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New Orleans Cotton Futures
New Orleans, November 1o-spot quiet.
Open. High. Low.

New Orleans, November l0.-Spot quiet,
NC off; middlng, IS 5-16c. Sales of spot,
435; to arrive, none. Low ordinary,
l3-16c nominal; ordinary, 10ssc nominal;
good ordinary, l2A; strict good ordinary.
12kc low middling, IL 1S-16c; strict low
middling, 10 Lice; middling, 13 5-l6c; strict
middling, 1S 9-16c good middling, 13 l3-i6c /;
strict good middling, l4c; middling fair,
II 7-16c nominal; mddling fair to fair,
IA 1S-16c nominal, fair, 10 3-16c nominal.
Receipts 1884; stock. 1887.
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Creamery Products

Country butter 2Od25c; fresh crcamer,
butter, 351ac; cheese, lie; imported Swiss
cheese. Bic: German brick cheese. l0c 4.
limburger cheese. 19c; imported Eoquefort
85c, Neufchatel cheese. per dozen, 45c
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Selma Cotton Market

Selma, November 10.-Spot cotton in
the Selma market was quoted today as
follows: Good middling. 1890; strict
middling 13ssc; mlddiing, 1876.
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Chinese Get Big Loan

Pekng. China, November 10.--The Chino
French bank today signed a contract for
loan to the Chinese government Of
Sc, 100000.
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Cotton Seed Oil

New York, November 10.-Cotton seed oil
was quiet. today, closing to points net
lower on near and unchanged to l point
higher on late months. The easier ten
dency In crude was partially offset by
the higher ruling in lard and cotton. Sales
amounted to 600 barrels Prime crude,
5.93dl6c prime summer yellow, 6.94; No
vember. 694c; December, &c; January.
7.OSc; February, 7.14c; March. 7.g4c; April,
7.2Sc; May, 7.S6c; July, l45c; prime winter
yellow. 75oaf.s5c; prime summer white.
7.s5@7.7oc.
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Coffee and Sugar

Arbuekle coffee. 21.s0c: Luzanne. &c per
pound. Sugar standard granulated. $40
per pound.
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Interior Cotton Movement

Houston: Steady: middiing, 13 o-16c: net
receipts, 29,567 gross receipts, 29, 567. ship
ments 26,393; sales, 63SS7; stock, 1e5, AGO.
Augusta: Steady; midd1ng, l3ssc: net
receipts, 2S67; gross receipts 1892: shin
ments. 219S; sales 3O4; stock, 81 ,464.
Memphis Steady; .niddling 13hc. net
receipts, 1884; gross receipts, 1888; ship
nlents 9239; sales, 1400 stock, 1l69o1.
St Louis: Dull: middling, 131ac: net ro-
ceipts, 1882; gross receipts, 500; shipments.
4733; stock, 1854.
Cincinnati: Net receipts, 1850; gross rs-
ceipts, 1850: shipments, 1856; stock, sf55.
Little Rock: Quiet; mddling. 1sc. nat
receipts. I'LL; gross receipts. iii; ship
ments, 496; stock, 80, f04.
Charlotte: Middling. 13c
Total today: Net receipts, 30,53l: gross
receipts, 61,543: shipments, 445; sales.
s031; stock. 3S7.628.
Liverpool Cotton Market
Liverpool, November 10.-Spot cotton In
fair request; prices easier; middIing fair.
7.s6d; good midding, 7.56d; middling, Z. 42d /:
low midling. 7.20d. good ordinary 6 SOD /.
ordinary, 6.22d. Sales, 5000 bales, incudin e
74o0 American and 1000 for speculation and
export.
Receipts. 5000, including 1890 Ameri-
cam futures closed steady. November
T. 141ad; November-De December, IND Decem-
ber-January, 991hd; January-F ebruary.
6.9s1kd; February March. I'd; March pril.
It'd; April-May, Told; May-June, 701hd
June-July. I'd; July August, 69Skd; A,r-
gust-September. 6.S0lad: September Octo-
Der, 6.b4d; October-N November. 6.431zd.
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Rutter al Cents
Coffee Market

