3 EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 10T& f. EDUCATION TOUR TO AID FOREIGN TRADE PLANNED BY ROAD Lchigh Valley Will Send Experts On South Ameri can Business to Manufac turers Along Its Line. ! TOItK, Sept ii. Ths Lehtgh vllv Hflllroad Company has mndo up Id mind that If the manufacturers along l line do not boneJlt by the trade op--.-...iHa nt the United States In South America and other foreign countries It will not be IU fault Within 1118 UKAl WU U0 OJJC1.1UI 1..1 trill leave una city, un uuaru ;L. ,riil be men thoroughly versed In south American trade requirements. This fpeclal train will stop first nt v..tnn. Pa., and thoro tinder tho auspices JJUO.V. nM HH . of the c.nrimoer ul uiuiiien.u i ouuiu other association of business men the X!iratlon will explain Just what South America wants, how It wants It, when It wants It. how It wants It sent and how It wants to pay for It. FDtlowlns tho mooting In Easton tho train will stop at Allenton-n. Dethlohem, 'Wllltes-flarrc, Plttston, Scranton, Blng hamtoti, Klmlra. Ithaca, Gonova, Auburn fon a branch lino), nochester, and the tour wm ena nnauy y.h. t ..inuaic. mcof i. nt Buffalo. The railroad company was led to foster the campaign because figures show that In the cities along Its route manufac turers produce "6 per cent In variety of the goods required by South Amorlca. With anthracite coal out of considera tion 'the road goes through a country which produces BO per cent, of the cement of the United States Just now engerly lotight by Lntln American, countries. It produces also Iron, stoel, woolen goodB end silks, agricultural and other machin ery, tools of all kinds, paints, railroad Mulpment of all kinds, from tracks to locomotives. Tho one reniuro wmen oouui America has moat needed Is facility for bringing Its products to water's edge. Steamships to carry Its mcrchandlso to any part of th. wo-ld are, under normal conditions, plintlf::!. and tho world desires Its nat ural nroducts. Its wheat and corn and meats and hides, and cofTeo and cocoa, atid Jbber and tin. The domand for rullwny materials used In tho process or Increasing theso facilities formerly was suppled by Germans, Belgium, England and Frtnce. N'ow tho .manufacturers of the United States will have to supply then. ATTACK GRADE CROSSINGS lower Delaware Citizens Begin Agi tation Following Barnard Death. DOVER, Del.. Sept. 15. Elimination of grade crossings In towns In lower Delaware Is being agitated today as the result of the accident In Wyoming late yesterday afternoon In which former State Senator Hansen C. Barnard, a wealthy canner, was killed when an ex press train crashed Into an automobile he was driving. Eleven persons havo been killed In five years at the crossing where Scnotor Bar nard met death. Friends of Senator Barnard this morn Inir, as Coroner Willis Impaneled a Jury for the Inquest, declared they would seek to have a bltl Introduced Into tho General Assembly next winter to com pel the Delaware Railroad to eliminate the crossings. Ifi . . ' ,.: ',: ' " '" ,j ,-L ' ' &' 4,?u?-'s - t xt? .;:-.- i't. -m mg$mm -.A -f- & : x ..,-i ?;"$&!&'" in'f J-i; tit Br -,, I,'- s ', ('if s ," IW Mi .; - s " v- 4 VS'S'; iriKI I - i- 'i&'i , - T ' RV jflJB 1 1 '''- '' -"'' .V mBS! ' ' " JSilSbL '""'"iril v ' v:"'l' ! WmfSStm II ' ''SSSFiSl! ;JUvSfe ''' yM US WmU. imEmct HW ? &?(1l7 at K FTS ti 1 '.- ; mi UvUkP mmI M m rilwlt B' "'' - Kin ttlKfllV fflrfil WW&WlJI ' mM ' iT:l-$' WMtlnmlWi Hi ibid Imtmmm MWM mm mmmfmATimhh Xi 111 BmiiHiiSSlWili ftiHffilRISBwBKH Wp b (i ISSUES OF MUNICIPAL BONDS ARE HARD HIT BY WAR IN EUROPE August Sales 50 Per Cent. Lower Than Previous Month Many Offerings Postponed and Bids for Others Rejected. Wke the markets for other securities, the municipal bond market shows tho effect of the European war. It has been almost deserted by dealers, and since the closing of the Stock Exchanges on July 30, offerings have brought unusually low prices. Many municipalities were forced to post pone their offerings, others rejected bids as unsatisfactory, while In ten Instances no bids at nil were received. Bonds on which no bids were recorded totaled $2,219,000. This, too, despite tho fact that the Interest rates carried by the proposed Issues ranged from 4 to fi',4 per cent, un