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Evening journal., 1916-07-13
AUTO makers HARD
HIT BY The CALL
TO military DUTY

Detroit is being hard hit by the
United States Governments call to
arms TO handle the Mexican situation.
With more than 1000 of her young
men in the mobilization camp of the
State National Guard, the city has
been called on to recruit another 63G
men for service with the motor trans
port division of the army along the
southern boundary.
With a long-distance telephone
order for 800 motor trucks received
Wednesday by the Packard Motor Car
Company. came the request for the
additional recruits.
I'VE need experienced motor We
hicle mechanics" said the voice of
the Quartermaster general over the
wire. Send along truckmasters, as
sistant truckmasters, drivers, me-
chanics and cooks"
The Packard Company had already
furnished 122 men for government
service with the army. Packard EN-
plOyes manned the 122 trucks shipped
to the border since March %, which
are now carrying supplies to Gen.
Pershing's men in the interior Of the
southern republic and along the bor-
der. The company also lost 1O9 en-
ployes when the call came for Ma
tional Guard mobilization, and an
other contingent will soon board ship
on the call for the State Naval Militia
Trucks and men will be sent to the
south on special trains provided by
the Government
The men who volunteer for motor
transport service do not enlist in the
army They become civilian en-
ployes Of the Government by signing
contracts for a years service. When
honorably discharged, even though
the year may not have expired, they
are furnished return transportation
to Detroit. The salary is 800 per
month.
Evening journal., 1916-07-13
AUTOISTS TAKE CHANCES.

The gates and the bell on the south
ern side OF Market street bridge, be-
ing out Of order, tenders at the bridge
are having much trouble with per-
sons passing over the bridge. The
gates have no motor at the present
time It having been taken away five
weeks ago by the Wilmington and
Philadelphia Traction Company to
have its armature rewound. The bel
has been out of order since Monday
Automobiles passing from the south
not being halted by the gates, ol
warned by the bell. proceed across
the bridge when it is about to b
turned Several automobiles have
been caught with the front wheels
on and the hind wheels off the
bridge.
Evening journal., 1916-07-13
score By Innings.

Mjddletown 20 0 o 0 0 0 o 90
odessa .......O2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 x-4
Hits off Finn. 6; Greenwell, /;
Ward 8. Earned runs. Odessa. 1
Struck out. Finn 3; Greenwell, 6;
Ward. 2. Double plays. Ward to
Naylor to Heller. Left on bases,
Middletown, Z; Odessa q Stolen
bases. Naylor. Base on balls Finn,
/. Number Of innings pitched, by
Finn. 8: Greenwell. 8 Ward. g. Time
Of game. $50. Umpire. Pennington
and Peckard.
Evening journal., 1916-07-13
new DESIGN soon IN
Mitchell COACHMARK

Another Mitchell innovation in au-
tdmobile coachwork Is ~o"" m -"
brought out in the form of a hVe-
passenger roadster, designed 10y s-..h
W. Bate, according to word received
by dealers IN the Carl H. Page Motors
Companys selling territory for the
Racine-made car. represented in this
city by Fader Bros. Motor Car Co.
The new type of body has been de-
veloped to suit the requirements OF
buyers who have hesitated between
three-passenger roadsters and the
regulation five or seven passenger
touring cars.
Evening journal., 1916-07-13
nTMANns FnR 0LnS.

individuality In body design has 3
remarkable influence on motor car
sales, according TO Jay Hall, general
sales manager Of the Olds Motor
Works. of Lansing, Mich. AS proof
Of this statement, Mr.. Hall cites the
rapid increase in oldsmobile sales
during the past two years
In 1914. Oldsmobile production was
5000 cars. This year 1t will run ap-
proximately 10000; and for next
year a production Of more than 10000
cars is contemplated.
Evening journal., 1916-07-13
KISSFIKAR WINS RUN.

During the national convention Of
the Associated Advertising Clubs last
week, an automobile reliability run
from Philadelphia TO Atlantic City
was one Of the attractions The con-
test. which was for the Hotel Walton
Cup, was won by a KisselKar, entered
BY Orin S. Wilson. OF Philadelphia.
White Brothers are the local agents
Tor this car.
Evening journal., 1916-07-13

finn Gets HIS and
MIDDLETOWN LOSES

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
MIDDLEToWN. Del. July 1S-The
local baseball team received its sec
ond setback within a week by los
ing to Odessa, 40.
Lefty Finn the pride Of the local
fans was driven from the mound in
the third inning after six hits and
four runs had been made off him.
Ernie Greenwell took his place. and
held the farmer boys to one lone hit
during the remainder of the game.
NfHIIat,.xru A
Evening journal., 1916-07-13
RUNS FOR TIE WEEK.

