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Mirrors at Road Crossings.
rom the Scientific American.

FROM The Scientific American
Mirrors at road crossings for the use. Of
warning automobiles are commencing to
be used in England, it is stated. and the
results are very good. They are being
put In places where the crossings are
specially dangerous, and the use of large
mirrors allows the driver to see the re-
Election of cars which are coming in other
directions. The method will probably he
extended in the future as II Is likely to
avoid many accidents and will be well
worth the small cost of putting in. An
other use for mirrors is upon heavy-pow-
er wagons, where the driver cannot hear
the signals or automobiles back of him so
as to have him take the right-hand side
of the road to allow them to pass, for the
noise or the power wagon often prevents
the horn from being heard. II is sup
posed to fix the power wagons with small
mirrors showing the back of the road
but were this TO be made obligatory the
mirrors might be imposed upon the usual
automobile cars as well. and this would
give rise TO some objections from their
owners.
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4hTo ana $50 MONEY
IN loan an annrnvAI Nifv
RAILWAY APRIL BUSINESS.
Total Operating Revenues Show In.
crease Over Last Year.
Hfgh-class Accounting and Auditing.
Systems Planned or Revised.
945 Pa. Ave. NV, Room 33.

| The total operating revenues of the
railways for April were S237 1862 424.
an increase over those of April of last
year of $40, S93.96S in the aggregate. or
| 81 per cent per mile of line. This was
whitfield down by an advance in operat-
ing expenses of 1873 per cent per mile
of line to an increase in net operating
revenue of $l.S34.073 in the aggregate
or "a per cent per mile of line.
| The amount Of this net operating
revenue was S5S,337.434. Taxes for the
month took $1O,4s2.492. an increase per
mile Of line of 7.9 per cent; this and
shrinkage in revenue from outside
operations left operating income
| of $50, 427, or less than l per cent per
mile of line. This aggregate operat-
ing income for the 222.156 miles
amounts to s2l4 per mile of line for
the month. or s713 per mile of line
per day.
1t is the operating income To which
the railroads must look for better
ments, improvements, new construc-
ton and for interest on bonds and divi-
dends.
Except for the fact that there was
an anthracite coal strike in April Of
last year. this operating income for
the railways as whole would nor
have averaged an increase. and for
the railways of the eastern group
would have been less this year than
last, instead or increasing 40 per
cent.
These figures are from the summary
of revenues and expenses OF steam
railways, compiled by the bureau or
railway economics from their reports
to the interstate commerce commits
sion and cover the returns or about
80 per cent of the steam railway mile
age of the country.
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CHICAGO GRAIN.

CHICAGO. June 2l.-Balkan difficulties
received some of the credit today foE
an advance in wheat. UnfavoraDle
weather IN the spring and winter crop
territory did the rest. Closing prices
were steady at sale above last night.
Corn finished u to s.asc down. oats OF
ssc to Iaa5sc and provisions varying from
21ac decline to an upturn of oaI12c.
Wheat traders who have recently been
ignoring cables were confronted today
by reports that consols had been dis
tributed by demands for S2U,OOO.OoO in
demnity to the opponents OF Turkey
The security market on this side was
also said to reflect fear of serious Eu-
ropean trouble. But the spectators here
We're not slow to apply the news to
the wheat situation and urge that en-
port demand would be stimulated even If
anxiety should later prove unfounded.
harvest and lack of moisture for grow
ing grain in South Dakota were
sufficient additional incentives for big
houses to take all the wheat offerings.
\ brief dip in prices at the opening
formed the only exception to bulllsh
control.
Export clearances Of wheat and flour
today equaled $500 bushels. Primary
receipts of wheat were $4,000 bushels
a year ago. 2sJ, 900 bushes.
Corn weakened on account of the
breaking of the drought in a large part of
Illinois. Traders were cautious, however.
about pressing the selling side until the
final extent of the rainfall became known.
Wetting of important sections hereto
fore dry eaSed oats.
Steadiness in the hog market held
provisions within a narrow range.
Lard monopolized most of the business.
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rectly affected by tariff revision, but the
gross volume of business, taking the
country as whole, Is eminently salts
factory. Most induStrials are realizing a
fair measure Of profit. although in many
lines the boom returns Of 1D3-1906 are
not being duplicated, which, on the whole
Is a good thing, as the incentive to reck-
less expansion is no longer here to men
ace healthy and legitimate progress
Tone Growing Stronger.
With the tariff out of the way. the
MAGNITUDE of the crops a measurable
proposition and health restored. the long
dreamed of period of progress VIII be-
come a tangible development, 1t is So
berly felt. This sort of talk is being more
generally INDUCED in than for many
months. 1t has changed sentiment and
is unquestionably encouraging invest
ment in securities. AS yet the ranKiy
speculative spirit is held in restraint, but
tho hackeround tone is in every way
stronger Traders and investors are alb
corbins securities in tremendous volume.
There is a growing inquiry for invest
ment opportunities and marked de-
crease in the supply OF stocks. ..,.
In spite of the fearful confession that
the country is fast going to ruin ana that
our 95UOO,00O people are on the eve OF
starving to death, statistlcianS CONFRONT
us with the fact that the July pay
ments of corporation dividends and inter
est will be s263. 10000. an increase of
SO. 151, 900 over the distribution of July L.,
1919. The dividend item shows an in
crease of So, 10000, while interest pay
ments will be larger by about Si,WO.oo
IT would appear, also, that the interna-
tional trade is robust participant in the
country's activities.
Exports and imports for eleven months
exceeded all records. aggregating up to
June | IL neat total of nearly S4.tOD,UU,-
NO. and already showing a trade balance
in our favor of $821 100000. BY the end
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Kew's Famous Gardens.
From pearson's Weekly.

