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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-31
Philadelphia Bank Statement.

PHILADELPHIA, December 31.-The
total bank clearings in Philadelphia for
1913 was greater than that of any other
year. The clearings totaled S.. 52s, sos. 7S3
as against IS, 1876, $50, 613 in 1912 The
month of December surpassed in clear
ings any December in the history of local
banking and was exceeded only in jan
uary, 1912, and October, 1911
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Cottonseed Oil Market.

NEW YORK. December 31-The cot
tonseed oil market closed strong. Spot,
6 7Oa6S5; January. 6.75a6.7 70; February,
6.9Oa695; March. 7.O6a7O7. 100 sold at
7O7; April, 7.15a7.2O: May. 727a7.29, 200
sold at 7.27, 100 at 7.29; June. 7.31a7.34
July, 7.36a7.3S; August, 7.4Oa7.46
Sales between the second and third
calls: lIarch. 500 at 7.O7; May. 800 at
7.9. Total sales. $500 bales.
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FOREIGN B0URSES.

PARIS, December 31.-Prices were easy
on the bourse today. Rentes. IS francs
371s confines. Exchange on London, IS
francs 321s confines. Private rate of dis
count. 3A per cent
BERLIN, December 31.-Trading was
quiet. but prices were firm on the bourse
today. Exchange on London. 10 marks
5: pfennigs. Private discount rates, 3M
per cent
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Cancellation Suspended by I. C. C..

Railroads operating in Baltimore in con-
nection with the Western Maryland rail-
way proposed to cancel a switching
charge of $3.50 a car and substitute
therefor joint class rates. This would
serve TO increase the transportation
charges on the several class from 2
cents to cents a hundred pounds. The
interstate commerce commission today
suspended the proposed cancellation OF
the switching charge until May 1, pend
ing an inquiry.
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Col. Henry 7. Bevans Dead.

ST. PAUL. MIMI, December 31.-Col.
Henry T. Bevans. civil war veteran and
member of the secret service detail which
guarded President Lincoln on the night
of his assassination, died at his home
here yesterday. Col. Bevans occupied a
theater box near President Lincoln the
night of the tragedy.
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xEx Dividend Today.

XE4 DHSIUcuU HUUS'
General Chemical Company ex rights
and ex dividend ); Atchison, Topeka
and Sante Fee railroad pfd.. 21s; Northern
Central railway, 4. Central Coal and
Coke Company. IL, and preferred of
same stock, IA; Railroad Securities
Company, Illinois Central stock, 2;
Wells Fargo Express Company. B; Vir-
ginia-Carol ma Chemical Company pfd..
,: Westinghouse Electric Company
com. /. and preferred of same stock,
"a; Cuba railroad pfd.. 3; st. Louis
Southwestern railroad pfd., !; Niagara
Falls Power Company, .: Central
Southern railway, III; American Ieie-
phone and Telegraph Company, =; Kan
sas City Southern railroad pfd., i; Ca
madam Southern railway, IL; Pacific
Telephone and Telegraph Company pfd.,
~: The Westinghouse Air Brake Com
pany. 81 per share. and Mexican Tele-
graph Company, 212.
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WEATHER..
Unsettled Tonight and Thursday
Little Temperature Changes.

For the District of Columbia and Mary
land. unsettled tonight and Thursday; not
much change in temperature; moderate
variable winds.
Overcast weather prevails generally east
of the Rocky mountains and rains ano
SHOWS are again reported from the west.
ern plateau region, and general rains ano
high winds from the Pacific states
Temperatures have risen on the Pa
cific slope, and they have fallen decidedly
in the region north Of the great lakes. :.
The indications are that the weather VII
be cloudy tonight and Thursday over
much of the country east of the Mfssis-
sippi river, with the probability OF RAIN
In the south Atlantic and east gulf states
Temperatures will be lower tonight and
Thursday in the region of the great lakes
and Thursday in New York ana New
England. Temperature changes elsewhere
will be unimpOrtant.
The winds along the New England coas,
will be light to moderate variable, mostly
west; on the middle and south Atlantic
and east gulf coasts light variable.
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:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT pm. IS;
pm, 80; u midnight. 81; today. am,
30: am, 80; IL noon, 35; pm. 80.
Maximum, 3s, at pm. yesterday; mimi
mum. 49, at 3 am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Maximum, 81; minimum. 81
Barometer pm, 3O.13;
s pm, 30.15; II midnight, 30.1 ID; today,
4 am, 3O13; 8 am, IA; II noon 3O.14;
pm, 3O.0S.
Weather in Various Cities
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Closing Prices.

