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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-14
Car Shortage Imminent.

The American Railway Association re-
ported another decrease in car surplus
Tor the two weeks ending August 3.
amounting TO 5000 cars, and gives warn
ing OF q coming car shortage which. with
the grain movement, now seems inevita-
bic.
The so, 797, 400 loan expansion shown
b. the actual bank figures had not been
foreseen, and the S. 6O4. 500 loan decrease
BY other banks" indicates the partial
responsibility of the taking over of loans
from the trust companies for the result.
The heavy cash inflow allowed a further
addition Of go to the actual sur
plus reserve of the clearing house banks.
Bonds were firm. Total sales, par
value. $3.50. 800.
United States IS registered have risen
u. and the coupons a per cent In the bid
price on call since last week
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-14
Chief Clerk Ireland Resigns,

structing quartermaster. in charge of the
construction work going on at Fort
Washington, Md, has resigned and will
remove to Richmond, Va, tc go into
business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-14
Dry Goods Market.

NEW YORK, August 13-The markets
were firm for the day. with cotton goods
showing still greater hardening tend
ency Yarns are firm. Jobbers are be-
ginning TO buy more freely In this
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-14

1t matters little what it is that you
want-whether a situation or a servant
"a want ad in The Star will reach the
person who will fill your need.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-14
Level Attracted Investors.

Which the same was true as far as it
went. They had not only put themselves
In wrong from technical standpoint, but
they had sold stocks down to q level that
was extra attractive to investors WHO are
always on the lookout for a place to put
their money where 1t will bring them in
fat returns.
A great many people with surplus capt.
tai took advantage OF the low prices made
by the raiders and by the enforced liqui-
dalton of overburdened and thinly mar
gined pools to lick up the bargains. Be
fore they knew it the bears ran up against
an actual scarcity of stock which had
been taken over by the bargain hunters
and by the powerful banking syndicates
organized to save the situation"
Then came the turn in the market
and the straightaway recovery OF to IL
points, as aforementioned. The banking
syndicates were in a very important de-
gree responsible for the upturn. They
stood pat on their great lines Of stocks
and gave it out that they had at last be-
come friendly and would be glad to see
prices advance. They even went to the
extent Of boosting things along. On the
rise they have parted with percentage OF
their holdings. but the supposition Is they
still retain millions of shares which they
will not distribute until prices go very
much higher, whether that be in the i'm
mediate future or later on.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-14
Plenty Ahead for Farmers.

The government crop report gave the
public official assurance that the country
is bedroeked firmly on a continuance OF
prosperity for the great farming COM
munity 1t was something that YVES badly
needed. and has gone long way to re-
store popular confidence in the stability
Of values. It contradicts in authoritative
form much Of the gloomy talk that has
been heard for months past, and fmparts
quality OF firmness to popular senti-
ment 1t gives something for the teeth
to bite into and find substance 1t was
the something the public had been wait
ing for.
The statement issued the middle Of the
week by the United States Steel Corpora
ton of the aggregate OF untitled orders
on the company's books at the beginning
Of the month did not make the best OF
reading. 1t told the story Of a decrease
of 2S8.OO tons for the month and tended
to confirm reports Of bad conditions In
the iron and steel trade. At the same
time it is given out by the officials OF
most OF the iron and steel companies
that conditions have been improving thus
far in the month OF August and that the
outlook is better. There is inside talk
of a conference between the representa-
tives Of the corporation and practically
all Of the big independent companies
held in this city about a week ago. in
which a firm and fast determination was
reached to stop the cutting Of prices on
new contracts,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-14
CRIMES NUMEROUS
Deeds of Violence Show No
Decrease in Italy.
ILLITERACY is DIMINISHING
Efforts to Stop Carrying of Knives
in Recent Years Have
All Failed.
foreign Correspondence of The Star.

