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Evening star., 1912-08-28
To Work for Roosevelt.

DR.. J. r. Wilder. who was a delegate
from the District to the progressive ma
tional convention which nominated Col.
Roosevelt for the presidency. is to soon
leave for New Jersey. where he will be-
gin a canvass to extend over several
states in an attempt to line up the col
ored votagu for Roosevelt and Johnson.
Evening star., 1912-08-28
LONDON MARKET.

LONDON. August 2s.-American securi-
ties opened steady and fraction higher
today. Prices advanced under the lead
Of Canadian Pacific during the first hour.
and at noon the market was steady and
from !. to rs higher than yesterdays
New York closing.
The market reacted in the afternoon
and prices eased Of with AmaIgamase ed
copper and United States Steel leading
The closing was quiet.
Evening star., 1912-08-28
RECLUSE WORTH $500, 900.
Neighbors Surprised to Learn Dead
Man Possessed Fortune.

JERSEY CITY, y. j., August 2S.-For.
mer neighbors of Michael kilsy. an aged
recluse, who occupied a ramshackls
house on Bright street here for many
wears, were surprised to learn today that
the old man had died. possessed of for
tune which the appraisers estimate at
$2OOO0o.
OF this total $1,000 goes to Mrs Mar
paret Jones' who took care of kilsy in
his last illness. A big share of the resi-
due goes TO Mrs. Catharine DAILY, q
neighbor.
Evening star., 1912-08-28
How It Happened.
from the Courier-Journal.

From the COurier-Jouna1.
You say your Chicago friend got
robbed at the Baltimore convention?'
"Yes: got bunkoed."
But thought Chicago people were too
slick to get robbed?'
well. he comes from one OF the rural
sections of Chicago"
Evening star., 1912-08-28
BOY BADLY MANGLED.
Leg Torn Off by Locomotive in
Local Railway Yard.

Harry Gates. nineteen-year-old boy in
the employ of the United States Express
Company. was struck by a locomotive in
the yard Of the company near I'd and 1
streets northeast this afternoon. One
leg was torn off and he was internally
injured.
He was rushed to Providence Hospital.
Physicians there say he cannot live.
Evening star., 1912-08-28
MEN EER AND WHISTLE
AT HER, WOMAN CHARGES
Visitor to City, on Telling Po-
lice Strange Story, Is
Sent to Hospital.

After waiting impatiently in the office
of Inspector Gessford at police head
quarters this afternoon for about fifteen
minutes young woman giving her name
as Mrs. Josephine J. Battle and her adj
dress as Salt Lake City, Utah. visited
Maj Sylvester and asked for protection.
She was turned over to Sanitary Officer
Sroufe and sent to the Washington Asy-
mental condition.
Il know you think m crazy" said the
woman as she left the sanitary office in
charge of a matron.
Mrs. Battle called to see Mai. Sylvester
to have him put stop to annoyances to
which she has been subjected the past
eight months. she said, declaring she had
been followed by six strong men.
This annoyance must stop" she de-
clared with some show OF feeling, "or I'll
go to the President"
Here for Several Days.
Mrs. Battle, who has the appearance OF
a highly educated woman. came here
from Salt Lake City several days ago.
having stopped at several places on her
journey. She said she had been a teacher
In number of Catholic educational in
stitutions and that some time ago she
was a party to a suit In Salt Lake City.
w. j. Halloran Of 800 Main street. Salt
Lake, having been her attorney.
The woman said she won the suit and
that following her victory the annoyances
started.
Il was followed by the men, she stat
ed, land they ieered. sneered and
whistled at me. left home and went 10
Saratoga hoping to get rid of them. but
they followed me. / then went 10 Albany
and New York city, and finally concluded
would come here to see il something
could not be done to put a stop to the an
noyance.
After reaching this city. Mrs. Battle
stated. she wanted to send to New York
for lawyer, but a priest whom she went
to see prevented her from getting the
lawyer. The police will take charge of
the woman's effects at a local hotel and
will communicate with her relatives In
the west.
Evening star., 1912-08-28

Lawrence Mackin, fifteen years old. son
of p j. Mackin of Cumberland, Nd, has
confessed to the charge of attacking anu
robbing Miss Elizabeth Rephorn. near
the Evitts creek bridge. Miss Rephorn
was driving home from Cumberland when
the lad. who wears knee trousers, jumped
in the back OF the vehicle and seized her
pocketbook. When she resisted he beat
her on the head with fishing rod until
she was unconscious.
Evening star., 1912-08-28
DR.. MCGEE Critically Ill.

