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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-18
Fence to Keep Rattlers Out.
From the Los Angeles Times.

From the Los Angeles Times. Do, Z
Did you ever hear Of a rattlesnake
fence? Not one made Of rattlesnakes; of
course not. but one made Of prickly
thorns to protect one from the rattlers
and keep them away. That Is what tho
Arizona campers build and the only way
to keep these deadly prisoners away Is
by building one Of these fences of oktea,
a shrub covered with thorns which grows
on the desert.
AS the tents have no doors and are not
set much above the ground, 1t would ap-
pear easy for Mr.. Rather to effect an en-
trance. Imagine the sensation Of crawl
Ing into bed some cold night to strike
against the clammy skin Of snake. and
this is just where Mr.. Snake likes to
snuggle. in among the warm blankets.
To avoid this. men who work in the
mines have found that snake will not
go near this oktea. and they have built
closely knit fences around their tents.
with little gates to go in and out, and
beyond this the RATHER will not penetrate.
It was first the Indians of the desert who
discovered this deadly shrub. and they
got the secret from birds and animals
which, to protect their young. travel
sometimes many miles back and forth.
bringing the thorns with which to cover
small animals there cover their nests In
this manner.
It is strange that in that country, 80
dry and forbidding. many things grow in
exuberance. and especially noticeable are
the yellow daisies with the brown cen
tiers. They grow SO high and Wild that
you can step in a field and your head
will just peep over the top Of the nodding
sea Of bright-eyed faces.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-18
st. Paul Suffers Severe Decline
in Today's Market.
UNAVOIDABLE COMMENT
Too Little Time Between Announce
ment of Issue and Closing.
INCREASED CAPITAL, 500, 600, 900
Great Deal Of Uncertainty as to Mar
ket Status of the Reports to
be Issued.
spe .ial Dispatch to The Star.

Sps,ial Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, December 18.-Following
upon yesterday afternoons announcement
of the increase in the capital stock OF the
Chicago. Milwaukee and st. Paul railway
by 500, 900, 600, both the common and pre-
ferred shares of the company suffered Sc
we're declines in today's stock market. N
other words, this intelligence was accorded
exactly the same reception as Wall street
has recently extended to all developments
of corresponding nature.
Figuring upon the market values at which
st. Paul common and preferred closed yes
terday, IL was estimated that the subscrip-
ton privileges which would accrue to the
shareholders were worth between 371a per
cent and 40 per cent, but st. Paul common
opened this morning four points below Its
closing figure of yesterday. and quickly
dropped as much more. The preferred
stock moved correspondence, and In the
curb market there were transactions In the
new rights between 80 and below 80
There was a good deal unfavorable COM
ment upon the methods employed In ar
ranging the new ST. Paul stock issue The
point was made that too little time hao
been proved between the announcement
OF the issue and the closing of the books
and there was much uncertainty as to the
market status of the reports to be issued
against the payments of the installments
on these stocks. particularly as the last
payment will not be made until March
of 1909
The first installment of S1O.OOO,OOO Will
be payable also on December 81, particu-
larry awkward date The increased capt.
tai consists, broadly speaking. of $67, 900 900
In new preferred stock and $33, OOOt0OO In
new common stock. thus raising each
classification of the share capital up to
f115UOO,0 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-18
GENERAL AND PERSONAL {
NEWS OF GEORGETOWN

William T. Lawton, who for many years
conducted carriage repository at 9th and
M streets. died yesterday afternoon at 80
o'clock at his home. 2024 H street. Mr..
Lawton was fifty-four years of age. His
wife and four soma survive him. Mr.. Law
ton last summer went to England for the
benefit of his health. and while there visited
his old home. Funeral services will be hel5
at O'Clock tomorrow afternoon at his late
residence.
Funeral services over the remains of
Rev. James Harvey HILL pastor of the
First Baptist Church, colored. of George
town, were held at his late residence, 2722
Q street. at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
Richard Young suffered stroke of
paralysis while at his home on NJ street
near Both street several days ago.
Arrangements have been made for hold
Ing midnight mass Christmas eve at
st. AIMS Catholic Church, Wisconsin
avenue extended. by Rev. Father Mallon.
1t Is stated that two weeks mission will
be held at Holy Trinity Catholic Church.
96th and o streets. beginning January 1.
The services will be conducted by several
Jesuit missionaries. The services the first
week will be for women and the second for
men.
Policemen FUR and Young of the seventh
precinct were called to the house Of
George Perry. colored. 25O8 e street, last
night about 1918 O'Clock and told that there
had been a row between Perry and his
wife The woman was bleeding from cuts
on her head and arm, the wounds having
been inflicted, she stated, by her husband
striking her with q tumbler.
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ASNoy . SSSSoA SoAA>>J'
Furnished by Dick Bros. & Co.. 14l2 b st q. =
Phones Main 644O-644l.
NEW ORLEANS COT
NEW YORK COTTON, 8 PM.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON, 2P.
LIVERPOOL COTTON.

