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The Detroit times., 1916-07-07

NEW YORK. July THE New
York Evening Sun financial review
said today:
''Today's stock market was not
Unlike yesterdays unsatisfacto ory
session, with some of the unfavor-
able features aocentuated. Thus,
while there was still something OF n
cleavage between standard rails and
industrial specialties, the strength
OF the former was not az uniform "a
on Thurrday. while the weakness OF
munition stocks and copper issues
was more pronounced. The latter,
for the time being have lost caste
with the speculative element and
have become exceedingly unpopular
except with professional traders who
are operating for the short account.
Fra prices were irregularly. but
slightly changed in either direction,
and the general tone inclined TO
heaviaess, which was particularly
noticeable In the industrial division.
Mexican issues were a shade better
The Detroit times., 1916-07-07
REQ CAR AND
continental UP
These Stocks Are Leaders In
Bull Market On Detroit
Exchange

Continued activity in the listed
issues marked the Friday morning
session OF the Detroit Stock ex-
change, with REQ Car and Cont
mental still increasing in demand.
Both hare recovered rapidly from
their recent slump. with REQ espe-
cially firm.
lron-Silver Mining was a feature
OF the opening. being higher than in
many years. IL sold Thursday for
sl.75. and there were plenty of bids
at sl.55, but few offerings. Friday
Iron.Silver activity is believed due
10 the addition OF 100000 worth OF
properties adjoining old lands, re-
Gently.
Detroit Edison is now selling
around 1875. and the demand is rea-
sonably strong.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-07
Capt. mccormick Dies.

Capt. Eugene Mccormick, for
some years mate on the Canadian
lightship, Falken, which is stationed
at the southeast shoal, Lake Erie.
died In his home In Amherstburg.
Ont, Thursday. after rear OF fail.
Ing health. His jllness is said to
have dated from December, 1914,
when he brought the lightsbip into
port through heavy storm. For
IL years Capt. Mccormick was mas
ter OF the steamer Imperial, which
ran between Windsor and Pelee ISL
and. II was on this island that he
was born in 1S49. A widow and one
son. P. w. Mccormick. survive.
funeral services will be conducted
by Thistle lodge. A. F. & A. NJ. at
Amherstburg at 2 o'clock Saturday
afternoon Interrnent Will be In
Rose Hill cemetery.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-07
NEW YORK PRoDUCu

NEW YORK, July 7.--Flour: Trrcg-
ular and unsettled. Pork: strong;
e'S die west oGT spot sIsaGlsso s5s suSa1 wq
Raw. quiet. centrifugal 96 test, s6i4
q 6.2I. muscovade. 80 test. s537m "a
$50: refined. quiet: cut loaf $3.50:
crushed. sS65; powdered. $7.75: gram
ulated. S165 M7.70 Coffee: Rio No !
on spot. Sc. Tallow: Firm; special.
99.c, city. pi4c; country. 9n9s, c.
Hay: Unsettled; prime. 81 40. No 3.
92tacMsl sl.O2is: clover. soc Il Sl.2O.
Dressed poultry: Steady: turkeys, -
n :ic; chickens. 25m3Sc; fowls. 14lz
@2l isc; ducks. Long Island. 1sc. Live
poultry; Firm: geese. i3c; ducks l6
a gle. fowls. ~ n I Sc. turkeys. Is n
ers. 22@ csc. cheese: Firm. state
milk. common To specials, 13TI6ts G.;
skins. common TO special. l0M13h4c.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-07

GUARDSMEN
Can QUIT
Baker Order Allows
Soldiers With Depend
ents to GO\HOme
MUST PRESENT.
EVIDENCE

