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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-09-08

Mrs. Fannie Medora Chapman,
widow Of Charles C. Chapman died
at her residence in Washington We'd
nesday. The remains will be brought
here tomorrow morning for inter-
ment
A charter was issued by the State
Corporation Commission yesterday
to American Pasteurizer Company,
Inc, Alexandria. Minimum, $780,
900; minimum, 100000, Godfrey NJ.
S. TAFT, president; C de S. Canavar-
ra, secretary-both of Washington.
Rev. H. w. Battle, D. D., pas
tor of the First Baptist Church at
Charlottesville, Va, is visiting Gypsy
Smith jr.' and will attend tonight's
services at the tent. Mr.. Smiths
next series of meetings will be at
Charlottesville, Va.
Deeds have been placed on record
in the Office. of the clerk of the courts,
transferring house and lot at 4O6
north Payne street, from C. Shirley
Leachman executor of the estate of
the late William H. Peck, to Mamie
Hanr,nersley, and transferring lots
81 and So in Block Lv., Section H..
from Mary E. Crifasi and Benjamin
Crifasi to George C. Heon.
At a meeting of st. Mary's Aca-
DENY .Alumnae held at that institu-
ton Wednesday night Miss Matte
Crilly, of Washington, and Miss Ella
Hill, of this city, were named as rep
resentatives of the alumnae to the
meeting which will be held at the
New Willard, Washington, September
18th, and Miss B. T. Green and Miss
NJ. V. Harlow, both Of Washington,
were named as delegates to attend
the biennial convention Of the Catilo-
lie alumnae which will be held in Bal
timore IN November.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-09-08

!. Miss Dosie Slayton, of this city was
a recent guest of Mr.. and Mrs. W.
H. Hamilton, in Grimes, Va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-09-08

Miss Mayme Brown, Of Alexandria
is visiting Miss Nellie Marshall, at
Burke, Va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-09-08

L. dIlu wi = ~
turned to their home after visiting
relatives in Richmond, Va.
There were but three cases be-
fore the Police Court this morning.
They were unimportant and unin-
teresting.
Miss Bertha Fishback, of Marshall.
Va. and Miss Myrtle Waddell, Of
Middlebure. Va, are the guests of
Mrs. George W. Roop, 4o5 Prince
street.
Mr.. R. L. Rush and son, Roy, have
returned to their home in Roanoke,
Va, after spending several days with
Mr.. and Mrs. George W. W.SRoop, in
Prince street.
George woodward, II years old,
living at $40 Commerce street, was
bitten by dog at the corner of King
and Royal streets yesterday after
noon on the right leg, and was treat
ed by DR.. Edward A. German. The
owner of the dog was cited to appear
in police court today, but the case
was continued by Justice Cation.
Funeral services for Robert Padg-
EFT, who died Wednesday, night. were
conducted at the residence of his
sister, Mrs. Arthur King, ZIG south
Fayette street, this afternoon at 4
o'clock, by the Rev. L. NJ. Fergu-
son pastor of Trinity NJ. E. Church.
Last rites for the late Miss Ann
Lawson Tebbs were conducted at
her late residence. COB Queen ST..
yesterday afternoon at o'clock by
the Rev. W. j. Morton, rector of
Christ P. E. Church. Interment
took place at Leesburg this morning.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-09-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Hoy, have re-
turned to their home after visiting
relatives in Richmond, Va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-09-08

Oyster season opens at the RAM
mel Cafe, tomorrow Sept. LIST.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-09-08
Alexandria City News Condensed

Miss Nellie Waddy has returned to
this city after spending some time
with Mrs. D. O'NeiI in Manassas, Va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-09-08

Mrs. George W. Cox, has returned
to her home in Profit, Va, from a
visit with her daughter Mrs. R. L.
Dulaney in north Columbus street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-09-08

Oysters in all styles at the RAM
mel Cafe. xar,.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-09-08

Miss Kate Monroe, formerly of this
city, who has been making her home
in Washington, D. c., for the past
two years, is, now visiting her brother
in-law, Captain Nash, in south Bal
timore, Md.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-09-08

