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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-19
STOCKS ARE FIRM
ON LOWER MARKET
Speculative Interest WaneS
and Weekend Transactions
Are InconsequentiaI.
MEXICAN PETROLEUM
FEATURES TRADING
Declines Are Restricted to Small
fractions, With the Exception
of Canadian Pacific.

NEW YORK. April 19.-The market
closed firm. Speculative interest, which
has been waning throughout the week,
virtually disappeared today, and the
total of transactions for the short ses-
sion was inconsequential.
Some stocks were sold at the be-
ginning of business, the sharp decline
in Canadian Pacific at London being
reflected in n similar fall here. Bear
traders soon saw however, that their
sales had caused no general selling.
and bought back their stocks in lei
surely fashion. Subsequent fiuctua-
tions were trivial.
Bonds were steady.
Trading in Mexican Petroleum on ac-
count Of the increase in the dividend
rate from 4 to per cent made 1T the
feature Of the opening today.
Large Blocks of Petroleum.
The first transaction was a block OF
with yesterdays close of $685.. The
quotation subsequently yielded to a
shade below yesterdays final price.
Generally speaking, the market was
lower, although declines were restrict
ed 20 small fractions.
Canadian Pacific was an exception.
losing points on the first sale.
Selling was not continued after the
first few minutes. the market falling
into a rut, with general recoveries.
Trading was practically confined to
q half dozen stocks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-19
WEATHER.
Fair and Cooler Tonight and Sun.
day; Northwest Winds.

For the District Of Columbia and Della
ware, fair and cooler tonight and Sun.
day: moderate west and northwest winds
The disturbance that was north Of the
great lakes Friday morning has passed
to the St. Lawrence valley, and during
Friday night it caused showers and thun.
derstorms in the north Atlantic states
the Ohio valley and the lower lake region
Showers are also reported from the pla-
teau and Rocky mountain regions and the
Pacific states.
eastern states. and they continue high in
the south. Considerably colder weather
prevails over the region of the great
lakes and the Ohio and upper Mississippi
valleys.
The Indications are that the weather
will be fair tonight and Sunday over the
region east Of the Mississippi river
Temperature will be lower tonight and
Sunday in the middle Atlantic and New
England states. tonight in the Ohio val
the south Atlantic and gulf states. except
Florida. There will be frost tonight ir
the region of the great lakes, the Ohio
valley and the north Atlantic states.
The winds along the New England anc
middle Atlantic coasts will be brisk west
and northwest: on the south Atlantic ano
east gulf coasts light, variable.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following We're the readings Of the
thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty-four hours
beginning at 2 p.m yesterday:
Observation-Disclosures PM. q;
pm. &C.; II midnight, "a; today, am,
50: am, 60: IL noon, 70; 2 p.m., 20.
Maximum, -, at 4:3O pm, yesterday;
minimum, 80. at am. today.
Temperature same date last year-MaX-
imum. a. minimum, 43
Barometer-eY sterday, pm, 1892; s
pm, 2a91: IL midnight, 1881; today. 4
am. 1888: S am, 1890; IL noon, 1892;
2 pm, 1892
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition Of water al
8 am Great Falls-Temperature. SO;
condition, 80. Dalecarlia reservOir-Tem-
perature, So; condition at north connec-
ton, 800; condition at south connection,
CO.
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide. 12:43 am and 1:1J
pm; high tide, 6:35 am. and 40 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 1: 30 am. and EOS
pm; high tide. 1925 am. and 8 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose $40 am; sun sets GAO
pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises $40 am.
Moon sets 400 am. tomorrow.
The City Lights.
Public electric arc and electric mean
descent lamps are lighted fifteen minutes
after sunset and extinguished forty-five
minutes before sunrise; public gas lamps
lighted twenty minutes after sunset and
extinguished forty minutes before sun
rise. Naphtha lighting service has been
discontinued.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARPERS FERRY, w. Va, April 49,
Potomac and Shenandoah rivers both
very muddy this morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-19
USE OF COKE" DISCLOSED.
Searching Investigation Ordered at
Frisco by Secretary of Navy.

