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The Detroit times., 1916-07-26
Grain and Provisions

DETROIT. July % -C1ose-The
opening in wheat was at a drop 81 -
BY way Of reaction from MondaN >
NisN close The general outlook did
not show much change.
higher temperatures were noted IN
the northwest. but the weather, on
the whole. was more favorable for
wheat than that Of last week They
want still cooler weather 10 ent'relN
5 soneeaed hat damage has Seen
done ~ both heat and rust. but with
turn TO cooler weather the injury
would not increase. Bulls expect
much higher prices but they were
IN the season from causes other than
ug,prn earlier than expected.
~ TIE = mcvsmsn, Of ne. rhs., n ,s-
ers 20 he wiling to sell 1T .pressn'
prices Demand for the wheat 10
pressing and the increased movement
has not had q weaksning Influence
TIE market Is 50 completely dornl
mated BY bullish conditions that deal
srs ray no attention TO eesrish news
In re Detroit market trading is
sOtt winter. Exporter, ara active
buyers OF new hard winter.
Wheat was strong early and weak
fstsr, closing az loss FOR the day -
] = c.
Corn declined Ac. and beans I'D
vArcea Toe
Wheat auotations-ca.h No. re-
s s5l September opened with =
drop OF ne az asa advanced 20
S. ssir and declined 10 81 :Ti,: he
c~rlb-r op-ned az g. S1is advanced 20
S. Az sna declined 20 Nsin, No
/ white. 81 49,
Coarse grain QuotAtions-Corn-
Cash No 7. sstse No. : yellow, ssc
No yellow S31s+e Oats-Stsnd-
ard. 4Siac No 2 white, t+Ac, SEP
ter hsr ale No white. 43LS Rssi-
Ry---Cash No : ssc, Besns-fmre-
date ard pror'pt shipment. s. 30
Sssds-Prine rea clover So sS prime
alsike $3.50 prime timothy. $40.
prime alfalfa. slodil
receipts IN re Detroit market
Tuesday included 1000 hbls % acur
cars % wheat Of corn and y -
oats. 81 rusuts wer~ 1000 bile o.
fouv Stocks are 50 600 hu Of whsa'
81 900 ru ~ corn. - 00N bu % oats
and 1900 bu o, rye
Primary wheat receipts were o
$4,000 ou. against LAO coo b. a
The WORLDS wheat visible supply
DECREASED osss. 900 ou last week
ENports - wheat and Tour Tues
day $4,000 eu
Receipts % wheat Tuesday-Du-
luth 1871 cars against 36l year
ago. Minneapolis. 3sT cars against
100 Winnipeg, $50 cars against la3
Chicago. iei cars. Pgairst So south
west. $4,000 hu. against 7ss, 900 ou.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-26
PEACE TALK
UTILIZED
BY BEARS
Lloyd Georges Victory
Prediction Depresses
Prices

NEW YORK. July 36.-The New
York Evening Sun financial review
Tuesday said:
David Lloyd Georges prediction
in the house of commons yesterday
oy victory for the Alies within a
few months was utilised by the
heartsh element in Wall-si TO de
prees prices this morning
Under the argument tina, an ear
ly peace would make for general
readtustment in values which The
majority OF Wall-st. Observers re
gard with missivings. professional
traders offered some OF conspicuous
specialties freely. but they failed
10 dislodge long stock or force ex.
tensive liauidations and after gen
orally moderate decline prices raj
lied irregularly
Nothing could be more uniuter-
esting than the stock market in
the late afternoon Progressive dun
ness characterized the trading and
barely more than $4,000 shares
changed hands in the fourth hour.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-26
MAXWELL MEN
ORGANIZE CLUB
300 Members Are Interested
and $4,000 Is to Be Spent
On a Club House

