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SATURDAT, NOVEMBER 17, 1317.
SEVEN
GALVESTON TRIBUNE.
INJURED BY FALL.
PINK BOLL WEEVIL
RABBIT INDUSTRY
INVESTIGATORS
“The Supply House of Galveston’’-
TO BE ERADICATED
GROWING RAPIDLY
TO VISIT CITY
Black Hardware Co
Blum Hardware Co.
Strand, Between 22d and 23d Sts.
GRAND JURY IS
PROMPT TO ACT
ba-
PIIONE 321.
DAY OR NIGHT.
|
2216 C}urch Street.
*
TO LUNCH ON TUESDAY.
DOES NOT APPLY
TO RICE TENANTS
A. M.
AMERICAN SOLDIER EXECUTED.
9:54
LOW WATER.
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS
Feet. P. M.
A. M.
MARKETS
GALVESTON
MOTORCYCLE SKIDS.
Strict good ordinary. .2645
Low middling
27.10
Strict low middling ..27.80
Strict good middling. . 28.65
Middling fair
28.85
Sales: F. o. b., 900 bales.
48,409
16,604
KERENSKY MISSING.
398,439
258,534
Total stock
GALVESTON COTTON RECEIPTS.
CRITICISES LLOYD-GEORGE.
Dallas
25.0
9,877
OBITUARY NOTICES
indicate
will
LEAVE FOR PARIS.
by
BEARING PECAN TREE.
SPECIAL REUNION
FIGHTING AT MOSCOW.
WILL END TODAY
\.
IMPORTANT
NOTICE
)
\
To Subscribers
TEACHERS’ MEETING.
posed to be composed of the criminal
FINAL REPORTS
DEFEAT NOT MENTIONED.
ARE TURNED IN
ROBBERS SURROUNDED.
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mms
e
)
>
V
I
0.00
6200
0.00
one
to
Kopperl
Waco .
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
no
27.58n
27.38-40
12:27
1:24
2:26
3:32
4:44
6:04
below
78,848
9,591
19,597
13,500
276,903
Preliminary inquiry would
that Mr. Settegast’s duties
be
now
1.365
7,677
8,733
12,276
January
February
March . .
April . . .
May .....
June . .. .
July . ...
August . .
November
December
407,280
PORTS.
9
6
or
Middling ......
Strict middling
Good middling
28.05
28.25
28.45
Nov. 22. . .
Nov. 23...
Heights
production of rabbits will be
industry in Texas.
mand,$4.74%; commercial 60s, $4.70%;
commercial 90’s, $4.68%; francs, sight,
$5.76%; 3 days francs, $577%.
For Great Britain
For France .....
For other foreign
January .....
February .\ ..
March .......
April .......
May .......
July........
October .....
November . ..
December . . .
Low ordinary
Ordinary . .. .
Good ordinary
0.3
4.9
-3.5
changed.
Ordinary ........
Good ordinary ...
Low middling . ..
Middling .........
Good middling . ..
Middling fair . . .
TOWNS.
Receipts. Shipments. Stocks
elements- released from jail.
The Khodin field is the scene of the
massacre at the time of the coronation
of Emperor Nicholas.
rensky confirms that
disguise.
Premier Kerensky,
KERENSKY FLEES AFTER
DEFEAT NEAR PETROGRAD
Yesterday.
27.14-17
27.00b
26.95-98
26.90b
26.85-89
26.68b
26.62-67
26.32b
27.80b
27.75-79
21.0
22.0
Yesterday.
26.38-41
26.38-40
26.25-28
•26.25-28
26.20-25
26.09-13
24.00b
27.37n
27.17-20
+ 0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
Effort to Create Market For
Texas Product Secures
Good Results.
They Will Look Into Quarantine
Situation—Hold Hearing on
Next Tuesday.
Today.
. .24.85
. .25.35
. .26.00
0.0
0.0
-0.1
+ 0.2
+ 0.1
0.0
0.0
will be
Judge Construes Ferguson Act.
Troops Rushed to Oil
Fields.
Indictment Is Returned Against
Man Held For Killing
Conductor.
Today.
. . . .36.64-67
....26.64-67
. ...26.49-52
....26.49-52
....26.39-42
. . . .26.30-32
27.85
28.84
29.60
30.05
30.48 '
NEW YORK FUTURES,
Closed steady.
Yes’day.
24.75
' 25.25
25.90
26.35
27.00'
27.-70
27.95
28.15
28.35
28.55
28.75
Yesterday:
Sales: Spots, 1063 bales; f. o. b., 300.
NEW ORLEANS FUTURES.
Futures closed firm.
- same period:
Trinity River—
Date—
Nov. 18. ..
Nov. 19. ..
Nov. 20. ..
Nov. 21. ..
Nov. 22 . ..
Nov. 23 . ..
