-
gest in place OF an embargo against the
expectation of wheat the general use
throughout the United states OF white
COIN flour as a substitute for wheat flour
20 the extent Of about 80 per cent The
merits OF white corn flour as q food
are not generally known and do not be-
gin to be appreciated in this country l
know personally. having used It for years.
that Il makes the most delicious bread
end is much preferred TO wheat bread,
particularly when hot.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-18
Metal Market.

4. CSC. owing TO the holiday there were
no milreis quotations from Brazil.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-18

Receipts and disposition OF live stock At
the Union Stock Yafds. south Omaha, for
the twenty-four hours ending AZ O'clock
yesterday: -,r
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-18

Safety and Liberal investment Yield Through
4 liberalization" An article which should be
. read by Svery thrifty investor. In the current
Issue OF THE ODD LOT REVIEW. 81 year.
4 send for sample copy. "a Broadway, y. Y. CttT.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-18

Children's Cloth Dresses, made
sell at $3.50 and $500, on sal
Thursday ...... ~. 10
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-18

you most admire, values you'll keenly
appreciate at prices from So, 95,
$1,000. S12.75 and S25. 90
to Women's Long Kimonos. $3.50
ale and $500 values, in Flanneiette
Be and Crepes, at, choice :. 81 .45
Evening star., 1915-04-11
ceremony by which the sitting of the
court is preceded.

ceremony by which the sitting of the
court is preceded.
4A
This high court of admiralty, to give
the department of his majesty's law
courts of which we are speaking its
proper title, possesses one official which
no other British tribunal can boast,
namely a marshal. whose origin, it
seems. is wrapped in mystery He wears
a distinctive uniform-consistinr of a
cooked hat and a sort of glorified
dress suit, and he has really novel
symbol of office. This is an oar, made
of solid silver, about two feet long and
weighing fourteen pounds, and cover
ed with beautiful raised" work
time oaFeE of EdWaId Da9x sG thea eg say to the
of course. as the lawgiver. and. among
many other efflgies, 1t shows the arms
of England upheld, not by the lion and
unicorn, but by what looks like
dragon and dog.
Originally it bore, too. a beautifully
raised" crown. but when the oar fell.
as 1t did, into the hands of Oliver
Cromwell, he promptly ordered the
crown erased. and SO it was. After
the restoration. when they wanted to
put the crown on again, it was neces-
sary to engrave it on the space left
blank and this was done rather crudely
When all is ready for a sitting of the
prize court-when the court officials in
their gowns and wigs and the oppos-
ing counsels in their gowns and wigs
are in their places. and the learned
president has arrayed himself in his
gown and wig, and emerges from his
firing room-the quaint marshal, whose
name is Lowell, clad in his uniform and
bearing his silver oar, solemnly places
himself in front of the president and
slowly and reverently precedes him
into the courtroom.
The walls of this room are oak pan
eled and it Is lighted by two old-fash-
ioned chandeliers: there are portly
law books galore, whole row of them
at the presidents right hand, and the
Evening star., 1915-04-11

those times. you will not be surprised
to hear that most of these are what
one might term somewhat drastic
Nose Sitting" was favorite pun
lshment, while a captain who inten-
tionally ran his ship aground should.
1t was written, have his throat slit and
his tongue pulled down through the
opening thus provided-by no means a
pleasant experience,
X
1t has been mentioned that the de-
cisions rendered in the prize court are
those of its president alone. There is,
however. subsidiary tribunal, pre-
sided over by the registrar of the high
court of admiralty, which settles dis
putes as to freight charges arising out
of the cases in the prize court itself
In this lower court. sitting with the
registrar, are some half-a dozen prom
inent merchants, experts in shipping
matters. who advise the presiding Of
ficer in rendering his decisions
Thus the judge in the prize court eX-
pounds international law, while the
lower court looks after details, and, as
the registrar himself explained to the
present writer, no litigant is in a po-
sition to say, ''Oh. the president of the
prize court is lawyer: he knows moth
ing of shipping"
The last case reported in the prize
court arising out OF the Crimean war
was heard the 9Th of February. 1856.
After a lapse of over half a century,
the court resumed its sittings under
the presidency of Sir Samuel Evans on
the 4th of September. 1914.
That word resumed is justified" re-
marked the admiralty registrar. f. S.
Roscoe, "for in spite of the lapse of
years in which it was in a state of sus-
pended animation, the prize court, now
is historically the same as that
over which the famous Lord Stowell
presided during the Napoleonic wars,
and the almost as renowned DR. Lush
ington during the Crimea. 1t is guild
ed by the decisions of those judges, at
the end of whose tenure of office Great
Britain possessed a series of judicial
decisions which covered In clear form
and in admirable language all the
questions that could ordinarily arise in
a prize court, and it enunciates the
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Of
high courto ondmir yhodifs sessions.