Elgin, H., November 1o.-Butter steady
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New York, November 1o.-Renewal of
near-months liquidation sent the coffee
market into new low ground for the move
ment today. The opening was steady at
decline of to points. Offerings soon
increased on current reports of lower cost
and freight offerings largely from Brazil.
The close was firm at net decline of Is
to 90 points. Sales. 143,0O0 December,
$s. 1893. 40; dressed beef steers, $6. .75GS go;
southern steers $6dI6.95; cows 4.25Q7. .25;
heifers, So. 2509; stockers. $5.5007. 80.
Sheep: Receipts, 5000: 15@25c higher;
lahmbs, s7.3O97.90; yearlings $5.5046. Is;
wethers. 81 3Od5 25; ewes, 81 .25QI4.9
ceipts, 10000; 10@15c higher; bulk of sales.
81. .9o@S 10; light, s765qS.So; mixed, 1850
s. .25; heavy. s7.5OQS.25; rough, $.50Q7.70;
pigs, $5 50@7.75.
Cattle: Receipts, 10000; average 1oc
higher: beeves. 6.75G9 .s0 Texas steers.
Sc. .6oa7. .75; stockers, $5a7.15; cows and
heifers, Ss 25ds %; calves. sT@11.
sheep: Receipts 5000; strong; largely 10
@l5c higher; native. 81. 25d5.50; western,
a. g3Vd5. 80: yearlines, $5.40df6.6 50: lambs.
native, s6.1oQ7.95; western. s6.15Q7so.
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Naval Stores

Savannah Ga, November 10.-Turpen-
tine firm, 43c; sales, S13; receipts, 776; ship
ments 123; stocks, 2719o.
Rosin firm; sales, 3o4s; receipts. 21s3;
shipments, COS; stocks. 156,7s6. Quote, A
B. s3.7o; c. sS.721s; E. #. 1915; G, $3.50
$50; II, 1885; l, s3.s5@3so; K, $780, NJ,
s4s5; N, 1885; VIC, $3.50; WV, s6.75.
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Round Trip Winter Tour.
list Tickets

on sale daily November to
APRIL 20. and limited to June j.
1914, with very liberal stop over
nriYileges at following rates:
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'or information call or wri,
H. F. LATIMER,
DivisloD Passenger Agent
Phones Main 70J and 6S6S
Birmingham
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LOCAL SECURITIES

Total sales for the day, 485,5O0 shares.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-17

worst offenses is the treatment OF the
President of the United States. Whoever
he may be. and whatever his personality,
the office itself should be respected ana
protect its occupant from such car1ca-
lures of him as are altogether too COM
mon l often wonder what other coun-
tries must think of people who Will al
low their chief magistrate to be sub
jected to such treatment"
1.-The bill / have introduced will prob
ably never become a law. The cry will be
raised that ii is IN effort to muzZle the
press and censor the news. and this is
usually all powerful when 1t is raised for
the protection of the newspapers. al
though other purveyors of information.
through the moving pictures and other
wise, appeal to 1t in vain. This is a dis
elimination in favor of the newspaper
that finds no justification In law or
justice.
'Tt has been my main purpose to call
the attention of the country to one OF the
greatest, most powerful and most cor
rupting evils and influences of the present
age. It is an evil which l admit cannot
be overcome by law. 1t must be met by
better and purer public sentiment that
will demand cleaner and more reliable
journalism
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TRAPPED IN A HOTEL,
SEVEN OR MORE DIE
Only Escape From Blazing
Third Floor Is at Risk
of Jumping.

MALONE. y. Y, April 11.-Seyen OF
more persons were burned to death, sew
eral women sustained injuries from
which they may die, and a score of per-
sons We're rescued by fremen in spec
tacular fire which destroyed the De Will
son Hotel. an old three-story wooden
structure Oh Catherine street, early to-
day.
The building burned like paper and the
firemen had little time to effect rescues
An explosion caused the fire. More bodies
are believed to be in the ruins. Most OF
those injured. were hurt by jumping from
the third story. One woman jumped to a
lumber pile and sustained injuries which
may cause her death.
List of Identified Dead.
The identified dead are:
Albert Robedeau, John Timmons, Fred
Truechon, Michael Cooney. all of Malone
Philip OConnor, Pierceville, n. Y, and
John Moss, Albany.
The two persons most seriously injured,
who jumped from the third floor, are:
Mrs. Premo, Eltonburg, N. Y, and A.
A. Martin, a vaudeville actor.
John Rhodes. a clerk in the Office of the
..mer1Can Express Company, lp lees
aWay was working over his books when
the fire started. He heard an explosion
outside, and, running to the door. saw
the hotel ablaze. He turned in the alarm
When the fire department reached the
burning building the third story was a
pillar of flame and rescue was impOssi-
BILE All who were trapped perished with
the exception of the two who jumped.
Escaped From nbwer Floors.
Those. on the first and second floor,
awakened by the fire engines. fled to
safety In the streets. There were about
fifteen persons in the hotel.
The work of the firemen was hampered
bv a coating of sheet iron on the outside
walls. nut there six years ago when the
building was remodeled. With this ex-
ception the construction was wooden
throughout.
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FLIGHT OVER OCEAN DELAYED.
Gas in Joseph Brucker's Balloon Es-
capes Before Time to Start.

