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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-01-16

SHE FIXED PAPA
''You know, dear" said the
young man nervously to the
pretty girl, ''I'm really frightened
about speaking to your father"
Is that all that's causing the
delay?" inquired the modern miss
dryly. "If that's so, just leave it
to me. I'll manage father"
Accordingly next morning She
approached pater-familias as he
ported plants to the aecompani-
ment of choice Havana and car
pet slippers.
Papa" she gurgled, with
feigned mirth, as she took his
arm, what do you think? That
young fool Perkins has proposed
to me! Just fancy" And the
lady doubled up in incoherent joy.
But papa shook himself free,
and turned with the fury of a
baited bull as he stormed:
What! Refused young Per-
kins-that estimable young man?
Why, I'm ashamed of you'll You
modern girls never know when
you're lucky! You'll make it up
with him at once-at once, I say
and don't let me have any nom
sensel
And papa never knew the rea-
son for the Peals of laughter that
issued from the drawing room
that same evening when Mr.. Ed
- D,ef-s-,- ~-s-..AlS ALL Ias.aG-H
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-01-16
SYMPATHETIC

Judge-Now, I don't expect to
see you here again, Rufus.
Rufus-Not see me here again,
ledge? Why, yo' all Amt a-goin'
to resign 20 job, is yo', ledge?
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ONE ON HIM


The American in the frst-class
carriage of an English train in
sisted on smoking. An angry
\ Englishman protested, and when
9about to appeal to the guard the
\ American got ahead of him with
1.-THE remark:
Guard, I think you will find
that gentleman is travelling on a
Fl t1ird-class ticket"
/ It proved to be true, and the
1 suffering Britisher was put out.
Pa spectator Of the incident asked
Ethe American how he knew the
beefeater had a tfiird-class ticket.
We'll, explained the compos-
Fed Yankee, it was sticking out of
his pocket, and I noticed that it
J was the same color as mine.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-27
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

New York. Dec. 8.-MILLFERD-
Steady: limited dealings. Spring bran, in
l0o-pound sacks, PAS; standard milling,
500; Western. red dog, $50: winter
wheat, in l0O-pound sacks. to arrive
no; city bran, in bulk, 2440; Argen-
tine bran to arrive. nominal
RYE FLOUR-Steady: demand is lin
tied. Good to choice, at S.6Oa3s5, in bar
rels.
CORNMEAL-Flat: business is slow.
kiln-dried for export. $50; coarse meal.
in bags, 1.4Sa1.60
BUCKWHEAT FLOUR Dull. but
prices firm; supplies are small. Choice
quoted at 3O0a32o per I00 pounds.
HAY-Receipts, 946 tons: choice sells
moderately; low grades are slow. Quota
tons: No. timothy, L05a1.01II: standard.
10oal.00: No. 2 IS cents; No. >, soaS5
cents
sTRAw-Receipts. 20 tons: steady; in
quiry is poor. Long rye quoted at s5ae6
cents
PoRK-Firm; light dealings. Mess,
23.O0a2S.75; family, 26.00a2700; clear. a0.00a
BEEF-Steady; inquiry is dull. Packet,
Is: :o0a1s.0o: family, 19.00a200O
LARD-Steady; limited business. Prime
Western, 11.00; refined Continent. I1-30:
South American, 12O0: refined Brazilian,
in kegs, 13.o0: beef stearine. 9% cents
asked; lard stearine, dull, New York.
liz cents
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DUCKS COMMITTEE
TO EXAMINE BOOKS
Physical Valuation of Baltimore Cot.
ton Mills Also Will Be
Made.

