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The Sentinel=record., 1912-12-22

Thomas Sterling, the newly chosen senator from South Dakota, is a law yer and lives in vermilIion. He was born in Ohio and admitted to the bar In Illinois. He went to Dakota when 1t was a territory and was member of the constitutional convention of the state. He ha- been a member of the legislature, but has held no other public office.
 ----~----~~~->>>>-->-->~~>~-~ -~---~~-~>~ M. Poineare, in Paris, today is con- sidered here as an evidence of the emelioration of the general European situation while indicating the ad- vancement of a possibility of media. tion led by France.
The Sentinel=record., 1912-12-22
THE WEATHER

WASHINGTON. DEC. 21.--FoRE- CAST FOR ARKANsAs-FAIR SUN DAY; MONDAY CLOUDY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-28
District of Columbia.

The public schools OF Washington opened
an excess of girls over boys in the high
schools was noted; rain thinned the ranks
OF the army of pupils on the opening day
and throughout the week Health and So
cial problems of every character were
scientifically considered by eminent au-
thoritieS speaking before the International
Congress on Hygiene and Demography
| The National Conference of Catholic
Charities and the conventions of National
Commercial Executives and of the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters We're held dur
ing the week. John L. Costello was rec
osn!Zed by the democratic national com
mittee as official head of the Washing
ton democracy. Oscar IIammerStein an
nounced project to erect an opera house
in Washington as part of his chain of
such enterprises in all the large cities.
Mrs. Laura r. Cramer. charged with
! fraud and Misrepresentation i'm obtaining
money from aged man, j. lIurd. was
eXonerated. d. w. Herriott assistant
resigned after tbrty-seven wears service
Escaping from her mulatto husband
whom she welded believing him white.
Mrs Anna Wilson appealed to the Juye-
nile Court which made the husband pro-
vide her transportation to her former
home. in Boston. Maj. J. NJ. Carson. vet
eran newspaper man, former chief of the
bureau of manufactures. Department of
Commerce and Labor. was reported in
eXtremis i'm a Philadelphia hospital Wal
ter =. Wren. night watchran. was found
dying upon the street mangled 10y hav-
ing been run over by automobile: the
circumstances of the tragedy are mys-
terry. Among those who died during the
week We're: cart :. II. Gibson. L. : Ma
rine Corps; Gen. Thomas J. Shannon
commander of the Union Veterans lie
gion: Mrs. f. o. : Hoyt. widow of a
former Governor of Wyoming.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-28
APPEALS TO RESIDENTS
OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
President Saunders Asks All to
Work for Best Interests
of Locality.

President William II. Saunders of the
Columbia Heights Citizens Association, in
a Letter to the members of the organiza-
ton today. calls attention to the open
ng fall meeting to be held Tuesday even
ing in ST. Stephens parish hall. and asks
for their earnest cooperation in the
work of the fall and winter
There are many matters of local inn
portance to be considered says Mr..
Saunders, land the manner of disposing
of them to the best interests of our ia
vored locality is responsibility that no
one of our members should overlook or
evade. Besides. there are al this time.
and coming up from time to time. ques-
tons of grave Importance to the Greater
Washington that require the profound
thought, prompt attention and united ef-
fort of all good citizens to dispose OF
them properly. and which we will be re-
CURED to act upon.
Il desire to ask Your faVorab. con-
sideration for the presiding officer. and
your aid in helping him to preserve the
dignity of the association and the har-
mony of its able and influential mem
bership."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-28
THE COURTS.
District Supreme Court.

CIRCUIT COURT-Chief Justice Ga.
baugh.
Edmonds aSt. Washington Railway and
Electric Company: leave granted to file
amended declaration: plaintiffs attorneys
w. r.. Lester and q. +. Havell defend
ants attorney. J. J. Darlington.
PROBATE COURT-Chicf Justice Ga
bauglr
Estate of Henry Nj. Baker: sale of real
estate ratified: attorney L. H. Thomas
Estate of James :. Boswell: letters OF
administration granted to Irving Will
hanson: bond. S'.Wn: attorney. Irving
Williamson.
Estate of Henrietta i. Hunter: will ad-
mitted to probate and letters Testament
tary granted to George c. Gertman: bond
$1,000: attorney. Genrse G. Gertman
Estate of Mary Pilling; viii admitted
granted to William f. Edmonston: bond.
$1,000; attorney, w. T.. Edmonston
Estate of Ann j. Harding: will admit
ted to probate: attorney, Edwin For
rest.
Estate of Valentine Schmuck: viii ad-
tarv grarted to Sonhie Koch: bond 500:
ATTORNEY. L. \ Flock
Estate of Laura T.. B:,<er: will admitted
- probate and lertsrs tnstanentarv
granted "a Harrv ?. Baker; bond $3.50:
ATTORNEY - = Nee no.
t.siat" of fcseph H:!i; letters Of admin
.stration 4. It. Il, c. t. a., granted to
Oscar Nanck: bond. S60'o; ATTORNEY g
y. i<u:!n.
Estate OF Thoin.~ J. sh9nr,n: win :4o
t.IN Gt'nt,d IT, Sarah 9. Shannon: bent
81 tot
Estate IL Frederick PlIin@: petition for
letters o. administration fled ATTORNEY.
w. r. EdUoust0n
Estate o. Daniel ". Coqul,ett: caveat
of b~ah cnuIlil1r+f fiIed. a-torpax
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-28
MARCONI STILL IMPROVES.
Physicians Reserve Final Opinion as
to Injured Eye.