assistants. he succeeded in putting the
recaicftrant saurians in irons.
This affair. by the way followed
close upon another lively time with the
trick ponies. which We're travelling
from Germany to Buenos Aires and
which. when landed at the port of Lon
don docks, stampeded, one man being
kicked so hard in the mix-up that fol-
lowed that he had to be taken to a hos
pital, and is not out yet,
Naturally enough. the admiralty
folk were eager to be quit not only
of the fractions ponies. but also Of the
frogs and alligators. too. The bac-
trians were put up at auction and sold
to a dealer in frogs for $3.50, while tho
gators were knocked down, at a bar
gain rate, to well known English
Snowman, who is now exhibiting them,
IN tent. throughout the country
Great exhibition of prisoners of
war;" the show Is called. and the rus
tics are not allowed to become aware.
until, having paid their sixpences to
get in. they discover it for themselves.
that the prisoners of war" are only
a lot of intersely peeved alIigators.
- tiic hdAi III Inc street mere 1t has
been somewhat of a surprise that Sir
samuel Evans, who has been president
OF the divorce court since 1910. and
who is associated in the public mind
almost exclusively with the dispensing
OF divorces and separations, the grant,
ing OF alimony and awards of dam
ages against co-respondents-a who.
or course. has not escaped the atten-
tion of the jokesmiths-should be head
OF the prize court.
But this is merely ignorance, for the
right honorable gentleman's full title
IS president of the probate, divorce and
admiralty courts. which were Joined in
what an eminent legal writer has call
ed "a most ill-assorted union" as far
back as 1873. Quantity enough, too, the
room. on the second floor of the royal
courts OF Justice, in which. Mondays,
the prize court sits, is the Identical
one in which, on other days, the learn
ed president sits to hear the plants of
deceived and deceivers in the great
conflict of matrimony
On the wall, over the judges head.
however there is a large golden an
chor on black ground. to show that
this, indeed. Is an admiralty court; and
the fact is impressed upon one, too. by
the quaint and essentially old-world
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Special Correspondence Of The Star.
LONDON. April . 1915.
~ OR the first tire in nearly sixty
In years. or since the war of the
Crimea. a prize court is sitting
. In London. You are well aware
of this. of course, as American inter-
ests are largely involved and at some
of the coming hearings-notably when
the case OF the wilhelma is thrashed
out-the American ambassador will. 1t
is said. be present and hold a watch
ing brief' In the interests of the United
States.
This prize court. which sits in the
admiralty division of the royal courts
of justice in the Strand. and of which
tho Rt. Hon. Sir Samuel Evans is presi-
dent. has been holding sessions ever
since September. or since shortly after
the beginning of the war: and in this
time 1t has had to deal with over 500
cargoes. including. so one of the ad-
niralty officials told the writer yester-
day. practically every known variety
carried In ships.
These are. of course. the cargoes of
prizes taken by British men-of-war,
and they have included such odd ship
ments as buffalo horns, human hair
this from China). German toys-among
them a lot of Jack-in-the-b -boxes-jew
elry, cinematograph films. mussel
shells from Malay Uhese latter. it
seems. are ground UP to make food for
fowls). There was also one cargo of
trick ponies and one composed of frogs
and alligators.
These reptiles. captured in the region
Of the River Platte, in South America,
were on their way to Hagenbeck's Zoo.
in Hamburg, and when they came into
the custody of the admiralty officials
were in a lamentable state from hun
ger and thirst. The frogs. which
numbered some hundreds. were, so the
official who went on board to welcome
them to England reported. gasping,"
being. apparently. precious near to
their last gasp
The alligators. which totaled fifteen
were. on the other hand. simply boiling
with rage at being obliged to undergo
an involuntary hunger and thirst
strike. Some of them managed to get
loose and went for the admiralty men.
and there was no end of shindy with
several men .treed" up the nearest
mast. until finally an animal dealer
learned in the ways of gators re-
sponded TO an IS. o. s." message. Aid
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that the sergeant was not dead, but
only in a faint.
Now the wonderful part of this story
is that the rain of flying earth had
completely covered the head of the SER
geant. Reason or instinct had made
the dog scratch. scratch and dig. dig
until all the earth had been removed
from the head. and suffocation was
made an impossibility.
Dog and master were both placed in
the ambulance and taken to the Ameri
can hospital at Neuilly. For some
weeks Fend rAir was kept from the
bedside of his master. When the SER
geant had progressed far enough to-
ward recovery. the dog. who. in the
meantime. had been given a soft bed
in a kennel on the hospital grounds.
was at last allowed to visit his mas
ter.
One of the American nurses said that
when Fend rAir first saw his master
lying on the cot in the big ward the
scene was so pathetic that there was
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gFendpA the o n

