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Evening star., 1914-12-13
New Destroyer to Be Launched.

QUINCY. Mass, December 12.-The
torpedo boat destroyer Cushing. second
torpedo craft of that name, will be
launched at the yards of her builders
here January 16. it was announced to-
day, The boat will be christened by
Miss Marie L. Cushing of Fredonia,
" Y. a daughter of Lieut.. Cushing.
the American naval officer who sank
the Confederate ram Albemarle.
Evening star., 1914-12-13

LONDON, December 12.-The wool
offerings today amounted to $500 bales
and included a rather larger selection
of cross breds. There was brisk
sale to the home trade at firm prices.
Secured Victorians realized "a pence.
Bids for merinos were considerable un-
der sellers. limits. Consequently with
drawals were frequent.
Evening star., 1914-12-13
NEW ORLEANS.

NEW ORLEANS. December 1.-THE
cotton market maintained a very good
tone throughout today's session, clos
ing firm at a net gain for the day of
seven to nine points. While the demani
was only moderate, coming principally
from shorts who wanted to realize
profits, it was more than the ring
could supply.
Exports were large enough to at
tract particular attention. and they re-
suited in some little buying for in
vestment, although buyers of this class
have been cautious recently because
of the weakness of interior spots
Total shipments from all ports for
the day were far in excess of receipts
the total being 1885 bales against
$3.50. OF the shipments 62,153 bales
were for foreign countries. Exports for
the season were brought up to 1,S02,S31
bales.
Spot markets were generally steadier
with kilograms from the interior claim
ing that farmers were Offering less
cotton than since Thursday. when the
governments estimate of the crop
made bearish impression on spot
owners.
Evening star., 1914-12-13
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO, December 12.-Hogs-Re-
ceipts. $4,000 head: lower; bulk: S.S0a
40; light, 6.50a705: mixed. 6S5a1; Is;
heavy, 6.60a7.15; rough, 6.60a6.7s; pigs,
5.00a7.15.
Cattle-Receipts. 200 head; weak;
native steers. 5.7oa11.00: western. 5.e5a
$40; cows and heifers, S.2saS.b0:
Sheep~Receipts, 1900 head; weak:
sheep. 5.25a6.50; yearlings, 6.50a7.S5:
lambs, 6.50aS.40.
Evening star., 1914-12-13
Miss M. C. James Recital.

A song recital was given Friday
evening by Miss Marie c. james, mezzo
contralto, at Mount Carmel Baptist
Church. Miss James was assisted by
Miss Mary L. Europe. pianist; Mrs
Emma Lee Williams, dramatic reader;
Miss Georgia A. Frazer, accompanist.
Evening star., 1914-12-13
Receiver for Piano Makers.

CHICAGO, December 12.-The Central
Trust Company was today appointed
receiver for the H. p Nelson Piano
Company. a million dollar corpora
tion, which filed voluntary petition in
bankruptcy two weeks. ago. The liza
bilities of the company We're placed at
81, 100000. and the assets at $2,500.0A0.
Evening star., 1914-12-13
DRY GOODS MARKET.

NEW YORK, December 12.-Domes-
tic cotton goods were more active at
the reduced prices today. Yarns were
dull, linens were very firm and ad-
yancing. More activity was noted in
burlaps. Knit goods were active.
Evening star., 1914-12-13
Important Issues Omitted.

