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LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL. December l1.-Spot n
rai~ demand: prices easier; niddling fair.
1.G9: good rniddlinS, 13o: middling. 1.13;
low middling, 6.9]: good ordinary. go;
ordinary, 5.9l. Sales s.oob. including GOO
American and 800 for speculation and
export Receipts, 1900 bales, including
25s,u American. Futures closed barely
steady.
December. G.S1; December and January
C.sois; January and February, 6-s1; Feb
ruary and March, SIS; March and April.
s,So. April and May, 6S3i2: MAY ana
June, 6.S:t, June and July, $50; July and
august. 6.11: August and September,
,:d4ls, September and October, 6.j3; DC
tooer and November. 6.33; November and
December 6.2si2: December and January.
~. January and February. 6.@1
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LEHIGH REPORTS BOND ISSUE.
Philadelphia Bankers Take SO, 900,
600 of Its 40 Per CeEts.

PHILADELPHIA. December 1.-THE
LelIigh Valley Railroad Company today
announced that il had sold TO Phiia-
sleIphia banking firm Sl0G00.0O0 of ita
A. per cent consolidated mortgage bonds.
The proce eds are to betused in the re-
jireInent Of S2,0tpeoo OF Elmira, Cortland
and Northern railroad bonds, $1,000 of
which bear per cent interest and the
remainder per cent. maturing next
April. for the purchase of equipment and
for terminal and other improvements now
under way1or contemplated.
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NORFOLK AS NAVY DOCK.
Merits of the Location Explained by
Admiral Stamford.

The merits of Norfolk, Va, as the
location Of a big dock for the navy were
explained yesterday to the House naval
affairs committee by Admiral Stamford.
Chief of the bureau OF yards and docks.
Representative Lee Of Pennsylvania de-
veioped the fact that the location of the
dock at Norfolk would necessitate the re-
moval OF certain machine shops nearer
the water, while such would rot be the
case II the dock is located at PHILADELPHIA.
Admiral Stamford stated that the disad-
vantage Of this was not as great as
would appear because the shops at Nor
folk were old and new ones would be
needed before long
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WEATHER.
Cloudy Tonight and Thursday
Probably Rain Thursday.

For the District of Columbia, Maryland
and Virginia, cloudy tonight and Thurs
day. probably rain Thursday; moderate
temperature; light variable winds.
The pressure has fallen over the Mis-
sissippi valley and the states east there
Of and disturbances are central this
morning over the great lakes and the low
er Mississippi valley. The latter storm
has caused snow In the southern Rocky
mountain region and rain in the southern
plains states and the lower Mississippi
valley. Another disturbance which is ap-
preaching the north Pacific coast is at
tended by rains and SHOWS i'll the far
northwest.
Temperatures have not changed decid-
eddy in any section and remain near or
above the normal generally.
The indications are that the weather
will be unsettled with probably rain
within the next thirty-six hours in the
Ohio valley, middle Atlantic. south
Atlantic and east gulf states. In the
the great lakes the weather will be gen
orally fair tonight and Thursday.
Temperatures will not change decidedly
over the eastern half of the country dur
ing the next thirty-six hours
The winds along the New England coast
will be moderate southwest and 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:
Thermometer-Yesterda pm, 81; s
n.m.. 4S: II midnight, 50: today, am,
40; am, So: II noon, Al: 2 pm, 80
Maximum. Us. at pm. today; minimum,
49, at am. today.
Temperature same date last year-Max-
imum, 3d. minimum, 80.
Barometer-Yesterday pm. 30.oe: 8
pm, 1907; II midnight, BOIL: today, 4
am. 70 10; s am, 5000; IL noon, 1905: .
pm, 90.
Tide Tables.
.Today-Low tide. J.O5 am. and $40
pm: high tide, 1888 am. and II. 10 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, J.53 am. and sos
pm; high tide, Ills AIN.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose ia am: sun sets
40 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises ia am
Moon rises 900 pm.
Weather in Various Cities.
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Building Permits.

