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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-11

slight recession occurred in the bid
for the bonds of the Capital Traction
Company, which is what has been ex-
pected owing to the probability during
the coming season of a further issue of
this security for the purpose of meeting
capital requirements. While there has
been no official statement made of the
method to be followed I'm financing the
expenditures contemplated in the erec-
ZION OF a new power plant for the use of
the company on the property recently
acquired on Water street between 31st
ana I'D streets. yet it is supposed that
some portion of the authorized issue of
I'VE I'VE per cent bonds. aggregating $1,000.
600. OF which thus far only 100000 have
Deen put out. will be used in meeting the
proposed outlay
AS rule on the eve of such an occur
renee the market price of the bonds de-
cline and the stock advances as the new
issue is looked upon as a sort of extra
dividend. owing to the fact that the bonds
are offered TO stockholders a par. There
mas. however. been no upward movement
IN the price of the stock, while the bonds
nave remained about at the same level
OF 10. where they have been for some
time
These securities of the other traction
system have not of late been much OF
feature in the active trading on the local
exchange. The demand has been slight.
Both the common and the preferred stocks
or the Washington Railway and Electric
Company are now selling with the divi-
dend. which will be payable the first of
the coming month, so that eX-dividend
the market price of the common stock
is now about 351a, while that of the pre-
ferred is STA.
The bonds. which are dealt in, as is the
case with all the bonds on the list, with
out accrued interest, have recently reach
ed the level Of &C.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-11
UMPIRES ARE TOO HASTY.
Joe Cantillon Tells How Wrong De.
cisions Are Made.

Base ball umpires like to give decisions
as quickly as possible and the fans like to
have them just as quick, but, according
to Joe Cantillon, part owner and manager
of the Minneapolis club, the unpires
would save themselves much trouble If
they would take their time and not an
nounce their decisions right off the reel.
by calling balls and strikes" said Jo-
seph, 1.-The umpire usually makes his mis-
takes by calling out the instant the ball
crosses the plate. He gets the course of
the ball and often calls out before the
ball is really lodged in the catcher's glove.
Then. again, some will watch the ball as
it nears the plate and call out, whereas
the ball is liable to take a break just at
the plate and go good or bad, and that is
where the Jump puts himself In bad.
II have made the same mistake many
times and have called balls when I knew
after calling them that they should have
been strikes, but could not change my de-
cision afterward, for that would never do.
OF course, it is all evened up in the long
run. but the fans do not look at it that
way, and umpires often get roasts where
they might have saved themselves. Um-
pires do not try to get even with players
for alleged abuse or anything of that
kind, for they are too busy following the
ball to think of getting even with any
one.
1T is the same in giving base deci-
siOns. Very often a runner will get to
second and slide away just far enough to
be safe. The umpire gives his decision
quickly, thinking at first that the man
should have been out. and then may be
forced to reverse it when he sees that the
man is really safe
"Then, too, the fans get the impression
that the man should have been out, and
when the umpire calls him safe they howl
murder They are far enough away from
the play to be fooled. and If the players
raise a kick, why they side in with the
men and roast the jumps If umpires will
take their time in announcing decisions
they will save themselves lots Of trou-
ble.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-11
APPROVED ny ROOSEVELT.
Ex-President Commends Plan OF
Homecoming Week.

