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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-13
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, May 13.-Scanning the north
west for signs of rain occupied much I, Z
the time of wheat traders today. The
skies. however. were reI Orted generally
clear in that section. as we'll as over the
winter wheat belt although there war u
slight shower at Dodge City. kan. Opln-
ion crystallzed that notwithstanding seIi-
Gus damage might not have been done. yet
by the dry weather in the spring wheat
country. the situation was such as to re-
ouire increasing watchfulness Bulls
meanwhile were striving to purchase on
soft spots, and the bears were alert Tor
chances to sell on the places that seemed
hard.
Tie market opened unchanged to u
higher. with September within - of last
nights figures at 1.O11a to l!OlS AFTER
advancing a shade the price went down
to 1O11.. and back to 1.O1h. May had a
1nomentary gain of more than a cent, but
quickly reacted.
Selling of a line Of corn by prominent
elevator concern caused decline In that
grain after a somewhat bullish start
September opened a shade to !sah up at
63E to q, and fell to 63a4a63fs.
Purchases Of oats were scattered Sep
TENDER opened unchanged to Il higher,
and eased of to -.
Offerings of provisions were light. Pit
scalpers worked the buying side mod
erately. Quotations at the start averaged
5 to 10 higher. but did not hold hrmiy.
On news Of better demand at Liver
pool and because Of continued insect
damage In Illinois and Missouri. shorts
became good buyers. Michigan wheat
was said to be showing yellow tinge.
indicating something radically wrong
with the growth. Accordingly. Septem-
Der advanced and closed firm at 1.O2As. a
net gain OF u.
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SHARP ADVANCE IN COTTON.
Shorts Frightened Into Buying for
Nav and June Delivery.

NEW YORK. May 13.-There was a
very sharp advance in the cotton market
today, which, coming on top of the up
ward movement ever since last Monday
morning. assumed sensational proper
tons. May contracts which had sold as
low as 1899 during April, touched 15.7
before midday, making a gain of 10 points
from the closing figures of last night and
of 173 points from the recent low level.
Other months scored even greater gains
with July selling at 1914 and September
at 1889. or from % to :}3 points above the
closing figures of last night, while still
later deliveries showed advances ranging
from Il to Is points.
Shorts were urgent buyers. being in
fiuenced by reports that the bull leaders,
who seemd in nowise disturbed by the
government investigation, were meeting
with considerable success in selling the
cotton taken up on May contracts to mills
and that the advancing tendency of the
southern markets was making IL more
difficult for the remaining short interest
to get cotton here for delivery during
the balance of May and July.
The demand for the new crops reflected
uneasiness AS to the crop outlook, which
seems TO be increasing with the approach
OF the first government report for the
season. to be issued at noon June ,
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ACCUSES THE PRESIDENT
MIR. HARRISON SAYS HE SOUGHT
TO MISLEAD CONGRESS.
Charges Him With Agreeing With
Attorney General to Furnish In
formation Incorrectly Dated.

