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decline IN TRACTION
FEATURE OF EXCHANGE
Lower Prices Also Are Paid for
Railway Preferred
Stock.

\ noticeable decline in the quotations
for Capital Traction stock was the fea-
ture of tho meeting of the local STOCK
Exchange today. At the close yesterday
the bid was 10 and the asking price IL.
The last sale previously recorded was
at 1ll1s.
Today all odd lot brought Ill and a
quotation lot sold at no. The bid at
the close was 1914. and the asking price
10. After call one broker offered to sell
100 shares as low as l09. No bid for
such q lot was received and the offer
subsequently was withdrawn.
Capital Traction ) per cent bonds
sold $500 at 10s. the curren. figure
Railway and Electric preferred stock
continued the downward movement or
yesterday After thrtytwo shares
had sold at Ss. a twenty fve-share lot
brought S7l@ At the close the bid was
81 and the stock was offered at SS1e.
The common stock sold ten shares at
90E. The quotations of yesterday re-
manned unchanged: 30 bid and 9i ask
ed
Announcement was made that at a
meeting OF the board OF directors of the
Georgetown Gas Light Company yester-
share was declared on the stock of the
company, payable February l., to stock
holders of record February IL.
\ charter has been granted by the
Virginia corporation commission to the
Arlington Corporation OF Richmond. Va.
which is to take over the Arlington Hotel
property in this city acquired at public
auction last week by syndicate of Rich
mond business men. of which Oliver J.
Sands is a member.
The officers are James Mullen. presi-
dent and r. ". Stump, secretary. The
company is i'll the nature of a dummy
orgauizat ton, and later the personnel of
it's officers may be changed, it is said.
Charles a. Douglas, attorney of this
city, is now preparing the title and other
papers incident to the formal transfer of
the property. which probably will be
Loans on the Commerce building at
18th and II streets northwest tota1ing
$4,000 have been negotiated by the
Union Trust Company. The money is to
be used TO build large addition to the
structure on the II street frontage.
A deed OF trust has been placed on
record to secure the Fidelity Trust
Company Of Philadelphia for loan of
$4,000 for three years with interest
u: % per cent payable semi annual
ly.
\ deed OF trust to secure the George
A. Fuller Company for loan of 100000
on the property for i've years, at = per
cent per annum, also has been placed on
record. The Union Trust Company is
named trustee in both instances.
The addition to the building, which is
occupied by the Department of Commerce,
is to be erected by the Fuller company.
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CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT.
Alleged misunderstanding Leads tt
Arrest of Otto Luebkert.

Otto Luebkert. resident vice president
of the American Audit Company. with Of
fees in the Colorado building. was arrest
cd last night on a charge OF embezzle-
ment The arrest was made by Detectives
Baur and McNamee on a warrant alleg-
ing the emb excitement of about $l6l.
Theodore Cocheu, whose address is
given as the Colorado building. is named
as complainant Mr. Luebkert was later
released on 5000 bond for his appear
ance in the Police Court. \ conference
of Mr.. Luebkert's friends was held this
afternoon for the purpose. it is explained.
OF Strengthening out what they say is
merely misunderstanding.
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Records for Twenty-Four Hours

The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the wealth
er bureau for the twenty-four hours be-
ginning at pm. yesterday:
Thermoineter-Yes esterday. pm. 30:
pm. 3D. ! midnight. -: today. 4 am.
81; am. SO: y noon. 40: > pm, IL
Maximum, II. at > pm. today; minimum
81. ut pm. yesterday.
Temperature same date last year-Maxi-
mum, ;;6: minimum, 27.
Barometer-Yesterday PM, 30.46: 1
pm, :1.4.; II midnight, 10.3s; today. 4
am. 3U.:::::; s am. 30.333: IL noon, 1880
, pm. 1924.
Weather in Various Cities.
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Building Permits.

