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Evening star., 1908-01-21
Building Permit Issued.

Inspector Ashford issued a building
permit today to F. A. Blundon for one
two-story brick stable at rear Of 50
Adams street, estimated to cost 81 500:
architect, w. G. Allard; builder, F. A.
Blundon.
Evening star., 1908-01-21
Pittsburs Trading to Resume.

PITTSBURG. January 21.-Announce-
ment was made today that trading would
be resumed on the floor of the Pittsburg
Stock Exchange next Monday morning
The exchange was closed at the beginning
OF the recent financial furry.
Evening star., 1908-01-21
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:
Amalgamated Copper, 435a
Am. Car and Foundry, 3O5k.
Am. Ice Securities. 1881.
American Locomotive, 3SX
American Smelling. 6oh
American Smelling. pfd., 90.
American Sugar, Ill.
America n Tob.. pfd, 20.
Anaconda, 31%.
Brooklyn Rapid Transit. 44s
Canadian Pacific f4Siz
Chesapeake & Ohio, o9k
Chicago Great Western, 5ss.
Chicago, Mil. & st. Paul, 113k.
Chicago & N. W., 14S
Colorado Fuel & Iron. 2Ox.
Delaware and Hudson, 15S.
Distillers Securities, 32h.
Erie. common, 1Jh.
General Electric, 121
InterbOro Metropolitan, pfd., 21.
International Paper. liz.
Louisville and Nashville, 90
Manhattan Elevated, l23.
Mexican Central. 15S
No, Kansas and Texas, com, 23A.
Missouri Pacific. A.
New York Central DSH.
N Y, Optario and West 34k.
Norfolk and Western, 81.
Northern Pacific. 124k.
Pennsylvania R.R., 1l4H.
Reading, 103.
Republic Steel and Iron 17k.
Rock Island, COM, 1884.
Rock Island. pfd., 27H
s. l.. & San Fran. ID pfd., 271k.
Southern Pacific, 7jh.
Southern Railway, 1Ok.
Union Pacific, 124k
U. s. Steel. 2oA
U. s. Steel. pfd.. g.
BONDS.
American Tobacco IS, 6JN.
Rock Island 4s co.,
United States Steel 5s, ssh.
Evening star., 1908-01-21
Government Receipts.

National bank notes received today for
redemption, $1,644.41O. Government re-
ceipts: From internal revenue. $419, 149:
customs $724, ,4O4; miscellaneous, $6l9, ,614.
Expenditures, $2.16O.O0O.
Evening star., 1908-01-21
To Increase Pay Of Bookbinders and
Printers.

Representative Coudrey Of Missouri to-
day introduced bill increasing the rate
OF pay Of bookbinders. printers and press
men in the g. T. o. to ~ cents an hour
Evening star., 1908-01-21
FINANCIAL.

ANNUAL REPORT OF rHE CIRcULlR
Plow Compsny.-capitai stock. Seso.ooo: amount
paid In. $20o.o00: no debts. State Of Missouri.
city Of ST. Louis. January Ia. 1908 II. c.
KAUFMAN. Acting President. p. y. WIN
TER Alta s. WINTER. Trustees.
Evening star., 1908-01-21
Liverpool Grain Prices.

LIVERPOOL, January II. = Closing:
Wheat-Spot No. red western winter.
IS. lOd.: futures steady; March. IS s4d. !:
May. Is. Sd. Corn-Spot easy; prime
mixed American new 5s. SID; prime
mixed American old. 5s. Cd: futures
quiet, January. IS. 3ssd.: March, 5s i'd.
Evening star., 1908-01-21
THE FOREIGN BANKS.

lARIS, January q. - Three per cent
rentes. o5 francs 6oh centimes for the
account.
Exchange on London. 25 francs II CEN
times for checks.
BERLIN. January 21.-Exchange on
London, 20 marks 49A pfenniSs for
checks.
Discount rates-Short bills, ~ per cent:
three-month bills. AZ per cent.
Evening star., 1908-01-21
The World of
Finance and Trade
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Furnished by w. B. Hibbs & Co.. bank
ers and brokers. 1419 F street. members
New York Stock Exchange, Washington
Stock Exchange and Chicago Board OF
Trade
Evening star., 1908-01-21
CURB QUOTATIONS.

