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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-17
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. July 1.-THE cotton
market opened steady at an advance OF
8 to points in response to higher cables,
a private condition report indicating
deterioration of IL per cent in the crop
outlook during the past two weeks and
reports of continued rains in the east
ern belt There was heavy selling on the
initial advance, which was supposed TO
include both scattering liquidation and
offerings for short account, under which
the market eased off to about the clos
ing figures of last night during the first
few minutes, but the bullish view OF
the outlook prevented any general pres
sure and the market later frmed up TO
about the opening figures
Trading was less active later In the
morning. but prices ruled generally
steady on the eastern belt forecast for
continued showers and the official wealth
er details showing heavy rains in some
of the Atlantic states districts. At mid
day the market was about to points
net higher on the active months
Spot cotton quiet; middling uplands.
1915 nominal.
Estimated receipts of cotton at all the
ports today, 100 bales. against ,15o last
week and ,34i last year. For the week.
12oOe bales. against 1902 last week and
$500 last year. Today's receipts at Gal
weston, 332 bales, against 10 last year;
at Neu@ Orleans, Goa bales, against 1856
last year. and at Houston, ITO bales,
against Gu last year.
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SHIPS ON NORTH ROUTE
DESPITE ICEBERG PERIL
Liners officials Claim Passengers
Suffer From Heat on South
ern Routes.

Despite reports Of dangerous ice bergs
in the North Atlantic some trans atlantic
steamships, disregarding the recommen-
dations of the photographic Office. have
resumed the northern lanes in use before
the Titanic disaster, according to hydro
graphic officials today.
The liners Oceanic and Laconia reported
heavy ice in the vicinity of the old north
ern routes as late az Monday. but the
steamship companies declared that their
passengers were suffering from the heat
on the southern routes, and that therefore
they felt justified in resuming the use of
the northern lanes. The photographic
bureau after a careful investigation fol-
lowing the Titanic disaster outlined new
lanes south of the route where the big
liner coll:ded with the ice berg and re-
commended their use.
1t is practically impossible for steam
ship officers to discern icebergs at night,
according to Capt. Benton C.. Decker.
which formed part of the ice patrol inau-
gurated following the Titanic disaster.
He said he was very much impressed
with the danger of navigating vessels
through iceberg filled waters, particularly
at night. These dangers to navigation
blended SO completely with the horizon.
he said, that to see them after dark was
wellnigh impossible.
Like her sister ship, the Birmingham. the
Chester tried some experiments in firing
at icebergs. Shells from three-inch gun
were fired at the larger ends OF some or
the bergs, but they had little or no
effect.
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THE COURTS
District Supreme Court.
EQUITY coURT-Justice Wright.

EQUITY COURT-Justice Wright.
Potomac Insurance Company agt. Mat
thews; A. X. Phillips substituted as trus-
tee; plaintiffs attorneys, Maddox & Cat
ley.
Walker agt. Ofenstein; order to pur-
chase real estate; plaintiffs attorneys. R.
H. Walker and c. D. Garrett.
In re dissolution OF Auto Owners Sup
| ply Company: auditors report ratified
and distribution ordered: petitioners at
| torney, j. Wilmer Latimer.
White agt. White: rule returnable July
| ID: plaintiffs attorney. L. M. King.
| Hill agt. Hill: rule returnable July %;
plaintiffs attorney, Edmund Brady.
| Smith agt Casson; decree pro confesso;
plaintiffs attorney, II. w. Wheatley; de-
| A. Rover.
| Davenport agt. Davenport; order ex-
| tending time; plaintiffs attorney. Leo p
Harlow; defendants attorney, c. H. Tur-
| ner.
Metropolitan Police Relief Association
| agt. Taylor: order withdrawing de-
murrer: plaintiffs attorney. Ringgold
Hart; defendants attorneys, A. l.. New.
| myer and Downing & Berry.
Dulany agt. Morse; leave to plaintiff tt
| withdraw certain exhibits temporarily
plaintiffs attorneys. Maddox & Galley.
| CIRCUIT coURT-Justice Wright.
Carol agt. keane: permission to strike
out second count of declaration granted
plaintiffs attorneys, C. F. Wilson and
G. B. Craighill; defendants attorneys
| Baker, Sheehy & Hogan.
DISTRICT COURT-Justice Wright.
| In re condemnation of squares ga and
6s5: order on report Of special master
In re opening of alley in square $40,
verdict of jury filed.
In re extension of New York avenue
refund of deposit ordered.
In re extension of Belmont road and
Riverside drive; order to pay certain
award into court.
PROBATE COURT-Justice Wright.
Estate of Margaretta Niehaus: petition
for probate of will filed; attorney, H. E.
Davis.
Estate Of Susan P. Manning; will dated
March, 1912, filed.
Estate of Lucy McCurdy; will admitted
| to probate and letters testamentary
granted to Albert w. Bowen; bond, $500;
attorneys, Shinn, Owen & WEIGH.
Estate of Caleb Hawkins; report of
offer for sale of real estate filed; attor-
neys. Gordon & Gordon.
Estate of Thomas J. Brereton; petition
for letters of administration filed: attor-
neys, F. A. Fenning and B. w. Parker.
mitted to probate and letters testament
tary granted to Arabella Seitz: bond,
$500; attorney. C. c. James.
Estate of May Raedy; order OF allow
ance: attorneys. Hamilton. Yerkes &
Hamilton.
Estate of Eliza G. Clifford order to
erect monument; attorney. v. H. Wal
lace.
Estate of Julia A. Beach; will admitted
to probate and letters testamentary
granted to Albert E. Shoemaker; bond,
81. 800; attorney, A. E. Shoemaker.
Estate of Isabelle S. Happier: will ad-
ylitted to probate and letters tesla
mentary granted to Charles ]. Happier;
bond. $1,000; attorney. c. H. Merillat.
Estate of Joseph H. Jackson; petition
for probate of will filed: attorneys, Mich
olson & Colladay.
Estate of Louis Spauiding; certified
copy of nuncupative will dated August &,
1875, filed. with petition for probate; at
torney, Belva A. Lockwood.
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LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS.

