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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-22
WORLD WIDE EASE
IN MONEY MARKET
Most Important Feature o.
Last Week in Financial
Circles.
ALDRicH PLAN APPROVED
Wall Street Believes His None
tary Program Will BE
Adopted.
LsneeI.l.. rne Tlmes .pIspnlen.I

New York. January gi.--Stocks were
u-r4cular throughout the session to-
,,., ~ ,i,.. 49,. wt,bn,,, nro-
M ~
houhevn '"""'SS' Ho"'s """''' ''9N
profits. but the volume OF business was
such as to make ii evident that no
.r.,. ,~fnnt5.,to, YEAS IN prorr,ss In |
esrt eom, srnrinlias adyanceu The |
a - 81, MN, IN. io,ynst ,,,,cos nr |
~ sMssIon
mn ,,,nI .,,t,,,a,, sbnv.d mn I'M.
,,.,,, ,.,f, a. .,,rnius ,,.bjl. douosj,s
inrraased n,,,re tban sso. ooo.oc In me-
so,u,l sacrament
pnblie reniization 81 TIA world.widc
,ss. IN ,pn,.s,. yas r.rb.ns ~, ,,,ns,
In no,tant fc.tur" Il, INK w,.nt5 ~
urarri.I r,r,l.s Vi,b thiy ,,u. ,,- !
,,n,i, .,rt II IN liz, ,ti. ~ onr.,n,
A1drt-hse Ma, fo,, r,fnr minr iii. ~
r.ntv wbich follows So ,losn,v tbc
r,oi,,., lnrs ns vor,od III, H.. ,bo
ryuorfancc or several nniion. ira, n
M, wIth almos, universal nnDr,val
Exn.ctation II nm witb so,na minny
-crnneas II Jot,I tho ni,u viii M 'r.
rantcd ii viii n co,n u, In nros-
an ,urrcprv ami nm, i.suca mi I'm
u,o,ido scion,tnc svst.r vni.,, il
0~exitlc. aliboueb In i~,,noros In MI
rnr+aut ,puttar IN .bn, inoc ,,n.
nrovid, for ~ rrtt.ono, ,f ,I,o .,,.
,nopov o~utstona.n. for' ne nccnn,, III
~. nn,ant - H.
lhe E'Nethincht IN inc sh'pe OF treas
~ h''.s'
Nh'i-tr"H' In" i'chcd'
fuFuler ohicSal announcements were
t,or IL, ,Lc Icn,bc- ~, ,i,n .,
trust Inc ronnor tr,,s, ~ I'LL -
ninr ,rns, ~. ,rnn, 1,
lssi namnd ],bron@h M n,,di,,,, ~
the Arkwright Gus. Of r,oston. yns a
mo HS,PnlSh'hE "eha nee OF me Sher-
'''an "nA.-'' "aN Jaw
~, H'''V' 'H"t -
nne.i"rIH n"Nt consumed 70 feuncc
l.sit "a'put =, per cent mus stopping
2,ao0,o00 spindles. There had been no
indictments on account of amy or thcen
cnnsrirnrics ~, ~ tho ,insa -, IN;
ness for ,ho waok 0o,riaI nc.
ineni was made that steel wages win
StahH Is 4onS as steel prices renain
what they are.
Roargnment of the cases Of the
49, an;.ha Ha ~ " i"nac'o
ssnnd uasisior De'o,e ane ~"pIFme court,
Tran APRIL. These fN Necision4 "p are ia hey
lieved in Wall street 10 have bonn
discounted iii tho stock market. but
is known that standard Oil bankers
ket accompanying them nigh, be att
,r'hnted TO the trust. II is believed.
therefore that e standard oil docs
anything AT all on thnt occaeiou a.,
rs stock market il viii be IN tha v,ar
y prcvcntinr !, 49,. !" u WY
Readinr e,oc,, 49, r
arH.ins s,ork was a pillar of
s,rchSth throughout the week. Rumors
that Canadian Pacific might Increase
advance IN ,he nrico ~ ~,
new htrh Ptou % 'h5' Stock a
ard pt'"S "laue' N"Fiolk
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-22
COTTON

