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iiUpTHBtATEST NEWS FIRST WEATHER i Fair Thunday and Friday, rising tem rv perature. At 2:30 o'clock this morning Tha Post-Star thermometer registered 66 degrees above zero The Post-Star is delivered rtnywhere In Warren, Washington ft rid Saratoga ishirts ime jj counties the asmeday published, TWELVE PAGES THIS IEWSPAPE HAS THE FULL REPORT OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TWELVE PAGES Vol. XV. Whole No. 4301.

CIRCULATION BOOKS OPEN TO ALL GLENS. FALLS, THURSDAY, JULY. 1 7, 191 9 CIRCULATION BOOKS OPEN TO ALL' Price Two Cent APPOINTMENT. OP A i WILSON TO IViEET SUFFRAGISTS HAVE MODERN BETSY ROSS Youth Asserts He Killed Mrs. Wilkins, -Then Denies it Edward O'Brisn Indicted for Murder of Gardiner Hall, -New York Stationer.

x- FORDIGNORANT OF MUCH OF HIS PEACEWRITINGS CONSERVATIVES TO CALL HALT ON RADICAL DRYS GOVERNOR MAY BE ASKEDFORTR00PS TO PROTECT PIERS ik hmpniui thiip fx i r- i Vv i I i V. WHITLOCKTOPOS Brand Whitlock. Thu nnnnntmpnt of Brand Whit- lock as U. S. ambassador to Italy, expected for some time, waa official-, ly announced recently.

He succeeds Thomas Nelson Page, who resigned. The appointment comes to Whitlock as a reward for his servicea as minister to Belgium in the trying; daya of the war. He suffered a nervous breakdown-from overwork in handling the delicate state problems and lialrtincr in rnra fnr thfl refugees fol lowing thejnvasion of Belgium by the Germans Whitlock, iormeny mayor of Toledo, 0., accepted hia first diplomatic post when he received the Belgium appointment, aucceeeding Lara Anderson. IS Sixty-Five Men in Each Com- pany is Basis For, plans for tho reorganlxat On of the national guard of the sixteenth division basis, with divisional areas following the same limits as did those from which guard divisions were or ganized for service against Germany, were approved today Secretary The organization table announced today, provides for forty-seven ments, seventeen squadrons and nineteen troops cavalry; ten regiments, twenty battalions and seven batteries of artillerY. and seventy-four coast artillery Companies, wun auai- tional forces of engineers, sanitary and signal corps.

r' A maximum exrtknsion of about men, ef 8(K) per senator and conirressman is orovided. for but the units for the time being are to be organized on the basis of 65 men per company of Infantry, as appropria tions ror the nationar guara xor in fiscal year 1920 permit only the or ganization of the guard on the batsls of 20! men for each senator and rep resentative giving an aggregate strength of about lM.OCfc The state assignments lpclude: New York: 13 companies coast ar tlllery; four regiments. Infantry; one squadron, cavalry; one regiment field artillery: one regiment engineers, one field signal battalion; engineer train and one sanitary train complete, Vsrmbnt: Two battalions infaritry; one maohine gun company, London Dinner' in Honor of Pershing LONDON, July 16-The government Js gave a ainner nonor oi wnemi yunu J. Pershing and hia staff tonight. It was essentially a military function, the guests Including Field Marshal 6lr Douglas Halg, who presided.

General Sir Henry Seymour Rawlinson, of the Fifth British Henry S. Home, commander of the fifth British" army in France, Lieut General William Riddel nf th Atmtrallan antf New Zealand troops In France and, J)ther prominent Britian oincers. General Pershing and hls staff, were presented to the King and Queen at a garden party at Buckingham Palace this afternoon and took tea ia the Royal The American am-bvador, John W. Davis, and other members of the diplomatic corps were also presented. First Consignment of Mail to Germany NEW TORIC, July Is The first con slgnmnt of mail for Germany.

