Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 16, 1909, Page 1

THE OMAHA BEE Is the most powerful business gotter in the west, because it goes to the homes of poor and rich. VOL. OMAHA PROTEST ON LEMON DUTY Tobbers of Gate City Declare Raise Leaves Them at Mercy of California Growers. XXXVIII-—NO. N TELEGRAM 16 7% TOR BROWN Nebraska Member %% 'wper Body Dispense F, . 1\5"\- i Itinerary Soon to Be Cy *. Ja for Inspection of Military Fosts. DAKOTA LAND DRAWING IN FALL %, Senators Gamble Crawford Urge Secretary of Interior to Com- plete Allotments for This Parpose, —_— (From a Staft Correspondent.) WABHINGTON, April 15.—(Special Tele- gram,)~Omaha jobbers largely Interested in citrus frufts ave up in arms ggainst (he duty on lemons, as scheduled by the Payne Bill and as amended by the Aldrich bill, whicli lays w duty of 1% cents per pound on this fruit, as against the present duty of 1 cent per pound. Henry Strelght, R. Bingham & Son, Sny- der. Trimble & Co., Haley & Lang com- pany, O. W, Butts and Davis & Bandeau of Omaha have joined in a telegram to Benator Brown asking that the present duty on Imported lemons be maintained at 1 cent per pound. These jobbers say that the contemplated advance places all users of lemons at the mercy of the California fruit growers and shippers. Nearly & per sent of the lemons imported last year, which amounted to 135,689,148 pounds, hav- ing a value of 83,000,000, were imported from foreign countries, and these shippers say that under the bill now pending in the senate Calitornia will secure 40 cents per box additional duty. They ask Senator Brown to protest agalnst the advance, which will come out of the consumer's pocket while destroying importations. Senators Dispense Patronage. 1 there was any doubt in the minds of Nebraskans as to the way patronage is be- ing disponmed iIn the state of Nebraska, it was removed today when Senators Bur- kett and Brown joined in recommendations for places In the First and Third districts. In the First dlstrict the senators recom- mended the appointment of* Earle D. Brooks, to be pension examiner at Paw- nee City, In the Third district they today recommended the appointment of Frank J. Prusha, to be postmaster at Howells. This recommendation terminates a rather bitter contest at that place, Ex-Congressman Bexd bad recommended Prusha for the place, Swiich the - sermtors felt morally obllged” td " earry But. hence their action today. Prusha succéeds the present post- master, Thomas Walker. Senator Brown took with' the Post- off'ce ‘depariment toddy ha sstablishment of a postoffice at Woodville, Plitte county, and presented a numerously signed petition in support of its crestion. Through persistent efforts of Senator Brown, who on reveral occaslons has gone over evidence with the commissioner of pensions, the pension e aim of Mrs. Osear Bruwn of Central City was allowed today at the rate of $8 per month from October P 1905 and #12 from April 19, 19%. The widow of Oscar Brown, late of Company C, 1M2th New York, has had her applica- tion for pension pending for a number of yoars, but one thing or another intervencd to keep her out of Ler rights, when finally Sedator Brown took up the case personally and secured its allowanes. Tuspection of Military Posts. Al a meeting of the military affairs com- miktee of the senute this morning the sub- ject of visiting military posts of the United States and Alaskn was taken up. This com mitt'e was authcrized during the sixtisth CONGress (0 fuspect military posts of the country for the purpoce cf observation aud | cducation, but owing to the Brownsville | nquiry the comm'ttce was unable to por- | form the dutles assigred it. During the closing days' of the Sixtieth congress the commiitsc as constituted fn the Sixty-first congress was directed to make an inspoc- tlon of miitary posts both In the United Btates and Alaska, henc: the preliminary dacussion of this morning of the probable ttnerary. Tt is altogether likely the committee, of which Benator Brown is & member, wiil Visit mil tary posts in the fatermountain re- 8190 short y after the adjournment of eon- &ress, going to Seattle and thence to Alaska for an Inspection of garrisons there, later returning by way of California paying a Visit 0 Forts Crook and Omaha, after s ViU to Forts D, A. Ru:eell and Logan, The itinerary, as finally outiined, in- cluding