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FARM INTERESTS
HOW THE CROPS FARED
WHAT THE HARVEST SHOWS
In Weittra Massachusetts—Hay Crop
Good, Potatoes Below Ike Average
—Tobacco Affected by Wet Season
The harvesting of the various crops in
this section is nearly finished for this
year. Reports from the market gardeners,
truck growers and farmers agree that
while the crops do not come up to the
banner years the oldest inhabitants love
to recall to mind, nevertheless a normal
yield was secured in almost every instance.
Potatoes and cucumbers were the worst
sufferers in this section. Surface water
which persisted all through,the season due
to the rainy weather and the lack of proper
drainage was responsible for the poor
yield of potatoes. A tendency to rot in the
ground was the chief trouble, and the yield
when sound showed a larger proportion
of undersized tubers than usual. Cucum
bers amounted to practically nothing, due
to the ravages of various pests. Similar
blights affected string beans and to some
extent, celery, although the present out
look for celery is bright.
The surface water that was so hard
on the potatoes was the very thing for
silage corn. The high winds and rain late
in the season knocked the corn over and
made it hard to harvest, but. the yield
was heavy and foil of nourishment. The
hay crop was the best in years despite
the fact that the first cutting was very
Soor due to the dry weather in May and
une. The rowen crop, though, more than
made up for the light first cron. Usually
the second cutting of hay doesn’t head
out, but this year in many places it
blossomed and headed out in fine shape.
The quality of the rowen is never as
good as the first cutting, but while it
does not make such good feed for horses
it is excellent for cows. While the yield
in apples in this section is smaller than
customary the fruit is large in size and of
good quality.
Tobacco, the mainstay of so many farm
ers, was affected by the wet weather and
many, crops were not up to the average.
The onion crop is short, but tomatoes,
beets and lettuce were all good, and cab
bage. turnips, parsnips and parsley came
through in dependable fashion.
The Apple Crop In Franklin County
Despite an early opinion to the con
trary. the Franklin edifnty apple crop is
generally a successful one. Early frosts,
severe hail and windstorms, were the
cause of an opinion earlier in the season
that the apple crop would be a failure.
Very fortunately the result is much bet
ter than expected. Quantities of this im
portant fruit were marked by hail early
in the year, but for the most part the
apples have outgrown these spots. The
last few weeks have been ideal for the
apple growth, the fruit maturing especial
ly well the last of the season. The apples
generally are of good size and excellent
quality. The crop is estimated to be from
50 to 60 per cent of a normal crop and
by some is thought to be better than that,
APPLE PACKING DIRECTIONS
Board of Agriculture Bulletin on Best
Way to Fill Barrel
Several persons in the county have asked
for information regarding the actual pack
ing of a barrel of apples. It is suggested
that those interested send to the state'
hoard of agriculture for circular No 4,
which discusses this subject. The follow
ing is taken from the circular which per
tains to the actual packing of the barrel:—
The actual packing of the barrel con
sists in placing a corrugated head on the
bottom of the barrel. The final top of the
barrel is the bottom as it is being packed.
If the quality of the apples warrants it,
a fancy lace paper circle is next put into
the barrel. An oiled, or paraffined paper
circle is put in next, which prevents any
dirt which may possibly sift into the bar
rel through the cover from coming in con
tact with the fruit, and also prevents ex
cessive moisture transpiration from the
apples. The head of the barrel is now
fared with uniform sized apples of a
grade which is typical of the contents of
the barrel. These apples should be of
good color, or at least show good color
around the stem ends. Stemmers or small
shears should he used to cut the ends
from the long stems, do that they will not
puncture the oiled paper circle' and will
rest more evenly upon the face end.
The face layer is put in stem end down,
in concentric circles. The outside or larger
circle is placed first, of a uniform sized
apple which will just fill the barrel snugly.
Each concentric circle is placed in the
same way. The center will require one,
two, thre, four, or six apples, varying in
accordance with the size of apples used.
The next layer is placed the same way by
some growers, especially for their extra
fancy and, exhibition, barrels. Most com
mercial growers now make the second
layer by placing the heavy colored cheek
of the apples in the cavities formed be
tween the apples of the face layer. This
method makes the barrel look much het
ter when opened. About, a bushel of ap
ples is next carefully emptied upon these
two face layers, before the barrel is shaken
at all. The barrel should be carefully
shaken then, and after each succeeding
bosket is put in. until if is full. The
shaking” or “racking,” as it is called, tends
t 0 work the apples down into all of the
cavities. Tn this way a coninaet package
is secured and possibility of bruising is
eliminated.
The hight to which the barrel should
be filled varies according to varieties, and
opinion on this point differs in different
localities. It should be just high enough
so that when the head is pressed in all
apples will he held firm and yet not so
tight, as to bruise them. The last layer
should be placed with stem ends upper
most. This makes it papier to put the
bead in, and if by mistake the bottom
should be opened it will present a much
better appearance. A corrugated head is
also used at the tail end, as it helps to pre
vent bruising when the tail is pressed in.
It should be nailed in place with six
penny nails. It. is advisable also to nail
liners to the tail end of the barrel. The
barrel is reversed and if.it is to be shipped
a long distance the head should also be
nailed in a like manner as an added pre
caution. The head of the barrel should
he stenciled in accordance with the now
apple grading and packing law.
TREE DISEASE IN BERKSHIRE
Noi*a Authorities Explain How Pine
Blister Rant May Be Combatted
The, danger of white pine blister rust, a
disease that haa been found on the white
pines and currant bushes in Lenox and
Ptockbrliige, w as explained Friday night In
Sedgw-iek hall, Lenox, hy Dr H. Fernald
of the state board of agriculture and Dr
Perley Spaulding of the United States bu
reau of plant industry. According to these
authorities, the blister rust is pretty well
distributed over the central part of Berk
shire county. It has been found in Stock
bridge, Lee, Lenox and Pittsfield. A» far
as can be found, the rust came in on pine
trees imported from Germany. It is a
slow disease and attacks white pine tinder
the -bark, making it hard to get at and
combat. It appears in the springtime as a
•orttof a Mister on the pines and from
the pines spreads to currant and goose
berry bushes as a rust, where it prevail*
during the summer, and in the autumn
returns to the pines by the wind.