Runs scored by oil teams in Amer
ican and National Leagues, from
Thursday, July 6, to Wednesday, July
70, inclusive. Only runs that figure
IN official averages are included.
Scores Of incomplete games are not
counted, but the scores Of games of
five innings or more are included in
the table
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-08
SuStenan nee.
Cereals.

Wheat Wheat prices weakened yes
terdav under liberal selling due to Liv-
ernool assertions that any great black
rust damage in Canada was still IN
confirmed Later the market rallied
on account of reports that black rust
has been found in every field near
Moose law. Saskatchewan, where few
DAYS AGO the presence of any evidence
80 the nest was authoritatively denied.
The upturns in prices, however, failed
"a nrove of a lasting character. open
mo prices. which ranged from nc 20
iSsc lower, with September at Sl.53 "A c
90 q 34Ihc. and December at Sl.3'12 10
e. az we're followed by a recovery OF
nearly all the loss, but then by de-
clines lower than before.
A large amount of the business was
duo % evening up of contracts IN anti
c;nation of to-day's report Of the De
nartment of Agriculture on the condl-
t;nn ~ crops as of August !. The
,rodo generally looks for a bullish re-
nnrt Whether il will go further than
H. nrivate experts in its estimates
os damage remains 10 be seen. Inc
Sanuior estimate in the trade IS that
~ eovernment bulletin will indicate
ehe ys;S S Of wheat of 675,oOO,OO,O
bushels against 759,OoO,OOO month
ago.
aSSipments from North. America for
A. waek were s.26l, 900 bushels, con-
signed as follows: France, 2,sos,GoO'
Tinted tinted Kingdom, 2,779, 900; Rotterdam
"a ooo. Italy. 481 900; Scandinavia,
90 900: Spain, $4,000; Greece, bLVVV;
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-08
U. S. Government Bonds.


Say c. F. Childs g. Co., specialists In
United States government bonds:
within the last fifteen days the gen.
eral tone of the government bond mar
ket has been conspicuously improved,
during which short space Of time prices
have moved upward about n per cent.
This advance is undoubtedly accounted
for by the desire to acquire bonds on
the part Of national banks In the In
terror and Western sections Of the
country for circulation purposes, in
anticipation OF the seasonal and perl
odical demand for early fall crop-mov-
ing funds. In fact, the current floating
supply Of free bonds Is sufficiently lin
tied to cause even a further upward
movement in prices In the event the
demand for bonds should continue TO
deyelop.p
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-08

Metals--Subsidiaries Of the United
States Steel Corporation announced
yesterday an advance in the prices of
structural and plate steel Of 81 ton.
This makes the price Of beams 2.6Oc
per pound and plate &c per pound.
The new price for plate is still below
the general market quotation for such
material, which is quoted at 3.50c.
Practically all companies are sold on
plate TO the end of the year. The Amer
lean Steel and Wire Company has adj
vanced prices of barbed wire and wire
nails 81 a ton. Other merchant wire
products are moved up in proportion.
This makes the price of wire nails 2.50c.
pound, and of barbed wire 3.45c. a
pound, Pittsburgh. This is the third
important advance in steel prices an
nounced recently, the others being 81
increase in the price of Bessemer
billets and 81 ton increase in bars.
Production of pig iron in Canada in
the first half of 1916, according to
figures compiled by the American Iron
and Steel Institute, was at a rate
almost 40 per cent in excess of out
put III tne HrSt nall OF l9lo. lOtaI
production of all output up to June
80 of this year was 507,750 tons, COM
pared with 366,825 tons in the first
half of 1915 and 45S,595 tons in
the second half. The institute has
compiled figures showing production Of
miscellaneous iron and steel products
in the United States during 1915. The
production Of iron and steel tinplates
and plates exceeds by more than 200,-
100000 pounds the production in any
previous year, with a total of 1885,
295,700 pounds.
Production of refined copper fell off
about 25,0OO000 pounds in July, owing
to the severe heat. Refinery officials
estimate that last months combined
operations Of all plants resulted in a
yield approximating 100000, 900. France
and Italy have again entered the copper
market with inquiries for substantial
tonnages of metal for delivery in the
last quarter.
Prices current for few of the prin-
cipal metals and metal products, com
pared with those prevailing at the cor
responding time of last year, follow:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-08
Oil Stocks.
Motor Stocks.
California Fruit Crop.

