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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-08
NEW YORK MONEY.

New York. Dee Money on call al the stock ex-
change to-day opsned az 80 per csnt; highest, 81
lowest pa; closing, % per cent Most Of the day 5
loans were made AZ ~ per cent
Time money practically unchanged Brokers
offered Il moderately, but the demand was not keen.
and was chiefly for The short periods. Rats: ~
per oent for thirty 70 forty GAYS. pr cent for
sixty DAYS 70 six months
Meran.ile paper was sold moderately here and
ELSEWHERE. Some attempts were made TO plaoe pa
Der 20 les than Ter cent, but buyers quite
generally firm IN their refusal 70 consider acl offer
ings Rates sa5k rsr cent for SIXTY 10 ninety
days Endorsed bills receivable and choice four 70 sir
months single names; 5Aa6 per cent for others
taH money IN London. 254a3A pr oant; short
bills. l-l6 lower at lls per cent; three months
oiiA 81 per cent Gold amounting 10 &l7i000 was
Aken nte the Bank q England balance TO-DAY.
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WASHINGTON STOCK MARKET

sales-Regulsr call, Il O'Clock noon:
Washington Gas As. 500 al los.
Washington Gas s. a.oO at 1854. 1900 at iOsl4.
500 at lOls. s. coo al lOSA
Metropolitan Railroad s., 500 at lcT 81 900 at ia.
Capital fraction, at ~, at II, at IL, 3 At
II.
Washington Railway and Electric preferred, At
S6iSs at s6it. q at S63.
MergenthaleF 10 at rs.
Ianston. al 50. 10 at 50, at %. S At g.
Greene Cananea, 100 al s.. 100 at es.
Union Tnist 10 at i5lA.
After Washington Gas s. $50 at IoSis 500
at l0sis.
Washington Railway and Electric Is. s.. 600 at s5ss.
500 at $50, $500 at ssh 500 at Sn.
Washington Gas r. 500 at l0Si%
Following are the bid aud asked prices posted al
yesterdays meeting Of the Washington Stock tx
change:
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New YORK Dec 7-NHEAT-N Weaker. excepting
in uacaroni and Manitoba; slow trade No.
Northern spring. to arrive, Z. O. h. Llsl+; No, e
red, Z. o. b., 81 NJ. hard. f. o. h.. LO0l. No
macaruni T. O. b.. LO0a No. ] Manitoba. T. O. h..
LON. Eeported three loads for export. chiefly
Manitoba.
CORN-Weaker; light business Steamer mixed
nominal export basis; export. new No. {. b..
81; old No, elevator domestic. g. nominal. Ex-
porter took FIVE loads. mainly new. 10 arrive De
ce4nher, January. February ana March.
WHEAT Omen High. low Close
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GOVERNMENT BONDS.
COTTON MARKET.

Quotations furnished by W. B. Hibbz & Co.
members Of the New Yogk Stock Exchange, Hibbs
Building.
New loIk. Dee The market Continued dull and
dsV nd Of any Lev features during the late after
noon Prices ruled about points under yesterday 5
most u the time
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NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Quotations furnished b. W. B. Hibbs & Co.
Members Of the New Ycrk Stock Exchange. Hibbs
Building.
Can money; Open. 81 high. 81 ; low 5; olose. s.
SALES OF SHARES BY HOURS.
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Call Money Weaker.

Call money to-day in London fell TO .
per cent giving rise TO prophecies which
may not be realized that the Bank of
England's rate viii be reduced to-mor-
row. and even if the rate does not fall
tomorrow the strong chances are that il
will do so a week hence
AT the moment certain demands are
being made upon our own money market
in consequence or the movement 10 mar
ket Of the California fruit crop and of the
Southern cotton crop; and IL appears TO
be the case that the cotton bill of lading
question is stili causing the Southern
planters 10 fortify themselves with funds
10 a somewhat unnecessary degree. The
demand for money thus originating WILL
Of course. disappear in a short time
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WALL STREET NEWS
Conditions Indicate a More
BuOyant Market.
MUCH STRENGTH DISPLAYED
Dizziness at Opening Followed by
Hardening of Prices Until Speeu-
tatOrs Decide that Market Has
Been sold Out-Demands of West
and south Are Promptly Met.