Building permits were issued today to
the following:
Stansbury Lodge. TO repair hote! at
Georgia avenue and Piney Branch road:
estimated cost, $500.
w. II. Atkinson. to repair dwelling at
1902 NJ street northwest: estimated cost
$ln.
Mrs a. NJ. Rogers. to repair dwelling
at I223 Maryland avenue northeast: esti-
mated cost $50
Mrs Nettie Franz, to repair dwelling at
1O7 Central avenue northeast; estimated
cost, $50.
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CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO. February lO-HoSs-Re-
c.-lpts. 24.GD head: strong: bulk of sales
9. .oas, ~; light. s.tl,aS.SJ: mixed S.51a
s-s5: heavy. si5aS.s5: rough s4Jas 55:
pigs 1-6-,as g.
Cattle-Receipts. $50 head: steady !;
beeses. s-loa3-11; Texas steers. 6,cOaS ~:
stockcTs and feeders. :...Alas.oO: cows and
h ifers, ...G,:,s.'.,. calves. 1..I0alO2J
Sheep-Receipt,. .2.60 head: steady
native, sta.."... year!ings. J.Toa6 s5
lambs. native, GSla7sJ
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NEW ORLEANS.

NEW ORLEANS. February 1o.-Cov-
ering of shorts was stimulated at the
opening of the cotton market by much
better cables than due. First prices
were TO II points up on steady
tone. In the early trading the most
active months went II points up.
Futures opened steady; February,
1-.3l: March. 1913. May. 1915: July,
i3.4s: October, 11-56-
Illghes, prices during the morning ses-
sion We're II 10 II points up. Scalping
longs took profits and at noon prices
p-.-,- :, to u points ur.
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The weather has become unsettled in
the gulf states and Florida, with local
rains and higher temperature Light
snow has fallen in the middle Mississippi
valley and the lower lake region.
An area of high pressure. attended by
unseasonaoly low temperatures. has APP
peared north OF Lake Superior. The tenn
perature has risen somewhat in the in
terror valleys. but remains low along
the northern tier Of states.
Unsettled weather will continue in the
south, and there will be snow in the
Ohio valley and rain in the south At
lantic states tonight and Wednesday.
Low temperatures will continue in
northern districts. and it will be colder
in the lake region and New England.
The winds along the New England
coast will be moderate northwest on
the middle Atlantic coast light and vari-
able; on the south Atlantic coast light
east to southeast on the east gulf coast
light variable.
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LONDON MARKET.

