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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-05-18
Eight Feet Giant Has Passed Away

The towering, sallow faced man
whom thousands of visitors to. Freak
Hall at the Barnum & Bailey circus
in Madison Square Garden will re-
member seeing billed as Hugo, the
French Giant" died at 4:30 O'Clock
Yesterday morning at the Hotel Pres
ton, 1853 Fourth Avenue, across the
street from the rear entrance to the
Garden.
Hugo had been suffering from
heart trouble for. some time, but was
able to appear in Freak Hall and
take part twice day in the parade
of freaks around the arena imme-
diately after the opening pageant.
At the wedding of two of the circus
midgets, Miss Elsie Reineking and
Joseph Francis Short, in the middle
ring of the circus week ago last
night, Hugo, wearing his familiar
tall top hat and lengthy black frock
suit, was best man, but his illness
prevented him from staying through
out the wedding supper, served in
Freak Hall later.
The giant came wearily into the
Garden for the performance last
Monday afternoon, but had been in
Freak Hall only a short time when
he tried to make known in Italian
and French-he knew no English
that he wanted to go back to his ho-
tel. A midget known as Baron Pauc-
ci finally was summoned to act as in
terpreter and the circus management
thereupon had DR.. J. F. Manley, the
physician who travels with the cir
Gus, examine the giant and then &C
company him back to his hotel.
Hugo was appearing for the first
time in America during the present
engagement at the Garden. Although
billed as Hugo, the French Giant,
he was born in Italy forty-seven
years ago, and he was younger
brother of the original Hugo, the
French Giant" who for a year or
more has been living in Europe, but
for many years before that was ex-
hibited annually at the Garden and
then travelled the length and breadth
of the country with the Barnum &
Bailey company. The original Hugo
was not quite so tall as his brother.
The Hugo who di ed yesterday
measured feet inches. The amount
of food he would consume at meal
was constant source of amazement
even to circus men accustomed to un-
y usual happenings. Eight or ten eggs,
a dozen cups of coffee and other
breakfast dishes in proportion made
up his regular morning meal, and the
size of the two meals he sat down to
later in the day was even more gen.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-05-18
NOTICE..

will file my final accounting as
administrative on the estate of J. I.
Kinard, deceased, with G. P. Harmon,
Judge of Probate, on Saturday, May
9th, at II a. m. All persons hav-
ing claims against said est tie will
file same before said date, OF be for
ever barred.
MRS. S. NJ. KINARD,
Administrative.
Anri1 % 1915
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-05-18
The Strong Withstand the Heat of
Summer Better Than the Weak

Old peoplewho are feeble, and younger
people who are weak, will be strengthened
and enabled to 90 through the depress-
ing heat of summer by taking regularly
Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic. It purifes
and enriches the blood and builds up
the whole system. SOC.
The sun., 1916-02-29
Consolidated Exchange.

Under the overshsdowins innu.nc. Of
var conditions further liquidation swept
prices lower on the Consolids'ed Stock
Exchange YESTERDAY Toward the close
however, irregular rallies occurred from
tho lowest.
Crucibe Steel opened at 30, down II.
points from Saturdays closing, and after
touching 7st broke 70 7lk al'hough II
closed at 73 Baldwin Locomotive opened
u, lo3A. down u. points from satIrday
ralied 10 l0iA. and then fell 10 100 but
I, closed at lo2t American Can opened
a. 5lL 1. ot a point below SATURDAY =
Nnsl, touched 6lN and then declined to
a5i., hut II closed at 59i.. It's turnover
totslled 1850 shares.
Mexican Petroleum broke very sharply,
" opened st loU'& Y of point under
saturday's olosins, rallied TO 1905 aud
,hen feil TO sis. but closed a. sS7s In
contrast 10 the weakness elsewhere, Read.
ing developed excep,ional strength, being
rcf.rred 20 by the traders a. salient in
,he market u opened az s0,. i above
its closing price on Saturday. ard from
there advanced 10 s?A-, closing at sen on
q turnover of ll.2s5 shares.
More than 10000 shares of United
r,atts steel common changed hands That
stock opened al ssiI = OF point below
It's hnsi price on Saturday, with 'ts hlEh
ssy. IT, low ST., and iu closing s:'s.
The sun., 1916-02-29
new HAVEN FORCED
TO A WIDE EMBARGO
Shipments Accumulating SO
Fast Complete Tieup
Threatened.