The task of exterminating the blister
rust has been given much attention by
both the federal and state authorities. To
get rid of it the trees affected must be
taken down and all of the currant and
gooseberry bushes destroyed.
STAFFORD BACK TO NORMAL
Fair Week Imposes Obligations on
Town as Host
From Our Special Correspondent,
Staffobd Spbinos, Ct., Saturday, Oct. 16
Stafford is again enjoying normal con
ditions after a strenuous week. It is no
small enterprise for a town the Bize of
Stafford to provide for, so many visitors
as it is obliged ,to do during fair week.
The crowds this week, especially on Tues
day and Wednesday, were record breakers
in point of numbers. That the visitors
feel satisfied, however, is shown by the
fact that they come in increasing numbers
each year, which speaks well for Staf
ford’s hospitality. The fair this, year was
one of the most successful which the local,
society has ever staged. The expenses
have not all been paid yet, but there is
sure to be a nice balance on the right side
of the ledger when all bills are paid. The
purchase of the Converse property adjoin
ing the fairground will give additional
room and Col Hall, president of the fair
association, is already beginning to plan
for next year. The fence on the east
side of the present ground will be moved
out as far as West street and a new en
trance is contemplated from this street.
This will give an opportunity to reach the
grand stand without being obliged to cross
the race track, as has heretofore been
necessary. There will also probably be a
rearrangement of the midway and numer
ous other improvements, none of which
have yet assumed definite proportions,
are planned to take place before another
year rolls around.
ADDS TO AGAWAM TRACT
Eastern Slates Exposition Buys Six
Acres tor Fairgrounds
The Eastern States agricultural and in
dustrial exposition has added to its prop
erty in West Springfield by buying the
Zimmerman property from Joseph Freed
man. This tract contains six acres, mak
ing the total acreage 138. The tract,
which juts down between the automobile
parking section and the main exposition
grounds, is adjacent to New Bridge
street, near the Agawam bridge, and in
cludes two four-tenement houses and one
cottage. These buildings will be moved
to New Bridge street. The addition will
be used to increase the parking section-
The acquisition given the exposition a clear
frontage on New Bridge street, from the
Agawam hridge toward Springfield one
half-mile, while it extends back of the old
dike for one-quarter mile.
The committee in charge of raising the
$200,000 which is necessary for the pre
liminary work reports that it has passed
the SIOO,OOO mark and is now raising
the second SIOO,OOO. The officials are
now negotiating with one of the most suc
cessful and biggest exposition managers
in the country tn secure him as permanent
manager of the exposition.
IMPROVING- THE PASTURE
Ridding; It of Weeds and Stamps a Big;
Forward Step
The first point in cleaning a pasture is
to rid it of all weeds, brush and trees
which are not to be used for shade trees
or some other puritose, such as a protec
tion or windbreak, says Farm Life. This
can be done by grubbing, firing and pas
turing by gouts, etc. Excellent grazing
lands can he made to produce which other
wise are' only a burden to the farmer.
The practice of pasturing with goats to
clean up the weeds, brush and to kill the.
stripling trees can be profitably managed.
They not only save the cost of labor, but
are an increasing source of income them
selves. I have seen hundreds of acres of
pasture land reclaimed in this way. and
with a profit to the farmer.
Another method of improvement which
could be practiced much more than it is
would be to mow the pasture—first to cut
down the weeds before they go to seed,
and secondly tq- get rid of the over-ripe
and undesirable pasture grass. Often the
weeds can he eoutroled in this way, ex
cept those that reproduce by means of
underground stems. In this case continu
ous grubbing js the only sure method of
complete eradication.
Mowing down the, ripe or dry grass not
only rids the pasture of food that the cat
tle will not eat in most cases, but invig- •
orates a new growth of green leaves at a
time when otherwise there would be but
little good grass obtainable. More general
mowing of our pasture lands when mow
ing is needed would result in more avail
able pasture during harvest time or short
ly after when there is often a lack of green
grazing.
A FARMER’S MOVING PROTEST
Because a Hauler Shot His Pet
Crow
To the Editor of The Republican
This is addressed to the brave hunters
who come along by the farm places ami
shoot one's tame pets. The' first of the
hunting season this year some one of them
came along and shot my tame crow. He
was such a nice little fellow, first to
greet me in the morning as I opened the
door to go out, always watching for me
coming to set on my window sills, perch
ing on my shoulder and talking in his way
to me when I felt lonesome. He was so
much of a pleasure to me! But the nice
hunters come along and nothing to do but
to shoot my little pet when he was on
his own home land. If the hunter would
mind his own business find shoot what
game he is supposed to be huhting, he
would not he so much disliked by people
who own farms over which they are al
lowed to hunt. This is written by one
whose feelings were much hurt by loss of
her little pet “.Tim.” s n. x.
North Prescott, October I .}, 1915.
An account was recently published in
The Republican cf the noteworthy experi
ments in orchid-raising of Thomas Proctor
at Blantyre greenhouses in Lenox. It
was said that Mr Proctor was the first
American horticulturist to produce a na
tive orchid. The Florists’ Review is au
thority for the statement that there are
other growers io this country who have
raised excellent seedlings, and that Mr
Proctor's success in flowering his hybrids
in 3 or years is not exceptional.
A NEW UNITED SHOE SUIT
la Brnnaht by Government Under New
Law, and la Distinct Front Sherman
Law Salt
The first important government suit un
der the, Clayton antitrust act was begun at
St Louis Monday by Attorney-General
Gregory against the United shoe machinery
company. The petition filed in the federal
district court charges the shoe company
with unlawful practices that substantially
lessen competition and tend to monopoly.'