Foreign Correspondence Of The Star.
LONDON, July ~, 1910.
\ special TO the Times from Rome
says:
A Roman journal, recounting the Gus
tomary list Of assaults which mad taken
place in the course Of the night, began
with the words: III cOltello: TeternO
nemico sempre lui!'' The exclamation is
unfortunately illustrative of the general
attitude in Italy toward the most COM
mon class Of violent crime. The knife
is the enemy: the man who uses it is
the victim of opportunity. Remove the
knife. and there would be no crime.
1t is certainly true that IL no knives were
carried the number OF murders and GRIM
inal woundings would be reduced by at
least two-thirds, If not more. But Italian
governments have tried to remove the
knife by a long series of penal enact
ments, and they have failed. Public opn
ion in Italy may well ask itself now If the
time has not come to leave the knife
and attack more vigorously the man who
uses it. AS long as he is regarded as
the victim Of circumstances his refor-
nation seems hopeless.
The chamber OF deputies has passed an
elementary education bill designed to
combat what italian journals call the
"scourge of illiteracy.' There is more
need tor some measure to combat the
greater scandal and scourge OF the knife.
In parliamentary speeches there is
tendency to merge the two issues. in the
belief that a wider spread Of elementary
education will lead to a diminution in
crimes of violence. 1t certainly will not
increase them; but, on the other hand,
there is no definite reason for suppOsing
that it will have any appreciable effect
in decreasing them. The actual figures
as to illiteracy among those who are
convicted of violent assault do not appear
in penal statistics, but, If one can Judge
at all from cases reported In newspapers,
illiteracy is not a marked characteristic
Of crime. Though 1t is true that violent
crime is more prevalent In provinces
where the rate Of illiteracy Is highest,
still the average Of violent crime in Italy
is SO enormously out of proportion to the
average of illiteracy, when both are COM
pared to corresponding averages in other
countries, that it is folly to regard the
one as the outcome of the other.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-14

was the government crop report. That
report, while not all that might have oeen
hoped for, was on the whole satisfactory:
It forecast an agricultural production OF
50 900. coo 600 to $500. COO. 600. At any
thing like prevailing prices for farm COM
modfties, this total may ultimately reacn
the rosy estimate made by James J. Hin,
who declared sixty days ago that the
farmers of the United States would pro-
duce $1,000, 100000 worth Of stuff this
year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-14

They have coined new name for these
situation saving specialists. They call
them financial beach combers." These
so-called beach combers have put them
selves IN the way to realize immense
profits on the huge piles Of wreckage
they have recovered from the ships that
have gone to pieces on the rocks at their
doors
Opinion is mixed as to whether these
banking syndicates will engineer q big
bull movement in the stock market dur
ing the next six weeks with the cheap
money which could be used to finance
such a campaign or whether they will
favor the gradual working up Of prices
until the autumn demand for funds puts
up the interest rates. As the situation
now stands there are all kinds Of
money to be had on call at IA per cent.
At the same time money in quantity is
kept out OF reach OF all except most
favored borrowers. To illustrate this
point it may be mentioned that even the
Consolidated Gas Company of New York
has been obliged to pay per cent for a
renewal OF a five-million-dollar loan for
year. The Consolidated Gas Company has
gilt-edged credit and its. directors are
identified with the richest banking insti-
tutions in the city. II Consolidated Gas
has to pay per cent for money ii is
safe to say that there is little to be had
on cheaper terms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-14
Taking Away Trusts Trade.