LONDON. February 1o-Money vas
easy and discount rates were steady
today.
Trade-s on the stock exchange were
chiefly occupied with arranging for the
general carFy-over. The market opened
firm. but realizing in home rails on dis
appointing Scottish dividends caused a
reaction which extended to other sections
and made the closing easy Consols re-
covered or repurchases and foreign rails
were steady.
american securities were quiet and
irregular during the forenoon. In the
afternoon The lis, relapsed under the load
or the Denver and Rio Grande issues on
Wall street selling The final tone was
weak
Closing Prices.
Conso!s for money. IS 1-I6 for account,
16is. Pennsylvania, IS. Reading, $751;
Union Pacific. le61.: United States
Steel. 6S's.
Bar silver steady. 70 9-16
Money. sal.
Short and three months. | l3-leal:s
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, February 1o-Wheat eased
off today. influenced by reports of
pause in European demand. The market
also was bearishly affected by improved
weather conditions for the domestic win
ter crop. Commission house buying.
however. set in after moderate decline
and brought about rally Opening
prices were Is to 1salsc lower. snd there
was slight further setback. but then
all of the loss was regained.
Lorn weakened because of fine weather
for shelling and hau ing. After a fair set
back. though. the market had a harden
ing tendency as Il result OF offerings be-
coming relatively scarce. Prices started
unchanged to lsaA off. and further
sag took place before reaction began.
Firmness prevailed in oats owing to ad-
vices that most of the >. 5000 bushels of
Canadian oats at Buffalo have been sold
TO go to Europe.
Strength at the yards gave the provision
market lift. First sales varied from
21. to 71sa1Oc higher. with additional
gains later
Butter-Unchange
Eggs-Lower: receipts, 1856 cases;
at mark cases included. 25a27; ordinary
tirsts. 25lsa26; G-sts. -.
Cheese-Unchanged
Potatoes-Unchanged receipts, 80
cars.
Poultry Alive. lower: springs, 10;
fowls. Is: turkeys. 16.
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK. February 1o.-Flour-
Quiet
Wheat was quiet and barely steady, ow-
ing to nlder weather southwest and
lack OF outside demand. May, 1.OJl@.
Pork-Steady.
Beef-Quiet.
Lard-Bare.y steady; middle west, 1910
al0sO.
Petroleum-Steady.
Enthusiastically.
Hay-Dull.
Hides-Steady.
Leather-Firm.
Sugar-Raw. steady: muscovado :.3s:
centrifugal. 34S: molasses, 2.73: refined
quiet
Butte-Firm: receipts, 1000 tubs.
Creamery, extras, 27i4a2s: tirsts, 26a21 /;
seconds. 23lsa25ls
Cheese-Irregular: receipts. 1900 boxes
States. whole milk, winter made. average
fancy. 17a17l4.
Eggs - Weak: receipts, 1890 cases
Fresh gathered. extras. ::'a:o: extra
firsts. 2s: firsts. 37a27i.; seconds, 2I1.a
26i.: refrigerator. finest, 70: fair to good.
22a24; lower grades. 13a21: state. Pennsyl-
vania. and nearby, hennery whites. ga
%: gathered whites, 81; hennery browns
.,a:3G; mixed colors, 271.a2S; European
fresh. :ia25.
Dressed poultry-Very quiet. fresh killed
western chickens, 15a24: fowls. l5alS;
turkeys. 1sa25.
Beeves-Receipts. go: feeling steady
Calves-Receipts. 800; steady; 3a13
culls. 6.JOaS.JO; dressed, 16a191..
Sheep-Receipts. 800: feeling firm.
Hogs-keceipts, 1900; feling steady.
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Effective Support Absent.

Stocks moved downward definitely To-
day. with no effective support in any part
OF tile list.
Traders were bearish. and the in
tiuenco OF more general selling for the
short account was intensified by the
outbreak of liquidation in obscure is
sues.
In view OF the fssl! Of leading shares
there was less of disposition to sup
port the weak stocks. outside buElnS
1as light. and most of the trading
was professional.
The selling movement embraced
stocks which seldom figure extensively
in the dealings. such as Denver ana
Rio Grandc, Kansas and Texas ana
Mercantile Marine
Selling diminished in volume toward
noon, but the market failed TO recover.
and many declines of ! to points
were scattered through the list
Bonds Are Irregular.
Bonds we're irregular.
The market became steadier on pub
Ecation of the U S. Steel untitled ton
mage figures. showing an increase of
$4,000 tons.
Mercantile Marine bonds recovered
materially. Rock Island collaterals ad-
vaneed 2ia
The current Level OF prices presented
buying opportunities. which were taken
advantage of late in the day.
Prices hardened nearly to yesterday :
closing.
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BALTIMORE.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
BALTIMORE. February l0.-Wheat-
Quiet and steady; spot No. = red. 3sI4 :
spot No. . red. western. 3Sis; February
No. = red, 9sl.: March No. red 93i. :
April No = red. lO03s receipts, 25,9S4
bushels.
Corn-Quiet but firm; spot contract
G6A; February, G6i4: steamer, mixed, 6os. !:
receipts. .3,59S bushels
oats.Quiet; No. white. IS bid:
a43a4 receipts. 12.G3s bushels
Rye-Easier: No. = western export, 65a
Go: No. . western domestic, Is asked: re-
ceipts. ,233 bushels.
Hay-Steady: No l timothy unchang-
ed: No. clover mixed. unchanged
Grain freights-Quiet: steam to Liver
pool. per bushel. unchanged: Cork for
orders per quarter. unchanged.
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NEW YORK METAL MARKET.