Announcement Is made az the gen
: eral Offices OF the Maxwell Motor
/ Co, Inc, OF the formation OF the
Maxwell club, an organization which
, includes the male employees of the
biz automobile concern in Detroit.
lis branches in Dayton, o. Newcas
: tie. Ind. and allied enterprises.
Plans FOR the new club will make
u unique among organizations
springing from commerc.li houses.
The Maxwell club has a broad, IN.
siiiu'ional foundation. and a sens.
OF permanency Is established a. tho
outset by the building OF fine new
club house Undoubtedly the scope
OF The nov organization Is broader
than anything yet attempted in is
line. and tho rev club house. ten,a.
tive plans for which have been
drawn. makes the project an ambi.
;lous one
The home Of tho Maxwell, club
VIII cost between $4,000 and $40.
Don The comfort and convenience
OF members and their guests viii be
emphasized. and the building will
contain many OF the features that
cAaracterizes the modern athletic
club A gymnasium. swimming pool.
bowling alleys and billiard room
viIl be included Space will be al.
lotted on the grounds surrounding
the building for tennis courts
Unique among the many features
OF the club house will be- dormt
tory. where guests OF the club NAV
stop while in the city This r. an
innovation that will appeal 10 the
Maxwell army OF statesmen. dealers
and representatives outside Of the
city, whose business with the com.
peny brings them into Detroit fire..
quently.
Although the organization Ia only
few weeks old. the membership
already IL close 10 300 The project
has been financed In such an able
manner that ~ Ia possible 10 put the
membership fee within the reach OF
everybody In the MAXWELL organiza
ton
Of1cers ~ the new club have
planned many social features for the
near future An excursion 10 Tash-
moo park will be the frst big event
under tho auspices Of the club. This
Will take place Aug, 10. Large dele
cations OF the Maxwell company
employees from their factories at
Newcastle and Dayton are coming
in for that occasion. One ~ the big
athletic features of the day will be
baseball game between the De
trolt Maxwell baseball club, leaders
In the Detroit Manufacturers league.
and the Maxwell team at Newcastle.
which IL one ~ the strongest anna
teur baseball clubs In Indiana.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-26
j. S. STEEL
MELON IS
100000
One Per Cent Added to
the Regular
Dividend

NEW YORK, July 2s.--The Unit.
ed States Steel corporation Tuesday
cut an extra dividend melon OF one
Per cent. more than 5000 900.
The regular quarterly dividend OF
IA per cent was also declared on
common. making the full dividend
11-t per cent.
The net earnings OF the corpora
ton were announced as 3sl .l2S, O4s
for the quarter ending June 30. as
compared with sso.TIs.s24 for the
quarter ending March 81 and 49,
sSo,oS5 one year ago.
The earnings during the past
quarter exceeded any in the history
OF the corporation. Following the
meeting Of the board OF directors
at which the extra dividend was au-
thorixed. the following statement
was issued:
The directors at a meeting today
aathorixed the distribution OF an
extra dividend Of one per cent on
common STOCK.
During the past quarter the
plants and properties OF the United
States Steel corporation were oper-
atcd at maximum capacity. Both
productions and earnings exceeded
those for any previous quarter. Its
several subsidiary companies have
many extensions and improvements
under way calling for expenditures
Of q large sum OF money. These
improvements ere mainly for the
purpose Of diversifying products
and increasing economic efnciency.
.Unnlled orders on hand on June
%. 1915. amount to s.s4o.4ss tons.
which will occupy the mills for sew
oral mouths. New business II com
Ing IN II . satisfactory rate. many
contracts being made for material
1Aroughout 1917"
In addition TO the common divi-
Asnd, the regular quarterly dividend
Of ~ per cent on preferred stock
vns declared The preferred divi-
Asnd II payable Aug. 30. books cioe-
lng July 81 and reopening Aug. IL.
Tho commou dividend Is payable
.Ospe 80, bocks closing Sept and
yUopsnfns SeyG II.
TIE monthly net earnings q the
c0rporation for the quarter. n
compared with the same months a
yeox $50. follow:
Aprii 3s.lSs.s7 Increase Of SIS.
1S7.3s7.
May S17.sS4.sss: increase Of SIS.
1D4,33s.
June S1s.147.4Ts; increase Of sis''
20, 4o3.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-26
Big Firms Benefit BY
Measure, Is
Charge
SAY ACT WILL
HELP AMERICA
Prescribed Firms Sup
piled Trade of
Germany
BY UNITED PRESS.