. ment ordered him to Freeport to meet
I the body and render whatever assist-
1 ance he could in explaining what -has
been done and what should be done for
the improvement of inland waterways.
For coastwise . . -...... 7,500
Compresses and depots.186,021
FORMERLY
Date—
. Nov. 18. ..
Nov. 19...
Nov. 20 . ..
Nov. 21...
rometer and sun are furnished by the
local United States weather bureau:
BAROMETER (SEA LEVEL).
At 7 a. m. today, 30.19 inches, which
corresponds to 766.8 millimeters.
SUN TOMORROW.
Sunrise tomorrow, 6:45 a. m.; sunset,
5:24 p. m.
Feet.
1.5
1.4
1.4
1.3
1.2
1.1
Total ......................
NEW ORLEANS SPOTS.
3.7
1.0
8.3
2.7
Barometer and Sun.
The following data regarding
important changes in the Trinity, Bra-
zos or Colorado rivers in the next 36
to 48 hours.
O. M. HADLEY, Meteorologist.
Feet.
—0.1
0.0
0.1
0.3
0.5
0.7
mean
0.5
0.7
0.5
5.9
There
30,051
, U. S.
a leading | stating that a subcommittee would be
128,612
184,525 ,
4,773 ।
189,370 !
By I. and G. N.......
By G.. H. and H.....
By M.,' K. and T.....
By G., C. and S. F.. .
By G., H. and S. A. .
By barge ...........
NEW YORK SPOTS.
New York, Nov. 17.— The market for
spot cotton closed quiet, 10 points up.
Good ordinary .......
Low middling .......
Middling ...........
Good middling .......
Middling fair ........
Sales—None.
DAILY MOVEMENTS
Bales.
. . . 3,554
. . . 1,618
. . . 1,491
657
. . . 857
. . . 1,700
low water, which is the datum of
soundings on coast and goedetic sur-
AT INTERIOR
4
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
J. LEVY ( BRO.
Established 1868.
Funeral Directors
We Can Furnish Horse-Drawn or Auto
Funeral Equipment.
AUTO AMBUIANCE SERVICE.
Lung Motor Equipment.
. 5:59
. 6:24
are above
New Orleans, Nov. 17.—The market
for spot cotton closed steady and un-
Spots, 245 bales; f) o. b., 750.
GALVESTON STOCK
This day
This day. Last year.
. .. .25.62
. . . .26.12
. . . .27.12
. . . .28.00
. . . .28.50
. . . .29.12
when told that
Long Lake . .. 40.0 "
Riverside ....40.0
Liberty (Yes) 25.0
Brazos River—
Galveston Tribune
NEW YORK
RETURN $80
Go by water; return by rail or
steamer as you prefer.
Fall is ideal in New York and the
perfect autumn route is by Mallory
Line Steamers. This low fare
includes meals and stateroom
accommodations aboard Steamers.
Galveston and New York
Sail from Galveston, Tuesdays;
New York, Fridays.
Steamer callssat Key West, connecting
for Havana, Miami, St. Petersburg, etc.
Information at any railway
ticket office, or write to
MALLORY UNE “nSS*
F. T. RENNIE, General Agent
Direct steamers carrying freight only, every
Wednesday, Galveston to New York
This is Third Season and Three Pints
of Nuts Was the Harvest.
■ On the premises of Mr. John G. Con-
lon, 1604 Thirty-first street, is a thir-
teen-year old pecan tree of the Frot-
scher variety, which for three years
has been doing- its bit in adding to the
food supply of the nation. Three years
ago it made its first contribution, eight
or ten nuts; last year it did better,
bearing about a quart, and this year
contributed three pints of delicious
nuts to the home folks, Who have been'
watching and nurturing it through its
brief, yet not uneventful life. Pecans
do not as a usual thing take kindly to
Galveston island soil, but probably be-
Valley Jct. ...40.0
Colorado River—
Ballinger ....21.0
Marble Falls .36.0
Austin ....... 18.0
Columbus .... 24.0
River Forecast:
GALVESTON MARKET.
Galveston market for spot cotton
closed steady, 10 points up.
9
he fled under
light. It is reported that there is
Kremlin. Other reports indicate a truce
has beej arranged between the bolshe-
vik! troops and the government troops.
A third armed force is said to have
developed in Moscow, the identity of
which is not known. It is said to be
fighting against both the bolsheviki
James Kennedy.
James Kennedy, 60 years old, died
suddenly this morning at his residence,
2317 Ave. F, at 4:30 o’clock. Funeral
services will be held tomorrow after-
noon at 3 o’clock from the chapel of
F. P. Malloy and Sons. He was a mem-
ber of the I. L. -A. No. 310. Very Rev.
James M. Kirwin will officiate. Burial
will be made in Calvary cemetery
--- .. . taking the degrees are from Galveston,
and the government troops and is sup-, and they took the degrees from the
By Associated Presss.