Declaring that the purpose of his
resolution had been accomplished. and
that Attorney General Wickersham had
virtually confessed" to charges made
Representative Francis Burton Harri-
son democrat, New York;, today with
drew the resolution of inquiry concern
ing the summary Of the CLAWS charges
on which President Taft based his dis
missal of CLAWS. The resolution had
been pending for some days before the
House judiciary committee.
The resolution called for information
from the Attorney General in regard to
the charge that his now famous summary
of the CLAWS charges was dated back in
order to conform with the President S
statement. Mr.. Harrison today issued an
announcement in which he said that At
torney General Understands letter, read
yesterday to the Ballinger- Pinehot inves-
tigating committee, was confession OF
all that had been charged.
The purpose OF my resolution has been
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. May 13.-Flour quiet; re-
ceipts, 16,43O barrels. Wheat opened
steady at NC advance on firm cables and
light offerings, but eased off under SELL
ing on predictions of warmer weather in
the west. July. 1.1Oa.a1.11: September.
LO1Aa1.O7a4. Receipts, 1900 bushels.
Corn-Receipts. 5000 bushels.
Beef-Steady.
Pork-Steady.
Lard-Easy: middle west. 13.25a13.3,.
Raw sugar - Steady; Muscovado, 50
test, 3.74: centrifugal, SO test. 424: mo-
Iasses sugar. 80 test. $40; refined. steady
crushed, 5.95; granulated, 5.25; powdered.
5.3J
Petroleum-Steady: refined barrels, 7.75.
Coffee-Spot quiet: No. Rio. Sss; No.
Santos, 9A.
Enthusiastically; New Orleans, open
kettle 32a42.
Butter-Generally steady: receipts, 6,l73
packages. Prices unchanged
Cheese-Firm: receipts. 3.1J1 boxes.
Prices unchanged.
EggS-Firm; receipts, 1905 cases
state, Pennsylvania and nearby hennery
brown. 23IaaA: gathered brown. c2a23
fresh gathered storage packed selections.
22a22Ih: regular extra firsts, 22a221a
firsts, 2Ol1a21h.
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COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, May 13.-Cotton futures
Opened steady May. 1880; June. 1850.
asked: July. 15.45: August. 14%S; Sep
TENDER 1.,.,3; October. 1907: November,
IL 90 bid: December. 12-S;; March. 12S.
The marKet opened steady. at de-
cline of two points on May. but gen
e-allv las points higher. and during the
early trading sold into new high ground
for the movement, May frming UP with
the rest OF the list. on covering OF shorts.
Arm cables. large English spot sales
and fresh buying for long account The
frost predicted for the eastern belt did
not r1aterialize, out there was no rain
In the southwest. and it was reported
that hailstorms had done some damage
in the Atlanta district.
Slight receSsions occurred during the
morning but there was no sign of weak
ness. and toward midday the market be-
came sensatonally strong. with the gem
eraI list selling up to net advance OF
about 11a33 points September showing
the maximum gain. This was due 10
urgent covering and fresh buying on re-
ports OF firm southern markets and in
creasingly unfavorable private crop ad-
vices.
Spot quiet. middling uplands, 1895;
niddlins gulf. $3.50
Estimated receipts at the ports today.
500, bales against 1903 last week and
1000 last year. For the week. 4J,Oo
bales against J2.9IS last week and 80 l19
last year Todays receipts at New Or
leans, 3.4s1 bales, against S.253 last year
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Building Permits Issued.

The following building permits were is
sued today:
To NJ. j. Filiius. for one So-storv
frame dwelling and store en- Nichols ave-
nue. near 4th street southeast: architect.
NJ. J. Fillius; builder, Charles A. Lohr:
estimated cost, S1,40O.
To Albert Stewart. for one two-story
frame and stucco dwelling at 1922 New
ark street: architect, Hunter & Bell:
builder. w. Preston: estimated cost.
5000.
To Gen. Dangerfield Parker, for one
two-story frame dwelling at 3712 Pater-
son street northwest; architect c. d.
Ryerson: builder. John Simpson; esti-
mated cost, 5000.
To r. T. Grismond. for two-story brick
store and dwelling at 272J Nichols ave-
nue. southeast; architect, a. H. Beers:
builder, E. T. Crisinond; estimated cost,
S1.2DO.
To Monarch Toy Company, for one one
story frame factory at 1343 South Capitol
street; architects. Miller & Miller; build
err. w. l.. Mooney; estimated cos 81, 200.
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ACCOMPLISHED" said Mr.. Harrison. The
ATTORNEY General has admitted the
charge of the Dre-dating of his written
opinion In the Ballinger-Pinchot case.
This Is one of the most serious admis-
sions ever made by a cabinet officer.
Not ONLY Is the conservation of our nat
ural resources involved. but also the
character and reputation of two public
officials.
This confession Of the Attorney Gen
eral amounts to a conclusion that the
President and the Attorney General had
agreed to furnish to Congress mislead.
ing information-to supply an official
really prepared many weeks later-a
document calculated to have a serious,
if not conclusive, influence upon ques-
tions of the highest public importance.
..The Attorney General offers a star
Ting lame excuse. / doubt whether the
country will receive it with even respect
full consideration"
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CASKET IN THRONE ROOM.
Only Royalty, Diplomats and Sow
ereipns Admitted to Apartment.