WASHINGTON. July ce,-Tha,
the British blacklist OF American
firms Vas not published Until me
acquiescence ~ the approval OF
several large banking Institutions Of
New York had flrst been assured
was the statement made 10 The
United Press on good authority
This TACT g. considered respon ii.
bic for there not being morc firms
on the list The bankers took the
stand when the matter was being
discussed. that only those houses
having a direct trading relation Win
Germany and whose hGsiHess wa
prin arily Of = m lIiary valu- 20 ~
German government should be boz.
cotted
When the question % Tho efec.
~ tho black list on South American
trade was reached, the banks re-
fe.rcd 70 were convinced thai 'hc
The Detroit times., 1916-07-26
WHEAT MARKET
IS NERVOUS
UnIsading BY Longs Counter
acts New Reports
0f Rust

CHICAGO. July 2s.--The wheat
market was nervous Tuesday. On
leading By longs on q heavy tone IN
northwestern markets counteracted
additional rust reports and caused
further declines In the eeptem Der
and December months. July, down
Ut the opening. stsadied on good
buying and was up l-s. at l1s SIS.
esptsmber was down IA, at Si2l IA.
December down Is, AZ 1243-s. All
months were below yesterdays
dose.
Corn opened higher. but received
. setback On good crop deports. De
osmber gained 81. at s73-4. being
y demand July was down IA, al
%. September down 3-s. at IS 6-s
Oats showed little change. July.
oown ~ the opening. was later un-
changed 1t II 81. Septemh Der drop
psd SO for the day, at 4ll-2. De
csmber up u the opening. declined
-, at ~ 1-2.
Provisions were steady.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-26
State Executive Con-
WINGED That Saloon
Is Menace
DRY WORKERS
TO HOLD SCHOOL
Will Gather In Beulah
to Brush Up On
Methods

LANSING. Mich. JuiyS.-Hav-
ing fatty declined 10 run for third
term, Gov Ferris is speaking hts
mind freely regarding some moot
questions in Michigan. including the
saloon.
Il spent several hours the other
afternoon listening 10 stories %
prisoners Ia Marquette penitentiary
who wanted pardons and paroles"
said The governor. and What they
told me has more than ever added
10 my conviction that the saloon
has 40 many more things against il
than all that could Re said IN rs
behalf that II shculd be Put out OF
existence and kept out
Il certainly grow more decided
on thar question After allowing
for all The excuses that pen will
make NhC have committed crimes,
am convinced that seven cut OF
every ten men In the prisons OF
Michigan were started or assisted
in the course that led TO crime by
liquor thinking associations. an
not crank on the subject II know
myself, just a fully convinced OBJ
server"
a school OF methods for workers
IN the Michigan dry campaign will
oe held Aug IA inclusive, in Beu-
iah. on The shore OF Crystal Lake.
RenIie county. under direction OF
Grant VI. Hudson, cuperinlends NJ OF
the Michigan Anti,Salocn league.
and Campaign Manager Arthur P.
Loomi2. A special program OF ad,
dresses. discussIpns aud conferences
have been arranged for each DAY.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-26
Marriage Licenses


