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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-02
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NO ATTITUDE TAKEN IN Pc.
LITICAL CRISIS.
Bishops Urge That No EXPRESSIONS Of
Opinion Be Given From the
Pulpits.
Foreign Correspondence Of The Star.

Foreign Correspondence Of The Star.
LONDON. December -, 1909.
With the imminence Of q general cleo
ton the bishops Of the Church Of Eng
land are in one form or another making
reference to the attitude they deem it
desirable to be observed both by clergy
and laity.
In several instances special prayers for
public or for private use have been sug-
gested, with the recommendation that
electors should make their duty a matter
Of supplication. Archbishops and bishops
alike appear to be agreed that politics are
out of place in the pulpit.
The Bishop of Winchester remarks:
Upon most of the burning questions
Of the day devout churchmen, good, hon.
orable and loyal citizens. will be found
widely separated in views. It appears
to me neither reasonable nor decorous
that clergyman should employ the ad-
vantage Of his position as a preacher for
the promotion Of distihctively party
opinions. whether in support Of or in op-
position to the government Of the day."
The Bishop OF Manchester remarks that
the pulpit is not the place for political
education, but that it is the place "for
sedulously teaching the spirit in which is
sues of great public Importance should
pc IodChcO
The Bishop of ST. Adams urges the
clergy to keep the church, as a church,
wholly outside the conflict, and, what
ever temptation may be given by others.
rigidly to exclude politics from the
pulpit"
The Bishop of Southwell afirms that the
more bitter the spirit likely to be found
in the political world the more neces-
sary it is for the church to preach the
gospel of good will during the holy season
of Christmastide.
1t is worth noting that quite in accord
with the spirit of these utterances the
current issue Of the monthly magazine
published in connection with st. Peter 8
Church, Staines. contains an expression
Of the wears regret that a passage from
sermon by a curate-which declared
that the present government was doing
all it could to hinder the work of God
should have appeared in recent issue.
Among nonconformist bodies party diff
ferences with respect to political issues
are more in evidence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-02
JESUITS PROPERTY SOLD.
Houses in Rue Haxo, Where Mem
bers of Order Were Shot in 1871.
ign Correspondence Of The Star.

FOrelgn correspondence OF The Star.
PARIS, December 90 1909
The liquidation of the religious orders
is not yet over. A few days since the
Jesuits property in the Rue Haxo was
sold by auction. 1t was in fifteen di-
visions, including chapels, pavilions, and
a large garden. but as no purchaser could
be found for each separate division the
whole property was finally disposed of
for the sum of $4,000. Special interest
attaches to this property, as it is at the
wall separating it from the Rue Haxo
that fifty hostages, as they were termed.
were shot by the Communists May %,
1871 at 10 o'clock in the evening. Fifty
two were being led to their death, but
two were allowed to escape on the way.
One was the Able Betheletto, who is
now archbishop. His appearance was SO
boyish that two of the Communists took
pity on him, and told him that they would
let him go. but he refused unless his
friend. the Able Barquebot. who was
walking at his side, was also permitted
to fee. and after some consultation they
consented.
The unfortunate prisoners who were so
cruelty shot had been taken out of the
Roquette prison and conducted to the
Rue Haxo. Strange to relate, when the
on the ground. which would have been
the exact number if the two priests who
had been allowed to escape had been
shot. One of the corpses was that of a
Communist officer. who had been so
shocked at the brutality Of the whole af-
fair that he had Indignantly protested.
Another was that of a man also wearing
Communist uniform, but his body was
never identified, nor was 1t ever known
how he happened to be shot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-02
LIGHT LOST IN SPACE.
Prof. Kapteyn Believes Ether Alb
serbs the Stars Rays.
,reign Correspondence Of The Star.


