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The Washington times., 1911-12-10

THE STOCK MARKET OF THE WEEK

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The Washington times., 1911-12-10
The Safest Investments
REMEMBER THIS

That The Times constantly carries
more paid Rooms to Rent and Board
Advertising than all other Washing.
ton newspapers
The Washington times., 1911-12-10

And savings bank board Of direc-
tors and some others dined the other
evening at a prominent hotel-not much
been said about that dinner. Some
thing may come from 1t.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-08
The Safest Investments

creek read for miles and the beauty of
the day was Incompatible.
At 5:3e o'clock. the scattered automo-
biles gathI I'd at the Commercial Club.
where they heard II. B. F. Mcfarland,
former District Commissioner, give a
short talk en- the relation of Washington
to the United States. His address was
followed by buffet supper.
Mr.. Mcfarland spoke OF the idea of
Washington and Jefferson in planning
the Capital of the nation. He told of
WashIngton's cheerful efforts in pay
ment OF national taxation under the half
and-half system Of appropriations, and
of the. growing development Of the city.
But we are all glad,r he said to have
you governors of great states beyond the
Alleghenies. and even to the Pacific
Q>ean, inspect your capital that you may
tell your fellow-countrymen, who cannot
come, what has been done, and what is
to be done, in the great undertaking
which commands their interest and de-
votion."
Gov Tasker Lowndes Oddie, of Neva-
da. Is a direct descendant of former
Cows. Tasker and Lowndes, of Maryland.
His mother was a member of the old
Trout family Of Washington. He comes
of Maryland stock on both sides of the
family.
not such a stranger to Washington after
all
The governors stayed in Washington
all night. and will leave for Baltimore
this morning. Their train is parked in
the Union Station for the benefit of visi-
tors who desire to view the exhibits OF
Western Industry.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-08
BY THOMAS c. sHOTwELL.

New York, Dec. wall street was de-
pressed to-day, and a host of forebodings
caused professional selling of stocks.
Some traders even went to the extent of
imagining war, but all that seemed really
definite on the bad side of the market
was the report that the business failures
in the United States for November were
the worst for any month since 1907, both
in number of firms and volume of LA
bilities.
The record has been exceeded only a
few times in the past eighteen years
Professional traders arsured that the
general public would soon wake up to
the fact that although heavy volume
Of business is being DONE profits are
abnOrmaliy small A receivership here
and there is expected to start selling of
stocks again and Wall street is selling
now. 1t must be admitted that most of the
selling is for short account, but the big
people, who are. usually depended on to
punish the shorts. seem at the moment
10 be willing to let the market go
Wabash securities made new low rec
ordS and it became apparent that some
body with full knowledge Of conditions
has been selling the general market in
ANTICIPATION of just what happened. The
Wabash situation is difficult to handle
because bankers are demanding climina-
ton of the G0UIds from the management
as the price Of their support. The Goulds
are abundantly able to furnish all the
cash needed to restore the Wabash, but
there seemed to be certain contracts that
it would be desirable to be rid of and
therefore a receiverShip is expected
Alhs-ChalmerS is another company thai
has reached a crisis. The management
has persisted that no receivership would
be necessary and important interests have
The Washington herald., 1911-12-08
Wabash Makes New Low Record-Breaking of
Drought Hopeful Feature in Financial
Situation.
Situation.

