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The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1916-12-01
LESS FUSS AND FEATHERS
Inauguration Will BE Quiet, With
Few soldiers.

There'l be several tons less OF gold
braid. swords. guns and pistols and
a general absence OF prancing cavalry
horses in the second inaugural pa
rade of President Wilson next March,
says a Washington dispatch. The
spectacular event. usually marked by
the presence OF thousands of Uncle
SANS fittest fighters in full regimen
tails. promises this time to consist
largely of civilians. In fact there has
been talk OF making the affair a regu-
lar peace demonstration Of soldierleSs
hue.
Army officers say practically no
regular troops will be available for
parade service in Washington. Re
gardless OF the border situation AT
that time. they say IL will be neces-
sary 10 keep General Perishing' S
men right on the spot 10 be handy in
case villa and Carranza become care
less in exchanging respects.
The way il looks now therell be
only a couple Of squads OF cavalry
available at best for the inaugural
parade and 10 this there might be adj
ded few army engineers and hand
full OF coast artillery-but no more.
Whether the usual militia contin-
gents from different States will be in
the march. depends largely upon
what attitude General CarranEa
shows toward the protocol just COM
pleted between the American and
Mexican commissioners at Atlanti
City. Ii he signs the papers and Dor
der raids pass into the discard as
one OF Villas favorite pastimes.
General Perishing will move his
troops back across the border around
the first of the year and the militia
now stationed at the International
line may come home. In that event
there will be available an abundance
of these in the parade. II they choose
to attend.
The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1916-12-01

he statesyille Landmark says.

The Statesville Landmark says
The pedestrian who fares forth
on the public highways these days
had better not go on the highway at
all but take to wood and field IL he
values his safety. Death rides on the
road at all hours and no pedestrian
is safe on city street or country road
unless he has lookout front and
rear-and not even then"
When Squire r. w. A. Rogers came
ND from Buford about twenty-five
years ago to attend the first good
roads meeting ever held in Monroe,
he came through the woods and fields
on horseback. The deep mud of the
road forced him to leave 1t alone.
Roads are better these days and 1t
Is not often necessary for travellers
10 turn to the woods and fields on
account of mud, but the better the
roads become the more dangerous do
hey appear for foot travellers and
w vehicles. There are so many
The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1916-12-01
Neat hut Too Candy.

The following is taken from the
Greensboro News:
lone of the members of the agri-
cultural stan of this household jour
nal announces that he expects his
hens will 90 to laying 500. In that
event. he says. in his opinion an EN-
barge on eggs would be unconstitu-
tional and a dangerous attempt TO
overturn by fat and basic economic
laws OF organized society and the
commercial fabric of the same. On
the other hand. If the bends do not
lay. he sees no reason for objection
TO adaptation of the peoples delegat-
ed legislative powers TO meet the
exigeneies of an abnormal situation"
The idea is neat but its dress is
a little too gaudy. The fact is that
most of us make our principles
square with our interest. whereas
our conduct should be made to con-
form 10 correct principles whether
they apply to ourselves or to the
other fellow. There is an appalling
disposition to decide questions ac-
cording to the way the application of
a principle will effect ourselves. We
all want laws to govern the other
fellow and to benefit us. On all ques-
tions every good citizen should en-
deayor to think out the underlying
principle Cf justice involved and then
act accordingly, even ii ii does not
personally suit him Nothing less
than this is first class citizenship.
The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1916-12-01
The Law Will Not Enforce Itself.