DR.. " McGee. prominent in scientific
circles, is critically i'll at the Cosmos Club
About one year ago he underwent an
operation and never fully recovered from
the shock. II was stated today that he is
growing weaker each day.
Evening star., 1912-08-28
WASHINGTON Stock Exchange.

Sales-Regular call. IL O'Clock noon:
Capital Traction. d at 1855. q at 125%.
Eastern Light and Fuel 25 at 121E
Observation-Disclosures Railway COM. 81 at SIX.
Washington-Virgnia Railway pfd.. 25 at S014
After call-Washington Railway and Electric
ON. 10 %
Evening star., 1912-08-28
BALTIMORE.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md. August 2S.-Wheat
:'spot contract, 1.01ss: spot No.
2 red western. 1.O2A: August, LOIS:
September No. 2 red, 1.O1N; October No.
2 red, 1.O31s: steamer No. red. 95%.
Receipts. 5S,411 bushels. Exports. 112.-
600 bushels. Southern by sample. 72a
LOO: southern on grade, 95h ha1.O1N.
CONFIRM; spot contract. 81 bid:
August. 81. Receipts. 15,247 bushels.
Exports. 2,420 bushels.
Oats-Firmer: No. white, 40: standard
white, 38a4a39; No. } white, 37Aa3& Re-
ceipts. 24.336 bushels: exports, 800 bushels.
Rye-Quiet; No. western domestic,
S0a83. Receipts 10 bushels.
Hay-Steady; No. timothy. unchanged;
No. 1 clover mixed, unchanged.
Grain freights-Firm: steam to Liver
pool, per bushel. unchanged; Cork for or
ders per quarter. unchanged.
Evening star., 1912-08-28
NEW YORK CURB PRICES.
FOREIGN BANKS.

LONDON. August 2s.-Bullion amount
ing to 92SOO was taken into the Bank
Of England on balance today.
PARIS. August 2S.-Closing: Three per
cent rentes 80 francs 65 centimes for the
account: exchange on London, 25 francs
27k centimes for checks; private discount
rate, 2hs per cent.
BERLIN. August 28.-Exchange on Lon
don. 70 marks 461a pfennigs for checks.
Money. 31a per cent; private discount rate.
per cent
Evening star., 1912-08-28
LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL. August 2S.-Closing:
Wheat-Spot firm. No. Manitoba. SIS
41xd: No. 3 Manitoba, IS Sd. Futures
strong. October. Is I'D; December, .
sgd.
Corn-Spot: Old American mixed
firm. Is 4d: new American kiln dried,
steady. "a 31zd. Features strong. Sep
tember, IS 3Ad; December, 5s ND.
Evening star., 1912-08-28
Prices Later Harden.
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, August 2S.-The cotton
market opened barely steady at a decline
of 6 to . points In response to lower Liv-
crpool cables a favorable view of weather
conditions and a favorable private report
on the crops of Texas and Oklahoma. Of
ferngs were well absorbed around the In
itia1 figures by covering of shorts and a
little buying through trade houses. with
the market 4 or ) points up from the low
est during the middle of the morning. and
with the tone steady, although prices
still showed a net loss Of or 4 points.
Demand failed to broaden on the
early rally and the market broke to a
net loss of IL or 13 points before mid
day under a renewal Of local pressure
and liquidation by early buyers. The
decline was checked by covering and
ners late in the forenoon. and prices
at midday were or points up from
the lowest on rumors of a private con-
dition report showing a deterioration
OF 4 per cent for the month.
Estimated receipts at the ports today
were $4,000 bales. against 5.751 last
week and 33.367 last year. For the
week. 100000 bales. against 71.7o2 last
receipts at New Orleans. 735 bales.
against 2.637 last year. At Houston,
12.451 bales, against 1852 last year.
LIVERPOOL
LIVERPOOL. August 2S.-Closing-Cot-
ton-Spot quiet. prices points lower
American middling. fair, 7.2O: good mid
ding. $50: middling. 6.4O; low middling.
GIG: good ordinary. 5.6s: ordinary. 80.
The sales Of the day were $500 bales. OF
which 500 were for speculation and export
and included 4.5eO American. Receipts.
1000 bales. including 900 American. Flu
lures opened steady and closed quiet.
August GIT: August-September, 6.1O;
September-October. 500: October-Novem-
ber J.9612: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 5.32;
December-January. 5.91h: January-Feb-
ruary 5g21a: February March. 5.94;
March April. sos: April-May. 5.96; May
June 5.97: June-Juiy. 5.961e; July-August.
Evening star., 1912-08-28
MAKE SLIGHT GAINS
Steel and Reading Features at
Opening of Market.
PRESSURE STOPS ADVANCE
Character of Trading Shows It to Be
Professional.
PRICES FIRM IN SECOND HOUR
Canadian Pacific and Reading in De-
mand, With Little Change
in Specialties.
PRESSURE STOPS ADVANCE
PRICES FIRM IN SECOND HOUR

