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s J i II TEE EVENING 3OTES, RALEIGH, N. a " PAGE FIVE Stocks, Cotton, Grain and New York Stock Market. (By Leased Wire to The Times) : New York, June 23. The stock market at the opening and in the early trading reflected renewed ag gressiveness on the part of bull In terests following heavy accumulation of stocks on the declines of the two preceding days of the week. Gains of 1 to 2 points were made in a num ber of leading issues 'while nearly everything traded in at and for some time after the opening showed do elded strength and olned in the gen eral advance. Union Pacific was the feature, the preferred selling at 102 1-2. an advance of 2 1-2 points over yesterday's close and of 5 points since the last sale on Monday. Union Pacific common started with an ad- vance of 1 1-2 points, but business in it was far smaller than usual. The room continues to attribute the strength of the preferred stock to the expectation of a proposal to ex change it at the rate of two shares of preferred for one share of common. New York Closing Stock List .(By Leased Wire to The Times.) Atchison ... .',.'.-. .... . . . . . .114 Atchison pfd . . . .... . . ... . .105 Baltimore & Ohio. . . . . . . . . . 117 Canadian Pacific . . ... . . , . . .1S1V4 Chicago & Alton. ........... 68 Chicago & Alton pfd ........ 74 Chicago & Northwestern . ... .182 Chicago & Northwestern pfd. 221 Colorado Southern .-. . . , . :.. .;. 56 Denver & Rio Grande. 48 Denver & Rio Grande pfd .... 88 Erie 35 Illinois Central 147 Vi Louisville & Nashville. . .... .141 Manhattan L :.......;..... 141 y4 Metropolitan Street Railway. . 26 Missouri Pacific . . ... ... ... 72 New York Central . , ........ 132 Pennsylvania . . . ....... ... .136 Reading . . , ... ... 150 Rock Island 31 Rock Island pfd. 69 St. Paul 152 Southern Pacific . . ... ..... .129 Southern Railway .... , . ,". . . 31 Union Pacific ............. .191 Union Pacific pfd;'.-. . ... ... .103 Wabash . . 21 Wisconsin Central .... ... . . .'.' 56 Interuoro-Metropolitan . . .... 16 Interboro-Metropolitan pfd . . 46 Great Northern pfd .... . , ... ... 149 . Miscellaneous. Atlantic Coast Line. ....... .128 Amalgamated Copper . ,'". . , . . 80 American Car '& Foundry. ... 55 American Locomotive ... .... 58 American Cotton Oil ....... . 73 Am. Smelting & Refining.... 90 Am. Smelting & Refining pfd. 109 Brooklyn Rapid Transit. . . . . . 78 Colorado Fuel & Iron . , . . . '.. . . 4 2 General Electric . . . . . . . . . . .161 international Paper . . 15 National Biscuit ... .... . .,'. . 105 National Lead ............. 84 Pacific Mail 29 People's Gas ... i ; . ... . . ; . .113 Pressed Steel Car..... 42 Pullman Palace Car. ........ 187 Sloss-Sheffleld Steel ... . . . . . . 81 ' Southern Pacific pfd ......... 121 Sugar ......... 124 United States Steel . . ... '.'-'. . . 66 United States Steel pfd. . . ...123 Western Union ........ .... 72 Mackay's 80 Mackay'B pfd . ............. 7 3 Va.-Carollna Chemical 53 Va.-Carolina Chemical pfd. 1.118 Westinghouse Electric . . . .... 83 Republic Steel ...... . . . . . .. 30 Republic Steel pfd. ........ .103 M. K. & T.. .......... 40 M. K. & T. pfd............. 72 Chicago Grain. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Chicago, June 23 Lower cables, favorable foreign crop news and gen erally clear weather in the south west caused an easier wheat market with further . liquidation In July which sold c. lower. Distant months held better at small declines. Liverpool comes to lower on the easier tone here, Minneapolis stocks decrease 525,000 bushels for four days. There were declines for the entire grain list with liquidation by scat tered longs the feature as well as the factor. Losses were shown of to In wheat, to lc. in corn, and to c. In oats. Provisions were off sharply. Grain quotations ranged as fol lows: , Open. High. Close. 1.13 1.07 1.06 Wheat July . . Hep. . . Dec. . , 1.14 1.18 1.06 .71 .68 .68 .60 .43 . .43 1.14 1.08 1.07 July Sep. Dec. . . Oats July . . Sep. . . Deo. . . Pork July . . Sep. . . Lard July . . , 8ep. . . Wbe Ju'jr . . Bet). . ...Oct.". : .71 .70 .68 .68 .68 .67 .60 .50 .43 .43 .43 .43 1S.90 20.20 11.60 11.70 io:85 10.87 10.70 20.00 20.26 19.82 20.02 11.66, 11.65 , 11.75 ." 