New York, January 1.-The cotton market
vas very quiet to-day, hut prices ruled
steady on scattered covering for over the
census report. with inc close stcady a, a
net advance OF cas- points, The market
opened steady q, unchanged prIces 10 an
a1Nhhcc 81 putnt. winch was about in line
with tho cables and showed very little fcai-
urc durinG the morning. Prices held n
POINT OF TWO over tho closing figures OF last
night until iusI before the close. when DC
maui became 4 little moro active, probably
rejecting Il lttlc squirt of covering and tho
falhcT small estimates for Mondays receipts
AT Leading points. II appeared that there
was considerable confusion Of opinion az 10
the probable showing uf the census repor;
next Monday. which may affect estimates OF
iilc iotnl commercial crop 10 the extent Of
10000 or io0,c0 bales, Private estimates as
to the ginning for the last period ranged
from a.'oti l2i, G0a 10 1000 bales. with am
a.NciASe View probably around 1900 bales.
Uncertainty as to The official showing prob
ahlN contributed to the lack OF general bus.
mess to-day. ana it also seemed that re-
cent sn.a!l buyers were Inclined 10 take prof
us. OWING 70 the failure OF Liverpool to
make a frrncr shewins following the late
advance -hnrc on Friday, bullish Weekend
figures and hulii>h southern spot advircs.
i;cyiews Of the domestic dry goods trade
showed ia material change in the situation
20" INC week and c~nrtailmcn; OF manufac-
turc is srtii considered Inevitable SO far as
tho mills of this country are concerned. but
20 was r"poried that 1900 bales were on
shipboard. not vet cleared. Friday night
foinparcd wi;h l71.toN last year: that there
oppearcd no prospect Of Immediate falling
Tho weekly consumption Of British mills
GuFlni ltcenbcr j. estimated at LOCO bales
combined tohsunption Of british aud con-
%tineEtai mills at 1896" bales per week
against 10000 for The same month last year.
Receipts at the ports to-day were %, 100
bales against 22.CG3 last week and l",iSi Inst
year. T"-dHy'S receipts NJ New Orleans SOS
bales against 2.?is las, yenr. and at Houston
T,.ni l'lcs against 1855 last year.
Cntton. quict; middling. 1890. net receipts
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SAILED.

Steamer Berkeley Shelly. Norfolk, mrr-
ohandlse ana passengers, Old Dominion Line.
s,shiltr NnroHt. Furmnn, Petersburg and
James nivcr andines merchandise and 3as.
senGers Phillips Line,
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Clearing Ilou.c statement

New York. January 2l.-The state
meni of clearing house banks for The
week shows that the banks hold s3G,-
U?S.GIo more than the requirements Of
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Chica 20, ILL.,. January MISUNDERSTANDING
5p9 head. Market steady. Beeves. siS0@ 100:
Texas steers. $i.0Gt5.30; Western steers. So 60
Go.9e: stockers and feeders. sass a $50; cows
and hc!fcrs. S2.5oM6.25. IIoIs-Rcccipts 15.CpO
head. Market strong to Toe. higher Thar.
opening. Mixed. ST.75RS.G,; heavy. S7.T5 20
$50: rough, $3.50 7.s5: good to choice hes W.
St.S5@S,"h; pigs. s7.6oVS,l0: bulk of sales.
1890 $50. ~Shcep-seceipts o.0o0 head. Mar
kct steady. Native, 2.G0M 4.jS: Western. S275
N4.i0: yearlings, Sieod5.7o: native lambs,
$50 $50; Western. si.IhGi6.2I
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and at sl.S525 for demand. Com
morciaI bills, S4.Sl T-STSi.S2 Ia. Bar
silver. ~ l-2. Mexican dollars, Is.
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MARINE INTEIIIGENcE.

