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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-16

John ]. Lewis has brought suit i'm
the court OF common pleas against
Susan r. Hazen, asking for Judgment
for St,012.27 with interest at per
cent from January 1G, 1911. He
states that January l. 1896, he enter
ed into a verbal contract with the de-
fendant i'm which he agreed to man-
age and supervise her farm in Jack
son township, Union county, for a
salary of $500 a year. lie was to pur-
chase all machinery and supplies and
be reimbursed. lie worked six years,
he states, and during that time earn
ed $1,S00 in salary and spent $1,000
for machinery and supplies. He
states that the defendant still owes
him G59.4S. He sues for that amount
with interest at six per cent from
November IS, 1901, the interest and
principal amounting to the sum sued
for. His attorneys are Mouser and
Moloney.
The case Of Reuben Aldrich against
James B. Sugden, in which the plain
tin seeks judgment on a promisary
note has been settled out of court.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-16

Word was received here today OF
the death of Clayton Woods at El
Paso Texas. Mr.. Woods Is the brother
of A. l.. Woods of this place and Is
quite wen known in Marion. Death
was the result of peritonitis.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-16

w. II. Hinklin has filed "A petition
in the court of common pleas against
Lloyd DeGollcy, administrator of the
estate of Sarah J. Collins, deceased,
claiming that there is due him S6O.25
for medical services rendered Mrs.
Collins. He asks for interest from
March 80, 1908. The case is appealed
from the court of Justice Charles E.
GUmpr.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-16
THE WARNER & EDWARDS co

night" he says. "When l sent them
their breakfast, the door was stili
locked, but they were gone. They
might have made a duplicate key"
The pair was arrested on a charge
of breaking into q cellar and stealing
canned goods last September and had
been in Jail ever since.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-16
The Warner q Edwards Company
A World of White

Every woman who anticipates
purchasing White Goods in
the near future should not fail
to take advantage of this Sale.
Our ANNUAL WHITE SALE
We are saving to you of
many dollars on good depend
able merchandise.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-16

The last will and testament Of
Thomas ID. Wogan has been admitted
to probate and Clarence G. Wogan has
been appointed administrator with tn 4.
viii annexed. His bond is placed at
$4,000. The deceased, man Of
considerable wealth, bequeathcd all
of his property to his wife.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-16

In the case of Charles l.. Justice,
as receiver for the Marion Manufact-
uring Company, against Fidelie r..
Sellers and Scoville Walker, Fidena
Il. Sellars filed an answer today deny
ing all allegations.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-16

That Mexican war may be delayed
because the moving picture conces-
sions have not been satisfactorily set
tied.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-16

regular price, $500; slaughter sale
price, $2.9S. starr shoestore. /
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-16

1t may be some relief to the stand
ard to read that oil men Of some 9th.
er company have been indicted.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-16

shoes at the slaughter sale of shoes,
at 35c, soc, 7Sc. csc. Starr shoe store
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-16

Money to loan. S. r. Rauhauser.
2-14-5t
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-16
WHITE GOODS

15c and 1Sc fancy 1C1c
white goods at LIN
One lot of fine Swisses 1 -
we are closing out at IL
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-16
EMBROIDERIES

Fine Swiss flouncings 1Oo
q inches wide IN
18 inch Corset Cover OE~
Embroidery ------ ~
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-16

This charming little froclt of white
voil is typical of the summer lingerie
styles. Bands of heavy lace insertion
ana embroidery weigh down the
sheer voil fabric. The high waist
line with its encircllng sash is girlsh
and charming. Tho small hat with
the flowers massed behind the turned
up brim is extremely good millinery
form.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-16

Basketball tomorrow night.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-16
MISS M'DONALD
DIES WEDNESDAY
Complication OF Diseases Is the Cause
OF Death.

