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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-21
SEED PRICES.

Toledo, Dec. 20-CLOVERSEED, prime,
cash and December, 50 %; February, 80 - !, ;
March. 50 80; ALS1KE, prime, cash and De
cember sll 05: March. s11 Is; TlMOIhl'
prime, cash and December, 81 o215' Feoru-
airy, So 65; March. 81 6Ih.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-21
NEW YORK PRICES.
sEABOARD CLEARANCES.
rIoI-R AND MEAL--Fiour remained d'

FLOUR AND MEAL--Fiour remained dun
and featureless Spring patents. - pug
SI75. winter straishts. 81 20 ~ 40 winter
patents s45Oas4 so: spring clears, - IoB
e. no: extra No / winter. 50 80 81 50: NO
e. I5ifs3 so; Kansas straights. 81 2OgS ~ 80
fIncy sprins patents. So ioas5 90. BUCK,
WHEAT FLOrR-Market steady: s5HNo oo
per 100 10. RYE FLOUR-steady' iair 10
Good a. 5OGs3 81: choice 10 fancy, 20 ,og
s2 so CORNMEAL-B Barely steady: XIII
dried. s. 30. BAG MEAL--Fine wniIe az w
Yellow. 81 50qsl So. coarse. VI 43g$i o So
TTJFiEDLWestern steady. bran to arrive 100.
ID sacks. s25 so; standard middlins. Szo so
nour do s2s 10. red dog, $50 10; city stsaay,
bulk, SEA 30. sacks. s26: middIing s;oR
s31 so. red dog. s3l Is; oilmeal. 3lgtol oo
COFFEE--Recepts of coffee at BraLiiah
noints were smaller according 10 to-day can,eS,
and as the trade has been waiting Tor faiiIs
N IN the movement. as an indication that
.upplic. al the interior are eShaustIng, prices
I'm the local market were nrmer. closing ~
not advance Of HAS points Demand was
yery light but offerings we're specially small
AMI trading during the day amounted 10 onIl
u 30 bags European markets were himer
Uayr. showing an advance or am Hanc
while Hamburg was itnN pfennis higher. Cos,
and freight offers from Brazil wero unchahgea
,n IL noints above Fridays quotations. ana
tbcra aseInct to be a general hardening OF
vaInes in all leading markets Spot unchanged
With rio IL at one. Local contract prices;
WI" W. - ~ Yester-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-21
MINING
BRIEF WALL STREET NEWS.

James Speyer denied yesterday that
speyer & Co., were In any way connected
with the loan secured by the Mexican
government, which, according to reports
from Paris, was arranged through the
Banque de Paris ct des Bias with Paris
London and New York bankers.
C. P. Coleman. formerly president OF
the International Motor Company. who
has been an acting vice-president OF the
International Steam Pump Company for
several months. has been elected to that
position by the directors.
The hearings in the government suit
FOR the dissolution Of the United States
Steel Corporation, which closed here on
Friday afternoon, will be resumed on
January 3.
The weekly Stock Exchange bulletin
yesterday announced the dissolution OF the
partnership Of Frederic B. Cochran & CO.
Mr.. Cochran will hereafter be with
spaulding, Mcclellan & Co. No "A Broad
way.
The Stock Exchange seats OF Milton J.
Whitley and Edward Haight (deceased)
have been posted for transfer TO Edmund
S. Burke, tr, and Louis Haight, respec-
lively.
The second edition Of How TO Comply
with the Income Tax Law" relating par
ticularly to interest by Stuart H. Patter-
son, expert for the committee of New
York trust companies, has Just been pub
lished. IL covers Treasury regulations TO
Gate and presents numerous illustrations
and examples.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-21
COST COMPARISONS
Changes in Average Prices for
the Last Week.

The following table gives the highest
lowest and average wholesale spot prices
of twenty-five articles Of current con-
sumption in the New York markets Tor
the week ended December 20 and the dif-
ference in average from those Of the pre-
vious week. cotton, sugar and lard quo
tations being in cents and hundredths'
Change IN
aver, from
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-21
RAILROAD EQUIPMENT BONDS
AND CAR TRUSTS.

