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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-04-25

London, April 25.-Sir Roger Case
ment, whose capture off Irish coast
spoiled reckless attempt to foment
disorder in Ireland, probably will
escape execution.
Officials are said to be convinced
that Sir Roger has been mentally I'M
balanced for last 8 years. Despite
his traitorOus conduct after long
years in service of his country, he
probably will be confined in some in
stitution and closely guarded for re-
mainder of his life.
Attempts were made to wreck a
crowded excursion train southwest
of Dublin. Railway employees who
attempted to remove telegraph pole
that had been placed across track
were fred on from ambush
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-09-14

highest should serve, but so long as
you worship me for my own sake /
will not serve you. 1t is man who
makes me ugly. by his worship of me.
If man would let me serve him, I
should be beautiful"
Looking once more from the win
dow, Bibbs s%culptured for himself
in vague contortions Of the smoke and
fog above the roofs-a gigantic figure
with feet pe~destaied upon the great
buildings and shoulders disappearing
In the clouds, a colossus of steel and
wholly blackened with SCOT. But Bibbs
carried his fancy further-for there
was still a little poet lingering in the
back Of his head-and he thought that
up over the clouds, unseen from below,
the giant labored with his hands in the
clean sunshine; and Bibbs had a
glimpse of what he made there-per-
haps for a fellowship Of the children
Of the children that were children now
"a noble and joyous city, ~unbelievably
white
1t was the telephone that called him
from his vision. 1t rang fercely.
He lifted the thing from his desk
and answered-and as the small voice
inside it spoke he dropped the receiver
with a crash. He trembled violently
as he picked it up, but he told himself
he was wrong-he had been mistak-
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-09-14

you. I don't know I got any cali to
blow. though-because l tried to cross
afte- you did. That's how I happened
to r1n into you. Well. you remember
to look out after this. We wers ts;kin'
ABBOTT Murtrie's askin' sixty-eighr thou
sand nat for that ninety-ninc-year
.eas~ It's his lookout IL he'd rather
AXE Il that way. and l don't know
hut"
NO" said Bibbs, emphatically. as
the elevator stopped. he won't get 1t.
Not from Us, he won't, and I'll show
you why. I can convince you In five
minrtes." He followed his father into
tho ONCE anteroom-and convinced
him. Then. having been diligently
brushed BY q youth Of color, Bibbs
went into his ovn rsom and Nssed the
door
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-09-14
CHAPTER xxxUI.

