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FINANCIAL
FINANCIAL.
DOAUoH Z ,
SHANNO On, Inc.
HOW TO TELL
4 WELL BUILT HOUSE.

1t does necessarily take expert to judge house, be-
enough may judge what be expected
those vital parts that cannot be 't
If you find the brckwor plumb all lumber well seasoned the
pasteng straight that hugs the trim closely the
ter be pleasure to look all interior
finish rubbed perfectly smooth well braced roof with high
grade covering these being the substantial parts OF building
you safely that the concealed features which to
make for good have been equally well looked
after.
But do not expect GOOD CONSTRUCTION in the UN-
SEEN parts where CHEAPNESS and CARELESSNESS has
been SHOWN in those things which the CAN OBSERVE
for you will SURELY BE DISAPPOINTED.
We are Justly proud of homes because careful cond
Grafton supervision has always been hem and
every item of figured allow of the BEST materials
and workmanship.
That have succeeded in these particular homes in estab
fishing new standard of HOME COMFORTS will be
ceded all who desire and They contain and
three bathrooms sleeping poches hot water heat electrical
convenences cedar Closets and that they
architecturallv correct.
Price $500 Terms, $I.25o cash. SAB so month"; nclud-
ing ALL interest of this $32oo SAVED you.
10Th Park Road and 10Th and Lamont streets
Overlooking Rock Creek Park neighborhood composed Of
people refinement and Sample 1883 Park Road open
until o'clock Take street Conn. Ave- marked 1T
Pleasant to Park Road. Remember the number, 1883
MIDDAUcH SHANNON, lno., Owner.
No Place Like Home No Home Like Ours.
Selling Agents. SHANNON & LUCHS, zig 18th st.
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SPECIAL AGENTS AT WORK.
Hints Made Of Sugar Sampling
Frauds at New Orleans.

Special agents of the Department of
Justice. working with secret service men
for the Treasury. have been making an
investigation of sugar sampling at New
Orleans. Partial reports have been re-
ceived by Assistant Attorney General w.
/. Dennison, who is in charge Of the in
quiry, but he says the investigation has
not progressed to a point where any con-
clusions can be made. Further than
that the department is non-committal.
1t became known today. however, that
Frank Gabrine. the detective who at
tracted attention by his work In the
sugar frauds at New York, was recently
sent to New Orleans to investigate the
sampling. Gabrino posed as Frank
Gardner. a magazine writer. investigating
the white slave trade while he was gath
ering his materials. His identity became
known in New Orleans and he has left
there
federal grand jury will meet In New
Orleans i'm October but the Department
Of Justice insists that its investigation Is
not suficient to warrant an announce
ment that evidence may be presented to
that body.
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RIDE FOR VIENNA SINGERS.
Autos to Take Visitors Sightseeing
Over Capital.

The committee in charge completed ar
rangements for the entertainment OF the
Vienna singers at a meeting today. held
In the New Willard Hotel.
The singers will be met at the Union
station Sunday morning. They will be
escorted to the New Willard Hotel.
At o'clock they will be taken in sight
seeing automobiles. each automobile car
rying a guide who can describe the sights
both In English and German. At 8 o'clock
reception will be given In honor OF the
singers. They will leave here Monday
morning at o'clock.
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acted as vice CONSUL I'm Bordeaux: IN
1906 he was employed in the consulate
bureau of foreign affairs. and in 1850 he
was appointed chief in the department
of foreign affairs. November IA. 1905 Mr..
Bryn became charge d'affaires ad interim
in Stockholm where he had charge OF
the settlement Of the difficulties between
Sweden and Norway, representing the
latter country and signing the agree
ments March 81. 1906 he was appointed
to assist Wedel-Jarlsberg In Paris al
legation counsel for four years.
The new minister 10 knight OF st. CLAWS
first class: commander OF the French
Legion OF Honor: commander Of the Por-
tuguese Christus order and commander
Of the Danish Daunebrog Order.
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Real Estate Transfers

