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EVENING LEDG'ER-PHIIiADELPHTA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, ifll&.
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Benton groups
1 1
. Director Nicolai Has Man
aged to Obtain Use of Ath
letic Field for Football and
Other Purposes.
After many weeks of strenuous labor,
Director Nlcolnl has succeeded In ob
taining tho Stontoti Athletic Assocla
tion'a field for Tcmplo University's
eleven this season. Although tho coach
lias not yet been chosen, Director Nic
olai has announced that the candidates
tor tho football team ore to report to
day and begin practice tomorrow for
what ho expects to bo tho most sue
ctssful year of Temple's nthletlo llfo.
Tho full football schedule hns not yot
been announced, but tho Tcmplo foot
ball team will play Us opening gnmo
BKalnst Atlantic City High School at
Atlantic City, October 3: nt Chester,
Ta., against Pennsylvania Military
Academy, October 13: Newark. Del.,
against Delaware College, October 17:
at Stenton A. A. field, against Drcxel
Academy, October 31, nnd Stenton A, A.
field, against St. Joseph's College, Novem
ber 13. The ofllcers of the team will be
elected after Its formation. Tho re
maining portion of tho schedule will .be
announced later.
Basketball, the favorite game of Tem
ple's athletes, will be played na In pre
vious years uy uotn noys anu k"' t"
'opening gamo Is to be played nt the
'Temple fnlvcrslty gymnuslum ngalntft
the Vnlvorslty of Pennsylvania Pre
paratory School. Tho date for this
game nnd tho remainder of tho ached
ule has not been announced.
Track nnd field athletics are to piny
'n. greater rnlo than any souson beforo,
duo to the fact that for tho last three
jenrs this branch bus been greatly en
couraged by olllelnls of tho University
Interested In Its athletic welfare.
Tho Normal School of Physical Edu
cation opened September lfi with an en
rollment of nearly CO students. Director
Nlcolnl, assisted by Miss Anita Preston,
Is supervising this class dally between
2 nnd 3 p. in. Tleglnnltig with October
1 the hours of this class will change to
1 and 1 o'clock.
RAILROAD NEVER STARTED
Stockholders Seek Dissolution of Co.
, Incorported at 9250,000.
TRENTON, Sept. 22.-Artlcies of disso
lution wcro filed with the Secretary of
Stato today by stockholders of tho Penn
sylvania, Lackawanna nnd Erlo Connect
ing ttallroad Company. The company
was Incorporated In 1810, with a capital
stock of $250,000. It wan the purpose of
the concern to construct nnd opernto a
railroad In Hudson County. Accord
ing to tha dissolution certificates, tho
company has not commenced building tho
road and hag no Indebtedness,
James M, Pyle was tho agent, nnd the
Incorporators are as follows: Wll'lam
D. Braldwood, Franklyn Doe, Henry Me
Math, Henry Roeber, Albert Aston,
Brooklyn! Vf. T. Hafnton, New York city!
T. F. Cbauncy.
LIFE INSURANCE
COURSES IN HIGHER
SCHOOLS IS URGED
UTILITY COMPANIES
INDORSE REGULATION
BY COMMISSIONS
Nearly Every State Now
Has Such Bodies and
Their Decisions, Generally
t Speaking, Inspire Confidence.
U. of P. Expert Tells Na
tional Underwriers Asso
ciation of Need for Sys
tematic Educational Work
in Senior Year.
SWARTHMORE TEAM
HAS STARTED TO
WORK IN EARNEST
Though Weather Is Not
Conducive to Best Train
ing Work, Coaches Put
Proteges Through Hard
Paces.
SWATITHMORE, Pa Sept. 22,-Tho
first workout of the season was given
the Garnet pquad this morning, when
more than 4.1 candidates reported to
Coaches Gleg and Dr. Mercer. Only light
work was Indulged. A scrimmage will
to hold Thursday.
Seven of Inst year's team reported nnd
It will take somo hustling on tho 'part
of the now candidates to win places. Tho
place which Is causing tho most anxiety
on the part of tho coaches Is centre, as
a new man will have to bo developed
beforo tho first gnme with Vlllanova,
October 3. Tho material Is accredited by
nil the conches and Captain Ben Cllmo
as being the best to enter college In
main- years. Many of the now men nro
enteilny with excellent iccords which
promise success for tho season.
Tim slogan Is to "Boat Pennsjlvnnla''
on October 31 nnd then on to Hnverford
as the bin objective point on November
21. This Irf the llrst clash botween these
oiu (junker rivals In ten years nnd
Havt'ifoui win bo looking for revenge
for the defeat of 1001.
The Pniverslty of Virginia will make
Us iirst appearance in this section for
many cnrs when It comes to Swnrth
niore. November II. Revengo will bo Its
aim also, as tho gumo of 1911 resulted in
Victory for Swnrthmore, 0 tn S.
Since Coach Hob Maxwell will have
four veteiuns from Inst year to bogln
with in I'ete lluntor, "Jud" Kwllcott,
"Pal" McliovHtn und "Tom" McCabe,
two ends must be developed. Captain
dime, MncKlssIck and "Porky" Murch
fonn a nucleus for tho back field. These
t nve men are all excellent kickers, .n
mat il-pai intent will be stronger than
UbUal.
Establishment of llfo Insurance courses
In tho schools, colleges and universities
of tho country Is advocated by Dr. S. S.
