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Outstanding Stock Pennsy's.

The outstanding capital stock of the
Pennsylvania company is ssO.OoOOOO. all
of which is owned by the Pennsylvania
railroad
The Panhandle directors decided to
hereafter consider dividends semi-annual-
ly, in June and December, instead of
quarterly.
In announcing it's dividend action, the
Panhandle board issued statement, say
ing:
The company in recent years has de-
clared = per cent dividends per annum
on both classes of stock, including the
Year, 1913. when that company and other
lines In the same territory suffered Sc
vereiy FROM the disastrous floods.
Heavy shrinkage in 1918.
to earn the dividends paid to the extent
of s2.60O.t,O. but the directors believed it
wise policy to continue the dividends
at the regular rate and utilized a large
part of the surplus from previous years
for that purpose.
In March, 1914. however. the directors
deemed it prudent, in view of the large
decrease in gross and net earnings, to re
duce the dividends. and declared a divi-
dend of per cent on the preferred stock
and p of l per cent on the common
stock.
Since that time conditions have not
improved, there having been a con-
tinued and increasing decline in gross
earnings, and the directors decided that
the reduced earnings of the company
did not justify the declaration of any
dividend or the common stock and de-
clared dividend on the preferred
stock of one-half of 1 per cent?
Penna. Declares Usual Dividend.
The, Pennsylvania railroad directors
declared the usual quarterly dividend of
IL per cent.
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RETAINS vALuELEss SYSTEM.
Reading Votes Heavily Against
Adopting Paid Firemen Service.

READING. Pa. June 24.-By a refer
endum vote the first held in this state
under a law passed by the last legis-
lature. Reading yesterday decided to
retain its system of volunteer firemen.
The vote against paid department.
which had been provided for by an
ordinance of council, was 9.411 to 1876
Members of councils. the city admins
tration and the chamber of commerce
favored the change. but the members
of the volunteer companies campaigned
actively against it.
The Reading organization is said to
be the largest volunteer department in
the country. having more than 4.0vv
active members Every voting division
in the city returned majority against
the innovation.
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Closing Prices.
HAS NARROW ESCAPE.
Aviator. With Passenger, Drops
1900 Feet, Then Gets Control.

LONE PINE. Cal. June 24-Silas
Christofferson. an aviator, and E. Carl
Wallen, who was a passenger, had a
narrow escape from death when, at an
altitude of 10000 feet over the Sierra
Nevadas yesterday. the aeroplane be-
came unruly and fell. 1t dropped 1900
The fight was preliminary to an at
tempt Christofferson will make to fly
over Mount Whitney. more than $4,000
feet high. If successful the flight will
establish new American altitude
record.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-24
PLEDGES AID TO REDMOND.
Michael ]. Ryan Responds to the
Irish Leaders Cablepram

PHILADELPHIA. June o4.-In reply to
a cablegram received two days ago from
John E. Redmond. die Irish leader.
Michael ]. Ryan. president of the United
Irish League of America. today cabled
Mr. Ryans cablegram read:
National committee smeetine july 16.
All needed money forthcoming. LIBERTY
loving America practically unanimous in
approval of your leadership. Tory con-
tention inlmical to- twentieth century
spirit and defeat c&tain. This is era OF
awakened democracy"
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tighten the court as to the meaning of
the question.
Several of the talesmen had not heard
Of the custer proceedings. Others had
read the newspaper accounts but no
one of the prospective jurors had a
personal acquaintance with Mr. New
man. One of those examined answered
that he had expressed the opinion that
"a District man should have the job"
This ,talesman did not get a place on
the jury, his name being stricken from
the Tong paner' by counsel for Mr..
Newman.
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CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO. June 24.-dogs-Receipts
$4,000 head. strong: bulk. S.25aS.35 1
light, s.l0aS.35: mixed. S.0oas.40; heavy.
795aS.371s: rough. 1.95aS.1O; pissj
725a8.15.
Cattle-Receipts. 1880 head; steady :
beeves 7.50a9.40: steers, 6.s0aS.10; stock
ers and feeders. 6.15aS.15. COWS AND
heffers S.7OaS.S5: calves. 7.e0a1o.e5.
Sheep-Receipts. $4,000; weak: sheep
5.3Oa635; yearlings. 6.30a 40; lambs.
6. 5Oas25; springs, 6.75a9.2;
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MURDER IN LITTLE SICILY
125TH IN RECENT YEARS
Chicago Police Admit They Are
Helpless in Solving
Crimes.

CHICAGO. June 4.EThe l25th murder
in Little Sicily in the last three and
one-half years took place early today
Frank de Maria. stool pigeon for the
police. being the victim.
The police admit themselves helpless to
apprehend the murderers. The stories of
the assassinations are so much alike that
in most essentials they might be written
with a rubber stamp. There have been
hundreds of arrests and no convictions.
De Maria was engaged to help invest-
gate the murder of Isaac Levin In
Chicago Heights eight months ago. He
knew he was marked for DEATH
Shortly after midnight with two other
Sicilians he was walking along the
street. One hundred yards from Death
Corner" where dozens of similar murders
have taken place. his two companions
dropped back and opened fire. Three
bullets entered De Maria's head and one
found lodgment in his body.
Sicilians Rush Out.
In a moment the streets were crowded
with Sicilians. but when the police ar
rived none could be found who saw the
murder and most of them did not hear
the shots.
A threatening note received by De
Maria read ''Squealers always die
IN the absence OF Detter ndIhe nus
of these crimes have been called BLACK
hand but recent investigation showed
they are crime of the Malta. The Mana,
it was explained is a code of vendetta
many centuries old, founded on the eye
for an eye, tooth for tooth theory. and
having a root as deep in the Siciltan
reasantry as religion itself
While the police were chasriled at their
helplessness in the face of these r-pea led
crimes Haunted in their faces, they con-
scled themselves by saying that most of
the victims were themselves murder ers
and that todays assassin will be next
weeks victim.
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Primaries in North Dakota.

FARGO, n. D.. June 24-Piimary cleo
tions TO select candidates for United
States senator members of Congress. and
various state officers we're held in North
Dakota today. Amendments to the
state constitution relating to woman suf-
fraSe and the initiative and referendum
also were voted on.
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PANHANDLE FORCED
T0cUT DIVIDENDS
Directors Pass Payment on Common
and Reduce Amount on
Preferred.

PHILADELPHIA. June 24.-The direc-
tors of the Pittsburgh Cincinnati. Chi
cego and st. Louis railway. the Pan
handle system. subsidiary of the
Pennsylvania railroad. today passed the
dividend on the common stock and re-
duced the dividend on the preferred
stock to one-half of l per cent for the
quarter.
The Pennsylvania company directors.
the lines west of Pittsburgh. declared
the usual semi-annual dividend of 3
per cent.
Three months ago the dividend rate
on the Panhandle preferred stock
was reduced from to per cent. and
on the common stock from to 3 per
cent per annum in the quarterly dis
tribution then made.
In anticipat ton of today's action there
had been a sharp decline in the price
Of the companX's shares.
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Bear Traders Attack Some
High-CIass IndustriaIs
as Well.
WESTERN SHARES ALSO
TARGETS IN THE REACTION
Steel Holds Comparatively Steady
But the Coppers Are 0ff-Prices
Sell Off at the Close.

NEW YORK. June 24.-Such changes
as occurred at the outset of today
stock market operations dealt chiefly
with the relatively inactive issues.
Pittsburgh. Cincinnati. Chicago and st.
Louis common. better n known as the
Panhandle" fell points in anticipation
of the passing of the dividend at today s
meeting of the directors in Philadelphia.
Western Union registered further de-
cline of over a point on announcement of
the dissolution of the syndicate organized
some months ago to take over the hold
inss of the American Telephone and
Telegraph Company.
otherwise quotations were but slightly
over or under the previous days close.
Traders Press Advantage.
Selling pressure, however. soon result
ed in a pronounced reactionary move
ment.
Traders pressed their advantage in the
morning and the weakness of certain
railway issues within the scope of the
pending freight rate decisions gave lise
to fears concerning the outcome of that
question.
New York Central lost over points.
with declines or 1 to 1$4 in Baltimore and
Ohio Reading, Lehigh Valley and Chesa-
peake & Ohio.
Western shares were not immune. Great
Northern, Northern Pacific and Union
Pacific also losing point
Coppers were off from fractions to a
point, but Steel held comparatively steady.
Bonds Are Heavy.
Can common and preferred lost Ia and
H,
American Telephone declined > in SYM
pathy with Western Union. and cast
Iron Pipe preferred fell 4 on passing of
the dividend.
Bonds We're heavy.
Actual suspension of the Panhandle
dividend was followed by another break
of almost :: points in that stock
The list as a whole was subject to re-
newed Bear aggression in the early aft
ernoon, the attack being largely con-
centrated upon Steel, which lost almost
a point.
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LIVERPOOL.

hSERP POO ; JunH 24Got5onMSpot
7.56: low middling. 7.08. Sales, 1000
bales: speculation and exports. $1,000
Receipts, $4,000 bales Futures steady
June. 1871: June and July, 7.19k:
July and August. 7.19h; August and
September, 7.04h: October and Novem-
Der. 6.73E, December and January.
s.S41s: January and February. 6.64k;;
March and April, 6.61.
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FOREIGN BouRsEs.