Col. Theodore Roosevelt has written
his approval of the proposed home-com-
ing week for Washington next October to
Isaac Cans, chairman Of the publicity
committee of the Chamber of Commerce.
who Is pushing the interests OF the plan
for the great reunion of former Washing
tonians next fall. Col. Roosevelt's let
ter, which was written from Haller-Ha-
que. was in reply to cable sent him by
Mr.. Cans. inviting the former President
to attend the homecoming.
Col Roosevelt expressed his thanks for
the invitation and said that the idea of
holding such a reunion in Washington
appealed strongly to him.
Mr.. Cans says that he will communicate
further with Col. Roosevelt. telling him
the exact date, the homecoming week
will be held He said that he had great
hopes that Col. Roosevelt would accept
the invitation to be present
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-11
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO. May 11.-Stubbornness and
fighting spirit on the part of leading bulls
showed itself today in prompt advance
OF a cent in the price of May wheat: Ihe
rally was extended to the deferred iu-
lures after a weak opening Freezing
temperatures in the northwest and ao-
sence of rain in that section, barring
scattered showers. were cited as argu-
ments against the bears.
Offerings were light. spectators seem
Ing to fear that the trade was not yet
out of the woods in regard to the grow
ing crops, and that sales were risky. May
wheat went TO liz. as against LII at the
close last night September started Is to
Y lower. at 1.O0t to 1O0ss, advanced to
1.O1 and reacted to 1909.
Corn was firm on purchases By leading
local house. with pit operators trailing
September opened a shade TO 1sai4 up at
6312 to SIS. and chung TO the higher
figure.
There was liberal demand in oats
from the same crowd that bought yester
day. September started Il lower to Il
higher at 3Sss to 80. and advanced TO
3ais
The tone of the provisions market was
easy because of lack of any important
demand from the outside. Prices remain
ed within small fractions of last nights
quotations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-11
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, May 11.-Flour-Dull;
receipts. 1889 barrels.
Wheat-Opened easy on lower cables.
favorable weather and poor cash de-
mand. but rallied on covering by
shorts. but again eased off under
liquidation July. 1.09 q al101a; Septem-
Der. 1.0S3 a1.0114 receipts, $500 BUSH
els.
Corn-Receipts. 4s,125 bushels.
Beef-Steady.
Pork-Steady.
Lard-Steady; middle west. 1S.40a
1880
Raw sugar-Steady: Muscovado, SO
test. $50; centrifugal. IS test. 4.3O; mo-
lasseS sugar. SO test, 3.55; refined,
steady: crushed. 5.S5; granulated, 5.25
powdered, 5.35.
PetroIeum-Steady; refined. barrels.
775
Coffee-spot. quiet; No. I Rio, SIS; No 4
Santos. 81.
Enthusiastically; New Orleans open
kettle, 32a42.
Butter-Weak; receipts. IL, 595 packages:
creamery specials, per pound, 2Sla; pro-
cess specials. 2o12.
Cheese-Steady: receipts, 1856 boxes;
prices unchanged.
Eggs-Steady; receipts. 2S.J95 cases;
prices unchanged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-11
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. May 11.-Cotton futures
opened steady; May, 15.:i: July 1910;
August. 1856: September 1850; October,
12.S1: November. 12.12: December. 1866;
January. 1884
The cotton market opened steady at a
decline of 3 points on May. in response to
lower cables, but generally | to points
higher on renewal OF shorts covering
and buying. encouraged by the reports of
frmer spot markets and continued dry
active and May contracts quickly sold up
to 1913. or II points net higher. while
July showed a net advance of 13 points
and the new crop of about points on
continued covering. although the leading
bulls seemed to be reducing their lines
on a scale up.
The demand from shorts became less
urgent on the advance. and later in the
morning prices reacted several points
under realizing but found renewed sup
port from the bull leaders some or
points above the closing figures of last
night. and ruled steady at midday. 1t Is
reported that 5000 bales will be cleared
from the local stock for Bremen tomor
row, and that $4,000 bales will be shipped
out Saturday.
Spot cotton. quiet: middling uplands,
IL. 30: middiing gulf, lob
Estimated receipts at the ports today
were 1900 bales. against alas last week
and 1881 last year: for the week, 5000
bales, against 52.97S lastAweek and %. 10
last year. Today's receipts at New Or
leans were 6,311 bales, against 1854 last
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-11
WORLD OF SPORTS
Continued from Fifteenth Pase)