Huebncr, professor of Insurance nnd com
merce In tho Wharton School of tho
University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Huebncr
Is now engaged In framing a life Insur
ance text book for tho National Associa
tion of Life Underwriters, and It Is to
tho members of this Influential Insuranco
organization that ho nppeals to have llfo
Insuranco education rnnda a feature of
tho curriculum of tho higher schools.
"Life Insuranco, so vitally affecting
nearly every man and woman In the com
munity nnd so Intimately related to .the
welfare- of the masses," Dr. Huebncr
says, addressing members of tho asso
ciation, "should find somo place In the
curriculum of our high schools, preferably
In the senior year.
"Llfo Insurance education In colleges
and universities, however, should also be
emphasized by all moans, since, to an
Increasing extent, collego graduates be
come lenders In tho community and In
themselves aro educational forces In their
respective localities."
To present the subject adequately and
In accordance with tho need3 of different
classes of students, Dr. JIuebnor sug
gests tho following program, although ho
says he appreciates that Its full adoption
must bo limited to tho largest Institu
tions nnd must necessarily depend upon
the number of candidates offering them
selves for the respective courses:
"The establishment of special courses
In actuarial science. These courses can
advnntngoously bo given In the depart
ment of mathematics.
"The establishment pf a separate course
In llfo insuranco adapted to the needs of
tnose who contend to become solicitors
nnd otherwise become connected with
various departments of the business. The
Instruction In this course should bo teach
nlcal in character and cover the Held
thoroughly.
"The establishment of a general course
adapted to meet tho needs of those stu
dents who desire only a general knowledge
of Insurance nnd who take tho subject
as a part of a general business course.
Philadelphia has been selected as tho
permanent headquarters of tho now In
suranco Federation of Pennsylvania, a
newly formed organization of live Insur
ance agents of this State.
Actuary Robert E. Korater, of tho Penn
sylvania Insurance Department, hns re
turned from Europe. Ho was marooned
in Switzerland for about a week nfter
the outbreak of hostilities.
The National Association of Casualty
and Surety Agents is holding Its second
annual convention nt White Sulphur
-?iuiu8, . . vn., ioaay.
N. E. SOCCER MEN OUT
Big Sciunrt Reported for Instruction
Yesterday Football Men Practice.
. incntit High School resumed gild.
Jn
men wore put
scrim-
iron pra. lieu yesterday afternoon.
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"!, a iiura signal practice and
ran tie
eel ,. . l,0H unve recognized the ne
ami iii i"J ''rV,,,"l'l''K i rnpublo centre,
smi n.1,,1, la ,lelllB (11.niC(, es lall r
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f.in
r .Northeast btar and captain of tho
fill!
line . , " m m-- ''" llcilelt side.
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a ii ml n l.",U'c '" l" fcM. King,
time 'Ua" n'P"rted for the first
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and c .' Una Rcc,1: aclilcs' "I'll'"!!.
Weiz!i "V ',ltakt,: tKXvks- Webb, Jlcucr.
Uiav B0",ht!t, "fcc' '? reported y.
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r.in,iun. .
uh, ,, re " ,Ue ,lula"' McComas
who m, ,''J ",a'' froni '-"t year's team
!? ",a ot report.
Llne-iJ""0?'"? L-a'"llddtes reiwrted:
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son. 'ilm5c'' Wmasham, SUter. John-
RATE CHARGE SANCTIONED
Utilities Company Allowed to Mnke
Readjustment of Original Schedule.
TRENTON, Sept. 2.'.-The Bonrd of
Public Utility Commissioners has nllowed
an order for a readjustment of tlu rates
nf the New Egypt Light. Heat. Power
nnd Water Assembly, on the ground that
tho concern Is still In a stnge of develop
ment. The original schedule was to have
Lcen placed In effect on May 1. but It was
postponed Indefinitely arter tho Commis
sion permitted a hearing on tho justice
of the rates. Tho Commission now makps
a slight reduction from the orlalnal
amuunt.
Tho schedule, ns originally filed by the
company, provided for n chargo of 20
cents per killoivntt hour, with a ills.
count of 10 per cent, for prompt payment.
The board regulated tho rates neeordlng
to the amount of electricity consumed.
PINANCIAI, NOTES
Head of onu of Philadelphia's large
brokerage houses today received a letter
from a relative In Scotland In which he
was told tluyt employes of one of the
biggest shipyards on tha River Clyde
had recently received In their pay en
velopes this notice: "There will bo no
moro work for you until tho war Is
over. Your country needs your serv
ices." "Ouess It's n case of fight or starve,"
commented the broker.
Clarence H. Clark, 3d, of tho bond
aepariincni in r,. i . uiarK i Co., wns
primarily responsible for tho Inaugura
tion of the hound show now being given
in connection with the Rryn Mawr Horse
Show. Ho prizes his collection of beagle
hounds us among the most representa
tive of their typo in thin country.
ccordlng to a wireless dispatch re
ceived In Jjomlon, gold holdings of the
imperial nuns, in uurmany on Septem
ber 15 were 1.6I3,UM,P0i) marks; notes m
circulation, 4,033,000,100 marks; deposits
;,lDl.fO,0O0 marks; bills discounted, l,6io
000,000 marks; Investment 90,000,000 marks.
PUBLIC UTILITY EARNINGS
IXTEKHOrtOL'GH KAPID THAN'SIT.
. Ill. iDi.i
July gross $-Ml.m ,:ili K27
Net ufter taxi 1.3OT.0H I ! 133 an
TKXAS 1'OVVKH ANH MOHT CO.
Auium sron SW.'.OUT 1.17 a
NVi after taxe 15.020 n'rJii
TweUo inunihs sro... 1,430,2311 aji'icio
Nt after Ux 513.43U fOli'l
1X)11T WORTH POWER 'AND I.IUHT CO.
