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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-02

The track situation is still mcwha
cioudcd Ivy the inaction OF the Rich.
notu Amateur Athletic Federation.
which is still sulkimg over In, critj
cism aimed at it for its failure To grant
Il rc-hearinG TO four men unjustly dealt
with. If the Federation would review
these cases, II would gain mnuy friends.
40 matter ia which way the decision
went. II would demonstrate that fair
play was still III the minds OF the gov
erning committee.
Evening star., 1916-07-02

a contract to the Canadian Locomotive
Company for 800 to 1000 engines and
the company is subletting contracts in
the United States Russia also has dis
tributed some orders against the con-
tract for 10000 cars, which will require
about 300,0 900 tons steel.
Domestic Consumption Small.
Domestic railroads placed orders for
a little less than 1000 cars and for
only fifty-three locomotives in June.
the smallest monthly contracts this
year. Four home railroads withdrew
inquiries for rolling stock during the
week.
Shipbuilders on the Atlantic coast
placed additional orders for 10000 tons
of marine plates for shipment over the
second quarter Of 1917. Lake yards
require 5000 tons Of plates for two
boats and about 10000 tons of plates
were taken for export. the latter at 4
to An cents per pound.
Steel building and bridge work placed
with the fabricating shops called for
$4,000 tons of structural steel. The
largest order placed was for an ex-
tension to the E. w. Bliss Company
plant, which 1t is estimated will re-
quire between 5000 and 5000 tons Of
shapes. The iron founders and blast
furnace masters are much interested
in the contract for another East river
tunnel to be placed July 10. which will
require about 10000 tons5 of cast iron
eegments.
Evening star., 1916-07-02
BY I. A. FLEMING.

After all the furry and the hurry. the
excitement, the dread-from the time
of the sinking Of the Lusitania to the
present day IT that some submarine
might, by failure to observe neutral
rights. ETC., bring diplomatic rupture
the Mexican muddle, which has been
continued during the last fiscal year,
and all of the thousand and one inf1u-
ences affecting the New York stock
market, many standard stocks snow
comparatively little change as COM
pared with a year ago.
Many Of the so-called war brides
developed within the last fiscal year,
and there is no opportunity for com
parison between the close of juno 80
1915. and juno 80. 1915.
Bethlehem Steel. the first of the war
stocks to impress its value on Wall
street. touched 500 a share between
June 80 of the last fiscal year and last
Fridays closing, which was at about
440.
Elsewhere on this page will be found
the high and low of the calendar year
to date.
Crucible Steel made its sensational
plunge in the last year. selling up from
an insignificant 81 y to 1os y. and down
to 52% to the closing Friday at TAN.
Baldwin Locomotive shows the err
ratio plunge and reaction. although 1t
is materially higher than year ago.
but its fall during the year from 1b4 y
to 1914 broke many spectators. 1t Is
now even lower.
Studebaker's sensational rise from
35Z to 1875 and drop to 137A is still
fresh in the minds of many spectators
and some so-called investors.
Industrial Alcohol jumped from Is to
131A and now is TAN.
It will be recalled that war stocks
reached the zenith in the last six
months of 1915, the first six months of
the fiscal year which is covered be-
tween the prices mentioned below.
The following table shows the clos
ing prices on the dates named:
Evening star., 1916-07-02
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET

NEW YORK, July 1.-The market
for coffee futures was quiet today.
with prices showing a tendency to az
after the rather sharp advance Of yee-
terday. The market opened at DE-
cline of 2 points under a little scatter
ing liquidation for over the holidays.
with December selling down to &l
and March to s.27. Offerings were very
light, however, and prices showed little
further change. with the close steady
at net loss of to . points Sales.
$3.50 bags. The market will be closed
from today until next Wednesday
morning. July. 7.so; August. 7-ss:
September 1877: October, s.o2; Noven-
ber. s.07: December, s.12; January,
SIT: February. s.22; March, s.27; April.
S.32; May, s.37: June. S42.
Spot coffee dull; Rio Is. 9: Santos is
10A. Very few fresh offers were re-
ported in the cost and freight market,
but one shipper offers Santos As here At
~ London credits.
The official cables reported an ad-
vance of rs reis at Rio. while Santos
was unchanged and Rio exchange 1-32d
lower. Brazilian port receipts. $4,000
bags; Jundiahy, $4,000 bags.
Evening star., 1916-07-02
| will Sell