LONDON. May liking George S
uncle, the Duke of Connaught, accom-
panied by the Duchess of Connaught.
arrived in London this evening from
their African trip. They were met at
the station by the king and Queen
Mary, and the royal party Immediately
drove to Buckingham Palace, where
the body of King Edward lies.
The coffin was temporarily opened to
give his brother a last view OF the OOdy.
The casket rests in the center of the
throne room which presents the appear
ance OF Il richly adorned private chapel.
The chairs of state from which past SOW
ereignS witnessed SO many brilliant scenes
have been removed and an altar has
been erected on dais beneath q canopy
with a prOtusion OF white flowers banked
around II.
Only members Of the royal household,
the diplomatic corps and intimate friends
Of the late sovereign will be admitted to
this private lying in state.
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TAKES UP RAILROAD BILL.
Senate to Vote on Various Amend
ments This Afternoon.

With an agreement to begin voting or
the long and short haul amendments tC
the railroad bill at / o'clock today, the
Senate began consideration of that meas
ure almost Immediately when it convened
at noon.
Mr.. Hepburn, author of the frs
amendment offered, proposing the modi.
fication of the long and short hau
clause OF the pending law, promptly
took the floor in support OF that pro
vision in cOntradistinction to the Dixor
amendment. which was submitted as
substitute.
The Hepburn amendment makes a fiat
and unqualified prohibition against a
greater charge for a short than long
haul The Dixon provision. while making
similar prohibition. gives the interstate
commerce commission discretion to make
exceptions.
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MARKET IS SLUGGISH
But Few Securities Objects OF
Active Operations.
RAILWAYS THE EXCEPTION
Canadian Pacific Advances to Rec
ord High Price.
COPPER SHOWS SLIGHT RALLY
Investors Shy and Pessimists Have
Their Day-Conditions in
Money Circles.
RAIL WAYS THE EXCEPTION
COPPER SHOWS SLIGHT RALLY

Special Dispatch to The Star
NEW YORK. May 13.-Sluggish is the
word to apply TO stock market transac-
tons today. Apparently the narrowness
OF the market, which has been drawing
its borders closer together during the
past two days. discouraged even the most
Jealous Spectators from scalping profits
on the Scanty upturns of fractional
worth. and of buying for investment pur-
poses little was in view. There was
small demand for stocks at the opening,
a fact not apparent before on the dullest
day of this week. and business fell away
still more as time went on. The stocks
which have been showing w the strong
est heretofore showed wavering ten
dencv. some recedng from yesterdays
closing fi"Ures. others gaining slightly
and still others holding firm at their last
price of Thursday.
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Nj CAN LOAN MuNEY AT ~ ON CkNTkAa
BUSINESS PROPERTY.
Ffeiskeaa & McLeran.
1AO3 III St. NV.
.o1o.tP3
fascinating Small Children Opposed

Sixty delegates from twenty subdistricts
of the city met last night at the Peoples
Seventh-day Adventist Church, and under
the leadership OF Mrs. Anna e. Murray
formed a Central Mothers Council. with
the following officers: President. Mrs
Anna r. Murray: vice president. Mrs
Lulu N. Pair: corresponding secretary,
Miss H. R. Beason: financial secretary.
Mrs. Nora r. Drew. and treacurer. Mrs.
Lottie Johnson.
The object OF the council il to promote
the interests Of the little colored children
of Washington. Prior TO adjournment a
resolution opposing compulsory vaccina-
ton Of children of Kindergarten school
age was offered by the president and
unanimously adopted.
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LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL. Nav 13.-Closing: Cotton
Good business done: urices six points
higher. American middling fair, So.
good middling SD: Iniddling. SIS: low
middling. SOS: good ordinary. 7.S2; Ordi-
nary. ~ The sales of the day We're
1900 bales. of which $40 were for specu-
lation and export. and included 300
American. Receipts. 1000 bales. including
Loo American. Futures opened firm and
closed steady: May. 80; May-June
I!AGa: June-July. 1857: July-August
Isl: August-September. 7.J6: September
October. III. October November 691
November-December. 6s1ik: December
January 619l.: January February. g. rs.
February-March. 6.76lA: Marcn-April'
G1J. '
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FUNERAL OF L. A. SHAVER.
Services Yesterday for Interstate
Commerce Commission Solicitor.