since Amrir. entered tle war WiU leave here next Tuelay on the Learr.oh.ip UniteSi it was announced at the post-omoe today. The United States will land at Ohriwtiania. Norway, and from here the mail will be transported to Dwnark end thence into Gemvuiy. Only first and second class and registered mail win be handled for tiie present, officials fttid.

arransne-mpn are being made to take care of parcel post packages and money orders teter. FATHER REILLY AT PLATTSBURG Tho M7rv1 PHMy. fOTTWTlV of ths city, who has re-enlist in the to the barracks at Plattsbunr arvi vr, go there ft sooi aa a have of ebnre he i now enjoying empires. -V NAM GUARD REORGANIZED REPUBLICANS. IN Series of Conferences Will Be Started White House Today DAILY FEATURE President Will See Half Dozen Senators Today and Continue; Until He Has.

Talked Witt Practically All Republicans inn That Body WASHINGTON, July" In an aggressive effort to dimin isn Senate opposition to the treaty with' Germany, President Wilson will begin at the White House to morrow a aeries of personal talk with Republican senators, With hia reiterated offer to consult wyui ioneign relations, oomimitte unaccepted and with his nnrvmont nn the Republican aide avinoin'g no dipo-sition to seetlc hls counsel, the Presli ient decided today to adont. thA direct-method of irivitlng Republican lucimwrs to me nite House and laying before one after another, his reasons for asking that the "treniv h4 ratified. A half dozem eenatiops whose names; were withheld, were asked to meet th president tomorrow, and it -was IndU catcd that the invitations would ba a daily feature until Mr. Wilson-. haj seen most of the Republican 'member ehlp of the treaty ratifying body During the day he selected 15 whom; fhe desires to se this Not Delivered.

1 The President's IPttens of invitation, sent sjiit bjt mall late in the fJay, had not been delivered tonight and thri iwswr as, to thrf-; chQUi?" h' 'for conCerences. In some quarters It "wasj thought likely he iad Chair- man Lodge and other mambers of the foreign relations committee, but alsol was suggested that he mtay have cho-' eefl to talk first with Senators who are bicUned to so friomdly to the treaty and have taken no deflnlx stand re garding Pendihg recetpt of the Sena-tors reserved their opinions as to the although Republican lead-1" era opposing the treaty in its present teHriTOtitfttinin Units the White talks fail to lessen the opposition to unreserved ratification XKmKxrratic semvtors'sup. porting the Preeid-ent, however, dew clared his course undouibtedly meant that he had convincing aa-guments to offer, League of Nations i Thows In the President's confidence Indicated that the burden of bis ap-rpeal to the Republican senators wouk concern the league of nations and thj Shantung settlement, the two provis-. lons which have aroused greatest crit'cli'm In the Senate. It was pre-, ilcted that he would tell phi callirrsl the complete details of the negotiations on these points' and tin any, others that might be brouglkt into question, v.f, Former Company Man Killed in Action Oct o- 'Official notice has heeii-received' bv Mr Elizabeth; of 6 Crandall street, of the death of.

her son Corporal John MoOarthy, who-hai fceenpreviously reported mlsin in action. Mrs. MoCarthy has been expecting this, owing to- the fact that although offloial -word reoeived by her, yet many of the letters sent -since October 19, when "ha was reported missing in action, were returned to her, stamped "deceased" and confirmed by-the statistical board o( the S. army. Corporal McCarthy was with Com- pany on the Mexican border and at the time of going overseas-he was stationed with Company of Am aterdara.

Boston Carmen on Strike This Morning BOSTON, July IS Members of th Boston Carmen') union will' go oa irike)n the Boe elevated railway? system a4 4 o'cloi-x tomorrow 4ng, in accordance with a strike yote taken Monday. An effort by city of-J ficials end union leaders a-a xrrxsa meeting toniaht to have the men post- pone action was' shouted and votI( down. The controversy between the street car men and the waa -Disced oefore Ihe war labor board oni June 19. The men. demand an e'ght strike was in protect airainst.

otay by the ooard in announcing H-award. nmnifli Nmirj MCARTHYS DEATH FREEHOLD, N. J. July 16 While a grrand Jury In New York was Indicting Edward O'Brien, 20 yars old for the murder of Gardiner C. Hull, a Manhattan stationer, th youth boasted tcShy r.tbout hia crime to fellow pirisoncini In county jaid here.