Acting upon allegations of one of the
enlisted men at the San Francisco station
that there is widespread use of cocaine
among the enlisted men of the navy at
that place, Secretary Daniels has direct
ed searching investigation of the mat
ter.
"Of course We have nothing at present
but this mans statements said Secre-
tary Daniels. but in a matter affecting
the men as seriously as this I do not in
tend to wait for any red tape or lengthy
collection of proofs. Should the man s
allegations prove true the department
will not rest until the use of cocaine is
entirely eliminated
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-19
May Go to Hygiene Congress.

surgeon General Robert Blue of the
United States public health and marine
hospital service, and Commissioner OF
Education Philander P Claxton will be
asked by the Commissioners to represent
the District OF Columbia at the fourth
International Congress School Hy-
giene, TO be held in Buffalo, N Y,
August 800 next. Every state in the
Union. each college and university Of
note in the country, and various leading
educational. scientific, medical and by
eienic isttutions will be represented at
the congress. 1t is stated Buffalo has
raised $4,000 toward covering the eX-
pcnSes of the meeting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-19
BALTIMORE.
TO The star.

Special Dispatch 10 The star
BALTIMOREApril Enthusiastically:
spot No = red. .o9i2; spot No red
western. -; April No. red, 1Vta; May,
iOIa; steamer No. = red, 1.Olh2; re-
ceipts. 1892 bushels; exports 10000
bushels.
Corn-Steady: spot contract. 5S1a;
April. 5s12; May. SOS; steamer, mixed,
5612: receipts, s,3S1 bushels; exports, 34'-
2SG bushels.
Oats-Firm: No. white. 421a: standard
white. 4i1a; No. 3 white. 94a:39s4: mixed,
36le asked; receipts, 1875 bushels.
Rye-Steady; No. = western, export,
66a61; No. western. domestic, 66a6I.
Hay-F'irm; No. l timothy, unchanged'
No. ! clover mixed, unchanged.
Grain freights-Firm; steam to Liver
pool. per bushel, unchanged: Cork Tor
orders per quarter, unchanged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-19
THE COURTS.
United States Supreme Court.

Proceedings after The Star went to
press yesterday:
No. 230. Chicago Rock Island and
Pacific Railway Company. plaintiff in
error. agt Thomas w. Brown; argued
by Mr. NJ. l.. Bell for the plaintiff in
error. and submitted by Mr.. James c.
McShane for the defendant in error.
No. 232. Paul Charlton. as the next
friend Of Porter Charlton, appellant,
agt. James ]: Kelly. sheriff of Hudson
county, n. j.. ct al; argued by Mr..
r. Floyd Clarke for the appellant, and
by Mr.. Pierre p. Garven for the APP
pellees.
Adjourned until Monday next at 12
o'clock.
The day call for Monday April 81.
will be as follows: Nos. 234, 237 239
(and 240 and 24D, 243, 244, 246, 247,
24S, 249 and $50 (and SOD.
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LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL, April 19.-Cotton-Spot
quiet: prices easier: middling, fair. 1:5S
good middling, 1.04; middling, 6.S4; low
middl.nG. 6.6S: good ordinary, 6.:I; ordi-
nary. 800 Sales, 5000 bales, including
COO for speculation and export, and 500
American. Receipts. 1000 bales, includ-
ing 2OU American. Futures opened
easier and closed steady; April. 6.5Sl2 {;
April and May. 6.55; May and June
$751;: June and July, 6.J212; July and
August. 6.4Si2: August and September,
6.3S: September and October, Cos; Octo-
Der and November. 6.1612: November and
December. 6131e: December and January,
6 12is: January and February. 6.111a; Feb
ruary and March. G.12la, March and
.Spr.l, els.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-19

