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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-30
Demand for Leading Stocks
Marked Today's Opening.
BUYING DISTRIBUTED
UNION PACIFIC, BALTIMORE AND
OHIO AND STEEL ACTIVE.
Orders Came Into Market on Increas-
ing Scale-Reaction Carried Some
Leaders Way Down.

NEW YORK, December 30.-Today there
was very heavy opening demand for
Union Pacific. Baltimore and Ohio and the
United States Steel stocks. The buying
otherwise was widely distributed. but in
smaller lots Gains were small throughout.
Ten thousand shares of Union Pacific sold
at 115 and 115A. compared with 1145s last
night.
Buying orders flowed into the market on
an increasing scale, blocks OF a thousand
and more shares being frequently dealt in.
Prices got higher all around under the ag
gressive rise in various leaders, particularly
Union Pacific. Missouri Pacific, Baltimore
and Ohio. Amalgamated Copper and Sugar.
These favorites. we'll as Illinois Cen
trail, General Electric and several others,
rose point and st. Louis and San Fran
cisco second preferred, 2. Realizing forced
reaction before IL o'clock and a number
of stocks fell below yesterdays closing, in
Guiding Reading, Louisville and Nashville.
st. Paul. Amalgamated Copper and United
States Steel preferred.
The reaction carried number of leaders
good fraction under last night, and was
checked by a rise of point in Rock
Island. The market then became dull
Consolidated Gas lost Az, Colorado Fuel
IL and Tennessee Coal Canadian Pacific
point General Electric rose 2ss, Westing-
house Electric IA and Kansas City South
ern preferred and Manhattan l. Bonds
were firm at noon.
ST Paul and Amalgamated Copper be-
trayed the most weakness, and their de-
clines below last night of is and ~, re-
spectively. influenced considerable selling
of other stocks. Consolidated Gas extend
ed its drop to 5 points and Kansas and
Texas and Metropolitan Street railway
were off 1. Business was pretty light on
the decline, and did not increase when
the market rallied at / o'clock. Anal
gamated Copper recovered to above rs,
and Northwestern preferred advanced 3s4.
Room traders threw over stocks freely on
the rise in call money. and trading became
animated Amalgamated Copper bore the
brunt of the selling and fell to IFS Other
important railroads and specialties suffered
losses of point; Colorado Fuel and Chi
cago Union Traction preferred 8 and New
York Dock preferred 10. Prices ruled about
IL per cent above the lowest a o'ciock.
Prices hardened slowly for time, but the
selling was renewed late in the day Anal
gamated Copper was forced down to 7Oss,
St Paul lost 2, and other stocks approached
the low level again Lackawanna and Cen
trail Railroad of New Jersey were lifted /
and Detroit Southern preferred ~. The
closing was easy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-30
CHURCH DONATIONS.
Baby Church Takes Novel Way of Cele-
brating Christmas.

ST. Paul NJ. E. Church South was or
ganzed the 18th of September, and lot
secured at the corner of I'd and S streets
northwest, upon portion of which a fine
Sunday school house is being erected by
Mr.. George w. Barkman. contractor, at
cost of about $4,000 The members of the
church are holding weekly meetings at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs L. 8. Cannon IS
Rhode Island avenue northwest, the pastor
of the congregation being Rev. p. W. JEFF
fries.
The members celebrated the Christmas
season last evening by setting up a
Christmas tree for the baby" as they
call the young church. Previously re-
quests had been sent out by the members
of the church to their friends asking for
gifts of money with which to furnish the
structure when it is completed
At the service last evening, which was
attended by a large number of members
of the church and their friends, these
gifts were taken from the tree by DR..
Henry Knowles, who made a most agree
able Santa Claus, and formally presented
to the building committee of the cnurcA
The net results of the affair financially
are not known exactly, but it is stated as
conservative estimate that the total value
will reach to between 1925 and $3.50.
Among the special articles which were
presented might be mentioned a fine mo-
rocco-covered pulpit Bible, fifty church
hymnals. baptismal fount, a communion
service, gas range and quite number of
smaller articles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-30
VOTE TO CONTINUE STRIKE.
Labor Unions at Fall River Take De-
cisive Action.

