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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-01

New York, July 3l.--(special.)- while
the market was less animated changes
We're rapid and erratic. The early ten
dency was for lower prices. but later
strength developed on the uncertain
Texas condition, where rain is still lack
ing and extreme heat prevails.
local estimate OF per cent deteriora-
ton for the month stimulated buying and
belief prevails that the bureau figures OF
Friday will indicate a moderate crop only.
The Journal OF Commerce says Texas
has lost but might recover. The new
crop is moving slowly.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-01

Liverpool, July Enclosing cotton: Spot
quiet; prices il points lower; American
middling fair, S.1sd; good middling. 77sd;
mddling 742d; low middling. 7.lSd; good
ordinary, 6. 70d; ordinary, 6.22d.
Sales of the day were 1000 bales of
which 800 were for speculation and export
and included 5000 American. Receipts. 5000
bales, including 400 American Futures
opened easy and closed firm. August,
7:16l2d; August-Septembe 710d; Septem-
ber-october 6.s9ikc October-November,
6,92d; November December. 6S6i5d; De-
cember-January, 6.Ssd; January February
6S6d; February March, 6.S6lsd; March
April. 6.s7isd; April-May. esd; May-June.
6S9d.
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ST. Jouis Produce

st. Louis. July 31.-Flour firm; hay
firm, timothy s11@17, prairies ssm 10;
whisky $40; iron cotton ties sac; bag
ging, 10 1-16c; hemp Irvine, 7hc pork
unchanged. jobbing s16.62h lard I'M
changed. prime steam s10.02R a l9.17h ;
dry sale meats unchanged, boxed extra
short 10Ac; clear ribs 10&c; short
clears lie: bacon unchanged, boxed
extra short II NC, clear ribs II &c, short
clears 12c; receipts, flour 1900, wheat
275,000, corn $4,000. oats 10000; ship
ments. flour 10000, wheat $4,000, corn
So, 900 oats $1,000.
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Naval Stores

Savannah. July 31.-Turpentine firm,
421s @42%c; sales, 1928; receipts, 1925
shipments, 3s7; stock, 35,413. Rosin,
firm; sales, 1867; receipts. 295s; ship
inents, s24s. stock, 1o4.O9s; quote: b,
s6.a5@6.s71a; d. s6.60@6.65; E. $6.65@
e.75; F, s6.7oQ $50; C. s6.7oQs.So; II,
se.7GQ6.S0; I, s6.75@6.s5; x, s6'75@
SIS; NJ, $500; N, $3.50; WIG. $3.50;
WV, s7.70.
New orleans, July 31.-Receipts, 1852
barrels rosin, 1873. barrels turpentine:
Exports, for Liverpool. $50 barrels
rosin.
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Flour and FOodstuffs

Self raising -four, Sc. 30; Tennessee flour,
$50; Indiana flour. $50; Idaho -four, $3.50;
Michigan flour, $685.; bolted meal per 96
Id. sack, a.9S; No. corn, per bushel,
kiln dried, 81 pure wheat shorts. $50; pure
wheat bran, $50: C. s. hulls, per ton, $40;
prime c. S. meal. per ton, 500; C. s. feed
meal. per ton. SIG: No. 1 timothy hay, per
ton, s2e92S; mixed alfalfa and johnson
grass, per ton. sz1de2; corn chops, per 100
lib. sack, s1,s5; No. corn, per bushel,
falfa hay. per ton. s24 Johnson grass,
per ten, s1sQ17; mixed feed. per ton. s3s
al.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-01
PIONEER MERCHANT
OF CINCINNATI DEAD

Cincinnati, July 31.-Samuel Pogue, so
years old. a millionaire pioneer merchant
of this city, died at his home late last
night.
Mr.. Pogue was born in Ireland in 1892
came to the United States in 1S49 and
at.rted in business here shortly after the
close OF the civil war.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-01

New York, July 31.-Money on call
steady. 2h42B per cent; ruling rate, 2%
per cent; closing bid, 27s per cent Of
fered at 2a per cent. Time loans strong
hiais Gays, 3sa per cent; 90 days. 3AG4 per
cert; six months, 4a4G5 per cent. Prime
mercantile paper, .494Q5 per cent. Sterling
exchange weak with actual business in
bankers bills at s4.S4 30 for 60 day bills
and at s4ss7 % for demand. Commercial
bills, s4.s3.75. Bar silver, 60hc; Next
points caused by underselling by cotton
RYsfroad bonds irregular.
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New Orleans Rice

