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Detroit Free Press from Detroit, Michigan • 23

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part one SUGGESTS BUYING MARINE NEWS BARREL APPLES Railroad HANDLE TRAIC ROM POE REE is as as marketing of the apple and Outside Carriers ind ew Car TWO BARGES WILE LOAD IRST STORAGE GRAIN Record Reserves inaugurate their season ERIN BRAUS TO MEET HERALDS BUYING ROLLED PRODUCTS IS SLACK WATCH OR ACTION ON BILL Rules the GREYS OPPOSE ANN ARBOR Block Watt IN MOTOR STOCKS BOATS ENCOUNTER BAD OG ON HURON 10 With the Soccer Players MICHIGAN STATE LEAGUE Division quiet BIG LUMBER MILL IS CLOSED DOWN game with Celtic Arrived: WALKERVILLE WINS IRST la Its lake since orecaster to lift by head of will be October will be 15 days at it to of Buffalo Seneca iituutn jlLLSDALE AND PLAY DRAW PEAR TO RAISE COTTOR UND IS APPROVED THE DETROIT REE PRESS SUNDAY OCTOBER whaleback 6:30 Ralph Holy Redeemer football eleven was put through a stiff worknut riday night al Clark park In preparation for its game today with Ann Arbor Independents In the University City Special car Yolande will carry the team and football fans co Ann Arbor leaving corner Dix and Junction avenues at 10 sharp Cleared: I osemi te ueiawarp Cherokee George (smaii) 6: Har Connoliy That the potato crops of Michigan Is a matter of aa vital importance to the agricultural Interests of the state as is the financing of the Cotton crop to the states In the south Is a point whUh is being empha sired by George Conn freight traffic manager of ths Ptre Marquette Railroad company of apples in the state of Michigan for lbs ear 1913 was 19356039 buanels which means about 2500000 says Mr Cunn is every IndlcaUMU at eno present lime that the crop In Michigan this year will be fully 33 per cent greater than last ydar and in many sections of state the far mers are not picking uiv apples because it is claimed there is no market or them and potatoes are to Michigan a hat cotton is to the southern siults and If the south is going to ba relieved at the present time by disposing of Lu cotton in single bale lots to provide a market and to provide funds tor the grower to pieel his living espouses why should not the Michigan be cared for In the sam? patriotic way? bale of cotton costs about 330 A barrel uf apples would cost S3 or IS at least halt of which would go to the grower If every family would immedi ately purchase a barrel of Michigan ap ples it would give an immediate stimu lus to the apple growers of the stae and would enable them to market this crop a considerable portion of which is yet unpick td "If lOuoQUO barrets of apples couM be disposed of in this way within the ext two weeks it would mean piecing in cir culation among farmers of Michigan at least 31000001 and would prove a won derful benefit in the fruit growing dis tricts of the state Michigan is produc ing fruit which In the matter of flavor la far superior to that brought In from outside states and every effort should be used to stimulate consumption of the home for for Hrtn tjkcta for about 3SU0U tone additional are pending in eastern territory Bids were received by the United States government for about 30 W0 tons of side plates and about 25000 tons of armor plate for bat tleship construction There was less buy ing of rolled steel products generally and prices of bars plates and shapes were again about $1 a ton lower In the export field orders were placed for wire rods steel skelp barbed wire and galvanized sheets amounting to about 10 000 tons The largest were from Great Brit ain The output of pig iron was reduced over 10VW0 tons in September a compared with August UonoeHslons of 2b to cents a ton were made by furnaces In Buffalo in eastern Pennsylvania and in Virginia There was some increase in business Ln New England The United Blates Steel September statement revealed a contraction in business Lust month Ship ments exceeded new orders by about HOuO tons a day allowing for cancellations cov ering 76000 tons Is indicated chat the roiled products output was 675900 Uns and that orders were about 325000 ton? Un filled tonnage was reduced 425664 tons American Electric Heater Co plays State Telephone Co at North field October 11 diamond No Morehead take notice Tarbeil Of 0 Iinls'lale 0 latowskl for Vesselmasters ear Warning Man Says Sale of ruit Vital to Michigan Cotton in South corded the runner was pretty atch of Break I'p However much' credit must ven the university players Standard Cuts OU Prices New York October The Standard Oil company of New York today announced a reduction of 15 points In the price of re fined petroleum making oases 1000a per gallon tanks 400c and standard whltb In barrels 810a a be for eakin up this apparently impreg able barrier to stopping the run and getting th man with the11 In this respect Danny Mullane1 his team Us did yeoman work smashing up the Illlladale playsj gained considerable ground car ing the ball Duncan at the other ink had considerable success in tf respect also but was way oft rm In heaving the forward pass nd punting' On account of the slippery ball try few passes were tried and but ree went through in the entire ime two by Hillsdale The tene appeared woefully weak In iriably the runner had to make his umpt to gain without much aid ora the other members of the am who should have been block oft tacklers and as a consc ience the Hillsdale team outgatned locals considerably The final whistle saved the De oiters from being scored on tho altars marching down to the four ard mark when the signal to haltweedings impeded their progress ullback Tarbell Halfback Jack in and Gather were the offensive ars for Hillsdale while the work Thompson and Reaume and Gra nt also shone or the University Detroit Mullane was in fine form defensive play being near per et while Deckard Yohey Sloane id