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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-10-15
Are You On?

Are L Oh Ous
On the authority of Robert
Hunter, well known writer on po-
litico-economical subjects, who
tried and was unsuccessful in To-
eating a copy of the senate CON-
mittee's report on conditions of
labor in Charles M. Schwab's prin-
cipality of Bethlehem, Pa, the
document was evidently suppress
ed on orders from higher up.
About the only people who
don't believe that there is a fine
job between Schwab and respon-
sible government officials are MIR.
Schwab and those officials. They
wen t admit it because it isn't
desirable to terminate it just yet.
And there are good thinkers
in this great country of ours who
wonder why confidence in the
trustworthiness of officials is fail
ing. The government was created
for the people by the people, and
everything that transpires in gov
ernmental business is the property
of the people.
But the people are not taken
into the confidence of the govern
ment, through fear that they
might get to thinking and de-
mand action of a kind that would
extirpate the evils on which men
higher up fatten their purses.
The men "higher up" by whose
orders the Bethlehem report was
suppressed are the same men in
Washington who want to see Eb-
erhart the next governor of Min
nescta. They. know he is pliable
and men of the pliable kind are
the ones that Taft and his stand
pat" crew want to see in office.
The senate committee charged
with the investigation of the elec-
tion of Senator Lorimer of Illinois
has at last decided to go to work.
1t will probably make report
some time next winter.
The congressional committee
appointed to investigate the con-
duct Of Secretary Ballinger closed
its hearings some months ago, but
the regular" Republican men,
beers, who form the majority of
the committee, refuse to make
public their findings until after
the elections.
The special congressional CON-
n1ittee appointed to investigate
the McMurray Indian land con-
tracts in Oklahoma and Senator
Cores charges Of bribery, after
q partial inquiry, has also post
poned further sessions until after
the elections.
The congressional committee
which was to investigate the friar-
lands scandals in the Philippines
and the sale Of large estates to
agents Of the Sugar trust has done
nothing. Its report will not be
made, if ever, until after the elec-
tons.
All of these committees, which
are controlled by the Republican
members, are engaged upon d
common policy-to prevent, if
possible, the airing of the various
scandals they were directed to in
vestigate until after the Novem-
Der elections.
Congressman Clarence B. Miller
was g. member Of the congression-
al committee to investigate the
McMurray Indian land contracts
in Oklahoma. He too, is pliable
and so got his appointment at the
hands of Ozar Cannon. Taft and
his "standpat'' crew want to see
Miller returned to Washington
~ ssF6 I'D
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-10-15

When you get SO old you can
take things easy, there is nothing
left to take.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-10-15
3 .4ae4lv Le.sAale Dlax.

certainly does look A. If the party, in
allowing Representative ;LAybourne
TO again make the race, had com
mitted q considerable amount OF po-
litical suicide.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-10-15

The price Of all food products
has gone up. We even get q
smaller hole in the doughnut now.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-11
Effect of Government Control.
COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK. January 11.-Cotton-Fu-
lures opened steady. January, 1915;
February. 15.23. March. 1921; May. 1o.4S;
July 1913 August, 1911: September.
1888; October. 1926: November. offered.
10. December. 12.00al2.9i.
The excitement which developed in the
cotton market yesterday continued this
morning and Immediately after opening
steady at an advance of z to 20 points
in sympathy with better cables than ex-
pected, prices broke to net loss of TO
points, or about 20 points from the
opening figures. under heavy overnight
selling orders, presumab'I the result of
margin calls. After the first rush Of
selling the market steauied on covering
with prices recovering the early loss and
ruling about IL to II points net higher
toward the end of the frs: hour.
The market was less active late In the
forenoon and ruled very irregular. The
advance to 1870 for March and 1852 for
May following the first break was pretty
we'll maintained, however, by covering
and moderate demand for long account
encouraged by firm spot advices and the
somewhat better tone Of the Liverpool
market. Prices at midday were about
~ TO 10 points net higher.
Spot, quiet: middling uplands, 1885;
middling gulf. 1850.
Estimated receipts at the ports today
10000 bales. against 1000 last week and
i9.S2s last year. For the week. 10000
oales. against 1871 ,so3 last week and
-12.151 last year Today's receipts at
New Orleans. 1850 bales, against 1865
asst year. and at Houston, 4,272 bales
against 1924 last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-11
The World of Finance and Trade.
Washington; New York; London.
LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS.