New York, Dec. 7.-Throughout the day
the stock market displayed very substan-
tial strength and acted better generally
than Il has on any day for more than six
weeks past As the stock exchange ses-
sion advanced there were increasing evil
dences that the bull pool started in the
middle of October had been finally closed
by the disposal in the market OF the stock
brought by them. II also became prob
able that not only was this liquidation
over, but that recently the short inter
csts in the market had become heavily
Increased.
To-day weakness was again shown in
the opening dealings owing. perhaps. 10
last squirt OF selling for the members
Of the party lately committed to the ad-
vance and certainly by a determined eff
fort to induce further liquidation by spec
ulators for the fall. This led 10 trans
actions in the first hour alone of 2S7, 600
shares OF stocks and caused most of the
principal shares TO sell at the lowest
points yet shown on the declining move
ment
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MONEY LOANED ON DISTRICT or

Columbia property at lowest rates.
Quick service Moderate charges.
HEIsFSEIL a McLERAN,
1903 III street NV.
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OnIv Moderate DecIine.

But under this pressure the market de-
ollned only moderately and speculative
Wall street was quick to draw the nat
ural inference therefrom that temporarily,
at least, the market had become sold out
From then on until the end of the session
prices continually hardened. and AZ the
close a really buoyant recovering move
ment was in progress.
The average range OF prices is now
nearly down 10 that touched in the fore
part of the month OF September, and for
the greater number OF stocks is very con-
siderably below that OF the middle of
October when the upward movement be-
gan
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CURB MARKET.

Quotations furnished by ". B. Hibhs & Co, mem
beTs Of the New York Stock Exchange, Hibhs Build
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MONEY WANTED AND TO LOAN.
PAWNBROKERS.

MONEY TO LOAN
or DIAMONDS AND IEWELRY.
LOUIS ABRAHAMS,
MOVED TO sis G ST. NV.
266-6mo
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ANSWER TO Yesterdays PUZZLE
Upper left corner down, under arm
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-14
AUTHOR OF GOULD
LETTERS TRACED
Detectives Say That Dancing
Teacher, Not Millionaire,
W00ed Actress
Especial Dispatch to The Call

EVANSVILLE, Ind, Feb. 1S.-Attor-
neys and detectives have been employed
to work on the case of Frank Gould,
the millionaire of New York, who was
recently, sued by Bessie Devoe, a vaude-
vile dancer who for many years lived
here.
1t is said that the local attorneys
have been able to produce a great many
of the letters written. to Miss Devoe by
Frank Young of this city and that the
letters were all endearing and were
signed Frank" Young is now an in
mate of the southern Indiana insane
hospital and is said to be hopelessly in
sane. He was the dancing teacher for
Miss Devoe for several years.
Young's friends here claim that it
was Miss Devoes lifting of Young that
caused him to go insane. 1t is said the
local attorneys and detectives have
been able to get evidence to show that
the letters supposed to be written to
Miss Devoe and signed Frank" .were
not written by Gould, but by Young.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-14
BABY'S CRY SAVES IL
PERSONS FROM DEATH
Family and Guests in Chicago
Home Nearly Asphyxiated

CHICAGO, Feb. 13.-Thirteen were
overcome by Illuminating gas and a
woman was killed by inhaling gas
today.
At the residence of Henry Kolkey. IL
people who remained over night after
attending a party were saved from
death by the cry of baby. The fam
lily and the visitors had retired after
dancing until almost daylight. While
they slept defective gas pipe poured
fumes into the crowded quarters.
The gas became so dense that they
were still asleep at / o'clock in the
afternoon. AT the time a baby, sleep
ing in another room, by a window, be-
came hungry, and began to wall loudly.
This aroused Henry Kolkey the only
one in the house not completely over
come. In a dazed condition he managed
to crawl to a window and call for help.
Outsiders soon battered open the doors.
They found members of the Kolkey
family and their visitors all uncon-
scious, some apparently dead. They
were taken to a hospital, where it was
thought they would recover.
In a hotel the police found Annie
Miller, "a years old. dead from the ef-
fects of gas. and Annie Evans, 20 years
old, in the same room, dying.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-14
BROTHERS DESERT
WIVES AND ELOPE
Three Portland Men Leave Fam
lies ard Run Away With
Affinities
Especial Dispatch TO The Call