There was a heavy town-fog that
afternoon. a smoke-mist. densest in the
sanctuary of the temple. The people
went about In 1t. busy and dirty.
thickening their outside and inside
Innings of coal-tar. asphalt. %sulphurous
acid. oil Of vitriol. and the other famil-
lar things the men liked to breathe and
to have upon their skins and garments
and upon their wives and babies and
s~weethearts. The growth OF the city
was visible In the smoke and the noise
and the rush. There was more smoke
than there had been this day Of Febru-
airy a year earlier; there was more
noise; and the crowds were thicker
yet quicker IN spite of that. The traf-
nc policeman had a hard time, for
the people were independent-they re-
talned some habits or the old market
town period, and would cross the
street anywhere and anyhow, which
not only got them killed more frequent
~ than II they chung to the legal cross
ings. but kept the motormen, the chauf-
feurs and the truck drivers In a stew
or profane nervousness. So the traf-
nc policemen led harrled lives; they
themselves were killed, of course, with
a certain periodicity, Jut their main
trouble was that they could not make
the citizens realize that It was actu-
ally and mortaliy perilous to go about
their city. 1t was strange, for there
were probably no citizens of any
length OF residence who had not per-
sonally known either someone who had
been killed or injured in an accident.
or someone who had accidentally killed
or injured others. And yet, perhaps
1t was not strange. seeing the sharp
~preoccupathn of the faces-the people
had something on their minds; they
could not stop to bother about dirt and
danger.
Mary vertrees was not often down
town; she had never seen an accident
until this afternoon. She had come
upon errands for her mother connected
with q timorous REIMBURSEMENT; and as
she did these, in aud out of the depart
ment stores. she had an insistent con-
seriousness OF the Sheridan building
From the street, anywhere, II was al
most always In six.t, like some mon
strous geometric4l shadow. murk-col
ored and rising Iimltlessiy into the
swimming heights Of the smokemise.
1t wa gaunf ana grimy and rcpslisstr
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is what'd make you laugh IL you'd been
there, Miss vertrees-honest 1t wouldr'
He paused to chuckle, and stole a
glance ut her. She was gazing straight
before her at the wall; her lips were
parted, and-visibly-she was breath
ing heavily and quickly. He feared
that she was growing furiously angry;
but he had led to what he wanted to
say, and he went on. determined now
to say 1t all. He leaned forward and
altered his voice to one OF confdep-
tial friendliness, though In It he still
maintained a tone which indicated that
ole Doc Gurney's opinion was only a
joke he shared with her. "Yes, sir. you
certainly would "a laughed! Why. that
ole man thinks you got something to
do with It. You'll have to blame 1t on
him. young lady, IL 1t makes you feel
like starttn' out to whip somebody!
He's actually got this theory; he says
Bibbs got to gettin' better while he
worked over there ut the shop because
you kept him cheered up and feelln'
good. And he says IL you could man.
age to Just stand him hangin' round
a lttle-maybe not much, but just
sometimes--again. he believed It'd do
Bibbs q mighty lot o. good. Course
that's only what the doctor said. Ne,
I don't know anything about that: but
can say this much--I ever saw any
such a mental Improvement in any
body In my life as l have lately in
Bibbs. I expect you'd End him q
good deal more entertaining than what
he used to be-and I know It's a kind
OF embarrassing thing to suggest after
the way he piled In over here that
day to ask you to stand up before the
preacher with him. but accordin' to
ole Doc Quincy. he's got you on his
brain so bad"
Mary jumped. "Mr. %sheridan~ che
exclaimed.
He sighed profoundly. There! I
noticed you were gettin' mad. I
didn't
mo, no, MOI" she cried. "But
don't understand-and l think you
don't. What IL It you want me to do?'
He sighed again, but this time with
relief. well. well!' he said. You're
right TIN be easier to talk plain. I
ought to known l could with you, oil
the time. just hoped you'd let that
boy come and see you sometimes, once
more. Could your"
You don't understand She clasped
her hands together In a sorrowful ges-
ture. "Yes. we must talk plain. Bibbs
heard that I'd tried to make your
Oldest son care for me because ! was
poor, and 80 Bibbs came and asked
me to marry him--because he was
sorry for me. And I can't see him any
more" she cried In distress. al can'tr'
Sheridan cleared his throat unccm-
fortably. "You mean because he
thought that about your
"Na. no.! what hs thought was .rssr'
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-09-14
The Turmoil
BOOTH HARRINGTON
1915, by Harper a. Brothors)

machine. He told me to look ont, but
| wouldn't listen. and / didn't look
out-and that's how / got my hand
hurt, tryin' to show Bibbs to do some
thing he knew how to do and / didn't.
Made me so mad just wouldn't even
admit to myself 1t was hurt-and SO.
by and by, ole Doc Quincy had to take
kind o. radical measures with me. He's
q right good doctor, too. Don't you
think SO. Miss Vcrtrees?'
Eyes"
Eyes, he Ia sou Sheridan now had
the air OF a rambling talker and gossip
with all day on his hands. Take him
on Blbbs' case. / was talkin' about
Bibbs' case with him this morning.
Well, you'd laugh to hear the way ole
Quincy talks about that! Course he
is just as much a friend as he is doc.
tor-and he takes as much interest
In Blbbs as II he was in the family.
He thinks Bibbs isn't anyways bad
Off yet; and he thinks he could stand
the pace and get fat on II if-well, this
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en-yet 1t was a startlingly beautiful
voice; startlingly kind, too, and inef-
fably like the one he hungered most
to hear.
"Who?" he said. his own voice shak-
ing-like his hand.
Mary"
He responded with two hushed and
in%credulous words: rs it?"
There was a little thrill Of pathetic
~half-laughter in the instrument.
"Bibbs-I wanted to-just to see If
you"
"Yes-MaryT
IL was looking when you were 30
nearly run over I saw 1t, Bibbs. They
said you hadn't been hurt. they
thought. but l wanted to know for my
self"
mo, no, I wasn't hurt at all--Mary.
saved me-"
"Yes, | saw; but you had fallen. I
couldn't get through the crowd until
you had gone. And l wanted to know"
"Mary-would you-have minded2"
he said. There was n long interval
before she answered.
"Yes."
Then why"
Eyes. Bibbs?"
81 don't know what to say he cried.
"It's SO wonderful to hear your voice
aSain-Pm shaking. Mary-I-I don't
know don't know anything except
that am talking to you! 1t is you
Mary?"
Yes, Bibbsr'
"Mary--I've seen you from my win
dow at home-only FIVE times since l.
since then. You looked-oh, how can
l tell you? 1t was like a man chained
In a cave catching a glimpse of the
blue sky. Mary. Mary. won't you-let
me see you again-near? l think I
could make you really forgive me-
you'd have to-"
~ did-then."
"No-not realiy-or you wouldn't
have said you couldn't see me any
more"
NEsct wasn't the reason" The voice
WAS very low.
MARY" he said, even more tremu-
lousy than before. 81 can't-you
couldn't mea 1t was because-you
can't mean 1t was because you-care"
There was no answer.
"Mary?' he called, huskily. "If you
mean that-you'd let me see you
wouldn't your"
And now the voice was 80 low he
could not be SURF 1t spoke at all, but II
1t did. the words were, "Yes, Bibbs-
dear"
But the voice was not In the instru-
ment-it was SO gentle and 90 light.
so almost nothing, 1t seemed to be
made OF air-and 1t came from the
air.
Slowly and incredulousy he turned
and glory fell upon his shining syss.
The door of his fathers room had
opened.
Mary stood upon the threshold.
THE END.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-09-14
Work and the Colt.

