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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-09
SHIPPERS COMPLAINT.
They Do Not Want to Bear Burden
Of Proof on. Legality Of Rate.

NEW YORK, August "a committee of
three has been appointed as the outcome of
a meeting Tuesday Of the traffic managers
OF twelve large industrial corporations to
prepare resolutions to be presented for ap-
prevail at the next meeting, which will
proba bly, take place the last Of this month.
The resolutions will embody the opinion
Of the companies on three subjects-that
shippers be not forced to bear the burden
OF proof of the legality Of rate, as they
have no means of knowing whether not
the railroad has filed the rate In Washing
ton according to the requirements Of the
interstate commerce commission: that
shippers should be able to determine the
routing Of freight between points and that
the railroads be required to make public
the dockets to be considered at their rate
meetings in order to give shippers some
inkling of a change OF rate which might be
Of great importance.
The Industrial companies represented at
the meetings were as follows: West Vir-
ginia Pulp and Paper Company. American
Agricultural Chemical Association of
Licensed Automobile Manufacturers, Lack
awanna Steel Company. United States
Leather Company. Western Electric Com
pany, General Chemical Company, Da-
mond Match Company. United Boxboard
and Paper Company. Great Northern
Paper Company, Barrel Manufacturing
Company and Ticonderoga Pulp and Paper
Company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-09
IRON TRADE REVIEW.

CLEVELAND. Ohio. August 9.-The Iron
Trade Review says:
The demand for structural material is
strong, and some Independent interests
have been important factors during the
past week. among the orders taken by them
being 10000 tons of steel for the Edison
power plant. New York, and 1000 tons for
the Hay Foundry. The American Bridge
Company will furnish the 10000 tons of
steel needed to complete the Pennsylvania
terminals, the contract having been taken
originally by the firm of M:lliken Bros.
now bankrupt.
While large premiums are not SO fire.
quently paid for delivery Of plates. the de-
mand continues strong. A contract for steel
for another lake vessel has been placed.
and 1t is expected that orders for several
others will be booked shortly. A number OF
inquiries of good size for steel piling are
pending in the lake district. and traction
company has placed an order for steel ties
Orders for II 600 tons of standard sections
for a steam railroad and 5000 tons for a
traction line, which had been deferred
pending the making Of financial arrange
ments, have been placed with the Lacka-
wanna Steel Company.
The coke market shows increased
strength. the demand having improved for
both furnace and foundry grades. and
prices advanced. The old ma teral market
is very weak and transactions are few.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-09
WHOLESALE MARKET REPORT,