Building permits were issued 10 the
following:
p w. Calfee and William Holmes. to
build dwelling at 1908 LongfelloW street
northwest: architect, e. \. Hamilton:
builder, D. L. Swab: estimated cost.
$500.
V. &. Miller. to build garage In rear OF
1435 Girard street northwest: architects
and builders. Palmer Concrete Machinery
Company; estimated cost, SiU'.
&. ". Fairfax, TO repair dwelling at
1S4l-43 r street northwest; estimated
cost, $4,000.
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LECTURE BY DIR. WALCOTT.
Secretary Of Smithsonian Institution
ON Program at Yale.

DR.. Charles d. Walcott. secretary OF
the Smithsonian Institution. WAS one Of
memorial lectures at Yale University in
connection with the observation of the
centennial of the birth OF James Dwight
Dana. DIR. Walcott spoke on THE Cam
brian Era and Its Problems III the Cordil-
leran Region of North America"
the lecturers who spoke In the series OF
The materials for the lecture were
drawn from DIR. .Walcotts own expert
ences and discoveries while engaged for
the past several years in exploring hither-
TO unknown regions in the Canadian
Rockies. where he located vast areas of
sedimentary deposits OF the canbrian
era being the first geoiogist to announce
positively the existence OF highly organ
lied marine fossils deep In the middle
Cambrian formations.
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CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO, December 11.-Hogs - Re-
.eipts. 4s.0oO head: dull bulk of sales,
1..<,a7.1o: light, 7.3oaI.eo; mixed, 1.35a7. ~;
heavy. 7.40aI.15; rough. 7.40a7.50; pigs,
.. -2,.,a1.J0.
Cattle-Receipts, 20.0o0 head; steady
reeves, 660a9. 40; Texas steers 6.GJa1 ia
stockerS and feeders. 4.3Oa1 10; cows and
LETTERS. 3.:DaS.4o; calves 1.5Oal 90:
Christmas yeardngs, 3S5a10.2J.
Sheep-Rece.pts. 5000 head: steady: ma
tive. 4.40a5.Io: yearlings, J.5oa6. 81; lambs.
native, 6.40a1.S
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Aids to Navigation.

A notice regarding aids to navigation in
the fifth lighthouse district has been is
sued from the office OF Inspector E. c. Ru-
land, at Baltimore. as follows:
acknowledgements bay Baltimore
harbor approach, main channel-Cut-off
entrance gas buoy, 3k, and cut-off CHAN
mel gas buoy, SIS. reported exting,ushed
were. repaired and reighted.
Fort McHenry channel, gas buoy tsM
found extinguished, was relighted
Virginia. = Chesapeake bay Hampton
roads-Newport News north channel gas
Suoy. s, reported cxtinguished, WIS re-
lighted.
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FIRST DIVORCE TRIAL
UNDER COURTS NEW RULE
John 3. Keleher Legally Separated
From His Wife Following
a Hearing.

John Z. keleher, an automobile sales
man, was awarded an absolute divorce
from Mel lie Baker keleher by Justice
Gould today on q showing that the wife
had accompanied another man on 4 trip
to New York city and later had visited
Europe.
The case is the first to be tried in open
court since the adoption by the Supreme
Court of the District OF Columbia Of the
new rules of practice in equity cases. The
witnesses appeared before Justice Gould
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YUAN SHI KAI Is HOPEFUL.
President of China Denies He De-
sires to Abolish Parliament.

PICKING December 1I.-PreSident Yuan
Shi Kai today issued denial of the ru-
,nors in circulation that he desired to
abolish the Chinese parliament. AT the
same time he emphasized his intention of
maintaining a constitutional regime.
.-rbe no,itical and financial outlook is
honcful" he said and ] feel convinced
that with the advantages OF freer inter
course between Chinese and 1oreisnerS
and the adoption of foreign methods
China will emerge triumphant from the
present situation
The president considers u revision OF
the customs duties necessary and mas
asked the powers to give their sanction
to this.
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NEW YORK CURB PRICES.
FOREIGN BOURSES.