New Orleans, July 31.-Rough rice
nominal no trading. Clean rice steady
Receipts: Rough. 300; clean, 1888; mill
ers, 800. Sales: Rough, 2441 Honduras
at 3m5lhc; 752 Japan at 81 q 4c. Quo
tations: Clean Honduras, Az 45Ac; ia
pan, 464kc
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st, Louis Grain

st. Louis. July 31.--Cash wheat: No,
red, 81 .o2a1 .o3. No 2 hard, 93h@95c. Cash
corn: No Q f51za76kc; No. white, SIC.
Cash oats: No. 2. 351h93sc; No. white,
411k@42c Wheat futures: September, 93lac;
December 95ssd951sc. corn futures Sep
TENDER. 65Ac; December, 66lAc. Oats: Sep
TENDER, 32isc; December. %@c.
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New Orleans Cotton Futures
Open. High. Low

New Orleans. July 3l.-Cotton. spot
quiet. unchanged. Mlddling 13Ac. Sales
2GG. To arrive Is. Low ordinary. 9-16c;
ordinary lose; good ordinary, II 13-16c;
strict good ordinary. - 3-i6c: low middllng
l2iAc; strict low middling. 12Mc; strict
middling. 13Ac; good middling, 1870:
strict good middling, 10 ls-16c; middllng
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-01
WE BLY,
HUBBARD BROS. g. co

y. Members New York Cotton Ex-
change. New Orleans Cotton Exchange
New York Produce Exchange. Asso,
ciate Members Liverpool Cotton Asso
dalton. orders solicited for the pur
chase and sale of Cotton and Cotton
iced OIL for future delivery. Special ar
rrtion and liberal terms given for con-
pernents of spot cotton for delivery.
cerrespondence invited.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-01
Fish and Sea Foods

Red snapper, Shc In Dbl. lots: loo In
small Jots; groupers. 6kc; Spanish
mackerel, 15c; sea trout. 12hc: carp
roughs, 7c; white perch. s91oc; speck-
led perch, &c; mullet. &c; sun perch or
Dream, 10c; pompano. zoe; mixed fish.
&C in Dbl. lots; &c in small lots crock
ers, &c.
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Kansas City Grain

Kansas city, July 31.-Cash wheat: No.
2 hard. ss1z@93c; No 2 red, 9sGs9c. Cash
corn: No. mixed, 76m77c; No. white,
7914aS01ac Cash oats: No. white. 441aQ9
45c; No. 2 mixed, S6q39c. Wheat futures
September. s7b@Ssc; December, $3.50
Corn futures: September, 65&<c Decem-
Der, 55AQ55Ac; May. 5sisdoS14c. oats flu
lures: September, 33l2c,
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Bonds
Treasury Statement

Washington, July 31.--At the beginning
of business today the condition of the
United States treasury was Working
balance in treasury Offices 1884, 45S, 429; in
banks and Philippine treasury $35, 4s2, $50;
the total of the general fund was $780,
cost $50; receipts yesterday, $2,2lS900; dis
bursements were $1,472,749; the deficit to
date this fiscal year is 81, 236,3S2, as against
a deficit of s15,S22,6SS at this date last
vear These figures exclude Panama canal
and public debt transactions
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-01

firm with business OF better proportion.
Corporation dress goods for spring win be
opened tomorrow by two of the leading
Factors, Jobbers report a fair trade in
nearly all departments, but retail trade
here Is slow.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-01

COMPLETE SET MAHOGANY, ITAL-
IAN MARBLE AND BRONZE BANK
INCLUDING NOSLER
VAULT DOOR. WELL SELL AT A
GREAT BARGAIN.
LOUIS v. CLARK A. CO.,
4TH AVE. AND 10Th ST.
PHONE 0O7.
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Creamery Products