FALL RIVER, Mass, December 3O.-The
labor unions involved since last July in
strike against a 12la per cent reduction in
by a vote OF approximately three to one. APP
proved continuance of the contest. The
vote of the unions was follows:
The total vote of the unions on the ques-
ton of continuing the strike was 1,4O1 In
favor of and 40 against.
The vote of the five unions was as fol-
lows: CarderS 21S for continuance to 81
against continuance; weavers, ST for to 100
against; loom fixers, 40 for to SO against.
siashers, "a for to % against; spinners, 1872
for to 81 against.
The call for meetings of the unions to vote
on continuance of the contest was
prompted by an agitation of the question
whether the employees should return to work
the strike later if wages were not ad-
vanced.
1t was also stated in mill circles that the
majority of the union MI were ready to
return to work, but that the leaders were
keeping them from doing so. Accordingly
IL was decided to submit the question to a
vote today with the result that in a total
of 1921 ballots cast there was majority
of 81 in favor of continuing.
This was the first formal vote on the
question taken since the action of the
unions in July inaugurating the strike. The
result of today's vote is a general disap-
pointment to business men. who had hoped
for an ending Of the trouble.
There is still some question as to what
extent it will be considered binding by the
great body of non-union help. There is be-
lieved to be some possibility that the I'M
organized operatives may gradually go back
and thus slowly end the strike.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-30
DISCHARGE THE PENALTY.
Punishment Of Those Who Packed Ball
Instead of Blank Cartridges.

AS a result of an investigation made by
direction of Gen. Crozier. chief of ordnance.
il has been ascertained that among the
l. 10 900 blank cartridges issued last sum-
mer to the troops. regular and militia.
which took part in the maneuvers at Man
asSas. Va. and in California two ball car
tridges were found. one at the Virginia
camp and the other in California. The per-
son who packed the California ball car
fridge was traced by The initials on the box
in which the cartridge was found and
promptly discharged. Ii the Virginia case
it was impossible to find the offender, as
the box was not returned to the ordnance
bureau. and the initials given were not
those of any one in the employ of the bu-
reau. AS an additional precaUtion, all the
blank cartridge cases at the Frankfort
arsenal have been oYerhauled and weighed
with the result that one ball cartridge was
found. In that case the person who packed
the case was discharged. To guard against
the possibility OF such occurrences in the
future Gen. Crozier has directed that in ad-
dition 10 the usual precautions each box of
twenty blank cartridges shall be weighed
before sealing. The presence of a ball car
fridge can easily be detected by this method
by reason Of the increased weight, 237
grains in each case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-30
LEGAL HALF HOLIDAY.
Decision Announced by Local Justice
of the Peace.

Samuel R. Church, one of the justices OF
the peace for the District of Columbia, has
posted in conspicuous place In MS once
a notice that the Court of Appeals having
decided that Saturday after II O'Clock m.
is a legal holiday, in the same manner as
Christmas, New Year or July A, the marshal
can serve no civil process on Saturday after
II o'clock M. and process to be served on
Saturdays must be- issued by his Office in
ample time to allow service before IL
o'clock m.
The case in which the decision of the
Court of Appeals referred to was rendered
is that of Ocumpaugh against Norton, in
which the court held that the forty days
allowed by law for perfecting an appeal,
exclusive of Sundays and legal holidays,
was also. since the passage of the code, in
which Saturday Is made a legal half holt
day, to be exclusive of such half day, the
effect of which is that it takes two Satur-
days to make a day under this decision.
the old rule of law that fraction OF
day is not to be regarded in law yielding to
the provision of express statute.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-30
BURNING OF COTTON.
Secretary Wilson Thinks Growers Will
See the Wisdom of Holding It.

Secretary Wilson this afternoon was ask
ed for an opinion on the burning of cotton
in the south. He said:
Il don't think they are going to burn
much cotton. They will see the wis
dom of holding what they have of their
crop over until another season in order to
take advantage of higher market. which
will then have been probably created, and
next year will plant less acreage and in
stead of raising cotton as their entire crop
will plant alfalfa and other cash-producing
commodities.
1.-The slump in the market was created
principally by an increased interest and in
a decidedly heavier weight of the quality
of cotton grown. The same bulk of cotton
this year is materially heavier than that of
last year. all of which features have bear
ing on the present state of the market. In
order to make their plan Of raising the mar
ket price for cotton effective 1t would be
necessary for them to burn at least 1000. go
of bales the total crop being above 12,OOO.-
600 bales. The average price of poor cot
ton today is in the neighborhood of $40 per
bale, SO that the burning of two millions
of bales would mean loss to the southern
cotton planters which they need not bring
upon themselves, but could avert by hold
ing the cotton over for another season."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-30
DEER STILL AT LARGE.
Zoo Managers Unable to Locate Miss
ing Animal.