sailed from Norfolk for Newport; Beale
arrived at Newport; Buffalo sailed from
San Francisco for San Diego; Celtic ar
rived at Boston.
Naval Orders.
Lieut.. Halsey Powell. detached South
Carolina to home, wait orders; Lieut.
G. u. tombstone detached Connecticut
to treatment Naval Hospital, Washing
ton: Lieut.. (junior grade) w. p Beehler
to Naval Academy, Annapolis: Ensign
S. c. Strickland, detached Kansas to
treatment Naval Hospital, Las Animas
Col; Passed Assistant Surgeon NJ. IL
Ames, to navy yard, Boston.
Cablegram from the commander-in-
chief, United States Asiatic fleet, dated
Shanghai, April IS: Ensign c. K Keller,
to Barry; Assistant Surgeon J. A. Bass,
detached Naval Hospital, Canacao, p. L.,
to home. wait orders; Assistant Surgeon
G.. Z. Thomas, detached Helena, to home
wait orders.
The flag of the commander-in-chief
Asiatic fleet, transferred temporarily from
the Saratoga to the Rainbow.
\ radiogram from the Hannibal ensag-
ed in survey duty on the Atlantic coast
of Central America, that the vessel Ia
en- route to CriStobal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-19
LONDON MARKET.

LONDON, April 19.-Money and dis
count rates were easy today. The APP
proach of the settlement and weekend
realizing caused a dull and sagging ten
dency in the speculation on the stock eX-
change today.
and rumors of large new issues weak
ened gilt-edged securities, but home rails
hardened d fraction.
Trading was quiet in the American sec
ton. Prices opened around parity, and
after irregular movements closed from
% higher to % lower than Yesterdays
New York closing. Canadian Pacific was
an exception and lost ~ points,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-19
FOREIGN BANKS.

PARIS, April 19-Prices We're dull on
the bourse today. Three per cent rentGs
s., francs 10 centimeS for the account.
Exchange ON London, - francs ~ cen
times for checks. Private rate of dis
count. per cent
BERLIN. April e.-PriCeS ruled strong
on the bourse today. Later the market
ruled dull and closed irregular EN-
change on London. - marks Al. pfcn-
ngs for checks. Money. 1 per cent Phi
vate rate of discount, "A per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-19
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, April Recovering by
shorts today gave an uplift to wheat
Liverpool showed steadiness and Paris
strength. The domestic situation as to
crops and weather showed little change.
The market opened Is lower to Is higher.
May began % lower to a shade higher
at 911a to 915sa91A, and went up to
91a4a91k.
Corn was steady. Offerings and trad
ing were light May opened a shade
lower to a shade higher at 55s to Sc.
and for a good while held within that
range.
Oats showed a narrow opening. with
light business. May started Is lower at
35, and on a little buying squirt scored
Is advance.
Good demand, especially for lard and
ribs, gave frmness to provisions, Of
ferings being only moderate. First
prices for May were: Pork, 19.S7k to
1895: lard, 11221a; ribs, HATE. The
opening range was at a net gain of
. - to 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-19
LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL. April 19.-Wheat-Spot
steady; No. 2 Manitoba, rs sd; No
Manitoba. rs 7Ad: futures steady;
May, IS sgd; July. IS 47sd; October, as
32sd.
Corn-Spot steady; American mixed.
new, As ND; American mixed. new
kiln dried. 5s 1l2d; American mixed.
old. IS sd; American mixed. old, via
Galveston. IS 612d; futures quiet; May
American mixed, SIS a4d; July, La Plata.
Us 13sd
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-19
District Supreme Court.

