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WILD TRADING ON
BOURSEATVIENNA
Awarding of Armament Contracts is
Occasion for Disorganizing
Speculation.
SK0DA SHARES ARE THE TARGET
Fluctuation in Price Causes Much
Uneasiness.
THREAT BY MAJORITY HOLDER
Unless People Let Them Alone He
Will Flood Market.
MANY SUICIDES AMONG CHILDREN
Medical Experts Claim an Alarming
Epidemic of seIf-DestructiOn r.
Primarily Due 60 over
i Education.
sKoDA SHARES ARE THE TARGET
Fluctuation in Price Causes Much
Uneasiness.
THREAT BY MAJORITY HOLDER
Unless People Let Them Alone He
Will Flood Market.
MANY SUICIDES AMONG CHILDREN
BY EMIL ANDRAssY.

VIENNA. May 1S-(Special to Tine Bee)
The Zelt announces that the Skoda works
at Pilsen have constructed a colossal how
itzer Of AZ centimeters. or more than fif-
teen and one-fourth inches caliber.
The new weapon, which carries a projec-
tile OF 600 kllogrammes u.s22 ponds). lie
destined for the defence of the Austro-
Hungarian coast against an eventual at
tack by Dreadnoughts. The Zeit states
further that preliminary trials are being
conducted with a 12-centmeter steel gun
for the Austro- Hungarian heavy field art-
lery.
Coast defense is to go with the building
Of a great navy. The government has
warned the people against wild speculation
on the Bourse, which has resulted out OF
the beginning OF work on four dread
noughts.
The proceedings on the Vienna Bourse
have for some time past been viewed with
increasing uneasiness. both by the govern
ment and by banking and financial circles.
Since certain sums were voted by the dele
cation for the construction of dread
noughts speculation has been rife In am
munition and ship armor works shares,
which have risen with enormous rapdity
in a very short time. The Wild speculation
especially affected the shares of the Skoda
works, which have been entrusted with the
work of furnishing the guns for the Dread
noughts.
All Glasses Speculate.
People belonging to classes which have
never before approached the Bourse such
as small tradesmen caretakers and coach
men. have been investing in Skoda shares
In 1907 these securities were issued at 30.
and paid in the following years no divi-
dends. but fell to 240. They rose in Janu-
airy this year to 400. In March the Bourse
quoted them at 800 and in April 700.
During the last week shares reached ss7,
which has been unparalleled since 1878.
Then there came a slump of 100 kronen be-
fore the close OF the market and the next
quotations were sos. Noisy offers filled the
hall. and developments were anxiously
watched all the morning Men waited in
groups outside Of the building, and even
pressed into the Bourse gallery In crowds.
The former proprietor OF the Skoda
works, who is stin in possession of about
| 10000 OF the 10000 shares. declares that II
unjustiflable enthusiasm still continues he
will throw all his shares upon the market.
A good effect is expected in consequence
OF the retirement OF the small people"
from their engagements.
Suicide Epidemic Among Children.
Medical experts claim that the epidemic Of
suicides among children which prevails in
Vienna and has shocked the city for the
last few months is due to generalization.
The succession of suicides grew more stead
| fly with the attempt to take her life by
12-year-old girl. daughter OF factory
employee because she had lost a half penny
Afraid Of punishment she went upstairs,
took down her fathers gun and shot her
self. Fortunately the child was not fatally
| injured.
| few days before that a schoolboy OF 0
years broke the strap of his schooteacher
He bolted himself in a small room and
hanged himself out OF the window through
chagrin at the accident.
Radium IL Great Stuff.
series Of interesting experiments is be-
ing carried on in the laboratory attached
to the private hospital Of Prof Woorden, a
we'll known medical expert in Vienna
Plants have been subject TO radio active
influence and 1t has been ascertained that
such plants grow to nearly twice the size
OF those not subjected to the influence Of
/ radum.
| Experience Of the influence OF radium on
human beings are also being carried on,
but no results have as yet been made
public.