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Evening star., 1913-07-27
LOB LOT" HOUSES
DOING BUYING
Trading During Recent Move
ment Confined Largely to
the little Fellows"
BETTER FOREIGN TONE
AN IMPORTANT FACTOR
Sad Confusion Over Trade Condi-
tions-Proft- Taking a Notable
Feature of tho Week.
BY W. g. NICHOLAS.
pecial Correspondence of The Star.


NEW YORK, July &c, 1913
Friendly brokers and financial scouts
have been exchanging notes of late on
the volume of investment buying of
stocks and bonds since the recovery be-
gan a few weeks ago. There has been
a general canvass throughout the Wall
street district and the result represents
not less than - per cent of the total
number of stock exchange houses and
banking institutions that specialize in
that class of merchandise-a number
large enough to give line on
what has been going on. From
the figures already obtained. it is safe
to estimate that the investment absorp-
ton of securities has already run up into
the hundreds of thousands OF shares OF
stocks and probably an equivalent
amount of bonds. Buying of bonds on
liberal scale however. is of recent origin,
although the demand in that division of
the market is assuming satisfactory pro-
portions 1t is the little fellows who
have shown the most nerve and the
quickest appreciation Of returning busi-
ness courage and sanity.
The so-called LOB lot" houses have
been doing the bulk of the investment for
the public In two or three concerns that
have specialized in LOB lot trading the
individual buyers number far up into
the hundreds, the accounts running from
one to fifty shares each. the average
being about fifteen shares. The bulk of
this class of buying is evidently for the
account of people of small and moderate
means. The transfer books of railroad
and industrial companies with seasoned
records for earning and paying dividends
are the favorites, industrials standing
about as Well as the rails.
On the new investment lists there is
liberal percentage of women and trustees.
Savings banks and insurance companies
are also feeling about "On paper they
suffered heavy losses by the decline. but
as market prices recover their position
becomes stronger and their state of mind
more comfortable. And then there Is
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS class, the
largest and strongest contingent in the
market.
The rule is that when they get stuck
with big losses they sweeten their ac-
count with fat fresh margins to the eX-
tent of 10 to 3O per cent. and then go
about their business, they having de-
termined as a finality that the invest
ments are intrinsically sound and that
it is sense as well as patriotism to stick
tight. This they do, en- masse.
Evening star., 1913-07-27
CIGARETTES CAUSE OF DEATH.
Partially Paralyzed Woman Who
Smoked Them While in Bed.
pOndence OF The Star.

LONDON, July Is, 1913.
On the witness stand at the coroner's
inquest into the death OF Juanita
Camp, twenty-nfne, wife Of jewelers.
clerk, living in Little Chathamplace,
Walworth, who was burned to death
In her bed, her husband testified that
for the past six years his wife had
been addicted to the habit Of drinking
methylated spirits. which caused Her
limbs to become rigid as though
paralyzed.
He also said that his wife smoked
cigarettes in bed and read by candle
light. 1t is presumed that spark
from her cigarette ignited the PED
clothing, and because of her inapiity
to escape she was burned to death.
Evening star., 1913-07-27
FATHER OF 20 DEAD.
Dined on Billiard Table When Fam
ily Reunion Was Held.
Foreign Correspondence OF The Star.

TUrfIgU
LONDON, July Is, 1913.
At the funeral of Thomas Arthur Stack,
filty-four years of age, of Purley. sur
rey, twelve of his twenty-one living chill
dren were present at the graveside Mr..
Stack was the father of twenty-nine chill
dren by two marriages. There were n.ne
children of the first MARI age.
Mr. Stacks twenty-ninth child was
born in Feb. uary. At Christmas family
reunion two years ago the only table
that could accommodate the party was
the billiard table.
Evening star., 1913-07-27
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, July 26.-Close: Hogs-s.000
head bulk OF sales. Ss5a9. 30; best strong:
others steady to a shade lower; light.
.. 45a9 so; mixed, S.75a9. 40: heavy. s.JOa
go: roughs, S.50aS. 10; pigs. 7.5Oa92O.
Cattle-Receipts, 200 head; steady;
beeves, 7.2Oa9 20: Texas steers 6.9Oas.O0:
stockers and feeders, 5.5Oa77 10; cows and
heifers, 365aS.25; calves. S.2oal1O0.
Sheep-Receipts, 5000 head: slow.
steady: native sheep, 4.35a5.J9: yearlings,
5.I5a7 90; native lambs, 5S5aS.25.
Evening star., 1913-07-27
TREASURY STATEMENT.