The feature of the trading at today $
meeting of the stock exchange was the
buying of the Potomac Electric Power
Company's consolidated per cent bonds.
The demand for the securities appears to
be we'll maintained and during the past
week or SO large blocks have been mar
keted and as rule at 1O2, although to-
day some sales were made at an eighth
of a point less.
While the buying was good the supply
at that price was not exhausted. 1t is
supposed that some large holdings of the
bonds are being disposed of. This Is said
to account for the liberal offerings. At
the same time there is an impression,
which is not sustained by any official
utterance, that some further issue of the
bonds is contemplated. The theory is
that possibly some refunding plan is
being considered to include the first per
cent bonds of the company which can
be called in at any time at 10.
The demand for the Gas per cent bonds
was not sufficient to maintain the prices
at the level of the past few days. Only
one bond was sold and that brought 1OS1s,
while the previous sales of these securi-
ties were at 10. At the close today the
bid was 1O71s and the asking price 100.
The stock of the gas company, recently
one of the most active on the list, was
today almost entirely overlooked. The
bid for it did not rise above TX and the
asking price was 70. There were only two
transactions. both for small lots for
which 7S1a was paid.
The stock Of the Emerson Steam Pump
Company was traded in to an unusual
extent and the buying was on range Of
from IA to 15 AT the close the bid fell
back to IL, which Is one point better than
the bid of yesterday. The asking price
was 1875 instead of 10. the record of yes
terday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-11
Conditions Today Mystify
Wall Street Stock Brokers.
MARKET UNDER PRESSURE
Support Appears in Time to Check
Pace Of Declining Prices.
EFFECT OF WASHINGTON NEWS
Speculation Regarding the Attitude
Of President Taft and Congress
on Railway Control.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, January n.-Althoush
all money rates persisted at an inexpli-
cably high level, and although the tenor
or Washington advices did not make for
so much financial certainty depends
upon the political outlook. Wall street
seemed to be rather satisfied today that
the price movement in stocks was related
to some cause close to the stock exchange
itself. The comparative firmness OF mon
ey remained a mystery. and to that de-
gree accordingly was an unsettling stock
market factor. The political breakup
at the National Capital does not help in
the reading of the future of anti-corpora-
ton legislation, and this is also unset
thing.
Wall streets belief. however, this after
noon was that the liquidation OF stocks
Yesterday and today was not connected
with questions of money or politics. but
was owing to readjustments or rear
rangementS made necessary by the re-
port on the recent Rock Island furry
which the stock exchange investigating
committee will make to the governors
of the exchange tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-11
SUICIDE IN sKYsCRApER.
Man Leaps to Death in Metropolitan
Life Building.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. January IA man took
a spectacular leap to death over the
balustrade Of the second mezzanine floor
OF the Metropolitan Life building this
morning.
He landed on the marble floor of the
great foyer. a distance of about forty
feet. His skull was crushed and he was
killed instantly.
1t was at the hour when the employees
In the building were making their way
to work. The death plunge occurred in
their full view.
From cards in the mans clothes it was
found that his action was deliberate. His
name was Maritz Meinhard Of 21J East
i1Ith street; occupation, waiter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-11
BOSTON WOOL MARKET.

BOSTON. January 1.-THE usual mid
winter dullness is much in evidence in
the local wool market. There is some
sampling and little movement toward
the mills Prices show a hardening tend
ency. especially in choice woods. which
are i'm limited supply.
Washed delane is bringing 80 to 40
cents, while some original Montana has
sold at 26la cents. Fleece woods are also
strong in values, although the demand
Is light.
Bidding for the 1910 clip still goes on
in Idaho and Utah at unchanged rates
Pulled wool is trif1e more active and
there is some interest in the foreign
product.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-11
Thomas p. Morgan,
TO AMEND MORRILL, ACTS.
Public Hearing on the Gallinger Bill
Next Tuesday.