$1,000 c. c. & CT. Falls Land So at ~
$4,000 Wash. Ry. & Elec. 80 at 81.
80 Capital Traction at SO.
so Wash. Ry. & E1ec. com. at S3A.
IS Wash. Ry. & Elec. pfd. at S2A.
90 Warrington Utilities ibid wante1Ds
2S Warrington Gas at 76h.
35 Georgetown Gas ibid wnntedD.
ITO Wash. vir. Ry. com. ibid wante1Ds
10 Mergenthaler at 1855.
rs Lanst0n at So. ~
I Munsey Trust at Dc.
so Continental Trust at 100. .
20 Real Estate Trust at IS.
rs Exchange Bank Of Wash. at II.
100 American Paper Can at 6N.
1000 Oklahoma OIL common at Is.
300 Oklahoma OIL pfd. mt I.
100 Warrington Baseball Club at -.
100 Miller Trnin Control ibid wanteals
10 Gayety Theater at $50.
1 Old Dutch Market Co. at 100.
10 Witt-Wil Motor Co. ibid wanted).
so Northwest Savings Bank At IL.
5 Paradise Orchard Co. ibid wante1D.s
10 Grapkoph0ne pfd.
Connecticut Pie at 70.
Evening star., 1916-07-02
EVANGELICAL AND OTHERWISE

and preferred. was due to purchases by
Pierre du Pont. who acquired a large
amount Of stock and actually caught
number of insiders short Of their own
shares. Mr.. du Pont is an especial
friend of one of the directors of the
| corporation, by name Johnson, and hav-
| ing inside information on the business
| OF the corporation he acquired $500, 600
| of the per cent bonds and then took
the flyer in stocks that sent them to
1891.
Increase In Railroad Investments.
w. NJ. Ackworth, a British authority
on railroads. has thoroughly studied
! for number of years. at different
periods, the American railway systems.
He is enthusiastic in his belief that
the industry is at high state of eff
cheney: that the physical valuation
will show that practically all the water
has been eliminated from the stocks.
He considers the fact that 10000
miles of railroad are in the hands of
! receivers a nut to be cracked in OBJ
tanning new railroad capital.
| Mr.. Ackworth. in a long interview in
| the July circular of the National City
Bank of New York, pays special atten-
tion to the labor situation confronting
the railroads and recites that In the
strike in England in 1911 engineers re-
ceived' $1050 a week, conductors So and
| brakemen 81. while $6 was the average
Of all railroad workers. This strike
was settled by the government permit
ting an increase in freight rates to
meet the wage increase.
1t would be next to impossible to
put through tina. kind of legislati ton in
the United States, with scores of law
makers answerable to their country
constituency.
Mr.. Ackworth believes that future
railroad development here will call for
many millions of increased investment
in securities.
Look for Bond Issue.
Financial interests confidently expect
that the government will be forced to
make a bond issue to finance the Mex
lean situation, despite the assurance
of Secretary McAdoo that such an issue
would not be necessary. Registered 3s
sold Friday at 99A.
Local Securities.
1t would be possible to market is
sues of bonds of any of the public util-
ity corporations of Washington, SO
good is the demand at this time. But
there is little or no prospect for any
bond issues in the near future. prac-
tically all companies being near their
limits and closely guarded by the pub
lie utilities commission.
The floating supply of bonds is very
light and business on the stock ex-
change is restricted. Values of all
grades are firm.
The offerings of stock are not press
ing. probably because the narrowness
of the market is recognized
Last week was characterized by re-
newed strength In the shares OF bank
ing companies.
Evening star., 1916-07-02
Business Satisfactory.

Considering tho fact that this 10 q
presidential campaign year. that this
country is threatened with Mexican
troubles and that Europe is in what
are generally considered to be the final
throes of the world war, it is consid-
cred rather remarkable that business
holds up, unaffected by either of the
aforementioned facts. while sufficiently
employed with the home market to be
unable to spare much for other ma
tions.
Enlarged manufacturing facilities
have, in a measure, enabled producers
to satisfy partially the urgent demand.
Metals, zinc, copper and many other in
gradients used in the manufacture Of
powder are seeking lower levels. but
just when they seem soft the conces-
eiona bring in buyers.
Clearings continue larger. crop pros
poets have greatly improved during
the spell of dry weather and the out
look is regarded as encouraging.
Foreign trade Is as satisfa ctory as
shipping and homo needs will permit
The balance of trade for tho fiscal
year ended June 80 is practically $2,-
200.00O,0O0, very largo part admit
tedly covered by munitions.
Too Much salary-No Dividends.
An interesting suit was started In
New York the other day. when share
holders in the American Hide and
Leather Company made complaint that
the officers were drawing down millions
and the shareholders were living on
promises. 1t is an easy matter for cor
poration officials to gather the cream,
IL they can satisfy their consciences,
and leave the shareholders the empty
bag, but shareholders have a remedy
out Of court at least once 4 year, II
they will pull together and not sign
proxies recklessly.
FURRY in oraphopohne.
II appears that the recent furry IN.
American Graphophone shares. common
Evening star., 1916-07-02