WASHINGTON. July All army
departmental commanders have been
authorized by Secretary Baker to
discharge enlisted men of the Ma.
tional Guard in the federal service
who have one or more dependent
relatives.
The order of the secretary of war
follows:
Department commanders may
issue discharges TO enlisted men OF
the National Guard in the service
of the United States who are serv-
ing within their departments. Ap-
lication for discharge must be made
in due form through military chan
nels to the department commanders
that the applicant has one or more
relatives depending on him for sup
port.
THE application must be accom-
panied by adequate written evil
dence Of real dependency. When 1t
comes to the knowledge of the com
nanding officer through authentic
sources that q soldier Of his COM
mand has one or more dependent
relatives, soldier will I've informed
of his right 10 make application for
his discharge and the discharge will
be granted upon the application II
warranted by circumstances.
"A desire TO remain in the ser
vice and al the same time decline TO
allot any portion of the applicants
pay to his family or TO dependents
will be reported to the war depart
ment for final action.
when an application for dis
charge is finally approved. the prop
er recruiting agencies will be At
once Informed 40 that the vacancy
may be filled promptly. Recruiting
and mastering officers VIII he en-
Joined 10 avoid acceptance of re-
cruits having relatives depending on
them for support"
Secretary Eaker and his advisers
AT the war department decided that
this step was impc ative TO meet
appeals which have been flooding
the department on tehalf Of thou
sands of guardsmen whose families
have been left destitute b. the pres
ident'S call upon the state forces for
service on the Mexican border.
There has been no tabulation OF
petitions, hut some officials estimat-
ed today that fully one-third OF all
the men in the National Guard might
be affected by the order, which ap-
plies TO troops now on the border.
as well as those waiting TO move.
In almost every organization muster
cd in, IL is understood, consider.
able number OF the members has
been in distress over the prospec:
of having 10 support family indef.
initely on the pittance received from
the army.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-07

Grain and Provisions

DETROIT. July Close. There
was a feeling OF strength in all the
leading markets ct the opening. II
came first from Liverpool and the
American markets quickly responded
Weather is almost perfect and hne
nelds. The government report TO
come out after the close Friday Is ex-
pected to show an estimated wheat
crop OF $50, ,0O0. 900 bushels, an In
crease Of $4,000. 900 bushels over the
promise OF a month ago. Harvesting *
Ia making excellent progress in the
winter wheat states and spring wheat
~ doing well an the northwest. The
Canadian northwest reports wheat
well headed out at some points. All
this Is very besrish, but It's depress-
Ing. effect Is balanced by an active
milling and export demand for new
wheat owing to It's fine quality. Some
export business has been reported
and dealers believe great deal OF
foreign trade has been done without
being made public.
Commission houses consider the
market in healthy position. Many
advise their customers to buy on
breaks Notwithstanding the fine re-
ports for the crop will be sort at
best. Foreign demand is increasing
and il is well known that Europe is
In need OF great deal OF wheat.
Detroit milling demand for red wheat
in Increasing and eastern mills are
taking a little white wheat in their
market. Michigan farmers are not
selling and the movement OF cash
wheat Is slow.
The market was strong on reports
nepeg and -four In Minneapolis. The
close was Ac higher for cash and
3. "a lAc higher for the futures.
Corn advanced 1ac and beans de-
Fridays Wheat Quotations: Cash
No. red. S1.0sL: Sept. opened with
an upturn OF 1,c at sl.1oh. advanc..
ed to sl.l0s.. declined to s1.10ls and
*lI3h.. advanced to .s1.lsA.. declined
to tl.15I1 and closed at $i14Z: No.
/ white. s1.o5R
- Fridays grain quotations Corn:
sssh g. Ne 7'G hid hid; No gsslslSsw gssSS
oats: Standard. i3c; No. 3 white, t2c,
No. 4 white. fOT 41c. Rye: Cash No.
2. CSC. Beans; Immediate and
prompt "a shipment. 1915; SEEDS
50 so; prime timothy. $3.50
Friday were 1000 bbls. OF flour. i
ears OF corn. 7 of oats. of rye and
. OF hay. Shipments were 1000 bbls:
bushels of corn and i.500 bushels OF
oats Stocks are $4,000 bushels OF
wheat, l2o, 500 bushels OF corn, 72300
bushels of oats and $4,000 bushels OF
rye.
Receipts OF wheat Friday: Min
neapolis e0e cars. against 1875 n year
ago; Duluth. 50 cars; Chicago, ~
cars galnst southwes..s,l3i'< i'<oo
Primary wheat receipts were 6ss, ,00o
bushels against 5000 bushels a year
ago.
Exports OF wheat and flour Friday.
73S 600 bushels.
Wheat cuttings is expected to be gin
in about two weeks.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-07
Earnings Are LARGE.