(Maturing isl4-'27D
FURNISHED by Swartwout & Appenzeliar. No.
a Pine street.)
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-21

o
lin payne interest
0
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-21
s2,s46 50

'Includes results from operation OF Mime
apolis properties for only six months, from
June to November so.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-21
GENERAL MARKET REPORT.

asked.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16
Street Car Service.

The public utilities commissioners will
have unbounded public support in their
endeavor to- effect the installation Of q
street railway system in the District
which will give comfortable and safe ac-
commodations to all car users. As a
means to this end stands their order to
prohibit the carrying of passengers on
the running boards and the platforms of
cars and the stopping of cars for more
passengers after the full car" sign Is
displayed. This is working to the point
of ''no-seat-no-fare' regulation. against
which, of course, the companies will al
ways be disposed to interpose vigorous
opposition. but that some such system OF
carrying the public will ultimately be at
tanned is not to be doubted. How this Is
to be accomplished cannot now be told.
but II may be regarded as assured that
ultimately there will be enough cars on
the lines in this city to carry all pas
sengers without crowding and possibly
all without standing in the aisles.
IL is fundamentally assured that rea-
sonable profits can be made by street cal
companies without packing their cars to
the doors The old dictum that 1.-THE
straps make the dividends'' u not accept
able. Possibly on lines heavily over.
bonded. ana with the capital stock VA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16
Politics and Business.

Representative Mann doubts IL Sec
rotary McAdoo has proof Of his charge
that certain New York bankers con-
spired to depress the market value of
United States 2 per cent bonds. and. so
believing. he thinks Mr. McAdoo should
retire from Office. Is not the punish
ment suggested extreme?
The Secretary Is new to political life.
Until last year he gave attention ex-
clusively to business. and with great
success. When he arrived in New York
his capital consisted of his talents and
his energy. But they were sufficient to
start him well. and he made Roadway
rapidly. He was soon a man of fortune
and of high position in the business
world.
When the Wilson presidential boom
doomed, Mr.. McAdoo turned his atten-
ton to politics. He knew the man. and
liked him. He became a Wilson boomer
himself and after the nomination of
his favorite he worked hard for his
success at the polls. In the absence of
Chairman McCombs. who was in
capacitated by illness, Mr.. McAdoo was
the leading figure at democratic head
quarters during the campaign. Natural
ly. when the first rewards were handed
out Mr.. McAdoo received one OF the
best.
AZ . politician. therefore. Mr.. McAdoo
10 inexperienced. He 10 not to be ex-
pected to appraise . political - readily
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16
Poor Public Bathing Facilities.

A man was sent To- the Washington
Asylum Hospital i'll this city the other
day for attempting TO take bath In
one OF the public fountains, his sanity
being brought into the question in con-
sequence OF his astonishing action. With
out touching upon the merits Of the case.
Ii may be suggested that this peculiar
choice of bathing place brings sharply
to mind the fact that Washington Is
practically without public bathing ia
cilities. There is. TO be sure, so-called
bathing beach, where under restrictions
the people can enjoy the luxury of a
swim during a portion of each season.
But OF bath houses In the true sense
of the word, open to the populace free
or at small cost. there Is lamentable
paucity. II is surely not as the de-
PENDANT in this case averred in the Po-
lice Court, an evidence Of insanity for
a man TO want to take a bath, but the
lack OF facilities here makes 1t almost
impossible to do so without paying a
good price. or course. one would not
recommend that the public fountains be
opened to indiscriminate and promiscu-
Gus use as bathtubs. but 1t is surely
possible to provide bathing places, as a
measure of preserving the public health
Washington is most inadequately equipped
in this respect. and in the program
for the development OF the mode
municipality this item OF public bathing
facilities should be given a conspicuous
place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16