BERLIN, December I7.-Prices were
firm and generally higher on the bourse
today. Exchange on London. 20 marks
49, pfennigs.
The weekly statement OF the Bank Of
Germany
Cash increased Is. $685. 900 marks
Loans increased 1911, 900 marks
Discounts increased q, 569 o0O marks.
Treasury bills decreased 15,4eS, 900
marks. = -
Notes in circulation decreased o.
$4,000 marks.
Deposits Increased IG54e,O00 marks.
Gold increased 1871 900 marks.
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CONSPIRATORS FACE ARREST.
Dominican Government Orders De-
tention Of Several Persons.

SANTO DOMINGO. December 1.-THE
Dominican government today ordered the
arrest of a number of persons in con-
nection with u conspiracy said to have
been discovered in the course Of the
elections Monday and Tuesday.
The candidates of the coalition party
announced their withdrawal from the con-
test as Il protest and it is understood that
the results OF the elections probably will
favor the candidates of the popular party.
The American minister. j. NJ. Sullivan,
has conferred on the situation with the
members of the government. There has
been no disorder.
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JACOB CASTLEBERG. DEAD.
Was Head Of Washington Jewellers
Firm Bearing His Name.

Jacob Castleberg. founder and head Vt
the Cast.eberg firm Of jewellers, with
interests in Baltimore and this city,
died at his home in Baltimore last night.
He was eighty-four years old
Mr.. Castleberg's death resulted from
pneumonia after short illness He was
born in England. and came to the United
States when 4 young man. After remain
ing i'll New York city several years he
went to Baltimore where he founded 4
jewelry business. He established d branch
store In this city eighteen years ago.
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Bow Injured by Automobile.

William West four years old. resid-
ing at sos X street southwest was
injured by an automobile while cross
ing at the intersection of 9Th and II
streets northwest with his mother yes
terday afternoon. rear wheel OF the
vehicle passed over his foot. Miss
Marie Adams OF 1901 Park road. occu-
pant of the automobile, took the child
to Emergency Hospital
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HOLDS NEW GRAFT EVIDENCE
District Attorney Whitman Lays
Facts Before Grand Jury.

NEW YORK, December 17.-District
Attorney Whitman Went before the grand
jury today with newly discovered evil
dence in connection with his investigation
into state highway graft and the eNac-
ton of campaign contributions from road
contractors. Several new witnesses whose
names We're not disclosed We're under
subpoena to testify. The new evidence
was said to have been furnished by John
A. Hennessy and certain upstate poll
ticianS
At least two new indictments are eX-
pected before the end OF the week.
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LONDON MARKET.

LONDON. December T.-Consols pro-
sided the feature in the dealings on the
stock exchange today. The price fell
seven-sixteenths to q new low rec
ord, owing to the continued offerings Of
new issues. Brazilian rails were again
offered freely, but the other sections were
inclined to harden, especially kaffirs, on
covering operations. The closing was
steady, with consols an eighth over the
lowest.
American securities opened steady and
a fraction higher and advanced during
the forenoon under the lead of the Pacific
shares. Later Wall street buying sup
ported the list and the market finished
with cheerful tone.
Money was In fair supply and discount
rates were firnler
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-17
WINTER WHEAT AREA.
Department of Agriculture Reports
36,506. 900 Acres Sown Last Fall.

The area sown to winter wheat last fall
Is 6.J06,U0 acres, the Department of
Agriculture announced today.
The condition of winter wheat on De-
cenlber ] was 91.2 per cent of u normal
compared with 49, per cent last year.
SG.6 per cent in 1911 and So per cent the
ten-year average.
There are sown to rye this fall .. 1O2,-
60 acres.
The condition OF rye December | was
1913 per cent or IL normal, compa red
with $50 per cent last year, 933 Der cent
in 1911 and 927 per cent. the ten-year
average.
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Testimony Of Detectives.