Baltimore. Dec. a6.-The most -impor-
tant move yet made in the matter of
the status of bonds of the Mount Vernon
Woodberry Cotton Duck Company was
that today Of deciding upon a physical
valuation Of the properties and an audit
OF the books in an effort to ascertain the
earnings OF the mills
In addition. the committee was aug
mented and the Safe Deposit and Trust
Company named as depository. The de-
posit agreement will shortly be ready
and the bonds are to be deposited with
the Safe Deposit Company.
This afternoon the following statement
was given out:
AT a conference of the holders of a
large amount of the Mount Vernon
Woodberry Cotton Duck Company first
mortgage per cent bonds. the following
committee for the protection of the in
terests of the bondholders was formed:
Waldo Newcomer. chairman; Frank A
Furst, George Gator, Charles ]. Rhoades,
vice president Girard Trust Company, Of
Philadelphia: John NJ. Nelson. Gustavus
Qber, John g. Brogden, and Charles A.
Webb
THE Safe Deposit and Trust Company
of Baltimore was appointed depository OF
the committee, and John ]. Nelligan was
elected secretary. Venable, Baetjer. and
Howard were appointed counsel.
THE committee includes holders OF
considerable amount of the bonds and
directors OF the most important local
financial institutions, as well as the Gil
rard Trust Company Of Philadelphia
"a canvass of the various holdings OF
the bonds which has taken place in the
last two or three days shows that tney
re varv widely distributed and the hold
ers include a large number of small
investors and that there are but few
large corporate holdings.
"The deposit agreement is in course
of preparation and the certificate VIII DC
ready for issue on Monday next
The Washington herald., 1913-12-27
WHO ARE THE BUYERS?

fCopyrirh,. 1913, BY c. NJ Keys, New York;
Two men met casually during the most
nainful week Of November, down town in
New York One Of them was pessimist
ana the other was an optimist. The op-
timist expressed the opinion that stocks
and bonds were on the bargain counter.
that prices had discounted the worst that
could happen in 1914. and that anybody
could well afford to buy almost anything
in the list.
The pessimist took a different view. He
figured that he would buy standard
stocks a great deal lower than the pres
emit. that the contraction in the steel
trade would spread to a great many
other trades. and that labor would be
liotiidated quite generally in 1914.
"If YOU feel that way" said the pes
sin1ist, ''why don't you go and buy some
stocks?"
well" was the answer, 81 would. only
that / already have all can carry.
have felt all aong that everything was
going to be all right. and / have never
sold any of my securities. II you feel so
blue, why don't you go and sell some
stocks?"
Il did, said the pessImist. "a long
time ago. but do not feel yet that we
have seen the worst of the situation, and
1 expect to see things get much worse
before they get better"
These two men. with the conditions
which they revealed to one another. are
typical of the whole market One OBJ
serves that banks. officers of insurance
companies, and other very large investors
who. in the nature of things. never liqui-
date except when they have to. are>al-
most universally quite optimistic in their
ideas about the situation. and that they
expect to see it get much better. One
The Washington herald., 1913-12-27

pigeons. young. per pair. Is; do, old 81 suinea
fowl. old. each. %: do. young. per b.. ID; DO.
old toms. IS; young. smaller. each Gas; turkeys
per h.. aax; do, old toms 2o12l: gcese. near
b.. per 10. 15al6; do. Southern or Western, "a
Kent Island, lsals
DRESSED POULTRY-Turkeys. choice 70 faney.
young per h.. Da2l; do. fair good stock lsals
do. rough and poor. IS: chickens. choice youne.
per h.. lsalT; do. mixed old and young. lselsi
rcosters, per H., loaiI ducks ehoice fat. per ib
lsal7; geese nearby per H. fat. leals; do. Western
and Southern. i2al5.
EGGs-Maryland. Pennsylvania, and nearby hrsts,
loss on. per doz.. n Western hrsts. loss on, NJ
West Virginia hrsts. loss on. %; Southern nrsts.
loss on %
BUTrER-Cramery, fancy. Per b., 01zssss
choice, z1saOh; do. sood, dikafsih; d.. prints
Szltas5ls; do. blocks. Da2; ladies. 2a9; Mariand
and Pennsylvania rolls ga25; Ohio rolls, Da2; West
Virginia rolls eoaZi: store-rAeked, nals; Maryhno,
Virginia and PeunsylvsniA dairy prints. 2; process
butler Eaa
The Washington herald., 1913-12-27