Furnished by e. F. Hutton 4 Co. &C. B. Chip
man. managerl. members New York Stock Ex.
change, 1901 ct. NV.
Evening star., 1908-01-21
Brief Mention.

A special meeting of Alexandra Lodge.
No. 75S, Benevolent and Protective Order
Of Elks, was held last night. when a COM
mittee was appointed to draft resolutions
to the respect of the memory OF Henry
A. Lilly, a member of the order. After
ward a business meeting was held and
one candidate was initiated.
The marriage of Miss Hannah E. Hen
derson of this city to Mr.. George w.
Laycock OF Hamilton. Loudoun county.
Va. will/take place tomorrow afternoon
at the home of the bride-elect. sol Cam
eron street. Rev. s. v. Hildebrand. pas
tor OF Harmony Methodist Episcopal
Church South, will perform the cere-
mony.
The Alexandria Ideal Mandolin Club
will give a concert Thursday evening at
the Young Mems Sodality Lyceum Hall.
The following directors have been
chosen by the District Of Columbia Paper
Manufacturing Company: ]. B. Thomas.
R. D. Weaver. G. L. Nicholson, s. I.
Thomas and D. A. Brown.
Evening star., 1908-01-21
Attempted Burglary.

Thieves last night entered the grocery
and liquor store conducted by William e
Sisson, northeast corner Of King and
Payne streets, through an areaway lead
ing to the cellar. Upon getting into the
cellar they evidently expected to get into
the store by the trap-door leading from
there to the store. The big heavy elevate,
door evidently fell. however. and injured
one of them, for they decamped shortly
afterWard.
Evening star., 1908-01-21

| Bar silver dull Is Oiled per ounce.
Money. 3a3is per cent.
The rate Of discount In the open market for
/ short bills Is 3Jsa4 per cent.
| The rate OF discount In the open market for
| three month bills 10 35ka3 1915 per cent.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-22
SANTA ANITA RACES
California Handicap to Be Fea-
ture of Los Angeles Meeting

Los ANGELES, Nov. 1.-THE second
annual race meeting OF thesLos Angeles
racing association at the Santa Anita
track, which commences Thanks giving
day, gives promise of being the most
successful yet held on the Pacific coast.
The California handicap is the prin-
cipal feature, with a guaranteed value
of $500. Next in value is the Speed
handicap, which has a guaranteed value
of $4,000 and which will be worth $4,000
TO the winner.
grand total of 1.64S nominati tions
were made to the 19 stakes, which is
more than 400 entries over those re-
ceived last season. S. c. Hildreth
heads the list with 14S nominations.
Other prominent owners who have en-
tries are Barney Schreiber. P. T. Chinn,
T. II. Williams. r. T. Carman and the
st. James stable.
The list of officials is as follows:
Presiding Judge. Colonel A. W. Ham
ilton; associate Judge. Ed Cole; handi-
capper. +. c. Smith; clerk of the scales.
P P. Pomeroy; starters, Jacob Holman
and Richard Dwyer; patrol judge,
Charles Baldwin, who replaces Judge
Robert Leighton.
Seymour Butler will again be in
charge Of the Pinkerton forces. The
meeting will continue for at least 125
days.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-22
By Bob Shand