Funeral services for Capt. L. A. Shaver
Of the interstate commerce commission
were held at the Harvey undertaking
establishment yesterday afternoon at
5 o'clock, the Rev. DR.. Wells OF the
Mount Vernon Place Church officiating.
A number of friends from the inter-
state commerce Office and Confederate
Veterans were present. Several floral
wreaths were placed upon the bier.
Can't Shaver had been an employe OF
the Interstate commission as general
legal solicitor for more than twenty
years.
! The remains were taken to Montgom-
cry, Ala, his former home. last night
on the 10 o'clock train. accompanied by
Mr. Gadlis Of the interstate commerce
commission.
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Advance in Sterling Rates.

As yet no great amount Of bills have
been offered in the foreign exchange mar
kets against the sale of American bonds
abroad and this morning the supply was
smaller than yesterday. with the result
that sterling rates advanced sharply, MAX
ing I'd large part of the loss since Mon
day.
Gail money did not change from the
neighborhood of 80. per cent, as an aver
age dull market.
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LONDON MARKET.
.ial c.hlexram to The Star.

Special Cabiegram to The Star.
LONDON. May 13.-At the end Of the
session the stock exchange markets pre-
scented a holiday appearance. Gilt-edged
securities were harder. Domestic and
foreign issues as well as mining shares
were very quiet. but the rubber stocks
were strong In the American department.
Business was quiet and the undertone
was heavy. There was some buying of
Canadian Pacific at 12ss. Rio Tintos end
ed at O net loss OF 70. The continental
bOurses were steady at the close.
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Washington Stock Exchange.

Saies.-Rcgular call. IL o'clock noon-W ASKING
ton Gas Is. $1,000 at 40.
Washington Rwy. and Elec. As, 81 600 at s5a4
$1,000 at 1OI
Emerson Steam Pump Gs, $1,000 at sly
$1,000 at SIls. $1,000 at ST.. So. 600 at 30.
Capital Traction, 10 at 1870. 3 at 1870, at 100
3 at 1870.
Washington Gas. $50 at 721a (buyer 3O).
Mergenthaler Linotype. 10 at 217l..
I.anston MonotyRe, 10 at 3112. 10 at OBS.
National Metropolitan Bank. 10 at $780,
United States Trust 10 at 115h.
After educational Metropolitan Bank, 10 q,
1901,
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LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL. May 13.-Closing: Wheat
Spot dull: No. red western winter. no
stock. Futures quiet; May. Is lid:
July, Is 17sd: October. Is Sd.
Corn-Spot. steady; new American
mixed, no stock: old American mixed.
Is sid: new kiln dried. SIS Cd; via Gal
weston. IS I'd; futures dull: July. 5s 2,1sd.
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LAYING OVER BABE
Little Son of Charles M. VAL
entine Cause of Trouble.
father WANTS HIS CHILD
Charge Made That He Attempted to
Kidnap Infant.
MOTHER-IN-LAW COMPLAINANT
Hearing in Police Court, Scheduled
for Today, Postponed Until
Thursday Next.
father WANTS HIS CHILD
MoTHER-1N-LAw COMPLAINANT

Preliminary hearing OH the charge of
KIDNAPPING, preferred against Charles NJ.
Valentine. Richard Frank Valentine and
Mrs. Mollie T. Shepherd, in consequence
of an alleged effort yesterday on the part
OF the trio to obtain possession of
Charles Valentines infant son Russell
the child being temporarily in the custody
OF his grandmother, Mrs. Sarah c. Gold
smith. 9O7 I'D street-was continued in
the Police Court this morning until next
Thursday, at the instance of W. Earl AM
brose and James A. OShea, counsel for
the defendants. The Valentine brothers
are at liberty under $1,000 bond each.
Two disorderly conduct cases, also filed
against the brothers, growing out of the
affair. have been continued until the same
date.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-13

Norah-Why do You call me your jewel.
Patrick?
Officer Clancy-Bekase your eyes spar
kle loike diamonds. your teeth are loike
pearls and even your voice has an emer-
Old ring to it.-Browning' Magazine.
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Charles Valentines Statement.