AuiiUit sru $77.1)21 20 lit
Net after taiM 30,325 3601
Twelve m..nlh' gro. .. Sll.aivi 2U877
Net after tane 4X1,002 113' luo
MT WH1TKEV POWER AND ELECTIHO
Commission regulntlon of public utilities
has grown so extensively In tho last year
or two that It Is now one of tho most
important problems with which the pub
lics service corporations of the country
have to deal. Virtually ovcry Stato In
tho Union has a regulatory commission
of some sort.
Thcso commissions and their relation
to Investors nnd public utility companies
aro discussed In an article In tho Maga
zine of Wall Street by Arthur St. George
Joyce, flnonclat editor of tho Evbninu
LEDonn, In which these facts are cm
ohaslzcd: "Commission regulation of public
utilities has been discussed from many
angles, and In tho final analysis tho Judg
ment of U1039 who know has almost
universally been that whore this regula
tion Is equitably onforced nnd tho reg
ulatory acts are of a kind which In
spire confidence, both from tho genernt
public and the utilities, such commis
sions aro of material benefit to all con
cerned. "There has been n great deal of regula
tion within tho last few years, figures
show that an average of one Stato a
month cnadtcd laws last year creating
theso commissions. Supervision by State
and municipal governments seems to bo
the order of tho day. Government
ownership Is talked of In many sections,'
and somo municipalities have gone Into
the business of operating street railway,
electric light nnd power plants.
"The utility corporations do not object
to regulation by State or municipality
On tho other hand, they welcomo It.
Experience has shown that In most of
tho States wherein this supervision Is In
force thero has been n dcslru on the part
of the commissioners to look nt condi
tions In a common sense light, and give
recognition to the fact that tho enrnnra-
ttons ns well as tho general public havo
rights which ought to bo respected. Theso
commissioners havo shown a decided
tendency to deal fairly with tho corpora
tions, and while there havo been handed
down some decisions which tha utilities
operntora and managers havo regarded as
unfair and extremely radical, there
havo been others nnd they have been
In tho majority wherein the commission
ers have dealt with delicate situations In
a very commendnble manner.
ACTS CONSIDERED FAIR.
"On tho whole, therefore, tho reg
ulatory acts now In force are considered
fair nnd reasonable to both the public
and the public service corporations.
Where regulation Is Just and wisely ad
ministered, thero devolops a better feel
ing all around nnd thero Is added pro
tection given tho companies, tho State
or municipality, ns the case mav bo.
and tho general public. In most of the
States which have commissions, tho ono
big advantngo to tho Investing public
which stands out prominently, is the
power of supervision which theso com
missions havo over tho issuanco of
securities by tho public service com
panies a ctnngerous power. Incidentally,
when in tho hands of an unskilled or
partisan commission.
"It Is mandatory. In these States, for
companies wishing to put on tho market
a security Issuo of any sort, to tmbmlt
their accounts to Investigation by the
commissioners. Tho latter so carefully
Into the financial condition of tho com
pany to learn If the Issuo Is warranted
nnd. If so. to see thut there Is sufficient
security behind tho Issue to guarantee
protection to investors who put their
money Into the new bonds or notes, or
whatever form of security may be de
cided upon by the companies. In this
way tho Stato virtually Indorses tho
securities so Issued. The commission, it
conditions warrant, puts Its nppiovnl on
tno securities nnil when they ate taken
Into tho open market and traded In, they
carry not only tho Indorsement of a
reputable utilities company, but nlso the
approval of the Commonwealth In which
tho corporation Is chartered. It can bo
Been nt a glanco what a benefit Is tho
operation of such laws, to the public and
to tho companies,
ISSUANCE OK SECURITIES.
"Bonds having behind them tho Indorse
ment of a reputable commission iuspiro
public confidence to a marked dogree nnd
nro more easily disposed of because of
this Increased security. Such super
vision by Stato commissioners precludes
also tho possibility of a corporation not
financially sound putting Into tho open
market an issue of securities which
might result In financial loss to in
vestors. "Most of the commissions havo given
amplo evidence that Ihoy reullzo public
utilities aio a natural monopoly; thai
competition, with its tesultniit ruti wars,
and In tho end inevitable combination
usually resulting in ovur-capltallzntlou, is
far less satisfactory from every stand
point than tho pitiper regulation of one
company protected during its growth.
For tills reason It has been tho policy
In virtually every case whom conunls
stons have Jutlsdlctlon. to discourage the
granting of fianchiscs to competing com
panies. Tho llnal result is the protection
of public utlllt securities, mid at tho
same tlmo tho guarantee of fair rates
and good fcervlce to tho public."
SWISS FINANCES FIRM,
WAR LOAN OVERSUBSCRIBED
Government Calls Exaggerated Re
ports Attacking Country's Credit.
"WASHINGTON, Sept, 22.-ReporU of
financial troubles of the Swiss Govern
ment were declared to be exaggerated In
n cable from Borne to the Swla legation
today.
"Conditions In Switzerland are quiet
nnd lite prices of foodstuffs are moder
ate," a statement from tho Swiss lega
tion todny rend,
"The army Is still at the frontier. A
war loan In Switzerland recently was
largely oversubscribed.
"In the Inst few days cable reports
wero published In the American press
which are apt to Injure tho credit of
Switzerland nnd glvo nn entirely false
impression of tho prevailing situation
there."