With several issues in the local public
utilities list in considerable demand, bust
ness at the noon meeting today of the
Washington Stock Exchange was in much
larger volume than on any previous day
for the past fortnight. Stock in Wash
ington Railway and Electric, both COM
mon and preferred; Washington Gas and
apital Traction was offered and taken
to a total of nearly 900 shares. No ma
terial changes in any of the quotations
were noted.
The activity of the day began on the
call of Washington Railway and Electric
common, and in rapid succession sales
were recorded of four quotation lots >of
twenty-five shares each. The price held
at 911a without change.
In Washington Railway and Electric
preferred more trading occurred than In
any other one stock. The selling began
with the transfer of a 1OO-share lot at
same level five additional lots Of an ag-
gresate of To- shares were sold.
Offerings in Washington Gas alternated
between S4A and 81, and five transactions
involving a total Of eighty-nine shares
were entered in the record
No sales of Capital Traction were made
until after CALL. and then two twenty
five-share lots were taken at 123
Other transactions at the meeting in
Guided 81 600 Washington, Alexandra and
Mount Vernon 5s at w. twenty shares OF
Mergenthaler at 80, five shares of Lam
Ston at 9212, and ten shares OF Eastern
Light and Fuel at III.
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MAY BUY ASPHALT PLANT
District Planning to Purchase
Portable Improvement at
Cost of $500.

Preparations for the purchase of port
ahle asphalt plant provided for in the
current District OF Columbia appropria-
ton act are being made by the engineer
department of the District. Capt. Mark
Brooke. assistant to the Engineer Com
missioner. and +. F. Mccormick. an In
spector in the department, have been
authorized by the Commissioners to visit
Cleveland. Ohio, and inspect a plant in
that city. 1t Is proposed to have the new
Improvement, which will be used only
in the repair of streets. installed here by
September. Its cost is not to exceed
$500.
With this investigation under way. the
District will have two investigations in
progress relative to new methods for
caring for the capitals asphaited sur
faces Congress this year appropriated
5000 for the purposes OF an inquiry to
determine the advisabi Of establishing
here a municipal asphalt plant. Engineer
Commissioner Judson and ID. E. Nc
Comb. former superintendent OF sewers.
are conducting the latter investigation.
On the basis of their report the Commits
sioners will prepare recommendations to
be submitted sto Congress next year
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-17
DISCUSSES QUESTIONS
CONCERNING THE ARMY
Council Of Officers, With Sec.
rotary Stimson, Takes Up
Question of Reserve.