LAS PALMAS, Canary Islands April
17.-Joseph Brucker, formerly of Milwau-
kee, failed TO start as scheduled today on
his proposed transatlantic flight to the
West Indies in the dirigible balloon
Suchard Ii. Just as all preparations had
been completed for the flight at daybreak
this morning the gas escaped in some
manner through the chief valve and the
envelope suddenly became Debated
Urgent kilograms were sent to Germsny
for a further supply of gas.
Engineer Kruger. who had been engag
ed to navigate the dirigible. at the last
moment made some demur about under
taking the hazardous voyage and the
promoters OF the flight took out SJ0,VU
insurance in his behalf.
Brucker expressed extreme annoyanc"
over the accident. A large crowd, which
had waited for hours. hoping TO see the
departure of the airship, manifested
much digust at the postponement of the
voyage.
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MINERS INVITE CONFERENCE.
Would Avert Strike in West Virginia
New River Field.

CHARLESTON. W. Va. April 1.-THE
convention of miners of the New river
coal fields of West Virginia, being held
at Montgomery, W. Va. adjourned last
night To meet in Charleston May 10. Res
olutions were adopted inviting the opera
tors of the district to meet with the min
ers at that time. and take up the PROPOSE
tion OF President John p. White of the
United Mine Workers of America and
the recommendations for "A settlement ad-
yanced by Coy. II. ID. Hatfield. Very
little Was accomplished at Montgomery
and hopes of avertns threatened strike
in the New river coal fields depend on
the meeting scheduled next month in this
city.
The Gauley Mining Company. opera ting
in Fayette county, has posted notices that
il has accepted Gov. Hatfields proposal
10 settle the strike. The company one
OF the largest in the New river district
accepts checkweighman tonnage of
zoo pounds. and asks the men to ar
range their own dates for a semi-month-
~ pay. This agreement is effective from
April l. The company has not recogniZ-
I'd the union. but announces any differ
ences would be settled between the EN-
ployes and the superintendents at the
mines.
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BELGIAN STRIKE
SPREADS DAILY
Marching Columns of Work
men Carry Propaganda to
All Parts of the Country.
EQUAL SUFFRAGE is
DEMAND OF STRIKERS
Little Disorder Exists. Strike Leaders
Planning Test of Endurance-Few
Laborers Remain at Work

bht SSELS. Belgium April ,--rha
Deisiuhl workers strike continues 10 ex-
.eho SLOWLY in every part Of the countr,
Sihail numbers OF men have returned a.
'helr work here and there. but thes. de-
iectlons are unimportant compared win
the figures of the recruits who have
joined the movement The mon as n ruls
appear to be settling down tn long
test of endurance. and are determined tn
achieve victory in the cause for which
they are fighting-that of equality i'm yot
ingn. The socialist organizations hav.
opened dining halls in convenient locali-
ties for the provision of free meals to
needy workmen.
The strikers and their families general
ly are employing their time in working
their gardens or making walking tours to
heighboring places of interest
A Few arrests of strikers have bees
made for interfering with men who re-
malned at work. but investigation of the
cnargeS shows that the accused were only
standing at the factory gates and shout
Ing Hurrah for the STRIKE
Inc photo-engravers Of Brussels have
voted to join the strike tomorrow
Strikers on March
LlEGE, Belgium. April 17-Strons col
umns of strikers. without music. flags or
insignia of any kind this morning
marched along the country roads uniting
the towns and villages in this part OF
Belgium as demonstration in favor of
equal suffrage. The dingy silent columns
OF men now and then met detachments
OF cavalry in glittering uniforms. but no
colislon took place. as the strikers were
entirely peaceable.
Rowdies Smash Windows.
SERAING. Belgium. April 17.-Ganes n,
rowdy youths passed through the work-
mems residential district of this city
early today, breaking windows I'm the
houses of non-strikers. Other parties oc-
cupied the roads leading to the city, and
| stopped non-strikers from OUTLYING viii
lages coming in to work Cavalry patrols
nave been placed on duty. but the gangs
nave thus tar managed to elude them.
May Lose Big Contracts.
| SERAING. Belgium. April 1.-THE of.
| ficials Of the CockrIl works here an
! nounced today that unless the strike ends
quickly they must refuse orders for steel
| rails from Japan amounting to severa I
million francs. They are unable now ia
send from the works orders from abroad
that already have been finished
Strike Is Spreading.
NAMUR, Belgium. April 17.-There were
many accessions to the general strIke
today in the southern towns of the pro,-
ince of Namur.
CHARLEROI. Belgium, April 1.-THE
workmen employed in a variety of small
industries here Joined the general strike
today.
,HUY, Belgium. April 17.-This is the
most idle city of Belgium today. Only
thirty-four men out of total of 3lGo
are working.
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tween the trusts and the people Is and
shCU be irrepreSsible, and l would dis
integrate and utterly eradicate them
Congress has never amended the Sher-
man act, but the Supreme Court during
recent days has written into it the word
unreasonable thereby performing an un-
warranted act of judicial legislation. The
word unreasonable ought to be elimi-
mated from the Sherman law by another
act of Congress
Trust organizers and trust owners
should be sent TO prison and products
controlled by the trusts should be placed
upon the free list. and foreign compet-
itors should be permitted to enter the
American market without hindrance. II
this program of legislation should be
carried out it would mean the complete
determination of the trust evil
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-17
ITALIAN KING GAVE $1,000.
Balance of $1,000 Flood Donation
Came From Italian People.