observes also that they are not backing
their sentiments by becoming heavy buv-
ers in the markets. because they have
not the ready money with which to trade
| On the other hand. il is also OBJ
servaole that those who have liqui-
1 dated are not very keen to reverse
/ their opinions suddenly and become en-
| thusiastic exponents of cheerful theo
! ries- The truth, in all probability. lies
| some place halfway between these two
theories The professional optimist.
who is always constructive and patient
and bullish, is never in a position to hack
his sentiments when they need backing
most The professional pessimist. on the
other hand, can very rarely change his
character sufficiently to become even tenn
porarily much Of an optimist, and, there
fore. he, too. lacks constructive possi-
oilities- Between the two of them the
result Is stagnation in all the markets.
In the present instance, the pessinist has
Degun, IN many instances, to take the
constructive side of affairs and to become
buyer of established securities and es-
tablished values. and possibly before long
the army Of pessimists will have dwindled
materially and the army of optimists,
with money in their pockets, will have
been recruited very largely from the
waiting class.
OF course. there is plenty of room for
either optimism or pessimism. On the
one hand there is the fact that prices Of
all good securities today are very much
lower than their average in any year for
financial generation and that dividends
and interests. lin spite of the blue fore
casts of earnings that are made by the
captains of industry. seem fairly well as
sured for the coming year. On the other
hand, some reports of dwindling earnings,
of men laid on, and OF lessening demand
in all the great lines of industry. These
reports have been coming in steadily and
look as though they might continue for
some time to come. Whether the present
prices discount them is the real market
question, and he would be rash critic
who would undertake to say about the
stock market at any given moment that
II has reached the end of a swing in
either direction, for the ends of swings
in the stock market are matters of the
merest guesswork and conjecture that no
man living can foretelI.
On the whole however, conditions favor
the optimist. because pessimism and de-
clining prices have prevailed for a long
time now and undoubtedly have discount
ed a great deal OF decline in general busi-
ness, whether they have discounted all OF
IL or not Therefore, II would seem to be
a time for a fairly cheerful view Of
things. even though one hesitate to say
that the worst is over.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-27
WASHINGTON PRODUCE.

Quotations given below for large lots Of good.
marketable goods only. Jobben' prices are higher.
Poorer grades may be sold for lesA Market good for
choice goods
Fruits and vegetables steady. ForidR beans. which
have been high. dropped yesterday. Spinach quo
tations strengthened light receipts Barring these
exceptions, the other fruits and vegetables ruled
steady at quotations
Florida caulhowcr and new cabbage were intro
dnced on the market. selling by the barrel for rea-
souable figures for this season.
EGGs-Nearby nrsts. pr doE., y; do. South
ern, -
per h., WALL Cottcnseed Oh. pr csa. l0
The Washington herald., 1913-12-27
OUTSIDE sEcURITY-NoTEs.

New York, Dec 8.-Fair activity continued in the
market for outside securities today, although the
tone continued Irregular Interest continued oentered
in the Standard on group although several Of the
other ndustrals developed activity. and after early
strength eased OF on proft-taking.
STANDARD OH Of Kentucky. old. was consrdcuousy
strong. being quoted at the opening at e9 bid.
moved up some 70 points to @s. while Atlantic
Refining rose about - points Standard Oil Of Cali
fornia mored up s, Prairie Oil and Gas 4. Confi-
Dental on was up about points. while good gains
were shown in other subsidiaries
United Cigar Storts, after an improvement Of
nearly q point lost the gain. Riker-Hegeman moved
within narrow limits Maxwell Motors was reaction
ary. The copper stocks were quiet. but generally
steady. The silver issues were neglected.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-27
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
BALTIMORE WHOLESALE MARKET