usually attractive rates for municipals. Nearly alt of tho Issues that were sold during themonth of August were taken by banks In the individual communities or by private investors. Prices were usually at par. regardless of the Interest rates, which have been exceptionally high, In most Instances. For tho month of August the total sales of both permanent and short-term bonds by states and municipalities amounted to : $18,901.3, against M,92C,B7 In July, a de ; crease of nearly CO per cent. A little moro than half of this total Is made up by the sales of permanent bonds, the total for tho month being $8,673,412. This Is the smallest record of any one month slnco April, 1903, tho amount for that month having been $8.199,3H. Th long-term bonds reported sold In July totaled $,11,280,921; In Juno, IUM,49S. and In August, ISIS, $19,192,732. Of the entire amount of $10,227,953 temporary loans in the month $9,202,953 Is accounted far In the short-term financing of New York city. For tho eight months" period, ending August 31, tho nggrngato sales of permanent bonds was $358,88i,268. No bids were received for scheduled offerings nf $210,000 Columbus, O., School 4Ws: $-'00,000 Hamilton County, O.. 4Ui; $41,00) Sandusky. O., 4s; $75,000 Dutler, Mo., Bs; $87,000 Los Angeles County, Cal., School Cs; $100,000 San Diego, Cal.. Bs: $18,000 South Amboy, tt. .7., Rs: $31,000 Watertown, Mass., 4s; $60,000 Tnnkton, S. 15.. Bsi and $000,000 Wyandotte County, Kan., bridge bonds. Announcement was made In Washing ton today by Secretary of War Garrison that tho offering of $2,400,000 4 per cent. Porto mean bonds, bids for which wore to have been opened today, hn.s boen withdrawn. The hlds which had been re ceived were returned unopened. City Controller Pnrmly, of Newark. N. J., hn placed with bonks and com merclai Institutions temporary loans nU gregatlng 6 per cent, interest, as follows Chase National Sank .....i......l,0K.r0O Dond ft Ooodwln, ...,,... 170,000 Commerolal Camialty company. ...... fo.ooo Huntington, h. ! Rank ....... ZK.oml Irving National Jlnnk .......it. ft.wii) IL 18 Antbey. ........tt...... POO.OClJ BULL MOOSE COMMITTEE TOMEETATHARRISBURG Substitution of MoGormlok for Lewis Ib Expected. HAnRISBTJRG, Pa., Sept 111. Members of the Washington Party State Committee and other lenders of the Bull Moose herd seem to be In no hurry to come here for tomorrow's meeting of the Stata Commit tee. Nona Is on the ground today and none Is expected until tomorrow morn Ing, with possible oxoeptlonn In ths cases of membors from distant counties, who have to come today to make sur of bslng here. State Chairman A. Nevln Detrloh ho reserved his usual headquarters on the second floor of the Bolton House, but no other reservations seem to have been made. Detrleh has wired that he will be here tomorrow morning. Tho west end oontlngent Is expected to come over on a night train and the Phil adelphia men will arrive late tomorrow forenoon. Substitution of Vnnce c. MeCormlck. for Governor In place of Dean Lewis Is con fidently expected, and tho returns of the Maine election have not tended to ltssn this belief. DANZIG, THE CITY OF HOMES, THREATENED BY RUSSIANS This city, one of the most beautiful in Germany, is now reported to be invested by a Russian army. The photo graph shows one of the qujet streets, the Fradengasse, with the Maria Church in the background. SHOT AT FRIEND'S CHABOE Comploinanant Says Attempt on Xife Followed Bemonstrance. Jamc Sullivan, 23 years old. of 4074 Wal lace Btreet, was held In $S00 ball this morning, facing a charge of assault with vi."l.tH0.k111' Preferrel hy William J. Mitchell, M years old, of S23 Lex street. Bulllvan. It Is nllrirori ... . ... . n i t.. . -n- .w quarrel JUl nlgnt In a nnlnnn laf, wHl, .u.nn.. oi revenge and purchased a revolver In reatby pawnshnn. Minhn d.,iii., jj ... - .. .r ...v..., uui.ix.u o ..isi.u. ouspeciing the man's purpose, says ne met him at the corner of Proston and Warren streets nnrt rnm. ...., ..iL ii . .... .miMiioumcu wun "..... ,..:roupon Buiitvan drew tho re- SssRl "r1d nt MltchcU- The b"et ?lnd U',mark nn crashed through tho odm,iu 1 n crowd6(1 Poolroom on tho of men. narrowly mwlng a num- THE WEATHER Official Forecast .u!"".rh,,l2(1(,phla an(1 vicinity: Generally han'rRh! and