Miss Elizabeth Mcdonald. aged 81
years, 10 months and two days, died
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-16
LINENS

Fine Sheer Linens for tailor.
80 s5e +" wa.'t'' a"Ast at $1.25
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-16

Be sure and get one or more
patterns ofthe famous CJ
72.in. Scotch Damasks p1
Evening star., 1911-05-31
Real Estate Transfers

MOUNT PLEASANT-Charles J. Walker
ct ux. to George B. Belts, lot 1OI,
square 2S95: So
BARRY FARM-Annie f. Prospect Otter
back to w. Walton Edwards. lot %,
square 5S72: $40.
EAST DEANwOOD-John A. Hyder ct
ux. to Richard r. Horner lot 20.
square j23l: $500
TENTH STREET NORTHEAST between
II and I streets-Lorena B. White to
Walter O'Hara. lots 40 and 43. square
933: $40
sHADYSIDE-Charle G. Allen ct al.
trustees. to Charles w. Shafer. lot
so. square 297O; $4,000.
IVY C1TY-Burton Macafee, trustee,
to Mary E. Bernard. two-thirds in
terest In lot SIS. square 4O47 s.
Mary f.. Bernard to Hannah Bern
ard. lot IS. square 4047: $40.
LINDEN PLACE NORTHEAST between
18th and 18th streets-Allen c.
Clark ct al. trustees. to Louis
Gundling, lot s27. square 1904; 5000
PETWORTH-Luther A. Swartzell to
Mary f. Hall. part lot 20, square s /;
$100. Same to Posey v. Hall, part
same lot: $40.
PETWoRTH-Harry wardmsa ct al. to
block SO; so.
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS-LaviniaE E. New
ton, ton to Henry sheehy. lot is. square
HoLMEAD EsTATE-Harry wsrdman
ct al. to Mary w. Parsons. lot 1.s.
square S. of 1897: $40.
INGLESIDE-Middaug & Shannon to
Frederick and Grace e. H. Cushman.
lot &C. block 4: $1O. Same to EIIanora
Suffrins. lot g. block 4: SO.
Evening star., 1911-05-31
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. May 31.-The cotton
market opened steady at a decline Of one
point on May. but generally 3 to 6
points higher, and active positions sold
3 to points net higher during the early
trading on covering Of shorts and a 1T
tie fresh buying inspired by the steadi-
ness Of Liverpool and New Orleans over
the local holiday. Press dispatches
claimed that there had been good rains
In north Texas, but the Official weather
map showed no precipitation Of i'm
portance in the western belt. and con-
tinued drought in the Carolinas was per-
haps a factor in the advance
The forecast for thunder showers in
the Carolinas tonight or tomorrow in
spired rather freer offering of new crop
months during the late forenoon. and
prices eased of . or points from the
best. but the undertone seemed to be
steady, and the market held q net gain
OF some 3 to @ points at midday.
Spot quiet; middling uplands $3.50 nom-
inal
Estimated receipts at the ports today,
6,000 bales, against 6.762 last week and
325S last year: for the week, 5000 bales,
against 41.1J9 last week and 41.743 last
year. Today's receipts at New Orleans.
2272 bales. against 1,341 last year. and
at Houston. 356 bales. against $40 last
year.
Evening star., 1911-05-31
HEARING ON sTRAUs BILL.
Government and District Officials
Appear.

Hearing on the Sulzer bill to accept the
Nathan Straus pasteurized milk labora-
tory. which the philanthropist has ten
dered to the District, was begun this
afternoon before the House District COM
mittee
Representative Sulzer and number OF
Washington physicians and government
omcials urged the committee to give a
favorable report on the Sulzer bill. The
bill authorizes the acceptance of the
Strauss laboratory and appropriates $l5,-
coo for its maintenance the first year
IF you do nothing but check the spread
of consumption" declared DIR. G. Lloyd
Magruder, you will be justified in spend
Ing many times this amount"
All of the speakers this afternoon testi-
fed to the value of pasteurized milk in
reducing infant mortality.
Among those who urged a favorable re-
port on the Sulzer bill were Representa-
tive Sulzer. Or. A. D. Melvin. chief of the
bureau Of animal industry; Assistant
Surgeon General Kerr Of the public health
service Director Anderson Of the hy-
gienic laboratory. Director Schroeder OF
the experiment station. DR.. G. Lloyd
Magruder. Emile Berliner and Charles
Darr.
Evening star., 1911-05-31
A oNE.MAN CONVENTION.
Secretary Buck Alone Attends Civil
Service Improvement Meeting.
Established 1867.