Rev. Dr.. and Mrs. Frank Page, of
Fairfax, Va, announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Matilda Cole
man, to DR.. Joseph Packard Laird,
of Devon, Pa. Miss Page and her
sister, Mrs. Norman j. Gaynor, for
merly Miss Betsy Page, are we'll
known in Alexandria where they have
often visited. Miss Page is niece OF
the author, Thomas Nelson Page
present Ambassador to Italy, and Is
related to many prominent Virginia
families. Dr. Laird, well-known ply
sician of Devon, Pa, is grandso,
of the late Rev. DR.. Joseph Packard.
for many years Dean of the Theolo-
gical Seminary Of Virginia, and is Il
nephew of the Hon. Philip D. Laird
of Maryland. The wedding will take
place in the fall.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-09-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Milhollcn
Lunt accompanied by Miss 1.rnt's
sister, Miss Margaret Emerson, are
touring Virginia. Before returning
to Rosemont they expect to at
tend the opening dances at Virginia
Military Institute, Lexington, Va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-09-08

There were but three cases be-
fore the Police Court this morning.
They were unimportant and unin-
teresting.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-09-08

New York; Sept. S-The strike on
the lines of the Interborough Rapid
Transit Company and the New York
Railways Company is fiat failure So
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-25
FIFTH GERMAN WAR
LOAN IS NOW READY
Il Will Bear 5 Per Cent Interest
and Go to the Public at SO.

London, Aug 24.-Arrangemcnts have
been completed for the fotation OF the
fifth German war loan. An Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from The Hague
says the loan will be issued on Sep
TENDER and that the interest rate
will be per cent, as in the case Of the
previous loans. Subscriptions will be
received up TO October s. The issue
price, the dispatch says. will be 90.
Count Won Roedern, Secretary of the
Imperial Treasury, has instituted meas
ures to popularize the loan which, the
dispatch says, is being described by
canvassers as "the last war loan"
Former issues Of war bonds may be
turned in as subscriptions.
The fourth German war loan was
issued in March. II was sold at 1872,
as against 80 for the third loan. An
issue price of 80 for the new bonds
would indicate that Germany, in com
mon with other belligerents, is being
compelled to pay higher price for Its
funds as the war goes on.
Preparation for the fotation Of this
fifth German war loan was announced
in a wireless message to The Tribune
on August ID.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-25

brotherhoods perhaps would be
ready to demand another wage raise,
on the plea that the rise in the price
of transportation had increased the
general cost Of living.
The one definite fact is that the
cost Of railroad transportation IS
rising in this country for the first
time. Until few years ago it had
fallen steadily from the very begin
ming of the railroad era. Possibly,
therefore, what we are dealing with
now is a kind Of uncomfortable cor
rection. It is arguable that trans
portation has been too cheap, seeing
that people have wasted it more than
anything else, and that the excess
sive cheapness Of it has been the
source of much evil, especially the
evil of industrial congestion in a few
places. That tendency would be
checked by a rise in the cost of
transportation and perhaps could
not be checked in any other way.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-25

dividend Of 80 cents a share, psyso'
September 80 TO stock Of record SsF
TENDER 8.
Consolidated Gas, Electric Light .n'
Power. of Baltimore.-Regular quartz
~ dividend of "a per cent on me eOs
mon stock and regular semi-shn.s
dividend of per cent OF the preie'ls.ss ~
both payable October 10 stock Oh Nv
ord September 10.
Interstate Electric Corporation.-n..
ular quarterly dividend Of a per ss"7
payable TO stock of record August :"
British American Tobacco.-lntei-1,
dividend of 10 per cent on tie ordins1
shares for the year ended Septemoe'
payable on that date. !,
Eastman kodak.-Regular quartz.
dividends of 2l2 per cent on the 60
mon and III per cent on the prelenl
took. PAYABLE October 2 70 stoeA
record September 9. IL
AIIouez Mining-Quartcrly divies.,
of 81. so. an increase Of so cents sns "A
over the previous dividend pSi'
July 5.
Centennial Mining.-Diyldend o.
payable September 2l TO stock o. Nv
crd August 81.
Harrison Bros. & Co.-Regulsr qu,
terly dividend Of 2 per cent on ths 70
mon stock, payable September
holders of record September o.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-25
BRITISH LOAN
IS ALL TAKEN
Subscriptions in 3 Days
Exceed $25O,OOO,OOO -
Books Close Saturday.