PORTLAND, Ore, Feb 13-The third
in a remarkable series of desertions
by three brothers was reported tonight,
when Mrs. Albert E Young asked the
police to find her husband. Albert E.
Young, who left her and Z months
old twins destitute last Thursday night.
Within six weeks Peter L. Young
and Rolla r. Young, brothers of the
man now sought. have deserted their
wives in this city and are believed
now to be either in San Francisco or
Los Angeles with "affinities" The first
desertion took place the day after
Christmas. when Peter went away,
leaving note saying that his spirit
ual affinity called him to the work of
Cod
Two days later Rolla sent his wife
to her home in Missouri and followed
his brother. The first was accompa-
MED by woman from Vancouver. and
Rolla had as his companion a young
woman from southern Oregon. Albert
is believed to have gone to Canada and
taken with him a girl from Silverton,
Ore.
The three brothers conducted a real
estate business here under the name
of Young Brothers, and are accused by
many creditors of sharp practices.
Incidentally they operated circula-
tion contests on papers in outlying
towns. and it was through these they
met their "affinities."
The Youngs came from Iowa and
their wives from eastern states All
of the women are .penniless and are
depending upon charity for food and
lodging. Mrs. Peter Young is from
San Antonio, Tex; Mrs, Albert Young
from Illinois. and Mrs. Rolla Young
from st. Louis. Mo. The police are
seeking traces of the men on a variety
of charges.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-14
STOP, LOOK AND PLEASE
PERCEIVE OUR THIRST
We Drank 26,OO0,OOO Worth of
Liquor i'm 1909

WASHINGTON. Feb. 13.-Americans
must be thirsty nation. judging from
the imports of drinkables set forth
in a statement just issued by the bu-
reau of statistics. The United States
drank the essence of more than a bill
lion pounds of coffee in 1909. valued at
$S6,000,000; that was about dollar
worth OF coffee for every person in the
United States. A little more than 100,-
100000 pounds of tea, valued at $I6,-
100000, came in.
But in spirits, wines and malt liquors
the nation touched its highest record
for importation in 1909 and consumed
foreign products of that kind to the
value of more than s26.000,000, more
than twice as much as was imported
in 1899.
South America supplied most of the
coffee, Asia most of the tea. and Europe
most of the wines and liquors. The
United States is the worlds greatest
coffee drinker. and Great Britain is the
worlds greatest consumer of tea.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-14
CORNELL HEN LAYS EGGS
IN HER COLLEGE COLORS
Queer Hues Result From Course
in Dietetics

ITHACA, n. Y. Feb. $50 conta-
gious is the Cornell spirit that a white
Ithaca hen of the most unblemished
character has been persuaded, after a
course in dietetics with professors of
the Cornell state college of agriculture
to lay eggs bright with the Cornell
colors. The yolks are red and the al
bumen white.
A harmless mixture OF foods was
given to the hen. and when it was seen
that her plumage began to turn deli
found to be still more deeply colored.
Other mixtures of foods turned the
yolk of the egg pink and the hens
feet pink
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-14

THECALL'S
!. NEWS INDEX
Hereafter will be
found on the
EDITORIAL PAGE
The Weather Report
in brief will be found
at the upper right
corner of this page,
and in full on the
last page but one Of
the paper. =. =.
DYING ACTOR SEES
DEATH APPROACHING
"Virginian" Company Member
Walks Downstairs for Aid
[ Special Dispatch TO The Coul

Especial Dispatch TO The Call
OAKLAND, Feb. 13-John r. Fur
long. an actor, 81 years old, died at
o'clock this morning of heart disease.
He felt the fatal attack coming upon
him while he was preparing for bed.
Almost suffocated by the paroxysm, he
walked downstairs from his room to
where two other actors, John R.
Smiley and Charles R. Gilbert, sat.
Il am dying" said Furlong, Il can
not get my breath"
He sat down in a chair and gasped,
while his two friends sought Il doc
tor. Before the physician arrived Fur
long expired.
Furlong was a member of The Vir-
ginian" troupe, which opened its San
Francisco engagement today. He was
native of New York. where his chill
dren live. His wife died several years
ago.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-14
PULLMAN COMPANY TO
CUT BIG JUICY MELON
Stock Holders Will Vote Them
selves S4O,OOO,OOO
[SpeciqI Dispatch 10 The Call


CHICAGO. Feb. 1S.-Stock holders
OF the Pullman company will hold q
special meeting on March 2I to- vote
themselves free stock issue of SEQ
100000.
There is no doubt about the result
of the meeting, for Pullman stock has
been selling around $500 a share, and
the gift which the stock holders will
be invited to serve to themselves by
the board of directors will have a
market value of around 100000.
The s2O,OOO.O0O gift stock with a
market value of s40.OOO.00O is some
thing in the nature of an incident in
the general volume of distributors
of cash dividends and stock values to
Pullman share holders, for in u years
they viii have received $1S7, 600.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-14
BERLIN POLICE
Suffer IN RIOT
BY SOCIALISTS
Demonstrations in Prussia in
Opposition to Suffrage Bill
Lead to Many Conflicts
Workman Receives Mortal knife
Wound, One Loses Hand
and Another an Ear