PORT OF RICHMOND. JANUARY ii. 1911.
ARRIVED.
Steamer Berkeley. Shelly, Norfolk. mcr-
and passengers. Old Dominion Line.
steamer Pocahontas. Graves, Norfolk and
James River landings. merchandise and pas.
eengcrs. Virginia Navigation Company.
steamer Aurora, Furman. Petersburg and
James Hlver landings. merchandise and pas.
scngcrs. PHILLIPS Line.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-22
Official Range and Sale Of stoeks in New York.
Allis-Chalmers ........
Allisgrhalmers. pfd.....

Allis-Chalmers .,.........
Allisschalmers, pfd.......
1850 AmalEamatcd Copper -.
Amer. ACri. Chem. com.
t"o Amer. Beet Sugar, Gem.
iGA American Can ............
$50 American Can. pfd.....,.
500 Amer. Car and Foundry.
Amer. Gar and Foun.. ptd
2Sp American Cotton Oil.....
American L!nsecd Oii....
Ice American Locomotive 80.
Amer. locomotive, pfd...
700 Amer. Malt Co. pfd......
3.IW American Smelling ......
American Sugar ..........
700 AuucT Tel. and Tel. CO..
American Tobacco. corr.
200 American Tobacco. p:d..
500 Anaconda Copper .,....,.
$50 AtChiSon .........,...'.....
Atlantic Coast Line .....
y. G. l.. OF Connecticut.
Baltimore ana Ohio .....
ECO Brooklyn Rapid Transit.
9,1rp Central Leather. com. =.
100 Canadian Pacific ........
1863 Chesapeake and Ohio....
Chicago Grcat Western.
1870 Chi. Mil. aud st PAUL..
Crucihlc Steel Cor. COM.
Crucihlc steel. pfd .......
$50 Chicago and Northwest.
LEO Colorado Fuel and Iron.
2ep Colorado and Southern.
$50 Consolidated Gas ...,....
.nn Delaware and hudson.
+. lG' Den. and Rio Gran. com.
Den. and Rio Gran, pfd..
200 Distillcrs' See. Cor........
i.7~ Erie
l,rp Eric. ist pfd................
Fed. Min. ana Sm,. pfd
General Electric ..........
lao Great Northern. pfd....,.
500 Great Northern Ore cts
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Live Poultry.-Reccipts about equal TO de-
inand. Dressed poultry-Market steady.
ssss-Markct lower atAl unsettled. Vcals
and hogs ia good demand.
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New York. January Observation-Disclosures
800 head. No trading. caives-Receip;s ISL
head. Ncais. SIS q lilo; feeling weak. Dressed
calves duiet. sheep and lAambs-Reccipts.
ll.2sO head. Trade very slow. SHEEP. S3fr
I %; lambs. s5a6.5G Hogs-Recnipts $500
head. Market lower.
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Richmond Va, Ian.
LIVE HOETTRN

Richmond VA, .1anuary p. le1I
LIVE POULTRY.
Observation-Disclosures. 20
Turkeys, sohhlcis...,....... 10
Hons, per. 10
large, lb........,... Is
Chickens. medium. lb.,........ i6 q II
Chickens. small. ib..,......,... II
Boosters. old OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. IS q 10
Noosrarf. young stags. eaoh... 20
Ducks. young, large. !h..,...,. Is
Jicks. old. lb...t,, ..,...,..... u
EuinegF. zach .-....s..... Is
'icosc. each ....3.... 60 50
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CLOSING BOND QUOTATIONS

Chicago, n; / and Pac. Try. rfs. 4s...... ss,s
Denver and Rio Grande ref. 5s............ q.
Erie conv. =. series y tbid) .......... 7Ss
rfie cohN rs. series ...,........... 5GIt
intcroorourh Metro. nss................ 7Ms
inter. Moro. Marine Observation-Disclosures. ISL:
Kansas city southern LIST as............ 7S5
louisville and Nash. lin. is............. aS,s
Missouri Iac,nr s...- .."........... ~
Missouri Faclnc oonv. s..,......,...... a2ai
Nnrio,k anu western isi con. is..,....... 9SN
norfolk ANU western CORY. s...-....... lc5a,
PchnSNlNania conv. S'ss Hai5b....,...-. oias
st. Louis and san Fran. gen. 5s.......... So.
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L0cAL MARKEr ororArIoNs.
ACTUAL Wholesale QUOTATIONS.
OF EFT.

tFnrrishcd ny Levy Commission Co. Com.
mlsslon Morchants Richmond. Nn.l
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DREssED %'pOUI.TRY.

