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TRAINMEN VOTE TO
WALK 00T FOR AN
NCREASE IN WAGES
JJinety-Four Per Cent of Members of
. B. R. T. and 0. li 0. Deoide in
Favor of Strike.
UNION HEN MEET BAIL HEADS
Xrie Road Withdraws from the Con
ference Cannot Stand Eaise.
OFFICIAL MAKES STATEMENT
Says His Company Not in Position
to Meet Demand.
SEEKING TO BETTER SERVICE
J -President of Brotherhood and Repre
, nentatlves , ot Conductors Say
l; ; Coarse of Action Will He
Adopted aionday.
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,t.i .NEW YORK. July 8.-Nlnety-four per
cent of the member of the Brotherhood
J 'ot Railway. Trainmen and of the Order
;yt" Railway Conductors out of "4.6S3 par-
t ttci'patlng In. a strwe vote' In the wage
. .''fUspute with tne eastern railroads art
' in favor ot a strike. These figures wero
' announced trxlnv nt n. -fnlnt mrHnir tst
. . union representatives and a committee
'i'of "railroad managers.
' When the conference convened tbe -Srle
, railroad announced that It had -withdrawn
from the proceedings on; ' the
ground that it would be unable to meet
''any advance which might result. This
practically invites a strike.
, T,he Erie statement, signed by J. C.
"Stuart, vlee president, says In part:
Similar proceedings in the pail have
resulted In Increased wages, and, while
. it. may be possible for some roads to
meet micbc t.ci ctusea, me -u,ne raiuuuu 13
not In position to do so at- present. The
wpgq" Increase demand amounts to Jb
' Per cent or a total annual cost on -the
basis of present figures ot practically
.2oaooo.
, ... The Erie says It Is willing t rcr.ldcf
. wages and qondltlons of individuals, but
win' not agree to any general increase to
any class ot employes at the -a;rIfUc
of needed safety appliances and improved
equipment.
j Another Conference Monday.
. , After' the unions had submitted the re
' suit of the strike vote and reiterated
"jthelr demands the conference adjourned.-
; ( President A, B. Garrison, . for the con
ductor, and TV, O. Lee, for the tralh
rnen, then announced' that a conference
of union heads from, all the roads In'
volved would be held here Saturday, at
which the strike votet would be con
'.firmed and a course of action adopted.
The result' will be reported to the rail
roads Monday.-
the Erie alone, but against all the roads.
iEMlmn'n Amnniinti-kit ri.lnT,l"
-WASHINGTON, July 8.-Lack. of a
quorum in mo noupe nas tor inree weens
' prevented consideration of the Clayton
bill amending the Erdman act, which
railway men hoped would solve the east
ern' railway dispute, and until enough
members return to Washington no ac
tion on the bill can be takpn.
The house is working an agreement
which wllf prevent consideration of any
business except by unanimous consent
until July If. and until that date It Is
probable that tho consideration ot the
Erdman act amendment will be pre
v vented.
Horse Epidemic is
. ,: Caused by Poison
..T$PEKA. '.Kan., July S-That the'
plague, which killed more than 15.000
horses and mules'- In Kansas last year, ws
not an Infectious disease, but, due to a
poison, was' the report today of the special-
commission of the University of Kan
sas appointed by the governpr 10 investi
gate the subject.
The 'report stated that there was no
known cure from the ailment from which
the' animals suffered and ' that the cli
matic conditions Which produced t. prob
ably wllj not prevail again' In many'ars.
'A parasitic fungi growing on the grains
and other vegetation caused the death
kt tho horses and mules, 'according to the
report, and the poisonous cohdltljii In
thV'pastures was due to the exceftsivp
' moisture and humidity accompanied by
high temperatures.
Cherries in False
Bottom Boxes Seized
NEW T&RK, July 8,-Fpur thousand
baskets of cherries shipped here from
Wenatchee. Wash., were seised today
- by the commissioner of weights and
measures, who charged that they wera
short of a quart by more than nine cublo
centimeters each. The discovery was
made when one of the baskets was ex
posed ,for sale .after a hole had been
eaten in the false bottom by a mouse.
Four thousand additional baskets are
expected here from 'Wenatchee tomor
row and these, too, will be seised It they
are under size. This is the first time
In three years that false bottom cherry
boxes have been sent here-by western
shipper
The Weather.
