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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-15
CALL MONEY.
NEW RICE MURDER CLUE.
Woman in Madison Tells of Man
Who Wanted to See Paper.

CLEVELAND. Ohio. August 1o.-Word
received today from Madison. Ohio. forty
miles east of this city. that a possible
clue TO the identity of the slayer or
slayers of William L. Rice. millionaire
attorney. who was found murdered In
the street week ago Friday night. had
been unearthed there. revived the hopes
OF detectives working on the case.
The new clue is contained in the state
ment OF Mrs Nellie Davitt. Madison
resident. who says that strange man
called at her home the day following the
murder and anxiously asked her to let
him see Cleveland paper Of that date
He seemed much disappointed. she says
when she stated her inability to accom-
modate him. Detectives are looking TOT
the man.
The inquest was resumed today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-15
BOMB MENACES MAYOR.
Found Under Window of Office Of
Detroit's Executive.

holding out a formidable-looking bomb,
which he claimed to have found be-
meath a window OF Mayor Breitmeyer's
once In the city hall. James Melville.
employed by the department OF public
works as q street cleaner entered po-
lice headquarters yesterday and start
ed q temporary panic.
The bomb was such as is used for
blasting rock No clue was furnished
as TO the identity of the person who
left II under the window, and IL Is not
known that any threats have been
made on the mayors life. The police
are not inclined to take the matter
very seriously, thinking it may have
been the work OF . prsetical joker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-15
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET.

CHICAGO. August 15-Cattle-Receipts
estimated at 20,0OO head; market weak;
i0c lower; beeves. 4.55as 20: Texas steers.
3.5ea5.T0. western steers. 4Ooa6. 40 head .
stockers and feeders. 4.U0a6 ~; cows and
heifers. 2-j0a6.35. calves, 61as.50.
Hogs-Receipts estimated at .s2oOO head :
market 10c lover. light, \ 45as.g3; mixed
I.S5as.s3; heavy, I.CCas.i5: rough. I.60a
$50: good 10 choice heavy, 1.sOaS. ~:
pigs. s.5,agU. bulk of sales. S.O5aS.35.
Sheep-Receipts estimated at 10000
head market lOc lower. native a25a43o:
western. 2.JOai26; yearlings 4uOa5. 20,
lambs. native. i-25a6.6O. western, A23a
6.55.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-15

Louisiana Assembly Takes Up Pan
anna Canal Fair Proposition.

BATON ROUGE. La. August 15.-C0n.
vened In extra session to consider . prop
osition for raising ss.5O.Ooo in support %
an exposition to be held in New Orleans
In 1915 to celebrate the completion Of the
Panama canal. members Of the Louisians
general assembly gathered here today.
A Joint resolution was paused at the
recent regular session OF the general as
sembiy proposing Q constitutional amend-
ment for a tax OF $4.O0.00Ol Several days
ago IL was suggested that this amount b
increased TO SO, JOO.O00 and Gov. Sanders
called an extra legislative session TO con.
slider Ii.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-15

ton-spot dull. prices points lower;
American middling. fair, ST.: good mid
ding. s.42: middling. s.2S; low middling.
sis: good ordinary. 1872: ordinary. 7.67.
The sales Of the day were 1900 bales, of
port, and included $500 American. Re-
ceipts, 1000 bales. none American. Fu-
lures opened easier and closed quiet
August. 7.05: August and September 1865;
and November, TO: November and De-
cember, 7.OO1a: December and January,
Cos; January and February. 6.97; Feb
ruary and March. 6g7h; March and April,
a8TIa: April and May. GOT; May and
June, 6.07.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-15
Prussic Acid in Sorghum
Stalks Kills Herd of Eight.
THEY ATE IT FOR CORN
Broke Into Mr.. Brewers Ten-Acre
Patch With Disastrous Result.
MILK SHIPMENTS S,
STOPPED
No More From Dickerson Dairy to
Washington Until Matter Has
Been Investigated.

