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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-07
A Joke on the Fishermen.
lie World Magazine.

From the Wide World Magazine.
The waters Of the Great Salt lake,
Utah, are the most heavily impregnated
w1.n salt of any large body of water
in the world. save perhaps the Dead
sea. in Palestine. No life exists in the
lake except a diminutive form OF
shrimp never exceeding one-third inch
in length. Residents of Utah are thor
oughly familiar with this fact. and fire.
ouentiy play pranks on visitors to the
CITY who have not learned the mys-
teries of the Great Sale lake. Some time
ago the Amalgamated Association of
Street and Electrical Car Workers Of
America held their convention in Salt
Lake City, and September 10 local
members of the organization induced
a number of distinguished visitors to
"go fishing' in the Great Sale lake
After casting their lines most dex-
terously for nearly an hour and curs-
ing their i'll luck in not getting a
rise" the victims were told of the
Joke. 1t is said that other sufferers.
who '.fished" for nearly three hours,
are still hunting for the jolkers who
LANDED" them.
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Joseph Crouch is Accused.

Joseph Crouch, giving his address as
1000 Pennsylvania avenue southeast
this morning appeared at the fifth pre-
cinct police station and deposited 800
collateral for his appearance in Police
Court Monday. 1t is charged that he
is responsible for gambling alleged to
have been carried on in the rooms of
the Eastern Club, on Sth street south
east Crouch was not on the premises
Wednesday night when a raid was made.
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO. March 7.-Predictions that
the largest acreage in history will be
planted in the northwest within a few
weeks had bearish influence today on
wheat. The soil there was said to be in
the best condition ever known at this
time of year. Indifferent cables tended
also to discourage buyers. The market
opened the same as last night, u to x
lower. and continued to sag.
Corn eased off because of the scanttness
Of demand. Eastern longs were unloading
to a considerable extent After starting
unchanged to 4 lower tho market re-
acted somewhat. but then fell again.
Oats showed some weakness on account
Of the action Of other cereals. Trade was
light.
In provisions the main influence was the
strength Of the hog market. First sales
varied from last nights level to higher,
and there was a subsequent further up
turn.
Disposition to await the government
report on farm reserves helped pre-
vent any radical decline in wheat The
close was firm, at Aaas to n under last
night.
Weakness later increased as tho re-
suit Of statements that 100000 BUSH
els of corn on tracks here could not
be unloaded. elevators being over
crowded. The close in corn was nerv
Gus. Aass lower to shade up COM
pared with last night.
Butter-Unchanged.
Eggs-Higher; receipts. 1880 cases;
at mark cases included. 27a27&; or
binary frsts. ssszaa7; frsts. 27Xas7N.
Cheese-Unchanged.
Potatoes-Unchanged receipts, 40
cars.
Poultry-Alive unchanged
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LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL. March 7.-Spot in limited
demand: prices easier: middling fair. 7.60;
good middling, 1882: middling. sos: low
sniddling. $50: good ordinary, SIS; ordi-
nary. SIS. Sales. 1000 bales. including
.. 400 American and 800 for speculation
ang 1850 American. Futures closed
steady, March, ASH; March and April.
65siz; April and May, 653: May and
June. 6.5211; June and July. GATH: July
and August. 6.431s: August and Septem-
her. 6SSE: September and October, 6.2S:
October and November. 6151s; November
and DecembeA 6.1Ok: December and jan
nary. 600h: January and February.
6o9li; February and March, GIL; March
and April, 6.12.
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LONDON MARKET.

LONDON, March T.-Dividend dieburse-
ments amounting to $35'O00.O00 made
money and discount rates easier today.
The stock market was decidedly weak
under the lead of American shares. This
setback following the recent slump In
Brazilian and Mexican issues necessitated
realizing in order to meet differences at
the settlement commencing next Monday.
The market finished heavy.
American securities opened weak. Stocks
were freely offered on local and con-
tinental account and the list declined
sharply st. Paul leading with a loss
Of three points. and several shares fell
g. point below parity. The selling was
based on adverse Wall street rurnors.
The market closed weak, with st. Paul
three points below parity. Losses else
where ranged from 4 to IL.
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Kaufman Incorporates Store

Harry Kaufman has incorporated his
business at 1915 to 1924 7th street north
west, under the name Harry Kaufman.
Incorporated. The object of the corpora
ton is to conduct wholesale and retail
mercantile business. The capital stock is
placed at $4,000, divided into 400 shares
of 500 each. The fncorporators are
Harry Kaufman. August Wise and Ber-
tram WiseA
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FOREIGN BOURSES.