NEW YORK, February 10.-Lead-
Steady, 4. .1oa42O: London. SO IS I'd.
Speiter-Steady. 5.40a5.50: London, G21
IS I'd.
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Steel Tonnage Shows Increase.

NEW YORK. February 1O.-The untitled
tonnage of the United States Steel Cor
poration January 81 totaled 4.613, $50
tons. an increase of 331 ,572 tons over De-
cember, 1913.
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LOCAL STOCK EXCHANGE.
Regular call. II o'clock noon:

Sales Regular call. 12 o'clock noon:
Capital Traction. . at III. p at no.
washington Railway and Electric COM. 10 a
30L -
Washington Railway and Electric pfd., G at IS
at SIS, d at SO. % at Slt3.
Washington Gas, : at 81
NergenthaIer. . at 216}..
Lanston. 2 at 81.
Federal National Bank. 10 at 1,ii4.
Eas, Washington Savings Bank, ~ at 10.
After Mergenthaler. at cf6fs.
Capital Traction rs. $500 at lOs
GOVERNMENT BONDS
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Closing Prices.
FOREIGN BOURSEs.

PARIS February le.--Prices moved
irregularly on the bourse today Three
London. - francs ist@ centimes
GERLIN, February 1o.-Prices We're
unchanged on the bourse TO-DAY Ex-
change on London. 20 marks - pfen-
n!ss.
Money. Ss.aa Is. Private c,ssouA,.
Evening star., 1914-02-10

He-Yes, it's very true, man doesn't
learn what happiness IS until he's mar
ried.
She-I'm glad you've discovered that
at last.
He-Yes. and when hes married it's too
late-Le Rire -...i .t.>- -.
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Further Provisions Made

=. 1t further provides that when the
net income of 4 person is less than 5000,
or $500 for this year. not including the
dividends on net earnings of corporations,
etc. that he does not have to make a
return.
.. 1t provides. further, that where per-
sons have made their personal return. in
cluding the dividend. etc. that they will
not have to change them.
4. That this decision amends all pre-
vious ones. and also the general regula-
tons which are now being printed for
distribution.
Evening star., 1914-02-10

I Ned Faulkner. old-aee pensoncr.
aged cighty-two who has to walk three
| miles cvcry Friday into Aymestrey
| Qierefordshirel to draw his pension, is
always accompanied by a pig which fol-
loss him like :: dog and lies down out
/ : &. the post oiiic, while the pensioner
! draw; lis i..e ie.-Londoi. Tit-Ei:s
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xE1 Dividend Today.
Woo.worth Company com. l,a: Cleve-
land and Pittsburgh raj road, 1s4, and
special: International Harvester Com
pany of New jersey pfd., IA; Interna-
tionai Harvester Corporation pfd.. Is, ::
Philadelphia Company com, ., and pre-
ferred of same stock. ois.
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LIVERPOOL

LIVERPOOL. February l0-Wheat-
Spot firm: No. . red western winter Is
I'd: No ! Manitoba. IS 'isd. No. =. 1s md
No. ). is I'D; futures easy. March, is
25Ad. May. IS Esd: July. IS as,d
Corn-Spot quiet; American mixed, is
Sd: La Plata futures quiet; February, As
SID; March. Is 3l.d.
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Deduction Does Not Apply.

