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THE NEW: YORK TIMES. Frrn a v. DECEMBER 7. 1913. EXjnrrnorr cf 013 English and French Engravings Cclcri ETcnmcs.

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At all Druggists In all Nation. Makers of Surgical and Medical Supplies. Nw Brunswick, N. hard stubborn Colds that hangs on, is broken up by Humphreys' "Seven ty-aeTen" mi "Hat served me faithfully nor years," kayt mend of "Seventy-seven," writing from the panlsh Island of St. Thomas.

So say the friends or the world the Cough. Cold, Grip, Influenza end Sore Tliroat are taken In time. If you wait till you're sick btd It may take longer The Dollar Flask holds more thsn six twenty-five rent vials for sale by all Druggitts or mailed. Home Medicine Co 13S im. Street.

New York Advnleaat. Tin bet Chrntxaa present A CUCKOO CLOCK U'e five bo pretest away but ail price ere reduced oa accouat of lower Uiiff. v3 chaag. 4i Largest variety ta Cuckoo Uockt from to the flaett Swim Carvtag. i.

-b'l WEATHER HOUSES. 6et ateortmeat ta everything. Oar weathcrhoueee are toy but every oaa vmu peTieci. Tki large aad r-liable haaee. 10 in.

Rich, we offer at a SOc, or by parcel i cm! free Me. Ue are the oldest and beet laowa Black Forest-Swiss koine ia Ameiira NiSS O.0CI CO, IS Barclay St, R.T. Cty A. Bdy and Brain work well oa Grape-Nut There a Reason 1 ROSE'S FRAME SHOP da i-l uua si near way. raffles for the Prophet pictures CARDERS WHO not devote your ad-'-inking expenditure, when )ouv desire boarders, to 2 dium read by those with money to spend? Those Jfco desire a comfortable Jow ding house and who jve the money necessary pay for good accommo-ons invariably consult the want columns of HE NEW YORK TIMES Tetepaaae MM Srraat.

JEFFERSON LETTER -III DAHFORTH SALE Many Rare Autographs in Part III. to be Offered at Auction This Week. CONGRESS OF 1774 ITEMS Hesrtmsn to Sail Rars Americans Andtrson's to Disperse Books of William Williams. A Utter at Thonuva Jefferson, flvln hta reaaona for dncllnlns a third term', as Is la lart HI. oi mo iie Elliot Danforth's collectloa of autographs, which wUl ba sold by Stan V.

Henkels la Phllasalphla on Thursday aa4 Friday. Tha letter is two' pases quart datad Jan. 10. 1808. asd addressed Tot tha General Assembly of North Mr.

Ilenkela calls It a fine and characteristic letter with the good old Deraocratls Ting to It." Tha letter reads as follows: The wrong ear country has Buffered, fellow-dUMM, by violation the norml rulr which th Author of our betas bee Implant In man sa the law of bla nature to sovn-n blm In his aaaoclsted as writ ss ImllvMual charactvr, have bn such aa uily to excite the nlblliUe you ex. lkm, end a deep abhorrence at lnrflca-llntM throatenlnc a aubtitltutlon of power for rlht In the tntercourme between nation a. Nat loaa worthy of your Indignation have bM tb machJnatlona of parrai-ldoa wh4 bave endeavored to brlnf to danger the union of three Btatoa. and to subvert, for tne purpoaeo of Inordinate ambition, a ovemnont fAnsdod la the 'will of Ite riUavna. and directed to ne object bat their hspptoeas.

1 learn, with the liveliest sentiments of (ralUude and respect, your approbation of my conduct In the vaiioua t-hargea which my country has bocn pleased to confide In at Olfferent timea. and eepeolally that the administration of our publla afrslre; since my aooeaaloa to the Chief Magistrate, baa been so far satisfactory that my con-tlnuaaoe in that effloe after the preaeut terra would be acceptable to you, but that should -lay Sown my charge at a proper period la ae much a duty aa to have borne it faithfully. It soma termination to the eervtoee of the Chief Magistrate be not fixed by the Constitution or supplied by Sractk. his office, nominally for years, I. a fact, become tor life, and hlUy showa how easily that-dearemratea with aa Inheritance.

llelleving that a representative government rerponslMe St ehnrt perl-els ef election. Is that which produre the greatest sum of happiness to mankind. I feel It a duty to do no set. ahtch shall essentially Impair that principle, and I should unwillingly be the person who. disregarding tho sound precedent set by an Illustrious predecessor, should further the first example of prolongation beyond, the aeond term of office.