The newly broken colt should ns9
be worked too hard this spring. Too
much work just nov may ruin him.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-09-14

Old Man Sheridan, nightly pleased
with BIbbs, has gone to Mary vertrees
with the purpose Of fixing up the
"troubie" between her and his son.
He wants to see the young folks
happy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-21
MERCANTILE MARINE
PLAN Is COMPLETE
Receivership Probably Will
End by September. Owing
to Agreement.
ALL INTERESTS UNITED

Indications are that the plan for the
reorganization OF the international Mcr-
camille Marine Company will soon be
made public and that the company will
be returned to the control Of stock
holders before September. the time origi-
nally set for taking 1t out Of the hands
OF the receivers. All OF the committees
representing the various classes OF Sc
curity holders have come to an agree
ment on a plan. With the retirement of
certain Of the outstanding bonds and the
issuance of new bonds the receivership
will become a thing of the past.
1t Is planned to offer $40, 000,0 600
twenty-five year s per cent. bonds to the
holders OF the s7o.0Oo.0o0 bonds now
outstanding. There is 1000 900 inter-
est due on these bonds. As the new
issue will be insufficient to take up the
old the deficiency will be met in part
by cash now In the treasury of the COM
pany and by the issuance OF some s1o,-
0 $1,000 8 per cent. five year gold notes.
There will be no underwriting of these
issues, the bondholders having agreed to
take them In exchange for their present
bonds.
The matter OF the payment OF the
back dividends on the preferred stock,
which amount to around so per cent.
will be left to the decision OF the new
board OF directors, the various protective
committees having been unable to come
- an agreement on this point. The COM
mon and preferred stocks Of the COM
pany will be restored to their status be-
fore the receiversAip. or. In other words.
there will be no change In the amount of
each issue outstanding and the COM
ps.ny will be returned to the stockholders.
1t has been practically decided what
men shall make up the new board OF
directors. II is probable that the pre-
ferred stock holders will have five mem
hers and that these five men will be
those who compose the present preferred
stock holders committee.
A great deal Of pressure is being
brought to bear upon James y. Wallace.
president of the Central Trust Company.
TO become a director Of the International
Mercantile Marine Company. in view Of
the fact hat he is generally credited with
having had the most to do with the effect
ing of a peaceful reorganization of the
company and its return to the stock
holders.
The common stock holders will he rep
resented on the board by j. W. Platten
and Donald q. C;eddes OF Clark. Dodge
a. Co. j. L. Morgan d Co. will have
AS their representatives on the board J
p. Morgan and Charles Steele. The
American international Corporation.
which recently acquired a big interest
IN the International Mercantile Marine
Company. will have as directors Frank
\. VANDERBILT. president OF the National
City Bank and chairman of the board
OF the International Corporation. and
Charles a. Stone, president of the Inter-
national Corporation.
The British interests In the Interra-
tional Mercantile Marine Company will
he represented on the board by n. \.
Sanderson. T.. {. Grenfell and Lord
Pirrie.
Otto T. Barnard, chairman OF the New
York Trust Company, will be the repre-
sentative OF the bondholders on the
board,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-21
INSURANCE LOANS
PROVE PROSPERITY
Increase Is Small When II Is
Compared With That in
1918 and 1914.
42.l26.OOO POLICIES HELD