Consois for money. 71x; consols for ac-
count, y: Pennsylvania. 56iz: Reading,
ssh, Union Pacific, 1904; u. S. Steel,
60as
Bar silver steady, IS 9-16d
Money. 4za5h
Discount-Short bills. AZ; three months,
"A.
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NEW YORK METAL MARKET.

NEW YORK, December 31.-Lead--
Quiet, 4.10a4.2O: London, SIS Is Cd.
Spelter-Quiet. 5.25a5.4O; London. Ell
lis Cd.
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LOCAL STOCK EXCHANGE.

Sales-Regular call. II o'clock noon:
Capital Traction Is, $500 at 1914, $1,000 at
lO7N.
Potomac Cons. IS. $1,000 at ssh, $1,000 at
Potomac Electric IS. $1,000 at los. $1,000 at
1O5.
Washington Gas, at "a.
Mergenthaler. 5 at 212, 8 at 212h
Lanston, 16 at S21a.
Federal National Bank. at 134k.
Commercial National Bank, 10 at 1So.
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NEW ORLEANS.

NEW ORLEANS. December 3l.-The
cotton market had a holiday tone in the
early trading. Not much business was
done and price changes were unimpor-
tant.
Liverpool was better than due. which
caused a local opening unchanged to
three points up compared with yester-
days close on a steady tone. Very lit
tie pressure TO sell was in evidence; the
bear side evinced an inclination to cover
commitments already made rather than
TO enter into new trades. The demand
from this source was sufficient to put the
most active months five points over yes
terdays last quotations i'm the first half
hour of business.
Futures opened steady December NOM
lnal: January. 1910 bid; March I26ia
12-ti5; May, 12.Tsa12.7 20; July 1885.
The advance was not maintained very
far into the morning. Selling orders in
creased under tearish talk regarding
ginning for the period ending today.
Private reports We're received stating
that while ginning had fallen off in a
marked manner over nearly the entire
selt. the indications were for a larger
mount turned out during the period
tHan expected. This led TO renewed pre-
flctions that the census bureau figures
next week would point to a crop con-
siderably in excess of the estimate by
the D1-artment Of Agriculture.
Al the lowest OF the morning prices
We're d to points under yesterdays
close At noon they We're :: TO : points
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LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL. December 3i-Cotton-
SPOT in fair demand prices firm: mid
ding fair. 30; good midd,ing. Is:Y.
middling, ia: low middling. $50; good
ordinary. GA: ordinary, $50: sales. 5000
bales, including 100 American and 200
for speculation and export: receipts.
3l.OO0 bales, including 1880 American:
futures closed quiet; January. 6.12; Janu-
airy and February. 6111z: February and
March, 6.13is; March and April. 60:
aprii ana May. GIL: May and June.
614la; June and July, 67fIa; July and
August, CTS; August and September,
o5I1z: September and October. 639; Oc-
tober and November. GO: November and
December, ST.: December and Janu-
airy, 62ols; January and February. 6251e
Noon-Ohicial closing: December. SO
Falue; Decenber and January, 67o1s
value.
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, December 31.-Much strain
showed itself today in the corn trade.
but the volume of business in the pit
was not greater than usual and there
We're no extraordinary changes in price.
December delivery, in which interest
chiefly centered. was given a somewhat
decided lift in value as direct result
of the board of trade directors refusing
this morning to enact emergency regula-
tons making corn on track deliverable
on contracts. The decision OF the direc-
tors relieved the principal bull Spectator
from being forced to accept 100000
bushels at substantial loss.
Corn prices, which at the outset varied
from Is lower to y advance. seemed in
clined to keep within the opening range.
averaging about 12c gain compared with
last nights figures
Wheat sympathized with the frmness
of corn. Disappointing harvest returns
in Argentina counted in favor of the
bulls. Besides there. was some gossip
about the danger to winter wheat in case
of a sudden freeze after a thaw. The
market opened Il of to n up and then
scored a moderate rise all around.
Oats hardened in consequence of the
strength of other grain. Transactions,
however, were light.
Although provisions at first were easy
on account of lower prices for hogs. the
market afterward responded to the up
turn in corn On some options the rise
amounted to as much as 10 above last
nights level.
Butter-Unchanged.
Eggs-Lower: receipts. 2.SsS cases: at
mark, cases included. 2sa33: ordinary
firsts. 301aa31: firsts. 32a4 ABS.
Cheese Higher: daisies, 16ha16h;
twins, 16a1614; Americas. 16ha16A long
horns. 16l2a16A.
Potatoes-Receipts. 30 cars; unchanged.
Poultry-Alive. unchanged.
Afterward the wheat advance became
decidedly more pronounced for December,
the result of covering on the part of be-
lated shorts. The receipts in all direc-
tons were light. The close was steady
at a net gain of ssa1a to 21a. the latter for
December.
Darkness interfering with inspection
tended to make corn prices continue to
advance. The close was steady. 1saA to
Ia above last night.
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK. December 3l.--Flour
quiet.
Demand from shorts. small northwest
receipts and scarcity of offerings resulted
in a half cent advance in wheat this
morning. May. 971sa977s.
Pork-Steady.
Beef-Quiet.
Lard-Easy; middle west, 1O.65a1O15
Petroleum-Steady.
Enthusiastically.
Hay-Quiet.
Hops-Steady.
Leather-Firm.
Raw sugar-Steady; Muscovado. 2.62a
2.73; centrifugal. 312a3.23; molasses, 2.37
al. As: refined unsettled.
Butter-Steady: receipts 5,531 tubs;
creamery firsts, 2S1aa34: seconds, 24a2S;
creamery. held, seconds. c31sa27.
Cheese-Firm and unchanged: receipts.
776 boxes.
Eggs-Easer: receipts. 1926 cases;
fresh gathered. extras. SO; extra firsts.
361aa37; firsts. 351aa36: seconds. 32a34;
refrigerator. flrsts, 31a32: seconds, 29laa
3014: lower grades. 24a29: state, Penn
sylvania and nearby, hennery browns,
3S: do. gathered browns and mixed col
ors, 36a37; European, fresh. 2Sa32; held,
fresh, 24a27.
Live poultry-Firm: western chickens.
14i2: fowls, 151s; turkeys, %: dressed
%; fowls, 12alS: turkeys, 1Sa23h.
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BALTIMORE.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

