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I COUJRSE OF HIE
I I EUROPEAN WAR
Campaigns of the Battling Armies
and What Has Been Accomp
lished in Another "Week of Strife.
The third week of the bntllo of the
JAlsne failed to decldo the struggle In
f northern France. The Allies' nankins
Movements on both wings Increased the
laone; battle tine to 160 miles. On tho east
rn end tho Germans crossed the Mouse
.tat SL Mlhlol, threatening to pierce the
JVerdun-Toul forts, but wero unable to
Oiold tho advantage. On tha west, CSen
teral von Kluk was In Imminent dnnger of
' Ibelng cut oft from the rest of the Ger-
'tnan forces Ilolnforcements enabled him
fn VAn Tifa 1lrt tnMrK hut h was forced
I further to tho north and had to surrender
tome positions In the triangle formed by
the Itlvers Olse and A lane There were
I910 changes In the centre.
Destruction of many villages In the
I north and tho determined siege of Ant-
. "wrrp nrarked tho campaign in Delglum.
The German forward movement Into
Poland wns checked In a. seven days'
battle from the Nlomen lUvor on tho
north to the Klelco provlnco on the west
lAftcr Ineffectual attempts to storm Os
nowlecz and other fortllled places, the
Kaiser's forces wero compelled to rotieat
nil along tho lino. Those Russian suc
cesses and the possibility of Invasion,
both of Prussia on the north and Silesia
on the southwest, have set the Kntser's
Oeneral Start at work fortifying tho en
tire line from Thorn to Kallscz to protect
Sreslau and Berlin.
Russian forces have moved through
Onllcla In two parallel columns. Tho
northern division took Tarnou on Wed
nesday and has advanced over the 50
miles separating this Important railway
centre from Cracow, Austria's last
stronghold In Gallcla. Latest reports In
dloato the beginning of a great battle
tin tho outer line of defense. The southern
column has engaged In minor actions
against tho Austrlans, who have drawn
acK to tho Wlsloka River. Heavy Ger-
man reinforcements, said to consist of
veterans from tho French zone of war,
have been hurried to Cracow. The Rus
sians havo made a successful passage
of tho Carpathians, which opens Hungary
to Invasion. The Hungarian national
troops have been mobilized to protect
Budapest, which lies only 110 mites from
tho captured passes. In the bombardment
f Przemysl, garrison sorties have been
repulsed and tho town capturod.
The Austrian Government, fearing a
lego of Vienna by the Russians. clthr
Srom southern Gnllcla or through the
Carpathians, has transferred tho capital
, to Prague, near the German frontier.
Scmlln, across tho Danube from Bol
' grade, has been occupied by the Servians,
r thus ending tho Austrian bombardment
, of tho Serb capital. Austrlans have made
i Ineffectual attempts to cross the Drina
nnd Save Rivers into StvU. heavy losses
following each repulse. A bloody battle
attended an Austrian endeavor to out
flank a Servian force proceeding against
Xosnla. The progress of the Servian-Montenegrin
advance on Sarajevo, the Bos
nian capital, has been marked, a number
of towns In the vicinity having been taken
by storm.
Tslng-Tao, on the German leasehold of
Klao-Chau, has been subjected to heavy
attacfl by the Anglo-Japanese forces.
Japanese gunboats surprised thi outskirts
of the town nnd destroyed the Get man
barracks. The Japanese, however, lost
heavily. The bombardment by fleet and
aircraft has damaged the German forts
trlously, fires have broken out In several
parts of the city and food is scarce. Sur
render Is believed imminent.
Naval operations during the week were
confined to depredations upon shipping',
German patrols apparently doing lb,9
greatest damage. The Emden alone wink
nve British chips in the liny of Bengal.
Part of the German fleet was reported
eneratlnc in the Baltic Sea. Great Britain
Vgan to plant mine- in tluj North Sea J
nretallatIon for Unman ravages on j
Jritish shipping. '
Italy a cntrame inio mo wm was
Averted, it is believed. Dy Austria's
Zoology and offer of Indemnity following
the destruction of an Italian ship in the
Adriatic b an Austrian wine. Conceit-
... tratlon of forces for a possible march
upon Avlona, howoer, indicates that
Italy may yet become involved.