Not only did he tell the details of the brutal attack upon Mr. Hull 'but he for the killing of Julia C. Wilkin for whose murder her huisband, Dr. Wakw Wilkina was. convicted and afterwards committed suicide in the Jail at Mlneola JUate this after noon, however, O'Brien denied to Shear iff Germ that he kruew anythinar abouit lihe tnurder of Mrs, Wilkins, Fletcher to Tell Wti' House Committee Concerning Mexico WASHINGTON, July16 The ques-tlon of reporting ouit a joint reeohrtkm for inveetligation Meoctcan conditions' will be determined- Tuesday, by the Houise miles cciminrilttee which has Ambassador Fl-eitaher a the first witness; The resolution hKtrodVuced by Re-p-resenitatlve GouM, Republican, of New York, calls for a far reaching Inquiry to be onducttid by a joint congMon-al coenmiittee.

CharTntaji CampbeJl of the rule ccm-milttee announced todsy thait this hearings wouM -be public. It is understood that the state department mad no objection to appeaaojnee and the testimony of the ainbassador at a public eessdon. Williams Passes Lie to His Critics WASHINGTON. Julv 16 John SkpU ton Williams, comptroller of the our-renoy, appearing before the Senate banking committee which i consider inig hia today struck back hia critics, passed the lie to Former SeiKirtor Weeks of Maseachuflerfji whn bitterly opposed Ma noarrination at the rxsi session and denlexiicharges recent ly nuatde that he had caused the with-dnawial of Red Cross fun-da from certain Wasfcungton Mr. Wlllinms 'nnnoainced wheal the Journied until next Frldy that he woiMd hum rtpiy xo aneixauona maue jvnn roxwe end frank J.

Hogan, lotoal bankers flaitlv trt Bn crimination ttsainst ceria'n banks. INeW, Wheat Order "WASHINGTON. July 11 Prealdent Wilson today signed an executive order increasing the fcuaranteed price pf the 1919 wheal crop to' $2.30 per bushel at Galveston and New Orleans. At the same lime presidential proclamation was Jaaue3 declaring that in order "to protect the United States against undue enhancement of Ua lia-Hl'tle" unUor the as giiuranriBg wheat prices, and after-July 1 no wheat or wheat should be imported Into or exported from the United States except under prescribed limitations to-be fixed by Wheat Administrator Julius H.Barnes. Daylight Act Repeal Again Introduced "VVASHINOTON, July- H.

Republican leaders of the JIouHe. aupportad by party leadera in the Senate, agreed today to attempt repassage off the agricultural appropriation bill with Its day-Hght saving repeal rider despite the Preaident'e veto. Provisions of the daylight saving law authoring the Intersuite commetnie commission to fix standard time sones, however, would not be discarded under the proposal. la line wit this decision, made by the Republican executive steering cpmmiUee.and after assurance had been obtained that the rules committee would authorize the daylight saving repeal being incorporated in the appropriation bill, Chairman Haugen of the House agricultural committee, late today reintroduced the agricultural bllL Jacobie Estate, Goes A His Daughter NEW TORK, July 16 Under th will of Dr. Abraham Jacobie, filed here today, the bulk of his estate, valued at fSOO.OOG, is left to his daughter.

Mr. George wife of the former pro'dent of the botrd of aldermen. The Academy of Medicine is bequeathed HMO. and $1,000 3 left to the United States Civil Service Reform corpora-ikiv Expect Germans and Poles to End Fight July 16 The Americans as well as others of the peace delnra. tlona seem confident that difficulties between the Polea and the Germans can be adjusted so aa to hold the pleb lacite In upper Silesia without the necessity of using foreign milJUry forces.