w0nesdayi not much mosM"rnLlmi?raiura: mw,e"e winds. We 18 For further detalls' bee WEATHER CONDITIONS. rlh,C.rj'Urn a.roa of nBh barometer has t '4 hours, but has decreased Bllghtlv LV,?TL Ffllr weathei- continued n S2dJitaM Cl" U1dcr lts Innucnce. vitl no ?..? Ci"""Jfl ln tf,"Terature. Showers l'h,U"?""s J.?ve continued in the ;""" a"u upper Mississippi vallev and indw"" Prt,0n or the Lai" MBU) M4 havo caused n moderate decrease In pSIauZtrtr, RoCu7 Mountaln and jKtwau districts there has been a decided U. S. Weather IJnreau Bulletin Tamp. L4tPIuS;: V,' " !SSft 2. .? tV "?" &w,h S?.,rBi D, 40 89 SOUTH AMERICA AND CANADA AWAIT OUR TRADE INVASION Philadelphia Merchants and Manufacturers Organize Committee to' Extend Markets in Foreign Field. Bnf.7.," tr'U" V P4 o. III.. ... fo 76 !J. Ohio. 04 B2 u tb, Minn. . . 2 t( Huron, B. D.... a u SPy.! Tnn., 70 70 HW Orleans fi mi K. v "..-. -JL- IS ' tj:.h, n. x. in riaui a .. E .. H .. TV .11 BTV .. SB MBVf B ..' BW Xf fl T Bff 8W R4 itt. n, ra 44 Bkk Ii It KHnli, Arlt.; 74 70 Kfiy'V1. J..' BJ 64 110L Or. '" vi two. rn " iZ L IauI. rA' mi !,uful. Mlnni p K:.f.troK?c.. M . i" Cloudy 5 Qear ,? Clear 10 tioua, a S.lear 4 Cloudy 14 Cloudy 8 Clear 8 P.cloudy jo cioudj, 18 Cloudy tt JSln 8 Cloudy ! sf 4 fer 7 ii'ritr SB HE fir"" 8 N 5 A &?ir B)X 8 Cloud HHfFlxSSSor 8 51 X neprnscntatlve Philadelphia business men nnd manufacturers have formed a committee to work with the Commercial Mureum for an Invasion of the vast trade llelds opened by the European war. Or ganization of tho committee Is the first step taken ln Pennsylvania toward open ing the South American markets to Penn sylvania manufacturers. Complete Information relating to the Pouth American trade field will be fur nished by the Commercial Museum, which Is prepared to point out profitable South American markets for every sort of man ufactured merchandise. Dr. W. P. Wil son, director of the Museum, has offered me committee tno unrestricted use of tno l-orclgn Trado Bureau. Prominent members of the committee are Alba XI, Johnson, of the Baldwin Twocomotlve Works: A. T. Freeman, of John It. Stetnon Company: Henry T. Pierce, of tho Barber Asphalt Paving Company: Edward Roberts, of Henry DIsston & Sons, and Charles 6. Cahvoll, of tho Corn Exchange National Bank. "Made In Amorlca" merchandise will find an eager market In Canada, accord. Ing to Iiudley Bartlctt. chief of the Foreign Trado Bureau of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum, who says American manufacturers will profit by tho Canadian Interdiction of Importations from Ger many nnd Austria-Hungary. The Onna dlan opportunity Is the direct result of the war In Europe, Mr. Bartlatt says urging Philadelphia manufacturers to take advantnge of It. "Canada Imported $16,000,000 worth of goods from Germany and Aikih.. Hungary." said Mr. Bartlett, "and Rus sia, France and Belgium sent in $;o,00O,O0O moro. All these trade ohannela aro effectively closed by tho war, but tho de mand for ths Imports still exists. It li hardly llftely that Canadian manu. facturera at this time are In a position to mako up the deficit This leaves two alternatives Importation from Great Britain or from the United States. It la hardly reasonable to expect that British manufacturers will be able to tak ad. vantage of the present opportunity." SHARP RECOVERY IN GRAIN MARKET WITH TRADING UNCERTAIN Some Operators Look for Good Rally, While Others Fear Further Pres- Receipts Heavy. sure ?i " .. w in ?.;".. NEWS OF THE PORT oieamshtp, Arriving Today FrSSScS.'gi-k !"". m.rch.nd.... Cn Jor V. it Clrfl. Norfolk. Chart.. nurch.nd!.. Bteamships Balling 2;lon, (Nor.), luarietaw. fo V.: Unit i'Kl; Si1" ft... : PlM. P. for Borton. Steamships Duo for Port Jln- Mil. UP M"r. Qe. Steamships to Sail. S5!laL6.rturt.w -gn4. OPPOSES FREIGHT TAX Chnraber of Commerce Committee Makes Vigorous Protest. A vigorous protest against the Impo sition of the 3 per cent, war tax on freight bills now being considered by Congress, has ben made by the Freight Committee of the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, of which Coleman Sellers, Jr., Is chairman. A telegram embodying the committee's protest has been sent to President Wilson. A wide range of subjects was discussed by the committee at Its first meeting