Questions of the greatest Importance
and interest to the army, but exceedingly
technical and obscure to the public, are
being steadily threshed out by Secretary
Stimsons army council now in session at
the War Department. The discussion at
present is turning largely on the question
Of the provision Of a sufficient reserve
force to join with the permanent army in
resistance to hostile expedition.
Two distinct and variant views are be-
ing considered. first. the creation of re-
serve composed entirely of men who have
served at least one enlistment in the reg
ular army and who, for a small annual
compensation, are willing to report at &C.
casional muster and drills and hold them
selves in readiness for call to the colors.
Plan for War Strength.
The other plan looks to the increase of
the regular army to it's full war strength,
which practically involves the abandon
ment of the reserve theory. for this force
would be always ready and able to con-
stitute the first line of defense.
Admitting tie numerical insufficiency of
elements in the army, the council has dis
cussed at some length means of strength
ening that arm in time of war by filling
np skeleton organizations An interest
ing technical discussion also turned upon
the question as to the best method of
supplying the field artillery with ammu-
milton.
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ARRESTED IN BALTIMORE.
Mrs. Fleishell of Washington
Charged With Larceny.

Mrs. N. Fleishell Of 2T c street south
east. who for the last two years has
been employed in Baltimore In depart
ment stores. going to her work daily from
Washington, was arrested In the Monu-
mental city yesterday, charged with TAX
ing clothing from a Baltimore store
where she has been employed for the
last six weeks. Before seeking employ
ment in Baltimore Mrs. Fleishell had
been employed by one of the Washington
department stores.
Mrs. Fleishell, according to the Balti-
more police confessed last night to steal
ing from her employer. Upon the re-
quest of the Baltimore police Detective
Patrick OBrien OF the local police de-
partment searched Mrs. Fleishelrs home
last night and found three dresses al
legged to have been brought here from
Baltimore. Mrs. Fleishelrs husband left
Washington this morning for Baltimore.
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, July 17-Flour-Quiet:
winter straights. 465a4.S0; Kansas
strafghts, 4.60a4.S0. Wheat = Opening
firm on higher cables, wheat soon yielded
to bearish domestic weather and crop
news and reacted under last nights close;
September, 1.021sa1 .O21z. Pork easy; mess.
2O.OOa2O.25; short clear, 19.25a2O.75 Beef
steady. Lard easy; middle west, 1O.35a
lO.4o. Raw sugar firm; muscovado 50
test, 3.4S; centrifugal, Sc test, 1893; mo-
lasses. 50 test. 3.23; refined steady. Pc
troleum steady. Molasses steady. Hay
dull. Hides steady. Leather steady.
Butter-Steady; receipts, 49, s1 tubs;
factory current make. f1rsts. 2211aa23; pack
ing stock, current make. No. 2, 2O1a
Cheese-Firm: receipts, 2645 boxes;
state whole-milk, new white, specials,
1oAa1o1.: daisies. new, best, 15Aa16.
Eggs-1rregular; receipts, 2O,S04 cases
fresh, gathered thirds and poorer 1615a
171a: do. checks, good to prime. bali; do.
poor to fair, Sa12.
Dressed poultry-Steady: fresh killed
western broilers. 24a28; fowls, 15a17; tur-
keys, 16a17.
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CHICAGO.

CHICAGO. July 17.-Wheat prices to-
day evinced a disposition to rally in
sympathy with an advance at Liverpool.
Opening quotations ranged from NC to hc,
up. September started at 96A to 965s,
the same change from last night as the
market taken altogether, fell back to sc
and then recovered to 965s. Although
corn weakened at first owing to support
being poor, the market afterward turned
upward with wheat. September opened
$a@c lower to a shade advance at 66N
to 67A. and afterward dropped to 665s
and rose to 673sa67k
Country selling orders carried down oats
until the influence of other grain brought
about a reaction. September started un-
changed to &c up at 1874 to "a. sagged to
33a4, and later assembled to 34a34M
Firmness at the yards lent backbone to
provisions. Trade. though, was only of a
scattering sort. Initial sales varied from
last nights level to TIC advance. with
September delivery IS 10 to 1915 for pork,
1885 to 1O.5Tls for lard and 1O52la for
ribs.
Rye. No. =. %. Barley. 5Oa1. 10. Timothy
seed, $50. Glover seed, 15.OOa1S.O0.
Baltimore and Winnipeg export sales
hardened prices further.
So did lack of sunshine in Canada. but
a sharp setback took place when pre-
dictions were made that receipts here
after would be heavy southwest. The
close was weak with September at 93ha
81, loss of 2lsa2A net.
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FOREIGN BANKS.