Baltimore. Dee. 8.-HAY-No. / timothy, ls5oa
D.0; standard timothy. 1900: No. 2 ls5o: No. 3
l6ooAi6.0; light clover mixed. noo; No. /, 16soa
l7.W; No. 2 l5ooals.0o: heavy. s.5oaI7oo; No.
clover, n.soalaoo; No. 2 l3ooal6m; no established
rade. nooal5.o: sample Ersde. to kind. quality.
and condition. 10. o.0oal2Oo
STRAW-No. straight rye. new. lsocaB.o; No.
straight ne. straw. new l55ozlsoo; No. tangled
re straw. n-5oal2oo No. wheat straw. a5o; wheat
oat straw, 6ooa9Oo
LIVE PoULTRY-Chickens. old hens. heavy, per
lb-. B; do. small 10 medium. IA; do. old zoos
ters. 10; do, young large. ls; ducks old. per h..
hi do, sprins. lbs. and ore, is; do, small, q;
The Washington herald., 1913-12-27
Markets, FINANCE, COMMERCE

iess has occurred in the movement during the holi
day. Charges for all maturities have been marked
down 4 Of per cent Lending Is stin on an ex-
tremely limited scale. = natural crcumstance. In
view Of the proximity Of the close Of the year.
Rates are ~ per cent to pg cent for sixty and
ninety days, and ~ per cent to per cent for four
five. and sh months.
Commercial paper 6 decidedly easier. Prime names
are now moving at from 81 to-sz per cent. Local
institutions inclined to do little. but country
banks continDe to be sood buyers.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-27
WALL STREET GOSSIP

Ihe Lehigh Valley Coal Sales COMPANY
declared usual quarterly dividend OF
> 1-2 per cent.
Officers of the Reading Company say
that no plan for separating the coal and
railway companies, or for otherwise alter
ing the organization, has been consid-
cred.
OF the s1O,696.0OO equipment trust GER
tificates of the New York Central and
Hudson River Railroad which have been
authorized by the public service commits
sion, 100000 are to be sold at once. 1t
has not, yet been decided definitely at
just what price this issue will be dis
posed Of, although the agreement ap-
proved by the commission provides that
they must be sold at~not less than 80 L.
The remainder of the issue will not be
disposed of until after the first of the
year.
President Wilson, of United Shoe Ma
chine Company, denies making statement
that negotiations for settlement of the
government suit against the company are
under way.
Atlantic Refining has advanced about
100 points in the past week to $40. on
rumors of increase in capital stock and
stock dividend.
Dividends of public service corporations
in Connecticut showed an increase Of
nearly Sc 100000 during the last year, ac-
cordinE to the annual report of the pub
lie utilities commission made public to-
day.
In some of the large houses the opin-
ion is expressed that Pennsylvania has
been selling its holdings in Norfolk and
Western for some time past. This is to
make sure that the Department Of Justice
will have no grounds for complaint, al
though none has been made.
There are some weak spots in the stock
market situation. but they are not in
fiuential just now, So far in December
the average rise In prices has been more
than three points. and 1t looks as IL II
would go still farther. However, the
average is about eleven points under the
high for the present calendar year, so IL
can be seen that there has not been so
very much Of a boom.
Whether the bull pool In Reading will
be able to induce the stock market fol-
low its lead is not question easily to be
answered. 1t is the story that the COM
pany is likely to perfect segregation plans
The Washington herald., 1913-12-27
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.
WASHINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE.

sales-Regulsr call. ls O'Clock noon
Washington Railway Electric Is. 81 900 at So
Washington Railway & Electric CON-, 10 at ssIs,
5 at s6if. 5 at SSl4.
Commercial National Bank. at 1851. at 1851
After cal-Potomsc Electric is 81. 900 at n5 81 eoa
at lO5. loo at l05. 81. 900 al lo5 $1,000 At l05
GOVERNMENT BONDa
The Washington herald., 1913-12-27

prehenslon to cause heavy selling on
the stock, which has brought II to the
lowest level since the early SOS. Con-
siderable of the stock is held here.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-27

Year rings on the scales of fish are
used in Norway and France to determine
the age Of sardlnes. whether they have
reached their full growth and when they
win spawn.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-27
NEW YORK COFFEE.
Furnished by N. L Carpenter & Co.
NEW YORK MONEY.