NORWEGIANS READY
AND EAGER TO SELL
SHIPS TO UNCLE SAM
Regard Proposal to Create
American Marine as
Splendid Opportunity to
Make Big and Profitable
Bargains.
TRIPPING THE TANGO
BY LIGHT OF SILVERY
MOON ON THE MALL
Newest Fad at National
Capital Is Dancing in the
Shadow of the Washing
ton Monument.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.-Soelety folk
of the nation's cnpltal havo nt lost found
something new. It Is tho "moonlight har
vest tango," an outdoor affair, danced on
the green sward surrounding tho Wash
ington Monument.
Here Is tho formula: Ono or two auto
mobiles filled with women and their part
ners, dancing kind preferred. Add plenty
of wraps to prevent dancers tnklng cold.
Ono dash through tho Speedway, to n
secluded spot on tho Mall, whore the
headlights from tho automobile are used
for lllumlnntlou purposes. Spread lap
robes catcfully on the ground In Turkish
fashion, for use nfter the dances. Use
leather seats for tables. Carry full supply
of grape Juice, lemonade, sandwiches and
other refreshments. Turn on Vlctrola nnd
tango.
Throe of these parties havo been held
dining tho last week. Congressional cir
cles aro all agog about the Idea and It
Is hinted that tho fnd will even permeate
Into diplomatic and other circles.
Tho spot selected for the new dance Is
ono of tho most beautiful In Washing
ton. Directly back of the White House
Is tho wonderful Mall. It extends south
of tho executive mansion to tho Potomac
River, ono or two miles. Beautiful
drives skirt Its boundaries.
TANGO IN .MONUMENT'S SHADOW.
So far the most popular spot for the
moonlight tango parties has been ono
Immediately south of the AVashlngton
Monument. There is a hotel in Wash
ington which advertises Itself by throw
ing from its roof garden tho rays of a
searchlight on the monument. This
searchlight arrangement Just suits the
dancers. It casts a sort of mellow glow
over the ground to tho rear of tho monu
ment and lends nn air of enchantment
to tho opon-nlr dancing parlor. Up to
this time thero has been no interference
from the police It Is estimated that
there aro 60 acres of park that can bo
used for tho moonlight harvest tjingo, so
there will bo no lack of dancing space.
Three of Washington's most beautiful
society glils, who wero present at the
first parties In the rear of the White
House, gavo It Is their opinion that tho
dances would continue until far In the
fall, probably until the snow drives the
dancers Indoors.
DANCE UNDER HARVEST MOON
"Thero Is nothing more delightful than
dancing under the harvest moon, with a
tufted carpet of grass ns a flooring," said
Miss Marie Payette, one of Wash'ngton's
most graceful dancers. "I am sure that
mi- suciciy Kins or tho capital havo n
great treat In store for them this fall.
There is somo none! exercise connected
wun cuincing out or doors. It reallv nev, r
becomes so cold In Washington that tho
danco cannot proceed. Of coins- tin
snow would be a hindrance: but Just ns
men nnd boys play footbnll In the cold
weather and feel no III effects, so tho
girls nnd women can take up outdorr
tmiiiiiiiK as a sport.
COPENHAGEN, Sept. 22.
Tho steps being taken In the United
States to acquire a merchant marine aro
being anxiously watched In Denmark, and
Inthe event of tho American Government
deciding to purchase ships It Is expected
that Norwegian vessols will be selling like
hot cakes'. Tho Land of tho Norseman Is
thus likely to be affected by tho war,
and as a result tho nation Is obsessed
by tho old gambling spirit, with this dif
ference, that the gamble now Involves
ships nnd not their cargoes.
"It Is a splendid opportunity for Nor
way," was the remark of a leading Chris
tians citizen who landed at Copenhagen
today. "The nation has the fourth big
gest fleet of merchantmen In tho world,
and when tho war Is over and tho new
ships tako the place of tho old ones that
aro sold wo will probably take the third
place. America, which has no commer
cial fleet crossing tho Atlantic to spenk
of, Is going to fhako a big bid for mer
chant ships. Most of the steamora run
ning to her const nt present fly the Nor
wegian flag, und wo nre going to help
her to get nil the vessels she can."
Commercial chaos reigns In Norway as
a result of the war nnd this Is Accentu
ated by this general desire to sell ships.
Travelers Inland say that the railroads
are choked with traffic nnd that trains
aro sometimes a day late. This may bo
good for certain trades, but It Is wrong
for tho general good. The lines, particu
larly tho beautiful coast line from Chris
tians to Bergen, nro choked with butter
trains. Where one port la flourishing an
other Is ruined.
Bergen, for example, has become tho
busiest port on the North Sea. Tho but
ter boats nro scratching each other's
paint off In hnste to take the cargoes
oversea. Norway Is confident that so
long ns tho British fleet hns control of
tho North Sea and the Atlantic It will
be possible to maintain this export trade.
Norwegian fishermen nre, of course,
suffering. Tho Stato decided to borrow
60,000.000 kronen for certain undertakings,
but this had to be abandoned at tho out
break of tho war. it has taken over the
corn supplies, which have been reduced,
nnd Is relying on wheat nnd ryo from
Russia nnd Germany.
But Norway's export of wood pulp has
doubled and tho paper boats are con
stantly leaving.
AMERICAN TOURISTS SCARED.