Plans for the plebiscite art being perfacted rapidly, -All German and Polish soldiers will leave the district peaceably, according to present indications, and enable the allies to. organise a local police fare sufficiently strong to Insure proper conduct of the ballotting. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE BIMLDINQ NEW JOHK, July The Fifth Church ef Christ, Scientist, announced jwJrha? fr of prop erty on Madison avenue, frorq Forty-third to Forth-fourth s(rett oft which It irnngrd in rt 4ftflft6AO hulldirg stories high, containing an activities of tht church. The bu.ld-Irg wiii rdy for eecupancy by Oe-Uter 1, IV H. To Curb Attempts to Make forcement Bill Over Drastic En- CONFERENCES Many Fear That Too Stringent Provisions Will Cause Revul sion of Feeling Through Country On Whle Question of Liquor Drinking 1 "WASHINGTON, July 1 Conservative irrcimbens of the prohibition faction in the House et owt today to curb wiha4 (they described as radical at-I'lmtpta to mtika the pending emiforce- ment bifll so dratlc that it might create a revulsion of EfociXng thnouighouit the coumrtd-y on toe wltote -question of liquor Warning Wairntlrig was given bv (the conser vatives that if -the radical element went too and added other eerere restric tions they would be certain to Invite (taPeat ton the Senate possibly find all of thciir work thrown out by a pres-Odcivtial The need of wise coun sel was pointed out by the conservative prohdbirtionistB in view of the published announcemenit that Renresenttttive Mor gan, Keipujblkaavof OklaihomEL and -a member of the Judiciary conimlttee.

had given inotice that he would endeavor to make it a violation of law for a- man. to keep a Jig of liquor In hia own home ror his own use, Stringent Proviaiona word -was spread during the day mat oener proihl billon gsta were preoar rng to write Into the bill a provfeiion, stricken out by the commtrttee, wihlcH woiua pTonjoti a mane "ueuig any little Uquor he might happ-em to have atround the bout. Under the bill now bnfpve 4 he Houms It is doubt ftul, a tmrnher of the JudltHtrir commiU Ajtei- today. biwm tvi at ftrede without run f-urnw i ran. uniwi.

There wra miy informal conference ait whh tome of he drastic iroisioms of the bill, as pointed out by Representative Pou of North Carolina, and a prohibitionist, were called up a bar room, ghoat, to keep the radicals from goIn too The farmer's wife wtao makes a quart of blackberry wine at home for use her own family, Mr. Pou eald, The farmer't heme wihere a HtUtf cider mtide for the family-wooild be a miia-nce under the tew, according to Mr. Pou, who declared that Russia' In the day of tihe czere highest Kwer never maiJfc a taw that was so far reach big. Southerners Questioned Member from some of the eou therm were queationed by eaetera and wtotern wpreEientat-ives as to the vol ume of liquor tunned Oirt bv monnttiln dtatilleries and known ae 'ino0ina)hina'' irB Ms. a question on which they were unable give flrwt hand inform.

sjtJon. Mr. Pou tokl the House the other day fhat a dosen that have alrtiady adopted prohibition thm re operation more iium stills than mere ever were Floofl at any time in the tiietory of 4heae te. Thte the view of otrwr members who said aleo thai would renoire a small rnw break up the trafflo entire), Bailey-to Lead Anti-Dry Fight CHICAGO. Julv lB-Animnie Of the appointment of Joseph V.

of -AVashlngton, former United Suate enator, from Texas, as chief counsel to conduct an early flrht against th prohiWtion constitutional amerKiment, and of the indention 4o op. pos for re-eiection evry taste legislator who voted to ratify the amend fmefit, was tuade today from th western teedqiuertere' of the association op-poiwd to nationai prohibition. Service Board Fare Raise Power ALBANY, July -the public service commisslort has power to increase trolley fares regardless of franchise agreements, as contended by the International Railway. Company of Buffakr, was-upheld in a Unanimous decision by the court of Appeals. Policeman Killed On 4 20th Anniversary -KEARK, JjTJly 19 Tbrerln lets fired by a man he -had arreted ended th-e life of Polk Ueutemant Patrick J.