Tokio, Nov. 19.-—Japan’s delegates to
the Paris conference, Viscount Chinda,
the ambassador to Great Britain, and
Keishiro Matsui, ambassador to France,
left Friday for Paris by way of Petro-
grad. They are accompanied by mili-
tary and naval attaches.
The John Sealy Hospital Aid society
held a called meeting this morning
with a full atendance. Reports from
pencil day, held one week ago, were
turned in and the receipts found to
total $1000.
The debt of $450 to the John ealy
estate, was cancelled and turned over
to the Hospital Aid society, making
the $1000 received, clear.
The regular meeting will be held
early next month.
Japanese Delegation Makes Trip
Way of Petrograd.
eighth through the eighteenth at the
recent convention of the Scottish Rite
Masons, here. One or two other can-
didates are expected to show up later
today, for the initiations.
Degrees from the nineteenth to the
twenty-seventh were conferred upon
the following: R. A. Boyd, William H,
Drewa Jr., and Austin Smith, Galves-
ton; Thomas M. Males, Elisha F. Rob-
bins, Byron V. Christie, Lowell J. Lang-
don, James H. Martin, Jacques M. Ra-
venna, Roy H. Evans and Frank M.
West, Houston; Kit Carson Gray and
John G. Schilling, Goose Creek; Clar-
ence R. Maskey, Will Struwe, John W.
Redmond and Ernest D. Shock, Hum-
ble; Clayton E. Lange, William W.
Rowe, Lovard A. Bell, Hardaman B.
Weathersby and Garrett B. Herring
Goose Creek, and Captain Benjamin
Taub, 132d Field Artillery, Camp Bowie
Fort Worth.
FINANCIAL.
London: Bank rate, 5 per cent; street
rate; 4% per cent; rate of silyer, 43%;
consols for money, 55%.
New York: Sterling exchange, de- 1
U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey.
The time and height of high and low
water under normal conditions of
weather at Galveston at the foot of
Twentieth street.
HIGH WATER.
Ed J. Howard.
Funeral services for Ed J. Howard,
36 years old, who was killed Thursday
night at 9:15 o’clock, were held this
afternoon at 2 o’clock from his late
residence, 2023 Avenue I, Rev. O. E.
Goddard, pastor of the First Methodist
church, South, officiating. The hon-
orary pallbearers were: H. George, H.
A. Leach, E. Goode, W. H. Adams,
Floyad Mings and Ferdinand Oster-
meyer. Burial was made in the Lake-
view cemetery.
little rice straw in the hands of the
growers. It has all been bought up
during the last month or two, since
the drouth situation became so serious.
Petrograd Banks Close When Lenine
Presents Check.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Nov. 17.—Advices on the
Russian situation reaching the state
department today from Stockholm made
no mention of the defeat of the Keren-*
sky forces recorded in Petrograd news
dispatches.
Dispatches said that when Lenine,
premier of the bolsheviki government,
presented his personal check for one
hundred million rubles and demanded
payment, all the banks in Ptrograd
promptly closed.
Rice Straw Supply.
The appointment of a representative
of his office to determine the supply of
rice straw on hand in South and East
Texas has been announced by Federal
Food Administrator Peden.
J. J. Settegast, Jr., has been desig-
nated by Mr. Peden to act in that ca-
pacity. He will inquire of the rice
growers as to the quantities of the
straw they have on hand and will then
get in touch with cattlemen in need
of it as feed.
A meeting of the Sunday school
teachers of Grace Episcopal church,
has been called for 9:30 Sunday morn-
ing, in the parish house. The purpose
of the meeting is to discuss a new sys-
tem of adoption in the Sunday school;
all teachers are requested to attend.
Troops Are Sent.
On information that disorder'threat-
ened at Batson and Saratoga among
the striking oil workers, one company
of infantry was sent to' each of those
points Thursday night by Brigadier
Gen. Henry D. Todd, Jr., acting com-
mander of the Thirty-third division.
The request for troops came from the
sheriff of Hardin county by telephone.
Company C and Company D of the
One Hundred and Thirty-second infan-
try under command of Major William E.
Hoinville, which were returning from
Sour Lake to Camp Logan, having been
relieved by other troops, were diverted
in answer to the call for assistance.
Company C was sent to Batson and
Company D to Saratoga.
Information from operators Friday
night was to the effect that the situa-
tion at Batson and Saratoga was con-
sidered menacing, but that no outbreaks
had occurred.
Late yesterday afternoon an indict-
ment was returned by the grand jury,
which happens to be in session at the
present time, charging Ivie Mickles
with the murder of Ed. J. Howard, the
street car conductor, who was slain
last Thursday night on the Twenty-
ninth and Avenue M line. The grand
jury had already been adjourned until
Monday, when the request was brought
from the county attorney's department
asking that they pass on the matter
and bring in an indictment. The body
assembled immediately, and shortly
after they had retired they stated that
they were ready to deliver their report,
which they did, before Judge Robert G.