since the summer recess. Opposition to Government ownership of vessels was mado, while the proposed assistance to any steamship lino to ply between tho United States and South America was indorsed. The committee has demandd a per sonal hearing before Consrusa to nm. test against the Clayton bill relative to exclusive agency contracts. CHICAGO, Pept. IS. There was a sharp recovery in wheat today with ortarlnss light. Shorts and commission houses .bought. December opened up one cent at 107 to 10G nnd May U higher nt 113. The crowd was nervous, as there was great uncertainty os to how much long wheat remained to conio out. Sfntiment was divided, fomo traders looking for a good rally, while others feared further pres sure. It was generally conceded that the future course of values would depend largely on the attitude of foreigners nnd the extent of the demand from abroad. Broomhall said that there "Was a. notlce ablo Improvement In tho Inquiry on tho recent break. IIo said, however, that tho demand from France had been satlefled for the time being. Spot wheat nt Paris was easy and down H cent, but flour there held firm. Arrivals of wheat at French points aro large, and the prospects are for continued heavy arrivals. Native wheat is of good quality, and harvesting nnd threshing results aro better than had been expected. There has been heavy rain In tho United Kingdom, causing fear of damage, and stomgo facilities nro inadequate. North Africa yesterday shipped 200,000 bushels of wheat to tho I'nlted Kingdom. Tho stock of wheat nt Liverpool Is 4.200,009 bushels, an Incronse of DM COO tiushcls for the week. Receipts at United States points were again heavy, but rains In the Central West are against the movement. Arrivals nt Minneapolis and Iuluth to day wero 1297 cars, ngalnBt 1107 cars a year ugoi at Winnipeg, 1291 cars, against SIB cars a year ago; at Chicago. 710 cars, against 202 carti a year ago. The visible supply In the United States Is 31,781,000 bushels, an Inorease of l,76fl.O0O bushels for tho week. The weather In Argentina continued fine. Corn was stronger on light offerings. Thero was. buying by commission houses, which considered yesterday's decline duo largoiy to the Creak In wheat. The mar ket at Liverpool was heavy on free plate offers nnd shipments from the Danube, The visible supply In the United States Is 6,653,000 bushels, an increase of 615,000 bushels for tho week. The receipts here today wero 309 cars. Oata also moved upward on small offer ings. There was a good cosh business with good bids hero at workable, limits. Cash houses were the best buyers. The visible supply in the United States Is S3.765.000 bushels, an Increaso of 2.810,000 busheln for the week. The receipts of oats hero today were 604 cars. WAR RISK BUREAU TELLS OF CARGO INSURANCE PLANS Rates to Be Determined by Nature of Shipments and Dangers Involved in Reaching Foreign Ports. Instructions were received ln this city today from the Federal War Risk In surance Bureau, operating under tho customs' branch of tho Treasury Depart ment, covering conditions under which tho bureau Is to Issue war risk Insurance. Tho bureau asks that all applications for Insuranco of this sort be directed to It at Washington and that the necessary policies and forms will be ready for dis tribution ln a few days. It Is announced that tho Government does not plan to complete for wnr risk business with the marlno Insurance companies, but that It will take cither excess lines or part of any war risk. underwriters doing a marine business "", uurauj- muorsca tno plans of the new bureau. There Is a larco demand for this class of business, becuuse of tho war. Exporters havo found It dltllcult to get enough Insurance to cover their ship ments, underwriters generally having about all they can do to handle the regu lar marlno business, aside from war risks. It Is announced that only American mills and cargoes can bo Insured and iimi me rates must be paid In advance. The Government will be liable only for the amount named In the policy and there will be no provisional Insurance. For instance, on a cargo valued at be tween $15,000 and $20,000 the insured must name $20,000 as the amount of Insurance to bo carried. Should It t found, after tho ship has reached Its destination