Cows which have an appetite for greer
prussic acid on the stalk not to say the
cob. had better be restrained with some
thing heavier and more substantial than
an ordinary weather-beaten rail fence. II
the experience Of the herd belonging to
William G. Brewer. who ships milk to
Washington from Dickerson. Nd. is OF
any value
Mr. Brewers cows started in to clean
up ten-acre patch Of a very beautiful
and mysterious plant which contains
enough prussic acid to kill every one In
the state-and consequently eight OF the
COWS did not leave the patch until they
were dragged out dead.
The story was brought to Washington
today by DR.. John Turner, veterinarian
for the health department Dr. Turner
has been making an Official tour of dairy
farms for DR.. Woodward.
In one Of the fields Of Mr.. Brewers
iarm an enormous quantity of sorghum
maize, or small corn. lacking the ears.
The farmers use IL as q sort of make
shift for corn fodder for cows using 1t
when corn Is short or the crop has not
made good.
Turns It to Poison.
Sorghum when cut and dried and
otherwise properly treated is an accepta-
BILE and perfectly healthful food for cat
tie, according to DR.. Turner. However,
when 1t Is waving in the field. to eat ii is
rather dangerous business. as the green
stalks are full OF cyanide Of potash. which
when mingled with water or the liquids
of cows mouth turns into something
so like prusaic acid as to be called by
that name.
So Mr.. Brewers cows walked into ten
acres of prussic acid and RECALLED them
selves. 1t was good eating as long as
their breath held out, but the feast,
though merry and delightful for a few
minutes, came to very sudden end. The
field Of sorghum must have been very
tempting to the cows, as they broke down
a rail fence to get to IL.
As soon as Mr.. Brewer heard Of the
death OF his cows, he ordered all milk
shipments from his dairy farm stopped
until he had looked into the matter thor
oughly.
DR.. Turner brought back a sheaf Of
sorghum ard sent II to the bureau Of
plant industry today.
The specimens of the poisonous plant
and the report submitted by DR.. John
Turner will be referred to the depart
ment Of drug plant. poisonous plant and
tea culture Investigations Of the bureau
of plant industry of the Department of
Agriculture. DR.. Rodney III. True Is head
Of the drug plant division Of the bureau.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-15
BALTIMORE.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

BALTIMORE. Md. August l5-Wheat-
Easier; spot contract. 1.O4h spot No. 9
red western. 1.06k: August, 1.O4A Sep
TENDER, Los: December, I.Osal .OSA
No. red. 9sh; receipts. 24.2aO bushels:
southern by sample. SOal.O2; southern on
grade. 99a1 O5.
Corn-Quiet spot contract, 80; receipts.
1927 bushels.
new. 42a42is; No. white. old. 42hai3;
new. 4O11a4l: No. mixed, old, 4211a43;
receipts. ~. 100 bushels.
Rye-Steady: No. western, domestic.
76a77. receipts. 2.5S7 bushels.
Hay-Firm: new No. I timothy, S22;
new No. ! clover mixed, 9.5Oa$2O
Grain freights steady: steam to Liver
pool per bushel. lad August; cork for
orders per quarter IS August.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-15

LANCASTER. Cal. August 15.-The
body of Mrs.. Castine. q wealthy woman
who lived on a ranch four miles east OF
here. was discovered yesterday near the
house, under six inches OF dirt. The
side Of her head had been crushed. A
young German farmer suspected OF the
crime 10 missing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-15
Cruisers Going to Valparaiso.

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. August 3D.
Bound for Valparaiso. where they will
participate I'm the opening of the Chilean
centennial next month. the cruisers Cali
fornia. Pennsylvania, Colorado and
washington left here yesterday under
command OF Rear Admiral Giles b. Har-
Der. The first stop will be made at CHM
botet Peru.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-15
Washington Stock Exchange.

SAles.-Regular call. IL O'Clock noon-W asning-
ton Gas cert. $500 at no. :. -
Capital Traction So. $500 at 1l4a.. S.ooC AZ
IFS. 81 600 at rs. 81, 600 at lis, $1,000 at 10
Capital Traction. il at l2SL. -
Washington Gas. 25 at 16L 20 at 'ot7. %
at 16x. 80 at 49,
Lanston Monotype. at 3d. - "a
American Security and Trust. 10 at Isl, ~
at 2S0L.
Dime Savings Bank. 20 at 12i7.
After cali-Capital Traction 5s. 500 at llo:
washington Rwy. and Elec. pfd., at sSA'
Capital Traction. 25 at l2s, II at 12s.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-15

PERU. Ind. August 15.-Gabriel God
frey. chief Of the Miami Indian tribe.
died suddenly last night at his home.
east OF Peru, OF heart disease. He was
seventy-six years Of age. He had been
married three times and was the father
Of nineteen children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-15
INTERNAL REVENUE TAX
\ F00TS UP $268, 768, 230
Collections Reported by Commission
er cabeli for 1910 Show Gain
Over Previous Year.