11.72 10.90 10.90 10.87 ,10.87 10.72 10.72 New York Cotton. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) New York, June 23. The cotton market showed additional strength at the opening this morning and ad vanced 4 to 13 points on strong cables and wet weather in the belt. All commission houses reported a large increase in outside trade. There was baavy realizing but the offerings were absorbed easily. Opening July, 11.15 to 11.16; Aug., U.16 to 11.18; Sept., 11.20 to 11.21; Oct., 11.24 to 11.25; Dec, 11.28 to 11.30; Jan., 11.24 to 11.25; March. 11.26 to 11.28; May, 11.30 bid. Open. High. Low. Closs. May, ..11. 30 11.31 11.28 11.31 June ..11.25 11.25 11.25 11.27 July ...11.15 11.25 11.16 11.21 Aug ...111. 16 11.30 11.16 11.25 Sept .. . 11.21 til. 28 11.20 11.26 Oct ...11.21 11.33 11.21 11.26 Nov ...11.25 11.25 11.25 11.28 Dec . . .11.30 11.30 11.28 11.25 Jan ...11.23 11.35 11.22 11.28 March .11.24 11.37 11.24 11.30 Market closed steady. New York Spot Cotton. York, June 23 Spot cotton, No sales. v , New Orleans Cotton. New 11.75. Open. High. Low. Mine .'.-- . ... . . ... . ... . Close. 11.19 11.35 11.44 11.44 11.29 11.29 11.31 11.31 11.40 July ..11.31 11.42 11.31, Aug . . 11.44 11.49 11.44 Sept . 11.45 11.49 11.44 Oct . , 11.26 11.34 11.24 Nov .'.'- ..... Dec ... 11.28 11.35 11.24 Jan . . 11.27 11.36 11.25 Mar ..11.37 11.45 11.34 Market closed steady. Liverpnol Cotton. Liverpool, June 23: Spot cotton steady. Middling, 6.11; sales, 7,000, of which 6,1000 were American. Re ceipts, none. Futures opener firm and closed steady. Opening. 5.92 5.95 6.92 5.94 Closing. 5.84 5.94 5.95 5.94 5.92 5.91 5.90 5.90 5.91 5.91 5.92 June . . June-July July-Aug. Aug.-Sep. Sept.-Oct. Oct.-Nov. Nov.-Deo. 5.92 5.90 5.88 5.87 f.95 5.92 (15.91 (it 5.90 Dec-Jan. 5.86 tf()5.9S 5.90 ,. ' . 5.88 5.90 5.87 Jan.-Feb. Feb.-Mar. Mar.-Apr. Raleigh Cottom Uarket Good middling, 11 7-8. Strict middling, 11 3-4. Middling, 11 5-8. Receipts today, 58 bales. Cotton Port Receipts. New York, June 23 Cotton port receipts were as follows: New Orleans, 693 against 3,763; Calveston. 548 against 3,386; Mobile, 308 against 139; Savannah, 768 against 1,090; Charleston, 69 against 107; Wilmington, 9 against 727; Nor folk, 272 against 1,315; Boston, 21 against 0; Philadelphia, 24 against 20; Pacific coast, 0 against 777; Port Arthur, 7,897 against 0. Total, 10, 899 against 9,937. Interior Receipts: Houston, 567 against 1,763; Augusta, lS6 against 176; Memphis, 170 against 1,216; St. Louis, 277 against 1,111; Cincinnati, 90 against 342. Total, 1,290 against 4,608. Cotton-seed Oil. (By Leased Wire to The Times) New York, June 23 Cotton-seed oil prices, based ou prime yellow, ranged as follows: Opening. June . . . . . . . July . .... ... . . August . . . . . . -..-', September . . ... . , October . . . November . . ; . . . December . . . . . January . . .'.. . . . . Market closed steady; barrels. 5.625.64 5.64 5.65 B.835.85 5.99 G. 00 6.00fi6.02 ' '5.700)5.72 5.54 5.57 5.58 5.59 sales, 3.000 Chicago Live Stock. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Union Stock Yards, Ills., June 23. Hbgs receipts, 26,000,1 mar ket, 10 to 15c. lower; mixed and butchers, 7.26 to 7.90; good heavy, 7.C5 to 7.95; rough heavy, 7.35 to 7.60; light, 7.15 to 7.70; pigs, 6.10 to 6.90; bulk, 7.45 to 7.75, Cattle receipts, 15,000; market steady to 10c. higher. Beeves, 6.25 to 7,25; cows and helfqrs, 2.25 to 6:40; stockers and feeders, 3.60 to 6.35; Texans 6.00 to 6.10; calves, 6.00 to 7.50. SMeep receipts, 15,000; markjet steady. Sheep, 4.75 to 6.00;' lambs, 6.15 to 8.76. New Vor kMonejr Market. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) New York, June 23 Money on call 1 to 2; time loans, firm; 60 days, 2 to ; 90sdays. 