The net earnings OF the recently
formed Motors Products corporation
for May and June were at the rate
OF s12 a share, according to m an
nouncement by w. c. Rands. prss-
dent A continued increase In the
percentage Of earnings Is expected.
The corporation was organized BY
the merger OF the Rands ManufAc-
turing Co.. the Diamond ManufaetuvA
ing Co. the Vanguard Manufactur@
ing Co. and the Universal Metal Co.
OF Detroit, and the Superior Manu-
featuring Co, of Ann Arbor.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-07
INCENDIARIES
BLAMED FOR
BARN BLAZE

Fire OF supposed incendiary or.
igin destroyed one-story barn IN
tho rear OF No. SIS 1-2 Monroe-ave..
early Friday morning. Two horses
valued at $500 and two wagons val
ued at $3.50 we're also destro, ed.
The horses and wagons belonged to
John Schafer, living at the Mon
roe-ave. address. and the barn was
ow ned by Frank Weber. Mrs. Shafer
says that she saw two men leave
the barn just before the fire broke
out The police think that black-
handlers may have caused the blaze.
The loss is fully covered by In
surance.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-07
MICHIGAN CENTRAL srocKYARps

DETROIT. July Cattle: Market,
steady; best heavy steers. 3s.60q
.; best handy weight butcher steers.
t7.75MS..5; mixed steers and heifers
81 q 80. handy light butchers, $3.50
cows .ssasa sn' s7s S9sfnSu butcher COWS .sss
q 600; common cows, $4.75Q 500 (;
Gamers, $3@4.5O: best heavy bulls.
Sc q 6.25 bologna bulls. $5.50@e:
mixers and springers, $40 80. Veal
calves: Market. steady. veal calves.
s12G12.25; others. ss@l1.50 Sheep
and lambs: Market. steady; best
lambs, Sl1@ll.25; fair lambs. 5000:
fair TO good sheep. s6m6.25; culls
and common, s3m4.50. Hogs Market
steady: pigs, $50 $40; others. 1915
1880
The Detroit times., 1916-07-07
CuRU COppEU sTOCNs.
LLOYD GEORGE
TAKES WAR OFFICE
BY UNITED PRESS.

LONDON. July 7--king George
received David Lloyd George in
audience today and handed him tho
seals OF the sccretaryship OF war.
Lloyd George assumed his new once
this afternoon.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-07
Sugar Market

sugnr-Correcteu daily by w. IL.
Edgar q Son: Crystal dominoes. 2-lb.,
Sii:55;. p9: bib, sll.sS: Lagie tab
ss,s5; XxXX powdered. ts.5O: stand.
ard powdered. ss.45: granulated, ex-
ira coarse, $3.50; granulatod, fine.
,ore 10 euik; ss.oS; gran,ula.ed; 2s-lo: cot
10. and bib. cartons. IN cases. $S.35;
crystal domino gran. HF cases, $s.45;
diamond a ssl5: CONFECTIONERY A..
No. Z. e. 30; No. S. ,Is5; No. .. S7.so:
No: 10. s7.75; No. II, $40; No. IL
t7.s5; No. i3. $3.50. No. IA. $3.50: No
Is. $3.50; non-caking mixture. So;
beet granulatcd, t7e5 per 100 lbs. |:
household powd.. Is. 20 10 ease, s24O:
Do as to case. sa.79 per case
The Detroit times., 1916-07-07
SON WOULD BREAK
MCLEAN WILL

WASHINGTON. July "A great
legal battle to break the will OF
John X. Mclean, involving the ad-
ministration OF the millions amassed
by the publisher Gnd fnancier. was
set In motion in the district supreme
court here this afternoon by his son,
Edward B. Mclean. sole heir to the
fortune.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-07
L. =. STOCK REPORT.