The Greensboro News and the
Statesville Landmark are talking
about the non-enforeement of law in
general, and wondering if laws can
be devised that will enforce them
selves. And correspondent of the
Landmark complains bitterly about
the violation of the bird law in Ire
dell county. al this is a puzzle to
us. We cant get into the subject
and put finger upon the solution.
1t is perhaps not too strong to say
that few people now obey any law
unless they find ii convenient to do
so. The wrathful citizen who used
to eXclaim at least in fiction. I'm
have the law on ye". is no more.
Too many people feel under no obli-
cation to obey laws themselves an
more are unwilling to take the least
trouble to see that anybody else does
We used to rail at the officers for
not enforcing the laws but that gets
us no where. Where will ever Of
ficers be found to enforce laws when
they know that the people who elect
them don't care cuss whether the
laws are enforced or not? Given an
easy going public which does not
care, and large number of violaters
who wish to be winked at and whose
interest In non-enforcement is direct
and absolute, and you have condi-
ton that puts a burden upon the
average office holder too great for
him to bear. But let public senti-
ment be aroused and pronounced
and most officers hump themselves.
This brings the question back to pub
lie sentiment, and leads the inquiry
Mck to why public sentiment does
not care. Now. if the Landmark and
the News will enlighten US a little
on this point we shall be grateful.
In this county we have had law
since 1903 which says no patridges
shall be killed in the county except
between the fifteenth day of De-
cember and the fifteenth day of the
following January days. In ad-
dition every foot of land is posted
under a general act and 1t is unlaw-
full to hunt on any mans land with
out his specific permission. Yet peo-
pie are complaining all the time that
birds are shot by wholesale at any
and all times. Now. how can you
make any more of law for the pro-
lection of birds than this? Unless
somebody is interested enough to in
dict the violators the law will not be
observed any more than II is.
The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1916-12-01

Nothing makes an angry wife so
frantic as the refusal OF her husband
to hand her line Of back talk.
The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1916-12-01

The msa in the honeymoon Ia no.
a myth.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-16
MILLS G. GrBB CREDITORS ACT.
Five File Petition In Rnnkruptcy-
Hold small Chains.

A petition In bankruptcy was filed
Yesterday against Mills & Glib. the
old dry goods importing house now in
the hands Of receivers, In a friendly
equity suit. Tho three OF the five cred
itors named In the petition to tho
bined claims OF less than $1,000. The
others do not state the amount OF their
claims.
The petitioners assert that Mills &
Gibb " some $1,000. 900 and are In
solvent. In the equity proceedings the
plaintiff claimed that the firm was not
insolvent, though financially en-
barrassed temporarily.
The creditors IN tho bankruptcy pro-
ceedings who have tho largest claims are
Wheclwright. Falks. Walker & Co. of
IL East Twenty-sccond street. ST.
$3.50: I~Iitzclbergcr. Tietenberg 4 co.
OF West Orange, y. j.. claim s31445:
j.. ]. Van Realte. Inc, s6.SS. Charles
:. Spitzelbcrger of Brooklyn and Anton
Aspensou Of Manhattan are the two
creditors who do not state the amount
OF their claims.
T. \. karelson OF SO Nassau street. at
torney for Whcclwrlght. Talks. Walker
X Co, said yesterday that the suit was
brought with the immediate aim only
of protecting the interests of his clients.
including holders OF the larger claims
not named in the petition. one Grey
itor. he said. has a $4,000 claim. Mr..
karelson said that he was completely
satisfied with the handling Of tho affairs
OF Mills 4 Glib thus far. lie believed
his clients were receiving only the fair
est of treatment.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-16
FINANCIAL NOTES.

Otto Abraham, specialist in foreign
bonds. who was formerly with Sutro Bros.
a. Co. has established his headquarters
with Hartshorne a. Ficabia.
Harris, Forbes n 90. announce that
they have sold all Of tho s.. 900. 900 Illinois
Central Railroad collateral trust 4 per
cent. bonds which they recently offered to
Investors.
william Solomon & Co. announce tina,
$1,000. 600 Union Terminal Company az
Dallas, Tex, first mortgage ; per cent.
bonds underwritten hy themselves and
associates have been sold
Hollistcr, Lyon Il walton announce that
the entirr preferred stock issue ~ thc
fered by them has been subsc rIbed FOR and
that the financing Of the company has becn
completed.
J. =. Morgan & co. announce tho clos.
ing of the Erie Railroad general mortgage
4 per cent. convertible series u bond syn
dicate by the sale to Lazard treres Of Inc
bftbincc OF the bonds remaining in IN,
hands OF the syndicate.
shipments OF copper orc last week by
the Tri- Bullion smelling and Dov~nlopment
addition to the shipments of zinc ore.
which continue to show AN Increase. Last
week zinc ore shipments totallcd bis,5.s
pounds.
Clarence e. pcrpalI & 90. are Offering
5000 900 Of Thomas A.roplane prnfrrrrd
stock, two shares Of common being given
with each share of the pref rred. Adj
vance subscriptions are now being received
and . public Offering viii l." made In :.
Bertron, Griscom & 20. and Palmer &
Co. announc' the purchase for n syndIcaio
OF the Ti"'l'n 4 Lang pryiuck Com
pnny. Of Hohoken, y. j This property.
which has p On under The presidency Of
william H. Todd, as chairman OF the
hoard.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-16
THE COFFEE R X
Futures Close with Net Gains 81
10 - 4. Points.