If every soccer game of the series of
the California football league showed
as much class as the game last Sun
day between the Vampires and Albion
Rovers. associated football would soon
become the leading sport of the west.
Throughout this contest there was an
amount of class displayed which was
more than good to look upon.
The game resulted in g. tie and both
sides were satisfied with the reult--
more especially the Rovers, who had
the time OF their lives preventing the
minutes of the game.
The Hornets again demonstrated
their ability to stave off defeat when
the other side had all the better of the
doings. At Freeman's park the San
tranciscos played rings around the IN
sects" in the last 10 minutes of the
game, but the defense of the Hornets
proved impregnabie and the game end
ed in a tie. The feature of the game
was the playing of big Buckingham
at fullback. This player is as clumsy
as the proverbial rhinocerous, but some
how or other he managed to get in his
kick every time last Sunday and even
at times started on an individual raid
longs the credit for the draw
In beating the Building Trades , to 1,
the Burns can be considered to have
done well, as the recent form of the
team. It was a hard fought battle and
there were many times during the game
when the talent would have hesitated
in picking a winner.
The Thistles waltzed the Scotias
around the San Mateo grounds and
when the festivities were at an end the
ScotiaS were on the wrong side of a
6 to l score. The pluck of the Scotias
is admitted, but they are hopelessly
outclassed
The games scheduled for today each
promise good contests. and no matter
where the fans congregate there will be
something doing. Harry Elliot, the
Hornets best player, has gone to Reno
to play for the Barbarians against the
University of Nevada. but will return
Williams. the little halfback, leaves for
England next week, and Gilchrest will
be tried in the halfback line. Worlidge
has probably played his last game for
the Hornets.
The San Francisco team will be as
inclusion of H Cresswell at inside
right. The new conner comes from
Canada and will fill UP in Frank SDen-
GERS place Spencer leaves for Eng
land Wednesday and the San Francisco
club has prepared big send off for the
popular player.
The California football association
has come to the front with an offer Of
cup to the Western football leaoue
and the management of the league has
offered medals to the winning team.
The Sacramento league has been
formed with four clubs but there Is
friction with the California. The Sac
ramento men evince a desire TO act
independently of the main body and
will not register with the P. A A. A.
This will cause trouble and the matter
will he discussed by the local authori
fAc inc Iaa
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-22
andO
GamesE League il
CarliSles Outplayed by
MinneSOtaS
Indians Lose BY Score of IN to
8 in Hard Fought Game
at Minneapolis

MINNEAPOLIS. Nov. 21.-Showing
the best form of the season and the
best exhibition of the "open game seen
on Northrop field this year. Minnesota
completely Outplayed the Carlisle In
dams at their own game today and
won by score of II to 8. Minnesota
used the forward pass oftener and
with greater effect than the Indians.
1t lsade several forward passes OF
80 yards. and its two tOuchdOwns were
directly attributed to these plays. Min
neSota also tore large holes in the IN
dians line and 0utplayed them on
straight football
Minnesota would have scored another
touchdown had the game lasted a min
ute longer, as the ball was on the In
dians' one foot line. The Indians
were unable to elUde the MinnesOta's
forward pass and fumbled frequently
After the first few attempts Minnesota
easily solved Carlisle's fake PLAYS.
Each team scored a touchdown in the
hrst half and each touchdown was fol-
lowed by a goal. Minnesota scored one
touchdown in the second half, but failed
TO kick goal. The Minnesota goal was
never in danger in the second halt
Minnesota played throughout with the
same lineup. while Carlisle made fire.
quent changes. especially in the second
half Hauser retired from the game
In the second half with blood stream
ing down his face
Plankers. Johnston and Pettiiohn
played sensa tiOnal football for Mime
sofa. while Hauser. Little Old Man and
Thorpe starred for the Indians.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-22
OXFORD DICTIONARY STATISTICS

