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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-09-18
FATHER S0BS AT
SIGHT OF BODY
Henry C. Woods, of Washington,
Breaks Down Beside Corpse of
Suicide Daughter.

New York. Sept. 1.-THE body OF Miss
Julia Wood. the pretty young Washing
ton girl who was killed by n seven-story
fall from a window in her apartment
last night, will be taken to her home in
Washington by her aged father, Henry
c. Wood. chief OF the Naval Academy
division Of the Navy Department.
Mr.. Wood arrived in this city to-day.
He is heartbroken over the tragic death
Of his favorite daughter.
The poor child" he sobbed as he
looked at her body. why did she do
it?" Then he collapsed.
Mrs. Smith-Thompson, the dead woman 5
lifelong friend. who was in the room
when Miss Wood suddenly leaped out of
the window, is Frustrated at the death
OF her chum-
Miss Wood came to my house on
Sunday" Mrs. Thompson said. she had
been visiting at the home of a friend,
When she came into the house l saw in
= moment that she was in a serious
mental condition. She talked incessant-
" of the supposed failure of her life
ard Of her unmarried state l insisted
a physician. DR.. Ward. He advised that
Miss Wood be sent to Washington and
placed in a sanitarium.
Il engaged a nurse, Miss KneCht. The
three OF us sat in the room trying to
soothe her. Then she got up and walked
toward a window. l pulled her away.
{" oh, / know you'd catch me-, she
said. laughing. Then she struck me a
blow which knocked me to the floor and
jumped for the window. Miss Knecht
made a grab for her and got hold of
her nightgown. Miss Wood was out of
the window. We all screamed. l was
still on the floor. partly stunned BY
the time I got up the poor girl had gone
TO her death"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-09-18

seventeen years of age who has deter
mined to be the winner of one of the $50
contest awards. He urgently invites
your assistance. Patronize only those
dealers and products advertised in the
competition
BOYS Unique scheme.
Il tackled these signs on fences and in
stores throughout the neighborhood. In
four grocery stores / obtained permits
sion to attach a neat-loOking little box
with a slit in the top on the wall near
the door. Just under one of the signs
The result has been wonderful Those
boxes are filled every day. At one of
the stores the box has to be emptied
three times on saturdays. The adver-
tisement scheme is a great one. I firmly
believe that IL pays tc advertise
The Advocate remarked last night that
the story OF this young man was an ex-
cellent example OF what can be accom-
plished in spite of seemingly insurmount-
able difficulties
THE contestants who will win," he
said. ARE those who seize the opportu-
mites which present themselves. Conn
petitors, whenever possible. should pat
ronize merchants and products adver-
tised in the contest"
Several contestants have casually re-
marked to The Advocate that they are
unable TO purchase certain advertised
products at The stores where they deal
Insist upon the advertised brands"
is the advice which The Advocate gives.
Accept no substitute. II your dealer
refuses to lay in a stock OF the desired
product. deal at some other store. In
case difficulty is experienced in buying
certain products. call upon me- ard /
Will gladly tell you where you MAJ pur-
chase what you want -
The Advocate intends TO devote much
of his time this week in advising COR
testants with respect to stores where
they may purchase desired brands. II
have the slightest dtttiCufv
securing advertised products. they should
at once with The Advocate
at The Herald business office. whose
telephone number is Main S3O0 He will
gladly give the necessary information.
One of the objects OF the contest is TO
aid the people OF Washington in getting
products OF tie highest quality.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-09-18
BROKERS ADVISE
STOCK BUYING
Says Technical Condition of Market
Is So Strong as to Make
Time 0pportune.
LEADING ISSUES ARE ACTIVE