Country butter. Is q zoe; fresh cream
cry butter, 294c; process butter, 27c;
daisy cheese 17hc; imported Swiss
cheese. 32c; German brick cheese. zoe:
limburger cheese 19c; imported roque-
fort S7c: Neufchatel cheese, per dozen.
45c; Pimcnto cheese. per dozen. $140.
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Poultry and Eggs

Hens, $50 soc; live. per pound, 12c;
large fryers, 18c; medium flyers, 1sc;
small flyers, 1Sc; ducks. 500 0c: gum
cas-, Csc; ROSTERS, soc; geese, 40@ soc;
live turkeys, 15@ Ice; eggs, fresh, case
candled. 17Qis; extra graded candled
eggs. 2IQ23c.
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Fruits and Produce

Apples, new, per bushel, sf.50H2;
peaches, selected, per crate, s1@1.50;
peaches. not selected, per crate. 5Oc1
81; plums. per crate. 81; California
oranges. per box, $685. lemons, i'm
ported, per box, $55oQ6; cabbage, per
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-01
LOCAL QUOTATIONS
Pig Iron
Local Cotton
Meat

Lard, 12ssc; compound, 97sc ID. s. short
ribs. l2.35c; rib bellies, 12%c: ham butts,
13c; Boston butts, 131kc; pork loins. 16c
spare ribs, 101Ac; breakfast bacon. 1870
23c; smoked bacon, lac; regular ham,
16c; skinned ham, 171zc.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-01
Grain Receipts and Shipments

Kansas City. July 31.-Receipts; Wheat,
230 GOO; corn, 10000; oats. 5000.
Shipments: Wheat, $4,000; corn, 5000;
oats, 1000.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-01
Coffee and Sugar

coffee-Arbuckles. $685. per hun
bred pounds; Luzanne. 27c per pound
Sugar. standard graduated. SIC per
hound.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-01

pound. DC: onions, per pound, PIC: Irish
potatoes, per bushel, s1.10@i20: can
taloupes. per crate. s2M2.50; water
melons, f5025c; lines, per hundred, 81
bananas, per bunch, s1.250 $50; sweet
potatoes, per hamper. s1.50; grapes,
epr crate. s1.259150; pears. per bar
rel, So.
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Coffee Market

New York, July 31.-Coffee futures
opened steady at decline of 10 to 16
points caused by undressing by cotton
exchange houses and foreign offerings,
which accompanied relatively easier Eu-
ropean cables. AT first the market re-
ceived considerable support. owing to the
failure of the early cables to indicate an
increase in the movement, but firm Of
fers from Brazil were lower, the special
Santos cable reporting large receipts at
Sac Paulo today.
Prices showed renewed weakness In the
late trading under continued liquidation
or bear pressure. The close was steady
but 10 to % points lower Sales, 1900
bags. August. 12.72c; September, u soc;
October, SEC; November, u 93c; Decem-
Der. L. 99c; January, 13.0lc February,
12.97c; March. 1900; April, bile; May
and June, 10. 13c; July, 10. lie; spot quiet
Rio. No. 7, 141sc; Santos, No. 4. 16c. Mild
dull; Cordova. 1601sc. Havre was AaA
franc lower Hamburg, 14lp% pfennig
lower. Rio. 70 refs lower at SIX 500; San
tos. so refs lower; As, 5 SIX 500; rs, z SIX $50.
Receipts at Brazilian ports 1900, against
$1,000; Jundiahy receipts 1900. against 3d.
200 last year.
Today's Santos cable reported As UNI
changed. Sac Paulo receipts $1,000,
against 1900.
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Liverpool Cotton Market

fair 14bc; nliddling fair to fair, lfiac;
fair 147sc: receipts, Go; stock, 1895,
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Montgomery Cotton

Montgomery. July 31.-(Special.)--
The local cotton market was steady
today Middling was quoted at 12%c
and strict middling at i3c.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-01
Wool Market

81 T.onis. July 3.-Wool steady; me-
dunn grades. combing and clothing, 231z1
&c; light fine, 19a21e; heavy fine, 13@1sc;
tub washed 26035e
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Live Stock Market