Rumania continues nt internal strife,
' th people and Cabinet demanding war,
K while King t'urlos itubbojnl refutes to
aid the Allies.
Turkey has abated somewhat in Its
warlike agitations, although the abros-
tlon of Its foreign concessions, followed
bV protests from certain of the smaller
European nations, is regarded as a possi
ble casus belli. This will depend largely
(upon the treatment of foreigners within
tha Pttoman Empire.
China is reported to have begun
operations to block the use of its railroads
by Japanese troops moving upon the Ger
man leasehold of KUto-Cbau.
PEACE IN MEXICO?
Tbe quarrel between "First ChUf" Car-
rasxa and "Psncho"' Villa seemed likely,
tb first part of the week, to plunge
Mexico again Into bloody revolution. The
itults of peace conferences attended by
t representatives of the two generals and
y other I'onstitutionaUst leaders indi
cate, however
that itj may be found
taut at the present dif
trTOUea without r-
..KlilUry coonii
at tho conference In Zacatecas that active
hostilities should be suspended for the
present, nnd plans were made for a
meeting of Constitutionalist generals In
Aguas Callentes on October 6, this meet
ing to bo followed Mva days later by a
national peace convention In Mexico City,
The dato of the prospective evacuation of
Vera Cruz has undoubtedly been post
poned by reason of tho Villa revolt. The
United States will not "pull up stakes" at
Vera Cruz until proper arrangements can
be made with responsible Mexican author
ities for the transfer of funds collected
at Vera Cruz and tho surrender of the
custom house to some one to bo desig
nated by the Mexican Central Govern
ment. General Zapata. Villa's ally, has
Informed General Funston vlhat any
transfer of authority or funds to Car
ranza would not be recognized by the
Villlstas. Villa himself, however, has de
clared that he desires our Immediate
withdrawal from Mexico.
Says the Chicago Herald! "It Is pos
sible that the entire history of the grow
ing feud between Villa nnd Carranza
has not been totd. It would be Interest
ing to know what American Influences
In favor of Intervention havo worked to
mako trouble between Ula and carran
za and thus Impede the efforts to bring
peace to Mexico."
Tho opinion of tho "Washington Times Is
that "Mexico's future lies between Villa
and the civil administration that shall
come Into power. Villa Is tho Iron flst.
Ho la determined, If his protestations may
be believed, to have an Intelligent and
progressive civil government; and when
he gets It, to put the military forco at
Its back and stand firmly by It. That Is
Just what Mexico needs."
Tho New York Times says: "Tho light
ing spirit of the Mexicans, which Por
ftrlo Diaz held in check 50 years, must
be satisfied soma day. Meanwhile our
troops remain at Vera Cruz, as a for
midable hint to both Obregon and Villa
that Americans must be protected by
both sides."
Tho Grand Rapids Press believes that
"continued possession of Vera Cruz Is
not only politically sound, but also hu
mane. The city Is now a haven for all
those who have Incurred tho Ire of the
Constitutionalists, nnd If revolution again
envelops Mexico tho population of refu
gees will grow enormously. And all who
come will have a tasto of the security
which obtains under tho Stars and Stripes.
However much tho Mclxcans hate us, they
must eventually como to respect our vic
tories over dirt, disease nnd disorder In
the city of Vera Cruz."
The Detroit Free Press thinks that tho
week's events show that Mexico has re
turned to "normal conditions." "There
Is no question of legal methods In the
cartel sent by Villa to Carranza. It Is a
notice from one bandit chief to another
to get out or be put out. Of course, Villa
has certain thlngR to say concerning Con
stitutionalism and liberty and tho rights
of the people, and these utterances may
deceive some persons in the United States,
but In Mexico they will fool only tho
most unwary. They are no more than
conventional formalities, couched In
forms borrowed from the United States.