There was n more acvtivc demand for coffee
futures yesterday As offers were cosnpara.
lively small prices were firmcr, closing with
net gains OF 10 To y points Wall street and
commission houses were on the huytng side.
and the demand was believed TO have been
inspired 10y continued strength IN Brazil
where prices are much above a parity with
quotations hero. a tho advance September
made new hish records for the season and
,he entire list was practically at tho previous
high point.
Cpmp srattvely few cost and freight offers
were received owing to the disparity n prices.
hut new crop santos Is wc'o offered At et,c
I n b Santos for September October shin
mcnt S%hiptnenls from Brazil last week were
1000 Ia the Intted states AMI 4isO TO
EUROPE. Ocean freight rates were officially
quoted unchanged AZ 81 per bag. but there
was said to be a steamer loading IN brazil
which We. offering room at 81 per bag IN
order to ttsnplc'c a cargo. The SPOT demand
was very inactive. Prices remained nm.
changed ~ astc. for RIO - aud iO'.c for
Santos ~. Owing to the holiday IN Brazil
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-16
THINKS RUSSIA MAY
LEAD BUYERS HERE
Martens Tells Of Big OppOr-
tunity, hut Warns That II
May Be Lost.
CHANCE AT WARS END

Richard Martens. vice-president and
managing director Of r.. Martens 4 Co.
who called yesterday for P~etrograd by
the Anchor liner California. said that
In his SIX months stay In America he
had completed the organization Of hts
American company that he had studied
every phase of the manufacturing stu
alton. and that he had become convinced
that Russia would be the big market
OF tho future for American manufac-
lures.
"1f the hundreds Of munitions fac
tories that have sprung up here In the
last twenty months arc TO he kept rum
ming when peace comes" said Mr.: Mar
tens, their equipment must he used for
the making of other goods. Russia will
he ready TO buy as soon as the war
T. over, hut she will want her goods In
u form TO suit her special needs. This
means that the American manufacturer
must specialize II no wishes TO capture
the immense trade formerly held by Ger
many.
America will nnd keen competitors
In England. France. Holland and Scandi-
navla and IN Germany too. America has
the big advantage Of being ready TO
trade Immediately az the end Of the war
and she should make every effort TO hold
that advantage. I have found the
- SF'f &C.
lie shows he ls far more eager TO learn
than his British competitor, and that Is
n good sign. His greatest enemy is the
Jobber. who takes his 10 or L, per cent.
commission and IL done. He sells for
the day alone. lie has no thought for
future trading. and that IL why I cannot
urge too strongly that the manufactured
prepare not only for the trade tina viii
follow the cessation of hostilities, but for
the tremendous trading that Russia will
engage In for many years to come.
When the war broke out about $780,
100000 worth Of American goods was
being sold In Russia yearly by German
middlemen as German goods. The les
son fr The American exporter is to trade
direct with Russia, get the value Of your
reputation and the respect of the Russian
buyer"
\ tprty Of American engineers will
Join Mr.. Martens at Petrograd next
month. confer with Russian engineering
specialists and tour Russia 10 md out to
wha form consumers viii be able to best
use American products.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-16
So NATIONAL BANKS
ABOVE $25,000,OOO
Gains in Deposits Shown in
Two Months by II in
Comptroller Reports.
FIFTEEN IN THIS CITY

Returns from tho national banks Of
tho country on the last call OF the Comp
troller of the Currency. dated May l.
chow a steady continuance In the rise OF
deposits. Fifty-eight banks reported de-
posts Of more than $4,000, 600 each and
Of these forty-one showed increases over
returns on the call of March 7 last.
The increases were largest IN New
York city, the National Bank Of Com
nercc reporting In the two months a
gain In deposits OF sJ6.9j3 900. the
Chase National s26.s37 900. the Mechan-
les and Metals $2i.926.O0O and the Han
over National S20,50s,0 900. The National
City Pank, at the head of the list, re-
ported "A loss OF s2l,9i7,o0
Following Is a list. including fifteen In
New York. OF the banks giving deposits
of more than s25,000 .o0o, with figures
on calls of May 1. March Z. 1916, and
May /. 1915, the figures being given in
thousands of dollars
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-16
IMPORTERS STAND UPHELD.
COmmissiOn Not TO He included I'm
Value Of Laces,

