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The Washington times., 1913-09-23
To Consider Rewards
For Postal Employees

Postmaster General BurieSon has ap-
pointed committee to investigate the
merits of labor-saving devices, includ-
Ing inventions. suggestions o. series Of
suggestions. for improvements or econ
ninies in device. design or process ap-
plicable to the postal service. submitted
by employees of the PostoficC Depart
mcnt
An appropra tion of $1,000 was an
thorized by Congress at the last ses-
sion for this purpose. y sim greater
than Loo under this provision can not
be paid in any month, or for any one
invention or suggestion. The sums
awarded to employees SHAH be paid in au-
dition to their usual compensation. The
winning suggestion OF invention must
be one that will effect a material econ
omy Or increase efficiency. No empioye
shall be paid reward until he has
properly executed an agreement to the
effect that the use by the United States
OF the invention. suggestion. or series
of suggestions made by him shall not
form the basis Of further claim of
any nature upon the United States by
him. his heirs OF assigns and that no
application for patent has been made
for any such invention.
In 1872 Congress made a similar ap-
preparation. but limited its application
10 inventions cnly. while the present
appropriation includes suggestions.
The Washington times., 1913-09-23
NEW YORK MARKET
GENERALLY WEAK
American Rubber One of Few
Strong Stocks - Peoples
Gas Loses Part of Gain.

NEW YORK. Sept 23.-American Rub
ber was one. of the few strong stocks in
a generally weak market on the Stock
Exchange today. Opening at 63ss. the
same as yesterdays close. the stock
sold up 10 65h and then fell back to
647a. a net advance of a point and a
quarter. in the first few hours trading.
The market generally was weak. II
was stated positively that there would
be no announcement with regard to any
distribution which might be made by
the Union Pacific from the proceeds of
the sale of sss,009. 600 Of Southern Pacific
until the October meeting, while a mum,
Der of operators are coming to the con-
clusion that there will be no distribu-
ton at all, but that the money will be
used for the requirement OF the Cen
trail Pacific. or in improvements on the
property. They say. do the gloomy ones
that IL distribution is made. the stock
Will be put on a lower permanent divi-
dend basis, and IL this is true, it will not
be worth as much as it is selling for.
Those long on Steel were encouraged
by the reports Of activity from Gary.
where one of the largest plants Of the
United States Steel Corporation is To-
Gated. 1t Is announced that so many ore
vessels have arrived in the last few
days that 1t has been necessary to start
unloading them at night. and that more
than 1900 tons have been unloaded in
the last few days.
All of this had little effect upon the
stock, however, which opened y down
at 65 even. and sold down to 64ss- Even
sturdy Baltimore and Ohio felt the de-
preston in the market. and sold down
from Sc to 95S. California Petroleum hit
its lowest level Of days. sinking to 171a.
but recovering sharply to u. Soup
stood the rough weather rather well.
only losing " to S27s. The price Of
Southern Pacific. however, Is. regarded
as rather too low in comparison with
other good per cent stocks, as for in
stance Baltimore and Ohio.
Peoples Gas lost some Of its big gain
today, dropping from 129%. at which it
opened, to l2S1z.
In regard to the rumors of a re-
ceivership for the Rock Island Com
pany, 1t was stated that the company
has money enough in bank for the Octo-
ber interest disbursements. and that on
September 80 1t will receive approxi-
mately 100000 from the Chicago. Rock
The Washington times., 1913-09-23
Wholesale Produce Market

Eggs-Nearby, fresh. esaScc per doz.: South
eTn. 2.T2Sc per dnz.
Cheese-New York. new. l6al7c per lb.
nat Isc per ID
Butter-EIgin prints. 24I1c per ib.; tubs,
sed34c per lb: process. S1zc per 10.
Live Poultry-Hens, i7c per To-; roosters.
lbc per lb.: turkeys, 2ln22c per lb.: spring
chickens. I9c per ID. ducks. 12Gl5c per lb.
Green Fruits-California oranges s.. 0oa5.5
per box: peaches. sl-5oEf275 75 per crate;
lemons s.. 0GnS5.50 per box: pineapples.
pc, crate. s215; Florida grapefruit 400
per box. grapes. 81. ooGl.T5 per basket: apples.
per bbl. 81 J0T4. 30: cherries. sc per box:
pears. N.25al.50 per aox: grapes. S1.5G
p.T crate; plums. 2oGS Sc per basket.
Vegetables-Potatoes. new. 81 per
thl onions. Texas. 81 90 per crate: per bbi
& 90: cabbage. 81 00d2.0O per bbl; lettuce
s. o09I 50 per basket; beets. slo0q2.5O I0o
punches; tomatoes home grown. 50d75c
per box: rhubarb. 500 per 1oo lunches: yaps
s. 5Ql 8. 90: celery. s.. 80 per doz: SQUASH
e. e6IIs2 80 per bbl.: Lima beans 81 O0Qsl 80
81 oGdse so per bbl.; lima beans. 81 80 bu
ksIe. per bbl.. $50.
Live Stock-Eeal calves. TlHIlhc per lb
Sheep 4g4i4c. Lambs. 7zdsc
Fresh eggs scarce. demand being SUD
piled with cold store ge stock.
The greater part OF the eggs now being Sold
In Washington are cold storage stock. and IN
most cases are sold as fresh-laid Receipts
Of goods. generally light for this season OF
tire year and high prices prevail
Receipts OF meats. poultry and eggs un.
usually scarce for this season and prices
have reached point that were never known
before.
The Washington times., 1913-09-23
Events IN History.
Celebrated Today