BERLIN, Feb. demonstration
by socialists throughout the kingdom
after mass meetings held today to pro-
test against the suffrage bill resulted
in serious affrays between the demon
strators and the police in many places
In Berlin several policemen were Sc
verely wounded by stones thrown by
rioters and score of socialists re-
ceived serious injuries from the sabers
of the police.
The worst affair occurred at Neu-
munster, in Holstein, where work
ing man was mortally wounded by a
knife through the lungs; another's hand
was cut off, while a third lost an ear.
At Halle 10000 socialists attacked
the police. who drew their sabers and
oJ
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-14
GIVES LIFE TO SAVE
TRAIN FROM WRECK
Track Walker Killed Trying to
Stop Passenger

wALLA WALLA. Wash, Feb. 13-
John Lewis. track walker for the
Oregon railroad and navigation com
pany, was run over and instantly killed
by passenger train No. early this
morning near Starbuck. while run
ming along the track in an effort to
prevent the train from crashing into
a landslide.
Lewis discovered the slide, and,
knowing the train was due at any
moment. began running up the track
to give warning of the danger He
met the train on the curve an6 was
unable to leap aside before the engine
struck him.
The train was stopped within a few
feet of the slide.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-14
WOMAN LIVES IN CHURCH
WITH HER COW AND CALF
Was Wealthy in ComStock Days,
but Dies Poor
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call


RENO, New. Feb. 13-Mrs. Kate
Cronin, the aged Washoe City woman
who was found some time ago living
with a COW and calf in an abandoned
church at Washoe City, died yester-
day in the Nevada insane asylum.
She had lived for more than a year
in part of the church with her cow
and calf. and the milk furnished her
the only support she had except when
food was given her by neighbors. She
was almost naked when found
In the early days of the Comstock
she was wealthy and prominent. Her
husband was associated with men
whose names are known in Wall street
today. She entertained many times
men who are worth millions.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-14
SEVEN INJURED IN
RIO GRANDE WRECK
Pullman Car Rolls Down Ems
bankment Into the River

SALT LAKE, Feb. 15.-Rio Grande
passenger train No. 2, eastbound. was
derailed at Woodside, 26 miles west
of Green River. Utah. last night.
The Pullman car Ivanhoe rolled down
the embankment into the Price river.
Seven passengers in the sleeper were
injured.
The injured were taken on to Den
yer in another car. A broken rail
caused the accident.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-14
SITUATION OF MYSTERY NEAR AT HAND
Rescue" Home Is. Exciting Spot With Armed
Officers Searching for Evidence Attack On
Correspondent by Dr.. HenChman Suppressed
SENSATIONAL EVENTS IN THE
CASE OF BURKE'S SANATORIUM

Sheriff Smith county and Sheriff Chubbuck of
claim have discovered that Dr. Willard P Bmke obtained
quantity Of dynamite short time and took nth him his return
to Santa Rosa from pis the Phoenix Dch he
OropIe
Doctor Bmke arrested yesterday BY Sheriff Smith and charged
wh the explosion the occupied By Lou Eta Smith
February 5.
II expected that another nil be arrested today charged
a dccompice in the crime.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-14
JUDGE LAWRENCE ARCHER
SUCCUMBS IN SAN JOSE
Pioneer Passes Away at the Age
of 80

SAN JOSE, Feb. 1Sl-Judge Law
renee Archer, one of the best known
pioneer residents of San Jose and a
former superior judge and lawyer.
died of heart failure this morning.
He was SO years of age and had been
prominently identified with the bench
and bar and with all civic movements
here for half century.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-14
DR.. FREDERICK A. COOK
AND WIFE IN CHILE
North Pole "Discoverer" Travels
Under Assumed Name

vALvIDIA, Chile. Feb. 1S.--Dr. Fred
erick A. Cook, explorer, and his wife
arrived here on board the German
steamer osiris. having taken cabin
at Montevideo.
Cook travelled under the name of T.
Craig. He and his wife sailed north
today.
Cook declined to be interviewed
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-14

The authorities fortified their
attempted by establishing, they claim
mystery
5 a
raid made Doctor Buk health today which
only obiead the of obstruction dispeld
took place of and
where for several days prompted the principals
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-14
By JOHN F. NEYLAN.