The condition OF the United States
treasury at the beginning OF business
yesterday was:
Net balance In general fund $12S. 623.-
$40; total receipts Friday, s.. G06S1; total
payments Friday, 1855. 800.
The deficit this year is $15.639. 476.
against a deficit Of $5,SS4, 4S7 last year.
exclusive OF Panama canal and public
debt transactions.
Evening star., 1913-07-27
Calls for Casket, Then Dies.

PHILADELPHIA, July 26.-"Get q
casket for two." requested Albert
Leonard, a civil war veteran, whose
wife lay awaiting burial at his sons
home in Camden. He then swallowed
poison and fell dead beside the bier.
He was seventy-one years old. and was
employed in the navy yard here.
Evening star., 1913-07-27
CATTLE MARKETS.
NEW YORK.
BOSTON. July &c

NEW YORK, July 2s--E~syes-Its-
ceipts ass head. unchanged: dressed
beef l2a13h Calves. Is. steady: city
dressed Iials; country dressed. isais1z
Sheep and lambs-HeceiptS 2.S3s head :
steady; sheep. 3.6Oa4.5D; lambs. 5.s7Ha
80: culls, 4.JOa5.OO
Hogs-Steady; receipts. 1861 head.
Evening star., 1913-07-27

Charles s. Hunter, one Of the Virginia
state bank examiners was elected casniei
va, Wednesday. to succeed Henry Walk
er, who died week ago.
Evening star., 1913-07-27

PLAUEN, Germany. July 26.-Em-
peror William has been notified that he
Will benefit to the extent of $250,000
by the will Of Hermann Knorr. who re-
Gently died here and bequeathed his
entire estate to his majesty.
Evening star., 1913-07-27
DRY GOODS MARKET.

NEW YORK, July, 26.-Dry goods mar
kets are steady. Mems wear lines will
be opened Monday for spring, 1014. in a
'arge way. Yarn markets are a little
more active
Evening star., 1913-07-27

After two weeks trial In the Preston
county. w. Va, circuit court the jury
rendered . verdict Of >L5,OO0 In favor OF
the Bonafleld heirs In the suit against the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
Evening star., 1913-07-27
List Is Weak, With the Tend
ency Downward on Most
of the Issues.
NEW LOW RECORD MADE
BY AMERICAN EXPRESS
Operations Are Altogether Profes-
sional and Confined Within the
Narrowest of Limits.

NEW YORK. July 26.-Trading in
stocks during today's brief market session
was In most essentials characteristic OF
the midsummer season. The undertone
was irregular and at first mainly down.
ward. the only striking exception being
the Hill group, these stocks responding
to favorable crop advices.
Lehigh Valley and minor railers and
specialties also contributed slightly to
the constructive side, while Canadian
Pacific Louisville and Nashville and
500 were weakest of the standard rail-
way shares In the special group Amer
lean Express yielded ) points and made
another new low record
Evening star., 1913-07-27
Trading by Professionals.

Operations were altogether professional
and of narrow proportions. General news
was without very direct bearing upon
market conditions, except for the heavi-
ness of the London market. due, it was
declared to fears of another outpourinS
of new securities The outstanding fea-
rlIre of the London market was decline
of practically points in National Rall-
ways of Mexico first preferred
Washington adviceS again dealt Win the
nroposed congressional investigation or
The New York Centrals refunding project
and a general halt by the interstate
commerce commission in freight rate ad-
Sances.
The general bond market was quiet ana
steady. United States Coupon IS ad-
yanced u per cent on call, but other
issues were IRON / TO , points lower on
the week. Total sales tpar vaiue)
SOL 600.
Evening star., 1913-07-27
WEEKS RANGE OF PRICES
Corrected to the Close of Business Juy 70 at the
New York Stock Exchange.


following AND ons ssc
19l2 anu e
Evening star., 1913-07-27
Money to Loan

Secured By First Deed OF Trust on Real Estate.
Prevailing interest and commission.
Joseph |. Weller, 62o + St. NV.
Evening star., 1913-07-27

OFFICERS:
3. r. SAUL, President.
JAMES r. SHEA, Vice President.
ALEX. s. CLARKE, Secretary.
HOWARD MORAN, Treasurer.
EDWARD e. SWAN, Asst. Treas.
r. G. ADDISON. Jr., Asst. Treas.
Evening star., 1913-07-27

DIRECTORS:
WILLIAM n. 8URCH,
ALEX. s. CLARKE,
ANTHONY oAEoLER,
JOHN q. GElER,
J. p. HERMANN,
r. n. JOHNSON,
VIM. MILLER,
HOWARD MORAN,
JOHN n. RUPERT,
3. r. SAUL,
w. z. SHANNON,
JAMES r. SHEA,
JOHN shUcHRUE.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-07-01
Sham Battle at Encampment.

Acting Adjt. Gen. Ellis announced
the army officers who will be in charge
of the camp of instruction to be held
at Middlesboro July Is to %, for the
members of the. Kentucky National
Guard. Capt. E. L. D. Breckenridge
will be in charge of the brigade head
quarters. Arrangements are being
made to take care Of 1900 soldiers,
which will be the largest crowd ever
entertained in Middlesboro One of
the most important features will be a
sham battle in the historic Cumber-
land Gap on the old Boone trail and
which was occupied by the confeder-
ates and the federals during the civil
war. Cumberland Gap is noted from
the fact that it is one of the main
passways from the North to the
South and was taken and retaken by
beth sides during the civil war
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-07-01
CURRENCY BILL UP
GLASS MEASURE GOES TO HOUSE
BODY WITH ONLY MINOR
CHANGES.
FEDERAL BOARD is SAME
Provision for the Retirement of Pres,
ent Bank Notes and Refunding
Of Bonds Is Reinserted-Pian Made
to Rush 1t Through Committee.

Washington, June 2S-The house
Thursday referred the Banking and
Currency Reform bill to the banking
and currency committee, and prepara-
tions were made to begin work on 1t
Immediately.
The bill contains series of changes
from the original draft. President
Wilson has given authority that the
measure as it stands shall be known
as the administration BILL"
There still is fight over the ques-
ton of public hearings, and it Is
not likely that the bill will be ready
for action in the house before August
10. The senate will not touch 1t un-
til the tariff is out of the way.
Reinserted in the bill is the original
proposition for retiring the present
bank notes within twenty years and
the substitution therefor of additional
federal reserve notes. This eliminates
the proposed limit of $500, 100000 in re-
reserve notes contained In the bill
as originally made public. In replac-
ing the bank notes the government
SWO pOA GSAt JULIUS, QpOA WAASA luCS
now are issued, would be refunded by
three per cent. bonds without the cir
culation privilege.
The provision allowing country
banks to deposit a part of their re-
serves was revised, and the federal
regional banks were given the author
ity to fix the rate Of discount, subject
to the approval of the federal reserve
board. The reserve provision now
would require country banks to keep
five per cent. of their reserves In
their own vaults and Ave per cent at
the regional reserve bank. The other
five per cent, at banks option,
might be deposited with the regional
bank or go to correspondent in a
central reserve city with the approval
of the federal reserve board
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-07-01
SUGAR FREE IN 1916
SENATE CAUCUS ALSO ADMITS
WOOL MINUS DUTY.
Was Passed by Vote
OF II to s.

Washington, June 27-After a two
days fight ending on Wednesday the
Democratic caucus of the senate ap-
proved free sugar and free wool In
the tariff revision measure.
The sugar schedule as reported by
the majority members Of the finance
committee, and practically as 1t
passed the house, was approved by a
vote Of 40 to 6. Free raw wool, as
submitted by the majority and just
as it passed the house, swept the
senate caucus by vote of Al to 6.
The six Democratic senators who
voted against free sugar on the final
vote approving the schedule were
Hitchcock of Nebraska, Newlands of
Nevada, Ransdell and Thornton of
Louisiana, Shafroth of Colorado and
Walsh of Montana. The six who
opposed free raw wool to the end
were Chamberlain Of Oregon, New
lands of Nevada, Ransdell and Thorn
ton of Louisiana, Shafroth and Walsh
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-07-01
ADMITS To BRIBERY
COUNCILMAN OF z. ST. LOUIS,
ILL.,, coNFEssEs AND Ac-
cusEs FIVE COLLEAGUES.
Ex-MAYoR HANDLED MONEY
Swears That He and City Fathers
Were Given Two Sums of $1,000 to
Vote for lnterurban Traction Fran
chises.

st. Louis, June 30-Joseph A Fan
sTer, a former memberof the East st.
Louis Qll.) city council, confessed
that he and others were guilty of bri-
brary Friday.
The confession was made in the
presence of Charles Webb, states at
torney of st. Clair county, Illinois, and
a reporter for St. Louis newspaper.
and was sworn te before a notary pub
lie.
The confession came within few
days of statement by States Attor-
ney Webb that he would lay any evil
dence of municipal irregularities be-
fore the grand jury which will meet in
September and that he was prepared
to offer immunity to any guilty per-
sen who should aid the state in secur-
ing convictions.
The confession of Fansler details
two alleged acts of bribery-the pay
ment of So, 900 for franchise granting
the East st. Louis Interurban Railway
company the right to- lay tracks on
certain streets of the city and the pay
ment of $4,000 for franchise granting
the Alton & Southern the right to
cross certain streets.
Six members of the city council
shared in the division of the first So
900, according to the confession, and
four members In the division Of the
second $4,000. Both bribes were paid
in 1912, it Is charged
Charles s. Lambert, former mayor
Of East st. Louis, is named In the con-
fession as the man who is alleged
handed one Of the councilmen $1,500
of the Alton & Southern bribe money,
which was refused as insufficient. Lam
bert, it is said, went to John L. Elan
nigen, then counsel for the railway
company and later corporation counsel
Of East St Louis, and got from the lat
ter the full $4,000 bribe money.
The written confession of Fansler, 1t
was stated, was preceded by an oral
confession. At that time, it is stated,
Fansler gave detailed account of the
Doodle transactions.
Fansler, who made the confession.
already Is under indictment in another
case. He Is charged with obtaining
money by fraud from an East st. Louis
money-lender.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-07-01
ALL STAMPS ON PARCEL POST
Ordinary "Stickers" on Packages to
Be Permitted Under Ruling
of Burleson.

Washington. June 2S.-A ruling that
will do much to popularize further
the parcel post by removing restric-
tion that has been source of much
Inconvenience to the public was made
by Postmaster General Burle-
son. Parcel post stamps will be valid
on all classes of mail on and after
July 1, and ordinary stamps, including
commemorative issues, will be good
for postage on parcel post packages,
under an order issued by the post
master general
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-07-01
NEWS FROM FAR
AND NEAR

