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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-13
POLICE UNABLE TO PREVENT.
Conditions Which Officers Meet With
When Endeavoring to Enforce Law.

Reports from the police department re-
ceived by Commissioner West today state
In substance that the officers are unable
to prevent the conductors on the steam rail-
roads from blocking up the grade crossings
In Southwest Washington because of the
Inclination of one of the judges in the Police
Court to either dismiss the offenders on
their personal bonds or have the cases
against them "nolle pressed
The matter of the blocking of the grade
crossings in Southwest Washington and
preventing public traffic across them by the
steam railroad trains was called to the
attention of Commissioner West several
days ago by a citizen of that section. He
complained to the Commissioner that traffic
over the crossings is badly interfered with
and causes great inconvenience to the pub
Tic. The alleged violation of the law, he
declared, ought to be stopped.
Commissioner West informed the COM
plainant that several months ago this par
tcular matter was taken up and orders
were issued to the police department to
demand strict enforcement of the law re-
specting the grade crossings. Mr.. West
also wrote to the officials of the various
railroads and obtained from them promises
of their cooperation in the effort to prevent
q continuance of the alleged nuisance.
The matter was again called to the at
tention of the police department, and Lieut..
Matthews of the fourth precinct has just
submitted a report on the matter.
Lieut.. Matthews says that after the &C.
ton of the Commissioners relative to the
obstruction of crossings several months
ago the conditions were improved. The
railroad officials made arrangements where
by conductors of trains violating the law
were permitted to attend court when
Qured and a number of arrests were made.
But now says Lieutenant Matthews,
an our endeayor to enforce the law are
confronted with a new obstacle in the form
of Judge ONeil, who is taking the per-
sonal bonds of the conductors instead of
imposing penalties. On the sd of last
month the judge took the personal bonds of
q conductor who had obstructed crossing
for half hour; and on the 9th of this
month the judge accepted the personal
bonds of steam railroad conductor who
had obstructed a street car crossing for
ten minutes"
The police lieutenant states that the JUS
tiCe seems to be of the opinion that the
railroad companies and not these conduc-
tors are the responsible parties. He says
further. when the conductors find the court
will not support the police in their efforts
to secure a compliance with the law. the
department finds difficulty in keeping the
crossings open.
Commi sSioner West Will inform the citi-
Zens that the police department is not re-
sponsible for the prevailing conditions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-13
Opening Showed Gains and
Losses in Small Fractions.
FIRST PREDOMINATED
PRICES TENDED UPWARD ALL
AROUND FOR AWHILE.
Speculation Finally Quieted-Heavy
Buyinf of Southern Fails to
Move General List

+! NEW YORK September 13.-Gains and
losses, which were limited to small frac-
lions, were shown by the opening prices in
the stock market today. Gains predominant
ed, but some of the most prominent stocks
were lower, including Southern railway,
which showed the effects of realizing on
yesterdays advance. American Smelling
ran OF IA The market was actice and
broad.
Prices tended upward all around after the
opening. The coalers, local fractions. Anal
gamated Copper and United States Steel
preferred were conspicuously firm. Smelt-
ing was taken freely on ATS decline and
more than recovered its loss. Consolidated
Gas and Metropolitan Securities rose l. and
fierce attacks on st. Paul caused renewed
selling of all the grain carriers and the
general market declined easily
st. Paul, Southern Pacific Texas and Pa
cific and Reading declined l to 1;H, and
metropolitan Securities reacted to Pa below
yesterdays final figures. The market rail-
lied and became quieter.
Reading and Texas Pacific made effective
recoveries and checked the general decline.
which had run to d point In the Rock
Island stocks Chesapeake and Ohio. Atchi-
son preferred and a number of minor
stocks. Metropolitan Securities rallied .
and Metropolitan Street Railway rose tx
over yesterday. The response in the gem
eidi HSl WAS IuOQerdIe until pennsylvania
moved up point, when prices rose more
vigorously. Bonds were easy at noon.
Speculation became quiet and hesitating
at II O'Clock, and the general railroad list
did not sympathize much with the heavy
buying Of Southern railway, which carried
1t to 34ss. Ontario and Western made
belated rise of a point and there was a
very heavy absorption of American locomo-
tive. which advanced 25s to 2T@.
Railroads moved sluggishly. and renewed
weakness in st. Paul and Union Pacific
which forced them to the lowest, carried
the entire market off again at 1 o'clock.
No effective support deve.ored until
prices were practically forced down to the
lowest. Pennsylvania lost about all its
rise and Locomotive reacted over a point.
Additions to the earlier sharp losses record
ed included Baltimore and Ohio. Louisville
and Nashville. Kansas and Texas Missouri
Pacific and Delaware and Hudson. all OF
which lost point and Northwestern =.
When the rally set in the volume of busl-
ness slackened. Recoveries reached a good
fraction generally Reading rallied 1 and
Northwestern Ia and Pennsylvania recov-
cred to the top. Wells-Fargo Express sold
at a decline Of 20 points and United States
Express 4.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-13
SEVEN BURNED TO DEATH.
Another New York Tenement Fire
Many Thrilling Escapes.

