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The Washington herald., 1914-12-24
BALTIMORE PRODUCE.

Baltimore. Nd. Dec H.-MILJFEED-sprina
bran, In loolb. saeks 2sas.D: nearby winter bran.
In ioo-Ib. sackh, Msozz 90; -four to vhits mid
ding, in looIb sacks, 8.oaAoo; Western MID
dlingz, looIh sAekS &0akR; city mills mid
nings, lOo-lb. sacks, 8!ooa969; do. white Slnid-
ding, In loolb. sadkS 20aS.mi d., winter
bran. in loo-Ib. sacks, z.ooA8.m.
LIVE P0ULrRY-Chickens. old hens. Ihs. tsnd
over. II; do. snail to medium, per ID. oAil; do.
old roosteFs Ii, 8; do, fat. young Is; do, rough.
s.agEy. Nall; dueks old u; do. White Pekins. Per
h.. f2al3; puddle, IbA. and over. z; do. Mus-
COW. IL; pigeons young. pair IS; dc, old, 81 Euinea
fowl each. %; do, young. II pounds and over. .;
d. ~ pounds and over, 8; do. smaller. -; eeese.
nearby. ID, Isall; DO. Ksnt Island. per h., y;
do, Western and Southern, PER ID. u; turtsys,
lbs. and over. n 10. old Toms. pr lh. u; do,
small and thin per ID. Ihla
DRESSED PoULTRY-Chiekens. old hsnS
mixed. per n. llAl2; do. roostezH. old. par n.
10: do, young. per lh. Is: ducks pr h., hals;
reese nearby, per ID. I5als; do, Western and
Southern. per Ib., i2aA; turkeyz. choiee. H.. Halls;
d. fair to rood. PER n. l5A6; do. rough and
poor. per H.. ralS
BUTTER-CreAmey. fancy. PER h. ShS; do.
choice. 1haSsS; do. good, 2i5a0h; do. prints
H;. do. hoek1. 3; ladies'. Z2a3: Maryfsnd and
PennsyfTani. rolls. Nh; Ohio rolls. lsGD; West
VirEinia rolls. IszD; Storepacked, BSaD; dairy
prints. BAD; process butter, 8Gz.
EGGS-Maryhnd, PennsyiVania, and neaIbJ
hrsta' loss od. PEI doz, .; westen hrsts, 50; wsa
virginia fnts. sls32; Southern hnts. SG3.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-24
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

Chicago. Dec. 9.-The Italian government was a
big buysr Of wheat in the Chicago narket late
today and a personal representative Of that na-
tiou was on the board Of trade and pdrchases
were made through brokers on his ouisr> Great
Britain also was . purchaser Of both cash and
future wheat and the dsnatiou Of great
activity and Considerable strsnEth was shown near
" all day. There was Eoms In the wheat market
who had paper profits 10 their credit. and In an
sndearOr 70 transter the paJFr prudts to Actuai
ness and resting spots for the day were at net
was In circulation during the morning that the
Dardanelies were forced bg the allie. consid-
enable wheat was sold % this and those who put
out wheat were 90 the buying side later. Il was
diffenit matter to leam the amount Of cash
wheat taken in AL positions but the general I'm
pression here that the total sales were around
1000 90 bushels
Western receipts Of what we're larger than CON-
paratiIe periods and IN e1eesS Of expectatlons he
total today wAs 1,Haoo bushels compared with
!. 90 brnhels for The corresponding time last
year
Com vas up Z 10 4 cent and oats showed
gain Of to u ceut Both Of thsse ErainS showed
more or leSs activity. The cash sales were 1o.m
bushels Of corn with lT5.mo bushels tor export.
and l. 90 bushels Of oats with 10000 bushels
for export Westem RECEIPTS Of com were lS5.o0
bushels today and of oats $1,000 bushels compared
with Assoc and 1900 bushels. respectively. a
year aso.
rroTisioss vae active With rOOd share q the
buying on outside orders. a".
The Washington herald., 1914-12-24
WASHINGTON PRODUCE.