in years. The Maps were playing the
White Sox, and the Sox pitcher is credited
with three strikeeuts and a wild pitch.
the catcher with a wild throw and the
batter with having famed, stolen two
bases and scored a run all in one inning.
The Maps didn't get hit.
The Nashville team of the Southern
League holds the seasons records for
errors. making ten misplays behind
Pitcher Viebahn in game against
Chattanooga: The infield had eight
hobbies and Viebahn contributed the
other two. The score was 3 to 3 until
the twelfth, when Chattanooga made nine
runs in a row.
Hal Chase continues playing wonder
ful ball al first for the New York Ameri-
cans. His fielding and batting have fig
ured prominently in every game.
President Lynch of the National, John
son Of the American League and Chiving-
ton of the American Association have
| instructed their umpires to infiict heavy
fines on players guilty of using profanity
| on the playing field.
Jack O'Connor is trying Dode Criss out
at first base. About the only thing Crisis
has ever been able to do is to hit the
ball. and the opposing pitchers have been
passing him every time he essayed the
role Of pinch-hitter. If he can make a
fair showing at the first corner it will
probably mean curtains for Abstein
Because the official scorer in Brooklyn
refused to give Mathewson a no-hit
game recently there is heated war on
between the newspaper men of New
York. From the press reports of the
game it appears that ''Matty'' really
deserved a no-hit contest. But over in
Brooklyn they don't care much for Man.
haitian importations.
The Reds and Cardinals ought to be
friendly. as about half of the Cardinals
were on the payroll of Garry Hermann
at one time.
There is tact understanding among
the Browns infielders that Bill Abstein
is not to go after any fly balls when
1t is possible for another man on the
inf1eld to handle the play. Abstein as
first baseman is daily showing the Amer
lean League fans just why Fred Clarke
released him and the other National
League clubs waived on him.
Andrew j. Coakley, a former member
has begun a suit to recover $3.50 from
the club. He says that $3.50 of this
amount is his unpaid salary. Coakley
was signed UP in April. 1909, under a con-
tract Gaining Tor %, tU anu was Tclcdoou
early in the season.. The suit was trans
ferred yesterday to the United States cir
cult court from the supreme court.
Bill Dahlen. manager of the Brooklyn
club, has announced that he has pro-
tested Pittsburg's victory of Monday.
He asserts that Miller. on scoring the
winning run in the ninth inning, did not
touch third base, and that both KLEIN
and Kane refused to rule on his protest,
made at the time after he had taken the
ball from the Pittsburg players and
thrown it to third.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-11

LIVERPOOL, May 11.-Wheat-Spot
dull: No. = red western winter no stock;
futures, easy: May. as $4d; July, IS 1Ad;
October. as I'd.
Corn-Spot, firm: new American mixed
northern, IS 4d; old American mixed, is
Sd; futures dull; July nominal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-11
LONDON MARKET.
Special Cablesram to The Star.

Special Cabiesram to The Star
LONDON May 11.-American railway
shares closed In the regular session show
ing some hesitancy, but the group
strengthened on the curb. Gilt-edged in
vestments shaded the best figures. KAT
frs were stronger. The continental
bourses closed quiet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-11
Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales--Regular call. IL O'Clock noon-Captal
Traction 5s, LOCO at 115.
Potomac Electric Cons IS. $1,000 at 10l.
8 900 at 101. $1,000 at 1O1. $1,000 at l0l,
$1,000 at 101, $1,000 at 10l, $1,000 at 1Ol,
81 900 at 1O1.
Capital Traction. 25 at 40. % at 1901.
Washington Gas. c5 at 71N.
91As.
After call-Capital Traction. at 1904.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-11
The World of Finance and Trade.
Washington; New York; London.
LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS.

AT the meeting Of the stock exchange
To-Day quotation lot of twenty-fiv
shares OF gas stock sold for IFS. The
Did did not remain at that level, but
was Hes, with q as the asking price.
Yesterday the bid was IN and the ask
ing price 71ss.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-11
BALTIMORE.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
BALTIMORE. May 11.-Wheat-Weak;
spot contract. los: spot No. red west
ern. los; July, LOB asked; receipts, 4J,3t-SO
bushels; exports. 1876 bushels.
Corn-Ouiet: spot contract "a: Nav. 81 :
July, 67k: receipts, 465S bushels; exports
rs 243 bushels. southern white corn. 73
Oats-Firmer: No. = white. 49a491z: No
:; white, 4714a4S1s: No. = mixed, 47a471s;
receipts 3,145 bushels.
Rye-Dull: No. . western domestic, S3a
81.
Hav-Dull. unchanged
Grain freiehtS-DulI. UNCHANGED
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-11
Sarah A. PAYNE. widow