ROME. September os.- William Mar
conf condition is slowly but steadily i'm
proving. and il is said he may leave the
hospital next week.
Or. PaStegno. the oculst. insisted upon
having a consultation with the directors
of the hospital. while Prof. Tartufari.
head of the clinic at the University of
Bologna was called by Mr.. Marconi.
The patient submitted to an cXamina-
ton that lasted two hours. the Marquis
Solari. the representative and intimate
friend of Marconi. being present. After
the consultation the doctors issued the
following bulletin:
Local conditions are ameliorated. but
the swelling and henorrhage do not yet
allow II complete examination of the eye.
! 1t : thus impossible to decide that there
are not other INJURIES besides those to the
eye. ProenoS.S reserved regarding the
ye General condition excellent.
\ food of MESSAGES and visitors is in
vading the hospital to make inquir es
The kin sent Marquis Santelia. master
If ceremonies OF the court. to ask about
the rrngress o. the patient.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-28
NEW YORK CURB PRICES.
UNION Fer LEGAL AID.
Charitable Societies to Form a Ma.
tlonal Organization.

NEW YORK, Ser;eI,,fer os.-A narion,,
organization of the thirty-one Le-ai Aid
Societies now existing in the iarge cities
Of the United States IS to be effected a. a
convention here November 10 The Legal
Aid Societies are charitable organizations.
which offer the services of able attorney 8
to those who are too poor to pay for this
service otherwise. The new national as
ISOLATION is expected to take on some of
the functions of a legal clearing house.
extending the work throughout the coun-
try.
All the thirty Legal Aid Societies in
cities outside New York are the out
growth of the New York society, which
has just completed its thirty-sixth year.
Since IFS organization the New York So
ciety has extended it's assistance to more
than 10000 persons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-28
The Money Market.
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. September 2S.-The cot
ton market opened steady. at an advance
of To points on covering. inspired by
slightly better cables than expected. and
the possibility of unfavorable weather
developments over Sunday. Demand
was not particularly active. but was
stimulated to some extent by the west
ern belt forecast for frosts in north
Oklahoma. northwest Arkansas and the
Texas panhandle. with prices selling
up to Il net advance of about to II
points during the middle of the morn
ing There was southern selling on the
advance. and local spot houses sold
January and March.
The market closed steady at a net ad.
vance of Sail points
Estimated receipts at all the ports to-
day. 6l.Uo bales. against 41,J13 bales
last week and 10o. 40 bales last year Fo,
the week. 4.I.COD bales. against ::73 So:
bales last week and 1859 bales last
year. Todays receipts at New Orleans
4.JJ2 bales. against 1853 bales last year;
AT Houston. 29.S25 bales. against 22,3ls
bales last year. and at Galveston, &c, 53i
bales. against 23,2ll bales last year.
Cotton futures closed steady. Closing
bids: September. 11.O4: October. 110i
November. 11.16: December 1l.36: Jan
nary. 11.3l: February. lbs; March,
II NJ: May. 1l.54; July. 11.J7
SPOT closed quiet: middling uplands
ll-6': do. gulf. 11.?O: sales. l43 bales
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-28
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, September 2s.-Flour-
Steady, with quiet trade. Spring pat
ents. 49Oaj.3O; winter straights, 4Oa4.oO;
winter patents. 41ea3 10: spring clears.
4.25aA.65: extra No. 1 winter. 4.1Oa4.2O;
extra No. winter, 4.O0a4.1O; Kansas
straights, 415a4.25.
| Wheat-There was a firm ruling in
| wheat, due to steady Liverpool cables.
| weekend covering. December, 81 3-16a
9S3s.
| Pork-Steady; mess, 195OaoO.Oo: family.
% .OOa23OO: short clear. 21.25a235O. Beef
Firm; mess. 17ooa1s;oo; family nj 21:ooa
Easier; middle west. 11.25a11.3o.
| Raw sugar-Quiet; muscovado. 50 test.
3.67: centrifugal 96 test. Al: molasses.
80 test. $40. Refined-Steady; crushed,
$50; fine granulated. SO; powdered,
| 80.
Petroleum-Steady: refined New York
and Philadelphia, barrels, s.35.
Spot coffee-steady; No. Rio. 14A;
No o,o4a Santos; ICY: von, or,o.n. oman
kettle, 37a52.
H Lay No Cd !. 1.15a1.2o; No. 2. 1.o5
Hides-Firm; Bogota, 26Aa27&; Central
America, -.
Leather--irm; hemlock firsts. 26Iaao7;
seconds. 25a2s: thirds, 221ea2S1s; rejects.
To-
Butter-Steady: receipts. $50 tubs !:
creamery extras. 31laa32; firsts, 29a31 {:
state dairy. finest, 29a3O; do. common to
fair. 221aa25; packing stock. current
make. No. 2, 211sa22.
Cheese-Strong; receipts. 219S boxes: no
exports; state whole milk. white. specials
1914; do. white average fancy, 16ha161s;
do. colored, average fancy. 16E; skins,
31aa13k.
Eggs-Strong; receipts, 9729 cases:
fresh gathered extras. 31a34: extra firsts.
2Sa3O: seconds. 22a24; state. Pennsylvania
and nearby hennery browns. 34a35: do.
gathered browns and mixed colors. 26a33
Poultry-Live dull western chickens
14a15; fowls, 1oa16: turkeys. 16 Dressed
steady; fresh killed western chickens,
HAIL; fowls, 15a171:: turkeys 16a17.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-28
FREeFEVFS SET ASIDE.
Former President Roosevelts Order
Protecting the Moose Family.