Chicago, July 31.-Cattle: Receipts. H.
coo; market steady to shade lower; some
extra fancy beeves at 1885, the highest of
the year; beeves. S5.S00I9.S5: Texas steers.
A9o@110; western steers. s6.S5Gl790; stock
ers and feeders, s4G,5 80; cows and heifers,
s2s50fS; calves, N.S9Gc1o
Hogs; Receipts, $4,000; market steady
TO shade lower; light, s7.70llS.30; mixed,
sI.Sous.20; heavy, s7.1oms. rough. s7106t7. 80 +;
pigs, IS. 7od7.3o; bulk of sales. s7.5UfI7 95.
sheep: Receipts. 5000: market weak to
10 cents lower; native. S330df4S5; western.
50. 50ai75; yearlngs. s4.500I5 IS; lambs. ma
tive, A.25ff7.65; western, ST. 4D1f7. IS.
St Louis, July 3l.-Cattlei Receipts.
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Metal Market

New York, July 31.-Copper quiet; stand
ard spot and August, s17@1750; Septem-
Der, n7.125zq17.3712 October, s17.121z0p17.S5;
November, 1910; electrolytic. 15s4c; lake,
17ssq17%; casting, 17d17hc.
Tin firm; spot, s45.371.f145 6212; August,
s45.15d4535; September, s449OG145.
lead quiet, s4.60a475. Spelter firm, $40
To
anthony steady: Cookson's, $3.50.
Iron quiet and unchanged.
Copper arrivals at New York today, 1895
tons; exports this month, 36,149 tons.
London copper firm; spot, Els Is Sd; flu
lures, e7S 5s.
Local sales tin, 30 tons. London tin
quiet; spot, e205 IS; futures. e203.
London lead, els lis 3D. London spell
ter, f26 IS Cd.
Iron-Cleveland warrants. 5ss Cd in Lon
don.
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Dry Goods
New York. July a.-Cottop ruled very
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LOCAL SECURITIES

Total sales Cor the day. S06.s0
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Money on Call

and public debt transactions.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-02

was back of the Gallinger bill intro
before July /. and the first meeting
OF citizens of the District. to support
that bill, was held at its invitation and
at its regular place of meeting. From
this meeting grew the aggressive cam
paign for the passage of the Gallinger
bill. a campaign which enlisted the sup
port of many other civic and CONNER
cial bodies, and ultimately resulted In
the present litigation as to water rates.
Mr.. W. S. Bransom. one of the men,
bers OF the committee from these civic
organizations, consented to bring the test
case because he had an unmetered serv-
ice on which the actual money payment
was increased. Irrespective of the Ques-
tion of the right and Justice OF an in
crease in rates, his good citizenship and
mIred. Whether the Engineer Commits
sioner is upheld or not. the municipal
authorities and the citizens will equally
have reason to be thankful that the
question will be settled once for all.
merely wish to bring out this
point: Had the Rhode Island Avenue
Association not been in session and ''on
the job" the whole question of the
water rates might have gone by de-
ne CdIupdlbH Is pcihS
finished. Litigation. even though II be
in the interest OF the entire citizenship
of the District, costs money 1t Is not
expected that Mr.. Bransom can shoul-
der the expense. His sacrifice is al
ready a sufficient one. The District
authorities have asked for more time
to present their case, which means
that the matter will come to court on
September % instead of August 5, the
date first set by the court.
This Will give time for those asso-
Citations which do not meet again until
fall to cooperate with money, as they
have so far in helpful interest.
Possibly the larger civic activities Of
the Rhode Island Avenue Suburban Citi-
zens' Association are due to the sugges-
tions and encouragement Of the women.
II is, of course, hard to say what portion
Of the efforts are due to them. At any
rate, the members of the association are
earnest workers: they have a real en-
thusiasm for making their community
one of the best in a model city. A spirit
Of cooperation actuates their efforts. and
the men and women work helpfully to-
gether. With the Rhode Island Avenue
the admitting of women Is
not in any sense an experiment" and
it is in every way IAN unqualified sue
cess" Very respectfully.
BRIsToY ADAMS.
President Rhode Island Avenue Suburban Citizens
Association.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-02
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS,