2 to 2; six months, 3. Posted rates: Sterling exchange, 487 te 489, with actual business in bankers bills at 488.06 to .19 for demand, and 486 for 60 day bills. Prime mercantile paper un changed. ' Provisionsj THE TIMES' DAILY FINANCIAL STORY (By T. C. Shotwell.) New York, June 23 Shares of the Union Pacific Railroad Company were the features of trading In Wall street today. The preferred advanced two and a hal points in the first in the first fifteen minutes of the session to 102 1-2. This is a net rise of !i points in two days. The common slock rose one point to 191 7-8. The strength of these issues: had a cheerful effect on the balance of the list and gains averaging a point were reported hi the strandard lailroad and Industrial shares. St. Paul advanced one and three-quarter points. New York Central 1 1-2, Read ing 1 5-8 and .Southern Pacilic, 1 1-4. Brokers on the lloor of the exchange said that a -more bullish feeling pre vailed this morning than for several days. Increased estimates of the winter yield from the territory traversed by the Atchison and Misourl Pacilic lines resulted in gains of over a point In stocks of both companies. In the in idiistrial group Steel shares were at the front with gains of about a point each. Copper shares also displayed strength, Almagamated showing a gain of one point and Smelters five eighths. In London American shares were fraction ally higher. l.aRose made a new high record of 8 and one sixteenth on the, Nek York, curb market. (Ilia rose half a point while Nevada Consolidated was nn eighth- higher.-:. Other porphery copper shares and silver issues were firm. Xew York Cotton Lettj-r. (Hv W. B. Hibbs & Company.) New York, June 23 This was an other very active day on the cotton exchange, with prices again making new high records by advancing 12 to IS points the first hour of . business from last night's closing quotations. There Was nothing particularly new in the general trade situation or as re gards the character of the weather and crop news. Liverpool, however, made such a strong response to our sharp rise of yesterday that bullish senti ment was further stimulant and this fact togehter aggressiveness of the local and New Orleans speculators trading, the rise still urther broadened the speculative demand. This created a more active and stronger market has yet been witnessed. July advanced to 11.23, August 11.28; Octoberll.30; December UMi and January 11.30 be fore realizing was sufficiently- heavy to fill up the demand. The market gradually reacted 8 to 10 points from the top of the continuance of this sell- ncr during the noon hour and Liver- no,! failure to further follow tho rise. The buying on this reactionary move ment however continued of such a good character the undertone continued mm during during the afternoon. Shmts have covered freely since the opening of the week and there has been a large amount of long cotton recently sold taken back. This has been due more to the spread of bullish sentiment of the strength of the southern spot markets absence of important selling pressure and the Increasing outside Kiii.enlntivo demand and the aggressive bullish spirit of local and New Orleans operators as'p'rlng to the bull leader ship than to any serious apprehensions regarding the progress of the crop or pssible scarcity before it commences to come In the market in August and September. The distribution of sensational crop reports from the Mississippi valley and culr states is intended only for outside consumption and to encourage the con tinuance of such report to the bull movement. Prices have bad a big advance the last two weeks ranging from W) to bil points. The tendency however, is likely to continue upward with only moder ate recssions until the end of next week ns the bull leaders and generality of local, southern and western oper ators are Inclined to continue discount ing a rather, bullish government crop report. This Is due to be aiiounced at noon July 2nd. , Naval Stores.: (By Leased Wire to The Times) Savannah, June 23 Spirits Tur pentlne: Firm; 40'; sales, 50; re ceipts. 1,442. Rosin: Firm; sales, 1,957; re ceipts, 3,023. Quote: WW, 5.30; WG, 5.15; N, 5.10; M, 5.05; K, 4.85; I. 4.40; H, 4.20: G, 3.90 to 4.20; F. "3.9ti to 4.05; E, 3.65; D, 3.05; C, B, A, 2.75 to 2.85. , New York Provision Market. . (By Leased Wire to The Times) New York, June 23 Cash pro duce: Minneapolis, No. 1, northern wbeut, 130. Wheat Dull; no. 2, red, spot nom Intl, 147. Corn Easier; No. 2, mixed, 82c. In elevator. Oats Easy; No. 2, mixed, 60c. in elevator. Corn Dull; No. 2, western, 97c, f.o.b. '- ' -.' Barley Easier; feed, 85 to 87c, c.l.f. New York. Flour Qulet;sprlng patents, 6.50; winter straights, 6.65. Mill Feed Easter; western bran to arrive, 26.00. Pork Easier; mess, 21.25. Lard Easier; prime western 11.95. Tallow Quiet; prime city. 5. Coffee Quiet; No. 7, Rto, 7c. . Sugar Dull: granulated, 4.95. , lc. WANTS lc. ClaMlfled advertisement for tblf col ama will be accepted at om cent per word for each laane, CASH with the order. No ne vertteemeate ude this head will be charged. No Adv. taken for lew than 10 CENTS an Inter tloa. lc. WANTS lc. WANTED -A settled woman for a family of two people. The right woman can get a good place. Ad dress jetter, giving full informa tion to "(3", care The Evening Times. 