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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-20
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, August 3O.-The cotton
market opened steady at unchanged
prices to an advance OF ; points in the
face Of disappointing cables and reports
Of further rain in Texas. Uneasiness
over the August situation was more or
less of a factor owing to a demand for
that month from Wall street shorts. and
after the opening prices sold up to q
net gain OF Is points on the old crop and
Of Sa10 points on new crop deliveries. as
q result of covering and bull support.
Private advices from the southwest sug-
gested that the Texas showers had been
confined to the gulf coast and the north
ern part of the state. and the western
belt forecast was for partly cloudy
weather tonight and tomorrow.
August shorts sent the price up in SEN
sational leaps during the middle OF the
morning to a net gain of about 80 points
and other months sold Halls points net
higher. but the market later reacted
under realizing, with the close barely
steady. net 2 points lower to 33 points
higher.
Estimated receipts at the ports today.
5000 bales. against Asia last week and
2.314 last year. For the week, 10000
bales. against 20. 100 last week and % 3SS
last year. Today's receipts at New Or
leans. 81 bales. against 81 last year, and
at Houston. 6.5s4 bales, against 1891
last wear.
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CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET.

CHICAGO. August Receipts
estimated at 300 head: market steady;
beeves. 4.1OaS.33; Texas steers, 3.0Oa5. 70:
western steers, 4.OOa4.S5; stockers and
feeders, 4.O0a6.l5: cows and heifers,
2. 5Oa6. 10: calves, 65OaS so;
Hogs-Receipts estimated at 5000 head;
market 10 higher; light. s.5Oa9 90: mixed.
S.O0aS.aS; heavy, 7.7OaS.55: rough, 7.7Oa
IDS: good to choice heavy. 7.95as.5S; pigs,
650a9.00; bulk of sales, S.1OaS. 40.
Sheep-Receipts estimated at 5000 head
market steady: native. .5Oa4.55: western,
2.75aA5O; yearlings. 4.5Oa5.7O: lambs, ma
tive, 47ja6SS; western, 4.75a6.S5.
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Would BE Suicide Getting Well.

william Javins. driver of an ice
cream delivery team, who shot himself
I'm the mouth last Wednesday morning
while at 18th and C streets southwest.
Is expected to recover.
He Is still confined to his bed at the
Emergency Hospital. IL Is expected he
Will be able to leave the hospital early
next week.
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ATLANTA,s GROWTH BIG.
Gains 1913 Per Cent and Has 154, $50
Population,

The population OF Atlanta. Ca, Is 1884,
$50, according to figures given out by the
census bureau today. This Is an increase
of "a, 967 or 1913 per cent. as compared
with the population in 1900. which was
So. S72
The population OF Waterbury. Conn, is
7s.14l, an increase OF 27.282, or 50.5 per
cent, as compared with A. $50 in 1900
The population Of Detroit. Mich. an
nounced last night. is 46S. 760. an Increase
OF 10000. or g per cent. as compared
with 2S5, 7O4 In 1900.
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BITING DOG IS RABD.
Fox TERROR Pet Put Teeth in Three
Year.Old Bow.

Deputy Health Ofhcer Sawtelle sent a
special delivery letter to Mrs. J. N. Byrd.
1880 Pennsylvania avenue southeast, this
morning notifying her that the fox ter
rier which bit her three-year-old boy
William, a few days.aso. has been de-
clared rabid by the bureau Of animal in
dustry.
The dog was a household pet and has
been friendly to the child. Mrs Byrd
says she does not know how or exactly
when the child was bitten.
The dog was removed to the pound as
soon as It was discovered that there was
a toothmark on the child.
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Missing Boy Arrested With Gun.

Richard T. Miller, sixteen years old,
reported missing from his home. 3O3s
South street. early this week. was found
last night in South Washington.
He had q shotgun In his possession.
The police arrested him.
The boy was sent to the house Of deten.
ton. His relatives were notified.
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FOREIGN BANKS.