Up to that time the Independents had
been pulling lot Of business away from
the trust by shading prices. Trust off,
Gals deny that notice was served upon
the Independents that the drastic methods
adopted last winter to put an end to
throat cutting would be repeated, but
these denials are not generally accepted
at full par value. IT is not necessary
for open threats to be made on occasions
like these. The gentlest kind Of a sug-
gestion is oftentimes quite as effective as
the brutal display of the big stick. 4
knowledge that the big stick Is there and
can be put to work is enough. On the
strength Of what was done at this con-
ference insiders In the iron and steel
trade are showing more confidence and
seem to warrant. Those lin the know"
have been doing a good deal Of buying
Of steel stocks for several days. The
declaration Of the regular dividend by
the Sloss-Shef1eld Company was another
item contributing to the good feeling in
confidence OF the management of that
we'll conducted company in the future of
the industry.
The list Of railroads sending In prelimi-
lengthenlng and the exhibits are in line
with those first published. The report Of
the year that has been made by the Erie
is especially encouraging. That road did
the biggest business in it's history during
the yer ending with June last, gross re-
ceipts having exceeded $54,UD.OO0. There
was also a gratifying increase in net.
The results justified the position taken by
Mr.. Hartman in advancing large sums a
year and a half ago to rescue the property
from receivership. Erie made expensive
improvements the last three years. which
are now about completed and should add
to income from now on. Likewise the
hundred million- dollar outlay made by the
Pennsylvania on New York terminals
should begin to yield results, as these ter
minals will be put to use within the next
sixty days. The ty-five-rnillion- dollar
terminals Of the New York Central will
not be completed until 1911.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-14
Slump Not Improbable.

This does not blind them to the posi-
cility Of an immediate reaction, however,
and the weight Of sentiment favors the
theory that prices will be allowed to set
tle back several points. in order that a
fresh start may be taken and in order,
also that the bear contingent may once
more sell itself into a hole. The bull
leaders expect to take a good deal Of
money from the bears by these tactics,
which they intend to repeat as often as
the market gets into that condition for
them to make the play. The program. as
1t seems to be outlined. is for the man
ayers OF the bull campaign to churn the
market up and down in wide sweeps, all
the time lifting each successive base line
higher than the one preceding. In other
words, they are trying to make It appear
that the money will be found on the bull
side Of the market. and at the same time
not to discourage the bears from renew
ing attacks after each rally. The market
however, shows decided power Of indie
pendent resistance against reaction. 1t
does not yield easily to the pressure OF
short selling or Of long stocks Genuine
public and miscellaneous demand lis in
evidence, and expectation Of serious back
set may be disappointed.
The important news feature of the week
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-14
Copper Situation Unchanged.

No change has taken place in the cop
per situation, excepting that the public is
now giving greater credence to the story
that the combination of big producers will
be able to rescue the industry from COM
plete decentralization by curtailing output
and maintaining the price Of the metal
upon a permanent basis which will insure
cheap copper to consumers and at the
same time give the miner q chance for his
life Amalgamated Copper was probably
more heavily oversold than any other
stock on the list and the short interest in
It has been severely punished.
From the reports already at hand it is
evident that the worlds production Of gold
this year will break all records. South
Africa alone is digging the yellow stuff
out Of the ground at the rate OF more
than $15O.00O.0O a year. The entire
worlds production promises to exceed
S475, COG, 900. When the terrific imitation of
the worlds basic money will cease or
where it Is leading to are questions which
invite deep thought and which people of
affairs have no appetite to publicly dis
cuss any more than they have to.
To show how nervousness and timidity
have disappeared it was noticed that the
attempted assassination of Mayor Gaynor
produced not the slightest market effect
It was not even mentioned as a market
influence If 1T had happened three weeks
earlier the bears would have seized upon
1t as a preteXt for a savage drive at
prices.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-14
Banks in Strong Position.

The banks are very strong at this writ
ing. their surplus reserve over and above
the legal requirements being larger than
at any time since the 1905 cleanup
after the panic of the year before. At
the same time the leading bankers antici-
pate a demand for every dollar they have
or are likely to have, and they are not
going to weaken their position by tying
up q dollar unnecessarily. They intend
to go into the fall strong. but in the
meantime they would like to find en-
ployment for the huge sums at command.
They have baited their hooks with
IN per cent call rate. which may 60 to
l per cent. and they expect the big
spectators to bite.
the wholesaler to borrow morIey at the
banks during the remainder of August
and possibly through the month OF Sep
tember The wholesalers understand the
game thoroughly. They feel that they
are taking small risks in buying dividend
paying stocks at present low prices and
making the scalp of 4 to 8 per cent be-
sides the strong prospect Of big profits
accruing from the advance in the securi-
ties they buy. They have made this kind
of 4 turn several times during the las tfew
fears, and are not likely to let the OPP
Dortunity escape now. 1t is upon this
fact and unon this situation that the
rank and file of bull spectators place
their hope and reliance for an advance
In quotations considerably above the cur
rent RANGE.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-12-12
Pearl Harbor To
Be Insular Base
Secretary of Navy Recommends
It AS Key To Defense
of Pacific

