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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-12

Copyright by James Blverson.
hfSY1T WAS just thirty minutes after the
tI3E retiring bell had rung when, accord
4 kSsA4 ing to custom, the gas was turned
Ic9HAes off simultaneously in every room
49, in Doctor Morris school, and She
great building was suddenly shroud
ed in darkness.
4 cutie ready for sleep, for the examinations
4 were approaching and they had been hard at
work all day II was pleasure to be able
TO forget books in order to dream OF he
] pleasures of the Christmas holidays
4 Belle Faber and Helen Barnes, two OF the
most popular girls of the school, were room
mates, the former being niece OF Doctor
Morris.
there was heard familiar tap, tap,-tap on
the steam coil, which brought both girls to
its side.
followed a series of taps such as one can
I hear at any time in telegraph. Office. In
Ifact, they were the clickings OF the Morse
not very rapidly or very smoothly
sent. but the girls had little difficulty in read
3ing these words:
LET down the string"
4 Throwing a heavy cloak over her, Belle
raised the window, and let down string
that was always at hand, for they had drawn
up many late lunch with it, that they could
Ahave gotten in no other way.
The cold winter air blew in and made the
girls shiyer. but they were repaid by drawing
I'D little box.
"Gallop's confections!, Helen exclaimed
J blessings on the giver!"
4 Opening the box of delicious sweetmeats,
I they found card lying on the top,
Got match, Helen, please? There's writ
ing on it. of course" said Belle.
Belle pulled down the blind, while Helen
lit a match. and by the light they read these
words:
Here is something to console you. You
will need it. / heard papa tell mamma
that the examinations were TO be unusual
liz hard, and. there were some who would
= not pass, Don't worry too much about 1t.
Goodnight! Hoping you will be uncom-
monty brilliant on examination days,
am as ever your Mark"
J .Wel," said Helen, as she placed the
burning match on the steam coil where it
fickered and went out. Il think we do need
something to console us If that general his
4 tory is difficult. l don't know what I'll do
The chocolate creams are delicious. aren't
they?"
thinj= doctor is too severe in his Ques-
tons never could learn that history.
What if we should not pass?''
4 "Horriblel Another candied grape. il YOU
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-09
THE GRAIN MARKETS.

CHICAGO. April 9.-May wheat opened
strong today on buying by elevator inter-
ests. Starting u lower to u higher, at
91a to 9lea. May sold at 92ag2M
May corn opened n lower to a higher,
at GIL. to 67%. and sold at 67h.
May oats opened u higher, at 52H and
held around that figure.
May provisions opened steady and un-
changed: pork at 1880; lard at S.37ls and
ribs at 722is.
The wheat market weakened greatly in
the latter half of the session, May de-
clining to Sh2. The close was weak,
with May 15s lower at S9A.
Corn prices held firm until near the
close. when they weakened In sympathy
with wheat. The close was easy, with
May 4 lower at 81.
Close-Wheat-May. s9%: July, s3ha
S3t; September, s2A.
Corn-May. 81: July. 81: September. 62E
ass
Oats-May old 52aa52M; May. 5lAa
81 "a: July. old. 451a: July. 1914; Septem-
Der. 374.
Pork-May. 1a.47,a; July. 13.75a13.77h;
September. 14.O712.
Lard--May. 1914. July. s.57ls: Septem-
Der. S.71ia.
Ribs--May. I'm; July. 7.4O: septem-
Der. 7.G
Rye-Casl,. 16a7S
Barley-Cash. 6SaS3. -
Timothy-April. 4.6O.
Clover-Nothlng doing.
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ALDRIcH CURRENCY BILL.
Mr.. E. Southland Parker Tells Com
mittee WHY He Opposes It.

