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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-11
STREET sWEEPERs COMPLAIN.
Refuse to Work Because Of Unfavor.
able Conditions

It Is alleged that because Of the fact that
the inspectors Of the District do not allow
j. Fairfax Conrad, the street sweeping con-
tractor, to work his ITO men when the
streets are wet or rain Is falling the men
are disgruntled. Saturday sixty of the en-
ployes went upon a strike because they
have not been given steady work, and dur
ing part Of the day and yesterday Num-
Der of the streets were not swept, the men
declining to work. Sunday Mr.. S. P. Bayly,
manager for Mr.. Conrad, met with the Ia
borers and after argument they consented
to return to work, which they did yester-
day. This morning Mr.. Bayly had con-
ference with Harrison Stidham, formerly
superintendent of the street cleaning de-
partment of the District, and was told that
in New York the officials Of the street
cleaning department believe the best work
upon the streets can be done upon wet days.
When Mr.. Eayly was seen later by rep
resentative of The Star he said he will call
upon Commissioner West during the next
few days and ascertain whether the force
of the contractor cannot be worked while
the streets are wet or a slight rain falling.
Mr. Bayly said the regulations do not au-
thorize the inspectors to order the contrac-
tor for sweeping the streets to desist from
his work while the weather Is wet, but be-
cause this policy has been adhered to here
tofore, he states, the inspectors have issued
these orders.
The cart men get $175 per day, according
to Mr.. Bayly, while the broomers get S1.50
10 s1.'O and the machine men s1.65 to $i9j
per day. They claim that with these pre-
vailing rates they will be satisfied If they
are allowed to work when the streets are
wet. They also state that In the past
month they should have worked at least
twenty-five days. but they lost five days
on account of the wet weather. Last night
the sweepers worked until II o'clock, but
when the rain began were compelled to
stop.
The matter, it Is stated. will be held in
allegiance until the case can be heard by
the Commissioners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-11
THE COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK. June 1.-THE cotton mar
ket opened steady at a decline of S points
to an advance of points. with tho near
months relatively easy under liquidation
and the lower English spot market. while
later months were steadied by ruInOrs of
storms in north Texas. Immediately
following the call prices worked up to
within a couple of points of last night
on July. and to a net gain of 3ai points on
the active new crop months on covering
and the storm rumors, but offerings in
creased on the advance owing to the
good showing OF the official weather re-
ports. and expectations of bearish week
ly report at midday. Fluctuations were
Irregular during the middle of the morn
ing. with prices about . to points
lower.
Futures opened steady. July. 11o5;
August. l1.TO: September 11.6J: October
IL 10. November, 1l-1ial1.T5: December
1l-I6. January, ll.9l: March. II 90
The market was steadier late in the
forenoon on covering and some fresh
buying on the reports of rain in sections
of the western belt. Prices at midday
were points net lower on July, but ,
to points net higher on the active new
crop months.
Spot quiet; middling uplands l3 %
middling gulf. 1880.
Estimated receipts at the ports TODAY.
5.OoO bales, against 4.9+4 last week and
1,lbS last year. fOr the week. 30 600
bales. against 29si3 last week, and
% 10 last year. .Today's receipts at New
Orleans, S1l bales. against 94S last year
and at Houston. sl3 bales against 1922
last year.
Liverpool Prices.
LIVERPOOL. July IL Cotton - Spot
dull. prices % points lower; American
middling, fair, $50; good midd,ing, T1S;
middling. 10: low middling. GS6; good
ordinary. CHS; ordinary. $50. The sales
of the day were 1000 bales, OF which
400 were for speculation and export. and
included 300 American. Receipts. $1,000
bales, including l.. 500 American. Futures
opened steady and closed quiet; American
middling. g.o.c-. June. $500: June and
July, 6.6Jll; July and August 6GT; Au-
gust and September. COS; September and
October. GJ2; October and November.
CAB; November and December, 6.39k
December and January G.37A: January
and February. 636; February and March.
CSC: March and April. $685.; April and
May. 6.37l2
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Closing Quotations.