The search for the big mule deer which
escaped from the Enclosure at the Zoo We'd
nesday is being prosecuted with vigor to-
day. it is stated, by party of men en-
ployed at the park, who are supposed to be
familiar with animals and their wiles A
man telephoned to Superintendent Baker at
the Zoo this forenoon that a '.strange-look
ing animal" supposed to be the fugitive
mule deer. had been seen this morning in
the vicinity of the naval observatory,
browsing on the sparse grass thereabouts.
Mr. Baker believes his informant was
mistaken, as he received later information
that tracks of the missing deer, evidently
made early this morning. had been found
east of Chevy Chase. Acting upon this
clue, force of men was sent out in that
direction to take up the deer hunt
1t is said that parties of men and boys,
armed with lassoes and other contrivances.
are roaming through the woods and over
the fields between the Geological Park and
Chevy Chase Lake and vicinity looking for
the mule deer. E asides the fun of the
chase, the $40 reward offered for the cap
ture of the animal is said to be a strong in
centive.
The officials of the zoo are still hopeful
that the deer will be captured without in
Jury to it and returned to its pen in the
park
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-30
HELP FROM CONGRESS
HOUSE PRovIDEsFoR PURCHASE
OF HARD coal FOR FURNACES.

Congress is taking active measures in
order to assist in the work of reducing the
smoke nuisance in. the District of Column
bia. The House committee on appropr1a-
tions, when the legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill for 1906 was be-
fore it, amended the bill SO that during
the next fiscal year the Post Office Depart
ment will be able to burn hard coal instead
of soft. and thus materially reduce the
smoke nuisance in connection with the run
ming of that building.
When this matter was before the commit
tee testimony was given to show that the
department paid for soft coal S3.2l and for
hard coal, 1925.
1t was shown that in order to use hard
coal in the building exclusively, an addi-
tional appropriation of $1,000 would have
to be made in addition to n increase OF
expenditure for the first year if the change
is effected of $1,000, which is the amount
necessary to purchase the CRATES and boil
ers required by the burning of hard coal
1t is likely that this appropriation will be
approved by the Senate, and it is thought
at the Capitol that this will be an entering
wedge for providing appropriations for hard
instead of soft coal for all the government
buildings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-30
AMERICAN LAKE MANEuvERs.
Report Of Maj. r. K. Evans, the Chief
Umpire.

The report of Major R. K. Evans, assis-
tant adjutant general, and chief umpire at
the maneuvers held at American Lake. In
the state of Washington. last summer. and
participated in by the troops of the regular
army and militia troops from Idaho Ore
gon and Washington, has been received at
the War Department. In his preliminary
remarks the major pays high compliment
to the representatives of the press attend
ing the encampment, and says their reports
were usually full and reliable. Major
Evans suggests the advfsability of the gov
eminent owning its own maneuver
grounds because Of the difficulty in ADJUST
ing claims some of which h says were
unreasonable and eXorbitant He regards
the site occupied at American Lake adj
mirably adapted for maneuver purposes
and says that if this government acquires
that site it will possess a tract having
advantages superior to those at Aldershot.
the British training camp. and he ADDS
that should war conditions arise it is un-
excelled as point of departure for troops
requiring transportation on the Paclhc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-30
DECISION FOR ADAMS
Colorado Supreme Court
Grants Election Inquiry.
DENVER BALLOT BOXES
BELIEVED INVESTIGATION WILL
REVEAL GUILTY ONES.
Opinion Suggests Thorough Sitting
of the Situation-Referee to Be APP
poiufod IN Cr1roruiSo
DENVER BALLOT BOXES