In an interview today Charles Val
entine stated that habeas corpus pro-
ceedings had been instituted in Balti-
more for the custody OF his son, but
the grandmother had succeeded in re-
tanning the custody He said when
he came to Washington after the death
Of his wife to take his boy back to Ala
bama with him he was presented with
q bill for 1.4O0 for the Infants care
He declared that every effort had been
made not only to keep him from taking
charge of his son, but also to prevent
him from seeing the child.
MY wife and I lived very happily to-
gether," he said. Il can't understand
why they do this. Russell hardly
knew me yesterday. Gradually it
seemed to dawn on him as held him in
my arms that 1 was his father
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-13

Cupid has been busy among the ranks
of the fair school teachers of the Rich
mond, Va. schools. and at the close Of
thesa will end their p.dagogic careers
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Gratified at His Selection as
Special Ambassador.
CREDENTIALS GO. BY CABLE
Will Have Military and Naval Aids
on His Staff.
MESSAGE FROM ALEXANDRA
Thanks Ladies of Mount Vernon
Association for Message of
Sympathy.

Col. Roosevelt has formally accepted
the appointment of special ambassador
to represent the United States at the
obsequies of hing Edward VII at Lon
don, the Goth instant. His acceptance
was officially communicated to the Sec
rotary of State by cable yesterday aft
ernoon in the following words:
II gladly accept. and through you beg
to express to the President my apprecia-
ton of the appointment
Commander Andrew r. Long. l.. s. NJ,
naval attache of the United States en-
LSssy at Vienna. and Maj. T. Bentley
Mott. L. S. A., military attache of the
United States embassy at Paris. have
been designated as members of the staff
OK Ambassador Roosevelt during the
progress of the funeral services in Lon
don.
Mr.. Roosevelts credentials will have
to be cabled to the British foreign office
He will receive no salary as special
ambassador. but his expenses will be
paid from the State Departments con-
lngent lind if he puts in a bill The
expense may be considerable. 1t may
include Mr.. RoOsevelts return to the
United States. Should he desire to re-
turn on an American ship of war he
Is entitled to do so.
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Variations Are Shown.

After the first half hour a hardening
process began To be felt in number or
those issues which had receded, and from
that point the market proceeded on Its
way through the morning and early att
ernoon. with variations above and below
tie opening hardly worth mentio II ns-
There were. of course, exceptions TO the
general rule. as there are in the worst
market conditions. Wabash preferred
added to the strength which it showed
Yesterday. while Canadian Pacific ad-
vanced to record high price fer the
present movement Chesapeake and ONO
Erie common and preferred. Northern
Pacific. Norfolk and Western. Pennsyl-
yan:a, Reading and United States Steel
common, while not escaping entirely the
hesitating shifts which the others eX-
perienced stood firm about their llsl
prices of the day before New York Cen
trail was peculiarly apathetic under TIE
rumor that a large block of Improvement
notes are To be placed in Europe WITHIN
a few days
On the curb market Ohio Copper ad-
vanced II. and United Copper 1's. on the
strength of the acauittal of +. a. Heinze
on the charge of overcertifyinS checks III
his office OF bank president.
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The Valentine brothers were in WASH
ington. pending a decision in the case.
Mrs. Shepherd. who is the proprietor of i
boarding house at S24 Sth street, where
the Valentines have been temporarily
stopping. is said to have joined the
brothers in their effort to obtain the child.
but today in the assistant United States
marshars office at the Police Court Mrs.
Shepherd asserted she was not partici-
pant in the affair.
The action of the Messrs. Valentine
was repudiated by their former counsel,
A. S. Worthington, who notified them
he had severed all connection with the
case. Mrs. GOldsmiths attorneys, D. w.
O'DOnOghue and Arthur Alexander,
called the attention Of the Court Of APP
peals to the effort of the Valentines to
obtain possession of the child. and made
a motion that they be adjudged in con-
tempt of court. The motion was taken
under Amusement
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-13
Traders Active, Investors Shy.

In the brokers offices today the opinion
was frequently heard that the market Is
as largely a traders stamping ground as
II was r-onti ago, while the investor is
still as shy as he was then The reason
given in some quarters for the discourage
ing state of affairs was that the pesslmis-
tic conditions which held sway IN wan
street during the period when tie decision
by the United States Supreme Court on
the American Tobacco and Standard Oli
cases hung over the street have been
widespreading in their effects and are
still keeping the man with the money to
invest away until he Is sure that all Is
well
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-13
New York Curb Prices.

Quotations furnished ny F.. F. Hutton 4 70
members New York Stock Exchange. Edw Elov
Caveriy. manager, 1901 street northwest
Omen. High Inw CIosa
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BERLIN, May 13.-Exchange ON Lon
don, 70 marks so pfennigs for checks.
Money. ~: per cent. Private rate of dis
count, per cent.