In his recently published account of
the oxford University Press, to which
We have already called attention. Mr..
Falconer MADAM describes the oxford
English dictionary as the greatest lit
erary work ever produced at Oxford
1t is expected that 1912 will see the
work completed. Calculations have
been made as to the contents of the
dictionary UP to and including the
last published portion. The main words
number 154,094, the special contribu-
534, and subordinate words 41,317; total.
224.945. The illustrative Quotations for
which the dictionary is famous, now
xqeSe eSar loSSsoGS or Ss to be exact they
from Introductory matter so far, viz,
TO Premious" cit should be explained
with yeti. number 9,431, and If a man
were to read such portions as are al
ready published at the rate Of one page
day his task would take him nearly
26 years.
The total number of columns already
published is 2S.273, each 10is inches
long. These columns of type end on
end, would stretch miles 911 yards 2
feet, or, say; from the British museum
station on the tube" TO the exhibit OF
the oxford University Press at the
Franco British exhibition. The printed
matter thus arranged in columns would
dral and more than 20 times higher
than the clock tower at the houses OF
parliament. This reading matter would
go round the dome of the British niu-
scum reading room at the base, nearly
81 times. or cross London bridge about
251 times. It exceeds the length OF
the Severn tunnel by 287 yards To
finish with lineal facts, the purcha ser
l yard ] foot and inches odd of solid
printed matter ~ inches wide, on ex-
cellent paper, which must beat the rec
ord for all such publications.--Wes
minister Review
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-22
ATE SO FRIED EGGS
AND WAS STILL HUNGRY
Irish Chef Could Not Cook Them
Fast Enough and Loses
Wager to Customer

Three cheers for Easter Sundayl
Gimme a dozen fried eggs and be
quick about it.''
Patrons of the Lowell lunch room, a
hurry up hunger haunt at 24S Eighth
avenue, ceased the attack on the pro-
vender when John Heingman of AZ
King street blew into the place one
afternoon and gave the wholesale order
in a voice that shivered the crockery.
Quit yer kiddin'," said Patsy. the
chef. Take an egg sandwich and
cheer up.
I'm 81 years old and I guess !
know what I want answered John,
boarding moving stool and upsetting
a cup of coffee in his neighbor's lap.
Il can eat eggs faster than you can
fry them
You're on said Patsy, his sport
ing blood aroused. I'm taking no
chances, though. Post yer forfeit
Heingman dug down in his drapery
and deposited a crumpied 50 bill on
the slab, Patsy passed it to one of the
customers for safe keeping, and then
slapped half pound OF butter in the
pan. The crowd gathered round
Heingman, and several dollars in small
bets changed hands on the result. The
bursting of egg shells was the only
sound that shattered the stiffness for
several minutes.
Bring on the goods. roared Heing-
man, tying a napkin round his neck
and tapping impatiently with his knife
Patsy came on run and slapped halt
a dozen on the plate. Heingmar
stacked them up and cut them into
quarters with two stabs of his saber
A few seconds later the plate was de-
serted, save for saffron rim round
the edge. showing where some of the
hen fruit had tried to escape.
"Slowest cook l ever saw" unused
Heingman, as Patsy dumped another
half dozen on the platter. They met
the same fate as the others, and then
Patsy tried to claim foul on the
ground that Heingnlan was putting
them into his pocket. The excited pa
irons urged Patsy to be a sport, and
he resumed his task. Patsy made six
round trips, carrying half a dozen
fried passengers ON each journey, but
Heingman was always waiting for him
You win. sport said Patsy drop
ping into chair, n1tn the perspira-
tion racing down his cheeks. There's
no more eggs.
Cine piece of pie" said Heing-
man. land I'll be on my way. Some
day when I'm hungry I'll drop in and
give you a real exhibition. New York
World.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-22
RAISING CROPS WITHOUT
RAIN IN ASIA MINOR
How the Syrian Peasant Makes
Profitable Use of the
Moist SubSoil