They arc so much Jargon, having form
without spirit. The relapse Is practically
complete. It Is only when one begins
to understand that this Is the real situ
ation in Mexico; that In truth Mexico
-From tht Los Ansl Expren.
THE HAUNTED CHAIR
is scarre'y oven feudal in Its state of ad
vancement; that the real meaning of llb
ertv Is less understood there thnn In
Russia It Is only when one begins to re
alize all this that he can hope to get a
graep of the problems and conditions be
low the Itlo Grande."
EDITORIAL BREVITIES
The President's watchful waiting policy
Is successful In one respect it lias en
dured, and seems to rest on a lasting
foundation. Kansas City Journal.
O for a Villa In some vast wilderness!
Boston Transcript.
Creek Indians bar drunkards from tha
rights of citizenship. As they advance
in civilization they will learn to make
saloons political headquarters. New York
World.
Boston announces that It has Jailed its
meanest man H probably refused to
do down to the station tq meet the base-
ua.t team. urana Itapiq3 l'ress
We shall next hear the Democratic
party bragging about how It saved tho
country 13.(VO,ttO in river and harbor Im
provements. Boston Transcript
The Progressive party seems to be the
Austrian army of New York politics.
New York World.
Somebody has observed that fewer
aviators are killed during war than during
peace. That Is probaby due to the fact
that In war they go up In the air strictl
on their business of spying out the loca
tion of the enemy and have neither tho
time nor the inclination to attempt any
fancy stunts. New Orleans States.
Mexico may yet realize that any will
Ingness on the part of the United States
to show concern about its afTairs w to be
regarded as a favor and not as a menace.
Washington Star.
Worth noting Is the Worcester profes
sor's definition of a Mexican cienttflco as
a scientist In government for the benefit
of himself. The definition flu a type not
unknown la this country. Springflld Re
publican. "Why not put a part of the war tax on
the. grouches, the grumblers and the gig-
EitrJi i-a jmts '.,fiBrr.fy
THE CAMPAIGN
IN NEW YORK
The Primaries and Their Lessons.
Divergent Opinions on Parties
and Candidates.
In the New York State primaries held
Monday the following candidates were
nominated for the leading places on the
tickets of the principal parties:
For Governor, Murtin H. Glynn, Demo
crat; Charles II. Whitman, Republican;
Frederick M. Davenport. Progressive.
For United States Senator: Jnmcs IV.
Gerard, Democrat; James W. Wnds
worth. Republican; Balnbrldge Colby,
Progressive.
The Boston Herald comments: "The
State-wldo primary brought to pass In
New York, ns tho culmination of efforts
running through years, on the first for
mal trial resulted In tho sanTe old way.
The nominees of tho Democrutlc party
are those selected by Mr. Murphy, al
though In obvious iccognltlon of the
need of putting out a good front in this
ctitical year. The nominees of the Re
publican party are the men for whom
Mr. Barnes, of Albany, voted."
Tho Springfield Republican believes
that "No one of the three parties can
be said, on the results of the New York
primaries, to have qulto put Its best foot
forward."
"On the Issue of Independence." says
the New York World, "the 'Whitman
record Is far better than the Glynn rec
ord." To which the New York Times rejoins-
"When, where and how has Mr. Whit
man ever given any Indication whatever
of independence in politics? Ho may be
a perfect mlrncle of Independence, but
what is there in his record to show
either that he Is or he Isn't?"
The New York Sun, usually considered
a sure-enough Republican paper, favore
Glvnn: "The Sun believe that the right
man for the occasion appears in the per
son of Martin II. Glynn, because both
as Comptroller nnd as Governor he has
already proved his special fitness toi
the work that 1 cut out for the next
Administration at Albany. As Mr.