Tho presence of floating mines In tho
North Sea has completely terrorized
American tourists here. In most cases
they are actually stranded, yot their
dread of being blown up nt sea Is so great
that, they prefer tho plight which their
poverty necessarily entails. Whllo the
war lasts, or, at least while danger lurks
In tho North Sea, they aro determined
to remain on land, but how they will
pass the winter hero Is difficult to under
stand. Copenhngon Is gradually losing her sea
communication with Great Britain The
rfcrvlco Is Jerky nnd fretful, and at times
it vanishes for days together. The Eng
lish 'mail Is supposed o tenvo every day,
via Alost and Esbjerg. Tho landing placo
for the malls Is kept a close secret, but
It Is known that they nro going miles out
of their way and dropped nt tho first
British port tho captain makes.
POOR'S MANUAL FOR 1914
Complete Record, In Thres Volumes,
Covers Corporate Investment Field.
Poor's Manual for 19H, In three volumes,
contains em pages of text, covering the
entire field of corporate Investment In
America. Statements are given for
virtually every company In which thero
Is public Interest.
Tho current edition contains many new
companies. Stock nnd bond Issues have
been amplified and Information Is given,
wherever possible, showing whether or
not bond Interest Is payable without de
duction of tho normal United States in
come tax. Late Income accounts and
balance sheets nre given and In many
cases nro In comparative form.
Tho General Index of the Manual of
Publlo Utilities and tho Manunl of In
dustrials contains the names of all
merged companies, with references to
tho companies Into which thfty havo
passod. In the Manual of Railroads this
Information Is given In the merged list
BAHAMA SHELLS FIND
INCREASING FAVOR IN
WORLD OF BUSINESS
More Than Fifty Distinct
Varieties Obtained in the
Islands Put to Profitable
Commercial Use.
ROD AND GUN
Thero Is a great bandstand on the Mnll,
n back of the Washington M,,, ,,....,
w'here the United Stntes .Marino Hand
gives roncorts. While the -Marine Band
discontinues Its concerts about this time
of the year, It is likely that the society
folk will engnge a band of musicians to
furnish music, so that tho Vlctrolas and
talking machines may he dispensed with.
SHOE STORES EXPECT PROFIT.
Local shoe stores nro looking to a
prosperous fall season on account of
tho now fad. The only dlfllculty which
tho dancers experience on the outdoor
ballroom lloor Is that the soles of their
fchocs do not stop over tho grass ns
smoothly ns thoy do on a highly waxed
hard nak lloor. This can ho overcome,
say tho shoe manufacturers h.- i,i..
a special shoe designed with a' sole made
of pigskin.
And Washington U enthusiastic nbout
the new form of dancing. Those persons
who havo been there say that when four
automobiles are stationed nt tho corners
of any particular plot of ground selected
for goud dancing the headlights make the
scene ns brilliant as the well-Kited bull
room of any downtown hotel.
NEW M0URNLNG SUGGESTED
FOR BRITAIN'S HERO-DEAD
GIRL HORSEWHIPS MASHER
Stoned Poodle When She Refused to
Flirt, Spectators Hear.
BOSTON, Sept. 22. Heeitiifo lo Smoke,
custodian of the I'ity Hull nt Lynn, threw
stones at her French poodle t'utov, Mlas
Nellie Ovid, 22, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry C. Ovid, horsewhipped Smoke to
day beforo a largo und dellKhted assem
blage on tlie lawn tn front of tho build
ing. The blows loft welts on Smoke's
face. '
"That man has been trying tu flirt with
ma two or three weeks." sho told tho
police. "I refused to have anything to
do with hint and he threw stones at
Cutey to get even with mo."
Cutey is trained to du many tricks nnd
has won several prizes Miss Ovid suVs
Vincent Astor has offered her fsoyo for
the dog.
DIVIDENDS DECLARED
Jliuinins. Mun-rlt & Jluor. luo., rsular
quarterly U, pr cnt., immbto 6j.teralj?i- 30
to tock of leoorit tr th.it date.
I'ontlucmat tlaa anj EI., trie f 1p.ij.1U .11
reaulir quarterly l'a llfr ,,nt ..n , e(crr,d
and H 0 1 Pr cent, on .ommon , ..it.iu tj.
tofcir 1 to t'k ut rtcuni r-cp!ntu t-j.
London Times Advocntes Purple
Band Instead of Conventional Black.
LONDON, 'Sept. 22.
Thero Is a strong movement an foot to
dioiicnse with the orthodox form of
muiirnlng in the vent ot casualties oc
ourrins In the llntish nuvy and army,
says tho Tunes. A number of sugges
tion havo been put forward designed to
elfect economies, although at the name
tlmo In no way minimizing tho respect for
the gallant dead, ltecontly wo published
n letter oil this topic from Mrs. Kdward
l.yttlcton, which, in vlow of the Interest
It hns iirouiieil, we reprint In full:
"If tho country should decldo to dis
pense with such mourning, tho economic
effect will be to avo a disturbance of
cash ovpendlture. Mourning will still be
iimimii jor muss who me natural deaths'
but we tliouhl havo a lai-fc-e additional ami
hi Uncial ependiturc, temporarily In-
uaint uy m iieuvy ocain roll of the
neM few weeks, and the money so saved
will be available for the support of or
dinary trade. This Independent of the
weightier reasons for changing our usual
CUktolll.
"What I am advocating Is something
thut would bo an appeal to all hearts for
sympathy tn bereavement, and It would
mean practically no expenditure, for the
simple narrow band of purple cloth to be
worn on the left arm by every man
woman or child who had lost a relation
In the war would cost practically nothing
ami tho badge would be the bame for all
l UlgftCb."