larger size, with ample depth of wa
ter for taking our largest existing
and contemplated battleships, an
ouch additional repair facilities rs
may be necessary for the repair OF
the damaged halls Of battleshipS The
docks would always be used for TAX
ing the largest vessels of the navy
and the facilities for repair should
he limited to what Is absolutely nee
essary for the repair of a damaged
battleship. This matter Will he taken
up and further recommendation made
when the best curse is decided on. ="
Pearl Harbor will he made the
principal insular defense base in the
Pacific o can Olongapo, in the Phil
ippines. Is to be a small repair sta.
ton, and the station mt Cavite Is to
he disposed of. its tools being tram.
ported to olongapo.
Favors Younger Officers.
Flag officers are the Oldest In tho
world and consequently retire within
n year or two after attaining that
rank without developing their fullest
efficiency. Therefore. Meyer urges
strongly the passage of the personnel
bill now pending before Congress
which will insure rapidity of prone
ton and the accession to the higher
grades of the SERVED of limited
number of officers especially quail.
fed. He also requests the creation
of grades above the present rear ad-
mirals so as to conform to foreign
naval practise and sound administra.
ton.
The troubles whish have agitated
the marine corps during the last yea
find their reflex in a re ommendation
that the appointment OF the comman.
dant of corps twho should be u
major generaD should he limited 10
four years instead of the present In
definite term. while the marines
themselves should be stationed In two
principal pests. one on the Atlantic
and one on the Pacific Coast only
small police details being assigned ~
the various navy yards.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-12-12
STOCK
WILL Shown

People who know good stock and
those who want to krow good stock
when they gee II should be on hand
at the exhibition of Parker ranch
stock that has Just been imported, aud
will be taken up to the ranch by an
early steamer.
The exhibition will be held in the
Bishop Park. opposite the Young llo-
tel. tomorrow afternoon, from 1880 to
. o'clock. The animals that will be
shown are Herefords selected from
the most famous herds OF the United
States. coming from Kentucky, Mis-
souri,, Indiana, Illinois, and Kansas.
They are all selected stock and many
of them are prize winners in last
years State fairs. The animals rep
resent the highest type of beef cattle
that are produced The importation
represents the efforts of the Parker
ranch to Duild up the standard of beef
cattle In the islands, and the cattle
are of such exceptionally high stand
ard that the public is TO he given
special opportunity to look them over.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-12-12
to be efficient workmeu.


Keere also stated that the Terrific
rial Board of immigration had denied
absolutely that 1t had anything to do
with the Importation of Filipino Ia.
Dor into the Territory.
The questions involved in the
bringing OF assisted immigration into
the Territory and also the status of
the contra is entered into with the
Filipinos, Commissioner Keefe stated.
would be considered at length. aud
that he would necessarily have to re.
serve his opinion on the problems in
that connection until he had more
time to invest gate.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-12-12
IMMIGRATION OF
LABORERS
Scored
CONTINUED from Page y

ual labor and altogether they are un-
fitted to assist in the work of Amer
1 anizing these Islands,"
Referring to the suggestions made
by the representatives of the plant
ers at the meeting, Commissioner
Keefe stated that they all expressed
themselves as being anxious to aid
the America nization of the Territory,
but, he added. no tangible recommen-
dations were made AS far as carrying
out the plan was concerned.
Keefe referred to the Russians as
very desirable class of immi-
grants" declaring that those who re-
NAMED on the plantations were found
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-12-12
Bay Station Needed.