LIVERPOOL. December 1S.-Cotton-Spot
in fair demand; prices 5 points lower;
American miding fair. 6.s7; good middling,
5.s5; midling. 500; low middfing. 5.51; good
ordinary, 5.11; ordinary, 4.s7. The sales Of
the day were 5000 bales. of which 500 were
for speculation and export. and included
I. 700 American. Receipts. $4,000 bales. In
GLIDING $1,000 American. Futures opened
steady and closed steady: American mid
ding. e. o. c.. December. 500: December
and January. 5.34A: January and February.
SIS; February and March, 5.36; March and
April, 5.37: April and May. 5.391a: May and
June. 541za; Juha and July. 5.421a: July
and August. 5.431a; August and September.
5.38h: September and October, 5.32: Oc-
tober and November, 5.261a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-18
HELD FOR GRAND JURY.
Gordon Warf1eld Accused Of the Lar
ceny Of 81 400,

Gordon Warfeld. a young man Of refined
appearance, was arraigned I'm the Police
Court this morning. before Judge Null
lowry. on charge Of grand larceny the
specific charge being that he had stolen
81 400 from Mr.. C. J. Ubhoff. real estate
dealer. whose Office Is at 419 Colorado
building. Warfeld pleaded not guilty and
waived the preliminary hearing before the
lower court. He was held for the action of
the grand jury without the presentation Of
testimony and ordered to be committed to
Jail in default of bond for $500.
AS Waraeld walked away from Chase's
Theater last evening, where he had been
enjoying the program, Detectives O'Dea
and Warren Of headquarters stepped up to
him and requested him to accompany them
to police headquarters. He went without
opposition. Arriving there he said, in an
swer to questions, that he lived in Alexan-
dria and that he was an agent for a local
coal company. He was locked up in the
first precinct station house for the night
and was taken to the Police Court this
morning for the preliminary hearing. At
'torney Malcolm Hufty appeared for him.
Mr.. UbhOff informed the police that he
was with several friends Sunday night and
Warfeld was with the party as friend of
carried wallet with 81, 400 in It, He had
placed this money in the inside pocket of
his coat and late in the evening he dis
covered that it was missing. He reported
the loss to police headquarters and De-
tectives O'Dea and Warren were assigned
to the case. They started on a search for
Warfield and located him at Chase's Thea
ter, as stated
Nearly all Of the money has been recov-
cred from box ATT In the New Willard
Hotel, the detectives recovering 81 145. This
money had been left by a man who had
registered at the hotel under the name Of
Arthur Beimheldt Of Portsmouth. An in
Yestigatiol was made. it Is said. and War
field was identified as the person who left
the money and who registered under that
name.
It Is stated that the defendant denies
stealing the money.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-18
NEW YORK COTTON.

NEW YORK. December 1a-The cotton
market opened steady at a decline OF
point to an advance Of points or about. as
due on the cables. Two or three of the
local houses were heavy sellers on and
Immediately after the call, and the market
weakened in the absence Of general BUSH
ness or support. with prices selling of to
little under the low level Of last week.
Expectations Of a bearish census report on
Thursday probably aided the decline, for
the general news showed no fresh bearish
feature. and the selling looked like bear
raid. Prices during the middle OF the
morning were about 10a11 points net lower
The market at midday was inactive, with
prices about to 10 points net lower jan
uary being relatively easy.
Spot. quiet; middling upland. 1855; mid
ding gulf, 1880.
Estimated receipts at the ports today,
Is 000 bales, against 5000 last week and
81 COZ last year. For the week. 800 QUO
bales, against 4l6 161 last week and 241. ia
last year. Today's receipts at New Or
leans, 1889 bales, against 14.01 last year,
and at Houston, 81, 1856 bales. against 15,19S
last year.
Todav's Cotton SUMMARY,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-18