Temporary and permanent injunctions are
sought.
The unit ia distinct from that against
, the same concern under the Sherman anti
trust act, begun several years ago, in
which its dissolution a* an unlawful com
_ bination and monopoly in restraint of
THE SPRINGFIELD WEEKLY REPUBLICAN: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1915
trade was sought and which now is before
the United States suprefne court. The
present action does not seek dissolution,
but asks the court to enjoin the company
perpetually from further engaging in al
leged unlawful practices. There also is the
usual prayer for such other “general and
further relief” as the court may set fit to
give.
The petition sets forth that the United
shoe machine company of Maine has a
capital stock og $3,600,000 and is owned
by the United shoe machine company of
New Jersey. The New Jersey company, it
is said, has a capital stock of $20,800,000
owned by the United shoe machinery cor
poration. The New Jersey company is
named as the operating company and -the
United shoe machinery corporation with an
authorized capital of $50,000,000 is the
holding company for 98Vi per cent of the
stock of the other companies.
United States District Judge Dyer grant
ed a temporary injunction against the en
forcement Of the contract clauses com
plained of and set October 27 as the date
for a hearing.
The suit begun Monday against the
United shoe machinery company ig the
third action against that concern by the
trust prosecuting end of the department
of justice in the last few years. Civil
suit to dissolve the concern tinder the
Sherman law now is pending in the su
preme court, and suit under the criminal
provisions of the same statute still is pend
ing against some of the officers and direc
tors.
LABOR TROUBLES HEREABOUTS
WORKMAN CUT BY A STONE
While on Way to Athol Twist Drill
Shop—Union Says 600 Men Are Oat,
Company 236
Ernest Chaisson, an employe of the,
Union twist drill company at Athol, where
several hundred men • are on strike, was
struck on the head by a stone in a fracas
Tuesday night w hile on his way to work. A
number of strikers on picket duty ap
proached Chaisson and asked him where
ho was going. Chaisson, it is alleged,
made a pass at one of the men, who
downed him and claims to have relieved
him of a. hunting knife during the strug
gle. Chaisson was then allowed to go.
As he left a stone was hurled which struck
him in the head. He returned home, refus
ing the aid of a physician, as the wound
was slight.
Last night union claims placed the num
ber of strikers at 600, while company offi
cials say only 235 men are out. Select
man W. W. Woodward has notified the
state hoard of arbitration of the strike.
OPENS CASE FOR THE UNION
Arbitration Board Meets In Holyoke
Trolly Dispute
The board of arbitration appointed to
settle the disputed questions in the con
tract between the Holyoke street railway
company and their employes held their
first sitting Tuesday. The sessions are
being held in the board of aldermen's
rooms in the city hall and are public. The
board of arbitration consists of Attorney
James E. Cotter of Boston, appointed hy
Gov Walsh, who acts as chairman; Attor
ney William H. Brooks of Holyoke, ap
pointed by the company, and former Mayor
John J. White, appointed by the men.
Attorney James H. Yahey of Boston is
acting as counsel for the employes, as
sisted by John H, Reardon of the amal
gamated association of street railway em
ployes. and Attorney T. D. O’Brien is
acting as counsel for the company.- Lit
tle but preliminary business was accom
plished yesterday, the former contract be
tween the employes and the company be
ing read and placed on record and the
arbitration agreement and the demands of
the men on August 2 also being placed in
the records. Before the close of the ses
sion yesterday afternoon Attorney Vahey
made his opening address for the employes,
stating that there is a difference of opin
ion between the two sides on 12 questions,
these to be submitted to the arbitration
board for final settlement.
General Electric Employes Reject
Compromise Offer
Representatives of the 13,000 employes
of the General electric company at
Schenectady,X. V.. now on strike. Monday
night voted unanimously to reject the com
promise offer made by George E. Em
mons, general manager of the plant. The
workers went on strike when their demand
for an eight-hour day was refused by the
company. Mr Emmons offered the' em
ployes a compromise which would have
called for a 5 p<u’ cent increase in wages
now, with a OVi-hour day, and another 5
per cent increase in one year and a nine
hour day.
Lpdlovr Machinists Move
The machinists employed in the mills of
the Ludlow manufacturing associates in
Ludlow have made a demand for shorter
working hours and a readjustment ,of
wages. The demands were formally pre
sented to the company Saturday. The
company employs between 30 and 40 ma
chinists who now work from 55 to 56 hours
a week, while the textile workers, who
make u pthe hulk of" the force, work 54
hours. The machinists hope to equalize the
working day by seeking a 54-hour work
ing week with a slight increase in wages
so that their earnings will not suffer if
the company decides to grant the demand.
Gel 48-Hoar Week at Duckworth Shop
Substantial concessions, including a 48-
hour week and a minimum wage of $8 for
operatives with six months’ experience,
were granted by the Duckworth chain and
manufacturing company of this city to its
striking employed in a compromise agree
ment Tuesday. The agreement, submitted
to the employes Monday, wits ratified at a
mass-meeting held in labor forward head
quarters Tuesday morning. A compro
mise. on the 48-hour week was effected
whereby the new schedule will go into ef
fect December 1. Wages will be adjusted
so that all employes will receive as much
for the 48-hour week as they now receive
for a 34-hour week. The 100 employes
returned to work this morning,
Liberty Machine Company Grant a 48-
Hour Week
Notices were posted by James R. Con
nery,, manager of the Liberty machine
and manufacturing company, in the com
pany's offices in this city Monday announc
ing the company had voluntarily granted'
its employes a 48 ; hoor week instead of the
54-hour week schedule which is being
worked at the present time. The new
working schedule will become operative
November 1. There will he no reduction
in wages and time and half-time will be
allowed for overtime. Double time will he
paid for Sunday and holiday work. The
company employs between 25 and 30
men.
Rioting at Nashua, N. H.