In a few daya we shall be receiving the
1 ews of great loss of lifo on the Continent
and nt sea. One's first thought is a stronu
conviction that for lives Kn m su-i I
noble- cans the wearimr of , r.nvA,,t,...,,i
tnournlus would be unsuitable.
For some years several very Interest
ing specimens of trout havo been tnken
In the lakes that aro found In the bound
aries of Algonquin Provincial (Ontario)
Park, situated on the "Highlands of On-
tnrtn" n(l ,nl!R tlnrlh nf Tnmntn ITA
I miles west of Ottawa and 2S0 miles w-r.f
of Montreal.
During tho year 19t3 specimens were
brought In ftom Delano Irfike, within a
few miles of the Highland Inn. situated
at Algonquin Park Station, on the line
ot the CI rand Trunk Railway. Those
ppeclmens resembled both the salmon and
the speckled trout so much that the su
perintendent of the park sent one of the
specimens to Professor Prince, of the
Fisheries Department, Ottawa, who Is
probably tho best authority on tlsh
culture In America. Professor Prince's
report on this spei-imen is a most Inter
esting one to anglers and reads as fol
lows: "Tho specimen of peculiar trout have
been carefully examined und It really ap
pears to bo a hybrid, namely, the brook
trout nnd the gray trout (or lake trout).
The dental features and the nature of the
vomer, afc well ns tho pccullnr color nnd
tho shopo of the tall, nil Indicate a com
bination of the two species, which as is
well known, nro now separated further
than they used to be Tho brook trout
and the lake trout were at ono tlmo In
cluded under the same rienus Salvolinus,
but they appear to bo now separated Into
two genera, tho grav 'rout being put
Into the Genus Chrlfctivomer. A hybrid
specially connected with two separate
genera Is a remarkable and exceedingly
Interesting occurrence. I am most inter
ested in this specimen nnd Intend to look
into the nuestlon thoroughly."
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22. -Writing from
Nassau in the linhamas, Consul W. H.
Doty tells how some of the almost Innu
merable varieties of shells In the Islands
and the waters surrounding them are put
to commercial use. He says:
"More than Brt varieties of tho nhclls
obtainable in tho Dnhnmas In quantities
sufficient for commercial us are of eco
nomic value, as evidenced by tho large
orders recolv.ed recently from Europe und
tho United States. Among theso are rice
shells, so tiny In size ns to make ono
marvel how a sufficient number could bo
picked up to fill a barrel; gold shells, mud
shells, cockles, bleeding tooth; pretty dec
orative sun shells; eardrop shells, which
aro exported to Odessa, Russia, to be used
as ear pendants; Pnnnma or tent shells,
which resemble miniature encampments
nnd soli nt W0 a bnrrel; hlack snails,
which tako a high polish; conches king,
queen, Ivory, pink lip nnd trochus or
Turk's cap locally termed 'whelks'; these
aro hut a fow of the assortment kept In
stock at tho leading warehouse at Nas
sau. The queen conch, which Is especially
adapted for cameo carving on account of
having a layer of brown with a white top,
and tho pink lip onch, which has layers
of white and pink, aro much sought for.
Only the lips of these two varieties aro
exported, the demand coming from New
York and from Torre del Greco, near
Naples, Italy. Ordinary concha sell at 1
cent: pink Up, whole shells, from 5 to 25
cents, and queens at 30 cents United
States currency f. o. b. Nassau.
"Tho whelk or Turk's cap. among other
shells, Is particularly valuable, 113 it has
a portion resembling the best mother of
peurl from wh ch p arl studs, for Instance
could bo made. It is estimated th.it
l.OOO.fljO shells of this variety could be
obtained annually In this colony. Thes
shells sell t. o. b. this point for 1V4 cents
each.
"The lahor here Is cheap, colored womn
receiving 23 to 30 cents, ordinary laboring
men CO cents, and white engineers $1.W
a day. This would tend to reduce ma
terially the expense of a button establish
ment, and it Is presumed the machinoiv
Is not costly. In addition to button blank
making, there ought to be opportunity
for the manufacture of souvenirs of many
types, shell baskets, bracelets, necklaced
and other shell ornaments.
"It appenrs that a New York pearl
button machine manufacturing company
Is planning to establish a button blank
cutting plant at Nassau In the near fu
ture. "Tho recent Interest shown In Uahama
shells by the American people Is apparent
from tho exports deilnred through this
consulate to the United States, which for
the calendar year VAZ totalled J14.365. n
compared with $1015 for the preceding,
year.
GREAT OIL GUSHER
JUST RUINED LUKE
HORTOH'S PASTURE
AGRICULTURE MAKES
MANITOBA THE LAND
OF FUTURE PROMISE
Government Sincere in ltd
Endeavor to Help tho
Farmer 7,485,602 Acres
in Crop.
But Two Acres of Spouters
Brought in One Hundred
Buck a Day Some South
west Tales.
Objection to a bill offering a $.1 fox
bounty presented by the Massachusetts
Stato Poultry Association was made re
cently by tho Vos Hunters' Association
of tho Htate. The fox enthiiMastfi con
tend that the fox, as an enemy of mice
and Insects, is moro of n help than n
menace to poultry raisers. The poultry
men nrcuo that foxes nre multiplying
nnd that they cannot, without State aid,
cope with them. Tile proposed bill has
met with Indorsement from several quar
ters. A hatchery to provide for the eastern
part of Maine wg. built at Tunk X'ond,
In Hancock County.
Twenty-flvo varying hares, the first of
a consignment of ICO. wero liberated ro.
cently in the woods near Cilnversvillp '
Y.. nnd it U thought that If hound own
er will keep their dogs out of tho woods
for a fair length of time the plan will
Insure a satisfactory multlplcation of rabbits.