An examination of the list of stocks
admitted for trading reveals that such
important issues as United States Steel,
Union Pacific, Southern Pacific. Canad-
ian Pacific and New York Central are
omitted therefrom. This is for the OBJ
vious reason that these shares are large
ly held by foreign investors, and the
governors are as yet unwilling to make
it possible for them to be liquidated to
any large extent in this market. How
ever, these stocks can still be traded in
through the machinery of the stock
exchange clearing house committee" the
only condition being strictly cash on
delivery TRANSACTION.
Provision was also made for the re-
opening of the loan market for stocks
on the board simultaneously with the
renewal of business, but for those
shares only which are admitted TO trad
ing. Of the stock loans outstanding when
the exchange closed down it is under
stood that about 40 per cent have been
cleared away. and the committee of five
has been empowered to see that the re-
mainder is liquidated as rapidly as pos
sible. Borrowed and loaned stocks will
be cleared as before July 80, but only
in cases where the shares involved are
admitted to open transactions on the
board The committee of five decided
that loans of stocks which are excluded
from the exchange be permitted to
stand unless both parties to contracts
agree to complete them.
Evening star., 1914-12-13
Oranges as Gift to Chicago's Needy.

TAMPA, Fla. December 12.-Three
carloads of oranges and grapefruit are
being sent to Chicago by Mrs. Potter
Palmer, from her winter home at Os-
prey. Fla, to be distributed among Chi
cago's needy. One carload was ship
ped yesterday, one today and another
will be sent early next week.
Evening star., 1914-12-13

If you want work, read the want col
umns Of The Star.
Evening star., 1914-12-13
Reopening a Favorable Forecast.

The financial district was not sur
prised to learn that the governors Of
the stock exchange had voted to au-
thorize the resumption of business Sat
Though the published list of stocks
that may be dealt in contains but 1873
out of 565 listed on the exchange, and
tions regal ding minimum prices etc,
will be demanded, it is recognized that
another important step has been taken;
and should the experiment prove sue
cesSful, we may look for unlimited and
unrestricted trading in a comparatively
short time.
The decision of the board to reopen
the exchange. though not unexpected,
did not coincide with the opinion of
many who believed it absolutely nee
essary to wait until the London market
was III actual operation before resum-
ing business on this side. In fact, it
has been the sincerest desire of the
New York managers to await the Lon
don opening, but in view of the fact
that the British government had posi-
lively announced it's disapproval of any
plan for reopenlng until after the first
of the year. it was held to be unnec-
essary to postpone at least the partial
resumption of business in New York for
such an indefinite period.
The British government has even re-
jected the proposal to permit trading in
listed bonds by plan similar to that so
Stock Exchange. Under the circum-
stances, therefore, the decision of the
New York governors will meet with uni
verSal approbatio
Evening star., 1914-12-13
Foreign Statements Give Proof
of Good Sale of
Exports.
BETTER CONDITIONS ALSO
IN THE MONEY MARKET
Vote to Resume Open Trading No
Surprise to Financiers-Stock
Loans Reduced.
BY w. S. COUSINS.

NEW YORK. December lin
creasing evidence of the improving
condition of the financial markets is
now to be found on every hand, fur
uishing the necessary precedent for a
general business revival. There is
great talk of the presence or the i'm
minence of such a revival. and the re-
cent statements of our foreign trade
give evidence of a good boom in the
sale of our export commodities.
1t is still a fact, however, that un-
employment is exceedingly prevalent
in all our important trade centers, and
that many thousands of workingmen
have been compelled to face entirely
new conditions, with many of which
they are unable to cope, and therefore
nave been reduced to suffering and
want. Bankers are now finding the
money situation one of ease, as a re-
suit of which they have lowered their
ioaning rates to very comfortable
Evening star., 1914-12-13
Last Certificates Cancelled.

One of the most tangible evidences
of the return of better conditions In
the money market has been the can
collation. of the last of the clearing
mouse certificates at this center, after
period OF lis days. The total amount
of certlhcates issued in New York was
little under sl2o,UUU,UUO, While the
maximum amount outstanding at one
time was Sol,ozo,UUU. Tnls compares
with a maximum OF sSS,42U,v"U IN the 1871
criSlS, but at that tune We did not
nave the expedlent OF emergency cur
rency under the Aldricn-Vreeiand act,
d at present.
1t snouid also be considered that the
new federal reserve system had been
IN operation for three weeks. and this
mas greatly assisted in the retirement
process. Now that they have been dis
pensed with, it is very gratifying to
look back and contemplate now easily
they were brought into being, and OF
wnat great service they were in time
OF Strlngency.
Evening star., 1914-12-13
Still Showing Decreases.