Htan ana Feet cn-tndrawn1
Iirkeys. lat. large. lb.....,.. % Sr ~
,nfkryf smn!l tain, lh..... 20 Is q
onehs i1t ''..,"-.....,. II % is
'pWis. ib...,......, .:......u... "a
Chickens. IE
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Quotations FOR interest paying bonds ara
Al a price, to which interest must he added.
Income bonds and certificates OF indebted
ness are flat.
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RlcnMoND GRAM MARkET.

Richmond. Va. january 81, 1911.
iioLEShI-E QUOTATIONS on CHANGE.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-22

Sew York. January 2l.-Moncy IN
cail nominal Time loans easy with
fihrc offerings; SIXTY days. 3M3'l-j por-
c"ul and ninety days, 31-iM3 l-2. six
,a9nihs,t3 81. Prime mercantile. q and
4 Ter cent. Sterling cxchanee
FtedfN- with actual business in bank
era hilis. at SiS9f0WsiS250 for siXiy
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Cotton. quiet; middling. 1870: net receipts
y halos. gross. 1876 bales. sales. $40 bales;
stock. HlI,afS bales. export to Great Britain.
900 bt'os: 10 ,I,r Continent. s,5i6 bales: Coast
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-30
SALES AGGREGATE
NEARLY HALF MILLION
Boss & Phelps Give Summary
of Recent Transfers
of Realty.

The real estate corporation of Boss &
Phelps recently closed deals aggregating
$43j.315, including business properties.
apartment houses. homes, lots, acreage
property and investments. The follow
ing is summary of the sales:
The Cliffbourne apartment house, 10
Gated on Calvert street and containing
about thirty suites. The annual rental
income is about $4,000. The Balfour An
mex, located on L street near the cor
ner of 10th street. containing sixteen
suites; annual income about $500. Both
properties were owned by T. f. Schneider
and were purchased by f. c. Rafferty,, a
Maryland capitalist.
For Harry Wardman, premises 1SH-JS-
6O-62-64 Ingleside Terrace. The purchas-
ers were Charles w. Burrows and
Thomas w. Hungerford. The houses con-
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tain nine rooms and bath each and over
look Rock Creek Park.
For |. Miller. two business properties
at loOl-3 I'll street northeast, to Samuel
jacobson
For Edward A. Fay, a lot on Ontario
place, Mx142. to Charles King. jr., who
Will erect upon it three two-story houses
For s. Holton. premises 1880 Meridian
street. to Mrs. II. T. Sinclair. This is a
new siX-rOom brick house and will be oc-
cupied residence
For Charles w. King. premises 1882
Monroe street northwest, to William
Gatsly. who will occupy the house as his
home.
For o. F. Sanders. 1854 Otis street
northwest, to b. l.. Smith. who will oc-
cupy 1T as his residence.
For T. W. Hungerford, 1924 18th street,
a large brick house containing about fiji
teen rooms. 1t was purchased by local
business man as an investment
For Emory l.. Coblentz, twenty six
acres of land. located on Broad Branch
road east Of Connecticut avenue and adj
Joining Rock Creek Park. This property
was purchased by a local capitalist, who
intends to erect upon it a large stone
residence.
For Mrs. Louise Taylor, 1884 Macomb
street, detached cottage to Thomas c.
Steward.
For Mrs. j. Russell, 1905 10th street
northwest The purchaser. Mrs. T. l..
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DWELLINGS SHOW LONG
STREET FRONTAGES
Edison Bradley House Now One
of Largest in City-The
Everett Residence.