.'i pasture ajid
I frltrhlnuT it .1 l""lco. lUekileld-
I Kup,MV?inUo, A. Whltaker.
1 Blankin' m.. Pp.- Jenkins, McConnell.
truu M-n, . " Tt'ii. A. jiod 1 ausuh iii'j . ty-ii as nv
m. 1 k
KILLING OF COWS DEFENDED
Tuberculosis Commission Fights Suit
For Loss of Ten Animals.
TltKSTON. Sept. K.-Chlef Inspector
Charles McNabh and Inspector WIIMam
H. I.uw. of the Stato Commission on
Tuberculosis, have tiled with the Su
preme Court an answer to the suit of
Henry Snyder, of Cpper Saddle rtlver
Itergen County. Suit is brought for iisa'
the value of ten cows killed by order of
Tl't.SA. Okla., Sept. 12. Texas oil well
drillers are fond of telling the story of
I.uke Horton. of Wichita County. When
tho discovery well came in on Luke's
place it came In spouting a thousand
barrels a day. Luke, who happened to
beat th" tig. stood up with tho dilllers
and watched her cut up for a fow min
utes and he complained:
"You havo spoiled two acres of my
pasture."
"Your pasture!" snorted Iluck Kelly.
"Ain't you in for an eighth of hep worth,
100 bucks adoy. and 30 wells on 100 acres
Is 30"0 11 day that's the rent on your
pasture."
"Pete." said Luke to his little bov. "no
tell your ma to get in out of tho cotton
patch right now. Tell her to wait supper
for me. for 'tn going to town nnd order
a hoiifio with 40 rooma and a quart of
diamonds."
JUS I.ANO COMBS HIGH.
"Vaa. sah. I'll sell this land," said old
Joe Simpson whtn a buyer eougbi to pur.
cluuo hla fee. "but I' Setting U) a day
from it right now."
"How does tooo sound to youT" ven
tured the buyer.
"Huh. look bean, white mnn, you tell
mo If dere's anything blgger'n millions
en I'll tell you if Is snipe to tell you dljj
Ian'," growled Joe. Hut the purehaso was
neivr made, a the Uuyer left old Jo tn
ignorance to dlo without ever counting
his monyy.
After the evil luck and the department
had cornered the Usages Into tho rocky
hills of tht headwaters of Htrd Creek niul
the Canoy. the leanest nervs of the Indian
count r. the operator came to dot th0
hills with derricks- The evil stur of the
Oiages had Bet and a fortune of green
oil gushed from tho rocky ravines of
their country and the once despUed Osaco
came Into tho effulgence of $00 4 year
tor every man. woman and child.
But for oil Held romance we must
. to!, I . It. ..At 1 1. .- . IU
,..,.. t.,v .... ...,.,n.n iu uur Aitec Latin
neighbors, l'luneers of the Mexican fields
Tho story of agriculture In MonttobA
Is ono of steady progress nnd lncreag.
Ing benefits. Its economic and Increase
lug benefits. Its economic relation to
nil other netlvltleg is basic and, In
ment of the ngrloulturnt possibilities Irt
nbsolutely essential to general Industrial
growth.
This belnc genernlly recognized, It has
been the sincere endeavor of the Mani
toba Government to foster overy agri
cultural Interest and to eucourago tho
farmers In every possible way.
Not only has tho Government felt the
need of keeping pace with the general
progress of ngrlculturo elsewhere, but
Manitoba ns tho pioneer province of tha
grent Canadian west one of the great
est agricultural areas In the world has
da led to step Into tho lead and maintain
her proper plnco at the head of tho pro
cedon. And It seems to me that no)
Mnnltoban ran look back on what has
been accomplished In this direction dur
ing the last few years without a Justifi
able thrill of prldo In his province.
6,R-,m2 AOItKR FAIIMBD.
Manitoba's boundaries were Increased
in .1012 from 73.7.12 square miles to 255,732
stiunro miles, with a total approximate
land area of 147,1B2,RS0 acres of which
fi4S5,fi02 acres were In crop last year. New
Manitoba to the north of Lnkes Winni
peg, Wlnnlpegosls nnd Manitoba repre
sents a vorltablo kingdom of ftlturo
wealth. It may be truly said that Mani
toba Is only now at tho beginning of he
greatness.
One-third of the totnl available horse
power of Canada's rivers Is located In
New Manitoba, nnd what thlH will mean
to vory resident of the province In tho
year? to come cannot bo estimated.
With the Hudson Bay outlet to the)
world's markets and the building of rail
roads north nnd south, east nnd west
with the establishment of ocean steam
ship lines out of Hudson Bay nnd tho
tide of commerce that will sween
1 throughout the length nnd breadth of
Manitoba taking only these fow things
Into consideration the futuro must np-l
pear tremendous to the most casual in
vestigator. men of punrosn needed.
Manitoba's great need Is men not,
stick-whittlers, but men of purpose and
enterprise, practical mn, family men.
There Is room and opportunity for all.
As n place for money-making oppor
tunities, Manitoba makes a strong ap
peal. The Manitoba farmer Is right at tho
hub of the wholn country's marketing.
Winnipeg. Manitoba's capital city, haa
attained world-renowned fnme as a,
wheat and cattle market, of which no
other centre can rob her. Tho demand
In Wlnnipotr alone for products of mixed
farming nfford3 an unlimited opportunity
to tho farmer who goes In for other
things than wheat.