ouotGtiona riuen below are for lHrEs lots Of GOD
marketable goods only. Jobbe1' prices are higher.
Lower grades may be sold for lesA Fancy Goods
Owing to the peculiar conditions Of the wholesale
market yesterday live STOCK and poultry, Il was
almost impossible 10 detennine the market aocu-
reloping no best sellen for the day. Their quo
tAtions were finn, but unchanged. Figures Were:
EGGs-Frcsh. p9 doE.. Sapi do, souths-n. pe-
doz.. &aN
D.. IS; proces. pr ID, 8sE; under Erade. pr
b, 1ia27; Store-packed. per H. isa2
LARD-Tuh. pure PER h. u4al2; do, com
pound: per h. 81 cOt.Onsssd oil; per can, AZ.
CHEEsE-Nsu York, nsH. pG h, II; Sat psF
D.. -: swiss. Domestic. psr n. .: do. fOreiEA
Z LIVE Vi; PouIrRI-He1s. p.r ib,. L.; rOo.tsrs.
per h. 70; ducks. Per ID. I.is; tGrksss ehoies Per
DRESSED ucEDl PoULTRY-chick.ns. per n.
l1alt; benS choice. psr B;. l2as: dneha. pr m.
per Ib., Hall; roosters. per h.. l0il-
GREEN GooDs-BeanS. Per basket, LTsASD;
beta per bunch. z5aS; esbeags. pr 100 lbS. ia
ssss; Do, per crate. isO1IW: eucunbeFs. hot.
house, per doz.. 75al.2S: do, Florida, per baSkst
3oosL5o; eymbhngs. Der crate, l@a2@; sEEplant
pr aH. @ehto; h.ls: pg Dol. Sslo; lsttuoe
LaG2z: 0nionA per 100 lb. sack. l5hlT5; okul,
per crats, aooaLD; pas. Florida. psF basket, kooa
so; potatoes. Per Dbl. lSal0: do. northern.
per Haek, L4oAlso; do. pr bushsl. 1aso; nav
yanI. per bbl. Lf5G2s; yellow sweet potatoes. pr
bbl, lQsS0o; peppsrS. per crate. Li5S38; radishes
hothouse Per 100. LooA3oo: spinach, pr bbl. Liza
100; tomatoes. Florida, per crate. aoRL0
FRUITS-Apples, par bbl, lHal0; 11ptruit
per box, looa2so; grapes, Concord. per BASKET
IlaIeS; do. MslagA, per keg. Sooase; lemons. pr
box lRa2Oo; lines, per 10. Gai.W; nanga
California, per box aooaSo; pineappleA pr oate.
aOoaGOo; tRngeineS pr strap. 40oaAn
LIVE SrOCK-veAi cAlSes, prime. Per b, $40;
do. uAatun. pr n, SSss; Do. ksaTy. Iss; axing
lambs, pr n. iGTK
DRESSED GooDs-Pork. cholcs. nsAt, 10
medium weights. per n. ssiGlo; do. heaEy SdshtA
as
FRESH FISH AND RABS-lPricea given bsioS
are BY the pound unless othawiss stated .l-ButtG
and stals, large salo; carp. CAS-; Gosken pr bb-.
800; nackersl, 8; rock. boiling. n do, medium, II;
snail Ioal3; yellow perch. lErEs. In D., snail. o;
salmon trout. l0sIS; gray trout lArS9 aale; d.,
snail, Gala; houndeu, lnal&lk; eathsh. losl1; eOsn
ptke native Is. els medium 20 laEe. CAS-; spotA.
large IS; tsilnrs lague II; sturSeons. dressed. 8;
DO. Skin on %; dams, per 100, lD; snapper, a. 70
Gize Ioala; blueAsh fresh, Is; salmon, trssh. %;
Boston nacksreI, each, -; lobstezS. s.; ersb neat
pG ct. 50: fake. per at, 50; Sea bass, pr h.
Is; scanops, pr at, B; Potomac hAsss lAIge, PCT
lb., 3; do, small, Is; Srtmp. per qts =.
sEEDS-OoTer, red. pr b.. H1tal5; alsike. lsalS;
red top tH herds ErIssl. per n. Sa5; blus sEIss,
per b., lo5; timothy, per bu-, 95E25i orchard
gas. pr bushe. Lssalfs; seed Tye. Per b.. LOO.
HAY, STRAW AND CoRN-Hay. bsst timothy,
new. per ton, r!n; st1S. old. long re, pa ton.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-24
OBITUARY.