NEW YORK August 2S.-Heavy deal
ings in steel and Reading at slight frac-
tional gains were the prominent features
at the opening of today's stock market.
Most other active issues, with the ex-
ception of Amalgamated, opened slightly
above yesterdays final quotations. Pa
cific Mail gained full point.
Considerable pressure followed the open
ing advance, and many of the important
stocks sold from one-half to three-quar-
ters below yesterdays closing.
Proft-Taking Wipes Out Gain.
Stocks opened at a higher range today
with especial activity in Steel and Read
ing, but selling pressure and reaiizlns
for profit soon obliterated most gains.
The character of the trading was even
more professional than yesterday, the
movement in certain specialties having
failed to stimulate puDllc interest 10 any
apprsciable extent.
Canadian Pacific reflected conflicting re-
ports deadling with it's proposed capltdi
increase and Rock Island common anu
preferred, Erie first preferred and LOUIS
Vile and Nashville all showed under
living strength, the later rising points
on rumors of early Developments. favor
able TO shareholders. Bonds were frresu-
lar.
Prices Later Harden.
Prices hardened slowly again. Cana
dian Pacific and Reading were in de-
mand. but there was little change to the
specialties.
The market was subjected to further
moderate pressure in the late afternoon
with fractional recessions and decided
SlaCkenng of operations.
Evening star., 1912-08-28
WASHINGTON CLUB
MAKES GOOD SCORE
Frank Huseman Leads Capt.
tai Gunners in Maryland
Tournament.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PROSPECT PARK, BALTIMORE Md.
August 2s.-With. ideal weather conditions
the second annual registered tournament
OF the Maryland State Sportsmen's Asso-
citation opened here today. and splendid
scores were made Seventy-fiye birds
were shot at this morning and another
seventy-five will be shot at this afternoon.
]. Ewing of Rising Sun, Md. registered
the highest score with seventytwo down
out Of seventy-five. Frank Huseman OF
Analostan Gun Club was in the lead
among the Washington members. as he
broke sixty-eight out of seventy-five.
while Miles Taylor and E. w. Ford tied
for second honors. having killed sixty
eight out Of the same number. w. D.
Monroe had sixty dead ones" to his
credit and A. B. Stine broke fifty-eight.
Evening star., 1912-08-28

Rar silver steady. 2s 7-Isd per ounce.
Money. I1ai% per cent.
The rate Of discount In the open market for
short hills is 3ia per cont
The rate Of discount In the open market for
three month bills Is 81. per cent.
Evening star., 1912-08-28
High Morning Scores.

The three-man state team race at fifty
targets will be run off this afternoon
J. NJ. Hawkins of Baltimore led among
the professionals with eighty eight broken
out of ninety.
The morning scores follow:
Evening star., 1912-08-28
New Officers Assigned.
Naval Movements.

The Abarenda has arrived at Ching
wangtao. the Massachusetts at Solo
mons Island, the Mayfiower at Glou-
cester. the New Jersey at the southern
drill grounds and the Dolphin and
Cyclops at Newport.
The Sylph has sailed from Washing
ton for New York and the Connecticut
from New York for Hampton roads
Evening star., 1912-08-28
Up-River Waters.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARPERS FERRY, W. Va. August
2S. = Potomac clear and Shenandoah
slightly milky this morning.
Evening star., 1912-08-28

ii am, l65,300 l2m... l97, 400
lp.m, 229,5O0 Ppm. 27l,5O0
Call Money!. 2ls 3 o1s 3
Evening star., 1912-08-28

For the District OF Columbia, fair to-
night, probably followed by showers in
early morning or on Thursday: warmer:
light variable winds, becoming moderate
southerly.
The Washington times., 1912-05-06
FAKING THE ANTITRUST LAW.