Slimier did good work on tho John steamers Canisteo 4 a Saturday: Maryland 7:30 Phipps 91 ilbert 9:20 Wulf (old) 11:40 Scranton 11:50 Brandon noon Corvus 3:40 mJ Manchester 6:15 Utica 7 Down: St Ciair Roumanla 8:50 riday night Mariposa 5 a Saturday Colo 5:40 Beatty 6 Laughlin Grammer 8 Winnipeg 9 Bope 11 Chicago noon Ben nington Schlesinger Joshua Rhodes 6:50 Gates 7 Wind east light rain fog I Managers of passenger steam boat lines operating out of Detroit are watching with deep interest the developments in connection with the amended bill now in the hands of a subcommittee of the senate committee on commerce A meeting of the subcommittee has been culled for Monday by Senator Vardaman of Mississippi its chair man Unless modifications are made In the requirements of the measure particularly those applying to the manning of lifeboats and liferafts lake steamboat lines will be forced to discontinue says A Schantz vice president and general manager of the Detroit Clave land Navigation Co number of men which the bill provides must be assigned to each lifeboat is much in excess of tho number necessary to properly man the boats and should be scaled down" In connection with the movement for increasing safety of travel by steamboat Mr Schantz directs at tention to the system in operation on boats of the fleet where from 12 to 16 points in different parts of the ships have been designated as fire stations each having a num ber corresponding to the number which marks the quarters of that part or me crew aetauea to auiy the station This plan makes easy for members of the crew know their post of duty in case accident Wlled tonnage drops Th unnilod tnn aV Steel corporation oeu STST65 tone a de ci 4 5664 ton? from August OCEAN STEAMSHIPS New Arrived: St Paul Liverpool ails'll fiania CeolUa: TXxan San ran cisco Minnetonka London Leuis Liverpool Taormina Naples Mouthwellfieat bignaled: Dues di Genova Genoa Dock New York tomorrow New Yera Jhdl14 Pacris JPiraaua VESSEL PASSAGES Detroit Choctaw 8:50 riday night Jupiter ord City Loses ast Contest ennineular Walkerville defeated ord City In first aamo In the Peninsular IcMue It was a fast conte both taama ptar Ins good football Goal were eeored by Holmes Speedle Evenson and I lndray Position ORD CITY Casey Swen'alWoodr'f Redlay Robertson Hope kpeedle Htevenson GUI Stewart Wtlaon Dordge Allison Wvenon Holmes Hornsby Scott Biggars Smith Giddy Lindsay McLean with th numbers of the players is as tol lows: Shields (9) left end Shields (1) left tackle Moran (12) left guard Stewart (5) center Mor ley (8) right guard: Schlee (14) right tackle Dunn (10) right end Dathani (ff) quarterback Wilaon (T) left halfback: Ell (16) or Nadeau (4) fullback Maher (2) right half back The visitors will llne un na fol lows: Geiger left end Gallagher left tackle Hoffner left guard: Hose center right guard Terry right tackle: Hlrlz right end Al ien or Savage or Ahern quarter back Peterson fullback Aul left halfback Mortimer right halfback The game will start at 3 Takq Harper cars direct to park Marker is Permanently Withdrawn illed Dock Space orces Pine Plant Into Idleness After 12 Day and Night Work Special to The ree Press Escanaba fleh October That dullness In lake shipping business la not confined entirely to Iron ora ad coal Is evident from report of different lumber manufacturing companies Tho I Bte pbenson company at Escanaba by far tha largest remaining lumber company on the Just shut down Its pine mill giving as a reason lack of dook piling apace Thia mill running continu ously night and dav for II Tho company's hardwood milt will continue running until tho dock apace there la also fined Thia company has 50000500 feet of lumbar on Its docks at present recra seating a value of about 12000000 Very little lumber has bean sold thia year but tho oompoay kept ha mills going full blast until of piling room mode It Impossible to opi ate any longer STANDING irst goes in Ore C04I or Grain Trade Sunday at Gladwin park when they go against the Pawnee eleven Coach Cham berlain has his men In fine trim and the Pawnees will have to step lively to occur on the right erd of the numerals Ail of last men are buck so the Reserves will be a whole lot stronger this reason Tho game will start at 2:30 Woodward eleven Is out for the 95 pound championship cleaning up the Anokas and Mt Clemens' Cubs Luke Wood ward's star end is taken down with ty phoid fever and will be out of the game fur the year Woodwards would like to hear from the Crescents of Windsor for game at Isle today La grou at East 1094 at 8:30 o'clock Mar lins Maroons and Kenyons are also re quested to call St Leo Greys football team wilt line up against the much touted Malvern club at Northwestern field at 2:30 ni Greys will present their strongest line up Mur ray and Gannon will play with the Greys Colard formerly of the Sherwoods wdll also be in the iine up ollowing report at 1:80 sharp: Gannon Murray Schanz Colard Kramer Wood Dickson Dickin son Murphy Kennings Ball Carroll Lagve and Coach Ball Dense Smoke Monday and Tues day orces Several Large Ships to Anchor Special to ree Press Mackinaw City Mich October 10 Masters oi steamers bound through the Straits of Mackinac are voicing general complaint over tha fact that oe Keef lightship which has been off her station all summer for re pairs apparently has been with drawn for good A recent bulletin announced that a permanent gas bell buoy was in stalled on Poe Reef and masters take this to mean that the light ship is permanently withdrawn With forest tires sending a pall uf smoke out over the lakes from Saginaw bay to the Straits mas ters report considerable trouble has been experienced In getting ships past oe reef without the guiding fog signal The smoke was very dense Mon day and Tuesday of inis week and several large ships lay at an anchor In the vicinity of Nine