Washington, June 25.-Ray M. Stew
art, eighteen years old, tried to shoot
up the criminal court here when JUS
tice Stafford refused to release him on
probation after conviction for attempt
ed highway robbery.
Eau Claire, Wis, June 25.-Lee
Demmes, Frank Weigand and Allies
Durch of Chippewa Falls were drown
ed in Dead lake, near Durand, while In
swimming. all being seized by cramps
at the same time.
Gettysburg, Pa, June 26.-"There
will be ample accommodations and
plenty of rations for all veterans who
come to Gettysburg for the battle an
niversary celebration next week, even
though the number exceeds by 10000.
New York, June 28.-Malcolp A.
Coles, assistant United States attor-
ney general, expressed fear that Japan
may gain knowledge Of the construc-
ton of the Bliss-Leayitt torpedo used
In the United States navy.
Buffalo. N. Y. June z6.--Four men
and probably more were killed and so
persons injured, many of them fatally.
in series of explosions. followed
by fire which destroyed the Hustled
Milling company's big plant ct Elk
and Peabody streets on Tuesday.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-07-01
DENIES TAR SLEW BELGIAN
Commander of Battleship Illinois Says
Report American Struck Blow
Unfounded.

Antwerp, June 2S.--A report was in
circulation here that an American
bluejacket, while on shore leave with
party of shipmates from the battleship
Illinois, during quarrel struck and
knocked down Belgian named Bal
thazazr Heinemann, who died of frac-
tured skull.
Commander Lloyd H. Chandler, in
command of the Illinois, Immediately
started an investigation. He said the
statement that an American bluejacket
had killed the Belgian was wholly with
out proof. The city authorities OF
Antwerp have taken no action.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-07-01
PRESIDENT TO M'NAB
WILSON REGRETS HASTY ACTION
OF U. S. ATTORNEY
Chief Executive Accepts His Resisna-
Acknowledgements Is Exonerat-
ed by His Chief.

Washington, June 26.-President
Wilson on Tuesday night sent the fol-
lowing telegram to John l. McNab of
San Francisco:
Il greatly regret thath you should
have acted so hastily, and under so
complete misapprehension of the
actual circumstance, but, since you
have chosen such course and have
given your resignation the form Of an
.nexcusable intimation of injustice and
Trongdoing on the part of your supe-
rior, release you without hesitation
and accept your resignation to take ef-
feet at once.
(Signed) WOODROW WILSON"
To Attorney General McReynolds,
the president wrote as follows:
MY Dear Attorney General:
ALLOW me to acknowledge with
sincere appreciation your letter CIV
ing me g full account Of the way in
which the department of justice has
dealt with the Diggs-Caminetti and
the Western Fuel company cases pend
ing IL California, and transmitting the
0OSOAiShIo SOnAOCtCQ Will IAO lWO
cases necessary for their elucidation.
I am entirely satisfied that the course
you took in both these cases was
prompted by sound and impartial judg-
ment and clear instinct for what
was fair and right. I approve your
course very heartily and without hesi-
tation. But 1 agree with you that
what we may think Of what has been
done does not relieve us Of the obli-
cation to press these cases with the
utmost diligence and energy. l ap-
prove heartily of your suggestion, that
In the circumstances, special counsel
be employed. the ablest we can OBJ
tain. I will be very glad to confer
with you about the selection. l hope
that you will do this without delay.
am very glad indeed that you are
givi>-g your personal attention to the
immediate and diligent prosecution Of
the cases, which agree with you in
regarding as Of serious Importance
from every point of view:
Sincerely yours,
WOODROW WILSON"
Hon. ]. c. McReynolds, Attorney
General.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-07-01
DUNNE SIGNS SUFFRAGE BILL
Governors Wife Is Near to Be First
to See Emancipation
Of Sex.

Springfield, Ill, June Ex-Governor
Dunno on Thursday signed the woman
suffrage bill. The act will become one
of the laws of the state next Tuesday.
The last step necessary to incorporate
it among the statutes of the state was
taken by the governor in the execu-
tive offices at the capitol
Surrounded by leaders of the suf-
frage movement, by members of the
assembly, by employees Of the legisla-
ture, and with his wife leaning over
his shoulder to be the first woman
actually to see the emancipation"
signature, Governor Dunno affixed his
name to the limited suffrage act which
was passed by the Forty-eighth gen.
eral assembly.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-07-01
SCIENTIFIC
INSTR RUcTION
GOVERNMENT GIVES STATE OF
KENTUCKY $500 TO BEGIN
WORK AMONG FARMERS.
MANY EXPERTS ARE ENGAGED
Counties May Be Asked To Bear Part
of Expense In Order To Widen Ben-
efits-May Increase To $4,000.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Frankfort, Ky.-Following the con-
ference between DR.. Bradford Knapp,
representing the Department of Agri-
culture of the United States govern
ment; ]. w. Newman, Commissioner
of Agriculture; Judge Henry S. Bar
ker, of the State University, and Prof.
H. H. Cherry, of the Western Normal
School, it was announced by Mr.. New
man that $22,500 will be forthcoming
from the government July 1, to begin
the work of instruction among the
farmers of the state. Twenty or more
experts will be engaged and the ex-
penditure of the money will be accom-
plished under the supervision of a
board composed of those who attended
the conference and Prof. ]. G. Crabbe,
of the Eastern Normal School, who
was unable to be present at the meet
ing. 1t was further announced that
the sum will be increased to $4,000
next year when even greater number
of experts will be employed to promote
scientific farming throughout the
state. The work of education and
demonstration was carried on in eight
counties in Kentucky the past year
with good results, each of the counties
bearing half of the expenses and the
remainder being taken from fund OF
$4,000 allotted to Kentucky by the
government. In order to make the in,
creased appropriation go as far as pos
sible it is likely the various counties
selected for the work will again be
asked to share in the expenses of the
work.
The counties in which demonstra-
tions will be given this year will be
selected following the organization OF
the board at meeting to be held dur
ing the coming week. An expert will
be secured to have general supervi-
sion over all the instructors, and will
be connected with the State Univer-
sity at Lexington. Three assistants
will be named, two to be located at
the normal schools and one to be con.
nected with the state department OF
agriculture.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-07-01
Honor Pension Claims at Once.

A petition for rehearing by
the court of appeals will be filed
in the state warrant and confed-
crate pension cases and the claims for
pensions and 1912 appropriations will
be honored at once with state war
rants by Auditor H NJ Bosworth, and
with interest-bearfng warrants by
State Treasurer Thomas S. Rhea. The
1912 appropriations due the State uni
versity, the two normal schools ard
various other institutions and depart.
r1ents, which have been held up,
awaiting decision by the court of
appeals in the suits by the agricultural
experiment station and the depart
ment of agriculture against the auditor
and treasurer, respectively, aggregate
100000, while the 504 pension claims
already allowed will draw more than
$4,000 for the February and May pay
ments now past due. When the 1890
before the pension board are allowed,
the outstanding interest bearing war
rants will be increased probably $275,-
900. Capt. w. J. Stone, confederate
pension agent, had not been notified
OF the arrangements when seen. Capt.
Stone said 300 claims were allowed
and vouchers for them had been issued
| prior to the February pension day, and
these, he thought, should be paid at
once. No vouchers were issued before
the May pension day, because the pen
sion case was then pending in court,
and he is in doubt whether these
claims can be paid before August,
when another quarterly pension day
| will come. He hopes to have vouchers
| issued, so that the claims allowed can
be paid up to date in August. A ques-
| ton was raised as to whether, under
the statute, pensions could be paid
| other than by check, as the law di-
rected the auditor to issue warrants
| for the claims and the treasurer to
mail treasury checks" to the claim
ants. Atty. Gen. Garnett, however,
strued the act in the light of recent
| decision by the court of appeals to
permit payment in warrants. There is
not sufficient money in the treasury
to meet these claims State warrants
of special design are being prepared
for the payment of confererate pen
| sions. They will bear the confederate
| flag and arms and the lettering will
| distinguish the purpose for which they
are issued