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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-07
THREE WORKMEN MISSING.
Believed to Have Been Drowned
When Pile Driver Capsized.

WILMINGTON, Del. March Three
workmen are. missing and were probably
drowned yesterday when a pile driver on
which they were engaged in raising a
sunken barge. near Ship John lighthouse,
In the middle Of the Delaware bay, cap
sized during a seventy mile gale. The
missing men are Hanson Eaton, Port
Penn, Del; Robert Watkins and Fred
Gresh, both of Wilmington. Frank Jones,
a contractor of this city. and Colt Car
roll of Delaware City left the, pile driver
shortly before the storm arose and reach
ed Smyrna river in safety
The quarantine tug Neptune from the
government station at Reedy Island
went to the relief of the missing men,
but was unable to locate them.
When the pile driver sank 1t took a
yawl with, it. removing the only means
of escape for the workmen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-07
GUILTY OF ARSON.
South Bend Merchant Convicted Of
Burning Store.

SOUTH BEND. Ind, March 7.-Benja-
min X aim was found guilty of arson by q
jury in the circuit court this morning
The jury had been out since late Wed
.esday afternoon.
Kahn was found guilty of setting fire
TO his establishment, the Farmers and
Worlingmen Friend store, in this city
last April 1t was charged by the prose
cutor that Benjamin Fink, who was in
tiicted with Kahn, and whose trial is set
to begin Monday, was paid by Kahn to
set fire to the store. Kahn's conviction
is the outgrowth of the investigation OF
the gigantic arson trust" which is sup
posed to have operated over the middle
western states for several years. Prose
ciltor Montgomery began his investiga-
ton, which resulted in kahn's convic-
ton today, more than year ago, and
has been assisted by Chicago officers
Fink is alleged to have been one of the
s.tOrches.' of the so-called trust
Kahn will be sentenced Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-07
Building Permits.

Building permits were issued today to
the following:
A. C. Moses, to build FIVE. two-story
brick dwellings from 1858 to 1866 South
Carolina avenue southeast; architect and
builder. a. G.. Moses Construction Com
pany; estimated cost, $22,5D.
w. /. Bishop. to repair wagon shed In
alley between 18th and 18th and South
Carolina avenue and d street southeast
estimated cost. $500
Mary Fenwick. to repair store and
dwelling at $50 18th street northwest: esti-
mated cost. S22S-
Leona G.. Trumbo, to repair dwelling at
1916 Morse street northeast; estimated
cost. $125.
Philip Deter. to repair dwelling at
1912 9th street northwest: estimated cost.
$500
c. D. Fowler. to repair store at 1915
7th street northwest: estimated cost,
$50
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-07
HINT AT BOOK TRUST
Question Arises in Suit Argued in
the Supreme Court.

Opposing attorneys appeared before the
Supreme Court of the United States to-
day to argue whether there is a book
trust
The argument was the outcome Of a
suit brought by New York department
store to enjoin~ the American Publish
ers' Association, said to be composed
OF publishers of 10 per cent OF the
books in the United States. and the Am
erican Book Sellers Association, said to
be composed of a large majority Of the
wholesale and retail book sellers of the
country, from the enforcement of certain
contracts which 1t was commended pro-
hibited the selling of books 70 dealers
who sold them to the public at less than
an established price.
The New York state court held the con-
tracts valid as to copyrighted books.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-07
THE LONDON MARKET.

LONDON, March 7.-Discounts were
firmer, in sympathy with sitter money
rates, today. The market continues dull
and sagging. owing to the monetary strin-
gency in Berlin and the hardening con-
ditions in Lombard street Berlin sell
ing today depressed gilt-edged securities
and Canadian Pacific and prompted re-
aiizing in other directions. ConsUls fell
three-eighths on dear money and fears
of increases In the Forthcoming army
and navy estimates Sac Paulo rails ad-
vanced and Paris favOrites were compar-
atively steady, but the general tone was
nervous. American securities opened
quiet and about unchanged. Prices moved
irregularly and within narrow limits dur
ing the forenoon, but later the whole
list Joined in the downward movement
in which Wall street selling was a de-
pressing factor. The closing was weak.
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NEW YORK CURB PRICES.
COPPER PRODUCTION DROPS.
Statement by Association Shows De
crease From Last Month.