CONNECTICUT AVENUE TERRACE
r. r. Hatcher ct ux. to Peter X. Cha
conas. lot 8. square 1888: S. go 45.
CHICHESTER-John B. Harrell ct ux. TO
Peter MCGEE. lot 10. square 5Sl2: $40.
X STREET NORTHEAST between 9Th
and 7th streets-Alexander H. Lane
ct ux. to Herman r. Howenstein. lot
As. square S57: $40.
VILLA PARK-Clara A. Marden ct vir.
Edwin r.. to G. w. Lincoln. lot 10.
block 1895 $35O25.
iCLEvELAND PARK-H. Rozier Dulany.
trustee. to Louise Taylor part lot "a.
| block 2: $1.774.4O
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS : Charles ].
Walker ct ux. to Villa M. Miller and
Martha J. Redman. lot 3d. block "a;
CHEVY CHAsEOswald E. Camp to
Edwin C. Dutton. lot 60. square 1868;
| els 9Th STREET SOUTHEAST
Lee. lot q. square $50: $40.
cols TO 2024 NORTH CAPITOL STREET
NORTHWEST-James e. Thomas to
Mary B. Thomas. lots % to 9a, square
1oe M STREET sOUTHwEsT-Marga
Van Rensselaer, to Gustave and Aboad
r. Backenheimer. lot 60. square 597;
SQUARES 5ss. $50. $50. RESERVATION
Ruth E. Laird. part lot "a. square sss;
lots 81 and So. reservation 10: lot A,
square so2; part original lot II. square
ls4s 18th III STREET NORTHWEST
| lot s. square 242; $.
LIE DROIT PARK-John B: Playter ct
| ux. to A. Arana hewitt lot q. block
2; SO. A. Arana hewitt conveys
rHRTS FIRST sT r n"s NoRTTwEsT
between NJ and streets-Morgan r.
Goddard ct al. to William s. Stanley.
tr, part lots II and ID. square lbs:
same. part lot = square Ioos; $40.
HOLMEAD MANOR-John H. Brooks ct
ux. to Sarah e. Stevens. lot los. block
GO 6 STREET souT Hvgy1:, J SA
gon. lots e and F and part lots p and
q, square 46S: so.
ADSWORrH-George c. Humphrey ct
ux to William Helmus. lot 5. square
ERDST-Josephine F.. ChiIds to g. r.
WARRINGTON. all interest in estate Of
Mary E. France: $500. Helen Har-
rington to same. all interest in same
estate; 81: Stephen r. Harrinston
conveys all. q, his interest to Joseph H.
o,o T5I STREET OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
F. Childs ct al. to Joseph H. France.
all interest In lot y; square s7s: $40.
HTHEEI GNOh n w ES4 UCSWSCu olSI
and 32d streets-Robert Lee o Brien
et ux to II. Clyde Grimes and Amelia
a. Grimes, lot IS. square 1872: So
sAIJLS ADDITION-Elizabet g. Sauu
e. e Oscar g. Ruse' lot 49, square 27os;
Salts ADDITTON-J. Edward Bates ct
ux. to William C. Riggs, lot Z. square
27O0: $4,000.
MERIDIAN HILL-Rita c. Shining ct
al to Pomfrett L. Herndon. lot 20.
block IL; $40.
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CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET.

CHICAGO. August 23.-Cattle-Re.
ceipts estimated at 1000 head: market
steady TO strong. Beeves 4s5a5 so.
Texas steers, 3.7ea5.s5: western steers
4.o0a7.00: stockers and feeders, l.I0a6. IS:
cows and heifers. 2.00a6. so; calves
6.50aS.75.
head market 5al0 higher. Light. s. 75as % :
mixed, s25a9.10; heavy, 7.95as.S5: rough
7.g5aSl5; good to choice heavy sl5a
SIS: pigs. S.S0a9.25; bulk OF sales, S4oa
$40.
Sheep-Receipts estimated at 10000
head: market, strong to l0c up. Native,
250a45 so; western. 2.75a4.5o: yearlings,
4.soa5. so: lambs. native. 475ae.s5. west
ern, 4.75a6.s5.
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sampson in passing their house noted q
disturbance. He made an investigation
and learned. he said.. that the head of the
ture and leaving the wife and four chill
dren to look after themselves. In order
70 expedite matters the ofiicer escorted
both to the police station. where. II IL
said. the husband applied to Chief Goods
for warrant.
There will be no warrant" said the
chief. and he gave the couple . lecture,
after which they were directed by him
to kiss and make up.
new their domestic happiness apparently
well satisfied with the outcome.
General News Items.
A new dial in the west end of the city
town clock was placed In position today
by @. w. Darrah. a representative Of the
Howard Clock Company. Several months
ago the old dial was broken and since
then the west face Of the clock had been
adorned with q wooden board.
The Fairfax County Horsemen's Pro-
tective Association IL today holding an all
day picnic at the home Of James Patter-
son. Fairfax county. west OF this city.
The picnic Is attended by a large crowd.
dancing and speechmaking.
Judge l.. c. Barley OF the corporation
court left this afternoon for q trip to
Deerfieid. Augusta county, Va, where he
Will spend several days
DR.. ]. HI. Bitter. who has been spend
ing his vacation In East Mortified, Mass.
returned to his home In this city last
night.
Representative c. C. Carlin has re-
turned to this city to deliver an address
Of welcome on behalf Of the city tomor-
row afternoon at the opening Of the state
nremen's convention.
Commonwealth Attorney Samuel O..
Brent has returned from Basic City, Va,
where he has been spending his vacation.
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BALTIMORE.
Special Dispatch 60 The Star.