A public hearing on senator Gallingers
bill proposing to extend the benefits Of
the Morrill, acts to George Washington
University will be held before the Sen
ate committee on agriculture and for
estry next Tuesday morning. beginning
at 1890 o'clock. The bill came up for
consideration at a meeting of the COM
mittee today, and this course was de-
cided upon. Senator Deliver. chairman
Of the committee, expects number OF
speakers to address the committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-11

1--WE believe that the cause Of the ex-
listing high prices Of products may in
some instances be found here In Wash
!ngton," Mr.. Adams declared. But that
does not remedy matters at all.
whether the working people of the
District and Of the country are able to
control the amount Of wages received is
disputed at times. But I do say that the
working people can have much to do with
graduating the purchasing powers OF
these wages by fighting for cheaper
products :,
Mark Jackson asserted that small
body Of men in this country restrict the
food supply. and. In doing so. strike At
the very vttals of the wOrkineman. the
effort to lower the prices must be backed
by the working classes, he declared.
Mr. Guthrie urged the Central Labor
Union to lend its assistance not only to
the citizens committee which Will con-
duct an investigation. but also to the
congressional committee. The present
question of food prices, he said. Is the
most important one which has come be-
fore Congress in years.
Mr. Allison Endorsed these sentiments.
and declared that he would stand by the
delegates in their efforts to impress on
the strong their responsibility for the ex-
istence Of the weak.
Those responsible for existing conditions
in the food market were arraigned by J..
L. Rodier Of Columbia Typographical
Union.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-11
Liverpool Cotton Prices.

LIVERPOOL. January 11.-Closing: Cot
ton-Spot in limited demand: prices 81
points lower; American niddling fair.
SIS; good middling. s12: middl.ng. 7.9s;
low middling. 7.SS: good ordinary, Ia;
ordinary, 49,. The sales of the day were
10000 bales, of which 500 were for specu-
lation and export. and included $500
american. Receipts, 1900 bales, inchad
ing Ii 1000 American. Futures opened
weak and closed steady.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-11
BALTIMORE GRAIN.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
'sasr NOE co., Md % .In, " IA
western. Ia; January. l.2sia: asked February.
l.2344; asked May. 1:2i1; steamer No. 2 red.
l.ls]s; receipts. S,353 bushels; southern on
grade. I18ha1.25h
CORN-Strong; SPOT contract. 8sssasok: Janu.
airy, 6es..a69ls: February. 703sa7Ok: March, Tia
TN; steamer mixed. 67h; receipts. l22,577
bushels.
OATS-Quiet; No. ? white, 53a53l,; No !;
white, 81 laa521s; No. mixed, 5la5iha; receipts,
4.32B bushels.
RYE-Firm; No. : domestic IS sales; receipts.
1921 bushels.
HAY-Firm. unchanged.
GRAIN FREIGHTS-Easler: steam to Liver
pool. per bushel. ID January; Cork for orders,
per quarter, e Nd January.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-11
Comparative Morality.
From the Cleveland Leader.

From the Cleveland Leader.
John Peters isn't fit to associate with
gentlemen"
Gee! What's the matter?"
'He held out a card when we were play
ing poker last night"
so did YOU
But ! only held out nine-spot He
stole an ace"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-11

Asbury Sampseli, son OF Rev. Sampseil
IF Pleasant Valley, Rockingham county,
Va. was married to Miss Zula Il. Nicholas
at Washington Junction. the grooms
father officiating. Mr.. Sampsell is mail
Jerk for the Southern railway between
his city and Philadelphia. They Will
make their home here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-11
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO, January 11.-Grain prices
fell off here today in the early trades and
provisions ruled easier. Influenced by
larger run Of hogs at the packing centers.
A rush Of sellers to the wheat pit caused
a break at the outset Of from Il to 5sas4
in prices. Foreign cables telling Of lower
Liverpool wheat prices and Argentine
cargoes offered at a decline were the con-
trolling bearish influences. May showed
the greatest activity, opening Sah to %aA
lower than yesterdays close at 1.13A to
lib In the first hour May dropped to
1.1oh and lowered with slight variations
in the neighborhood of Lib. The early
range at no time went above the opening
figures. Other futures moved within q
narrower range, keeping practically with
in the opening figures.
In the corn pit prices fell of at the
opening uniformly in all the futures u
to Nc. The trade was light, and a
slightly improved cash demand failed to
strengthen the market. The first hour
of trading was within the opening range.
May opened at 6sA to 6Sh.
In harmony with corn and wheat. oats
showed a decline early. Prominent hold
the principal buyers. Opening prices
ranged from shade to sc lower than
the previous close. and the first hour
showed little variation from the open.
ing H&uTeS
May opened 476sa47st, and later sold at
Az. Larger runs Of hogs in the differ
ent markets. together with a decline OF
from to 10c in hog prices. made an
easier market in the provisions pit. The
opening range was from > to TIC lower
than yesterdays close.
New York Quotations.
NEW YORK, January n.-Flour-
Steady, with small trade. Receipts,
,728 barrels.
Rye-Firm; No. western, 91E, nomi-
nal, fob. New York.
Wheat-Lower cables, big increase in
European visible, liberal northwest re-
ceipts and scattered commission house
selling resulted in lower wheat market
this morning. Trading was quiet. May.
1.2oa1 .26h; July, 1.1o&. Receipts. $500
bushels.
Cofn-Receipts, 7Os75 bushels
Beef-Firm: family. 160Oa1B.b0.
Pork-Steady; mess, A.OOa24.2o.
Lard-Easy; middle west, 12.75aic.s5.
Raw sugar-Firm: muscavado, So
test, 4.o5: centrifugal. 9s-test. 4.O5;
molasses sugar. 8O-test. $50; refined,
powdered, SIS.
PARLIAMENTARY; refined, barrels.
Coffee-spot. steady; No. 7, Rio,
8 11-18a824; No. 4 Santos. 0.
Molasses-Firm; New Orleans, open
kettle. 32a4o.
Butter-steady. unchanged; receipts.
1925 packages.
Cheese-Firm, unchanged; receipts,
1881 boxes.
Eggs-Quiet, unchanged; receipts,
$3.50 cases.
Liverpool Grain Prices.
LIVERPOOL. January 11.-Closing
Wheat-Spot dull; No. ? red western win
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-11
FOREIGN BANKS.