As the season advances the Califor-
MIA fruit crops are turning out just
about as expected. Aprlcots and cher
ries, with light crops, are bringing such
good prices that the returns 20 the
growers average very well. The same
applies to cling peaches. The crop Of
prunes is expected to be about two
thirds that of last year, although it is
rather early yet TO make predictions.
The features of the canned fruitbusiness
this year are the high cost OF fruit
and materials and the excellent East
ern demand for the goods. This years
fruits come upon a market that mas
been pretty well cleaned up Of carry
over stocks.-Wells Fargo Nevada Ma
tional Bank, Of San Francisco.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-08
Cotton.

Cotton.-After early declines on re-
ports of rains in the Southwest cotton
prices rose sharply yesterday. In the
afternoon new high levels were estab-
lished. The swing in December con-
tracts carried the price down TO 14.O3
and up to 14.42. January cotton, after
dropping to 14.15, sold up to l4.5l. In
Liverpool the tone was easier on the
rain news, but prices there rallied
promptly when the list here held
steady. Private advices from the
Southwest told of beneficial showers
in Texas, but did not satisfy the trade
Judging from the late trend OF prices
East Of the Mississippi there has been
too much rain.
The New Orleans Cotton Exchange
annual report estimates the value, OF
the commercial cotton crop OF last
wear. exclusive of seed, at $765 ,SOOOOO,
COMPARED with S593, 432,878 the preyl-
Gus wear and 1917, s44,114 for 1913 IA.
Including seed, the total value OF last
seasons crop was S958,2OO,OOO. Inc
worlds takings of American cotton Tor
the year were l4,171,O0O bales' CON
pared with 13,519,000 bales the preced,
ING season. Japanese, Chinese ana
Fast Indian mill takings totalled oOo'-
900 bales-a record. -
Yesterdays closing prices, New orh
Cotton Exchange, compared with the
close of the day before and year ago
follow: -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-08
Ammunition Orders.

Another large contract for 12-inch
high explosive shells has been placed
with domestic manufacturers of war
munition. Each of the shells, un-
loaded, will weigh about 1000 pounds
It is understood that 1000 to 2,OOo
shells we're ordered and others Will
be placed as speedily as possible
In fact, American munition mauh'
facturers are being given all the con-
tracts for 6 to u inch shells when
they will accept, and the number Is de-
pendent on the ability to secure steel
forgings for delivery in time for the
shells to be manufactured and shipped
by July, 1917.
Russian automobile manufacturers
are reported to have come into the
market actively for forging biilets ana
for steel sheets to be shipped as
speedily as American mills can make
deliveries. Probably none OF TINS DuSl-
ness can be placed for shipment be-
fore the latter part Of the first quarter
or the second quarter of next year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-08
The Three RS and Thrift.

A few weeks ago received iet'ei
from a Western Governor, who told me
that a wealthy citizen Of his state had
written him regarding the advisabiii'y
Of endowing a chair for the teaching
If thrift in an institution of higher
learning. ! believe the time will come
in America, my friends, when the
Greater thrift will be taught in our
colleges, universities and academies
believe this just as firmly as believe
the time is near at hand when THRIFT
will be taught in the primary classes
the grammar schools and the high
scbools-and | believe, above all things
thrift should be taught in our normal
schools so that our teachers will be
especially well equipped to instrucs'
their pupils in personal eeonomics.-S.
". Straus,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-08
Wright CO. Acquires Los
Angeles Aero Concern

The Wright Company, which a few
months ago was acquired from Orvllle
Wright by William B. Thompson and
his associates, has merged with the
Glenn L. Martin Company, of Los
Angeles. The consolidation, according
to the official announcement yesterday
will be known as the Wright-Martin
Aircraft Corporation of New York, with
S5.OOO,OO0 Z per cent cumulative con-
vertible preferred stock and 100000
shares of common Of no par value. The
preferred stock is to be sold for cash,
none of it being used in the acquisition
Of any of the properties.
The stock Of the two companies com
prising the combine will be paid for
in the common stock of the new corpo-
ration. Details of the merger are in the
hands of a committee, consisting of n.
Bruce MacKelvie, +. w. Allen, F. B.
Adams. Harvey D. Gibson and c. s.
Jennison, who is Mr.. Thompson's per-
sonal representative. Edward NJ.
Hagar, president Of the Wright Com
many. will head the new concern. Glenn
/ Martin and c. S. Jennison will be
vice-presidents.
In addition to merging the two aero
plane companies the deal involves the
purchase by the Wright Company, al
ready the owner of a majority Of the
preferred stock and $3.50 shares Of the
common stock Of the Simplex Motor
Company, of all the remaining shares
The Wright Company has also acquired
the rights for the United States tor the
Hispano-Suiza motor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-08
Com m dities

