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CHICAGO.

CHICAGO. July 25.-With a less favor
able crop outlook in Europe and with
stocks there decreasing, wheat prices to-
day took an upward turn Both France
and England reported yields much less
than had been hoped for. The causes
for the deficiencies We're extreme heat
and drought, which continued also to
affect large areas in Russia. Besides
anxiety was expressed regarding the
prospects throughout India Opening
figures here were the same as last night
To 20 up. September started at SSia &c
SN".. reactnS later to SSasaSSie.
Corn advanced on account Of sellers
bcir- scarce. on the bull side assertions
were common that there was still a
shortage of moisture which would he felt
h"Tor" the end Of The SeaSon. Sept ember
opened unchanged To &c higher al 6;$s to
C'ss and rose to fE;2. aG17s
Hedging sales prevented oats from
participants" ia the firmneSs of other
grain. September started "A lower to
Ia up at ioat0ai. and kept steady at
40'. Tn provisions market became
stronger with hogs. First sales were
~ 10 So up; September deliveries go
ing at 1850 for pork, S.35 for lard and
S511- for ribs.
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Coalers Conspicuous Features.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS,
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. July 2J.-FIour-Steady.
With quiet trade.
Wheat-F'irm: Liverpool cables. less IA
vorabie European crop outlook and
strength at Minneapolis effected mod
crate advance in wheat early. but prices
settled back later under pressure of re-
ceipts September. g; 5-1fao3is.
Pork-Steady.
Realistically
Lard-Firm; middle west S3OaS. 40. NOM
inal
Raw Sugar-Firm: muscovado, 50 test
8.s6a3.as: centrifugal. a6 test, 436a4 4s;
molasses, ~ test. 36la:i. 10; refined firm.
Petroieum-Steady.
Spot coffee-Steady.
Molasses-Quiet.
Hay-tirm: prime. 1.4ia1.J0; No. I. LAS:
No. >. 1.30: No. 3, 9,a93.
Butter-Firrn. receipts, IA 164 PACKAGES.
Creamery specials. 26a261e; extras. 25a2.l..
Cheese-Firm: receipts. 1856 boxes.
State wholemilk white specials II; do
small white average fancy 11A: do.
large white average fancy. 11La111a.
Eggs-Firm; rec eipts, Is, IS9 cases. Fresh
gathered extras, 22a2J: extra first, 2Oa21
first. 1Sal9, seconds. 15al1: thirds 13al4:
fresh gathered dirties, No 1, 12aI2h; No.
2. 10a11; do. poor to fair. Sa9; fresh gather
ed checks good to prime. 9a1o; do poor to
fair. per case, 1-.0a2.i0: state, Pennsyl-
wanna and nearby hennery white 23a29;
do gathered white. 22a21 hennery brown.
2ia26' do. gathered brown and mixed,
1sa22: western gathered white, 11a22.
PoUltry-Dressed irregular. Western
broilers, l'a21; fowls, 11a151z; turkeys,
12aiS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-25
COOL WAVE TARRIES.
Washingtonians Are Likely to Need
Blankets Tonight.

The cool wave which descended upon
Washington last night, following yester-
days thunderstorm, will continue in eff
feet here tonight and tomorrow and prob
ably Thursday. according to officials at
the weather bureau.
Today is cooler in Washington than has
been any day during several weeks. At
noon the thermometer had registered only
20 at the weather bureau, and 1t is said
that the mercury will probably not go
above 76 any time this afternoon. 1t is
expected that the temperature will be
as low as 90 tonight. and that blankets
will be needed to keep sleeping citizens
comfortable.
II is hot out on the Pacific coast to-
day, and the heat will gradually travel
east, being due here the last Of this
week, 1t Is said However. 1t is not like
ly that Washington will experience heat
as severe as in the early part OF this
month.
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Real Estate Transfers