This is a particularly direct and grave charge
which Colonel Roosevelt makes against President
Taft of taking the antitrust law Yet it is borne out
by the facts in the results in the Standard Oil and
Tobacco cases, wherein the Government after sus-
tanning the law, has permitted DEGREES which give
bill of character to the defeated trusts and turn
them out to continue their vicious methods.
There can be refutation of this charge in the
face of two striking facts:
/. The market values of Standard Oil and Tobacco
stocks have mounted steadily from the entering Of
these DEGREES, and hundreds of millions have been
added to their market values AS A DIRECT RESULT
OF THE OPERATORS CONFIDENCE THAT
THESE DEGREES HAVE MADE THE POSITION
OF THE TRUSTS STRONGER THAN EVER
2. AS Colonel Roosevelt points out the stock of
the Harvester Corporation promptly went up when
the Government started suit against it,
Cold-blooded folks operating in Harvester shares
simply calculate that the Government is bound to let
that company have the same sort of decree that
Oil and Tobacco got and that decree is A LICENSE
TO GO ON DOING THE VERY THINGS THAT
THE ANTITRUST ACT FORBIDS.
There is no difficulty explaining the support that
big business is giving ardenty to Mr. Taft He has
discovered way to take the terror out of Federal
ulaton and make it promote instead of hinder the very
purposes of the great combinations.
That indeed, seems to have been the aim of Mr.
Taft from the beginning He demanded passage
of railroad regulation act that pretended to con-
troll, but instead withdrew CONTROL that assumed tc
strengthen the existing law, when in fact, weaken
ing it; that presumed to prohibit stock watering
when in truth, it legalized that very performance
The Taft program as to corporations and carriers
has been, in fact, reversal and betrayal of the
very things to which Mr.. Taft was pledged Colone
Roosevelt makes the charge as directly as possible
and the facts, the record, completely sustain it.
The Washington times., 1912-05-06
THE BRITISH BOARD OF TRADE.

Now that the British papers have had their fling
at the United States Senate in particular and the
American people in general because of the prompt
investigation of the Titanic disaster, can re-
turn the compliment. The alleged ignorance of the
Senate committee, as reflected in some of the ques-
tons asked, may be matched-even if it were as bad
as English papers made out-by the disclosure of the
facts surrounding the British board of trade.
That is the body which gave to the Titanic its
clean bill, and which quoted frequently to
prove the safety of the Titanic. 1t develops
that this board of trade is an incompetent and anti
quated institution that never meets. 1t never in
spected the Titanic 1t has not revised its regula-
tions for generation. Passenger ships come under
the tonnage regulations, but there is no provision
for any passenger ship in excess of ten TONS The
only ships safeguarded are freighters, which old
ruling of the board requires to carry enough life:
boats on each side to accommodate the crew. II
would have been better, under this boards boasted
regulations, had the Titanic been listed freightel
instead of a passenger boat.
These facts do not restore the Titanic or any OIL
the lives but they do 60 to prove that frequently the
American Shortcut methods \of investigation anc
plying of elementary questions typify ignor
ance than do the big wigs and dignifed bodies of ou
British cousins.
The Washington times., 1912-05-06
Father Whitney Is
Honored by Alumni

There is "a general exodus from
Washington today of the hundreds
OF Georgetown alumni who visited
the scenes of their alma mater to at
tend the three-day celebration Incl
dent to the unveiling OF the statue
of Archbishop John Carroll, founder
of the institution. Many left follow
ing the final ceremonies. In the form
of a reception at the college yester-
day afternoon, but others, compris-
ing the delegations of the New York,
New England and other branches Of
the alumni remained to attend the
dinner given last night in honor of
the Rev. ]. D Whitney, former presi-
dent Of the university.
From Justice Seth Shepard, chief
justice Of the District Court of APP
peals; Senator James MARITIME of New
Jersey; Francis McCauley, of New
Jersey; the Rev. D. NJ. Dyer, s. j.;
and DR.. w. c. Woodward, District
health officer, tributes were poured
into the ear Of the former president.
Each speaker lauded in glowing
terms the work done by Father Whit
ney, during his term as head of
Georgetown University. from 1898 to
1901.
The Washington times., 1912-05-06
THE COST OF HIGH LIVING.

A consular report states that this country is the
most exactng consumer of meerschaum, because il
buys nothing except the "frsts" the bulk Of the
productsbei marketed in Europe
Another and very typical reason for the high
cost of living!
We insist upon the best and we insist that we
have it now. We must all attend the theater the
''hrst" night We want our fruit two months before
nature ripens it, hence pay hothouse prices. In
cidentally, of course get inferior flavor by this
insistence.
We abhor "hand-rne down" clothes, and demand
that,the piece of cloth buy is exclusive to de-
sign. Even Willie rebels against the good od-fash
ioned method of wearing pas discarded garments
cut down to suitable proportions.
Our apartments must be steam-heated, electric
lighted, have telephone service, elevator service
mail chutes, and multitude Of other luxuries thai
we regard necessities.
Of course, we live while we're living; but pay
for it, and then squeal when the bills come in!
The Washington times., 1912-05-06
MONDAY, MAY 6, 1912.
ARE YOU STILL A BOY?