NOTE-The purpose of this column Is to give the
reader general view of commodity prices, current
and comparative, together with digest of the
which attends Influences their fluctuations. The
treatment Is necessarily seIecfive.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-08

In the subsequent comment no at
tention is called TO the vast difference
between the earning power of the popu-
lation Of Russia as compared with the
earning power Of the people of such
countries as Great Britain and Germany.
population of about l7O,000,000, has a
much smaller national income than
either Great Britain or Germany. with
populations of about 100000 and
$4,000, 600, respectively. The criticism
of such omissions could easily be dupli-
Gated. But omissions might after all
be argued about. There is. however.
one table in this pamphlet the last
one, and therefore a much observed
one for which ! am unable 20 find an
explanation or an excuse. This table
deals with the cost Of the war in COM
parison TO the wealth, the income and
the savings Of the various bellgerent
nations. As TO an investor the proper
ton Of war costs 20 national wealth,
etc, would be a determining, II not the
determining, factor, the figures con-
tanned in this table strongly argue
against the financial position OF the
Central Powers. For instance, the pro-
portion Of Great Britain's war costs
until August /, 1916, 70 the wealth OF
Great Britain is given as s.S per cen.
and Germany's corresponding figure as
l5.9 per cent As a matter of fact, the
figures differ in reality very little, be-
ing slightly in favor OF Great Britain.
What seems 70 make the insertion OF
these figures the more unexplainable Is
the fact that they have deliberately
been taken over, as stated In the
pamphlet. from authorities that have
worked nth different figures than those
accepted on earlier pages" OF the
pamphlet itself II the authors OF this
pamphlet, who have taken a great deal
Of trouble about Il, had troubled lit
tie more and calculated the above pro-
portions on the basis OF their own "ac-
cepted" figures (which are, OF course,
as most figures, arguable). they would
/ have found for Great Britain some
what more than 10 per cent and for
Germany about 10 per cent as the pro-
portion OF the cost OF the war until
August !, 1915. 20 national wealth.
This does not take into account the
fact that very large percentage Of
Great Britain's war expenditure is be-
ing spent abroad. while practically the
entire expenditures OF Germany are
made at home. o. J. MERKEL.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-08
Flour and Meal
Livestock, Meat and Provisions.

Following are yesterdays prices,
compared with those Of year ago:
Ncs York; Yesterday. year ago.
Live steers. best. 100 $1,000
TO. ...--..-.-. s-Vo = SSf' Vow N''V'"'
h. ..'.......... nae rs "a q rs
L' NJ 'e4'' . o's.' ~, 900 @isOO eco 1900
- 10. '.' va 10 20 IS ..eA
Live ewes. 100 d.. 500 q I.Z5 400 y 90
L' I9o Ia BAR 70 p'ineloO ellis 800 a 1000
Dressed mutton. 10. 10 q .l5h .O3HG 10
Dressed lambs. d.. 10 q iva ~ P 'ib,
H0gs good 100 Do. 1910 q 1880 40 blO
Dressed hogs bacon. o
Ness pork. b6l 1900 a2s.50 1850 q 400
Mess beef bbl... 1900 q 1880 l6.OO a io.So
Lard. Middle West. o,,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-08
Stocks
New York, Monday, August 7, 1915.

Total sales OF stocks Monday, 121 300
shares, against 48,05O Saturday, 2l6,-
600 a week ago and 695,7O0 year ago.
From January 1 to date, 95,bbl 300
shares, against s2,096,6oo year ago.
All quotations are in dollars.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-08
Farm Produce.
Dairy and Barnyard

Dairy and Barnyard.
The following are New York prices,
yesterdays, compared with those of a
year ago:
Yesterday year ago
DO''' W sOcG - 26H@27c
Cheese, state, whole milk, per h..
16G16Hc 1874 914c
Eggs. Penn, hennery browns,
34036c 25Q2Sc
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-08
Bonds
New York, Monday, August 7, 1916.