At the close of the stock market the fol-
lowing stocks had changed in price since
above quotations, there being no change III
balance of the closing prices:
Amalgamated Copper, SAN.
American Locomotive, %.
American Smelling, 11Th.
American Smelling, pfd., 1851.
American Sugar, 1201s.
Anaconda, SOS.
Atchison, Top. & Santa Fe, S7X
Atlantic Coast Line 961a.
Baltimore & Ohio, 1875.
Canadian Pacific, 1877.
Chi, Mil. & st. Paul, 1861.
Chicago & n. w, 143.
Delaware & Hudson, 1917.
Distillers' Securities, G324.
Erie, common, 221s.
Great Nor, pfd., 12G7s.
Great Northern ore, 537s.
Mackay. pfd., Co.
Mo-. Kansas and Texas COM, 32k
Missouri Pacific. 141a.
National Lead, 60.
Northern Pacific. 124h
Pennsylvania Railroad, 100
Peoples Gas of Chicago, 90k.
Reading. 103&.
Rock Island. com. 205s
Sloss- Sheffield Steel 55ha
Southern Pacific, 75S.
Southern Railway, 10.
Union Pacific. 1899
Va. Car. Chem. common, 26A.
Wooden Goods, 2512.
BONDS
United States Steel 5s. 057s.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-11
The Money Situation.

The foreign exchange market was again
50 nicely balanced that authorities in that
direction would not commit themselves in
one way or another to predictions as to the
question of further exports of gold, al
though no considerable shipments are reck-
Oned upon before the end of the week at
any rate.
Money market conditions again showed
the slightly firmer tendencies which were
noted yesterday. The banks have increased
their loss in their operations with the sub
treasury since last Friday 10 S4,2T1 900.
hence another substantial reduction in sur
plus reserves would appear to be in pros
pect for next Saturdays bank statement.
A few dividend announcements and state
Inents of earnings comprised the only ac-
tual news there was relating to one stock
or another. Reading common was largely
dealt in. and was decidedly strong In the
early part of the day quite confident
predictions that the Orthcoming dividend
on the stock would be declared t an ad-
yanced rate.
Reading subsequently. however. shared
in the course of the market at large. The
idea was commonly expressed that what
ever the ultimate issue of the controversy
with Japan may be- new and diSagreeable
influence has been obtruded upon the finan-
cial situation. and one that must be ac-
corded due consideration in speculative and
Investment operations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-11
First Race at Gravesend.
Court Saws Men Are Poor Losers.

Men ought not to gamble. because they
are such poor losers" commented Judge
Mullowny in the Police Court today. dis
cussing gambling. Few men are good los
ers They get irritable and bad natured
when luck is against them"
The remarks were made at the conclusion
of the trial of James Carter. colored. charg-
ed with permitting crap game to go on in
his room last night Policemen FUR and
Woods of the seventh precinct gave sur
prise party for Carter and conveyed him to
the station house, together with some
bones" as souvenirs of the occasion. Judge
Mullowny advised Carter to stop gambling
and he made 1t sure that he would have his
care.
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COMPLAINT OF RAILWAY MEN.
Alleged Discrimination by W., A. and
Mt, Vernon Company.

Mt. Vernon Company.
The officers Of the Central Labor Union
while in session last night at Typographical
Temple received a telephone request from
the central labor body OF Alexandria, Va.
to appoint a special committee Of five MEM
bers to confer with q similar committee
from the Alexandria body to investigate the
conditions and the alleged grievances of
the newly formed union Of the employees Of
the Washington, Alexandria and Mount
Vernon Electric Railway Company. 1t Is
alleged by the new union that thirteen men
were discharged from the company's en-
ploy solely because they were members OF
the union.
Delegates De Nedrey. Roberts and Rig
giles of this city were present at the Alexan-
dria meeting by special request, and after
conference Secretary De Nedrey called the
local body by phone and asked for the APP
potntment of the special committee. Del
egates Roberts, Sprague, Riggles and Nc
Hugh were appointed to servo with him.
A largely attended meeting OF the Alex
andria Trades Council was held last night
to take up the matter of alleged discrim-
nation against organized labor on the part
Of the Washington Alexandria and Mount
Vernon Electric Railway Company, and
was attended by q number of representa-
tives from the Central Labor Union of
Washington. While no definite action was
taken at the meeting, 1t was stated this
road, since the organization Of the union.
was discussed, and 1t was decided to hold
meeting at o'clock tonight at the same
hall. when the employees Of the road who
are affiliated with the union will meet a
committee from the Washington Building
Trades Council. when some definite plan OF
procedure may be adopted.
1t is considered more than probable that
committee will be appointed to wait upon
the officials of the road and the commit
tee will, 1t Is thought, ask that the union
be recognized and that the dismissed en-
ployes be reinstated. 1t Is generally under
stood that upon the failure Of the railway
officials to recognize the union the remain
ing men will be called out.
1t Is understood among those connected
with the union well as those not con-
nected with 1t that even were a strike or
dered within the next twenty-fOur hours
the railway company will not be seriously
handicapped, as most Of the men who were
recently broken in are ready to take the
places of those who may be called out and,
In fact many of those now operating trains
over the road are not connected with the
union.
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THE BALTIMORE MARKETS.


Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, June I.-WHEAT-Weak;
spot contract, 93%. a94; spot No. 2 red western
9laa95; June. s3s.a94; July. 9ss4 ADJ; August:
93A; steamer No. 2 red, SG%. aSI receipts 1887
bushels southern by sample, 7GaSO; southern on
grade s7a94.
CORN-Wesk; spot, mixed, 59Aa60; No. white.
6Otsa60a; steamer mixed. 57Aa5s; receipts. 10, 7O2
bushels southern white corn, 5Sa61; southern yell
low corn 57a60
OATS-Weak: No. 2 white. 5Oa5Oh; No. white,
49a49h; No. mixed. 41ha4S; receipts, 3,1O7
bushels.
RYE-Quiet; No. western, export, SOaS2.
HAY-Du, unchanged.
GRAIN FREIGHTS-Quiet, unchanged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-11
LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS.

Washington Gas continued its upward
movement at the meeting Of the local stock
exchange today, selling nearly 2 points
higher than It did yesterday. The closing
quotations yesterday were 67h bid and 67A
asked. while today they were 6Sh bid and
6S31 asked. The selling price Of 50 was
reached after the regular call. The So
called pool is believed to be determined to
force the price upward sttll further, II pos
sible. but all sorts Of rumors are afloat. 1t
Is claimed by some brokers that there Is q
good reason for the advance in price, while
others who are not so much interested In
the stock say 1t Is mere manipulation.
Ten thousand dollars in Capital Traction
s per cent bonds changed hands at 1lOb,
the same as the high-water price of yester-
day. There was little interest in the other
securities on the list.
At the regular monthly meeting or the
directors Of the Commercial Fire Insurance.
Company yesterday afternoon the following
officers for the ensuing year were elected:
w. 8. Hoge, president; Job Barnard, vice
president; Paul F. Grove, secretary.
Today's Government Receipts.
National bank notes received today for
redemption, 81, 134, 635; government receipts
from internal revenue. 1888. 131; customs
81, 2O6, 222; miscellaneous, SOC, expenol-
lures, S1,47O.0OO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-11
Year Less a Day in Jail.

One year, less a day. in Jail was the SEN
tence which was imposed by Judge Mul-
lowry in the Police Court today on Fillmore
Lewis colored. for making an assault on
Mamie Coins, also colored.
The couple were lovers, but last night they
had a falling out. During the dispute which
followed Mamie was stabbed in the back
an ugly and severe wound being inflicted
Deed / don't know how it happened da
she was cut" stated Lewis. Il was jes
holdin hands wifi her"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-11
Bod of Melvin L. Cleveland

The body of A-elvin L. Cleveland, who
was drowned from a power tender of the
U. 8. S. Oneida in November last, did not
reach here last night or this morning, as
was expected. No boat has arrived from
body.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-11
THE LONDON MARKETS.

LONDON, June 11.-American securities
opened quiet and slightly under yesterdays
New York closing. The settlement began
today and trading was restricted.
The market hardened steadily during the
afternoon. Canadian Pacific and Grand
Trunk being supported on good earnings.
Later the receipt of the New York opening
quotations caused weakness, but the mar
ket recovered and closed steady. The carry
over was at about per cent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-11
Today,s Government Receipts.
Washington Stock Exchange.

sales-Regular CALL IL o'clock noon-Capdtai
Traction s.; 5000 at 11oX, s,o99 GO at 1i iSas
T5OO at 1IOE, $1,000 ct l10R, $1,000 at li01s
$l24 at ITO. $127 at no. $1,000 at 1lO1s $aoo al
l1OH.
Washington Rwy. and Elec. As, $500 at s1t, $ooo
at S11a.
Capital Traction. 5 at 131. ~ .
Washington Rwy. and Elec. pfd., at IL, ~ at
Washington Gas, % at 67h. 25 at GIN: 200 at
67h, Is at 67%, Is at 6734, rs at CTS. Is at g.
Is at c. Is at 8S, Is at IS, Is at 6SS. ~ at oSA
Mitchell Mining. so at 81.
Second National Bank, 10 at 1855. 10 at 154.
After can-Greene Cananea, 200 at 10y. tDuyer
90; 13 at aea louSer =, w sssL ,oo .t 90
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Grain and Provisions Summary.
Liverpool Prices.