LONDON. August 2O.-Bullion amount
ing to f2&O0O was taken into the Bank
Of England on balance today.
BERLIN. August 20.-Exchange on
London. 20 marks 46 pfennigs for checks.
Money, per cent Private discount rate,
SO per cent.
PARIS, August 20.-Closing: Three per
cent rentes, % francs 50 centimes for the
account.
Exchange on London. % francs 23k CEN
times for checks.
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LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL. August Enclosing: Cot
ton-Spct. moderate business; prices three
points higher; American middling. fair.
SIS: good middling. 643: middlinE. so;
low middling, SID: good ordinary, 793;
ordinary. 7.6S. The sales Of the day
were 2.00O bales. of which 300 were for
speculation and export. and included
LOO American. Receipts. 1900 bales: no
American. Futures opened quiet and
closed quiet. August. s.O0ik: August and
September. 5.6gls: September and Octo-
Der. 7.30: October and November, 7l3k !;
November and December. 704: December
and January. 7.O1Is: January and Febru-
airy. 1.0f: February and March. 70l;
March and April. 7.011t; April and May,
I.Oeh: May and June. TOOL.
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FIFTH STAGE, OF TOUR
KUNsEY RUN NOW NEAR
WHITE MOUNTAINS.
One Hundred and twenty-five Miles
to Carry Cars to Bethlehem, N. H.
Heavy Penalty Imposed.

PORTLAND. Me-, August 2O.-Almost
within sight of.the White mountains. the
contesting cars of the Munsey historic
tour left this. city this morning. The
NTH stage Of the journey will take them
through Crawfords Notch. Breton Woods
and the mountain districts Of Maine and
New Hampshire.
The distance to be Travelled by the cars
today will amount to trile over 10
miles. The days run will end at Beth
lehem. N H.
I The start was made at O'Clock In
Guiding an hour for a noon check, the
first ears are due to arrive at Bethlehem
shortly after 8 o'clock in the afternoon.
All Cars Still In Race.
The entire twenty-eight cars are still In
the tour. Although some have been Pc
nalized, none has been disabled as to
compel 1t to leave the contest.
One more car fell from the perfect score
class yesterday. leaving twenty-one ma
chimes still holding clean records. The
Staver-Chicago, No. %. was penalized 100
points for being late at two controls and
for work on the rear differential and
broken spring.
The Interstate. No. % was also penal
ICED sixty-two points for work on the
transmission gear. This makes Ill points
that this car has lost in the four days.
Other cars suffering from adverse points
are Moon, No 81, 1 point: Great Western,
No. IL. 2 points: Brush, No. 13, points;
Warren Detroit. No. 10, points, and
Ohio. No. p. 80 points. All others have
perfect scores.
Yesterdays Fine Course.
For miles the route yesterday lay in
plain view Of the ocean. The machines
bowIed along over perfect boulevards OF
Massachusetts, fine macadam roads OF
New Hampshire and dirt pixies Of Maine.
With the exception of a few miles
through the Maine woods, the roads were
in fine condition.
After the cars have been registered at
Bethlehem this afternoon the contest
ants will remain there until Monday
morning. Monday the trip to Lake
Champlain will be begun.
The score at the end Of the fourth
days run follows:
ington; No. 6, .Washington; No. 8. Ford;
No 9. Gilmore; No. IL, Corbin; No. II.
Brush; No. Is, Regal Plugger; No. Is.
Pierce Racine; No. II. .Enger; No. 19.
Krit: No. %. Cino: No. "a. Stoddard-
DAYTON: No Is, MAXWELL: No. rs. Max
well; No. 81. Crawford; No. 2s. Glide;
No. 80, Ford; No. 81. Kline; No. eS3.
Matheson; No. "a, Ford.
Penalized-No. 80, Moon. 1; No. IL.
Great Western, 2: No. IS. Brush, 8: No.
10. warren Detroit. 4; No. 81. Ohio, So:
No. 20. Interstate. Ill; No. %. Staver-
Chicago, 1853.
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METAL MARKETS.

NEW YORK. August 20.-The metal
markets were quiet and practically nomi-
nal as usual In the absence of exchanges
Tin Arm. 90. 70a33.771 Copper, lake,
l2sI1sa13.00: electrolytic, l2.62ha12. Is.
and casting. 12.25a12.J0 Lead steady.
4.aOa4O. Spelter firm. 5.35a5.4O. Iron
unchanged.
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Treasury Employe Resigns.

: Samuel w. Railey. Treasury Depart
ment empioye. has rendered his resigna-
ton. He expects to sail for. Europe In
September for q stay Of a year and .
half or two years in the cities Of Rome.
Munich and Berlin. Mr.. RaiIey has been
connected, With the ONCE Of the auditor
for the state and other departments for
many years. He 10 now 1t Atlantic
City.
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LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL. August 20. = Closing:
wheat-Spot dull: No. red western win
ter, no stock: futures quiet; October,
Is Cd; December. rs I'd: March, Is I'D
Corn-Spot Arm; old American mixed. 6s;
futures easy; September. As Sd; October,
As Cd.
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Telegram Announces Death.