1t is Just two years ago today since
the appointment OF Obadiah Gardner as
United States Senator from Maine. and
four years ago today that President
Taft opened the great Gunnison tunnel
In Colorado. In 1905, Lewis and Clark
returned to st. Louis after their ex-
ploring trip to the Northwest. trip
which, was celebrated by worlds fair
In 1906. The Territory of Arizona was
organized In 1883 ON this date.
Going back into the seventeenth GEN.
tury. Samuel Butler. the English poet,
died in 1850. Matthew Pratt one Of the
most noted of the early American ar
lists. was born in Philadelphia on this
date In 1134. Wilkie Collins. the Eng
1ish novelist, died in 1859. while five
years ago Today the International Con-
ference on Tuberculosis met in Phila-
delphia.
The Washington times., 1913-09-23
WoIo Enters Harvard;
Earns Way as Waiter

CAMBRIDGE. Sept 3.-Plenyans Che
Wolo. son of an African chieftain. en-
has been In this country three years.
He earned money enough in New York
to pay his expenses through Mt. Hernon
Preparatory School.
Wolo will specialize in chemistry and
physics. He will work as a waiter at
Harvard
The Washington times., 1913-09-23
Motor Car Crash Reveals
Engagement to Count

ST. LOUIS. Sept. .s.-The engagement
of Miss Veronica Mulvihill has been
revealed by an automobile accident, her
father, Michael j. Mulvihili, cabline
from London that his daughter had
been injured while driving in Paris with
her fiance. Count Won Perigo, OF Aus
tria.
announcement Of her engagement to a
st. Louis young man had been expected.
Available records fall to make mention
Of a count named Won Perigo.
The Washington times., 1913-09-23
Believed a Millionaire
Dies Like a Hobo

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 23.-John NJ. Fuller,
who died mysteriously at the Surban
Hotel. is believed to have been a mil
lionaire, although he dressed like a
tramp and associated with hoboes.
He inherited oil lands in Oklahoma
SO papers in his room showed. He fed
his dog s. steaks, saying he often had
Ionged for them when riding the bum
Ders ....r T.
The Washington times., 1913-09-23
Servians Massacre
Farmers, AIbanians Say

sion OF the trouble on the Servian bor-
der today was tnat the reported fierce
fighting" was nothing but a massacre,
The Servians, they said, killed 170 peace
full Albanian farmers who crossed the
border in search of employment. rhey
also burned several Albanian villages
and slaughtered the s1pniIics OF the
notables, men, women and children.
The Washington times., 1913-09-23
Sales Today on, the
=. Local Exchange
Washington Railway and

Washington Railway and Electric pre-
ferred IoT9e. $3.50 25dS.
Washington Gas. 2SdS5k.
Mergenthaler, 1G2I5, 9g2i2. 6d2l43,
2d21l%.
Citizens Savings Bank. 9d2lia.
After all-washington Gas, 20dS512.
25Gs5Is IeaS5I.. o5dS51z. 25GS512.
Capital Traction. 25dl16ik. 25dl1511. 25G
IiGIA. 25all6l.. 25G1161s. 25d1l612. 25a1161s,
25Ml16i5, 25dli62
The Washington times., 1913-09-23
CAPITAL TRACTION
LEADS IN TRADING
Buyer of Two Hundred Shares
Fails to Sell, With Box of
Cigars as Premium.