Hearings on the Aldrich currency p'il
began Wednesday before the House com
mittee on banking and currency. fhey
will he continued daily until April 10.
f. s. Parker. president of the National
Metropolitan Bank of Washington. ana
also of the Washington Clearing House
Association. was the first witness called
at the Aldrich bill hearing. He said he
personally disapproved of the Aldrich
bill. which suggested panics, but provided
no remedy.
If il becomes a law the people must
suffer; that it unsafe to withdraw
loanable funds from usual channels he
believed. and to add 500 600. 600 OF unde-
sirable unsought bonds to the present re-
sponsibilitles of the national banks would
be extremely dangerous. The Aldrlch Dill
is a menace TO business interests, to trade,
and especially to mercantile houses, lie
declared
The suggestion to tie up large proper.
ton of banks. money otherwise TO be used
for loans is a most mischievous provision
the witness said Bankers at the St
Louis meeting unanimously repudlateo
any such measure.
No currency was practical unless based
upon something tangible. and nothing
could be better than a banks assets In
total they amounted TO S!EoUo.up, upon
which to base a $500, 100000 to $.Oo.onO-
OO emergency currency. No one but
Uncle Sam carries In his pocket his own
promise to pay. There has been turned
over to him everything he owes the
people.
Mr.. Parker continued: Banks are not
earning today profit of l per cent on
circulation. The fact that the proposed
bonds which we do not want will be &C
cepted a basis of circulation Is no
favor to U.S. but merely adds fictitious
price to the bonds.
rs 1T reasona BILE to suppose that a
banker, in time of stress, would take from
his reserve fund 100000. buy bonds. de-
post them with the Treasury. and get
back s9O,OOO?"
Upon questioning. Mr.. Parker advocated
the government taking the banks DIS
receivable as security for emergency cur
rency, the banks themselves issuing that
currency He further said that in last
falls panic silver certificates went to
premium because of the demand for small
coins, obtainable only on surrender of
such certificates.
Mr.. Parker denounced the Aldrich bill
as a scheme to sell bonds at high prices.
He instanced New York state 1onds,
selling at 100, on the statement that
they could be used as a basis for cir
culation, as proof of his theory. The
hearing adjourned, subject to the call
of the chairman expecting to resume
Friday morning. President Glass of the
Philadelphia board of trade. Victor
MoraWetZ and Horace White Of New
York are expected to testify.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-09
ST. LOUIS BANK CLOSES.
Olive Street Institution Could Stand
Strain No Longer.

ST LOUIS. April s.-The Olive Street
Bank at Garrison avenue and Olive street
having a capital of $780, 900 and deposits
Of $35O,OOO was closed today.
At the usual hour for opening the fol-
lowing notice was placed on the front
door:
This bank is In the hands Of the sec
rotary Of state. r. NJ. Cook, state bank
examiner"
The bank was organized December l.
1902, and in 1905 absorbed the Vande-
venter Bank.
Secretary of State Swanger said today
over the telephone from Jefferson City
that he had notified the bank officials four
days ago that loans outstanding and in
sufficiently secured must be made good,
and after having given the institution this
notice the matter was turned over to State
Bank Examiner Cook.
Mr.. Cook, who took charge of the bank
today. said:
THE bank officials have been unable to
secure further Endorsements on loans
made and insuficiently secured, and for
the safety Of the institution we Thought
best to take charge Of the bank
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Attention was called to the fact this
WHOLESALE MARKET REPORT.
Quotations given below are for largo
lots. Jobbers' prices are higher.