the visit to Alaska, will take gl of ninety days, members of the committee being able to reach their homes early Qetober to participate in campatgns in se $ral states which will be under way during that month. After election a vislt by the ‘Committee or subcommittee may be mapped Ol to posts in southern states, thé com- Mittee getting back to Washington in time for the meeting of congress in December While this s in a measure tentative, it |u | expected that at least a portion of the country will be visited by & mafority of the milltary affairs commitiee und as large pumber of posts as possible to suit the conyenignce of members will be taken fn on this Mmspection tour. Haste In Allotment Urged. Sebators Gamble and Crawford morning called upon the secretary of Interfor to urge the utmost expedition the matter of the ullotment and appraise- ment of lands to be opened to white settle- ment on the Cheyenne river and Standing | Rock Indlan reservations. The were assured (hat so far as allotments were concerned work this phase of the department would undoubtedly be com- | ploted next week and then the secretary would be in position to appoint a commis- sion to vislt these lands and commence making appraisements. Senator Gamble said today that work in this matter would be pushed to completion as rapidly us pos- sible and he felt assured that registration for selections on these roservations would OcCur duriog the coming fall and final fil- ing vpon lands in the spring of 1910 Serator Gamble today introduced a bill STARLNE W the state of South Dakota .00 acres of unappropriated public lands 8 the siats for the maintenance and sup- — in this the in senators {call the Danish Singing soclety together if | Nebe, ¥ | cortents among the troops have urged his | seventy-fiist joint ballot 261. Danish Minister Will Be Dined by Countrymen Count C. Moltke Will Arrive This Morning to Make Acquaintance of Nebraska and Iowa Danes. Dapies of Omaba and vieinity will give a dinnér at Hanson's this evening in honor of Count C. Moltke, minister from Denmark to the United States, Count Moitke will ar- rive in the city this morning. He comes from Washington to meet the vice consuls for Nebraska, Kansas and Towa and to ac- quaint himself with the people af his nationality in this part of the world Ak automoblle trip is on the. program for the afternoon and tomorrow the mi: Ister may be taken to a ball game If he stays £o long. Vice Consul Wolff will also circumstances will permit, The committee in charge of the dinner includes Vice Consul Wolff, City Electri- clan Waldemar Michaelsen, Colonel S, rk Commissioner J. L. Neble Michaelsen will be toastmaster. J. H. Malland, vice consul for Kansas, has arrived from Topeka, and V. Lungby, vice consul for Tows, will come over trom Councll Bluffs to meet Count Moltke. Prominent Danes will meet the minister at the depot Friday morning. Mr, Family Ignorant of Artist’s Divorce Frederick Macmonnies and Wife Sep- arate Without Knowledge of Children, PARIS, April 15.—It is learned here to- day that the French courts in November of last year granted a divorce between Frederick Macmonnies, the American sculptor, and his wife, who was a Miss Mary Fairchild of New Haven, It is understood that the divorce was | arranged amicably and that it was kept quiet in order to avold gossip. Not even the two children of the couple are aware their parents have legally separated. Mrs. Macmonnies was questioned on the | matter this afternoon and said: “There was no scandal and there has been no recrimination on either side. The vartnership simply ceased. Under the terms of the decree the children will spend half their time with me and balf with their tather."” Mrs. Macmonnies, who 1s living with her mother, has taken a studlo in Parls and is working In the Louvre making coples of paintings for the Boston Museum of Arts, Mr. Macmonnies retains his home and his studio at Givenny-Vernon, near Paris. Turkish Capital 1s Normal Again Appointment of New Commander Al- lays Friction in Army and Restores Quiet. CONSTANTINOPLE, April 16.