Judge Sharretts. counsel to the Ameri.
"a Importers Association, announcer
yesterday that the lace and embroidery
importers OF the country had won I'm :,
controversy with the Treasury Depart
ment as to whether an item of : p.r
cent. commission appearing on the in.
voices of laces shipped to the United
states from Nottingham was TO be con.
sidered as part Of the dutiable market
value Andrew !. Peters, Assistant SEC.
retary OF the Treasury. has lust al.
vised Collector Of the Port Dudley Field
Malone that pending an investigation
now being made in England this item
u not to he regarded by the appraisal.
officials at dutiable.
In a statement yesterday Judge Shar-
retts, who also represented the Lac.
and Embroidery Association In this mat
ter. said:
1.-THE ruling OF Assistant Secretary
Peters applies TO certain laCes imported
from England. The issue involved WAS
whether an Item of . per cent. comm.s.
sion appearing on the invoices was a
proft accru!ng TO the commissionaire as
q seller or was a charge incurred in
procuring the merchandise from the
manufactures or owner az its actual sell
Ing price.
have arisen had ii not been for the de-
NV VI 'lt N'lil4ihNFlpllstlIf u conceal
from their customers the names OF The
manufacturers from whom the merchant
disc ordered for them was purchased
Representations were made to the United
States Consul a; Nottingham that the
so-called commission was in fact a prof,
derived from the sale Of their own goods,
and a statement to the same effect was
made by the Association OF Commission
aires In that city.
80 apparently unanswerable was the
allegation, coming from the source tina,
II did, that the appraiser naturally added
tine item of commission to the value OF
the merchandise to make correct mar
ket value.
Information acquired from the I'm
porters induced the customs officials ia
report to the Secretary Of the Treasury
that In their opinion the ) per cent. com
mission was a bona iide commission and
not a profit.
1.-THE ruling OF Assistant Secretary
Peters, although not conclusive, estab-
fishes "A principle to wit. that II inn
porters are able to purchase merchan-
disc from the manufacturers AT the same
price paid therefor by commissionaries
through whom the orders were laid the
charge for commission would not form
a part OF the per Sc value Of the goods.
This ruling Of the department Is far
reaching and will affect every line OF
merchand. imported into the United
States, no matter from what country
exported.
an the meantime merchandise of the
kind described from Nottingham is now
passed correct without the inclusion OF
the 8 per cent, commission"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-16

consolidated Exchange.

Strength marked tho dealings on the
Consolidated stock E~N,hhng" y"stcrdaN.
At the higher levels, there wa. prniit tik
ing In volume. but the offerings appeared
to be- readily absorbed.
IuIfct states steel omInon which
changed hands 20 the amount ~ NOR
than 1000 shares. waS one of the Load
crs. u opened at 81 = OF . point anoN'
i. closing price on saturday ana from
Their" advanced TO sjN., closing At 81,
Reading was the most prominent stock
In the railroad group. moving INTO new
high ground. II opened At spA IL clos
ing price on Saturday, dipped - '"h. and
then advanced to ?2ts. but Il closed at
9lt..
Crucihlc S'~rl was the loader Of the
war group. II opened az siTs. which was
.. Of a point under It's closing ON sat
urday. but this Was ~ lowest and II
attained a high of St7s II clos"d a.
SGN.. Westinghouse Electric advanced to
a.. after having opened at 80. II closed
AZ G3A Baldwin locomotive opened at
Sai.. up y Of a potrt from saturday, re-
acted to Ns and then rose TO az. but
4; closed at 9oi..
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-16
on saturday the usual Official cables were not
received. Prices follow:
THE SUGAR MARKET.
Raw Again Quiet-UcHncd inRr-
tive nud Unchanged.