NEW YORK. July 1.--No change was
reported in the general ruling Of tho
copper market. There have been ru-
mors of an increased export inquiry.
but business generally had been very
quiet. and resellers are now said to be
offering small lots Of electrolytic at
fro1 2511 to 27h for nearby and for
ward delivery. The larger agencies are
holding their quotations at about $50
for October and later months.
Evening star., 1916-07-02
WEEKLY FISCAL STATEMENT
OF FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Resources and liabilities Of the fed
eral reserve bank at Richmond are:
Evening star., 1916-07-02
WEEKS RANGE OF PRICES.
Corrected to the Close of Business July l, at
the Office of The Evening Star.
Railway and Miscellaneous Shares.

closing prices
1914 ana
he to
Evening star., 1916-07-02

THOMAS L. HUME, Brohsur
l4l2 C Street. Tel. M. 1896.
Evening star., 1916-07-02
l Will Buy

$1,000 C. c. & CT. Falls Land So at -
$1,000 Metropolitan r. r.. 50 at 1O49ks
10 Capital Traction at S5. ~
Is Wash. Ry. Il Elec. pfd. At 81 n.
IS Washington Gas at 75h.
50 Lanston Mt so.
10 Munsey Trust at 04h.
5000 Oklahoma Oil.
Exclusive of commissions. Subject
to previous acceptance or cancellation
Bonds plus accrued interest. All exc
cutions for cash.
Evening star., 1916-07-02

Deliveries for cash at your owa Be-
Evening star., 1916-07-02
Money to Loan

Secured BY First Deed Of Trust on Real EsessS
Prevailing interest and commissios.
Joseph I. Weller. GA F St NV.
Evening star., 1916-07-02
Orders by U. S. Government
Boosts Iron and Steel Sales

NEW YORK, July THE United
States government has called upon the
steel mills for advance shipmen,s n,
steel contracts and has placed orders
for machine guns, automobile truck.
army wagons, shovels, picks. nails. wire
and similar supplies for the possible
Mexican campaign. There also liz soma
prospect that railroad equipment will
be purchased. The mills and shop, ar.
responding with alacrity. giving pref
erence TO The government orders.
Foreign governments continue 10
place orders for war munitions AL
though in relatively smaller tonnaees.
while the demand for comuercis
Shapes Of steel from all neutral coun-
tries is increasing for both this wear
and for next years shipment
Orders From Foreign Nations.
France has ordered 10000 tons usb,
section rails and 5000 tons Of shell
forgings. Australia has purchased 20
900 tons of standard section rails. Italy
has bought 10000 tons more of pig iron
and 10000 tons Of bars. Cuban railways
have placed orders for rails and car xIes
and are still in the market for loco
motives and for about 1000 tons more
rails. Railways in Brazil and Chile are
negotiating for numerous small lots
Of rails and for locomotives. The
Swedish state railways want 10000
tons of rails and there also are in
guiries for rails from South Africa and
from Portugal
The total foreign rail Inquiries
amount to 10000 tons, including 60
0o0 tons for Russia, the latter to conn
plete its contract for 35o.00O tons which
was delayed by the withdrawal Of one
OF the American mills. Foreign I'm
Quiries for sheet steel amount to be-
tween $4,000 and 100000 tons for 1916
and 1917 shipment Russia has given
Evening star., 1916-07-02

Graduates Of American colleges are
conducting the department OF agricui-
ture and forestry recently Instituted
BY China,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-10

NORFOLK, va, Feb. 1O.ALieu-
tenant Hans Berg. who, with crew
of twenty-five Germans. brought the
captured British liner Appam to
Hampton Roads after voyage of
over 5000 miles from the Canary Is
land, talked of the German raider
that captured the vessel and the voy-
age of the Appam. He declined to
give description Of the Moewe.
ut is good vessel" he said. at
is better than the average craft we
call freighters / would feel as safe
on 1t as I would on cruiser. II can
not be sunk easily and 1t can aght-
oh 1t can fight terribly"
"Did you really come through the
Kiel canal on the Meowe% he was
asked.
THAT, my friend, is a war secret.
Do you think a vessel with guns fore
and aft, with mines, torpedoes ana
ammunition OF many kinds on board,
could get by many enemy warships?
If you believe 1t possible to do that,
then I will say we came from Kiel.
We did not grow in the Atlantic
ocean. We did not find guns on the
shores around the Canary islands
and what ammunition we got of cap
tured ships would not have sunk one
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-10
TRIAL STOPPED
When the Woman in the Case
Agrees to Drop Suit for
Breach of Promise.