—The Turkish capital is again assuming its nor- mal aspects and there s this morning lit- tle outward evidence of tho political fer ment that has marked the previous two days. The new ministry has promptly removed | Yever Pasha from the commandership of the ¥First Army corps and given this post to Nazim Pasha. Nazim Pasha was min- ister of war for a brief period prior to the fall of the Kalmil cabinet, and the mal- reappointment to this post. He 1s & popu- | lar and able officer, and the command| given him today will In all likellhood be al stepping stone to his return to the minis- try. It is belleved his appointment will have & very good ‘effect toward restoring order and discipline (n the army. Salome Dance is Barred by Law New Iowa Statute Signed by Gov- ernor and Goes Into Effect at Once. | ) DES MOINES, la, April 15-Today| Towa's anti-Balome dance law went into| effect. The law signed by the gov-| ernor and provides a fine and a jall sen tence for anyone engaging in any “obacene, | indecent, immoral or impure drama, play, | exhibition, show or entertainment.” The enforcement of the law is left to the sheriffs and to the police of ti state. Hopkins { SPRINGFIELD, 1L, StiM Shy. April 15.-On the for United States tor today Hopkins recelved 4 votes Foss, 16; Stringer, 67. by a | tarice NEW TARIFF FOR THE PHILIPPINES President Taft Sends Special Message Urging Changes in Schedules for the Islands. SLIGHT INCREASE IN RATES Intention is to Favor Manufactures from United States. ADDITIONS TO THE FREE LIST Present Regulations Difficult for Exporters to Comply With., DRAWN BY BOARD OF EXPERTS Letter of Explanation from Secretary Dickinson and General Edwards Accompany the Mews nag WASHINGTON, April 15.—The president today sent to congress a special message in relation to the Philippine tariff. The message transmits recomn.cndations by the secretary of war for a revislon of the Philippine tariff so as to permit as much customs revenue as possible for the isiands and at the same time to extend to the islards the principle of a protective tariff for its Industries. The message and accompanying letters, with a copy of the proposed act, were sub- mitted to both houses of congress shortly after they convened. Generally speaking, the bill submitted by the president makes a siight increase in the rates of duty now provided in the Philippine tariff, but its’ framers say its tendency 1s to insure as far as practicable the benefit of the Philippine market for American manufacturers and products. The measure makes some additions to the free list. There will be an increase in Internal revenue duties by which it is hoped to make up the loss which the Philippine fslands will sustain by the operations of the free trade provisions in the pending Payne tariff bill. The internal revenue laws for the Philip- pines are enacted by the Philippine as- sembly. Text of the Measage. “To the senate and house of representa- tives: I transmit herewith a communi tion from the secretary of war, inclosing one from the chief of the bureau of in- sular affalrs, In Wwhich fs transmitted a proposed tarift revision law for the Phil- ippine islands. “This measure revises the present Phiiip- pine tariff, simplifies It and makes it con- form as nearly as possible to the regula- tlons of the customs laws of the United States, especlally with respect to packing and packages. The present Philippine regu- lations have been cumbersome and diffi- oult for American merchants and exporters to tomply with. Its pufpose Is to meet the new conditlons that will arise under the section of the pending United States tariff biH, which provides, with certain Umitations, for free trade between the United States and the islands. It is drawn with ‘&, view to preserving to the islands as much customs revenue as possible and to protect in a reasonable measure those industries which now exist in the Islands. ‘“Tne blll now transmitted has been drawn by a board of tarift experts, of which the insular collector of customs, Colonel George | R. Colton, was the president. The board | had a great many open meetings in Manila and conferred fully with representatives of all business interests in the Philippine Islands. It Is of great Importance to the 1 welfare of the Islands that the bill should be passed at the same time with the pend- ing Payne bill, with special reference to the provisions of which it was prepared “I respectfully recommend that this bill be cnaited at the present session of con- Bress as one incidental {o and required by the passage of the Payne bill ILLIAM H. TAFT. he White House, April 14, 1908." Necesslty for Change. Secretary of