Mile point unable to pick up the buoy on Poe reef A shift in the wind finally cleared the atmosphere sufficiently to allow them to get through Dis aster la predicted Dy many masters if the smoke continues Lake Michigan Milwaukee Wl October Arrived: Odanah Western Btar Schlesinger Clear ed: Samuel Mitchell Chicago II Dope Escanaba Chicago Ill October Arrived Buf falo Buffakc Vulcan ort William mdse letcher Manistee lumber Marlon Ludington salt Cleared: Tuscarora Os wego Buffalo mdse Light: VV letcher Big Bay South Chicago lit October Arrived John Gates Berry Duluth Morgan Jr Two Harbors Marltana Robert ulton Escanaba ore light Me costa Milwaukee Cleared Charles Hubard Buffalo wheat and corn Jacob Tiffin Mecosta Collingwood corn Mgni: Morgan Marltana IND GAS AND BELL BUOY IS DIICULT TO LOCATE Vp Choctaw 8:50 riday night Jupiter 9:10 Lyman Smith 9:35 steamer Crete Bartow 10:20 Mather 10:40 Taurus 11:20 Peters 11:80 Calcite Schiller Saturday morning Castalia 1:15 XV Crawford Tionesta (arrived) 1:45 North Lake Poe 2:4" rontenac 3:10 Argo 320 Inland Wallace new Huron 5:30 Cort Martha 5:50 rank Peavey 62v Dunham 6:35 A Bradley 7:06 Paipoonge 7:30 Osborn 740: Cadwell A Upeon 8:20 Plankinton Shrigley 9:40 1 Renown ti barge 10 Corrigan Palmer 11:25 steamer Troy Seneca 3:20 Berlin Aurora 4:15 Caldera 5:10 Beaverton Easton Wade 6 Mauna loa 6:45 Christie 75Q cades Adriatic 8:30 Oliver 9 Down Mataafa 7:45 riday night Northern Queen 8 Ahenango 9:20 Kirby 9:25 Kinmount 10:30 Reed 10:35 Snyder 12:50 Saturday morning Chase 8 Osborn barge Barium 1:45 ollette John Owen Siemens Manila 3:10 Iroquois 3:30 Philip Minch 4:10 Midland Prince 6 Dinkey 5:10 Northmount 5:30 Morrow 6:50 Munro Scranton 7:10 Alpena Canisteo 9:50 Amasa Stone 955 Rutland 11:20 Richardson 11:55 Saranac Codorus 12:10 A Davidson 1: Luzon Parent 1:50 airbairn 2:35 Yalba 3 IL Rogers Roberta Jr 3:40 Cygnus 4 Mol) 4:15 Hubbard 4:35 Jay Gould 5:10 Peter Reiss 7:45 Morrell 8:10 Cap tain Tbomng Wilson 850l Sault ble Marie Sauli Ste Marie October Up: Kee watin 9:30 riday night Rosemount Howard Shiw Widener 10:15 a Sat urday Kalkaska ryer 10:30 Kunslngton Indus Wilbert Smith 11:30 Lakeland Ream noun Samuel Morse Nyanza Tyrone Curtis Marvin Pe terson 1 Baker Amaranth 1:30 Manula 2 Northern King 3 Wyoming Denmark Murphy 3:30 Drummond Hill 4 ''Durs ion Hocnester ware Ames 5 Cole 6 Tacoma 6:30 Grammer James vvHtiace Down: Airnow 7 riday nlirht: Roebling Uhrlg 8 Calumet 9 Graham 2:80 a Saturday Corry 7 Duluth As sinlbola Ireland 8 Charles War ner Collingwood Turret Crown 8:30 Ijnn Bryn Mawr Lynch Ynrkton 10: Will iam A Rogers Leonard ih30 North Sea Scottish Hero 11:30 Charles Hutchin son Anaaste noun ciemem i tor rick 2: Yosemite Olcott 2: Ionic 4 Owen assett Samuel Mather 4:30 Port Dalhousle Michigan vara Bros 8 What will be the banner game the soccer senaon will take place ext Sunday 18 at the Mo when a team eelected from Mar players of the Michigan lagu0 will play a Cleveland team The teams represont both leagues battled to a draw one goal each at Luna park Oc 1913 Soccer fans should out in a body and support their eland team coming here hi arKO bunch of rooters After tte teams will banquet atk rl1and line up follows: oa City) goal Poyn lariln (Akroqj backs (Vleveland) Clark (Thistles) halfbacks McDon 'lawki on) Walker (Cleveland) own (orest City) hlstlea) forwards Valen a 'Akron) reserve Detroit Vessel Managers Hope for Modification of Drastic VESSEL MOVEMENTS ake Superior Duluth Minn October Arrived: A Byers Brown Donner Miller coal Rensiulaer Bar ium Victory Morgan A Wol vln light for ore Allegheny Superior mdse Cleared: Crawford Bar ium Buffington Malietoa Rensselaer 1 Han Jones A arrell Ranney ore Truesdale grain My ron lumber Bradley light Signals at Stations Near Alpena Operate More Than 100 Hours in October Special to The ree rew Amelia Alien uciouer Steamers on upper Lake Huron are experiencing considerable difficulty navigating at pregent duo to ex tremely heavy fog which has been hanging over the lake for the last 48 hours At resque Isle light the fog signal has been blowing steadily for hours up to 6 this evening Since Octo ber 1 Lightkeeper Thomas Garrity and his men have put in 106 hours duty with the fog signal Captain William Bennetts and his men at Thunder Bay Island have been blowing the signal at that sta tion for tho last 50 hours and since October 1 have had the fug signal in service 115 hours The crew at Middle Island also has come in for its share of work Ughtkeeper Patrick Garrity and his assistants have hud a 48 hour siege and have uperutedzthe signal 100 hours since the first of the month It Is re ported tonight that many steamers have been off their courses Espe cially is this true opposite Thunder Bay Island where the steamers get in the heavy current from the shore Much of the extra work on the part of the llghtkeepers has been due to the heavy pall of smoke from forest fires which has been nangmg vvw me October 1 Weather Jermin expects the fogmidnight 'leveland Team to Play Best of State Leaguers Prices of Steel Bars Plates and Shapes Range Lower Pig Iron Output Less New York October Buying of rolled steel products this week by domestic man ufacturers was without improvement thare being few funds available for railroad 1m proveuumt and for manufacturing plant ex tensions The only noteworthy orders placed by the railroads were 1500 tons of rails for the Southern Pacific 13000 tons fur th Dela ware Lackawanna Western and 900 tons of xtructuial steel fur a viaduct for Southern railway abricating shops reported orders only 9000 tons of structural steel bridges commercial buildings etc I Some Boats Will Hold Coal at Head of Lakes Until Ready to Take Winter Cargoes Special io Tua ree iTss Cleveland October Tha week closed with demand tor ton nage lor early loading light in all lines and a number of boats