The preliminary report Of r. E. Cabell.
commissioner Of internal revenue. of col
lections during the fiscal year 1910 has
been made to the Secretary of the Treas
TRY. 1t shows the total receipts from
ordinary sources to have been s26s. I6s 30.
not including the corporation tax. an in
crease of $22.5o5.5l over the year 1909.
when the total collections were s246.212.-
II9.
/" The corporation tax collections In 1910
were $10.959.7 S5. Since the beginning OF
the fiscal year 1911. corporation taxes to
the amount Of s6.l2s,Tl9 have been col
lected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-15
Sources of Revenue.

The receipts from the various sources
Of internal revenue taxation were as fol-
lows: Spirits. which includes taxes from
all distilled liquors. fruit. grain. etc. and
the dealers therein, $1is, 029. I'll. u, as
against sl34. S6s. O34 II for the former fiscal
year, an Increase of sl3,16l.177. showing
a great increase in the manufacture Of
ardent spirits In use throughout the coun-
try; tobacco. all kinds. s57, $50 ISL. as
against &5l. Ss7,1TS. an incs@ase of 5000,
I.3; fermented liquors, beer, malt. ale.
etc, so. 572.2sS. as against So, 4J6. AL !:
oleomarsarine. $l.O90.JU2. and from the
same source last year. Sg02. 1877; renovated
butter. sI21 $50. as against ST., 16i.
There were small receipts from mixed
flour, filed cheese, adulterated butter,
playing cards. etc, making up the re-
mainder of the total.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-15
Standard Oil Directors Absent.

NEW YORK. August blot weather
caused so many directors OF the Stand
ard OIL Company to leave the city for
cooler spots that when the quarterly
there was no quorum present to act on
the dividend which u to be paid In Sep
TENDER. The regular September dis
bursement Is 100000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-15
Holland Got Most Of Gold.

LONDON. August Is. = Holland took
g, O0O, O00 worth of the 81. 10000 Of Qolf
available on the open market today. The
balance went to India
The price remained unchanged % TIC
ID. There - ~ -AnseT1cas. >aS11ea0 -.
gold. - vAe rate Of exchsngs vas Cd
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-15
LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL. August 15.-Closing:
Wheat-Spot dull: No. 2 red western win
ter. no stock; futures easy; October, rs
Tad: December. Is sad March, Is 9kd
Corn-Spot strong; old American mixed.
IS I'D; futures dull: September. Is 9isd :
October. Is 9lad
Peas-Canadian, steady rs Flour
Winter patents. steady, 3Os. Hops in
London Pacific COAST, steady. IS 5sa e3.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-15
LONDON MARKET.

LONDON. August 15.-American Sc
curities opened firm and n fraction
above rarity today. During the first hour
prices improved on fair buying, and at
noon the market was frmer and from
unchanged to y higher than SATURDAYS
New York closing.
quieter and q part OF the early i'm
provement was lost. The market closed
ca sier.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-15

NEW YORK. August 15-The Seaboard
Company, organised to remodel the
finances OF the Seaboard Air Lipe rail-
clared q dividend OF III per cent on It's
first preferred stock. : This II the dyut
dividend paid since 1907.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-15
WINS HIGH PRAISE OF ALL
POTOMAC CLUB TO BE CON.
GRADUATED UPON SUCCESS.
Organization Faces Q Deficit, How
ever, and Subscriptions in Its
Aid Are Suggested.