Truth also obliges me to add that. I am sensible ef that decllre, which advancing years bring on, and feeling their physical I eueht not to doubt their mental effect, happy tC I am the first to perceive and to rlmonltlon of nature and to solicit a retreat from care too great for the wearied faculties of age. Declining a re-election on grounds which, cannot but be approved, and will be a great comfort of tor future days snd the satisfactory result of a service of forty yeajra. I carry into retirement such teatl-fftontea as you have been pleaded to gle ef the approbation and good will or my fellow-elilaena generally, and I supplicate the Helng la wltoa tmnls all are to preserve our country In freedom snd Independence, and to bestow on yourselves the blessings of His favor. There -Is In this part of the Danforth collection an almost complete setof tha member of the Congress of Int.

the first Congress which laid the founda tion for American Ilbrty. it is reaur the basis of an American collection of autographs, and one of the most in. terastlmr series to form. In fact, at this late date, as Henkels says, most collectors have about dispalred of aver setting even signatures and documents signed, let alone letters of the members. The only names missing front the Danforth set are those of John Richard Bland.

Joseph Hewes, and Thomas, It v. ill sold aa one- lot. lAnother' interesting and valuable set consists ef members of tha Albany Convention of 1754. This convention, com-poaed of Commissioners from six provinces, New York, lklasaachuaetts. i New Hampshire.

Connecticut. Rhode Island. Pennsylvania, and Maryland, waa called at the Instigation of the rirltisrt crown tor the purpose of hold-Ins; an interview with the Indiana of tho Five Nations to establish their attachment to Great Britain and their constant friendship to the British colonies. At this convention Benjamin Franklin first brought forth the idea of an American union. "Included In the letters are many of- importance and from men who jar now to wbuiln.

'Amo( the other Items In the collec? tln are ''Irtter and slgnM documents of th scries of th Perlnmtion of A letter of Paraut-I Hunt-InKton xlve the reasons why Vermont ratified the Federal Const tutlon and a letter of f'hlllp litvlnKston. written in relate to the putting of obstructions in Hudson River. There is a fine representation of the members of the Continental Congress with good examples of such rare rame a John Blair of Vlrglna, Tf othy Htood worth of North Carolina. Ereklil Cornell of Rhoie Is and. Stephen Crane of Jew Jereev, Nlllam Cummlng of North Carolina, Jo.

rt Uawson of Virginia, Charlea Da Witt of New Tork. WlUlam of Virginia, Jams Forbes or Maryland. Frost of New Hampshire. Robert Ooldsborough of Maryland. WnltmtU HiH of North CarolJna.

tiamuel 8tl-k of Qeontfa and Roer Val ott- of Connecticut. Included In the letters of officers the Revolution are manv Interesting examrdea. Arnold's signature fa attached to hn estimate for a sail. Gen. Francis Marion's name la on.

a receipt for money for the use of his troops. A fine letter of the Marquis Ronarle. Brigadier General In tha American Revolution, relates to the issuance of commissloNS to officers. A survey of land has a beautiful specimen Of Georre Washington's writing at the ae of 18. These are seta Of the Annapolis convention, the first Federal Congress, the Hartford convention.