await ing orders at both ends Uf snippers are about through witn outside tonnage and contract boats are taking most of the coal and grain and are naving trouble getting cargoes A number of treignters including six operated by shippers were dropped during the week Managers figuring on taking grain next month have chartered uuats to noia coal at tne the lakes and other ships laid up the lust half of The steamer Utley laid mi at Milwaukee i'or Grain shippers are in the market for storage capacity but vessel men will not charter at the rates offered The barges Sagamore and Con stitution which will load at the Canadian head of the lakes this week will be the first boats to take storage grain They will hold the cargoes at Buffalo and will get three cents on wheat All the vessels on the market fur coal this week will not be able to get cargoes and there will be a steady let up in movement from now on A number of big carriers operated by shippers will be brought down light owing to the scarcity of ore cargoes AMATEUR NOTES Othmans havft open date for any team game to he played at Othman park Call Virgil at Ridge 2448 Comrades will play the strong colored hoys at Clark park Sunday afternoon for the 18 year old championship All players report at the diamond at 1:30 o'dock Bill Crawford and Prenio will be on the Job for tho Comrade chib Ilartfords play Story A Clark colored All Stars Sunday at Belle Isle Thia should be a good game ns Hartford beat the colored boys once this season and are out to repeat If possible All Hartford players report at High and Brush streets at J2 a Americans play the Lake Shores at diamond No 5 Belle Isle Sunday ollowing American players cal I up North 3314 51 Sunday morning: Dalton Herman Tobin Walser Rlffel Mayhew Hoffman Carruthers Harrison and Sharpley A 1128 will play tho St Leo at Northwestern field Game starts at 2:80 sharp The lodge boys have the McCullum brothers for this game and expect to give the Saints a hard battle Ail A players report at grounds no later than 1:80 Kelly brothers call Woods at Cadlllaa 2116 SOCCER NOTES a sreat for playing Hie same old re In goal for tho Saint tor Bultka In atn with the Caleys Sunday last tranforrel All cotts to Thompson from All Scots to Ealu from All Scots to the popular captain of WvrpT Played a splendid game lost tn clubmates welcome his re as form More will be from this clever center halt meet St Georges at Gar htJ day gt Nationals team and Saints will Mth opposition to contend 7 have signed a new cen rom Canada who played with the kL Toronto and is rated as one of t1ftyert to come to city this player IRecetve twojjoiuts In GAMES IRST DIVISION Buick Thistles va lackard at lint 3 Referee Scott Windsor City vs All Scots at TsU 10:16 a Referee Walker Caledonia vs Thistles at Maloney's park 10:15 a Referee erguson Nationals vs St Georges at park 2:15 Referee Booker SECOND DIVISION Pontiac vs Roses at Knapp park Pon tiac 2:80 Referee Oliver ve at Motordrome 2:90 Referee Brockle Tmrrtal vs Wyandotte at airview park 11 a Referee Miller Hpverg va Wolverines at Belie Isle 10:15 a Referee Dalnes Aitors show More Powerful Offense but Cannot Cross Uni Goal Both Teams ail to Score Uy HALL gxhlbiting' a powerful backfield mblnatlon which was aided by lendiil interference the Hillsdale llege team offered a brand of foot that caused the University of Di grldders considerable worry scoreless tie was the result the battle al Mack park Satur iithuush they were able to out H'e locals and twice attempted coals during the first fifteen notes of play the Hillsdale team I unable to perpetrate the uni dogged defense when In in the 30 yard marker and aw was the best they could get The university was forced to play or three substitutes at the out due to the fact that some of regulars were tardy in report and Hillsdale took advantage weakness in the line to start battering of the forward works at soon had them within striking stance of the goal But they got further than the 30 yard line aen Other was forced to try a jd goal from placement the ball tiling wide of the mark Hillsdale Misses Again Again toward the close of the irst quarter Hillsdale managed toin the university's 5 yard mark jt a penalty of 16 yards for ho'd ie stopped them and Cat ar roppeti back for a field goal tryora the Si yard stripe as the sec ad quarter started However the iss from center was bad and le olt gained possession on downs on ieir own 17 yard line ajtd Kuncan anted out of danger The visiting backfield combina on showed some fine ground galn ability with ullback Tarbell a the most Important cog He is young giant and can plunge offckle or through the line as avail any player seen here for some jne Jackson left halfback was dose second and Gather did good ork while Pullen was not what ould be called a weakling in this spect The whole ensemble worked gether witli a precision that eant business and the interference corded the runner was pretty to Straits of Mackinac Mackinaw City October 10 Up: Barium 7 lYiday night two ederal Keserve Board to Act With St Louis Men Regard ing $150100000 Pool fipMlal to Th ree Praaa Washnigton October The federal reserves board today for mally approved in principle the plan of Ht Loole bankera for rais ing 1160000000 fund to finance ths cotton crop The plan hud already been approved by President Wil son The action of the board fol lowed conferences yesterday and this morning between a sub oom mittee of the board and a commit tee of Ht Louis bankers and busi ness men headed by estus Wadeiresident of the St Clearing louse association Berry Hobert ulton Jr Superior John tv Gate Buffalo Lake Erie October 10 Arrived: Brownell Chicano: Muncy mdse: A Cornelius Ashland ore Earling Superior! Bransford Port Aruthur A Puetin Chicago Joseph Sellwood Port Arthur wheal Henry Steinbrenner Port Arthur flaxseed oats Alexander Mallland