PARIS. June 24.-Prices opened heavy,
but closed steady on the bourse today.
Rentes. 81 francs 10 confines
Exchange on London, e5 francs 1871
confines.
Private discount, 2A per cent.
BERLIN. June 24.-Trading was quiet
and prices were steady on the boursd
today. Exchange on London. 90 marks
so pfennigs. Money. per cent; private
discount rate, 2ssa3 per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-24

Newman told of his activities in the
Chamber of Commerce. and of his serv-
ice as secretary of the Monday Evening
Club. He declared he at first refused
to accept the employment which would
take him away from the city, but later
agreed to go, on express condition that
he should be allowed to return immedi-
ately following the election of Presi-
dent Wilson
Ihe witness then declared it had al
ways been his intention to return tn this
city, where he had made many friends
and where he considered he would have
a better opportunity to carry on. with
profit his newspaper work Mr.. New
man paid high tribute to the city as
place of residence and declared he never
intended to reside in Chicago, where he
went in 1911. He vehemently denounced
the Windy city as unfit for human habit
tation' in his opinion
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.FEATURE[ESS SESSION
ON LOCAL EXCHANGE
Trading Equally Divided Between
Stock and Bond
Lists.

Trading on the local exchange today
was light and featureless. During the
regular call the sale of twenty-six shares
of Mergenthaler stock at 214 was the
only business transacted.
Afterward 5000 Railway and Electric
As sold at S2A. Capital Traction 5s sold
81. 900 at lots and Potomac Consolidated
IS sold $1,000 at 391s.
After five shares of Railway and Elec-
trio preferred stock had brought y
thirteen shares were traded at S21s.
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NEW ORLEANS.

NEW ORLEANS, June 24-Hot
weather and absence of moisture of the
belt put the price of cotton 8 to S
points up on the first call today, Buy
ing increased. and In the early trading
the new crops stood to points up.
Futures opened steady. July, 1902:
August, 1898: October. 12.47; Deem
Der, 1915; January, 1247: March, 1851
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-24

Announcement was made on the ex-
change of the declaration OF the 1oiloW-
ing dividends: Columbia National Bank
regularl quarterly. 3, per cent. payable
JULY /; Bank of Commerce and Savings.
regular semi-annual. per cent. payable
july l to stockholders of recird June ~,
Union Savings Bank regular quarterly
per cent. payable June ~ to stockhoioers
of record June %.
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LOCAL STOCK EXCHANGE.

Sales-Regular call. 1c O'Clock noon:
at 214.
After After cali: Washington Railway pfd, ) at 81.
rstomac Cons: SIS: 81 600 at 991a
Capital Traction IS. 81 eco a 1O7a
Washington Railway pfd. 13 at s2ls
Washington Railway 4s. $1,000 at Soa; 81. 600
At s2A, $1,000 al S2a4. $1,000 at seq. 81 .OC0 at
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NEW YORK.

NEW YORK.
NEW YORK. June o4.-Flour-Easy
spring patents 4.45a4.10: winter straights.
4.2Oa4 80; winter patents. 4.4Oa465.
Wheat was heavy this morning on bear
isb crop conditions generally; July, ssAa
IS 1915: September. sSssassA.
Pork-Steady.
Beef-Steady.
Lard-Easy; middle west. 10.1Oalo2O.
Molasses-Dull.
Hay-Quiet. 49,
Hides-Steady.
Leather-Steady.
Raw sugar steady; molasses, 2.74;
centrifugal. 3.3s; refined steady;
Butter steady: receipts. 1900 tubs;
creamery, seconds, 22a24h.
Cheese steady: receipts. 5000 boxes;
state, whole milk. fresh, specials, IAN a
15h.
Eggs irregular: receipts. 1900 cases:
nearby, mixed colors. 18a24.
Dressed poultry quiet: western chick
ems, frozen. 14Ea1s; fowls, 13alsh
turkeys O5a96
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BALTIMORE.