EQUITY COURT NO. 2-Justice Ander-
son.
Capuzaya Mining Company agt. Pfzer:
restraining order granted; plaintiffs at
torney. John Ridout.
Nikolau agt. Buginia; restraining order
returnable April p (by Justice Could
attorneys A. w. Scott, Gaskins e. Pinch
back.
CIRCUIT COURT NO. 1-Chief Justice
Clabaugh
White agt Golden e. Co.; motion for
new trial overruled; entry of judgment
STAYED until Wednesday, April %; plain
tiffs attorneys, Leigh Robinson and E. G..
Dutton; defendants attorney, w. A.
Johnston.
CRIMINAL COURT NO. 2-Justice Gould.
United States agt. William A. Maher,
embezzlement: nolle pros.
United States agt. Robert Bryan. en-
bezzlement; imposition of sentence sus-
pended: placed on probation.
United States agt: George W. Day. vio-
lating pure food and drug act: plea guilty
fined $25; attorneys. Cuttings & Cham
berlin.
United States agt. Guy Brosee. assault
with dangerous weapon; plea guilty: i'm
position of sentence suspended: placed on
proba ton; personal recognizance taken /;
attorney. T. NJ. Baker.
United States agt. Al c. Fisher, house.
breaking; plea guilty; sentenced to Jail
for six months; imposition of sentence
suspended on second count; personal
recognizance taken; attorney, W. j. LAM
bert
BANKRUPTCY COURT-Justice Ander-
son.
In re Richey Telephone Lock and Regis
ter Call Company; certain cause ordered
referred to District Supreme Court from
Municipal Court.
CRIMINAL COURT NO. Justice
Stafford.
United States agt. James J. Fletcher
George Noble and May King. conspiracy;
given to jury; attorneys, Hoover, Am
brose, OBrien & OShea-
United States agt. William Sacks,
carnal knowledge; time to settle bill Of
exceptions extended to May 8, and to
file transcript to May %; attorneys,
OBrien & O'Shea.
United States agt Charles Brown,
violating postal law; defendant dis
charged: attorney, NJ. F. Mangan.
United States agt. John Dougans and
Virgie Jackson, grand larceny; SEN
fenced to penitentiary; Doqgans for five
years, Jackson for two years; attorneys,
T. c. Taylor and NJ. E. O'Brien.
United States agt Elliott Voolfolk,
forgery; sentenced to penitentiary for
two years; attorney, ]. c. Foster.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-19
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO, April -Hogs-Receipts
1880 head: higher: bulk of sales 9.1oa
a25: light S.95a9.3o: mixed, S.9oa9 80;
heavy. s75a9.2j: rough, s.70aS.90; pigs,
7Goa915.
CattIe-Receipts, 200 head steady:
calves higher: beeves. 1.25a9 -; Texas
steers 6.2Ja1ao; stockers and feeders,
q; laas 10: cows and heifers, :.gDaS. 10.
calves. 6..a,aS6o.
Sheep-Receipts. 1900 head: native. 600
a72O. yearlings, 6.joa7.90: lambs, native,
/:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-19
u. S. Court of Customs Appeals.

Present: Presiding Judge Montgomery
and Associate Judges Smith, Barber. De
Vries and Martin
The following decisions were handed
down today:
No 1O41. United States agt Davies
Turner & Co.; opinion by Associate Judge
Smith: a composition composed OF fat
and alkiline silicate was assessed by the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-19
NEW YORK METAL MARKET.

NEW YORK. April 19.-The metal mar
kets were dull and practically nominal.
Lake copper. 15S712; electrolytic, II. 10;
casting, 1850 Iron unchanged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-19
Washington Stock Exchange.

