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Evening star., 1914-04-12
Letters Passed Around.

From the Pittsburgh Post
"Ferdy says he writes to $50 girls
regularly.
He doesn't mean that literally. lie
means that he writes to one girl who
goes 10 IL seminary
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The Usual Mistake.

From the Pittsburgh Post
"rhere I go. starting the new year
with q blunder.
How so?"
"I've gone and written it 1913"
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Uplifting Drama.

From the Christian Register.
1t ought not to be very difficult to
elevate the stage. 1t has wings and
flies.
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BANK ASSIGNMENT
ECONOMIC BLUNDER
Federal Reserve Scheme to
Direct Trade Course Is
Criticised.
TREND OF BUSINESS is
IGNORED IN THE LINES
Stock Values Continue to Advance,
But General Market Is Inactive.
Investments Brisk.
BY W. S. COUSINS.
Special Correspondence of The star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
NEW YORK, April IL. 1914
The announcement of the organization
committee Of the federal reserve sys-
TEN, by which the country is
aportoned into twelve regional dis
tricts, and a federal bank assigned
to city in each district, has been re-
ceived in some sections with keen satis-
1acuon, while in others it has given rise
to disappointment, annoyance and cha
sr1n The assignment, on the whole is
an economic blunder, as time will surely
prove. To attempt to control the course
OF trade and business by geographical
lines and political fences Is as impracti-
cable as would be tho attempt to change
the course of tho tides by congressional
enactment.
1t was to have been expected, of course,
that the New York district would be
made as small and insignificant as possi-
pie, and the general opinion Is that New
York was extremely fortunate in being
assigned the Empire state in it's entirety.
The New York federal bank will be insig-
nificant by comparison with a number of
the larger private financial institutions in
this city, but on every hand we hear the
intention of the Gotham bankers to CO.
operate in every possible manner to bring
about the successful conduct of the new
system. There seems to be no particu-
lar reason for dissatisfaction as far as
the east and middle west are concerned
though it is doubtful if any large portion
of the west and south will agree that the
districts have been 'apportioned with due
regard to the convenience and customary
course of business
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Overshadowed.

rom Juu-e
Smith-Does your wife think you're
the best man who ever lived?
Jones-Of course not I'm her see
ond husband.
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Increase in Pig Iron Production.

Among other developments Of the week
were the large increase in pig iron pro-
duction in March over February, an
nounced by the Iron Age, and the rela-
lively small amount of untitled orders
held by the United States Steel Corpora
ton Most Of the increase in pig iron
went into steel manufacture. and thus
has left the hands of the steel companies
so 1t is felt that stocks In hands of Job
pers and manufacturers have perhaps in
creased somewhat. which they couts
easily do the supply of idle material
being small.
Prices have settled to the level reached
two weeks or SO ago. and there are some
signs OF considerable new construction
being considered. owing to the present
advantage in this regard
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WEEKS RANGE OF PRICES
Corrected to the Close of Business April ! at the
New York Stock Exchange.
Railway and Miscellaneous Shares.
Week ending April IL

following closing pees
4toda
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: EiN-Has your wife many speaking
acquaintance"
DiX--Not very mapy-they are near
~ all listening ones.-Boston Tran
script
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Money to Loan

Secured by First Deed of Trust on Real Estate.
Prevailing interest and commission
Joseph |. Weller, go F St. NV.
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THE YEAR 1914 TO DATE
ON LOCAL STOCK EXCHANGE.

The following complied BY Hnos the sales ef
1914 inclusive.
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Tendency Toward Improvement.

There is cause for satisfaction in the
fact that the distinctive tendency is to-
ward an improvement in values. 1t is
generally accepted that there has been
such severe liquidation in the market
and such an abnormal shrinkage of val
ues that there is no excuse for further
declines, and that any changes should be
for the better.
The revival Of interest in the invest
ment markets, both at home and abroad,
is a very gratifying feature. London and
Berlin cables speak of a growing inter-
est in the security offerings, while the
oversubscripton of all new offerings in
London last week Is tangible evidence
of the return of confidence in investments
The Ulster crisis has passed moro quick
ly and quietly than it developed. In
France and Germany the return to the
investment field of hundreds of millions
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Iron and Steel.