FINDIAY, o., Feb. 10--Just be-
fore Miss Ada Warner, 40, was 20
have been placed on trial here today
ON a charge of shooting her former
lover, Norris H. Powell, 43, Novem-
Der 1s last, 1t was announced that
the charge had been dropped by Pow
ell on condition that Miss Warner
drop her breach Of promise action
aginst him for $4,000.
This settlement marks the end Of
one of the strangest cases ever
brought into the Ohio courts. Miss
Warnerwas charged with having don
ned mems clothes and entered at
night Powell's home where he lived
alone, demanding that he marry her
aud when he refused she is said to
have shot him. He was found with
a bullet in his lung by nelghbors and
told this story.
Miss Warner was found an hour
later at her home with knife wounds
in her neck. indicating attempted
suicide.
Miss warner In her suit alleged
that Powell had promised to marry
her twenty-five years ago, and that
she waited for him twenty years until
his mother died, and then learned
that he did not intend to marry her.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-10
Of the vessels we captured.

Of the vessels we captured. ~
Long Out in the Atlantic.
eve were in the Atlantic long be-
fore we sank the seven ships you have
heard of. You will hear OF others
that have gone down from shells fired
by the Moewe.'
"But don't you think the British
fleet will capture and sink the
Moewe?"
"They will not know it. 1t has
flown the British flag before and
passed British warships 1t has an
swered their signals. 1t has told them
there we're no German ships around.
1t can give any name II likes. 1t has
no name that they can see.
eff they chase it, It will be a fine
race. / would like to see 1t. She
will run them perhaps all. the way to
America. 1t is SO fast that it could
have captured the Appanf If we had
advised Captain Harrison ten miles
away that we were coming after him.
1--WE captured the Appam by fool
ing the enemy. That is a part OF
war. We circled around him, saw
he was no match for us in battle
and then closed in on him. When a
naval officer ran toward the gun on
the Appam we opened fire on 1t. But
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-10
CHARTERS
Are Issued to Three New In
corporations by the Sec
retary of State.

CHARLESTON, Feb, 10-The sec
retary Of state has issued the follow
INK charters:
The Wellsburg and Eastern Rail
way Company, authorized capital So
900. The incorporators, all of Wells
burg, are: H. ]. Arben. G. {.
Schmidt, Will Moran, 2. S. Romine
and Harry o. Wells.
Tho American Colonization and
Development Company, Of Fairmont,
which proposes to develop lands Tor
colony settlement in Tucker county.
Authorized capital, 800, 900. and the
incorporators are: NJ, N. Glumicich,
the Rev. L. Zcrnba andE Eli Lesano. OF
FaIrnlont: A. L. Nickollch. OF Edge
mont, and Peter Bycllck, Of Grant
town.
The Household Speciality COM
pany. Of clarksburg. Authorized
capltal, $4,000. Incorporators: +.
P, r obinson, W. F. Margeson. G. q.
Margeson, O.. E. Eteese and Martin
Schultz, all OF Clarksburg. 81
Tho Bailey Grocery Company. OF
Huntington. was chartered with an
authorized capital of $4,000. The
incorporators, all Of Huntington, are
E, s. Bailey, A. NJ. ballard. w. H.
Blake, H. Gould and H. N. Davis.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-10
AGNEW DEAD
Well Known Oil Operator Dies
in GAINESVILLE as the Result
Of Infirmities.

GAINESVILLE, Feb. 10.-Samuel
B. Agnew, aged 7S. one of the lead
ing and best known oil operators In
eastern Pennsylvania. West Virginia.
and Ohio, is dead at his home, 1919
Maple avenue, after an illness Of one
week from ln0rmities.
Although retired for the last ten
years. Mr.. Agncw was president Of
the Agnew Torpedo Company, a West
Virginia corpontion, with head OF:
fees in this city and branches In Sis
tersyille, Cairo, Spencer and Penns-
boro, w. Va, He was born in Bel
fast, Ireland, and came. to America
in 1859, when he located in Erie,
Pa. During tho following years he
was actively engaged as an oil oper-
ator and followed the development
OF the fields ID Pleasantyille, OIL
city, Beaver, Bradford and Washing
ton, Pa; SisteHville, w. Va, and
the West Virginia and
Ohio fields. With his family he To-
Gated in Zanesyllle about five years
ago.
The body was taken to Sistersyllle
where interment was made Thurs
day.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-10
So Far, However, the Confer.
ence Has Not Agreed on
Any of the Demands.
TO ADJOURN NEXT WEEK
Sub Committees May Take the
Matter Up after the Anthra-
cite Conference.