New York, Sept. 1I-Action Of the
stock market to-day was such as to sug-
gest that the time has arrived for max
ing purchases. The trade positions were
strong and the technical condition of the
market is so safe that IL there ever was
time when stocks could be purchased
with assurance and held regardless of
Immediate fluctuation, now is the time.
Some of the most conservative houses
abandoned all restraint to-day and invit-
ed their customers to take at least some
stocks, fearing that unless they did so
they would have to begin making pur-
chases at a high level.
For weeks Wall Street has been wait
ing for a leader. Daniel G. Reid has
been the man they were waiting for.
and II now appears that Mr.. Reid has
lead in the market from abroad
B. NJ. Barouch got the credit to-day
for the demonstration that was made,
and circumstantial evidence confirms the
numerous reports of his activity. Be-
cause Of his past record of having good
judgment in a speculative crisis the re-
ports of his buying caused heavy cover
Ing Of short sales and also free buying
for investment account.
Big Trade in Steel.
The buying in of Steel in particular at
tracted attention. Great blocks of this
stock were taken openly for what seemed
to be brokers of the two leaders. Union
Pacific. Reading, Canadian Pacific,
American Can and National Biscuit were
taken by the same interests. Lehigh
Valley was quiet. but advanced with the |
others. This buying. which suddenly |
began shortly after noon, started activity
in all quarters of the market so that the
business was we'll scattered. the number |
Of transactions being greater than for |
weeks and the number of securities be- |
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BUILDING PERMITS
Continued from Page Ten.

Henry " stalz. 7Os Euclid Street Northwest. to
rebuild entrance steTs-
Maurice Ross I7s2-si Street Northwest, TO repair
weather boarding.
w T GIL. 2l3I Street Northwest, to construct
fuel shed. 10 by 10 by feet in roof.
Ira PARK 5Os Twelfth Street Southeast. 70 erect
fuel shed, by 10 by tin roof.
F. W. Miller e. al. SOFA Ninth STREET Northwest.
to cut openings inches wide in basement and first
hooT
Christian Science Church. Euclid and Champaign
Streets Northwest, TO install Shorsepowcr motor
TO pump organ
Benning Abbatoir Company. Bennins and AnacoA-
tia Road Northeast, TO install one Is and two !
horsepower motions.
Wilbur W Bill. i3O Keokuk Street Northwest. to
single roof Of rustic arbor. Z by Z feet.
L Z. Harris. 1914 Evart Street Northeast, to erect
fuel she'd e BY le by = feet.
John T. Wittstati. 500 Eighth Street Northwest,
to repair fence.
Henry L. Sheldrake II and d Second Street North
cast to rebuild entrance steps.
J. H McCauey III TO 1ss North Carolina Arenus
Southeast tD rebuild entrance steps
Frank e. Agnew. 3e Street Southeast, TO rebuild
entrance steps
Paul Dulaney. ST woodley Road Northwest. TO
erect one-story addition pebble dashed Per plan
E. Gsrvey sl9 Twenty second Street Northwest. TO
rebuild entrance steps
Thomas s Hate roo Thirty-second Street South
east to erect one tWo-story block dwelling.
George h. Bryan. l0l Street Southeast, to build
one story brick addition.
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Sarah Scott. lot 10. block ). 80
Dobbins Addition-wiIiiam G. Aiisrd ct a. to
Paul R. and Ethel s. Bosch. lot ~ square
u 80.
Indolcnce-Hany wardmsn ct al to John c. and
Francis l. Mcdowell. lot IS. square zoo. so.
Twelfth Street Northwest. between VI and Streets
William w. Curtis ct al To Minnie Miliiszn.
lot Is. square 3li SO
Congress Heishts-W. L Brooks to T. Ellsworth
Fisher. lot 81. square so7l. $40. Ann Z. Fisher 10
same. same property. $40.
Barry Farm-Louiss c. Crismond to Marie Z. vena-
bic. lots 49, 49, 30. NJ square 5a63. $40.
Mount Pleasant-John r. Richter ct TO Charles
W. Williams lot 16. so.
Holmead Manor-Charles W. WILLIAMS et w. To
John +. and Lottie ~ Richter. nts i6 and III.
square 100 80
Petvorth-Charies w. Williams ct ux. to John y.
and Lottie NJ Richter lot "A. square 90. SO.
1ngieside-George W. Biankenship ct TO City
and Suburban Homes Company. lot q. block 2
so.
Takoma Park-sus F. Chapman to Samuel seay. lot
Is. block 4. so.
Highview-Harry Wardman ct al to Ethel r. Chap
pelear. lot IN. square 80. so
voodey Pzrk-w. Frank Turton ct al. to Nellis l.
MiddlekauH lot n block Is, 80
Highview-HaHy Wsriman ct al tn Emmett v. Can
and Martha V. Can. lot n9. square 333. SO
Walbridse ct al. to Lewis L.
Brcuninser, lots l6 to ITO. block 2, SO.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-09-18
COTTON MARKET.

Quotations furnished by W. B. Hibbs 4 Co,
members o; the New York Stock Exchange. Hibbs
Building.
New York. Sept. 1.-THE market to-day was a
very good one to misiudge. Almost everybody
knew that there would be 4 rally early in the
day. and 1t promptly took place After this.
opinions were less divided. and the crop
news good enough to prevent accumulation
Of long contracts. Besides this, Tuesday is al
ways a day Of heavy receipts. and Southern SPOT
markets showed special buoysncy and some
Of them declined early in the day, though this
news did not come to New York through com-
mission house circles until the larger spot in
terests had time 10 digest II and act accord
ingly. There is no present evidence that the
worlds spinners becoming anxious, and with
a number Of crop estimates soaring up high as
Il 10000. there is no reason why they should !;
that is they believe these estimates
Liverpool futures closed steady at a gain Of
II to 81 points for the day. Manchester re-
ported yarns steady, cloths dull. Sales Of 5000
bales Of SPOT cotton were reported from Liverpool
at unchanged quotations. SID for middng Liv-
erpool puces were Strengthened by good trade buy
If tI,a he
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Observation-Disclosures

ing greater also. The close was at the
best figure Of the day. showing net gains
of point or more in the active issues,
while Steel. Reading, Union Pacific. and
Biscuits showed more than two points.
While movements in such stocks as
Can. Canadian Pacific. and the coppers
are easily explained by the big earnings.
the activity of the general railroad list
was something new for wall Street. The
belief has persisted for months that
stocks could not be buoyant I'M
til freight rates were advanced. aH
Such is the strength of the business
and such the weakness Of ali
the politicians that II makes little differ
ence which stock. one buys. All are
good. It is not advisable to buy on mar
row margins now. but 1t seems impos-
sible to have a severe break. The worst
one need look for is further delay Of the
movement
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.


Petworth-Edith H. Gotxals to Marx L, Taylor
lot 50. square o. So
0lo r Street Northwest-Buckner NJ Randolph to
Clara p. Randolph. lot III. square g. SO.
liD Rhode Island Avenue Northwest-James B.
Winner ct al. trustees. to John c. Head and
Walter c. Baderston. trustees, lot a and part
lot 2. square 30. $500
villa Pst-Ciara A. Marden ct vir. Edwin R., to
W. A. Taylor. lot 81. square i2s3 xg So
Chevy Chase Terace-Frank J. Bresnahan to
Katharine E Limerick, lot ., square 1857 SO
cleveland Park-Charies c. Mayer to X. Ward
stuttler. part lot Q. square aDs2. SO.
OAK 'iew-H. Ward Stuttler to Charles c. Mayer.
part lot II. block g. So
Wisconsin Avenue Heights-J. s. Griver ct TX to
Charles NJ. and Susie B. Dodson. lot Is, square
ES, SO
Chesy Chase GroVe-ENlton X. Gordon ct ux. to
Clifton g. Hughes lots ! and IL SQUARE ao2
and lot IL, square 9025. ss.Ts063.
Chevy Chase GroSe-Flora S. RAlk to Edith C.
stroop. lot II, square 2ol4 SO
Linwood Heights-John W. Glennan trustee to
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-09-18
PEACE TREATY READY.
Italy and Turkey Said to Have
Agreed on Pact.