from Tedfrdn NtchiS'
Kew Gardens. which has recently SUI
fered a heavy loss by the destruction or
it's tea pavilion By suffraSettes orig
inally belonged to the royal family. Ii
was given to the nation by Queen VIC
toria in 1SiO.
The gardens are "a huge kind Of botan-
zeal clearing house. There you can get
Information about amy plant that has
been discovered, be told how 10 grow il,
how to care for 1t, what il Is worth and
anything else you may want to know
about il. Letters come from all parts of
the world to Kew wanting information
about this or that plant.
Though the very center OF, the plant
world, strange and rare plants that ar
rive there do not always take kindly To
the great Conservatives. They sIcken
and pine away and would die were II
not for a small, coy structure known
as 1.-THE hospital There they rapidly
recover their health and return TO pub
lie life once more.
The great Farmhouse. one OF the prin-
cipaI sights of the gardens. was built In
1915 at a cost of S33 1000. 1t is 362 feet
long, 100 feet broad and 90 feet high.
and contains nearly an acre OF glass. Six
huge ovens heat this enormous glass
house. Three are kept going night and
day summer and winter, and the other
three in winter only. over 1900 feet OF
hot-water piping is used in the palm
house.
Kew Gardens possesses one of the big
gest collections of dried plants i'm The
world-a collection which is constantly
being added to by travellers and scientific
institutions in all parts of the globe. To
show how huge this collection really il.
one bequest, that of Sir W. c. Hooker.
contained no fewer than two million spec
linens of dried plants.
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COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, June N-The cotton
market was lower today under heavy
realizing by old longs and scattered SELL
ing, which was encouraged by the ap-
pearance Of the weather map and rumors
that bullish interests were taking profits
on every favorable opportunity. The
close was steady at net loss of from
II to p points
The market opened steady at a decline
OF to points, and sold 10 to Is points
net lower during the early trading In
response to relatively easy Liverpool
cables. favorable weekly crop reviews and
indications for continued good weather
over the week end. Renewed covering by
July shorts checked the decline, and the
near month rallied about 6 points from
the lowest during the middle of the morn
ing. but new crop positions showed little
Improvement and as soon as moderate
demand from old crop shorts had been
supplied the entire list again weakened.
Selling was active later, and the close
was at the lowest level of the day. Mem
phis was credited with buying consider
able cotton here during the early trading,
and there was also some scattered de-
mand from other southern sources, In
Guiding New Orleans, which was at
tributed to covering of shorts, but Euro
pean and local longs were heavy sellers
and the decline seemed to inspire some
fresh selling for a turn on the short side.
According to estimates circulating here
tnlS morning, the European long Interest
in local contracts has been reduced by at
least 10000 bales during the past two
weeks as a result Of realizing. Private
cables reported continued continental
realizing in the Liverpool market this
morning. and the sales there were prob
ably absorbed on the moderate break by
buying in the short end Of Straddles, the
long end of which had been liquidated
here yesterday afternoon. Reviews Of
the dry goods trade showed no fmpor-
MIL WA
said to be pretty we'll sold up for July
and August delivery,
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NEW YORK BANKS.
Weeks Statement Shows They Hold
$43, 8O8,65O Excess Reserve.