Quotations given below are for largo
lots. Jobbers' prices are higher.
EGGS.-Nearby fresh Virginia. INA
10; west Virginia and southwest Vir-
ginia, IA; Tennessee, IA; duck eggs, 90
BUTTER.-Creame fancy. 22a32A.
Process. fancy. 25a26; fair to good. ga
%. Store packed, fresh. 19a20.
CHEESE. = New York state factory,
new, large, 16ha17
POULTRY-Chickens spring. per h.,
28a30; chickens. winter. 1sa22; mems. per
lb., IA; roosters, per h., Z; keats. per
lb... IL: turkeys. toms. per lb.. 15al6;
h., 13a14.
DRESSED POULTRY.-Hens, choice
per h.. Is: ROSTERS. per h., 7as;
chickens. per h.. 1sa2O; ducks. per 10.
13a16; turkeys. hens, per h.. 17a13: tur-
keys. toms, per h.. 16a17.
VEGETABLES. - Potatoes, per Dbl,
No. 1. 1.eoa2.25; per bu., s5a9o: No. 2,
per Dbl. 50a1.0o; sweet potatoes. per
Dbl. 3.0Oa5.0O: yams, per Dbl. 3.50a4.50:
cucumbers, Fla. per basket. 2.5oa4.00
onions. per bbl.. 2;o0a2.25: onions. per
esbR seeet early Gs OBJ
a225; caulifower. per basket. 50a2. % |;
kale. per Dbl. 2ba5O; spinach, per bbl,
1.ooa so: eggplant. per crate. 1.7Ea2.50;
squash, Fla, per crate. 2.50a3.O0; snap
beets. per bunch. Sac; lettuce. per las
ket. 1.00a2.50: okra. per carrier. 3.50a
400. celery, per bunch. 50a1.O0; celery.
Fla. per crate, 20oa2.75; brussels
sprouts. per Ct, salo; tomatoes. Fla.
bunch. 15a25; peas. Fla. per basket,
2.OOa3OO; asparagus. per doz. punches,
2. 00a300; rhubarb, per doz. punches, 35
a45.
GREEN FRUITS. - Apples. per Dbl,
25oa5.o0: oranges. Fla. per box. l.75a
grape fruit, per crate, aooa5.Oo; tanger-
ines. per strap, 35Oa6OO; pineapples,
Fla, per crate, 3O0a4.0O; cranberries,
per box. 2.OOa2.5O; cranberries. per Dbl,
7O0a1oOO; strawberries, Fla, per qt.,
15a3O
HAY AND STRAW. - Hay, western,
No 1, 17.OOa175o; No. 2. 16.Ooa1e.5o:
mixed, 14.OOa160O. Straw, rye, bundle
13.5Oa1400: rye. machine thrash. 9.00a
$50: wheat, 65Oa7.00; oat straw. per
ton 9.00a9.5O.
DRESSED M : AT small Il and
neat, per cwt, 500: large, 7.5OaSU0
LIVE sToCK.-Cattle, extra, per cwt,
ordinary, per cwt., 2.50a3.OO. Hogs. per
cwt. gross, G.0Oa6.5O. Sheep. per h.
5a5h fall lambs, choice. per h., 7i4as;
spring lambs, choice, per h.. 1Oa11
Calves. choice. per h., g; medium,
per h., 7a71a.
BEEF CUTS.-Ribs, No. 1. per lb, Is:
No. 2. IA; No. 3. IL. Rounds, No. J, per
lb., 1917; No. .. o; No. 3, 8. Loins. No. 1,
per h., IA; No. 2, 13: No. 3. IL. Chucks.
No. 1. per h.. 0; No. 2. 8: No. 3. Z.
WOOL AND HIDES.-Wool. washed,
free of burrs, per h., %: unwashed, 1sa
q. Hides. green. per h.. 5: dry. per h..
Gall. Sheepskins, green. each. 5Oa75;
dry. each, 25a60. Mink. each. 2OOa2 so:
raccoon, 25a75; red fox. 1.25a1.Po; skunk.
muskrat, 15a27; muskrat kits, s: rabbit
skins, l. Calfskins, green, each, 1.OOa
1.25: dry flint hides. per lb., 9; dry
sailed hides, 8.
GRAIN.-Wheat, per bu.. SLABS. Corn.
shelled new, 70a75; ear, 3.25a3.jU. Oats,
western white, No. 2. per bu., 6Oa65;
mixed, 59a63 Bran, per ton, 3O.O0a32. 90.
Middlings. per ton, 80. OOa32OO
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Railway List Featureless.
THE COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK. April 9.-The cotton mar
ket opened steady at a decline of 5as
points and sold about 8 to II points net
lower during the early session. or nearly
back to the low records of Yesterday
morning, under liquidation by recent buy
ers and renewal of bear pressure. which
encouraged by continued good
weather in the south, reports of failure
in London grain circles. weakness in
Liverpool and New Orleans and selling
orders from Liverpool and the continent
There was a good deal of covering at the
decline, but the market rallied only two
or three points during the middle of the
morning. and I he tone was unsettled
Futures opened steady; May, 93l; July.
a:'j: August. go: October go: Decem-
Der, 9.32: January, 9.32 bid: March, 3.35
bid.
After making new low records, with
prices selling IL to IL points net lower
the market became less active and there
seemed to be enough covering to check
the downward movement. without, how
ever. causing any improvement of conse-
quence. as prices at midday were within
a point or two of the lowest. and the tone
of the market was unsettled.
Spot quiet: middlng uplands, 1O.15: mid
ding gulf. 1910.
Estimated receipts at the ports today
10 O00 bales. against IA 267 last week and
17.072 last year. For the week. 100000
bales against 1OS.112 last week and 1O2
GA last year. Today's receipts at New
Orleans, 1915 bales. against 1901 last
year. and at Houston, 1908 bales, against
3 $40 last year.
Spot cotton closed quiet. ten points
lower; mddling uplands. 1918 middling
gulf. 1o.4O; sales, 100 bales
Liverpool Cotton Prices.
LIVERPOOL April a-Closing: Cotton
Spot four points higher: American mid
ding fair. 6 %; good middling 5s3; mid
ding. SCI: low middling 5.33: good ordi-
nary $50: ordinary. 42a. The sales of
the day were 5000 bales. of which 800
were for speculation and export. and in
cluded 1870 American. Receipts. 2OU
bales. no American. Futures opened
steady and closed easy, American mid
ding g.o.c April. 5.2i; April and May.
5.12. May and June. SO. June and July
$40: July and August, SIT: August and
September. 512. September and October
sos: October and November. 5.W: No
vember and December. 5OOla: December
end January. 800; January and February,
4gSia
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Holidays for Brokers.

NEW YORK. April 9.-After the meet
ing of the governing committee of the
stock exchange yesterday Wall street
heard the cheerful news that the ex-
change will be closed on both Good Fri
day and Easter Saturday, giving the bro
kers and their small army of employees a
three-day holiday. to last from the clos
ing Thursday. April Is. to the opening
Monday, April ~. Last year the ex-
change closed only Easter Saturday, and,
In fact, double holidays have been rare
on the exchange for the last five years.
The consolidated exchange has not
taken action. but will follow the lead Of
the stock exchange. The coffee exchange
has voted to close from Thursday until
Monday, and in London the usual Easter
holiday period Of four days. lasting from
Thursday closing until Tuesday opening,
has been declared
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STUDENTS SUSPENDED.
Sequel to Ducking Freshman il
Campus Fountain.

Campus Fountain.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, April a.-The Junior class
OF New York University got what it
expected yesterday as result of ducking
Freshman Bloch in the campus fountain
April Fools day.
The faculty edict. announced in chapel.
suspended every member of the class for
three days, beginning forthwith. 1t also
threatened suspension FOR the rest of the
year to any one who went out on a sym
pathy strike"-thoush not in those words.
1t was a rather cheerful assemblage of
students that gathered In the chapel at
1890 o'clock. After the usual prayers
Prof Waters stepped forward and read a
statement reviewing the circumstances
briefly and concluding with the edict of
suspension.
No smiles appeared as the 'three-day''
sentence was reached, but there was a
comfortable settling back into seats. By
a happy thought the last hymn announced
was God Be With You Till We Meet
Again." A general smile greeted the an
nouncement of the hymn, and 1t was sung
with a will.
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THE BALTIMORE MARKETS.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatcb 10 STAR.
spot contract. .a4aa4L.: spot No, red western.
No red. 9Olaaaoa.: receipts. 6s1 bushels;
southern on grade, sOl2aa4.
CORN Firm: spot lnised. Sssssh; No. 2
July. 691a; steamer mixed, 64as4l4 receipts.
1884 bushels: southern white corn, 64a. ASST
southern yellow corn, 64laa6sA.
OATS-Dull: No. white. 571aa59; No. 3
white. 56a5s: No. mixed. 55laa56; receipts,
lis bushels.
RYE-DulI; No. 2 western domestic, Sass;
receipts, 333 bushels.
HAY-Steady unchanged.
GRAIN FREIGHTS-Very quiet, UNCHANGED
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Closing Quotations.