Vienna. Sept. 17.-official announcement
will soon be made at Rome and Con-
stantinople of the consummation OF
treaty of peace between Italy and Tur-
key. according to a dispatch received
to-day from Paris.
This message further stated that the
secret negotiations which have been IN
progress at Geneva. Switzerland. have
resulted in a treaty draft consisting of
eight important articles.
One Of the most important questions
left open was whether Italy should re-
tain possession OF the Turkish Islands
in the Archipelago.
The matters provide for the following:
Turkey withdraws her troops from Tripoli
but demands to retain a port near Tunis;
Italy pays tribute to the Arab chiefs. and
allows tie Sultan to retain spiritual
leadership in Tripoli: Italy Is to pay an
annuity to Turkey for Libya and give
Turkey a Red Sea port.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-09-18
PROBERS DELVE
IN TRUST LORE
Workings of Dual Personality
of Harvester Company Held
Up to the Light.
IMPORTANT ADMISSIONS MADE

Chicago. Sept. T.-Searching examina.
ton into the workings of the dual per-
sonality" of the International. Harvester
Company. of New Jersey. and efforts OF
Clarence S. Funk, general manager OF
the company, to prove by figures that
competition exists in all developments OF
the Company's business were embraced
in to-day's hearing of evidence in the
Federal suit to dissolve the $4,000. 900
corporation.
The second personality" of the New
Jersey company is the International
Harvester Company of America, through
which all the products OF the former are
marketed. The contention that the New
Jersey company. which does the manu-
featuring does not engage in interstate
commerce, promises to figure prominent
ly in the trial of the case as a technical
defense against the government $
charges.
Mr.. Funk submitted a typewriter list
of the Harvester company's products,
showing the number of competitors in
the sale of each The number ranged
from three competitors in the sale of
corn pickers. four in corn binders, and
eight in grain binders to one hundred and
three in the sale of wagons
Market Entire Output.
r. C. Haskins. president of the Inter-
national Harvester Company of America,
told on the witness stand before Special
Examiner Taylor how his company mar
keted the entire s10O 900 annual OUTPUT
of the New Jersey company. which does
only the manufacturing. The Interna-
tional Company conducts both the for
eign and domestic sales.
The New Jersey corporation. which is
the combination of the Mccormick. Deer
ing and other manufacturing concerns
grouped in the alleged trust. sells all
its machines to the International Har-
vsster Company of America at the mills,
and the latter, the selling company, is
merely an instrument in a conspiracy |
in restraint of trade, according to the |
complaint.
The 100000 capital stock of the Amer |
can company is held in trust for the !
OF the New Jersey corpora |
ion, of which Cyrus II. Mccormick is |
president
Important features of the testimony |
we're admissions by Mr.. Haskins that
both D. NJ. Osborne & Co, of Au-
burn. n. y. and the Minnesota Harvester
company. of st. Paul, were advertised
Is independent for two or three years
lfter they had been absorbed by the
rust.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-09-18
CHICAGO GRAIN.

