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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-27
CANVASS NEARLY COMPLETE.
Child Labor inspectors Visit 1919
Embellishments.

Messrs Estes and Sanders of the police
department, the child. labor inspectors,
reported to Commissioner mcfarland
this morning that they had practically
completed their canvass OF the District
for establishments employing Child labor.
smch Establishments employing 52i per-
sons under the age Of sixteen.
The inspectors believe that this list
covers all the establishments employing
any considerable number of children UNI
der sixteen years of age. but they Will
complete the canvass before the end OF
this month in view Of the Commissioners
determination to begin the active proser
cutions Of cases on the 1st of AUGUST.
when the school authorities shall have
finished issuing the school certificates.
The inspectors reported to Mr.. Macfar-
land the cooperation by employers, who,
they say. all desire to comply with the
law in every particular.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-27
HERE'S A REAL WET JEST
WEATHER MAN SAYS "SHoW-
Frs TONIGHT OR TOMORROW"
And While Hes Prognosticating IT'S
Raining Pitchforks and Bullfross
and Other Things.

Showers tonight or tomorrow is the
verdict Of the weather bureau this after
noon, with the further information that
the weather Is likely to continue cloudy
and more or less showery for day or so.
There is likely to be little change In
temperature beyond what may follow
shower, when the thermometer may fall.
but when the sun comes out, says the
forecaster, the heat will be right here
and reinforced with humidity at that.
At 2 o'clock this afternoon the mercury
was lingering around the 90 mark. but
with no degree of assurance that it will
stay there.
Rain and Precipitation.
Washington was thoroughly deluged
yesterday. and. as usually happens In
such a case. something dropped. 1t was
the mercury in the thermometer. All
day long what old-timers used to call
the close. musgy heat. but which mod
ern meteorological authorities now term
humidity, drew the perspration out in
streams. not only from the common herd
Of humanity, but from its daintiest spec
imens Small wonder was it, then. when
the heavens themselves gave up. and the
city was soused for fair. The souse was
appreciated. too, for it sent the thermom-
Some damage was done by the storm In
the way of washouts.
There were some aerial fireworks. and
one Of the sky-born bolts OF unbottled
electricity got tangled up with the office
of the Norfolk and Washington Steam
boat Company, at It'll street wharf.
burned out the circuits and extinguished
the lights c. o. Abbott. the night
Waterman, says he saw what seemed to
be ball of fire following the fash. He
was slightly shocked.
Two cases Of heat prostration were re-
ported during the day. although the
highest temperature, registered at 4
pm. was but 81 degrees.
Thomas Hurdle. seventy years of age,
whose home is at 600 Louisiana avenue.
was removed to the Emergency Hospital
Yesterday about noon and treated for heat
exhaustion. The elderly man was at his
home when he was stricken. His con-
dition was such as to alarm his relatives,
but after reaching the hospital he soon
showed signs of Improvement, and today
he was able to return home.
Charles Jackson, colored. eighteen years
of age. living at 1914 Goth street, suf-
fered an attack Of heat prostration and
cramps yesterday morning while at the
river front at the foot Of 7th street The
ambulance was summoned from the
Emergency Hospital and the sick man
was removed to that institution. He
soon recovered, and was able to leave
the hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-27
TREASURY OFFICIALS FORCED
TO STORE IT OUTSIDE,
Five Hundred Thousand Of Emer-
gency Currency Will Be Guarded
by Six Special Watchmen.

For the first time In the history Of the
government millions Of dollars Of un-
issued national bank notes are not to
be kept within the great strong walls
Of the Treasury building. Because of
lack Of vault room in the Treasury
building to care for the $500. DOC, 900 Of
emergency circulation for national
banks provided in the financial bill
officials have been compelled to rent
from the Union Trust Company, 18th
and H streets. large vault in which
to keep a considerable portion OF this
currency.
Every precaution. however. has been
taken to safeguard the money, all OF
which has not yet been printed. One of
these safeguards Is q half dozen we'll
armed watchmen. two on duty every eight
hours. AS fast as possible a new vault
is being constructed in the cellar part OF
be six months before it is ready and the
rented vault in a private institution VIII
be used until that time.
Treasury officials are reluctant to dis
cuss the matter in any form. They do not
care to have 1t advertised that govern
ment money, or practically government
money. Is in storage anywhere else than
in the Treasury building proper. They
know that the currency will be safe III
the modern building in which it is placed
but at the same time they think that the
less said about 1t the better.
Under New Law.
The new financial law authorizes the is
sue Of $500 OOO. 900 emergency circulation
and goodly portion Of this will be kept
in the Union Trust Company building.
The bureau OF engraving and printing Is
turning the currency out as fast as posi-
BILE, and in the course of month or so
sue to the banks should an emergency
arises in the financial world. Not all Of the
urrency will be kept outside Of the Treas
ury. though. some of it being kept handy
for immediate shipment. Just what pro-
portion will be kept in the rented vaults
was not stated today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-27
Building Permits Issued.

The following building permits were
issued today by Acting Inspector Francis
To F. d. McAuliffe, for three three
story brick dwellings at 512, 514 and SIG
Seward square southeast; architect, own
er: builder. owner; estimated cost.
$1o,500.
To ]. c. Ewald for one two-story brick
bakery at 1929 Morse street; architect,
-. f. Hebb; builder, W. 8. Steward; esti-
mated cost. $4,000.
To Miss Carrie Harrison, for two two
story brick dwellings at 1431 Newton
street; architect, T. 9. Wallis; builder, T.
s. Wallis; estimated cost, $1,000.
To Charles J. Mcclure. to repair bar
at SIC 9Th street northwest; contractor.
John Piland; estimated cost. $4,000.
To w. H. Grimes, for two two-story
frame dwellings at 446-448 Jackson ave-
nue. southeast; architect, A. L. Fuse;
builder. J. e. Webster: estimated cost
$4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-27
CHILD BROWNS IN CANAL.
Roy Nddell, Six Years Old, Brought
His Uncle's Lunch and DISAPPEARED.

Roy Fiddell, Six Years Old, Brought
His Uncle's Lunch and Disappeared.
Roy Fiddell. six years of age, of 1929 NJ
street northwest, was drowned in the
waters of the Chesapeake and Ohio
canal about noon today. His body was
recovered and is at the Georgetown Uni
versity Hospital.
About 1880 o'clock today the boy was
sent with lunch to his uncle. at Weaver's
ice house. He delivered the lunch and
started back on his way home.
Some time later, workmen saw the lunch
basket near the icehouse and recognized
it as the one brought by the little errand
boy and which he was to have taken
home. 1t was thought at first the boy
was playing somewhere near
The body was discovered soon after,
bobbing against some iron grating in the
mill-race William Campbell rescued 1T
and many hands tried to bring back life.
The police patrol wagon was summoned
and hurried the body to the hospital. But
there the doctors pronounced life extinct.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-27
London Stock Market.

special CaDIe8xam " Aue otoA'
LONDON. July 27.-Sentiment regard
ing domestic securities was more cheerful
in the late dealings. and there was some
covering of shorts in advance of the set
Element. Consols rallied to 1874. gain Of
n per cent compared with Saturdays
final price. A feature of the recovery IN
these issues was buying by the govern
ment broker. Under this influence home
rails rallied briskly. the Improvement
ranging from " to 2h per cent.
American railway shares closed heavy
on the regular session. owing to advices
from New York, and on the curb this
group sustained further losses OF Y to Il
per cent 1t was noticeable that Fries
showed some resistance: Canadian Pacifie
was alphabetically affected by the de-
cline in Yankees. Japanese bonds fin
ished Arm at. gain Of Y per. cent. Min
ing stocks lacked interest and were slug
Rish The new Brazilian scrip closed at a
discount of I per cent. The continental
bourses finished firm. -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-27
TO HOLD UP COTTON.
Mississippi Farmers Union Holding
Secret Meetings