Ashtabula light Cleared: Troy Duluth George Brownell Chicago Sonora Chicago Mun cy Duluth mfrehandlae A Donald son Bhoboygan I isher Kenoaha Perseus Chicago Alexander Maitland Su perior coal A Cornelius Hutch inson Superior light Aehtabula October Arrived: El phlrke Superior ore Plankinton Port Huron Packer Montreal Sarntan Port I'nirzima iifftir Chicago Packar Montreal Samian Cana dian Boo ooal Cleveland October Arrived: Northern Light Buffalo merchandise On tario Calcite atone Penobscot Wands sand Jenney Two Harbors Kirby Marquette ore XV Brown Con neaut Ilfltht Cleared: Northern Light Duluth merchandise Penobscot Islands George King Uttie Current Kirby Chicago Jenney Superior light Sandusky Ol Ocrober Arrived: Brazil Toledo Wilktneon Buffalo light Cleared: Brazil Escanaba Wilkinson Milwaukee Haxana Dwutn coal Conneaut October Arrived: Erics son McOGusall Nasmyth Mataafa sie mens Sujeror ore MoWIIllame Buffalo Rook erry Montreal Htfht Cleared: Drlesson MoDougall Nasmyth Mataafa Biemens Superior fifht McWilliams Su perior Roek erry Montreal ooal Lorain October Arrived: Krupp Two Harbors ore Taylor Lagonda Goul by Buffalo fight Cleared: Ceulby Du luth Taylor Milwaukee coal Kropp Two Harbors light October 10 TArrived: James Two Harbors ore Brownell Buffalo William Rhodes Gladstone merchandise Cleared: James Nellgon Two Harbors fight: George Brownell Chioago: William Rhodes Buffalo menobandisa (capt) inal irnr IT rif reenlng Deckard for Yohey Yohey for ttimkl Latowskl for Yohey Minardo Gibson Marebke for Weekes Mc town Marshke 'Marshke for Mo town Weekew for Marshice Hillsdale: for Bowers Brookes for rather Lane (U of Rif (Eagtem) Head itxecrald (U of DA Time of quar 12 13 J2 nnd 13 minutes Woodlands will welcome the Marlins onChevrolet field Woodward and Church ave nues Sunday afternoon at 2:30 Maroon football team is without! a game Sunday Any fast HO or 115 pound team call Smith at Bast 3144 before 10 Maroons have permit foj Belle Isle River Rouge football team has secured a with the Riversides to be played on the Great Lakes grounds Sunday Oc tober 11 at 2:30 Take Wyandotte car to Great Lakes hotel Other teams wishing games with River Rouge phone Cedar 543 and ask for Tony Oakwood Reserves have changed their name to Wlfeon Oakwoods Any team wishing a game for Sunday afternoon will be accommodated by calling Cedar 779 ana asking for manager Windsor Crescents or Rlvenldes preferred Oakwood Reserves have cancelled their game with Harvard Deserves rjy baldnotes and gossip CONTRACT VESSELS MISS LIGHTSHIP Removal of Tax on Manufacturers and Prospect of oreign Or ders Add to Strength General business conditions show some signs uf improvement reports indicating that fall trap la rapidly approaching nor mal while the banking boiuun is btcadlly clearing The sale of securities is atil! far below nurmai but all the brokers i epur an Increasing number of inquiries and prospects of reoieuuig New Yura Stuck exchange are growing brighter each day Locally the motor etusks have again be come the center of interest and it ia an ticipated the demand for these securities 'will be stimulated by the decision nut to lux tlie automobile industry oreign Orders Reported There are rumors in circulation that American ifianufacturers of motor trucks are receiving numerous inquiries from for eign sources and these are partially oon flimcd by tha announcement that Packard Motor Car company is delivering a large consignment uf motor trucks in New York tu be shipped abroad There is good reason to bviieva that the coun tries involved In tho European war will befome heavy purchasers of American mo tor trucks and the truck companies are expected to do a record breaking business during the present your the annual statement just issued by the Maxwell Motor company shows for Its initial year net eerqlngs of over 1 15001x0 which ia equal to something more than 4 per cent on cbe total capitalization This is regarded as a good showing for a new company and the stock strengthened lm following the publication of the statement with no offerings cm the street Both common and preferred of General Motors have been in considerable demand at higher price and thre has also been some activity in tne xxeo issues Industrials Rattier (jidetfl industrials been rather during the past week with no features of particular Interest Brokers specu lating as to whether any dividends will be paid on the common stock of the Acme White Lead Color Works after the of the fiscal year November 30 Last the directors of the company decided to defer action on common slock divided until after the close of the flscAl year It is now rumored that a 4 par cent dividend may be declared on the common stock decision not to pay any dividend on the stock of (he Mfies Detrott theater for quarter ending September 80 baa depressed this suJ somewhat but recall that Una stock already paid 6 per ewit during present year while outlook greatly improved business during the last quarter The bond market i considerably more active than for some time past And brok ers report a fair Investment demand for the listed Issues With the Packard park gridiron in excellent shape despite the heavy fall of rain one of the hardest con tested football games ever seen In Detroit is expected this afternoon when the Heralds champions of De troit clash with the Erin Braus holders of the Cleveland city title The drainage system at Packard park has carried off the water and the field is just right according tu Coach Marshall Tho Erin Brau eleven is entering its ninth season with practically the same team while the Heralds have played together for 11 years The players of each team have been drilled as a machine fur these many seasons and the decision in tilt is certain to be by a narrow 111UI gill The line up it Marshkc and Minardo also in for a share of the honorsuTtnnrv: Or silane powersander Thompson wring A (captj Rennieak dds oare Crnne oliey Roberts Jncan Craven ather Imhke Jackson Pullon or Ag Pt Packards 4 4 0 0 9 2 8 St George 4 3 1 0 7 4 6 All cots 4 2 1 1 4 3 5 Windcor City 4 2 2 0 8 7 4 Buick Thistles 3 1 1 1 7 4 3 Caledonlus 4 1 3 0 6 2 Nationals 4 0 2 2 3 6 3 Thistles 3 0 3 0 1 5 0 Second Division or Ag Pt 4 4 0 0 14 3 fl Detroit 4 3 1 0 18 1 fl Pontiac 8 2 0 1 5 2 4 Rovers 8 2 1 0 8 3 4 Imperial 3 2 10 8 5 4 Roses 3 2 1 0 5 7 4' bohay 4 0 4 0 1 14 2 Wyandotte 4 3 1 2 11 1 Wolverines 4 0 4 0 4 0 two points for playing Inefigibie 1914 WHEAT HIGHER ON NEW WAR THREAT Promise of Turkey and Portugal Entering Conflict Sends Prices Upgrade Chicago Octobar oreign buying ascribed to uneasiness dver report that hostilities promised at any moment to include Portugal and Turkey sent wheat prices to day up grade The close wag firm at 5 8c to 8c net advance (jorn finished at the aame as last night tu 4c down and oaU off December delivery of wheat seemed to be in demand for ex port houses both here and at Du luth Besides St Louis had in quiries from European government otficials asking terms on a round amount to be shipped by the way of the Gulf In addition to the war develop ments the big falling off in Ca nadian receipts was said to be mak ing buyers in the English trade Anxious Winnipeg arrivals drop pud tu 47o cars as against 12LU cars the corresponding day a year ago The stuck at Minneapolis also was shown to be much reduced the total standing 3200000 bush els less than last years figures advance in wheal prices carried the market to highest level of week The only impor tant reaction hich look place as shortly utter the opening and proved briet The crest of the bulge camo In the last 15 minutes of the session Despite soaking rains and the strength of wheat corn showed a decided tendency to sag Eastern demand was slow and there w'ere predictions uf larger receipts next week Oats also were depressed by the failure of the seaboard to maintain the urgent shipping call that of latd had been the rule Gash grain: Wheat No 2 red 108 Nu 2 hard 11 07Wal Corn: No 2 allow 73c No 3 yellow 72c Oats: No 8 white standard 46ii4tc Rye No 2 gjic Baney udgiUc Timothy Ha 5 Clover JlRgll utures runted a follows: Open High Low Close December 81 09 Ji WU May 1 15 1 1 14 1 i5 December 67 6748 66H 8T May 69 69 695s 69 December 47 47 4T 47 May 61x 51 New York New York Octooer lour steady Rye flour steady Buckwheat flour quiet Buckwheat quiet CornmcaJ steady steady Barley steady Wheat: Spot steady No 2 red 10 No 2 luud 81 No 1 northern Duluth 1 11 No 1 north ern Manitoba fl 12 nominal I Buffalo futures were without transactions Decem ber 116 May 8134 Corn: Spot quiet No 2 yellow Sic nominal to arrive Argen tine strictly prime Wc Oats: Spot quiet Hay steady Hops quiet Jherpuol Llven ool October 10 Wheat: Spot easier No 1 Manitoba frs Stid No 2 red winter now 8a 5d futures steady Octo ber 8m 44 December 8s 6d Corn: tipot weak American mixed 7s 8d futures easier October 5a 7d At Other olate St Louis October Wheat: No 2 red 8104(gLU6 No 2 hard 81 041 0 De cember 1 vsS'al Corn: No 2 40c No 3 76xc December 6jff64c Oats: No 2 nominal No 2 44c December 47c Kansas City October Wheat: No 2 hard WHcuMOl No 2 red 81QI 00H Corn: No 2 mixed iffHc No 2 white 7V75c Oats: No 2 white 4545c No 2 mixed 4Ripl2Hc MlnneapoliB October Wheat: No I hard 8110 No 1 northwn 109 No 2 northern 810446104 De cember 108 Com: 'NO 3 yellow 67fijJ 68c Oats: No 3 white lour steady: fancy patents 85 8 first clears 54 55 second clears 8315 Bran 19 25 CI Toledo October Prime cash and October 9 32 December $9 4JH March 89 5 Primo cash $5 7i December 8 85 March 89 10 Tim othy: Primo cash and October 83 63: De cember 83 70 March 82 77 Milwaukee October Wheat: No 1 northern WHTtl noHhwn 11 07 December 81 10 Corn: No yellow 73c December 67c Barley 58 "iJuluth October 10 Wheal: No 1 hard 81 10 No 1 northern 8109 No 2 north ern 81 06 December 81 finahcIalskies BECOME BRIGHTER 1 I oreign Exchange Conditions Im prove and Money Mar ket is Easier New York October Henry A weekly financial review Each week marks further Improvement In the financial situation position of foreign exchange Is dally growing favorable and foreign transactions though still seriously Impeded helng conduct ed with increasing facility The forma tion of the 8100010000 gold pool hae af forded materia relief and is offering a conspicuous example of what can be ac complished by Intelligent unselfish co operation This war brought many surprises also some highly gratifying Incidents Among these must be included the work accomplished by New York to ward meeting the shock of war thus pre venting disaster and successfully adjust ing our commercial to the new sit uation When the facts become fully known as to the ability courage and un selfishness with which the New York hankers faced the most serious financial crisis in our history there will be less prejudice throughout the country and par ticularly In political circles against New York as a financial center There serious problems brought on by war yet to ba solved but the worst part of crisis has been safely passed The money market Is also working Into a much easier position Good bor rowers have less difficulty In finding ac commodation and rates are somewhat easier There is also a better demand fur commercial paper which demonstrates im proving conditions in credit market Much of depression in business is due to contraction of credit arising from the war 4 Needless to say av expansion of credit upon a sound barls wifi materially help the business situation assistance of tho government and the operation of the Aldrlch Vreeland emergency bill which added nearly iTfiOWOOOO to our circulation have been important factors In monetary relief The financial district Is now look ing forward eagerly to opening of ederal Reserve banks Although the various stock exchange still cl' sed is a steadily widening market under certain restrictions for many high grade securities There are a number of potential buyers In th market only waiting for some decisive Indications of a turn for the better As world be comes more accustomed to war and Is better able to judge of Its final out come wtll show further growth Unofficial prices exhibit comparative stead iness as Is eonfirmd by ranstuttlons both In New York and Ixmdon Improve ment In mowtary and credit affairs Is vital and helpful in ail directions Inci dentally it worth mentioning congress will shortly close and country will have a resting spell from legislative med dling Detroit Bunk titatement of average condition of De troit clearing house banks for tho week ending October 8 shews: Loans 1166 301000 flflOOO mited States bonds and premiums 232t000 si eje M78(W) decraasa 859009 currency 19181000 decrease from re serve banks 118 972 000 increase '11679000 total reserve (34639000 increase 81066000 due from other hanks 81O5M1OuO Increase total cash retuiuroes 84x243 00 increase Sl5M000 circulation 134S3WJO (lopressa (375000 831 HlfrA decrease 204000: oominerciai de posits increase T2423AV totaf deposits 4139654000 increase 1700m borrow tsiemaney JL004000 IneteaeM 8QX000 IRM TONE IN Active Hxport Buying Brought Strength No Grain Mar kets Monday SI SISIARY Wheat 2c higher torn 1 Xc lu" er Liverpool corn 3 4l loer Date Unchanged Hye unj braus Unebanffrd Unchanged htekenn 1 Zc lwrr rovHIvns 4 lower 1 Uc lower wheat market was a quiet affair but developed more strength than expected closing with a gain for the day of 2c and for the week showing an advance of 2c in cash uud 1c in the May option It looked like an easy mar ket at first there being no special news of bullish nature and prices might have declined had It not been for excellent export buying which made its appearance early in the session and continued steadily to the flnibh oreigners were taking futures and it appeared that they hud made up their minds that much wheat would be needed before the end of the war Export buying was reported in Chicago and ut the sea board and there were large takings of oats as well us wheat Liverpool had a quiet market and both Englund and rance get ting large marketings of native wheat Cargoes weie firmly held There was a good demand in Liver pool from continental points The weakening factors were lower Win nipeg prices and a belief tnat American exports for tho week ill bv large In tne home situation there were a decrease in primary receipts and more assurances that farmers are not selling Slocks at Minneapolis were larger Pacific coast reports were bullish showing a heavy da tnund and much lighter production than expected oreigners are try ing to buy but holders are firm Trading on Saturday was not Igrge Aside from being the last day of the week It was quiet because of the holiday on Monday making a wide space In trading at a time when the market is nervous This checked any desire the trade had to take chances Cash wheat was quiet and local mills reported a alow demand for flour Webber Co from Chi cago the third day in auc eesKlon the local trade began by taking the selling side in following some pressure on that side of ths market from IzuSalle street leading houses Each time the local trade in following this lead has been in the market wrong and obliged to buy the wheat back on strsng swells The new feature in the trade today was persistent and heavy buying of December by bro kers acting tor a leader in the pro vision trade presumably in close touch with continental interests tn nocd of wheat This buying gave the early bulge to 109 3 4 the sec und swell to 110 and was respoii sible for the tinal strong upturn to 8110 1 2 because it was rumored that the wheat bought by this in terest was for lnalle street ac count The trade also had rumors in regard to Turkey being drawn into the war and the early mes sages confirmed the absolute closing of tha Dardanelles to all shipping1 Three large British steamships have been chartered at Baltimore tu load grain for Genoa Italy The vessels are the Northam Thiatlard and Margam Abbey Each is to take on 4UV00 quarters 10 per cent oats at 3 shillings all for October load ing on berth terms The combined cargoes of these vessel will amount to 1200000 bushels Coarse grain receipts were 2 cars of corn and 3 of oats Withdraw als were 1000 bu of corn 4000 bx of oats and 3000 bu of rye Stocks are 146700 bu of corn 83 S00 bu of oats and 19450 bu of ryo yield of wheat Is esti mated at 25926000 bushels and bar ley at 527 89000 bushels Importa tion will be necessary on a large scale Cloverseed is quiet and un changed for the day or the week there is an advance of 15c Tim othy and alfalfa are unchanged The corn market is slow and easy Prices lost 2u at the close on Sat urday and closed just that much lower for the week Prices a year ago in the Detroit market were 94c for No 3 red wheat 72 1 4c for No 3 corn and 43 1 in' for standard oats The area sown to wheat in India Is expected to how an increase as much of the linseed area will thus planted No receipts of wheat Shipment were 14200 bu Stocks are 529800 bu against 115500 bu a year agj) lour receipts on Saturday were 1000 bbls? against the same a year ago Shipments were 1000 bbls Rye la dull and steady Demand has been light all week and the market is quoted easy English buyers are anxious over the sharp falling off in Canadian receipts Oats steady and quiet The market lost 3c last week Beans are in moderate demand and steady Hay inspection Saturday 2 oars No grain markets Monday WHEAT Cash No 2 rod opened without chang at 81 12 and advanced to 81 May opened at fl 1 04 advanced to 51 19 No 1 Cash No 3 72o: No 3 yellow 2 cars at 75c offered at 74e No 4 yellow 73c rAT3 mandarf 1 carlt 47o No 3 white No 4 white 45c Cash No 3 9tr Immediate prompt end October shipment 82 November 82 10 CLOVERS Prime ipot 59 28 De cember March 89 70 hampie red 15 bags at 20 at 58 prime alslke 89 sample alelko 5 bags at SR spot SO srnt 25 track Detroit: No 1 tim othy No 3 timothy 814C14 50 No 3 timothy No 1 mixed 81? 