Today was the day! Promptly at 10
o'clock this morning was the hour.
There was no convention of the Ma
tional Civil Service Improvement Asso-
citation. OF the Business Men of the United
States.
With all officers of the original organi-
zation = excepting Secretary Joseph w.
Buck-and all but few of the member
ship Of the executive. committee resigned:
with the refusal OF other men to serve I'm
the positions OF the vacated Offices to
which they were chosen by Secretary
Buck and the few remaiHa- members OF
the executive committee: the face OF
disintegration. Secretary Bsck stuck tb
the boat. and announced convention and
an elaborate program OF exercises. to
take place today. Day and night ses-
siors were provided for.
Mr. Buck was. the only man at the
morning session OF the convention. There
was no afternoon session.
Mr.. Buck this afternoon declared that
the proposed mass meeting. announced
for tonight. will be held as scheduled.
He declared that small executive meet
ing was held this morning.
Evening star., 1911-05-31
District Supreme Court.

IEQUITY COURT NO. 1-Justice Stafford.
Sherman agt. National Real Estate Se-
Icurities Company: receiver discharged and
cause dismissed: plaintiffs attorney, Fred
&c. Geiger.
Starek agt Starek; rule as to mainte-
nance; plaintiffs attorney, F. G. Geiger.
Loughran agt. the Garrick Club; ex-
lceptions overruled and auditors report
ratified: plaintiffs attorneys. Lyon &
Lyon; fntervener's attorney, Alex Wolf.
Cave agt. Cave: time to file transcript
on appeal extended; plaintiffs attorneys,
Thomas & Beller; defendants attorney,
Adams agt Patent Development Com
lpany; A. L. Newmyer appointed receiver;
bond, $500; plaintiffs attorneys. Lyon &
Lyon; defendants attorney, A. l. New
myer.
In re release of lot %, square 1Oo; sub
stitution Of trustee to release; petitioner
attorney, George c. Gertman.
Church agt. Brennan: guardian ad ntem
| appointed; plaintiffs attorneys J. }. Dar-
| lington and w. C. Sullivan.
In re lunacy of Harley Copper: ac-
count of committee referred to auditor.
Read agt.Read: divorce a vin mat.
granted: plaintiffs attorney, r. d: Beh-
rend: defendants attorney. w. w.
| Bride.
| Hickman agt. Washington Union Base
| Ball Club: auditors report ratified; plain
| tiff's attorney. T. c.. Bradley; defend
ants attorney. Wilton ]. Lambert.
reference to auditor: plaintiffs attorney
G. T. Thomaides; defendants attorneys.
Carter & Brooke. C. e. Robson and j.
A. and v. L. Toomey.
CIRCUIT COURT NO. 1-Justice Ander-
son.
Wright agt. Washington Railway and
Electric Company; bill Of exceptions SUBJ
mitted: plaintiffs attorneys. A. L. New
myer and r. j. Quigley; defendants at
torneys, w. c. Sullivan and George p.
Hoover.
| Beer agt. United Surety Company; on
| trial: plaintiffs attorneys. Brandenburg
Il Brandenburg: defendants attorneys,
Birney & WOodard.
CIRCUIT COURT NO. o-Justice Bar
Baltimore Building and Loan Associa-
| tion agt. Jennings; order to clerk to pay
plaintiff from registry of court
Dixon agt. Great Falls and Old Domin-
ion Railway Company two cases.; on
trial; plaintiffs attorney. L. ]. Mather;
| defendants attorney. Wilton j. Lambert.
CRIMINAL COURT NO. 1-Justice
Wright.
United States agt. John Barton Miller.
embezzlement and destruction of records;
on trial; attorneys, HI. e. Davis and j. f.
Laskey.
CRIMINAL COURT NO. 2-Chief Jus
tice Clabaugh.
United States agt. Barnett Deitsch
bigamy; on trial; attorney, J. A. O'Shea.
BANKRUPTCY COURT-Justice Staf-
ford
In re j. & w. Eiseman: reference to
referee to report on composition.
DISTRICT COURT-Chief Justice cla-
baugh.
In re condemnation of lot IL. block 2s.
Columbia Heights. for Central High
School; award of commission filed
PROBATE COURT-Justice Gould.
Estate of George w. Walter: order to
insure property; attorney, George III
Macdonald.
In re Joseph n. Marx ct al: order ap-
pointing Walter A. Brown guardian: bond,
81 ,OOO; attorney, F. S. Bright.
Estate of William CASTOR; letters OF
administration granted to John q. Kirk
land: bond, $340: attorneys. Lyon Lyon.
Evening star., 1911-05-31
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, MAY ::I.-AlthOugh this was
the final day for the delivery of wheat
on May contracts, and there had been
time looked for On change did moi develop
during the early part of the session. Only
feir general trade was witnessed. the
most cf IL between local traders and not
in TIC Nav spti.p. hut a general rule
the new crop months. 4 few tr3nsac ions
in MAY showed tfat the bulls had con-
troll of the market. hut were apparently
not in a nicod 10 squeeze prices I'm the
sensational fashion that many dealers
had been led TO expect. rise of u to
! proved TO be tn, limit of advance for
the time being. far as the May de-
livery was concerned. Other months ac-
tualiy showed net decline.
May touched 1.04 as compared with
1.o3 Monday night. but steadied around
1.o3&- July operfed at Ssss to ss7saSs.
Ia -. and then receded to SSLas8hs.
Contrary to predictions. most Of the
business in May was i'm small lots,
which were peddled out as required
Corn eased off because of the fine
weather and big receipts. July opened
unchanged to isat lower, at a2A to
521sa53. touched So and declined to
52X
Resting orders to buy rallied oats
from initial weakness dut to fine crop
reports. July started u to u down, at
35h to 35h. and recovered to 35%.
A liberal run of hogs pulled down
provisions prices. First sales were
2i7a6 to liz of. with July at f4.7o for
pork. s01h to $40 for lard and 80 for
ribs.
Evening star., 1911-05-31
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS,
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. May 31.-Butter-Cnsct-
tied: receipts, 20.95i pa ckages. Cream Try
specials. -: extras. 22i1a23: frsts, 21a22;
seconds. 1gaaJ: thirds. Is. state dairy
finest, :2a23; good to prime. COAL; COM
mon to fair. 11a19: process special, 1Sa
1s1.. extras. 1I1z: firsts. IL.
Cheese-Firm, unchanged: receipts, 4,S01
boxes.
Eegs-Weak: receipts. 1896 crates.
Fresh-gathered extras. 19a2l; extra firsts,
i71za1S: firsts. 1G: seconds, 141.: fresh
gathered d:rties. No 1. IL. No. >, ~:
poor to fair. Sail: fresh-gathered checks.
good TO prime. 1Oa11: poor TO fair. sac.
Flour-Steady, with small trade.
Wheat-Early steadiness in wheat. due
to Liverpool cables: big decrease in the
European visible and damaging storms
in Germany. was followed by decline re-
su,ting from general rains over the hoi-
day and good crop prospects July. 941sa
95.s.
Pork-Steady.
Beef-Steady.
Lard-Easy: middle west. S..0aS.30. NOM
inaI.
Raw sugar-Quiet; Muscovado. So test.
3.3G: centrifugal. ?6 test. 3.S6, moasses.
50 test. 311: refined steady.
Petroleum-Steady.
Coffee-Spot quiet
Molasses-Steady.
Hay-Firm-
Poultry Alive. firm: western spring
chickens. 20. fowls. l4i2a1a: turkeys. "a.
dressed. irregular: western broilers, 1Sa
~: fowls, 10a1i: turkeys. 1:al'-
Evening star., 1911-05-31
LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL, May 3f.-Closing: Cotton
Spot quiet: prices one point higher;
American middIing fair. S.S2: good mid
ding. SO: middiing. s.2S; low middling,
sos; good ordinary. 7.S2; ordinary. 7.57
The sales of the day were 1000 bales, OF
which 800 were for speculation and ex-
port, and included 1900 American. Re-
ceipts. 1000 bales including 100 Ameri-
can. Futures opened dull and closed
dull. July, S.02; June and July. 7.9l;
July and August. 7.S6; August and Sep
fember. 1854: September and October,
ia: October and November, 6.06; Mo-
vember and December, 600; December
and January, 6SS: January and February,
6sS; February and March. 6SSh; March
and April, 6.S9h.
Evening star., 1911-05-31
ARMY -NAVY
Naval Orders.

Rear Admiral S. Schroeder, from COM
mand u s. Atlantic fleet to general
board
Capt. R.. NJ. Doyle, from third light
house district, Tompkinsville. N. Y, to
Navy Department.
Commander G. G. Mitchell and Lieut..
Commander ]. X. Taussig have been
commissioned.
Lieut.. Commander A. e. Watson, from
Dubuque to Maine.
Lieut.. E. P. Finney, from Naval Acad-
emy, Annapolis, Md. to Nashville.
Lieut.. G. B. Wright and Lieuts. Gunior
grade) s. w. Wallace, r. A. White and
w. H. Booth have been commissioned.
Midshipman E. B. Langworthy, from
Connecticut to Delaware.
Passed Asst. Surgeon E. G. Mackenzie
and Asst Surgeon f. e. Woodland and
p. B. Leadbeater have been commits
stoned.
Paymaster E. F. Hall, from navy yard.
New York. to Naval Hospital. New York,
for treatment
Paymaster E. A. Mcmillan has been
commissioned a paymaster in the navy
from January /. 1910.
Chaplain L. N. Taylor. from navy yard.
Philadelphia. to Indiana.
Chief Boatswain D. Montague. to
Naval Hospital. Boston. for treatment.
Chief Machinist NJ NJ Schreiber, from
Indiana and wait orders.
Chief Machinists w. s. ~Falk, ]. P.
Richter, c. Franz and r. o. Wells have
been commissioned.
Machinist w. Herzberg, from Maryland
Steel Company. Sparrows point. Md, to
Indiana.
Evening star., 1911-05-31
LONG DROUGHT BROKEN.
Heavy Fall Of Rain in the Vicinity
of Cumberland.

CUMBERLAND, Nd, May af--The
drouth OF some weeks has been broken
here by a storm of cloudburst propor-
tions. which flooded the streets and
left on them much debris carried down
from the surrounding hills. The
storm was not OF wide area. At Frost
burg the rain was not heavy. but at
Mount Savage there was an effective
fall.
Lightning struck q tree In Rose Fiji
cemetery here just after the throng
that attended the Memorial day oxer-
cises left the place.
Evening star., 1911-05-31
LONG IN THE RANKS.
School Teacher Resigns After Serv
ice Of FiftY-Six Years.

QUINCY. Mass. May 31.-Miss Julia
Underwood. who claims to hold the coun-
try's teaching record. has resigned after
completing fifty-six years Of service in
the local public schools.
Miss Underwood taught in one :chool
fifty-four years. the same school in
which she herself received her early edu-
cation. She was born and always lived
in Quincy.
Evening star., 1911-05-31
Chicago Cattle Markets.

CHICAGO. May 3l.-Cattle: Receipts es-
timated at 17.oO0 head: market steady to
10 points lower; beeyes. 5.15a6.4O: Texas
steers, 4.G0a5.l5: western steers, 4.6Oa
$50: stockers and feeders, 3.sOa3 IS: cows
and heifers, 2.50a5. 80: calves. 5.25a0.OO.
Hogs-Receipts estimated 1T 33 900 head
market. 5a1O lower; light. 5.75a6O0: mixed
3. b.70a6O5; heavy. 5.5Oa6.00; rough, H5be
6.15: good to choice heavy. 5.75a6.OO: PIN.
6.55a6O5; bulk Of sales. kooaAo0.
Evening star., 1911-05-31
LONDON MARKET.

LONDON, May 31.-American securi-
ties were quiet and featureless during
the first hour today. Price changes
were confined to small fractions
New York sold freely in the after
noon, causing, declines of from | to 3
points in the leading shares, and the
rest of the list sagged in sympathy.
The closing was weak.
Evening star., 1911-05-31
NEW YORK CURB PRICES.
BALTIMORE.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Nd, May 31.-Wheat--
Easier: spot contract, 90: spot No. red
western. 02: May. 90: June 90; July, 9Ost:
August. SON; steamer No. red. SO: re-
ceipts. 40S12 bushels.
Corn--Easier: spot contract, 50; May,
20: June. ssh: July. 5Sh Receipts. 81, Dos
bushels. Southern whits corn. 62t5.
Oats--Eas!er: No. white. 4Oh asked !:
standard white. 40a40s4; No. 3 white, 3Ok !;
receipts, 1884 bushels.
Rye-Nominal: No. western domestic.
1.O0al.02: receipts. sol bushels.
Hay-Quiet. unchanged.
Grain freighte- Quiet unchanged.
Evening star., 1911-05-31
The World Of Finance and Trade.
Washington; New York; London.
LOCAt FINANCIAL NEWS.

Trading was very light on the local
stock exchange today, and the market
was practically without feature. There
vas more trading in Washington Railway
and Electric preferred. however. than in
the other securities. The preferred stock
sold from ssk up to seM.
There were few small sales of Wash
,ngton Gas at 10. and at the close the
Saol Dao was only ssA and the asking price
Evening star., 1911-05-31
FOREIGN BANKS.

PARIS, May 31.-Closing: Three per
cent rentes, o8 francs IS eentimes for the
Exchange on London, IS francs 30 GEN.
times for checks.
BERLIN, May 8l.-Exchange on Lon
don. 20 marks llk pfennigs for checks.
/. Money, ~ per cent Private discount
rate. - Per cent.
LONDON. May S1.-India council Nils
were allotted today a& - 33zd.
Evening star., 1911-05-31

Capt. d. John Markey OF Company A
OF Frederick, Nd. was officially notified
Monday by Adjt. Gen. Warfield that the
state en9ampment Of the Maryland Ma
tional Guard will be held there beginning
July Is and lasting ten days. The no.
tice came In the form OF letter stat
1ug that the offer OF the Board Of Trade
OF Frederick had been accepted.
Evening star., 1911-05-31
Naval Movements.

The Yorktown has arrived at Panama.
the Yankton at Montauk, the Vulcan at
Newport News. the Hull at San Francis
CO. the Tacoma at Galveston. the Nebras-
ka at Boston and the Sylph. Patapsco
and Hannibal at New York
The Idaho has sailed from Baton Rouge
for Plaquemine, La: the Helena from
Hankow for Ichang, the Petrol from
Santo Domingo City for San Juan. the
Perkins from Annapolis for New York,
the Justin from San Diego for Mare Is
land and the Ajax from Galveston for
Charleston.
Evening star., 1911-05-31
LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL. May S1.-Closing: Wheat
Spot easy: No. 1 Manitoba. 7s I'd; No
3. % 23kd. Futures quiet. May nominal:
July. % 10d: October. 6s SD.
corn-Spot old American mixed quiet
So "A; new American mixed easy. 4s 05kd !:
futures easy: July. - SID; September.
q sd.
Evening star., 1911-05-31
Washington Stock Exchange,

Sale. Regular call. II o'clock noon-washine-
:. ron A Market Cod Storage IS, $1,000 at O94
Capital Traction 5s 500 at I12k.
WMashington Rwy. and E!ec. Is. $500 at sih.
Washington Gas. at 50. ; at ST.
Lanston MonOtype. % at 85I&.
commercial National Bank. 10 at 19S.
United States Trust. 10 at 1874
After call-Washington Gas, at 50.
washington Rwy. and Elec. pfd.. % at S9h,
% az A,se, - at ssA. 10 at SoA, at SaA.
Evening star., 1911-05-31

| Bar silver steady. - e-16d per ounce.
Money. ~ per cent
| The rate Of discount In the open market for
( short bills 10 lis per cent.
| The rate OF discount In the open market for
| three-month bills II i-16 per cent.
Evening star., 1911-05-31
TOBACCO HARD hit
Stock Goes Down Seventy
Points During Day.
FLUCTUATI0N Is VIOLENT
Supreme Court Decision and Reduc-
tion in Steel Upsets Market.
EARLY STRENGTH IS SHOWN
Railroad Issues Strong at Opening,
But Later Prices Break as Re-
suit of Heavy Selling.
FLUCTUATI0N IS VIOLENT
EARLY STRENGTH IS SHOWN

NEW YORK. May 31.-The American
tobacco decision and the reduction OF
prices of steel products combined 10 upset
the stock market this morning. and prices
fiuctuated violently. The market here
opened with substantial gains in all OF
the prominent stocks. with the exception
of United States Steel and Amalga-
mated Copper. BY the time trading
was well under way, however, the mar
ket began TO show the effect OF heavy
selling.
The pressure was directed particularly
against United States Steel, and resulted
in general setback. Most spectacular
losses occurred on the curb. where
American Tobacco dropped 40 points
during the morning to l23. The losses
were extended during the second hour.
nion Pacific fell 81. and Reading 3ha
States Steel dropped nearly 3 Joints be-
low Mondays close. Bonds were easy.