Funeral services for johnson Hamilton
Sands. former attorney, veteran Of the
Confederate army. itinerant preacher and
mission worker, will be held. At = O'Clock
this afternoon from his residence. 15l0
Ninth street northwest. Interment will
be in Rock Greek Cemetery. Mr.. Sands
was born in Williamsburg. Va. August
s, 1896, attended William and Mary cOl-
lege.. practioed law. enlisted with the
Confederate army during the civil war,
served as stan officer under Gen Hind
man, and acted as Confederate States
commissioner. For the past thlrty-eight
years he had been preaching the Gospel
to the poor Of Baltimore, Richmond,
Alexandria and Washington For three
years he had been a prominent worker
at Central Union Mission.
Funeral services for W. S. Parker, who
died Monday at George Washington Uni
yersity Hospital from lockjaw, will be
Eleventh street northwest. Rev. ]. f.
Briggs, pastor Of the Fifth Baptist
Church, officiating. Interment will be
be under direction of local Masons in
Glenwood Cemetery. Mr.. Parker Is sur
vived by his wife, two children. brother
and two sisters.
The body Of Capt. Ernest A. Des
Marets, seventy three years old, who
died Tuesday night at Providence Hos
pital, as a result Of injuries received on
the night of December S. when struck by
a street car at Fourteenth and Fairmont
streets northwest, was sent to New York
last night Capt Des Marets came here
as a delegate to the Rivers and Harbors
Congress. He was from long Island,
n. Y
The Washington herald., 1914-12-24
COTTON MARKETS.

Contract dealings were in rood volume yesterdly.
with the South selling freely against actual
holdings in that section than At any time recent-
B. Prices reacted from early quotations a. a
result Of this selling and a preholiday disposi-
tion on the part Of traders to accspt profits at
the advance secured At the opening caused q de-
cline o. from ! TO Is points during the early
trading.
The earliest quotations were at the highest levels
reached since the recent EdTancs began, and rep
resented . level Of from to u points higher than
the pcoTiOos close. Investment scale down buy
ing continnes to be a market feature.
Export clearances included B,As bales to japan
nom Galveston via the Panama Canal.
Recent new charters include five steamers for
cotton OF part cotton aTOes for prompt ship
ment or January sailing all for Liverpool Man
chester Southern spots markets were steady un-
changed to / lis higher. The New York con.
tract market closed quiet with = net loss u from
) to Il points for the day.
Liverpool futures closed with an ADVANCE Of -
u points. SPOT SALES were 500 bales at II
points advance to Is for middlng. Manchester
cabled that higher .hcss for yarrs CHECKED buss,
nesS, d0ths quieter'
Exports now total 01 bales compared with
5oeSOH 70 the sane date late ssasoa.
The Liverpool Cotton Exchange viii Be closed
today after ! O'CLOCK until TnssdGy Of next week
Liverpool.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-24
PROVISIONS FOR THE ARMY IN
THE FIELD.
Importance Of Keeping Body Well
Nourished.