Presidents of tire t'nlted Btatea. Justices of the Cnltad Ptatee Buprema Court. Cabinet officer and Governors. Among the last named ara autographs of Richard Hliilnham. Oeome Clarke.

a me Ixm-gan. Joseph trudley. John Murray, arl of Ounuiore, Kenjamln Fletcher, Jacob Leleler and Sir Richard Nlcoila, first Engiieh Ooternor of New Tork. Other rare Colonial names are those of John Alder? Hnmuel Daniel Gookin and John Humphrey, one of tn ix orlslnal purchaser of Masaachu-setta A curious old Majacljusetta document refers to -witchcraft. her is also a fine lot of letters of Confederate officers Including Important ex-rhangea of 6tonewU Jackaoa and Robert R.

jb. Rare Americana, containing selection from the library of the 1st J. Roussei of Wood Ridp. N. will bo said on Friday by Charlea F.

Heartman. 8d Lexington Avenue, One of the features of the sale will be a collection of autographs of the eilgner of th Declaration of Independence. Tho represented la It are Charlea Carroll of Carrollton, Ooor; Clymer. Renjamin Harrison, Thomas Heyward. Samuel Huntington, Richard Henry Lee.

Philip Livingston. Thomas MrKean. Robert Morrta. Lewis Morris. John Morton, George Read.

Caesar Rodney. Benjamin Rush. Edward Rutledee. James Wilson. George Walton, and WlUiara Lee'a letter la dated Chantllly.

Jan. 7, 173 and addressed to Dr. WUliam Ship-pen of Philadelphia, I was going." he says. to writ a word or two about politics, but mum for that some penetrating eye may ae it and whisper An enemy of the French Aiuaiiva. The letter of McKean Ot nistonc Importance.

being signed by hlro as President of Congress. It Is dated Philadelphia. Pep, 1, 178L and Is addressed to Caesar Rodney. It read 8lrl By th advice of Congress I ara Inform your Excellency that I hav Just bow grt privet information that on (tun-day last aa embarkation of about 6.00O troop had actually taken place la New Tork on board of eighty or ulnety which were then ready to sail. All the troops from Umt Island, Tork Isla-xl, snd Hta ten Island are sahJ to be oa board, together with a great number of wagons, horses, and light artillery.

My Informant further say that on tha 19th Instant (this day) a certain Cornelius Hatfield Is set out with dispatches for Lord CornwslUs In smaU decked schooner, of the barge or whaleboat construction, carrying a four-pounder I th bow and ten or twelve swivels, snd having sixteen car. Tou. will be pleased. Sir. to take th necessary precautions upon tbls intelligence, and If Cornelius Hatflell should be apprehended I am to request that he may be securely confined snd -guarled.

I am. Sir. with the greatest regard, your Exeellencye most obedient, humble servant, THOMAS McKEAN, President, p. 8. Sine writing the foregoing letter Congress bave been pleased to pass the Resolution, of which you have a copy ln- Insert I wish you success In the meaaure recommended, and pray Ood to keep you and the good people of under MU providential care.

There are also rare civil war items, books printed by Benjamin Franklin, rcarce Indian Items. French books on America, rare early pamphlet concerning- Alexander Hamilton, scarce New York and New Jersey publications. Including the Acts of New Jersey, printed bv Bradford In 17KT, and sn album containing letters of Yale graduates and rare prints of that Institution. Books and letters from the libraries of William Williams, signer of the Declaration, of Independence, and Jonathan Trumbull, Revolutionary Governor of Connecticut, will be sold by the Anderson Auction Company to-morrow. Among the Williams document are that signer's autograph copy of Oen.

'aah-ington's account of the battle of Ger-mantown snd a list of the delegates to the Congress of 1775. There are letters or documents of George Washington, July IS. 1773; William Pitt, Deo. 17. ITttO.

relating to George views toward the Colonies; Thomas Jefferson. Kept, 14. 17i: Due do Lausun. who was with Lafavetve at Yorktown, accepting an invitation to breukfast with William Willinms. the signer; Jonathan Francis Hopklnson, another of the signers, and George II.

Among tha books are rare editions of the Declaration of the United Colonies," 1775; Kxtracts from the Votes and Proceedings." 1773; Timothy Dwlght's Sermon on the Capture of Corawallls," 1781; Benjamin Franklin's Examination on the Stamp Act." David S. Rowland's "Historical Remarks." published at Providence in 1779, and John Hancock's own copy of his oration on the Boston Massacre. Among Mao of th Connecticut Western Reserve. 1HH; W. Scull Map of Pennsylvania.

