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, 1911-07-27
Our Washington Letter

nant6 VI the NatlOnal Republican
Progressive League" received
another severe jolt in the senate
when Senator Sutherland paid his
respects to this organization ant
showed up some of it's fallacies
The Sutherland speech was keen
SATIRE oratorically beflowered, but
permeating the wealth of beautiful
oratorical expression we're truths
80 striking and SO logical as to i'm.
press every candid nearer. In his
opening remarks the senator re.
ferred to san amiable band of in.
surgent soothsayers" who have
been going up and down the land
indulging in cabalistic u~tterances
respecting initiative, referendum
and recall, as we'll as divers and
sundry other devices for realizing
the millennium by the simple
method of voting it out of it's pres
ent state of incubation. These
soothsayers, the senator said, "di-
rect our attention 10 the clouds
flying above the far western hori-
zon, upon which The flaming finger
of the Oregon sun has traced in
radiant and o%palescent tints, and
tell us that here is the new and
improved political new Jerusalem,
where the wicked ofice-holders
a from troubling and the
weary voters do all the work.
"The value of a remedy in poll
tics, as in medicine, is to be deter
mined by its efficiency as a cura-
tive, and not by the name which
its compounders have caused to be
blown into the bottle, or the
promises they make in their adver-
tising circulars. Between the po-
litical quack, who thinks only of
himself, and the political z%ealot,
who does not think at all, we are
in grave danger of having all the
stability and sanity ground out of
our institutions. What we need,
in my judgement, is not so much
the adoption of new. experimental
not to say dangerous-panaceas
for the ills of the the body polite,
as the contentious and vigorous
enforcement of the old and proven
remedies"
Illustrating the fsllacies of The
Oregon system, the senator called
to the fact that at the
last election the people of Oregon
placed on the statute books two
in direct conflict. The fish
ing industry of the lower Columbia
uses seins and is opposed to fish
wheels; on the upper river they
use wheels and are opposed to the
Both interests initiated
to suit their views-and both
laws were carried. The result is
that Oregon has no fish law as re-
CARDS seins or wheels. Uuder the
present Oregon system there is
nothing to prevent democrats vot-
ing at republican primaries to Sc
lect republican delegates to the
republican national convention
or vice versa.
Speaking further the Utah SEN
ator said: "Under the initiative
and referendum the people will
occasionally get a law they want
which the legislature will not pass
under the recall they will occasion
ally get rid of a man who never
should have been electd, but I'M
der the SYSTEM they will in the
end get legislators that no thotfu
people ought to have and judges
whom no free people should b'
satisfied with. The legislator
will be driven to yield their owl
function of deliberation and theil
own independent judgement as to
what is wisest and best, and be
come mere recording agents. Elk
ecutive officers will become les
and Less 40 lf-reliant men and NOR
The Washington herald., 1911-06-17

New York. June 16-Bradstreet's Of
June II will say:
Trade and industry appear to be In a
slack-water condition, with quiet govern
ing as a whole, and the only really
important change Is found in a slight
fading Of cereal crop prospects in parts
OF the West. where high temperatures
lave coincided with Insufficient mois-
tire
Retail trade has been favored by good
weather IN most sections and stimulated
by reduction sales. but distribution is
stili hardly up TO expectations Future
transactions still feel the effect of con-
servatism, bred of crop and tariff un-
certainties. and trade is hardly equal to
2 year ago.
Industry is still quier, with short time
in evidence IN most lines. and apparent
indisposition on the part of manufac-
turers to move other than carefully,
PENDING the settlement OF price uncer-
haps the most notable feature in any
leading industry is the rather better
feeling visible in some branches Of fin
ished steel
Railroads are reported buying slightly
more freely of track supplies, and some
large orders for steel rails are reported
impending, though not formally placed.
Judged by appearances, the securities
market IS about the most cheerfully
situated of all branches. prices being
firm to steady. with strong under
tone to stocks and a good bond market.
Commodity prices are lower. these
largely rejecting readjustments in mar
Eet conditions rather than new price
making features in the crop report.
Business failures for tie week ending
June Is were 212. against 2S2 last week
ana I7s IN the like week cf 1910"
The Washington herald., 1911-06-17
WEEKL Y REVIEW OF TRADE
Industry Suffers from Indisposition on the Part
of Manufacturers Securities Market
Has Optimistic Force.