In time of war. the greatest effort is
always made toward cutting on the
enemy's base of supplies. 1t is the we'll
nourished people who fight the strongest
md live the longest and contribute MIST
to human progpss- Is your stomach do
ing its duty-does it convert food into
good blood and tissue?
DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
has been so successful in the treatment
OF indigestion that thousands Of formsr
sufferers owe their good health Of today
to its wonderful power, and testimonials
prove it.
It arouses the little muscular fibers into
activity and causes the gastric juices to
thoroughly mix with the food you eat,
simply because II supplies the stomach
with pure, rich blood. It's weak, impure
blood that causes stomach weakness. Get
good blood through the use OF DIR. Plerce's
Golden Medical Discovery, and you will
have no more indigestion.
1t is the worlds. proved blood purifier.
It's not a secret remedy, for its ingredi-
ents are printed on the wrapper. Start to
take II today and before another day has
passed, the impurities of the blood will
begin to leave your body through the
liver, kidneys, bowels and skin, and in a
few days you will know by your steadier
nerves, firmer step. keener mind. brighter
eyes and clearer skin that the bad blood
Is passing out. and new, rich, pure blood
is filling your veins and arteries.
The same good blood will cause pimples,
acne, eczema and all skin eruptions TO
dry up and disappear. DIR. Pierce's Gold
en- Medical Discovery IL the helpful rem
edy1that nearly every. one needs. It con-
tains no, alcohol or narcotics OF any kind
Adv. e.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-24
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

New York. Dec 9.-MILJFEED-Frm;t trade dull.
Spring bran. in loop0und sacks, Z.75, to arrive
standard middlings. 70 arrive, 300; winter wheat,
In lOO-pound sacks. to arrive 875; city bran. in
bulk. Aa.
Rye FIoUR-FIrm; trads slow. Good to choiee.
6O0a630 in sacks.
CORNAIEAL-Firm; dealings quiet. Kiln-dried,
for export, SIS. in sacks Coarse meal, in bags,
L5Al5
BUCKwHEAT FJoUR-Quirt; ehoice is selling
in a Sman way at 275.
HAY-Receipts 81 tons; firm; trade dull. Quote:
Prime timothy, Ll0; No. l timothy. Los; No ?,
100: No. ), 20.
sTRAw-Rscripts nil; firm; trade quiet. LOnZ
re quoted at 6Sa7o.
P0RR-Fim; dealings light Mess. H.SOsDpi
family 2IoOs8.oo: clear, A0oa4oo
BEEF-Fim- PACKET, 3.Ooa2iW; family. a.ooa
500.
LARD-EAsisr; trade slow. Prime Western, loso;
refined Continent lilo; South American. lies;
refined Brazilian, in kegz, l26S; beef steaTne loA
lard ssssrine. quiet; New YOrk, LA
The Washington herald., 1914-12-24
lIt requires good tobacco
to make good cigarettes,
and good tobacco is expen-
sive. Only the inexpensive,
practical wrapping enables us to
offer 20 Fatima Cigarettes for
Is cents.
@DisfiScftve!, IsdividsGI"
sGs.z<As.4ssasG
SHELLS OF BRITISH
eSILENCE FOES GUNS
Atterbeek Zeppelin Sheds Burned in
sRaid of Ayiators of
Allies Forces.

Rotterdam, Dec. 2.-British warships
have been keeping up a bombardment of
German positions along the Belgian coast
for thIrty-six hours. At the outset Of the
bombardment German batteries replied
briskly. but their fire had slackened to-
day, according TO advices from Sluis. and
IL is believed that most Of them have
been silenced.
Aviators OF the allies are resuming their
they have bombarded and burned the
Zeppelin sheds erected by the Germans
at Atterbeck, q suburb Of Brussels. They
few from Dunkirk and dropped twelve
bombs upon the sheds, escaping without
damage. On their return journey the
aerial raiders also dropped bombs upon
Thiolt. but with what success is not
known.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-24
SCHOOLS HOLD FESTIVITIES.
seniors of : western High End
Round of GayetIes with Play.