WASHINGTON, July THE hu-
reau OF crop estimates today report
ed the condition of various crops as
follows:
Winter wheat: 75.T per cent COM
pared with tho July ten-year aver
age Of 81: spring wheat 50 compared
with SIS: all wheat I9.a. compared
with s2.S: corn So compared with
sal. oats SEA. compared with So. I;
barley So compared To S5.l: rye SIS.
Sompared with s2i: flaN D0.3 COM
pared with sal: naX 00.3. compared
with ST.s: tobacco SIC compared with
So: nav o0.3 compared with S6.s. rice
a2.T. compared with Ss1. hay ga,
compared with SSi: hay oai, COM
pared with s22. cotton Sill, COM
pared with SOC.
Production In bushels and prices
were forcasted as follows.
Winter wheat. $50. 600. 900 bushels:
spring wheat. go 900. 900 bushels. all
wheat 759. 600. goo. at go cents ncr
bushei; corn 2.s6e.oOO bushels at 754
cents; oats, 1,at7,ODa,00o bushels At
toG cents: barley s0s. 900 600 bushels
cents; tobacco. i.ioi 200. 600 pounds
The Detroit times., 1916-07-07
Latonia Resulta

Norvic. lo1 Murphy. si7so. Sie.1e
GGraves5. $3.50 and sa.7o. second: soi-
r. Tmef Mocf Mapxsret ss purhis1 rRis1.
The Garnet, Santo. Depra, Some
Reach. Galway. Cledere. Captain
Marchmont Southern League, Polly
Connolly. Bill Wiley and Jasper also
ran.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-07
Bankrupt Schedules Filed.

The bankrupt =. c. Schulz Con-
structton Co. has filed schedules in
United States district court. showing
It's liabilities to be s17.5S6 and the
assets, sl6.1e7. The petition tc have
the company adjudged bankrupt was
filed by the Trussed Concrete Steel
90, a Detroit and others, May Is.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-07
Joseph Ramsey Stricken.

EAST ORANGE N. J.. July 7.--Jo-
seph Ramsey. president OF the Lors
aine. Ashland q Southern railroad
and former president OF the Wabash.
died at his home here early today.
following stroke of apoplexy.
Ramsey retired at IL o'clock last
night apparently In the best Of
health. About an hour later he was
stricken and died at 1890. /ll.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-07
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK

CHICAGO. July Hogs: Receipts.
81 600; market slow. SC higher; mixed
and butchers. 1856 a 1910; good
heavy. ss.75T10: rough heavy, .$e.5o9
9G5; light, s9.50mlo; pigs. $s@9: 40.
steady. beeves. $1,000 IL 20; cows and
beifers. s3.75M9.75; stockers and
feeders. s5.60ms65; Texans. sS.40G
$40: calves. sS.50m12. Sheep: Re-
ccipts. 5000: market, strong to shade
higher; native, se.50q 100; western.
s7Ms: lambs, $500 d1075; western.
S775mI0S5
The Detroit times., 1916-07-07
RACES
Auueduct Results.