LIVERPOOL, June n.-Wheat-Spot,
firm; No. red western, winter, IS; No. /
California, is. l d.: futures steady; July,
Us. 1l5sd.: September. Is. 17sd. Corn-Spot,
firm; Hess dried. IS. I'D: old north
ern. IS 21ad,: futures. dull; July. a.. lid. !;
September, As. lloyd.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-11
Succumbs to Auto Injuries

NEW YORK, June Thames Sweeney. a
hotel keeper of Saratoga Springs, N. Y.
who was injured. in an automobile accident
near Coney Island early Sunday morning
died in Brooklyn hospital today as a re-
suit Of his injuries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-11
Want State Monopoly.

I'ARIS june I'm. Jaures, the social
Ut leader. will shortly propose in the cham
OF deputies, in the name of the socialist
party that a state monopoly of alcohol
and sugar be established from July l.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-11
Vetoed TWo-Cent Bill.

ALBANY, N. Y, June 11.-Gov. Hughes
today vetoed the bill instituting fiat pas
senger rate of cents a mile on every rail-
road system in the state more than $50
miles long.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-11
The World of
Finance and Trade
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co.. bankers
and brokers, 1919 r street. members New
York stock exchange, Washington stock e1-
change and Chicago board Of trade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-11
THE FOREIGN BANKS.

LONDON, June 11.-Bullion amounting to
aSi 900 was taken into the Bank of Eng
land today and s1O5 900 was withdrawn for
shipment to South America.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-11

BERLIN, June 11.-Exchange on London.
~ marks 40 pfennigs for checks.
Discount rates-Short bills, per cent:
three months bills, AZ per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-11

PARIS. June 11.-Three per cent rentes.
"a francs 971 confines for the account
Exchange on London, % francs IA confines
for checks
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CURB QUOTATIONS.

Furnished by E. r. Chapman & Co. &C. B. Chip
man, mauager), members New York Stock Ex-
change 1901 + st. :
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-11

Bar Silver, steady, 3Oasd. per ounce.
Money, 3a3i4 per cent.
The rate OF discount in the open market for short
bills is 3 9-l6a34s per cent
The rate of discount in the open market for three
months bills is 33s per cent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-11

Within the next few days no special
change In the stock market is looked for.
1t is believed that it will continue largely
professional. but with tendency toward
Improvement. The idea apparently Is be-
coming more general every day that pretty
much everything Of an unfavorable char
acter that may develop has already been
discounted in the present level Of prices.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-18
FIFTEEN CENTS.

Cotton is below Il cents but there
are so many farmers who have to have
quick money and who are under finan.
clal obligations that it VIII take wears
TO change them. 1t will take a cam
palgn OF education perhaps several of
them to get men to change their habits
IN regard to borrowing money on cot.
ton and repaying at a time disastrous
10 themselves. By all means the rules
OF supply and demand should now be
about Is cents, and before December
should be Is cents.
II the farmers perfect their organ
Natlon and get where they can hold
and demand Is cents there will be
little trouble about the men who
hasten to sell. They will then want
10 cents also and will take steps to
get it.
1t IS an outrage that dealers in New
York can in the face of present con-
ditions force down the price of cotton
below II cents. If the farmers were
fully organized they could deal d.
rectIy with the cotton mills of New
England and old England, and of
France as we'll as with our own home
mills, and leave New YORK dealers out
OF the business altogether. The mills
and the planters could deal more
equitably and the price liked would be
the real price.-PGris Advocate.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-18
LINE UP.