In Syria and Palestine from the be-
ginning of April until October there is
practically no rain. yet in July the
fields TEEN with vigorous growth of
watermelons, tomatoes. cucumbers, etc,
all flouriShing without artificial water
ing, although at that time no rain has
fallen for many weeks, says the Chi
cago Tribune.
In fact, the Syrian peasant, from the
moment his seed has been sown, prays
that no. rain may fall. During the
period OF growth of a crop the surface
of the soil to a depth of six or eight
inches is perfectly dry and loose. Be
low this surface layer will be found
moist soil in which the roots extend
and grow vigorously. In this moist
subsoil plants continue to grow until
late autumn. When the crop is re-
moved in the autumn the rains COM
mence and the land is plowed after
each heavy rain as soon as the soil be-
gins to dry.
Two primary objects are kept in view
in plowing-to furnish a favorable sur
race for taking up all the water and to
prevent its upward evaporation from
the subsoil. The great point is to keep
the upper six inches of soil perfectly
loose and friable. so that the moisture
from below is not drawn upward and
lost in evaporation, but does not ascend
higher than the compact subsoil that
is not broken up by the plow. For this
reason the plowing is shallow, aver
aging from four to six inches in depth:
When the time for sowing the seed
arrives the land is plowed to depth
OF about six inches and the seed is
soWn from an arran ngement attached to
is covered by the soil closing over be-
mind the plowshare- From this time
the upper stratum of loose soil prevents
the escape of moisture upward beyond
the wet subsoi on which the seeds rest
and into which their roots after the
process OF termination spread.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-22
COrrigan Tells Why lie
Will Quit Racing

Edward Corrigan, in explanation Of
his decision TO sell all his horses and
his breeding farm in Kentucky, makes
the following statement:
Il am fond OF horses and I enjoy the
sport of racing. and if had no other
interests demanding my time and at
tention I would continue as an owner.
l would never again have so large a
string as I have campaigned in the
past. 1 think I would pick out about
five or six of the best horses l could
buy and with them and my wife travel
from meeting TO meeting That.
think, would be an ideal way to spend
my remaining days, but i nave TOO
many irons in the fire for that and ]
have come to the conclusion that unless
/ get rio of some of the irons they Will
ali burn' hence my determination TO
part with the horses first. The farm /
Will sell next
4 Will retain my interest in the race
tracks at Chicago. New Orleans and
Kansas City for the present al least.
II / sold these holdings now it would
be necessarily at greater sacriflce than
! am making in parting with the horses
and the farm There Is no absolute
certainty as to racing at any of my
tracks IN the immediate future, but
there is more than a possibility that
there viii be racing at New orleans
this winter, and the prospect for q. re
viVal of the sport in Illinois and Mis-
souri, is not entirely blank. The future
for racing is not as dark is some would
paint it. II is my belief that the crisis
IN the reform" movement has passed
and that reaction in the favor of racin &
has set In for gradual upbuilding on
a better basis. The time has come
when the proprietary interest in race
tracks shal not be Identified with the
book making or other form of betting
on those tracks, or by interest in the
ownership of any horses running on
those tracks, and so the time has come
for me TO part with my horses.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-22
AUCTION SALE OF
Thoroughbred Yearlinqs
Ernrn az nRM0NnAIE rARAI

From the ORMONDALE FARM
Mr.. w. OBJ. MACDONOUGH San Mateo. Cal
To be sold Monday. Nov. %. at 12:30-Bay
colt By Orsini -Lovelights black flly BY Borgla-
Orsina; bay hlly By st. Carlo-Belle Of Palo
Alto; bay colt BY Ossary- Plumeria, bay hlly
by Orsni-Laurellas Maid: bay colt By Orsini-
Imp. Wfndhower: bay Oily BY Ossary-Artemis:
hay colt BY Ossary-H Helen smith. bay nlly hY
Orsini.Lady Marion; bag dlly by Ossary-N -Noonllf
YearlIngs to be sold WEDNESDAY. Dec 4.
at 1890 oclock--Bay colt By 0rsini- Spinach, ,
bay ally By Borgia-Orellana: brown colt ~
Orsini- Rose OF China: brown dlly BY Borgia-
Golden Locks; bay Ally By Ossary- -Lizzellas bag
colt by Orsini-Eda II; bay oily By Borgla-
Orbona; brown flly by Orsini-Nay Dunbar; brown
geldinS By AIIndora- -Bellona: bay ally by Orsina-
1foldene: chestnut gelding By St. Carlo-Cam-
panita; bay ally BY Orsini- Mi5pah; brown ssla-
ing By Orsini- Roman Lady.
IN the paddocks OF the new California locks
club, Emeryvllle, Cal
FRED H. CHASE 4 CO..
Livestock AuctloneeRR
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-22
SMUGGLING INSURANCE. Policies