A record in American finance has
been established by the underwriters Of
the S25O,000,O00 per cent British
loan. which was offered publicly
Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock. j..
p. Morgan & Co., the syndicate man
ayers, notified the participants yes
terday that the subscription books
will be closed tomorrow at noon, thus
indicating that the entire issue will
have been oversubscribed in practically
three days. The text of the Morgan
communication to the syndicate men,
bers says:
1--WE beg to advise you that the sub
scription books for the above notes will
be closed Saturday, August 26. at II
o'clock noon. We should be glad to
have you see that all subscriptions in
your hands are reported to US before
that time. Participants who wish to
secure notes from the syndicate will be
able TO do so only by filing subscrip-
tions before the closing of the books"
The syndicate managers announced
Wednesday that the subscription lists
would be closed not later than Monday
They stated yesterday that the amount
Of subscriptions in hand and known to
be in the mails made it certain that by
tonight the applications for participa-
ton in the loan would be in excess OF
the amount of the notes.
Subscriptions have been received
from all parts Of the country, accord
ing to the statement of the syndicate
managers, the bulk of the notes being
taken by institutions. Individual sub
scriptions in small amounts were said
to be large.
The public oversubscription Of the
loan means that none of the notes will
be taken by members of the under
writing syndicate as such.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-25

London firms known as the Fixing
Board daily set the price of silver
for the world, and American min
ing companies must sell their sill
yer for either the English or the
great lndiar market TO one of
these four houses. Our forests
constitute rich source of timber,
our coal measures are among the
greatest known. our phosphate
rock deposits parallel the potash
beds Of Germany. our copper
mines produce more than half the
worlds output and are necessary
for the worlds demands. Other
nations take measures to conserve
their natural resources.
This is the only step so far pro-
posed to be taken to protect the in
terests of the United States in the
post-bellum commerce Of the world.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-25
E. w. BLISS COMPANY

TO THF HOLDERS OF THE slN PR
CENTUM COUPON GOLD BONDS bearing
date April %. 1902. secured by Mortgage
and Trust Deed 10 the Franklin Trust Com
pauy. trustee
NOTICE IL HEREBY GIVEN that Z ".
BLISS COMPANY has elected 10 exercise
the privilege and option reserved 10 Il In
said bonds and mortgage and deed OF trust
OF calling and redeeming said bonds AMI
that the said bonds are hereby called. and
may be redeemed a. Franklin Trust Com
pany, 1876 Montague Street. Borough Of
Brooklyn, City OF New York on and after
October /. 1916. al their par value. to-
gether with the ten per cent. premium pro-
vided for in said bonds and by the mort
gage and deed OF trust given 10 secure the
same: and az the same time and place. ths
interest due october /, 1915. on said bonds.
will be paid.
Dated. Brooklyn, Y. Y. July 81. 1915.
L. " BLISS COMPANY.
by JAMES W. LANE,
President.
HOWARD G. SEAMAN,
Secretary and Treasurer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-25
NICKEL OUTCRY
In CANADA IS
BUT A SYMPTOM
Dominion Has Declared
Commercial War With
out Knowing 1t.
Nv 8. ROY WEAVER.

OTOntO, August ~"'
Beneath the tumult and the shouting
and the politics in connection with
what is known as the nickel aglta-
ton" in Canada to-day there is real
significance. The cutlery against the
export OF Canadian nickel ! ate Is the
first fruits of new imperial economic
consciousness in the Dominion. We
have declared a commercial war with
out yet realizing it, war in defence
of the empire and therefore in defence
Of Canada. Never before has the Do
minion really felt it is vital to
the empire as an economic factor that
its industries must be kept for the
empires use. In their protest against
the expectation of nickel matte and
their demand for the refining to be
done at home Canadians are proclaim
ing the new imperial trade policy, SINH
lar to our national policy of protec-
ton, only applying to the whole en-
pire and TO Canada, nationally, within
that empire.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-25
Money and Credit.

Call money on the New York Stock
Exchange ruled at "a per cent The
highest was 21a per cent. The de-
mand was as it has been recently.
Time loans on brokers' collateral
were %. to 3 per cent for ninety days
and 81 to 81 for four months. SIX
months money was 3% to 4 per cent
These rates are for mixed collateral
Loans on all industrial collateral are
u to y per cent higher.
Commercial Paper.-The demand TOT
commercial paper in Wall Street was
good. Rates were unchanged.
Official discount rates in each OF the
twelve Federal Reserve districts are
as follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-25

The Webb bill will come up IN The
House of Representatives tomorrow
II has the sanction of the Federal
Trade Commission and of all who
are interested in the future of Amer
lean trade with the world. This bill
ID puts upon foreign competitors
in American markets the same re-
s;raints which lie against American
producers and distributors, and (2)
exempts American traders in foreign
markets from the antitrust and
aati-monopoly laws of the United
States in so far as may be necessary
TO allow them to compete on even
terms with the combinations they
find working against them IN me
race for business. 1t deprives for
eign trade combinations of the ad-
vantage they have had over Amer
icans in the markets of the Unite
States. and it enables Americans 10
combine their resources in the COM
petition for foreign trade. The
Federal Trade Commission said:
In various markets, American
manufacturers and producers must
deal with highly effective combina-
tions OF foreign buyers. Thus,
exporters of lumber find such corn
binations in Australia and on the
continent of Europe. Cotton seed
products are handled by combina-
tions of buyers in Holland. Dem
mark and Germany. Combina-
tions of British coal brokers fix
the contract price for bunkering
.hins ut NaMnort News. Va. -Four
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-25
A $2O,OOO,OO Donkey.

For several days it has been APP
parent that the wage dispute between
the railroads and the train service
brotherhoods would be settled by re-
sort to the ancient device of pole
with a bundle of hay on the end, so
attached to the donkey that the salts
faction of the stomach's desire dan
giles just ahead of the animals nose.
The hope Of an increase of rates is
dangled in front of the railroads.
Hope will support the pursuit, but,
alas. it is thin provender. The inten-
ton toward the railroads is the same
as that toward the donkey, namely,
to give them enough to keep them
going. When The donkey is famished
he is fed; so are the railroads. They
will not be allowed to go bankrupt.
The precedent Of allowing rates to be
increased horizontally to keep them
solvent as a matter Of public policy
has already been established. But
the burden Of proving the necessity
is upon the railroads, and they have
to show their ribs to get their ra-
tons increased.
"The President" says the Wash
ington correspondents, "has promised
to use all his influence to get the In
terstate Commerce Commission to
grant a rate increase, if it is war
ranted." This is an amazing state
of things. If rate increase is war
ranted in the judgment of the Inter
state Commerce Commission, no in
huence would have to be brought to
/ bear upon it, and if an increase is not
warranted the use of Influence"
would be improper, not to say scam
dalous. Two years ago, when the
railroads were before the Interstate
Commerce Commission with their
joint application to raise rates, the
Administration would have deeply
resented the suggestion that it exert
its influence either way. The Inter-
state Commerce Commission was a
/ judicial body, exercising judicial
function. As we'll speak of bringing
political influence to bear upon the
United States Supreme Court! But
here now is the thought of the Pres
ident trading his influence with the
/ Interstate Commerce Commission
for the concession of an eight-hour
wage basis from the railroads.
What he is supposed to offer the rail-
roads is either improper or empty.
1t may be both.
Either the whole public policy of
regulation, evolved during the last
quarter of a century, is now to be
upset, or else the implication of a
bargain over rates between the Ad-
ministration and the railroads is but
a wisp of hay at the end of a pole,
and the railroads, as before, in order
to get their rates raised, will have to
prove their case before the Inter-
state Commerce Commission. They
will be able TO do that, perhaps, after
the effect of raising wages has made
its statistical effect upon net earn
ings. And when they get them
raised they will be only where they
were before. Perhaps that is as it
should be. A fat donkey is an alb
surdity. When the railroads had
succeeded by dint Of great effort In
adding the increased wage cost Of
producing transportation to the SELL
ing price of that commodity, the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-25

The above rates express the cost of
foreign money in terms of the Amer
lean dollar. You buy an English pound
sterling for S4.75A; the intrinsic
parity is S4.S63s per pound. Thus. you
say either that pounds are at a dis
count or that dollars are at a premium
which is owing TO the fact that in Eng.
land the demand for dollars with which
TO settle accounts in this country IL
greater than the demand In this coun-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-25

Silver.-Bars in London, 31fs pence.
Bars in New York, 662s cents. Next
can dollars, 51G55 cents.
Gold Movement There was with
drawn from the Sub-Treasury s65O,OOO
in United States gold coin for ship
ment to Spain.
The Sub-Treasury has transferred
S225, 900 to San Francisco.
Bank of England report of the
Bank of England yesterday showed 4
ratio of reserves to liabilities Of 2615
per cent, against 2711 per cent last
week. The principal items. compared
with q year ago, are as follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-25

Depression in the shares of !
motor company at this time under
these conditions is marvellous IN
stance of the velocity Of mans I'M
agination. He can overcapitalize
ANYTHING. But one is still left 20
wonder what would have happened
if the motor industry had not been
abnormally prosperous.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-25
DIVIDEND NOTICES.