| tered beyond all need. 1t may be neces-
| sary to depend upon the straps Cor prof
| its. But In these days Of official super
vision over the financial organization OF
| public utility companies there is no occa'
sion for such state Of affairs. The
present local public utilities commission
has Jurisdiction and powers enabling il
| to determine the rightful ratio between
capital and service and il the law Gre
ating 1t Is thoroughly enforced the local
corporations will be compelled to give re-
turns to the public in exchange for the
facilities granted in the use Of public
spaces and possibly the enjoyment Of vir-
tual monopolies.
When a corporation declares that it
cannot render a certain service without
losing money it is the right and the duty
of supervisory body such as the utilities
commission to determine the basis for
this contention. What does II cost to OPP
crate the cars? What does it cost to
make the gas? What does it cost to pro-
duce the power? What can these various
| services be given for with fair profit to
the corporations? Such questions can be
determined and the public expects them
to be answered in terms of regulations
that will yield the maximum of service OF
all kinds
In the present contention, regarding the
reasonableness of the running board and
platform rule 1t is for the commission
to decide whether cars of proper type
can be operated, In compliance with this
rule, on sufficiently close Roadway to
carry the crowds at the hours of con-
gestion. II this cannot be DONE If there
is no possibility OF moving the crowds
with large enough cars. without en-
dangering the public safety by too mar
row Roadway margins, the only solution
will be to establish more lines. giving
more numerous outlets from the points
Of concentrated traffic. Washington has
by no means been brought to the point
Of street railway repletion, and there are
many opportunities for improvement in
the construction Of trunk and branch
lines. distributing the traffic more evenly
and permitting speedy handling of the
people during the rushes, so that in the
final consideration of this matter the
commission has a wide range OF posi-
bilities and the power virtually unlim-
tied to adopt remedies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16
Authors and Office.

The Senate should organize a new
committee committee on authors.
If books that men have written are of
consequence when the writer's are
named for federal Office subject to con-
firmation by the Senate. the Senate
should be prepared to make investiga-
tons promptly.
Such a committee should be COM
posed. of course. of well read men. Not
every senator, however fond of read
ing he may have been at the start, has
had the time to keep up with the pro-
cession. OF late years books have been
pouring from the presses. and on a
wide variety of subjects
Now. politics. like the law, Is a
jealous mistress. The game has become
one calling for constant attention and
the study of fnesse. A successful
player cannot afford dips" into best
sellers Of any kind. What Reginald
and Mary Jane are saying and doing in
the latest novel, or what discoveries
Mr.. X has recently made in the science
of government--if there is a science of
government-cannot interest a man
who must see that his fences" are
strong. and kept in order.
Still, there are men in the Senate not
hard driven at home, and thus they are
keener upon the reading scent than
others. They go back to the ancients
now and then. and make an occa-
sional excursion into the performances
of the moderns Such are the senators
who would serve we'll on the commit
tee on authors.
And in sending his nominations to the
Senate, the President, where an author
is chosen. should identify him. AS for
instance: Mr.. x, author of Through
Blood and Flame-a NoveP'-to be min
lister to Venezuela. Mr.. Y, author of
the governmental treatise. How Long
Will II Last?" to be minister to Portu-
gal. Mr.. z, author Of How to Best
Impress the Bunch in the Jury Box"
to be district attorney for the northern
district of the state Of Blank.
There should be no Encouragement In
the matter of choosing authors for
political Office. Often they are very
competent men. Great Britain has tried
writer's. even of fiction, in practical af-
fairs. and been well served by them.
So have we. Our list is long, and some
Of the names are widely known and
greatly admired. Let US continue to
give our fictionists and philosophers
and historians a chance in the dis
tribution of our national political pat
ronage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16

or correctly as a business matter. He
may see red when red does not really
show.
If he does. he has learned the trick
from the politicians They are famous
for that Whether in stump speeches
or In interviews they often employ the
| language Of sensation and exaggera-
| ton They become adopts at sounding
alarms. Give them a molehill, and
they rear a mountain while you walt.
They assert many things. but prove few
things. Indeed. they assert so many
things they have not the time to gather
proof.
If men seeking Office were held TO
strict accountability for their alarms
incapable of substantiation how many
would be barred from office. During a
national campaign the electorate fs FED
on charges and counter charges OF
many varieties. Nobody offers PROOF,
and few demand 1t. A confident air
and abundant lung power often carry
the day. OF course. officeholders should
be more guarded of speech than once
seekers, but sometimes they are not.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16
A Tariff for Revenue Only.