\ clerk i'm the State Department. Dig
ging through the executive orders or
Presidents of the United States. has com"
upon an order which he thinks throws
light on the habitat of the real moose, ana
possibly the private browsing grounds oi
the political bun moose. The order was
issued by Theodore Roosevelt. February
~, 1907 and IS as follow
1t is HEREBY ordered that Fire Island,
located az. roxinlatey in latitude III de-
grees IL minutes rer'h, long, ude 10 de-
gre"s l.. minute Isl ro-l Green" ca,
ANA ueal. ts:e head % 90 u. met. sol-h of
Ala la See a.i.t 1f- sane - He-e ie-
sol. yyG a:.i sci - ior the Use . iie
t,.I,a.t.t4. ~ u. Agriculture as a pres, re
ard ,-iiis4 S"aund Tor tie ASA
mouse. THEODORE; r. )OSEi-LT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-28
GEN. EDWARDS GOES WEST.
Leaves Insular Bureau to Take Com.
mand of Fort D. A. Russell.

Brig. Gen. Clarence r. Edwards, chief
of the insular bureau of the War De-
partment for several years. took Off
cial leave of the employees of that bu-
reau today. He leaves here Monday
for Wyoming to take command of the
brigade post at Fort ID. \. Russell near
Cheyenne. Gen. Edwards was very
popular with the employees of the bu-
reau, and every one of them called on
him this morning to express apprecia-
ton OF his administration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-28
TAFT TO TALK POLITICS.
Will Address the Republican Clubs
of Essex County. Mass.

BEVERLY Mass, September 2S-Prcsi-
dent Taft has decided to break his rule
of silence, in public addresses on polit cal
subjects late toGay when he speaks before
the republican clubs Of Essex county from
the steps of Parrametta, his summer
home.
The President played golf tbs morn
ing with John HAYS Hammond and
planned to motor to Gloucester " tn
Hammond for luncheon.
Sir George Reid. high commissioner %
Australia at London. was the only other
guest invited to luncheon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-28
LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL. September 2S-Cotton-
Soot dull prices irregular: American mid
ding fair. 1.0j: good midding. 6s,: mid
ding. 6.-s:: low middling. 6.:s:: good ordi-
nary. .'-S1: ordinary. J:s::. Sales. :..u;p bales
of which 800 We're for speculation and cx-
port. and included ooip American Re-
oeiptS. 1l,Un bales. including 10 Sfn
american. Futures opened easier and
closed steady. September $50: Septem-
Der and October. 6.2Ile: October and No
'ember, GIL: November and December.
6112: December and January 6.1JI2:
January and February. 6.161.; February
and March. els: March and April. 619:
April and MAY, 6.2oI2 MAY and June.
62ii2; June and July, GIL; July ANA Au-
gust. G.2oi.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-28
Negotiations in Berlin.