Special Dispatch to The Star
Easier; spot No red. So; spot No. 2
red western. 50: June No. 2 red. SO;
July No red, s4A: August No. red.
81: September No. red. "a; receipts,
sos bushels; exports. 81.666 bushels;
new southern by sample, 77a9O.
Corn-Dull: spot contract. IS; re-
ceipts, 1876 bushels; exports. 2.0Oo
bushels.
Oats-Easier; standard white. 4oa45A !:
No. 3 white, 44ha44A; receipts, 14,106
bushels: exports. 60 bushels.
Rye-Quiet: No. . western export. Tia
~: No. western domestic, 74a75.
Hay-Steady: unchanged.
Grain freights-Firmer; steam to
Liverpool, per bushel. Sd. July; picked
ports, per quarter. 1-10aaa; July.
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Records for Twenty-Four Hours
Condition of the Water.

Temperature and condition of water
at am: Great Falls-Temperature
So; condition, II. Dalecarlia reservoir
10: condition at north
connection. 9; condition at south con-
nection. II. Georgetown distributing
eservoir-Temperatur 10: condition
at tnfuent gatehouse. 8; condition at
effiuent gatehouse. s.
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide. 2:25 am. and 3:15
pm: high tide, 1923 am. and pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, $40 am. and
1858 p.m.: high tide. $40 am. and 9:43
pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose. ABS am; sun sets.
1928 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 4:35 am; sun
sets. 1928 pm.
Moon sets S:4S pm.
Weather in Various Cities.
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NEW YORK CURB PRICES.
LONDON MARKET.

LONDON. June 24.-The general set
Element on the stock exchange is pro-
crossing smoothly. New business was
quiet today with the tone shade
eteadier. especially in the Paris favor
ties. which improved on Paris buying
accompanied by rumors of an early
reduction in the French bank rate in
preparation for the new government
loan. Brazilian bonds were weak
American securities opened steady and
prices advanced on light covering dur
ing the forenoon.
Closing Prices.
The list was not supported in the
afternoon and prices slowly sagged off
and closed easy
Money and discount rates were quiet.
Consols for money, "a 9-16: for ac-
count. "A 9-16: Pennsylvania. 81, Read
ing. s4A; United States Steel. 62st.
Bar silver quiet: ISIS.
Money. HALF
Discount rates-Short bills, 27-1sa
III; three months, 2as.
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Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Star
HARPERS FERRY. w Va, June 81
The Potomac and Shenandoah rivers we're
clear this morning.
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LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL. June 24.-Wheat-No 1
Manitoba, rs sd: No. 9. IS Sd; July, Is
lid: October, Is 9hd December, is
1O1sd.
Corn-American mixed. Is I'd; July, IS
17sd.
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Butter-Cnchanged
Eggs-Unchanged receipts l1.22o
cases.
= Cheese-Lower; daisies, 141aa1 AZ;
twins. 14Aa14la; American, 1sA; long
horns. 15Aa15k.
Potatoes-Unchanged receipts 81
cars.
Poultry-Alive steady; springs. 2oaS;
fowls, IA.
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Rex Dividend Today.
American Coal Products Company, IA.
Call Money. IL ~ IL IL
Hourly Sales Of Stocks Today.
liam. 1850 l2m... l34,SOO :.
lp.m... 1S7,3O ppm. 2I460O
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For the District of Columbia, Della
ware and Internationally fair to-
night and THURSDAY; gentle to mod
crate shifting winds.
Warm weather continues east of the
Rocky mountains, except from the
upper lake region westward. where.
except in Montana, there were thun-
derstorms, some Of them severe. There
was no other precipitation of conse-
quence, except in the Pacific states and
the southern portion of the middle At
lantic states.
There will be thunder showers this
afternoon or tonight In the lower lake
region, and tonight or Thursday In
portions of New England and the mid
region. the Ohio valley and the south
the weather will be generally fair.
1t will be somewhat cooler in the
lake region tonight and Thursday. and
Thursday in New York and New Eng
land. In the Ohio valley and the south
warm weather will continue.
The winds along the New England
coast will be moderate south and
southwest; on the middle Atlantic
coast gentle to moderate, mostly south
and east gulf coasts gentle to moderate
and 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:
Observation-Disclosures 1 pm, 81;
pm. 10; II midnight, "a. Today, am.
Il: 8 am. IS; ~ noon. 81; = pm. 81.
Maximum. 81. at 2 pm. today; mini
mum. 20. at 5 am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Maximum. 81: minimum, 6S.
pm, 1914: u midnight, 1892. Today, 4
am, 1892: am, 1886; u noon 1896;
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WEATHER..
Generally Fair Tonight and Thurs
daY: Moderate Winds.