New York, June 16.-R. G. Dun & Co. IS
weekly review Of trade. June II, will
say:
Business activity now awaits the out
come of the growing crops, and as crop
reports continue to favor large harvests
there is q noticeable Improvement in
business confidence, with some gain in
actual trade transactions. although pur-
chases are stiIl conducted with conserva-
tism, ana there is moderate buying for
future needs.
eFor the first time in many weeks
there are signs of recovery from the de-
preston in the iron and steel trade, and,
while pig iron continues very dull. there
are increased orders for finished STEEL
notably In the structural and wire d.
visions
Hides continue to advance in price
Leather shows gradual Improvement in
trade, while the orders for shoes are only
fair. Both wheat and cotton have de-
clined in price, as with seasonable rains
the crop conditions, which were already
good. have improved.
'aThe surplus in copper accumulates in
spite of the recent apparent gain in con-
sumption and an advance in price. The
bond market continues active, with much
interest manifested in the new Panama
Canal and Chinese loans.
Money and credit conditions are al
most ideal in the International money
centers, the Bank Of England's statement
this week reporting gold holdings and re-
serve ratio much above the average of
recent Years. Railroad earnings In the
first week Of June showed a decrease Of
23 per cent from last year.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-17
REAL EsTATR TnANsFERs.

saul's Additiou-square zoe, lot 2; Homsr NJ.
johnson to Louisa P. Benman. $40.
BelleTue-Lot d; John J. MiDahan ct M. tr
Ferdinand g. Purnef, SO.
Beileyue-Pat Of lots g and o.; Ferdinand @.
Purnef ct w. to John J. Minahan and Mar
gzret Minaha1 tenants in common. $40. :
Efinghan-Lot and part q lot 7. block 2; william
]. Father and Frank +. Rawlings, trustees, "a
Sterling N. Brown. $500.
III Eleventh street northwest-SQuare 35 lot %
Ada G. Moody to Abraham Liner. $40.
South Grounds Of Columbian College-Lot l2i
Henry Eberbach 10 Oliver F. Busby ct W..
Elizabeth g., $40.
90 Canal street southvest-Square ST, lot 81
Harry Norment to Michael A. d. Mama, 80
Pierre street northwest between First street and and
Katherine J. FSleoner to Babette W. Krumke.
so
Massachusetts, Avenue Heishts-square 1875. lots !
to 8; American Security and Trust Company spd
Amos H. Plumb trustees to Edward =.
HAYDEN, So
Linthicum Estate-Part Of lot, s: s. Percy Thomp-
son ct ux. to James D. Hollis $40.
Linthicum Estafe-Part OF LOT 8; James d. Hobbs
10 Virginia Adler Thompson, $40.
Hillbrook-SQune sD57, lot %; Suburban Homes
Company to William A. Carver. SO
souaN sn-Psrt Of lot s.; square 80 part q los
square l2s5, suhlot 81 whisehzEen. sts. Philip
and Jacob: lot IL block Z; Nellie L. cockreli
ct tir TO Kate Kirog. so.
Sixth s.rsets- square 80. vest half of lot Is
nnd part q lot Il: the Trustees q the Cor
coran Gallery Of An to Barbara n. Graf. so
c1i serenfa street northeast-sduar 80. lot Isl;
Mary A. Finch Ct Yir to John d. McNabb. 50
Inrlcside-Lot q. block q Lewis Z. Breuninser ct
ux. to John ". Shea e ux.. so
Cfamnsn,s Addition 70 Takomk Park-Lot 5. block
I Eau. = Dsrs = siF g ouidr Browns 70
ehsdysids-snunre 30, lot n; Ben s. Earorits e
u1 % william X HnI 50.
-, p ,,sss. ,s'Iih.,.. s1.ss =, e =; E.s.ss
The Washington herald., 1911-06-17
FLEMING BOWER INDICTED.