At It'. VA ,11, MM Congress snd early Yale irrmrint. Three of tha latter of William Wlk lama, the are addressed to bis wire, Mary, wno was tne aaugmer oi Matthew TrumbulL GERMANS TAKING TO TEA. Campaign to Lessen Beer Drinking Meets with Success in Factories. The old German custom of allowing employes to drink' beer during working hours is under fire by soma the more ptogresslTc manufacturers, and there is a general tendency through the country to disouraTe the Many, factories now abnolutely prohibit beer drinking during the working day.

and supply tea instead at a nominal price. A Berlin factory employing 5,000 men has succeeded 11T getting many of Its employes to substitute tea, for the stronger stimulant. Two pounds of tea are brewed lit 21 quarts of water; four pounds of auger, are diasolved It quarta of water, and CI quarts Of hot water are added, making a total of 105 quarts of tea. This is put up In pint bottles and sold to the men at pfennigs, or about three-fourths of a cent per bottle. The" tea may be had at any time, the distribution being made by trucks hauled through the factory by boys, practice hss practically enu- ed tne sate oi oeer in mi iw.iurj.

incivility Lost a The following Story of- Inefficrehcy, through Incivility, was told In one of the department stores':" "A woman stepped from an elevator In one of the departments and was Immediately nrroachd bv a saleswoman. who oxked If there waa anything ah could show her, Th customer asked to be directed to the writing room. She had no more than completed the sentence, however, when the saleswoman turned from her wun a oisgusteo air. The customer, indignant over th treat ment ahe had received. Immediately left the store.

Manicuring Set Largest stock of German Manicuring 8cU, 70 different from' SL25 to S10. All are packed n.eat genuine leather cases and tain from 4 to 10 Instruments nail file, buffer, scissors, nail tweeser," etc A Uselsl Caristaias ftretes pnnpfiN Any reader of The Times purchasing one of our Imported Manicuring Sets at SZS0 or more will receive upon presentation of this coupon the weather- Indicator shown here 171)171? absolutely rKrJC. A mm Weather Indicator A beautiful present which will be appreciated by all is a Fairy Weath- indicator, ox i inches, as illustrated. Ooaranteed to accurately forecast earner o- hour in advance. An ornament for any room, den or veranda, CaTXTS.

40 different kinds of Weather Indicators from 20 cents up. Imparted Cache (rem Ui to MS.ee. Also a large assort- mrnt of other German sVrCaialaa-ae seat free avwa reje seadp tat. F. W.

ENGELS T-1 Betweea ltk ad lxth Sta, Tec, Importer 816 Broadway PAMLIA ROUSES -EHGLAIID TO FORTIFY Jamaica, St. Lucia, and Trinidad Made to Resume Old Importance, CANAL "AS STRATEGIC BASE Dr. Vaughan Cornish for First Tims In England Expounds Ameri- can Armament LONDON. Nov. 10.

In his lecture this week on The Strategic Aspect of tha Panama Canal, at the Royal United Service Institution, Dr. Vaughan Cornish not only revealed for the first time In England the scheme of defense being provided for th canal by the United States, but also demonstrated how that schem made It necessary for Great Britain to Increase her fortifications la th West Indies. He said that while It waa to the manifest Interest of the United States to keep the canal open during a war to which they were not a part on the conditions as the Sues Canal waa kept open. It was no part of the United States to protect tho routes by which the canal might be reached. Thus, whereas Guantanamo guards tho windward paasage for American vessels it does not for British, and the defenses and harbors of Jamaica now resume much, of their old Importance for us.