Mrs. Sarah A. Payne. widow of Col
James q. Payne, died at her residence
.l1o Massachusetts, avenue northwest al
II o'clock this morning. Arrangements for
the funeral have not been completed. Col
Payne. who was for many years auditor
of the Supreme Court Of the District of
Columbia, died several months ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-11

Besides getting more than 800 in
money. the robbers VINO cracked the safe
of the North American Manufacturing
Company at Newell. w. Va, secured
Sc 600 in postage stamps.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-11
LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL. May 11.-Closing. Cot
ton-Spot, good business done; prices
points higher; American middling
fair. SIS; good middling. 8.26; mid
ding. sl2; low low middiirg' se2; good Sa
sales of the day were 10000 bales, Of
which 1000 we're for speculation and
export, and included 800 American,
Receipts. 1000 bales. no American. Flu
lures opened firm and closed barely
steady; May. 1854: May-June. $50;
June-July. 7.75,s; July-August: 40;
August 7.2; September-Oc-
tober, 500; tober-November 6.S1 !;
November December, 6.72h; December
January. 6.70h; January-February, SIS;
February March. s.s7,s: March-April.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-11

Bar silver steady. "A l5-l6d per ounce.
Money, PAPA per cent.
The rate OF discount in the open market for
short bills Is ) 3-16a3it per cent.
rhe rate Of discount In the open market for
three month bills is 3-l6a3lS per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-11

Hal Chase continues playing wonder
full ball at first for the New York Ameri-
cans. His fielding and batting have fig
ured prominently in every game.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-11
New York Curb Prices.

Quotations furnished BY 2. F. Hutton & Co..
Caverly, manager, 1901 + street northwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-11

President Lynch of the National john
son OF the American League and Chving-
ton of the American Association have
instructed their umpires to infiict heavy
fines on players guilty of using profanity
on the playing field.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-11

Jack O'Connor is trying Dode Criss out
at first base. About the only thing Criss
has ever been able to do is to hit the
ball. and the opposing pitchers have been
passing him every time he essayed the
role Of pinch-hitter. If he can make a
fair showing at the first corner it will
probably mean curtains for Abstein
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-11
LIVERPOOL.

Hav-Dull. unchanged.
Grain freights-Dull. W.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-11

The Nashville team of the Southern
League holds the seasons records for
errors. making ten misplays behind
Pitcher Viebahn in game against
Chattanooga. The infield had eight
boobies and Viebahn contributed the
other two. The score was 3 to 3 until
the twelfth, when Chattanooga made nine
runs in a row
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-11

The Reds and Cardinals ought to be
friendly. as about half of the Cardinals
were on the payroll of Garry Hermann
at one time.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-08-04
Winterset Business Men Give 81, 100
to Light Square.

Winterset is to be a beautifully
lighted city. Iron posts, each mount
ed by five globes. seven on each side
Of the square, identical with those
used in lighting the business portion
of Des Moines are to be planted and
installed as soon as possible.
Committees representing each side
of the square called on the business
men last week and easily raised the
SLIGO necessary funds for the lights
The city has agreed to furnish the
current until midnight. The cost of
each post is approximately $1,000,
which is paid for by the business
men. The cost of installation, which
is to be paid for by the city will
bring the total cost of each post up
to S61.00.
The board of supervisors has tacit-
ly agreed that it will place four of
these posts in the court house square
and two on the Jail square. The P
p. 0. has promised that one post
shall be erected at the depot Four
posts to each block on the west side
of the depot street will be installed
The cost, which seemed at first to
be excessive, is caused by the method
of wiring, which will have to be I'M
derground. The material is expect
ed to be here today, and the work of
installation will commence at once.
-Winterset News.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-08-04
Motller-in-law is Praised.