Street in the Fifty-sixth District court.
As yet the exact date of the trial has
not been set, but County Attorney
Theobald stated today that there would
be no delay in the matter and that the
case would be heard as soon as possi-
ble. a
The grand jury also commended the
police, the sheriff’s and county attor-
ney’s departments on their quick and
efficient work in this case.
Continued from First Page.
once been the parlor of a farm house.
Seated about a pine table were some
officers, who, though unshaven and
battle worn, showed plain evidences
of their aristocratic training. With
them were a few common soldiers,
plain sailors from the Baltic fleet and
one workman, wearing the badge of
the Red Guard. These shared their
common fare with the correspondent,
and explained that they were all fight-
ing together against Kerensky.
The bolsheviki troops display an
anomalous attitude in obeying the of-
ficers without question, but at the
same time calling them “tavarish”
(comrade) and insisting on equal
rights elsewhere than on the batte
field.
That there is efficiency in the direc-
tion of the maximalist army could be
noted by the long motor trains of
stores, ambulances and artillery, which
were, going toward Pulkova. as the
correspondent’s droshky returned to
Petrograd.
his officers were against him and that
his men were on the point of desert-
ing, agreed to come to Petrograd, but
while a guard was being arranged he
dropped out of sight. M. Bibenko,
member of the committee on war and
marine, has reported to the Workmen's
and Soldiers’ congress that Kerensky
fled garbed as a sailor. Before Ke-
rensky’s flight Bibenko said he talked
with the Cossacks and found they were
willing to come to an agreement with
the Maximalists, only the oficers being
opposed. He said that he had promised
the Cossacks that they would be re-
leased and 'possibly be allowed to re-
tain their mounts and arms and re-
turn to the Don region.
Bibenko denied that Michael Roman-
off, the former Grand Duke Michael
Alexandrovitch, was with Kerensky.
He denied also that Gen. Korniloff had
escaped from prison.
Special to The Tribune. .
Austin, Tex., Nov. 17.—As a result of
the vigorous campaign inaugurated
last winter by Commissioner of Agri-
culture Fred W. Davis to create a mar-
ket for rabbits, communications and in-
quiries are pouring into the department
relative to the packing and production
of rabbit meat which is considered al-
most as good as turkey. These in-
quiries are referred to E. W. Cole, di-«
rector of markets of the department,
and he says that before many days the
Loyal Forces Are Holding Out at the
Kremlin.
By Associated Presa,
Petrograd, Nov. 17.—The damage
done to the Kremlin in Moscow is-mini-
mized in messages received here from
the Maximalist delegates in the old
Russian capital, who say that only the
Alexander palace has suffered.
They confirm the burning of several
houses in Moscow. From other sources
it is reported the bolsheviki have
planted heavy artillery on Sparrow
Hill and on the famous Khodin field,
from which they are shelling the
Y. M. C. A. Fund.
The committee of 100 that has been
engaged in canvassing the city, for
the purpose of raising the $10,000
Young Men’s Christian association war
fund has finished its labors and the
result of its efforts, together with the
continued activities of the central
committee, shows a total subscribed
Friday night of approximately $85,000.
Other subscriptions that the commit-
tee feels confident will be made, will
increase the total to' considerably past
$90,000.
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7 o’clock phone 666 and
a paper will be sent you
immediately.
Conditions Around Anahuac
Believed to Be of Long
Duration.
Special to The Tribune.
Houston, Nov. 17.—(That the Ferguson
tenant law was not intended to apply
to tenants of irrigation companies for
the cultivation of rice was the tenor
of Judge Henry J. Dannenbaum’s de-
cision Friday in the case of the San
Jacinto Rice -company against Perry T.
Burgess, tried in the Sixty-first dis-
trict court.
Judge Dannenbaum held that, in his
opinion, the Ferguson landlord and
tenant act was not intended to apply to
rice irrigation farmers; that if it did
so apply it would deprive the canal
companies of making any profit and
to that extent would be confiscatory in
its effect. He said he did not believe
the legislature intended that it should
apply to contracts between rice irri-
gation companies and their tenants.