NEW YORK, June N.-The statement
Of the actual condition of clearing house
banks and trust compa MES for the week
shows that they hold $43. SOC, ESQ reserve
in excess of legal requirements. This is
an increase Of s.. 997. 100 from last week.
The statement follows
Actual condition.:
Loans. s., S94. $4,000; decrease, 81 ,41O, 900
Specie, 1857 $4,000; increase. $5761 600
Legal tenders $S5.O15.OOO: increase
81. 1O5. 900.
Net deposits, 81, 7e2 .s21 600; increase.
Circulation. s47,os2. 600: increase, $1,000
Banks cash reserve in vault, 1919. 81,
Trust companies cash reserve in vault
$63, $50 600.
Aggregate cash reserve, $442 So. 900.
Excess lawful reserve. s43, 500, ESQ., in
crease, 1897. $50.
Trust companies reserve with clear
ing house members carrying % per
cent cash reserve. $67,
: Summary of state banks and trust
companies in Greater New York. not
included In clearing house statement:
I Loans. 1851, 4O4. 400; decrease, s5477.-
Specie, 1855. 100: decrease, s4s3.5oo.
Legal tenders, s7sos,2oo; decrease.
Total deposits, sss2.ss5. 700; decrease.
Money on call, nominal: no loans.
Time loans easier; 60 days, 3%a4; 90
days. 3Aa4; months, 5a5A.
CloSe-Prime mercantile paper, 6 per
cent. Sterling exchange, steady, with
actual business in bankers bills at 4S3
for sixty-day bills and at 1865 for
demand. Commercial bills, 482A. Bar
silver, 68A. Mexican dollars, 4S. Gov
eminent bonds steady. Railroad bonds
heavy.
The Financier says this week:
The gain of S6,S66.000 in cash re-
ported In the statement of actual con-
dition by the New York clearing house
banks for the week ending June 81 re-
fiected the movement Of cash in this di-
rection, and preparations for July l
dividends and interest the disburse-
ments on which account will be the
largest on record. Preliminary esti-
mates placed the gain of the cash by
the banks in excess Of eleven million
dollars. The discrepancy will be made
up probably in the next Forthcoming
report.
THE statement otherwise was not OF
particular Importance. loans having
shown a slight decrease of $1,41O,OO0
and net deposits an expansion of
$5,523,000. this being due to the gain
in cash. The reserve of the banks
rose s4.997.150, making the present sur
plus above the % per cent minimum
$43. S09,650. an unusually large figure
for this season. The banks are in ex-
cellent position at present to meet the
coming crop demand
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| of the fiscal year the favorable balance
vii! approximate $70O,OOOO0O. There is
! nothing poverty stricken in these statis-
tics. incidentally, the claim is advanced
| that railroad earnings for the fiscal year
will break all records
| Guessing Over B. & o. and S.P.
/ What Is going to happen. in the
event of a swap of $40. 100000 OF Bal
timore and Ohio and Southern Pacific
stock. has become a theme of endless
! discussion in Wall street. The deep
sea thinkers have perfected several
plans for the ultimate disposition of
| the two properties. Strange to say. the
"transcontinental system" does not en-
gage as much attention as 1t once did.
continuous line from coast to coast
has been the dream OF more than one
great railroad magnate. Jay Gould.
Commodore Vanderbilt. Coils p Hunt
lngton, f.. IL. Harrington and James ].
Hill are among big men who gave
heavy thought and much work to the
idea Huntington was going to use the
Chesapeake and Ohio for his purpose
ana ms estate Is even yet ruling fac
tor in the property
Mr.. Hill has figured on Erie and Bal
tlmore and Ohio at various times, but
finally reached the conclusion that "a
throtSh system could not be operated
to advantage under one management.
He has said that conditions east and
west of Chicago were SO different that
two distinct organizations would be
required, a fact which would detract
from practical opera tions and make
the arrangement unsatisfactory
Having reached that conclusion. after
years of study, he dropped entirely out
of both properties and concentrated his
energies on his three northwestern sys-
tems-Great Northern, Northern Pacific
and Chicago. Burlington and Quincy.
That job keeps him busy, although he
insists that he is on the retired list
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Domestic Breadmaking.
rom the London Chronicle

