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Wilson Places Embargo on F.xporlalion of Coin anrl Bullion WASHINGTON', Sept. Wilson last night, placed nn embargo, effective September 10, on the oxpor- tut Ion of coin, bullion and currency. At tho same lie. ft ill the secretary of (ho treasury to license such where, in die opinion of (hi! federal reserve board, they are not harmful to tin? public interest. Tho embargo, which to nil nations, places absolute control over gold exports in the hands of Secretary AleAdno ami the federal reserve board.

Officials believe Unit the measure will tar toward conserving the huge store of Kohl accumulated iti this country the beginning of the war, a store which recently Ims ben drawn upon rnlni'r heavily Ivy and Spain. Strict adhesion (o the embargo IK ro- euvdo.d us imliUely uml undesirable ('i however, of the free movement of gold to 1 Orient appears pi'nhnbto. l''nr some time past treasury and reserve board officials have viewed with Koine concern the tendency of gold to flow away from the United States, a movement which started with the financlne hero, of lb" allies, decently die federal reserve hoard requested the ban of the country to aid, so fur as possible in checking (he growing exports. Standing of Clubs Sail Uike Francisco IJOS Angeles Oakland Vortian Chicago Boston Cleveland Detroit. New Yorli Washington St.

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8-' 4f. SB 71 1 A fi'i tiS .447 sr. .3 TO BE FIXED AT S. F. SAX WtASCIM'O.

Sept. W. Torney, traveling executive of the equipment, division of the. Aircraft. Production Board of the War nieitt, arrived here toddy to establish headquarters of the Pacific Coast division of die board.

"The government, looks, to California for a. large number of the imi.llOo which it is goitin to build lor service. "It is probable. Unit. Congress will materially augment the appropriation for this work.

The Hailed States is going to enter the conflict with sulHcieiit aircraft to sweep the enemy from (he skies and when tin's is done (lie siritllovv of the Hermans will tie blinded." I COPENHAORN, Sopl. is semi- ollieiallv st.ited that von laid eiulorff! first (juarlerniuster general in the Herman annv was injured in a train wreck Annus! near llriissels. when owing to a misplaced switch, a iniinilinns train strmli the general's special car. crl uriiinn it and iilK one end. Few Weeks (Hear of Frost Will Assure Highest Ooj) in History WASHIN'CTON, Kept.

S. Corn, t.hr country's Ki'enteHt crop, needs only a few weeks' freedom from frost, to ma lure into the largest, production ever known In the history of the tuition. The Kovornnient's September crop report yesterday foroeaMfa production of bushels, which is 124,000,000 more than produced in (he record year .1912. Corn prospects improved to (lie extent of Olio, (inn bushels as a result of good went Iter during August, the Kansas crop showing improvement, lo Hie extent of almost 4n.00O.O00 bushels and W.ihm.Oub bushels. Declines ueie recorded in nt her states.

wheat yields arc turning out better than expected and the September forecast showed an Increase of H.oOti busbeis over the production forecast in with total of 11110 ,1100 Ims 'iels AddinK tin- winter wheat production, a total yield of (168,000,000 bushels of wheal, this year was unnounced. That is (lO bushels more thai) Inst year's harvest, but DIS.OOO.OOO bushels less 111 tin the average of the crops for the five years I All-la. llesldes the record crop of corn, Im'Kor iiroduction than ever before will be harvested in outs, with 000,000 hltshels: witli bushels: white potatoes with 000 bushels; sweet potatoes with.SR.- 200 .000 bushels; tobacco with 1,2:21.,000 pounds and hay with 01,700,000 tons. Outs prospects increased 000 bushels during August but tobacco lost 49 ,000.000 pounds. PEEVED OVER SUFFRAGE, TELLS WILSON HE QUITS WASHINGTON, Sept.