CINCINNATI. Ohio, April lit is an
nounced at the Italian consulate here
that of the 5000 which had been re-
ceived from the Italian government for
the flood sufferers $1,000 represented the
personal donation of the King of Italy.
The commission announced that it was
in receipt of a donation of $1,000 from
the people of Messna. Italy. We prob
ably above all others. know by expert
ence what your people are suffering y
read little note that accompanied the
donation.
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HER COURAGE FAILED.
Young Fiancee Admits Fake Rob-
berry to Escape Matrimony.

NEW YORK, April 17.-Agnes Erhart,
aged nineteen years. engaged to marry
Feador Heinickel Saturday. decided at
the eleventh hour that she did not really
love her affianced. but she was afraid to
tell him SO. She thought the loss Of what
money and icwelry she had might chill
his intentions. In league with another
man friend, she concocted a robbery and
turned up at police station last night
with a pitiful tale of how a man had
leaped out of a closet in her room. tied a
black bag over her head, choked her and
bound her and made away with her
yaIuaI,ies. including S125 in cash.
When the detectives broke down her
story after a late night grilling the girl
admitted that she wasn't really robbed.
but had to do something to keep from
marrying Feador'' She signed a long
written statement and was finally allow
ed to go. -.
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MARTIN MYSTERY
NEARS SOLUTION
Detectives Expect Soon to
Close Case of MiSSinu
American.

LONDON, Xpril 1.-THE private detec-
tfves who are searching for Joseph w
Martin. the American cotton broker. who
disappeared here April 3. expressed the
opinion today that as soon as they re-
ceive information for which they have ca.
bled to Memphis they will be in a posi-.
ton to close up the case
The detectives say they sent no cable.
gram to Mr.. Martins brother, n. Hill
Martin. advising him to abandon his con-
templated voyage on the steamer Cam
pania. which sailed from New York
Wednesday for Liverpool.
Having to their own satisfaction e,imi-
mated the suggestion of foul play, the
authorities at Scotland Yard today aban-
doned the idea of forcing Martins safe
deposit vault. The police say the case is
now matter for the receiver of the
company Of which Martin is a member.
Did Not Leave England.
Officials of the Union Castle steamship
line have ascertained that the missing
American did not leave England on board
the steamship Walmer Castle. One of
the clues which the police had been run
ming down was that Martin went on
board the Walmer Castle with a woman
April 3. shortly before that vessel sailed
for South Africa.
Scotland Yard officials are scrutinizing
the extradittOn treaty with Spain, which h
indicates that they still hold to the the
ory that Martin planned flight to that
country
Soothsayers Busy.
Chief Inspector Ward of Scotland Yard
and others engaged on the case called at
the American embassy today. Since the
clairvoyant tip given Martins friend,
j. Lockhart Anderson. which caused
Scotland Yard officials to spend whole
day investigating a clue that Martin was
safe and sound in South London, the po-
lice have been overwhelmed by communi-
cations from clairvoyants offering to pro-
duce the missing American.
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KIDNAP CLASS PRESIDENT
Columbia Freshmen Play Annual
Dinner Prank on Sophomores.