War Dickinson, In forward- ing the papers to the president, says: “I Naye not had time to examine the bill in detall and have not sufficlent acquaint- | ance with the subject to say whether or not it, s what it should be, but General Edwards, who 1s famlllar with the matter, recommends It and T have no doubt that with your own famillarity with the sub- Ject, you will be able to dispose of it." The letter of General Edwards, dated April 11 and addressed to Secretary Dickin- #on, after describing the measure and fts | © purpose in much the same language. as the president, says: ‘It will be understood that .the result of the free admission of American goods inte | I the Philippine islands must revolutionize business in the Philippines, and unless the adoption of that policy is aceompanied revision of the present Philippine |1 it will be Aisastrous to some fm- |t portant industries in the islands and also result In such serfous loss to the customs 1 (Continued on Second Page.) - Early Thursday morning James Haddock, prisoner In the county jail, peeked out the window to discover what the weather was like. It seemed a trifie unpleasant out of doors, (he sky was overcast and scurrying bits of paper Indicated that a strong wind was blowing—probably a cold one. Had- dock shivered at the thought A little later u deputy sheriff found him stretched out on his bunk. Apparently Morphets had him by (hé forelock, for it was hard to awaken him. “Get up, you highly estcemed scion of marine chef..” shouted the deputy, or words to (hat effect. “Lemme sleep,” murmured Haddock Somewhat suddealy be finally rose yawned, stretched and rubbed his eyes. The deputy went away, remarking that most men got up with more alacrity wi they time was up. B An hour later he came back and found Haddock sitting in & chalr by his bunk Haddock was attirred, except for trousers and one shoe “Bomebody's stole my pants und shoe,” sald Haddock. “Get out,” said the jaller, nobody would take them pants as a gitr | bad Well they're gone," replied Haddock, who seemed disposed to sit tight on this state- mént The deputy then undertook a personaily | conducted tour of investigation. He hunted care, diligently, prying Into every | under every bench and bunk Hl‘, even seen (o gaze at the celling, though, perchance, he was just rolling his eyes hopelesely heavenward Then he summoned help, The reinforce- ments included two more deputies and two trusties, and if the search had been for the Kohipoor diamond, it could not have been more thorough. Haddock did nbt take part. He sat nonchalantly in his chair. occasionally dropping a word of en- Couragement to the searchers. An hour passed. Then one of the trusties 4 sudden thought. “Get up, you lazy, lvating descendant of a polecat. Get up. Haddock did not stir, The trusty grabbed him by the shoeless foot. Jerked hard and pulled the foot swme distance from the chalr. Haddock follow- ing. In the seat of the chair were the missing trousers and the shoa | corner, was missionaries now Rev. C. A. Dodds and wife, Rev. Robert E. | Wilson and wife of Morningsun, la.; Dr. | John Elma French all reside in the bullding of the boys and girls’ school conducted by the forelgn mis- sionary board of the Reformed Presbyte- rian church. teachers, assisted by Mrs Thom: abeth 8. Webb, at Adana, and Miss Sarah sloners for Forelgn Missions. sion Board of Why Prisoner Refuses to T Leave Jail at End of Term Copyright, 1908, by the Mail and Exp ress Company. MANY ARMENIANS EKILLED Murder of Two Moslems by Chris- tians at Messina Starts Riot. TROUBLE 15 WOR. POLITIGAL Due fo Racial wnd Religions Differ- ences—No Melation to Reecent Events~~Nebraska Woman in Danger. CONSTANTINOPLE, April 15.—A man- sacre of Armenlans is in progress today at Mersina, a seaport of Asia Minor, on the Mediterranean. Enraged at the murder of two Moslems by an Armenian and the fact that the as- sassin was not apprehended, medan population of Mersina, which counts a total of 10,00 inhabitants, the Moham- took the law nto its own hands and attacked the Arme- nian quarters. The Christian communities of Mersina are appealing to the consuls here for help. Two Amenican missions are represented at Mersina. NBW YORK, April 15.—The located at American Mersina are Peoples of Pennsylvania and Miss of Winchester, Kan. They Miss French is one of the There are many American pupils n the school, which has an attendance of about 20 boys and girls, CHICAGO, April 15.