States Realty Company to Alice Han
cock, lot 46. square 54S7; $40.
NAVY PLACE SOUTHEAST-Benjam ir
Garrett to John P. Garrett lot -.
square S7S: $40
MOUNT PLEASANT AND PLEASANT
PLAINS-Richard S. Wolfe. ct ux to
John B. Davis. lot 63. block IS; So
ECk1NGTON-Charles Thomson ct uX
to Christopher Orth. lot As, block S;
FOURTEENTH STREET TERRACE
Lynchburg Investment Corporation to
Henry S. Gamble. lot Is, square 2sO5;
HOMEAD MANOR-James r. Morgan et
ux. to Maud Clark. lot 81, block A; So
ECKINGTON-Joseph NJ Carmody to
BENNING HEIGHTS-Leonard L. Lo-
mas to NJ Marie Stonestreet, lot 100
square 5QS3; $10
MOUNT PLEASANT AND PLEASANT
PLAINS-Libbie Foer ct vir, Frank
to Julius !. Peyser. trustee lot %
block II: $40.
G STREET SOUTHEAST between 9th
and 10th streets-Libbie Foer ct vir.
Frank. to Julius I. Peyser, trustee, lot
90 and part lot 60. square $50; $40.
Franklin II. Ellis, part lots IL to 1s;
So Franklin III. Ellis conveys same
property to James J. and Bridget A.
Glennan: $40.
LIE DROIT PARK-MilIard Metzger ct
Tx. to Anna D. Bell, lot As, block 3;
1924 NORTH CAPITOL STREET
SOUTHWESTERN Doody ct ux. to
John P. 3. J. and Mary Heating. lot
1a2: square 611; $40.
MOUNT PLEASANT STREET between
Park road and Newton street-St.
George r. Raby ct ux. to Almira NJ.
Raby, all interest in lots SOB, SOL.
square 26l2. and lot II. square 1874; 81.
Same to same, al interest in lots SOB
and SO4. square 2612: $40. Myra r.
Haywood to Almira NJ. Raby, all in
terest in same property; 81.
HOLMEAD MANUFACTURED Presbyteri-
an Church to Alice G.. Holmead, part
lot IA, block Al: 5000.
LANIER HEIGHTS William A. Gordon.
trustee, to Samuel X. Lindley, lot 173;
WEST BLOOMINGDALE-E Eugene Bush
ct ux. to George II. Rucker. lot 20,
block !; so. George H. Rucker ct ux.
convey same property to Elizabeth F.
Walker; $40.
TWENTIETH AND b STREETS
NORTHEAST-Wats J. Newton ct
ux. to Maggie Burgdorf, lots 10 to- Is.
square 1119; $40.
NINETEENTH AND A STREETS
SOUTHEAST and 18th street south
east between D and F. streets-Watson
J. Newton ct ux. to Masgie Burgdorf,
lots Z and 8. square 1122 and lot 10,
square lutJ, $lU.
! STREET NORTHWEST between Dist
and I'D streets-Frederick w. Krfebelt
ct al. to Matthew F. Dermody, part
lot ,. square 10; so. Matthew F.
Dermody conveys same property to
Margaret E. Kriebelt $40.
HEIGHTS-James Martin ct
ux. to Laura V. Belt, lot IS, block
Is: SO.
1910 TO 1914 c STREET SOUTHEAST
Virginia l.. Kaufman to Emil and
Maria Laner, lots II, II, II, square
1c4O: SO.
CONGRESS- HEIGHTS-Hubert NJ. Foley
ct ux. to Charles NJ. Emmons, lot TO-
square 5935; So.
BERRVILLE--Nfilton D. Campbell ct ux
to Dudley w. Turner, lot I and part
lot s, square 32l1; $40.
LOOMENGDALE-Lest l.. kahlert ct
ux. to Albert Kahlert, lot a. block S:
$40.
WIDOWS MITE-Earl Cranston ct ux.
to Orion M. Barber, part lot 16: $40
l645 18TH STREET NORTHWEST
Emile Scherer ct vir julius. to Rob
ert w. Brown. lot u. square 356; $40
SAUL'S ADDITION-Harry Wardman
ct al. to Lillian L. Kibbey, lot ],
square 2710: $40
HOLMEAD ESTATE-Harry Wardman
ct al. to Ruloff V. L. Stratton. lot
100, square south of 1927; $40.
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WYNN OUT ON BOND.
Accused Telegrapher Is Released on
Bail of $1,000.

Thomas Wynn, the telegraph operator
arrested Saturday in Toronto and brought
here by a local detective. was released
from Jail today on a bond of $1,000. At
torney w. E. Ambrose secured the fixing
of the bail this morning before Justice
Wright The district attorney wanted
the bond fixed at $1.J00. but the court
thought S1.G0o sufficient.
Wynn is indicted with three others on
charge of conspiring to mulct the West
ern Union Telegraph Company by means
of alleged fake money order kilograms.
The other three men are in Jail.
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BALTIMORE.
Special Dispatch 10 The Star.

Special Disra'rh 10 Tho Star.
BALTIMORE, Nd. July o5-Wheat-
Easier; spot contract. Ssss; spot No. =
red western. s9%s; July, SSM: August,
81 September, ScI: steamer No. red,
Siss; receipts, 1iI,12t bushels: southern
by SAMPLE. 7Sas1; southern on grade,
sJt,aSai..
Corn-Dull; spot contract, 60; receipts,
2,HAi bushels.
OSts-Easier; No. white. ~ asked :
standard white, iSi2 asked: No 3 white,
As asked: receipts, 1850.
Rye-Dull.
HIy-Ftrm, unchanged.
Grain frelghiS-Steady unchanged
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CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET.

CHICAGO. July Notwithstanding es-
timated at 1910: market steady: beeves.
>. l5a7. 10; Texas steers, 4..Oa6 10; western
steers, OOaj.90: stockers and feeders,
s.o0a5.40: cows and heifers, 2.20a5 30;
calves, 5.J0aS.OO.
Hogs-Receipts estimated at 10000;
market strong. &c higher; light, 6.4Oa
$50: mixed. 635a6.s1s: heavy. 15a6. S21s
rough, 6.15a6.35; good to choice heavy.
6.35a8S2k; pigs, 5.25a6.45: bulk of sales.
6.5j a6.S0.
Sheep-Receipts estimated at 1900;
market slow for sheep, strong for lambs:
native, 2.JOa4.4O western, 215af.45;
yearlings, 4.OOa54O: lambs, native, 3.75a
$50; western. 4.50a1 rs.
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Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales.-Regular call. IL O'Clock noon--W ashing
ton Gas IS. 81 900 at 40. 81, 900 at 40.
Capital Traction IS, 81. 900 at 11ck.
Metropolitan r. R. 5s. 81 900 at IO9 $1,000
at 1O9 600 at 100. S.. 600 at 109s4, $1,000 at
1895. 81 600 at lOe1s.
Washington Rwy. and Elec. IS $1,000 at
SAYS, $1,000 at S4is, 81 900 at Si1s. $1,000 at
s4rs. $1,000 at s41s. $1,000 at s4ss, $1,000 at
SAG. 5. 600 at S4a4. $40. 600 at $40.
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat 5s, 81 900
at 1OJ.
Washington Rwy. and Elcc. CON-. Is at AZ.
Is at 46i4. . at 46. % at 46. Is at 457s. %
Washington Gas q at SSH, Is at ssh, Is at
ssh, ) at ssA, at Ssl2, % at ssA. . at
SSA. % at ssh.
Georgetown Gas. % at 100, 10 at 10o
Mergenthaler Linotype, at 22e. 10 at 2c51s
10 at 225i5. 10 at 225i..
Lanston Monotype 10 at 94h.. 20 at a4k
20 At 941s 20 at e41a. 20 at 941:. 20 at 941z
at 941a, 20 at 94h. at 941t. 20 at 941s. 90
at 041s.
Amer. Tel. and Telsa rights. at Z, 2 at Z.
District National Bank 1 at 1885,.
Union Trust. :, at 141n.
After call-Washington Gas. ! at SSh.
Washington Ewy. and Elec CON-. Is at 49,
% at 46k.
Rop -
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LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL. July Enclosing: Cotton
Spot quiet; prices eight points lower:
American middling. fair. 7.72; good mid
694. good ordinary. 6.6S: ordinary, &. i:a:.
The sales of the day were 1000 bales. of
which 500 were for speculation and ex-
port, and included $500 American. Re-
ceipts. 1900 bales. including leo Ameri-
can. Futures opened easy and closed
barely steady. July. $50: July and Au-
gust. $50: August and September, 663:
September and October, 6.35; October and
Der. G24: December and January, ga;
January and February, 6.23lz: February
and March. 6.25; March and April. 6.26.
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.nchangcd.
LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL. July 25-Closing:
Wheat. spot steady; No. | Manitoba, IS
I'd; No. Manitoba. - 5i2d; No 3 Man
ttoba, as i'd: futures steady; July, IS
11ssd; October, 6s 10d; December, 6s
1o7sd.
CorD-Spot firm new American mixed
5S ii2d; old Amer can mixed SIS Sd;
new American kiln dried. 5s sd; flu
lures dull September SIS SID; October
Is 61sd. Flour-Winter patents. els 3D.
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Death Of John Mccormick.

HYATTSVILLE. July 25.-John Nc
Cormick. editor of the Maryland Report
er, died at his home here early this morn
ing. aged sixty-fve years. He was Ill
only about two weeks. He Is survived by
his wife. two daughters and four sons
He was a member of the typographical
union In Washington. The funeral will
probably be held Wednesday.
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Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to
the following:
Robert J. Hughes and leila Smith.
William N. Hardy and Nellie Smith.
William Davis and Nellie Grimes.
Charles E. Webster and Katherine w.
Kerr.
Cutler L. Colbert and Mary A. Colbert.
Thornton Thomas and Bessie Bolden.
Robert W. Chappell of Petersburg, Va.
and Daisy M. Purdie Of Isle of Wight, Va.
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LONDON MARKET.

LONDON, July 25.-American securities
opened quiet and about unchanged today.
The market eased off during the first
hour, and at noon prices ranged from
unchanged to V below yesterdays New
York closing.
The market hardened q fraction in the
late trading and closed steadier.
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WEATHER
Fair Tonight and Wednesday; Con.
tinued Cool.

Fair Tonight and Wednesday; Con-
tinued Cool.
For the District of Columbia and Mary
land, fair tonight and Wednesday; con-
tinued cool: brisk westerly winds.
Maximum temperature past twenty-four
hours. 95; a year ago. "a.
The lake storm has moved to the St.
Lawrence valley without material change
in intensity and is causing a continual
ton Of strong west and northwest winds
on the great lakes. Within the last
twenty-four hours it caused showers over
the great lakes and in the Atlantic and
east gulf states. Elsewhere throughout
the country the weather remained fair.
except in the southern Rocky mountain
region where there wer< local rains.
Temperatures are unSeasonably low in
practically all districts from the Rocky
mountains to the Atlantic coast and they
are above the normal in the north Pacific
states.
The Indications are that the weather
will be fair tonight and Wednesday in all
districts east OF the Mississippi river.
Temperatures will continue low in the
eastern states tonight and Wednesday,
and will rise Wednesday in the Ohio VAL
ley and the lake region.
Storm warnings have been continued
on lakes Erie, Huron. Ontario and eX-
treme eastern Superior.
The winds along the New England and
middle Atlantic coasts will be brisk west
erly: on the south Atlantic coast mod
crate west and northwest, except variable
over the south Florida coast: on the east
gulf coast moderate northerly, except
variable on the south Florida coast.
The following heavy precipitation Gin
inches) has been reported during the last
twenty-four hours: Marquette, LIS: New
nan. Ga. 100 Rome, Ca. lso: Portland.
Ark. 100: Dallas, Tex, 1.20: Cuero, Tex,
!. no: Dublin. Tex, l.30: San Angelo, Tex.
30: Waco, Tex, 80; Waxahachie, Tex,
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FOREIGN BANKS.

PARIS. July 25.jClosing-Three per
cent rentes, 81 francs 55 centimes for the
account. Exchange on London, % francs
261a centimes for checks.
BERLIN, July 25.-Exehange on Lon
don, 20 marks IS pfennigs for checks.
Money. IA per cent Private discount
rate, 23s per cent.
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Railroad Issues Weaken Under
Heavy Selling.
CAUSED BY RATE DECREASE
Order by Interstate Commerce Com
mission Depresses Stocks.
LOSSES PARTLY RECOVERED
Market Grows Stronger After First
Hour Of Trading, and Western
Carriers Become Firm.

NEW YORK. July 25-The reduction of
freight rates ordered by the interstate
commerce commission caused sharp de-
preston in stocks at the opening of the
market today. Railroad issues were sold
heavily and lost from 1 to points in the
first few minutes. Union Pacific declined
IN and Northern Pacific rs, Reading and
Atchison liz and Southern Pacific and
Great Northern preferred is. Some of the
industrial shares weakened at the same
time. General Electric declined IL and
International Harvester I.
Opening losses Were extended in some
cases during the early trading, but the
market soon grew stronger. Reading.
Union Pacific and Atchison recovered
point. and at the end of the first hour
losses were reduced to small amounts.
On the early downward movement Ameri-
can Smelling. New York Central and
Sloss Sheffield Steel lost a point, ConSoli
dated Gas is and Western Maryland >.
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NEW CHOLERA SUSPECT
IS UNDER OBSERVATION
Edgar Hermann, Orderly
Who Attended Patient, Sub
mitS to Culture Test.

NEW YORK. July DETERMINATION was
made today of g. culture to determine
whether Edgar Hermann, an orderly,
who attended Manuel Bermudes. the chol-
era-stricken sailor. is suffering from Ash
attic cholera Symptoms of the disease
manifested themselves yesterday and
Hermann was a once isolated in one of
the outbuildings of Bellevue Hospi al
Miss Gross, the nurse, who attended Ber-
nudes. has evidenced no symptoms of
cholera.
Bermudes has a fair chance Of recover
ing. He is at Swinburne Island. The
steamship San Giorgio came in this
morning from Naples without a single
passenger on board. Her agents thought
it inadvisable to bring passengers here
antine regulations.
Twenty-Five Cases Here.
4 summary of the cholera cases re-
ceived In the United States since June IL
is made by the pubic health and marine
hospital service in bulletin issued today.
1t is stated that during this period six
vessels have arrived from Italy bringing
an aggregate of twenty-five cases. All of
the vessels and the passengers luggage
have been disinfected.
An addition has been made to the
quarantine regulations to the effect
that suspected immigrants shall not be
released from quarantine till 1T is
shown that they are not cholera car
r.ers There has been a good deal Of
observation work done since it was
discovered that persons may be cholera
carriers either with or without having
had the disease. 1t appears that the
average time a person remains car
rier is fourteen days. but there have
been cases found in which the disease
was evident to microscopic eXamina-
ton for ninety-three days. Further
observations along this line will be
made.
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NEW YORK CURB PRICES.

The citizens OF Hardy county. w. Va,
will hold a special election Saturday.
july ~. TO vote on an issue of $4,000 in
bends for the purpose of completing the
Ecw courthouse building.
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Records for Twenty-Four Hours.

The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer ar the wealth
er bureau for the twenty-four hours be-
ginning at p. IN. yesterday:
Observation-Disclosures 2. m, Sc:
p. M, 70; IL midnight, 76: today. 4 a. m,
II: s a. M. II; II noon. 10: p. m. IS.
Maximum, 05, al :. p. m yesterday; mini
mum, G6 at go am. today.
y. M. $40: Il midnight. 1871: today. 4
a. m, 29.SS: am. 29.9S; Il noon, 5000;
p. M. c999.
Condition Of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at
8 am: Great Falls-Temperature, 81 !:
condition, II. Dalecarlia reservoir-Tem-
perature 81; condition at north connec
ton. 9: condition at south connection, 10.
Georgetown distributing reservoir-Tem-
perature, so; condition at influent gate
house, 49, condition at effiuent gatehouse,
Is.
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide. ia am. and 2:O6
pm: high tide. 7:2o am. and go pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 2:13 am. and 2:5S
p. M: high tide, SIG am. and SOL pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-sun rose. 4:54 AIM; sun sets,
7:17 pm.
Tcmorrow-Sun rises, 4:55 am.
Moon Will rise 3:Oa pm. today.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset;
extinguishing begun one hour before sun
rise. All arc and incandescent lamps
lighted fifteen minutes after sunset and
extingu;shed forty-five minutes before
sunrise.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARPERS FERRY. w. Va. July Do
Potomac clear and Shenandoah slightly
muddy this morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-25

Our next illustrated song is Nancy
Lee" Illustration from a painting by
w J. Awkward. See our next Sunday
Magazine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-25

II matters little what 1t Is that you
want-whether a situation or n servant
"a want ad In THE Star will reach the
person who Will ill your need.
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General List Affected,

Temporary unsettlement of the stock
market today was caused by the order
OF the interstate commerce commission
for a readjustment of transcontinental
freight rates. The weakness was most
pronounced among western railroad
stocks. although the abrupt decline in
these issues affected the general list Re-
ports of tension abroad on account of
the Moroccan situation and some selling
for London account added to the heavi-
ness of the opening.
The market displayed unusual resil-
iency. however. and by noon the list had
completely recovered. with the exception
Of the Hill stocks, Reading and Lehigh
Valley led the upward movement, rising
mp ONT above yesterdays vlose. Bonds
were steady.
Coalers Conspicuous Features.
Prices held within small fraction
of their best during the noon hour on
reduction of operations. The coalers
were the most conspicuous features
General Electric was up ~, with de-
clines of l and points respectively in
Rock Island preferred and May depart
ment stores.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-25

Bar silver steady, "a 3-16d per ounce.
Money. Sal per cent.
The rate Of discount In the open market for
short bills is iI-16a1M per cent.
The rate Of discount In the open market for
three month bills is per cent.
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For the District of Columbia and Mary
land, fair tonight and Wednesday; con-
tinued cool: brisk westerly winds.
The Washington times., 1911-11-17
WEIGH YOURSELF BEFORE USING

Weigh yourself before commencing to
use Samose. the great fiesh-forming
food. The wonderful sale on this prep
aration since first introduced In Wash
ington and the remarkable results fol-
lowing its use have made James O'Don-
nell such an enthusiastic believer in
the great value of Samose that he
gives his personal guarantee to re-
fund the money IL Samose will not
make thin people fat and restore
strength and health to those who use
j.
This is strong guarantee, but James
O'Donnell has seen SO many Of MS Gus
toners who a few weeks ago looked
like walking skeletons become plump
and well through the use of Samose
that he feels he cannot say too much
to induce people to try 1t.
This marvellous fiesh-forming food Is
assimilated as soon as II Is taken into
the stomach. makes good rich blood.
tones up the weakened system. helps
to assimilate the food and makes the
user plump and well and rosy. Sent
post paid on receipt Of Soc.
The Washington times., 1911-11-17
FIRE WARNING FOR
SCHOOLS REPEATED
BY HEAD OF BOARD
Capt. Oyster Denies Panic
Intent, But Wants More
Protection.

Denying that the Board of Education
is trying to 'induce a panic among
parents and reiterating that hundreds
of pupils daily face imminent danger
because of poor fire protection in half
dozen schools, Capt James f. oyster
today declared that every effort will be
made by school officials to have proper
fjre-esoapes installed.
In one paper I am quoted as saying
that l attended fire drills, and that the
expeditions manner in which they were
conducted proved our fears groundless,"
said Captain oyster. II said no such
thing. The fire drills prove that we
have attended to our part in the matter.
1T is now up to District Commission
ers to correct faults which would make
the best regulated fire drills unavailing.
Neither do l consider Mckinley Manual
Training School fireproof building. no
matter how good It's general construc-
ton, when daily nearly a thousand
pupils are assembled in an exhibition
hall which has practically no fire-es-
capes and which is situated over six
high pressure boilers"
Captain Oyster declared that the
Board of Education would be held re-
sponsible If any accident occurred as the
result of fire or panic. He declared
At was, therefore, the duty of the board
to bring the matter of inadequate fire
protection to the Commissioners atten-
tion just as long as they declined to
make the necessary repairs.
THE theory that fire-escapes cause
children to think of threatened danger
and precipitates panics is an interesting
psychological point" he said. But
when our school builders forsake psy-