22-6t. MISCELLANEOUS FIREWORKS FOR Cheap at Toyland.. JULY 4tli 23-5t Ft'RNISHED ROOM, LARGE cool, with bath, near P. Gentlemen preferred.- Address Mrs. M., c-o Evening Times. 23-11 I V.MBIIKLLAS RIOI'AIREI) AM) RE- covered. Poter, 209 S. Wilming ton St. 21-3t IU(J(il.'(i AM) TIES Merchants and dinners are requested to ex- These irregular hour? will now amine our stock of one thousand K've way to a -uniform eight hour bundles of Ties and one thousand ' daily. It. is obvious that under the pieces of Bagging before placing new conditions a nioal mine could their orders for the coining fall. ' h.- worked more economically on a Prices reasonable and quality sat- sysu-m of double shifts, I. e., with isfactory. Raleigh Cotton Mills, sets of men working two, sepa Caraleigii Mills, Nouse River Mills, rate turns of eight hours each. 10-1 0t. Wed and Sat. (;ET YOl It 4th OF Y I-'IRE- works at Toyland. 23-5t ,OST Coupon subscript ion collec tion book No. 10, leather backs. Kinder return to circulation de partment Evening Times and re- : ceive reward. 21 t. f.. L. M. '-JONES, PAPER HANGER, 310 Smith Salisbury Street. See sam- pies. 18 I2t. LOST Diamond-shaped Masonic Pin ' Reward if returned to Times' of . ' rice. - ... - - FOR BALE. FOR SALE AT GREAT SACRIFICE two wooden tanks; must be moved at once. Call on, write or tele phone Pilot Cotton Mills. Phone number 138. ', . ' i 23-3t. wed fri mon REFRIGERATOR Second-hand Re- frigerator for sale at a bargain, uooa itemgeraior ana win sen at your Times. price. Address D, care1 12 t. f. FOR SALE A nice colt, fairly Well broken and is three years old. He is a beauty, well bred, raised 'on my farm near Raleigh. He is kind and gentle and works well any- where. John C. Drewry. 13 tf. FOR SALE I riquois COaster-brake Bicycle. Cost 166.50; never been used. Will sell at a bargain. 'Bi - cycle" care The Evening Times. 21 3t. FIVE 1U ILD1XG LOTS FOR SALE Number 117 to 125 West Hargett street. C. A. Sherwood. 22 t. f. NOTICE OF SALE Lace 1 0, 1 2 and 15c values now 4 8c. Dozen 5c per yard. : Hunter Bros. & Brewer. ' 21 tit. FOR SENT FOR RENT Seven-room dwelling. Modern conveniences; on car line. Address Box 524. 8-tf TWO IXFIRXISHED ROOMS FOR Rent, 211 West Davte street. 2i at. . Delicious White House Tea in quarter pound net tins for 15c; especially for Ice Tea. Just as good as White House Coffee. First-class Grocers. HUBBARD BROS &C0. HANOVER BQUAJUL NEW YORK MEMBERS of New York Cotton Sx Chang. New Orleana Cetton El change, ABiocltte Member Liver pcol Cotton Aiioel a tlca ORDERS SOLICITED rr U par ckcM and talc of cotton fci tutor' Virginia League, Lynchburg, 7; Portsmouth, 2, Danville, 3; Richmond, 0. Norfolk, 1; Roanoke, 0. Carolina League, Spartanburg, 3; Greenville, 0. '"-. . Charlotte, 4; Greensboro, 2. Winston-Salem, 9; Andersqu, 1. Southern League. t New Orleans, 3; Nashville, 0. Little Rock, 1; Montgomery, 0. Atlanta, 2; Mobile, 1. Birmingham-Memphis; rain. NEWS (Special to The Times.) London, June 22 A very grave situation has arisen in South Wales which threatens to eventuate in a general stoppage of work in this vast coal field on July 1st. Notices to ter minate contracts of service on Juna 30th were dispatched from the Coal owners' Association yesterday, and they will be handed to the miners this evening. Over 130,000 men arj effected in Glamorganshire and Car marthenshire. The trouble has arisen indirectly owing to the miners eight hours act, which comes into operation in the. coal fields on July 1st. For some time representatives of the em ployers and of t he workmen in South Wales have been in consultation with a view' to a new basis of working un der the eight hour." system. These