S. Dudley Field iVIalone, customs collector at New York tonederd bis resignation to Wilson yesterday in protest against the failure of tiie President to advocate passage of the Federal suffrage amendment, and because he permitted the imprisonment of women who have been picketing the White House. iMalone, who as counsel defended the first of-tin' militants arraigned in police court, here, told lite President in his letter of resignation that inasmuch as lie bad promised the women of the suffrage stales thai he would exert all his energy to have the. national democratic administration endorse suffrage by constitutional amendment, lie felt obliged lo resign and devote himself to redeeming that promise. In unitting Hie odice of collector of the port of Xow York.

Mr. Alnlone leaves one of ll.c best paid posit ions in the government. He Is son-in- law of former Senator O'tiorniuu. XICW YORK, Sopl. Smith of California outfought.

Moron of Pittsburgh in a ten-round bout here. Smith weighed ISO pounds and Moraii HIS. lYiortm, who was in splendid condition, had the better of the first round and held his opponent even in the second. Smith resorted to left jabs in the Hilrii and also landed dnmanim: right over Moron's left eye which troubled him for the remainder of the bout. Smith eroded Morun's but was tillable to bring bis own across for a knockout.

German Fliers Drop Poisoned Candy MOXT IIKUAKD, Prance. Sepl. S. Herman aviators are continuing to drop poisoned candy in Ibis region'. Some ims been found wrapped up in paper bags.

Oilier poisoned sweets are In the form of chocolate cherries, wrapped up in lead coated paper. Strict orders have been issued to prevent the cotisinuptii'ui of this candy. CHALMERS VALUES This is a linic when all I lie family rides. The roominess of Hie CIUIIUKTS Seven- Pn.ssen^er appeals. 11 room for all.

this ear a trvout yourself. Cable Gilbert Co. MAN, 73 YEARS OLD, IS MARRIED tfO WOMAN OF 50 Seventy-three and winters is no bar to matrimony in the eyes of Edgar Lathbrook of Seattle who was joined in matrimony jhis afternoon by Judge George Flournoy to Mrs. C. Morris of Burbank.

Mrs. Mr.rr a' age is SO. Lashbrook apparently was as happy with his bride as the most lovelorn swain about to embark upon tho of matrimony. He marched triumphantly into Judge Flournoy's ccurt with his bride on his arm and asked the Judge to perform the ceremony. A slight mistake waa discovered in the reacting of the marriage license and he fifqeted as nervously as a fledgling, brideqroom while the error was being corrected.

Today was a busy day for Cupid, Frank E. Smith, no less than four other couples seeking licenses to wed. are; Charles Ernest Lester, 36. and Mrs. Grace L.

McKee, both of Bak- ersfleld; Harold M. Miller, 28, Maricopa, and Sintha Bryan, 23, Oklahoma; Felix Mallon, 29 and Mary C. Murphy, 2.7, both of Taft: Lem F. Nightinqale, 24. and Fern Philips, 17, both Toft.

WILL BE FIXED FOR THE SEASON Plans of the Federal Food Hoard Are Announced at San Francisco SAX FRANCISCO. Sept. S. -Comprehensive plaits for fixing iho. price and handling the delivery of wheat, on the Pacific coast were announced here roday by H.

A. Levin, vice president of the federal food administration grain corporation. "When (he price of wheat on the Pacific coast. Is named by Herbert O. Hoover's representatives, it.

will be a fixed price for the present entire season," Mr. Levin's announcement said. "It will lie to the interest, of till furm- ers and nil holders of wheat and rye to sell their grain immediately nnd save charges, once the figure is given out. The food administration desires that wheat and rye be sold by its holders through regular channels. "The food adiulnlstration will buy all wheal and rye when delivered at San Friinclseo bay terminals, hut only after arrival.

The payment, will be made on warehouse receipts, according to (he established by federal inspectors. All owners of wheat and rye located at San Kranrisqo bay terminals, except mills, may sell only to the food ndtninislratioii." Food Control Law Slops I'se of drain by the Distilleries Sept. Tonight n( 11 o'clock- whiskey nuinufael tire ceases In the t'niied States under provisions of the food control law and millions of bushels of grain heretofore used in making that form of drink, will be diverted lo food. Importation of whiskey also stops tonight. Just, bow much grain will be added to the food supplies as a result is now determinable, hut experts stiy about 100.000.000 bushels are used by I he distilleries each year, of which about 0l.t0.00t) bushels are used in whiskey ma tiufaclure.