Washington. especially that portion In
terested in aauatics. is congratulating It.
self and the Potomac Boat Club on the
successful national regatta which was
held on the Potomac river last Friday
and Saturday. The visiting oarsmen.
representing eighteen cities in this coun-
try and Canada, have practically all left
the city. and all OF them spoke in praise
Of the manner in which the regatta was
conducted.
The regatta. however, was not nnan-
cially success. And this is particular
~ to be regretted. the oarsmen say. be-
cause the Potomac Boat Club must foot
the bill. and 1t was due to the efforts
of that club that Washington was Sc
lected as the city at which to hold the
regatta. and to the energy Of the MEM
bers Of the club that 1t was run OF so
successfully. Just how much q . def
icit there will be remains to be seen. but
the Potomac club must pay II, unless
public-spirited citizens and organisations
come forward with subscriptions
Managing Club Must Foot Bills.
The expenses OF holding a national re-
gatta are necessarily heavy and must be
cared for by the club under whose au-
spices the regatta is held. The entrance
fees, however. do not go to the local club.
but to the National Association Of ANA
teur Oarsmen. The local club IL left,
therefore. TO depend upon public subscrip-
tions the program and the seats upon the
barges at the finish of the course for
funds to pay the expenses.
Members Of the Potomac Club say they
have made their appeal to the public. and
they do not feel that they can again ask
for oil
But the fact that the subscriptions by
the public were not large In the first
instance, and because OF the great benent
which the regatta was to the city, has
inclined persons outside the club to the
opinion that a public subscription should
be taken to help the club out Of its dim
culties.
Objects to Be Served.
If this subscription Is made. It is ex-
planned, the Potomac Boat Club will not
only be relieved OF a burden which It is
hardly just II should bear. but the club
will also be In a position to send to the
middle states regatta its junior crew.
which made such a good showing against
the Detroit eight last Friday. The crew
stands an excellent chance of winning
the race II II is allowed to enter. which
would help along aquatics In Wash
ington.
There is Q report to the effect that
Durando Miller Of the New York Ath-
letic Club who was suddenly seized with
cramps during the championship senior
singles race Saturday. and was unable
to finish, had been Ill for two days before
the race. He was the favorite In the
race, and persons who backed him de-
clare that there should have been no
secret made OF his illness. One Of the
members of the Potomac club said today,
however, that Miller had been At the
boathouse the night before the race and
had shown no signs whatever OF being
ill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-15

nar silver steady, 24tkd Der ounce.
Money. lAalh per cent.
The rate OF discount In the open market fol
short bills is 5l6ae& per cent.
The rate OF discount In the open market for
three month bills ID 2Is per cant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-15
Treasury Statement.

The condition Of the Treasury at the beginning
Of business today WAS follows:
TRUST FUNDS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-15
METAL UNDER DRIVE
Entire Stock List Shows a
Sympathetic Weakness.
HURT By PROFIT TAKING
Room Traders Realize on Purchases
Made During Slump.
RAID ON WESTERN RAILS
With Steel and Copper Were Weak
est Feature of Market-Bears
Get a Slice.
RAID ON WESTERN RAILS

NEW YORK, August 15.-The stock
market opened today dull and steady. but
soon afterward displayed a yielding
tendency In sympathy with the pressure
against the metal stocks. United States
Steel declined 4 and Amalgamated Cop
per and American Smelling a.
On the other hand Rock Island preferred
moved up II. and Republic Steel 1.
Room traders followed the lead of the
professionals and sold stocks. causing a
further general decline The western rail-
road stocks. Reading. United States Steel
and the copper stocks were the weak
features. Union Pacific sagged is, Amer
lean Smelling and Amalgamated Copper
IL. Reading and United States Steel Ia.
and St. Paul, Southern Pacific, Missouri
Pacific and Chesapeake and Ohio l. Kan
sas City. Fort Scott and Memphis pre-
fsrred advanced 4 and Great Northern
Ore certificates /.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-15
Weakness Due to Realizing.

Several more of the representative
stocks scored losses of point before the
selling movement exhausted itself. The
weakness Of the market was due TO the
realizing of some of the profits on the
recent sharp advance and selling by bear
traders, who took advantage of the alb
sence of any important buying to put out
new short lines. Prices at noon were
slightly above the lowest. Union Pacific
rallied q point. Bonds were easy.
Active stocks were neglected and held
at about the noon prices. Among the
minor stocks there were some gains of
consequence. Colorado Fuel preferred
improved ; points. Allis-Chalmers pre-
ferred rose and Illinois Central and
American Wooden advanced ].
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-15
NEW YORK CURB PRICES.