NEW YORK, March THE statement
of-the Copper Producers Association for
February shows a decrease in stocks on
hand of 500, 1874 pounds. compared with
the previous month
Production for the month was 130,94S,-
SSf pounds, a decrease of 12030744; do
nestle deliveries, 50, eos. 432, q decrease oil
). $50, 53S: foreign deliveries, ~. 1853 SOB. an
increase OF L. 64. 67S, and total deliveries.
1Si, $40 O15; an increase OF 6s90a;140s
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G. G. HENRY OUT ON BAIL.
Banker Held for Removal to This
CITY Obtains Release.

NEW YORK, March limited States
Commissioner Shields today held for re-
moval to Washington George G. Henry,
the New York banker charged with con-
tempt for refusing to answer questions
of the Pujo money trust committee.
Henry's counsel Immediately went be-
fore Judge Mayer in the federal district
court and obtained his release on a writ
of habeas corpus under $1,000 bail. The
writ is returnable March 70.
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NINE PERSONS INJURED.
Three Fatalities Probable From Elk
plosion of Pudding Furnace.

!: SHARON, Pa, March with re-
port that could be heard for several miles
and scattering molten metal in every di-
rection, pudding furnace at the Wilkes
rolling mill here exploded this morning.
Jerry Dunn, William Thomas and Will
liam j. Davis, workmen, were perhaps
fatally injured. and six others were badly
burned The mill was almost entirely
wrecked.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-07
LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS.

A large transaction for this time OF
limited dealings was made today at the
meeting OF the Stock Exchange, one q
the brokers filling an order for $4,000
of Washington Railway 4 per cent bonds
at IS. The bid was maintained at that
level at the close. The price paid Tor
the block of bonds was the current one.
sales being made at the same level yes
terday.
But little was done in the underlying
bonds of this company or in the stocks.
Quotations remain about the same as
they we're before the passage Of the new
one company by another. which is sup
posed to apply to this company, although
It's ownership of the other companies
was with the permission Of Congress.
Washington Gas stock was somewhat
stronger The bid advanced to S5ts, and
one quotation lot sold for that price. The
news of the decision announced today by
Judge Barnard in one of the cases relat-
ing to the ownership by the Washington
Gas Light Company of controlling inter-
est in the Georgetown Gas Company was
generally known at the time Of the meet
ing of the exchange.
twenty-five shares of United States
Trust stock sold for 1875. and then 1873
was bid for ten shares and 137 for five
shares. The asking price Tor quotation
lots was 40
Ten shares of Capital Traction stock
sold for 1221s and five shares for a quar-
ter of a point higher. Quotation lots Of
twenty five shares each were offered at
1929.
The Real Estate and Loan Company,
with West Virginia charter, has been
organized, with the following officers and
directors:
President, Bates Warren; vice presi-
dent Orrin G Staples; secretary, r. e.
Claughton; directors, Orrin g. Staples. r.
Golden Donaldson, John F. Wilkins, Viii
liam L. Browning, w. Fl. Sholes. Richard
f. Claughton, E. B. Dean, Samuel Ross
and Bates Warren. 81
1t is the purpose OF the company 70
trade in real estate, make loans and buy
second trust notes
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WEATHER.
Fair Tonight; Saturday Cloudy,
With Rising Temperature.

L
| For the District of Columbia. fair to-
night, followed by increasing cloudiness
Saturday; rising temperature. lowest to-
night q few degrees below the freezing
point: moderate variable winds.
| The storm caused during Thursday gen.
era1 precipitation and strong gales in the
north and middle Atlantic states, but the
weather cleared rapidly in its rear as the
center OF the disturbance passed north
wind of sixty-eight miles per hour was
reported from New York city. and at
| many places the wind exceeded forty
miles per hour In force. Another disturb
ance is developing in the west and is al
ready causing snow in the upper and mid
die Mississippi valley. and a rainstorin
is overspreading the state of Texas.
The cold wave is unusually severe for
the season of the year. zero temperatures
being reported throughout the northern
portions Of New England and New York
state, and readings far below zero in por-
lions of Michigan and Wisconsin. Frost
or freezing temperature has occurred AS
far south as the central portions of the
east gulf states. In the northwest, how
ever the cold has moderated decidedly.
Precipitation in the form of rain or
snow is indicated for the great lake re-
gioh and the Ohio valley while generally
fair weather will prevail in nearly all
other sections east of the Mississippi
river, but with Increasing cloudness Sat
urday in north coast districts
More moderate temperatures are now
indicated for the entire country.
The winds along the New England coast
will be diminishing west, becoming va
riable Saturday; on the middle Atlantic
coast moderate west, becoming light and
variable; on the south Atlantic coast light
north. becoming variable: on the east gulf
coast light north to east.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty-four hours
beginning at pm. yesterday:
Thermometer-Yesterd pm. "a; 8
pm, 81. 12 midnight. %; today, 4 am.
-: 8 am. 10: IL noon. %; 2. pm. "a
Maximum, "a. at pm yesterday: mini
mum. II. at am today.
Temperature same date last year
Maximum, 40: minimum, %.
Barometer-Yesterday pm, BOSS; 8
pm, 30.g5; IL midnight. >3O.1S: today, 4
am. 1925: 8 In, 1925; 12 noon. 80. 40;
pm, 3036.
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide. 2:O7 am. and 30.
p m. high tide. toe am. and S.1e p.m.
TOmorrow--Low tide, 2:40 am. and s2:5S
pm; high tide. S:25 am and $50 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose. 6:26 a.m.; sun sets 5:5S
pm.
TOmorrOw-Sun rises 6:24 am
MOon-New moon, 7:14 pm.
The City Lights.
Public electric arc and electric ncan-
descent lamps are lighted fifteen minutes
after sunset and extingushed 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
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SEIZE CoLD-sr0hAGE BUTTER.
Federal Officials Charge Unlawful
Adulteration With Water.