The notable addition of the new private
theater to the residence Of Edison Brad
ley. Connecticut avenue just south of Du-
pont Circle. will nor only add to the
facilities of an already large house, but
will give 1t a street front greater in ex-
tent than any other private residence in
the city. The addition although a very
large one. has been so adapted to the
general outlines of the existing structure
and has been made such a part of it that
the great stretch of street frontage is
architecturally harmonious.
This result is no doubt due largely to
the graceful sweep of the long front,
which in the new part recedes from the
main line OF the house, and thus breaks
the mOnotony OF continuous wall with
out impairing the complete design. The
new section of the house contains a large
banquet hall and ballroom combined
Another large house front Is found in
the residence which e. w. Everett is
building on the south side of Sheridan
Circle. The frontage on the circle Is mar
row as compared with that on ed street
as the latter occupies the whole of the
distance from the circle to @ street, or
about 40 feet. The main front is on 23d
street. and it's architectural treatment
shows classic portico supported by
massive pillars of stone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-30
CONDEMNATIO COMPLETED
OF MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE
Court Confirms Assessments and Benefits
for Extension of New Section
of Thoroughfare.

The jury appointed to assess the dam
ages and benefits for the right of way for
the extension of Massachusetts avenue
from Wisconsin avenue to the District
line has completed its work. It's findings
have been approved by the court and
now the strip of land for this section of
the thoroughfare belongs to the public.
This result is of interest to a wider cir
Gle than merely the holders of abutting
and adjoining property, although upon
them falls the cost of the land which
has been acquired.
good proportion Of the land for the
entire distance had been donated to the
District by the property owners, such
large holders as the American University
and Charles G. Glover taking the lead in
this respect. Their course, however, did
not save them from assessments for bene-
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fits, and I'm each case a good-sized sum
was paid into the Treasury on account of
the advantage to their property due to
the fixing Of the lines of the thorough
fare.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-30

Thice. will occupy the house as her resi-
dence.
For Stephen Gatti. premises s26 9th
street. This il a four-story brick build
ling occupied for business purposes. The
purcha ser was represented by BrttOn
Browne Of Randall II. Hagner's office
The residence at 5l11 18th street, Cleve-
land Park was purchased by Mrs. J. o.
Dennison who will occupy the house as
her residence.
Premises $500 Newark street for r. w.
Cartwright. -
For Mrs j. O. Dennison premises 929
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-30
Sale of Kenyon Street Residence.

The ]. Louis Willige Company, real es-
tate brokers, have sold for Andrew c.
Shannon the brick residence at 1905 Ken
yon street northwest 1t contains twelve
rooms, three baths, and is heated by hot
water. 1t occupies a lot Approximately
twenty-five feet front by uniform
depth of no feet to rear alley COM
prising an area of 1870 square feet The
price secured for the property was about
$1,000. 1t will be held by the purchaser
George c. Spearing, as an investment
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fits, and I'm each case a good sized sum
was paid into the Treasury on account of
the advantage to their property due to
the fixing Of the lines of the thorough
fare.
Cost Placed Upon Adjacent Property.
Under the law the entire expense of
street extension falls upon the abutting
and adjacent property. SO that the bene-
fits must balance the damages, and those
property holders who are found to have
suffered In any respect on account of
such an undertaking are remunerated
from the benefits which are found to &C
crue to the rest of the property
When this Improvement is completed
Massachusetts avenue will be the longest
thoroughfare in the District. 1t will
stretch from the western boundary of the
District through the country portions
and thence through the city, jumping the
Eastern branch, where there Is now no
bridge. and then continuing through the
eastern suburbs nearly to the eastern
boundary of the District The extreme
eastern end of the avenue at this time is
the Bowen road, SO that the entire length
Isl now over ten miles.
Massachusetts, avenue is the only one of
the three great avenue in the original
city plan running east and west that now
goes from District line to District line
Pennsylvania avenue. which partially
parallels 1t to the south, stops at Rock
creek at It's western end, but on the east
is carried across the Eastern branch by a
bridge and thence passes on to the Dis
trfct limits The third parallel avenue,
Virginia avenue, stops at Rock creek on
the west and the Eastern branch on the
east, and is therefore confined entirely
within the original limits of the city.
Beautified by Foliage.
Masaa chusatts avenue l;ta tho tuo
Others has q width of 100 feet through
out, and it's course is unchanged from
a straight line except in one place, and
that is at Sheridan Circle, where it turns
to the northwest and then continues in
its new course without deviation to the
end. 1t has the distinction. which no
other street in the District has through
out such q similarly long stretch. of
having on each side a double row of
trees. which begins practically at the
Eastern branch and continues all the way
out to wisconsin avenue.
There is no city street in the world
that has an equal number of trees. and
on few streets in this city can the beauty
and the grace as we'll as the utility of
trees be seen to better advantage than
on this magnificent avenue. In passing
from one end to the other all the con-
trasts in living can be seen. from the
palaces that line certain sections to the
small suburban homes.
Except for short section near the
Union station there are no car tracks to
b found anXEhera within it, hounds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-30
Alley Houses Sold.