PARIS. March Prices were steady
on the bourse today. Rentes, So francs
IS centimes.
BERLIN, March THE bourse opened
weak today on unfavorable New YORK
adyices. Later domestic shares recover
ed. but Baltimore and Ohio closed B and
Canadian Pacific ~ points lower.
Exchange on London, 20 marks 43
pfennigs.
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Naval Movements.

The Arethusa has arrived at Guam
tanamo. the Cyclops at Vera Cruz. the
Helena at Kiukiang, the Celtic at Nor
folk yard and the Ohio at New York
yard.
The Supply has sailed from Guam for
Manila, the Wheeling from Cape Haitien
for Puerto Plata, the Hannibal from
Wurvey Grounds. OF coast OF Honduras,
the Stewart, Perry and Paul Jones fropa
San Pedro for San Diego, the Nashville
from Port au Prince for Guantanamo and
the Caesar from Pensacola for Charles
ton.
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CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO, March 7.-Hogs-Receipts
$50: light. s40as.65; mixed. s.40as.70;
heavy, s25as.671s; rough. s25aS.40;
Gattle.Receipts, 200 head: steady:
beeves. 7.20a9.75: Texas steers. 7.1Oa
$40: stockers and feeders. 550as.15:
cows and heifers. 3.65aS55: calves. 7.50a
Sheep-Receipts. 1900 head: weak:
natice, 4.S5a6.25: yearlings, 5.S5a7.00;
lambs, native, 6.75a7.65.
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LOCAL STOCK EXCHANGE.

Sales-Regular call, ~ O'Clock noon:
Potomac Cons SIS, 1000 at 1OOss $1,000 1t
100A.
Potomac Electric 5s, $1,000 at 1o7.
Washington Gas. Is at s4As 10 at S4A, Al
S4k
At 302.
2o6, 10 ct 2a5, 10 at 295, 10 at 29O, at 20.
After call-IAnston, II at $685.
Continental Trust, 10 at 119h. -
American Security and Trust, at 29S.
Continental Trust. 10 at 11Sh. is at 11s, Is
At 119,
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CRUDE OIL MARKETS FIRM.

LIMA. Ohio. March 7.-Ali crude oil
markets are arm today. The Standard
OH Company Of Kentucky has just made
public q statement which shows earnings
OF 100 per cent on its old capitalization
creased to s.. 900 900, and starts the new
year with an initial quarterly dividend
OF ) per cent A million dollars Is also
added to the surplus. and the book value
of the stock is now placed at $lS7 a share.
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Building Permits.

Building permits were issued today to
the following:
Middaugh & Shannon. Incorporated. to
build eight dwellings, from 5s1 to 546 Shep-
hard street northwest; architect and
builder. Middaugh & Shannon: estimated
cost, $4,000
s. A. Drury. to repair apartment at 1343
Clifton street northwest; estimated cost.
$50
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NEW ORLEANS.

NEW ORLEANS, March 7.-Liquida-
ton from longs in early trading de-
pressed cotton prices from five to seven
points under yesterdays close. IN the
face Of good cables First prices were
!: to points of on q steady tone.
Futures opened steady. March. 1914
asked; May and July. 1928: August,
j1.S2, October, 11.3S; December, 11.3S.
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new YORK FRUIT MARKET.

NEW YORK, March T. Evaporated
apples steady. Prunes firm. Apricots
strong Peaches active and flrmer. Raj
sins firm.
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NEW YORK METAL MARKET.