Customs officials throughout the rouniry after tonight will all importations of spiritotis liquors reaching the I'uileil States. Otllce.rs of the internal revenue bureau throughout the country will that distilleries make no more whiskey. Distillers may continue manufacturing nlcohol for commercial purposes and ninny of them have been arranged for this work, others turning (heir dis. lillerio.s in to uiantil'acturing plants for yeast, vinegar and by-products. PLAYS PARI IN (Continued from Pago 1.) 2109 Chester Avenue Phone 685 Carelessness of Workman Believed Cause of the Accident PHILADELPHIA, Sopl.

workmen are known to havo been killed and twenty-three persons badly Injured in an explosion at the Frankford arsenal hero early According to workers, the explosion was accidental, there being nothing to indicate that it. was caused by an outside agency. Two of the twenty-three injured were young Major Montgomery; commandant ot the, arsenal, and his aides, are investigating the explosion and decline to make any statement until they have completed their infinity. Carelessness of a workman, It was believed, was Die cause of the accident. The explosion occurred in one of the three simill buildings known as detonating dry rooms, whore the primer caps for three and six-inch and small arm cartridges are The building in question lias ity walls p-iete'l with cinders and every precaution was taken to prevent accidents.

Fire followed the explosion anil spread to several other small buildings known as the artillery assembly unit. In these there were three and six-inch shells, but. prompt work of arsenal employes and city firemen saved the buildings and their "contents from destruction. Today's explosion was the second fatal one to occur within the post five months. Two men were killed by the bursting of a shrapnel fuse in the high explosives building Inst April.

The monetary loss is estimated at about $.10,000. Three small buildings were destroyed together with about 80,000 detonators. IWOENSMENTSAT LOCAL STATION TODAY Two enlistments wore made at the local army recruiting station today. They were: HAUUV T. MOONF.Y.

Bakersfield, age signal corps. CHAUNOEY POTTS, Bakeisfield, age 2fi, engineering corps. Two men left, last nigh! for San Francisco headquarters, having enlisted yesterday. They were: "HOWARD B. SARGENT.

Bakersfield, age H8, medical department. K. K. WILIflTK, Ilakorsffeld, age 29, medical department. Corporal Gaston, who replaced Corporal Peterson at the local station a month, ago, iiaB been transferred to San Francisco.

Sergeant Pullman and Corporal Drake, of the Kritish recruiting service, will have charge of the local station now. MORE PRODUCTS TO BE Products brought to Ihe Kern County Hoard of Trade rooms today to be processed for the county fair. October L' to (I inclusive, are as follows: H. IC. city, Stanwick nectarines.

Dr. George sablchl. city, okra on branches). T. ,1.

plant. W. K. favorite R. permit In Mo.nermott, Fruit vale, egg (Irani, Wasco, While's early miiHkmelon.

White. Wasco, while winter apples. Fnmoso ranch. Famoso, Imperial prunes (on branches). I.

H. (vein, Delano, Tom Watson watermelons. Aetion on Soldiers' Insurance Postponed WASHINGTON, Sept. lenders today acceded lo demands for extension of general debate on the soldiers' and sailors' Insurance bill and decided nto to. try to pass it before next week.

MRS. RVDER OPENS MUSIC STUDIO FOR WINTER SEASON A. will re-open her music studio, begiimiug Moudav, at Ul(17 street. ed: and, second, to disclose to Argentina, whose German influence seems to have been strongest in all South America, the manner in which the German diplomatic agent at her capital was giving secret instructions for the destruction of her shipping and the manner in which he was guiding his government in dealing with Argentina diplomatically. Germany recently gave Argentina a promise' that no'more of her shipping would be submarined in violation of international law.