Quotations given below are for large
lots. Jobbers' prices from 1c to &c higher
EGGS. - Nearby fresh Virginia. 90:
west Virginia and southwest Virginia,
10: Tennessee, IS: North Carolina, IS.
BUTTER. Creamery. fancy. c5H a26
Western firsts. 24a24h: seconds. :2a23 u j..
Process. fancy. 21k a22; fair to good. Goa
p. Store-packed fresh. 15a16
CHEESE. New York state factory.
new. large. 14ka15.
POULTRY. - Chickens. spring. per h..
17a1S; hens. per h.. IA; ROSTERS, per
h.. 7aS; keats. per h.. 10.
DRESSED POULTRY Hens, choice,
per H.. 15a16: ROSTERS per h., 9a1O;
chickens. per h.. 20a22: ducks, Fer h.,
10a.c
VEGETABLEs.-Potat new, per bbl.,
No. l. 1.75a2.25; No. =. 75a1.OO: potatoes,
new. sweet. per Dbl. 4.OOa5.OO; carrots,
new, per bunch, .: cucumbers. Der basket.
5Oa1.OO; onions. per bbl.. 2.JOa3 80; pep
pers, per carrier, 1.OOa1.75; tomatoes, per
bushel box. 3oa5O; cabbage. per biol. BOA
per basket. 30a4O; per bbl.. 75a1.3O; snap
beans. per bu.. 10; per Dbl. 1.5Oa2 90; wax
beans. per bu.. 10; new beets. per bunch.
ha2: lettuce. per Dbl. 1.5Oa2 20: peas,
GREEN FRUITS.-Apples, new south
ern. per bbl.. 1.5oaa.50: oranges, Cal, per
box. 3-50a4.I5; grape fruit. per box, 3OOa
600; pineapples, per crate, 125a4 80 !:
peaches. per crate 2.OOa4 90: cantaloupes.
per crate. 1.5Oa3.5O; watermelons, each.
25a4O: plums. per crate. 1.25a2.5D: black
berries. per quart. 5a15; huckieberries,
per quart box, 12h.
HAY AND STRAW.-Timothy, choice
5000; No. l. 190Oa20.O0: No 9 1sOOa
1900; mixed hay. 15OOa170O; clover, Is 90
a160O Straw. rye. bundle. 11.O0a11. 80
rye, machine thrash. S.O0aS.5O: wheat
GoOaG7o; oat straw, per ton. 500.
LIVE STOCk.-Cattle. extra. per cwt.,
$50; butcher, per cwt.. 475a5.UO; ordi-
nary, per cwt. 2.5Oa3.OO. Hogs, Ter cwt,
gross. $50. Sheep. 3.OOa3.5O: lambs, spring.
choice, Tar ". Calves choice. per H., 7a7h !;
medium. per lb.s GkaI. Cows, prime, fresh.
each. 35O0a5OOO; common. each. COCOA
5000; old and dry each. 1O.0Oa129O.
BEEF CUTS.-Ribs. No. /, per h., 49,:
No 2. II: No. 3. 10. Rounds. No. per
h.. 10: No. =. 0; No. 3, s. Loins, No. /.
per h.. 13: No. ,. L.: No. g. IL. Chucks.
No 1. per h. 8: No. =, Z; No. 3, G.
WOOL AND HIDES. Wool, washed
free of burrs. per lb., 3Oa3s: wool. un-
h.. .; dry per H.. 16a1s. sheerskins.
green. each. 1.25a1.50: dry. each. i5a1 %.
Calfskins, green, each. 1.35a1.5O.
GRA1N.-Wheat. choice, S6aSS; fair to
good. S0aS3; ordinary. 67a7S. Corn, she'll
ed, white, G1a63: yellow 61a63; ear, 325a
$40. Oats, western. white. No. >, 54a55;
mixed. 52a54. Bran. per ton, 25.0Oao6OO
New southern wheat, 63aS4.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-09
COL. PHIPPS RETIRED.
Col Blunt Succeeds Him in Command
of Springfield Arsenal

Col Frank H. Phipps of the ordnance
department. commanding the big army
armory at Springfield. Mass. was placed
on the retired list today with the rank of
brigadier general He was succeeded in
command Of the Springfield armory by Col.
S. E. Blunt, transferred from command
Of the Rock Island arsenal. Rock Island,
Ill. and Lieut.. Col. Frank E. Hobbs, for
merly In command of the Watertown
arsenal. will assume command of the Rock
Island arsenal.
Col Phpps was the ranking officer Of
his grade in the ordnance department
Born in Massachusetts,. he was graduated
from the United States Military Academy
in June 1863, and served with credit dur
ing the war of the rebellion. during which
he was brevetted captain for gallant and
meritOrious conduct. He reached the
grade of colonel in February, 1903, and is
advanced to brigader general because of
his service during the civil war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-09
THE COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK. August 9.-+The cotton mar
ket opened firm at an advance of lOal2
points. and was soon 10 to - points net
higher. making new high records on late
months. active covering of shorts. and
some fresh bull support attracted by the
frmness of the English market and contln-
ued dry weather in the western belt 1t
had been rumored that August notices
would be heavy today. but very few issued
apparently, and 1t looked as If the con-
centrated short interest was trying to cover
through some of the prominent brokers'
This started buying movement among
local professionals but at the advance
there was very heavy realizing by some of
the recent bulls and during the middle of
the morning prices eased off or 3 points
Cotton futures opened firm: August IL 90:
September n.T3: October. 1217: Novem-
Der offered l22o: December, l. 20; Janu-
AIRY. 123S; February l2.i1; March, 12.4S
April. u ~ bid; May 12.5i.
Cotton-Spot closed quiet. 10 points high
er, middiing uplands. 1910: middling gulf
1866. sales 23.S1p bales.
LIVERPOOL August 9-Cot,on-Spot-
Moderate business done: prices steady;
American mtddling. 40 The sales OF the
day are estimated at 1000 bales. Including
G0O for speculation and export. Receipts,
1000 bales. including 400 American. Futurs 3
opened firm. and at 1870 pm. were quiet
and steady.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-09
Grain and Provisions SUMMARY
Stage Coaches Disappear.