BERLIN. January 11.-Exchange on
London, 20 marks As pfennigs for checks.
Money, 3 per cent. Private rate of
3 per cent.
PARIS, January 11.-Closing: Three
per cent rentes. SD francs 2la confines
for the account Exchange on London.
% francs ISL. centimes for checks
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-11
Frem I4ippincott's.

From Appincotts.
tended the Sunday morning service at q
little country church. When the congre.
CATION was dismissed several Of the menu
bers shook hands with him, and one.
wishing to learn IL he were Methodist.
INQUIRED, Are you q professor. brother?''
s'Oh, no indeed" answered the physician
modestly; Just an ordinary doctor"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-11

''Maude is continually gigsins She
seems to have an ever-present sense Of
humor. Not at all. What she has is
simply an ever-present consciousness of
dimples. boston Transcript.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-11

Gold coin. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS S15.a42 $3.50
Silver dollars .-..............-.... 4S.i, 09S. 900
Silver dollars Of 1880. 1898, 900
Silver certificates outstanding. 4So. O3s, VOU
GENERAL FUND
Standard silver dollars in general fund 81 $50, Sl5
Current liabilities. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1Oj, ~. 22u
Working balance in Treasury Offices. 3j, AS, 331
In banks To credit Of treasurer OF
the L. Observation-Disclosures. G.21s,9i5
Subsidiary silver coin. ............. I7.lSi, 1914
Minor coin. Observation-Disclosures. LOGS, :'::i2
Total balance in general fund. S3,6l1 ,643
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-11
LABOR JOINS IN INQUIRY
WOULD FIX BLAME FOR HIGH
COST OF LIVING.
Central Labor Union Appoints Dele
gate to Cooperate With Citi-
zens and Congress.

Vigorous language was directed against
those held responsible for prevailing high
prices Of food at the weekly meeting Of
the Central Labor Union last night, in
typographical Temple. Stalwar action
was proposed to remedy the evil and
bring about better conditions.
A resolution was adopted by unanimous
vote protesting against the high rates
charged for foodstuffs in the District Of
Columbia by commission merchants and
retail dealers.
John B. Colpoys. president Of the CEN
trail body, was delegated to act with the
congressional and citizens committees in
efforts to ascertain the cause of the high
cost OF living and to punish those to
blame for exorbitant prices.
Views Of Sam De Nedrey.
This food trust is a serious PROPOSE
tion." Sam De Nedrey declared. ut At
fects every man, woman and child In the
community.
"It is asserted that certain men have
combined with the view of regulating the
price of commodities. If this be true, We
want to know it. and we want to know
il there is a remedy. II we are charged
exorbitant prices we want 20 know that
also.
1.-THE best way of ascertainins these
facts is to investigate. For that reason
the Central Labor Union should have a
representative in the field"
The matter was brought to the atten-
ton OF the central body by Emmett L..
Adams Of Columbia Lodge Of Machinists.
He told Of the investigation now In prog
ress and read freely from the columns OF
Washington newspapers on the subject.
II ask the delegates to lend every
ounce Of their strength in the fight
against exhorbitant prices for table sup
plies" Mr.. Adams said.
Other speakers who voiced the senti-
ment of the thousands OF workingmen in
the District were Mark jackson of the
Painters Union, John II. Lorch of the
stationary engineers. and fraternal dele
gates Rev. John Lee Allison and Rev.
Charles E. Guthrie. All urged strong
action by labor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-11
Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales.-Regular call. IL O'Clock noon-W ASKING
ton Gas As, 81 900 ut 1884,
Potomac Electric Cons. IS. $1,000 at 1O15t
$1,000 at 1Ol5s, $1,000 at 1915, 5000 at lQ2
81 600 at 1O2. $1,000 at 1O2, $1,000 at 1902
81 600 at TO-, $1,000 at 1Oc.
Washington Rwy. and Elec. pfd., 10 at 9Vs
ut aO15.
Washington Gas, ) at 1879
LanstOn Monotypc, as ut %.
National City Bank. 10 at 40.
After call-Capital Traction ;'s. $1.O0O at 1141a
81 900 at 1141a, 81 900 at 114h.
Washington Gas, ut 7Sls..
Emerson Steam Pump 25 at H. Is at 14h
. at 14la p at 14As. % at 1434, % at -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-11
Opens Under Pressure.

At all events, the stock market opened
under general pressure and with heavy
tone. In the subsequent dealings heavi-
ness became more or less pronounced
weakness, whereupon some support ap-
peared which. If not aggressive. was suf-
ficient to check the pace of declining
prices and to make the professional trad
ers a little afraid to help along the fall
by putting out short stock.
The lowest prices reached up to mid
day showed declines ranging to q point
and upward for many influential issues.
but the most conspicuOusly weak features
were Rock Island and Wabash preferred
In view Of the general Wall street belief
as to the prime cause of this weeks
selling movement, some significance was
stocks.
After the middle of the second hour of
business the dealings contracted in VOL
ume and the market was rather dull
around midday and in the early part of
the afternoon. but during this period of
dullness the market hardened. and with
few exceptions the early prices of the
afternoon showed only fractional declines
from last nights close.
Ral1ying Power Shown.
,sslesIs sql 1spun ssA ASH sul sluM
pressure the Interborough stocks. Brook
lyn Rapid Transit, American Car and
lima Chemical displayed marked firmness,
and vigorous rallying power characterized
Chesapeake and Ohio. New York Cen
trail. American Smelling and AmaIga-
mated Copper. The manipulative nature
Of the market for some of the specialties
was rather apparent in their hollowness
when the selling movement was at its
height.
An indication of the slight part paid in
the days dealings by the situation and
Mt UYuc htY11 kI,A
crate amount Of attention paid to the in
PRODUCTION of the administration railroad
regulating bill, albeit this bill does not
In the section relating to the ownership
10 the lay m nd the least whit clearer
The intention of the corporation paragra phi
in Mr.. Taft's recent message. For that
matter. it is far from clear to a good
the functions of railroad management are
about to be more Or less generally exer-
rised by the interstate commerce commits
sion. In accordance with the regu1ative
legislation projected. the provisions of the
law forbidding railroad combinations UNI
der given circumstances should not be re-
oealed. or why any obstacle should be set
up against railroad combination.
Effect of Government Control.
Ii the government is going to control
security issues and fix rates there is no
obvious reason why the country Should
nc deprived of whatever benefits might
accrue from railroad consolidation on the
most extensive scale.
Meanwhile no little interest attaches to
line negotiations pending between the
Union Pacific and the government for
settlement of the suit to compel dissolu-
lion of the Union Pacific merger.
Foreign exchange was somewhat flrmer
today. but so long as call money main
tains it's curiously elevated level a barrier
10 gold exports seems to be interposed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-11
Treasury Statement.
TRUST FUNDS.

The condition of the Treasury at the
beginning OF business today was as fol-
lows.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-11

Bar silver steady. "a 3-16d per ounce.
Money. 2a2ia per cent.
The rate Of discount In the open market for
short bills is 3Aa3 o-l6 per cent.
The rate Of discount in the open market for
three month bills IL 3ss per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-11
Liverpool Grain Prices.

LIVERPOOL. January 11.-Closins
Wheat-Spot dull: No. red western win
ter, no stock. Futures steady: March,
Is 'Assd: May, SIS I'd: July nominal.
Corn-Spot easy; American mixed new,
IS Gid; American mixed old, 5s SID. Fu-
lures dull: January mixed, IS Cd; jan
uary plate, IS SID.