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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-10-03
QUOTES T. R. AS
KAISER'SFRIEND
Alleged Foreign Office Record
That He Suggested Gaining
FOOthOld in Brazil.

AMSTERDAM. Oct. I'm connection
! with Theodore Roosevelts recent speech
at a luncheon in Chicago in which he
related the details Of secret conferences
In 1902 between himself and the Ger
man Ambassador N connection with. Ger
manys proposed occupation Of Nenezu-
Ella tho FrurkJurrer Zeitun0 publishes
what It asserts is the German Foreign
Office record OF conversation on the
South American situation on February
| Is. 1903, between President Roosevelt
and tive late Baron Speci .on "stern-
| burg. the German Amba ador
III this conversation President Roose-
ve!t is quoted as having said he thought
| the best guarantee for the aTelioration
Of South American conditions would he
the establishment OF a German S:ste In
South Brazil.
! Col Roosevelt IN his speech In Chi
cago said that III 1902. when Germany
proposed "a temporary occupation o!
Venezuela, he sent for the German AM
1 bassador and told him that this Vene-
zuelA business has becn going on Ions
enough and cannot afford to let II get
to point where il Will cause trouble
for this country"
| He asked the Ambassador what Ger
many meant by temporary possession
and on the Ambassador replying that he
did not feel At liberty to discuss such
an important question he delivered the
! following ultimatum:
Tell your Government that In ter
! days II must arhltrate the matter OF
VIII send Dewey down there"
The President thel ordered Admira
! Dewey 10 he ready 10 sail on an hour.
notice The Ambassador again visited
| President Roosevelt a week Later auC
SAID ne had not dared send tho inessa 81
and the President told him that ne hat
ordered Dewey 20 sail within forty-eigh
hours Within th,rty-six hours the Am
bassador again returned 70 tho Presl
dent and Informed him Germany would
| arbitrate.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-10-03
PERKINS LOSES;
MITCHELL WINS
Legislature Confirms Ex-La-
Dor Leader as Head Of Food
Control Board.

ALBANY, Oct John Mitchell of
Mount Vernon. former labor leader and
now chairman OF the state Industrial
Commission. will bo president Of the
State Food Control Commission. He u
an independent Democrat.
Serving on the board with Mr.. Mitchell
will. be DR.. Jacob Gould schurman, pres
ident Of Cornell University, and Charles
A. Wieting OF Cobleskill. Schoharie
county. member OF the state Fair COM
mission and q former Commiseio ioner Of
Agriculture. Both are Republicans.
Gov. Whitman sent the name OF Mr..
Mitchell to the Senate after that body
BY vote Of 2b to go again refused to
confirm MIR. Perkins's nomination by the
Governor to-day to be head OF the Food
Control Board. There was rush OF
the leaders Of both the Democratic and
Republican sides Of the house to urge
Mitchelrs immediate confirmation. His
name went through without a roll call.
and so did the names OF Commissioner $
schurman and wieting.
Wagner Compliments Governor.
Senator Robert +. Wagner, the DEM
ocratic leader. seconded Mitchelrs nom
ination and said he desired to coupli-
ment the Governor for his admirable
choice.
Il don't know a man so ideally fit for
the office" said Senator Wagner. He
has devoted his life to the service of the
masses Of the people ne labor leader
and is proper protector for the poor
people o. the state at this time
Senator Thomas II. Cullen OF Kings,
another Democrat. added words OF
praise, and then Senator Henry NJ. Sage
OF Albany, chairman OF the Finance
Committee. whese the main fight against
Perkins first was waged, put in his ap-
proyal OF the Governors choice
81 know John Mitchell will do what
ne thinks is right" said Mr. Sage. SEN
ator Brown. Republican leader. said the
food control Law bestovr great powers
and may be the means of rendering great
service to the people. with Mr.. Mitchell
at the head OF the comm mksion admins
tering it.
ycv once Pays No Salary.
Mr. Mitchell VIII ramatn AZ Chairman
of the Industrial Commission while he
is president Of the Food Control Com
mission. He receives $4,000 a year as
Industrial Commissioner. but will re-
ceive nothing AS a member Of the Food
Control Board.
The Legislature. was not content with
preventing Mr.. Perkins becoming presi'
dent Of the state Food Board but also
shut him off from being named By
| Mayor Mitchell as Food and Market
Commissioner for New York city. re
fuyinE to pass a bill recommended 6
second time by Gov. Whitman al th'
request of the Mayor. which would per
mil Mr.. Perkins to accept the appoint
ment without resigning his post as chair
man of the Palisades Interstate Parf
Commission.
There were charges by ne anti-Per
! kins men that much money had beer
| spent in the campaign to get him con
! nrmed, and that many promises OF sift'
! had been made, but when friends o.
| Perkins asked II this was meant as ~
insinuation that Senators had beer
! ..bousht' denials were immediate.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-10-03
y. S. Urges No New Enterprises
That Would Hurt War Efficiency
Specioi DessoscA to THE sux