The same old story is coming first from
one railroad system and then from an
other, until the cry for relief must inn
press itself on the reading public.
A list of ten representative railroads.
reporting earnings for the first week of
the current month, is appended, and with
Evening star., 1914-12-13
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE.
By L A. FLEMING,

but two exceptions the story is one of
more or less serious decreases in revenue.
Evening star., 1914-12-13
LONDON WOOL MARKET.

Total sales for the day. 40. 400 shares
Evening star., 1914-12-13
Saving and Prohibition.

A A Housman & Co. of New York. IN
a recent circular, have this to say
THE effect Of the war in Europe IS
different from the after ef-
fects of the panic of 1907 here 1t has
caused five hundred millions of people
to begin to save even their potato peel
ings. 1t has caused 200.000,0OO people
in Russia to be sober, all at one time.
a thing that never happened in this
world before. 1t has caused you and
your neighbor in this country TO reduce
household expenses and to stop spending
money on unnecessary things. 1t has
suddenly checked the waste OF capital,
by individuals, by corporations and by
the government, for even the govern
ment is seized with a spirit of economy
OF course there is much unemployment.
in consequence and some of the read
justments are painful. but the economic
effect will be wonderfully beneficial and
the ratio of productive to unproductlve
labor. in the economic sens. Will be
higher afterward.
Under all its disabilities, we dare say,
the world today is saving capital faster
than before the war started. 1t was
saving very little before The trouble
economically was that the worlds ex-
penditures had overrun its ability to save.
hence the rise in the price of capital
everywhere in the last few years.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-14
BIG BILL ONLY FRIEND, SHE SAYS
Mrs. StOnebraker wants Divorce
Evidence Heard In secret.

Mrs. Constance Stillwell Ston,brahcr.
who has been sued FOR divorce by Joseph
II. Stonebrakcr, called in her husband $
attorney, Wayne NJ. MusgraNe, yesterday
and pleaded with him 20 have the cas-"
heard before a referee in ordc: that the
testimony in the case may not become
public. Lawyer Muserave said he would
try to arrange H.
At the lawyers Office Mrs Stonebraker
said the name OF ex-Street Cleaning Com
missioner Edwards. who has been sub
ppnaed to attend the trial. had been
brought into the case unjustly. Big BIZ
Edwards is one of dozen men alleged
by Stonebraker 10 have been attentive TO
his wife.
"Bill Is just an old friend of mine" said
Mrs. Stonebraker I'm fact we We're
almost sweethearts when he was captain
OF the Princeton football team and 1t is
shame to drag him into the case We
of the South don't attach the Importance
to such affairs that some folks do. \
Southern girl is never fairly 'out' until
she has been engaged three times Really,
Mr. Edwards is Just an old friend--an
awfully good one. too, and ! wish his
name had not been mentioned"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-14
upHoLDs FIRE COMMISSIONER.
Court Rules Tint Factory Building
Owners Must Obey.