Two detectives testified that being
advised that the wife to go to
New York last June they went to
Union station armed with "a photogra phi
of her. About o'clock in the evening
Mrs Keleher appeared at the station
and waited around until the arrival of
Il western train about midnight. One
of the passengers, a man, arriving on
the incoming train, greeted her most
affectionately, the detectives said, and
she kissed him. The couple then went
aboard the New York train, 1t was
testified. and the detectives boarded
the same car with them. After the
arrival in New York the trail was
dropped the witness stated.
Attorneys James +. Kelly and Harry
II. Hollander appeared for the husband.
Tue wife made no defense, but the
court assigned Attorney Peyton Gordon
to look after her interests.
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II. S. to Acquire Two Golfers.

Secretary Daniels has accepted the final
design of two Golfers for the Panama
canal commission and invited competitive
bids for their construction. While these
vessels arc intended primarily for the
transportation of coal to the Isthmus of
Panama. they could easily be converted
into the naval type of collier.
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Husband Is First Witness.

The husband was the first to testify.
He told of his marriage, in Baltimore,
February l. 1906, ard said there were no
children. He suspected his wife in June,
1910. he told the court, and engaged pri-
vate detectives to shadow her. From their
report he determined to separate from
her, he stated
keleher identified picture OF his wife
shown 10 him by his counsel.
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NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, December 11.-Flour-
Quiet.
Bullisll foreign crop accounts and bet
ter cables resulted in steady wheat
market this morning. May, 93i4.
sPork-Steady.
Beef-Steady.
Lard-Steaoy.
Petroleun1-Steady.
Molasses-Steady.
Hay-Duil.
Hides-Steady.
..eather--Firm.
Raw SuEar-Easy: uIuscoyado, 2.S3;
centrifugal. 3.3;:: molasSes, Us; refined
quiet
Butter-Steady, unchanged; receipts, 400
tubs.
Cheese Steady. Unchanged receipts.
600 boxes.
Eggs - Steady: receipts, 600 cases:
state, Pennsylvania and nearby mixed
colors. 34e:,6; European, fresh. 26a3O.
Live poultry-Steady; western chickens.
1919; fowls. 16: turkeys. Is. Dressed.
firm: fresh killed western chickens, 13a
%; fowls, 12a19; turkeys. 1sa24.
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WINS THE WIGHT TROPHY.
Police Honors Go to Capt. Sullivan
Third Precinct.

Capt. Daniel Sullivan, in command OF
the third police precinct, has been noti-
fed that his command made the best
appearance at the inspection last week
and will be awarded the John i. Wight
trophy. flag.
Maj. Sylvester, John L. Slaven ana
Odell S. Smith were members OF the
board of inspection. The second pre-
cinct, Capt. Charles r. Peck in COM
mand, was given the second highest
mark
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POISON CAUSES DEATH.
Mrs. Elizabeth Berry Hanake Said
to Have Ended Life.

Mrs. Elizabeth Berry Hanake. twenty
nine years old. died at her home. 3007
place northwest, this after
noon from the effects of poison taken
this morning. According to the police
Mrs. Hanalie thought her four month
cid baby WAS going to die. and it is said
she took the poison with suicidal in
tent
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Bill for C. & D. Canal Purchase

An appropriation of s2.514,29O To en-
able the Secretary Of War to ACQUIRE
for the government by purchase or con-
domination the Chesapeake and Delaware
canal was introduced in the Senate YES
terdav by Senator Salisbury of Della
ware.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-17
Naval Movements.