Fleming Bower, alias Frank Bower,
was yesterday indicted by the grand
jury for violation of the white slave law.
1t is charged Bower brought his wife
from Pittsburg and placed her in a
disreputable house in the District.
The grand jury declined to present an
indictment against William Potter and
Arthur A. Duguid, who were charged
with the abduction Of Oscar Potter. in
the custody OF the Board Of Children's
Guardians, and residing at the Bell
Home.
Other indictments included:
James A, Cowbig, assault with danger
Gus weapon; Leonard Dickerson and
Maria Holmes, assault with dangerous
weapon; Bertha v. Andrews. keeping a
bawdy house; James Kendrick, James F.
Carrieo, James ]. Grace, and Daniel
Nolan, housebreaking and larceny;
Frankie Harris. keeping a bawdy house;
Thomas Moran (alias Thomas Moore),
Frank Carpenter Calias Frank Jones,
alias Sergt. Kaufman), and Frank Cor
bourne, conspiracy and robbery; William
Ludley, depreciation on private property.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-17
WASHINGTON STOCK MARKET.

Sales-Regular call. u O'Clock noon
Washington Gas IS, s, 800 at 1924. 1900 at llo.
Capital Traction S. 81 900 at nzz, Sl,00o at lis
s., 600 at lis
Washington Railway and Electric 4s sl.001 at siA.
Potomac cons S. $1,000 at l0l 81 900 at lol 81 0oo
at 1oI. 5000 at 10l. a,O00 at l0l, S.0Oe at l0i,
81. 600 at l01 81 900 at I0lA.
Potomac Electric IS, 81 ,0O0 at l0s5 81 900 at losS,
5000 at los%, 5000 at IOss, S.OO at lsx. 81
1885 5000 at iOs% 5000 at l0sK.
Washington Gas 10 at ss&, at ST.
MeTsenthaler, ! at rs
American Security and Trust 10 at IS 10 at
rs
United States Trust, 10 at Il77k. 10 at lis
After call-Washington Gas IS, SEQ at uo.
Potomac co.'s. IS 81 900 at 1o1k.
Washington Railway and Electric 4. S.oO at
City and Suburban Railroad S. 1900 at Mss.
S, 900 at lOsN
Washington Gas 8 a. ssS
Following were the bid and asked prices posted
Yesterday:
The Washington herald., 1911-06-17
NEWS OF WALL STREET
Railroad Stocks Decline Steadily from High
Marks-T Trading Inacfiue- Profit Taking
Is apparent

with resulting benefit to all the crops in
that section, especially winter wheat:
while as regards cotton Spectators for
the rise they are finding It more and
more difficult every day to keep prices
up to the recent high level that they
established some time since
There was better feeling in the Lon
don market to-day owing TO the satisfae-
tory termination OF the regular financial
unchanged, discounts were lower. Next
week practically no financial business
will be done in London owing to the coro-
nation ceremonies and pageants, and it
is said that even the Bank of England s
weekly statement of condition will be
postponed from Thursday to Saturday.
An important development to-day IN
London was further violent drop IN
the price of spot tin in which great
corner has been in operation for long
period. The commodity, which was
quoted In London at R229 a ton on
Wednesday, fell this morning to R1ss IS,
Bank Cash Increases.
Here there was every indication of a
highly favorable weekly bank statement
Tomorrow. inasmuch as in what are
called the known transactions the amount
Of cash in the banks increased nearly
s, 100000. At the same time, Tomorrow
will be the first occasion on which the
weekly bank figures will reflect the in
elusion OF sixteen new trust company
members in the Clearing Housa Associa-
ton; and, although the weekly bank
statement thereafter will show more ac-
curately than ever the exact local finan-
ciai situation, II will yet be impossible
for long time to come to make ready
comparisons with The statements of pre-
vious years.
The bank return will also, of course, be
colored by the financial preparations
made for the bidding tomorrow through
the banks and by the banks for
the governments new Panama Canal
loan. The government regulations
require the deposit of certain percent
age of the amount Of each bid, and this
must necessarily largely increase tempo
rarily the general bank loan account.
The copper market was strong to-day,
sales of the metal freely making at 12 3-l
cents pound.
Cotton and wheat were highly irregular
prices for the last named commodity fall
ing at first upon news of rain in the
farming section. and then rising later be-
cause OF reports Of a larger export trade.
A feature Of the day in the stock mar
ket was the circulation of absolutely
preposterous and absurd stories OF pos
sible reduction next week in the Lehigh
Valley Railroad Company's dividend
rate.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-17
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.

Baltimore, June k-EGGS-Maryland Pennsyl-
Vania and nearby frsts loss Of 49, Eastern Shore
Maryland, and Virginia, loss of. l6 Western hrsts.
Ohio, loss OF. 1s: West Virginia nrsts. 49, South
ern. North Carolina. loss OF, Bal5H; guinea, per
doz. Ttkas.
LIVE POULTRY-spring chickens. II lbs.l and
over per ID, "a: do, ID. to IL lbs.. p; do, J
ID. and under 22a23; hens, heavy, per 10, l5iS;
do, small to medium. per lb 5la; old roosters. Per
h. 9; ducks young white Pekins. fat, per ID, u;
do young Muscovy and mengrel. per ID, Il; do.
puddle large. per H.. II spring ducks, lbs. and
over, per lh, %; pigeons, old, per rar, q; do,
young per pair 9; gainea fowl. old, each. IS
BUTTER-Cre fancy. per h.. 2saz5ik; do.
choice. per b. 2la42; do, good. per h. bad: do.
imitation, ID. 17A19, do, print. per pound 1a25
de- blocks Ea2s; lade, h.. lEals; Maryland and
Pennsylvania rolls per lb., Bzls; Ohio rolls. per
h. Isal5ii West Virginia rolls ID. Balsis; store
packed h, l5al5Is: Maryland Virginia, and Penn
sylSAnia dairy prints b. l5al51i; process butteE.
H. leaaA
The Washington herald., 1911-06-17
DAILY COURT RECORD
tFriday, June1 1911
CFriday, June 1e,I 1s11.)

1901 Sixteenth street northwest-sauare is5 lot g.
and south hah of lot 81; Joseph Richardson
e. ux to William 7. Galliher, SO; trust,
Connecticut Avenue Highlands SQUARE ecsi. lot 81:
the Connecticut AEenu eHighlands Company to
John X. Hayes, SO
Connecticut Asenue HighIands-square 9sc. lots Is
and lb; the Connecticut Avenue Highlands Com
pang 70 Herbert A. Kipp SIC.
lnterest-Mary +. Fowler to Caroline D.. Theodore
p. and Jane Fowler. ST.
lngieside-Iot lG, block 3; William L. Stewart ct
ux TO John L. 8Ic6rew Ct ux, Olive s. SO.
AnacostiG-Lot lD; Emma Wilson E. viz TO Hezekiah
Thomas. SO.
Rear Of 2l2O thirteenth street northwest-square
g. Sonulz Slc
Seventeenth and streets southeast-square loe7
lots %. 20. and a; / Irving Beahmear to Earl
EElin EAtate-LOt e57; Francis A. Blundon ct uI.
to Harry NJ. Dante SO.
South Grounds Of Columbian CoIlese-Part Of lots
3. :, and S; Hezekiah Thomas et ux. to Emma
| Third and L streets southeast-square T6s part Of
lot 5; Ralph Lee and William Z. Hodges to
Gecrse W. Marsh SIS.
@. Slater, SO.
| RAndle PARK, Congress Heights-Lot 2. block g.
Edward X. Plumb ct to the United States
Realty Company SO.
Z2 Second street northwest-ReseTvation H. lot A
John z. Laskey ct ux. to Frederick Fitchett $40.
fngleside-Lot 81. block 2; Harry A. Kite and w.
Wallace Chiswsll to Celestia A. Smith. SIC.
Massachusetts, Avenue Heights-SquAre 2l45, lot q
American Security and Trust Company and Amos
H. Plumb. trustees. to Alvin N. LOthrop. so.
Massachusetts Avenue Heights-Square 245. lot );
American Security and Trust Company and
Amos II. Plumb. trustees to Alvin II. Lothrup,
So
Chevy Chase Heights-square 1876. lot 81: the
Chevy Chase Land Company to Hugh A. Thrift
and Jacob s. Gruver, SO.
Tenth street northeast, between and G streets
Square s55 lot 81: Joe T. Allison ct ux. to
Anna N. Moors. So
Columbia Heghts-Lot 20. block .; Edward n.
Way Ct ux. 10 Alien w. Gayer ct ux., Lena. so.
Bloomingdale-Lot % block Z; Anna l. Keese,
So
8 b street sOuthwest-Square 655, lot r. Ida +.
Drury TO Clara Miner So
street southeast. between Second and Third
streets-Square 765. lot IS; Harry Wardman and
L Thomas Z. Bones. joint tenants, to Maurice
p. Walsh and Barbara A. Walsh. SO.
g street, between Four-and-a-hah and Sixth
streets-SduAre 4o6. part Of lot 8; Zachary T..
Mayn TO Frances N. Brinkley. SO.
Tenth and streets northeast-Square 9se. lot S.;
Charlie E. Thatcher ct ux. to Lillian B. Wild.
SIC.
street northwest, between Nineteenth and Twen-
deth streetS-SQuare l09 lot n: a. Bradley
Davidson ct ux. TO G. Glmer Easley, SO.
i2A street noFthgest-Square 26. lots 70 and %;
Emanuel Steinem ct ux. to Ivan X. Strasbur-
ger. $40.
Meridian HfTl-Lot s. block IS; Lererrtt NJ Kel-
ley ct ux. to Ivan X. Stasburger. SO
LA street northwest-SquAre 26. lots ls and 20;
Ivan K. Strasburgerer to Leverett II. Kelley.
So
Wisconsin Avenue Park-squars T5S. lot "a; Anna
NJ Moore to Estelle NJ. Allison, SO.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-17
Swartzell, Rheem g
Hensey Co..
TT 18th Street Northwest
REAL ESTATE LOANS
Made at Lowest Rates of Interest
". H. WALKER, 729 18th St. NV.

$500 years. per cent. semi-annuaIly.
Square H45-Lot :; Alvin VI. Lothrop to the Ma
tional Savings and Trust Company. trustee. TO
secure the American Security and Trust Com
pany and Amos II. Plumb, trustees, S,o52S6,
years. per cent, semi-annually-
Square H45-LOt 3; Alvin N. L0throp to same, to
secure same. Sle.sse.So. years. per cent. semi
annually.
Mount Airy-Square lsT6 lot 81 ); Hugh A. Thrift and
Jacob s. Gruver to George E. Fleming and Ed
ward L. Hillyer trustees. to secure William l.
Crane, $3.50. years per cent, semi annually.
Square 1I6-Lot 81; Hugh A. Thrift and Jacob s.
GruVer to George E. Fleming and Edward l.
HiIlyer, trustees to secure William L. Crane,
SEQ years, per cent semi-annually.
Square 49e-Part Of lot 2; Fielder A. Newman, J..
Harry Goodrich, and Beverly Slater, trustees. BY
the direction Of Amity Lodge. No. 2, !. o. o.
F., to Wallace Donald Mclean and Richard A.
Ford trustees, TO secure Harrison G. Dyar,
$500. years, per cent, semiannually.
Moore & Barbour's Second Addition-Lot :, block
10; Howard E. Bell ct to John B. Larner and
John A. Hamilton, trustees. to secure the Wash
ington Loan and Trust Company, $500. years,
per cent, semiannually.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-17

New York, June 1s-If there was any
force operative In the stock market to
day apart from that Of purely profes-
sional buying and selling. which was con-
Quoted for the most part without any
reference whatever to the days news,
it was not at all apparent to the aver
age observer.
The most interesting fact about the
market was that it was much more In
active. transactions being much small
er than they have been on any day for
q long time The market, too, was in
the main inclined toward heaviness. and
for this no reason could be assigned but
continuation Of yesterdays realizing
sales by habituai operators.
II may perhaps be that the extent Of
merely speculative buying for the rise
that has taken place since the first of
the present month. when Improvement in
general commercial and mercantile busi-
ness became fndubitable, has been some
what greater than has been generally
supposed, leaving at the top Of the ad-
vance a somewhat weakened market
position. comparatively speaking.
At the same time, II is to be noted
that the recessions that have taken place
standard railroad shares are down from
two to four points from their highest
level, and, indeed, to-day made the fifth
consecutive day on which the railroads
have declined. A rather better SHOW
ing has been made on the industrial list,
but even here the effect of profit taxi
ing is visible.
All this is to be expected In such a
market and at such a time as the pres
ent. The crops are still far, from har-
vested. Business, although displaying a
much better undertone than formerly, is
still relatively depressed, and the public
can hardly be expected yet to become
buyers of stocks in any large and buoy
ant way.
Seize Quick Profits.
The seizing of quick profits is therefore
the rule with day-to-day SPECTATORS, and
viii probably be so for some time to
come.
Emphasis is to be laid, however, upon
the fact that the Fundamental strength
of the business and financial situation
continues undiminished. There have been
reports latterly of damage to the winter
wheat crop from hot and dry weather.
and these same conditions have supposed
ly held back the growth of cotton to some
extent
But in the last forty-eight hours good
rains have fallen over the Southwest
The Washington herald., 1911-06-17
One Fought, other Yelled.

A quarrel over a business transaction
yesterday morning about s o'clock near
Ninth and Grant streets northwest led
to a street fight between Thomas Silvey
and Marco Kushner. Kushner got the
better of the argument and held onto his
opponent while he yelled for the police
Silvey. who gave his address as 500
Twelfth street northwest, was arrested
and Kushner, whose home is at 40
Pennsylvania avenue northwest, went to
the Emergency Hospital. The quarrel
viii be reviewed this morning in Police
Court
The Washington herald., 1911-06-17
BALTIMORE GRAIN MARKET.

Baltimore. Juns 1e-wHEAT-stock in elevators,
9i.s7s bushels; shipments from elevators, 2 So
bushel4 There was a good demand for ehoice
Southern wheat to-day. and. with receipts fairiy
liberal the market ruled steady. Bag lots. BY sam
pie aa to quality aud condition. broaght s. pel
bushel. Foreim markets were higher.
CORN-Stock IN elevators. N1,a5 bushels: snip
ments ffun elevators Tlso bushels It was difacult
20 quote the Southern corn market accurately TO-
day II absence Of receipts. Prime yellow and whie
samples, here, would no doubt ell readily.
Track yelloH corn for domestic delivery. At 2 peE
bushsl for ear loia on spot Trading in cob corn
at pressnt Il q the ndtomouth character. nc
car lot sales being reported. Such stock Was qno-
tahis q 80 ~ - --
The Washington herald., 1911-06-17
new YORK GRAIN.

New York June ls.-WHEkT-Ins7uisr; fsiri1
aeiirs. No Northern spring 70 efr,4S. 4 O b.
l8i No. red, 9. b. 84; Nn- hard rcn'nai
No. uacaroui. ( O b. 9Hl No NtniEata.
4. o b, Lon. EzpozIer took $ Ica1s part
shippers and far VA 1lIlimore and Non|11.l
export basis No. 2 Z o b. g No eIeIsI11 1o
nacEtIe. f EtDqfI<T tocz I loads
MILF EED-WtsE' IaIf Dealings cfrtnr hf1I.
tl5f sla11l1d nII1dIIn1 IN 3eI.tln r1d dog
2 ~ winter Wheat 1Iar Ia i1tIn zacIs Ic arrive
tIlf' cltS tfan' n b1'f 1|U
OATS Steady |'n|I.I business. Nj afils E.
tt. ffI4t q s|1111Ist .'e41.1t ts.1'