BERLIN. July 17-Exchange on Lon
don. 20 marks 4S pfennigs, for checks.
Money, per cent.
Private discount rate, 3ss per cent.
Tine weekly statement Of the Imperial
Eank of Germany shows the following
changes: Cash in hand increased 20.9T8,
o5O marks. Loans increased 7.743,O0
marks. Discounts decreased 16S, $50 coo
marks. Treasury bills decreased OLA
O.sD marks. Notes in circulation decreased
l12 3223OO0 marks. Deposits increased
-, 156u0o marks. Gold in hand increased
"a, 316 600 marks.
PARIS, July 17.-CIosing: Three per
cent rentes, 81 francs 10 centimes for the
account.
Exchange on London. 25 francs 24h GEN.
times for checks.
Private discount rate, ga per cent.
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builder. L. d. Hays; estimated cost.
81 600
To Charles L. Shank, to build dwelling
on Fitch place between 18th and 49th
streets; architect, Charles L. Shank;
builder, L. d. Hays; estimated cost.
81. 200
To Lewis Thayer. to repair printing
shop at SIT 18th street; estimated cost.
$500
To Gospel Mission. to repair MISSION
house at 216 John Marshall place; esti-
mated cost. $500.
To Anna Haywood, to repair dwelling
at TIA street; estimated cost. $780,
To j. F. Page, to repair store and
dwelling at 1874 9th street; estimated
cost. $349.
To Iowa apartment house. to repair
building at Goth street and kalorama
avenue; estimated cost, 5000.
To National Hotel Company. to repair
building at 9th street and pennsylvania
avenue; estimated cost. 1900
To Chandler Hale, to repair dwelling at
1888 L street northwest; estimated cost.
s.. 600
To w. o. Young ct al. to repair build
ing at 1913 18th street northwest: este
mated cost. $1S5.
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BUILDING PERMITS.
The following building permits were

The following building permits were is
sued today:
To E. J. and Mary E. Hurdle. to build
frame store and dwelling at 61st and
East Capitol streets. northeast: architect
and builder, b. HI. Sanderson; estimated
cost 5000.
story brick and frame dwellings at 7O2-
IO4 10th street northeast: builder. A. S.
Yost: estimated cost, 1850.
To Charles L. Shank. to build dwelling
on 10th street between Foote and Fitch
place; architect. Charles L Shank:
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WEATHER
Continued Unsettled, With Showers
Tonight or Thursday.

At VI 4AUISU6
For the District of Columbia. Mary
land and virginia-Continued unsettled
weather. with occasional showers, to-
night or Thursday: light to moderate
winds, mostly southerly.
Pressure is generally high over the
country, but its distribution is such as
to cause unsettled weather east Of the
Rocky mountains with showers that were
well distributed, though not heavy. In
the extreme west fair weather prevailed
It is considerably cooler in New Eng
land and generally warmer in the in
terror. except the northwest. High tenn
peratures continue in the Pacific states
Unsettled. shOwery weather will con-
tinue tonight and Thursday over the
eastern and southern portions Of the
country. except in the upper lake region,
| where the weather will be generally fair
1t will be cooler Thursday in the up
Fer lake and western lower lake region.
and warmer in New England. To the
southwark temperatures will not change
materially.
The winds along the New England
east: on the middle Atlantic coast light
to moderate easterly: on the south At
lantic coast light to moderate, mostly
southerly; on the east gulf coast light ia
moderate variable.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of the
ther bureau for the twenty-four hours
beginning at 2 pm. yesterday:
Thermometer-Yesterd pm, 81; 6
pm, 81; II midnight, Il; today, 4 am.
=; am. u; II noon. SO; Q pm. SO.
Maximum, 80, at l pm. yesterday; mini
mum, 13 at q M TODAY
Temperature same date last year-Maxi-
mum, So; minimum, 20.
Barometer-Yesterday. pm. 3OOS; 8
pm. 1907; II midnight, 1910: tdday, 4
am. BOIL; am. 30.13; II noon, 1910;
2 pm, 5000.
Condition Of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at
g am: Great Falls-Temperature. "a:
condition, $50 Dalecarlia reservoir
Temperature, 81; condition at north con-
nection. 90; condition at south connec-
ervoir-Temperature. 81: condition at in
fluent gatehouse. ITO.
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide. 4:15 am. and 4:5O
pm: high tide, 1913 am and 1O:47 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide. $40 am. and $40
pm; high tide, HOT am and 11:3S PM
The Sun and Moon.
Today-sun rose, 4:4s am: sun sets,
1923 pm.
TOmOrrow-Sun rises, 4:49 am
Moon sets $50 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
extinguished forty-five minutes before
sunrise.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARPERS FERRY, W. Va, July IL.
Potomac slightly cloudy and the Shen-
andoah clear this morning.
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BALTIMORE.