For Ncbraska-Generally fair Wednes
day: cooler to .moderate winds.
For Jowa-Bhowers Wednesday: mod
erate winds.
Temperature nt Omnhn, Yesterday.
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7 a. m
8 a. m
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10. a. m. -. .,,,.. 7R
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II a. m--.
1 p. m. S3
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B P. fit St
4 p. m , W
tS p. m 91
6 p. JU ,.. S
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Camp at Texas City
Healthiest and Best
" Organized in World
TEXAS CITY, Tex., July 8. What army
officers say Is the best organized and
healthiest military camp in the world
today stretches for two miles along the
shore ot the Mexican gulf here. Four
months ago the site of the camp was
virtually a swamp. The transformation
Is one of seVcral big achievements of tho
American soldiers sent here last Feb
ruary for mobilization ot the second divi
sion of tho United States army.
Major General W. H.' Carter, command
ing the second division United States
ermy, said of the camp today:
"The division here and at Galveston
comprises one-third of the infantry
strength ot the United States army ami
with artillery, cavalry and signal corps
makes nearly 12,000 men.
.'Bringing the division together has
taught the officers and men the Intimate
needs of a big organization as to Its
equipment and. has weeded out unneces
sary paraphernalia and under-standard
animals.
"When the commands composing the
various .divisions go back to their various
posts and ore' ordered to reassemble, for
any service whatever," the commanding
general can issue a single order which
will "cover the entire equipment of every
man.
"The second division now Is in excellent
shape. The soldiers are equal to any In
the world. The whole division, with bag
gage, could be ready to go aboard trains
or , transports before the cars could' b-j
sidetracked, or the transports ready to
cast ' off.
"Probably the one most important ac
complishment here for tho American Peo
ple is the'demand for sanitary standards.
It has verified methods tested at San
Antonio In 1811, when 14,000 men as
sembled as a maneuver camp. We have
now been here four months and not one
case of typhoid fever has developed
When we came' we were told this site
was a swamp."
Major General Carter said v double the
number of soldiers could" have been
trained at Texas City without an' Increase
of officers
Condition of Labor
Market Big Factor in
Attracting Capital
SEATTLE, Wash., July g.-Chi!dren. im
migrants and the relation ot commercial
bodies to social welfare were discussed
in the three sectional meetings of tho na
tional conference ot charities and' correc
tion this rhornlng,
E. M. Williams ot Cleveland, whose sub
ject was "A Chamber of Commerce Mili
tant," said:
"You, may., talk of 'free sites, bonuses,
iphcap jtfjwar and al) else as deternlnTi)g
factorsin. Btttactlnif liew capital add new
than these. Is the condition -jf the labor
market. The" American labbi-Jr -wants to
"know that the money 'ho expehds- for
taxed j J' honestly expends, xte.vrtnta
to' locate where he is looked upon ap a
man. r.bt as a cog. In p. machtti. He
wants pure 'water, milk and food, lie
wants his dwelling to have the atmos
phere of a home. He Is influenced by the
absence of conditions that make for a
high death rate. . He wants Ills children
to rdcelve a better education than was his
lot." "
JOhn R. Howard of Bbiton told of tho
rural' problem. "The rural population,"
he said, -"Is without leadership. Tho juore
energetic having moved to the cltle.1, the
residue presents a sort ,of dead level,
from which enterprise fcannot be ex
pected." '
The speakers at the Immigration round
table Included Charles Perry Taylor, sec
retary Washington State Federation of
Labor, and John A, GoodwelC Interna
tional secretary Jf the. industrial depart
ment of the Young Men's Christian asso
ciation.
Pancho Villa's Band
is Awaiting Cannon
from Agua Prieta
EL PASO, Tex., July R.-rancho Villa
and 1,200 rebel troops were still at As
cension, throe days' march from Juarez,
awaiting field pieces from Auga Prieta on
Monday afternoon, according to advices
to General Hugh- L. Scott, commanding
the American border patrol. Scattered
about Villa were various commands of
subordinates with about 800 men. These
are.Mn "addition to the 00 men of Torlblo,
Ortega, at Guadalupe, forty miles east of
Juarez. Villa reported to military agents'
of General Scott at Palomas, N. M., that
he hoped to have a force sufficiently large
to take Juarez without a right when he
was ready to attack.