BALTIMORE, December 31.-Wheat-
Quiet; spot No. 2 red. 931s; spot No.
red western, 93n: December No. 2 red
93h: January No. 2 red. 93h: February
No. red. 95. steamer No. red. sSk;
receipts. 147.1O1 bushels; exports, 272,-
900 bushels: southern on grade, 93k
Corn-Dull; year. 81; January. 66k:
receipts. 1887 bushels; exports, SOC
bushels; southern white corn, 64a67
southern yellow corn. 64a67.
Oats-Steady; standard white. 441Isa44X
No. white, 44a44A; receipts. 17,116
bushels.
Rye-Easier: No. 2 western export, 6351!
a64; No. western domestic, 6Sa69; re-
ceipts. 1896 bushels.
Hay-Duu; No. / timothy and No. ]
clover mixed are both unchanged.
Grain freights-Quiet; steam to Liver
pool, per bushel. and Cork for orders. per
quarter are unchanged.
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Indifferent Support on Declines
Encourages Attacks From
Bears Today.
ACTIVE ISSUES, THOUGH,
ARE WELL SUSTAINED
Holders of Long Stock Take Small
Profits 0ffered-Prices Recover
and Closing Is Firm.

NEW YORK. December 31.-Except for
some large transactions in steel and
Reading, trading was light at the opening
today The undertone was firm.
Reading and Norfolk and Western rose
and New Haven z.
The other active stocks. with the ex-
ception of the Harrimans, made slight
advances.
The hardening movement became more
pronounced, but the Improvement invited
professional selling and prices declined
Slackness of demand induced realizing by
spectators, who went long for a turn.
The tendency became upward again
later, when prices reached their best.
Gives Tone to Whole List.
Bidding up of special stocks gave tone
10 the whole list today, and, although
progress upward was SLOW the market
was firm.
Trading on the long side was en-
couraged by the absence of bear attacks
such as have been made recently, and
tered investment holdings. Evening up
OF short contracts gave an added i'm
pulse to the buying movement
with no change of Importance III the
situation, specu ators were not inclined
TO trade heavily on the eve of the hoh-
day and business was limited.
Holders of long stock took the small
profits that were in sight toward the
close of the forenoon and prices sagged
easily TO about yesterdays close.
Bonds Are Steady.
Bonds were steady
Indifferent. support which the market
seceived on the decline tempted the
bears 10 seek out weak spots. American
Telephone yielded points and Western
Union lost most of its early gain of Ia.
Active shares were well sustained
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LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL, December 31.-Wheat-
Spot steady: No. red western winter.
Is AID: No. 1. Manitoba. Is 11Ad: No. 2.
IS 1Oa4d: No. 3, no stock: futures weak;
March. Is sd: May. Is: July. IS I'D.
Corn-Spot quiet; American mixed. 6s
Sd: La Plata futures. weak: January, As
load; February. IS SD.
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DIRECTORS

George w. Gray.
William d. Hoover.
George Howard.
Reginald S. HuideRoper
o. H. r. Johnson.
Thomas r. Jones,
Victor Kaufman.
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For the District of Columbia and Mary
land. unsettled tonight and Thursday; not
much change in temperature; moderate
variable winds.
The Irish standard., 1913-07-26
WILSON MAN WINS ELECTION
Sixth New Jersey District Sends DEM
ocrat to Congress After Hot
Contest.