Disorders in connection with the strike
of mill operatives in Nashua, N. H., dur
ing which several persons were injured
Monday, broke out again Tuesday near
the Indian Head mill of the Jackson man
ufacturing company. Strike sympathizers
set upon men who had taken the places of
strikers. Shota were fired, and atones and
sficks were thrown, but a charge hy po
licemen broke up the crowd before anyone
was badly hurt. The militia, held in re
. serve, was not needed. The strikers Tubs-,
day vqteij to affiliate- with the American
federation of labor,
THE NEW HAVEN IDEA
TO SECURE A MONOPOLY
Government State* Ca«e a* Director**
Trial Opena—Attorney Batts De
scribe* Road’* Alleged Unlawful
Act* Since 1800 Before .New York
Jury
The alleged unlawful methods hy
which the New York, New Haven and
Hartford railroad company is charged
with having secured a monopolistic grip
on the transportation traffic of New Eng
land were set forth to the jury at New
York Monday by R. L. Batts, in open
ing the case of the government at the
trial of William Rockefeller. Lewis Casa
I-edyard and Edward D. Robbins and eight
other past and present directors of the
road for alleged conspiracy to violate the
Sherman law.
Suits to force the foreclosure of com
peting railroads, secret acquisitions 'of
stock, incorporation of dummy companies
for the sole purpose of concealing owner
ship of rail and steamship lines taken
over, fictitious sales of securities in order
to deceive the authorities of Massachu
setts as to their actual ownership, the use
of money to obtain control of a Boston
newspaper and to secure favorable legis
lation. the sacrifice of millions of dollars
of stockholders’ money in acquiring com
peting properties, the burning of books
and the transfer of records to Canada
beyond the jurisdiction of the Federal
authorities—these were some of the acts
alleged by the federal attorney as having
hcen committed by the New Haven direc
tors “with criminal intent and with full
knowledge that they were unlawful. ’’
Mr Batts emphasized in his address
that had the New Haven combination
been attained in the natural and legitimate
growth of business, it might not neces
sarily have come within the scope of
monopolistic corporations which the Sher
man law was intended to reach. But
the law was designed not only to protect
the public from the destruction of health
ful competition, he, said, but to protect
the stockholders and the railroads them
selves from becoming the victims of un
fair methods. It was the method used
hy the New Haven in driving its competi
tors out of business, sacrificing the money
of stockholders and bringing about a situa
tion “where every person doing business
in New England, every enterprise, was at
the mercy of a powerful combination,”
that the Sherman law was intended to
punish.
All these alleged offenses, the attorney
outlined in n general way, and then,
using a map showing the 10 principal New
England railroads that operated inde
pendently in 189 C, traced one hy one the
history of their acquisition. William
Rockefeller he accused of having, with
other directors now dead, secretly insti
tuted a suit which forced one of these
roads, the New York aDd New England,
into a foreclosure.
Concealed Stock Ownership
J. F. Morgan & Co, he said, was used
as a means of concealing the ownership
of stock of the Old Colony steamboat com
pany at a time that the New Haven’s
attempt to acquire it was being inquired
into by the Massachusetts authorities. The
Morgan firm gave a note for the stock that
bore no interest he Said, and kept it in
their possession long enough for the presi
dent of the Old Colony railroad, then a
subsidiary of the New Haven, to say that
the railroad did not own it.
At the door of Edward D. Robbins,
the former general counsel for the New
Haven, the ferit-ral -atturner laid the a:-
ieged unlawful; dpvjjjhg of schemes where
nc the. control G&Steat-nshiri companies
could he sfigjrejg-.lfvfnired. Robbins, he
said made üße‘ fit- & single day "of three
ranks and various dnmmy corporations
and individuals’ as the vehicle for the
•witching hack and forth of $1,500,000
used eventually in acquiring the Metro
politan steamship company. "
One of the individuals, he said, was
Grover C. Richards of Portland. Me., a
21-years-old plumber, brought, to New York
to act as treasurer of another Metropolitan
steamship company used in the transac
tion, for which he got $5 a day and ex
■ penses.
In 1905. Charles F. Brooker. one of the
defendants, called attention to the fact,
said Mr Batts, of the “danger” of resump
tion of Connecticut river traffic in compe
tition with the New Haven beyond Hart
ford, ‘and the New Haven officials
expressed their belief that they could pre
vent the passage of congressional resolu
tions that-would open the river."
William Rockefeller followed the trial
-Monday with apparently more watchful
interest thaD any of the other defendants.
While the government attorney was using
the map the aged millionaire occasionally
rose to his feet to get a better view.
Leaning on his cane he would stand for
several minutes watching every move of
the attorney’s pointer. Mr Rockefeller also
took occasion Monday to introduce him
self to the federal attorney and engaged
with him in seemingly amiable conversa
tion. Mr Butts continued his address
Tuesday.
Before Mr Batts began Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Stevenson road to the jury
the text of the indictment. He also read
the text of the Sherman act. This Mr
Batts, on taking the floor, first explained
to the jury.
“It will be necessary,” he continued,
“for the government to show that these
defendants have with an intent, which we
will speak of as a criminal intent, con
spired to monopolize the traffic of New
England. The government will show that
they did these things with a knowledge
that they were unlawful, that they knew
they were violating this act.”
Mellon to Tell the Whole Story
Charles S. Mellon, former president of
the New York, New Haven and Hartford
railroad company, will take the stand at
New Y'ork this week as a witness
for the government in the trial.
Through Mr Mellon the government ex
pects to prove a largo' majority of the
alleged unlawful acts committed by the
New Haven directors which Robert L.
Batts, attorney for the government, has
for two days beer describing to the jury.
Mr Batts completed his address Tuesday,
the longest of its kind in the history of
the federal court of the district of New
York.