Didn't you enjoy the circus parade today? Every
thing from the sliphorn player in the band to the
tweny-count em-elephants? Mo- Too old for
circuses? Not what they were when you were a
boy?
Say not so. The parade was all right. 1t is you
who have deprecated, slipped back, lost something.
The circus was genuine, it great! Everything
was just advertised the freaks real the jokes
were new, the animals ferocious, and the aero
bats and bareback riders were death-defying.
Any boy tell you so, and will tell you so.
Nine-tenths of the youngsters will 60 to bed tonight
firmly resolved to be trapeze performers when they
grow up Isn't that sufficient proof of the merit Of
the circus?
If the circus didn't appeal to you, you have ceased
being boy, and when man gets so old that he is
no longer boy he isn't fit for anything except to
cage and exhibit horrible example. If the House
will amend the bill relative to Government employees
so that it will provide for the discharge Of employees
whenever they get too old to be boy and enjoy the
circus, there will be some merit to the proposition.
The Washington times., 1912-05-06
STORM OF PROTEST :
/. FOLLOWS PLANS TO
GUST OLD EMPLOYEES
Appropriations Committee
of House May Eliminate
Certain Features of Bill.

Moved by a storm Of protest over
the plan to throw the old Government
employees out of work in 1914. 1t ts now
practically certain that the appropria-
tions committee will back-pedal and
eliminate the sixty-five year Limitation
from the legislative, executive and judi
cial appropriation bill, when this item
Is reached. probably tomorrow.
The bill had hard shedding in the
House Saturday evening, and the Demo-
Gratis finally brought In a gag rule,
which was adopted by vote of 139 to
l0l, and which holds Sin ORDER the
various legislative provisions of the bill
which might have gone out on points
of order otherwise. These drastic pro-
visions embrace plans to abolish the
commerce court and the bureau of
manufacturers and to make appoinI-
ments from the classified service, 80
fas as the executive departments in the
District are concerned, good for only
five years.
Congressman johnson of South Caro-
lima finally told the House Saturday
that the appropriations committee
would not insist upon It's policy toward
the Government employees and that
compromise could be reached.
Mr.. johnson suggested that the pro-
viso which retires all Government en-
ployes in 1914, IL they have reached the
age Of sixty-five, might be stricken out
altogether, and that there may also be
compromise on the section which
provides that all classified service ap-
pointments shall expire automatically
July /. 1914. This date, said Mr. john
son. might be moved up to 1917, al
| though he held that civil service ap-
pointments ought to be for a specific
term Of years, and not virtually for
life.
The big fights on the bill are to come
this week when the reading clerk
| reaches those sections of the measure
relating to the Commerce Court, the
Bureau of Manufactures, and the Gov
ernment employees. The Commerce
| Court and Bureau of Manufactures
Items were passed over Saturday, with
out prejudice, In order that the reading
Of the bill might progress and the
knotty problems will all be considered
later.
The Washington times., 1912-05-06
Thinks Roosevelt Would Do Some.
thing Startling II He Was Presi.
dent and This Sixty.five-Years
Retirement Plan Was Proposed.

To the Editor OF THE TINES:
In these piping times of peace and
plenty when the machinery OF the Gov
ernment is running along smoothly,
quickly, and efficiently under the skill
full labor Of its clerical contingent, don t
IT beat the devil and all his cohorts
how a certain class of our national law
makers can find ii in their hearts TO
throw fire-brand in the midst of this
force of old faithful employees BY at
tempting to limit their official tenure
to certain day and hour and then
pitch them overheard, regardless of
civil service laws and rules or regula-
tions that now exist and have never
been tampered with before nor ques-
toned as to their capa bility for the pro-
lection of Government interests as well
also as the noble men and women who
do the gutter work of the Government
departments in the District of Colum-
bia.
oh. for Teddy Roosevelt just now
to snap his teeth and administer a
stnging rebuke, as he alone can do to
the crazy Congressional contingent
that evolved the matter in the Com
mittee on Appropriations of the United
States House of Representatives.
VERITAS.