DENVER December 30.-Chief Justice
Gabbert today announced the decision OF
the supreme court to grant the petition or
Governor-elect Alva Adams for the opening
of all the ballot boxes used in Denver at
the late election and full investigation of
all frauds. Mr.. Adams object in filing the
petition was to secure a legal determine
ton of the question whether he or James
H. Peabody is entitled to fill the office Of
governor for the next two years.
Chief Justice Gabbert said that while the
petition did not state facts emitting the
petitioner to such an investigation as pro-
posed. the court had decided that a general
investigation might aid in discovering the
guilty persons who were responsible for the
commission of the gross frauds that had
been revealed in the contempt proceedings
There must have been some persons behind
the election offers and others who commit
ted frauds, the court believed to prompt
the commission of such frauds.
To Go Into Frauds of All Kinds.
The court decided that the investigation
shall go into all frauds of any kind which
constitute violation of the orders issued
by the court prior to the election. All bal
lot boxes will be opened at the county court
house and the ballots and books be exam
ined by two experts, one to be appointed
BY counsel for the petitioner and one by
counsel for the people, in whose name the
interference of the court was originally
sought. The court will appoint referee,
not to take testimony, but to supervise the
experts examinatio and see that it is con-
Quoted in accordance with the courts or
ders.
Also Registration Lists.
The court decided that the registration
lists and the allegation that they contain
many fictitious names shall also be investi-
gated after the examination of the ballot
boxes. The courts investigation, it was
announced, must not interfere in any man
ner with any investigation undertaken by
the general assembly. Counsel were in
structed to prepare an order covering the
details of the investigation and present it
to the court next Tuesday.
In reply to questions of counsel the chief
justice said that the court intended to have
thorough investigation of all allegations
of fraud of every description in Denver.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-30
MANY HORSES VICTIMS.
Over 100 Die From Feeding and Two
Days Inactivity.

. CHICAGO. December 30.-More than 100
horses in Chicago were victims of the fact
that Christmas came this year on Sunday
and was followed by a holiday. The ami
mails. dropping suddenly in their tracks I'M
der stress of work have died of spinal
paralysis or were shot to end their suffer-
iugs.
Azoturia is the technical trouble, result
ing from two consecutive days of mac
tivity i'm the stable and the eating of the
same working day ration of oats and corn.
This feeding of grain and the consequent
ideness of the animals in the stable for
forty-eight hours result in the vascular
systems gorging with blood beyond the
ability of the heart and blood vessels con-
troll.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-30
Club in Temporary Quarters.

The members of the Metropolitan Club
have taken possession OF their temporary
club house in the Arlington annex, and to-
day the employees of the club have been
busily engaged in arranging the interior
for the purposes of the organization. The
new quarters to which they have been
assigned contains nineteen rooms in the
Kennedy and Payne houses. By the be-
ginning of the new year the members ex-
pect to be comfortably installed in their
new home. and then. they say. the matter
of restoring remodeling or rebuilding the
burned out building viii be considered and
discussed at their leisure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-30
Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales Regular call - o'clock noon.Washington
Rwy. and Flee: 4s; $500 at 81; 81 ooo at st ~
a say $1,000 at s4A 81 200 at 80 s4%, 8 600 at
s4s S. 900 at s4S 81, 900 at S41s, 81. 900 at San
$1,000 at s4as. 81 COO at S4$. 1000 at S4A
81 600 at S4a 5000 at s41s 81 900 at S4, 81 000
at S41s 81 900 at S4. 81 900 at S4z 81 600 at 50
Capital Traction. 20 at 1885, 20 at 139. 20 at 1895
20 at 139h, at 1885, 20 at 40. ut 140.
National Safe Deposit and Trust, 10 at 1856. 10
American Security and Trust, 10 at 1885 (buyer
Coz, at 232. 20 at 2s4. 50 at 23e. 50 at 2S7
buyer CO., 10 at 1856. 10 at 237 (buyer 60), 10 at
236 10 at 237 buyer COZ, 10 at 236. 10 at 237
buyer co.. 10 at 1885, 10 at 237 buyer 6O). 10 at
236 10 at 235-s 10 ut 235A, 10 nf 1855. 10 at
236, 10 at 2361s 10 at 2361s, 10 at 1854. 100 at
washington Gas, at e44. at 641k. so at e49s.
25 at 64h.
l.anston Mo- otype, 25 at 12A, 100 at 12h, 100
at 12A, 100 at 12ls.
Greene Copper, so at 21B.
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat, 10 at 243,
10 IT 245 10 at e45, at 245.
After call-U. .. registered IS. $500 at 105.
Mergenthaler linotype, 10 at 1891.
WASH g:on Rwy. and Elec. As. $500 at S.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-30
KILLED BY A TRAIN.
Fatal Accident to Resident of Mary
land at a Crossing.

Special Dispatch H. The Evening Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, December 3o.-Mr I.
f. HIcox. a citizen of this county, living at
Parole near Annapolis, and formerly
resident of Cleveland, Ohio. was struck by
a train of the Washington. Baltimore ana
Annapolis railway about O'Clock this
morning, and died shortly before noon IN
the Emergency Hospital.
This death was caused either by inter-
nal injuries or shock, as he was not man
gled nor had any homes been broken as far
as known. Mr.. Hicox was in a buggy at
the time and the train was hidden by a
pile of ties near the crossing. The vehicle
was entirely demolished
Mr.. Hicox was fifty-six years old and had
owned a large farm near Parole for SIX
years He visited it at intervals, but about
a year ago retired from business in Cleve-
land and settled here permanently. He has
two daughters, Mrs. Frank E. Gould and
Clara, aged eleven. and two sisters all OF
whom made their home with him. His wife
died few months ago. The remains VIII
be taken TO Cleveland for interment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-30
LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS.

There was G good market for the bonds
of the Washington Railway and Electric
Company at today's meeting of the stock
exchange and the buying was strong. Some
SA, 600 represented the aggregate of the
sales, and while the largest proportion went
for S4A and S4as the supply at these fig
ures was evidently exhausted and the ex-
ecution of further orders resulted in
higher level The last sale was at S5.
Altogether some $4,000 were sold at
prices ranging from S4ls to So.
There was no trading either in the pre-
ferred or common stock, and practically no
change was made in the quotations of yes
terday. -t
The bidding advanced on Capital Traction
stock but comparatively little came out.
The aggregate of the sales was not more
than 65 shares Before the close 14O was
bid for ten shares and 1899 was bid for
100 shares. The former was onered for
14O1k and the latter for 142k. 1t soon be-
came apparent there was not much stock
for sale.
In making a bid one of the brokers re-
marked that he bid sfDr the stock lex
rights" AS there hadsbeen no, public an
nouncement that rights OF any kind were
liable to be available for stockholders, this
observation was looked hpon in the light of
a joke. One of the officers of the company
who is a member of t1e exchange FASTENED
to add that was the Efisst he had heard of
such thing.
AS far as is generally known no def
mite plan has been determined upon, but
it is thought not at all improbable that
some means will besadDpted to return to
the stockholders the mpney spent recently
from current rsvenuesi IN making extern
sions of the SYSTEM This may take the
form of a bond issue or of certificates of
Indebtedness. as ~
There was active,qtradtng in the stock
of the American Security and Trust Com
pany, and some 300 shares were traded in
Including 100 sharess sold on sixty-day OPP
lions.
The rakee of prices was from 234 to 237,
which represents large advance when TAX
en- in connection with the upward movement
which has occurred in this stock within the
past few days. bnt
The rapid advance caused some holders
to take their profit and opsions seemed to
be popular, as some 100 shares were bought
at 236, and then options were sold by
the purchasers at 231 The belief in the
higher level to be reached by this security
Is thought to be the explanation of the un-
usual trading.
ward course The bid today was 27s. while
% was asked. Yesterday 267s was bid and
27A was asked
Lanston sold at lower level than was
the case yesterday, as two l00-share lots
went for 12ls and one for 12A. After the
last sale the stock was still offered at that
figure. The bid was II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-30
ATLANTIS SWEPT BY GALE.
Shipping Seriously Restricted by Tenn
pestuous Wiuds-Accidents

LONDON, December 30. A fierce gale
from the Atlantic swept over the united
kingdom today. Mountainous seas were re-
ported along the coasts.
Much damage has been done on land.
Telegraph and telephone lines are down and
communications are interrupted with the
provinces and some parts of the continent.
A number of accidents in London due to
flying debris have been reported.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-30
DROWNED AT SEA.
Report From Steamship Arriving at
Philadelphia Today.

PHILADELPHIA, December 3o.-Upon
the arrival here today of the steamship In
dian from Boston it was reported that
Thomas Hardin. a passenger, had been
drowned at sea. Harbin whose home was
at Braintree, Mass, disappeared from the
steamship near Block Island. and it Is
thought that he committed suicide because
of domestic troubles This belief is based
on the fact that telegram received here
today for Hardin in care of the steamship
company urged that he return home at
once and all would be forgiven. The tele-
gram was signed by Harbins father.