that the value of the cargo Is less than tho face of the policy the bureau will pay n return premium for the amount of in surance In excess of tha nuliml vnl The new war risk doIIpIps will ru. m almost exclusively on the voyage and character of the cargoes and the risks In volved In reaching the port for which the vessel Is cleared. Tha naw fire Insurance company whloh has been uggested by J. S, Frellng huynen, O. V. Mesorole and other New York Interests will shortly bo launched, Recording to present plans. It is proposed that the company will hav a capital of J200.000. The capital has already been sub. scribed and the company will he formally launched as soon a.i thewe back of tho project ore ready to begin actual busi ness. As yet no namo has been selected. . for LlvVrtS- .-r 17. TO COMPETE FOR ACADEMY Examination Will Determine An napolis Appointments From N, J. TRK.VTON, Sept. lfi.-A competitive examination for all youth of the State will be held at the Ratton High School. Ellzalieth, next Saturday, beginning at 9 o'clock ln the morning. The test will Ij for the purpose of allowing United State Senator Martina to make two elections for principals and alternates for appointments to thj Auriapalls Naval Academy from New Jery. Senator Martina made this an nouncement today. VILLA SELLS BURROS TO FRENCH GOVERNMENT Will Be tleed Instead of Missouri Mules to Transport Supplies. KT. PApn Tex . Sept. 15 - More than 10,000 long-eared Mexican burros havo been eoM to the French Government for uso in the Kuropean war by General Franclcco Villa. It was learned hore to day. The anlmalj will be shipped at once to Havre from Galveston. Thoy will be used by the French array Instead of Mis souri mulos, as the burros are found to be chenper and as effective ln the trans portation of supplies. General Villa has sent 300 of his men to round up sufficient burros to make up tho shipment. There are thousands of these little ttiiimals In the hills of Northern Chihuahua. They will be rushed to Gal veston ami loaded on transports. It Is Bald General Villa considered the order a joke until he was offered (5 each for tho burros. The proposition appealed to him and he directed hU brother, Hlppollto V11U. in Juarez to sign the contract fmmmmm FRESH PAINT I Beleve Mem ine amerence between a house and a home is often only a matter of Paint I And the difference between fine work inanship, good paints, prompt service and satisfaction and the other kind of a job is simply a matter of Kuehnle Painting and Decorating Qtt Our Ettinatt fir.t Both Phones 28 South 16th St. Store Opens 8.S0 A. M. WANAMAKER'S Store Closes 5.80 P. M. i MMIMIlMMlMtMMMaMiaasMaMsMMetW W 1 1: Grand Organ Recitals 9, 11 and 5.15 AKER STORE WAMAM Aoooiuiinices for Tomorrow The first great Aotmumiini sale of hosiery and us nder wear many thousand pair of hose and pieces of onderwear ' in both Fall and mediiani weights at prices averaging one-third less than mstmal. (Eaat Aiale and Subway Floor) A special collection of yotung women's Amtumn sasits and new afternoon dresses to sell at $S3.7 each. (Second Floor, Chestnut) A showing of new imported broadcloths to be used for coat suits. These are in OS different shades; a collection not likely to be duplicated or equaled. (First Floor, Chestnut) ri Wig'. i-u First showing of lutein! ' new tweed hats Bennett, London. (Main Floor, .Market) and cps from Lincoln Last showing of the Callot gown copies m the LiMSe Grey Scions at II and 2.30 (First Floor, Central) It First shoving of the new parisienne corsets for Fall. conform to the new fashion lanes. (Third Floor, Chestnut) Tfeese Opening up of the new marabou and ostrich boss. Thesg pretty things include many charming novelties that every woman will want to see. (Main Floor, Central) A little special sale $3.75 and $9 of a hundred new e4 qyjjfcg at g2t75, New blankets in the ggme pJage. (Fifth Floor, Market) I Showing of complete assortment f finest new Mmlish mli'mss for gentlemen's wear, in the London Tailoring Shop, (Subway Gallery, Chestnut) "' Opening up of the new Autumn silks in the Lower Price Stoi slIScs arranged in dress lengths at low prices. (Subway Floor, Chestnut) JOHN WAMAMAKE i- i; h -.:-. tw Ii.i3'.i !ft tow t' 1
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