Christmas festivities in Washington
schools were completed last evening
when the senior class of Western High
School gave the play pride and Pref
udicS" at the Wilson Normal School
Most Of the schools and classes ceIe-
brated yesterday. the day beginning with
the programs in the kinderEartens and
the entertainment given the kindergarten
pupils in Wilson Normal School. Ches-
ter a. Arthur School gave its program
Tuesday evening in the Eastern School
building.
Yesterday afternoon. pupils OF Bust
ness High School gave a play. Princess
Kihu-" In the hndergartens trees in
each OF the classes were decorated and
gifts from the teachers were given the
children Interesting programs enter
tanned scores OF parents who were pres.
ent to see their children celebrate the
event
The schools have been adjourned until
January l.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-24
EAST BUFFALO CATTLE.

East Buffalo. n. Y, Dee a.-oArTLE-Reeeipts,
90; markt sctiTee drn. Priue scers. aT5asoo;
buichz grades 1looaE 20
CALyES-Reesirss. 80; market active. Soc higher
Gull 10 choics, k0oaloco.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Recsiuta 10! ooo; marAss
active, loc higher. chocs lsmbs. i.eoas s.; Gull to
tklr. kooGl.v; yearilng Goclf.o; aheep lOoa5.7S
HoGs-Reoslpts. 1.eoo; narkes fairiy active, hrm
1orsefs, 1.ioaf.p; PIGS. 10; mixsdS IN; heaEy,
ilo; rOughA ecsss. = stssH. kEAsa
The Washington herald., 1914-12-24
SUE BLISS FOR STOCK VALUE.
Arlington Receivers Want Hin
Compelled to Pay 100000.

Aulick Palmer and Peyton Gordon, re-
ceivers for the Arlington Hotel Com
pany. yesterday filed suit in the Dis
trict Supreme Court against Alonzo Bliss
to require him to pay $4,000 for common
Stock in the company for which he is
said to have subscribed.
Attorney Z. II. Thomas told the court
that the company is insolvent, and that
the amount OF the subscriptions to the
preferred stock is wholly inadequate to
pay its debts. The common stock. on
which recovery is sought, was given
a bonus to the subscribers OF the pre-
ferred stock The receivers claim, how
ever. that the acceptance of the stock
carried the liability TO pay for It II needed
for debts.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-24
RAILROAD FIGHTS BIG LEVY.
New York Central Takes Illinois
Incorporation Cost TO Court.

Springfield. Ill, Dec 3.-Federal Judge
Burton today granted temporary injunc-
ton against Secretary Of State Lewis :,
Stevenson restraining him from turning
over an incorporation fee of $4,000 into
the treasury on application today Of the
New York Central Railroad
The New York Central alleges in It's
bill that they paid to the State utilities
commission an Incorporation fee OF
$4,000, as provided by law yesterday
Their attorneys went to the ONCE Of the
secretary OF State and asked ter the IN
CORPORATION papers, rendering 81 Zee.
Stevenson refused to accept, Claiming
800 900 due under the old Incorporation
act and the company paid the money
under protest.
Attorneys for the company allege that
the state utilities act superseded the old
incorporation act In regard TO ices Tor
Incorporating companies.
The incorporation which brought ABOUT
the suit is the outgrowth Of the con-
soIidation OF all New York Central prop
critics East and West
The Washington herald., 1914-12-24
q HELD AS LAWYERS sLAYERs
Police Say captives Have Confessed
Murder of Millionaire Attorney.