In the case on trial the landlord had
a contract with the tenant .whereby
he furnished the land, water and seed
and was to receive half the crop. Coun-
sel for the landlord contended that the
landlord had furnished groceries, feed
and other things, for which he held a
landlord’s lien, which should have been
paid for out of the tenant’s half of the
rice crop. They contended that the law
was intended for dry farming and not
or the cultivation of rice and that the
tenant should have paid for such items
of expense incurred in making the
crop. •
Augusta .......3,441
Memphis .......12,412
St. Louis....... 9,495
Houston .......12,582 1
Totals .......37,930 :
NET RECEIPTS AT ALL
The Ancient and Accepted Scottish
Rite Masons, of the Valley of Galves-
ton, Orient of Texas, will close their
supplemental reunion at the Scottish
Rite Cathedral here today. During the
ceremonies twentytthree candidates
will take higher degrees, ranging from
the nineteenth to the thirty-second de-
grees. Yesterday, the time of the body
was given over to the-administering
degrees from the nineteenth to the
twenty-seventh and today the ceremo-
nies will include the twenty-eighth to
the thirty-second degrees.
Only three of the candidates who are
The services conducted by the Young
People’s Christian federation each Sun-
day afternoon will be held under the
auspices of the Christian Endeavor so-
ciety of the Immanuel Presbyterian
church tomorrow.
The George Washington chapter of
the Daughters’ of the American Revo-
lution, will hold a meeting next Satur-
day afternoon at 3:30 o’clock at the
home of Mrs. A. W. Dunham, 1523
Twenty-first street.
Assisting the local board of the Red
Cross on the reception committee of
the Red Cross benefit ball will be the
home service committee of the depart-
ment of civilian relief, consisting of
the following members: Chairman,
Miss Mary Martin; Mrs. J. W. Hopkins,
Miss Rebecca Trueheart, Mrs. John
Goggan, Dr. Wm. Gammon, Mr. Ed
Lasker and Mr. Ed Harris.
One recruit was enlisted for the navy
last week by Chief Gunner’s Mate Mc-
Kibben, who has charge of the Gal-
veston station. He is William Gus
Moehle of Oswego, Kansas.
Mr. Tom Finty, Jr., managing editor
of the Dallas Journal and election ex-
pert of the Dallas News, who is well
known in Galveston and throughout
Texas, is here greeting old friends.
Mr. Thos. E. Gaffney, business man-
ager of the Tribune, has just returned
from a business trip of a month’s du-
ration North and East.
Found Guilty of Assault Upon a French
Woman,
By Associated Press.
. Washington, Nov. 17.—An American
soldier of Gen. Pershing’s forces, found
guilty by court-martial of the assault
and murder of a French woman, has
been executed by a firing squad.
All details of this, the first death
penalty imposed since the troops
landed in -Europe, are being withheld
by the war department.
SUNNY DAYS
AT SEA
When going East on business or
for pleasure, don’t fail to enjoy
this splendid voyage—“One Hun-
dred Golden Hours at Sea” an
Southern Pacific
Steamships
“MORGAN UNE”
New Orleans and New York
You can take the steamer trip
either going or returning. From
your city by rail to New Orleans,
then by steamer to New York. Or
you can go to New York by rail
and return by steamer.
SAILINGS
Wednesdays and Saturdays
In each direction
Ask your local ticket agent for
full information.
Goes to Freeport.
Maj. R. C. Smead of the United States
department of engineers located in
Galveston, left the ctiy yesterday
afternoon for Freeport, where he will
meet the rivers and harbors congres-
sional committee today when they ar-
rive. Maj. Smead has recently made a
tour of inspection of all of the water-
ways in this district, and the govern-
cause of the kind attention this
has received,, it has endeavored
make some sort of repayment.
Boycotting Germans.
By Associated Press.
Christiania, Nov. 17— The Tidens
Tegn says the Norwegian Water asso-
ciation has adopted a resolution pro-
claiming a complete boycott of Ger-
many, German shipping, German trade
and German citizens in Norway.
Collection of data on the quarantine
situation at Galveston for presenta-
tion to a legislative committee here
Tuesday is already well under way.
Col. Walter Gresham, who recently
called upon Gov. Hobby in connection
with the double quarantine system in
vogue here as the result of the pres-
ence of both federal and state stations,
today received a telegram from W. M.
Fly, chairman of the legislative com-
mittee investigating state affairs un-
der authority given during the last
extra session of the state legislature,
Former Premier Fled Disguised as a
Sailor.
By Associated Press.
Petrograd, Nov. 17.—Deserted by
most of his officers and virtually or-
dered to surrender to the bolsheviki.
Premier Kerensky evaded the guards
sent for him and has disappeared. Gen.
Dukhonin has resumed temporarily the
post of commander-in-chief of the Ke-
rensky forces, recently defeated at
Tsarskoe-Sel.
Gen. Krasnoff, former commander
under Kerensky and who was arrested
with other members of the premier’s
staff, has been released on the ground
that he was obeying only the orders of
his superior. Gen. Krasnoff’s report
concerning the disappearance of Ke-
Automobile Club Officials Have Busi-
ness to Transact.
Notices have beer sent to members
of the board of directors and advisory
board of the Galveston Automobile
club of a luncheon which will be held
next Tuesday at 12:30 o’clock at Pa-
retti’s cafe, 2109 Mechanic street.
, It is understood that several items
of important business are to come up
for consideration at this luncheon.
New York Cotton.
By Associated Press.
New Yok, Nov. 17.—The excited
break late yesterday was followed by
a recovery of 21 to 34 points at the
opening of the cotton market today. It
had been believed that yesterday’s sell-
ing movement was due largely to the
circulation of rumors or government
price regulation. This morning’s news,
however, indicated that the conferences
in Washington were called for the pur-
pose of discussing ocean freight rates
and the operation of the stamp tax
on business in futures, and there was
active, covering by yesterday’s late
sellers. January sold at 27.48 and
March at 27.25 on the call, compared
with 27.14 and 26.95 at- the close last
night, but the advance met realizing
and later fluctuations were irregular.
1 Gabriel Block president of the Gal-
veston-Seeburg Electric Piano com-
pany, had a severe fall from a ladder
yesterday afternoon in front of the
City National Bank building. His
head struck the sidewalk and a gash
of about two and a half imches long
resulted. After his -wounds had been
dressed he was conveyed to the home
of his sister, Mrs. L. Bernheim, 1601
Tremont street, in the ambulance of J.
Levy and Bro. His condition was very
much improved today.
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Wage Raise Granted.
By Associated Press. •
New Tork, Nov. 17.—Increased wage
schedules, granting in a large meas-
ure the demands of 7,000 marine work-
ers at the port of New York, were an-
nounced here today by the govern-
ment board of arbitration appointed
to decide the issue between then and
their employees.
Fort Worth Livestock.
By Associated Press.
Fort Worth, Nov. 17.—Cattle, re-
ceipts 2,000, market steady; beeves 5.50
@ 10.50; stockers 5.00 , @ 9.00; heifers
5.50 @ 10.50; cows, 4.25 @ 8.25; bulls,
5.00 @ 6.25; calves, 5.50 @ 10.50. Hogs,
receipts 2,000; 15c up; heavy 17.75 @
17.85; light 17.65 @ 17.75; medium,
17.50 @ 17.65; mixed 17.25 @ 17.50;
common 16.00 @ 17.25; pigs 12.50 @
16.00. Sheep, receipts 1,200; unchang-
ed; lambs 15.00 @ 16.00; yearlings
12.00 @ 13.00; wethers 10.00 @ 12.00;
ewes 10.00 @ 11.00; culls 5.50 @ 7.50;
goats 5.50 @ 7.00.
Fishing Steamer Wrecked.
By Associated Press.
Seattle, Wash., Nov. 17.—The fishing
steamer Manhattan of Vancouver, B. C.,
has been wrecked off the north Pacific
coast, acording to wireless messages
received here from the steamer Mari-
posa, which said a boat from the
wrecked vessel containing six members
of the crew had been picked up. Sev-
eral boats, containing 28 other mem-
bers of the crew, are missing, accord-
ing to interpretations placed on the
message here.
Posses Are Being Rushed to Aid of
Officers.
By Associated Press.
Glenwood,/ Ark., Nov. 17.—Posses
from five counties are being hurried
this afternoon to the assistance of sher-
iff’s deputies who are said to have sur-
rounded the four men who robbed the
Bank of Glenwood Nov. 1 of $7,000 in
a remote section of Polk county. One
report received here was that one of
the deputies had been killed -in an ex-
change of shots with the bandits.
Swedish Ship Clears.
By Associated Press.
Baltimore, Md., Nov. 17.—The clear-
ance of a Swedish steamer for a home
port with a cargo of grain marked the
first ship of that nation allowed to
leave this port in several months. The
British vice naval consul will inspect
the steamer before she sails to make a
thorough search to see that mail and
other matter that might reach Ger-
many is not on board.
It is understood that several United
States government officials will ac-
company the vessel to the capes.
Galveston, 9877 bales; New Orleans,
7857; Mobile, 568; Savannah, 8543;
Charleston, 523; Wilmington, 258; Nor-
folk, 657; New York, 70; Boston, 389.
Total, 28,742. Same day,last week, 24,-
812; same day last year, ■ 32,005.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT.
Net receipts of cotton at all United
States ports thus far this week were
28,742 bales; thus far last week, 24,812;
thus far this week last year, 32,005;
thus far this season, 2,484,099; thus
far last season, 3,567,987; difference,
1 083 888
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET,
No wheat market.
The range of prices on the Chicago
Board of Trade for December corn was
as follows: 7
Corn—Opening, $1.20%; high, $1.20%;
low, $1.19%; close, $1.20; yesterday,
$1.20%.
in Galveston next Tuesday and would
conduct a hearing on the status of
quarantine as operated here.
It will be recalled that during the
administration of Gov. O. B. Colquitt
the legislature passed an act giving
title to the ground now occupied by
the state quarantine station to the
United States government. Gov. Fer-
guson, during his administration, re-
fused to sanction this action and would
not sign documents releasing all claim
of the state to the property involved.
An effort will be made to show the
legislative committee, that a double
quarantine system at Galveston is. not
necessary, especialy in view of the fact
that the service rendered by the United
States is free of cost to commerce,
while- the state charges fees for its
services.
Another point that it is hoped will
be made is that delays resulting to
shipping from the double system of
quarantine are proving very costly, in
some cases several thousand dollars a
day, and that these costs are in reality
an unnecessary tax upon commerce. It
will also be made clear to the commit-
tee that these extra charge are against
shippers in all sections of the country
served by this port and not a charge
merely against local business inter-
ests. . .
Several prominent shippers and
steamship men have been requested to
attend the hearing and give testimony
regarding the operation of quarantine
regulations at this port.
Prompt Stopping- of Auto Prevents
Serious Accident.
An accident, involving an automo-
bile and a motorcycle, occurred this af-
ternoon shortly before 3 o’clock on
Postoffice street, directly in front of
the Tribune offices, which would prob-
ably have proved serious but for the
promptness of the driver of the auto-
moble.
Sergeant Cetti, C. A. C., stationed
at Fort Crockett was riding one of the
government motorcycles west along
the street, when he suddenly skidded
on the car track and fell a few feet in
front of the automobile. J. A. Robert-
son, a medical student, who was driv-
ing the car, stopped almost immediate-
ly, but at that the army machine was
run over, and Cetti barely escaped. He
was not badly hurt nor was the ma-
chine damaged very much.
Wall Street.
By Associated Press.
New York, Nov. 17.—Moderate buy-
ing advanced leading stocks from fraq-
tions to a point at the outset of today’s
dealing, a few issues scoring even
larger gains. Shippings, war issues,
and motors were especially favored.
Rails were variable, Delaware and
Hudson falling to the new minimum of
92, while Southern Pacific gained 1%.
Further readjustment of the liberty,
bonds was noted, the 4s making a new
low at 98.60 and the 3%s rising to
99.22.
Premier to Blame for Failures, Asserts
London Paper.
By Associated Press.
London, Nov. 17.—The military cor-
respondent of the Times, referring to
Premier Lloyd-George’s recent speech
in Paris, examines separately some of
the premier’s assertions to show thatl
the government of which Premier
Loyd-George is a member, is respon-
sible for the failure which he pilloried
in Paris. The writer asserts among
other things:
“The British army virtually was
placed under Gen. Nivelle (the former
French commander) at the Calais con-
ference by Premier Lloyd-George with-
out consulting the soldiers beforehand.
Our losses in the latter stages of the
Arras bttie were due to our loyal ef-
forts to take the strain off Gen. Ni-
velle and the tardy opening of our
Flanders offensive was due to delay
caused bj this.”
To Build “Nonsinkables."
By Associated Press.
Washington, Nov. 17.— The shipping
board has approved the building of
twenty 4,000-ton nonsinkable ships by
the French government in the United
States. By so doing it has waived the
rule that no foreign construction
should be permitted at this time.
The 'nonsinkable ship, developed by
French experts, is said to have with-
stood torpedo attacks in a test in
which four shots were fired into the
hull.
New York Reserves.
By Associated Press.
New York, Nov. 17.—The actual con-
dition of clearing house banks " and
trust companies for the week shows
that they hold $109,260,310 reserve in
excess of legal requirements. This is
a decrease of $370,130 from last week.
The statement follows:
Actual condition:
Loans, discounts, etc., $4,756,798,000;
increase, $222,951,000.
Cash in own vaults: Members fed-
eral reserve banks (a), $111,771,000; in-
crease, $5,109,000.
Reserve in federal reserve bank of
member banks, $530,878,000; increase,
$3,506,000.
Reserve in own vaults: State banks
and trust companies (b), $29,353,000;
decrease, $7,511,000.
Reserve in depositaries: State banks
and trust companies, $15,762,000; de-
crease, $17,914,000.
X. Net demand deposits, $3,478,176,-
000; decrease, $163,638,000.
Net time deposits, $221,503,000; in-
crease, $2,916,000.
Circulation, $33,037,000; increase,
$71,000. ng
Specie irluded in (a) and (b), $97,-
417,000.
X. United States deposits deducted.
$952,156,000.
Aggregate reserve, $575,993,000. ‘ '
Excess reserve $109,260,310; decrease,
$370,130. '
Summary of state. banks and trust
companies in Greater New York not
included in clearing house statement;
Loans, discounts, etc., $935,580,900;
decrease, $343,300.
Specie, $38,713,800; decrease, $2,105,-
400.
Legal tenders, $59,187,200; decrease,
$855,500.