Tilden's sound iews of finance and taxa
tion and practical methods of bringing
relief to overweighted taxpayers drew to
him the support and votes of thousands
of citizens who cared first of all for
honest and economical government, so
should Governor Glynn's record and pro
gram seem mighty attractive to benslble
New Yorkers of every political de
scription." The New York Evening Post remarks:
"With at least a respectable United
States Senator assured, no matter which
party wins, the main Interest will centre
in the Governorship. All will depend
upon the way In which, between now
and election day, Governor Glynn nnd
Mr. Whitman succeed In impressing the
voters by demonstrated strength of char
acter and political conviction."
The view of the New York Tribune Is
very different: "Whitman can win if he
gets tho normal nntl-Tammany vote. He
will get a good Republiacn vote certainly.
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and there Is no reason why he should not
have the vote of tho liberals and Inde
pendents If ho steers a straightforward
political course. As between Murph.vlsm,
with Its grab and graft, and clean gov
ernment under "Whitman, no right-thinking
voter should hesitate. Union will
dufeat Murphylsm. Mr. Whitman must
do his utmost to bring about that union,
and honest voters must help him, without
hnlr-spllttlng about party lines or per
sonalities," Frederick C. Tanner, who managed Dis
trict Attorney Whitman's primary cam
paign, wan on Thursday elected chairman
of the Stnte Committee to succeed Wil
liam Barnes. Ogdcn L. Mills withdrew
his candidacy at Whitman's request.
Savs tlie New Yoik Uvcnlng Post:
"That President Wilson would support
Governor Glynn In this yenr's State cam
paign was certain In advance. Tho fact
that the Governor's friends nre now
glorifying over It merely shows how ap
prehensive they had been. Mr.
Wilson gnvo a glowing certification to
Sulzer in 1912."
IN PHILADELPHIA
Neutrality became a topic of especial
Interest to Fhltadelphlans this neck, ns
the result of the Investigation started by
Federal agents, following the discovery
that the Norwegian steamers Ttam and
Sommerstad had been laden with alleged
contraband. The cargoes, destined. It was
said, for Germnn battleships In tho Atlan
tic, were unloaded to pt event capture of
the Hl'ips by the British.
Tho Insurance Federation of Pennsyl
vania was organised in Philadelphia this
week. In a letter tho president ot the
organization urges co-oporatlvo nttacks
by Kfe. Are nnd casualty agents ngnlnst
laws said to be planned by the State
Legislature.
Tho exposure of the land-grnbblns
scheme In connection with the proposed
Municipal Court Building was one of the
big events of the week. Another Item of
Interest to taxpayers was the publica
tion of the fnct that State Senator
Kdwln It. Vare Is tearing down the
League Island concrete work which he
formerly praised.
Night school enrollment this week
showed an Increase over the figures for
last year, the number to date being about
21.000 pupils. This Is an increase of 1000
pupils. Several new schools have been
added to the night school list.
A tribute to tho Philadelphia Commer
cial Museums was the visit this week of a
delegation of teachers from New York
high bchools.
Bondholders bought up the Majestic
Hotel, built by Adolph Segal, the one-tlmo
great financier, who Is now a patient at
the State Hospital for the Insane at Nor
rlstnwn. Rotten hose made trouble for firemen
again this week. The director of Public
Stfety had previously declared that il
per cent, of the hose owned hy the city
was unfit for use.
ITS NO i'"3E. BOYS-HE'S
ONB
From tho New York Sun.
POLITICS IN
PENNSYLVANIA
Progress of the Campaign, With
Some Illustrative and. Pictur
esque Incidents.
Colonel Roosevelt's Invasion of Phila
delphia, his attack upon Senator Penrose
and the senior Senator's immediate reply
were the moU Interesting events of the
week In the Pennsylvania political enm
pnlgn. At a largely attended meeting In
tho First Regiment Armory. Roosevelt
demanded tho overthrow of Penrose, and
pleaded for the election of Gilford Pln
chot and Viuice C. McCormlck. Tho
Colcutl Mild that It was the duty ot
every man who believed In tho principles
of Lincoln to vbte ngnlnst Penrose and
his machine. Senator Penrose remained
In Ms ofllce nt the Arcade Building during
tho Roosevelt meeting, nnd. In answer
to the ex-rresldent's. charges in general,
paid thnt the Colonel had been delivered
Into the cnntiol of one of tho most dis
credited and notorious municipal bosses
vho ever appeared in American politics.