Rev. Bruce Brown, pastor of Dean
Avenue Christian church of Spokane,
scored the hit of his life at the Moth
ers' Day Young Women's Christian
association when he said among other
things in the course of his address to
the young women:
For the maligned and mistreated
tribe of mothers-in-law / want to
speak good word today. Almost
every mother must some time in her
life become mother-in-law, and it
will not be easy for you to have your
boy put another woman first in his
life. i lay upon the conscience
OF the many young women be-
fore me that they never be-
come jealous of the love that
their sweethearts give to their moth
ers. 1t is one Of the tragedies of life
for a woman who has guided the
every step of her boy, to see him
place another first in his affections.
Some day you may taste the bitter
ness of that cup. So you should love
your mother-in-law as you would be
beloved
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-08-04

l. H. C. sisal always
measures 500 feet to
the. pound; l. HI. C.
manila 900 and $50 feet
to the pound. 1t won't
clog, foul or snap. It
fits the knotter for
which it is specially
designed. Costs no
more, so get it. A
dealer everywhere.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-08-04
The Year Without a summer.

Those who deplore the passing Of
the old-time summer should look up
the records for the year 1916, and
note what happened then. 1916 was
called the year without a summer ;"
There was frost in every month of
the year. January and February
were mild; March was clustering
and raw; at the end of April snow
fell abundantly, and the brooks were
ice imprisoned as in winter. In May
the wondering buds and young plants
were nipped ere they were aware;
the corn was annihilated by an ice
sheet that formed to the thickness of
half an inch. In June snow fell three
inches deep in New York and Massa-
chusetts, and the destruction of
growing things begun in May was
disastrously completed. On the 9Th of
July ice as thick as window glass was
a common phenomenon in Pennsyl-
vania, and in August there was ice
half an inch thick. PENNSYLVANIA
farmers We're compelled to pay 81
and IS bushel for corn for the next
springs planting. Winter seemed to
set in during the latter fortnight of
September; from that time forward
ice and snow We're at no time lack
ing.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-08-04
DRAYMAN HAUL NO MORE BOOZE
County Attorney Ratcliff Issues
Warning to Draymen That it is
an InfractiOn of the Law
and Must Cease.

1t now looks as if all users, and
especially all buyers, of beer or
booze would be compelled to invest
in wheelbarrows and haul their own
liquid refreshments from the depot
or express office. County attorney
Ratcliff has been looking into the
matter pretty closely and has decid-
ed that the law controlling the opera
application to those engaged in the
dray and livery business, and for this
reason the provision of the law for
bidding common carriers to trans
port beer or liquor from points with
in the state becomes operative as ap-
piled to the draymen who have been
accustomed to hauling consignments
of this class of goods from the depot
to the home of the consignee.
This is only one of the several IT,
Irregularities, says Mr.. Ratcliff,
(which seems to need more strin-
gent regulation. There seems to be
no law to cover the interstate ship
ments that will deprive any man of
his beer, and may have it in their
cellars, use it moderately, and, while
| cannot say it does them no harm
yet the damage to society is slight and
there is no legal complaint to make
on this score but when minors, boys
sixteen to eighteen years of age, can
get beer shipped in and delivered to
them, with which they may carrouse
unknown to their parents, it is de-
moraliZing to say the least, and
intend to do everything in my pow9r
to put stop to this, as we'll as to
all other indiscriminate use of booze,
and the Bookkeeping that is from
time to time reported. ] mean bust
ness in regard to these draymen;
believe l can make it stick, and if
those convicted
Mr. Ratcliff went over to Villisca
and destroyed suit case full of
whiskey which had been confiscated
by justice of that city last week,
and for which no one put in claim
for possession. 1t was taken from two
young men during the tournament
last Tuesday, and they were told to
appear in court and claim their prop
erty, but the young men never ap-
peared and the booze was poured into
the gutter
With Mr.. Ratcliff directing the
work, and with Sheriff Jackson, Chief
Shoemaker and Constable Illings-
worth ready at all times to execute
his orders or take the initiative in
the absence of the county attorney,
Red Oak will soon be too hot to hold
the boot-legger, and they will have to
get beyond even the county's limits
to be anythink like in the clear.
Meanwhile, the folks able and
anxious to have beer in their homes
must take their automobiles, or their
buggies, dog-carts, toy wagons. or,
as we suggested, use whee,barrow,
and hike to the express office. sign
up, and haul their own beer nome.
The draymen of the city know that
Mr.. Ratcliff means business and few
of them will have the hardihood to
take any chances Red Oak EXPRESS