NJ. YORK. March THE metal
markets were dull and nominal. Lake
Copper nominal: electrolytic, 14.371sa14.JO
castings, 14.0Oa14.1211; iron, unchanged
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LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL, March 7.-Wheat-Spot
steady; No. 2 red western winter. IS
Is ia; futures easy: March, Is SID;
May, Is Sd: July, Is Esd.
Corn-Spot steady; American mixed,
6s SID: La Plata, futures dull: July,
As I'd.
Hops-1n London Pacific coast>. "a
1osaf15 15s.
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NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. March 7.-Four-Steady
Bearish domestic crop conditions and
rather disappointing cables impaired an
easier tone to wheat this morning: May,
1O1a1.01 1-16.
Pork-Steady.
Beef-Steady.
Lard-r irmer; middle west, 1060a10. TO-
Petroleum-Steady-
Enthusiastically.
Hay-Quiet
Hides-Steady.
Leather-Firm.
Raw sugar-Steady: molasses. 2.36; GEN.
trifugal, 3.O1; refined steady.
Coffee-No. Rio. 8; futures easy; May,
1Osaf5 15s.
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LONDON TRADE Statement

LONDON, March Tho February
statement Of the board Of trade shows
q decrease Of s. 49,. coo in imports and an
increase OF 50, $4,000 in exports.
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Closing Prices.

Consols for money, "A e-1e: for account,
74N: Pennsylvania, 81; Reading. s31a:
Union Pacific. 100: United States Steel,
641A; bar silver steady, 26h. Money. 11ka
=. Short bills, az. Three months, rs.
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new YORK STOCK MARKET.

Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co.,
bankers and brokers. Hibbs building.
Washington Stock Exchange and Chi
cago Board OF Trade =.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-07

The pressure continues abnormally low
over much OF the country east of the
mississippi river. in consequence of which
there have been SHOWS in the middle At
lantc and New England states, the lake
region. and the Ohio, upper Mississippi
and Missouri valleys. In other parts Of
the country the weather remained fair.
Temperatures have not changed ma
terially in any part of the country during
the last twenty-four hours.
The indications are that the weather
Will be cloudy. with local SHOWS during
the next thirty-six hours in the north At
lanttc states. the Ohio valley and the re-
gion of the great lakes. Elsewhere east
OF the Mississippi river the weather will
be generally fair tonight and Sunday
No important change in temperature is
indicated for the eastern half Of the coun-
try during the next thirty-six hours.
The winds along the New England coast
will be light to moderate variable; on the
middle Atlantic coast moderate south
west and west; on the south Atlantic and
east gulf coasts light west.
IS Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide. 9:5s am. and 1887
pm: high tide. 1882 am. and pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, HOS am and
u:62 p.m.; high tide, 4:37 am, and 6:02
pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-sun rose, e:2s am: sun sets.
5:5S pm.
Tomorrow-sun rises. e:24 am; sun
sets. $50 pm
Moon sets, S:33 am. tomorrow.
Weather in Various Cities.
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Depressing Influences Of Week.

Increasing heaviness, particularly
among the railroad shares, developed to-
ward the end Of this week, after several
days OF irregular movements Uncer-
tainty as to the proposed per cent in
crease in freight rates, the decidedly
poor showing of the January statements
of earnings and the doubtful outlook
Tor accomplishing on favorable terms the
huge amount Of financing the near future
calls. for made railroad shares increas-
ing,y sensitive
The sharp break in Chesapeake and
Ohio. following announcement Of the
terms of the $33,0O0O00 note issue, was
thus more than ordinarily effective In
Shaping the course Of the market. Stocks
of the weaker railroads were unsettled.
with a resultant sympathetic decline
throughout the market.
European holders of low-priced Ameri-
Can shares again showed signs OF un-
elsiness and foreign liquidation such As
unsettled the market q few weeks ago
was resumed. The Mexican tangie also
was depressing influence.
Trade advices, while indicating further
gains in some directions were less en-
Couraging than had been hoped for. Pig
from statistics for February showed in
creased production, but new orders in
the steel trade were slow, and the cop
per market softened.
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DIRECTORS TO CONSIDER
SALE OF BRANCH BANK
Munsey Trust Board to Meet This
Afternoon to Discuss
Offer.
Controller Of the Currency Issues
Call for Banks Condition.
March A.