Moreover, there must be another position of defense and supplies at the eastern end of the Caribbean. at St, Lucia or Trinidad. During war with a European power the canal will chiefly be of Importance to ua as a route for wheat carryine" ships from ihe poits of British Columbia, but if there were trouble between us and the yellow race at some future time the canal would be the route 'for the naval reinforcement of British Both entrances to the canal, he said, are being strongly fortified against attack by ships. The armament consists of twenty-eight ia-lncU ten 11-lnch guns, twelve 6-lnch guns, one Id-inch gun, and twenty 4.7-lnch toe-Users. The forts at the Atlantic, end are at the entrance to the Bay of L.1-mon, those at the Pacific end on some small islands which have been connected with the canal by a causeway.

Th forts will be manned by l.ltm men of th Coast Artillery. At both entrances there will be a mine field behind tho forts. Permanent barracks ar to be erected on the line of the Panama Railroad (at some point between Gatun and Miraflores, which are thirty-six miles apart) for the accommodation of a mobile fore of about 7.00O men. Infantry and artillery. This force is Intended to engage the sailors and marines who may be landed from a fleet to attack the.

locks and other structures. The canal can be put temporarily out of working by wrecking the gates of any pair of -locks. It 1s stated that this cannot be done by an individual or by stealth, but that the guard would have to be' mastered first. More lasting -damage would be caused by blowing up the spillway wall in the Gatun Dam and thus lei ting the water out of the canal. The country for five miles on either side of the canal has been a m'lttary reservation.

All private ownership has been extinguished; no settlement will be permitted, and the Jungle will be allowed to cover all paths and trails so as to form an entanglement through which a passage cannot be forced, and which must be cleared step by step with the hatchet. At' Balboa, on the Taclfic side, there will be repair ahopa and a dry dock capable of accommodating' the largest ships. Basins are being, provided for storage of coal, the amount of which will not be allowed to fall below 100,000 tens; and tanks are to be erected for storage of fuel oil. There is a large cold storag plant from which Snip ueing the canal will ordinarily be supplied, and there wilt thus ba facilities for victualling the garrison In emergency. A "wireless" sta'ion is being erected which Is expected to have a radius of 3,000 mile, permitting direct communication with Wash'ngton, San Frsnclsco.

Buenos Aires, and Valparaiso. No wireless atattona except those d'rectly controlled by the Unl ed States Government will be permitted in the Repub'lc of Panama. A force of marines will be maintained on the Isthmus, not as part of tha garrison, but for service In Central or South America. In case of war with Japan Its best protection is its remoteness. Panama being 7.70O mile from ere ane few islands In the eastern pr of the Pacific, and they are t-o far from the rresent Jp-n pofiie'rlo-f to be suitable for permne- nav 1 bas -s for that power, but the Parl Islands.

ty-thre miles from Panama, are quit suitable for a temticenry naval -be used in an at'ack rpo- the canal. The strategic, pu-pose -ne etna', however, is not only f-r th upprt the Monro policy, the d-f nse of the Pacific States, and of th Pil np s. It Is also to enabl. the Unl' ed sa es to have a vol l- el' tha re'atee to the utu'-e of Ch'na. Snl for thl raw be p- ent In fo ce on t' Asiatio a or 'ne PORTUGUESE ELECTIONS.

Half the Electors Remain Away from the Polls. LISBON, Kov. 20. Xov. 16 was the day for the supplementary elections of Deputies in thirty-seven constituen cies, to the Portuguese Chamber.

The number of electors is about 00.0UU, and in nearly all constituencies more than naif abstained from voting as a protest to the present Government, This Is significant, for had this- opposition. together with that numbering some 000, which voted, been united. It would have carried all before it. As it Is, the thirty-seven Government candidates have been returned with large majorities. According to the Constitution of Portugal, supplementary elections can only be held when the: Chamber of Deputies has been -reduced to under 133 members.

The number of vacancies in the present Chamber Is thirty-seven. These have been occasioned since 1911 by a few deaths, a considerable number of (that of Sen nor Theophilp Braga being the most conspicuous.) and by appointments to poets incompatible with a seat tn the Chamber. The voting at Lisbon and Oporto Is on the proportional system, whereas in all the other constituencies th members ar returned by absolute majorities. At Lisbon the candidates' for three vacancies) numlered sixteen, (four Democrats, four Kvolutlonists. four Unionists, and four Socialists.) and the voters, roughly, 24.0t)u.