Quotations furnished By W. B. Hiobs 4 %,
members OF the Chicago Board OF Trade. Hibbs
Building
Chicago. Sept. 1.-THE big longs in May wheat
were again on the buying side today While
these big Spectators were absorbing the May they
were selling long september The market was an
abnormal affair. With l.2s2 cars at Minneapolis
and Duluth. and with LOO already inspected
for to-morrows receipts at the former market and
with 800 cars expected at Duluth tomorrow morn.
ing. the feeling strong. At primary markets
there were 2Too.0co bushels Of wheat to-day which
was 10000 bushels more than received a week
ago and 100000 bushels larger than a year ago.
In the face Of all this. the bears were unable TO
pound the market downward
Cash sales Of wheat at Chicago were limited 10
1900 bushels. and adrices frum the seabDard as
well as from Canada. reported bids as 2a3c out
OF line as compared with the asking price.
There was little net change in wheat values to-
day, while September com was up sharply De
csmber was stronger and higher. and May was
unchanged Oats a trife better but provision
prizes mainly lower. Close:
Wheat-scptember. %: December. o1s: May.
9jisas5S.
Con-septembcr. 60; December. 52s.a5Zss: May.
5.
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NEW YORK MONEY.

New York. Sept E-Money on call at the Stock
Exchange to-day opened at per cent: highest, 81.
lowest, ~; closing. ~. Most Of the days loan,
were made at per cent Time money was frmer
in tone. The inquiry for funds is heavier while the
supply has decreased
Rates are 81. per cent for ninety DAYS and four
months, and 81: to 81 per cent for five and six
months.
Comemrcisl papsr market frm and very quiet at 6
per cent for the best names
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-09-18

Tarrytown. n. Y, Sept. lL-Fire be-
lieved to have been started by an incen-
diary involved in the local BLACK Hand"
early to-day wiped out an entire block
In Orchard Street. the business thorough
fare CT the village. doing $4,000 damage.
The blaze was discovered in the rear of
a fruit store owned by NJ. Gazolla, an
Italian. and quickly spread. Although
Gazolla denies that he had been threaten
ed by the Black Hand the police believe
that fear keeps him silent.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-09-18
WASHINGTON STOCK MARKET.

sales-Regilsr call. Il O'Clock noon
Capital Traction IS. 5000 at Ill
Potomac cons. IS. 900 at loe5s.
Washington Railway & Electric pfd.. 10 at 81
Washington Gas. at sS. 3 at ssh. 10 at Bh.
8 at sj%, 10 at s5g.
Lanston. 10 at -
After caIl-MergenthaIer, 10 at Z5li. 10 at g5i.
Washington Railway Electric pfd.. at IS, 10
ut IS
Washington Railway & Electric com, 50 at 80.
Lanston, 10 at g, 10 at q
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-09-18
Boston Railways Indicted.

Boston. Sept 1.-THE Boston elevated
Railway Company, as a corporation.
was to-day indicted by the Suffolk County
grand jury in four counts. charging
coercion of employees in connection with
the recent street railway strike
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-09-18
FINANCE AND REALTY

Public utility stocks were perceptibly
lower in price on the Washington Stock
Exchange yesterday as the result Of fur
Their thought and discussion Of the pro-
posed merger of the corporations. The
proposition cannot be called popular
with investors, who seem to fear that
Congressional Investigation or some
other untoward influence III intervene
as a result of the plan. The prices yes
terday were distinctly a reflection Of
that opinion. Gas sold more freely than
1t has done recently and the price re-
ceded five-eighths Of a point Railway
common sold down to 80. while the pre-
ferred was held more firmly at 50. half
a point below recent sales
Lanston and Mergenthaler were firm
at 80 and 2251s, respectively. Bonds were
bid for, but only small amount OF
them came out at current figures.
Robert Bailey. Assistant Secretary Of
the Treasury, has just returned from
sn extensive trip through the West. He
said yesterday he had greatly enjoyed
his trip and felt benefited in health. Mr..
Bailey had conferences with some Of the
Western banks and with merchants who
handle large. amounts of currency
through retail trade. and he expressed
the opinion that many Of them would
adopt the machines for washing paper
money now in vogue in the Treasury
Department. He said the proposition
had met with much favor in the West.
Comptroller Murray OF the Treasury is
keeping a sharp lookout on the reserves
OF the banks because OF the reports OF
money stringency and keeping the de-
partment posted as to the actual needs
Of money at the principal distributing
centers Of currency with which to move
the years harvests. He does not expect
there will be need for assistance from
the Treasury. but should such a con-
tingency arise he will be in position to
know the facts and to apply the right
Thomas r. Riley has purchased four
large pieces Of property. including eight
cen houses in Church street, between
Seventeenth and Eighteenth Streets.
Other property involved in the purchase
Is a frontage of ia feet in Euclid
Street. The amount involved in the tran
action is said to be $4,000
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-09-18
Breaks Altitude Record.