First race. selling mile: Rae =,
~ (E. CampbelD. 20 to I. TO
aaa a.a e 70 wen; to YsnSna y sss o0 :s s:s.
?nd; Ielees ". Ia tnsip. = ~ 1tafg
ExceisIor. Mtndinstts Kesish. neo}o \;
Gate. Narmar. Rosewater, Flag Day,
Tansrlane and q. M. Miller also ran.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-07
GEORGIAN CLEANS THE
BASES FIRST Time up;
COvELESKIE ON MOUND
Tigers Begin Second Game Of
Series With Brilliant
Display

PHILADELPHIA. July Cobb
hit home run his frst time at bat
in today's game. scoring Witt ahead
OF him. Coveleskie and Myers were
the opposing pitchers.
first Inning.
DETROIT-vitt drew a pass. Bush
famed. On the third strike Witt stole
The Detroit times., 1916-07-07
NEW YORK nuTTEn AM EGGS.

NhW iUKk, y = JuIN f.-But-
ter; steady; receipts 22432; cream
cry, extra. 29c. state dairy. tubs. "a
~ 2sc;a Imitation creamery hrsts
2hhc: special. 29h a a0c Eggs
fancy, 29m3ic: nearby MIXED fancy.
gao 2Ic. fresh firsts, 23s. M27c.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-07
CHICAGO GRAIN.

CHICAGO. III, July 7.-Openlng-
Wheat: July. down hc; September.
UP Iac. Corn July, up nc: Septem-
ber.. up asc. Oats: July. up &c; sep
tember, up isc. Provisions. lower.
Noon--Wheat: July. up &c Sep
tember. down kc. Corn: July up
Ssc. September. down nc. oats:
July, down "a September. down &c
Close--Wheat: July up hc. Sept.
down - Corn: July. up sac: Sept,
down sc. Oats: July, up &c; SEPT,
unchanged. Provisions: Steady.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-07
sathhouse Open Tin 20 p. NJ.

To accommodate evening bathers
during the hot spell, the Belle Isle
bathhouse will be kept open until .
y. IN. Visitors will be allowed until
10 D. m. TO dress and leave the bath
house.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-07
CLEVELAND LIVE STOCK.

CLEVELAND. o.. July Hogs:
mixed, siO.i0; mediums, sio.i5: pigs.
1915; roughs. sS.S5; stays. $3.50. Cat
tie: Receipts . cars. steady. Sheep
and lambs Receipts 3 cars, steady;
lambs top s12.0o. Calves: Receipts
200; Csc higher; top $3.50.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-07
Quotations by Paine. webber & Co
TOLEDO GRAIN.

TOLEDO. O.. July Wheat: Cash
and July. sL00h Sept, sl.12Ts Dec,
81 17ls. Corn: Cash. soc: July. 79ihc;
Sept. 16hc, Dec, 6iAc Oats: Cash
and July. i1IAc; Sept. tOLc. RYE:
Cash. 96I5c. Cloverseed: Cash.
SS.S2. oct. s9.o2: Dec. $500. Alsike:
Prime. $3.50. Timothy: Cash. $40.
Butter: Brick creamery, 29isC: tub
creamery. 2Shc Eggs Fresh cam
died 2ikc; fancy selects. 26c. Hay:
Unchanged
The Detroit times., 1916-07-07
CHICAGO nvTTrn N,pNrT.

CHICAGO. III, July 7.--Butter: EN-
r,s. tras 27Is ,fl,rsts. 2SG a25c; dairy dairy
liIc; young Americas ISL ai5%c.
Live poultry; Fowls i6hc; ducks.
turks eoc. Potatoes; Michigan. son
esc: Ohio. semssc: Wisconsin. 900
CSC: Mfnnesota, soms5c New pota-
toes Asceipts. IL cars; old . eafS.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-07
DEFENSE RESTS IN
ORPET CASE

COURT ROOM, WAUKEGAN, m,
July THE defense in Will Orpet's
trial for Marion Lambert's murder
rested It's case shortly after opening
of court today.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-07
nutter mud Ems

DETROIT. July .--Buttrr-Cream
cry. extras, 27hc; hrsts. 20 &c; dairy.
CSC; packing stock. 21o per IL.
Esgs-Fresh receipts, cases in
cluded. frsts. 2sc: current receipts
22Lc per doz Receipts Friday -
05O cases.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-07
Livestock
EAST BUFFALO LIVE STOCK.
tDunning and steveusD