MOBILE. Ala, Feb. 10.-Opera-
tors and miners of the central COM
petitive coal field in joint conference
here to arrange a new wage scale
for western Pennsylvania, Ohio. In
DIANA and Illinois, continued discus
sion today on the mine run question.
Aside from the demands asking in
creases in wages ranging from ten to
twenty per cent, according to the
class of work. the mine run demand
is the most important before the con-
ference.
President John P. White, of the
miners union is on record as declar-
ing that the operators must concede
this demand. Western Pennsylvania
operators strongly oppose granting it.
They assert that both miners and op-
orators are better of by sticking to
the screen system.
Operators and miners both said to-
day they do not expect any important
developments until after each OF the
eleven demands had been thorough
~ considered. 1t Is then probable
subcommittee will be appointed to
endeavor to agree on wage scale.
This may take some time and an ad-
journment next week until after the
anthracite conference which begins
February 21, is not unlikely.
Operators and miners express the
opinion that a wage agreement will
be negotiated, but no one ventures
prediction as to what concessions
either side will make.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-10
SHOOTING TRAGEDY
ENACTED ON TRAIN
Man Shoots Wife, Mother-in-
Law, Brother -in-Law and
Tries to Kill Himself.

BROWNSVILLE, Pa, Feb. TO-
Boarding a Pennsylvania train al
Centerville, near here, this morning,
Edward Ryan walked into car in
which were seated his wife, Mrs Lulu
Ryan. his mothcr-in-law, Mrs. Jane
Shaneycroft, and his brother-in-law,
John Shaneycroft, and shot each OF
them. He then tried to kill himself,
but was oycrpowered by the train
crew, who turned him over to the po-
lice at West Brownsville.
Ryan, who has been separated
from his wife for several weeks,
shouted that he would kill her and
he pressed the revolver against his
wlfe's bosom. The shot went high
and through her shoulder He then
pressed the revolver against Mrs.
Shaneycroft's head, but she srasped
the barrel and pushed the weapon
aside, Her finger, however, was
blown off. John Shaneycroft was
next shot. two other bullets being
sent after him as he ran from the
car. The women were taken to the
Uniontown hospital.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-10
Captain Berg
Captains ofB hhssdssu b
My a few shots were fred.

only a few shots were fired.
Fired on Two Ships at Once.
1--WE had he most excitement on
January II, when we sighted the
British steamers Cobridge and Far
ringford almost at the same time. We
decided to lake both ships at once
and we started first for tho Cor
bridge. We signalled the vessel to
stop and fired at 1t. We kept our
forward guns trained on It and af-
ter guns on The Corbridge. The Cor
bridge was nearer and we were sure
OF taking II. The Farlngford tried
to get away, hut we ran 1t down
about A O'Clock In. the afternoon. We
were dropping shells near the Cor
bridge all duhng the chase and did
not stop until 1t hoisted signal OF
surrender.
1--WE brought both vessels near and
sent boarding party to eact, We
blew up the Farringford with few
mines. The Corbridge was still
afloat when last saw 1t. 1t had a
good supply Of coal and we needed
1t.
"The capture of the other steamers
was not important. We were dlsap-
pointed In most Of them and lost one
OF the ships we wanted most"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-10
DEPUTY CLERK
To Be Stationed Here Will Be a
Former Resident Of Phlla-
deIphia, Says Report.

Since the appointment OF Samuel
r. Harrison to the United States
court clerkship, to tlll the vacancy
caused by the death Of Charles B.
Refauver, there have been various
.rumors as to who would land the
deputy clerkship here, where 1t said
the headquarters of Clerk Harrison
will be maintained.
A telegram from Fairmont Is to
the effect that young man named
Merrill. of Philadelphia, graduate
of Yale and close friend OF Judge
Dayton. may land the deputyship at
Clarksburg. the telegram stating that
the report came from reliable
source. Mr.. Harrison Is arranging
for his bond of 100000, and when
this Is filed and approved and he
takes the oath OF office, he will as
sume the duties Of the position.