LONDON, December "a, 1900.
It has been question with astronomers
whether light is absorbed in its passage
through space. OF late years home
figures have been adduced tending to the
belief that the loss Of light was rather
considerable. Nature quotes on this SUBJ
ject a recent communication from Prof.
Kapteyn of Groningen. the famous as
tronomer, who. like Mr. Eddingen of
Greenwich, has made some most pro-
foundly important contributions of late
years to stellar astronomy Prof Kap-
teyn thinks that "such absorption prob
ably does exist" The criterion he adopts
is that absorption by the interstellar
medium-the universal ether-would tend
tant stars that reach us; and there is
evidence that the light of remoter stars
is redder than that of orbs nearer to
us. Taking as a measure a distance Of
3o.6 light years-that is to say, of star
whose light takes nearly thirty-three
years to reach us--he finds a certain
measurable loss. one very much less. than
some of the estimates.
If this should prove true, we may have
here measure of our universe. 1t may
be possible to say that all the stars we
see are probably contained within the
5000 or 1000 light years. That would be
our universe; but what beyond. Other
universes doubtless. and beyond them
more and more. How and where the
universes should end or begin we are no
more capable Of imagining than we are
thing-if it be a thing-time, ever began
or shall cease, when. as the Apocalyptic
seer says, There shall be time no
longer"
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DE MUSSET MYSTERY.
Lone Letters of Poet Suppressed for
Years to Be Made Public,

Foreign Correspondence Of The Star.
PARIS, December 22. 1909.
Almost as much as Byron, Alfred de
Musset still interests lovers of romance.
In few days a new Musset mystery
will be revealed. A packet Of letters
lies sealed at the Bibliotheque Rationale.
where it was deposited Twenty-Five years
ago. The letters are now to be opened
and communicated to readers in the
manuscript department. What the letters
contain no one knows, but it is q million
to one they write of love. Their history.
so far as the trustee of the packet, who
handed 1t to the Nationalist Library. will
disclose. is as follows:
Nearly thirty years ago he was Ii
brarian at the palace of Compieane. and
in that town met an old lady who lived
among memories of the past De Musset
the poet, had then been dead twenty-five
years. The lady. who loved him, remem-
bered him as If she had known him only
the day before. and her greatest treasure
was a packet Of his letters. She said
that before she died she would destroy
them. Her visitor urged that whatever
Alfred de Musset wrote belonged to the
public. She at last consented to hand
over the letters, on two conditions. Her
name was to be kept secret and they
were to be kept sealed I'D for thirty
years. The trustee gave them to the
Bibliotheque Rationale on those condi-
tions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-02
Money Market.

The money market ruled easy until we'll
along in the summer, when the competi-
tive demands from general mercantile and
business quarters made the financing of
speculative campaigns in Wall street
more expensive. The west and south made
their annual calls on New York and other
eastern centers for crop-moving money.
but not to the extent observed in former
years. Largely through combination
of important banking interests money
was kept within the = per cent limitation
right up to the end of the year. The
bond market was active until midsum-
mer Since that time the demand for
bonds has lessened somewhat. The in
vestment requirements were amply sup
piled by new issues and from the undi-
gested remnant of old goods. Since au-
tumn bond prices have been shaded some
what. The year has been marked by
more or less speculative activity in the
convertible and collateral trust bonds
of the Hartman Pacifics, Wabash, South
ern railway, junior Fries, Rock Island
and c., H. & d.
The year 1910 holds out a promise OF
splendid business, not only throughout
the country at large. but on the stock ex-
changes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-02
AUDIENCE GR|LLS EARL
HOOT DEFENDER OF LORDS AT.
TITUDE ON BUDGET.
Caught in Misstatement. of Fact and
His Motives and Opinions Sar-
castically Ridiculed.
Foreign Correspondence Of The Star.