Herman Brinkman left on the 0 o'clock
train for New York this morning. hoping
to arrive before his brother died. short
while after he left telegram arrived ap-
prising the family Of Mr.. Brinkman's
death.
Mr.. Brinkman's wife and a son. seven
years Of age, survive him. Arrangements
for the funeral have not been completed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-20
DEATH OF J. H. BRINKMAN,
DISTRICT LABOR LEADER
Ex-President Of Two Workingmen's
Union Succumbs to tuberculosis
In New York.

John H. Brinkman. forty years Of age.
ex-president of the Central Labor Union
Of this city, and once secretary and treas
urer Of the Carriage and Wagon Work
ers' Union of the United States and Can
ada, died in New York at 1:3O o'clock
this morning of tuberculosis The body
will arrive In Washington tonight.
Mr.. Brinkman had been residing with
his brother. Herman Brinkman. at the
latter's home. 1O25 9Th street northwest,
up to about two months ago. when he was
advised by physicians to go west on &C.
count OF his health. He proceeded to Ell
Paso. Tex. later going to New Orleans.
where he boarded boat and sailed for
New York. hoping that the voyage would
improve his health. His condition be-
came worse. however, while he was aboard
the ship.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-20

Mrs. Sarah A. Millinder. wife Of Cas-
par Millinder. died AT her home near
Shilo, Nd, OF complication Of
diseases, aged sixty-three years.
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Cotton Mills Shut Down.

LOWELL. Mass. August O.-The
massachusetts cotton mills here were
smut down today until September o.
The corporation employs about $500
operatives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-20
The World of Finance and Trade.
Washington; New York; London.
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

Furnished by w. B. Hibbs & Co, bank
ers and brokers, Hibbs building, MEM
bers New York Stock Exchange. Wash
inston Stock Exchange and Chicago
Board of Trade
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PRICE RANGE CLOSE
Stock Fluctuations Are Within
a Narrow Margin.
CAUTION SHOWN By BEARS
Hesitate to Follow Up Advantage
Offered by Opening.
CLOSE AT FRIDAYS LEVEL
Half Day Of Ups and Downs Shows
But Small Change in Quotation
Values-Money Nominal.
CAUTION SHOWN BY BEARS
CLOSE AT FRIDAYS LEVEL

NEW YORK, August 20.-Stocks were
lower again this morning and some large
blocks of Reading, Union Pacific and
United States Steel were sold at from n
to q below yesterdays closing figures.
The market otherwise was without essen
tial change.
The bears did not follow up their advan-
tase at the outset. and prices conse-
Quently worked back to a parity with yes
terday's closing. Most of the business
centered in Reading, Union Pacific and
United States Steel, which likewise COW
cred the widest fractional range. Amer
ican Agricultural Chemical yielded IL and
American Car and American Locomotive
I. American Cotton Oil gained a point.
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Traders Lose Interest.

The market closed easy. After prices
had returned to where they left on yes
terday interest in the market abated and
speculation became dull and common
place. Fluctuations were restricted to
the merest fraction in the most active
stocks. International Paper advanced a
point. while Republic Steel fell away as
much. Prices were inclined to yield as
the session drew to a close.
Money on call nominal: Time loans
dull: 10 days. 2&a3 per cent; 30 days,
3ha3a per cent: six months. 4ssa4&.
Close: Prime mercantile paper. 511a6
per cent. Sterling exchange firm, with
actual business in bankers bills at Asa
4.s4. 10 for sixty-day bills. and at 466. IS
for demand. Commercial bills. 4S3a4.SSh.
Bar silver, 52k. Mexican dollars. ~.
Government bonds steady. Railroad bonds
irregular.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-20

Key-snisA = Lsthsn. Inc.
stands for square deal In realty world
Advt- -.
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WELLINGTON FOR BLAIR
DECLARES HE IS ASSURED CAN
DIDATE IS INDEPENDENT.