Petworth-Charles ]. Walker ct ux. to Sarah R.
Coberth, lot is square n. SO
Le Druit Park-Preston B. Ray to Amanda ].
Ms1on, part lot l3. block 4. SO.
Eckington-Herry C. Espey trustee, to Ernest r.
Sasscer, lot 3. square 3ol5. $40.
aoS3 P Street Northwest-Francis B. Libbey ct ux.
to Clara o. Cropley, ouethird interest in lot sc
and part lot IS. square fas, $40.
Mount Pleasant and Pleasant Plains-Hary
wardman ct al to Hyman Diener. lot Is..
square sss $40. Same to Joseph Federishi. lot
Interes:-Charles r. Barrick to Margaret NJ Bar
rick. all interest in estate Of Charles L Bar
1881 o Street Northwest-clara Rosser Dennis et
d. vir. William F.. to Annie Z. Mcqueen. lot 81.
square ls5. sl0
Street Northeast. between Eighth and Ninth
strrets-Mary A. Barr ct al. to Burdett stgke,.
lot s6. square oil. SO.
and Allison u. Miller, lots %. 50, and 81, square
ao75 So
Massachusetts Avenue Southeast. between Thir-
teenth and Fourteenth stree.s-Louis T. Sutor
et ux to Herbert E. Martyr. lot 100. square
1873 n Street Northwest-Hary L. Rust ct al.
trustees. to BENJAMIN L. Webb lot o. square
1915 Street Nor.hwest-Same to same. lot @.
square Ile; 4Ioo.
Randle Highlands-James r. Brown ct ux. To
Lawrence a. Pyle, lot Is. block Il: SIC.
Chevy Chase.Fulton R. Gordon Ct ux to Fannie
T. White lot a. square 1896: 81. .is3A
Tenth Street Southeast between Z and C Street,
Ewood Berkeley to William J. Bacon. jr.. north
half lot H. square g3: SO.
Chevy Chase-Fulton r. Gordon ct ux to George
E. Sutton. lot %. square D2a: Sl.65o.
PAN view-Afiddaugh & Shannon to Elizabeth K.
Haman. lot 1o9 square 16: SO
Wisconsin Avenue ParkAJ. 8. Gruver ct ux. to
Mary z. Grrgr. lot g. square EE; slo
Connecticut Avenne Terrace-MAry z Greg to j.
= s. GrIver., lots and J, square IT'S: So
81 lah Street Northwest. Rl New Jersey Avenue
Southeast and Zs3 L Street Northvest-Ameri-
7, can Security and Trust Company to Garfield
Memorial Hospital and Children's Hospital Of
the District Of Columbia, part lot O. square
10; lot 81, square teo. and lot .. square a..
81.
Petxorth-Charies A. Petes e uI. to Harry D.
and Alice A. Stackhouse. lot q square %: SO
l3G East Capitol Street southeast-Washington
Real Estate Company TO Agnes T. Apdenon.
lot o. square los; SO
Indolence-Hary Wrdman ct al. to HatR L
Burke. lot =. SQUARE zos: IN
The Washington herald., 1912-08-02

A policeman, a quarryman. and a road
mender were among the prize winners
at an arts and crafts exhibition held in
a Yorkshire, England. village recently.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-02
RAILWAY BODY
DELAYS MEETING.
District Electric Commission to Hold
Hearing Monday on Air
brake Proposition.