Rvaa of his city today, he was eeJfrating the xsoompletiori of his twentieth, yw a member the foroe. While riding en a rei car. Lieu-tnsnt oberved on th street a rmn knowa as Phil (Radr fiohdUing, for whom the polios had rn erch-. Itm, and aiighUikg, took in custody. As he was leading his to ihe MIU the man drew a revolver nd Iufnnt Pynn l.r!??, msklng his esrspe ss -Uvt orVr fea.

pitaf. pr.h4lpc oarured by the polks here hue Employed Professional Writer and Paid Little Attention to His Productions MANY TIFFS Ford Tells Tribune Counsel He Will Admit, He is "Ignorant Idealist'? if it WiU Do' Any Good On Stand Again Today MOUNTf CLEMENS, Mich.juTy 16. Henry Ford's testimony today inhin $l1O0HKi -libel suit against thet Chicago Daily. Tribune presented the picture of one who cast a pebble Into a body of water, then turned "away with out a look at the ripples. Employed Writer It Fordi it appeared from the story felt that war was a wasteful horror imposed on the common people by 6elf-seekersr munitions makers, bankers and others who might profit.

Accordingly caM his pebble by employing a professional writer in the ftprson of Theodore Delavigne, to educate the public, and then very largely left the writer to ripple about, by As a witness Ford remembered scarcelv anything that pelavlgne published, and rarely knew what was frn- be uuh ished. While ne worKea over his favorite puzzle, the way of a drop -of gasoline with a motor -Mr. Delavierne. using Mr. Ford name, prosecuted the peace campaign with vigor and picturesque phrase, often putting into his employer's allusions of which the great manufacturer admitted he never heard.

Oua-rtioned by EHott G. Stevenson, senior counsel for the defendant, Mr. Ford repeatedly took refuge In the statement that "if it is the book, a compilation ef Delavigne's) I'll say that it gave.thepuniir, mv The lawyer asked witness for definition of anarchy, idealist; "bally- hoe" and some historical questions, all in connection with the Delavigne propaganda. In the course of his the Tawyers were arguing excitedly, Mr. Ford- Interjected: "If it will do any good, 1 11 admit that I am an Ignorant "If you admit It that will foreclose the question" SAld Mr.

Stevenson. -will n4mit.U.4jiattacinsait,- "Not just to close it; if you -will admit a fact, we will stop the inquiry," pursued Mr. Stevenson, eagerly, amid obtectiona from --Mr. Lusklng and Mr. Murphy, "I don't know whether it Is a' fact or not; that is or the jury to decide, said Mr.

Later In the examination when the question was -V reoeated, Mr. Ford shook his head, slowly and declared that he did not consider himself an ignorant, -A Other Teatrmony This was notl the only volunteered testimony with which the manufacturer surprised bis cousel. The question of -preparedness was under d'-cussion and Mr. Stevenson was pursuing Mr. Ford's characterization of preparedness advocates as I was speaking of 1915 and "1 advocated preparedness, after we got Into 'the war," said Mr.

Ford. "But was speaking of 1915. end llrV explained the The witness Jn apprftnt-btraetion ignored the dates and, following his own -train of thought, "I wag a murderer just as well as anybody else." "You were a gasped Mr. gievenfon VI was a party to it; one of the helpers," aa'd the witness cal-mly. "Do you )nn that in 1917 you were the same kind of a murderer that advocates of preparedness were In 1915 and 1916?" "No: we were In the war in 1917; In 1918 we were not." Mr.

Ford wiir be auestioned tomor-r row and probably Friday. Prince of Wales vi: to SaiFAugust 5 -LONDON, July 1 The Prince 'of Wales will tl from Portsmouth, August on his trip to Canada, it waa announced here today. He will go on the new battle cruiser Renown, one of I Jt the mystery snips uuut uuuns -me war, The Drlnce wiM land at St. Johns, N. on August 15 and will visit Hali fax.

N. 8-and at Charlottetown, I. E. and then continue his Journey on the Renown to Quebec ATRrK-P AT BTETTfN COPENHAGEN, July 18. A general strike, accompanied by rioting has started at gietUn, capital of the Prov- iuca ef Pomerama.

fnisaia, accoraing to advices from German sources. The strSJie Jnvoivea ail tradsf including harbor transportation, gas, water and electric power worfcora, FA9T POWER BOAT PTJT-IN-BAY, Ju'y 11 The power yaeht gait) furnished the thrills tdY la In JnterUite esawoiatloa which Is beir.g he'. 4 here. Gar, jr another of Gar IV. y-VJ-WL I-" vaaty miie ceurav in minut and eight seconds, an average spe4 of 14 61 Dili 4 aa hour, Shipping Board Will Make No Attempt to Operate Its Boats STRIKERS FIRM No Renewal of Disorder Along Waterfront But Police Are 1 Heavily Appeal Tor Volunteers For Provision Ships NEW YORK, July 16 After several futile conferences with representatives of the -American Steamship association and union leaders, the United States shipping aboard decided today to abandon any attempt to operate the ships under its control until some settlement could be reached with the striking seamen, firemen and engineers.

The freight congestion in this port is rapidly increasing and the union leaders claim that at least 400 vessels are tied up. Representatives of the' shipping fcoard and the stejuushlp association will meet again in Wa-riilngton tomorrow to -on-a nvnsre attempt at formulating conditions which will be acceptable -to the strikers. The federal oTVcors also will confer with WL 8. Bwrn, DrsKlPAt of the marine jnin-oai'3' union, Mtv BrQvqaxpreHiapd th opinion that WMtfwWCf -en'imrs would be ro.rrie soon as mGt of their demands already have ben met. In the.

mrnnlline -the lsadcfs claim that flftasn Ptftiwhip companies nmfc affiliated with the American fitwmnhp a-fHoiatiwn, huve agreements conceding in full the thf strikers. They insist that they will maintain the etrugsle until similar ar mads by the shipping board and the rtearrahlp frmsoutn-tloir aird ine endtvurtng to obtain tihe support of -the Longshoremen's union, thio loaders ef which a attending a national convention In eet Ion at Galveston. There was no renewal today of the disorder which occurred along the waterfront lifist night wtwm hundred of fttrikeTS attempted 'to force men who md refused to Join their ranks off whips. RKipresentallve! of -the eUam- hip companies tiiat If trouble developed Ciovernor Smith W'ould be akol to eend tate troopers protect tho pinrs and terminal. In th meantime, the police in the wa-' tarfrtmt diMrlct were heavily reln-oneed.

The United Statt whipping board IwHoed an appeal tonight for voluntoers Ho man six Ahtpa to convey milch cat-iM and railway cars to Franc und-err contract Ixtw-cen the French-and American gcve.rnmn4. Throe of the trix ehtps are at Norfolk and three at thta port, th crows of all six having the striker The apipeaj ay that the honor of thi govefrnTTtent 4s Involved and. tha need. or France afTootetL voi- Jiteers are offered the ten par cent Increase In pay whlcJi was offered the wtrikers and rejected. DRUGGISTS HELD Crusade Started By ment Against -Alleged -Drug Traffickers NEV YORK.