EX4dividend carried no meaning what
ever On the Washington Stock Exchange
this afternoon three stocks from which
a dividend had been deducted selling or
being bid for right up to the former
price.
The leader of the market today. though
it did not make its appearance on the
sale sheet until after the conclusion OF
the regular call, was Capital Traction.
Two hundred and twenty-five shares OF
this stock were sold, in lots of twenty
five shares each, at ll612. One buyer,
who had bought 200 of the z20 shares.
then offered to sell the 200 and throw in
a box of cigars, but no one took the
stock and no one offered any more at
the same price. One banker sod the
entire 225 shares,
Washington Gas was almost second in
importance in the trading, % shares be
ing sold Oh the regular call at S5I2, while
after the call los shares more were sold
at the same price.
Forty shares of Washington Railway
and Electric preferred were sold at SV'
and nine shares of Citizens Savings
Band at Pig in another evening-up
process.
Mergenthaler Linotype varied in price,
one share being sold at 2l5, and then
three lots of nine, six and two shares
changing hands at 2l4s+.
The Washington times., 1913-09-23
Kaiser RsssII| -
Daughter 5 Dslsctios

BERLIN. Sept 2-rhs Prlneess VIC
toria Louise. daughter Of the Kaiser,
who married the son u tno Dukd 81
Cumberland last May. has turned
against her father and has arrayeo
herself on the English 1D1e Of the
famous and ancient fe1d Of the Hohen-
zoIlerns and the GuelpA fumfy.
Consequently the Kaiser - wrotit..
and proposes calling . family council.
according to prevailing rumor.
The Washington times., 1913-09-23

Island and Pacific Railroad Company
when the dividend OF IL per cent is paid.
Holders of the stock seemed gloomy.
however, and there was little con-
fidence reflected from the quotations.
The Washington times., 1913-09-23
is Mother at Fifteen.

EVANSVILLE, ina. sept n-A boy
baby has Dcen born to Nrs. Charyex
Taylor. fifteen years old. this city. The
mothers playthinys. discarded only A
short time ago, will soon be in the
hands OF her FIRST child.
The Washington times., 1913-09-23
Bolt Cures Rheumatism.

( sTRouDsBERG, Pa. seps. 23.-Dur-
ing a heas, electrical storm sIas
Drfsher. sevcnty-fiye. sufferer with
rhcEIratism Ter many years. was.
struck by lightning in peach orchard
and his rheumatism Vanished,
The Washington times., 1913-09-23
New York Cotton Market.

Furnished 10 The Washington Times by
A. c. Plant 4 Co. 1915 G street northwest.
Open. High. Low. I.30
October ......... 1913 1347 1910 13 40
December ...... Is. 10 IS.f7 1886 10 Sc
The Washington times., 1913-09-23

A strong demand for the stock of the
National Bank of Washington failed
to bring out any of the shares. despite
the fact that although it was ex-divi-
dend today. the same price was bid for
1t as yesterday, 242. None was offered
below SO
The third stock. which was cN-dlvl-
dend today, though no one could have
told it by the price, was Lanston Mono
type. bid of 81 being made for the
stock, which was the same as Yester-
DAYS bid price. This bid was later
dropped 10 So though none of the stock
was offered at 81.
The Washington times., 1913-09-23

The last step toward the merge" OF
the District National Bank and the
Citizens Savings Bank, save the physl-
cal moving in of the Citizens into the
District Bank building, has taken
place i'm the ratification of the merger
by the stockholders of the District
National, and the election of eight
additional directors from the director
ate of the Citizens to the Dlstrict
board.
The new directors of the DISTRICT
National are J. A. Sample. Bestor X
Walters, S l. Besseliever, J. II. Corn
ing A. F. Crenshaw, E. J. McQuade,
w n. Martin, and ]. NJ Packard.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany's statement of earnings and ex-
panses exclusive of outside operauonS
for the month of August, 1913 and for
the two months of the fiscal years fol-
The Washington times., 1913-09-23
$"%N - PoktBook Directory Containing Full Description So
:%:0 c. WASHINGTON APARTMENTS Is
BONDS
New York Curb Market.