The Appellate Division decided yester-
DAY that the Fire Commissioner had
power to direct owners Of factory and
loft buildings to install automatic sprink-
lers and that the conviction Of a property
owner for refusing TO comply with such
an order must be affirmed
The Fire Commissioner directed Charles
Kaye, owner Of a building occupied by
clothing manufacturers and furriers. to
install "A sprinkler lie acted under the
authority given him by an ordinance OF
19l1. This ordinance required the owners
Of buildings 10 take the precautions or
dered by the Fire Commissioner,
In overriding Hayes plea that the Fire
Commissioner mad 10 power to compel the
installation of automatic sprinklers the
Appellate Division said "lt is unreason-
able to suppose that the Board of Alder
men would commit to the Fire Commits
sioner the discretionary power to require
slight and ineffective measures to be
adopted and to deny him the power to
much more effective means Of fire control
as might from time To time De invented
or adopted.
"It appeared that one Of the most
dreadful disasters in the history Of the
city of New York resulted from fire in a
building similar In type size and con-
str,ictlon to the defendants building and
the testimony OF practical firemen Of large
eNuerence was to the effect that the use
OF automatic sprnklers was a most effi-
Client method for the control OF fires. In
the face of such testimony we cannot say
iudiciallv that the Fire Commissioner ex-
orc'sed his discretion arbitrarily or un-
reasonably"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-14
A. B0L0GNESI & CO.,
BROKERS, BANKRUPT
Assignment Of $3.50. 600 in Liza.
bilities Made I'm Creditors Fa-
vOr to Francis Gilbert.

A. Bolognesi 4 Co. private bankers.
transfer agents and custom house
brokers. with offices at 80 Wall street.
made AN assignment yesterday in favor
of their creditors with Francis Gilbert
OF 4S Exchange plYc" Their liabiitic :
are said TO be about $4,000. which. ac-
cording to statements made by Alessandru
Bolognesi, the senior member of the firm.
are fully covered by real estate cash ON
hand and stock interest in various manu-
featuring enterprises. 1t is rumored that
the firm owes $4,000 TO "A larg. national
bank In this city.
The firm. which is composed Of Mr.
Eolognes Sr., and his son Aldo. is the
second Italian private banking house To- e.
under within two weeks. The first was that
OF Cesare Cont. According to statements
made by the members of the firm and their
attorney their embarrassment was due. L.
"A certain extent. to the Cont assignment
which served to curtail their credit
II Ii to prevent Just such business
difficulties as those Of Cesar. Cont and
\. Bologncs 4 Co. that the Van TuyI
commission is now revising tn" state
banking law.
Until about four years ago Tn" firm did
"A fairly large foreign exchange business
which it then sold. since then II has
devoted itself chiefly to RENTING funds
for small immigrant banks which had
correspondents abroad. TIL" entrance oi
the American Express Company into thu;
field subjected the firm TO competition
which 1t could not weather. and its bust
ness along that line has dwinded tt
merely nominal proportions.
Mr.. Bolognesi and his son are also in
terested in plant for the manufactur,
of automobile accessories at Poughkeepslc
This investment II IL said. has taken con
siderable capital out OF the firm and. L"
gether with the fact that it has not a.
yet made any return. has aggravated The
firms financial difficulties.
A. $. Gilbert. attorney for the senior
partner said yesterday that the liabiltti,
aggregated $4,000, as against which ar
assets consisting OF the equity property q
Mr.. Bolognest. Sr.. on Ocean Parkway nea
Prospect Park. Brooklyn, and his estai'
At Highlands y. Y. cash on hand and II
banks. stock interest in various manufa"
turing companies. outstanding claims am
other interests aggregating 100000. VI
| quoted MIR. Bolognesi as saying that II tn
I creditors would be patient with him Ia
would pay everybody In full.
\ meeting of the creditors OF the com
| pany will be held next Wednesday o
! Thursday at the italian Chamber of Com
| merce at o03 Broadway,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-14
TEN ATTACHMENTS
ON BOSTON & MAINE
New York Holder Of 100000
Undcpositcd Notes Seeks to
Force Payment.
ROAD HAS FOUR MONTHS
Reccivcrship Cannot Be Forced
Until Day After S27.OOO.-
OOO Notes Are Due.