WASHINGTON Oct 2The hating of all public and private
ucton and improvement work which does contribute to the
winning Of the advised letter Secretary Baker
chairman Of the Council Of National Defence Will H. chair
man of the Indiana State Council Of Defence.
policy has been determined which will subordinate
other activity those that affect directly indirectly Americas
cess in the fight against autocracy
Secretary Baker says in the letter:
Dear Mr. Hays Every this capable OF
making should be applied bringing the and
fu conclusion The Of the
be said to consist of men, period
the enterprise undertaking should justified
y the VIII the men money and material applied best con-
New enterprises which fundamental efficient
ton Of the coun activities should be undertaken
This will result adversely business conditions of employ
ment will during the
All effort should be mustered to
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-10-03
STRANGE SHIP MAY BE RAIDER
sightea OF Brasil, F1yiaE No Flag
ana Having Dummy Funnel.

AN ATLANTIC PoRr. Oct. 2.--Ofiicers
OF an American steamer arriving here
to-day reported sighting what they tc-
leved to be German raider off the
Brazilian coast recently. When frst
seen the ship appeared to be a three
masted schooner In distress, but as the
American boat approached she made on
under auxiliary power.
The ofYicers said the strange ship
few no flag, her decks were piled with
lumber and there was an odd deckhouse
aft which they thought concealed guns
They said the vessel had a dummy
funnel.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-10-03
FRENCH END TYPHOID IN ARMY.
Professor Richet says Vaccination
Has Conquered Disease.

PANS, Oct. (Delayed) Prof Charles
Richet of the French Academy. Nobel
Prize winner for medicine IN 1919 de-
clared before the Academy to-day that
typhoid fever. which claimed many VIC
tins At the beginning OF the war. had
now been virtually eradicnted from the
army
This has been accomplished through
vaccination with the serum discovered
by Or. NJ. A. Vincent OF the Val de
Grace Military hospital.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-10-03
HOUSE NOT PLANNING PEACE.
Presidents 'Onfidentinl AGen,
Merely Collecting Informn tion.
Special Despotrh TO The SrS

WAsHINGroN, Oct. 2.--Prssident VII.
son. 1t became known to-day, has be-
come exceedingly annoyed over some of
the reports which have arisen concerning
the work undertaken by Col. House.
What apparently has displeased the
President IL the evident disposition In
some quarters to construe this AS a moyo
In the diroction of peace or as an indica.
tion that the President and his close ad
visers have some secret Information that
peace is near.
1t was as<Author.tatfvely stated that the
task assumed by Col. House in gathe rins
certain Information had nothing to do
with peace, that is, with bringing about
peace
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-10-03
TO REPATRIATE AMERICANS.
Those I'm AIlied Armies 70 Hay,
Citfsenahfp Restored.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 2.-The Senate bill
to repatriate Americans serving with
the allied armies was passed BY the
House to-day after being amended to
meet State Department views.
As soon as the President signs the
bill Americans may have their citizen
ship restored by appearing before a
United States consular Office or court
declaring their allegiance to the United
States and discla.ming allegiance TO
every foreign authority.
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ClaInor for EmbR rxo.

\ ciamor ror the ordering of al EN-
barge started In London Immediately
upon the receipt OF the news from Wash
,ngton concerning the Argentina Incl
dent
The new BRUSH order is undoubtedly
the result OF the expectation from the
countries row placed under the ban OF
various articles which, went to supply
the German needs. including foodstuffs
needed by the enemy In the prosecution
of the war. Tho proclamation Ia the
most sweeping one that has been issued
with regard to neutrsls since the be-
ginning of the war.
Aithoue', tho exports 10 Holland and
the Scandravian countries have been
closely supervised nv the British Gov
ernment before, the embargo means that
th"v win aurter wore severely than ever
for the necessities OF which they have
| been short since the American embargo
went into effect
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-10-03
Nine. Clerget to Sing
for the Smoke Fund