Furnished to The Washington Times by
Hartman & Co.. New York; C. B. Chapman.
manager. local branch, Colorado building.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-03-25
MRS. EATON is HELD
WIDOW ARRESTED AFTER INoUI-
RY INTO ADMIRAL's DEATH.
Chemists Discovery Of Arsenic in
Stomach Arouses Authorities
to Action,

bingham, Mass, March 22.-Cnarged
with the murder OF her husband, Mrs
Eaton, widow of Rear Admiral Joseph
G. Eaton, was arrested here Thursday.
She was a witness at the secret in
quest into her husbands death, and
drove from her home in an automo-
bile accompanied by two police officers
a short time before she was taken into
custody.
Mrs. Eaton was arraigned before
Judge Pratt, who conducted the in
quest into the admirals death. She
pleaded not guilty and was committed
TO Jail without bail for further hear
ing March %.
Admiral Eaton died suddenly OH the
morning Of March 8. He was sixty
six years Of age, but his friends said
he had been in good health. Two
days later the body was buried at
Draout, his former home.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-03-25
NEWS FROM FAR
AND NEAR

Montgomery, Ala. March 20.-James
G. Oakley, president Of the state con-
vict department, was arrested here
Tuesday, charged with embezzling
100000. The orders for his arrest were
issued by Governor O'Neal.
Washington, March 20-The ar
mored cruisers California and Mary
land, now at San Francisco, were or
dered by the navy department to sail
at once along the coast of the Gulf of
California as reports reaching the de-
partment state that a new reign of
terror has broken out in northwestern
Mexico.
Buffalo, N Y, March 21.-Charles
e. Lang, sergeant of police, was shot
and fatally wounded In the office OF
Mayor Louis P. Fuhrmann here Wed
nesday by Joseph Stefanski, who says
he is a Montana cowboy. Lang was
on duty when Stefansh entered and
asked to see the mayor. When permis-
sion was refused he started shooting.
San Leandro, CAL, March 22.-T. j.
Smith, a travelling salesman for the
Walden Jewelry company OF Chicago,
cut his throat with a razor and his
body was found in the roadway near
Estudille station here Thursday.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-03-25
WILSON REFUSES AID
PRESIDENT DECLINES TO AP-
PROVE UNITED STATES
LOAN IN CHINA.
WILL NOT INVOLVE AMERICA
Chief Executive Declares for the Open
Door-Also Comes Out Strong in
Favor of the Budget System in
: Government Affairs.

Washington, March 20.-In a state
ment issued from the White House
Tuesday President Wilson refused to
;ndorse the request that American
bankers participate in the Chinese
loan. The president expressed sym
pathy for the Chinese republic and
declared for the open door. The
statement follows:
I'VE are informed that at the re-
quest of the last administration GER
tain group Of American bankers un-
dertook to participate in the loan now
desired by the government of China
approximately $125.000, ,000). Our
government wished American bank
ers to participate along with the bank
ers of other nations, because it de-
sired that the good will of the United
States toward China would be exhib
tied in this practical way, that Ameri-
can capital should have access to
that great country and that the Uni
ted States should be in a position to
share with the other powers any DO
1itical responsibilities that might be
the foreign relations of China in con-
nect1on with her Industrial and com
mercial enterprises. The present ad-
ministration has been asked by this
group Of bankers whether it would
also request them to participate in
the loan. The administration has de-
clined to make such request because
it did not approve the conditions of
the loan
'The government of the United
States Is not only willing, but earn
estly desirous of aiding the great
Chinese people in every way that is
consistent with thier untrammeled
development and its own immemorial
principles
The government of the United
States is desirous of promoting the
most extended and intimate trade re-
lationships between this country and
the Chinese republic The present
administration will urge and support
the legislative measures necessary to
give American merchants, manufac-
turers. contractors and engineers the
banking and other financial facilities
which they now lack and without
which they are at a serious dfsad-
vantage compared with their indus
trial and commercial rivals This is
its duty. This is the main material
interest OF its citizens in the develop
ment Of China. Our interests are
those OF the open door--,a door of
friendship and mutual advantage"
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-03-25
"SWINDLER" IS HELD
NEW YORK HAIR IMPORTER CAP
TURED ON STEAMER.
Antoine Martinez, Accompanied by
Three Sons and Two Daughters,
Taken From Berth on Ship.

New Orleans, March 21.-Anthony
and Philip Musica, father and son,
human hair dealers in New York, In
dicted there for defrauding American
and European bankers, were arrested
here Wednesday aboard the United
Fruit company's steamship Herodia,
about to leave for Central America
after thrilling pursuit across the
country by police and detectives.
The detectives, led astray for sew
eral hours by the clever doubling OF
their quarry, all but missed the fugi-
tives, but traced their baggage aboard
the ship in time to accomplish their
arrest
With the elder Musica, a dignified
Italian Of sixty-eight years, were his
son, Philip Musica, aged thirty, two
daughters and two other sons. Their
attempt. travelling together-and close
ly pursued, to escape from the coun-
try perhaps is without parallel in the
criminal history of the United States.
approximately $4,000 in cash was
taken from the six Italians. This is
believed to be part of the $1,000,000
they are said to have obtained from
American and European banking firms
by means Of fraudulent invoices for
consignments of human hair. In addi-
tion, life insurance policy for $780,
600, fully paid up, was found on the
person of Philip Musica
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-03-25
HUNTINGTON WILSON RESIGNS
Bryan Aid Attacks Order Repudiatina
the Chinese Loan Plans-Resia-
nation Is Accepted.

