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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-16
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, August l6.-The cotton
market opened steady at an advance Of
points on August. but generally la5
points lower on easier late cables from
Liverpool official reports of rain ut H0us-
ton and rumors that the drought In the
central part Of Texas had been broken.
There was considerable liquidation, and
while August held steady the rest Of the
list soon sold or to net loss of 1Oa1b
points Early rain news from Texas
Was more or less conflicting and senti-
ment was consequently much unsettled.
although spot houses bought at the de-
cline.
The western belt forecast. calling for
nothing more than showers In the north
part 81 Texas rather than indicating
precipitation for the droughty sections
OF that state, helped to rally the market
after the early decline, and prices re-
covered s or 8 points Of the loss. No
general demand developed, however, and
trading became quiet toward midday.
pending the oficial detailed weather re-
port and the weekly bureau. The low
barometer shown over North Texas yes
terday Is reported to have moved north
west over Kansas. Spot quiet; middltng
uplands. 10 80; middling gulf, 1915. Esti-
mated receipts at the ports today. 1900
bales. against 1.l78 last week. and 100
last year. For the week. $500 bales.
AGAINST II ,3Ol last week and 1l,Sp8 last
yeae. Oday's receipts at New Orleans. 262
bales, against 4S2 last yeaF, and at Hous-
ton, $3.50 bales against $50 last year.
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CHICAGO.

CHICAGO. August 16-Wheat opened
weak today. with prices IL TO lzc Of. Con-
tributing factors to the bearisb market
we're weakness in practically all the for
eign grain centers. abundant receipts and
a suggestion Of oyerstock at certain
points. Liquidation, largely in the nearer
deliveries, was In evidence in the first
hour. and prices husged the low points
September opened a shade to ka% on,
about The bottom. December sagged
sligfifly more than September
Corn prices were also depressed at the
start, dropping from u to q. and sinking
stilI lower In the first hour as reports
from different sections OF the corn belt
were received telling OF rainfalis The
tenor of most ~ the messages was that a
good crop is NOW assured. Prominent
packing and commission interests were
credited with Duying on the dips steaay-
ing the market somewhat. September
opened l. 10 SIC lower at 63h TO 81 and
slanted down to 62ss. resting at co., The
distant futures moved down more de-
Mberateiy.
Oats opened a shade to nc or and wa
vered but slightly I'm the first hour despite
the heavy receipts. Commission houses
sold but met with steady purchasing
Opening figures for September were u TO
&c on at 364s to 1924.
Provisions advanced. responsive to de-
creased arrivals In the packing centers.
and an advance of &c in the price OF live
hogs. Pork was the most active product
and gained from 10 liza. Offerings were
light. Opening prices for the September
products were: York, 21.11is. i7L up:
lard. l1.06. DC higher. and ribs. L.. 90, 16c
higher
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, August 16-Flour barely
steady with demand slack. Spring patents.
S6Sa6; receipts, 27.1S0 bushels Rye
Dull; No. western old. 81 fob New
York.
wheat-Scattered liquidation induced by
continued big receipts. large increase IN
the European visible, sent wheat on
nearly a cent early today. September.
f.00i<a1 .0ok: October, 1-11ha1.11z; re-
celpfs 81. BOD bushels.
Cosn-Receipts, $500 bushels
Beef-Ffrm.
Pork-Barely steady.
Iard-Steady; middle west, II .90a1200
Raw sugar-Firm: muscoyado 81 test.
ESQ: centrifugal % test. 40: molasses
sugar 50 test 3-s4. Refined steady
crushed. s.s5. granulated. 3.1o; powdered,
SIS.
Petroieum-Steady: refined. barrels. ais
Coffee-Spot steady; No. . Rio, .; No.
Santos, g%.
Mciasses-steady; New Orleans, open
kettle. 32a34.
Butter-Firm, unchanged; receipts. 49,
Cheese-Firm. receipts, T.5S2 boxes
state, whole milk, fair to good, 13ka
1lh.
Eggs-Firmer: receipts, 14.974 cases
state. Pennsylvania and nearby gathered
white. 23a:s: fresh gathered, extra drst
4lisa2s; firsts. c0a21:: seconds. 17aai9.
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MEMORIAL TO BRAVERY
TRIBUTE TO C0NFEDERATES OF
CIVIL WAR PERIOD.
Vicksburg Park Commission Sug-
gests Monument to Commemorate
Mississippi River Navy.