oI4OA6s
AZ. 1.-THE close of the stock exchange tn,
following stocks had changed in pric,
since above quotations, there being n,
change In balance of the closing prices:
Amalgamated Copper. 5Ws.
American Cotton Oil Co., 271a.
American Ice Securities, 21Ia.
American Locomotive, 45A.
American Locomotive pfd. 911h
American Smelling, 70
american Smelling, pfd, 96Ia.
American Sugar, 1876
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, 761s.
Atkinson. Topeka & Santa Fee. pfd, $751;
Atlantic Coast Line, 72L.
Baltimore G. Ohio, s4a
Brooklyn Rapid Transit, 46a.
Canadian Pacific. 1854.
c. c. c. and st. L.. 549,.
Central Leather, 21A.
Central Leather, pfd., $751;.
Chesapeake and Ohio, a2a..
Chicago, Nil. and st. Paul, 11Sa.
Chicago and n. W., 1471a.
Corn Products. pfd., to.
Erie, common, 1914
Erie. LIST preferred, 800
General Electric, 131
Interboro Metropolitan, pfd, $50.
Mexican Central, IS
Mo, Kansas & Tex, pfd, 80.
Missouri Pacific. 45A
Ndtlonal Biscuit Co., pfd., III.
New York Air Brake. 67s.
New York Central. 9SA
Norfolk & Western, 641a.
Northern Pacific. 1854
Pacific Mail Steamship, -.
Reading Jos.
Republic Iron & Steel. pfd, $50.
Rock Island, COM, 15aA
Sloss-Sheffield Steel, 44k.
Southern Pacific. 74&.
Southern Railway. pfd, A.
Tennessee Copper. 4o3s
Toledo, ST. Louis and West, ISL.
L. S. Steel. 34k.
L. S. Steel. pfd., 90.
Utah Copper. a0As.
Wabash, 105s.
Wooden Goods, 2O%.
BONDS
American Tobacco IS, $751;
American Tobacco. SIS, 10314
r. r. T. As. 70ss.
marlborough Met. AUS, 617s.
Rock Island As. 62s
United States Steel SIS. a5L.
Union CONVEX As S4Is
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THE FOREIGN BANKS.

LONDON, April 9.--The weekly state
ment of the Bank Of England shows the
following changes:
Total reserve decreased 91.O5O,OoO.
Circulation Increased $4,000.
Bullion decreased E1,O41,S58.
Other securities decreased E3.65s 900.
Other deposits increased E27aOO0
Public deposits decreased "a, 377 ,OOO.
Notes reserve decreased E1,O46OOO.
Government securities unchanged.
The proportion Of the banks reserve to
liability this week is bl.28 per cent, COM
pared with 1880 per cent last week.
The rate of discount of the Bank of
England remained unchanged today at 3
per cent
Bullion amounting to 9217.OOO was with
drawn from the Bank of England today
for shipment to France, and E72,OO0 was
also taken for shipment to South
America.
PARIS, April 9.-The weekly statement
of the Bank Of France shows the follow
ing changes:
Notes in circulation decreased 1000. 900
francs
General deposits decreased, 1855, 900
francs.
Gold In hand increased. 100000 francs
silver in hand increased, IT'S 600 francs.
Bills discounted decreased, 100. 775, 900
francs.
Advances increased 1850 900 francs
Three per cent rentes. 80 francs IS
centimes for the account.
Exchange on London, % francs II
centimes for checks.
BERLIN. April 9.-The weekly state
ment of the Imperial Bank of Germany
shows the following changes:
Cash in hand increased. @. 453 900
marks.
Loans, decreased ia 10000 marks.
Discounts, decreased 157. 073 900 marks
Treasury bills increased, e, 591 600
marks.
Notes in circulation decreased, 13S, 49,
600 marks
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LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS.