The market ft3r raw sugar was again Quiet.
with buyers still inclined TO be apathctic.
No new husine "a was reported aud priTs
were nominally unchanged on the basis OF
N2c. for Cuhas cost and freight. equal to
t.52c. for centrifugal % test. duty raid. Thc
tone OF the market, however. was a lttl"
steadicr. The sup ar that was hanging over
the market last work, which II was thought
might have been purchased at 5igc. or even
under, was not ~ evidence.
Refined sugar was inactive and prices were
unchanged to 1850. to 7'5c. for hnc sranu'
lated.
In tho market fos sugar futures thcrc was
a general readjus'ficn OF values as "a re-
suit Of the sharp uliturn M the close on sat
urday. which was thought to I've uue en-
tircly 10 technical conditions. The old crop
months were generally lower, closing AZ . 10
points ,lcrliic under scattered proiit TAXING;
while the distant positions were unchanged
to = points higher. Tho volume OF husilrso
was small. total sales amounting to S.ip
inns prigps follow
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-16

Martin u. Manton. u prominent Brook
Ign lawyer. who defended Police Lieut.
Charles ,hecker, Is n candidate for an
I"intment as Associate Judge of ~,
United Siat"s Court Of Appeals To- sue
cccd Judge lAcolnbe. and his name h,,
been presented at Washington by Ion,
H. McCooey, tho Democratic King,
county leader, with the approval. il /,
said. of Edwin $. Harris. the new chair
man VI the Democratic State committee
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-16
Reaching Out for Foreign Trade.

Steps are now being taken in almost
all the countries OF the world for The
establishment of trade connections that
will remain unbroken after the var
ends.
The National City Bank. which Is
naturally in close a~ffiliat!on with the
American International Corporation. has
men in most Of the South American
countries and in Europe and the Orient,
and new tields are being considered all
OF the time.
with the creation Of these connec-
tons. the men who are planning that
America shall take her place In the mar
kets OF the world and maintain 1t realize
that il will be advantageous to ship our
manufactures in our own bottoms and
they are doing everything possible to
build up our merchant marine.
And that the merchant marine OF the
United States is growing by leaps and
bounds was shown in the annual report
Of the Commissioner of Navigation,
which also shows hat the increase was
greater during the year 1915 than ever
before In the history of the country.
This report says hat In 1915 the mer-
chant marine of the United States, in
Guiding all kinds of shipping. was made
up of 26.10l vessels of 1884, 1873 gross
tons. which was an Increase in the year
OF more than AGO., zoo gross tons.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-16

One or the Foreign trade aud shippinp
corporations that are doing their share n
the creation of an American merchant
marine liz CASTOR, williams A. Wig
more, Inc, The corporation has lone "A ire
mendous business between this and other
countries and has established "A fleet of
freight carrying vessels Of It's own which
Will carry h t. American iiag to all parts
of the world. In addition to the present
Meet. other vessels are being built for
the use OF the company.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-16

This fleet. which is second only to the
merchant marine of Great Britain, was
composed of 6,S52 steam vessels of o.
7Sl.4l6 gross tons: 1886 sailing vessels
OF l,3Si,i1i gross tons; 1897 barges
with "A gross tonnage of ?99,l66; $685.
documcnted motor vessels of lG2. 1874
canal boats of an approximate tonnage
Of 81 900 gross.
According to the report the number OF
merchant shIuS of the United States
registered for the foreign trade as of
June 80, 1913. vas 2.1si. with "A gross
tonnage of l,NTl,jt3. which was an in
crease over the year before of something
like $50 vessels and 795, 1871 gross tons,
During the year 1915 a total OF IAs
vessels OF ga, 1861 gross tons under the
shI registry act Of August is, 1914,
We're transferred from foreign fiaSs and
foreign registry to the American flag
and registry. These vessels had "A dead
weight capacity of approximately 500, 600
tons aud were valued AT S33, 49,. 756.
They were manned by 6.lig men. In
speaking of these transfers Commissioner
Chamberlain said
'These transfer. however. unlike those
81 lsG3-6t. In very few eases involved a
Change in IN" actual beneficiary owner
snip, but a change IN the ownership OF
record, possible only through the act OF
August Is. l9l4. which enabled Ameri-
can owners 10 secure ApicEican registry
and the use ~ their own flag for ehunu
built in foreign countries. The transfer
OF very few Of these ships. accordingly.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-16
THE BOSTON MARKET.

NDSTON MAY Stopper stocks were firm
aud generally higher with Copper Range Loaf
lns IN activity ami strength Utah Metal ami
Idpllnlrr ,lso Were prominent ~ the ,rtt
ms Atlantic. Gulf and West Indies ana
shoe Machinery were moderately active but
stat Onaiy. The mma