The Juarez commanders continued
building fortifications and, stringing
barbed wire, which Is to be connected
with the electrlo current from the El
Paso, plant, which supplies Juarez.
Americans who have been in the vicinity
of Guadalupe, report that Ortega has a
prescribed list ot federal sympathizers
who' -are being executed as they are
caught.
DOUGLAS, Ariz., July S.-.Troopa sta
tloned In Arizona made ready today, In
pursuance of Instructions, to go to El
Paso for service during the expected at
tack1 of Jaurez, by the Mexican consti
tutionalists, y "
A machine gun platoon an'dfour troops
Of the Ninth Cavalry stationed here
and five troops of the Fifth Cavalry
stationed at Fort Huachuca, are pre
pared for instant departure.
WOMEN TO POLICE PARKS
AND BEACHES IN CHICAGO
CHICAGO, July 7.;-Jren policewomen
wilt be appointed here at once In ac
cordance with a special message sent
to the council today by Mayor Harrison.
They will be assigned to the bathing
beaches ancK parks.
Accompanying the message was an-ordinance
amending the police regulations
to provide for the employment of women
police. The civil service commission will
arrange for physical examination ot ap
plicants and uniforms
SUFFRAGETTES BURN
E
"Arson Squad" Takes Up Toroli
- Again and Big Mansion is
Consumed. f
HOME OF SIR HORACE LEVER
Place, Located Near Horwioh, Lan'
cashire, Not Occupied.
FAMILY AWAY AT THE TIME
Valuable Paintings and Other PreC'
ious Objects Destroyed.
MILITANTS LEAVE MESSAGE
Tell Owner In' Note It lie llnd Been'
aa Loyal to Them nn District to
KIuk It Would Not llnve
Happened.
LONDON, July 8,-An "arson squad"
of militant surfrapettea purned aown tne
country residence ot Sir William H.'
Lever, founder ot Port Sunlight and
chairman ot the Liverpool School ot
Tropical Medicine, early this morning.
The mansion Is located at Rlvington
near Horwlch, Lancashire.' It was not
occupied by the family, but contained
valuable paintings and other precious
objects, all of whtch were consulted.
A message was left by the Incendiaries'
stating that It Sir William Lever lied
been as loyal to the suffragettes as
Lancashire was tp .the king' who is lioyf
paying a visit to the Industrial cent.;a
ot the country the tiro wouU not hae
happened,
The damage to Sir William H. Liver's
residence amounted' to more than 1100,000.
Mrs. Pnnkhnrat Sent to Jnll.
Miss Sylvia Pankhurst, daghter of
Mrs. Emmellne Pankhurst, the suffra
gette leader, was brought up at Bow
street police court today and found guilty
of Inciting people to commit disorders
on June 29,, when she led a mob to
Downing street to raid the official resi
dences of the premier and the chancellor
of 'the exchequer. She was ordered by
the magistrate to find sureties In $12,000
for good behavior for a year 'or as an
alternative go. to prison for three months.
Miss Pankhurst refused io furnish bond
and elected to go to Holloway Jsll,' d.
clarlng that she would at oncoj'startfa
hunger strike apdalso go wltJiouflKPater.?
treasury, said the authorities dlHnot
desire to punish her, but merely'' to
prevent her maklnjf Inflammatory
speeches.
Three Others Arrested.
Miss Zelle Emerson of Jackson, Mlch.l
Miss Mary Richardson and Harry Golden.
a male sympathizer with the. woman, suf
fragette movement, who were nrrcsted
last fevenlns while trying to liberate Miss
WMr'.t from the p6lictfr lBroipfsy
Wire' sent-to jail by' the police magistrate
today. -MIbs- Emer0'rn"'lfo7TCe polli-V
teatifia had incited a mob sf $0d obsttuc
ttonlsts by shouting "What r you .going
to. dp?" was given a. month's' hard labor.
trirry Golden; received a similar sen
tence. Miss Richardson, . wh6 hid as
saulted the police -and broken a Window
at the police station was sentenced, for
three months! Tho prisoners' only com
ment was:
"We shall do Just as much as we
choose."