BERLIN, September 2S.-The placing of
S1G.GUt,pD of further independent Chi
nese loan in Germany is being arranged
between the Hamburg export firm of
GeorS Westendorf aud the syndicate of
Charles Birch Crisp. which issued the
last Independent loan i'm England This
statement is made in dispatch from
Hamburg today. which does not mention
the total of the new loan. but states that
il is to he guaranteed by the receipts
from railroads and mines
Mr.. Wcstendorf declares that he is al
ready negotiating with German banks on
the subject. but the foreign office has
not been appraised of the matter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-28
College Oratorical Contest.

CHICAGO, September 2s.-William b.
Austin, president of the Hamilton Club
last night announced the organization of
an intercollegiate oratorical contest which
will be open to representatives from the
universities of Minnesota. Michigan
Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin and Chicago
and Northwestern and Indiana univer-
sites. The contest will be held in Chi
cago under the auspices Of the club Feb
ruary 1O.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-28

! ture, ught north TO east winds.
The pressure has continued to in
crease over practically all dis rfcts east
of the Rocky mountains, and tempera-
lures are now below the normal in all
parts of the country, except on the
south Atlantic and east gulf coasts
There were frosts his morning in New
England. the mountain districts of the
middle Atlantic states, the Ohio valley
and the upper lake region, viii e the cold
est weather of the season has appeared
in the northwest Canadian provinces.
There were local rains in the last twen-
| ty-four hours in the Missouri and upper
Mississippi valleys and over the Atlantic
seaboard and on the gulf coast. E.se-
where the weather remained fair.
There will be local rains tonight or
Sunday in the south Atlantic and east
gulf states and unsettled weather in the
region of the great lakes and the Ohio
valley. In the middle Atlantic and New
Eng and states the weather viii be gen
orally fair tonight and Sunday.
Cool weather will continue over the
eastern half of the country during the
next several days.
The winds along the New England
coast will be light to moderate variable:
on the middle Atlantic coast moderate
northerly. shifting to easter.y; on the
south Atlantic coast moderate northeast
and east; on the east gulf coast mod
crate eaSterIy.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the wea-
Their bureau for the twenty-four hours
beginning at = pm. yesterday:
Thermometer-Yesterd pm. &C:
pm. 80: II midnight, "a. Today 4 am.
81: s am, -: II noon, 81: pm, 81.
Maximum. sc. at pm. yesterday; mini
mum, 4S, at am today.
Temperature same date last year
Maximum, ~; minimum, IS.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, 4 pm, 30. is; s
pm, 3O.23: Il midnight. 30.2S: today. I
a m, :N.34: s am, 50. A.: T. noon, 3O.3I
2 pm, 30.37.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at
s am: Great Falis-Temperature 60:
condition, 40. Da'ecariia reServOiT-Tem-
ton. $50; condition at south connection,
100.
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide S:13 am. and BIS
pm: high tide. 9:0o am. and 9:12 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide. o:53 am and
1852 pm; high tide, 9:43 am. and 9:57
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset;
extinguishing begun one hour before
sunrise. All arc and incandescent lamps
lighted fifteen minutes after sunset and
eXtinguished forty-five minutes before
sunrise.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispa tch to The Star.
HARPERS FERRY. W. Va. September
2S.-Potomac. and Shenandoah rivers both
very muddy this morning
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-28
BIDS FOR CHINESE LOAN
London Banks Close the In
dependent Subscription List
This Afternoon.

LONDON, September 2S.-The subscrip-
ton list of the independent Chinese
loan closed today at the advertised time
| o'clock. Whether the loan was fully
subscribed by the public is quite matter
of conjecture, as the issuing banks de-
cline to make any statement The quota
ton on the stock exchange today was
1-1G premium.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-28
!. MILLION IN sEALSKIMs
Government Steamer Reaches San
FRANCISCO With FNormnus carcn-