THE financial district is to en-
JOY another treat at noon
to-day, when Nine. Germaine
Clerget will give her second open
air concert at Broad and Wall
streets. This operate star,
whose little daughter has been
imprisoned in Belgium since the
German invasion in August, 1914,
charmed hundreds last Friday
and repetition of the concert
was demanded by bankers. A
collection for THE SUN To-
bacco Fund will be taken.
Medals were awarded yester-
day to two of the boys who are
active in the smoke fund cam
paien Of the American Junior
Naval and Marine Scouts. and
several others gained places on
the honor roll. Copies of the
organizations official song are
selling rapidly. They cost 25
cents-no more. The entire pro-
ceeds will go to the purchase of
tobacco for the American
fighters.
Tomorrow afternoon will take
place the second musicale tea at
the Hotel Vanderbilt. On this
weeks programme are such IA
vorite artists as Raymond Hitch
cock, Leon Errol, Grace La Rue
and Alfred Newman. 1t will be
"Hitchy-Koo" afternoon for
the fund.
WARMING! THE SUN TO-
BACCO FUND has no connection
with any other fund. organiza-
ton or publication. 1t employs
no agents or solicitors.
Read the story on page 5.
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-10-03
CAN KEEP 100000 ABROAD.
That's the Limit with Our Avail
able ship Tonnage.
Special Despntch TO THE SrS

WASHINGTON. Oct. 2.--The United
States Government cannot maintain
more than 500 900 or 100000 men in
France. according to War Department
estimates. with all OF the ship tonnage
In sight including the British ships that
are now building in American ports.
This consideration forms the basis for
tho position OF the shipping Board in
declining to give assurance that the
1000. 900 tons Of British owned shipping
now building In this country will be re-
turned, at least at the close OF the war.
The shipping Board holds that the
tonnage should DO hold 80 long ~ the
extraordinary need for the bottoms ex-
lists In America. The transportation Of
troops and food supplies form tho chief
Of the board.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-10-03
WAR TAXREPORTADOPTED
UNANIMOUSLY BY SENA TIE:
ITS LNEQUI7IES ASSAILED
OFFICIAL EXAMPLES GIVEN
ON PROFITS TAX OPERA 7ION
Special DespafcA 10 THn srx


Fordney Michigan
Is
difference
Of
ohci
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-10-03
For Partnerships.

For Partnersh1ps.
do 4 partnership Of three parties with
capital Of 800 ono and net income of $4,000.
Deducting from net income per cent. OF
capital invested, plus s. 900, or total deduc'
ton OF $1,000, shows the taxable income to
re So. 900.
Tax on amount Of income in excess Of de-
duction and not over is ner cent. OF
chpltA '.'..'.' ..'''s'''''''.'.. ''...'
Tax on amount Of income in excess of Is
per CENT but not over 20 per cent. Of
capital-$5 100 at Is per cent.u......... ii, 50
TaI on amount Of income in excess Of 20
cspi,slNss. 900 At ss per cent ..,....... l,75o
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For Corporations.
(a) Corporation with capital Of 500, Oco and
net income OF $50, 900.
Deducting from net income per cent OF the
capital, the maximum deduction plus 81, 600. or
total deduction Of 81, oOO. shows the taxable In
come to be- $3S, ,0O0.
Tax on amount in excess Of deduction and
not over 10 per cent. OF capital-S3,op -
Ut - per tent .......''ss's.'s.s SoVo
Tax on amount Of profit In excess Of l5
per cent. Of capital and not over 20 per
cent SIS. 900 At IS per cent............... 1,21c
Tax on amount In excess Of 20 per cent. OF
capital and not over 25 per cent.-S5.Oo0
at 3o per cent Observation-Disclosures. l1ov
Tax on amount in excess Of Is per cent
and not over 50 per cent. Of capital
$500 at As per cent...................... $500
Of espitai-si7. 900 At 60 per cent. 10, 100
Total excess profits tax sl7, 400
Net income me...................... $50. 900
Excess profits II. 400
at 8 per cent. ....................::.. 1855
------
Total tax. .$l9. $50
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For 1ndividuals.
(c) Individual engaged In business with capi-
tai Of 500, 000 and net income of $50. 900
The excess profits tax would be the same as
on q partnership, which is shown above to be
SIS. $40.
Net income. $5C,0OO
EOS fe
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Tax on amount Of income in excess Of Is
Per cent. but not over 81 per cent. Of
capital-ss. 900 at t6 per cent ........... $500
cent. of capitalism, 900 at 60 per cent. 1920
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-10-03
BRITISH CUT OFF
NEUTRALS' FOOD
Embargo Causes Crisis in
Sweden-NOrway. Denmark
and Netherlands Hit.