It was a Manitoba fat steer which
won tho sweepstakes at the Interna
tional live stock show at Chicago In
1012, and again last year the first tlmo
in the history of this great annual event
two years In succession by an individ
ual. J. D. McGregor, of Brandon, Manl
toba, hns demonstrated what Manitoba!
feed can do.
Manitoba won the first prize and gold
medal at tho Dominion fair last year
for the best ten beef cattle exhibited
by any Canadian province. Manitoba,
has a long list of winnings to her credit
In great agricultural exhibits the world
over nnd It is not necessary to dwell
upon the richness of the soli, which Isj
famous for Its high properties and
yields.
Manitoba grain matures from 10 to
11 days earlier than nnyfhere else. Thin
advantage means a gret svlng in
frelsht hul, representing nbout $1.80 an
ncre a year, to tho great markets In tho
province.
SAVING i.v RAILROAD HATES.
Under the agreement between th
Manitoba Government and the Canadian
Northern Railway a reduction of 2 cents
per hundred on grnln went Into force,
nnd this Rrnln rate wns further re
duced in 1003 by another 2 cents pep
iiunuretiweignt. xno Canadian Paclfia
Ttailwny nlso reduced Its rates, and it
Is safe to say that the saving to tho
people on this item amounts to J2.000.000
annually.
This railway policy has Insured to Man
itoba a very substantial railway devel
opment and reasonable rates. It gava
the Government Its proper place of au
thority in tho vital relations of trans
portation facilities with the people of tha
province.
T is generally conceded that Mnnttnhn.
now hns the finest agricultural college
on the continent and lit C. c. James,
who for u long time was Deputy Mintstep
of Agriculture for Ontario. oes so fap
as to say that it is the best equipped
agricultural college in the world. Com
petent authorities from evervwhere hav
nothing but the highest praise to bestow
I shall mention a few phnsc-s of th
work th-t is going on under the Depart
ment of Acilculture to help tho fnrmep
In Manitoba.
Right branches of boys' nnd girls' clubs
were formod last year The object of
these young people's clubs is to encour
age the study and practice nf agriculture
not only tn the rural communities but in
tho Inrgur cities ns well.
The showing bv the boys and girls at
fairs last year was surprising and in
dicative nt the keenest inteiest One girl
nt Neepawa raised ten chickens from ono
tttlng of esss and sold Ave eoekrels at
5j'J0 each. One hoy at Dnrllngford grow
... iHiuiiuti or potatoes trom ten pounds of
seed.
The Importance of a usteinatlr and
scientlnV rotation of crop i,n i,)nB eeu
rei'ogi.lzed and with the object of detii-
..,inuiiB inni outer remts ,in 'e ob
tained by such a system than h haphaz
ard methods of cultivation the depart
ment Is establishing demonstration farms,
fourteen having been located already.
Further location, will be made from tlinn
to time to meet the requirements of tha
farmers.
With concrete examples of nha rota
tion nf crops will accomplish heroic tha
tyee of tre farmerx. It Is confident!) ex
pected that great general cemflts will r.
suit-
For the last few years "bftirr farm
Ins" special train have toured lb. orov
Incs. both ov-r the Canadian 'oitt,.vet
and th- Canadian Pucirlc rtallwins K'h,
of th'se trinw urn manned b m.-mbci
of tlu- Agikullur.il College stuff, and
consisted of fully equipped rarx With
iivehtuck, field crops, poultn, .Jair prod
ucts, farm machinery, etc The talm
had winil'S of we-4s, gialns fodders,
tlcmojit ration model of lu.ior-saviiiK
Vic- Un4 ir.oklng pk-tuie. I.fiturrs
given at everv tup.
A large number of alflf.i i.llctj liao
Ueen eytabli.hed and exptiimfiiud .vlfj
.1.1
lite oiiiitr 1 uuimission. nn inu irmm,i i.
they were nrfected by tuberculosis when f,. . ? 1 l Ul! Pcra'l family. In vaitoun paru of the piovn.n- at ait..
Snyder attempted to import hen. f It ,, i'' wandering Crinpota , tude r8..i. from HA f. t to ,m fe,r.
New York into New Jersey in Apr I 191 ' 11 .,' K2 . ""i''V, su,'ve1 u ' ilH,vr l"vtU As a a'"-' ' " Jlt "f
The . ommiMlon aver, that the eximln" in t e 1 leu. a V n' dv , V'"0 "'' "' '' "'ti. W " tr w.,
lion of tl.v dead carr4..s p'.un.v showed .,,1 h ?.m .. ?Ut ttmi 'lm,k la;' ,J " 1'"- Mu"i"," ha "' 'T-'-'
that us anion had been warrant 11! 1." V ..1?. ."I "n "rauho s meagie a. .e .f alf .11 . an. I i,o air..li , 13 t,ei,. -
cj Hurntnirn ir -.,-& U.K.. t, .. .. L.
la furthw all ,! u.. .. .- -"-""" " wv. .;. wiiu WJ,
t ' ' m" i-iaie ntidi lttt
t 1 an urm ox ine state Kovcrnmr nt
nuu 1 1 - 1 hiiiiiiiu ;i a ... r m .sol... m
done la enforcement 0f the law.
surrounding a. rea is..n tm .-Hffl ntiiDii.
juniif mutria . ..,.. ...... 1 ...... 1 . . . .. .. ,.l. ... 1
fiic fuffiucnt to budmIi- in ...!" x . " ' : ' . . . - -
J dausuter. Guadalupe, with cotton drc. J tu.m unU Outage .m mm 1
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