—Uneasiness Is felt, by Chicago church workers over the situ- ation of migsionaries who are stationed in the danger zone of Turke: are Among them Rev. Willlam N. Chambers of Ch! cago, stationed at Adana, Turkey, who Is Chambers; Rev. and Mrs, D. Christle, at Tarsus; Miss Eliz- oulsa Peck. Miss Peck 1s from Nebraska and Miss Webb from Missourl. Miss Peck was a native of Nebraska, but fved In Minnesota, according to informa- lon available from Rev. Frederick T. Rouse and Rev. L. O, Batrd of the Omaha Congregational churches. American She Is working under Board of Commis- the Her commis- the Women's Work, whose for the fleld Is from Interlor Misslon headquarters are at Chicago, Adana, in central Turkey, Is her station, She salled from America for Turkey last Septemiber. sionary work she graduated from the Min. nesota State university and taught school at Crookston, Minn. Before fitting herseif for mis- BACK AT THE OLD STAND The business office of The Bee is to be found again in the ground’ floor corner of the Bee Building, which has been enlarged and re- fitted to accommodate the growing needs of the office force and patrons. Entrance from Farnam street, Roosevelt Party Lands at Aden Several Members Take Short Shoot- ing Trip for Specimens of Local Birds. ADEN, Arabia, April 15-10 a. m.—The steamer Admiral, with Theodore Roosevelt and the members of his party on board, came in here this morning for a short stay. All on board are well. Several members of the party are plan- ning to come ashore here and go on & shooting expedition to obtain specimens of the local birds, as they have done at sev- eral of the other ports touched at on the way out. The run down the Red sea from Suez was fairly cool, but yesterday and today the weather was hot, with a brilliant sun and a smooth sea. Frederick C. Selous, the well known au- thor and blg game hunter, has accompa- nled the Roosevelt party from Naples. Mr. Roosevelt has spent several hours every day listening to recitals of Mr. Selous' ex- veriences on his African hunting trip. Mr. Selous has been Invited by Mr. Roosevelt to join the party for a two weeks' shoot and he probably will accept Taft Member of Kilwinning Lodge President Formally Joins Masonic Organization of Which His Father Was Member. CINCINNATI, O., April 15 —President Taft is now a member of the Kilwinning lodge of Masons. He wus unanimously elected a member at a stated meeting held In the Masonic temple here last night When President Taft was made “a Mason at sight” February 15, he did not become a member of any lodge, and was until last night in the position of Mason at large. He at that time expressed a desire to affiliate with Kilwinning, of which his father, the late Judge Alphonso Taft, was one of the early members, and of which his brother, Charles P. Taft, has been a member. The application came up in the regular order last night WHEATHER FORECAST, For Nebraska—8howers For lowa Partly cloud: For weather report s SINGLE COPY TWoO \ s TARIFF BILL BACK T0 ROUSE Senate Returns it for Correction in 0il Schedule. CHANGE IS QUICKLY MADE el Senator Aldrich Defers His Exp tion of Measure Until Monday— Batley Hus Income Tax Amendment. WASHINGTON, April 15.—Shortly after the senate met today it agreed to a reso- Jution of the house of representatives ask- ing that the tariff bill be returned to that body so it might be amended to place upon the free list the praducts of as well as crude and refined petroleum. The bill was soon Treturned to the senate with this amendment inserted. The president’s message for a revision of the Philippine tariff so that the principle of protection might be applied to the in- dustries of those islands and at the same time in view of practical free tiade with the United States sufficient revenue migit be provided, was lald before the senate and referred to the committee on the Philip- pines. " Senator Aldrich announced that he would speak upon the tariff bill next Monday. After the senate convened today Senator Bailey introduced an income tax umend- ment to the tarltf bill. It provides for a stralght tax of 3 per cent on all kicomes above $6,000 a year: It exempts all incomes from federal, state, county and municifal | securities, salaries of all state officers and incomes of corporations