LONDON. Oct. 2---The official Ga
.et:s published tonight proclamation
which prohibits the expectation TO
Sweden. Norway. Denmark and the
Netherlands of all articles excepting
priated matter OF all descriptions and
personal effects that are in the actua!
possession OF their owners.
This emba arEo order-practicaNy shut
ting on the countries named from
receiving sun1ies---was closely followed
by a despatch from Stockholm saying
that the swedish Ministry had resigned
and tha. King Gustsve had asked the
Ministers To retain their portfolios Tor
the time being.
1t vas the opinion in diplomatic
circles that sweden faces crisis or
serious Importance. The growth OF the
Socialist power as shown by the recent
elections. the revelations made by the
United States regarding the use Of the
swedish diplomatic service AZ a means
OF communication between tho German
Minister u Argentina and his Govern
ruert, the failure Of the German Gov
ernmert 20 make a satisfactory eYpiana-
tlon of this incident and tho published
request OF Sweden that tho United
States must supply her with l2.Goo.ooo
bushels OF wheat to avert starvation all
combined to bring about tho state OF
unrest In King Gustave's realm.
BrsntinE May he Premier.
Tho Swedish elections Rad been in
progress for some time when the expose
from Argentina came. Hjalmar Brant-
ing, leader Of the Socialists, and the
| strong man Of Sweden. had acquired sc
| much more added power through th'
sentimen, OF the election that he wa:
| already being discussed as the coming
| Premier Of the kingdom.
| The increase In popular opposition u
| the policy OF the Crown only accentuatet
| the difference OF opinion that cNistor
| CONCERNING International AFFAIRS Whll'
the King, whose wife 10 a cousin to tn
Kaiser. and his immediate court circle
are strongly pro-German, the preference
OF the masses lean to the cause of TN
! Entente Allies.
| And the known ex.senc.es OF tho foot
situation only servSd to increase th'
danger OF porular discomfort Through
Or. Elex Nordvall, special diplomatic
envoy to the United States, the Swedisi
people had made n plea for bread befor'
the last disclosures regarding tho pro
German activities Of tho Foreign ONO,
were made public.
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Continued On Second Pog>.
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says Hearst Nominated HyIaE.

oontsnaed ON stefh Page,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-26
H0YT FURNITURE STOCK IS
DAMAGED ABOUT $50 OO0

Approximately $4,000 damage was
caused by the fire saturday i'm the
hoyt Furniture store. 1912 san Fran
cisco street according 10 the estimate
OF a f. SWEET secretary.
The fire which started H. the base
ment, soon spread TO the first and Sec
ono iioorS through the elevator shaft.
Practically all the stock i'm the base
ment- including expensive draperies.
was destroyed The furniture ON the
second floor was also badly damaged.
The loss Of the Hoyt company is
practically all covered by insurance.
The building which was damaged T.,
the extent of about $4,000. was also
covered by insurance
Nj SWEET states me expects 10 have
the week
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-26
MARKET
IS IRREGULAR
Some Substantial Losses
Are Registered in Today's
Trading Operations.

neutrality-suspicious. reflect closing prices
Monday March 90
New York March 2f.-Developments over
tl.e weekend bearing upon International
conditions provoked general irreEularity and
some substantial losses iu today's broad
operations Sales were estimated at 100000
shares The close was heavy
Considerable divergence Of speculative
sentiment was disclosed in the course Of
prices Oh the resumption % trading on
the stock market today. Leaders like United
States Steel Reading. American smelling
and Marines were lower boy fractions TO
point with offsetting advances in some %
the prominent equipments. speclalties ana
utilities
Conspicuous i'm the latter group were VIII
son Packing and Ohio Gas az gains Of a
material fraction TO over three points
Other strong issues included Baldwin and
American Locomotive, Bethlehem and Cru
chile Steels. Virginia Iron. American can
and Central Leather.
Rails were firm to strong IN the main
sharp ana general declines induced large
" by heavy professional selling caused
substantial reactions soon after the opening
Of the stock market Pressure most
marked in the prominent issues. United
States Steel losing S with four for Bethie-
hem Steel, new stock To- 81 In shippiugs
and one TO two and a half IN metals. oils.
motor and the more speculative specialize
Buying orders checked the setback in the
duh second hour.
Bonds were irregular.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-26
Grain and Provisions.