NEW ORLEANS July IA special
from Jackson Miss, says that the Farm
ers' Union of Mississippi has determined
to hold cotton off the market Is evidenced
by many surface indications. although
TIN meetings are secret and members give
OFT nothing for publication that has not
been strictly censored
The union Is thoroughly equipped for a
practical test. It's membership now in,
cludes a large majority of the farmers of
the state. Warehouses have been estab-
lished in almost every community. When
the season opens and cotton begins 10
move i'm volume the union will have II is
said, $50 to 200 warehouses of its own In
which cotton may he stored to await the
caprices Of the market
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-27
Evidence of Speculative Inter-
est in New York.
RUMOR WAS DISQUIETING
Wall Street Hears of German Naval
Demonstration.
LONDON MARKET DEPRESSED
Weakness of United Steel Common
Is Marked on Account of
Anticipated Report.
Special Dispstch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The star.
NEW YORK July 27.-The stock mar
ket opened this morning with firm tone.
and after rising further underwent an
irregular reaction. in which losses of one
and two points were suffered from the
highest prices touched Trading was con-
Quoted upon about the same scale Of
activity as of Friday and there was again
evident a wide distribution of speculative
interest.
prices. after the first hour of business the
professional element hit upon an absurd
rumor that the German fleet had been
dispatched to Venezuela in connection
with the political disturbances there.
whereas. of course, the mornings advices
relating to the situation established the
fact that Dutch gunbOats rather than
German battleshps might be called into
action. This far-fetched reason for the
recession in prices found. however. such
common acceptance that 1t Is necessary
TO mention 1t in a review of the day 8
events In the stock market.
The European markets and notably that
in London suffered likewise from actual
or expected political and diplomatic diff
culties. London was depressed by the
continued unrest and disturbances in
India and by those in Persia and Turkey
Rumors were current also in London that
Mr.. Taft's speech of acceptance would
prove disquieting in its strong reafi1rm-
nation of the Rooseveltian policies.
Locally. the Taft speech was also dis
cussed with interest but it could scarce
~ be referred to as an actual factor in
the course of the market. In fact the
drift of the latter represented chiefly one
of the numerous occasions when for the
time being profit taking sales outstripped
the new buying power and manipulative
purchase.
Steel Common Weak
Probably the somewhat marked weak
ness in United States Steel common was
a factor in the general decline, and In tha,
instance representations were current that
the quarterly statement Of the corpora
ton. which will be published after the
close of business tomorrow. would make a
disappointing exhibit although for that
matter few people with any reliable source
of information have entertained any great
expectations as to the showing.
Operations here for foreign account were
in fairly large volume, but showed COM
paratvely small results on balance. In
a general way. the market showed a dis
position toward recovery in the afternoon,
but its tendencies were all the time irreg-
ular and in a sense feverish.
Except in the instance OF United States
Steel common there was no news or even
gossip of novelty accompanying the deal
ings in any particular stock. Union Pa
cific was the leading feature in respect Of
activity, and for that matter in extent Of
f1uctuation that Is In the active class of
securities.
Money market conditions exhibited the
same tendencies as of last week and the
grain market was heavy on favorable re-
ports as to weather conditions in the west.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-27
Chicago Grain Market.

CHICAGO. July 27.-Close: Wheat
July. s9s. September. sos December,
91ss.
Corn-July. 73a September, 75H;
December. 81: May. 81 u a61A.
Oats-July, old. 81; July. so: Septem-
Der. 42Aa43; December, 427s a43: May.
44S.
Pork-July, 1875; October, 1887 n a
1910
Lard-July. 9.12h; September, 1929 q
925; October, 9.321z.
Ribs-July. $3.50: September, S.67 " :
October S.7J.
Rye-Cash, ISa10.
Barley-Cash. 6Oa66.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., 4.OS.
Clover-Nominal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-27
An Unconquerable France.

From lie Petit Parisien.
Gambetta used to say that, leaning on
England and Russia, France would be
unconquerable.' 1t is interesting to find
that in SO short a period the dream of the
great statesman has almost become q
reality.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-27
Workman Seriously Burned.

While at work repairing a gas tank at
the Gordon Hotel. 915 10Th street north
west. James F. Norton, thirty-eight years
old, of Capitol Heights. Md was seriously
burned by an explosion of gas in the tank.
He was removed to the Emergency Hos
pital in the ambulance. The doctors have
hopes Of his recovery. ...z -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-27
THE BALTIMORE MARKETS
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE; Nd: July I:.WHEAT-Weak;
911as7N; July eoAas5t; August. esA: Sep
TENDER. ssaesN; steamer No. 2 red. e2as2A: re-
ceipts. 107, 10 BUSHELS: exports. 600 bushels:
southern by sample, 77aa6: southern on grade.
91tsa85h.
CORN-DuIl: spot mixed. 79h September. SO
OATS-Quiet: No. white, 63ha64h: No. 8
white 82a83A; No. mixed. 6lHa62; receipts,
2,7A0 bushels.
RYE-Firm; new western domestic. 7sasO: re-
ceipts. Sl4 bushels.
HAY-Steady unchanged.
GRAIN FREIGHTS-Steady; steam to Liver
pool. per bushel. I'd August; Cork for orders. per
quarter, q AID August.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-27
Closing Quotations.