NEW YORK. September 13.-Seven per-
sons in one family were burned to death and
six others were injured seriously in a fire
which partially destroyed a tenement build
ing at NOS 6S-1O LIST street early today. More
than twenty families were asleep I'm the
building. and thrilling acts of bravery ac-
companied their rescue, which was accom-
plished by the fremen and the police.
1t was shortly after o'clock when the
alarm was given. Owing to the danger of
the fire In such crowded section police
reserves from three precincts were hur-
ried to the scene. Within the few moments
that had elapsed the flames were found to
have gained great Roadway from the first
floor. and the neigkborhood was in a panic
of terror Women and children were be-
ing dropped from the windows of the lower
floors, and dozens of grown persons were
fighting in the Railways to reach the open
air.
policeman elaribered to the roof of an
adjoining building and by clinging to the
ccrnice with the smoke pouring into his
face reached down to the windows of the
fifth floor and raised seven children who
were handed out by their parents. Another
officer. winding coat about his head. en-
tered the building from below and rolled
down the stairs the body of a half-suffocat-
ed man. Three times the officer came back
carrying two persons in his arms. Then
he fell. exhausted.
Meantime ladders had been run to the
top of the building and fremen clambering
up. rescued at least twenty tenement dwell
ers who were absent to jump. Men sought
to reach the f1remen first, but were thrust
back while the women and children were
taken out One fireman. although badly
burned. took seven persons from single
window on the fourth floor. When the
work of rescue had been completed and
the flames had been brought under control
the firemen hurried1y searched the crowded
flats and on the fourth floor they found seyen
dead They were: Onda kOnovitsch, Anne
Konoyitsch his wife; Konovitsch.
grown son; Konovitsch. second son;
twin babies of Konovitsch family, three
months old; unidentified man found on top
of building
many received severe burns. The financial
loss was small.
Police Capt McDermott and the firemen
who first reached the burning building be-
Iieyed the fire was of incendiary origin.
Their theory is borne out by the statement
Of the janitor of the building, who says
that an attempt was made to set fire to the
tenement last Thursday night. Jacob Sofia.
one of the men injured in todays fire, was
entering the house lat that night when he
discovered a blaze in the hallway. A broom
left in a corner by the janitor had been
wrapped in papers and sprinkled with kero-
sene and the whole was blazing briskly
when Sofia found it. He extinguished the
fire. and no formal report of the matter
was made at that time.
A woman who lives across the street from
the tenement house says that shortly before
the blaze broke forth in the lower hall this
morning she saw two men steal stealthily
away from the house and disappear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-13
LouGHBoRoUGH MAY DIE.
Run Over by Freight Cars at Harris
burg Today.

HARRISBURG, Pa, September 13.-While
being taken to his home, near Washington,
D. c., by a brother. Robert c. Loughbor-
ough, aged twenty-six years. was fatally
injured by draft of freight cars today on
the Philadelphia and Reading railway.
Mr.. Loughborough was set upon by thugs
in South Fergus Falls. Mimi, one year ago
and SO badly beaten that he has since been
an inmate of sanitarium at that place.
His family decided to bring him home, and
few days ago brother went to the SAM
tarium and arranged to bring the invalid
east.
They arrived In Harrisburg today over
the Pennsylvania railroad and the older
brother left the train temporarily to get
breakfast for himself and brother During
his absence LOughborough left the train
and wandered over onto the Philadelphia
and Reading tracks. where he was run
down by draft of cars. Both legs were
mangied SO badly that they had to be am
putated. He was taken to hospital. and
is in critical condition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-13
RECENT CLERICAL CHANGES.
War Department Appointments and
Promotions.