In some observations in the Senate
on the tariff bill, Mr.. Smith of Georgia,
one Of the democratic leaders. said:
We have done the best we could, tax
ing into consideration existing condi-
tons. In time. / hope. we will get
down 10 revenue tariff basis. We
could not do that now, because many
manufacturers have bought their ma
Chinery and equipment in a protected
market"
This is frank. and in the old line of
democratic appeal for power. 1t is
not, however, in the old line Of tariff
appeal from Georgia. The democracy
Of the Cracker state at one time leaned
strongly to protection. In his day
Senator joe Brown was classed as a
protectionist, and Judge Crisp. another
Georgian. was elected Speaker of the
Fifty-second Congress over Roger @.
Mills, on the strength of his con-
sentative tariff views as opposed to
the revenue tariff views of the Texan.
But Mr.. Smith doubtless speaks for
the state today on the tariff question.
He has served two terms as governor.
and was an easy winner in his sena-
Iorial campaign. His voice is for a
tariff for revenue only as soon as it is
possible to reach and apply that policy.
How soon that may be is Of course
n question If the Underwood revision
scores and business thrives under it
which Is the prediction of its authors
and supporters-a revision of the re-
vision, with the direction still down.
ward, may be necessary in very few
years. The Dingley revision. con-
structed on the lines Of protection,
proved so successful in the business
conditions of that day, a revision was
recommended by President Mckinley
at the end of four years.
So now. II, as the advocates OF a
revenue tariff claim. protection as
national policy has run it's course, and
should be eliminated as rapidly as pos
sible. this Underwood revision should
prove the assertion; and. if 1T does. a
further downward revision may be ex
pected shortly. If the democratic tariff
contention is right and justifies itself
in action, that party's lease of power
will be extended.
But If the Underwood revision fails
in action; If serious business disturb
ances occur as the result of it; if
manufacturers feel obliged to diminish
become necessary. then the pendulum
will swing back. and the republicans
be reinvested with power, with in
structions to revise the tariff again
with protection. fairly adjusted. made
an object rather than an incident.
Let the tariff debate go on. Mr..
Smiths frank avowal is in itself an
excellent text for useful discussion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16
Telegram for
You. Sir!"

You open 1t and read 1t attentive
ly.
You know 1t costs money to send
a telegram-that the person who sent
1t had something to say to you or he
would not have gone to the expense.
Every line Of advertising in today's
Star Is a message to you.
The merchant or manufacturer
BELIEVES HE HAS SOMETHING
OF INTEREST TO YOU OR HE
WOULD NOT SPEND GOOD
MONEY TO SAY 1T.
HIS ONLY CHANCE OF MAKING
1T PAY HIM Is TO Mako HIS
ADVERTISING PAY YOU!
He Is not wasting unnecessary
words. He is coming right to the
point-making it as interesting as
possible.
Make the advertising in today's
Star put money in your own pocket
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16
Bright Business Outlook.

From the Utica Press.
In many lines this is supposed to be
the dullest season of the year. and yet
unprejudiced reports from a variety OF
sources agree that not only is business
good, but the prospects are bright. In
sense it is remarkable that this is so,
because ordinarily the tariff agitation
would disturb conditions. 1t may be that
buyers are making smaller purchases,
but if SO they are making them oftener.
The crop prospects are satisfactory, and
surely there is no reason to be discour-
aged or disturbed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16
"Howdy" and FAREWELL

Life is sunshine through an through
When you're sayin' "howdy-do,"
WeIcomin' friends Of long ago,
Meetin folks it's good to know.
Life is darkened with regret
AS we lose the friends we've met.
Time, the tyrant, We obey
When he signals ION your way!"
Roses bloom and swiftly fade.
Winter strips the autumn shade.
All too fast the seasons fly.
Every welcome means goodbye.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16