For the District of Columbia, Della
ware and Internationally fair to-
night and Thursday; gentle to mod
crate shifting winds.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-06
OLNEY MAY NOT
TAKE BANK PLACE
W. P. G. Harding Mentioned
as Probable Chairman Of
Reserve Body.
LOOKING TOYANKEELAND
Paul M. Warburg VIII Accept Ap,
pointment and Plans Sew
erance of Old Ties.

In view of the general anticipation in
Washington that Richard Olney, of Mas
sachusetts, will decline the honor OF be-
ing made the first governor OF the newly
created Federal Reserve Board specu-
lation as to whom the Executive choice
will fall upon is centered on ". P. G.
Harding, the Birmingham (Ala-) banker,
whose name has appeared fourth in the
list OF selections for the board
Mr.. Harding will have the support of
the solid Southern Congressional delega-
tion in both Houses Of Congress. He
has not yet accepted formally the ap-
pointment TO membership in the board.
but the President is satisfied he will do
80.
The almost certain withdrawal of
Mr.. Olney from further consideration
for the office leaves the New England
region minus representation on the re-
serve board. For this reason II is re-
Kardsd here as highly probable that the
President will go to Yankeeland for
his substitute for the former Secre-
tary of State.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-06
Mexico as Big as the
u. S. East of Mississippi
National Geographic Society Gives Out Facts Re-
garding Population, Area, Topography, Govern
ment and Political Conditions of War
Torn Republic.

The following information concerning
Mexico was given out by the National
Geographic Society yesterday:
The area OF Mexico Is practically as
great as that OF the United States east
of the Mississippi River. 1t varies in
altitude from sea level TO 1900 feet. Its
climate is affected by these elevations
and by a range Of eighteen degrees OF
latitude. Twelve hundred miles is the
distance traversed in passing south from
JuareZ, on the northern boundary. to the
capital and SO miles more 20 the south
eastern boundary. The Gulf of Mexico
and the Caribbean Sea coast line extends
for 100 miles. where the Pacific Ocean
and Gulf OF California touch 400 miles
of Mexican coast.
Prior to 1886. Mexico. as Spanish col
ony, and the United States covered ap-
proximately equal areas, but the Texas
secession and the result Of the Mexican
war added nearly l.OOO.OnO square miles
to our territory, and the extent of Mexico
now is less than one-fourth that Of con-
tinental United States. Mexico still has
territorial expanse equal to the aggregate
Of Austria-HunCary. Germany. France.
Great Britain, and Ireland The total
area Of the republic is 5000 square
miles.
The average density Of the population
approXimates twenty per square mile.
The federal district, modelled after the
District OF Columbia but of eight times
greater area. is surrounded by the state
of Mexico, the large population OF the
capital. 410,oOa, materially aiding in bring
ing the average there up to more than
!, 80 per square mile.
During nearly 30 years after the con-
quest by Cortes, Spain dominated Mexico
The Washington herald., 1914-05-06
SECOND BECKER TRIAL
WILL COMMENCE TODAY
Brother of Accused Police Lieutenant
Also Faces Prosecution on Charge
of Subornation of Perjury.

New York. MAY 5.-PrOceedinGs against
Joan Becker, brother OF former Police
Lieut.. Charles Becker. for subOrnati0n
OF perjury probably will be taken by
District Attorney Charles =. Whitman
as a result Of the confession OF Carl
Dresner that Becker induced him to give
false testimony in the hearing for a final
attempt to get 4 new trial for the four
Roscnthal gunmen. Dresner, who is in
the TOmbs. said that Becker was the
master mind in the plot to save the
gunmen.
1t was said at the office of the District
Attorney today that all is in readiness
for the beginning Of Charles Becker 5
second trial tomorrow on the charge
OF killing Herman ROsenthaL Upon
BeCkers own application his cell in the
Tombs has been moved to an upper tier
The prisoner said he was in danger Of
injury. as some one had hurled a missile
at him recently while he was exercising.
John Becker. who is 4 lieutenant in
the police department, was not on duty
today. having applied for two weeks
leave OF absence to attend his brothers $
trial
A special panel Of 9H talisnen has been
summoned for the Becker trial.