General prosperity Ia indicated by an
analysis Of the insurance business Of
the past year. according to the Insurance
Press. which bases Its conclusion on the
policy loan accounts OF the companies.
These account at the end OF the year
showed a total Of sei.25e.o 600, an In
crease OF $4,000 900. compared With an
increase OF $67.s54.00O in 1914 and an
increase Of s63,725,000 in 1918. The
increase for 1915 was the smallest since
1909.
THE reduction Of the percentage Of
increase last year" says the Insurance
Press. "is accounted for mainly. as IN
the case OF surrendered insurance. by
the Improvement In general business
conditions that overcame the depression
that began in 1918 and was developed
to a large extent suddenly by the begin
ming OF the war in Europe in July.
1914"
The distributions by life insurance
companies In the United States and
Canada amounted to s733. 700, 900 IN
1915. an Increase OF si7. 900, 900 over the
amount computed for 1914.
This amount is equal to 20 per cent.
of American loans and credits H1.040.
600. 0O0) to Great Britain. France. Ger
''AosIs iNNLSFit, iNdly' NlNLtIldllu. orttte,
sweden. Norway. Canada and three
South American countries since the out
break OF the war,
1t Is pointed out that the war has
increased but slightly. II at all. the NOR
tally under policies issued by Ameri-
can companies In Europe before the
war.
The amounts OF the ordinary and
industrial policies written and revived
by the regular companies OF the United
states aggregated more than sysOi. 0O0.-
600. an Increase OF more than SEAS, 0O0.-
600 In comparison with the amount
tabulated for 1914 says the report.
The year closed With nearly s22. 1a6.-
100000 insurance IN force. an Increase
Of more than sl.?6?. 900. 600. The num-
Der OF policies in force increased TO more
than i?,426.OOO"
The largest insurance paid IN 1915
was held by Dohrman j Sinclair of
S,eubenviiie, Ohio. sS37.i75. In New
YORK city some of the lar.c amounts
paid were Norman y Ream. s222.aSO :
william NJ. WINS. $1,000 0U Herman
Bidder. Sl65,o00; James ". Alexander,
N2l.lbs, and Charles Klein. siO5llI.
Thomas l.. Shevlin of Minneapolis,
who died on December 90. 1915. had lite
insurance amounting to sIS2JO00.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-21
PUBLIC UTILITIES.

The Philadelphia Company and 81 atNN
a'ei operating companies made tho fol-
low ting statement for the month % April.
departments:
The natural gas departments gross earn
tngs were ssGl,513. showing an Increase ~
slNH, IoS, ana the net earnings We're sJHI.-
rs, an increase Of si@39S2 The oil do
ptrtTcuts gross earnings were t.0.o"1
iurs we're sl3aio an Inrrsasa Of g "a
The electric light and power departments
gross earnings were si@h,gj?. an Increase
IT fl0i.t59. and net earnings were So.
80 . rtiu ~ sis.ts2. The street r..l-
nav departments Cross etrningS we're s. %
l23 go, an turreHs" ~ $1,000. The not
earnings In this department increased
slm lnl
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-21
WAR PREMIUMS ON
INSURANCE POLICIES
Several Large Life Companies
Restrict New Policies to
$1,000 as Well.
OTHERS TO WRITE NONE

II was generally accepted In the imam
cial district yesterday that the majority
of the life insurance companies will make
special provisions with reference to in
yurance on men liable to active military
service. This was borne out by a state
ment issued by the Equitable Life As
surance Society. which reads as follows
NO extra premium will be charged
present p~olicyholders to cover active
military or naval service either at home
or abroad. Permits for such service
will be issued II requested. but are not
policy contracts.
Application from members ~ or those
intending TO Join the State militia. Ma
tionai Guard or nava reserve will be
considered for policies not In excess OF
$4,000 without the waiver Of premium
ordered into active service during the
first policy year a single premium OF $50
per 81 900 insurance will he charged, 10
he paid in cash hefore service begins. In
view of the risks OF camp life. as we'll as
those OF active service. this extra pre-
MUM will he charged whether the in
suied leaves the United states or not
In the event Of the non-payment OF this
SINGLE premium the soc.ety's liability
will he limited to 5000 per $1,000 of in
su-ance II the insured dies during the
first policy year.
The society will continue to consider
applications from officers Of the United
States army and navy in amoun not In
excess OF $4,000. In addition to the
rating required by the regular rules a
single premium of $50 per $1,000 OF in
surance will be charged. payable with
the first regular premium under the
policy.
y commissions will he paid IN the
single premium referred to in the pre-
cediu.; paragraphs.
Term policies will not he issued e
army and navy officers. or to member.
Of. or those intending TO join, the stat,
militia, National Guard or naval r"-
-erVe"
Officers ~ the New York Life Insur.
ance Company have recommended to q
committee. which will meet to-day. &C.
ton governing new policies to be taken
out by members Of the National Guard
This acton VII be similar to that takef
during the Spanish-Amcricau war. II
contemplates the insuriug ~ National
,iuardsnen up to slu.uup a. norma
rates. with the proviso that 4 they enter
military service in a foreign country
the first two years they must pay n
single extra premium Of $50 per sl,0Gf
Of insurance. II the insured doesn't Oay
the extra premium and dies In the ser
'iCc In a foreign country the compauN
will nav ur to oue-nfth Of the amount
~ the policy. This applies only ,c
dcaths outside the country.
srhn f.,rn,,1f, "a 1 -, Insurance Com,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-21
Live stock Market.