Present System of
Selecting Teachers
is Called Vicious
SALT LAKE 'CITY, July S,-The "man
behind the gun," tha,need of considering
tho personal element In selecting leaders
in school work, was brought out In an
address at the seneral session nt h m..
tlonai Education association convention
nere Dy William H. Campbell of Chicago.
Morning meetings onlv wern hM in
Salt Lake City, the teachers spending the
afternoon at Great Salt Lake, where Gov.
ernor Hoch of Kansas Cetlvered an ad
dress. "A system that liases the selection of
teachers upon the bare ability to answer
set questions is victnun m xt-
bell. "And It is high time to question
me wieaom of classfylng our chldren by
herds." ,
Lee P. Hanmer of the Russel Sage foun
dation. gave facts about school house
evening centers as a paying community
Investment. He pointed out that stu
dents of correction agencies claim that 80
per cent of all misdemeanors occur be
tween the hours of 6 p. m. and H p. m-,
and -showed bow the school house eve
ning center Is being made a more strong
counter-influence by occupying this free
time of the people with Wholesome nc
ttvitles. Mr. Hanmer described a center In ac
tual operation, and gave in detail the
money cost of this new line of educa
tional work, which totaled for tho year
throughout the United States. 3?S center
operated at an expense of lij,633. In 1912
he said, 101 cities carried on some form
of evening center work.
Woman Injured When
Train Hits Auto Dies
Sliss Hazel Benshoff. 18 years old. of
Lake aPrk. Iowa, died yesterday at the
Presbyterian hospital at Walthlll, Neb.,
making the third fatalltv of .v,.
, , . - ... .
Ing accident near Wnithm m, I
noon, when a Burlington passenger train
crashed Into a motor car driven by Wil
liam Benshoff of Lake Parkf containing
member of his family, Mr. Benshoff,
the wife and mother, and Miss Ethyl
Benshoff, 20 years old, a daughter.
COURT ORDERS DENVER
POLICEWOMAN REINSTATED
DENVER. Colo.. July 8,-The district
court today ordered the reinstatement
pf Miss Josephine Roche, the former
policewoman, discharged by the fire ancf
police board, shortly before the close
of the Arnold administration. Miss
Roche holds that she was under civil
service and could not be discharged, ex
cept upon formal charges and after a
hearing. The district court sustained her
contentio
COUNTRY
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, From The Washington Star,
LAMaR explains actions
Promoter Says Mr. Stone Authorized
Statements He Made.
JfO ATTEMPT AT SHAKEDOWN
Personated Conitrecstiian 'io- Force
' 'Ledyartt tp 'AVitMoCS&fcalsttt .
tf )ickijU Aval! Hini
WASHINGTON. July 8.-Ah end to th
W4II street features pf the lobby In
vestigation was In slfcht when the senate
committee resumed Its hearlhg today.'
tt&vld Lamar had asked permission to
make , a final' statement explaining Ed-
Ward Lauterbach'a charges" yesterday that
Lamar had Assured him Senator Stone
and Speaker Clark were anxious for a
"peaceful understanding" wUh Morgan
and Steel corporation interests.
A half dozen Wenpronilnently Identi
fied with wool manufacturing industries
In the United States and several con
nected with campaigns for a change or
the retention ot the. sugar tariff wera on
hand, again today to be examined as to
their "lobbying" activities. Thd wool
turift witnesses Included William L.
Whitman, Thomas O. Marvin, Wlnthrop
L. Marvin, all of Boston, and B. W, Mc
Clure of Salt Lake City.
Lamar Make Statement.
Lamar took the stand at his own re
quest to make a "statement," taking up
the recital of the motives back ot his re
lations with Edward Lauterbach.
"I realize that my life and. character
are on trial before this committee," he
began. He argued that his testimony
and Lauterbach'a had shown they were
not engaged In any effort to get money
from J. P. Morgan & Co. or other inter
ests. Til tell you what my motive was,
said Lamar. "it was either to forcu
these men to recognize the Injustice of
tholr attitude toward Lauterbach and
myself or force them to come out Jnto
the onen with the charges of blackmail
they had circulated In New Yjrc for
years against both of us. Ledyard and
his assistants had ruined many men Mid
I was determined they should not ruin
me."
Lamar said he knew Lewis Caw J.vd
yard was trying to "trip htm" when lie
began telephoning In the namo of Rupre
sentatlve Palmer and then determined
to flit up a "game" on Ledyard "to force
the financial people Into the opoiu"
As Lamar proceeded his voice shook.
"You see the feeling I m working
under." We said once to the committee.
Lamar's choice of adjectives In speak
ing of various Wall street men If-d wni
ators to Interrupt his statement fre
quently. When the committee disap
proved ot something he said, Limn- Im
mediately agreed with the objector to
the great amusement of the audicnos.
The committee finally 'decided to hold
Lamar strictly to onswering questions
He testified he had told Lauterba.-.n that
Senator Stone had authorize J him j
make certain representations to thf
Morgan firm and had told ituturbach
that Senator Stone said he representod
Speaker Clark. Lauterbach hud testi
fied yesterday that alt 'his Information
tfbout Senator Stone and Speaker Clark
had come from Lamar.
Orily Villain In Wall Street.
Under a sharp fire of questions Lamar
insisted that his only object was , to
bring about "Just Uch a situation as
this investigation."
"I am thq one villain' in Wall street,"
said Lamar. "All the rest are actuated
by the highest motives and possess the
highest Ideals."
Lamar declared the whole thing was
a "major Wall street- operation travel
ing on parallel lines," and Insisted he
was "after" Ledyard, Cravath. Evarts,
Lovett and the "Morgan steel trust,
Union Pact (lo and other Interests," and
wanted to force them to an open Attack,
(Continued oq Pag Two.)
"How to Keep Cool"
sVrPE facmmH l$t
r,j - 4.
Elks Will Select
Denver for Next
Year's Meeting
ROCHESTER, N. Y July It was
expected Denver, Colo., wpuld be-selected
by the grand lodge, Benevolent Pro-,
tectlve Order ot 3lk, for thr 1914 reunion
Vd that Atlanta, Ga., wquld throw Its
support . ia the western city -foregoina
Its claims until 1518.
With' contests for nearly every office
from grand exalted ruler to grand trustee,
the first business session opened thlx
morning. Election of officer and tho
submission of reports were the chief busi
ness of the day. Supporters Of Edwanl
Leach of Now Turk, candidate of tho
regulars for exalted ruler, claimed .a
victory this morning with at least 1.C0J
votes margin. Three did not concede
more than C00 votes to J. C. Cookman
Boyd of Baltimore, the insurgent candi
date. A victory for the regular organization
ticket In the grand lodgo was conceded
when it became known today that of the
3,000 votes represented on the floor the
so-called "insurgents' " section could
muster only one-third. Thl Indicated
tho election of Edward Leach of New1
York as grand exalted ruler.
The report of Grand Exalted Secretary
Robinson showed a total membership on.
April 1 of t0S,2Sl, an Increase of 23,983 for
the year, and twelve new lodges. Total
assets May 21 amounted to $000,322, and
liabilities 110,097,
Every train entering the city brought
more delegates. The program outslda
of the business session Included band
concerts, a ball game and a roadfest.
Tonight an electrical and floral parade
ot floats with fireworks will be held.
Shell Fired from Big
Gun Barely Misses
President's.Yacht
WASHINGTON, July 8.-Whlle both the
officers of the president's yacht, May
flower, and officials ot the Navy depart
ment were reticent today concerning the
"near accident" to the vessel last week
when a shell from the proving ground
at Indian Head, was said to have nar
rowly missed the ship, which had Presi
dent Wilson aboard, it is believed an in
vestigation of the affair will be ordered.
It Was declared today that the shell
itself passed over the Mayflower at a
safe height, but that the danger was
caused by the dlslodgment from the shell
ot the rotating band, a circlet ot steel
twelve Inches wide, which fell close tn
the vessel. Bo loud was the screech of
the shell that the Mayflower crew" are
said to have rushed on deck to ascertain
the trouble.
At the time President Wilson was said
to be sitting on the afterdeck with Dr.
Cary T. Grayson, his physician. So far
as Is known tho president made no com
ment or complaint on his return to the
White House.
Numerous protests have been made in
the past against the firing of the big
guns at Indian Head. River captains
declare the lives of the passengers and
crews are endangered by the trials, avJ,
although no accidents havo yet occurred,
contend that there have been many nar
row escapes from disaster.
The National Capital
Tuesday July 8, 1018.
she Senate.
Not It session: meets Thursday.
David Lamar continued testimony be
fore lobby committee.
Finance committee worked on tarltf
bill. '
The House.
Not-In cession; meets Wednesday.
UNION PACIFICJLOSES .CASE
Weld County, Colorado, Distriot
Court Decision is Reversed
MUST USE WHOLE RIGHT-OF-WAY
Otherwise. Court Decrees that Read
Csjnnot 'Mulatnln Its Ownership
to Original Grunt sf aTonr
',-..' ' Hnadfeai'iP'e'et,
tti Colorado, the, supreme court, in a casi
coming up front Wejd county, has re
versed the declsSQiTot the' district court
arid held that the Union Pacific Railroad
company cannot hold for Its pwn use the
right-of-way for a distance of. 200. feet
either side of the track unless the same
I utilized for railroad purposes.
Cases similar to that in Colorado have
been threshed out by the courts of Ne
braska and In fedoral court here, tin
railroad company winning and taking
possession of the land, tho contention
being that it was a portion ot the original
grant by the government.
Law Re'tronotlve.
The decision ot the .Colorado supremi
court is based upon the Norrls law, en
acted by congress' during June, 1812,
The holding 1 that this law is re
troactive in all cases where settlers on
(and included tn the right-of-way strip
have held undisputed possession for seven
years. This possession, It la held, la a
practical abandonment upon the part ot
the railroad company, it having slept
upon Its legal rights.
In Nebraska cases, attorney for the
railroad company contend that the Colo
rado decision lias no bearing for the rea
son that, according to their vers! in, they
have never abandoned possession. They
say that In many Instances they loosed
the portions of the right-of-way under
controversy, receiving a nominal rental
In return. Where this waa not done, the
property was cared for by company em
ployes and In a manner so that the stat
utes could not run against the title.
So far as Nebraska Is concerned, at
torneys for tho Union Pacific say that
all the cases have been settled and set
tlers and former occupants lay no claim
to title Of any portion of the right-of-way.
They know nothing about the outcome of
the Colorado cases, as they were looked
after by the local attorney for the com
pany there.
Jack London Has
Appendix Removed
OAKLAND. Cat., July g.-Jack London,
the well known author, was operated
upon for apuendlcltles at a hospital here
this morning. Physicians said his general
condition was excelltn and that he would
be out of tbe hospital in about ten days.
The physicians announced that the op
eration had been entirely successful and
that no complications were expected.
"The trouble," the announcement said,
"was more pronounced than tho symp
toms indicated. The appendix was badly
Inflamed'
CIRCUS EMPLOYE SHOT
IN FIGHT WITH GREEKS
ABERDEEN. 8. D.. Julv S.-Tn . h.ttt.
- - ' . ""... a f.tm wuvuh llauUS '
three circus hands wero fatally shot and I
two mora seriously injured. Posses are
nunung. ror-rom elevens, accused of fir
ing tho shots. The fatally hurt aro Ed
Oakley, Dan Jeffrie and an unldenti
fled man.
Grasshopper Attack Corn.
DODGE C1TV. Kan.. July 8.The cm
crop In this part of Kansas U threat
ened With destruction by eraishnnnnr
according to statements by leading farm
er today. The hot weather of the last
week has hatched millions ot the In
sects and as the wheat ha been har
vested, they are attacking the corn,
FINANCIAL FLURRY
N PITTSBURGH ENDS
WITHIN JNGLE DAY
Run on Savings Bank Abates After
Kuhn Brothers Besign from
the Directorate,
ALL QUIET AT OTHER BANKS
Proposed Meeting of Clearing Housa
is Found Unnecessary.
CLOSED BANK WAS MISMANAGED
Department of. Justice Will Look
Into Methods of Kuhn Bros.