CHICAGO. March 7.--One-half the
butter in cold storage in Chicago Is
adulterated in violation Of the Internal
revenue laws. the adulteratton con-
sisting OF water moisture In quantities
of from Is to IS per cent OF the actuaf
weight Of the butter. according to an
nouncement by officials OF the internal
revenue department following an ak
haustive test OF the Chicago butter sup
ply concluded today.
Over 100000 pounds or the product have
been seized by revenue agents. who say
90, 600, 600 pounds have been shipped
away since the Investigation began.
Chicago, as the central butter market,
has been under Investigation by q
corps of special internal revenue agents
for several weeks.
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HELD As UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
Legislature So Rules on Compulsory
Arbitration of Strikes.

AUGUSTA, Me-. March 7.-Compul-
sorry arbitration of strikes, lockolits and
other disputes between. public service
corporations and their employees would be
unconstitutional in the opinion of the
judiciary committee Of the legislature,
which reported unfavorably today on a
bill proposing such legislation.
The bill was drawn after the strike OF
engineers and firenien on the Bangor and
Aroostook railroad had resulted in in
convenience to the public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-07
overheated Flae. Starts Blaze.

An ,overheated fiue was responsible Tor
a fire IN Osram's drug store. at Penn
sylsania avenue and 18th street north
west, this afternoon, shortly before =
o'clock. The blaze reached the pre-
scrfption room on the f1rst noor and
caused about ti5o damage.
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Battleship Gun Named ."woodrow

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. March -
The first fourteen-inch. gun mounted on
the new battleship Texas. under con-
strnction here has been named by work
luehs "Wo6drow'' Until the mighty
dreadnought. goes out of commission the
s3i1 will be known as Woodrow BY all
jackfes
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LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL. March 1.-Closing-Cotton
Spot quiet; prices easier; American
middling, 6S1: low middling. 1858; good
ordinary, 60; ordinary. j.95, Sales, 1000
bales, including 800 for speculation and
EXPORT and 8 100 American. Receipts. H.
600 bales. including II, 400 American. Flu
steady March. 6.J1; March April, .6.51
.pfil- .Iav. .65f: May-June, 6.51: June
JUDY, G.4Dis: July-Aug,ist 646; Ausust-
september. .6.37; September-O October.
6.o4is; October November. .p1Tis; Novem-
ber-December, SIS; December-January.
GA: January February, 6.13
The following are the weekly cotton
statistics: Imports, all kinds, 1900 bales;
imports, American 5000 bales; stock.
all kinds. 1880 900 bales; stock, AmeriI
can L 23l 900 bales; American forwarded,
1900 bales; total exports. 1900 bales.
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Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales-Regular call, IL O'Clock noon:
Washington Railway and Electric 4s. 81 coo Ct
So, 81 900 at IS, $5,O0U at So. $1,000. at 81.
$4,000 SO. - 900 at 81, 900 Ct s. 5000 at
S. So 600 mt So, IS. QUO ut ST. 5000 at 81.
Potomac Electric 5s $1,000 at 1O41s.
Capital Traction, 10 at 122k.
Washington Hallway and Electric pfd, at
SSA.
National Capital Bank, at 224.
United States Trust, 10 at 1855, 10 at i35. D
at 1885,
After call-Capital Traction, 3 at 122s4.
Washington Gas. % ut SjE.
Federal National Bank. at 40.
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NEW YORK BONDS,
Turks Shoot Fifty in Mutiny.

cONSTANTINOPLE. March Fifty
mutinous Albanian soldiers belonging to
Turkish regiments guarding the PENN
sula of Gallipoli and . the Dardanelles
straits We're shot today as an example
to the others
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THE FOREIGN BANKS.