SaIes-Regular call. IL O'Clock noon:
Capital Traction, % at 1913, IL at 123.
Washington Gas, 10 at ssh, . at IS.
Mergenthaler. 10 at 21Sh, 10 at 21S1a.
Federal National Bank. at 40.
I23.
Capital Traction IS. 81, 500 at 1O915.
Potomac Cons. IS, 81 600 at 1OOex.
Washington Railway and Electric As 81 600 at
S3a, $1,000 at S3A
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-19
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Furnished by w. B. Hibbs & Co,
bankers and brokers, Hibbs building
members New York Stock Exchange,
Washington Stock Exchange and Chi
caSo Board of Trade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-19
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, April 19-Flour-Firm-
er for top grades, with demand fair;
spring patents, 4.45a4.65; winter
straights, 4.45a455; Kansas straights.
4.10a4.2O.
Wheat-Firm on continental cables
and light pit offerings effected a steady
ruling in wheat this morning. May,
99a99 3-16.
Pork-Firm; mess, 21.75a22.5O.
Beef-Firm.
Lard-Strong; middle west 11.30a
11.40
Raw sugar-Firm: Muscovado 2.s6;
centrifugal 1856 molasses, 2.61.
Refined sugar-Qulet.
Petroleum-Steady.
Enthusiastically.
Hay-Firm.
Enthusiastically.
. I.eather-Firm.
Coffee-Rio, No. {. ia; futures
steady; July. 11.07; September. 1131
Butter-Steady: receipts. LOB TUBS;
creamery. extras. 36i9: process, extras, 81
Cheese-Steady and unchanged; re-
ceipts, 1,oH boxes; weekly exports, 217
boxes.
Eggs-Steady: receipts, 1880 cases
fresh gathered dirties. No. l, 16Aa11 ;
fresh gathered, checks. prime, 14a161s;
state, Pennsylvania and nearby hennery
whites. good olarge size, new laid. 2312
ao3: state, Pennsylvania and nearby
white defective in size or color, ID12a22.
Poultry-Live firm; western chickens,
Is; fowls. is; turkeys, 10; dressed quiet;
fresh killed western fowls, 161aal9; frozen
turkeys, 1Ja2o.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-19
ARMY-NAW.
Army Orders.

Leave for ten days, to take effect on or
about April q, is granted Capt. George
E. Ball, infantry; leave for one month
on surgeons certificate of disability Is
granted Second Lieut.. Hayes A. Kroner,
9th Infantry: First Lieut.. Sidney II.
Guthrie, Coast Artillery Corps. relieved
from 47th Company, placed on unassign-
ed list, and will proceed to Fort Monroe,
Va, and report to the Coast Artillery
School as instructor; leave for twenty-one
days, with permission to go beyond the
sea, granted Mai Hubert L. Wigmore.
Corps of Engineers: First Lieut.. Herbert
II. Acheson, Coast Artillery Corps, re-
lieved from the 10th Company. Coast
Artillery Corps, placed on the unassfgn-
ed list: leave for fifteen days granted Col.
Alfred C.. Sharpe, infantry; leave for one
month beginning April q. on account of
sickness. granted Capt Louis ]. Van
Schatck. 14th Infantry: leave for ten
days granted Capt. Charles T. Harris,
after relief from duty at present station;
Lieut.. Col. Amos w. Kimball, Quarter
master Corps, will proceed to Hot
Springs, Ark, and report to the COM
manding officer Of the Army and Navy
treatment: Col. Edwin P. Pendleton. re-
lieved from attachment to the 23d In
fantry and attached to the 18th infantry.
Capt. Harry F. Dalton, Quartermaster
Corps, now at Gettysburg, Pa. relieved
as assistant to depot quartermaster.
Washington. and directed to report to the
chief quartermas of the camp to be
established at Gettysburg in connection
with the celebration of the f1ftieth ami
versary Of the battle of Gettysburg for
temporary duty as assistant.
The following transfers of officers of
the field artillery arm are ordered to
take effect August /. 1913: Capt. Fred c.
Doyle. from the 1st Field Artillery to the
9th Field Artillery; Capt. William S.
Browning, from the 9th Field Artillery
to the 1st Field Artillery. Capt. Brown
ing will proceed on transport from San
Francisco, Cal. on or about August 5.
for Honolulu, Hawaii territory, and will
join the portion of his regiment stationed
there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-19

After burning the lock from his cell
and employing the same means to get
through the Jail door, Edloe Hutchins.
a negro firebug, escaped, and is being
hunted by the police Of Petersburg, Va
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-19

Depositors in the closed Libertytown
Savings Bank of Libertytown, Frederick
county, Md, will be paid in full by Bank
Commissioner ]. Dukes Downs, receiver.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-19

George T. Hicky of Hyattsville, Md, |
has announced his candidacy for the
democratic nomination for register of
wills.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-19
NEW YORK CURB PRICES.