DEPOSITORS WILL BE PAID
llnk'n Capital Stock nnd SnrpltU
Amonnttntr to More Than rive)
Million Dollnrn entirely it
Wiped Ont. 1
PITTSBURGH, Pa., July B.-F1US
burgh's one-day flurry In financial circles
caused by the bank failure of yesterday
apparently, was a matter of history at
noon today. The failure of the First
Second National bank ot Pittsburgh and
tho First National bank of MoKeesport
wjth the subsequent receivership for tho
American Water Works and Guarantca
.company, and" tho banking firm of J, 6
and w. s. Kuhn company, who wera
dominant factors In the former Insti
tutions, It was established by noon today
would have no deleterious effect upon
other financial Institutions.
Tho run on tho Pittsburgh Bank for
Savings, a Kuhn Institution, which
started yesterday, seemed to abato
shortly after the' announcement that J.
a and W. S. Kuhn had resigned front
the presidency of the bank.
Contemplated meetings of the Clearing!
House association, too, were called off
about midday, when It definitely de
cided that all Us member bonks wera In
deslmblo condition and In need of no
assistance, which, if required, waa forth
coming from Now York, Chicago and
St Louis.
-.About the First-Second National bank
this morning largo groups of foreigners
wero grouped around windows ot thq
foreign banking department reading
mHlce of closing issued by the govern
ment, which had been posted in sixteen,
languages.
KHhii RestKn from Directory.
J. 8. and "V. S. Kuhn today resigned
as president and vice president of tho
Pittsburgh Bonk for Savings, at which
a "run is being directed,. Thu following
officers wero elected: W J. Jones, preei-t
dentt L. M. Ostumsr, vlco president; A-
N, Voegtley, secretary and treasuror.
In the. United "State; district court to
day. Judge Charles' IV Qrr appointed Fred
Oi Kay oa tho fourth, receiver for the
American Water Works and Guarantee
company.
W- J., Jones, formerly treasurer of tho
Pittsburgh Bank tor Savings, but today
made president ot the institution, said
after hi election;
"Tho Kuhmt , have entirely withdrawn
from tho bank, A It was thoy were only
tho nominal heads of the organization.
"There Is no question about our bank..
Wo aro backed by many Pittsburgh,
bank and we have tho support of tho
clearing house."
AIcKeemort Bank Formally Cloaod.
M'KEESFORT, Pa., July 8. The First
National bank of MoKeesport, controlled
by J, S. and W.' S. Kuhn; which was
closed by tho director yesterday, today
was formally closed by order of the
comptroller ot tho currency at Washing
ton. Proseonilona Will Follow.
WASHINGTON, July SWotm Skeltqn
Williams, assistant secretary bt th
treasury, who ' represented Secretory :lc- t
Adoo at tho closing of tho Pittsburgh;
First-Second National bank today, deV
clared that tho ( Institution had been
"seriously mismanaged and the extent j
of the mismanagement would be atn
mined by tho Department of Justice."
United States Attorney Jordoh at Pitta-4
burgh and a special agent of the DeparH 1
mont of Justice probably wl)l make tha '
contemplated inquiry.
Published Report Wrong.
Officials now are giving particular
tentlon to the discrepancy between thq
sworn report ot the bank to the comp
troller ot tho currency on I una , and Ihs
financial statements published in tho,
Pittsburgh newspapers. The .report to fha
comptroller showed nearly (2,000,000 in rn
discounts or borrowed money, but that
item wa omitted from the published,
statement. The National Bank act re-
(Continued on Pago Two.)
Helping Those
Who Help You
Local dealers owe it to them
selves to co-operate anergetic
ally with manufacturers who
use spaco In local newspapers
to advertise the goods the
dealers bandle.
Whenever a manufacturer tojla
the dealer In a certain community
that he 1 going to advertise hla
product in the locpl newspapers,
or whenever that advertising ia
placed by the local dealer himself,
tli en that dealer should do every
thing In hi power to aid in in
creasing the Bales ot the goods In
question.
It the manufacturer's adver
tisement runs independently,
the local dealer should make,
reference to tbe article In his
own advertising.
There should ba special window
displays and special interior dis
play. Clerks should be fully In
formed, handed copies ot the
advertisements and told That
to do to stimulate tbe demand
for tbe article involved.
Dealers who are Interested In
local advertising for national
firoducts are invited to write to
he Rureau of Advertising, Ameri
can Newspaper Publishers' Asso
ciation. World Building, New York.