Special DISPATCH to The Star
CUMBERLAND, Md, August 2O-For-
mer United States Senator George L.
Wellington stated this morning that he
has decided to support Gist Blair Of Mont
gomery county for the republican nomi-
nation for Congress in the sixth Mary
land district.
Mr.. Wellington says he reached this de-
termination after several conferences
with the candidate. who assured him ne
was not a Taft or administration candi-
date, that the administration had not
foisted him on the republican electorate.
that he was free from BOSS Bill" Stone
and Baltimore custom house dictation.
and that he would not brook outside die
tation. but would consult only with the
leaders and voters Of the district In which
he was making the fight.
Mr.. Blair, having unqualifiedly and
unequivocally given Mr.. Wellington
these assurances. the latter said his
only choice was to declare for Blair.
Conferences Are Held.
Last night Mr.. Blair conferred with
Senator wellington. At the conference
at the wellington home Representative
George A. Pearre and Peter Gibson
Cowden, jr.. were among the partici-
pants. Mr.. Cowden Is deputy collector
Of internal revenue here, and q lieuten-
ant OF Pearre.
simultaneously arrived from Balti-
more John j. Bell. deputy appraiser Of
the port. also q lieutenant OF Pearre.
The conference was resumed this morn
ing at the Citizens National Bank, Of
which Mr.. Wellington. is president.
Psarre and Blair were present. 1t was
statement that he would support Blair.
II Is understood that States Attorney
David A. Robb went to Frederick this
week TO tell the leaders there where to
head In. Robb Is Pearre lieutenant.
II is assumed his visit to FREDERICK was
In the interest Of Blair
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
NEW YORK.


and nominally lower; winter straight.
4.4Oa4.6O; spring clears. 4.35a4.60; winter
extra. No. 2. 30a3.6o- Spring patents
Receipts. 20, 425 barrels.
Rye-Duli: So old, +. o. b. New York.
Wheat-Weakness abroad. due to re-
selling by the continent and freer Danu-
bian offers, together with increasing
weight of domestic supplies, large worlds
shipments and continued big receipts. re-
suited In a &c decline In wheat. with
business quiet. September. 1.O6Aa1.O6H;
December. 1.O91la1.1Ois. Receipts. 4610O
bushels.
Corn-Receipts. 1900 bushels.
Beef-Steady: mess. 15OOa15.O: family,
l9.OOa2oOO; beef hams. 22.OOa24W.
Pork-Easy; mess. "a. JOa2o.0o; family.
"a. JOa25OO; short clear. 22.J0a24.5O.
Lard-Firm; middle west. 121Oa12.2O.
Raw Sugar-F'irm: muscovado. 50 test.
3.85: centrifugal. % test. 4.A5: molasses
sugar, 50 test. $40. Refined steady,
crushed. Sos: granulated. 5.20: powdered,
Petroieum-Steady. barrels, 7.65.
Conee-Spot firm: No. Rio. 9lsa9k;
No 4 Santos, 9%a1O.
Molasses-Quiet; New Orleans open ket-
Butter-FIrm, unchanged: receipts. 4.2ss
packages.
Cheese-Firm unchanged; receipts. 2.4ss
boxes. No exports.
Eggs-Firm unchanged; receipts. 6.620
cases.
!. Poultry-Alive, quiet: western broil-
ers, 10: fowls, IS: turkeys. 1Oa14;
dressed. steady: western broilers, 11a1S;
fowls, 13a16; turkeys, 17a2l.s
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, August 20.-Bearish for
eign news caused a decline In wheat
prices today and the market fell OF
from ka% to - The May delivery was
weaker than September, scattered COM
mission houses buying sparingly of the
nearby option. The large receipts OF late
and slackness In the cash demand also
worked against the bulls. September
opened ha% to haN of at 99is to 99as
opened u to 1aassc down at 1.OSh to
LOSS.
Liquidation by local longs kept the corn
pit busy in the early trading and prices
fell of from Y to &c at the start sagging
another u. then steadying near the open
ing point in the first hour.
More rain in the belt delighted the bears
and added to the certainty felt for good
crop. September opened Y to 1taH on
at 8lh to 81. December started with
similar decline at 50i4 to 80.
Oats in the distant futures were weaker
at the start with the other grain and the
nearby option after firm opening also
sagged. The market kept within narrow
limits and steadied in the first hour from
II TO Il of. Opening figures for Septem-
Der were unchanged to y up at 35h to
3JN. December opened unchanged to "
down at 37as to 31h.
Limited offerings and some demand
from packing house interests caused pro-
vision prices to advance from to 121c
all around. Opening figures for the Octo-
Der products were: Pork, 20.S7h. 12hc
up: lard. II. 10. SC up. and ribs, Ills to
l1.SO, to 1Oc up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-20

Don't slave for somebody
else all your life. Save
your money so that you
can start a business of
your own. Others are do.
ing it and you can. too.
if you try. Show that you
have the right kind of stuff.
in you to succeed in life. We
pay go Compound Inter
est on Savings Accounts:
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-22
FUNERAL OF PROF.
FRANK BRACHT