The New Haven Railroad put into
effect lsst midnight an embargo on ear
lot or smaller shipments ~ many com.
modities. 10 remain in force till that
indefinite time when the present freight
congestion shall be cleared
The only shipments that the New
Haven will accept now are live stock.
perishable freight. foodsturs for huma n
consumption. live stock feed. news print
paper for domestic Use, charcoal fuel
oil and gasolene In tank cars. All other
shipments forwarded after midnight will
be refused AZ Junct on points
Embareoes applying only to shipments
from New York and Brooklyn, not ship
ments between points on the New Haven.
have heen placed or spelter copper. pig
lead. iron or steel construction material
cement wall plaster. stone, lime, brick,
lumber, terra Gotta and tile
In giving notice OF the emhargoes, the
road says that cars are accumulst ting
so much faster than they can be un-
loaded that complete tieup is threat
ened. On February - there we're S5.52S
cars on the road, the largest number In
Is history, against 3o.5l. the same day
last year and 3s.iss In 1914 The num-
Der OF cars has increased over 5000 in
the last few davs. and the number await
ing unloading increased , 600
The New Havens statement adds that
s6ooo,oo0 has heen spent and $4,000 000
more appropriated for new equipment in
the last two years, and that by August
eigh'y-three new locomotives will be in
use and will improve passenger and
freight service.
The sun., 1916-02-29
Would Aid Frat~rnal Orders.

II Is pointed out that large propor-
ton OF the Insurance public is inter-
ested In fraternal order policies. such
contracts now covering So. 500. 900, ,o0o uf
insurance. and Mr.. Phillips emphas izes
the importance q! the traternal orders
charging adequate rates To meet the
difficulties now confronting socie H. c
which have been 'ry,ug to furnish cheap
insurance
The superintendent calls attention 20
the legislation which was attempted in
1918 by certain fraternal organizations
which had for its purpose the writing of
infantile insurance. The department en-
pressed itself TO the advocates of the
measure IS being opposed to II, believ-
ing the plan involves the basic principle
Of mutuality held 10 be inherent in this
system and which would seem to be de-
stroyed II children under l6 were to be
insured and thereby become members"
within the meaning of adult member.
ship, setting aside other objections which
Supt. Phillips points out
The insurance commissioners at their
last convention, through committee Of
commissioners appointed TO consider
whole family insurance gave conSid-
Grafton 10 the subject and adopted u
resolution that the matter should be
laid over until the April meeting Of their
convention, and meanwhile recon
mended TO all departments IN the United
states that all legislation IN regard t.
this decided innovation he opposed
The sun., 1916-02-29
MET. RECEIVER SEEKS PAY.
Ps1liser, Named by state. Never
HAD Roads Property.

Melvin -. Palliser. who wac appointed
receiver OF the Metropolitan Street Rtil-
way Company by supreme Court jus
tice Seabury I'm suit brought by
William :. Jackson. then .Attorney-Gen-
eral. after Douglas Robinson and the
late Adrian Fl. Joline had been appointed
receivers in the Federal court. but who
never succee'ied IN getting possession OF
anything except his order OF appoint
nent. is trying to lind out whether there
is anything 10 be done about 1t now.
On tho application Of Mr.. Falliscr
Justice Cohalan has signed an order
directing the Metropolitan, or us sue.
cessor, the New York city Railways
Company. and all others Interested. TO
show cause to-day why an order should
not be made permitting him to par
ticipate IN the Federal court proceed
inge relating TO the discharge Of the
rsceivershIp and awarding him comper-
sston.
Pending decision OH this motion JUS
tice Cohalan restrained all persons In
terested in the railroad company from
Interfering with any Of the property.
Mr.. Pslliser points out that all his ap-
plications in the Federal court proceed
ings have been denied and that the
time has now been reached when he
can appeal 10 tho Supreme Court of
the United States from the decisions
against him. He desires the au'horiza-
iion of the court before doing so.
The sun., 1916-02-29
SUIT AGAINST MORSE DROPPED
Agreement Ends hudson River
Boat Dispute.