Firmer; spot contract. 9Sss: July. $685.
August. 9Sss; September. 991k: steamer
No. red. 94As; receipts. $3.50 bushels;
exports. 95. TAT bushels: southern, by
sample. S5a96; southern. on grade, 94a98.
Corn-Dull; spot contract, 761s; receipts.
1,772 bushels; exports. ]. 120 bushels.
Oats-Quiet; No. 2 white. 53Aa54; stand
ard white. 531aa53s4: No. 3 white. 53A
receipts, 29.624 bushels: exports. lac
bushels.
Rye-Quiet; No. 1 timothy unchanged.
No. l clover mixed unchanged.
No. / cloved mixed unchanged.
Grain freights-Quiet; steam to Liver
pool. per bushel. unchanged; Cork. for
orders, per quarter, unchanged.
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LIVERPOOL

LIVERPOOL. July 17.-Closing: Cotton.
spot quiet: prices 10 to IL points higher.
american middlIng fair. sol: good mid
ding. 7.6l: middling, 7.25; low middling.
1.0l, good ordinary. 6.53: ordinary. Cos.
The sales of the day We're 1000 bales. of
which 500 were for speculation and ex-
port and included COCO American. No
receipts. Futures opened quiet and clos
ed quiet: July. 6.971s: July-August. 6.98;
August September, 6.9Oh; September-Oc-
tobef. CIT: October-November. GIL: No
vember- December, 6.66: December-Jan-
uary, G65: January-February, 6.6j: Feb
ruary-March. 6.6514; March-April, 6.66:
April-May, $685.; MayJune, 6.67h.
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LONDON MARKET.

LONDON, July 17.-American securities
moved irregularly during the early trad
ing today. The market opened steady.
but most of the list declined later under
the lead Of United States Steel. At noon
values ranged from n above to y below
Yesterdays New York closing.
Further selling in the afternoon again
depressed values, but prices hardened in
the late trading and the market closed
steady
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CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET.

CHICAGO. July 17.-Ca.tle-Receipts.
IA 900; market for best strong; others
slow and weak; beeves. 5o5a9.6o: Texas
steers, 5OOa7. 10; western steers, OSCAR 90;
stockers and feeders, 3.S5a6.4O; cows and
heifers 26Oa7 20; calves 65OaS.75.
Hogs-Receipts, 1900; market steady to
SC higher; light. 7.25a7.70; mixed. 7.1Oa
772E: heavy, 7.O0,7.671s; rough, 7.OOa7.2 20;
pigs, 5. JOa735; bulk of sales. 7.35a7. IS.
Sheep-Receipts. $4,000: market steady
to strong; native, 3.15a5.25; western. 3. Oa
5.o5: yearlings, 4.15a575; lambs, native,
4.Ooa7 IS; western, 4.25a7.2o
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The Best She Could Do.

From Judges Library.
Il cannot live without YOU" he de-
clared.
Don't say that" she replied. II
shall not marry you. but will cek
father to give you q job
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Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales-Regular call. Il O'Clock noon:
Washington Railway and Electric CON-, % at
911a, - ut 91I2 % at 51h, % at 91h.
Washington hallway ana Electric pfd., 100 at
941. % at 9i1s, % at 9lIa % ut 94h. 20 at
94E, at 941a.
Washington Gas, 10 at s4A, 25 at 81. Is at
Mergenthaier, 10 at go, 10 at go.
Lanston, ) at 92I2.
After call-Washington Alexandria and Mt.
Vernon 5s, $1,000 at 80.
Eastern Light and Fuel. 10 at 121.
Capital Traction, % at 1913, % at 123.
GOVERNMENT RONnS
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LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL, July 17.-Closing: Wheat
Spot steady; No. red western winter.
IS I'd; No. Manitoba, not quoted: No. 3
Manitoba. IS 101zd. Futures firm; Octo-
Der, IS I'D; December, IS lad.
Corn-Spot firm: old American mixed. IS;
new American kiln-dried. Is lloyd. Flu
lures Arm; July nominal; September. 4s
esd.
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Miss Mary A. Pierce. a former public
| school teacher of Baltimore. whose home
was at 800 Laurens street, committed
suicide Sunday at the Sheppard and
Enoch Pratt Hospital by hanging herself
in her room. She had been a patient at
the hospital since january and was SUIT
fering from melancholia-