The Dolphin has arrived IL s;lnc.tez
Saaso Domingo; the Raleigh at MaZat-
ian, the Cheyenne at Mare Island, Cal;
the Utah and Florida at New York, the
Duncan at Key West and the Connecticut,
Kansas and Ohio at Guantanamo.
The Brutus has; sailed from Charleston
tor Norfolk.
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Edior Acquitted of Murder

TAYLORVILLE. ILL.,, December IL
Fay d. Slate. editor of the Mount Auburn
Tribune. today was acquitted of the rlur-
der Of DIR. Bennett Windsor, mayor of
Auburn. whom Slate shot on May IL.
Safe pIcadoL self-defense.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-17
ARMY-NAV.
Army Orders.

Leave of absence for fourteen days is
granted Second Lieut.. George $. Patton.
jr.. 18th Cavalry.
BY direction of the President, and upon
the application of Master Signal Eiec-
trician Harry W. Capron. Signal Corps.
that soldier will be placed upon the re-
tired list.
Master Electrician Paul l.. loft. Coast
Artillery Corps. Fort Washington. Nd.
will be sent to Fort II. e. Wright. n y.
for duty.
Leave OF absence for fourteen days on
account of sickness is granted Second
Lieut. Edmund p. Duyal. I'd Cavalry
| Leave of absence to March l. 1914, is
granted Maj. William $. Guignard, LIST
Field Artillery.
Leave of absence from January to -.
1914 is granted Maj. Walter l.. Clarke,
Signal Corps.
| The following transfers of pay clerks,
/ Quartermaster Corps. are ordered:
Pay Clerk Edgar c. Campbell. from the
office Of the depot quartermaster. Wash
ington .. c., to Texas City. Tex: Pay
Clerk Alfred J. Maxwell, from Texas
tory; Pay Clerk Joseph A. 1lili. from
the Hawaiian Department to San Fran
cisco. Cal.
Leave of absence for one month is
granted Capt. Thomas \. Roberts, 9TH
Cavalry.
Second Lieut.. Douglas 3. Netherwood.
Coast Artillery Corps. is relieved from
| the 1GSth Company and placed Oh the ul-
assigned list.
Leave OF absence for twelve days is
granted Second Lieut.. William {. Nc
Chord, IT.. LIST Cavalry
Naval Orders.
Ensign Frank Loftin. FROM RESERVE
torpedo division Annapolis. Md. to
Asiatic station
Asst. Paymaster L. L. NJ. L;lthfop, 10
treatment Naval Hospital, Washington.
ID. c.
Chief Boatswain Gustav Sanelstrom,
detailed Albany to home, wait orders.
Lieut. Commander Provost Babin, from
Monterey and Monadnock to command
Wilmington.
Lieut.. junior grade j. L. Iseman.
from aid on staff commander-in-chief
As.atic fleet to aid governor general.
Manila, 2. ].
Lieut. Gunior grade, L. T. Buck. to
aid on staff commander-in-chief. Asiatic
fleet.
Rear Admiral L. L Nicholson. from
the Asiatic fleet to the Navy Department
pital Norfolk, Va, to the Solace.
Surgeon 4. NJ. Fauntleroy, from the
So,ace to home. wait orders.
Passed Assistant Surgeon l.. W. Nc
CURE to temporary duty. receiving ship.
at Norfolk. Va.
Chief Machinist j. VI. Ober. TO navy
yard, Boston, Mass.
Pay Clerk P. J. Penner. 70 the Pitts
burgh.
Pay Clerk c. r. Sizes, appointment re-
soked.
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Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales-Regular call. L. O'Clock noon:
Metropolitan railroad u.s. 81. 900 at Isi5
Washington Gas. % at S3a. - at S;a. % at
S3a., Is at S3s4.
metropolitan National Bank. l at 100.
After cail-W ashington Railway and Eiectr.c
~, $1,000 at So 1000 at 79Ts. $1,000 at toy,
700 at .sA, Zoo at T9A. $1,000 at 1874,
$lVO at 1874, 81 900 ut 1324, 5000 at 1871.
Washington Gas IS. 500 ut 1865.
columbia Railroad lis. $500 al 100
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Js 81 900
at ln2l9. $1,000 at Io2I.
Georgetown Gas is. $500 al %. $500 at 1O2la
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NEW YORK BONDS.
NEW YORK METAL MARKET.