meeting of the board of directors
of the Munsey Trust Company is to De
held this afternoon to consider the sale
Of the 10th street and Pennsylvania
avenue branch.
No definite announcements yet have
been made concerning the identity OF
the prospective purchaser. 1t is stated,
however, that the offer to take over the
property has not come from any other
bank, but from a group of local busi-
ness men who contemplate establishing
new institution. Arrangements are
said to have been made for a charter
under which to operate.
The controller Of the currency today is
sued call for a statement of the condi-
ton Of all national banks of the United
States at the close of business Wednes-
day, March 4. The call is said to have
come as great surprise to the banks, as
it was not expected until some time in
April Only forty-nine days have elapsed
since the last call. January - The call
previous to that was October 81.
AT the office of the controller OF the
currency it was said there was no sig
nificance to the fact the call Is for the
condition Of the national banks March 4,
the day the new administration celebrated
its first birthday anniversary.
It is generally understood that the call
was issued at this time in order to give
the organization committee under the
new federal currency law the very latest
bank statistics for its guidance in desig-
mating the reserve cities.
In addition to the information con-
tanned in the reports to be made by the
banks as to their condition March 4,
the organization committee is anxious
to get further information concerning
the business handled by the national
banks throughout the land. A circular
asking a number of questions pertain
ing to loans. deposits carried for other
institutions and other matters has been
sent to every national bank. with the
request that reply be made as soon as
naaSih1o
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ARMY-NAVY.
Army Orders.

Second Lieut. Hayden W. Wagner, Sd
Cavalry, promoted to be first lieutenant
and assigned to the Sd Cavalry: Second
Lieut.. Fred H. Coleman. I'd Cavalry. to
be a first lieutenant in the I'd Cavalry;
Second Lieut.. Emil P. Pierson. l&th Cav
airy. to be a first lieutenant in the l4th
Cavalry; Second Lieut. Clerk P. Chandler.
18th Cavalry. to be a first lieutenant in
the 7th Cavalry, the assignment effective
April l: Second Lieut.. Richard H. KIM
ball. 18th Cavalry. to be first lieutenant
in the 18th Cavalry. and Second Lieut..
Abbott Boone, Sd Cavalry. to be a FIRST
lieutenant in the I'd Cavalry. Lieut..
Chandler is directed to sail April from
San Francisco for Manila and Join his
regiment.
Col Daniel Cornman. eth Infantry. re-
lieved from treatment at the Walter Reed
General Hospital, d. c., and will join Ills
regiment. First Lieut.. Thomas f. NC
Neill. Coast Artillery Corps. will proceed
to New York city and report for practical
instruction in the methods Of installation
and maintenance Of submarine fire con-
troll; First Lieut. Orlando G. Palmer, 18th
Cavalry. transferred to the 9Th Cavalry;
First Lieut.. Thomas B. Esty, 18th Cav
airy, relieved from that regiment: leave
for six months on surgeons certificate OF
disability granted Maj. John II. Rice, ord
nance department. with permission to go
benond the sea, upon expiration Of pres
eYit leave.
Orders to Naval Officers.
Capt. F. K. Hill, to Army War College.
Washington; Commander G. W. WILL
liams, detached naval torpedo station.
Newport, r. L. to command Cleveland;
Commander J. K. Robson. detached COM
mand Dixie. to inspector Of ordnance IN
charge Of naval torpedo station. Newport
R l; Lieut.. Commander H. V. Butler. de-
tached Utah, to captain OF ter
minal port. Isthmian Canal Zone;
Lieut. w. c. Barker. jr.. detached In
struction Columbia University. New York
n. Y. to Chattanooga: Chief Boatswain
J. D. Walsh, detached receiving ship at
Mare Island. Cal. to ST. Louis; Boat
swain James Roberts. detached receiving
ship. Mare Island, Cal, to West Virginia
Chief Gunner W. A. Gable, detached navy
yard, Washington. D. c., to custodian
naval property, San Juan, P. R.: Gunner
Z. S. Tucker. detached navy yard, New
York. n. Y. to New York: Machinis'
Walter Lau, to navy yard, New York
n. Y.
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II you want work. read the want COL
umns Of The Star.
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NEW YORK CURB PRICES.

II you want work, read the want col
umns Of The Star.
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Traders Take Profits.

The general list weakened fraction
ely as traders took profits. The level
of prices, however, was held well above
the low points on the opening break.
Weakness at the start was foreshad-
owed by the depression among Ameri-
can stocks IN London. Quotations here
appropriated those abroad. the decline
being, helped on by European selling.
The distinctly unfavorable showing
3n New Haven's January report. follow
ing the st. Paul and Chesapeake and
Ohio incidents. made sentiment bear
Ssh. particularly toward the railroad
shares.
RoDds uarA oosiar
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WEATHER..
Cloudy Tonight and Sunday; Not
Much Temperature Change.