The Sl.500,o0o sherman law damage
mutt brought by the Manhattan Naviga-
tiOn Company against the Hudson Navi.
cation COMPANY and Charles W. Morss
wss dropped from the ~lss OF the
United States District ,'ourt YESTERDAY.
Judge A. y, Hand dismissed the suit
sfter the attorneys representing both
sides had agreed To end the action.
The complaint. tiled about year ago
charged that Chsrles W. Morse, after
leaving the Atlanta pcnitentiary. started
10 build up another steamboat monopoly
on the Hudson River through the Hui-
ecn Navigation COMPANY
To eliminate the plaintiff concern as
competitor. the complaint said. Morse
and the Hudson Navigation COMPANY
entered into combination with the
Citizens Steamboat Company and the
Murray Line, hoping TO raise passenger
and freight rates oil the Hudson TO an
unreasonable figure after the plaintiff
concern was driven out Of business
Morse, il was alleged. resorted TO the
Use of lighting ships" which left on
their trips simultaneously with rho
boats OF the plaintiff concern but
charged much lower rates for both
ffe!ght and passengers. II was also al
legged that Morse told some ~ the ON
GERS OF the plaintiff line that lie intended
10 continue his warfare until the Man
haitian Line sold out 10 him As re-
suit OF his activities, the complaint said
the pla.ntir company WAS injured 10
the extent Of s350.000
Coupled with the stipulation OF dis
continuance II Is pcirtsd 10 as signf-
cant that the plaintiff line on February
- OF this year purchased the Cstsk!ll
rNening Line which for more than a
half century has operated steamboats
On the Hudson between catskill and this
cit>
The sun., 1916-02-29
GENERATION OLD SUIT UP.
Claimants Of Chess Set Dead, Trust
Co. Wants storage.

A dispute among three men over the
ownership Of an ivory chess set an in
laid checkerboard and 4 set OF checkers,
which got into the Supreme Court thirty
years ago, since which time those con-
cerned have all died. will be settled soon
through action taken yesterday by the
Centrsl Trust Company. in whose vaults
the chessmen and checkers have been
deposited
Tho papers show that Moses " Wise.
well deposited the articles with Tiffany
& co. for sale in 1885 and Lyman B.
Bunnen claimed 10 have bought them
John T, Howard demanded tho articles
on the ground that he was the original
owner. Tiffany a. 60. sued TO establish
ownership. BY an order OF Justice Dono-
hoe in 1856 the Tiffany Arm was dropped
as a party to the action and its costs
fixed ~ $lll.SN, Howard and Bunnell
were directed to settle the ownership
Howard and Wisewell both died in
1855 and Bunnell in 100. and no steps
have been taken IN the case since 1855,
The Central Trust Company presented a
petition to Justice Cohalan yesterday ask
ing that the checkers and chessmen he
turned into an asset instead Of liability
through = sale to collect storage charges
OF $3.50 or SEQ a year
Justice Cohalan gave permission for
the sale and directed that the vlams of
Tiffany ~ Co. and the trust company he
paid out of the proceeds. Ii there Is
anything left after the cost of the present
proceeding is paid II is TO ho kept on
deposit until the rightful owner claims II.
The sun., 1916-02-29
THIRD AVE. LINE BUYS BONDS.
sinking Fund for Adjustment
Issue starts st a1s8.OOO.

The Third Avenue Railway Company
announced yesterday after meeting ot
the board Of directors the purchase OF
?25 Of the adjustment bonds Of the COM
pany to he used as the nucleus for the
sinking fund Of the issue. The bonds
were purchased with $is6,o0o derived
from the Belt Line Railroad Company.
which represented the Belt Lines claim
against the Metropolitan Street Railway
estate.
Earnings for January showed net In
come Of $72.7os. an increase OF $445'5
over the same month last year. The In
come for the seven months ended Jan
usry 81 amounted to s5a2.36S. an In
crease Of $65.?Q5. so far in February
the earnings have shown an increase OF
$4,000 over those of the same period
last year.
In the January statement the item Of
depreciation was omitted. A director
Of the company explained that this was
due TO the fact that the depreciation
fund contains S2.5OO.000 in bonds. to-
gether with other sums. and that II was
therefore not necessary to continue fur
ther large monthly appropriations. The
company also has over $1.Io0,o0o In
cash and si6O.O In current funds.
The regular quarterly dividend of I
per cent. WAS declared and ga interest
on the income bonds for the six months
ended December 81 last. payable
April |.
The sun., 1916-02-29
JAMES ]. HILL SOUNDS
ECONOMIC WARNING
New Capital Needed After
War, He Says. and Mar
kct for Surplus.

James J. I'M. IN an interview yes'er-
day. said that the great need OF the
United states after the war will he In
dustriaI capital with men in possession
of 1t willing to put II Into new enter
prises and undertakings.
''ln order to attract that capital he
continues, there must he Industrial
peace at home and some reasonable as
surance that the foreign markets for
our surplus products will be available.
some Of our people want a high protec-
tive tariff against foreign goods. But
II those products are kept from our
markets. how can Europe pay for what
she will want from us when the war In
over? without market for surplus
products, what is the American manu-
facturer and farmer going to do? II is
said feed the surplus grain to hogs and
cattle but u market must he found for
the hogs and cattle
while the inability 10 sell our sur
Mus to europe might lower the prices
of necessities to the consumer In this
country, that apparent advantage would
he more than Offset by the lowering of
wages and an increase of unemployment
here"
Mr.. Hill brings UP the possibility that
the securities OF European poNernineits
which are bound To be issued after the
war may prove more attractive to
American capital than investment at
home. He does not look for any sub
stantial additions To the railroad mileage
of the country. although lie believes
that terminal facilities are needed. e..
pecialy by trunk lines He criticised
the Government forbidding the railroads
to own steamship lines as responsible
for the present ship shortage ON the
great lakes.
The sun., 1916-02-29
NEW AMERICAN POWER BONDS.
Issue Of R8.Ds4,3OO OHcred "a
Compnny's stock holders.