Cooperation among the farmers
means a better price for all products.
Better prices means more business for
banks and merchants and all other
classes. Then why not cooperate?
The warehouse system of marketing
cotton is the only way to hold the
price up. Store your cotton and feed
the market as 1t needs it. Don't force
a whole years supply upon the market
in three months, thereby depressing
the price and injuring yourself and
for your cotton. The cotton grower
ought to have as good living as any
other class. In order to have he must
have a profit on his labor and his in
vestment. What does it profit us II
we work hard and Providence smiles
on US and we make an abundance,
the bulls and bears tell us that we
have made too much and down goes
the price below cost of production
and thousands of good farmers are
forced to the wall. Not only that, but
all business interests suffer and bank
ruptcy stalks abroad in the land. We
appeal to you in the interest OF Wom'
en- and children of the South who have
to pull cotton sack from day light
until dark demand fair price Tor
your produce. Take the children out
of the field and put them to school
where they belong. Don't whine
around and say Il can't" because you
can. There has been ample arrange
ments made to finance all cotton. so
line up. You have the best opportunl'
ty YOU ever had to assert your inde'
pendence. Help us hold up the price
of the South's great money crop, there
by bringing prosperity to all classes
and unborn generations will rise up
and call thee blesSed.-GreenVllle Ban
|
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-18
NO LESS THAN IS CENTS.

Mrs. Ida Gresham, the devoted vile
of our lamented founder, and her chill
dren. have produced two bales OF cot
ton this year. One has been gathered
and is now in the barn where II IS
to remain till our minimum has Deen
reached. Mrs. Gresham says that I'M
dor no circumstances will she ever
sell this bale, or the other one, Wnich
is to be gathered, for less than 10
cents a pound. Mrs. Gresham, MISS
Tutie and the other children picked
this hale of cotton and are picking
the other one.
The women and children OF our
Southland are making and picking d
great part of our cotton crop eacn
wear, What a crime it is to dump this
cotton on the market from year 10
wear at the SPECTATORS price, ana
fms rob the women ana children OF
the reward CT their labor-a LABOR
which is making item prematurely
old =.
Mrs Gresham sends greetings TO
The Farmers Union people OF the Ma
tion and asks them to Stand Firm
With Courage and Fidelity, nothing
douhting, aud thus put into being ab'
eolutely the great principles for which
her husband acknowledgements
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-18
BABY WASTED TO SKELETON.
In Torments with Terrible Sores on
Face and Body-Tore at Flesh
Cured by Cuticura.

my little son, when about year
and half old began to have sores
come out on his face. They began to
come on his arms, then on other parts
Of his body, and then one came on his
chest, worse than the others. At the
end of about year and a half of suf-
fering he grew so bad l had to tie his
hands in cloths at night to keep him
from scratching the sores and tearing
the flesh. He got to be a mere skele-
tOr and was hardly able to walk. L
sent to the drug store and got cake
Of Cuticura Soap and a box of Cuticura
Ointment and at the end of about two
months the sores were all well; He
has never had any sores of any kind
since, and only for the Cuticura Rem
edieS my precious child would have
died from these terrible sores. used
only one cake of Soap and about three
boxes Of Ointment. Mrs. Egbert Shell
don, R. F. D. No. l, WoodVille, Conn.,
April 20, 1905"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-18
SEEK TO WIN SOLDIERS.
eussIan Girls Risk Life for the Cause
of Liberty.

when the university opened last
autumn l started to work again
among the soldiers" said the young
woman. "As you know, the reVolu-
tioniSts are at present working very
hard to win over the army, and one
Of the means is to talk freedom d.
rectly to the soldiers. For this girls
have been found to be more effective
than men; the young peasant soldiers
are more willing to listen to girls,
and are far reader to protect them
from arrest. So all over Russia hun
dreds and hundreds of girls are now
nightly meeting with groups of SOL
diers, in working mems homes and in
barracks. To so into barracks and
talk revolution to the soldiers, hard
ly anything is so dangerous-for the
girl caught is tried by court-martial
and in day or two is executed
From Leroy SCOTS Interview with q
Russian Woman, in Everybodys.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-18
Man Whose Memory Was Bad.

For more than an hour witness
for the defense had lodged questions.
His faulty memory was particularly
exasperating for the counsel for the
plaintiff, who was seeking to recall
to the witness recollection an event
OF four of five years previous. Event
ually the man remembered some
thing about it."
"Ah," continued the lawyer for the
plaintiff, what id you think OF 1t
at the time?"
Really" said the witness, speak
ing before the lawyer for the defense
had time to interpose objection, III
was so long ago l can't recall exactly
what l thought of it."
Well" shouted the cross-examln'
er, excitedly, If you can't recall, tell
US what you think now you thought
then" :"