Closing Quotations.
At the close of the stock market the fol
lowing stocks had changed in price since
above quotations. there being no change
in balance Of the closing prices:
Am. Beet Sugar Co, p.
Am. Car and Foundry, 3S7s.
Am. Car Foundry. pfd.. 1O2A.
Am. Cotton Oil Co, 3314
Am. Ice Securities. 81
American Locomotive "a
American Smelling. 885s.
American Sugar. 131.
Anaconda, ass.
Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fee, s6N.
Baltimore & Ohio, 92h.
Canadian Pacific, 1854.
Chesapeake & Ohio, 43.
Chicago Great Western. 67s.
Chicago. Milwaukee Il St. Paul 1884,.
Chicago and Northwestern. 1888.
Consolidated Gas. 1884,.
Corn Products TIA
Distillers Securities. 35h.
Erie, LIST preferred, 30.
Erie, I'd preferred, 2S1z.
General Electric, 1851.
Great Northern Ore, 6S1s.
Great Northern, pfd.. 1855
Illinois Central, 141h.
InterbOrO Metropolitan. 11b.
marlborough Metropolitan. pfd., 31A.
Louisville and Nashville, 1857.
Mackay Co.'S. %.
Mdckay co. 8, pfd., 6SA.
Missouri Pacific, 52&.
National Biscuit Co., 9Ox.
National Lead, 7Oh.
New York Central. 107A
n. Y. Ontario & Western, Az
Norfolk & Western. 73%.
Northern Pacific, 14OM.
: Pennsylvania r. r., 124k.
Pressed Steel Car, Bon
Railway Steel Spring Co, 49,
Reading, 117h.
Republic Iron & Steel, 2O1s
Rock Island. CON-. In.
Sloss- Shef1eld Steel 81.
Southern PACIFIC, 9eh
Southern Railway, -pfd.. 4SH.
Tennessee Copper, 36k.
Toledo. st. l.. and West, pfd, 49S..
Union Pacific. 1924
United States Rubber, pfd. 96A.
United States Steel. AN.
United States Steel. pfd., 1OSh.
Utah Consolidated. 80.
Wabash, I'm.
Westinghouse Elect. Man, a.
Wisconsin CentraN 21M
Wisconsin Central. pfd.. 43k.
Wooden Goods. pfd.. 92M.
BONDS
Amin Tob. As. 76It.
ANN Tob. 8s 1O7h
Rock Island As. TN.
United States Steel SIS. 99h
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-27
THE COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK, July 27.-The cotton mar
ket opened steady at a decline Of 3 points
to an advance of point, August and Oc-
tober being lower under disappointing
cables good weather and bearish crop ac-
counts The decline was checked before
the end of the call. and December started
a shade higher. Business was very quiet
after the opening, with barely suh1eient
buying to sustain prices, which during
the middle of the morning ruled about
2a4 points net lower.
Liverpool Cotton Prices.
LIVERPOOL. July 27-Closing: Cotton
Spot: In quiet demand; prices easier
American middling fair. 6.53: good mid
ding. eli; middling, $50; low middling
5.51; good ordinary, 4.93: ordinary, 4.53.
The sales Of the day were 5000 bales of
which 300 were for speculation and ex-
port. and included 1890 American. Re-
ceirts. 1900 bales. including 5000 Ameri-
can. Futures opened quiet and steady
and closed easy-July. 5.41; July-August,
5. 461a; August-September. 5.19ls: Septem-
ber-October, 507: October November,
5.O2k: November December. 497h: De-
cember-January. 4.95: January-February
4.93h. February-March. E9412; March
April. 495ls April-May, 4.96.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-27
AMERICAN SECURITIES IN LON
DON.

LONDON, July 27.-American securities
opened heavy. with prices mostly below
the New York closing Of Saturday Trad
ing quiet
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Liverpool Grain Prices.