Los Angeles, Dec. 2.-Their faces torn
and. cut by the hair-brush welded BY
their victims and one with a bullet in his
leg, two desperadoes are held in jail here
for the murder yesterday of W. NJ. Alex
ander, retired millionaire attorney, Con-
fessions were made in full, the police
say, Immediately after their arrest late
yesterday.
The younger man. Charles T. Oman.
who gives his age as eighteen and who has
been identified as the son OF a minister
recently deceased. Is said by the police
to have admitted firing the bullet which
killed Alexander and the second shot
which wounded w. NJ. Alexander, jr., in
the fierce fight which interrupted the
burglary attempted by OMAN and Glenn
Witt, twenty-three years of age.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-24
GERMAN SUBMARINE
SUNK AFTER ATTACK
Warship Sent to Bottom Following
Attempt Against British Trans
port, French Ministry Says.

Paris, Dec 9.-It Is reported at the
French ministry OF marine that a Ger
man submarine attempting TO attack
British troop transport on Havre has
been sunk.
No official announcement has been
made. but the unofficial rumors state
that the submarine was sunk by de-
stroyers after It had dispatched a tor
pedo at the transport.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-24
Woman Dies at III.

New York, Dec. 23.--Mrs. Hannah Koso-
koss died today at the Harlem Home OF
the Daughters OF Israel at the age OF III
years She was born in Kiey. Russia, ana
bad been at the home for the last three
and one-haIf years. She leaves seventy
grandchildren, great-grandchildren and
Ereat-great-g grandchildren, having out
lived all Of her own sons and daughters.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-24
Rner Rebels Still Active.

London. Dec. 3.-Boer rebels. co-ope-
rating with German troops, continue 10
give the British authorities trouble IN
south Africa. II is reported ofhcially that
the rebel commafdant, Sarel Aloerts. was
captured on Sunday at Damheek with
small body Of followers. Another band
OF rebels, numbering "a, from the Smith
field district, was captured at Fauresrnlth'
in the Orange Free State on Sunoay'N
The Washington herald., 1914-12-24
rs Steel Omits Xmas Bonuses.

New York, Dec. 2S.-For the first time
in its history the United States steel
Company will not distribute It's annual
Christmas bonuses to its officers and
heads OF departments. Last year the
bonuses distributed amounted to about
% Cox, 600. but last years earnings exceed
ed Sls7 OcO. 600. while this year they are
estimated at about S75.oOO,O0e.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-24
0Mile Of Pennies Closes Today.

To-day. win be ''self-sacrihce Day" Tor
those who wish to help swell the mile
Of pennies fund for Belgians. This will
be the last opportunity Washington viii
have to contribute to the fund. An All
day reception will be held at the Jardin
de Danse by Mrs. Ellis Logan. in charge
OF the fund. children OF the American
Revolution and the young women WAC
have helped Mrs. Logan.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-24
NEW YORK MONEY.

New York Dec. z.-Tme money was easier today,
hut trades extremely rare. institutions offered
loans At per cent all industrial couEteral The
bids. however. went no higher than ~ per ecnt
in the majority of oases
Call money opened at "a Fer csnt; high. PER
cent; low, * Ter cent; renewals. per cent; close,
per cent; ruling rate. per cent.
The near approach Of the holidays Is tending to
contract the volume Of pap9 moving. Today the
trading quiet, with rates showing an easier
tendency. Their nnEs Govern ~ to "a per cent for
all periodA
The Washington herald., 1914-12-24
RUSSIANS HALTED m
ADVANCE ON BUDAPEST
Unshyar Center Of Heavy Fighting,
indicating Museoyites Have Pressed
Forward Further Than Expected.

Vienna. Dec. . Cby wireless via Berlin).
The war once today issued the follow
ing statement:
"The Russians renewed their attacks
south Of the carpathtans yesterday, near
the Latorcza River and the Nagy-Ag.
They were unsuccessful.
The Russians have suffered heavy
losses on the lower Danaiec."
The Nagy-Ag and the Latorcza Rivers
are about sixty miles apart The city Of
Unghvar, which is mentioned in tho an
nouncement give out officially in Berlin
tonight as the center Of heavy fighting.
lies on a branch OF the Latorcza.
The admission by the Anstriana OF
fighting many miles southwest from the
Galician border and At such widely sepa-
rated points, shows that the Russian ad-
vance toward Budapest Is proceeding
faster than has been indicated by recent
Austrian bulletins.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-24
Seek Disease Preventives.