Quotations furnished by W. r. Hibbs & Co.,
members New York Stock Exchange.
Open. High. Low. Close.
Giroux Copper ..... = 5-16 . $40 2 5-16 2 JIG
Greene snanea -. "a ia ~ IA
Kerr Lake ..... 81 ga 81 IA
La Rose ....-...... . 1-16 . T-16 - l-16 Z lo
Manhattan Transit. 1& ia 1I IA
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Movements of Naval Vessels.

Tallahassee arrived at Norfolk yard:
South Carolina arrived at Norfolk yard:
Solace and Yankton arrived New York
yard; wyoming arrived at Tompkins
Vile; Florida and North Dakota sailed
from Hampton roads for New York; CO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-19
LONDON, April 10.

MONEY, -AZHt per cent.
Discount rates-Short bills. s1aa3 GIG per cent.
three month bills. 3ssa3 10 per cent
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1913-06-04

sumging up the evidence for the as
siotance OF the jury This. Mr. Ed
wards is also attempting.
Third, to divide the district and TO
put all the counties of the Eastern
division Of Georgia under the exclu-
siye power Of Savannah man, resi-
dent in the city of Savannah OF
this measure Mr.. Edwards is also the
champion.
If We do not gravely mistake the
temper of the courageous and intelli-
gent Americans who inhabit the
country counties of Mr.. Edwards dis
tr-ct, these three bills will have a
most surprising effect upon his po-
liticaf future.
in the meantime, The News is in
this battle ii the end. Congress is to be
reminded of much more as to the ami
mus OF this movement II is largely
confused Of records which are open
to all.
The editor of The News was a
member of the jury in the United
States court at the last term of the
court. in Savannah and saw enough
to learn how yitalIy the people of the
INFERIOR as some gentlemen are
pleased to call the people OF Georgia
WHO do not reside in the Forest City.
are concerned in this movement of
which Mr. Edwards has made himself
the champion. A great deal OF it we
are sure will make mighty interest
in readin'."
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1913-06-04
WOMEN AND TIE rARlEE.

Mrs. Robert NJ LaInollette, wife OF
the Wisconsin senator, is quoted as
saying that the women of this coun-
Try are vitality interested in the pend
ing tarilf bill for the reason that they
do most of the buying for the home.
That pnquestionably is true. Women
make up large per cent. of the
ultimate consumers" and do most Of
the buying for the others of them,
Mrs. La FolIette's estimate that 81
per cent. of the buying is done By
women may or may not be too high.
II Is based, OF course, on the general
knowledge that the average house.
wife buys her own clothes and those
q her children and the food for the
entire family Even if they did bus
iEtlf Of the buying they would stil
have vital interest in the tariff bill. J
The Boston Globe, quoting Mrs. La
foilette's statement, suggests that
women could have furnished the
ways and means committee of the
house with inside" testimony about
the high cost of living, but says "anI
sct we are not aware that a single
woman was asked TO testify" before
he committee. The truth doubtless
is that much OF the sentiment in ia
vor of lower tariff duties, especially
on necessities, originated in the
home. The housewives have been
potent influence in creating a demand
Tor a reduction of the tariff upon the
many articles of daily use Their
testimony may not have been heard
directly by the ways and means com
mittee, but there is no doubt that it
@as heard indirectly and needed.
in the average home the husband
makes the money and the wife sees
to the spending of the most of it. 1t
is her business to know whether
prices are going up or down and she
usually does know. If she has been
eoBsing Il household for as much as
ten years the chances are that her
ability TO quote upon great variety
CT things you'd startle the. average
AtAlt. ~ 10 NtiI W lAQ III Sl ltGiG tliN
pinch when the prices begin to 80 up
and the amount OF money her nus
band gives her remains stationary, or
at least, doesn't keep pace with the
increase in prices.
II the tariff bill is to result in lower
prices upon things everybody must
have, it, OF course. has vital inter
est for the women. The fact that
much of the buying for the family de.
wolves upon them makes their inter
est even greater, That the country
has at least determined that many
tariff duties have been and are too
high is surely due, in some measure,
20 the protests OF housewives against
advancing prices.