been working for reorganization outside
the courts. Late this afternoon an Of
fetal statement was made that the COM
pany would attempt TO reOrganize with
out receivership.
The plight of Wabash and Allis-Chal-
mers has attracted public attention to
other railroads and industrial companies
where stocks are selling at abnOrmally
low figures and whose recent annual re-
ports show no strength of resources.
There is a general house cleaning going
on and every stock that can not pay its
board or give definite promise of doing
so is being invited to move down and
out. Brokers are very careful to keep
their clients from buying such issues
and even for speculative purposes are
selecting the established dividend payers.
The sale of the Ontario and Western
TO the New York Central by the New
Haven as announced today brought the
last named company to attention again
and reminded the street that it is barely
earning its dividend, if indeed it is doing
so. The New Haven gets rid, of the
Ontario and Western and will take the
Rutland from the New YoYk Central.
The Rutland is a better connection for
the New Haven than for the New York
Central and the deal is advantageous for
both parties.
The only hopeful feature of the finan-
cial situation is the breaking of the
drought that has hurt crops all over the
world. Snow and rain are falling in
abundance over the United States. With
plenty of rain this winter business in
general will he in condition by next
spring to start on a substantial fOunda-
ton. for the fury of the politicians ought
to he exhausted by that time. The United
States Steel Corporation is said to be
taking orders at about the heaviest rates
in its history, but at such low prices that
the profit is not large.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-08
WASHINGTON MARKETS.

EGGs-Hear by fresh Virginia, ,ssAs7, West Viz
Einia and Southwest Virginia, Sa3e;. Tennessee.
BUTTER-Elgin fancy. ssliase; Western hrsts,
aslta1ss seconds 35isas4A. Ii
CHEESE-NeE York Stats factory. new. blzale.
POULTRY-Chickens, per h., f2al3; hens. per
b. II; boosters. per h., s. turkeys per ID, AAl5;
DRESSED PoULTRY-Hens choice. per Ib:, Ia
ID chickens per ID, l3al6; roosters, per H., l0;
turkeys iealI; ducks per h. l4ale; gesss per Ie
small, per h.. l5a16
GAME-Rabbits. per doz., 1.sOaIIS; kits. per
doz 5OaI.OO; quail. No l. per doz., L7SaGOo; No. d
per doz, L25al.5O; pheasants each, T5aIOo; SPUR
rrls. each. Gas; Wild turkeys, per h.. Maz
Potatoes, Michigan State. per
sack, 259a2.l5; sweet IN. c., per b5l:, 25oaS1
lbs, L2SaI.sO: Brussels sprouts, per quart loal4
onions. per h;shcl l.l5a1.Si caulihower, per BIZ.
i.Sca2m; compliant. Florida, per crate 29a2 %
lettuce per basket. 15OAa0o string beans. per bas-
ket, 20oa4O0; celery. 4OaS0 doz. 49,.
GREEN FRUITS-APPles. per Dbl. lZat0
oranges, California, per box, 5Soa6.o; Florida
oISnges, 25a3oo: tangvrines. per strap. oOa5. %
lemons pFT box, Looa5oo; grapefruit per box. 3S0a
40; pneapples LoOa225; squash per Dbl. 75AlOO;
Tears. Keifer 5OaLo0 per Dbl. cranberTies, 1quart
boxes. 326a3F0 per bbl.. a2alo,5.
HAY AND STRAw-Hay. Western, No. l. 2. Goa
2OOi No. q 220s22sO; mixed hay, Is.ooa2ooi straw.
rye. bundle. l2ooal3Oo; machine thrash, l6ooal7oO;
ll.oai2oo
Llf Il SAO1R-oncep iO., %Ao1 hihu btlhB'
per h. 5a5BfIealyes. choice, per h. stas; medium,
Per h., TI4A8
GRATS-Wheat, new. per bus. sa95; corn she'll
cd. old, per bus. 76as5; new 6Oae3: ear, per Dbl,
old, 100: new. Per Dbl. 3ooa30; oats, Western
white No per bus. 52a56; oats. mixed. per bus
5lA53: BRAN per ton. B0o middlines. per ton 300.
WOOL AND HIDES-WOol. washed. free Of b'rs.
PER h.. 2Ia25; wool. unwashed, per ID. 70; hides.
dry per H.. l5als; Eeen hides per h.. Il; calfskiH
green. each, i.25al.1
SEEDs-Red clover. per bus, l2Onl325; alsike
clover. per bus. II.soal225 white clover per bus.
l5.0oa000: crimson clover. L75a5oo; timothy. per
bus q sOasO0; blue grass rcr bas. 3ZSa375 rritop
grass H.oOal9o0 per 100 lbs. Alfalfa, Per bus, 6oOa
100
The Washington herald., 1911-12-08
COTTON MARKET.