Announcement was made yesterday
that the American Power and Light
Company was offering to holders OF it's
preferred and common stock and TO
holders Of It's option warrants for CONF
mon stock an opportunity to subscribe to
an issue of s6,9S4. 300 one hundred year
per cent. debenture bonds In the ratio
OF 80 per cent. of their stock holdings at
~ aud accrued interest Stockholders
are given the privilege of subscribing to
the bonds between March | and 10.
The subscription price IL payable 10
per cent. on or before March IL and later
instalments Of 10 per cent. As called. II
Is stipulated that no instalments can he
called for moro than Thrty days after
the preceding call and that not more
tnan 20 per cent shall he called in any
one year. The proceeds of the bonds will
be used In liquidating the floating debt
of the cmopany. which amounts to
sS.is9lil. aud will provide additional
WORKING capital.
The net earnings of 'ne company as
reported for the year ended December
81. 1915 Including the net surplus OF
subsidiaries. smounted To sI.oi3,oa2.
The sun., 1916-02-29
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

lhe New fo-k Federal R.serre esuk
"a c' "s'' rev cent fnr ,hi-,y 20 r,n.,"
dals sud per cent for longer nils
''p'n market d's"ouni priNe sorep,spces
cent - f''
Comr'rrrisl paper rates were ensI r.-
.en' Tor STAT. 10 ninety dayt bills and fo-
tour % siN months best nsmeg. Gi7d< per
cent fnt other wv
Time money Nas soinsv hat f-lrcr Rates
"ere "a q "a. per cent for stAty iays
Y n 3 per cent for Ninety DAYS and 313i
per cent. Tor four. uEc aud eix month
thll money on the ronr NJ tho S.ock EN .
ChanE" yesterda" ru'ed a. y. per cen,
Nigh :. low liz '>' ''''-'
sterlnS eNohsnso Vas urrhsnsed r,r,r
quotations were: Demand - T.ls csbi.
-, ''' 'a"'''
Cal money IN London, 41,t. ccr cer, .
shnrf bills, 50 per cent
Domestic exchange on New York =,
u"4s, par san Francisco. SOC premium
Ma..nearois. l"c premium, chicago 10,
premium '' SN.l-o "a
York. Sshc ''' -"
- HsN YORK. Clearing Houso s,stem.p,
ENvhanges. $40. iSs teS h4lsrr. y"st-o
III sub rreasurv crsii, ns'.n.. 'tY''-"'
The sun., 1916-02-29

A. an approx Al OF rates for compensa-
tlon insurance companies. Supt Phillips
advocates change III III, New York
system Of rat. making and discusses tn.
elements which enter INTO the making
ot rate for compensation iusuranc.
He advocates a regulatory power AM.
pie to preecrib. methods OF procedure
and rules Of conduct. 30 that the system
of rating Will h. scientifically developed
and impartiallv administered, with no
opportunity tor indiscrlmlndte rate. cut
tins. whether through wrongful tlsssit-
cation, misspplicstioT ot md idual rats
or dishonest audit O! payroll
H- therefore urges amendments ~
the law which Will compel lnsn,be rehip
IN rating associa'lon conducted under
rule and regulations 10 he prescribed by
the Insurance Department
The National Convention of Insurance
Commissioners Is cons dering the ques-
tion of computing loss reserves oil liza.
bility and compensation insurance. and
Supt. Phillips says that defirite recon.
mendations are 10 be made by such
convention SO that = bill may he pre-
pared for Introduction IN tho Legisla-
ture next year.
The sun., 1916-02-29
WARNS R. /. BoNDHoLDERS.
Peabody Committee says Edorts
Arc Made TO Discrcdtt II,