PARIS. March 7.-Closing: Three per
cent rentes. 50 francs 20 confines for
the account; exchange on London, rs
francs 25ta confines for checks; private
discount rate. 37s per cent.
BERLIN. olarch 7.-Exchange on Lon
don. 20 marks 43l1 pfennigs for checks;
money. per cent; private discount
rate. 57sa6 per cent.
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THE COURTS.
United States Supreme Court.
Friday, March :. 1913.

Friday, March :. 1913.
Present: The Chief Justice. Mr.. jus
tice Mckenna, Mr.. Justice Holmes. Mr.
Justice Day, Mr. Justice Lurton, Mr.. JUS
tice Hughes Mr.. Justice Van Devanter,
Mr.. Justice Lamar and Mr.. Justice Pit
Iney.
Victor Keller of San Antonio, Tex.
John A. Riddle of Linton. Ind; George
g. Shaw of Kaufman. Tex; Horace Z.
Gordon of Tampa. Fla; George W. NC
Kenzie of Brooklyn. n. Y: Robert Ben
son Evins of Greensboro, Ala.s ". IA.
Stephen of Chicago. H.: j. ". Norman
Alexander of San Francisco. Cal, Will
liam r. Cowan of Santa Rosa. Cal; Ed
ward p Humphrey of Louisville. KY
and James Sulgrove of Choteau, MONT
were admitted to practice.
No. Ill. Truman X. HaMiey. piaintII
in error, agt. the city of Maiden: argu-
ment concluded by Mr.. Nathan Matthew's
for the plaintiff in error
No. IT,. Isidor Straus ct al, compos-
ing the firm of r. II. Macy & Co., plain.
Association ct al: argument commenced
by Mr.. Wallace Macfarlane for the plain
tiffs In error.
Proceedings after The Star went to
press yesterday:
No. 18S. The United states of Amer.
lea on the relation Of Herman Knight,
PLAINTIFF in error, agt. Franklin X Lane,
Secretary of the Department of the In
terror; argument continued by Mr.. AS
sistant Attorney General Cobb for the de-
PENDANT in error, and concluded by Mr..
Frederic d. Mckenney for the plaintiff
In error.
No. 16p. The Fair, appellant, agt koh-
Ter Die and Speciality Company; argued
by Mr. David S. wegg for the appellant.
and submitted by Mr.. Frank T. Brown
and Mr. Francis A. Hopkins for the ap-
pellee.
No. TO. Charles Drummer Barry ct AL,
surviving partners, ETC.. appellants. agt.
the United States: argued by Mr.. George
A. King for the appellants, and by MI.
Frederick de c. Faust for the appellee.
No III. Truman r. Hawley, piaintln
gument commenced by Mr.. Courtenay
Crocker for the plaintiff in error. and
continued by Mr.. H. l.. Boutwell, for the
defendant in error, and by Mr.. Nathan
Matthews for the plaintiff In error
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-07
Cup Challenger's Terms.

LONDON. March 7.-Sir Thomas Lip
tons challenge for the AmeSica's cup
stipulates that the competing yachts
shall not exceed rs feet at the water line.
and that the best OF five races shall de-
eide the issue.
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Reports Loss Amounting to sl25.

Lawrence p. Daley reported to the
police today that money and articles Of
clothing to the value Of $125 were
stolen from his room at $500 9Th street
northwest yesterday. Daley gave the
police the name Of a person suspected
OF committing the robbery.
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BALTIMORE.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, March 7.-Wheat-Firm;
spot No. red, LOO; spot No. 2 red west
ern, 1.O8A March No. 2 red. LOG; April
No. red, LOTS; steamer No. . red, 911a:
receipts, 4,s02 bushels.
Corn-Firmer: spot contract, 54ssa54s4 !;
March, a4ssa54s4; April. 552s: steamer
mixed, 52,s: receipts. 1902 bushels; ex-
ports, 50, $50 bushels.
oats-Steady; No. 2 white. 1914 ass91lkk !:
standard white, 3Taa3S; No. 3 white, :,6a a
81. Receipts, 13,267 bushels; exports,
81 ,J35 bushels.
Rye-Quiet No western domestic. ga
GO. Receipts. 3. lib bushels.
Hay-Easier; No. timothy. 1S.O0alS50;
No. / clover mixed, 15.00a15.J0.
Grain Enthusiastically: steamer to
Liverpool. per bushel; unchanged: Cork
for orders, per quarter, unchanged.
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Fire to Thaw Pipe Causes $500 Blaze

Fire resulting from an attempt to thaw
a frozen water pipe today in the home Of
Francis Roach. 1877 nth street north
west. caused 500 damage. A small fTe
used for thawing the pipe. which va u
the kitchen, got beyond control
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Court Of Appeals.