New York. Dec. 8.-Money on call on the stock
exchange today opened at per cent; highest. q;
lowest ): closing at ~ per CENT Most Of the DAYS
loans were made at per cent The revival Of
activities on the stock exchange has produced no
sensible eject On 6xed-data funds. Renewed weak
The Washington herald., 1913-12-27
WEEKLY BANK CLEARINGS.

New York. Dec. B.-Bank elearinzs in the United
states for the week ended December q aggreEAfe
Sees 81. 900. against S3.2s. 10000 last week, and
WE .7a5ooo in this week last year. Following are
the returns for this week. with percentages Of
change from this week last year:
Decemhar
The Washington herald., 1913-12-27
COTTON STATISTICS.

Furnished BY N. L. Carpenter & Co
New York. Dec. d
Receiptx Middlings
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LocnI stock Exchange.

The usual after-hoIiday lun was ap-
parent in the Washington Stock EX-
change yesterday.
Five 81. 900 Potomac Electric IS were
sold for l05. and 1900 Washington
Railway and Electric 4 per cent went
at so. In the stock list seven shares
Of Commercial National Bank brought
lS5Ie and forty shares of Washington
Railway and Electric common brought
S6ls.
A bid OF llOlG was made for Capt.
tai Traction. Sc for Washington Gas,
and 2lO for Mergenthaler.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-27
MISCELLANEOUS BONDS.

fLast weeks. Increase.
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Total sales. 2sH.clo. against 81 PIG 900 WEDNESDAY
90 a week ago. and 81. .isl 900 year ago.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-27
COBALT STOCKS.

Total sales 1855 shares aEzinst 4OIT27 wednes-
day q. 80 a week ago. and I25, go a year ago.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-27
Actual Cash Increased.

When the currency bill was signed
provision went Immediately into ef-
feet providing for a decrease in re-
serve requirements to Is per cent from
the recent basis of 25 per cent This
quite a considerable concession in
he direction of actual cash.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-27

Bankers for the Missouri Pacific and
directors and other officials of the com
pany unanimously assert that there is
nothing IN sight which would indicate
that the Missouri, Pacific cannot take
care of its obligations. Particular ref
srenee is made to the s25,0O0.0OO notes
maturing next June and about which
maturity there has been sufficient ap-
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-08-08
MAY COMPROMISE
ELECTION MIDDLE
kANNoN AND BROOKS WILLING
TO AVOID CONFUSION IN
THE REGISTRATION.

There may be an agreement that
will temporarily end the election
and registration muddle in this coun-
ty. Judge Sam Holding, counsel for
the old election board, and I. H.
PEBBLES. the chairman of the ''regu.
lar" or Patterson faction. represent
ing the Barker board agreed uron a
plan whereby the registration would
be jointly held and all elections,
pending final settlement of the liti-
gated questions, held Jointly. The
proposition was accepted by Chair
man Kannon and John B. Brooks. OF
the old board. They took this course
in. order to save confusion and dis
cord and doubt as to the legality Of
the registration or any elections that
may be held. It is not known wneth-
er the so-called regulars" win agree.
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CHARGES ARE
NOT SUSTAINED
Z. !. MckE. IS FREED OF THE
CHARGE or ASSAULT TO
COMMIT MURDER.

In the tria! Of the criminal case
against +. ] Mckee Of Spring Hill,
several days ego, charged with car
rying a weapon and assault with in
tent to comlni. murder, the defend
ant was acqsitted OF all except the
charge Of simple assault.
The trouble grew out of some
trouble between J. F. Harmon and
wife in which Mr.. Mckee claims to
have oily acted as protector Of
Mrs. Harmon when she thought she
was in danger Of bodily harm from
her husband.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Harmon have recon
ciled their differences and have been
living together since shortly after
the day of the trial of Mr.. Mckee.
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BOND ELECTION WILL
Be HELD REGARDLESS
OF ANYCONTENT|ONS
AUTHORITIES HOPE THAT MAT
TERs MAY BE ADJUSTED Be
FORE SEPTEMBER n.
CALL FOR ELECTION TO STAND
Not Interested In Any fractional Fight
Between Election Boards, But Only
for the City Welfare and Improves
ment.

The city authorities are in no way
interested in any fight between diff
ferent factions and election boards in
the county. We are only interested
in the welfare of the city, and the
improvement and betterment of the
water works system at present. The
Injunction served against the old cleo
ton commissioners to prevent them
from holding the registration begin
ming on Monday, August H., will in
all probability cut no figure in the
bond election called in the city for
September III. There is ample time
for the chancellor to decide which Of
the two boards will be the proper
one. pending the decision Of the su-
preme court"
Such was the statement Of Mayor
Joe Dedman this morning when asked
as to the attitude of the authorities
regarding the city election, since the
service of the Injunction on the old
commissioners
| The mayo and Recorder erwin
had no further statement to give out,
except that the call for the election
would stand and that they felt GER
tain that there would be nothing oc-
] cur that would place the validity Of
the bonds. In question should the
proposition he. ratified by the votes
Of the city.
Neither had anything to say re
fgarding the contention Of the two
boards now before the courts.
So far there have been no an
nouncements for city ofice. which
election Ia to be held in October, nc
there has been but little talk Of thu
election. Just what effect the lega
,,entanglements. may have on the city
election was not discussed by thu
mayor, and when asked as to this
he said that had nothing to do will
the present case, and would receive
attention at the proper time.
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COMPLETE
FOR COMING YEAR
At THE ATHENAEUM
m. c. JEFFRIEs, OF KENTUCKY,
is CHOSEN COMMERCIAL
PRINCIPAL.
RATE EIGHTEEN ACRES DAY COMES HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Effects Of the Compulsory School
Law on the Attendance In the City
a Matter Of Consideration by the
Board Tuesday Night.

M. G. Jeffries ID the new addition
to the high school faculty, elected at
the meeting of the board of education
Tuesday night as principal of the
commercial department. recently
added department.
Mr.. Jeffries comes from the ad-
joining state Of Keneucky, and is
highly recommended, having taught
a number Of years, and had a number
of opportunities for the coming year
when he made application to the
board for the position here.
The report Of the superintendent
regarding the work Of constructing
The additional rooms at the Athenae'
um, the steps regarding the equip
ment of the manual arts department
and the other work of preparation
during the vacation was received and
everything was found to be in salts
factory condition. The speeches by
Prof. Harris and President Salmon
of the board regarding the necessi
ties of properly looking after the pu
pills who are under the direction anf
control Of the city schools were botl
timely and appreciated.
There was discussion of the ct
feet the compulsory school law ina,
have on the city schools at the open
ing, and the matter was finally lef
TO the superintendent to take sucl
steps as he thought proper and pru
dent under the conditions as the.
were presented.
The superintendent was instrncte'
to proceed with the equipment of til
new departments.
That there will be slight increaa
on account Of the compulsory law /
recognized, but 1t is thought By 81
perintendent Harris and other men
bers of the board, that there will b
no serious inconvenience as result
And the resoiute and successful mar
ner in which the superintendent US.
ally meets dificnlties- prompted th
board to leave everything with hin
with power to act.
1 There was more than the ordinar
amount of interest in the deliber,
tions of the board and the sessio
was more than twice the length I
time of the usual meetings.