It was alleged in the Police Court today
that Frank Williams. colored. had been
guilty Of the larceny of SIS from John H.
McElery, huckster. McElery was plying
his huckster trade on L street between 9Th
and It'll streets southeast Saturday it was
alleged. when two men approached him.
They picked out some things they said they
wished to buy and one Of the men offered q
81 bill in payment. To make change Nc
Elery pulled his money bag from his pocket,
which contained about $18. AS he was pre-
pairing to open it, he declares. one Of the
customers snatched 1t from his hands and
ran down the street.
In reporting the theft to the police, McEI-
cry stated that one of the men had a big
scar on his face. describing it. Policeman
Culiinane OF the fifth precinct, met Frank
Williams noticed the big scar and arrested
him. McElery Identifies Williams as the
man who snatched his money bag, but WILL
liams denies the charge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-18
Grain and Provisions SUNNI
THE BALTIMORE MARKETS.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, December l8.-wHEAT-
STEADY and dull: spot. contract. 74Aa74h; spot.
January. 74Aa75; May 79A; steamer No. 2 red,
8ska8sh: receipts, 10000 bushels: southern on
grade, 68a78.
CORN-Firmer; spot. old. 5oa5oA; new, 4ss4sX;
DsssI6er 1d SoaooA year 4ss4ss; January,
45t5a45&; receipts, 15.0S1 bushels; southern
white corn. 45a47h: new southern yellow corn,
45a47h.
OATS-Steady: No. 2 white, 4Oa40h; No. 8
white, 39a391: No. mixed. 80: receipts. IL, s49
bushels.
RYE-Firm; No. western, domestic, 76a77,
HAY-Steady, unchanged.
GRAIN FREIGHTS-Quiet, unchanged
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-18
Held for Grand Jury's Action.

Albert Harz a former guard at the Dis.
trict JAIL was held for the action Of the
grand jury by Judge Mullowny In the Po-
lice Court today on a charge Of embezxle-
ment, and unless he furnishes 800 bond
prisoner to the institution where he was
formerly employed.
Harz was employed by Samuel H. Ber-
man, 1721 Pennsylvania avenue northwest,
in making collections on goods sold on the
installment plan. December s, 1t is said, he
returned to the Office and reported that he
was unable to collect anything. The fol-
lowing day he failed to return at all. The
matter was reported to the police and their
investigations showed that Here had made
collections on both days. Witnesses were
present In court today who testified to pay
ing money to Hare intended for Mr.. Ber-
man.
As It was only d preliminary hearing.
Harx made no statement to the court to-
day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-18
AGED Man Injured.

While crossing Pennsylvania avenue be-
tween Sd and ~ streets late last night an
aged man was struck by an electric car.
knocked down and severely injured. He
was carried into a nearby drug store, but
efforts to restore him to consciousness there
we're unavailing and the ambulance from
the Casualty Hospital was called. The
surgeons dressed q deep cash on the in
jured mans head. and this morning he had
revived sufficiently to give his name as
John McGurr and his age as eighty years.
but he seemed to be unable to remember
his address The hospital authorities said
this morning that they anticipated no Sc
rious result from McGurrs injury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-18
villa Filed for Probate.

The will Of ]. Richards Dodge. dated No
vember ~, 1901. was filed today for pro-
bate. The property 1896 Vermont avenue is
devised to the widow, Frances L. Dodge.
and the son. Charles r. Dodge, in equal
shares. The personal estate is divided be-
tween the son and widow. who are named
as executors.
BY the terms Of the viii Of Thomas b.
Harrison. dated April 80 last. and offered
today for probate. his son. Sydney B. Har-
rison, is given $500 Tho residue OF the es-
tate Is devised to the widow, Mrs. Josephine
Alice Harrison. who is also named as ex-
ecutriX. p
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-18
For tho Baby's Sake.

When Mary Hearns, colored. stepped be-
fore the rail in the Police Court this morn.
ing to answer to the charge Of vagrancy
she carried babe in her arms
II hate to. send this baby to JAIL" com.
mented Judge Kimbail when he saw the ii.
FAINT. And I know that 1t should not b<
separated from its mother. For the sake
Of your baby. Mary. I will take your per.
sonal bonds today
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-18
CHICAGO GRAIN.