Quotations furnished by ". b. Hibbs & Co, mem
bers Ct the. New York STOCK Exchange. Hibhs
Building. ~
New YORK Dec. Trading in the cotton contract
market Cu the New York Cotton Exchange to-day
was duh and featureess with prices moving within
very narrow range. What little business was
transacted represented the evening up Of contracts
hg shorts who preferred 10 be out Of the market
until they consider the Census Bureau report that
will be Issued by the government Tomorrow.
Absence Of selling pressure demonstrated that
operators and traders who holding long con-
tracts apparently have fear Of the ginnings 10
be announced tomorrow. Had il not been for the
absence of selling, the buying orders executed to-
day would not have had as much effect on quota
tons as they did
At the opening prices were unchanged TO points
higher, Liverpool quotations having been about as
expected. Some buying OF May and selling OF
March by spot interests occurred in the forenoon;
and by midday prices showed gain Of from 70
points. The highest quotations were recorded In
the afternoon when December touched SIS. Ianr-
ary ass March Ses. and May eG. The close was
steady, with net gains Of from 2 to points. y
The average guess Of ninety-two members Of the
New YORK Cotton Exchange as TO the government 5
estimate Of the crop. be announced next Monday,
Is 4Ts7 600 bales, while that cf fourteen members
Of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange Is H,T53, 900
baleS
Liverpool futures closed steady at from to ~
points net advance. Sales Of 1900 bales Of spot
cotton at points decline to sod, were made.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-08
TWO LEGAL WIVES.
PROVE EXPENSIVE
Peter Sharp Therefore Will
Ask for Divorce.

Pittsburg Kans.. Dec. Peter
Sharp. the only man in the United
States who has two legal wives. an
nounced to-day that the two better
havles were too costly. and that he had
instituted divorce proceedings against
Mrs. Samantha Sharp, wife No. ..
Ann Catherine, wife No. /, married
Sharp nearly a score of years ago and
disappeared a few years after. Sharp
thought her dead and married Saman-
tina. Only a few months after the we'd
ding Ann Catherine reappeared and
swore out a bigamy warrant. The
county attorney, Showever, refused to
prosecute. declaring Sharp had reason
to believe his first wife dead. There
upon Sharp built two small houses on
each side of his own and Identical in
every respect, in which he quartered
his two wives.
The cost of maintaining three estab-
lishments. however, was too great, and
this, he said, was responsible for the
divorce proceedings.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-08
LINES ARE DRAWN
IN PACKERS CASE
Degree of ReasOnableness a
Great Issue at Chicago.

Chicago, Dec. when the government
tonight rendered to the defense twelve
men to whom 1t is willing to trust its
case in the criminal proceedings against
the beef trust, the great issue at stake
between the two forces was plainly re-
vealed.
The government will contend that the
degree ''Of the rea3onableness" of any
restraint of trade is a matter of law, to
be interpreted by the trial judge and
applied to the facts by the jury. The
packers will lay the foundation for
| finale in the case before, the Supreme
Court by contending that the degree Of
| reasonableness IS a question OF fact as
applied to the decision of the Supreme
| Court in the Standard Oil case.
The battle lines were clearly drawn
when Attorney John S. Miller, for the
packers. stated his presumption that to
the jury would be left the power of deter
mining the degree of reasonableness of
| any alleged restraint Mr.. Miller and
his associates will seek to have the jury
determine whether or not the restraint
exercised by the beef trust over the
| fresh-meat trade is reasonable in the
| light of reason as Mr.. Miller Will read
it from the decision of the Supreme
| Court.
In rendering a full panel OF jUrymen
at the end Of the second short day OF
| the trial, the government broke all rec
| Ords for speed in filling the box in so
important a trial The government went
| through the day filling three places on
the panel after examining fifteen venire-
men and without using one of its precious
peremptory challenges. 1t still has
| twenty left. The government believes in
| farmers as jurymen and six of me twelve
| men in the jury box tonight were from
| the fields. The defer SO demonstrated
clearly that II will endeavor to get on
| the jury as many business men as posi-
| BILE and as big business men as possible
| men not apt to be interested in govern
ment regulation of business and the eff
| feet upon business of the conviction Of
| the defendants
The Washington herald., 1911-12-08
NEW YORK MONEY.