Quotations furnished bv W H. Hihbs Co
members New York STOCK Exchange
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-09-30
SLIGHT ADVANCE
IN COTTON PRICES
Opening Is Lower Followed BY
General Gains
OFFERINGS ARE HEAVY
After an Active Business During the
Morning the Prices Fall on on
Bearish News From Brit
ish Spinners
OFFERINGS ARE HEAVY

New York, September 29.-An early de-
cline in the cotton market was followed
by a sharp advance, but only the late
months sold above the high level of yes
terday, and the close was off from the
best under realizing and selling for a
reaction, although the final tone was very
steady at a net decline OF point on
November with other deliveries to II
points net higher.
Business was very active during the
morning, and after opening steady at a
decline of to points, with the near
months relatively eased in sympathy
with Liverpool prices advanced on cover
ing by some of yesterdays late sellers
and aggressive support from prominent
Wall street and western operators. The
cables were lower than due on the New
York close of yesterday. but showed no
sucn weakness as would indicate that the
English trade is taking a serious view
of the Lancashire situation, and this
probably encouraged buying here while
support was also Influenced by further
bullish crop reports.
only in the way of realizing but also rep
resenting rather more confidence on the
part of reactionists, yet they were read
lily absorbed, and 1t was not until the
market showed a net gain OF from 10
is poins with January and later months
selling a point or so above the high leve,
of yesterday that there was any reaction
of consequences Then demand became a
little less active and prices eased Off
or points from the top under continued
realizing and little selling from spot
people who were supposed to be operat-
ing on the failure of southern spot mar
kets to respond more readily to the local
advance.
Only two or three of the southern mar
kets reported early were &c higher, and
some of the more important markets
were unchanged with Savannah easy. 1t
was reported during the day that the
National Ginners association made the
condition of the crop &C per cent, against
7o.S last MONTH and another private es-
innate issued made the condition 65.4 per
cent, comparing with the official figures
of 5s.5 last year. This authority also es-
timated the crop at 100000 bales, with
an average frost date. The West Indian
storm was reported still moving west
ward, but attracted less attention than
yesterday.
Receipts at ports today, 1922 bales.
against 2e,9so last week and 679S9 last
year. For the week. $4,000, against 24l.-
a4s last week and SsO,Ss1 last year. To-
days receipts at New Orleans, 1855,
against 6113 last year, and at Houston,
Il, 756, against 1854 last year.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-09-30

distant positions, which gave rise to the
belief that certain interests were trans
ferring their long commitments In order
to avoid tenders of actual cotton. After
the call there was no special selling. The
market was quiet. Bears were dsap-
pointed because their predictions con-
corning the Lancashire lockout were not
fulfilled, and in order to balance things
they called attention to the fact that
neither the cold wave nor the gulf storm
that some bulls were talking about yes
terday had materialized. The weather
map was dry and this stimulated buying
to some extent At the end OF the first
half hour of trading the more active
months were 10 to Il points up.
Very bullish press reports concerning
Arkansas, which stated that the boil
weevil had destroyed all hope of a top
crop, and low crop estimates from promi
nent New York brokerage firms strength
ened the market after the first half hour
of trading and gave 1t a steady tone
during the remainder of the morning
session. The market seemed healthy af-
ter the liquidation by longs yesterday
and moderate buying movement served
to put prices II to % points up around
the middle Of the morning Profit taking
by longs began at this level and checked
the advance, but did not bring about
much of a reaction. Later the rumor
that the National Ginners association
was out with a condition report of 66
caused fresh short covering and at noon
prices were IL TO 10 points over yester-
days close.
In the afternoon session considerable
profit taking WAS in evidence and the
leading bulls made no effort to sustain
the market In the face of the selling,
which brought about reaction of 10 to
II points from the highest of the day.
A large export movement from several
ports gave the market steadiness In
spite of the liquidation. At 2 O'Clock
prices were s to u points over yester-
days close.
The close was steady at a net advance
of 10 to IA points.
N.xv nrya.u. raxto,, E.xturas