Special Dispatch 20 The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md, August 3.-Wheat
-UnsettIed: spot contract, loon: spot
No red western. 1.01k: August 1OOas
September, 1.01l<: October. LOS: December.
1.Oo51: steamer No. 2. red western. 94h
receipts. r.. 293 bushels: southern by sam
DIE. sOaI.OO; southern on grade. 96Aa
1.O1&.
Corn-Firmer: spot contract, 67h: year.
8o11: receipts. i1.34s bushels.
Oats-Steady: No. white. asi5 asked
standard. 315aa3S: No white, 37a37it
receipts. 70 sos bushels.
Rye-Dull; No. western domestic, ia
n: receipts, 2,sse bushels.
Hay-Steay, unchanged.
J. Grain freights easier. steam to Liver
pool. per bushel. Id: August Cork for
orders, per quarter, IS
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ST. R0CHUS DAY OBSERVED.
Catholic Congregation Fulflls Vow
Dating Back to 1848.

PITTSBURG. Pa. August 23.-St.
Michaers Catholic Church. on the South
Side. yesterday celebrated st. Rochus'
day with elaborate ceremonies in full
fillment OF vow made by sufferers and
survivors OF the epidemic which ragged
In that section Of the city in 1s4s.
After making the vow to set aside .
day each year on which to honor their
patron saint. tradition has IL that not
one member of the congregation was
afilicted.
Four elaborate masses were sung
during the day. and hundreds were un.
Able to gain admittance to the edifice.
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STARTS WESTERN TRIP.
Oyster Bay Villagers Shout Good
Bve TO Roosevelt in Automobile.

OYSTER BAY. n. Y. August 23.-
Col Theodore Roosevelt left here this
morning for New York, where he will
make his start for his big speaking tour
through the country. The colonefs trip
to the city was made in a motor car and
not few early risers In the village bade
him goodbye as the machine whirled
rapidly through the streets.
Although Col Roosevelt has made II
clear that he is not going west to talk
partisan politics. his trip Is regarded OF
political significance. He Is to make
fourteen speeches. most Of which will
deal with public questions which ngure
in party platforms, and will declare his
beliefs In regard to them. During the
trip he will also hold many conferences
with political leaders In the west.
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LIVERPOOL. August Enclosing: Cot
ton-Spot quiet. prices points higher
American middiing fair. S.SS; good mid
ding. s-33; middling. s.39: low middling.
SD. good ordinary, SOB: ordinary, 7.1S
The sales Of the day were 5000 bales. of
which 800 were for speculation and ex-
port and included 2.2OO American Re-
ceipts. 1l.0U bales, including 1880
American. Futures opened steady and
closed steady. August. a14: August and
September. t.s11z: September and Octo-
Der. 741lx; October and November. 7.2:
November and December, 7i3; Decem-
Der and January. flo: January and Feb
ruary, 7.O9i1; February and March, T.O93x
March and April. s.O9i.: April and May,
I.OsIa: May and June, I.osIs.
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BOSTON WOOL MARKET.

BOSTON. August 23.-Values i'm the
local wool market hold firm in spite of
the fact that business is quiet The
heaviest trading appears TO be in medium
Nevada. which brings 20 cents on a
secured basis. while some Montana has
changed hands at 23l1 to ~ cents in the
grease. Choice territory sells at "a 10
- cents. but the movement is small.
Local holders express an unwillingness
to part with their 1910 Ohio neeces AT
present prices. Pulled wool Continues
duh. but there Is some call for the foreign
product.
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NORWAY'S NEW MINISTER.
Mr.. Bryn One Of Youngest Diplomat
lists ct This Capital.

Helmer Halvorsen Bryn. councillor OF
the Norwegian legation In Paris. France.
who has been selected as Norway's min
lister to Washington to succeed Owe GUIDE.
who died last month. Is one Of Norway's
youngest diplomatists. He was born In
1855. He graduated from the University
of Law In 1889. From April. 1893. until the
end Of the year 1894 he served as consul
late stipendiat at the general consulate
in Buenos Aires. which position he held
for nine months, temporarily. In 1876 he
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Have the Star Follow You
Wherever You Go.