Washington, July 24.--President VII
son, who was greatly interested in the
results Of the congressional election
in the Sixth New Jersey district, re-
tired near midnight just before the
White House received definite news
that the Democratic candidate had
been elected.
The president delayed his departure
for the theater earlier in the night,
hoping to get the news, and then stay
ed up nearly an hour later than usual
waiting for the returns. He had pub
licly Endorsed Harris candidacy.
Sussex. N. j.. July 24.-Archtbald C..
Hart, Democrat, who was elected to the
house from the Sixth congressional
district Of New Jersey, to succeed the
late James Martin Hart, had the sup
port Of President Wilson. The Re-
publican candidate, Maj. 8. Woods Mo
Clave, ran second. and Herbert n.
Bailey. Progressive. third.
The Irish standard., 1913-07-26
May OPPOSE PRoTEcToRATE
European Powers Are Interested In
Secretary Bryan's Propose! Re-
gardIng Nicaragua.

Washington, July 22.-Now that
Secretary Bryan's proposal for a vir-
tual protectorate over Nicaragua has
become public, state department Off
Gals are expecting inquiries from the
European powers respecting it's de-
tails. Most of the diplomatic repre-.
sentatives of the powers are absent
from Washington, at the summer en-
bassies and legations In the north,
consequently no views from that quar-
ter are available. The suggestion,
however, that the plan be extended to
cover all the territory near the Pan
anna canal zone has aroused the keen
est interest in Latin-American circles,
with some hints Of opposition. Sal.
vador recently made some objections
to the Nicaraguan treaty in its orig.
inal form, and Costa RIGA more re.
Gently objected to certain provisions
relating to the proposed canal route.
Secretary Bryan will confer on the
project with the senate foreign rela.
lions committee next Saturday His
plan is said to have the support OF
President Wilson.
The Irish standard., 1913-07-26
hewers Of Wood.


The origins Of the FNturist and
Cubist schools Of sculpture havs not
been inquired into olossly enough.
None has thought yet to connect these
artistic experimenters with those
sturdy hewers who evolved tho archie
type, the wooden cisarstore Indian,
or, by way Of variation. Turk. Move
the calendar on ak hundred years;
would any expsrt authority. coming
upon the carved head Of Milo. Poxany
and one of the hewn Indian tribe in
the ruins of New York. deny that they
had come from tho same HANDY
Pure inspiration sussest tho con-
nection. Lat another follow the elew.
This IL simply to note one cigar store
Indian on the Bowery, the work Of An
original genius. Tho figure Of tho In
dian is of the familiar school, and
the ooloring without distinction. But
In tho Indians hands tho workman
placed oleverly real old tiutlock
musket. The ancient weapon. after
Ill the vicissitudas Of Bowexy life, 10
still in excellent condjtion-Aarpsr's
Weekly.
The Irish standard., 1913-07-26
GRANT NO PERMIT TO 7. R.
Forestry Division Officials Say Roose-
welt Will Not Hunt Protected
Game In Forest Reeervo.

Washington, July 23-Ofhcials Of
the forestry division of the depart
ment Of agriculture declared that
Theodore Roosevelt has not been
granted permit to hunt for protect
ed game in the Grand Canyon forest
reserve nor has he requested one, but
that he Is aiding Jim Owens to kill
off predatory animals. such as noun.
tain lion, coyotes and the wildcat.
Officials say that the hunting. killing
or capturing of protected animals is
prohibited by act Of congress which
established the reserve. and q fine Of
$1,000. imprisonment for q year. or
both, was fixed for violation of the
act.
The Irish standard., 1913-07-26
MANY Leave CANTON
Commerce Of Chinese City Par
alyzed by Proclamation.
Hsiung Hsl Ling Has Been Appointed
Premier Of cablnet to suoosed
chao Ping Chun.