From the London Chronicle.
With fear of scarcity of bread
through no shortage Of flour, one re-
calls Cobbett's view Of the woman in
the house who. provided with ma
terials. still lacked a loaf. "As to the
art Of making bread" he wrote, lit
would be shocking indeed If that had
to be taught by the means of books.
Every woman. high or low, ought tc
know how to make bread: if she do
not she is a mere burden upon the COM
munity Yet it is but too true that
many women know nothing of the
making of bread - Even servant
women in abundance appear to think
that loaves made by the baker are
things of their pure creation-things
too, in which no one else can partici-
pate. Now. is not this an enormous
evil Cobbetts words. however, fail
ed to touch the kitchen. for the "enor-
nous evil" still exists!
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Rates Harden Abroad.

Discount rates hardened in London and
Berlin. Berlin withdrew gold from Lon
don and was an active bidder for funds
IN New York. but obtained none. The
Prussian minister of commerce issued a
protest against the issue of foreign loans
IN Germany. II was announced from
PariS that the large loans expected to be
issued there had been postponed until
next winter. London underwriters have
suut down or new issues which had ex-
eeded for five months the first half OF
IaSt year; in itself a period of eXtraOr-
dinary expansion. Home corporations
have cut down their borrowings to actual
necessities, and for these are paying ex-
prbitant interest rates on ShOrt-term
notes. The commercial borrowers, also
the banks have resumed their attitude of
caution and admOnition.
While these are symptoms of the pre-
vailing tightness of money markets
-verywhere. they are evidence also of
he corrective measures at work. Sur
plus reserves of the New York banks
are now above the average for this
~eaSon.
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Left-Handed =?
the London Chronicle

From the London Chronice-
II you look into your own habits you
will probably find that you are uncon
sciously left-handed in this or that mat
ter. The other evening / noticed man
dealing cards with the left hand. He ad-
mitted that he could not deal them with
the right. But there was nothing else in
which he was Northumberland he re-
membered that he always buttoned his
clothes with the left hand. And then an
observant man remarked that this is the
main difference between men and women
For women button their clothes with the
right hand. and the clothes are cut ac-
cordingly. Men with the left. There
seems 2 moral concealed here.
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Railroads Not Buying.

TIE railroads were noticeably absent
rom the market for equipment last week,
orders placed covering only 1880 tons
OF rails, 500 cars and less than 800 tons
Of bridge work. but time will develop
some large contracts when ambitious
CLANS. now entertained, mature The bal
ance of the current month, however,
seems likely to be dull.
The fabricating shops made better
record nearly 5000 tons of orders, due
10 the placing of several large contracts
including 1000 tons for the San Francisco
city and county hall. 700 tons for the
Nav Company store at Cleveland and
$500 tons for a PanamaPacif EXPOSE
ton building at San Francisco.
Bids go in Monday and Tuesday on
1000 tons of steel for more subway work,
and on six steams hips for the Hamburg
American line. calling for 2OO0O tons of
plates. and Thursday on two govern
ment submarine boats calling for 5000
tons of plates
Steel sheets are still tending downward +.
plates are easier and wire products are
irregular.
Blast furnace interests, even with fur
pher concessions of - cents TO ~ cents
per ton on foundry and steel-makng iron.
failed to induce large consumers to close
contracts for appreciable tonnages OF
Dig iron last week. Aggregate orders
were only about 10000 tons in all sec
TONS but inquiries for 10000 tons are
I'D in the territory east of the Allegheny
Mountains
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TREASURY STATEMENT.
BOSTON, June 81.

The condition OF the United States
treasury at the beginning OF business
esterday was: Working balance SD.
Nj. $50: in banks and Philippine treasury
500 COZ 212. total OF general fund, Sl31, 427
SO; receipts Yesterday, S2.5f0, 749: dis
i.Irsements. g. 49, SO.
The surplus this fiscal Year is ST. S31 :
49, as against a surplus of So $40. 2OS last
war. The figures for receipts, disburse-
III ents and surplus exclude Panama cana
and public debt transactions.
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Some Issues Fall to Near Low
Level Reached Early
in Week.
HEAVY LONDON SELLING
GIVES BEARS OPENING
Decision of I. C.. G. Has Adverse In
fuence on Shares of Lead.
ing Railroads.