Foreign Correspondents Of The Star.
LONDON, December "a, 1902
The Earl Of Dunmore, a brave SOL
der who has won the Victoria Cross,
never faced forlorner hope than he
did the other night at the Nort-road
Schools Barking.
The noble earl essayed to explain to
Barking audience how the lords were
the peoples friends, and were engaged
in protecting them against a tryan-
meal government. He went away a sad
der and wiser man.
His first appearance was signal for
irreverent laughter. He was wearing
a big fur coat, and this was greeted
with mock cries Of awe. Somebody
remarked that the price OF rabbit skins
was up.
The place was crowded to the doors.
When the chairman came on the platform
he assured the audience that they were
all grateful to his lordship for coming
to tell them why the lords had "sus-
pended the budget. This was imme-
diately followed by shouts of laughter.
Il see there are several in the room
who do not agree with him." said the
chairman. This led to the instant re-
ply: None Of US do
Lord Dunmore was received with a
chorus of yells. groans and hooting. He
smiled on the scene, and produced a
bundle of notes from his breast pocket.
Il want to tell you," he said, why
supported Lorn Lansdowne's amend
ment.''
ITO further your own interests came
the prompt reply.
1T was not an amendment to reject the
budget" Lord Dunpore went on.
But his voice was drowned in derisive
laughter. Somebody asked him whether
he expected them to believe that.
I'VE wished to have the budget refer
red to the people"
Because it touched your pockets" re-
Lord Dunmore then tried them with
Lord Rosebery, only to be told that he
was '.jibber" and traitor
The budget would mean less employ
ment, he said, a statement which was
characterized as rubbish" and rot
At this point some one called for three
cheers for Lloyd George. These were
given with the utmost heartiness.
The chairman interviewed.
IF you don't let him waste his time"
This brought forth an emphatic init
nation that the audience did not want
to hear him. He was cordially invited
to go away 10 the DdckWOOuS.
But Lord Dunmore bravely ploughed
on, although every sentence was
drowned in laughter and contradictions.
He tried the licensing bill. only to be
informed that he was 'in with the
brewers"
A fresh tack was tried with the land
taxes. Lord Dunmore gravely informed
the audience that they would injure
the friendly societies.
Thereupon man in the audience
rose and informed him that all the i'll
exempt from the new land taxes. His
lordship looked surprised at this. His
tormentors cruelty asked him why he
did not talk Of things he knew some-
thing about.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-02
English Cloth Market.

MANCHESTER. England. January l.
The cloth market experienced another
unsatisfactory week, merchants consid-
ering prices too high. but manufacturers
have to contend with further advance
in raw material and are unable to meet
the buyers views. Consequently bust
ness is practically lifeless.
Yarns on the week are about in the
same position and margins barely exist
in some instances, and as the demand
does not improve it is considered that it
would pay spinners to close down rather
than continue production under present
conditions,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-02
Money Maket Getting Easier.

The money market felt the pinch on
year end requirements, but discount rates
fell away in anticipation Of easier con-
ditions in the new year with dividend
disbursements, and the market confident
ly expects an early reduction in the bank
rate. The period of ease, however, may
be short-lived. owing to the Indian gold
requirements, which are assuming rather
large dimensions, and the fact that Lon
don will have to pay to France $12, 6OO, 600
recently borrowed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-02
LONDON STOCKS UP
Exchange Finishes the Year
BuoyantIy.
ADVANCES ARE GENERAL
Prospects of Easier Money Help
Tone of Market.
AMERICAN SECURITIES FIRM
Forthcoming Dividend Disburse-
ments Cause Attention by Invest
ors as Well as Spectators.
AMERICAN SECURITIES FIRM

LONDON, January 1.-The stock ex-
change finished the year cheerfully, with
optimistic sentiment in the ascendancy
on the generally encouraging outlook, i'm
proving trade reports and prospects OF
an early reduction In the Bank of Eng
lands rate Of discount.
In spite of the short weeks trading
advances were pretty general. Gilt
edged securities received attention by in
vestors as well as 'speculators in antici-
patton of forthcoming dividend disburse-
ments.
Home Rails Stronger.
Home rails gathered strength on good
traffic returns and trade prospects, while
Mexican rails proved attractive owing to
the good November earnings. Among
the speculative issues West Africans.
rubber and diamond shares showed
marked activity and improvement while
copper shares were buoyant on bullish
American trade advices and anticipation
of increased dividends.
American securities started the week
hesitatingly owing to the Rock Island
incident in Wall street, but the senti-
ment improved later with the good Mo-
vember earnings statements, the Harri
man issues leading in the advance and,
although Fridays market was rather
quieter on dearer money In New York,
the market here closed steady, the final
rates showing net gain OF one to two
points.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-02
Useful.