Looking to the future. Meyer says
After n study of this question AMI
a personal inspection of Mare Islanl
and the available sites on San FraI-
cisco bay, conclude that II will be
necessary to establish a docking and
repair station for battleships on San
Francisco bay In some locality yet to
be selected. have examined several
locations, viii h are now being con"
sidered. Such repair station could
include one or more docks of the
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-12-12

TeaTl IIarbor will be made tae
principal defense base Of Unclc Sam ;
possessions In the Pacific.
This Is the recommendation made
by Secretary of the Navy George VDn
l.. Meyer. In his annual report, whiSh
has Just been made public. 1t moans
the steadily increasing development
Of Pearl Harbor. the spending Of hun
dreds of thousands of dollars in the
Islands. work for hundreds of men a
the harbor and a new era of naval
development on the Island of OahJ.
Oongapo in the Philippines, is to
be n small repair station. and the
station ut Cavite is to be disposed OF,
its tools being transported to Dion
gapo.
The results of careful persOnal
investigation by Secretary George
Won l.. Meyer of many of the navy
yards and naval stations are appar.
ent in certain sweeping recommended
tiOns for the abolition of several of
these and the development of others.
Sc rotary Meyer recommends Civ
ing up and disposing of the naval
stations at New Orleans. Pensacola,
San Juan, Fort Royal, New London,
Sackett's Harbor. Culebra and Cavite.
lie finds that the average yearly COS:
of maintaining these stations for the
last five years has been $1,G72,G75,
while very little useful work ha8
been performed therein.
On the Pacific Coast Meyer finds
the Bremerton yard at disadvantage
through its lack of railroad commn-
nication and It's distance from any
large supply " labor.
But its further development is re-
garded as a necessity In view of the
fact that the fleet at some time after
the opening of the Panama Canal
may be based in the Pacific Ocean.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-12-12
IN FOREIGN PORTS.
Monday. Dec. ~.

SAN FRANCISCO-Arrived Dec. 10:
s. S. Columbian. from Seattle.
SEATTLE-Arrived Dec. 10: U. S. a.
T. Dix hence Nov. 80.
GRAYS HARBOR-Arrived Dec. TO-:
Schr. Sequoia. from Hilo.
YOKOHAMA-Arriyed Dec. 10: S. S.
Nippon Maru hence Nov. 20.
SAN FRANCISCO-Sniled Dec. To-:
Bk. II. p. Rithet. for Honolulu.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-12-12
ATHLETIC D0INGS
Al KAMEHAMEHA

There will be an exciting game OF
football played on the school grounds
next Saturday afternoon between the
junior and picked teams Borh sides
have agreed TO playathis game by the
new rules, although neither has tried
the rules yet. Both teams have the
assistance OF outside coaches.
The junior team has Andrew Poe
poe ana Andy Moore, both from the
Purahou team, while the picked men
have Allan NJ Gowen and X. Lota.
Much interest Is taken In the game
by the students and fl ,ulty.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-12-12

II Is always the chan with the short
end of II who advocates equality.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-12-12

There will be two football games
Saturday on the, school grounds. The
picked team plays the juniors by the
new rules, and after this game the
FIFTH. gradertenm will play the sixth
grade under The old rules.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-12-12

An egotist is always telling you
what he said to somebody else
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-12-12

An engaging woman isn't necessarl-
ly engaged frequently.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-12-12

The school officers of the cadet ba'-
talon were given n special dinner
last evening In The boys dining ha /.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-12-12

Blank books OF all sorts, ledgers,
etc. manufactured by the Bulletin
Publishing Company.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-12-12

There viii be no regular schedule
cf games between the Kams and anv
of the Other school teams until the
return of the battalion from camp
on December 81.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-12-12

Tho picNHd soccer team of the
grammar school league will play tho
champion Kan Junior team Wednes-
day afternoon on the school grounds
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