Chicago Grains. Close
Nheat-May. SLgoa July. Sl6+---
Corn-May. SL157s. July. SL14A-
oats-Nay. sole July. 81 c.
Chicago Provisions. Close.
Pork-May. $3f-55. July. $500.
Lard-Alay, Sls-S5, July SlS-S1-
Ribs-May. 1891. July. SIS
Chicago Produce. Close
Chicago. ILL.,. March .5.-Butter-Firm.
Creamery. $50 f9c-
Eegs-Hlgher. Receipts. SS15 cases Firsts
mark cases included. = n 2Sc.
POtatoes-Higher. Receipts Is cars Wis
consin and Michigan. $3.50 ID 40. Idaho,
Colorado. oregon and Washington white.
$50 " so
Poultry-Alive, higher: fowls, &c: springs
&c.
Kansas CITY Produce. Close.
Creamery. &c. Firsts, zoe second, 5Sc:
packing. 2Nc-
Esgs-Firsts. -
Poultry-Hens 1yi=c. ROSTERS, 145zc; tur-
keys. 28izc.
Kansas City Grains. Close.
Kansas city. No. March -6--Wheat-No-
hard. SOS q I'll. No. red. S2.04 G1-l0.
May. S1f9s. July. SL605s.
Ccrn-lo- mixed. Sl-l4G l-11iz- No
white. SLlsN1-Is. No. yellow. SLIsiz
Aay. SL1f. July. S112f4.
bat@-Ne- white 500 80 &c. No mixed,
sSnelc-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-26
MONEY AND METALS.
NEW YORk MARKET.

BY Associated Press.
New York. March 26--Mercautile paper.
4fr4hs per cent
Exchange-Sterling. so day bills. SAL;
commercial. so day bills on banks Ssf1 .
commercial 60 day bills. S4702t. dcma nd
S4.75 s-1s; cables. S4.76 10
Bar silver. 4 = c.
Mexican dollars. 55zc.
Government bonds steady
Railroad bonds easy.
Time loans. steady 50 Gays and 90 days,
So 30 six months e "a
Call money. steady. High. - per cent
low. >; ruling rate. %, last loan, - /:
closing. .; offered at ~.
Copper-Narket quiet. Electrolytic spot
and nearby month, not quoted Second quay
1850
Iron. firm. No 1 northern. sac al: 40.
= northern $3.50 q 40. No I southern.
s335o q $3.50. No. . southern, S35.50G3f
Lead. = sSc
Spelte-. l0iz n 107s C.
LONDON METALS MARKET
London. Eng March 26.-Closing prices
on the London metals market Tor today
were as follows
Lead go los.
Spelter. E47-
Copper. spot. tIS6. furutres. -Is5 los:
electrolytic. ISL.
Tin. spot. fzIs: futures. E2I. los
THE LOCAL MARKET.
Nsci0nales. 19izc
Mexican hank notes state bills sTI1c.
Mexican pesos. 80 &c.
Mexican gold s3c.
Fl Paso SmeIfer Quotations.
Bar silver Handy & Harmon quot4tionsl.
he
London lead. $50 los
Copper. S5I-25
Pig lead. g..
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-26
WHEAT PRICES
BREAK RECORDS
Domestic Crop Reports Are
Responsible for Sudden
Jump Upward.

Chicago. H.. March 2s.-Jumps 20 record
prices in the wheat market TO-DAY accom-
panied the receipt Of domestic crop re-
ports that were the worst by rar this sea
son
me close was weak = C net lower to = C
advance with May at Sl.s0G y 10 81 s..
and July at sI-63Ss 10 Sl-63&4-
Opening prices which ranged from nc
to sac higher. with May at S1slia to SLs3-
and July at S1.s4is to SL66 were followed
10y moderate further gains and then some
thing OF a reaction
New top record quotations were scored
in corn as well as in wheat After opening
&c off TO nc up. the market made a de-
cided advance all around
Commission houses demand absorbed the
offerings until the last hour, but finally
profit taking caused sharp downfall IN
values. The close was heavy at I decline
10 nc advance as compared with Satur-
DAYS finish.
oats hardened with other grain
Provisions remained easy in line with the
hog market