New York Dec. Money call at the stock "a
change to-day Orened at ~ per cent; highest, 5s4
lowest AZ: closing AZ per cent. Most q the days
loans wire made at ~ per cent.
Time money continues to show strength Thirty
day funds are quoted at IA per cent sixty and
ninety DAYS at 4a4A per cent and four. FIVE and six
months at per cent. The inquiry is very good but
there is little money offered.
Commercial paper is slightly imer. being quoted
at ~ Der cent bid and asked for the best names.
There are few banks in the market, owing largely to
the high call money rates.
London discounts. 81 per cent. unchanged; Paris
discounts 81 per cent unchanged Berlin discounts,
AZ per cent up = per cent.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-08
NEW YORK LIVE STOCK.

New YORK. Dec. T.-eATrLE-In the live stock
market to-day bseFes nomnaIly steady. Dressed
beef STEADY TO firm at saf2ss.
CALvES-Quigt but steady. veals. 6Ral10o;
cuIls Sooa6.oo: no Westerns or barnyard calves on
sale Dressed calves steady city dressed reals. la
lels; country dressed sAlzM.
SHEEP AND LAMBs-Steady; sheep. zooA3o;
no choice on sale Lambs. 6S0as.25: yearlinas. Lo
Dressed mutton steady at Gas. dressed lambs. ioa
IN: country dressed hot house lambs. Sooallo PEI
carcasA
HOGs-Easier at s1a60; pigs. eoou6B. coun-
ny dressed hogs unchanged Il ssaSE
The Washington herald., 1911-12-08
WASHINGTON STOCK MARKET

ssles-Regular csll. u O'Clock noon:
Washington Gas s.. 1900 at IlO1s.
Capital Traction S. 81 900 at 11IIR.
Washington Railway x Electric pfd., at S. 10
at Sc. ? at g.
Washington Gas. 3 at SI4.
MergenthaIer. l at 22s, 10 at p.
Lanston % at 9Hz
United States Trust. at ISL
After call-Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone s.,
81 600 at lOIls.
Following quotations were posted yesterday:
nnNnS
The Washington herald., 1911-12-08
CHICAGO GRAIN.

Quotations furnished by ". d. Hibhs & Co.
members Of the Chicago Stock Exchange. Hibbs
Building
Chicago. Dec. 7.-wHEAT-Dccember option
strong others firm buying by shorts December.
Sc: May. WHagk July. 9H.
CORN-UnfAvorahle weather in cOrn belt and large
sales for export Caused advances Of 4 to &C Be
Cember. 6lX May. s.; July. S3a63R.
oATS-StrunE; = to Nc better. in sympathy with
rom. December. a; May %; July ~.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-08
Appointed Bank Receiver.

Richard W. GOodhart, national bank
examiner and we'll known in banking cir
Cles throughout the country. has been
appointed receiver of the Union National
Bank, of Columbus, Ohio
The Washington herald., 1911-12-08
Harlan Named CommissIoner.

President Taft yesterday sent to the
Senate the name of James S. Harlan, of
Illinois. to be a commissioner of the In
terstate Commerce Commission. There
is practically no opposition to Mr.. Har-
lans appointment and ratification of the
nomination is confidently expected.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-08
Comptroller Issues Call.