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for q few days or for the season
The Star. nine times out Of ten.
can bring you the nr:' news
from Washington.
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DULL LIST IS FIRM
Small Gains Are Shown After
Early Price Recessions.
SELLING MEETS SUPPORT
Resistance Is Offered When Profit
Taking Is Attempted.
SCATTERED BUYING Is FELT
Orders Are Not Numerous, But They
Keep in the Gradual Uplift
Of Values.
SELLING MEETS SUPPORT
SCATTERED BUYING Is FELT

NEW YORK, August 23.-There was
q moderate resumption of yesterdays
selling movement at the opening today,
but the losses were only Of consequence
in a few stocks.
Among the most active issues declines
generally ran to small fractions. with
New York Central. Chesapeake and Ohio
and Wabash preferred showing excep-
tional losses Of q and Reading 1. Re-
public steel preferred and Bethlehem
Steel gave way III. and American Steel
Foundries and Cleveland. Cincinnati.
Chicago and St Louis I.
Losses Changed to Gains.
Selling ceased shortly after the open
ing. when the market stiffened gradu-
ally until the early sharp losses had
been turned into corresponding gains in
some cases.
As on yesterday the most activity and
widest fluctuations were in Union Pa
cific. Reading and United States Steel.
Reading more than made up its opening
decline and Union Pacific and United
States Steel also sold a large fraction
above yesterdays close. United Dry
Goods preferred advanced ~. National
Railways of Mexico second preferred Ia
National Biscuit. ~. and Western Tn
ion. /. Atlantic Coast Line sagSed w
Shorts Encounter Support.
The market held pretty firm on the re-
coyery. although there was occasional
light profit taking in Reading and sew
eral others. The support extended to
prices when the market was weak and
urove in the short interest to some ex-
tent but speculative operations generally
were held In check pending further de-
yelopments in the political situation.
Baltimore and Ohio and American Cot
ton Oil improved /. American Sugar pre-
ferred dropped ) points and Texas and
Pacific and Allis-Chalmers preferred !
Bonds were steady.
Scattered buying sent prices up slowly.
Reading. Southern Pacific and United
States Steel rising /. Union Pacific IL
and American Steel Foundries ~. Trad
ing was intensely dull and there was
scarcely any movement to the general
market.
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LONDON MARKET.

LONDON. August 23.-American Sc
curities were quiet and steady during
the first hour. Prices ranged from y
above to u below yesterdays New York
closing.
The market remained weak until the
afternoon. when New York sent buying
orders. Prices hardened on the support
ana the closing was steady.
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Grain Crop in Canada.

WINNIPEG. Man. August 23.-The Of
flcial estimate OF the Canada crop was
announced AZ follows:
wheat. 1O1. 10000 bushels oats, 1O6.-
10000 bushels; barley, 100000 bushels,
and fiax, 100000 bushels.
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FOREIGN BANKS.

PARIS. August 23.-Three per cent
rentes, 81 francs 27h centimes for the
account. Exchange on London, 25 francs
"A centimes for checks.
BERLIN. August 23.-Exchange on
London, 20 marks 46h pfennigs for
checks.
Money, ~ per cent. Private discount
rate. 3A per cent.
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Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales.-Regular call. IL o'clock noon-Capital
Traction Scrip. 1896 at 113 $02 at lib.
Washington Rwy and Elec. CON-, 100 at 32ts,
2 at 33. 100 at 32h. 100 at 32h
Mergcnthaler Linotype. at 217, 10 at III,
) at 2l6Jt, at 2I7 at 216s4. 10 at 2167s.
10 at 2l7. 10 at 2l7h. 10 at 2l7, 10 at 2l1h.
After call-Washington Rwy. and Elec. A.,
81. 600 at S3L.
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new YORK CURB PRICES.
Treasury Statement.