Messrs. William r. Rigby, James G..
Everest and Lewis Guion, comprising the
Vicksburg national military park COM
mission. has submitted an estimate OF
$125. 100 for the construction OF a memo
rial in that park to commemorate the
services OF the Confederate Navy ON the
Mississippi river and Its tributaries dur
ing tho civil war. Congress already has
made provision for a union naval memo
rial in the park and contracts have been
made for portrait statues Of Flag Of
hcers Farragut. Porter, Davis and Foote.
as parts of 1t.
According to the annual report Of the
commission, Just submitted to the Sec
rotary Of War. 1t will take $4,000 to
continue the work OF establishing the
park during the next fiscal year. That
amount covers salaries. labor. monu-
ments, markers and historical tablets.
surveys. roads. bridges. etc. The park
embraces II acres and was pur-
chased by the government for about 46s.
200. 1t contains 500 miles OF park road
way, including two main avenues-Union
and Confederate. The sum OF $543, 300 has
been expended In roads. cutters and other
similar improvements.
Many Memorials and Markers.
There are AS memorials, monuments
and markers In the park or under con-
struction-4O5 Union and 10 Confederate
OF these ~ were contributed by states
or individuals and enc by the United
States. About 100 more are expected, one
by the United States and the others from
states or individuals. There are three OBJ
servation towers in the park. The United
States government has appropriated 81
175, 600 for the park and It's improvement
including 100000 for the Union naval
memorial.
The commission hopes to secure the
portrait statue. or tablet OF each brigade
division. corps and army commander en-
gaGed In the operations commemorated b.
the park and Of each field officer and bat
terry commander killed or MORALLY wound.
ed during those operations. Each will be
placed at an appropriate site In relation
to the line Of the command, during the
siege and defense, Of the officer 1t por-
trays.
when these hopes are realized even
partially" says the commission, 1.-The bat
tie win have been set in order anew and
the park will present q most attractive.
Inspiring and realistic picture"
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: FOREIGN BANKS.

PARIS. August 16.-Closing: Three per
cent rentes. on francs 42h centimes for
the account. Exchange on London. %
francs % eentimes for checks.
BERLIN, August l6-Exchanre on
London. 20 marks 45 pfennigs for checks.
Money. 3ls per cent. Private discount
rate. 3h per cent.
LONDON. August l6.-Bulfion amount
ms to f36.OOO was taken into the Bank
OF England today and RSl 900 was with
drawn for shipment to South America.
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LONDON MARKET.

LONDON. August 16-Amsriean &C.
curities opened Arm and about unchanged
today. During the first hour trading was
light. and prices moved trregularly. At
noon the market was steady and from Y
above to Y below yesterdays New York
closing.
Union Pacific and Canadian Pacifie were
rather active. but the rest Of the Hist
showed few changes. The market closed
quiet with . Arm undertons.
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Rev. Dr.. James J. 1rodie Dead.

BOSTON, August 16.-Rev. DR.. James F.
Brodie. for many years prominent In
Congregational pulpits. and for the last
two years connected with the editorfai de-
partment Of the American board of COM
missioners for foreign missions. died in Q
private hospital in the Jamaica Plain dis
triet today, aged hfty-six years. For
several years DIR. Brodie WAS treasurer
Of Fisk University. Nashville. Tenn,
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CENSUS COST IS LARGE
ESTIMATED AGGREGATE IN Elk,
CESS OF APPROPRIATION.
Congress Expected to Make Provi.
sion for Defcit-Pay Of the
Enumerators.

The compilation Of the thirteenth census
OF the United States Will cost Uncle Sam
between $4,000 600 and 100000 1t Is
now believed at the census bureau here.
Congress has appropriated &l20o0.OoO for
the census taking. and will probably be
called upon to appropriate for the deficit.
The balance OF the sla0oO.00O appropri-
ated on hand July 80 was &A1ll.61f.1S.
and this has been reduced since that
date. OF the 10000 enumerators about
65.O 600 have been paid and the rest are be-
ing paid OF as fast as the vouchers can
be received by tina census ONCE. For the
work done by $3.50 enumerators $S,7N.-
6sO.6o has been paid.
Monthly Pay Roll in Washington.
The salaries OF the special agents and
supervisors are not included I'm the sums
paid the enumerators. The pay of en-
ployes at the ONCE here In Washington
amounts now to almost 100000 month.
Tho clerks who work the tabuiating ma
chimes are becoming more and more EN-
cient. Some Of them who use the electric
punching machines punch as many a.
3.OOO q day, giving them So per diem. A
number Of others turn out 2OD daliy.
They are making more money by piece
work than they could through the regular
salary and the promotions allowed.
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CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET,