Total deposits, $1,083,779,100; in-
crease, $2,646,900.
Banks’ cash in vaults, $13,381,900.
Trust companies’ cash in vaults,
$84,519,100.
New- Orleans Cotton.
By Associated Press.
New Orleans, Nov. 17.—-Favorable
spot accounts and efforts of shorts to
cover over the week-end created a de-
mand in cotton here today which put
prices 15 to 19 points higher in the
first half hour of business. Offerings
from all sources were limited and the
market had a firm undertone.
Probably the first large rabbit plant
in Texas will be at Waco, according
to a letter just received from W. T.
Bessonette, head of a large provision
Company of that city. He writes that
he. is ready to buy rabbits in any
quantities and will pay the highest
cash price for all shipments delivered
in good condition.
“We have arranged to install*a mod-
ern canning plant in Waco with capac-
ity of 10,000 No. 2 cans per day,” writes
Mr. Bessonnette. “In order to keep this
plant running in full capacity we will
buy rabbits in Texas, Oklahoma, Kan-
sas and New Mexico, and in order to
reduce the cost of transportation will
establish several buying stations in
towns where -cold storage facilities
may be obtained.”
vey charts. Add the tabular heights to
the soundings on the chart or subtract
if a minus sign is before it. Time is
plus 3 h, 16m. for high water and 90
degrees meridian or central time.
Reduction in time for Morgan’s Point
plus 3h. 24m. for low water. Average
rise and fall on range of time at Mor-
gan’s Point.
The office of the Coast Geodetic Sur-
vey is moved from the Cotton Exchange
to rooms Nos. 8 and 9, Postoffice and
Customhouse, corner of twenty-fifth
and Church streets.
Feet. P. M.
9:26
10:31
11:09
11:30
1.0 11:45
12:18
Daily’ Liver Bulletin,
In the following tabulation the first
column of figures shows the flood
stage, in feet, of the river at the sta-
tion indicated. The second column the
stage at 7 a. m. The third' column
shows the changes in the stage which
have occurred during the last twenty-
four hours and the last column the
amount of precipitation during the
Special to The. Tribune.
Washington, Nov. 17.—Information
brought from Texas Friday by agents
of the department of agriculture, who
have been combating the pink boll
worm, leads to the opinion that the in-
festation around Anahuac, which cov-
ers a strip from Cedar bayou to Smith’s
point, must have originated four or
five years ago.
The entomologists do not believe
that the present state of infestation
could have developed in one year.
There is no trace of any connection be-
tween this section and the Mexican
section of infestation. The entomolo-
gists still believe that the pest can be
eradicated even in this comparatively
large area, but the task is much larger
one than originally contemplated.
Arrangements are now being made
to put laborers into the Anahuac re-
gion and thoroughly destroy all the re-
maining vegetation in the cotton field
and immediately the department will
organize its forces under competent
leadership for carrying on the work
elsewhere in Texas, as originally plan-
ned.
The situation at Anahuac merely em-
phasizes the seriousness of the inva-
sion and shows that the utmost efforts
of both the federal and state govern-
ments must be employed to control this'
pest.
Meanwhile the department is already
developing projects for experimenta-
tion in methods of control by culture
and plant breeding and the specialists
of the bureau of plant industry and of
the bureau of entomology are working
in close co-operation with the Mexico
authorities and the owners of the cot-
ton fields in the Laguna district.
- While the department still believes
that extermination is probable, it real-
izes that if the pest persists it will
. have to be fought as the boll weevil
is fought—by cultural methods.
The pink boll worm will be more
easily combatted in this respect than
the boll weevil, because the worm does
not leave the fields as the weevil does
and is therefore, more vulnerable to
attack.
Today.
.....27.48-50
.....27.30b
.....27.26-28
.. . .27.15b
.....27.12-14
.....26.94b
.....26.89-90
. . . .26.63-65
.....28.21b
.....28.16-18
MARINE INTELLIGENCE
I .... _____
Arrival of Ships.
By Associated Press.
At Atlantic and Gulf ports:
Steamers—Ada, Alicante, Aral, Angel
B. Perez, Atlantic Sun, Bjornefjord,
Baygola, Binghamton, Bjornstjerhe,
Bjorson, Bella, Castilla, Copan, Dochra,
Deli, El Orient6, Erik II, Eskasoni,
Fort Morgan, Harald, Louisiana, Marte,
i Mimer, Mar Caspasi, Norwalk, North-
' mand, Otterstad, Qssabaw, Rama, Su-
wanee, Santiago Mumbru, Suffolk,
Santa Rita, Santa Maria, Temple E.
Dorr, Thomas B., VildfugI, Vinland,
War Beaver, Zulia.
Schooners-—Adam B. McKay, Electric
Flash, Emily F., Northam, Gossip,
Roger Drury.
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