NEW YORK, June 21.-Quotations were
scaled down generally today under an
outburst of selling which in some cases
forced stocks nearly to the low points
touched in the severe break of last week.
Trading was much more active than on
recent days. and the market was I'M
settled throughout the two-hour session
The chief cause Of renewed selling was
the refusal of the interstate commerce
commission to reopen the freight rate
case on the petition of the eastern roads
for per cent advance.
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CATTLE MARKETS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, June 21.-Beeves-Re-
ceipts. 754 head. all for slaughterers. Nc
trading. Feeling easy. Dressed beef,
slow; native sides. 12a13h. Exports, AS
cattle, to London. Calves. receipts. 81
head: steady. Veals, 7.Da11.OO: extra
II %: culls, 6OOa7 90. Dressed calves
steady; city dressed veals. 13a16ia; coun-
try dressed. 11a14
Sheep and lambs-Receipt Adj head:
sheep. slow lambs, steady; sheep (ewes).
3Da4.jO: mixed and wethers 4.65a,5. CO.
culls, 2OOa3OO; lambs, 7.OOaS.0O: one cal
choice at S. II.
Hogs - Receipts. 2.39l head: no sales
nuominally steady
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CHICAGO.

CHICAGO. June 21.-Close: Hogs-Re-
ceipts, a.OOO head: steady to a shade
lower; light, S.JOaSS0; mixed, S45aS 80;
heavy, s.25aa75: rough, S.25aS.4o; pigs,
6 7laS5O; bulk of sales s.65as 10.
Cattle Receipts, 200 head; slow and
steady; beeves. 7.2Oa9OO; Texas steers,
690aSO0 stockers and feeders. 5.9OaS 90;
cows and heifers, 3.SOaS.4O; calves, 6.7Ja
$50.
Sheep-Receipts 1900 head; dull and
weak: native sheep. 4.6Oa5.5O; yearlings,
5. 4Oa6. 20; lambs, native, 5. 10a6.5O; springs,
525a7.50.
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Bears Attack Whole List.

Bear traders made the most of these
conditions, attacking the whole list at the
opening. Such stocks as Union Pacific,
Northern Pacific, Reading. Steel, Amalga-
mated and Smelling broke to 3 points
Steel dropped to sos, within a point of last
weeks low, and the preferred at 1927
equaled it's previous low Amalgamated
came within a fraction of it's recent
bottom figure. Trading grew uuieter
toward the close
known movements Of currency during
the week had pointed to a large gain
in cash by the banks, so that today's
statement, showing an increase of Sc, 800, :
600 in actual cash holdings, was in line
with expectations. The banks continued
to pile up reserves, adding nearly
So OOO, 900 to the surplus.
Bonds were heavy. Total sales, par
value. $617 coo. U. 9. 3s, registered, de-
clined "a and Panama 3s. coupon, * on
call on the week.
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Relieves Money Market.

The recession in trade activity through
me lessened demands for money fur
nshes its share of relief from the abnor-
NAL situation in the money market. Steel
buyers continue to hold back. and trade
opinions differ over the likely effect of
completion of the tariff legislation In end
inS the dizziness. Copper prices also re-
nded
Financial opinion welcomes the push
ng of the currency legislation for the
Sdfeguard il may supply against strain
the autumn money market. The spe-
tic provisions of the administration bill
ars variously regarded, especially the
manner of federal control and the dis
.uSition of reserves.
Consumers of rolled steel products
esscd the steel mills this week even
ore energetfcally than heretofore for
Livery on contracts, but placed few new
90 ders. There Is "a general disposition
low To await further developments. finan-
isi. Industrial and political. before max
ing commitments involving the second
lsf OF the year. In the meantime. the
Mills are producing to the limit of ca
pacity. and shipping as fast as possible
20 fulfill old obligations.
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Modified It's Action.

While the action of the commission was
modified by the statement that it would
conduct an inquiry on it's own account
into the matter of present rates. the news
had an acutely disturbing influence
The markets burden was increased by
a decline of American securities in Lon
don before the opening here and evidences
of further unsettlement of the foreign
markets. In London, consos fell to a
new low record, and the cables brought
reports of serious conditions in the Bal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-22
DRY GOODS MARKET.

NEW YORK. June 21.--Many small mail
orders are coming i'm or cotton goods for
the jobbin& trade. Prices ruled steady.
Underwear and hosiery orders for spring
are light. Linen orders are held back by
apprehension OF tariff changes Raw silk
is steady.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-22

Miss Hannah Burnadett Roby. daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Isaiah Roby of Pomfret,
Va. was married Tuesday To Roger Star
buck Dement, Of Indian Head, Nd.