CHICAGO. August 16.--Cattle-Rsceipts.
estimated At 100 head; market steady;
beeyes, 455as.25; Texas steers. a.1A6. 20;
western steers, 4.O0a616: stockers and
feeders, A.O0a6 ~: cows and heifers. s.6Oa
6.35; calves. 6aOaS.IA Hogs-Receipts, es-
timated at 12.000 head: market, SC higher
T.65as. 80; rough. T65a7.S5 good to choice
heavy, T.s5aS50; pigs. s.61a9.05; bulk Of
sales, S1Oas.4O. Sheep-Receipts, esti-
mated at 22.Om head; market l0c higher
native. 2 5Oa4.45: western, 256a4.60; year
iings. 4.25a5do; lambs. astive, 4.6nas.S5;
western, 4.6Oa6.S5.
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BALTIMORE. August 16.-Wheat-
Easier. Spot contract. 1854: spot No. 2
red western. 1.05%: August. 1.03A Sep
TENDER. l.O4h; October. 1.05ls: Deem
Der. l.0T1,; steamer No. ? red. 074. Re-
ceipts. 3fO56 bushels: exports, 12S.0O0
bushels. Southern by sample. sOaI.O2
southern on grade. so&al.p5A.
Corn-Quiet Spot contract, 90. Re-
ceipts. 12.2I6 bushels
oats-Easier. No. 2 white. old. "a
asked; new. 4iii: No. white. old. 42a
an: new. 40a4Ols: No. 2 mixed. old, 421s
-. Receipts, 26.711 bushels.
Rye-Dull. No western domestic,
76a77. Receipts. 95t bushels.
Hay-Firm and unchanged.
Grain freights-Steady and unchanged.
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'tCone Across. |"

From the Philadelphia Bulletin.
do these Enghshmen understand
American slang?"
..Some Of them do. Why?'
my daughter il to be married In Lon
don and the duke has just cabled me to
coma across"
"WeuT's a. 49,
Docs be want me or. my -wadT'
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LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL, August 16-Closing: Cot
ton-apot quiet: prices points higher
ding. s45; middling, S.al; low middling
s21; good ordinary. 79s; ordinary. ITO
The sales OF the day were 1910 bales. oi
which loo were for speculation and ex-
port, and Included 300 American. Re-
ceipts. 5000 bales. including 100 Ameri-
can. FUTURES opened steady and closed
barely steady. August. T.e4k: August
Sepeenbsr, T.eAik; September October
7.25k: October November 7.12; Novem-
ber-Secember, 7.O211: December January
10: Jsnuary-February, 0804: February
March. 0.0DH; March-April, 690k; April.
Nav. 6.90; May-June. 600.
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POSTAL BANKS DETAILS
CERTIFICATES INSTEAD OF
PASSBO0KS 70 BE USED.
Stamps for Deposits Under One DOL
lar-Niteheeok Approves
Designs.

Postmaster General Hitchcock has re-
ceived q report from the committee on
organisation Of the postal savings bank
system in favor Of the use Of certificates
of deposits, instead Of pass books, as
previously decided upon by tho commit
tee I'm framing its tentative plan.
The system proposed contemplates q me-
chanical method fro keeping records Of
the postal sAvings hanks which would
render Unnecessary q great part OF the
bookkeeping that would BE- involved In
the pass book system.
Punched In Duplicate.
Under this plan every depositor Of
amounts from 81 to 50 win be given a
certificate punched In duplicate to show
the amount of the deposit. He will be
required to sign this certificate In dupli-
cate, the postmaster retaining one OF the
certificates. On the back Of this evidence
OF the deposit will be engraved interest
computations showing exactly the amount
Of interest due at the end OF any inter-
est period.
For sums Of so. $40 and SO there will
be separate certificates. also In duplicate
These certificates will constitute the rec
ords of the postmasters.
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Punched In Duplicate.
Stamp Designs Approved.