AS neither Porter Charlton nor the
woman for whose murder he liz to be
tried was a native or resident OF Italy
the cour: proceedings may be expected
to Develop less temperamental display
than is usual in that countrys homicide
cases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16

The anti-suffragists propose to call
themselves conservatives. The question
arises whether the gentlemen who are
solicitous about the natural resources OF
the country can be persuaded to step
aside and CALAMITY surrender the title.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16
The Decline of Summer

From the Milwaukee Sentinel.
DO you realize that we are nearing an
oyster month and that the coal shovel
is beginning to stir in it's secluded corner
where it has been alternating for some
time?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16

In a gay metropolis the police are ex-
pected to shield the public from the dan
gers OF eating hearty meal just before
going to bed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16
May Learn to Work.

From the Grand Rapids Press.
Secretary of Labor Wilson has bought
an automobile. and IL he runs 1t himself
he will learn more about labor than he
knew before.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16

A man who imagined he was John ID.
Rockefeller threw money around indis-
criminately Critics agree that he had a
bad conception Of the role.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16

GyIn order to avoid delays on account Of
rot be addressed to any Individual connected
with the Office. hut simply to THE STAR. or to
the Editorial or business Department. according
II tenor purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16

AS the worlds noisiest diplomat, Henry
Lane Wilson refused to modify his po-
litical JOY ride even to the extent of leav-
ing the muller on.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16

The small politician is shown by his
Willingness to make any question, how
ever momentous. subservient as far as
possible to his personal prospects.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16

Like a businesslike nation, England.
without disappearing Of the sentiment of
the Panama canal exposition, frankly
raises the question of its value as an ad-
vertising medium.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16

The Mulhall proceedings should enable
the youngest and most inexperienced
member of Congress to recognize lob
byist as soon as he sees one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16

New York will look for some thrilling
events if Mayor Gaynor ever decides to
give the police instructions to settle the
problems of feminine costume.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16

Disposing of the present Governor of
New York will not enable Mr.. Charles
Murphy to go down in history as a great
political reformer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16

Uncle Joe Cannon appears to enjoy life
more than some of the statesmen whose
careers were not interrupted last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16

A letter of recommendation from HUI
erta is not likely to be of much value in
the future career of an ex-ambassador
to Mexico.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16

Ex-Gov. Dix did not make much Of a
record while in Office, but he managed to
get out with comparative ease and com
fort.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16
Credit to the Wife.

From the st. Paul Dispatch.
The way the average man brags about
his home garden, you could almost for
get that his wife made II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
The Power of Melody.

do you think that music exercises an
elevating influence"
Not always" replied Senator Sor-
ghum. Il have known some mighty good
men to be defeated because they couldn't
afford to hire enough brass bands
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16
Got the Extra Habit.

From the Boston Transcript.
There have been so many extra sessions
since 1908 that maybe Congress has for
gotten how to adjourn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16

Appointments of police women in sew
eral cities may enable them in time to
exercise a large amount of political au-
thority, whether they ever vote or not.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16
A Tariff Need.
From the Baltimore Star.

From the Baltimore Star.
The democrats are considering longer
sessions for the tariff bill. What the
country wants is shorter sessions and a
little action
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16

The Evening star. with the Sunday morning
edition. fs delivered by carriers within the city
~ cents per month: daily only. % cents per
month: Sunday only. 20 cents per month. Orders
rnay be sent by mail, telephone Main 244O.
Collection is made by carrier at the end Of each
month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16
But Not So Fast.

From the Syracuse Post-Standard
The porch swing Is less expensive than
the automobile and has fewer jolts to
the mile.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16
Cutting Rates.

From the Milwaukee Journal.
From cutting melons to cutting rates is
the changed policy Of the express COM
panies. Alas. how are the mighty fallen
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16

From the Toledo Blade
Count that day lost whose low descend
ing sun sees not Mulhau called another
one
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16

Venezuela would doubtless feel that a
national tradition was endangered IL
castro were TO subside permanently