LfalelGco Win kN0fmols cargo
SAN EANt'iSCo eeptem5sl 2~-.,fter
d a'lsa' To.age u which d propeller
-aaI Sas broken lol miles Of Point
/; se- Ja5 Sus eminent hartered ste mer
!.ou.tr arrived here Yesterday with
Sl..so0D worth of sea!skins from the
Pr b.lof Stands.
The Homer left the Boring sea eighteen
days ago. The vessel was chartered by
the government after the lease OF the
North American Commercial Company to
hunt seals had expired Willard c. Marsh,
a government naturalist, and George A.
Clark. special assistant of the bureau of
fish. ries. returned on the Homer after
experimenting the seasons catch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-28
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO. september 2S.-Buliish Rus
sian advices today lifted the wheat mar
ket. Rains, We're said to have i'm
paired the quality of the grain and re-
duced the yield of the southwest prov
inces one-fourth. World shipments prov
ed smaller than expected. The opening
here varied from Is lower to a like
amount up. December started at S3s4, an
advance of Is. touched S99saS9s4 and rose
to 30.
Unsettled weather made corn firm. De-
cember opened a shade lower to a shade
higher. at.o2s4 to o27s. and assembled to
52:sa53.
Oats hardened with other grain. De-
at 32a3:2ss.
Provisions showed notable steadiness.
Hog weakness appeared to be offset by
the strength of cereals. First sales rang
ed from re off to 21a advance. with jan
uary 1920 for pork. 1850 for lard and
q Z. for ribs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-28
LONDON MARKET.

LONDON, September 2S.-American Sc
curities opened firm and Il fraction high
er here today. General covering followed
and the list advanced under the lead of
Union Pacific and Southern Pacific The
closing was firm, with prices from 4 to 7.
above parity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-28
The World of Finance and Trade.
Washington; New York; London.
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Furnished by w. 3. Hibbs & Co.,
bankers and brokers. Hibbs building.
members New York Stock Exchange.
Washington Stock Exchange and Chi
cago Board of Trade
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-28
New Lord Mayor of London.

LONDON, September 2S.-Sir David
Burnett was today elected lord mayor Of
London. his term of office beginning No
yember ..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-28
BALTIMORE.
Special Dispatch to The Star,

BALTIMORE. Md. September Is
Wheat-Firmer: spot No. = red, 81: spot
No. = red western. 991s; September No. .
red. 81; October No. . red. Gh4: Novem-
Der No. 2 red, 93A; December No. red.
1.O1A; steamer No. = red, g1a: receipts,
81. 23S5 bushels: southern, on grade. 81.
Corn-Dull; spot contract, I3; receipts.
1,O17 bushels.
Oats-Dull: No. white. 41a41ia: stand
ard white. aS11sa:}9: No. , white. 36a361s
No. , mixed. :'41. asked: receipts, 49,, O61
bushels: exports. 10000 bushels
Rye-Quiet: No. western domestic. Is
aSa: receipts. 1914 bushels.
Hay-Steady: No. l timothy, unchanged
No. 1 clover mixed. unchanged.
Grain freights-F'irm: steam to Liver
pool. per bushel. unchanged Cork for
orders, per quarter. unchanged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-28
LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL. September 2s-Closing-
Wheat-Spot steady; No. ) Manitoba, SIS
Sd: futures steady: October. IS Esd: De-
| cember, IS 41sd: March. Is Sd. Corn-Spot
firm; new American. kiln dried. as sgd
futures easy; September, Us I'd December,
As 111sd.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-28

Bar silver steady, 20 7-16i per ounce.
Money. 212 per cent.
The rate OF discount in the open market for
short bills is 3I2 per cent.
The rate Of discount in the open Inartat far
three month bills is ~. per cent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-28
NEW YORK BANKS.

NEW YORK, September 2S.-The state
ment of the actual condition of clearing
house banks and trust companies for the
week shows that they hold 50. 400 100 re-
serve in excess of legal requirements.
This is an increase of 2,127, 800 for the
last week.
The statement follows:
DAILY AVERAGES.
Loans, 1864, 10000; increase, $1,000,
600.
Specie. s327 .o2s,OO0: decrease. s2,527 600.
Legal tenders, $S3, $4,000: increase,
SOL 900.
Net deposits. s1,sO7, o5s, 600: decreas Sc,
So. 9S2. 600.
Circulation, $4,000; increase, 1896.
COO.
Banks cash reserve in vault, $40, 1:ss,
COO.
Trust companies cash reserve I'm vault,
$1O.ais.OO0.
Aggregate cash reserve. A1O9 600
Excess lawful reserve, $6,3.OOOO; de-
crease. SAT 800.
Trust companies reserve with clearing
house members carrying p per cent cash
reserve, $J3,2GO.OOO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-28
By REX BEACH.
Copyright, 1912. by Rex Beach.

take her in his arm. AS he skulhed
through the gloom. searching the dark
est shadows like criminal, his fear was
gone and in his heart was something
singing joyouSly