Trading in bonds on the New York
Stock Exchange Monday amounted TO
$2,172,O00, against sS94,000 Saturday,
s2,s53,O0 a week ago and S2,9O0,O0O a
year ago. From January l TO date.
1921, $780, 900, against s469,37s,OOo in
1919
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-08
News Digest
Foreign

tondon stock Market.-London, Aug
The stock market was generaily
,riet to-day, but the tone was good on
,he military position. Russian mines
...re fairly active and advancing, and
good business was done in meat
,bares al improving values. kafrs
we're frmer and shipping shares steady
While American securities were lightly
.upported and closed steady. Money
and discount rates were quiet
paris Rourse.-Paris, Aug. Trad
;,r was active on the Bourse to-day.
Three per cent rentes. O. francs for
r,sb. exchange on London, 2S francs
4 eentmes; 5 per cent loan. 50 francs
rs confines.
British Trade for July.-London
arr THE Board Of Trade report for
1rlv shows that imports increased
s1o4s604 and that exports increased
1iso1546. The principal increases in
,v,o-ts were sl.75OOOO in cotton,
.,f4oOOO in wool and s1,631,oo0 in
iron and steel
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-08
Curb Market

There were no outstanding features
in yesterdays curb trading. Business
continued very quiet and prices huctu-
ated irregularly in narrow range.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-08
Coffee, Sugar, Tea and Cotton
seed Oil.
FUTURES.

Coffee Futures The coffee market
was more active yesterday and prices
we're higher, with near months rela-
lively firm. The talk around the ring
emphasized no particular feature In the
days news, and there appeared TO be
no special change in the general situa-
ton, but the steadiness Of Brazil, with
the approach of September maturity,
seemed TO start covering by near-month
shorts. while trade interests were also
buyers of that position. Prices closed
oc foltoug.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-08
Yesterdays A year

Sugar Futures.-After opening quiet
and fairly steady, 20 points lower,
the market for sugar features became
heavy and on further liquidation, due
10 the lower and unsettled refined
market and to the deadlocked condi-
ton in SPOT sugar, prices rapidly de-
clined, the close showing net losses
of to 10 points, with sales for day
1850 tons. Prices closed as follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-08
A ND ST A IT'S I les
Criticism of Pamphlets
on War Loan Finance
Mem York. Auqltst z.

NeU YORK, August Il
To the Financial Editor.
In recent months a number Of our
leading financial institutions like the
National City Bank, Guaranty Trust
Company, Mechanics and Metals Ma
tional Bank, etc. have issued widely
circulated papers and pamhlets bear
ing on the economic status Of the Eu-
ropean belligerents. Most Of these
pamphlets have the Interior purpose
Of interesting the reader in one or the
other Of the Allied war loans.
The newspapers and magazines, es-
pecially their editorial writer's, have
sometimes been severely criticised for
presenting issues in a one-sided and
partisan manner. It has been said in
explanation that they are forced to
write under a pressure which fire.
quently causes emotions rather than
intellect to guide their pens. But
then even well considered and seem
ingly scientific books on problems Of
the war have had the faint OF parti-
sanship. After all. the individual will
find it at any time difficult TO dis
sociate his sympathies from his res-
son.
An entirely different aspect may be
taken of such financial pamphlets as
have referred 10. The material for
them is carefully gathered not by one,
but by number of experts, and the
text is critically examined by several
people before the publication is per-
mitted to appear. If the guidance OF
any activity requires neutrality
objective thought, it is the one OF
those banking operations which enlist
for their success the cooperation Of
VIC AHFeSSAhS poD4iS. Aoo much Carc
may therefore not be taken in present
ing facts, figures and comment when
they are put forth for the purpose of
soliciting. directly or indirectly, the
funds of investors.
Russia has received the tender care
of several institutions interested in
the Russian loans. Does it not seem
to be stretching the point little by
claiming, as is done in one Of the
pamphlets, that even the million or so
Russian prisoners now in Germany
may be looked upon as a special asset
for the Russian Empire on account
of their becoming familiar with Ger
man methods?
The most serious consideration
though deserves pamphlet issued by
the Mechanics and Metals National
Bank, which gives excellent tables and
excellent comment, especially on the
finances Of the belligerents. The very
excellence of some of its tables will in
crease the inhuance OF the pamphlet
and will make it one widely quoted and
referred TO. As in most statistical mat
ters, it would be easy 70 find, even in
this carefully prepared study, fault
with many details. For instance, IL
gives in a comparative table the direct
cost of the war until August /, 1916, to
the belligerent countries per head Of
their respective populations, as follows:
treat Britain ..-...............SZ O5.O0
rance .---..'..-s s-..s.-.- zlo.dJ
Russia NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1855
ltdly .ss..sss. .s-....s..ss.. ol.fb
Belgium and Serbia. $3.50
Entente Allies ............... s9I.66
NttHdug sssss-ss. olol.oJ
Austria Hungary ......... 1000
Turkey and Bulgaria ........... 3S.46