CHICAGO. December 1S.-Wheat today
opened Arm. Commission houses and pit
traders were good buyers. chiefly be-
cause of the small receipts in the north
west. which offset lower prices at LIVER
pool Cash houses were the principal
sellers. May opened unchanged to a
shade lower. at 78lsa7Sk to 1914 and
sold at 1874.
May corn opened active and strong at
43 y a43h.
May oats opened quiet at 36B.
January provisions opened firm. pork
at 1886. lard at SSTh, and ribs at S.75.
Grain and ProviSions S,1mmaPY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-18
CONSIDERATION OPPOSED.
Effort to Take up the shoshone Res
ervation Bill.

The House today took up the considera-
ton of bills relating to the District Of Co
lumbia. but before that order was entered
upon Representative Mondeli OF wyoming
endeavored to secure the passage OF the
Shoshone Indian reservation bill. extend
on hOmesteaders to take UP their residence
He stated that 1t would work hardship
on homesteaders to take up their destdence
in the dead OF winter. and urged extension
until spring as absolutely necessary.
Mr.. Fitzgerald of New York asked II the
Secretary of the Interior had been con-
suited with relation to the extension OF
time contemplated
HE has not" replied Mr.. Mondell, visi-
bly, nettled.
Then / object to the further considera-
ton Of the BILL" said Mr.. Fitzgerald. and
the bill went over.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-18
The World of
Finance and Trade

Northern Pacific. 200.
Pacific Mail Steamship. 37A.
Pennsylvania r. R., 1861.
Peoples Gas of Chicago, 90h.
Pressed Steel Car, 53A.
Reading. 143%.
Republic Steel and Iron, 37Z.
Rock Island, common. 29A.
Sloss- Sheffield Steel, 74A.
Southern Pacific, 92N.
Southern Railway. 33M.
Texas Pacific, 361a.
Union Pacific, 1907
United States Rubber. sos.
United States Steel, AIN
United States Steel, pfd. 103N
Virginia Carolina Chemical Co., 36h.
Wooden Goods, 32Ia.
BONDS.
American Tobacco As, II.
United States Steel SIS, 81.
Wabash Deb BIS, II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-18
Struck by Street Gar.

AS Arthur Chamberlain thirty years Of
age. Of 1885 Huron street, employed on the
new Senate office building, stepped from q
street car on Delaware avenue between b
and C streets northeast this morning he
was struck by another car. Chamberlain
was removed to the Casualty Hospital for
treatment for injuries to his back and head.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-18
Washington Stock Exchange.

sales.-Resulsr call, y O'Clock noon-capital
Traction, 20 at Ia, % at IA, 20 at Ia.
washington Rwy and Elec. COM, 40 at Al, 80
at AS SO at Az. so at 41M. so at AN. 80 at
4lA
Mergenthaler Linotype 2 at 200. 2 at 200.
Greene Copper, 100 at S6b.
Mitchell Mining, 100 at 3A.
Union Trust Warrants, 10 at e.
After call-Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
S. 81 900 at 1O7.
American Graphophone pfd,, 10 at IS. at So.
Capital Traction, 20 at IA.
National City Bank. 10 at 1891.
Mitchell Mining 100 at 5L, 100 at 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-18
Result Of Inquest.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO. N

December Is, 1900
The coroner's jury that inquired into the
circumstances connected with the death Of
William Anderson, who was struck by an
express train at the Ardwick crossing on
the Pennsylvania railroad last Saturday at
ternoon. rendered verdict holding that the
railroad company was responsible In failing
to provide proper safeguards at the cross
ing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-18
Building Permit Issued.

building permit was issued by Inspector
Ashford today to John Miller for one three
story brick store at TO 18th street; archi-
tect. John Miller Company: builder, w. L.
Turner; estimated cost, 10000.
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Philadelphia Stock Exchange.
Furnished By Dick Bros. L Co.. 1412 b ct. a.v.
sphonea Main 6440-0441.
Decree Of Divorce Granted.

Elizabeth Clarridge was today granted an
absolute divorce from William w. Clar-
ridge. on statutory grounds. The decree.
signed by Justice Gould. allows the wife to
resume her maiden name. Elizabeth Elan.
Attorney Alfred D. Smith represented the
petitioner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-18
Closing Quotations,