NEW YORK. April 17.-While the
sophomore class of Columbia is indulg-
ing in terrapin and squad at its annual
class dinner tonight, its president. VIII
liam Brophy. will probably be subsistng
on bread and water whatever other
nourishment a party of freshmen into
whose hands he has fallen will give him.
1t was learned today that during an
early morning stroll near his home in
Yonkers yesterday half dozen masked
freshmen, driving UP in a closed carriage,
seized the sophomore president and drove
away with him to the city. The sopho-
rnores have since been unable to find
Brophy.
Another kidnapping, in which number
OF sophomores planned 10 capture six
first-year students with the idea of hav-
ing them furnish entertainment at the
banquet. was frustrated by Dean keppel.
who put the sophomores to flight.
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TAKE WOMEN IN RAID.
Kansas City Police Do Not Molest
Their Male Companions.

KANSAS CITY. Mo-, April 17.-Fifty-
four women were arrested last night
when eight cabaret restaurants. chop
suey parlors and cafes were raided by
the police Patrolmen walked FROM
ia BILE to table instructing the women in
the places to enter the patrol wagons
that stood at the curbs The men We're
not arrested.
At police headquarters the women Were
hooked and held until the raids Were
stopped because Of lack of space in the
holdoyer They were classified as sight
seers and frequenters. The former were
released with a reprimand. The latter
were held under bonds for trial. A num-
ber of the women arrested were young
girls.
These places must stop catering 10
young girls." Chtef o8 Police Grtf1n said.
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POLICEWOMEN TO BE ARMED.
Philadelphia Special Officers Viii
Garry Guns and Blackjacks.

PHILADELPHIA, April 17-Phiadel
phia now has two policewomen. Director
of Public Safety Porter yesterday swore
in as special policewomen Miss L. NJ Gil
lespie and Mrs. Mary ID. Diehl agents
of the Travellers Aid Society, giving them
authority to make arrests for any offense
in the two principal railway terminals of
the city. They will be provided with spe-
cial police badges and will be permitted
to carry revolvers and blackjacks. In case
they are unable to make arrests single
handed they are empowered to appeal to
spectators for assistance.
Although women have often been sworn
in here as special officers in department
stores. this is the first instance where
they have been vested with such wide
scope of authority.
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Trust Conflict Irrepressib BILE.
DAY IN CONGRESS.
SENATE.
Met at noon.


James Hamilton Lewis sworn in
as senator from Illinois and ap-
pointed to privileges and elections
and District of Columbia commit
tees.
Senator Hughes introduced bill to
admit DR.. +. F. friedman to prac-
tice medicine in District of CO.
lumbia without usual examination.
President Wilson sent a number
of nominations for confirmation.
Senator Works. speaking on his
bill to prevent District of Colum-
bia newspapers from printing de-
tails of crime. vigorously attacked
present-day journalism and news
papers.
Suffrage subcommittee continued
it's hearings on suffrage parade Do
lice protection.
Senator PenroSe gave notice that
. a very vigorous request for hear
ings on the tariff bill would be
made.
HOUSE.
Met at noon, and adjourned ar
12:4O pm. until noon Monday.
Representative Henry introduced
bill tc amend antitrust law so as
to define precisely what constitutes
a trust.
Democrats resumed eeaucus on
tariff bill.
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BRIDE PENS MARRIAGE vows.
Exchange Pledges Of Mutual Es-
teem--Will Use Combined Names.

ST. PAUL. Mimi. April ia unique
ceremony was used at the wedding Of
Miss Flora Dart, an enthusiastic suf-
frasist, and Nathaniel ]. Pousette. an
artist at the home of the brides parents
here last night. Miss Dart wrote the
lines which the Rev. G.. w. Barnes re-
peated in joining the two In marriage.
There was an exchange of rings, a
promise of mutual esteem" and the cou-
pie agreed to combine their names, taking
that of Pousette-Dart.
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MORE OF ILLINOIS DRY"
April Elections Bring Prohibition
Area Up to 20 Per Cent.

CHICAGO, April E.-Complete returns
from towns and cities of Illinois in which
the saloon was an issue in the elections
Of April L and April 15 show. as COM
piled today by +. ]. Davis. Chicago su-
nerintendent of the Anti-Saloon League
of illinois. that additions have been made
to the dry territory sufficient to bring
the total area up to 40 per cent of that
of the entire state.
According to the figures of Supt. Davis
"a per cent of the population Of Illinois
now live In dry territory.