circular letter has been sen. to
holders of :he Rock Island ref,indng 4
per cent bonds by the hondholders' pro-
tectivc committee Of which Charles A.
Peabody IL chairman. urging the deposit
OF All holdings with III. committee and
commenting on what IL alleges IL a cam
patgn hy an'agonistic interests 10 dis
credit the committee
AN extraordinary course H. being pur-
sued. II states by certain interests
antagonistic To Nour bonds partly by
newspaper notices ana partly ny the un-
precedented method of printed circulars
and other methods. to d!scred, this com
mittce and to Influence YOU to disregard
its request. Tho manifest purpose is 10
heneht ,hese adverse interests AT your
expense"
The committee assures the hondhold.
ers that its whole aim IL the protection
Of the rcfunding bonds
The sun., 1916-02-29
STUDEBAKER GAINS
ALMOST DOUBLED
Net Profits. without Much Aid
From War Orders. Jump
to S9.O67,l2j.
DISCHARGlNG ALL DEBTS

The report Of the studebakcr Corpo.
ration for the year ended December 81.
1918. shows al Increase in net profits
over the preceding year of nearly so
per cent. Net sales in the year amounted
10 S56,539,O0G, compared with $43.-
4ll?23 IN iali and net earnings
amounted to $9.2is.375. against S5.345.-
3e5 in 1914 Net profits were $9.o67.4?a.
compared with si,sti.Ss3 tho previous
year
Cost OF manufacture, selling and gen
eral expenses during the year were $41.-
0A6.5S2, against s37.s7o,999 IN 1914. The
surplus account amounted TO $S,i70.952,
compared with s5,265.si9.
A. r. Erskne, president OF the Stude-
baker Corporation. in his remarks 10
stockholders said
"As the sales include but $i3. 100000
last year and s2.o00.000 in 1914 from so
called war orders the stockholders Will
at once realize that the volume of busi-
ness and profits are coming from steady
sources. In 1911 we sold only c2.555 au-
tomobiles, whereas last year we sold 49,
sl5. over 80 per cent, of which were de-
livered to regular customers In the
United States and the remainder to reg
u1ar customers In export markets. ex-
cepting about 1900 cars sold TO foreign
governments for hospital and other pur-
poses
As VIC made sharp reductions In the
prices Of our cars last summer. the in
crease In the volume ~ our automobile
sales over 1914 was only 10 per cent,
but in number Of cars the increase was
a3.1 per cent.
"'Ctiliz!ng plant extensions authorized
Ia a. "a uf "A n III n
900 and now nearly completed the man.
agement expects that domestic sales Of
automobiles will exceed 10000 cars dur
ing the year 1915 Sales so Tar this
year are double those of last year.
Taking advantage Of the opportunity
afforded by favorable circumstances dur
ing the year the directors made a num-
her OF moves to strengthen the financial
condition of the corpora ton and put its
affairs in the strongest possible shape.
including the following:
I'VE determined TO discharge the entire
Indebtedness OF the corporation. except
current account and accordingly all
outstanding notes payable and maturing
serial notes were paid and over s2.00o.-
600 serial notes maturing from 1916 to
1922 inclusive were purchased In tho
open market aud cancelled. II heins
impossible to purchase the remaining
serial notes. the directors voted on Oc-
tober IS to exercise their option and call
the balance outstanding. s2.305.50o. for
payment on the first possible semi-an-
nua1 interest date. namely. March I.
1916. and also 10 issue and sell TO stock
holders a0.6s4 shares of common stock
then held in the treasury at $40 per
share and TO use the proceeds from said
sale In retiring the notes. This stock
was duly sold for $?,S24.i6s.i0. and the
amount received in excess cf par WAS
credited 10 surplus account
The sun., 1916-02-29
$4,000 FROM RAISED CHECKS.
BoOkk~eper for y. e. Dowd 4 Co.
Arr~sted--t onfessed. Say Police.

William II. Martens, hookhecper for
j. e. povd Co IVORY dealers. ~ O.,
Madison avenue, wss arrested last night
ny Detectives Canlph.l II and cook The
siscihc charge ag,lrst HIM ts that ON
February he erased The name Of
Arlington A 90. from . check for i4s5.lo
90 tho Cha" Ns',onsl Bank. inserted
'hesrrr' IN ''s pldc" with = typewriter
and cashed the check.
The prisoner, the defective. said. sd-
mtted his guilt. saving that during 'he
last two year he had robbed pord 4
co. OF nearly $4,000" Expert account.
ants who have been going over the FIRMS
books have thus far found thirty -ons
checks that have been altered. The DO.
lice SAY Martens admitted stealing 3: 400
IN the last month alone
When arrested AZ Forty. seventh street
and Seventh avenue Martens gave his I'D.
dress as 1860 Washington avenue. The
Bronx. His wife is now suing him FIR =
divorce, according TO the police