Present. he Chief Justice. Mr.. Justice
Robb and Mr.. Justice Van Orsdel.
Ross O.. Hinkle and John w. Peters
were admitted to practice
No 24g4 Robinson .agt. Southern Rail-
way Company; motion to strike out bill
Of exceptions and affirm Judgment sub
mitted by Mr.. III. Prescott Galley for
appellees in support OF motion.
No. S35. Patent appeal. Consumers
Company agt. Hydrox Chemical Com
pany: placed at foot of patent docket
No. 24Si. Mays agt. New Amsterdam
Casualty Company: submitted for APP
pellant and argued by MIR. William Hitz
for appellee.
No. 1856. Phillips agt. United States;
argument commenced by Mr.. r. II. Nc
Neill for appellant and concluded by Mr..
r. T. Strickland for appellee.
No. 1886. Hutchins agt. Dante: argu-
ment commenced by Mr.. J. c. Cuttings
for appellant, continued by Mr.. E. c.
Brandenburg for appellee.
No: 2479. Bunch agt. United States,
use Of Keppler: judgment affirmed, with
costs; opinion by Mr.. Justice Robb.
No. 2467. Washington, Alexandria and
Mount Vernon Railroad Company agt.
Downey; judgment affirmed, with costs;
opinion by Mr.. Justice Robb.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-07

1. SOUTHAMPTON. England, March l.
Charles W. Morse. the American fnan-
eier. sailed for New York today on the
koenigin Auguste Victoria.
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LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL, March T.--CIosins Wheat
Spot steady: No. . Manitoba, rs 81.d
No. 3 Manitoba; IS 5isd futures firm;
March. IS 6ssd: May, Is sgd: July, is
2Ad.
Corn-Spot steady: American mixed
new, Az l0%d. American mixed, old, Us :
American mixed new, via Galveston. is
T&d: futures steady; March, As l0,4d ;
July, IS Isl.
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Mrs. Amelia Henry III.

Mrs, AMELIA Henry. mother Of Battal-
ion Chief Henry of the IRE department.
II Critically i'll at her home. 500 Lawrence
street, Rrnokland. She is eighty-six years
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-07

PRESSURE '<cUnyerged on onion Pacific,
Reading,r Smelling and ANA ,gamated,
each of which slest.a point. Steel also
was sold heavily and fell back q. Ca
nadian Pacific declined IL.
Annohncement of large gold exports to
FRANCE, and --ArgentiRa- caused further
general selling, with resultant. losses. of
| io p points -
Prices of stocks crept up slowly, in the
afternoon. despite the swelling of the
gold EXPORT figures to over $4,000, 900.
Southern Pacific sold a point beyond
Yesterday close, but the $rest of the
list did not rally ,fmpressively.
Standard Oil stocks on the curb were
weak, with losses ranging from to 100
points.
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PRICES SCALE down
Concern Over Money Tension
Affects General Market.
STOCKS ARE SOLD FREELY
Pressure Converges on the Railway
Leaders and Steel.
HEAVY GOLD EXPORTS FACTORS
Smelling and Amalgamated Among
Heavy Sel1ers-Standard Oil
Shares Weak on Curb.
STOCKS ARE SOLD FREELY
HEAVY GOLD EXPORTS FACTORS

NEW YORK, March 7.-Other considera-
tons were subordinated to the concern
over the montary situation here and
abroad Exports of gold to Europe were
resumed on large scale. and there was
also a heavy outgo to Argentina.
Local money rates stiffened appreciably,
call loans opening at 31s per cent, COM
pared with 24 at the opening yesterday.
Banks gained slightly on yesterdays
operations with the subtreasury. but the
weeks loss, nevertheless, amounts to
100000
In view of monetary conditions at home
and abroad, bankers held that the out
hook ~for maintenance of easy rates here
Was doubtful.
Stocks were sold freely. owing largely
TO this prospect. and there was a general
scale down in quotations, with substantial
losses for Union Pacific, Reading, Lehigh
Valley, Steel and Amalgamated. Bonds
Ma. l,xa-an