The trading at the meeting today or
the stock exchange was not marked by
anything OF special interest or by any
thing Indicating that a change had taken
place in conditions. In the case of some
Of the securities on the list an advance
was made In the figures toward higher
levels. but not sufficient to reach the
asking prices.
slight decrease was made in the fig
ures for gas stock. which might be con-
sidered as rejecting the sentiment of the
brokers in regard to the effect of the
amendment placed by the House on the
District appropriation bill limiting the
price to be paid by the District govern
ment in the future for gas to 40 cents
AS the District outside of the street
lighting Is not a large consumer OF gas
and as the price of the former is fixed
at so much perlamp, and is not affected
by any change in the thousand-foot rate,
the effect of this proposed reduction upon
the revenues of the company Will not. 1t
is thought. be perceptibe.
However, some apprehension is ex-
pressed that such a measure may be the
forerunner of legislation in the future
which will reduce the rate to all con-
sumers of gas in this city. In this view of
it the proposed legislation assumes more
Importance. but it is difficult to trace such
influence in the course of the stock on
the market.
There is, OF course. hope on the part of
a. number of people who hold this stock
that the higher levels of last Year will
be regained, for. as it is generally the
case i'm the market rise of any security.
the bulk of the buyers got in at the high
prices. There is a difference Of ten or
fifteen points between some of the buy
ing figures and the current market prices.
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London Grain Firm in Trouble.

LONDON. April 9-One OF the largest
grain firms I'm the city is in serious diff
culties The liabilities. IL Is declared, ex-
coed the assets by nearly $JOO.OO0. At
tempts are being made to arrange for an
extension of credit. failing which the
creditors of this firm will hold meeting
on April 13 The trouble is attributed to
over speculatioQ$
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LIVERPOOL Grain Prices.

LIVERPOOL, April observation-disclosures
Spot, dull No. = red western winter. Is:
futures excited: May. Is 10Ad: July. 7s
I'D September. IS 1O5sd- Corn-Spot,
prime mixed American. new. quiet. Be-
4a.d prime mixed American. old, firm, Be-
I'd: futures quiet; May, IS I'd.
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THE LONDON MARKET.

LONDON. April 9.-American securities
opened steady and about unchanged from
yesterdays New York closing. The only
important changes during the first hour
were a decline of point In Canadian
Pacific and an advance of 70 in Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul.
Later in the day New York bid UP the
Eries but the rest of the list was irregu-
lar The market closed dull.
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WASHINGTON Stock Exchange.

Sales. Regular call. IL o'clock noon-W ASKING
ton Rwy. and Elec As 81 900 at 7s1a.
Washington Rwy. and Elec. com. 50 at 2sh.
Washington Rwy and Elec. pfd., 80 at "a, 2J
at "a.
Mergenthaer Linotype. 10 at 1915.
National Savings and Trust, 10 at 1904, 10 at
191. 10 at 1872. 10 at 1873
After educational City Bank. at 1876.
Metropolitan ~. 81 600 at 107la.
Mergenthaer Linotype. 10 at 1914.
Washington Rwy. and Flee. COM, so at 2Sh.
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Government Securities,

Miss Alice Pickens. thrty-five years
old. committed suicide at Ravenswood,
twenty miles below Petersburg, w. Va.
by jumping into q fieh pond. Ill health
is ascrfbed as tho CAUSE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-09

Leo c. Thurman, under sentence to be
hanged at Norfolk Va, April 10 for the
Dolsen murder. says he was not insane
and opposes a lunacy commission to stay
his execution.