The former president of the New Ha
ven, whose testimony before the federal
grand jury and the interstate commerce
commission gained him immunity in the
case, is prepared without reserve, the gov
ernment attorneys believe; to disclose pub
licly for the first time the full story of
the numerous transactions by which the
alleged monopoly was effected, insofar as
they came to his knowledge. He will he
cross-examined for tbo defense by Rich
ttrd V. Undabtiry, regarded as one of the
ablest corporation lawyers in the country,
nttd those who have heard Mr Mellon
testify in other proceedings look for a
keen battle of wits between the two men
The recital of Mr Mellen's own activi
ties in New Haven affairs virtually formed
the wnrp and woof of Mr Batts’s address.
He was mentioned Tuesday as having
gone to President Roosevelt in 1907 to
learn whether there would he any federal
activity against the New Haven in con
nection with its ownership of steamship
lines and as having fruitlessly advised the
New Haven directors to sell them to
Charles W. Morse rather than risk the
chance of their being declared unlawfully
held.
Mellen, said the federal authority, car
ried ready cash around iu his pockets to
pay due bill* to perstjas who ivere pro-
cured secretly to acquire for the. New
Haven stock of the New York and Port
ehester railroad company at the time when
that company was threatening to use its
right of way to build a line out of New
York that might be connected with tzolly
lines to Boston in competition with the
New Haven.
“And Mellen never asked the name of
the persons he pßid the money to,’’ con
tinued the attorney. “The New Haven.”
he added, "not only did illegal acts itself
but encouraged others to do them.”
As an instance, he Said that a repre
sentative of the company engaged in buy
ing up Portcbester stock was given a com
mission of 7% per cent on all the money he
spent, “which encouraged him to spend
a great deal more.”
“We will show you how Mr Mellen re
ported that he was having trouble in buy
ing tip this stock on Fourteenth street.”
said the attorney, referring to the thorough
fare on which Tammany hall is located.
Another phase of New Haven affairs
which the government aspects to prove
by Mr Mellen, one that has never been
brought out in previous proceedings, was
mentioned Tuesday hy Mr Batts, in stat
ing that the New Haven was secretly
buying Boston and Maine stock from Kid
der, Peabody & Co, Boston bankers, at a
time when it had informed the Massachu
setts authorities that it had'disposed of its
Boston and Maine stock holdings. This
stock, amounting to about 20,000 shares,
was sold at a profit by the Boston bahk
ers. according to the evidence in the pos
session of the government, to the Hillard
company, one of the New Haven’s so
called dummy corporations, and, in turn,
sold by the Billard company to the New
Haven at another profit.
“We will show you.” declared the fed
eral attorney, “where these profits went.”
lew Haven Jury Selected From 250
Talesmen
The 12 acceptable men represented the
painstaking sifting of nearly 250 talesmen
by attorneys for both sides. The
jurors are Steven D. Hirschman, real
estate dealer: Max Hartmann, com
mission merchant: Albert- 8.. Weldon,
vault glass dealer; Thomas N. Pell,, in
surance broker; Frank S. Douglass, manu
facturer; Fred C. Bonny, manufacturer;
James H. Carton, business manager: Joel
Krous. real estate dealer; Peter Wagner,
builder; C. A. Flint, salesman. Henry C.
Deter, real estate dealer, and Alfred L.
Grace, electrician.
Denies Motion to Dismiss Indictment
Federal Judge Hunt Taesday denied a
motion made last week hy the 'll de
fendants to dismiss the indictments on
the ground that they did not show suf
ficient evidence of conspiracy. Judge
Hunt informed the attorneys for the de
fendants that they had the right to renew
the motion at any future time.
THE MURRAY SCHEDULES FILED
In Store Bankruptcy Cane — liabilities
of $320,400 and Aasets of $150,250
Shown
Liabilities of $320,400 and assets of
$150,250 are shown by the schedules in
bankruptcy filed in the federal 1 court in Bos
ton Friday in the case of Peter Murray of
this city. The estate cf Adelaide G. Smith
of this city, with a claim of $150,000, is
the principal secured creditor. ' There are
1000 unsecured creditors. Notices .of the
first meeting of the creditors to take place
the afternoon of Friday, the 29th, have
been sent out.
The notices for this first meeting were
sent out immediately after the schedules
were filed. -Under the law 10-days’, notice
must be given. A trustee in bankruptcy
will be appointed at. this meeting, and it
is expected that.. Ralph W,. Stoddard, -who l
has acted as receiver, will be named. At
this first meeting,, the matter of accepting
Mr Murray's offer to settle for 40 cents on
the dollar will be considered.
Should this offer he accepted, Mr Mur
ray’s friends confidently expect him to en
ter business again, and its acceptance is
favored by many of the creditors who point
out that they cannot hope for 50 cents,
and the case might drag on for a year
with court costs that would wipe out the
difference. The offer, if accepted, means a
quick settlement with only a few legal for
malities.
Mr Murray's friends have urged him to
enter business again. They point out that
his long experience with conditions in
Springfield and in the dry goods business
uniquely qualify him to resume and in his
tormer location. The unusual business sit
uation throughout the country that caused
the failure of the store, - they point out,
can hardly occur again and they confident
ly expect him to build up a new business
that will surpass the old.
Exchange Scat for 872,000
The sale of a seat on the New York
stock exchange for $72,000, was announced
Tuesday. The price is S2OOO higher
than the last sale, a few days ago, and
is several thousand dollars higher than
a number of sales between four and six
months ago.
Cotton Goods Embargo by England
A new order in council has been gazetted
at London prohibiting from Tuesday the
export of any cotton product whatever,
with the exception of cotton lace and
cotton waste, except to allied countries in
Europe and Spain and Portugal.
TWO OFFICERS ESCAPE
—
Men From Interned German fruiter
Overstay Leave of Absence
Breaking of leave by two officers of
the crew of the interned German auxiliary
cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich was re
ported to the navy department at Wash
ington Tuesday hy Rear-Admiral Beatty,
commandant of the Norfolk navy-yard.