Changes in the classified service of the
War Department are announced as fol-
lows:
Appointments under civil service rules:
Office of the quartermaster general-Wil-
liam j. Peters of Indiana. clerk at $500 per
annum; Fred C.. Firoved of Colorado. clerk
at $50 per annum. Office of the chief of
stan-Sidney Fl. Perham of Maine, clerk at
S1oOo per annum.
Promotions: Office of the military score
tary-Emma j. Saxton of District of CO.
lumbia. clerk, from $1,000 to 81 200 per
annum; Frank Wilson of Ohio, clerk from
5000 to $1,000 per annum. Bureau of in
sular affairs-Bond p. Geddes of Nebra ska
clerk. from 81 200 to 81 400 per annum
Minnie IL. Aydelotte of District of Column
bia. clerk, from $1,000 to 81 go per annum
Harry c. Getchell of Massachusetts. clerk
from $500 10 $1,000 per annum. Office of The
inspector general-Walter ". Walker of
District of Columbia, messenger, from $500
to S120 per annum.
designations: Bureau of insuar affairs
Robert h. Gustafson of Illinois, clerk, at
$500 per annum. Office of the surgeon gen.
erdl-Juliet b. Miller of Missouri clerk, at
$1,000 per annum. Office of the chief Of
ordnance-Robert II. McNeily of Tennes-
see. skilled craftsman. at SI.320 per an
mum.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-13
NO COMPROMISE IN SIGHT
Status Of the Dispute Between Must
clans and Theater Managers.

the Central Labor Union appeared before
the latter body last night and reported the
strike of the orchestras which were en-
pioyed In four of the local theaters at the
last meeting of the Central Labor Union.
and requested that one of the theaters he
declared unfair" The central body, how
ever, refused summary boycott, and re-
ferred the matter to the grievance commit
tee OF that body. and an attempt will be
made to settle the trouble 1t is expected
that report will be made by the commit
tee at the next meeting Of the central
that time some definite action will be taken.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-13
AFTERNOON CONFERENCE.
Gubernatorial Question to Be Definitely
Settled.

by Associated EFess
SARATOGA. n. Y. September 13.-After
n brief conference today between Gov.
Oden and Michael j. Dady. who is man.
aging the campaign of former Lieut.. Gov.
Timothy L. Woodruff for the gubernatorial
nomination. announcement was made that
there would be a general conference later
In the afternoon. to be attended by the
members of the state committee and TWEEN
ty-fve or thirty prominent republican lead
ers to be selected by the governor
At this conference. 1t is stated, the gov
ernorship situation was to be 'threshed
out and in all probability something would
be definitely agreed upon. Preliminary 10
this general conference or caucus as 1t Is
termed by some of those invited. many
smaller conferences will be held and the IN
coming delegates consulted as to their
views.
While it is conceded that Gov. Odell is in
control and can name the candidate for
governor there is some hesitancy on his
part about taking any such decisive step on
account of representations being made 10
him by some of the delegates that pure
Iy ''Odell nomination" will be unpopular in
their sections
These representa- lions came from the
counties which opposed the extensive canal
improvements favored by the governor and
authorized at the last state election. and
are being used by men who want to defeat
Lieut.. Gov Higgins or nominate State In
surance Superintendent Francis Hendricks
or Woodruff. Gov. Odell is giving close at
tention to these representations with view
to ascertaining how far-reaching they might
be in the coming election.
Senator Plat said the situation would be
discussed at the conference until We arrive
al the right conclusion who will be nomi-
mated
I'VE are still for Woodruff as before he
added. There is no change
Conferences of changing personnel had
baar, fy, or nt
as the hours passed the conviction became
more and more widespread that the nomi-
nation of Lieut.. Gov. Higgins was all but
certain.
When Gov. Odell went to dinner he said
there was no change in. the situation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-13
Grain, Provisions and Cotton Markets
Baltimore Markets.
specIal ptspatch to The EyenIpc Star.

BALTIMORE. Nd, September I3.-FLOCR-
Firmer; winter extra. 405a4.30: clear, 4.s5a5 90:
straight 50Ja5 3d. patent. 550a5 80; spring clenr.
4.35a470; straight, 5Ja5. so; patent 5.?0a6 30;
receipts, 13.040 barrels; exports. S,454 barrels
WHEAT-Strong; spot. contract. 1.l0taa1. i0Si
spot, No. 2 red western 1121aa1 1924. September.
l.1cJ1a1- ION; October. 111hal. 1fs4; December.
1.15a1 15A: steamer No. red. 102a1 .04 receipts,
30 179 bushels: southern by sample. 901 0S south
ern grade. 82taa1 .10L.
CORN-Duli; year. "a asked: receipts. 16. ODD
bushels: southern white corn, 57a59; southern yell
low corn 6Oa61,
OATS-Easier: No. white. s5a35A: No. 9
RYE-Ftrm: uptown. No. western, Sass;
ceipts, ,6f1 bushels.
HAY-Steady; No. timothy, 1890; No. clover
mixed, 12.5Oa13.00
GRAIN FREIGHTS-Dull: stenm to Liverpool
per bushel Id. September Cork for ORDERS per
quarter. q. September.
BUTTER- Steady; fancy imItation. 17a1s: fancy
creamery l9a20; fancy isdie, 14a10: store packed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-13
HAD THAT TIRED FEELING
Man Removes Coat and Vest and
Leaves Them on Fence.

The police have in their possession
coat and vest and gold watch and chain
found I'm front of 1898 18th street north
west last last night The property was
found by neighbors, who said that an I'M
identified man. whose steps We're unsteady
removed his coat and vest at the corner
OF nth and streets northwest. carrying
them under his arm for short distance
aud probably finding that they were
burden hung them the fence in front
OF ISIS lith street northwest. The owner
forgot doubtless that his gold watch and
chain were in the pocket of the vest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-13
Additional Gift From Rockefeller.

CLEVELAND. Ohio. September 10
John D. Rockefeller today made an addi-
tional gift OF $50.0O0 to the Young Worn
ems Christian Association of the city. to
be added to the funds for the erection of
new building. Mr.. Rockefeller sub
seribed x5O.Oo0 to the fund several months
ago. thus king the total amount giver
by him toward the project 100000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-13
NEW HOUSE OF WORSHIP.
st. Marks Lutheran Congregation OBJ
tains Permit for SIS, 900 Building.

Arrangements have been made by the
congregation of ST. Mara Lutheran
Church, at Sth and streets southwest, to
commence the construction of a handsome
new brick church to take the place of the
one destroyed by fire in the spring
A permit was issued by the building In
spector today for the erection of building
to cost $l60 600 and work will shortly be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-13
House Entered by Burglar.

Patrick ]. Haltigan told the police to-
DAY that his home. No. 30 NJ street north
west, was entered by burglar last night
lie said that an entrance was effected
through q Kitchen window. The intruder
carried off $40, which he obtained from
Nr. HaltiSan's trousers pocket.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-13

luncheon hour arriving. they took recess
to renew their talk later In the day
When asked the situation, one OF the
Plat men said this afternoon. 1T looks TO
me as If the governor intended TO let the
convention nominate Higgins" Which was
a philosophically sarcastic way stating
what appears to be the situation at the
present moment. N. ~ M
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-13
FAMOUS PAGER MAY DIE.
"Dan Patch" is Stricken With Hernia
at Topeka

TOPEKA, Kan, September 10. Dan
Patch. the famous PAGER. owned by w. NJ.
Savage of Minneapolis. is sick here. He
has strangulated hernia and IT is believed
he will die.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-13
wsshinetonian Seeks Divorce.

Special Dispatch, The Evening Star.
NORFOLK Va. September 13 = Amos
Nottingham entered suit for divorce here
this afternoon from his wife. Mrs. Annie
Crandy Nottingham of Washington, ID. c..
alleging desertion for thirteen years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-13
New York Stock Market.

Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co.. bankers
and brokers, 1419 F st. members New York
stock exchange. Washington stock ex-
change and Chicago board of trade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-13

Sales.-Regular call. IL O'Clock noon Washington
Street Rwy. pfd 80 t3i5. 80 Co.,. 80 at
CPS 80 at cos. 20 at e91S. 5D at 10 20 at 7Ois,
90 at 40. 20 at 71as. 900 ut 10Ss. 20 Mt al.
Washington Street Rwy. COM. 30 at 1871.
Mergenthaler Linotype 10 at 1886.
Greene Copper. 100 H.
After call-Capital Traction, 20 at 1854.
Mergenthaler LiHotype. n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-13

BRIGHTON BEACH. N T.. September
1s.-First race. six furiongs Memphis, 80
to 1 and II to /. first: Phantom, to 2
LA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-13

A small batch of ten shares of Mergen-
thaler brought ISG after call. which has
been the prevailing price for the past sew
eral days
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-13
LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS.

Trading was duh and inactive i'm the re-
suits obtained on the local stock exchange
today, and the outcome of the bidding on
Call was trade of $40 shares of Wash
fston street Railway preferred stock at
figures ranging from 6.pe to 709s at which
the stock closed today. This trading was
apparently the result 81 an effort to ad-
vance the price of the stock, which was
successful. Most of the trades were by
one broker buying or selling with himself
practice that has grown largely into
vogue on the local exchange
Bank stocks were inactive and there was
no trading. Citizens National. which went
TO 40 yesterday on the bidding. dropped
five points on call today. With none offered
at less than 2i5. and that by the broker
who made the bid ana who is believed to
De making tie effort to secure a control
O. the stock for out-of-town capitalists.
After call this same broker offered 245
Tor the stock, but there was none in sight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-13

Efforts were made IN brin, an, sor,.
Capital Traction. but bids were high
enough to secure but twenty shares at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-13

Arlington Fire Insurance Company stock
was on fraction with no demand
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-13

11aI2 Al
Et;tsS-Steady 2Oa2f
CHEESE-Firm: large Ss.aa: medium 0NaQix:
small. 9sssI0
SuGAR-Firm: coarse granuiated. s. 40: dne. $40.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-13

American National remains strong with
market.
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Arrived From Europe Today.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NEW YORK. September 13.-Among those
arriving on the steamer Kuerfurst are Rep
resentative and Mrs. 8learre and B. H.
Warner, jr. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-13

one hundred shares Of Greene Conner
brought ID today. but the buyer was NOT
wiling TO take more at a higher figure than
14a4 to las.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-13

LA 10 las.
announcement is made that The followine
m icah securities have been admitted TO
o,hciai quotation on the London stock ex-
Snanse: Cleveland, Cincinnati Chicago and
St Louis. 81 0oo eco additional general mort
gage per cent gold bonds; Baltimore and
CLIO railroad, $l.o0oGOo additional first
II o,tgage tifty-year per cent gold bonds,
anu $i'cuo.WH additional prior lien 3ls per
cent gold bonds que 1926: Erie Railroad
Company s1o.0o,0oO per cent convertible
hfty-year gold bonds. and Southern Rail-
way Company 81 311 900 additional first con-
simulated mortgage . per cent gold bonds.
IT was officially stated Yesterday by John
S S, Williams that the deliveries OF the
Se'.noard All Line stock TO the Ryan-Biar
H. rests have been completed the amount
peing 6o.0o0 shares of preferred and 1900
shares OF the common.
The statement of earnings of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio railway for the fiscal wear
OF iaof mas been issued. According to the
report the gross earnings increased S,.S,.-
923, and of this s.. BOZ, fS2 were freight earn
ines- The explanation lies in the increase
IN the btum1nous coal tonnage of nearly *
per cent. his increase restored the coal
tonnage to what it was before the coal
strike. The ton-mile revenue declined IL
PEI cent because of the preponderance of
bulk tonnage. The total ton mileage made
was about 70 per cent greater than year
ago Chesapeake and OhiSi traffic must
continue to be mostly made up of low-grade
tonnage. 1t can only expect to make it's
prohts out of the great volume of business
handled by the most modern transportation
n ethods.
The physical condition of the property Is
well maintained. The tie renewals were 10
per cent of the total ties in track: 143 miles
o. new steel rails Weighing 81 to 100 pounds
were laid. This amounts to nearly a per
cent rail renewal. The locomotive equip
ment was increased by the purchase of sew
enty-six new locomotives; IA per cent Of
al the power is less than one year DID, 10
per cent of the freight car equipment was
added during the year and eleven passenger
cars added. Altogether the road
would seem to be in fine physical shape.
Today's Government Receipts.
National bank notes received today for
redemption. sSso,332: government receipts,
from internal revenue, S491 $50: customs,
$685., 413: miscellaneous. $S2,o5 expendi-
lures Si,i30.0O0.
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Mr.. Bonaparte's Argument.

In getting down to his argument this
morning. Mr.. Bonaparte said he would con-
fine himself to three points, which. ac-.
cording to authorities in law, must he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-13
Today's Government Receipts.

National bank notes received today for
redemption. sS..o, 332; government receipts
from internal revenue, S497 ,622: customs,
$685.. 473; miscellaneous. $S2053; expendi-
lures S1,l3o0O0.