East BUFFALO. y. Y, July IL
cars. lower. heavy. siO.4OdIO.46:
workers., 35G10.40; pigs. ys.751l0
sheep: Receipts. cars, slow; top
lambs, silnli5o; yearlings. $40
$50, Calves: s5d13.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-07

TOLEDO, o.. July 7.-Hogs: Re-
ceipts. 1000; market steady; Heavies.
slG.10Dl020: mediums. s10.l0m l0.15
workers.. s9.I5G10.10: good pigs $3.50
G9.75. Calves: Market strong.
Sheep and Lambs: Market strong.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-07
TO EXCHANGE
PRISONERS
Britain and Germany Reported
to Have Entered
Agreement

COPENHAGEN. July 7.-England
and Germany have agreed TO an ex-
change OF civilian prisoners. accord.
ing to information received ny Amer
leans here today.
The exchange will affect many
thousands OF Germans who were In
termed In England after the Lusita.
MIA sinking and number OF Eng
lish civilians in German internment
camps.
Probe Boston Girls Death.
BOSTON, July Twenty-Five
persons. including 10 now under ar
rest, will appear before the grand
Jury when the probe into the mys.
tery surrounding the death OF Miss
Margaret Ward begins today.
Little progress has been made In
the case since the arrest OF six
men in an automobile In Salem early
wednesday morning with the body
OF the dead woman in the car. The
men continue to declare that the
woman was alive when taken from
a warren-st. house in Roxbury.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-07
VESSEL PASSAGES.

SAUI.T STE MARIE. Mich. July 7.
up: Coiiingwood. $50 last night:
Conestoga. 10; Dickson. 3 n. m: Gary.
Lynch. sac; Morgan Ir. berry. s;
Jones. Fiass. wsrpinser. I'll II. Harry
Down: Goulder.. oogebic. last
nieht;;, olcott; Midnight; bImmick.
Farrell. Ed Brcitung. .CyRnus.
Lakeland, $3.50; Boston, 6: Repiogle.
$50; Phipps. Wiipen. Cowle. 1:30:
George Crawford. Zimmerman. $40:
Trimble. .; Mary Eiphickc. Uranus.
At Detroit.
DETROIT, Mich, July Up:
Pope. s:i0 last night, Saxona. il:i0:
r.. Lyman Smith, 1890: Kopp, 1870
a. m: Franz. Il Morris, i:ao; Nor
row. 2;t0: Andrew Upson. t:2o; CouI-
by aS HsSaTis ssS OATS $50 ESQ., TSlFss ToIcss
saranac tarrive6,- Z; Kaikaska,
barge, 1880: Sirius. 1870: Oatland, w.
q. Msther.- $40 Wldener. $40;
Fleetwood. $40: Val Cartier. $3.50.
Down Luzon. s:1o; FrIck, Calcitc.
J. II. Davidson, $3.50; Republic, 10 30:
Bsrnum. II 10. l.. A. shaw, A. W. Os-
borne. II 1850: Slick. II last night;
Truesdale. 2 a. m; w. r. White. 2:to:
Reed. aso. sweden. 3; seiiwood, l:so:
Hi99yt. rTusw Osborn; horn, cl!, l,o. M,psCs. MM,ps;s.
Brown. sac: Hartweii. $40; c. q.
Rreitung, Phil Minch. go: Marion
Aurora. Imperial barge. $3.50.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-07
Banks mud Trust Companies.
The following firms are privileged

The following firms are privileged
10 execute orders on ;h- Excnange:
w. u. Moss e. Co, CARLYLE & Povah,
Geo NJ West & CO., r.. r.. -Maccrone
mour & Co, w. =. Mclaughlin. Mer-
rill. Lynch & Co. w. A. tIamlin y
Co. VIM. A. Neer & Co. Sinclair &
Couls. Emmct J. Spraguc. VIM. VI;
Stockard & Co. Bennett. smith 3
Co, w r.. Reilly e Co, Matthew
Finn. A. w. Wallace 4 Co. Lewis q.
GOrton.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-07
Bank Ciesrances.