The officers, Lieut Koch and Dr Kru
ger Kroeaeck, were due hack aboard
their ship Sunday and when they failed to
appear Monday the cruiser's captain noti
fied Admiral Beatty. The chiefs of police
of Norfolk and nearby, cities have been
asked to arrest the missing men. All three
are said to have been seen in Newport
News Sunday.
These officers were granted shore lib
erty before the issuance of an order last
week that all members of the crews of
both the Prinz Eitel Friedrich and Kron
prinz Wilhelm should be kept aboard their
ships at the navy-yard until the absence of I
six sailors from the latter vessel was ao- j
counted for. The sailors obtained leave i
for a sail on a power boat they had pur
chased. and are believed now to he mak
ing their way down the Atlantic coast. ’ j
Ten Mexicans Tuesday paid with their
lives near Brownsville. Tex., for alleged
complicity in Monday night's wrecking of
a St Louis. Brownsville and Mexico pas
senger train on the outskirts of Browns
ville. the killing of three Americans and
the wounding of four other*. Peace of
ficers said Tuesday night they had clews to
other Mexicans connected with the rob
bery. No secret was made that more
would he killed if civilian posses catch
them. The wrecking of the train, which
occurred near Olmito. seven miles north
of Brownsville. Monday night was fol
lowed by the robbery of. the passengers.
The Mexicans are declared to. be followers
of Luis d« la Rosa, leader of the so
called Texas revolution.
As a matter of fact, nothing could ius
hotter evidence of lui, complete sanity but
there -ire those who thiDk, because Em
peror Frsttz Joseph ia. depressed and ttttf
! fern from weeping spells that his mind is
[ weakening.
MONEY AND BUSINESS
THE TRADE TIDE STILL RISING
Yi hether the tide of general business is
rising in a broad and comprehensive way
is a question that is being answered more
and more in the affirmative. .One can find
evidence of this in all of the trade and
financial journalg. bat Dun's Review for
the week just closed may be quoted be
cause of its unqualified statement of the
case. “The tide of business is rising at
’an accelerated pace,” it saya, “and an
’era of widespread activity is in prospect”
"Reports from nearly all sections of the
country tell of the unchecked growth of
new enterprise which ... is every
'where stimulated by the exceptional
'strength of the fundamental situation.” It
is no longer the whole truth to say that
trade is active only where stimulated by
umr orders. Cotton textiles are not much
effected by the war. yet prices of cotton
goods have been advanced" and the Rhode
Island cotton mills have orders sufficient
to keep them running on full time nearly
all winter at good prices for their output.
The prosperous silk textile industry, of
-e&urse. is a conspicuous example of a
manufacturing Une deriving no direct bene,
fit whatever from the war.
The agricultural basis of American
prosperity was already exceptionally solid
ifi the- great crop yields of two successive
years, yet even this now gains in finan
cial importance Owing to the development*
in the Balkans. Wheat prices rose last
week with abundant justification in Bul
garia’s participation in the war, for that
meant the long postponement of the open
ing of the Dardanelles by the allies and
the appearance of Russian wheat in the
market No wheat, moreover, will now be
exported by Bulgaria and Rumania. The
American wheat grower may now be as
sured of high prices for another season,
inasmuch as the total exportable wheat
surplus of the United States and Canada,
amounting to some over 530,000.000
bushels, can no more than meet the world's
requirements. Accompanying this develop
ment all the ordinary statistical tests of
business activity point ia the forward di
rection.
Railroad gross earnings in September
show a gain over last year of more than
2 per cent, furnishing a sound basis for
the recent rise in railroad shares in the
stock market. In the same month idle,
freight cars decreased by 106.701. bring
ing the surplus cars down to 78.299. as
compared with 327,084 on April 1. The
value of building permits in 79 principal
cities last month increased 38.8 per cent,
revealing a large gain iu new construc
tion. A surprise ter the rountrv came
.in report that the unfilled orders of
the United State's steel corporation in
September increased 409.163 tons; if any
corporation not making munitions is now
making money it is the steel corporation,
whose earnings in the third quarter just
closed are expected to surpass its high
record of $45,503,000 in the second quar
ter of 1907. Iron and steel exports in
August were 401.000 tons, a record-break
er. and these are rising in amount month
by month. Railroads are placing heavy
orders for 1916. and American shipvards
are so busy that their stimulus .to the
iron and steel industrv has become an
important factor. The familiar test of
hank clearings remains to.be noted. With
out comparison with a year ago when
clearings were abnormally reduced hy the
closing of - all stock exchanges, it is sig
nificant that in the week ending October
9 hank clearings in the United States
were $4,471,406,684. as compared with
?3.54L962,300 in 1913 and $3,053,155,765
in 1912. Last week clearings are esti
mated to have bgen $4,225,777,320 With
clearings week by week above the four
billion mark it must he allowed .That Amer
ican business is fairly active, notwith
standing that stock market speculation
contributes much more than is usual to the
total.
The comparative cessation of speculation
in shares last week was a welcome de
velopment. on the whole, since the ex
cesses of the gambling mania have been
extreme for many weeks past. Total
transactions in the New York exchange
lej.l off to 4,721.820 as compared with
i ,338.495 the week before. There was
widespread “profit taking,’' and a notice
ahle selling movement in American rail
road shares by foreign holders was trace
able to the desire of the foreigners to
realize at the. higher prices recentlv scored
hy railroad securities. The marketing of
the Anglo-French half-hillion-dollar loan
has thus far caused no material rise in
money rates. Not even bonds have been
affected as yet. although it has been as
sumed that a certain amount of selling
of domestic bonds would take nlace to
secure funds for the Anglo-French securi
ties. These indications of a continued
abundance of funds in America in spite of
increased trade and industry and the plac
ing of a large foreign credit, are reas
suring. The banking power of the United
States was never greater, nor its finances
on a firmer basis.
.The drop in sterling exchange last week
was disappointing, indicating the failure
of the Anglo-French loan' to steady the
exchanges as much as had been hoped.
But exports from this country are again
going out in great volume, the excess over
imports in the first two weeks of this
month aggregating some $70,000,000. Tfc e
hillion-doilar credit originally asked for by
the Reading commission was none too
large to force up exchange rates, and Lord
Reading's admission that a new $250.-
| 000.000 credit would be offered somewhat
later was not unexpected.
Loj-d Reading's last word before sail
j ing for home was evidently meant to re
! assure American holders of the new loan,
j No matter what might happen in the vast
theater off war. he declared —and thus be
discounted possible military reverses for
the allies—England would never accept
any outcome of the war hut victory. Eng
land's ability to hang on through dark
days is the real prop of the whole finan
cial structure of the allied campaign, and
the United States will have more and
more at stake in England’s determina
tion to hang on, as its best customer piles
up debts almost unlimited for American
suppplies.
LOCAL SECURITIES MARKET
Speculative Fever Stirred by War
Stocks—Hoi yoke Street Railway
Hollis Below Par
Trai'apg continues dull in the local se
curities market, practically no stocks or
bonds being sold last week. In spite of
this inactivity, however, prices have been
holding firm. As one broker expresses it.
! a 6, 7 or S per cent, stock looks too tame
i to many investors who have been watching
! the climb of war stocks to dizzy hights and
have consequently been seized with some
jYf the gambling fever. Even those who
I have not been led to invest in these
| war stocks have become so enamored
of the big profits that rumor is constantly
carrying reports of, that they stand wait
ing for they know not what, while indue-
I trials or public utilities that pay a fair re-,
| turn on an investment are offered in vain
The report of the loss of some $43,000
' to the Holyoke street railway company as
j the result of the strikes that tied up that
trolly company for several weeks during
the summer has had the effect of holding
the stock dowu at par or a little lower,
figures to which that stock dropped as a
result of tho strikes. Reports at the an
nual meeting of the Berkshire cotton man
ufacturing company, held at Adams Satur.
day. are Understood to have shown that
company in good financial condition. It
holds its dividend rate at 10 per cent.
The common stock of the Heudee man
uiacturins company sold last, week at
286181. American writing paper ->nd* fj
sold Monday at 62. an increase a JTL
point over the quotations of a week .. -•>, -™»
The Ludlow manufacturing associates ijat e gt?
declared their regular quarterly dividend of *
$1.50. payable November 1 to stock of
record October 13. Boston and Albany 48,
stock sold Monday at 185, a drop of two
***** ... ,»>
Russia Wants Xtw Credit Here J
Negotiations looking to the establish-’
ment of new Russian credits, it was re-*
ported in the New Yoric financial district ; '
yesterday, are under wav here. The'
amount of the credita, it was said, would -tq
probably be in excess of $25,000,000 and -:;
ought be as large as $50,000,009. .
the boston stock market
Mini an Shares Solar, Wttb Zinc Weak- T >
est Feature
Mining shares sagged on the Boston «*- Vj
ehange yesterday, although trading held
fairly well to the close. Zinc was the
weakest feature. American rine, 61% r””"’
North Butte, 30;‘ Copper Range. 56. Yese-? 1
terday’s quotations foHow.:-»„. Vq*,
Tuetday’e.*rof
Last'-”
... . Open High Low tale
Adventure 2 2 2 2 a
Ahmeek 3*% 98% 98 9* "
Al“kAGold 32? 33% 32% 33
Am Agri Chem 80% Apt-, me, gntf'
do preferred 98 98 95k gjlft w
Amoskeagpr 100 100 100
Am Pne.i S2d pr 15% 1584 1514 IB '
Am Sugar Ref 111% 11114 111% 112% ■ %
km 11S % iw. list?
Am Tel & Tel 124% 124 k, 124 k, 12*44,. „
Am Woolen 55% 37% 55* 53^v,
do ctfs 5414 55 54V, 54 ,
do preferred 98 98 9r& 9NL*
doprefetfs 9754 9754 97 972"™
Am Zinc LtSm «?% 8254 62 8244 '
Anaconda 76% 7«5i 75*4 7*4’ r>
Arizona Corn'l 8 8 8 g
At Gulf &WI S S 1654 Id’s 1654 1854. r t
do preferred 33 33 33 3354-its
Bonanza .50 .50 .50 ..
Boston & Albany IS3 183 1.83 ...
Boston Elevated 84 5414 83U 85 -'
Boston & Maine 34H 341* 3454 ..
Butte Aiex-S'oott 9 y 9 954 ’”
Butte A Superior 8654 8054 8054 oST”*
Cammet t Arizona 832, 8484“ : '
Calumet A Heels 544 544 544 544 J*
Cm BO „ 4954 50 4954 5# orfu
copper Range 585* 5854 *6 58 ’ •
£.ast Butte 125; 125. 125. 1274 .
•Edison Electric 240 240 240* J4o*t;
Irankiin 95* 95* 9 9 -
Granby Cons’d 84 84 84 84 “f
Greene-Cananea 405* 40« 4Ol* 40 **”
Inspiration Cons'd 44% 46 441* 44A4 vrfy
Island Creek Coal 445* 4454 4454“''’*
Hancock pr* 16 7 ie%
Kerr Late 3& s 3% 35,
Keweenaw 2% 2% - *
take Copper I.Y-* lit.* lag 1354 'Z
Mass Cons d Ji u% s n
•Mass Gas .sgu, SSL, 86 S»4~
.d° Preferred Si ST Wj BTS4T” '
•McElwain Ist pr 98 98 98 fcßi-ifv
M ! * mi , 34 34 3354 3fSU»
Mohawk 79 79 ' 7*5. 7«4,„
bevada Cons'd 14\ 15 14% 15 ■ r
New AreaOiaa 104* 1054 105* 10
New Idria 9** 914 (3 954’
North Butte 305, 29 * 30&
NINHAH S 3 *3 *2 835? .
Old Colony R R 147 148 147 7T* *
S 5 .... So 85 83 86»4’vvt
Ray Consolidated 25% 23% 25% 255* j.
Santa Fe S'-, 35* 354 3U
Southern Ry 19 T , 195* 195* ..
South Lake 5L> 51* 55? 554 oat
South Utah MAS .30 .30 ' .30 .30* »df
ct Mary s Land 55 55 55 5454-ri7
Superior A Boston 2 s * 25* 2% jK ■
Superior Copper 27% 2D, 27 28 ' r *
Swift ACo 119 119 118% 119
Tamarack 53 33 53 5454
Trinity 9% 9a* 9 9%r>
Tuolumne .43 .43 .43 45
United Fruit ISS 133 134 1344* A ' m
United Shoe Mach 49% 50 49% 495* = t.re
rS Sm Ref A M 43% 43% 43 ..
do preferred 47% 47% 473, 475* "' 1
c S Steel a«% 8534 95%
Utah-Apex 3 3 2% T--*
Utah Cons'd 12% 12% 12% 13 io
Utah Copper 70% 70% 70% 705*
Ventura oil 12 12* u 4 12
Western Union Tel 79 79 .79 * 79%4'kS*
•Ex-dividend. • 1
LOCAL PROVISION MARKET ~
MEATS
Bacon 23'g30 Sausages .pkgi 23.-990'
diced bacon 20535 Frankfurts 55*23 >
Lard IF§2O Bologna Jft -, T
"ork— Hints sliced 25ffl«>
Salt 12522 Tripe 12314
F.oast 22528 " honeveomb 14i®16“
Chops 20®30 Tongue 25328
Lamb— Mutton— X
Legs 20Q2S Forequarters I*9lß ” '
Hindquarters 20525 Lags 30*325
Forequarters 10520 Calf's liver 35
Chops 30550 Veal- 'FT
Beef- Steak 4 0550
Round 25535 . 'ntiet
Rump 40545 Roast 23030
Porterhouse 40845 Chops sftjfgy
Chuck 15823 Forequarters 14320 c
Hamburg 15025 Fowl 20025. .
Roast 24028030 Chicken 20030
Short 25035 Philadelphia do 32®3»0t
Corned 6b) 14030 Western broil- mr*
Corned pressed ers 22328'
30!?3o Native broilers 2o<S?3G rr, '‘
Smoked s-; nabs pair» LSGhoij
Dried 45 Pigeons«pair* 50 V
Liver 12&1S Capons S&QtS
Smoked shoulders Turkeys 225D9& i*
15rfp8 Spring clucks %%
Hams Geese m
Suet 10 .4
GROCERIES
Butter— Pickles iqtt 20000
Tub .'WF33 Vinegar igmD 20@40 v 1 ‘
Creamery Sncar— ■
Butterine 18H24 Granulated <l6> I.oo' -
Cheese— Brown «1T» t.OOfocts
New 20 <*utloaftl2> 1.00. n
Old 34 Fowdered ilOt 1.00 ..
Swiss 3S Molasses P. R.
Edam (each) Maple sirup <gal) -
Eggs ulozen) (local) ,lV ~
Sage 30 zmatz
Roquefort 43 Western r
GRAIN AND FOUR ‘
Wheat- | Corn . uti 1.75^1.15 5 ‘
No 1 whltn (en*t» Rye (i»u> 120‘
2..30*72 40« West f ctrt> I.' ( *-
Bran (cwt) 1.50tU.35j Northern Cbm 1 <v> .
| Middlings (cwti _ Linseed oil meal 2.55 ,
1.605P..63h Cottonseed meal .wv
l Rye (haled»‘cwt* 1.00, 1.00fc1.95 ,
Mixed feed (cwt> j Flour—
-1.60@1.70 St Louis 6.75(57.2“ .^
! Gluten (c*f I.7WLSS] Tfaxall 7.25®7.T3 : '
, Oats (bu> told) 50ft55; Entire wheat db)
Straw (own 1-03 Hnv (baled) 'tooi :s
Cornmehl «cwt- eld 28®28*rr*
1.70 S 1.75 3.
VEGETABLES AND FRUIT
Remain 10 Tomatoes iqt) 7
Chicory 10 .Cauliflowers 20@95*0£
Xfw beets (qt) S Oyster plant fbunch) J 5
; lettuce SftS Green peppers 15
! Pineapples loft2o Bananas 2<yaos
do dos 2.0063.00 Red bananas -30^50^^
; Potatoes I peck) 25 Figs 20055
j Sweet potatoes (lb) 3 Date® (lb) 12f®14
Parsley (bunch) 5 Mixed nuts IV7E22*
| Celery (bunch) 10ft, 15 Limn bonus *cjt> 3
! Oranges—California Greeu corn idoi)
irioaeu) 25 MO 1*350...}.,
Apples (pk) 30ft50 Spinach »pk». <
Peaches tqt) sft 13 Turnips ipk) 20' ‘
Cantaloupes 3ft >2 Cucumbers 4 a
Pears (dozen) 25ft50 Radishes 3
Banking and Financial ux
SPRINGFIELD *
FIRE AND MARINE
INSURANCE COMPANY
CASH CAPITAL. 52,500,00}.
A. W. DAMON, President.
CHAS. E. GALACAR, Vice-Pres’t.
W. J. MACKAY. Secretary.
PRIOLEAU ELLIS, Ass't Sec y.
E. H. HILDRETH. Aas't Sec'y.
GEO. E. BULKLEY. Ass’t Sec'y.
F. H. WILLIAMS, Treasurer. ;*
Springfield Agent*:
Oppenheimer & Field, 14 Fort Si
Special Notices
* hint
MANUFACTURER OF
FLEXIBLE ARCH SUPPO r
Othopeiiiv Applisn.vs for .411 goat
WILLIAM Kl >sKLL
31 *uU 33 Dwight M., tn»
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