The many friends of the late Pro.
fessor Frank Bracht, who died
Thursday at his home six miles
east of the city, paid their last
respects to him yesterday at two
funeral services. One service was
held at the family residence at $3.50
a, IN. for the intimate friends and
neighbors and the other was held
at 2 p. IN. from the Masonic temple
for the public.
The Elks, Masons and musicians
union attended in a body, the Ma
sons having complete charge. The
services were very impressive. The
musical numbers were rendered by
the Elk's quartet and the string Or
chestra made up of his friends in
the musicians union.
Many beautiful floral offerings
were received. Interment was at
Paramount.
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|BR|OCE CAUSES DAMAGE
| SUITS I0IALL|NG $4,000

the amateur bridge men employed
can now leap to this new structure
in safety should they see the next
arch to be erected about to fall.
Before they had the old steel struc-
ture for this purpose, but. as, this; is
zone 1t was thought. that, another
stepping off" support was neces-
sary, and the one now being built
was provided. 1t will probably later
be used in making the fill for the
approach to the bridge.
This is plan No. 10 of building
the Monroe street bridge, the other
nine having been tried and failed.
The original architects" of the job,
Kennedy and Green, are still hold
ing forth at 5000 per month. AL
ready $150,600 of the peoples
good money has been swallowed up
In the work on the Monroe street
bridge,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-22
(Continued.)

The emperor will want you?
AlisOv told me his imperial majesty
was particularly difficult today. so
| do not envy you. He is never
facile, Ell? Once more, congratula-
tons"
Adrian's white teeth flashed in
the electric light as he averted his
face from the unconscious Rosal
and entered the automobile. He
was still smiling under his mask
when he sent the machine leaping
forward.
II would have given good deal
to have heard your unbiased reply
to that. Allard," he remarked.
81 fear you would not have been
flattered, sire" was the grim an
swer. 81 have spent an unendur-
able evening. Let me implore you
to return to the palace"
Eventually. Put on your mask:
we are going driving"
Allard obeyed in dumb protest,
his powers Of remOnstrance ex-
hausted, and resigned himself to as
disagreeable an hours sport as he
could imagine. But 1t was almost
enough for the time being to feel
his charge beside him in compare
tive security.
AS If impelled by perversity. Ad-
rian drove through one swarming
avenue after another. across the
square and down the street where
the mornings attack had taken
place, swinging finally inton the
dark, deserted park. Too early in
the season. too late at night, for
promenaders, the quietness here
was in vivid contrast to the scenes
| just left.
Tired out by excitement and
strain. bearing the constant aching
regret for Staniefs setting star, Al
lard had been gradually lulled into
mesmeric Quiesence by the shifting
| lights and shadows. And by a
freak of exhausted nerves, It was
old things thrust out of sight for
years which took shape out of the
dark and dragged their ug'iness be.
fore him In strange waking night
mare. He forgot the risk Of acci-
dent, the danger OF the return
through the city, but he saw Des.
mond's rugged face framed in the
doorway of the cottage above the
Hudson and felt the anguish of the
abandonment to worse than death.
Pictures OF his trial rose persist
etnly, details of the intolerably bit.
ter months OF prison dashed his
pride.
you spoke?" Adrian's cool voice
broke In.
Pardon, sire; an old pain caught
my breath"
Unnoticed by one OF its pa zen.
gers. the automobile increased its
speed. rocking softly from side to
side. leaping with catlike liehtness
the inequalities OF the road. One
might have imagined that he driver
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-22

beasts come in wild rushes at the
watering hours.
Whenever a boat approaches the
island the dogs flock to the shore
| by hundreds, eager for a little hui
man companionship. They crowd
to the waters edge, and even swim
out to meet the boats, showing
every sign of frantic joy at the
sight of human beings.
All the rest of the day TOwser
and Fido and Rover and Shep tear
through the brush, chasing each
other and the fleas. Some of them
are frolicsome and playful, but
mostly it's a sad bunch of dogs the
visitor sees-dogs severely bored
with surplus canine companionship-
About the only diversion Is to dodge
the flies or dip in the surf to avoid
the gnats. There's plenty of shade
on Oxias, but the water is the only
place where complete immunity
from gnats and sun alike is found. I
Oxias Is the most peaceful Of all
the Turkish islands and dependen.
cies. Rebellion is unknown. No
revolving populace raises a defiant
flag or takes potshot at the Turkish
governor. The best the dogs may
raise is a howl of loneseomeness.
They haven't energy enough to
raise their tails. Every dog will tell
you, confidentially. that a democ,
racy of dogdom isn't what it's
barked up to be. They much pre-
fer serfdom in the monarchy Of