KiTotts to bring Senator Norrls nnd
Senator Clapp into Pennsjtvanla to make
speeches ngaln-t Penrose wore made by
a representative of the Antl-Penroso
League. Both Senators are holding the
matter under consideration. The league
Is now organized In every county In the
Stnto and Is composed chelllv of those
who supported J. Benjamin Dlmmlck I if
tlm primary campaign for the senatorial
nomination.
In the course of an nddress nt Clear
field, the homo town of Dr. Mnrtln G.
Brumbaugh, Republican candidate for
Governor, A. Mitchell Palmer, Democrat
candidate for United States Senator, told
the former neighbors of Doctor Brum
baugh that they should sacrifice friendly
regard In an effort to destroy Penroselsm.
Mr. Palmer's suggestion was mildly ro
celved. There was olarm among tho
f i lends of Glfford Pinchot. Washington
Party nominee for United States Senator,
when he was suddenly taken 111 nt Erie
Inst Tuesday. Mrs. Pinchot spoke for
him at various meetings In Erie and
Crawford Counties.
Senator William E. Crow, Chairman of
the Republican State Committee, Is now
directing the campaign from tho head
quarters in this city. He appointed
twenty-nine prominent Phlladelphlans as
an auxiliary committee to act in an ad
visory capacity to the State Committee.
A unique plan for booming the cause
of Doctor Brumbaugh has been adopted
at his headquarters In the Lincoln Build
ing. A large bulletin board in front of
tho building bears the words, "News
From The Front." This attracts passers
by, who find reports from various parts
of Pennsylvania showing the steadily In
creasing sentiment for Doctor Brum
baugh. COMMENT ON CONGRESS
The outstanding events of tho week In
Washington were as follows:
President Wilson consented to the post
ponement of the ship purchase bill, but
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Insisted that It bo taken up at the next
session. Senator Reed, In a two-day
speech, denounced the Clayton anti-trust
bill, s repotted by the conferees, and
called It a weak surrender to tho trusts.
The amended rlvera and harbors bill,
carrying a JM,000,000 appropriation, was
passed by the House and sent to tho
President for his approval. Tho Jones
Philippine bill, providing for a larger
measure of self-frovernment for the
Islands, had the right c? way In the
House thl week and roused bitter de
bate. The President decided In favor of
a plan whereby Congress should adjourn
October IS, Instead of recessing.
It Is not surprising that Democratic
lenders In Congress, with a national elec
tion only a month away, should be fear
ful of laying war taxes. Nor Is It sur
prising to learn that In tho Judgment of
tho Washington correspondents 'all the
Influence of President Wilson will have
to be exerted to get through any war tax
legislation at this time." Tho country
waits to hear from Mr. Wilson, In figures
that prove tho case for war taxes,
Chicago Herald.
Republican Congressmen have overcome
their party prejudice at times and helped
to enact good legislation during the Dem
ocratic regime of Wilson. Howover, the
Democratic record has been so Invulner
able thnt Republicans have been hard put
to find a weak spot In the Democratic
armor. Congress has shown both ability
and diligence and achievements In two
years have been no less than enormous.
Milwaukee Journal.
As might havo been expected, the war
tax bill passed by the Houso of Repre
sentatives reveals a furtlvo sympathy
for the South. It was to bo expected, be
cause the South controls tho Government
at present and Is In position to take care
of Its own Interests. Chicago Tribune.
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Democratic economy Is, In fact, a fear
ful nnd wonderful thing. The Republicans
havo a good fighting lssuo here nnd the
nppcnl to the past Js n hopeless defense
for their adversaries. What voters will
consider Is how did tho Domocrats meet
their own problems; how, cspoclally after
their yeais of "denouncing" Republican
"extravagance," did they meet tho chal
lenge to economize? Their record on the
pork barrel Is a sad answer to these In
terrogatories. Chicago Tribune.