The American Red Cross has received
an appeal from its workers In London
and Paris for immediate shipment OF
anti-typhoid. anti-tetanus, and anu-dipn-
theritie serums for use on European Dat- DAT
tIehelds The appeal confirms the many
reports of the serious way in which pes
thence and disease are adding to the
horrors Of the struggle,
The Washington herald., 1914-12-24
CHAMBER PLANS ANNUAL VOTE
Commerce Body Considering Names
Put Up for Directorate.

Members Of the Chamber Of Commerce
are preparing for their annual meeting
in January, and are considering the nom
nation Of new directors. The nomination
list is closed December =, Two "etSs "e't.sIS
before the election, in accordance with
the chambers bylaws.
The following men. so far. have been
Nominated for the directorate: w
F GUIDE. W. NJ. Dove. John Poole
I L Leverton, Claude A. Miller
Harry wardman, c. w. Darr' W. II.
Saunders. ]. A Berberich. c. r. Howser'
q, II. Judd. II. T. Orterdinger' LOUIS
Homer, W. S. Hoge. \. P. Clark, W. r
Galliher. E. B. Dean. and Charles u.
Stott. The unusual procedure or hoiul-
mating officers before the annual mee'Lils
was taken in placing ]. I. Weller for
second vice president.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-24
SNOW Slides Hold up Trains.

San Francisco. Dee. S.-Serious snow
slides in the Sierra Nevada Mountains
have delayed all trsnscontinental trains
from i've to fifteen hours. Not In many
years has traflc been carried on under
such stress Of weather. There Is more
snow In the Sierra Nevadas at the pres
ent time than any wintar sinca iS0a
The Washington herald., 1914-12-24
LIBERTY THEIR XMAS GIFT.
of Three States Extend
Clemency to COnviets.

Baltimore. Dec. a-Gov. Goldsborough.
OF Maryland, today extended executive
clemency TO fifteen prisoners serving vari-
Gus terms in the States institutions
The governor issued four complete par
dons. while eleven persons were paroled
in the custody OF the advisory board OF
parole. These were granted as Christmas
gifts.
Columbia, Dec. 2.-Gov. Blease today
granted executive clemency to sixteen
eonvicts in the State penitentiary. among
them nine convicted for manslaughter.
The pardons were Christmas gifts
Montgomery, Ala. Dec. 23-GoH. O'NeaI
has issued ffty-eight paroles to State
convicts as Christmas presents. One
hundred and seventy-five petitions for
clemency were refused.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-24
COMMERCE AND FINANCE

lz@s wheat s,..u. pr ton 'O; n.u eon. pr sAl..
aa
WOOL AND HTpEs-wool, uaEhsd. frss d,
burns. PEI h. .: uoOl. unuashed. per ID. N.fl;
hides, dry pr n. na2l; sslt hidss. dry. Per ID.
sos2; silt hideI ETssu. pst H.. n; caifnknA green.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-24
LONDON CHANGE TO REOPEN.
Restricted Trading tn he Resumed
January'4.

London, Dec. 2s.-The London Stock
Exchange Will reopen on January 4.
subject to certain restrictions. One of
these restrictions provides that no
member shall bargain for or negotiate
q sale in shares dealt in by the Amer
lean market at a less price than the
English equivalent OF New York clos
ing priees On July 80, 1914.
All bargains must be for cash and
'oficially recorded. No member shall
be allowed to bid openly in the market.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-24
South African Losses 755.

Pretoria, South Africa, Dec. S.-It was
announced officially today that the Union
defence forces casualties since the be-
ginning of the Boer rebellion have been
40 killed and wounded. There are more
than go rebels in aetention camps