LIVERPOOL. July 27.-Wheat-Spot
steady; No. = red western winter, IS I'd;
No / California, as lid. Futures closed
steady: July nominal; September. Is 4ssd /;
December IS 3a4d.
Corn-Spot firm: old American mixed.
no stock; American prime mixed. Is 11hd.
Futures closed quiet; July nominal: Sep
tember as 7a4d.
Flour-Winter patents. dull. 2ss Sd.
Hops-At London Pacific COAST, steady,
81 lbs TO e. IS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-27
In Hands Of Receiver.

THE controller of the currency was adj
vsed today of the suspension Of the First
National Bank of Friendly. w. Va. with
A capital Of $4,000. r. d. Garrett has
been appointed receiver.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-27
Liverpool Cotton Prices.
THE GRAIN MARKETS.

CHICAGO July 27-Wheat was dull
and weak today on good weather and
easier cables September opened 1sah
TO sal. lower at 9Ol4a9Ol., and sold at
SOS.
September corn opened 12ass lower at
T317a157s. and declined TO laA.
September oats opened gals lower at
4Sa43Ia and sold at 43a4.
September pork opened at 1885. Sep
TENDER lard opened at 9.25 and September
ribs al 70
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-27
The World of
Finance and Trade
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & CO.. bank
ers and brokers, I..bbs building. members
New York Stock Exchange. washington
stock Exchange and Chicago Board OF
Trade
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-27
Washington stock Exchange,

Sales.-Resular call IL o'clock noon-Capital
Traction IS. 81. coo at III.
Washington Rwy. and Elec. AZ. 81, 600 at sou
Potomac Electric Light S. 81 900 at 1O5
Washington Gas. Is at 65.
Mergenthaier Linotype. ) at 2O3.
After all-Washington Rwy. and Elec pfd,
10 at SIN, 10 at 81, 10 at 50. 10 at 81. so at
Washington Gas. at 841a.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-27
CURB QUOTATIONS..

Quotations furnished by Il. f. Hutton 4 Co.,
members New York stock Exchange: G. Bowie
Chipman. MANAGER, 1901 st, NV
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-27
II. q Lied per ounce.

Bar silver. steady. q Lied per ounce.
Money. Y per cent.
The rate Of discount in the open market for
short bills Il IL per cent.
The rate Of discount In the open market for
three-month bills Is 1&alh per cent.
Evening journal., 1908-09-28
GIRL ATTACKED
AT MIDDLETOWN
Natives Aroused by Alleged
Assault Committed in Road
Near Armstrong; Corner

Middletown was aroused yesterday by
an attack made on Margaret Berry. a
l3-year-old colored girl by a colored
man. The affair caused considerable ex-
citement. which had not abated up 10
noon to-day. Magistrate A. G. Cox. of
Middletown. telephoned 10 this city for
State detectives to investigate the case.
State Detective Harry I. Gillis was out
.of town when the message was received
and State Detective James L. Hawkins
left the city shortly afterward, and II is
believed that he went to the scene Of the
outrage.
Magistrate Cox informed a reporter
telephone that the girl was attacked in
the road near Armstrong; Corner and
that the man who assaulted her was a
colored man.
George Rhonds. a farmer near Arm
strong's Corner. came upon the girl and
man in the road. ID. NJ Cochran later
reported the case to the magistrate.
The alleged assault occurred about
noon yesterday.
Evening journal., 1908-09-28
GENERAL DUPONT
RETURNS TO CITY

General r. Coleman DUPONT was at
his desk in his office in the DUPONT
building today, where many of his
friends called on him. When seen by
a reporter of THE EVENING JOUR-
NAL he said he had no statement to
make on the political situation, be-
yond what was contained in his letter
resigning as manager Of the Repub-
lican National speakers bureau.
1t is understood that General dupont
is now entirely out of the management
Of the national campaign, and he will
not take any further active part at
the headquarters in New York. His
interest in the campaign viii not lag,
however, and II is possible that as a
national committeeman he will go to
New York occasionally TO confer with
some of the party leaders.
one report today was TO the effect
that General dupont might resign as
chairman of the Republican State
Committee pending the hearings and
decision in the suit Of the government
yainst the dupont Powder Company
and companies alleged 10 be ASSOCIATE
ed with II.