Bank cIearances Friday. s7.1la,-
$3.50; total 1915 to date s1.02a,1gs,-
8I0.9S; total same period OF last
year. s66T,90l,47365
The Detroit times., 1916-07-07

Win Fslssy:.s :sn.s sss ssils s.v. .'i: y..:
slpitted to the American. reesstry
under the act Of Aug. 70, lsil
The Detroit times., 1916-07-07

Experts consider that one great
qualification women munition work.
ers possess 10 patience.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-07

second and took third on Meyers ~
throw. HeiIman famed. Cobb hStA2
home run into the left neld bleacherQt
sending Witt in ahead OF him. vs441E
fiied to Schang. Two runs one ~
one error. s.-rtf sx.t "a
The Detroit times., 1916-07-07

Batteries-Coveleskie and 6tant-
age: Myers and Meyers. Umpires--
Connolly and Owens.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-07
NEW YORK COTTON MARKET.

Quotations by Paine. Webber q
Co. July :. 1916
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-01
SENDS INQUIRY TO AUSTRIA
United States Seeks Facts on Sink
inc of Persia.

Washington, Jan 31.-The United
States has addressed another inquiry
to Austria asking if any of its sub
marine commanders have knowledge
of the destruction Of the British liner
Persia
A statement that they have none, re-
ported to have been handed to Am
bassador Penield several days ago,
never has been received here.
State department officials consider
that they virtually have exhausted ev-
cry other source Of information in
their effort to establish what caused
the sinking of the Persia with the loss
Of two American lives.
The state department wants a def
mite statement from the Vienna gov
ernment and should a denial be re
ceived the case probably will be con.
sidered closed
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-01
COAL MINERS AGREE
ON WAGE DEMANDS

Indianapolis, Jan. 31.-The United
Mine Workers Of America in conyen-
ton decided by virtually unanimous
vote to ask the bituminous coal OPP
orators throughout the country for
10 per cent increase in wages at the
basing point for miners on a mine run
basis, a 10 per cent advance for all
dead work and yardage and a 20 per
cent increase for all men paid by the
day.
In addition the convention ratified
the demands formulated by the an
thracite mine workers of Pennsylvania
at q convention held in Wilkesbarre,
Pa, last September asking for a 90
per cent advance in wages, complete
recognition of the union and an eight
hour day for day labor.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-01
WILSON TELLS WHY He
WANTS TARIFF BOARD

Washington, Jan. 2S.-Representa-
tive Kitchn OF North Carolina, chair.
man of the house ways and means
committee, has before him letter
from President Wilson setting forth
considerations which had most weight
in causing the president to withdraw
his opposition to the creation Of a
tariff commission by congress and to
urge such a body.
The president. in his communica-
ton frankly admitted he had changed
his mind because "all the circum-
stances Of the world had changed"
but declared he had mo thought what
ever of a change in attitude toward
the so called protective question"
The proposed commission, the presi-
dent said would have nothing to do
with theories or policy, but would be
charged only with the duty of seek
ing facts TO guide congress in legis-
lation
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-01
BLOCKS FILIPINO BILL VOTE
Cummins Gives Notice He viii In
troduce Amendment

Washington, Jan. 31-An effort by
Chairman Hitchcock of the senate
Philippine committee to hasten a vote
on the Philippine bill, was blocked by
Senator Cummins, who objected to a
suggestion that after Tuesday speeches
be limited to ten minutes, and gave
notice he would introduce an amend
ment which he would want to dis
cuss at length.
Arguments against granting indie
pendence to the Filipinos were made
by Senators Lippitt, McCumber and
Harding.