LOUIS Murphy So Ella Murphy.
Henry LAymar. IS. Detroit: Caro-
l'ne Housen "a Crwosso
George Benedict 20 Louise Pan
Ern-s, J. Graf %. Detroit: Pearl
r. Hghben. %, Ypsilanti
Eide Alien. - Detroit. Clara
2 Rove %. Highland Park
Louis Colombo. n. Cicila Pfodzki.
Walter r Johnson. 20 Nellie VI
Howard T wines -. Detroit.
Peter SelwA- - Angela saliva. IL
william r. Roose, IS, Lillian @
Loal. \ Mccoy - Giady, Nc
frank . MrcAnam. as. Detroit:
susanna " o.oerhaps -. Martin.
Fsymonf SChmo&e. 2s. Detroit.
Robert Lagrange. %, Pos; Huron
Mar Rose. - Detroit
Charlie. = Mitchell -. Toledo.
Martha T I<orard. - same.
Joseph Lukazek. 90. susanna Mine.
CsrI phorr. a.. Lima o.. Aivena
william II Porter u Mary par
;. 6.r1sra p Rres. - WALL.
w. wol.iors Kornachl -. Joa.fa
solomon J Barr 81 Mirta 2.
frank MsIinowsht = Sofa Jedy-
Donald Llmbert. 81 vioi., Brown.
;, charl's W Gu,o~sk 10 Blanche
Edwin Es.ikraa,. - Hnda Dsi-
baniel A. Brown. -. Anne T
Wits r. Lnd.n, - Bertha
Ralph r. Burton 20. Detroit. Mary
A. HUFFMAN -. T4fhn, y
FRANK irowskT Is. Boiwlna
Rsai Ma !, v,o,., lulf i,
william 5. Gilmore e. EdIth Ma
Ernest + AIksr. -. p-,rot,
William Kraft. 20 Elizabeth Hahn.
RgZ y Middleton. =. Elizabeth
oisorr: Ifsln., 70 Katherine Du-
VIII p Burke. IS ida inner.
Maynard Howe. 90. Worthwhile.
r>ottle Wells. - Rqya. Oak
- charl-s Robinson, o. julia
FdEsrd Myers - Anna cunning
lanes Sutherland. 90 Mary Mo~i.
walter schinsehsck Y. wynn.
dot's Catherine y. Bosserd~t %.
Julias wolrron. "a LIBBY Becker.
~
Roman Brdinksvict - Jullans
Joseph BIiueI. 20 Highland park.
Bertha Briaka. 2s same
Anthonr Gutowskl. % Julia Mysy-
ki"r -
Arthur J. Alta. "a Emma Hsnnig.
Melvin r. orwln. y. Detroit. Viola
" nosh~r. 40. Ypsliantl
Charles. p sEentlstvar. a. Violet
Sr.nde -
-. Ao,,5oa ~. srxHo'ki. 30. Gensvleve
=. c ., Martin. u Mary c.
Frank clark. 20 Mary Anna Gris.
s..i Hsr.e4 !, Naming p Detroit
Arthur Har'el, 20. MAnotowoc. Wis
6"rfrud" HNr lfar - D~lroi'
AIi,g = GHnn. = Anna 81 Bon
4 ~. TsoT TYsu.I, Nss'r'Aan 20 burma
rr Siiy oo FSr'f ss- Ai 81 Detroit
Augu't Yops. "a wyaneo,t.
Martha S~hane' A Detroit
THE 20
Frank q F'iumerfsi'. "a Nina r.
HohinAou %
william EImm 30 porfage n
MARY Hti as SANE
Frank . Parrish. -. WAYNE Mar
ion Gersch % s1me
Gordon l. Got'. - Ethel q Shar.
row "a
Gcorse p Springfield. %. Elizabeth
Smith. %
bernard McK.nna. 20. winlfr.d
Mccarthy, ~
Ernest A Glnsky. ~. Highland
PARK Ardsha " Euttan. - sem"
STANLEY Fluminske a. Wyaudnifs
blanche Dciinski ~ same
August = Branfss. 7b. carleton
r. Kraussr. 20 Detroit
Howard " stewart. 81 Worthwhile
Harei r Kiilett ~. same
Frank Ianklh, ~. Bad Axe. Emma
Hope. 90. Detroit
The Detroit times., 1916-07-26
Livestock


EAST BUFFALO. y Y. July Is
Cattle Receipts % ears, dull. hoiee
choice. 1885 rs,r 20 good s. IS (?
$50 yearlinss dry fed. sses.5o best
handy steers tsds1s light butcher
steers. iT:sefsb. Res, outeherins
steers ard heifers mixed. y eogs
h.st heavy fat cows. sT15e7so
butcher cows. Ssf5csss. cutters IS
fsis; Gamers. $3.50 a. fancy bulls.
sTsoI: butcher bulls. - Is y :. 30 (:
common bulls, IS 80 a.. good stock
ers. s7cT2B light common stockcrs,
ssGs1s leaders best dehorned. - Is
dfsa m!ichsra and sprineers, SO q
100
heavy. sl6soGi0s5 workers., tioi5 q
1850 pigs. roQIolo.
sheep: Receipts. : cars steat y :.
top lambs ti0son 1870. yearlings
Ssseds. wethsrs ,1.T5Gs ewes. sc
$50.
Calves tSfI.so
The Detroit times., 1916-07-26
no, stuff