Mr.. Hitchcock approved the form and
engraving of Q stamp Of deposit for
amounts Of less than 81. this stamp.
representing 10 cents In value. Is exceed
ingiy artistic. and 10 printed in chrome
orange. He also approved the engrav-
inG Of the two-cent stamp that will be
used fer cficial correspondence on 40
count Of the postal savings banks.
adopted, will be sent at an early day to
secretary Macveagh OF the Treasury for
his consideration.
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LIVERPOOL. August l6.-Wheat-spot
No. red western winter. no stock; fu-
Der. In rid: March. rs esd; corn. spot
firm. old American mixed. 6s: futures,
quiet; September, A. v<d: October. As
SAo. - ~-s-1
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Rank Failure in London.

LONDON, August ld-The British Bank
OF Commerce, . smah private concern,
closed its doors today. No importance
is attached to the failure Of the bank.
which started business only IN 1aQ6
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Warrington Stock Exchange.

Sales.-Regular call. IL O'Clock noon--Capita
Traction IS. $4,000 at lis.
Washington Rwy. and Elec. pfd., 3 at ssk.
MerKenthaler Linotype, 10 at 3l6.
National Metropolttan Bank. 10 at l9i.
After -MerEenthaisr Linotype. 10 at 2l6b
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Bar silver steady. - 8-16d per ounce.
Money, 1Malh per cent.
TIE rate Of discount in the open market for
short bills Is 27sa2is per cent.
The rate OF discount in the open market for
three month bills Is 2tsa2 1l-16 per cent.
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silver dollars. ................. Asa Il
silver dollars OF 1880. .............. Sci
silver certificates outstanding. ...... lSS, is
GENERAL FUND,
sasss;' i a.si ss'... In genera. fund
WORKING balance in Treasury o0ces.. e., ~
In banks 70 credit Of treasurer Of the
ss s:iiis s: :i';:; s.is:.::::; :s
Yinor coin. .........,-.......sss 1,O
a0'ai oaiaaes N ssssEal fupd.asaaa so,G
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Tse condition Of the Treasury q the hegiaatnl
OF business today was q follows:
TRUST FUNDS.
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ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
City to Decorate for Firemen's
Convention.
RED LIGHT EVERY NIGHT
Election Of Second Lieutenant OF
Police Tonisht-Jail to
Be Repaired.
,.ci., Correspondents Of The Star.

spseial Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. August 16. 1910.
Decorations for the firemen's convention
August 24-26 were planned at a meeting
of the general committee OF arrangements
last evening the rooms Of the chamber
Of commerce. presided over by w. A.
Snoot, ST.
King street, the principal business street
Of the city, will glow with red lights at
night from end to end. Festoons OF hags
and pennants within the next few days
will be unfurled to the breezes.
Heretofore on occasions Of this kind this
street has been illuminated with tiny in
candescent ouibs. The red lights. there
fore, will be an innovation.
The decoration OF engine houses and
headquarters Of tho committee will be be-
gun within the next few days. When the
flrs laddies arrive they will find the old
town in holiday appearance. ready to give
them a rouSing welcome.
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PRICES ARE BID Up
Demand for SpeciaIties an Aid
to Bull Traders.
SLUMP AFTER FIRST HOUR
Buying Il Resumed and Prices Are
Again Advanced.
WESTERN RAILS STRONGER
Evidence Of Pool Buying Of Issues
Not Ordinarily Active-General
Tone Improved.