negotiations are not yet concluded, but at the moment I hey wear a very unpromising aspect. T;ie main point at issue is the in- troduction into South Wales of the AXI double shift. It is urged by tha em oifiee. ployers that the. operation of the eight. hour act makes the system of double, shifts essential in the coal Held in the interests cf economic working. Hitherto the method of working in South Wales has been by the single shift, the hours varying from seven as what, are known on the. short day, to ten on the long lays. I lie representatives ol the miners object to the double shirt, mainly on the ground that ;t would leave too I short an Interval to insure the safety ! of the mine al't-r shot-firing in these ' tiery seems. The masters on the other hand contend that the double shift will in no way increase tiie dan ger of working. They argue that it I will diminish danger reduce the dam i aeo to tlio 'roofs, and EenerallV nro- nlote tne efllc'leiit working of the mines. The workmen's representa- tives have suggested that sub-com- mittee of the counc.iliation board be formed before which every colliery! desiring to work under the double shift system should submit its case and. .agree to abide by the sub-committee's decision. This would enable the case of every colliery to be deter-' mined according to its own special circumstances. The prospect is aj very gloomy one, not merely for j South Wales, but, for all coal users I throughout the country, as, in view' of the recent decision "of the Miners' i Federaton of Great Britain, other! coal fields mieht be involved, it is! ernestly to be hoped that a concil-j j ,atory disposition will be shown on . i;the . art of both maslerS and min ers m or(jcr t0 prevent a rupture, and all the calamitous consequences that must follow in its train. i ilt Cardiff- this week chartering coal j fop admiralty-depot -' on '-the south! j coast. So far twenty-one vessels, I j representing a dead weight capacity! ! oT over 40.000 tons have been taken ' The object is this chartering is! up. "believed to meet the navy require-i 'ments during the June manoeuveres! iand secondly, to accumulate large stocks at depots in anticipation of a stoppage in tiie South . Wales coal field at the end of June. ,- In vi-nv of the effect of bad teeth ....... .l..t.Mlnt-ntnn ilai.lu.nil Ml I upuu ,Uu.Mi.,".. H. R. F. Brooks, the president, at the British Dental Association, in Bir mingham on Saturday, "there is urg ent need for Intervention by the state, even although the possible is sue be, State dentistry in some shape or form." Bad teeth is an increasing evil, he said. not only do they cause dyspepsia. but their agency in the production ..0 , .. 1. .1. ...... A.....W. Y,. HlCKADiinl- 1 ed. He quoted the results of exami nation of school children to show tnat those with bud teeth are among the most unhealthy, and to prove the. benefits-'of early dental treatment, j But for a general application of school clinics or dental surgeries, state or rate aid -was," lie thought in evitable. The cost would be iniinlt- estimal in relation to tho good done, ; The Oscar R. Wrenn Camp of Con for among tho results would bo a federate Veterans,, of Holly Springs, "sure" it gradual, racial improve- is planning for a big re-union and ment." He urged equally strongly celebration oi July 5th. The wear steps against the unqualified "dent--'pro of the gray, of Raleigh and LI1 ist." , lingtcin have been invited to join In the celebration and a big time Is ex- I have good authority for slating peoted. that negotiations are taking place be- Ex-Governor Chas. B. Aycock Is tween the German embassy and the iho-. 