The j. Louis Willige Company. real es-
tate brokers. report the sale for Mahlon
III. Best of premises numbered GEO and
622 Clicks court northwest, between 9Th
and 7th streets. Rhode Island avenue and
s street northwest 1t is understood that
about s., 800 was paid for the properties.
which will be held by the purchaser as
an Investment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-30

and it is probable that the policy which
has kept it free from street cars will
not be changed in this generation. The
development of the avenue and of the
new section through which it will pass
west of Wisconsin avenue--will prove to
be one of the interesting phases in the
material progress of the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-30

f. VIII Borus, the struggling author. az
think, Just for change. he is contribut-
ing something to the cooking department
of one Of the papers. l heard him say
when he went into his room that he had
to do q pot boiler" -.,..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-30
Hot Stuff.

Frum the Chicago Tribune.
Your husband is writing another
novel, I presume" observed the caller.
Not today said Mrs. Borus, wife Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-30
Nor Did She Spell It Mae.

The Marys OF the British empire gave
Queen Mary SOS, 900 That's what she
gets for not calling herself Marie when
she cana hack from COLLEGE,
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street northwest to Mrs. l.. Hill
For Beverlie j. Smith. jr. the large
stone residence located al the corner of
Woodley lane and Cathedral avenue
known as The Naples. 1t has frontage
OF about 200 feet Oh Cathedral avenue
and Woodley lane. The property was
purchased by Herbert Knox Smith. COM
missioner of corporations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-30

Mrs. Anna Martha Lammert died
Thursday at the home of her son-in-law.
William Ii. Kreitzburg, at Frostburg.
Md, aged eighty years
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-01-27
Trying to Cure Divorce.

Illinois is considering proposal that
no decree of divorce shall be granted
except where the State has been repre-
scented by a States Attorney at the
hearing. 1t embodies the law now in
effect in Oregon and is meeting with the
support of many prominent lawyers and
Judges in the State of Illinois. The
theory, Of course, here is that the State
is the third party to every divorce aud,
therefore, has right to voice in any
proceedings looking to the legal separa-
ton of man and wife. Those who favor
the measure insist that it has worked well
wherever tried.
In Illinois those inclined to oppose the
measure, bring up the matter of addi-
tional expense, saying that it will prob.
ably require two extra States Attorneys.
This would seem to be trivial obiec-
ton if the law promised any sort of relief.
Good citizens may well begin to view the
alarming increase of divorces with deep
est concern, for it is a serious problem
when one out of every twelve marriages
end in divorce, which is the ratio TODAY.
This is an increase over the last count.
when it stood one to thirteen So that
any law or measure not inherently often
sive or unjust to personal rights that
looks to minimizing this evil is entitled to
consideration. Omaha Bee.