Illiterates, who, according to thi latest statistics, number 73 per cent, of the. population of Portugal, are disfranchised. Despite the, 144 classes of the decree of minutely regulating the system of elections. It It well known and freely admitted by Republicans that the first Parliament under, the Republic, the vacancies tn which are now filled up, was elected from above, and made only a very faint ret en of representing the people. Thus many districts notoriously Royalist returned Republican Deputies, and no Royalist was elected: and even now.

thre year after th revolution, a Royalist candidate would be more likely to find himself ultimately In a prison than In the Chamber of Deputies. As tn most Latin countries, the tradition in Portugal is that th Government M' the day should mak and win th election. is never hy th rw suit an election that a Ministry falls: rather an election strengthens its band. Thus in alt th cntitu--ncls Honor Affonso Costa's candidate, the Democrats, have a majority. In other circumstances he might allow a considerable rsnmlter of deputies to his opponents, but at present ne needs to strengthen his majority In the Chamber so as to enable him to govern without the Unionists, who hav hitherto supported him.

but who ar far from seelns eyo to eye-wttb, him. eS-sjssasjsasjsBsawaB- Repetition ef Old Financial Scandals May Be Prevented by New The special commute appointed by President Mabon of tho Hew Tork Stock Exchange to 'oo-operate with the State Legislature, Congress, or other bodies seeking to raise th standard of corporation honesty has not yet formulated any plan of action. It Is expected to Initiate a movement for th passage of -a law for' this country similar in many respects to the British Companies act, which would make It compulsory on the part of corporations to mak public th terms under. which new stock and bond Issues ar floated. J.

8. Cache A. Co. have called this matter to the attention of customers in a letter in part as follows The exposure of profits to insiders In th buying- of small roads for the St, Louis A San Francisco, as revealed In the Interstate Commerce Commission investigation, haa led some people to ask whether railroads ought not first to prov that they are conducted honestly and In the interests of stockholders, before rates are raised. The code of corporation ethics has changed in the last few years.

The Investigation referred to shows the practice of a period when th strenuous rush, for wealth made such things common. These practices are none the less to be deplored. There was. Indeed, then no specific rule against them. All that would be necessary now to correct them would be statutory requirement that all bankers' commissions must be made public, aa in England, and to this should be added strict provisions that if any Directors or officers are to participate in commissions or profits, directly or indirectly, announcement of that, too, should be strictly required.

The law to-day. In 1 fact, prohibits such participation, but it might be made to specifically apply. It is to be doubted whether at the present time railroad officials are allowing any lapses of the kind in question. Whatever may have been past practices, what Is needed now is regulation of the present and of the future, with the idea of building up the business of the country on high-class lines. "There is.

of course. -no question that everything should be done to bring about the strictest honesty in the management of railroad and other corporations, as well as a greater degree of efficiency and economy. But waiting 'for these two things to be accomplished before relief Is given to the roads in the way of higher rates, would be to continue the present depressed conditions, carrying some railroads Into bankruptcy which would otherwise be saved. Inflicting further Injustice upon Innocent stockholders and placing the whole country under th threat of hard times. In other words, it seems that we must take conditions and the amount of capitalization as they are to-day, and while working to improve them as Tar aa management is concerned, must promptly place the companies In position to earn adequate FRANCE'S INLAND NAVY.

Homes of 45,000 Persons Are Floating on Rivers and Csnals. Inland navigation on tho water feign-ways of France is much more Important than one might suppose from the situation of the streams. A census taken in 1912 brought' to light the fact that there were 15,141 boats of three tons and 1 over, capable of carrying over 4,000.000 tons. As regards capacity. per cent, can carry more than 300 tons; 13 per 200 to 800 tons; 5 per 100 to 200 tons, and per cent.

8 to 100 tons. Of the boats in use. 1.700 were of Iron. These were encountered chiefly on the Seine, the canals of Paris and the Marne, and in the neighborhood of the Rhine. There Is an interesting international phase of this humble, but by no means unimportant, branch of French due to the connection between the waterways of France and those of neighboring countries.

Among the boats covered by the census, 83 per cent- were French," 14 per cent, Belgian, and 3 per cent. German. The Belgian boats, having: an average capacity of 317 tons, are seen on almost all the waterways of the northern, eastern, and central regions of France, but chiefly In the frontier departments. Many of the vessels furnish permanent homes for the owners or navigators. No less than tS.Of to boat were provided with cabins, tn which there were living last year 43.000 persons.

Wore than half the boat were operated by the owners. Austrian" law decides. Tskes Preference Over State Meas- uref In Appellate Court Decision. Basing their decision 'on a law' of Austria which Is directly contrary to the law In tals State, the. Appellate Division dismissed the, appeal, yesterday of Louis Casper from a verdict in the Snnreme Court In favor of Knauth.

Vnchrwi Kuhne. the bankers. Casper. actlnc throurh hi emDloyera. Bitwlller Brothers, bought two drafts on th Wiener Bank-Verem or Vienna, payaoie to Mrs.

E. ITtaswy at Prague, Austria. One of the drafts, which was for 2,250 kronen, was stolen and cashed by a man w'ho- had forged Utassy's name. Casper sued lor tne vaiue 01 tne draft. Under the law of this State he would have been entitled to recover, the Appellate Division said, but the law of Austria was held to govern in this "ase.

Justice Dowllng pointed out that the law of Austria, the -civil, law, prescribed that when there was a loss without blame, tne party on whom the loss fell could not transfer tt. The court found that there was no legal obligation for a hank tn Austria to identify the person presenting- a draft or check for payment ana tnat Dan as in mat country were not liable for cashing forged drafts or checks. 1 CAN'T KEEP HIM OUT, Court Rules on Right of Max E. Schwalbe to Do The validity of an agreement- by a former partner to refrain from engag lng In the same line of business depends on the consideration for "making the agreement; and -if this is shown to oe contrary to nubile oolicv. the asrreement cannot be enforced.

This was tne ruling of the Appellate Dlvia on yesterday in holding that tfe Strauss Linotyping Company was not to an Injunction restraining Max K. Schwalbe from engaging in a general linotyping business. The firm was- formerly known aa the Schwalbe; a StraUss Linotyping Company. I BchwaJbe's arrest was caused by his former associates on charges of larceny, and while proceedings were pending before a Magistrate. Schwalbe was urged to sign an agreement to refrain from engaging In tne general business of no ping it appeared to the satis faction or tne Appellate uivision tnat the consideration for the agreement -was tne dropping or tne charges, wmcn made It a compounding of his alleged felony.

Under the circumstances, the court held that It could not be enforced by an in junction- Advises Sporting Goods Dealers. An Interesting fact for sporting goods retailers to according to a prominent Middle West hardware merchant. Is the steadily increasing de mand for athletic and outdoor goods. There is Invariably a heavy demand for baseball goods, and the call ftr football supplies shows an Increase every year. Golf haa also taken solid root In this country, and tennis is proving such a popular pastime that every live metropolis has public golf links and fre tennis court.

Tn retail hardware and sporting good dealer. In the ooinion of this merchsnt. would do well to remember these things where with to make uo for nis loss in sales. ef late years. In firearm and other bunung supplies, South American Business Directory WASHINGTON, Dec' A directory of South American fiims, who fre likely to tcome purchasers it American goods, has been completed by the De partmer.t of tJommerce and Is being prepared for distribution.

The directory contains a list of American and other foreign agents of South American im-nortinaT firms and the names of the parent firms of branch bouses located la various South American ciUos. ALL SOOTH AnERICA WOULD SEW) OS BEEF Our New Tariff, Admitting Meat Free, Finds a Ready Response on Southern Continent. CATTLE INDUSTRY CROWS Grszing Lands In Argentina -and Brazil In Grest Demand, Due to New Beef Market Here. Tho experiment by Argentine cattit ranchers of sending a shipload of rosea beet to New York and the admission of meat to the United States duty free ar turning the attention of all South Amer. lea to the cattle Industry, where beet production 1 practicable, according to United States Consul General Julius G.