The President said that the shipping
bill Is necessary for "the development of
new trade routes which It was certain
would not bo devolopcd by private capital,
but which ought to be developed because
of the cortalnty of success In tho near
future." It would seem as though one
ot these certainties killed the other. If
success Is certain private capital will see
It ns soon as Government. The certainty
thnt private enterprise would avoid cer
tain success Is a curious sort of certainty.
The President does not mention other
certainties nt lenst as certain ns those
attributed to his discovery, One Is that
If the Government enters Into the busi
ness private capital will stay out In
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ventures. No doubt Government com
mands greater resources than single
private enterprises, but the aggregate
private enterprises make Government re
sources seem small. Nevs' York Times.
Opponents of the bill for the Govern
ment purchase of ships must be heart
rued by the announcement that Presi
dent Wilson no longer considers It an
emergency measure, and admits that
there are sufficient ships to caro for tho
nrpkpnt exnort trade. Ills stand Is de
clared by one interviewer to be simply
that there Is nn undeveloped export
trade which the United States should
seek. Ilut this Is so untenable a ground
for the creation of an expensive Government-owned
corporation to acquire ves
sels and run them that Its postponement
until December may be hoped to spell
Its end. New York Evening Post.
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lieu up eq mucn auippuiK on unicn me
foreign trade of the United States de
pends. It Is tuo months since new and
most promising routes for trade began
to open for this country, without any
shipping to take them up. What lias
private capital done In this time to seize
so great an opportunity? How many
I ships has it bought or started to buy and
transfer to the American flag? How
many ships has it contracted to have
built?
, Tiie answer Is that It has done nothing.
It Is buying no ships. It Is building no
ships. Aside from the action of one or
two large concerns In transferring their
ships from the Drltish to the American
' flag, which has not Increased our ocean
transportation facilities by a single ton,
this private capital has done nothing to
overcome the great emergency or meet
the great opportunity. It Is content
with preventing the Government from
doing anything, lest Old Subsidy lose
the advantage of this emergency and op
portunityNew ork World.
It Is hard to keep up to date with
Philippine education. A thousand new
primary schools were opened in 1513. Some
iOW native and nearly "GO American
teachers instruct more than dOO.OoO chil
dren. One university has HOO students.
The rapid Increase of educational op
portunities in the Philippines since Dwvy
sailed into Manila Hay 1 the most cred
Itable feature of American administration.
When to culture wj have added freedom.
the Indebtedness of the Filipino to Ids big
IN COMMERCE
AND FINANCE
Events of Good Omen in the Busi
ness World, Showing Present
and Prospective Conditions.
Many developments of good omon wero
recorded In the commercial and financial
news of tho week. The $100,000,000 gold
pool for the relief of the foreign ex
change situation was completed and
plnccd In actual operation, 10,0O0,00O In
gold having been shipped from New Tork
to the Bank' of England's branch In Ot
tawa on Thursday. Tho gold fund com
mittee announced that It was ready to
receive applications for contracts on Lon
don. Preparations were made by busi
ness men In nil parts of the country to
go after South American trade and to
further In every way the sale of "made-ln-Amerlca"
goods.
This movement took concrete form in
the organization of tho "Mndc-ln-Amcr-Ica"
Products Association, Inc., In Ner
York. Its officers have Invited manu
facturers and distributers of American
made goods as well as merchants ana
all others Interested In promoting nation
al prosperity to become affiliated with it.