Villacoublay, France. Sept I7.-An al
Stude records for aeroplanes were broken
here to-day by Georges Legagneux. a
French aviator. who assembled 800 metres,
or three and one-half miles. The old mark
was 1920 feet or 2.13a feet lower than
the present record
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-09-18

Wilkesbarre. Sept. 17.-Samuel Lloyd.
aged eighteen, a brakeman on an electric
motor at the Truesdale Colliery. was
electrocuted while at work to-day. He
grasped a heavily charged trolley wire
to prevent himself from falling when the
motor started, and was instantly killed.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-09-18

Moo; No. clover, ianaiGoo; do. No nooai2s;
meadow gass and very grassy hay, lo.ooai2o; no
grade hay as to kind. quality. and condition. aoos
100; packing hay and swale grass aooali.0o
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-09-18
Foreign Commerce Increases.

Foreign commerce of the United States
last month in both imports and exports
exceeded that during August. 1911. &C.
cording to a statement issued by the
Department of Commerce and Labor.
Imports last month were sl55 02O.oCo
against s125. e45. 900 in August a year ago.
Exports last month were sl67 ,SS5.o0O as
compared with Slil. al 600 in August, 1911
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-09-18
BOSTON COPPER STOCK.

Quotations furnished m W. B. H-bbs 4 Co.. uew
ben Of the New York Stock E1chanse Hibh. Bu,Id.
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NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
RAILROADS.

Quotations furnished by W B. Hibbs & Co..
members Of the New York Stock Exchange. Hibha
Building
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CURB MARKET.

Quotations furnished by W d. Hibbs 4 Co.. mem
bsrs Of the New York Stock Exchange Hibbs Build
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-05-08

wheat deal. Persy -Sr. bowed
the roll and Percy Jr, was reduced
from the Maryland chatting dishes,
to The ham and egg counter. This
would not have been so bad were
it not for the fact that about the
only work the young man had
brains enough to do was to sling
a pick.
Then the youth remembered
Gwendoline. She wasn't half
bad looking girl,and that 200 thou
looked better than tWo-hfty per
day. Percy called on her that
night, only to find that She had
eloped the day before with the
miIk1nan. Percy finally wound up
by hitching to his widowed
boarding house keeper tagged 58)
to insure himself against work
and possible starvation.
Moral-You can't drink soup
with a fork. n
i
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*#* ****& 49, >
PERCY. =
w = y. ** 80 81 4 = =
Once there was young blood
who considered himself the en-
tire Roquefort. Dad was there
with a perfectly healthy bankrolI
and at times he slipped the kid
enough to wear silk ribbons for
shoe laces and clothes of the col
1eger cut. The youth himself al
ways affected brilliant cravats
and powdered expression.
He opined that with the girl
folks he could neither be beaten
nor tied. One look at,Prosperous
Percy was enough, So, he thought.
His grandeur would drive them
batty,
It so happened that one fair
thing was nuts" over Percy. She
was young dear, not pretty
enough tossing in the chorus, but
when she "dolled" herself up no
body would stop and say Gee,
there goes a homeIy moll. And,
besides, Gwendoline~ had 100000
bucks in her own right and may
be a couple of more in her left.
She proposed to Percy one
evening, but the young man
waved her away. He wanted a
Lillian Russell for looks with
Pierpont Morgan bank account
nothing else would do at all. At
any rate, the bride of the perfect
LITTLE ceau1O r17fiSf have \ rolf nc