The Comptroller OF the Currency, yes
terday called on all the nationtl 1Rnks
of the country for a statement of their
financial condition up to the close OF
business on Tuesday. December 5.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-08
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Quotations furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co.. mem
bsrs Of the New York Stock Exchange. HitbG
building.
Gail money: OIon. 40: high. ): low ~: close ;.
SALE OF SHARES BY HOURS.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-08
REAL ESTATE LOANS.

Made at Lowest Rates OF Interest.
W. Il WALKER, 729 18th St. NV.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-08
CURB MARKET.

Quotations furnished by W. p Hibbs & Co, mem
hers Of the New York Stock Exchange. Hbbs Builo
gru
The Washington herald., 1911-12-08
BOSTON COPPER STOCKS.

Quotations furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co.
members Of the New York Stock Exchange, Hibbs
tr,.Yl
The Washington herald., 1911-12-08

Largest Morning Circulatioa.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-08
bANh STATEMENTS.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF THE
District National Bank,

At Washington, ID. C.. at the close of business
December :, 1911.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-08

Total 30 IS
City Of Warrington District Of Columbia -:
!, J. CASTLE RIDGWAY Cashier Of the above
named bank. do sOsmnly swear that the above
statement Is true to the lest If my knowledge and
belief. ]. CASTLE RIDGwAY.
Cashier
Subscribed and sworn 10 before me this Ith daN
Of December. 1911. GEO. O'DONNE1L.
Notary Public.
Corrpct-Attest:
ROBT n HARPER
w. 8. H0GE
]. g. TYREE
ERNEST H DANIEL.
JN0. W CHILDRESS
JAS. NJ HOGE,
ROBT. LEE O'BRIEN,
J. W. HARPER -.
LEWIS HOLMES.
GERsON NORDLING ER.
JOHN T. DEYINE
Y. L. SANSBCRY.
ERNEST NJ. MERRICK.
DfrertorA
The Washington herald., 1911-12-08
MINING STOCKS.
TRUST COMPANY STOCKS

American Security x Tiust............... IS %
National Savings & TTUst. E3S e.
I
Washington Loan & Trust................ % =
United State Trust Recommendations. lis L
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-05-30
An)usenIents
GRAND

One of the acts. Gordon and Melville
in what was billed as Scotch-lrish.
English singing act was closed last
night after the first performance as
manager Temple did not think it came
up to the standard of acts required
by the audience The act claims to
have appeared before the crowned
heads of Europe, including King Ed
ward. 1t is apparent that Ed. must
have been rather careless at times.
Shubie Smith, comedian working in
black face has a very good act and
got good hand Beatrice Cowap
has an exceptionally pretty song in
Goodbye Betty Brown, which is &C
companied by slide appropriate to
the song and memorial day and which
she renders in charming manners.
For tonight and tomorrow night there
will be 5000 feet of motion pictures
and the prices will be reduced to Is
cents for the remainder. The feature
film will be an educational drama
showing the need of better conditions
the sale of milk in the
larger cities. This film is along the
same line as the tuberculosis picture
shown here some time ago.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-05-30
SPELLING.

Spelling may not be lost art, but
assuredly. it is with many persons
who ought to know better says the
Washington Star 1t may be argued
that spelling never was an art, but
a gift, and that in other days there was
as much bad spelling per capita or per
quill, as there is now. There is a
great deal of evidence in old letters
and in old books to support the con-
tention that perfect spelling was not
a universal practice in the good old
times.
The spelling question is serious
one Authorities of colleges for men
and colleges for women ever and anon
complain that their students cannot
spell. Is it the fault of the students
or of the teaching systems? Pupils
used to learn spelling in spelling
books. These books We're progress.
i've, and the pupil advanced as the
number and length of the words in.
creased. There was developed a pride
in ability to spell. Hence contests
or spelling bees. Nowadays the av,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-05-30
WILL GO TO MisSouLA.