Stock Exchange committees through
out tho country agreed to allow trading
under fewer restrictions, both In listed,
and unlisted bonds, and this action Is
believed to forecast the samo liberation
for stocks In tho near future. Tradorf
aro allowed to mako Kites nt concessiom
from closing prices on July 30, and lr
tho enso of mining stocks which sell un
der $3 a ahnro sales can bo made witn
out consulting the committees. Since tha ,
ban was lifted on. trading $1,500,000 worth ,
- ..u1l.(.4 keiMila hnvA tiftfifl BOlll In I'lillu
delphla alone. During tho week the De-
rnif Rfoek Exchnngo openeu. uniiy ic
ports Indicated a more optimistic feelin
In T.rtntnrt
Protests of banks agnlnst tho Pr0Psa
of a Federal tax or fa on cacii "i -
i. i i -...inn i,nrt the desired cflec
... a -- u D.,l.nnmmltten of the son-
ate Finance Committee ywteriay strucl
this proposed tax out ana """"""J"
n . .. v nn xliorllR nnd drttltS.
Statistics of tho banks In rcscrvo dlaj
trlcts showed thnt the 75G nntionni mnw
locnted In Fcdcrnl Reserve uisirt v,.
lt, wf-lr.nnl hanlt of Which Is to be 1
catcd In thle city, had resources on Juno.
ISO of $1,245,021 ,250. The district stanasj
third In thli respect. Bank clearings In
Philadelphia In September wero $o60,8b3,-
(H6. mote than 16 per cent, smaller """
for tho samo month of last year and thai
smallest for any month In four years, f
Tho oornornto flnanc nc during Bcpienri
ber was ?14,500,000, compared with J1S7,
OOl.000 in tho samo month last yenr.
ibinrpn now and the end of next yean.
there arc $163,500,000 In securities of Unltcdft
States Industrial companies maturing.
They nre largely notes. Totnl dividend
and Interest disbursements for October;
are estimated at $153,500,000, compared with,
$160,000,000 last year. ,
During the week tho statements otj
From tho Kansas City Timet.
THING IN THE WORLD
August earnings of tho Pennsylvania sysJ
tem, tho Now York Central sjstem ami
the Plillad'ilpliin and Heading It;illwa
wero issued. The gloss earnings of all,
were below the figures of the samo month ;
of tin peivloiiH j';ir, but the showings
mnile were better than in recent month.
On Thursday tho new mileage rates, an
incrcare of Vi cent from 2 cents a mllo,
went into effect on ull Eastern railroad-)-
Tho Federal Reserve Hoard announced.
Cl.iss C directors for New York, Boston,
llihmond, St. Louis and Minneapolis. It
was tho consequent belief in tinam-lal clr-
cles that Class C directors would soon be,
announced for the icsei;o banlia in the)
remaining socn cities and that tho banks'
would be in operation at an early date.i
Looking toward this end, agents of tha
New York rtteive bank and men from
Roston conferred with the Federal Re
scre Hoard In Washington yesterday
Theie was deposited by Seerctarj Mc
Adoo In thu national banks of the coun
try, piinclptily In tho South, J13,029.745
for crep-mjl:ig purposes. Later in the
week the Secretary announced that $3,000,
00i) would be withdrawn, this being lit ac-c'lrC.uuc-
with his dcclaied Intention ot
withdrawing Government deposits from
Ii.iiiKh wriilvh he found to bo hoarding
money.
THE PHILIPPINE DILL
The time when the islands can hav
such a government without the aid oe
the United States is not even In sight,
and bo tluro is no rtasim for haste in
the miner of a formal declaration of
the nation's purpose. Many maps nuy
be chanted before the Filipinos aie tit
to govern themsvlves.-Rochcster Post
lixpress. "
Mr. Mann In his speech opposing tho
Jones Philippines bill yesterday, a speech
which otherwise was not unsound In its
argumtnt, took occasion to call the Pa
cific -the battUgiound of the future,"
predict that uur Inland poeWiong, f
they pass out of our han.l. ,vin i... ..'.';
gainu us eventually Thvre U oui,3
common sen.,, i Mr Manns argumenJ
that we should gu .low m the PhiUppT"
but hospo.is his arsimtM n"n Zr
"" muwril lu tan mi . h
ninr-rt nt 1.1.. 1 .. ' ,lor
,. . ....uU1JU rearsiu
H'
4 vui iiif-inury Errvr.i
Mr M ,-
been one of the sert
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