ately recognized the dog. All was ex
citement. The captain ordered the
stopping of the boats machinery. 1t
came to a standstill and the faithful
animal was hauled up to the deck by
willing hands.
1t was agreed that Fend lAir should
from now on share the fortunes of war
as a voluntary recruit, and should en-
joy the privileges or hardships, as the
case proved to be, with the troopers.
Then came the days and nights in
the trenches. Fend rAir was there,
keeping close to the side of his master.
A shell came flying over from the Ger
above the trench where the sergeant
was sheltered. 1t landed right in the
center. Dismembered bodies of men
and loosened earth. like a waterspout.
went flying upward above the tops of
the tallest trees. Then there was a
lull.
The ambulance was waiting In the
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,eetal Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
LONDON. England. April 2, 1915.
00 9TH the very existence Of
NNU English racing threatened by
\Y\V the war, 1t is less of sur
" v prise than it would have
been In normal times. and yet aston
ishing enough, to hear that Richard
Marsh (not the novelist. but the famous
horse trainer) is In financial difficulties.
II was announced at first that Marsh.
who owns the most palatial training
esta ablishment IN the world. and is
trainer to the present king. as he was
TO his father before him. had become
a bankrupt. But the king OF horse
trainers." as he has been called, denies
This, while admitting that his aaffairs
going into the hands of a receiver,
an announcement that has come as
considerable of a shock to those who
know that the annual income of Dick
Marsh. was not far short of a quarter
of a million dollars. only a few years
ago.
This famous trainer. whom the late
King Edward and some of the greatest
English noblemen treated almost as an
equal. began his racing career as an
ordinary jockey. He reached the zenith
Of his fame in 1900, when King Ed
wards horse. Diamond Jubilee, which
Marsh trained. won the triple crown"
~ classic turf events, the Derby. the
Two Thousand Guineas and the St
Leger. a sensational success, which
stamped Marsh as the premier trainer
Of England. Never was there horse
more difficult to manage than this ia
nous son of Persimmon, the famous
steed with which Marsh previously had
won his first Derby for his royal pa
tron.
Diamond Jubilee's temper was re-
nowned as the worst of any horse in
years. Watts. the kings Jockey, could
not go near. much less ride him The
horse, however. showed an affection for
his stable boy, Herbert Jones, and so
Marsh gave the boy personal tuition
and turned him out frst-class Jockey
Jones Is now the recognized royal
Jockey cit was he. of course. whom the
sunragette upset and nearly killed in
mand with the most distinguished own
ers in the country.
Once he had been hallmarked by his
appointment as royal trainer gold
streamed In Richard Marsh's direction
Horses trained by him have won races
valued at a total of over S3,000.000.
These stakes have just about paid the
owners their expenses. for Marsh's in
come from his training establishment
alone was estimated at 100000 year.
And 1t is safe to say that his percent
age of winnings and gifts from grate-
full owners totaied up to a grand total
of between Sl25.o00 and $15o.00o. Be-
ing q shrewd man, he valued his own
epinion and backed IL. SO that with
sts winnings in good year his re-