For the District Of Columbia. New Jer-
sey and Delaware, cloudy tonight and
sunday: not much change in temperature:
light to moderate southwest and west
winds.
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Bank Stock Features.


The continued strength shown by Ma
tional Metropolitan Bank stock was the
feature of the meeting of the Stock Ex-
changne again today. The broker who
has been buying up the stock recently
advanced the bid of 1913, recorded yes
terday, to 2Ol1A at which level he obtained
ten shares. An advance Of a half point
to 2O2 brought out another lot of the
same size. He continued to bid 2O2 for
the stock, but there were no further Of
ferings under 210.
Another fair sized lot Of American Sc
curity and Trust stock sold at 295. The
broker who disposed of 100 shares Of this
stock a day or SO ago said he had sixty
shares for sale at 295. He disposed of all
but three shares at that figure.
Another bank stock which sold quite
freely today was Continental Trust.
Twenty shares sold at 119,s and thirty
In the bond list Potomac Consolidated
IS sold 1900 at zoos and 5000 at 1909.
Washington Gas sold again at s4A.
Charles D. cugle. president of the
Washington Rubber Company. has been
elected director of the Commercial Ma
tional Bank.
citation at a meeting held yesterday
passed resolution requesting the ma
tional banks of the city to pass resolu-
tions vesting the Clearing House bank
examiner with general authority to ex-
anime their institutions and make known
their condition. if necessary, to the Clear
Ing House committee.
This request is made in order to com.
ply with section 80 of the federal re-
serve act, which requires the consent of
a member bank to any examination other
than by q properly constituted federal
or state examiner. The Washington
banks will give their consent to the re-
quest. which. In effect merely legalizes
regulation already consented to by
! members Of the Clearing House Associa.
ton.
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Decision by Committee.

Under a decision Of the reserve bank
organization committee all information
designed to effect that definition of
federal reserve districts or the location
of reserve bank cities must be received
at the Treasury Department by March 9.
although the committee has spent much
time in discussing the location of reserve
cities since its trip through the country
ended here February IS. was decided
that additional data should be considered
IL filed before next Monday. Owing to
the illness Of Secretary Houston the COM
mite has met only few times recently.
Beginning Tuesday. however. the task
of making the selections will be taken up
In earnest, and it is understood will be
completed in time to allow President
Wilson to name the members Of the
federal reserve board before April /.
The law provides that not more than
one member of the board shall come
from one district. and they must be de-
fined before the nominations are made.
Secretary McAdoo today issued the fol-
lowing statement:
1.-THE statement published this morning
that the reserve bank organization COM
mittee had determined upon eleven re-
serve banks and had designated certain
cities as the headquarters for such banks
is mere fabrication. The committee has
reached no conclusion whatever on this
subject, and Is order that the couAtry
may be prepared for a recrudescence
Of such statements, we desire to say that
any statements purporting to give the
views or opinions of the committee in ad-
vance Of their formal announcement are
wholly unauthorized and absolutely
speculative"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-05-22
INTEREST GENTERS
IN NIAGARA FALLS
PEACE COMMISSIONERS ON THE
GROUND PREPARED TO BE-
GIN THEIR WORK.
Preparations Made for Keeping Presl-
dent Wilson in Close Touch With
Proceedings by Installation Of
Special Wire.

'Washington.--With mediation pro
sceedings removed to Niagara Falls,
Ont, the activity in the Mexican sit
uation has been notably relaxed. The
American commissioners left early
Tuesday for the scene of the confer
,ence and we're followed later by Min
lister Suarez of Chile, the last OF the
mediators to leave Washington.
A special telegraph wire from the
Headquarters of the American repre-
sentatives at Niagara Falls to the
White House was installed during the
day and preparations were made for
keeping the president in close touch
with the proceedings.
All important questions are to be
submitted to the president before the
American representatives take any
action. There was every indication
at the White House that officials do
mot expect a prolonged conference at
Niagara Falls, especially since com
munication by telegraph with Mexico
City is now good and there will be
no difficulty in obtaining General
Huerta's views.