'program to speak to the old Headland Hotel, Newquay, with a Veterans ut 11 o'clock, and then view by the kalHer and the Imperial ,niro wlu i)0 a j,g barbecue. The family to that Cornish waterng place -hnrbeeu-e is free and everybody Is In in September or October next. It U ylted. Aa excursion will be operated eighteen months since the kaiser paid from nalelt;h, and no doubt a large his lust state visit to London, and crowj wju g0 subsequently took a holiday at High-; ' ' clilfe, near Bournemouth.' Newquay is one of the most beautiful spots on the north coast of Cornwall, with magnificent cliffs and headlands, splendid sands and the Atlantic In front of it. Years ago a small flsh-i ing villuge, It has now become a well a session today for the purpose of built seaside resort, and boasts sev- making certain alterations In the In eral good hotels. , sped ion regulations. It wag decided i to adopt the United 8tates regula- For more than 130 years a life Bize tions in their entirety, portrait In oils of Mr. John Eld has Mr. Jas. H. Pou appeared before hung In the board room of the gen- the committee In the Interest of the era! Infirmary at Stafford, of which Standard Oil Company and Mr. C. B. he was one of the founders, but tin- Aycock represented the independent til lately no one suspected that the companies. painting.was by one of.-the gr.at i English masters. Lord Lichfield, the president of the infirmary, hay- ing consulted the directors of the na tional gallery, they expressed the Opinion that it was the work of Gainsborough, and this view was ful ly confirmed by Sir Walter Arm strong, director of the national gal lery at Dublic. The infirmary au thorities have now sent the picture to London for restoration and it is in- . tended to exhibit it at the royal acad emy winter exhibition. ' Unparalleled crowds of sightseers are expected when the combined At lantic and home 'fleets come to anchor in the Thames in July. On July 16th the great ships forty-two battle ships, fifty-six cruisers and their flo tillas of destroyers and submarines will come io a pause off Southend. From there for nine or ten days, Brit ain's mighty fleets will lie, in a line lorty miles long, right from the Nore to Westminster Bridge. In addition to the street pageant, when the men ( of the fleet will march to the Guild ! hal there will be unlimited opportun ity for the Londoner to acquaint him self, for the first time, with the as pect of our leviathans at close quar ters. Just how huge the crowds will be it is almost impossible to gauge. Millions will flock on the river side to gaze at so wonderful a sight. Not only London hosts, but thousands from the country around London and thousands more from districts farther afield, will hasten to the Thames to see the peaceful invasion of the great river by the country's naval might. TRIAL OF HEINZE WAS POSTPONED New York, June 23. When the trial of Arthur P. Heinze, of the United Copper Company, charged with the administration of justice, was called before Judge Ray in the United States circuit court today a postponement was granted and the trial of : Sanford Robinson, charged with a similar offense,, was begun in stead. The attorney for Heinze told Judge Ray that he was not ready for trial and asked for a continuance, Assistant District Attorney Wise opposed a delay, at which Joseph P. Cotton, Jr., attorney for Robinson, said he was ready to proceed with that case. Judge Ray then granted a continuance for Heinze and said tiie Robinson trial could begin. WESLEY BATES (it'ILTY. Jury Returns Verdict of Murder in the Second Degree. (Special to The Times.) Durham, June 23. At 11:30 this morning the jury returned a verdict of murder in the second degree against W.sley Bates, charged with slaying Jack Robertson. Eight stood for murder In the first degree until the other four forced a corn- I Promise by holding out against them. " DEGREES FROM OXFORD. K"Ksh Vniversity tonfers Degree Judge-Holmes and Irof. Hale. V ,,7, , a Oxrord, fcng.,,.June J3. Oxrord T.. T i At t j A. rr 1 rrI.x j 1 .yy UUuU.aW . 8 "1'on two Americans ana ont' Canadian. The degree of D. C. I L- was conferred upon Judge Oliver Vi en Jell Holmes, of the United States supreme court, and Earl Grey, gov- ...... ..,.- nf n S f! - won con Hate, Pasa- ferred npon Prof. George E. of the Solar Observatory den a, Cal. at .Mi-s. Patten Critically 111. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Chicago, June 23.- Mrs. Agnes Patten, mother of James A. Patten, ;-(, wheat king," is critically ill at his home in Evanston. She was hurt in an accident In Los Angeles in February. She Is 80 years of age. . Bl j CELEBRATION. Holly Springs Veterans to Hold Re union on the Fifth. OIL COMMITTEE HERE. Hears Attorneys For Standard Oil and Independent Companies. The oil inspection committee held r