The condition of the Treasury at the beginning
OF business TO-DAY was follows:
TRUST FUNDS
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James Brewer. seventy years old and
for thirty-two years a resident of DAN
Vile. Va. died Thursday after q long
illness. He was born at Goldsboro. N. c.,
and served In the Confederate army.
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Bar silver steady. 24asd per ounce.
Money. per cent.
The rate Of discount In the open market for
short bills Is 2Aa2X per cent.
The rate OF discount in the open market for
three month bills 10 2 l5-l6a3 per cent.
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rugs, occupying the same spots every day.
Just as our people are In the habit OF
occupying the same pews at church. and
perform the genuiections in unison Then
when they have finished their prayers
and have repeated the name of Allah
ninety-nine times, they arise from their
knees. pick UP their shoes and leave
the mosque together.
Suppose Chicago or New York wholesale
dealers and the country merchants who
come In to buy goods should drop bust
ness as the clock strikes twelve and go
to the MONDAY prayer meeting together.
II Is hard to tell what the effect would
be on trade. but the experiment might
be tried. Or the brokers on the New
York Stock Exchange or the traders on
the Board Of Trade In Chicago might sta
ton muxxeins in the galleries to notify
them Of the hours for devotions. and
have q side room fitted up where they
could pray for grace, mercy and peace
a few moments each day
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. August o. = Flour was
about steady. Receipts. JO.103 barrels.
Rye dull: No. western. 50. old. (. o. b.
New York.
Wheat continued heavy: Russian and
Danubian offers: big northwest receipts
and bearish Canadian crop advices caused
an easier wheat opening. followed by
rally on covering and absence OF pres
1.O01ta1 .09H: receipts, 1920 bushels.
Corn-Receipts. 73.425 bushels.
Beef-F1rm.
Pork-Steady.
Lard-Firm; middle west. 12.3Oa12.4O
Raw sugar-Firm: muscovado. 80 test,
sugar. 80 test. $40; refined steady;
crushed. 5.85: graduated. 5.25: powdered.
OBS.
Petroleum : Steady: refined. barrels.
7.65.
Cofree-spot firm; No. Rio. ox; No.
Moiasses-ouiet; New Orleans open.
kettle. 32a42.
Butter-Firn: receipts. 14.o71 packages
Creamery specials slh; extras. Soh
Cheese : Firm. unchanged: receipts
$40 boxes.
Eggs-Firmer: receipts. 1897 cases
State, Pennsylvania and nearby hennery
white. 2Sa32: do. gathered. white. 25aS
do, hennery, brown, 27a20; do, gathered
brown. 25a27: fresh gathered. extra first
24a25: first. 22a23; seconds. 2oa21.
: CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, August 23-The wheat mar.
ket was unsettled today and opened Nc
down to NC up, May showing the great
est initial strength. Early nrmness In
foreign markets induced some buying,
which carried September Nc higher than
yesterdays closing figures. There was q
fair amount of buying. although large re-
and reports from the northwest showed
favorable weather for harvesting an
threshing. In the first hour prices In all
options kept we'll toward the top. Sep
TENDER opened y to Nc or at 0S7S to 80.
and moved up to 99t. December opened
unchanged to Nc OF At 1.O2H to LOS. and
rose to 1.O3as. Light offerings gave an
upward impetus to the corn market,
prices showing a generous advance In the
first hour.
Prominent concerns bought the May
option literally. September opened y tc
8 up at 6Ois to CO.'S advancing quickly tc
similar course The oats market was
less nervous and prices kept In narrow
limits. pit traders doing most Of the buy
ing.
Opening figures were &c on to NC up
September opened unchanged to u lower
and sold at 34N. December opened A
lower to u up at $685. and advanced to
37A.
/ Provisions were quiet. with cash houses
and shorts doing most Of the buying.
Opening figures for the October products
were: Pork. 2O.91 1Oc higher: lard, IL. 121k
2hc down, and ribs. 11.S5. DC up.
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~ you want work read the want col
umns Of The Star.
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The World of Finance and Trade.
Washington; New York; London.
LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS.

Trading was comparatively light on the
Washington Stock Exchange today. only
two issues attracting more than passing
notice from the brokers. OF these two
Mergenthaler was easily the leader for
the day, seventy-seven shares changing
hands in about a dozen transactions. the
range Of prices being between 216% and
PITS.
Washington Railway and Electric COM
mon stock was the only other active Sc
cur1ty, 800 shares being sold at 32ts, wnlie
an odd lot of two shares was sold at %.
Two thousand dollars in per cent bonds
OF the same company sold at SS11.
Bidding for Washington Gas stock again
assumed a less strenuous phase, and the
closing bid was 12a, drop of more than
a point over the closing price OF yester-
day. The best offering was at IAN. the
same level which obtained yesterday, and
no sales were recorded.
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Goods last night between q coiored man
and his wife who had domestic troubles
20 serious. II 10 said. that the man was
about TO leave his better half. Policeman