Lay, writing from Rio de Mr. Lay says that while Brazil Is surpassed by Argentina in both tho number and the careful breeding of cattle, the fertile land of Argentina la being held at such high prices that cattlemen and companies seeking: opportunities for investments in cheaper raxing lands are now looking to Brazil. 'The moat suitable land in Brazil now being- utilized for grazing cattle," says Mr. Lay for the benefit of those Interested In the matter. Is In th States of Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Cathanna.

Sao Paulo, Mines Geracs. Goyas, Matto rosso, Bahia, Ceara, and Plauhy. All the territory In the southernmost State of Brazil, Rio Grande do SuL In which are already located numerous ranches, has railways carrying its products to the ports on the Atl.utic. Some of the pastoral, regions if. the.

State of Parana also 'nave railway connection with Its seaports and coum-ing markets In the State of Miaa Goraes, the sone known as the 1 rUo-gulo Mlneiro, famed for the excellence of its vast natural ranches, and otbet ex tensive pastoral regions, where the breeding of beef cattle is carried on to a considerable extent, are served by railways which transport beef to the large consuming centres, foe cities of Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, and SaniA The State of Bao Paulo, where railroad extension 1 has reached a uigner state- of development than elsewhere Frazil, possesses areas well suited for cattle raising. A very-large packing and refrigerating plant is nearing completion in the CUy of Barxetos. In Goyas considerable territory suitable, fot grazing will be opened up on the completion of the Goyas Railway, now well advanced. The ranch lands in the State of Matto Gross ar very extensive and reputed to be covered with nutritious grasses, but the State is remote from the centres of consumption and Is as yet Inaccessible by ralL The absence of1 reasonable railway transportation rates has prevented the cattle business from becoming profitable tn most districts of Brasll. Shipment has been conducted, therefore, on a limited scale.

Driving from one point to another must at present be resorted to, but It is only a question of a few years Until this method of bringlnr the product to the markets will be superseded by modern transportation facilities. Refrigerator freight cars are now being Mr. Lay estimates from ths most reliable reports available that there are about 30.000,000 cattle in Brazil. Of this number Rio Grande do Sul Is credited with 8.000,000, and Minas Geraes with 5,000.000. In 1908 the salted beef establishments of Rio Grande do Sul killed 698,000 cattle.

In 1911 the State of Minas Gerae sent S49.C53 cattle to the slaughter bouses of Rio de Janeiro and Bho' Paulo. a 1 Writing of the cattle-marketing methods in Brazil. Mr. Lay says: Cattle for consumption In the large centre of population ar sold at different markets situated at railway centres In the interior of the ranching States and are handled as follows: The boiadelro, or herdsman, acquires the cattle from tb raneber and drives them to a point, where they ar purchased by the rnarchante, or carUe trader, who In turn sends them to th slaughter bouse, where they ar purchased by th retail meat merchant. For th paj two years cattl tn Brasll.

as elsewhere, hav risen In value aad sine th Bomber tn Brazil does not supply th local demand, th tendency- will be toward a further rise In price. --Some six months xo fat steer, weighing 1.1-O0 to 1.100 pounds, delivered at th point of slaughter, sold at S40 to 4V according to quality and condition. This year cattle have advanced in value st least S3 head, but sn expert here estimates that a ranch could stocked with cows In Matto rosso. Goyas, or minas Geraes at not exceeding 123 per hesd "In the cities of Rlo Janeiro, Bah la. Femambuco, and Sao I'aulo tho average price of beef Is 11 to lo cents per pound, t'n the Amason the prlc is much higher." PnMti irr miv rttiti r-naitor OUWIMUIOi I.IMI tiuit rfm'iwE President Asks Denater Ooumergws to Try ts Form Cabinet PARIS.

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