July 1 Fh-e phyfll-ciane and (wo druggists wero heid In Jjary bail for trial -when thy were bifore United States Com-bYaionr Hilchoeck today as Jhe first rwiilt of la crui4 euu-jed by the fWrai author It letg aifd raVBekers in baWt-forming drug, tfull wm fix at $7,700 fbr Dr. Jafifob JtrarriHn, MA, Levy, Dr, A. H. 'rp. Dr.

arb Jtati. Dr. Kdward E. Otu.lner snd Aaron Gollbeg. 0nnre phultr.

the rcond drug-rsjt, h4i In bail. AcMlng Ao one of the federal agents wh condiwrtM th raid, erU doctors galr-t wrHjfn evidence had rtilletted, wre warnwl iu tm and d(ssrrared. The campa'gn ws Mrvfrwr-A tonfpht by nrft-tala pre-I i tf tlw nw waf law Mr.r whfr-h ff.X'trin forbkWen to I'rftftfVft narcouost for any pron who his atiachad. tratea tra them f'O dntg ad il'li Jn firfttr Nw Yrk and eAit of lU1 only re regustred. PHYS C1ANS AND Miss Edith Ainge." Mis Edith Ainjje il the Betsy Ross of the National Woman's party.

This photoffraph shows her sewing the eleventh star on the suffrage flag, a purple, white and gold emblem. The Inst star is for Missouri. The other states which have ratified the suffrage amendment are Wisconsin, Michigan, Kansas, Ohio, New Illinois, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Texas. This Sum Needed Each Year, Bradlee Tells Federal i Commission railway n'-. oijtt't "will nefd a 'toUl of approximately each year to enable them to meet adequately the demands made by the public, according, to estimates given the federal electric railways commission today by W.

G. Bradlee, president of the Stone and Manngpment awociation, of Boston. Mr. Bradlee declared that between anti -in new capital was needed annually for extensions and improvement and pro-bably for'reitiridlng 'of outstanding obligations. He said that little had twen done in the way of improvements In the last four -years owing to unusual conditions.

"There are eniy two wa to obtain this money," Mr. Bradlee eaid "either through municipal ownership- or through the stabllehment- of some plan so that the Investor Will feel that he can count on a reasonable return If he Invests Jn street railway securities." H. CTStuart, an Investment banker of Chicago, said there was little market now for street railway securities. 1 Guy E. Tripp, chairman of the committee of 100 representing the AmerU can Blertric Railway association, who occupied much of the day's session, predicted that many of larger electric linea woulg be in bankruptcy before the commission complete its hearings.

Taking Up the traffic situation in New- York Tripp said he did not believe the owerman car could be uccesfull --omW there rbecause of traffic conditions and the unusual crowding in. the rush hours. He said that cars ar -now operated on New streets as as Is possible. Belgian Baron Weds American Woman PARTS. Julv Mrs.

Hamilton Cary of Kew York, and Baron Emil de Cartler de MarchJenjia. Belgian minister to the United States, were married here today. Hugh C. the American ambaador, and Herbert were among those who attend ed the rereniony. Mrs.

Cary Is a daughter of Joseph Emery Dow of Bos-; ton EXCHANGE CLOSED SATURDAY NEW YORK, July 1 In order to per m'X atoek brokers to catch up with the large amount jof bvsVrtew ra.nsax;t5 during the rLt few wee4t, the hoard of arovewTsors of the stock exchance voed to the exchange ftat -urdAV. The olosSng was requed in a poUUon signed- by a hvrge niimbor of exchange memben, GEER8 WINS RACE KALAMAZOO, July l-r'Top" Oera drtvln: Heh- Rea.per won the $2 000 paper ptiKae for trottra at the O-and Circuit rheeitln at Recrea tion Fartt this ai 1 nvxrv It -vhm a brl'ilanc coraeM aliv with tfcmiUng flnihe aud hsird fourM from the wire. AVIATOR KILLED LXS ASQhiJZH. Judy is LfeeuteTant CharVw O. Mfrjiy of FowW, Ind.

an rny aviator, from Kor-kwail fli4, 00 IrilY Cul, kCled here UW-y witi hist airra'ie raat hre at a Swght ef 9oe fwt a'nd feU wlq a tail mHn, nW YORK, 1 P-hupp 'ptotif staff, wa tetay traid to St. Leu OarriViAs fr Ceher Trwk 0nydr, STREET RAILWAYS -REQUIRE BILLION.