The meeting Of the District Electric
Railway Commission, which was to have
been held yesterday afternoon for the
purpose of giving final consideration to
q number of proposed orders regarding
the operation of street cars, has been
postponed until Monday afternoon be-
cause Of the inability Of two members
70 attend.
The meeting win be called at / o'clock
The business will be transacted quickly.
90 that the commissioners VIII be ready
by o'clock to hear testimony respect
ing the through car service from Ten
naIlytown and Cleveland Park TO Union
Station.
been received during the pest week viii
be brought before the commission at the
meeting Just prior to the hearing. 1nves-
LEGATIONS will probably be ordered in each
case before fnal action Is taken. 1t Is
likely that the question of ordering the
ernployme Mt Of additional firemen will be
taken up. Among the other questions to
be given consideration are the fnstaila-
ton of the air-brakes on all cars and
the quality of air In closed csrs-
Company Orders Airbrakes.
The question of the installation of air
brakes has been simpnfed somewhat by
the decision of the board of directors of
the Capital Traction Company to furnish
all OF its cars with such equipment. Al
though the action was taken by the
board Monday night. 1t did not become
generally known until yesterday. The
company expects to have the air brakes
installed on all of its cars by January
]. 1914
The prosecution of the seventeen cases
against the railway companies Of the
District now pending in the Police
Court will begin Tuesday. When the
cases were first called up some time ago.
attorneys for the defe ndant corporations
demanded trials by jury. Gus A. Schuldt,
Assistant Corporation Counsel, has gen.
erai charge of the prosecution.
As a result of the recent order Of the
Interstate Commerce Commission. the
Virginia Railway Company
yesterday placed in effect a new schedule
OF rates, marked by decided reductions.
The round trip fare to Mount vernon has
been cut from IS cents to 80 cents. The
fiat rate is 30 cents. Rates to other
poi nts were likewise reduced. Among the
points receiving reduced tariffs are
Fairfax. West Falls Church. Robey,
Antrim, Burr. Dunn Loring, Enola,
wedderburn. Woodford, Franklin, Wen
ma. ana other towns.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-02
NEW PLAN PLEASES MIDDIES.
Craise ON Battleships Makes a Hit
and Many Give Up Leave.

So please are the midshipmen from the
Naval Academy with the innovation Of
this year in permitting them to make their
practice cruise on the battleships with
the fleet, that manv have asked permis-
sion to forego their September leave OF
absence and remain with the feet during
target practice.
The Navy Department, It was an
nounced yesterday. is granting all such
requests Much qualification is felt at
the department over the highly successful
results of the experiment, as reported by
oficers in charge of the midshipmen.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-02
WOULD SUPERVISE MARKETS.
w. c. Haskell Approves Suggestion
of Judge Pugh.

w. C. Haskell. Superintendent OF
Weights, Measures, and Markets, yester-
day approved the suggestion of Judge
Pugh, Of the Police Court, that his office
be given supervision OF all markets in
the city as means of remedying con-
ditions leading to complaint against
hucksters occupying space outside the
selling places. ..-...-.. ..--
In several cases where streets and
sidewalks fronting the markets are
owned by the District and in instances
of government parking being used for
stands Mr.. Haskell pointed out that while
the farmers using this public space must
pay a rental to the owners of the mar
ket in case of injury to persons slipping
on Uttered sidewalks. the District is
liable for dsmages, according TO a re-
cent court decision.
Mr.. Haskell believes that the District
should receive the benefit Of rental from
the public space used by hucksters- THIS
question has been referred to the Cor
poration Counsel for decision. r
The Washington herald., 1912-08-02
SOLD TO VENEZUELA.
Cruiser Captured mt Manila in 1898
Brings s55,25O.

government of Venezuela the cruiser Isla
de Cuba. captured from the Spanish at
Manila in 1895. The price was $3.50
Negotiations for the sale were conducted
by Minister Rojas, of the Venezuelan
Legation in this city.
The Isla de Cuba was built at Arm
strong's in England for Srain in 1856.
She proved to be one of the few naval
vessels captured from Spain of which
the United States was able to make some
use and served as an auxiliary for sew
eral years. The Isla de Cuba is now
at the Charleston Navy Yard being over
hauled at the expense of Venezuela.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-02
TO ASK FOR PERUVIAN REPORT.
House Committee May Request In
formation on Putumayo Atrocities.

The House Committee on Foreign
Affairs will report favorably, 1t was
learned yesterday, the Mccall resolution
asking the State Department for what
ever information it Possesses regarding
the alleged atrocities committed against
Indians in the Putumayo rubber dis
trict of Peru and the existence OF peon-
age in that region.
The State Department stands ready to
transmit to the House detailed informa-
ton regarding the condition in the
Putumayo district. Practically all of this
Information is embodied in the report Of
Sir Roger Easement. British consul gen.
eral to Para, who was the investiga ting
agent of Great Britain in the Putumayo
and who disclosed what was going on in
the kmazonian wilds.
While the State Department now has
a special agent In Putumayo, Stewart
Fuller, consul at Iquitos, he has not been
on the ground long enough to make his
investigations and submit report.