below 5,000 The former law on this subffct provided for a tax of 2 per cent on Incomes of $4,00) and upward. Mr. Balley does not attempt to avold the constitutlonal questions and in effect challenges them. He estimates that if his amendment becomes a law it will raise about §100,000,000 annually. Mr, Balley sald he had Introduced *the | amendment so far in advance of its consid. eration because he wanted every senator to have a full opportunity to consider it and suggest any additional amendment deemed proper. His Income tax amendment, he sald, was the same as the law which had formerly been enacted, with minor excep- tions. He had In this amendment raised the exemption from incomes of $1,000 to in- comes of 35,000, and had raised the rate of tax from 2 to 3 per cent, which he sald (Continued on Second Page.) Three Dead, Eleven Deathly | Ill from E?ting Bad Sausage| IDA GROVE, Ia, April 15.—(Special)— Closely following the death of three mem- bers of the John Kolpin family in the town of Galva, Ida county, comes the news that no less than eleven others In that town are suffering from trichinosis and that many of thew are dangerously ill Kolpin was & prominent druggist at Galva. The first of March he had a hog slaughtered and made up some home made summer sausage. The sausage was not properly cured, and to the eating of this raw pork are now attributed three deaths and the chances are that a half dogen more will follow Mrs. Kolpin and two of their four chil- dren were taken down first, and though specialists were sent for from Sioux City, they could make no correct diagnosis of the diseasc, and because of this fact every one who came to the home to assist in caring for the sick kept on eating the deadly sausage. Dr. D. W. Farnsworth, Who had been sick in bed himself for some time, was finally called in and pronounced it trichinosis. Samples of the meat ex- amined at Ida Grove under vowerful micro- scopes by Dr. G. C. Moorrhead show the stuff falrly swarming with trichinae. | Mrs. Kolpin grew worse rapldly and died March 14, a month ago. On April § Iittle Herbert died, and on April 13 the father himself died. Kolpin and the children were taken to the German Lutheran hospital at Bloux City last week for treatment and ne ! died there, not knowing that his wife and | son had preceded him fn death and that!| the whole family were probably doomed to soon follow. | Cora, Lester and Florence Kolpin are in & very dangerous condition at the Sloux City hospital and cleven friends and neigh- bors at Galva are down with the terribie atfliction, and the whole town 1s terribly wrought up over the matier. It takes! three weeks for the trichinae to develop | and make themselves felt, and as most all the friends and neighhors of the Kolpins ran in to help care for them, and most all of them partook at some time or other of the deadly sausage, the people of Galva are wondering where this terrible death harvest s going to end, DAY OF TUMULT IN WHEAT PIT July Advances to New High Level and Suddenly Drops More Than Four Cents, SMALL SPECULATORS RUINED Pyramided Fortunes of Little Fellows Vanish in a Trice, PATTEN FINALLY PREVENTS ROUT Big Bull Leader Buys Three Million Bushels in Few Minutes. PRICES RISE AT THE CLOSE Fraction of Regnined an Sapport— tle Now Transferred to the July Option. CHICAGO, April 16.~It was a day of tu- mult and sharply shifting fortunes in the wheat pit of the Board of Trade, July wheat following an advance to a new high level, suddenly dropped 4% cents. The “pyramided’ fortunes of small speculators vanished In a trice and the day was saved from rout only by the vigorous exertions of the bull leader, James A. Patten. Within the last fifteen minutes of trad- ing Mr. Patten bought 3,000000 bushels of wheat for July delivery. “Nothing but a flurry,” he said, but that was after the tutbulent pit Had been deserted for the day. During the final quarter of an hour he was a busy man. Into the corridor of the Western Unfon bullding, in which the Bartlett-Patten offices are to be found. floated the sound of high-pitched, nervous volces as clerks at the telephong, shot in buying orders to other clerks in the pit. “Buy fifty, buy & hundred, buy twenty- five."” These numbered thousands of bushels of wheat, and there were many smaller ones, so many in fact that not all of them were filled. It was a physical