This deduction, along with the eNemp-
ton allowed ty law to single and mar
rfed persons and the deduction of where
the normal tax or ! per cent has
been paid at the source. does not apply,
when the super or additional tax is fig
ured The Law says that the super or ad-
dltional tax shall be paid on the total net
income. That means. including dividends.
that amount On which the normal tax
has been paid at the source and does not
take out the 5000 or si0p0 allowed as an
exemption by law as in figuring the nor
NAL tax. 1t includes all income from
all sources whether from corporations
or otherwise. It is the gross income less
the general deductions as are found on
page three of form 1870. The Treasury
Department seeing how needless it was
to require person to place in his re-
turns. dividends. etc. when his total net
income was under $4,000, has issued
Treasury decision number 1U1J, which
provides as follows:
j. mat where a person is not subject
TO the super additional tax that he
does not have to include in his personal
return the dividend or net earnings of
corporation joint stock companies or as
sociations subject to a like tax. That
is where the net income of a person is
$1,000 or more, including the income de-
rived from dividends. and net earnings
OF corporations, etc, subject to u like
tax, but does not amount to $4,000 that
he does not have to include the dividends,
etc, in his returns.
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WEATHER..
Cloudy Tonight and Wednesday
Probably Snow: East Winds.

For the District of Columbia. cloudy
tonight and Wednesday. probably snow;
light variable winds. becoming east.
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NEW YORK CURB PRICES,

1t pays to read the want columns OF
The star. Hundreds of situations are
ii.ietl through them.
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Weakness of Steel, Union Pa
cific and AmaIgamated
Also Factors.
MOST OF THE TRADING
PROFESSIONAL TODAY
Movement Embraces Stocks Which
Seldom Figure Extensively in
Dealings-Close Is Firm.

NEW YORK. February i0-First prices
today showed irregular changes with a
majority OF losses among the active
stocks. Denver and Rio Grande fell -.
Mercantile Marine preferred Ia and
Smelling. Canadian Pacific. Missouri.
Kansas and Texas and Car and
Foundry /.
Rock Island shares rallied from the
low record made yesterday. The common
gained i point and the preferred IL,
Weakness Of steel. Union Pacific and
Anlaleamated restrained buying else
here and the bears depressed prices
further
Some recoveries were effected later, but
the rally did not proceed far. owing 10
The continued weakness OF certain low
priced shares.
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income TAX laws
TERMS EXPLAINED
Dividends Not Included When
Income Minus Them Is
Under $1,000.
TREASURY RULE AMENDS
ALL PREVIOUS DECISIONS
Also Governs the General Regula-
tions" Which Are Now Being
Printed for Distribution.

Dividends do not have to be included
when income without them is under
5000.
The law says that the tax shall be
levied, assessed. collected and paid an
nually upon the entire net income aris-
ing OF accruinS from all sources, except
as otherwise in the law provided" There
being no provision in the law which
will allow the leaving out of the personal
return dividends they would have to be
put in, except for a decision recently
passed. which will be taken up at the
end of this article.
The law also says that there shall
be allowed as a deduction the amount
received as dividends upon stock or net
earnings of any corporation, joint stock
company. association or insurance COM
pany. which is taxable upon its net in
come as in the law provided" This
provision gives the taxpayer the deduc-
tion of dividends, etc, in the summary
Of the personal return as found on page
| of form 1919
Evening star., 1914-02-10

Announcement was made that at a
meeting OF the board of directors of the
Georgetown Gas Light Company yester-
day afternoon a dividend OF S1.25 per
share was declared on the stock of the
company, payable February l.. to stock
holders of record February II.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-16
HOLLAND SOCIETY Dimes.
Collector Malone'a ONCE and Poll
tics Get Attention.

The annual dinner of the Holland So
ciety was held at the Waldorf last night
with over 400 members present. Presi-
dent Frederick W. wh!tridge of the Third
Avenue Railway Company. responding to
tho toast Common Sense IN Business"
said that neither Mayor Mitchell when
he was Collector Of the Port nor the
present Collector. Dudley Field Malone.
who sat at the speakers table. IL a
Dutchman or possessed of the Dutch trait
OF common sense, because they are ham
pered by Treasury regulations.
Mr.. WhitridHe recited how his daughter
had sent him two volumes OF Capt SCOTS
"IIast Expedition from England" On one
volume. he said, he paid a duty OF $l.O5
and day or 10 later paid II duty OF 40
cents on the other.
Referring to politics. Mr.. Whitridge
said ne was told that Mr.. Malone was
engaged In putting up headstone over
the body Of Tainmany Hall. He hoped
that Mr. Malones stone would stick.
1T has been reported" said Mr.. Malone,
responding to the toast SThe Empire
state" that while have been actively
interested In tho reorganization OF my
party ! have at the same time sullied the
interests of my office. AZ Collector of the
Port of New York intend to give my
days and nights to the duties Of my office,
but a. a citisen Of this State will labor
indefatigably toward the publication of
my party rather than spend idle time at
the club. We're going to have clean gov
eminent and the day of the hackneyed
politician who lives by canal contracts
~ 0ool
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-16
DOPEY BENNY'S GANG SET FREE.
Nothing to Implicate Quartet I'm
Killing Of Frederick straus.

benjamin Feln CDopey BENNY. Rubin
kaplan, Harry Gordon and Able Becker
man. members OF Dopey Benuy's gang
who were arrested on Saturday and
chaged with homicide i'll the belief that
they were implicated in the shooting Of
Frederick Straus the Supreme Court
clerk. on the night previous. were dis
charged by Coroner Feinberx yesterday
on the motion OF Assistant District At
torney Deacon Murphy.
THE District Attorney" said Murphy,
has not in his possession sufficient evil
dence to warrant his asking the Coroner
TO hold the defendants for any further
period"
c. +. q. Wahle counsel for the men
asked Coroner Feinberg II any other in
vestigation was being carried on by the
police to determine who was responsible
for the death Of Straus. The Coroner
answered that he had not heard of any
The discharge OF the prisoners was
evidently a big surprise 10 acting Cap
tain Cooper OF the first detective distrl lot
and some of his men. who had appeared
with several witnesses.
Later ex-Magistrate Wahle appeared
before Judge Malone in General Sessions
when two indictments against Dopey
Benny were set for trial on Monday. The
first alleged that he committed an assault
on Sergt. Patrick T.. Sheridan when he
was investigating n disorierly house on
August 3. Fein was arrested on a charge
OF carrying revolver on September 16.
Judge Malone would not grant an ad.
jOurnment
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-16
WORKHOUSE ADISGRACE,
ASSERTS MISS DOTY
Finds WOman's Prison on ISL
and OvercrOwded and
Unsanitary.

Miss Madeline Zabriskie Doty. "A mem
Der Of the State Prison Commission. leaves
this morning for Auburn TO discuss with
Thomas Mott Osborne, chairman OF the
commission. the commissions forth
coming report on conditions In the State
prisons. Miss Dot,. like Mr.. Osborne.
served voluntary term OF five days
in auburn.
Miss Doty and Mr. Osborne will search
the Auburn prison records for persons
who ought not to he there. Superinten-
dent OF Prisons Riley recently admitted
that there were many such Miss Doty
believes that there are women In Auburn
who would be OF more use to society
outside Of prison walls.
Miss Doty spent day this week look
ing over the workhouse on Blackwell's
Island. in which Commissioner Of Cor
rections Katharine BemsAit Davis Is seek
ing to work out "a number of changes.
Miss Doty found the women prisoners
talking and sometimes laughing at their
work and at meals. and altogether SEEM
ing % find their condition much less
irksome than the women in Auburn. The
workhouse buildings. however. she foun
far inferior to those at Auburn. The
women In the workhouse sleep in double
decker beds. four in cell. while az
Auburn they have separate rooms.
"The workhouse as IL stands to-day.
Miss Doty continued. lis an expensive
Joke and disgrace to the city The
administration liz enlightened and humane.
but the city's whole system OF dealing
with It's women dclinquents Is TO be con.
demned"