NEW YORK, August 16. = Opening
prices I'm the stock market today were
slightly irregular. but the changes either
way were unimportant. aside from the
advance Of a point I'm Anaconda and
Colorado and Southern and a loss Of as
much in Canadian Pacific.
Union Pacific. Southern Pacific. Mis-
souri, Pacific. Northern Pacific and ST.
Paul were among the representative
stocks which were slightly lower.
CONFIDENT buying of several specialties
had a tonic effect on the whole list. and
there was Q brisk rally in the western
railroad stocks.
Partial Loss Of Gains.
After the list generally had sold a large
fraction above yesterdays final price. the
demand lessened. and there was q later
reaction of about half in the standard
stecks.
American Beet Sugar fell back q point
from it, opening price on profit-tak g
sales. but the preferred moved up ~,
Fuel and Central Leather. and In Read
ina and American Ice. Missouri PACING
yisided point. but afterward made up
its loss.
Bull operators encountered no opposi-
ton in bidding up prices. and on light
dealings the list mounted again to about
the high level Of the first hour or above
An inquiry for U. 8. Steel. Amalgamated
Copper and American Smelling was q
contributing feature to the markets
strength There was little interest mani
tested in the railroad list outside OF
Reading and Union Pacific.
Demand for specialties.
The reayakened interest in various
specialties which usually do not figure
prominently In the market. while at
tributed to pool operations. has creates
q broader and more active market In
stocks Of this class for speculative ven
lures International Harvester i'm
proved III and Amalgamated Copper
United States Steel, InterbOIO Metropol-
itan preferred. National Biscuit. Amer
lean Linseed preferred and American
Telephone and Telegraph 1; Louisville
and Nashville dropped Q point. Bonds
were irregular.
when buying orders for the active rail-
road stocks were distributed the profess
SIGNALS took the long side and began to
bid for stocks. Trading became more &C
tive and broader with the demand keen
for some Of the leaders. Reading and
National Biscuit rose points Illinois
Central ~, Delaware and Hudson and
AmaIgamated Copper 1S. American
Smelling and American Car IL Union
Pacific "a st. Paul and General Electric
~ and Southern Pacific. New York Cen
trail. st. Louis and San Francisco second
preferred and Texas and Pacific i.
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Section One,

ing, and an accepted one, that a mem
Der of any organization who lives up to
his, or her, obligations cannot stray
very far from the paths of Christianity
as eXemplihed in the teachings of the
Golden Rule, and this feeling is very
largely manifested by the members of
the numerous secret, fraternal and be.
nevolent societies of Maysville.
Among the Orders here are: Masons
Elks, Knights of Pythias, Red Men,
Eagles, Patriotic Order Sons of Ameri-
C Odd Fellows, Maccabees, Modern
Woodmen, Grand Army of the Repub-
lie, United Workmen, United Brother.
hood of Friendship, Knights of Column
bus, Knights of st. John German Re
lief Society, Daughters of the Confed
eracy, Knights Templar, several color
ed Lodges and the societies connect.
ed with the various Churches, as we'll
as a number of social, musical and
other clubs.
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the past two or three years, wonder
full strides have been made in the
right direction, until today the schools
of Maysville are well up in the front
ranks and compare favorably with any
in the State from an advanced edu.
cational standpoint.
The schools of Maysville are six in
number, being the Central High
School, First District Building, Forest
Avenue Building, Fifth Street Build
ing, Sixth Ward Building and Fifth
Ward Building
The first four named are new build
ings, three of which were erected
within the past three years. These
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dren to educate, Maysvile extends a
cordial invitation for an investigation
of its claims.
This briefly is the story of Maysville
and one would imagine it should be
satisfied with its enviable position, but
as it is of a progressive nature it
wants more factories-and there are
excellent opportunities for them here
more people, but at the same time it
wants them of the right sort, of the
kind that will become interested and
aid in the advancement of the place. in
making Maysville, in fact, the peer of
any city of like or even greater popula-
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hewed from logs, the other half was
naked earth. There were no desks
and the equipment was exceedingly
simple and primitive. A rough board
was placed along one side of the
building and was supported by pins
driven into auger holes bored in one
of the logs This was made for the
accommodation of such scholars as
were far enough advanced to take
writing lessons. Benches made Of
wide rails into which pins or stakes
were driven into auger holes as legs,
and these constituted the seats, while
a rough table, behind which the master
sat in stern dignity, switch and book
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will be fully equipped, as arrange
ments are now being made to that
end. Each building has a small refer
ence and circulating library and plans
are now under way to equip these
more fully within the next twelve
months. The Central High School
building in addition to classrooms has
a fine reception room, restroom, Su-
perntendent's Office, large Dom soon
to be equipped and FL nished for IL
brary purposes, and one Of the hand
soonest auditoriums in Tie state, with
a seating capacity Of six hundred
During this season an uptodate lee
ture course has been lducted under
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concerns OF the latter there are sew
eral who have worldwide reputation.
Banking interests are represented by
five solid institutions doing a success
full business on a conservative policy.
The individual heads of these banking
houses have always been among the
foremost citizens. The stocks of mer-
chaudise carried by the retail mer
chants are full and complete and com
pare favorably with those carried by
similar stores in the large cities, hence
ii is absolutely unnecessary to go out
side of Maysvlle to make purchases Of
any description. The professions are
represented by progressive physicians,
dentists and attorneys, while the real