1t is commonly said that at Lloyd's
one can insure against anything. Has
smuggler, one wonders, ever tried to
insure there against the failure of his
enterprise? An interesting precedent
for such insurance is brought to light
in some documents Just published by
the Historical society of Geneva. 1t
was in Napoleon's time, when Geneva
was the capital of the French departe-
ment du Leman, and the continental
blockade was in force. The Genevans
found themselves thereby deprived of
the profitable English market for their
watches and jewelry- In order to re-
cover 1t they took to smuggling; and
they smuggled on SO large a scale that
brokers made business of guarantee
ing the safe delivery of their goods at
premiums which ranged between II and
p per cent. The rate is interesting TO
know because it shows US in exact fig
ures how the effectiveness of the conti-
mental blockade was estimated by acute
contemporary men of business.--W Vest
minister Gazette.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-22
COney Island Jockey
Club Will Race
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO 1HE CALI.

NEW YORK, Nov. 21.--It matters
not what the plans of the other racing
associations are for 1909. the Coney
Island Jockey club will race. William
K. Vanderbilt. president of the Coney
Island Jockey club and principal
owner OF the Sheepshead bay race
course. is authority for this promise.
Though Vanderbilt has for some rea-
sons confined his racing almost exclu-
sively TO the French turf, he has al
ways maintained a lively interest in
American racing, and at all times he
has, either personally or by appointed
proxy, had much to say in the affairs
of the Coney Island Jockey club.
In the definite promise that there
you'd be racing, it does not follow that
the many rich stakes for which the
Coney Island Jockey club was justly
famous. will be continued. But it is
certainty that many of them will be
raced next year. for there are several
In the way of future events in which
the club has already to an extent OBJ
ligated itself.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-22
ssrHE IRISH OF THE BALkANs,

II may be InenLlOned, IN View OF the
new interest aroused in the people Of
Servia, that the most recent work on
that country and its people is "Servia
and the Servians" (Pitman & Sons) by
NJ. Chedo Mijatovich. formerly Serviar
minister at the court of st. James. IT
is only natural that M. Miiatovich
should have a very high opinion OF his
countrymen; he calls them .'One of the
most gifted and interesting nations ia
southeastern Europe" THE Irish OF
the Balkans" is another phrase which
he applies 10 them and as the Serbs
are men of warm heart vivid imag-
ination. brave soldiers, lovers of po-
etry. music, song. and wit. intelligent
and therefore easily accessible to pro-
Eressive. ideas" it would seem to hit
ster Gazette
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-22
FruityaIe Welcomes
Ball Players
M any Fans Turn Out TO Witness
First Game of Season on
New Grounds
STANDING OF THE CLUBS

At Fruitvale yesterday the Bay Cities
baseball league played their first game.
The Imperials met and easily defeated
the fast Calkins team. who had Tom
asini in the box. Conway pitched for
the Imperials and allowed but four
scattered hits. and with two men on
bases slammed the Spalding for a home
run. Perkins. who has found his bat
ting eye. slammed the ball all around
the lot getting a three bagger and
double and two sacrifices Behind the
battery the team played perfect ball.
Today at San Francisco they will meet
the undefeated United Railroads. Score: