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twenty-five melodramas In ono season.
Now these same men. II they have re-
mained In the field at all, restrict their
output to three or four melodramas OF a
higher order Originally 1t was "quanti-
ty'': now quality has the call.
The stage is an institution having un-
told possibilities for social uplift, as well
as for educational advancement but the
plblic itself must be the censor.
Before the death knell OF cheap melo-
drama had been sounded several play
houses in each large city were devoted to
its exposition. A few remain. but their
offerings are now of far more merito-
rtous stamp and as a consequence their
patronage has been materially increased.
The houses which were forced to sac
cumb to the reform wave have In most
instances adopted q lighter form OF en-
tertainment. consisting Of vaudeville ana
motion pictures.
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NEW YORK BANKS.

NEW YORK. August 26.-The state
ment OF clearing house banks for the
week shows that the banks hold S38, c79 :
80 reserve In excess of legal require
ments This is an increase of s4.4s2, ,O5O
in the proportionate cash reserve as COM
pared with last week. The statement
follows:
Loans, $1.s2s. sos. 900; decrease, $3.50
Oo0
Specie. $780,. s5s 900; increase, s5,o4s, 600
Legal tenders, SIS. .O93, 600; decrease,
$s23. 600
Net deposits. $3.50 1884, 900; increase.
$661 900
Circulation. s4ss77. 900; increase. $40
Banks cash reserve in vault, $3.50, ,9o3-
co..
Trust companies cash reserve in vault,
$62, ,5iS, 600
Excess lawful reserve, S36 279, $50; In
crease S4.4S2 $50. Trust companies with
c. II. members carrying % per cent cash
reserve, s6s,579.OOO
Loans, s1.92s, 4g7. 900: increase. s1.O42,-
Specie, 1852, ,ss2 900; increase, s2.6ss ooo
Legal tenders. ss5.ee4.ooo; increase.
set deposits sl.sl2.l2sooo; increase.
Circulation. s4s.545.ooo: increase. $751;
600
Banks cash reserve in vault. ss7o.575.-
co..
Trust companier cash reserve in vault.
Aggregate cash reserve. $A8.358000.
Excess lawful reserve. $37. .233. 800; in
crease. $1.sOO.9o
Trust companies' reserve with G.. H
members carrying Is per cent cash re-
serve S6l 500 0O0
Summary of state banks and trust
companies in Greater New York not re-
porting to the New York Clearing House:
Loans, S621. 1000; decrease, $s.934 700.
Specie. s6i.39o 700; decrease, s991.1oo.
Legal tenders. $11.691.3 300; decrease,
Total deposits. $71s.411.6Oo: decrease.
$40 $40. 600.
The Financier this week says:
1t is rather anomalous at this season
10 note that the banks OF New York city
are adding 10 their cash reserves. The
crop-moving period Is beginning and rts
For the week ending August 20 the clear
ing house banks reported gain of $3.-
S93,oo0 in legals and specie. As matter
or fact the banks lost to the subtreasury
during the week, but this decrease seems
TO have been more than counter balanced
by an inflow from other sources. The
loans of the clearing house institutions
at the close of the week showed an in
crease OF S1,042,OOO. and this combined
with the cash gain resulted in an increase
OF S5.047.O 600 In deposits. Despite the
larger reserve requirements thereby ne
cessitated, $1,S00.950 was added to re-
serves, the excess above the IS per cent
minimum now standing at $37, ,233 800.
The increase in loans. following the con-
tinued liquidation in securities, was rather
unexpected, but IL is worth noting that
the weekly report of the trust companies
OF Greater New York, as made to the
haDkfney danarfmpnf showed a dpcraa
Of over s12, ,OOO, 600 in this item. 1t is csr-
tain. therefore. that since most of the
larger trust companies in New York are
members OF the clearing house. that the
clearing house institutions other than
trust companies have expanded their loan
commitments materially.
The heavy excess reserve carried by the
banks at the beginning of the crop-mov-
ing season is regarded as a satisfactory
Indication. but 1t Is not probable that the
high figure reported for the week just
ended will be sustained over the fall sea-
son.
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TREASURY STATEMENT.

At the beginning of business yesterday
the condition of the United States Treas
ury was:
Working balance in Treasury offices,
$50. 1925
In banks and Philippine treasury, $751;
27S, la
The total OF the general fund was
$14O, 49S, ,965.
Receipts yesterday were s2.079623.
Disbursements were s., ,42S, 242.
The deficit to date this fiscal year is
s24. 1be. 7OS. as against q deficit of $14,-
III 1856 at this time last year
These figures exclude Panama canal
and public debt transactions.
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Railroad Accidents.
rye L. Knapp, in Lippincott's.

George L. Knapp. In Lippfncotfs
We are often reminded in Iugubrious
statistics and heated orations that Amert-
can railroads are peculiarly deadly to
their passengers. We are told OF the
superior safety Of European travel. and
not infrequently we are told that drastic
government supervision or even govern
ment ownership 10 necessary to put an
end to the slaughter Of passengers by
the steel highways Of America
The contrast between American and
European railroading is just q shade
more half true. The deductions from It
are not true at all. Two-fifths Of the
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LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, August 28.-Beeves-he-
ceipts. 1,s49 head; no trading. steady feel
ing. Dressed beef, quiet at 91a to II. Ex-
ports, 2SS cattle, 40 quarters of beef and
80 sheep; tomorrow, 9S4 cattle.
Calves-Receipts, 213 head: no trading:
steady feeling. Dressed calves. steady:
city dressed veals, IL to 1572: country
dressed. Sa to 13.
Sheep and lamps-Receipts, 6.517 head;
market slow; best lambs a fraction lower; !;
others not wanted and 10 to Is to SELL
Sheep easy; lambs, 425 to 10: culls, 400:
sheep, 2 to 3.75: culls. LOO to 1.5O.
Hogs-Receipts. 1910 head; nominally
ffrmer on Buffalo advices.
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CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, August 26.-Close: Cattle
Receipts, 200 head: market steady:
beeves. 5.10aS.10: Texas steers. 4.5Oa645;
western steers. 4.25a695: stockers and
feeders, 3. .1Oa5.5O: cows and heifers, 2.25
as 40: calves 6.O0aSS5.
Hogs-Receipts, $500 head; market slow,
weak; light. 7.25aI.s0; mixed. 7.10a7. 10;
heavy, 69Oa7 65; rough, 6.3oa7 10: good to
choice heavy, 7.10a775; pigs, 4.S5a7 60;
bulk of sales, 72Oa7.5O
Sheep-Receipts. 1900 head: market
steady; native, 2.15a3.75; western, 2.5Oa
4OOa6 60; western. 4.75a6.SO.
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DRY GOODS MARKET.

NEW YORA,,AuguSt 36.-The newfprices
made on prints quickened the demand.
The largest concerns booked very sub
stantial orders and a continuance of this
is looked for There was a steady de-
mand for narrow print cloths and large
were reported. The jobbers
did q good trade during the morning.
The primary cotton goods market was
fairly active for Saturday. and prices
were steady. with here and there an up
ward tendency noted.
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sisted Of allotments Of underwriting to
their chains Of clients by the great bank
ing houses like ]. P. Morgan Co.. Kuhn.
Loeb & Co.. Clair & Co. Speyer & Co.
The bond dealers and BANKS thus honor
ed from headquarters have to take these
allotments, good or bad, else they will be
dropped from the list. They can better
afford to stand an occasional loss than to
get In bad with the magnates. On this
occasion the leaders OF high finance mis-
judged the market and left their selling
machinery overloaded with unstable
merchandise.
Friction in High Places.
The street is full of weird stories Of
friction among the financial elect. Some
Of them may have a shadow OF founda-
ton, but majority will not hold water.
One of the stories in circulation which
finds belief. because good many people
want to believe it. is the reported es-
trangement between Jacob II. Schiff and
his managing partner. Otto Kahn of the
international banking house of Kuhn,
Loeb g. Co. There has been no estrange-
ment or no misunderstanding. MI.
Schiff, senior member of the house, Is an
old man and very, very rich. he mas
gradually been shifting the responsibility
of management upon the shoulders Oh the
younger partner, who is both Wiling anu
able to GlSchaESe the uutieS llnpcsou upo.
him. Mr.. Kahn enjoys the limelfght ana
Mr.. Schiff is quite willing he should have
the opportunity. There is entire harmony
In that particular banking house, no mat
ter what may be going on elsewhere IN
high financial circles.
The street commendS the wisdom OF
the late John w. Gates In providlns
against the sale of any part of his
$40, 600 to S5o.0OO,0O0 of securities be-
fore the expiration of ten years. Mr.
Gates was a firm believer in the correct
ness of his own business Judgment ana
felt certain that his investments would
be worth a great deal more money as
years rolled by. Now that he is dead
wall street acknowledges that he was a
tremendously strong and able man.
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METAL MARKETS.

NEW YORK, August 26.-The metal
markets were quiet and practically nomi-
nal, as usual on Saturday. Lake copper.
r. 75a13 90: electrolytic, 12.50a12.623; and
casting. II 25a12.5O. Tin. 42.9Oa43.O 90; lead,
4. .45a4 IS; and spelter, 5.90a6 0O Anthony
cooksons, 8.3Oa85O. Iron unchanged.
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NEW ORLEANS.

NEW ORLEANS. August 28-Cotton
futures opened steady I point up to
points off Gables We're about as expect
ed. The market closed steady = 10
points over yesterday. Heavy rains were
reported In Texas and foreign political
news was discouraging, but the market
was sustained by the buying of shorts
who wanted to even. up over the week
end. After the call there was less de-
mand, and scalpers sold the market down
few points. Bears were active and the
bulls were disposed to allow the market
to take its own course.
Spot quiet, unchanged; middling. 12tA;
sales on the spot. bales. to arrive. 100.
At the decline shorts became good buy
ers again and commission houses began
to receive large buying orders from the
country. Many kilograms came in bear
ing crop complaints. and in many IN
stances they were accompanied by buy
ing orders. This was recognized as buy
ing of a strong sort and 1t led to q con-
siderable volume OF buying among pro-
fessional traders. At the highest of the
morning the trading months were to 19
points over yesterdays close.
August. 1858; September. 11.6; October.
1151; December, 11.54: January, 11.59:
March. I'LL; May, 11.S1.
The net results of the weekly cotton
market We're an advance Of 30 to 81
points. The high prices were made Sat
urday and the low prices Tuesday. At
the highest the trading months were 32
to 81 points over last weeks close; at
the lowest they were unchanged to 10
points under. The range of the week
was 80 to 81 points.
The chief influence in the trading OF
the week was crop deterioration. The
bulls contended that the crop had fallen
off at least ten points since the 25th Of
July; bears claimed that only natural
detioration had occurred.
The worst crop reports came from
Texas, but Oklahoma. Louisiana, Missis-
sippf and Georgia all sent in very un-
favorable accounts. Reports OF worm
damage were received from sections of
Alabama. Late in the week the buying
ficient volume to be looked upon as a
new cotton continued large and, coupled
with continued small mill takings in
England. caused another increase in the
an increase during the week OF 49,54O
bales, against a decrease this week last
year of 29,37O bales. The visible was put
at 7S2. .463 bales against 754, ,965 a year
ago. Bears gave the opinion that by the
1st Of September the visible would be
well over the million mark.
In the spot market prices advanced
one-quarter. middling closing at 121s
against 117s last week, and 10 cents this
week last year. Sales on the spot
amounted to $40 bales against 257 last
week. and 753 this week last year; sales
to arrive amounted to $50 bales against
s last week. and 426 this week last year.
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New York Mining Stocks.
On Getting Even.

From Fliegende Blaetter.
Tailor-The raincoat suits you splen-
didly. sir. Makes you look ten years
younger.
Customer@Good. Then you can send In
the bill in 1921.
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Announcement.

havs just accepted the exclusive agency for
the sale in the District Of Columbia OF the
stock OF the Old Dominion Orchards Co. tlne.N.
q Virginia company whose plan OF operating
affords a reliable means OF investment 10 hota
the small and large investor. The company
property 10 located In the famous fruit section
OF Virginia, now seif-sustaining and honestly
gives large promises for the future. Call ~
my ONCE. 1920 n. Y. ave, and have explained
In detail the above at Jour early convenience
LATHAM
Evening star., 1911-08-27

The Reformer-Ah, friend. what we are
striving for is fewer overcrowded slums.
larger villages. more pleasure for the
people and less drink.
The Unconverted One-But 'ow are We
going ter ave more pleasure IL we as
less beer?-Everybo body's Weekly.
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BALTIMORE GRAIN.

BALTIMORE. Nd. August 26-Wheat-
Firm; spot contract, 91h: southern on
grade. S0Asa91h Corn quiet: spot con-
tract, 68M. Oats firm: No. white, new,
431kaA3%: old, A; mixed No. 2. new. 42a
49X. Rye firm; No. western domestic.
9la82
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NEW YORK. August %

Capt. John Donovan. sr., q native Of
this city, but for more than twenty
years a resident of Clifton Forge. Va,
died Friday. The body will be buried
in Staunton.
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NO CHECK TO SLUMP
New Low Records Are Made
In HaIf-Day's Trading.
LONDON A HEAVY SELLER
Quotations From Other Side on Re-
duced Scale.
DAYS NEWS UNFAV0RABLE
Attitude Of Railway Employees Dis
turbing the Serenity of
Wall Street.
LONDON A HEAVY SELLER
DAYS NEWS UNFAV0RABLE

NEW YORK. August 26.-For the sixth
consecutive day of the week and with
practically no interruption for the past
month. prices of stocks fell away again
today. Weakness set in at the very out
set and before the brief session was far
advanced the number of low records for
the year was so general as to embrace
not only the active group but practically
all classes of securities.
The movement, like most preceding
ones. was slow and deliberate, suggesting
further liquidation more than bearish ag-
gression. The industrials shared more
than ordinarily In the declines, with re
newal Of pressure upon steel.
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The World of Finance and Trade
Washington; New York; London.
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. August 26.-An early
reaction In the cotton market was fol-
lowed by sharp rally which carried
new crop positions into new high
ground for the movement and the mar
ket closed steady, a net decline of 8
points to an advance of 4 points.
The opening was steady at decline Of
points to an advance of points.
and new crop months sold generally 3
to points higher right after the call
on overnight buying orders. which
had evidently been attracted by the
firmness of yesterday. Liverpool ca
bles were about as due and private
crop reports continued unfavorable.
but there was good deal OF realizing
on the early advance. General trade re-
ports We're considered against the mar
ket- Houston reported big receipts of
new crop cotton for the day and the
market during the middle of the morn
Ing eased off to q net loss of about
Salo points. At this level there was a
renewal of bull support, and prices
worked up very rapidly from the low
est. with December advancing from
n.54 to 11.70, or to net gain Of about
points. The close was shade off
from the best under realizing. August
contracts fiuctuated between 1890 and
13 cents. closing at 1890, or / point net
higher.
Active new crop positions were I point
higher to ] point lower on final bids.
Crop reports covering Mississippi and
Louisiana, published by prominent local
trade paper. showed considerable deteri-
Grafton in the condition of the crop In
those two states for the month. and this
tended to increase the nervousness of the
scattered short interest over the probable
showing of the September condition fig
ures next Friday Increased curtailment
was reported in domestic mill circles.
price reductions were announced in GER
tain makes of cotton goods: there was
some nervousness over the labor situation
in western railroad circles, and Paris
dispatches reflected uneasiness over the
Morocco situation. but the market ap-
peared to be dominated by the fear of a
bullish official report, notwithstanding the
re mildly innraa sing new crNn mOYemeQt.
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News Not Favorable.

The days news was mainly unfavorable.
and probably the most important factor
was the more acute stage In the threaten
ed railroad strike. The attitude of the rail-
road employees is seemingly no less deter
mined than that of the officials and wide
spread strike now seems but a matter of
hours. The foreign situation, judging
from the condition of the European mar
kets. Is IN nowise improved. London
sending over very complete list of lower
prices, with especial heaviness In the
Harrimans and steel This was followed
by further sales in this market Foreign
selling has been one of the disturbing
features of this market for some days.
and it's extent is probably much greater
than surface conditions Indicate
The weekly statements Of the mercan-
tile agencies reported disappointing trade
conditions, with an increasingly conserv-
ative tendency on the part Of buyers.
Curtailment in the manufacture of cotton
goods continues in the New England dis
trict. where reductions in prices of fin
ished materials were made in the hope
of stimulating demand. few unimpor
tant railroad returns were submitted,
with earnings for the most part on the
decrease. That tonnage Is on the In
crease, however, was shown in the fur
ther material reduction in the number
of idle freight cars.
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Trading Falls Of.

Trading fell of in marked manner after
the first hour and the list manifested
some tendency toward improvement, save
in some Of the very obscure stocks which
were distinctly heavy. The market was un-
dergoing its usual weekend process Of even
ing up, with indications Of some short
covering. In the final dealings prices
shaded again, Union Pacific Southern
Pacific and Atchison all recedng, but the
movement as suddenly reversed itself,
and the closing was steady, with some
prices on a parity with the previous day.
Lehigh Valley and Atch1son were the most
conspicuous exceptions
For the first time in four weeks actual
loans of the clearing house banks failed
to show a contraction. The increase,
however. was so small-only s1,0OO,OOO-
as to still leave the reduction of the
past month at about $7OOoO,OoO. The
actual cash gain was almost So, 600. 600,
with an increase of almost s., 900, 900 In
reserves.
Bonds were heavy. with total sales par
value amounting to $9O6OQO.
u. s. 3 advanced Il on call on the
week.
Evening star., 1911-08-27

BERLIN, August 20. = Trading wa
quiet on the bourse today.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-04-07
VAMPS' LONG RUN TO FIRE.
One Company Covers Four Miles and An.
other Six on staten Island.

Two volunteer fire engine companies
on Staten Island made runs Of four and
six miles late last night to save the 2, 400
foot bridge over the Fresh Kill meadows
from burning. The fire was started by
the explosion OF tho gssolene tank in a
big automobile just as it started to cross
the bridge.
The auto belonged to George II. Stew ems
Of Mariners Harbor. Mr.. and Mrs. Ste
vens had started home from a. visit to
friends in Rossvillc. The explosion oc-
Cured just as they started across the
bridge, a frame structure which reaches
from Green Ridge to New Springville.
Mr. and Mrs. stevens leaped from the
machine. which was Immediately en-
veloped in flames. The fire began to
scorch the floor of the structure. and the
bridge watchman. fearing il would be
destroyed and the west end Of Staten
Island cut OF. telephoned for aid.
The nearest fire companies. both voluh-
teer, are the Cromwell company. at
Dongan Hills. six miles away. and Com
pany at Richmond four miles away
These companies assembled and made
the long run to the bridge. which waf
ablaze in several places when they ar.
| rived. They fed their engines by n line
laid down 10 Fresh XIII Creek, which runs
through the meadows. and soon ex.
tinguished the fire.
The automobile. valued at 5000. was
destroyed.
Mrs. Stevens suffered from shock. anc
neighboring farmer hitched up his
buggy and took her to her home. twelve
| miles away.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-04-07
NEw jim CROW TENEMENT Law.
baltimore Tries Again - Segregat
Negroes ana Whites.

BALTIMORE. April o.-Mayor Mahool
will sign tomorrow the segregation
ordinance which passed the Councils
to-day by q strict Democratic vote.
The new ordinance h more stringent
than tho old one. which Vas declared
defective by the courts. It not only
prevents negroes from moving into blocks
now totally inhabited by white persons.
but does not allow them to have churches
or places Of amusement In white blocks.
Unlike the old ordinance. 1t allows
blocks in which white persons and colored
persons are living to remain mixed until
they shall be come either totally in
habited by negroes or white persons.
II will be contested in the courts by the
negroes. The trainers of the measure
are confident that it will be declared con-
stitutional. as they say 1t applies to both
races alike, although it is directed solely
against the negroes. II will be made an
issue in the present municipal campaign.
The few remaining white families in
block on Carrollton avenue. former
prominent avenue. are vacating owing to
the negro invasion. and on North Mount
street property owners are incensed over
negro leasing q house among them. On
Monday night indignant residents OF the
block bombarded the front OF the house
and broke in several panels OF the front
door with bricks. On Tuesday night.
according to the negro families. some
persons fred a revolver through the
| front door. Since that time there have
been no attack ., and the negro occupants
say they are determined to stay no matter
what happens
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-04-07
sT. MARTIN HEAD MYSTERY.
Original Sold Prior 10 Separation Oi
Church and state In France.

Special Gable Despatch 10 THE Sun.
PARIS. April 8.-In the parliamentary
debate on the budget the Minister OF
Fine Arts to-day revived the inquiry
into the mystery Of the st. Martin head.
the reliouary said to have been taken
from the church at Soudeille- -Ussel
and replaced by a clever copy. while the
original was sold. He said that a priest
handed the head over to the guardianship
council in December 1907. and that since
it had not been inspected officially until
last October. when the head was found
to be a copy. The substitution there
fore antedates 1907,
According to inquiry which is now
being conducted it has been established
that the original was sold before the
passage OF the law separating Church and
state and was still owned by the Church
Substitution at that time was easily to
he effected II the priest kept the head
at his house or left it with woman living
near by when he was away. The Temps
says that the original is now in the posses.
sion OF j. p. Morgan. who bought 1t in
good faith OF a private dealer. possibly
Durlacher.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-04-07
FOR WRONG USE or MAILS.
Members Of Capital Investment Company
Indicted In Chicago.

CHICAGO. April e.-Sidmon McHie,
Richard I. Marr. William A. McHie. James
F. Southard. Frank H, Williams. Charles
W. Bickell and Richard H. McHie OF the
Capital Investment Company OF Chicago
and John l.. Dickes. representative OF the
company in Aurora. H., were indicted
to-day by the Federal Grand Jury for
using the mails to defraud,
John W. Rogers OF the Arm of>W. r..
Holligan 4 Co. was indicted for perjury
in connection with his testimony before
the Grand Jury when the investment
company was being investigated.
The men indicted were arrested about
three months ago in spectacular raid
made upon the Offices of the company
ON the eleventh floor Of the Rookery
Building Al the time OF the raid war
rants were issued for thirty-four mon,
all of whom were more or less prom
inently known in financial circles. Among
them was William j Lloyd, district super
intendent OF the Western Union Te!egrap phi
Company In the warrant he was charged
with knowingly abetting the company
in conducting bucket shop