Ten writs Of attachment upon the prop
erty Of the Boston and Maine Railroad, II
was learned here, were served In Boston
yesterday following the granting of an at
tachment suit brought TN Boston by WILL
lam Schaumbcrg OF New York. the holder
of between $4,000 and 100000 OF the
Boston and Maine & per cent notes that
were due on February 3. and on which
payment was refused by the company.
Representatives of the owner Of the notes
said that seven writs were served on Bos-
ton banks doing business with the Boston
and Maine and three ON members OF Lee,
Hieginsou & 60.
II Is understood that the owner has no
desire To force a receiVership, but that he
wants payment of the notes and ic deter
mined to support his claim for II. II was
pointed out that a peculiar provision ~
the Massachusetts law makes II imposs-
lie for a Judgment To- I've secured within four
months after a writ Of attachment has
been ISSUED, IT "A company goes into re-
ceivo rship Within four months after the
granting Of an attachment. tn. attachment
becomes invalid
The SlO.Ooo. 600 Boston and Maine notes
matured February 3. The extension
dShtu loI natures on Juno =, Wnen W.,
600. 400 additional notes are due This
date IL one day before the expiration OF
the four months period provided In the
law. within which no attachment may be-
come operative through a Judgment. The
company has thus taken advantage of the
Massachusetts law in shielding itself from
the liability of special judgments and has
this four months period in which to ar
range its financial affairs.
I, il upIgrgs opI that thor, remain ont
standing approximately only 100000 al
tn" notes which have not agreed TO cN'
tension. ~ III" Sg.1OO.On0 tina, II IL be
lieved have agreed to extension. $1,000
0OO ~ Is understood have agreed upor
| condition that the consent of all the hold
| ers * obtained. Holders Of "a large par,
I % tho outstanding notes have protests,
mat they will not extend them and de
mnnd payment. Thus far there has beer
no indication on the part Of the company
| of intention to pay OF the small block o
notes still undcpositcd for extension.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-14
STATEN ISLAND SHY OF WATER.
t.OOO,OOO Gsiiops TIA, wasted %
Prevent ptprs Preceding.

w tho present cold spell u million sat
Ions Of water n day have been wasted ny
Staten Islanders. Water COMMISSIONS
Williams said Yesterday. The explanation
is that consumers keep faucets open nn0
tho water running To prevent pipes from
freezing.
Complaint WAS made Ia the 'oinmis
sioner that there was u scarcity OF water
IN the Borough of Richmond yestcrday
Mr. Williams replied tina, he was ia.
formed that there Is plenty of water
usually and the cold snap was respons'
bile for the shortage Also ono OF tho
pumps had to I've stopped yesterday morn
ing for repairs.
Arrangements are under way 10 pro
vide Staten Island with a greater uargli
over the daily RECRUITMENT of water tht
Commissioner said, "but 1T VIII u" some
time before they are completed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-14
INDIAN GIRL GOT SPANKING.
Suspended Cariisie OTtcial Doesn't
know Charges Made.

CARLISLE. pa. Feb. l3.--Supt Friedman
of the Government Indian School here,
now under suspension, and his associates,
who it Is presumed here, are involved In
charges made by the Indian Office. said
fortnight that they had received no copy
Of or information as to the allegations
against them.
The rumor from Washington that the
musical director and bandmaster. Claude
NJ. Stauffcr had beaten a girl student
with a cluh WAS explained here by Stauf-
fers friends. They said that there was a
serious infraction of discipline by Il girl /,
that the mRtron ordered her spanked that
the bandmaster was asked to perform
the task, and that the punishment. which
was light, WAS administered with piece
of wood broken from "A soap box.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-14
ENDS LIFE ON WAY TO ASYLUM.
Stedman Case Affected Connecticut
Nnn, Who Became Insane.