NEW YORK. August with the auction
sale on Wednesday OF all the Fifth Avenue
Coach Company's horses omnibuses, stages
and harness. the last of the stage coaches
passed away from New York The new
electric omnibuses with a fare of ten cents
have now completely replaced the old sys-
tenn on 9Th avenue.
The first stage for public service made
Its appearance on June 8. 1890 IL ran
hourly between Wall and Blocker streets
In time the stages ran on all the princyn,I
streets and connected all the importan
points of the city. They came to represent
an invested capital OF more than 81 600. 600
Instead OF street car accidents and automo-
bile collisions. people In those days read of
the stage drivers striking against the rule
compelling them TO wear tall hats or OF
stage coach races between rival drivers
down Broadway. One by one the stage
lines were supplanted by street cars and
now their last stronghold has been stormed
by the automobile.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-09
STATUS OF UNION PACIFIC.
Hartman Might Welcome Government
Suit Against System.

NEW YORK. August OVAL street. and
particularly those personally Interested in
the affairs OF the Hartman railroad sys-
tens. received with the greatest interest
yesterday the news that Attorney General
Bonaparte is going to begin criminal action
against the Union Pacific. both as being in
restraint OF trade and on other lines devel-
oping out of its operations in the stocks of
other railroads, But nothing officially
came from Mr.. Hartman, beyond these
terse sentences:
We will meet that suit when It Is
brought. I haven't had time to take the
matter up. for am some busy these days"
From sources in close touch with Union
Pacific affairs 1t was learned yesterday
that the prospect OF government suit
based on some Of the provisions of the old
federal charter which the road possessed
prior to its reorganization by the syndicate
in the latter nineties. would not be received
as an unmixed evil While II is not be-
lieved by the attorneys for the Hartman
interests that such a contention could be
upheld. at the same time there are privi-
leges granted to the old company which its
successor does not enjoy and which. II re-
vived. would be most valuable in these
later days OF moro restricted corporate
power.
One Of these privileges. 1t Is said. would
PchHiii dCtudl CONSOiluduOn oI tle
Union Pacific and Central Pacific roads.
which would materially simplify matters II
1t ever came to a case OF splitting up the
Hartman system 30 as to avoid a charge
of combination In restraint of trade
through the control of parallel lines. There
are various others which have hardly been
remembered in all the years since the re-
organization. which 1t is believed would be
no less valuable II a federal court should
revive them by holding that the govern
ment has rights under the old federal char
ter. In that event. the Union Pacific in
terests would contend that the road has
corresponding rights
There probably Is not a railroad in the
country that is confronted with a similar
situation. and most interesting legal bat
tie may be expected IL the Issue is raised
by the Attorney General. The old Union
Pacific was itself a consolidation Of vari-
Gus lines previously existing under federal
charters. and after the government fore
closed on account OF the non-payment OF
interest on its loan. the reorganization
brought about the acquisition Of all the
property. franchises and rights of the
roads by the present Union Pacific COM
pany. But this did not abrogate the fed
eral charter. which has remained in the
oretical existence ever since.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-09
COREY CLIMBS II FLIGHTS.
Tenants of Tall Building Inconven
fenced by Strike Of Elevator Men.

NEW YORK, August 9.-The tenants of
the Empire building had a trying time yes
terday because sixteen of the elevator men
walked out after having failed to obtain
more pay and shorter hours from Frederick
Potter. the managing trustee Of the o. B.
Potter estate, which owns the building
The men have been getting s55 a month
and have been working. they say. ten and
half hours a day. They wanted $ more
month for work day of nine and half
hours. which they declared was the prevail
ing rate in other large buildings.
A delegation headed by Harry McKenna.
an assistant starter. called on Mr.. Potter on
Wednesday to present the demands. Mr.
Potter told them that he was paying the
prevailing rate. and that If they didn't like
their Jobs they could quit Then they asked
for shorter hours. They got the same an
swer. A delegation was sent to him yester-
day morning and got no satisfaction, and
the men walked out.
The eleva tors in the building are not easy
to run because of an automatic door that
only one other building has. Assistant
Starter Ring manned one elevator ana
Chief Starter Steinhardt another. Lines of
tenants were formed by the police, and
those of the tenants who didn't care to
climb had to wait long time to reach their
offices. Finally two new men were hired
and an assistant engineer was pressed into
service. and by the middle Of the afternoon
five out of the ten elevators were in COM
mission. All the cars were run as local
cars.
Mr.. Potter and Superintendent Cox stood
in the corridors practically all day assuring
the tenants that there would be no compro-
mise and that the elevators would be run
ming all right by today probably. The
strikers stood outside the building. In the
afternoon they were called in and paid Off
Hundreds of tenants had to walk up. 1t
was hot work. Among those who climbed
to the eighteenth floor was William E.
Corey, president Of the United States Steel
Corporation. hurry Guggenheim and his
brother. United States Senator Guggen-
helm, also toiled up the<stairs. Many Of the
stock houses were seriously inconvenieneed
in the matter of quick deliveries, and sew
eral of them made arrangements for clear
ances in offices where elevators were rum
ming.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-09
LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS

The principal business on the local STOCK
exchange today was IN per cent oonos OF
the Capital Traction Company. Columbia
Railroad 5s. Washington Railway and Eiec-
trio As and Potomac Electric 5s. In all
some $4,000 changed hands. the prices De-
ing generally fractionally better than the
closing bids yesterday.
There was another drop In Washington
Gas stock today Ito no from Wednesday S
closing bid of 747s. there having been no
bid at the close yesterday. No sale of this
security was made. Georgetown Gas did
not bring out any business. either, and the
bid fell from 80 to IS.
At the regular meeting of the board of
directors. held on the 18th instant. the sur
Plus of the Washington Loan and Trust
Company was increased 5000. making the
present surplus $65O.0OO earned.
The annual meeting Of the stockholders of
the Potomac Insurance Company OF the
District of Columbia for an election Of d.
rectors occurred on Monday. August 5, IN
ton Loan and Trust building. between the
hours OF l and o'clock pm, and resulted
In the following being named to constitute
the directorate Of the company for the en-
J. H. Bradley. George w. Brown. e; F.
Caverly. John Cook. H. Bradley Davidson
G. Thomas Dunlop. John Joy Edison.
Charles w. Fairfax, w. ]. Flather. Jesse l..
Heskell. Charles f. Hood. w. D. Hoover,
R. E. Pairo. Clarence F. Norment, c. b.
Rheem. Louis P Shoemaker. George w. F.
Swartzell. B. H. Warner. w. H. Walker.
George w. White. Tuesday, August d. 1917,
at $50 clock pm. a meeting Of the new
directors was held. and the following Off
GERS were unanimously elected: John ray
lor Arms. president: George w. Brown. first
vice president. George w. F. Swartzell. sec
ond vice president: Alexander X. Phillips
and H. p. Howard, jr, continuing Is secre-
tary and assistant secretary, respectively.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-09
Escaped Prisoner Recaptured.

Superintendent Zinkhan of the Washing
ton Asylum and workhouse was at the
District building today and made an official
report to the effect that Frank Cook, the
prisoner who escaped from the workhouse
Tuesday. was captured Tuesday night Ac-
cording to Superintendent Zinkhan. Cook
had only few weeks to serve. and be-
cause of this fact he was given a little
more freedom than the majority of the
other prisoners. He was at work In the
engine house when he seized an opportunity
to escape. Word of his absence soon reach
ed the officials and Mr.. LInkhan dispatched
several guards after the fugitive. He was
captured in woods near Biadensburg
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-09
THE GRAIN MARKETS.

CHICAGO. August 9-The wheat market
today opened weak chiefly because of lower
cables and the strike of the telegra piers
September opened at Ssh to $50. sold to
sTIs and then advanced to SSH
Corn steady: September 47s.
OatS-The market opened strong, but In
side OF forty minutes suffered a serious
break. At the start bulls forced prices I'D
on damage reports. September opened a (
45+s i5Ts sold at lGss. and then on heavy
realizing sales dropped to 45ha4JI..
froF!slons quiet and firm. September
pork. lO,3o: lard. 9.lTh; ribs. SO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-09
Weights and Measures Laws,

In a report to the Commissioners today
Col. w. C. Haskell sealer of weights and
measures, states that since May last his
office has presented twenty-six cases of
violations of the weights and measures
laws to the Police Court for prosecution
and that there were acquittals. The
total amount paid the result of these
prosecutions was 1892. of which S1l2 was
forfeited collaterals and 1920 fines imposed
by the court.
The cases prosecuted were those of seven
grocers. five ice dealers, four junk dealers.
one milk dealer. eight hucksters and one
produce dealer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-09
For Equipping Panama Railway.