It was announced that Argentina accepted Germany's promise as a satisfactory solution of the situation which threatened a break in diplomatic relations if not actually war. Knew Contents? Huron E. Akorhielm, the Swedish charge d'affaires, declared it was improbable that the Swedish minister at Hueuos Aires knew of the contents of the dispatches or he would not have allowed them to go forward. lie said that not having any advices from his own country lie would not comment on the matter at this time. At the Argentine embassy it was said that any statement to he made would be given out later.

Dance, Saturday night at new Labor Temple Hall. California State Fair Sacramento Sept. a-15 4 A CELEBRATION ALONG PATRIOTIC LINES. rood Conservation Exhibits. f'unilc School Ekhiblt.

I torse Show. 7'i'ottlng Races, Automobile Show and Ti-ailor Display. Live Stock Exhibit. Poultry Show. Admission Day Celebration liy and Oaoijhters.

Reduced Fare Excursions on Sale Sept. 7 to tS Return Limit Sept. 17. Southern Pacific FIRST IN SAFETY Every part of your electrical system must be made leak proof by insulation. Inside your battery is the most important insulation of ail- that which separates the positive from the negative plates, for this prevents the battery from "short and thus putting the whole system out of commission.

In the Still Better Willard, the insulation is made of durable; acid-resisting rubber. Thus Willard Threaded Rubber Insulation means a better insulated battery, a more durable, more efficient battery. Ask us about the remarkable service achievement of Still Better Wtilards on 35,000 cars. AUTO ELECTRIC BATTERY CO. Yc0Ur ec ic Work Save Later Ba PCrt EiectrMa Starting-Lighting Chester Avenue, between 22nd and 23rd Sts.

Phone 216 I Word was received hero today from Leslie Itolu'nsoti, sergeant of "Troop A. which is now stationed at Linda Vista, staling that lie. will arrive in lkikersfield He will remain here about a week and as there is an opening for a few in the troop he will enlist t.ny who desire to do so. According to Koblnson the cavalry ranks high and affords a good opportunity for those desiring lo enlist. Anyone wishing to join Troop A will find him at street or hv calling 354 or Weaber and Webber Visit.

POTATO Tlon't injure the selling and storing ipialily of your potatoes by careless digging. Don't (he fall marker unci injure your winter market by placing large iiuanlities of ungraded stock on the market at harvesting lime. Don't skip any frost-damaged potatoes, ll is disastrous. demoralise the already overburdened transportation facilities by shipping cull potatoes. Unless potatoes uroext rcniely high in price, culls ivill'not.

bring transportation charges. Don't overlook the advantages of "machine, slwers." They are proving of great value in many shipping sections. Don't expect machine sizers to grade for i human hands can grade out the defective tubers. Don't mix So. 1 and No.

2 grade potatoes. There are customers who desfre each separately, hut do not want them, mixed. Don't overlook the potato grades recommended by the United States 'Department of Agriculture and the United States Food Administration, Ped Weaber, who volunteered in (he regular army last spring, arrived here last, night from Fort. Alasoii. he.

being A member of the N'inty-I'ourth I'nileU State infantry. He will return to the fort Monday. Paul Webber, who volunteered in the marines sotne time ago, arrived here this morning for a short visit with his relatives in Bakersfield. Men wanted for employment on the street cars in San Francisco to permanently replace men now on strike. ARC requirements 21 to 10 years.

Must Rood Apply in person. HNITf-O RAILROADS Or SAN FRANCISCO 08 Sutter Street S.in Franrlsr.d, California 1 fctiMs THE STURDIEST LIGHT DELIVERY TRUCK IN AMERICA REPUBLIC isoo pounds Capacity 17101 A 1 Ajfl $1000 Express Body. A real truck in every feature. The unequaled service it gives has made the Republic Duh patch the biggett telling truck in America. Buy a real truck to will you money.

Not converted pleasure car. MOTOR CAR SALES AGENCY Verner Copeland. Manager Nineteenth and 124.