GREEN IcH, Conn, Feb. 13.-Just as
sheriff Finnegan was about to handcuff
Robert Talbot to himself to start for Nor
wich to-day to place Talbot I'm the State
Insane Asylum, the man stepped to one
side Of the lookup, drew razor from "A
secrcte,i spot and killed himself with one
swish of the razor. He Is a son OF William
Talbot. town auditor, and leaves a widow
and three children.
Talbot had long pondered over suicide.
Five years ago he attempted to cut his
throat with razor. He was a watch
man employed on the e. W. Post estate
here Talbot was ~ wears old, the same
age 49, William A, Stedman, who killed
hlips last week. lie had become greatly
interested in the Investigation. When the
Coroner decided on "Wednesday that Sted-
man Nas suicide, Taboo scared his
family by his actions So that they had
him confined IN Jail and appealed to have
hs sanity inquired into
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-14
REPUBLIC STEEL HAS
SECOND BEST YEAR
Shows Gain Of %1. f73.729 in
Net Earnings Despite Decline
in Latter Months.
TARIFF CAUSED SLu MI
Chairman Topping Predicts
Substantial Buying for
the Future.

r-, ,,.... 70, ,,a 10,
'"n" ~ '''P."e, N'''l " a.,
pubhc iron ana S'e"I company !" "''
statement to the shareholders accompany
ing the annual report characterizes the
,c.,,,iv ,,,.s,d tariff hill az radical
m - -, .,,,. .,.
i"e ''c'SS'o.' III W.,
passing OF the tarin pili' lie says was
caused through fear that pending icGls-
latiun might hc ~ drastic
Notwithstanding the falling of In gen
efal business and especially that OF the
steel companies, the earnings OF the Re
public Iron and steel were the second
largest In the history Of the company.
and the showing made i'll the annual
report is better than for the year pre-
>ious. The surplus after the payment
Of interest charges was equal 10 ~
per cent. on the S2j,oo0.ooo preferred
stock. as compared with s.a3 per cent
earned on the same stock the year pre-
>ious. This IL equal to per cent on
the preferred stock and a'6 per cent
ON the S27.i0l,ooo outstanding common
stock.
In his remarks To the sharchoiucrs
MIR. Topping says
The satisfactory character W business
Indicated 10y tn" seuI-annual report Tor
the period ended June 30, 1918 toeetner
with suggested prospects OF cohtihu.u
prosperity was not realized during the
last half OF tina fiscal year on the con-
trary, shortly AFTER July business reo.s
sion was III evidence anu curing ne
latter part OF August active liquidatlorl'
both III Valu" ana Noiuine' was uhoer way
Emphasis 10 TINS SITUATION was sNel,
during october values ana 'ohnase o'
new business rehec'ing u reneweu ieehns
OF business disturbance ana lack OF CON
hdence, stimulated IN part by the dlscus-
SION ana passage ot the tarnt act on
october D. l'l5'
ms SITUATION was lhtohs'neu Some
whtt by IN" discussion anu recommends
non o. DINER Ieslslauom' Wmch' was
reared would ne as radical IN character
AZ the tarin NIL WIN iorelgn markets
upset and IN process OF liquidation ana
our markers ulsturr"u ny uoiiesu' MAJ
tiers, earnings ana volume OF business iot
the last hii oi the year ha'ura''! ue'
clned' -.
The net earnings ol INC co'hpah! TOT
IN" pis' year We're s'''S'3f-' as com
pared "'tb S3'lsi"l5 tnc year previous
WIN totp prohts ot so'o-o'-e. asainsI
$O.h ltIdl iIoui
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-14
THEATRE SAFE BLOWN OPEN.
Robbers Get $4,000 and Escape
WntchmrU Arrested.

pIrTsBuRG. Feb. l3.--Three men gained
entrance to the Pitt Theatre this morning,
bound and gagged the Waterman and his
companion cracked the safe and escaped
with upward OF $1,000. The robbery was
not discovered until scruhwomen found
the two men bound at o'clock this morn
ing.
About | o'clock this morning Emmett
Turner, the Waterman, answered n call
to the stage door. Three men forced their
way IN and overpowered him and his
coSpaI ION. Thomas Cuff, Then they blew
the safe.
Turner and cum were held on suspicion
The police say cur has been arrested
several times aud that his picture Is IN
the roEues' gallery.