Closing Quotations.
At TN, close of the stock market the fol.
lowing stocks had changed in price since
above quotations, there being no change in
ealauce of the closing prices:
&rnalgamated Copper. 1924.
American Ice Securities 80.
American Locomotive, TN.
American Locoomtive, preferred, 11OH.
American Smelling, $50.
American Smelling. preferred, us.
Anaconda 2S8 HyR.
Ath.. Top. & Santa Fe. 102.
Atlantic Coast Line, 1884
Baltimore & Ohio, 119A
BROOKLYN Rapid Transit, 79x.
Canadian Pacific 192h.
Central Railway OF New Jersey, 218
Chesa peake and Ohio, 66x-
Chicago. Milwaukee and st. Paul, 1851
Chicago and Northwestern, 200h.
Colorado Fuel and Iron, IS.
Consolidated Gas. 1854.
Corn Products. 20.
Corn Products pfd., 1915.
Dela ware < Hudson 221
Erie, common, AZ.
General Electric, 15S.
Great Nor. pfd.. 1991z.
Greene Copper, 3014.
Great Nor. Ore Cts, 70.
Illinois Central. liz.
lnterboro Metropolitan, 86h.
louisville & Nashville, 144h
Mexican Central. 26s4.
n. X. & r, common 4OL
n. X. & T., preferred. TN.
Missouri Pacific, 934s.
New York Central. I'D.
Il. Y. o. & W.. At.
Norfolk & Western, 90&.
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New York Stock Market.

Furnished by w. B. Hibbs q Co.. bankers
and brokers, 1919 F street, members New
York stock exchange. Washington stock
exchange and Chicago board OF trade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-18
Today,s Government Receipts.

National bank notes received today Tor
redemption. $779,779; government re-
ceipts from internal revenue. $446,967:
customs, 1881 ,412; miscellaneous, $32s,89s:
expenditures, $1,61O,O0O.
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CURB QUOTATIONS.

Furnished By e. r. Chapman Co. e. B. Chip
man, manaser). members New York stock exchange,
af m
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-18

Bar silver, 6teHuy, OQuces
Money 4%a5 per cent.
The rate Of discount in the open market for short
bills Is 6a6A per cent.
The rate Of discount in the open market for three
months bills Ia q per cent.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-11-08
ORDER NISI.

Fred y. Thayer. Assignee, vs.. Jemima
Mowery.
No. rs Equity. In the Circuit Court for
Garrett County, Maryland.
ordered, this 25rd day of October. in the
year nineteen hundred and six, by the Cir
Equity, that the sale made and reported i'm
the above cause by Fred. A. Thayer as
signee of mortgage, be ratified and con
tirmed, unless cause to the contrary thereof
be shown on or before the 9th day of Dec
ember, 1906; provided a copy of this order
be published in some newspaper published
in Garrett county, once a week for three
successive weeks before the 10Th day of
November, 1906.
The report states the amount of sale to be
$l02l.
E.z. TOWER, Clerk.
True Copy-Test:
81. TOWER. Clerk.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-11-08
..H...
Halloween
Payment
By ALICE LOUISE LEE
Copyright, 1906, by Alice Louise Lee

t$\><>>OO1~N~
~INCE his sixth year Leander
Remely ID had regarded Hal
~ loween as sacred to getting even
with such inhabitants of Shedd' 5
Corners as had trampled on his rights
and privileges on many occasions.
Twice six Halloweens had dawned
on him when his vengeance was direct
ed toward certain Jacob Fessler, only
couple of years distant from Ellis is
land, a big rawboned German who
picked up our language slowly and was
regarded as rather stupid until one
bright Saturday in October when that
Illusion was dispelled
Jacob lived on the swamp farm half
1 mile from Shedd'S Corners. The
name of the farm indicated its general
forlormnesS. while the little story and Il
half ramShackle brown house near the
road bore witness to the fact that the
place WAS, in the language of Shedd'S
Corners. clean run down" This popu-
In? opinion Jacob Fessler. his mother, a
horse, two cows and pig were doing
their best to undermine.
OF crops that first year Jacob had al
most none, but nature provided him
with an amazingly abundant October
crop. for which he had toil"d not, Scat
tered over The farm. on every grassy
knoll Of the rocky hillside above the
scamp, great chestnut trees spread
their branches full Of ripe nuts.
Now, Jacob, being ncw to tic land
nI a stranger ID its rnWritten laws,
NaS foolish enough II suppose that the
cho:tHuts. being part and parcel of his
property. belonged TO him. 4 mistake
which dozen Of the small boys Of
Hhedd'S Corners. led hy Leani"r "a.
'trpye to point out to him that mem
orlble Saturday in October.
1t was bright. crisp morning. Just
the time. thought Mrs. Rcmely, stand
ing over the gridiron, to send Lcander