TUESDAY, June 20.
Receipts Of hec>rs were i,3oo head,
mainly for ~s'aughterers. Their" was no
trade In 1.-Two cattle. Tho feeling VAS
steady 10 weak, Dressed beef was quiet
At IN l6isc. for city dressed native
sides.
Receipts ~ calves were :7s head. in
clnd'nr lGl head for sale. The market was
steady, Win - clearance ~ the pens
Common to choice veals sold At 500
sl323 per TOO lbs culls at SS.30msg.
city dressed v"als fun STEADY At 1874 2O'gc.
country dressed hrn AT lSulIi.c.
Receipts OF sheep and lambs we're 5.I7O
head, including twelve cars for tho mar
ket. Demand fair and prices were steady.
The offerings ali went to tho scales
sheep sold at GmS per 100 lbs culls al
f3.50Mt good to prime lamb. at SII5Nm
SIC, culls At so, Dressed mutton steady
AZ Iod Nc: dressed lambs at 1sTeic.
Receipts of hogs were 3s6s head, In.
Guiding less than half a car for the mar.
kct, Prices were steady. Medium In
heavy weights sold AZ eI0NSlS10 per 100
lbs; roughs At pSboeUW.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-21
sAIts


liability Of such purchaser beng exclusive s.,,
other remedies.
court q the United states for te S,r1a.
District Of California before tho ass taei {.
sstd sale. . report or report SHOWING al ,s
remaining urdi,charr"d obligations srt l,s.
tiles of the R%ecelycr, So far a. the sam. N,
be ascertAined At tho time SUCH statement
statements are filed a report setting IRA Ns
leases. tacksg". tc m'naI crossing, oot,'r,
and other eSccutory ~,.uttarts and Asrstr.n,s
TO which tho weston r4,fi. Railway tort,-
or the Receivers. mey be .pittles ana. 80 ing 'mts
the amounts. II aur. Hue thc-cuJi"- . r-,-
containing a brie' description NJ 'h. .o07no,ir.t
cars and other rolliue stock ar' ros'os e7u'r
ment owned by Weston Pacihr RAILWAY cam
chased or acquired Nv 'he Receive. o. :.
which tho Receivers have an interest n.
made by the Receivers from such n,orm.u.
a. shall Be In their possession. 49, 'gra s.s
ments or any OF them .hall no' c..st'l'' or -
Receivers or by any ono as 10 ~. .Ir--e.
or correctness OF the facts contained 10 ,u,a
The purchaser or rurcha.e> c- hs N ,A.,
successors or assigns w ave n. rsS, 70,
or not TO assume or ADOPT any '"aS or rn',-
which Is part Q, n. p%r9gr.-iy .'a sat saes'
Company or by the Receiver. auf said pm,
chs.er or purchasers OF his o. their s1t'''s,r, o
assigns shall he held to have adopted and A.
sumed each. such leas. or contrast u1''" ~LA
IN the said period ~ sh niHt'Ls Dc o. ~
,smmeed ns soa-. ! written ]s'ectlon r"' 70 ..Sr
~ adopt the same. but nothing IN W. 'a'' t-r'
or In this notice contained shal eu'Horts g.
purchaser N purchases 10 di.' AIN - --'~'
a. par Of the properly purchased 'ts rstt %
the defendant Western rarinc Raj Az COMPANY
In the contract, dated juno o. i'' br'v~o
psny and others. hcreir before referred -
Upon payment o. the put. hsss ra.s t' ~
or their successors ~ ssslgrs. o. upor 49,. ma,
Ing OF such provision for the Pawn ~ 'he,.o's