State Engineer Will Be Among Speak.
.ers at Montana Good Roads Meet. .
Among the prominent speakers to be
heard at the coming meeting of the
Montana Good Roads Association to
be held at Missoula. Mont early next
month, will be T. r. Atkinson of Bis.
marck. State engineer of North Da-
kota. Mr.. Atkinson will have an emin-
ent pace upon the program of the con-
vention which is being entertained by
the Missoula Chapber of Commerce,
through which organization his invita-
ton to address the association came.
At the Missoula meeting an effort
will be made to secure a large number
of prominent speakers from various
parts of the country who have taken
an active part in the upbuilding OF
good roads and on the program with
State Engineer Atkinson will be Col.
John Vance of Columbus, o.. head of
the national movement for universal
good roads.
This, is quite an honor bestowed up.
on North Dakota's engineer, who has
been the recipient of several other
signal honors within recent months.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-05-30
NASAL. CATARRH
Mrs. e. karberg Says it Is Easy to
Get Rid Of.

Mrs. z. karberg Says It Il Easy te
Get Rid Of. -,-.
"A bad case of catarrh was cured fol
me by the use of HYOMEI. The trou-
BILE affected my head, nose and eyes
ad was very annoying and disagree
able, and the cure from the use OF
HYOMEI was very gratifying. HYO-
MEL has from me a strong recon.
mend and endorsement" Mrs. E.
Karberg. 21S Kingsley St., Ann Arbor,
Mich, Nov. 16, 1908.
HYOMEI, pronounced High-o-me)
cures catarrh, because it gets where
the germs are and destroys them.
1t is made of Australian eucalyptus,
mixed with other antiseptics. when
breathed over the irritated membrane
it gives relief in two minutes.
Used regularly for q few weeks will
build up and heal the germ infested
membrane and drive out catarrh.
If you own a small Hyomei pocket
inhaler, you can get bottle of HYO-
MEL at druggists everywhere or at
the Lenhart Drug Co., for only fifty
cents. II you do not own a Hyomei
inhaler, ask for a complete outfit, the
price is $1.00. 1t is guaranteed to
cure catarhb, coughs, colds, Group or
sore throat, or money back.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-05-30
ORPHEJ1M

Two good vaudeville acts, classy
illustrated song by Mabel Degnan
and a photo-play program that car
not be beat, make up the bill that IL
on at the Orpheum for the last hall
of tie week. The Malcoms in com
edy rube sketch entitled "Simon's
Visit" made a big hit last night. Jack
Barton, the boy with the parodfes, was
also well received Mabel Degnan's
beautiful illustrated song made hit
and the ph0to-plays are great. Jus
tinian and Theodore" romance, and
Circle c Ranch's Wedding Present.
comedy. =:
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-05-30

erage man has no especial spelling
pride. He lays the blame on the type
writer, alleges haste or conceals his
ignorance by illegible writing. Writing
is another subject in which there has
! been a decline
1t would seem that in some mod
ern teaching systems children learn to
read words before they are perfect In
the alphabet and then recognize the
words as words and not by the Gle.
ments that make up the words. This
processmay be faster, b. cannot be as
thorough. Perhaps the reason for
much poor spelling is that not enough
concentration is put by the pupil on
the characters that compose word.
Of course profound arguments are put
forth that child should learn to read
before learning to spell-some educa-
tors have called it the "grammalogue
system." How can a layman answer
teacher who says: The great prob
lem in teaching reading to beginners
is to form an unerring, almost auto
matte connection between speech, ear
language and eye language. We re-
cognize that we must teach the child's
mind through his senses by the way of
his instincts, and that, having reached
his mind, we must impress by means
of drill those arbitrary signs which
represent thoughts"
And do not parents express pleas
ure when they find their children are
reading even though they cannot spell
the words they recognize in print?
Are they not pleased with this re-
markable progress? But, is it real
progress? 1t is d subject to which
pedagogues or educators have no doubt
applied considerable mental effort but
there are two facts which seem to be
generally conceded. First that cor
rect spelling is desirable, and, second,
that there is too much incorrect spell
ing among the student classes.