Bids have been received at the Office Of
the isthmian canal commission for the par
tial equipment of The Panama railroad. The
specifications called for 5000 tons of steel
rails, large number of angle bars 100 900
cross ties, bridge timber culvert pipe and
various other material. There were about
sixty-five bidders In all for the various ar
ticles. For the steel Tails the lowest bidder
was r. c. Hoffman & Co. of Baltimore at
sos, go. The approximate cost of the work
to be done is $4,000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-09
NAVAL VESSELS COMING HOME.
Return Of Armored and Protected
Cruisers From the Orient

The protected cruisers Raleigh and Gin
cinnati from the Asiatic station are now
on their way to the United States. having
reached Yokohama. Japan, yesterday from
Cayite bound for San Francisco. They will
be followed with the departure tomorrow
from Cavite of the armored cruisers West
Virginia Colorado. Maryland and Penn
sylyania, in command of Rear Admiral
DAYTON The home coming of these vessels
is in accordance with instructions issued
by the Navy Department six weeks ago
and published in The Star at the time
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-09
Closing Quotations.

Closing Quotations.
At the close CT the stock market the fol-
lowing stocks had changed in price since
above quotations. there being no change in
balance of the closing prices:
Amalgamated Copper. 1878
American Locomotive 81.
American Smelling. lO2.
Canadian Pacific. 166.
Chicago. Mil. & st. Paul. 124A.
Great Nor, pfd., 125h.
c. N Ore. l31a.
Interboro Metropolitan, IFS.
Mackay. pfd., 6iA.
Missouri Pacific, IOa.
National Lead 51A
New York Central. 1O7A.
n. Y, Ontario & West, 331a.
Northern Pacific, 123A.
n. Y. Airbrake. 1872.
Pacific Mail Steamship. %.
Pennsylvania r. r., 1872.
Reading, 81.
Southern Pacific, S5A.
Southern Railway. 1SA.
Union Pacific. 1915
United States Steel, 32st.
United States Steel pfd.. ON.
Western Union, T7%.
BONDS.
United States Steel IS, 96A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-09
THE BALTIMORE MARKETS.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE Md. August 9.-wHEAT-Dull;
spot. contract. STaS7A: spot No. red western,
90I.seOh; August. s7as71.: September SIN
steamer No. red, s0as01; receipts, "a 357 bush
els; exports, $4,000 bushels new southern by sam
pie. 63aS2; new southern grade SOI2aSS.
CORN-Dull; spot. 59l3a59Ns: August. 59I.a59A
September, cos: steamer mixed, 55l4a552; re-
ceipts, 2,dOl bushels; southern white corn, sos. a
5gH. southern yellow corn, 55%.a5ya..
OATS-Firmer; No. white. 5sa5Sh; No. 3
white. 5Tt2aJS: No. mixed, 5JLaa56; receipts
1897 bushels.
RYE-Quiet: receipts. 104 bushels
HAY-Steady, unchanged
GRAIN FREIGHTS-Quiet, unchanged
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-09
Capt. Chandler to Study Airships.

Capt Charles de F. Chandler of the Sig
nal Corps has been directed to proceed to
the jamestown exposition for temporary
duty pertaining to military aeronautics An
aeronautical congress is to convene there
during October. The signal Office Is avail
ing itself Of all sources of profitable infor-
nation on the general subject of airships
and Capt. Chandler Will be expected to
make comprehensive report covering such
matters in his line Of observation as will no
of interest and Importance to the office In
its study of air machines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-09

QUINCY. Mass, August 9-The menor;a,
which the people of Cleveland. Ohio. are to
erect to the late Mark Hanna is to be bniIt
of the celebrated Quincy granite, the CON.
tract having been awarded here
The design provides for a flight of stems
several feet high, the lower forming a fif-
teen-foot square. From this the others will
rise in gradual ascent The base restin.
on a. plateau formed by the steps, will be
seven feet five inches by six feet four and
half inches On this the monument will
rest. Above the whole will be q bronze
statue of Mr.. Hanna.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-09
FOREIGN BANKS.

BERLIN, August 9.-Exchange on Lon
don. 20 marks AN pfennigs for checks
Discount rates-Short bills, per cent:
three months bills 3h per cent.
PARIS, August 9.-Three per cent rentes
95 francs ) confines for the account
Exchange on London, 70 francs 16 CEN
times for checks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-09
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE.

LONDON. August 9.-American securities
opener with better tone today First
prices showed irregular changes ranging
from y below to Is above yesterdays New
Consois sod at 81 lille. a new low record