12 60 No 2 clover 811013 straw 7 06 wheat and oat straw 50 per ton Tn one eighth paper sacks per 196 lbs jobbing lots: Boat patent 6 sec ond patent 35 50 straight 55 spring pat ent Jfl 20 rye flour 85 40 per bbl In 10Mb sacks Jobbing lots Bran 24 25 middlings 883 coarse cornmeal pi cracked corn corn and oat ehop 528 per ton Comparison of Asked rt Artlcks Low High Coae day's close No 2 red wheat 1 08 1 December lt 1 13 1 13 1 lii May 119 119 113 119 No 1 105 1 No 3 corn 72 73 No 8 yellow corn TO t74 75 No 4 yellow com 78 Htandard oats 47 47 No 3 cata 6 45 No 3 rye 91 Ort! beans 06 2 05 HOLLAND Burglar entered Henry bookstore Satur day night and cleaned out his stock of kodaks and fountain pen val ued at about 600 The were taken from the display windows and th men escaped in an automo bfle 23 BANK STATEMENT HIGHLY AVORABLE Relaxation in Money Situation Revealed Uy Distinct Improve ment in Commercial Paper Special to The ree Press New York October New ma terial for financial discussion was furnished today by the weekly bank statement and by the monthly figures Of the steel corporation of the amoupt of unfilled orders on hand at the close of September The bank statement was highly favorable It showed that the blinking institutions at this center have made further rap id strides toward a comfortable posi tion A decrease in loans of 826195 00V Accompanied by an Increase in cash of 83691000 led tu a decrease in the deficit oj 10195000 This brought the deficit down to 87791000 aa corn pared with a deficit of 838384000 In August That this Improvement should have been brought about in the face of considerable shipments of gold to Ottawa only emphasizes the power of Che favorable forces at work The reduction of the huge deficit of August to tho present small propor tions is therefore wholly gratifying If progress toward a discovery of schemes tu enable tbesecurtles mar kets to reopen or of settlln the var ious other problems connected with foreign exchange market and the international trade relations ia slow there is satisfaction that the evi dence of Improvement in money con ditions makes it all the easier to deal with these questions The relaxation in the money situa tion wa revealed by a distinct change for the better last week in the commercial paper market Stock exchange Joans on time were offered last week at rates of 1 1 2 pew cent and oven 2 per cent below the maxi mum of the past few weeks although in some cases terms as regards the collateral put up were stiffer Tha present demand for funds for stock exchange purposes la of course ex tremely light and rates now quoted must be viewed in this light The foreign exchange market ruled firm throughout the week APPEALS TO HIGHER COURT 1H LIBEL CASE Insists Change of Venue rom Albany is Necessary to Obtain Justice Special to The ree Press Albany October L'ounael for Theodore Ivooaevelt today filed no ticj of appeal to tha appellate di vision of the supreme court from the decision of Justice Chester de nying an application for a change from Albany to some other county the trial of the 850000 libel suit Instituted against him by William Barnes Counsel for Hoosevelt con tend that a fair trial is not obtain able in Albany county because of the political Influence here of Mr Barnes Justice Chester held acon trary view in denying the applica tion Auction Auction ON Thursday October 15th 1914 at 10 A at the comer of our teenth and West file Indianapolis Indiana we will sell at public auction the entire plant of Henderson Motor Car Co manu facturer of the famous This sale will include Twelve 4 and 6 cylinder Henderson Touring Cars 1 Brown Stake Truck 1 Jackson Service Wagon All ears are fully equipped absolute ly new standard cars Au ImincnHe stock of standard material parts and accessories machinery equip ment and fixtures The sale starts promptly at 19 on the of the company and con on the contents of the entire plant until all the goods are disposed of which it expected will not take over the one day This stock will sold In piecemeal and can be Inspected two days prior to sale of tho sale are being issued and can ba procured at office of under signed Samuel Wintemitz Co auctioneers 79 Wet Monroe St Chicago QCEAX STEAMKItS cvntirv sex DAYs from OlUiltl SAN RANCISCO AMERICAN I STEAMERS AUSTRALIA SAMOA and ROUTH SEAS Splendid Steamers LUyds I00A1 (19000 tons duptac) of Sydney Short Line sxillrg every 3 weeks tor Honolulu every 28 days fcr Sydney $110 Honolulu Sydney $300 ROUND TRIP second olais SYDNEY $200 Various Tours including Java China Japan and Round the World Send for folder OCEANIC CO79 Market Street SAN RANCISCO AUSTRALIA TAHITI AND NEW ZEALAND Regular from San rancisco to Sydney via Tahiti and Welling tun Oct 14 Nov 11 Dee 9 and every 2a dayx Send for mphlet Inion Steamship Co of New Zealand Ltd Office 818 Market St San rancisco or local or 9 Agents LAKE AND KITEK STEAMERS teEWavo xvewHAgLf or Cleveland Pittsburgh and all south and at dally 1046 cn to Clevsiuad L6u Uta burgh 8508 or Buffalo and all points Dally or Mackinac Island nod Way orts 680 nx 930 a Week End Every Saturday 8 60 round trip for trans portation returning in time for Monday Stateroom Aecoinmndattons Upper berth 100: lower Mr th 8150 whole room 8260 TICKET Third Ave Wharf 137 Woodward Ave (Majtatlo Bldg 63 ort St West mwi himinjiitniN Jinmi WHITE STAR LINE or tho and Port Huron way steamers leave Detroit every wk day 2:88 a or Dally at 4:11 Sun daya4ko Wharf foot li.

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