NEW YORK, December l?-Lead-
Quiet 3.35a4.O5: London, G17. lis, sd.
Spelter-Quiet, 5l0a5 20: London. G21 IS
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Closing Prices.

Consols for money, II o-16: consos for
account, II s-1G; Pennsylvania. jas:
Reading, S372 Union Pacific, 1J6ls; United
States Steel, 572.
Bar silver quiet, % 11-16d Money,
| 4t4a41a.
Discount-Short bills, 5: three months.
Az.
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XXX Dividend Today.
Brooklyn Union Gas, liz and l extra;
Twin City Rapid Transit Company COM,
Ia. and preferred o. same stock. Ia:
General Chemical Company pr. 1ia: Kan
sas City. Fort Scott and Memphis Rail
way pfd., /: Phelps Dodge & Co., 2ia
and 2h. extra: Pettibone Mulliken 6: Co.
IL. and MaDila Railway and Light Com
pany, IA
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Money to Loan

Secured by First Deed Of Trust Real Estate.
Prevailing interest and commission.
Joseph l. Weller. 62o + St. NV.
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BALTIMORE.

Special Dispa ten TO The Star.
BALTIMORE. December 1I.-Wheat-
Quiet steady; spot red. 96: spot red
western GA: December red. 3S: jan
uary red, ws4; February 2 red. aSh
steamer No. 2 red. 81; receipts, 4,474
bushels; exports, 242. 1853 bushels; south
ern by sample, S1a92
corn-Dull; year Il; receipts. sc. 461
bushels: new southern white corn. 1Oa72.
Oats-Quiet: standard white, 40; No. )
white. i41ta44%: receipts. 10,OS1 bushels.
Rye-Dull; No. = western export. 6412
asked: No . western domestic, 6S asked !;
receipts, 1892 bushels
Hay-Firm: No. 1 timothy. unchanged:
No. ] clover, mixed, unchanged.
Grain Enthusiastically: steam to Liver
pool, per bushel unchanged: Cork, for
orders, per quarter, unchanged.
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Heavy Buying of the Popular
Shares for Awhile Features
Early Dealings.
SENTIMENT Is BEARISH,
WITH SELLING LIMITED
Reduction of Short Interest Takes
Snap Out of Market, But Prices
Are Well Sustained.

NEW YORK, December 11s-The stock
market made a further advance ut the
opening today. There was heavy buying
OF the popular stocks, particularly Steel
and Union Pacific
Canadian Pacific rose Us. American
Telephone IL. and Union Pacific 1.
Reactionary tendencies in New Haven
and American Telephone ultimately
caused some recessions elsewhere. al
though at first the market seemed dis
posed TO ignore the weakness of the New
England favorites.
New Haven sold a point under yester-
days last price, and American Telephone
gain
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Appropriations for Schools.

School appropriations authorized by the
subcommittee account for considerable
portion of the increase carried in the
bill. The amount for schools Is $780,
74O, whereas the total current approprt-
alton for this branch Of the District
service is S2,979.540.
For charities and corrections the cur
rent appropriation is sl.134.451; the
committee recommends that this amount
be increased to s1.195.822 next year.
Also the current act provides $61.S0O
for work on streets and avenues. The
subcommittee has raised this amount to
$4,000
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Failed to Stimulate Activity.

The early advance failed TO stimulate
activity on the long side and the market
made little progress in either direction
during the morning. Reduced produc-
ton of steel mills and further cuts III
prices afforded Il pretext for selling
shares of the steel companies.
Bears also professed fears that the
congestion in the London investment
market might react unfayorabiy here
and interfere with attempts TO bring out
new capital issues.
Sentiment was bearish, but no heavy
selling was attempted. and after the
market had fallen back from the open
ing level renewed strength developed IN
spots.