P
lgimate The alleged acconpce
S expected within 48
Struggling the all the
considerable
had bitter
establish
February engaged
the task defense the charge him
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-14
Brother Says Report Is False

NEW YORK, Feb 13.-Dr. Frederick
A. Cooks brother, William l. Cook of
Brooklyn, said tonight that he heard
from his brother three weeks ago, but
denied that Cook was in this coun-
try or in South America.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-14
Stones Thrown at Police

The rioters tried to reach the cen
trail sections about the Schloss platz
but the police held all the approaches
and dispersed the crowd without Sc
rious difficulty.
Later the police ordered crowd
composed mostly of youths at the
the officers were greeted with shouts
of "Bloodhounds.' and shower of
stones.
An officer ordered the men to charge
with drawn arms
At Eggen several socialists or their
supporters received cuts from the
sabers of the police, but no one was
dangerously injured.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-14

The steamer Osiris sailed from Ham
burg January 1 and from Antwerp
January s, Nr callao. Presumably it
touched at Montevideo. where the
Cooks are said to have boarded it. but
its call there has not been reported.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-14
BURKE JAILED FOR DYNAMITE OUTRAGE
Doctor Alleged to Haze Secured Explosive at Phoenume

From left to right Frank Golden attorney Dr. W. p Burke
Deputy Sheriff W. C. Lindsay and C. T. Watson Watton quail
fcd bondsman for Dr. W. p Burke Dhen the latter arrested
yesterday
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-14
ANOTHER ARREST rs EXPECTED SHORTLY


"Who will nex That least will be taken
relaxed the authorities still
perpetrators of the outrage.
in
in
of the investigation of the latter
city
of Burke
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-14
Sabers Used on Rioters

AT Koenigsberg, where the socialists
returned in a body from suburban
meetings, the police. in attempting to
divert the crowds into the side streets.
used their sidearms and made a num-
Der of arrests
AT Duisberg, on the Rhine, socialists
in a series of street demonstra tions,
came into collision with the police.
The latter used their sabers and several
manifestants were cut and bruised.
At Cologne huge crowds assembled
in Cathedral square, intending 70
march in order to the meeting place in
the suburbs but strong cordons of
police held the chief thoroughfares and
forced the crowds to take the side
streets. The meetings were so largely
attended that the authorities closed
vent overcrowding. Speakers urged
the socialists not to offer resistance to
the police. Sharply worded resolu-
tions of protest were adopted.
100000 Sing in Streets
In the suburbs of Berlin 40 meet
ings were held in crowded halls. The
majority were peaceably conducted,
but in Rixdorf, southern suburb of
nearly 100000 persons gathered in the
public square and listened to speeches
by several leaders.
A police lieutenant called on the
people to disperse, but they refused
to obey.
The police tried to break up the
meeting and some of the crowd re-
sponded with a shower of stones
After the meetings large professions
paraded through the principal subur-
ban streets, singing the workmen's
''Marsaillaise
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-14

Policeman Boyes residence Doctor
Sheriff Smith the Office and announced
possession. Attorney W. Hoyle
of building Warden Aonzo
H. A guard all
expected
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-14

The Chicago Tribune in the morn
ing viii print the following:
When the Tribune asked the news
papers west of the Alleghenies to
express their opinion as to whether or
not Cannon should be speaker of the
next congress and whether they in
dOrsed the Aldrich tariff law it also
asked them TO give their presidential
preferences.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-14
whirled away from the courthouse in the
OFFICERS REACH SANATORIUM

appearance of The Cali
the arrival of the officers
Golden
The conference still when almost directly
the officers hirld through
the resorta and up of the building
porch his automobile before
detailing
OF the sheriff lad already gathered.
Sheriff Lindsay had dropped from the
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-14
SHERIFF'S OFFICE ACTIVE

morning activity the sheifs deputies
by Policeman NJ Boyes,
wh K. in
developments could be momenly
later Smith,
In the he
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-14

Especial Dlspoich 10 The Call
" HICAGO, III. Feb. 73.-Following
are the presidential preferences
of the republican newspapers
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-14
peasnns for Pinchot Vote

mic Pinchot vote, which appears n
All but six Of the states. is generally
sssoupled with doubt of the admins
tration's forestry policy and disap-
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-14
A WHOLE TOWNFUL

OF George Washington's descendants are
living today Who and what they are
will be told next Sunday in
THE SUNDAY CALL
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-14

Continued ON Page 8. Column
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-14
ALL EXITS GUARDED

enterinp or leavlnQ
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-14
Montevideo Call Not Reported

Cook declined to be interviewed.