Washington, March 22.-Out of har-
mony with the new administrations
far eastern policy and vexed by the
unnecessary haste" in publishing
statement on the Chinese loan before
it had been advised Of its character,
Huntington Wilson, acting secretary
of state, resigned on Thursday.
In long letter to President Wilson
he set forth his grievances, and the
impropriety Of trying to act as spokes-
man for policies with which he is not
in accord, and demanded that the res
ignation as assistant secretary of
state, which he submitted on March 4,
be effective at once.
The president at once designated
Second Assistant Secretary Adee to
act as secretary of state in Mr.. Bry-
ans absence, while it is probable that
John Bassett Moore will be appointed
counselor of the state department
with authority as an assistant secre-
tary. In accepting the resignation of
Huntington Wilson, the president
made no reply to the statements in the
letter of resignation
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-03-25
MINES PRODUCE
Big COAL OUTPUT
ABOUT SIXTEEN MILLION TONS
WERE MINED DURING 1912.
"A REcoRD-sREAkER.
GREATEST IN HISTORY or STATE
State Inspector of Mines Statistics
viii Show Increased Output Over
Any Previous Year.
Western Newspaper Union News Service

Western Newspaper Union News Service,
Frankfort, Ky.-Prof. G. J. Nor
wood, state inspector of mines, an
nounced that his compilation of salts
tics as completed thus far indicates
that the output of Kentucky coal mines
for 1912 will be about 16,000,000 tons,
and that he is confident the output will
not be less than this amount. The
highest output heretofore for Ken
tucky mines was 100000 tons in
1910. Prof Norwood, who is at the
head of the College of Mines of State
university, as we'll as state inspector,
has been at work upon the compila-
ton of coal statistics for 1912 and ex-
poets to have them officially completed
within short time
The output for 1911 was 13,924,S11
tons and for 1910 was I4,72O,011 tons.
1t had been generally believed among
coal men that the output for 1912
would not be lower than that of 1911,
but Prof. Norwood finds as he pro-
crosses in tabulating the satisfies that
the output for 1912 will unquestionably
be the greatest in the history of the
state
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-03-25
MADERo SLAIN IN PALACE?
Col. sauche AIeaIde, Maderist, Refu-
gee From Mexico. Says Guard
Attack Was Ruse.

San Francisco, March 22-"Presi-
dent Madero and Vice-President
Suarez were assassinated in the pal
ace by the Huerta revolutionists hours
before the shots were fired on them
In the street." said Col. Bauche Al
calde, Maderist refugee from Mexico,
who arrived Thursday with his family
on the steamship Acapulco.
''The shots in the streets by the
guards were fired into the dead bodies
OF the president and yice-president.
President Madero was shot in the
palace by Captain Azcarade, one Of
the guards The shot was fired into
his neck, close to the ear and the
powder marks could be plainly seen
on the skin to tell at what close
range the shot had been fired.
''Vice-President Suarez was choked
to death by the hands of another
burly guard. His face was black and
his tongue was protruding from his
mouth as they placed his dead body
beside the cropse of the president in
the automobile. Then journey to
the penitentiary was begun and vol
ley of shots we're fired into the two
iifeless figures propped up on the
seats in an effort to mask the atrocity
of the double assassination that had
taken place within the palace wallis.
The president and vice-president
were killed in the palace about eight
o'clock It was sometime between
10 and IL o'clock the same night that
their bodies were put into the auto
and fired upon on the journey to the
penitentiary."
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-03-25
Laws Are Being Enforced.

Simultaneous with the refusal of the
common carriers in Kentucky to ac-
cept any more Intoxicating liquor un-
der the provisions of the Webb bill
for transportation into dry" counties
the officials of the aforesaid "dry"
counties and cities. particularly in the
western and southern portions of the
state, are putting the screws to boot
leggers. In consequence the number
of persons who have evinced willing
ness to go forth into the wet country
and tote back into the dry country
vial of spirits for the satisfaction and
consolation of busy neighbor is be-
coming fewer, and thirsts are growing
apace.