Canton, China. July 28.-Trade
throughout southern China has been
paralyzed by the proclamation Of the
Independence Of the province of
Kwanstung. The incident has aroused
feeling of great anxiety In this city.
Stores have been closed and many Of
the merchants have telegraphed to
shippers not to coD1ign goods here
for the present A great many people
have left the city In junks and othors
have gone to the north on foot. Thou
sands more have flooked into tho
Portuguese colony Of, Macao and into
Hongkong. Among the latter are
many officials who have retired from
their posts carrying millions Of dollars
In silver and paper money.
There Is strong feeling Of resent
ment throughout the southern prov
ince against the policy Of President
Yuan Shih KAT. but 1t is felt in most
quarters that 1t will be Impossible to
resist him long. as he commands a
large trained army, possesses money
and has the support OF the great
powers. The fact that the merchants
Of Hongkong do not sympathise with
the independence movement is re-
garded among foreign observers as a
sign that the revolt will be short lived.
Washington, July 23.-Hsiung Hsi
Ling has been appointed premier Of
the Chinese cabinet to succeed Chao
Ping Chun. who was removed by the
constituent assembly. Tho change
was reported to the state department.
Shanghai, China. July 2s.-The gov
eminent has secured the loyalty OF
the navy by arranging with the flve
power group Of bankers for the regu.
lar payment of the crews. The south.
ern general, Cheo-Pi-Kai. has been
assassinated near Kiuktang by bis
troops. 5000 Of whom have Joined the
northern troops.
The Irish standard., 1913-07-26
7 HURT IN BUILDING FALL
Early Report Of Many Deaths When
Pittsburgh Structure Collapsed
10 Untrue.

Pittsburgh. Pa. July 2s.-Despite
the early stories of number killed
and many hurt It is known that but
seven men were injured In an acct
dent in the old building at Fifth ave-
nue. and 6mithfield street which Is
being RACED by contractors to make
way for q modern structure for the
Kaufman Department Store com.
pany. A portion Of the fifth floor COL
lapsed, carrying part Of the other four
floors to the basement. One hundred
and sixty men we're at work tearing
down the building and there was .
great scurrying when the accident
happened.
The Irish standard., 1913-07-26
NOMINATIONS BY PRESIDENT
Wilson Names United States Attor
neys and Long List Of
Postmasters.

Washington, July 24.-The presi-
dent sent to the senate the following
nominations: Francis M. Wilson Of
Missouri to be U. s. attorney for the
district Of Missouri; Robert P. Stew
art of South Dakota to be y. S. at.
torney for the district Of South Da.
kota.
Postmasters: 1llinois-Edward c.
Schweitzer, Leland; Thomas F. En-.
right, Hubbards Wood.
Indiana-William c. Foltz, Bremen;
Patrick Sharkey, Shirley.
1owa-Charles Lloyd Paul, 1reton;
Henry Africa. Cannawauk; I. G. Win
ter, Sioux Center.
Michigan-Robert E. Foley, Mo
hawk.
The Irish standard., 1913-07-26
TO GUARD CANAL ZONE
U. S. Will Establish Protectorate
Over Central America.
VIII Anticipate Any Possible En-.
croachment Of Territory by
European Powers.

Washington, July 22.-That the
United States fears encroachments
Of European powers upon the canal
zone and is therefore preparing to eh-
tablish an armed protectorate over
all Central America, was clearly indi-
Gated during President Wilson's semi
weekly conference with the newspaper
cabinet. -
The protection, Of the canal. the
president said, Is the underlying prin-
ciple of the Nicaraguan pact proposed
by Secretary of State Bryan, and the
means for immediate settlement OF
all disputes relative to the canal is
the reason why Nicaragua was &C.
lected as the first country to be ap'
preached in connection with the
policy which is destined to succeed
dollar diplomacy" The president
said that the United States desired
to render friendly assistance to all
Latin America, and indicated that
the other republics would be ap
preached when negotiations with
Nicaragua had been completed.
Secretary Bryan's Nicaraguan pol
icy, however, is not intended for ap
plication to all the Central American
republics, but each will be treated
separately. ''
The Plat amendment giving thu
United States the right actively tt
intervene In all the Latin American
countries will be introduced into al
the agreements with these nations
and the United States will thus b
enabled to exercise an armed protee
torate over all Central America, an
the Monroe doctrine will be bolstere
up in its weakest part.
The Irish standard., 1913-07-26
BIG LABOR BODY IS GROWING
American Federation Report Shows
Increase In Membership Over
Last Year.

Atlantic City, N. j., July ga big
Increase in the membership Of the
American Federation of Labor is not
ed in the report submitted at the
meeting Of the federation, which Is
holding a six-day convention here.
In the last nine months Of the fiscal
year ending June 80 the gain in men,
bership was 224,75S. The total men,
bership at the close of June, 1918, was
2,O26,716, against 1,703,749 for June.
1912. During the last nine months
est new charters were granted.