From the Louisville Courier Journal.
The editor of the magazine was some
what dubious. Curious" said he, that
this anecdote Of Napoleon has never been
in print before"
'It has been in print BEFORE" explained
the space writer. but not attached to
Napoleon"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-02

occurred general sliding of of prices
for most of the railroad issues. Singu-
larry enough, the specific Hartman
stocks suffered least of any. Union Pa
cific, to be sure, broke from 219 to sew
erai points under 200. but it very soon
within two or three points of 200 eyer
since. Southern Pacific is now selling
only four points under the top figure,
1875. and seems to be impregnable. The
to a very promising bull campaign in
New York Central That issue settled
back from 147A to under 125 and rallies
with difficulty. For time 1t sold higher
ten points under it. 1t has long been a
favor1te gamble on the Stock Exchange
to sell New York Central and buy Penn
syYania whenever these two stocks sell
close together. There has not been a
would not have yielded a profit.
Rock Island was an exception to the
prevailing weakness which characterized
most of the railway shares during the
last quarter of the year. Not taking into
account the astounding jump of thirty
points In Rock Island common. which
took place Monday of this week. there
occurred legitimate rise from 20A to
So, the preferred at the same time going
vance in the Rock Island issues Is its
divorce from the San Francisco system,
which was a continuous source of ex-
pense from the day it was taken over
of it. The Hawley stocks have also been
in high favor in the stock market and
have suffered very little in the general
inertia and lassitude of the last two
months. In the Hawley group Chesa
peake and Ohio is the leader and back
bone. After Mr.. Hawley sold his Colo
RADIO Southern to Mr.. Hill that stock
broke from 6sH back to So.
Hill Group Crowded.
The Hill group has felt severely the
encroachment of ST. Paul into the Pa
cific coast field. previously almost mo-
nopolized by the Hill roads. The Hill
properties are also suffering somewhat
from the construction program of Chi
cago and Northwestern. In this cOnnec-
ton it is proper to note that both st.
Paul and Chicago and Northwestern Sc
curities have ruled heavy on account OF
the extensions. st. Paul has a market
advantage, however. by reason of being
handled by formidable pool headed by
William Rockefeller.
In round numbers there was sold on
the stock exchange this year an aggre-
against 100000 900 shares for 1908. For
the most part the low prices Of the year
were made in February and March and
the high prices in August and Septem-
Der.
Years Price Range.
The following tables will show the
years price range in representative
groups of railroads and industrials. the
average prices ruling December % OF this
week, and the net advances:
pAIJ pnAnS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-02

Hear about Perkins? Pretty tough"
No. What?"
THE poor fellow dropped into the YER
nacular. bumped against a hard word and
split his infinitive."-Lfe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-02

Hyker-Jenkins tells me that he never
spoke an unkind word to his wife.
Pyker-Well, 1 don't doubt it-Jenkins
was always a cautious chap.-Chicago
News.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-02
Harriman's Death a Blow.

The bull movement in railroad sha res
had its elimination about the time Of
Mr.. Harriman's death early in Septem-
Der. After Mr.. Harriman's demise there
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-02
REVIEW OF STOCKS
Market Active During Year
Just Closed.
BIG INCREASE IN VALUE.
Rise in Quotations Equivalent to
$2,600,0O0,0OO.
HARRIMAN'S DEATH A BLOW
Bull Movement in Railroad Issues
eliminates With His Demise
and Prices Slide Off.
HARRIMAN'S DEATH A BLOW
By w. G. Nicholas.

NEW YORK. January 1.-The stock
market ended the old year very quietly
and al considerable average recessions
in prices (both in the industrial and
railroad departments) from the high
range of last autumn. The setbacks in
the railroad list are more important
measured by price than in the indus
trials. Chicago and Northwestern, for
instance, dropped back % points, New
York Central 90 points. Union Pacific Il
points, Pennsylvania 10 points. Illinois
Central IA points. Northern Pacific.
Louisville and Nashville, Southern Paci-
fic. Alton, Baltimore and Ohio, Missouri.
Kansas and Texas and Chesapeake and
Ohio receded to points. In spite OF
this, however, the average Improvement
in the price of twenty-six representative
railroad stocks from the low average of
the year was IL points. This in round
figures spells a net rise of about $780,
OOO,O 600 In the total railroad capitallza-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-02
Stocks Increase in Value.