Good Sunday yarn this" declared
the exchange reader Parson
doubts That Jonah lived three days
ia whales belly"
Great" agreed tho Sunday edi.
tor Interview Jonah and get
photo Of the whale Judge
The Detroit times., 1916-07-26

DETROIT. July 2S-Cattle. Mar
ket very dull. best heavy steers. $3.50
o., best handy weight butcher
steers tT.s09t7s. r7fIed steers and
h.isers t-G75o handy light butch
srs tsz5G1 light butcners. 81 ESQ. .
best COWS ss6sse butcher cows.
ti.SORs. common cows. t4sods can
nsrs, t5G425 best heavy bulls, ss1
.rs. tsss4 stockers tySo1s75:
mixers and sprinFsrE. foGss.
Veal calves Market stesdy best
grade si1HI750. oth-rs tsHII
sheep and lambs Nzrks' steady;
best lamb. SO az \ 10 80 fair lambs.
81 80 q n, light % comm lambs. "a
ds fair - good sh~ep. s. s0F ls,
cg''s and common. f1Vt
F~gr Market steady pigs faf
$50 workers. ard mixed, rs q 10 o.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-26
cTRp coPPER STOCKS
TOIEnn GRAIN

TOLEDO n -uiy 3s.--whaat: Cash
and July s. - - S~nfsrr Der 7Si-
December. il53l Corn: Cash and
-s+---s So S=-->---7 b. st'sr- f)prary-
oer ssLC oats Cash. (5Lc. July.
axe: September. axe. D.cern Der
+5c. Rye Cash sTc Governed
Cash $500; October. 1910. Dec-r1 Der
sSs- Alsik@ Prime. $40 limo
thy cash $500 Butter Back
creamery, 2aIc. tub creamery. 2si,e
Eggs Fresh candisd 2s: fancy Sc
lscts. IS Hay, Unchanged
The Detroit times., 1916-07-26
CHICAGO GRAIx
QuotationahY Horn

HlCAiC falF % opening -
~ neat July down ~ September
Gown = Deem - down {, Corn:
July unchanged sep's.0be- IN e.
ilNcer1o" Or 70 Cats July town
a sept her unchanged Decs-u bNr
NJ ~. Ir0V'si.-sF lover
NOON w hsa' July ur - Sem
tenber down 3, rersr~aa, 1-,,
&C Corn iuiy down 10. sep,sr..
Der cow -. flarsr.tsr 40 ~
pats july. unchanged segfa-rS. no.
ooMn Nc I'~refr -~r dow
=, Cl"se ~ heat July. down tx.
sept"m h"r down o.. us~suse 80,
&c corn July. urrrsrveA Grr
ternher down 49, Dererqbst ~,
,sts JhiF f''Nu 10 -epferber
Visions Lower ''.-
quotation hr Paine wsbber 4 Co.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-26
CHICAGO HI-ITER

CHICAGO. July IS Butter Cream
cry extras 2Ti.c hrs,s ssx4.--
seconds :'is o s5ise. nrsts ga. y
?si7c Egga Prime ordinary. = 2
~ nc. frsts. 27d774c Cheese.
Twins. laU i4i1c young Americas
i5A 6isc Live poultry. Fowls l.
Ui71c ducks. fEGl6c geese faI
17c springs. large. 7sT7fc small y
q &c turkeys isdiac potatoos.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-26
CLEVELAND IIyr srocK

CLEVELAND Jolly z5-Hoss Re-
ce!p's 1ah0 FGlHe higher vorksru
SO 10. m'xe3 20dt57s mediums
ti075 pizs iff0 r~uEhs - s,aRs
1880 Cattle RECEIPTS. 3 ~srs
stead Sr@sr a-f lambs Receipts.
cars. steady 'rp Iltf Calves
Receipt $50 steady top So
The Detroit times., 1916-07-26

CHICAGO, July I5.-Hogt Re-
ceipts 1900 market. steady high
err. mixed and butchers. 81 todi0i0.
tsIecs.S light. ss3e6i06s pas,
sT5o9s30 Cattle Receipts 75op
market steady. b-eves $50 q 10 80
cows and heifers. 3.5oGsl0. stock
Fs calves. sg5oTis sheep Re-
ceipts. 10000 market steady 20
strong native. ts-5rsio; western.
tT30&s5e lambs. $500 le.l0, west
ern. tsTs6Is4o.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-26
NEW YORK BurTrp AND EGGS

NV YORK July - Butter
Steady -s-~.ptv ist31 creamery az
ira 2scs STATE dairy tubs 73g2sisc,
imitation creaue-v srsts. morn raj
special 90, = 7f- Ezzs Firm. re-
~sipts 1871 nearby wNi's p ny. =
a Sc nearby mixed fancy. 7507ec.
fresh HEsts 2t71sr
The Detroit times., 1916-07-26
roLFDO LIVE SroCk

TOLEDO, July 25.--HoRs Rscefrfs
1900 market g. higher hpavtes
81 i5T 10 20 mediums. sibI51ia %.
workers.. - T56fAis good pigs s. 50
81 BIS Calves Market steady
Sheep srd lambs Market steady
The Detroit times., 1916-07-26
laeenpGc FINANCIAL AND MARKET NEWS Local

Inion Trust Co. $3.50. iS 200
Ger Am l. a r CO. lsk zee.
The following nrms are privileg Cd
20 execute orders on the Exchange:
w r. Noes a Co. Carlyle 4 Povsh.
Geo ". west & Co. X K M.ocrone
& Co, II w. Noble a Co. D; l. Say
mour q Co. W r. Mclaughlin. Mer-
rim. Lynen a Co, W. A. Hsnlin a
Co Wm A. Neer a Co. SINCLAIR q
Couls. Emmet !. sprssue; VIM. n
Finn. A. ". Wallace q Co. Lewis q.
stocssrd & Co. Bennett Smith q
Gorton.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-26
wv SEw roRn coTrox n.RkEl
BUTTER AND rGcs

, s"asr-E sS,,. &c, esr,esansry n;
package. ale per 10
Receipts. ISIS cases nrs,s
ato; current receipts. 2itc per dor
The Detroit times., 1916-07-26
Financial Notes

There is comparatively little
change in steel conditions Demand
tor heavy plates. wire and TN plate
continues brisk and another Advance
n wire prices in the near future 10
taiked q par1snd for semi- n ished
steei for shipment abroad continues
urgent.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-26
BY Condo

United States would profit by the
boycott rather than sufr'r injuries.
Many Of the blsCklisied firms. the
British oacills pointed cut. have
been maintaining Germdny's trade
relations with South America and
we're In a position 10 10 80 only
because they were dom eIled in a
neutral country
with he rovrott IN force. n is
claimed that practically the only
competition against American bust.
ness would b. renewed ami that tho
business outlook for those hanks
which recently have established
branches In South America and ara
now training many employees In New
York for that field. would be mate
rally Frightened
This situation may rsyult IN
strong pressure being brought 10
tear on the government los the pow.
crf1l financial interests which will
benefit hy the blacklist 10 prevent
any drastic action against England
being ,uKen.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-26

Deposits OF trust companies In
New York staies IN three months In
,reAssd from s332s, >si.2st TO t1?1l.-
1lS.ls0. resources rose from a. s0h, .
.t2-sl 10 s1s7s ISL SOS,
The Detroit times., 1916-07-26

New York Central 10 earning be-
tween is and II per cent on stock ct
th@ pTesent time while itA equity IN
Undivided earnings OF subsidiary
-ompaniss brings returns Of the en-
IRE system as g whole upon the part
= The company share capital above
70 Ter cent
The Detroit times., 1916-07-26

With the exception OF Columbus
the ohio cities Gas Co. reported re-
markahle increases for The three
months ended June 30 President
Dawes estimates earnings % The
towbined properties for 1919 Will De
s.. 200, 900 larger than In 1918.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-26

Latest reports % the International
Institute OF Agricultural indicates
that the worlds crops this year viii
- less than last. but that the har-
Nest prospects are better than tho
N-rage IN a svc-year period
The Detroit times., 1916-07-26

Weakness IN copper prices last
week has prom pied a heavier demand
and the result IL much frmer mar
k~t with sentiment more cheerful
The Detroit times., 1916-07-26
Opening


trneF4san- Peace society estimate.
80 ho no 80 81 war at more than
The Detroit times., 1916-07-26

Dispatches from Tulsa Okla, says
rude o'i n tankage 10 recognized as
rollateral by the Federal Reserve
banks according 20 an announcement
there
The Detroit times., 1916-07-26

IRE United states takes the lead
In Sntphuild,ne ~ is now building
more merchant SHIPS than any other
country. ard the output for 1915 IL
expected % exceed that OF all the
rest % the world.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-26

Ths borrowing 81 funds ~ various
European governments IS receiving
considerable comment in financial
The sun., 1916-11-11
BANK FACES $1,000 900 SUIT.
David I. sullivan and stock.
r. 20 Ne Defendants.

David \ sullivan and 500 other
stockholders Of the Union Bank OF
brooklyn which failed are liable to a
suit for $1,000. ooo. according to a de-
cis!on in which the Appellate Division
reversed Yesterday a previous order of
the Supreme Court, The suit to enforce
the liability OF stockholders was brought
by the Superintendent OF Ranks in an
effort TO pay off depositors and other
creditors.
The history of the Union Bank Is in
cxtricably wound up in the financial
history OF sullivan. who expanded e
from a modest local affair to a city wide
institution with twenty three branches.
His system Of using bank funds for real
estate speculation could not Withstand
the panic of 1907, however. The bank
failed and sullivan. then it's president.
was tried and convicted of grand lar
ceny. lie was sentenced In January.
1918. to an indeterminate term of from
two years to four years and three
months. but was parolled on February
II, 1918
Ex-Comptroller Edward NJ, Grout, also
II stakeholder. succeeded sullivan as
president in an effort 10 rehabilitate the
bank, and he too came to grief. being
convicted Of perjury In connection with
the issuance of "A false bank report. His
appcll is pending.
The sun., 1916-11-11
WILSON AHEAD IN CALF.
lie Has .OO0 to a82.sI3 for
Charles T.. HUGHES.

SNN FRANCIsco. Nov. l0-califurnia
politicians settled down Tonight 70 pre-
pare for a vigilaut Surveillance. of tie
Semi-ufiiciai count ~ the state bS county
"i-rks aud the hual count by tn. Score
'ary Of State Al future pro. eedlng-.
leaders "f 's,th paries agreed. will hinge
upon what develops IN these counts. NJ
4 O'Clock Tonight Wilson led In the
state by 3.2N6 votes. Win eighteen
precincts missing tho count stood
Hughes. t62.Sl3 Wilson. 400, uaa.
Chester II. RoweIl. chairman ~ the
Republican state central committee, and
.. X. cushing, chairman of the Demo
cratic Stat. c.ntra! committee. were in
accord IN that both agreed that the out
wing precincts still to lee heard from
or the other in the unofficial returns,
They differed as To IN" official count.
Mr.. Gushing claiming IN" stat. and Mr..
I,ow"il expressing doubts and claiming n
split delegation IN the electoral, college.
tn. california d.legatiur was split. II
to >. in 1917. sud was divided several
times previously. Tonight the Republic
cams expected to gr, : of the 10 electors
and perhaps more,
Tomorrow being a half holiday. the
count by county clerks probably will
start Monday and the final count in the
office of the secretary Of state on
Thursday, Perhaps 10y a week from to-
morrow the iinal official results may he
known. Complete prohibition in CALI
foruia was defeated.