AT MEETING Directors held to-day
London il was decided 90 pay Interim DIV ~.
dend OF ten per cent GOGs) free OK bflts'
Income Tax on Ordinary Shares on septs.,
Der goth. All transfers received IN ords,
London on or before llth September $3.50
in time to be passed for payment diHldsos
70 transferees. -. I'm
BRITISH- AMERICAN TOBACCO CO. LII
August -. 1915 --
MAGMA COPPER COMPANY
A quarterly dividend Of SOC per snare D.
been declared on the stock OF tnls esf.
panv. PAYABLE September 30. 1918. 70 stoes.
holders Of record az the close OF ousne"
on September s, 1916. $50,
HENRY Z. DODGE. Treasursh
August "a, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-25

A singular rumor is current that
several large corporations are with
holding their statements of earnings
until after Congress has adjourned,
because their profits are so large.
More singular still, there is some
truth in it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-25
Other Cities

Coppers.-Boston, Aug. 24.-lnterest
in copper shares embraced trading in
most issues to-day, although with few
and fractional price changes. East
Butte developed activity and strength,
closing at IS. The market was firm
at the close. Copper Range, 659s;
Allouez, 69B; CRANKY, $50; Old Do
minion. 70H.
Pittsburgh Trust Company Closed
Pittsburgh, Aug. 24.-The Central
Trust Company, of Pittsburgh, was
closed to-day by order of the State
Banking Department, an announce
ment posted on the door giving bad
loans and overdrafts as the cause. In
it's last report to the Banking Com
missioner, the company reported total
deposits as 1851 1874. The bank, which
had a capital of Sl50,000, was located
in the wholesale produce district, and
it's business was almost exclusively
among commission men.
Frisco Reorganization. - Jefferson
City, Mo-, Aug. 24.-Articles of incor-
poration for the reorganized st. Louis
g. San Francisco Railroad Company
were filed in the office OF the Secretary
of State here to-day and charter was
Immediately issued. The capital stock
of the company is s45O,O0O,O0O, of
which 5000, OOO, 900 is to be in preferred
shares and the remainder common
stock. All directors of the reorganized
company are from st. Louis.
Boston & Maine Earnings.-Boston
Aug. 24.-The Boston & Maine Rail
road. which yesterday assented to a
creditors petition for receivership with
the statement that it was unable 70
meet its current obligations, to-day
filed with the Public Service Commits
sion a report for the quarter ended
June 80, showing net income of
S1.749,695. This amount compares with
net income of S4l0,234 for the CORE
spending period last year and deficit
Of S257,308 in 1914.
The total operating revenue amount
cd 70 Sl3,9l4,764, according 70 the re-
mort.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-25

try for pounds with which to settle
accounts in England.
II you calculate tho cost OF the doi-
lar in terms Of foreign money-that
Is. as IL you were buying dollars with
pounds, marks or francs-its value
yesterday and year ago "ouia 10
abou. as follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-25
New York

Stock Exchange-The membership Of
Abel L. F. Davis was sold yesterday
to Howard VI. Schmetz for $4,000.
This is an advance of $1,000 over the
last previous sale.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-25
CASTOR. williams & Wigmor,, Inc

Company has received an additional
order for 100000 worth of Packard
and Locomobile trucks from one Of the
European governments. This follows
an order received last week for Sl2,-
O0O.0OO worth of Peerless trucks TO be
delivered at the rate Of between 80
and 100 a week for the coming eight
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-25

National City Bank-Andrew Mills.
ir., will remain as manager OF the
bond department of the National City
Bank in charge of the banks invest
ments and securities. The distributing
end has been taken over 1y the Ma
tional City Company and will have
quarters on the third floor of the
National City Bank Building.