Between the low range of 1908 and the
closing average of this year there has
been a rise in quotations equivalent 10
fully $1,000, 100000 in the total market
valuation of railroad stocks. The average
rise in quotations was about 80 points
within the twenty-four months. The in
crease in the market value of the rail-
road bonds in that time was 10 to 10
points. representing i'll round figures be
tween S1,Uo,UO0,0OO and $l,5uOUo,ooo
1t will be seen, therefore, that the rail-
roads of the country reflect in most
substantial sense the general business
Improvement which everybody sees and
in which a great majority of the people
have participated.
Taking for the purpose of this review
eighteen of the leading representative
industrials it is found that the average
advance from the low point to the END
of the year netted 90 points. Expressed
in round figures this is a gain in ag-
gregate market value of the stocks ap-
proximating s45O,0Oo,OO0. This estimate
is based on a total industrial cap1taliZa-
ton of about $1,000, 100000. That figure
takes in the large majority of the more
important industrial companies IaklnS IN
1905 the average advance in industrial
quotations was Al points, representing
rise for the two years of about $9OO,Ooo,-
600.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-02
Bull Movement.

To get a clear view of the stock mar
ket for 1909 it is quite necessary to marx
back into the preceding year. During
nearly the whole of 1908 MIR. Hartman
and his associates, taking advantage OF
the low interest rates and the large sur
plus of idle money in banks and trust
companies, conducted a stupendous DUH
campaign in stocks. This campaign al.
fe.ted practically everything on the list
and was carried on with only slight in
termissions right across the threshold or
the new wear The bull movement may
he said to have continued straight along
during the greater part of 1909, although
with occasional back sets and with de-
,ided change in some of the leading
characteristics of the market.
For instance, the Hartman stocks.
which took and maintained market Lead
ership for more than year, began TO
be oyershadowed in the spring OF TINS
year by United States Steel. FROM the
date of the settlement of the troubles
between the big corporation and the IN
dependents last spring United states
Steel took command and never gave IL
I'D. The Morgan party made an indie
nendent campaign out of Steel common
and carried it on regardless or anything
else and everything else in either division
of the market There was a big trade In
many of the railroad stocks, notably the
Harrinans, Reading, some of the HaWley
snecialties, New York Central and Penn
sylvania, but the great leading feature
throughout was Steel 1t was the
magical thing with which to arrest ana
hold public attention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-02
Big Winnings.

Wall street is full of stories of in
dividual winnings in Steel on the part
of operators who were in the confidence
of the pool managers. One of the lucky
traders is a leading publisher who is
said to have harvested nearly S5,0OO.OOO
The profits of the pool have never been
definitely known. Indeed, the pool be-
ing still very live proposition and "un-
liquidated' in large part, is still to be
reckoned with. If ii were to sell out
now at anywhere around current quo
tations the members would probably have
not less than S0OOO,0O0 in profits to
divide.
international Harvester experienced a
sensational advance of 81 points on a
capitalization of s1O0,0OO,OOO. The rise
in this stock was "a strictly family af-
fair. however. Harvester is close cor
poration- Columbus and Hooking Coal
and Iron advanced from 21x to 9O1a
That is a small industrial and it's rise
was due to the utilization of the dormant
resources on the property. Central
Leather made a net gain of 2115, Ameri-
can Sme1ters 22A, Amalgamated Copper
-. Biscuit 20. Pressed Steel Car 2O1h
American Car and Foundry 261A and
American Can preferred 10. The railroad
equipment stocks, the Electrics, Can and
Gas stocks came in for an unusually
large share of popular favor The
negotiations looking to a closer COM
munity Of interest between telephone and
telegraph companies was accompanied by
substantial advances in the securities of
all the corporations concerned, Western
Union and the Mackays leading off.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-02
Years Price Range.

The following tables will show the
years price range in representative
groups of railroads and industrials. the
average prices ruling December % OF this
week, and the net advances: