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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-23
THE COURTS
United States Supreme Court.

Thursday. February %. 1911.
Present: The Chief Justice, Mr.. Justice
Harlan. Mr.. Justice Mckenna. Mr.. Justice
Holmes. Mr.. Justice Day, Mr.. Justice
Lurton. Mr.. Justice Hughes. Mr.. Justice
Van Devanter and Mr. Justice Lamar
Bird Mcclure Of Pawnee, Okla: James
W. Steen of Enid, Okla, and Isidor F.
Greene of Brooklyn. y. Y. were admitted
to practice.
Nos. and TO- Original Tx parte: In
the matter Of the state OF Oklahoma
petitioner: argument commenced by Mr.
Fred 8. Caldwell for the petitioner. AMI
continued by Mr.. s. L. Blodsoe for the
respondent.
Proceedings after The Star went to
press yesterday:
No $50. Northern Pacific Railway
company. plaintiff in error. agt. Bes-
sic Babcock. as administrator. etc:
No. $50. New York. New Haven and
Hartford Railroad Company. plaintiff
in error. agt. Mary Agnes Walsh, ad-
ministratriX:
No $50. Mary Agnes Walsh. admins
tratrix; plaintiff in error. agt. New
York. New Haven and Hartford Rail-
No. 313. Edgar G. Mondou. plaintiff
in error. agt the New York. New Ha-
ven and Hartford Railroad Company;
argument continued by Mr.. John l..
Hall for the New York. New Haven
and Hartford Railroad Company: by
Mr.. Endicott p. Saltonstall for Walsh.
administrative: by Mr.. Edward D. Rob-
bins for the New York. New Haven and
Hartford Railroad Company. and con-
cluded by Mr. Donald G. Perkins for
Mondou.
Adjourned until today at IL o'clock
The day call for Thursday. February
%. is as follows: Nos. Q original (and
10 Originally. Ii original (and II orig
inaD. 207 land SO and 54). $50. 3s7. 504.
So. so. 35S land $500, 759 land 760 and
1881, 241 tand 242).
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DOWNTOWN PROPERTY
SELLS FOR $4,000
To Organize Company Soon to Build
on Site Of Hotel Ar
lington.

A deed has been placed on record by
which the trustee of the Johnson estate
transferred to Joseph l. Weller the prop
erty at the southeast corner of 9TH and
E streets northwest. The frontage on
9TH street is twenty-five feet nine and
one-haf inches. with a depth of seventy
six feet on + street. The total area is
1.3S2 square feet. 1t is said the consid-
Grafton, which was not given in the deed,
was in the neighborhood of $1,000. The
property is under lease. and it is under
stood that the new owner intends to hold
1t as an investment
1t is expected in the near future to or
ganlze company. for which a charter
has recently been obtained in Della ware,
which Will take over the Arlington Hotel
property. The purpose of the company
is to remove the present buildings and
erect on that site hotel building from
plans prepared by +. NJ. Andrews of New
York an architect, and who will also be
a member of the company.
George Howard one of the trustees OF
the property, will also be in the COM
pany. and it is expected by a combi-
nation of New York and Washington
capital to be able to carry out the enter
prise. 1t is proposed to spend on the
building about three millions of dollars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-23
ELEVEN NEARLY DIE
FROM ESCAPING GAS
All But One of Congregation Over
come During Revival Service
in Church.

Special Dispatch I" The Star.
CUMBERLAND. Nd. February %
Escaping gas from defective pipe put
eleven persons. including the Rev. Mr.
Chips. in peril while attending a re-
vival meeting last night at Bailey Chapel
short distance from Pennington. just
west OF Grafton, w. Va.
The revival has been in progress sew
eral days but last night. owing TO the
intense cold and high wind. bui small
congregation responded. Rev. Mr.. Chipps
was delivering his sermon, when suddenly
all were seized with dizziness except one
and fell asleep.
The preacher fell in his pulpit The
only person who managed TO escape
was John Stutler. He reached the door
and throwing it wide open. allowed the
air to enter and the gas to escape. He
rallied sufficiently to return and as
sist the stricken ones to the porch in
fror: OF the church. He dragged the
entire eleven out. one by one.
He then sounded the alarm. and DIR.
George r. Ogden OF Pennington respond
cd. He had the victims. all of whom
were in serious condition. removed to a
school house nearby. where. after hard
work. they were revived sufficiently &c
be removed to their homes. Today. while
still suffering, it is reported all will re-
cover.
The revival has been stopped.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-23
HULL FOR BIG RESERVE
TO SUPPLEMENT ARMY
In Farewell Speech to House
Urges That the Country Be
Prepared to Meet War.

In his farewell speech to the House
after a service of twenty years in that
body. Representative Hull, chairman Of
the committee on military affairs, today
urged upon Congress the necessity OF
experimenting the regular army of this
country with an effective reserve force
of O,GOO trained men. Mr. Hull said he
did not believe that war was imminent,
but that SO long as war remained posi-
bility 1t was criminal negligence not to
make proper preparation for it.
Mr.. Hull said that such a force as he
proposed could be maintained for 500
100000 year. 1t would be under the
control of the President, who would
designate the officers. Mr.. Hull said he
had great respect for the National
Guard, but it was primarily a state
force.
Applying his remarks about the
state militia, Mr.. Hull said his only
objection to it was the way it was
differed. My observation has been
that it is good-fellowship that wins pro-
motion in the guard when the field
positions are filed
Mr.. Hull asserted that the regular army
of the United States was in excellent con-
dition and was provided with adequate
ammunition. There were reserve rifles
of modern design, he said. to arm 100000
men. He did not believe, however. that
sufficient ammunition was available for
the artillery branch of the service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-23
COTTON MARKET.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. Feb3 uarf -:,--Cotton-Fu-
lures opened sea-. + b.uary, .:'.6> bid :,
March. 1870: Ny. I;..i:i: July. l".91: Au-
gus, 1854; UctJDer. l2.,A;; December,
Ic...i.
The market open d steady at an ad-
vance of ca3 points. in response II higher
L vsrpool cables than expected. larger
English Spet sales and Ieposts Of a bet
ter demand from anca hi e ard co"tl-
mental SpiunsTs. Large spot interests
were buyers a: the near months mere,
and recent sellers Of later position; wtre
covering, WITH tine general list selling
UP to a net Sain of lual6 points shortly
afteI the call
There appeared to be TO bro d7ninS OF
speculative demand on the advance. how
sve~. and offerings became heav er around
1ir5 for May, or Il POINTS abov2 tn
low level o Tuesday, with the L, suit that
fluctuations dul ing the middle OF the
no n.us were nervous and ire gular-
The demand TO- March. with tomorrow
he first notice day, tended to confirm the
impression that all cotton rendered would
&c promptly taken up by leading in
terests. hut while this impaired certain
steadineSs of undertone t. the entire
list, prices eas.d off during the late fore
ao0H and tho MARKET ut midday ruled
4ho7it six To nin" points net higher. spot
Iilict: !iiIdlirs INLAND IiH, nominal.
Estimated receipts ~ the ports today
s-cy.- 1.tfu lalrs. a-.tiIs: l..ni2 last Week
and -a:,:Il last year: for tic week. TO-
80 bales 22ain$f ftfSIS list wee. and
SILL, last year. Today'S rcrcipi@ II New
OriodrS were .1.;f baic>. against G.,lS
at year Feday'S rcCciutS at Houston
we're a.415 bales. AGAINST .>tii last year.
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FOREIGN BANKS.

LONDON. February 2s.-The weekly
statement of the Bank of England shows
the following changes:
Total reserve increased SJlj.OO0; circu-
lation increased G1S5, 600: bullion in
creased s7OO.l79; other securities in
creased .ei.4O7,O 900: other deposits de-
creased G1.213. 900: public deposits in
creased f3, $4,000: notes reserve increased
f4Ol. 900: government securities. UNI
changed.
The proportion Of the banks reserve to
liability Is 51.SG per cent. Last week it
was D.. 7:i per cent.
PARIS. February 3.-Closing: Three
per cent rentes. IS francs 4I1s centimes
for the account: exchange on London,
70 francs 81 confines for checks.
The weekly statement of the Bank of
France shows the following changes:
Notes in circulation decrease ~. 600. OOI
francs; treasury deposits decreased H.
900 francs: general deposits increased
9O.7D.GOO francs; gold in hand increased
1,375OCO francs; silver in hand increased
=, 100. 600 francs: bills discounted increased
S,o5OOCO francs: advances decreased
|, 6OG 900 francs.
BERLIN. February 23.-Exchange on
London, 10 marks % pfennigs for checks;
money. pig per cent: private discount
rate, ) per cent.
CALCUTTA. February 23-The rate of
discount OF the Bank of Bengal was
raised from Z to per cent today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-23
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. February 23.-Flour-Quiet
and lower to sell.
Rye-Dull.
Wheat-Weak cables. favora Die GomeS-
tic and foreign crop accounts: general
selling by commission houses and 10 ais.
The general weakness in the outside mar
kets resulted in &c decline In wheat
early. May. a6$4a!}6',
Pork-Steady.
Beef-Steady.
Lard-St eady.
Raw suear-Firm: Muscovado, 50 test,
:'.l1: centrifugal. 36 test. 1861: moiasses,
50 test, 2.32. refined sugar steady.
Petroleum-Steady.
Spot coffee-Steady; No. Rio, 123. "a
1.'.: No. 1 Santos. 1874.
Enthusiastically.
uay-Steady.
Butter-r.asH: receipts, 6.9s2 packages
creamery specials, 21le; extras. 2'a23..
first. 2la2;: seconds. 17a2O: creamery
first 19a2o: seconds. 17a1S: state dairy,
finest, 24a2o good to prime, 2Oao3, com
mon to fair. 16a1J; process, special. ia
19la; extras. 1sl.: first. 17a111s: seconds,
1'a1G; imitation creamery. first. Is: fac
tory. current make first, 16Xa11 seconds.
1Jal6.
Cheese--s'teady, unchanged; receipts,
1,U9S boxes.
Egss-Irregular: receipts. 25.5:6 cases:
fresh gathered selected extras. 19aSp;
first, TRIALS, seconds, 16al7; do. dirties
No. /. 1oa16: do. No. =. IA; refrigerator
first. Ii asked; seconds, II; state, Penn
sylvania and nearby hennery white, LA
-; do. gathered white. @}a26; do. hen.
merry brown. 70: do. gathered brown and
mixed 1Sa19, western gathered whites,
21a2I.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-23
TAKEN TO U. S. COURT.
rhirty.Seven Suits Against Defunct
Cotton Firm Shifted,

DECATUR, Ala, February 2:-The
l1irty-seven suits recently filed here
lgainst the Southern and the Louisville
md Nashville railroads by the creditors
" knight. fancey 4 Co. the Decatur
lotion firm which failed last spring for
lbout S6.HnC,O, have been removed to the
United States court at Huntsville for trial
It the April term.
The suits involve approximately x2.UO-
Nh, and are brought by English and Ger
nan creditors. who charge connivance on
llc part of the railroads as regards the
alleged forged bills of cotton lading. Wit
lesses from points in England and Ger
many will testify.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-23
VERDICT OF VIENNA JURY
CAUSES MUCH SURPRISE
Woman Accused of Attempting ia
Poison Cousin Acquitted in
Face of Evidence.
Foreign Correspondence OF The Star.


VIENNA, February II, 1911.
A Vienna jury has just rendered a sur
prising verdict. Frau Castellez, wife OF
a railway official, stood in the dock ac-
cused Of an attempt to poison her cousin,
Laura Moravek, aged sixty-six, to whom,
according to the story of the prosecution,
she sent anonymously box of bonbons,
containing also poisoned chocolates. The
old woman was very i'll after tasting one
of the chocolates. but recovered. as for
tunatey the sublimate employed was Old
and not very effective.
Frau MOravek. who lived alone in mod
est circumstances. had intrusted her cou-
sin. Frau Castellez, with her entire
savings of $500. In consideration of re-
ceiving the interest until her death. For
several months Frau Castellez was UNI
able to send the interest so she resolved
to end the matter by poisoning her cred
itor, the idea coming to her from reading
newspaper account of the Hofrichter
poison case. in which an officer had at
tempted to poison several of his COM
rades
The drama unfolded to the jury showed
that Frau Castellez had been a pattern
wife and mother, but that the family had
been brought to want by the thoughtless
speculations of her husband. Accused
stated that she had been brought to the
verge of desperation by her husbands
conduct as ruin was staring them In
the face. \ great impression was made
by a servant, who had been fifteen years
in the Castellez family. She described
her mistress as honesty itself. There was
also a letter from her son, aged fifteen.
who wrote to his mother at Christmas
while she was in prison:
Dear Mother-I do not fear the verdict
of the twelve men who will judge your
conduct. as they will not only act upon
laws which condemn. but upon those
which elevate, raise and rescue. They
will not condemn my mother"
After barely a quarter OF an hours de-
liberation the Jury acquitted the accused.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-23
Concerning Fortune Telling

George Jean Nathan has an interview
in our next Sunday Magazine informing
us how he managed to turn human ma
turc into so many dollars. Fortune tell
ing is easy enough for any Of us to do
after reading this if we only have the
cleverness and instant Judgment and
amazing wisdom and power of analysis
OF this astrologer and horoscoper 1t will
give every reader a new insight into this
more or less discre1ited occupation. Re-
member, you will find 1t In The Sunday
Star,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-23
Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales.--Rcgular call. IL O'Clock noon-Capital
Traction rs. $500 at I12t..
Potomac Electric Cons IS $1,000 at zoos.
Potomac Electric rs. $1,000 at lo7.
Washington Rwy. and Elcc pfd.. p at Sta4.
25 at S7ls. > at S1at.
MergcnthaIer Linotype. 10 at nj.
National Metropolitan Bank. IA 20.
National Savings and Trust. at 2;lis, at
S1i4.
United States Trust ; at lis.
After call-Washington Gas IS 5000 at no.
McrSenthaler Linotype. :, at 22l.
Washington Rvy. and Flee. pfd.. = at S1l2.
Washington RWy. and EIec. coul., 100 at 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-23
SELLING ORDERS INCREASE
Good Buying at Lower Prices Causes
Rally Later in Day.
CANADIAN PACIFIC FLUCTUATES
American Beet Sugar Improves One
Point-Wabash Preferred
Shows Strength.

NEW YORK. February 2?.-With the
exception of advances Of 81. points i'll
General Chemical and rs in Canadian Pa
cihc there were few marked changes
trom Tuesday closing p.i,es a [ oi 1
ing Of the stock market today after the
holiday Missouri Picit. was unchanged,
but other Gould stocks advanced frac-
tionaily Union Pacific sold III a decline
of =.
Selling orders increased after the OPEN
ing and the market declined. Reading
and Union Pacific lost a point amt otheI
stocks a moderate fraction. \ shSHt
rally was not maintained. the market
showing a Welding tendency again at IL
O'Clock Buffalo. Rochester and PUTS
burg dropped II points. american Feet
Sugar improved i point
Attempts to Depress.
attempts to depress stocks during the
carly morning session met with only
Temporary success Bear traders took
advantage of the fact that decision In
the freight rate cases was believed TO De
imminent TO sell the market. Good buy
ing at the lower prices which resulted
caused a rally. and by midday the list
had made a fun recovery. Wabash stocks
and bonds were bought heavily. the pre-
ferred rising more than point and tn"
extension Is, - points. on reports that
the road was to be taken over ny another
system. Canadian Pacific increased its
advance to - Bonds We're steady.
Canadian Pacific recaded Il point from
its high level but otherwise the list was
unaltered between l. and l o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-23
ARMY NAVY
Army Orders.

Leave of absence for three months. with
permission to go beyond the sea, is granted
First Lieut.. Edwin w. Patterson, Medical
Reserve Corps.
Second Lieut.. Harrison c. Browne is
transferred from the Coast Artillery Corps
to the 18th Infantry
Maj. Arthur NJ. Edwards commissary.
will report at the General Hospital. the
Presidio of San Francisco, for obserya-
ton and treatment.
BY direction of the President and upon
the application of Private Joseph Jung
baeur. band. I'd Field Artillery. that sol
der viii be placed upon the retired list
Naval Orders.
Medical Director p. Fitzsimons will be
placed upon the retired list Of the navy
from February %. l011
Passed Asst. Surgeon A. B. HAYWARD
and Pay Inspector E. W. Bonnaffon have
been commissioned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-23
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO. February 23.-With much
larger shipments expected from Russia
and the Argentine, and cargoes being
pressed for sale at lower prices in Liver
pool. the wheat market here suffered a
sharp decline today.
Commission selling was general. There
was no cash demand and no export bust
ness. Besides, short sellers had SO thor
oughly cleaned up open trades before the
holiday that the usual amount of sup
port from that source failed entirely to
develop. Opening figures were - to 7sc
down. May started at Ml2 to 9Oa4, show
ing the extreme range of the market as
a whole but rallied to aNa4 a:O7s.
Reports that much unSoid corn is on
the way to Europe made that cereal
weak. May opened a to kc off at 1874
to ~, and steadied at 4s4a4sTs.
Scattered selling carried oats lower In
sympathy with corn and wheat May
started &c easier at 3lss and declined to
31l2a315s. Provisions followed the drop in
the hog market. First sales were un-
changed to nc cheaper. with May OPP
tons at 100 for pork, $50 for lard and
9J1i. to 50 for ribs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-23
LONDON STOCK MARKET.

LONDON. February 25.-American Sc
curties opened quiet and from unchanged
TO y higher today. Trading was light dur
ing the forenoon, pending the Wall street
opening.
American securities remained quiet and
featureleSs throughout the day. Prices are
barely moved and transactions were lin
tied. The closing was quiet.
London Closing Stocks.
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Naval Orders.
Naval Movements.

The Roe and Dixie have arrived at Key
West, the Smith. Flusser, Lamson and
Preston at Mobile, the Patuxent and
Yankton at Guantanamo. the Paducah at
Cristobal, the Petrol at Santo Domingo
City, the Montana and North Carolina
at Tompkinsville and the Tennessee,
Chester and Salem at New Orleans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-23

A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE STOCK
10 C.o SrEAMROAT COMPANY viii he hoiS
At the Office Of the company. 1tb street wharf.
Washington. u. C.. on the Cd day OF March.
meeting Is to authorize a decrease OF 500. 900
in the capital stock OF said company (apd
which stock has never been sold by the COM
panyD and TO authorize the issue of bonds Of
this company in an amount not exceeding three
cured upon the property Of the company. to pay
the balance required for the purchase OF new
eaupmen.; and LOT susn 1 sh improvements. az
steamers and other property OF this company
the board Of directors may deem advisable.
or the issue of certificates OF Indebtedness for
such purposes, and for the transaction Of any
other business which may properly come before
the meeting. Transfer books will be closed from
February 81 to March 2. 1911. inclusive. By %.
der Of the board n directors.
LEVI WOODBURY.. President
ODELL S. SMITH. Secretary.
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BALTIMORE.

Special Dispatch To The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md. February ~
Wheat-Wcak. Spot contracts, 3lN: spot
No. > red western. !2Ls: February. :I$a !;
March, 81; April, :.s4 May, 93a.; steamer
No. . red. STA. Receipts, lib bushels;
exports. $1,000 bushels.
Corn-Easier Spot contract. .O4 a.las !;
February. .NAa,Da; March, 5OtsayU1s;
April. :,1as: May. 527s; steamer mixed,
4~N. Receipts. 2l6.746 bushels; exports.
tII bushels.
Oats-Dull, easier. No. white, :i611
asked: standard white, ii asked; No.
3 white, 55aa asked. Receipts, 2,N2
bushels.
Rye--Quiet. No. = western domestic,
S,i. Receipts, 4,1I4 bushels.
Hay-Firm, unchanged.
Grain freights-Quiet. unchanged.
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WEATHER
Fair Tonight and Friday; Little
Temperature Changes.

For the District of Columbia. fair to-
night and Friday: not much change in
temperature: lowest temperature tonight
about % degrees; moderate westerly
winds.
Minimum temperature past twenty-fou,
hours, =; year ago, 50.
Stormy weather prevails over northern
and central Europe and the British Isles.
and a disturbance of considerable irten-
sity is central this morning over southern
Alaska. In the United States the weather
was generally fair during the last twenty
four hours. There we're, however, local
SHOWS in the region Of the great lakes
and the upper Ohio valley.
Temperatures remain below the normal
in nearly all parts Of the country. and
freezing temperatures are again reported
from the gulf states and the south At
lantic states as far south as central
Florida.
Fair weather will prevail tonight and
Friday in all districts east OF the Mis-
Sissippf river.
Low temperatures will continue in the
southern states. and frosts are again
forecasted for northern and central Flor
ida The temperature will rise somewhat
tonight In the north Atlantic states and
the lower lake region.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of
the thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty-four hours
beginning at , pm. yesterday:
observation-disclosures -. pm. 80;
8 pm. 81: II midnight. 20. February 2s.
am. 20: am, %; II noon: 80: pm.
81. Maximum, 81. at PM. February :3;
minimum, IS. at Am. February "a:
/: midnight. so15: i am. so.1s: an,
3Oo7: noon. 3022S; ? PM, 1913.
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LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL. February 23.-Closing:
Wheat-Spot dull No. = red western WIN
ter. no stock. futures, steady; March, Us
1Gatd: May. 6s .1ad.
Corn-Spot. American mixed new quiet,
As I'd: American mixed old, easy, 5s kd
futures quiet: March. is 11ed; May, As
nd; July Is, cd.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-23

He came to New York to acquire Gull
ture, did Big Bart. See what happened
to him in LAS Big Bart Put 1t Over" the
latest Shorty McCabe tale, in our next
Sunday Magazine.