impossibil- ity to do so. Patten Directs Campaign, Mr. Patten personally visited the floor of the exchange and directed his own deals by word of mouth. It was Patten inst the fleld, and the final gong showed that the former, apparently, was as mighty as ever. His purchases and those of his followers; together with the profit-taking of the shorts, who lost no time in securing the fruits of their bearish daring, caused a reaction of over a cent all along the line. But before this occurred the hoard of many a small speculator had gone. Far from the maddening strife {n tHe board, In hundreds of bakerles, there was u different, although related, scene. lour had risen and Wakers, with corrugated brows, profits were coming from unlc of bread could be raised, Troubled of Bakers. According to one of the largest bakers In"the city the price of flour has doubleq in the last six ycars, lard has done like- Wise, milk hus advanced 43 por cent, de- livery charges have doubled and yet the price of bread rcmains the same. Some years ago when flour prices were on a rampage many baKers saved. their profits by reducing the welight of thelr loaves and the quality of flour used. But it is said there is no further extreme of economy to which they can go and meanwhile they allego their net earnings are nil, however, no concerted on has been taken with regard to the situation, Day Opens with Rise. The speculative day on the board opened without indications of the sensation o come. May and July rose to mew high prices, the former to $1.19% and the latter The July price was the highest when & Kuropean war exhausted resources, but neither mark caused unusual comment. Either one or the other of the options mentioned has been doing the same thing since the firet of the month, There has not been a trading day since that one or the other has not created a new top price. Patten bought and sold as usual, mostly buying July and selling May. He s saiq t0 have disposed of 1,000,000 bushels of his May holdings today and to be practically out of that option. His encrgies are now centered largely in July, "1 sUll have some May." sald Mr. Patten, “but U'm chiafly interested now In July. I'm nét paying much attention to the de. ferred futures. They're new crop months," Tornado Hits the Pit. was fifteen or twenly minutes until closing tme when the selliug tornado hit the pit. Stop-loss orders came out in deluge and th bears, stirred by & b-cent decline at Winnipeg, based, it was said, on reselling by exporters, attac ked the mar- ket with great spirit. July tumblea % cent at a time to SLUY. an extreme loss of 4% cents; May in lurger Jumps dropped to $1.% and September, an undisputed new crop month, which had attained $1.08% declined to $1.06%. Here the Patten purchases made thels influ felt and the close of the s:sslon found July at 31.16%@1.16%, May at $1.27% @1.27% and Ecptember at $1.08%. In contrast to these prices those of a year ago are of interest. During Aprl a year ago May wheat sold at an averuge of ¥ cents and July around 8 cents. The first wale of wheat for delivery in May of this year was made here' June 23 last at 8% cents. Whether it went to Mr, Patten I8 not of public record, but he was among the eari'er purchusers, Bince then the price has risen nearly 30 cents. This, however, does not serve 1o give & Iine on the sup. posed profits of Mr. Patten and his asso- clates. No estimate worth considering can be made, ven were details of their op- Lons known it Is sufe to sy the sume capital has gone into the July deal, the out- come of which, of course, cannot be pre. ulcted. Big Battle July Coming. With the May deal proper to all Intents @ thing of the past a battle royal will be waged in July. Mr. Patten, at the heud of an influential folowing, insidts that July will be an old crop month~that is, delivery must be na from the harvest of last Jrar instead f the new wheat usually barvested tn the winter wh t belt in thme for delivery on July contracts. Unusually unfavorable weather for planting lest fall s given the principal reason fur this bellef. Mv. Patten said today that even if some of the wheat were harvested early in July it will never reuch Chicago, but will be snatched up by famishing millers before It gets within hundreds of miles of this city, “Why,” sald Mr, “they're buying 58 the. price It as were trying to find out where thetr