The meeting at Pittsburgh last Tuesday
oil the heads of five large independent
steel companies is gradually being recog-
nized in industrial circles as of great
Importance 1t appears that not only are
plans actually under way looking toward
the cutting of wages of common labor.
put wage scales generally are to be
pared.
views are expressed that this move
fnent can only be stopped by early and
definitely large betterment in business,
such as is to be expected with a granting
of the higher railroad freights rates. for
liquidation of wages is regarded as
uIumateiy necessary under the present
tariff. In other words greatly higher
prices for steel are not looked for owing
to the possibilities of heavy Importation
or foreign steel when there is much diff
terence between prices here and abroad
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PRESSURE ON STEEL
MARKETFEATURE
Aggressive Support for Stocks
Is Lacking and Prices
Ease Off.
FEBRUARY STATEMENT
WEAKENS NEW HAVEN
Rock Island Collaterals Reach New
Low Mark-Other Railways Sen
sitive to Pressure.

NEW YORK. April 11.-Aggressive sup
port for the stock market was lacking
today and prices eased off slowly. Only
a small amount of business came In over
the holiday, and the foreign markets were
still closed. Under these circumstances
and with a weekend session the street
looked for only a nominal market. Trad
ing was limited largely to professional
operations. and while the movement was
steadily downward the average loss was
not severe.
Pressure converged on the steel stocks,
which were in disfavor on account of the
large shrinkage of United States Steels
untitled orders. Stocks in the steel group
and shares Of related companies were
lower. Petroleum shares continued their
decline. and the Runely issues made new
low records at ~ for the common and %
for the preferred. In the railroad list
Canadian Pacific displayed the same
weakness which has been evident for
several days, falling to 19S, IL new low
mark since l911- New Haven weakened
ON its February statement showing an
other deficit The stock broke to 665s.
within point of the lowest price at
winch IT ever sold. Rock Island collater-
ais reached new low mark at 3;5s.
ST. Paul. Lehigh, Coast Line and North
ern Pacific were sensitive to pressure.
otherwise the railroad list held up fairly
We'll
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Effect of Bank Statement.

The bank statement reflected the re-
turn to normal channels of funds paid
out to meet April interest and dividend
requlrements. Loans were cut down $40.
"oooOo. Instead of a small cash gain.
estimated at around S2OOO.O0. there wa
an increase in the actual cash figure of
>''ioLvr The result for the week went
lar toward restoring the surplus to the
amount held last month. more than
Ss0oo,o0o being added
Inc mercantile agencies reported bet
Ter sentiment on account of the good crop
outlook. Nevertheless trade d stribution
was SAID to be disappointing, buying for
ditions irregular
IN the bond market business was quiet
ana prices steady Total sales, par value
Sl.J4ooO0. Panama 2s declined il. United
states IS registered g, the IS coupon and
Panama IS coupon Il and United States
IS registered Z on call on the week
United States IS coupon advanced IA.
Today was a holiday on the coffee and
cotton exchange and in the sugar market
mere.
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Money Markets UNCHANGED.

The money markets were not visibly
affected by the April disbursements,
though, as the bank statement showed,
they involved a considerable increase in
loans and were accompanied by n loss
in cash and reduction In surplus re-
serve. IN fact, instead of a hardening
of money rates, there was a distinctly
easier tendency in evidence last week.
and good deal of one-year money was
put out at per cent, while prime COM
mercial paper was discounted as low as
81 per cent.
In bank clearing a satisfactory tend
ency has been shown in recent weeks
which may be the harbinger of a broad
er trade movement. The current increase,
however must be viewed in the light of
the fact that while the decreases in the
first two months of this year were shown
in comparison with large increases in
those months last year, the increases now
being reported are by comparison with a
time last year when bank clearings were
falling off sharply. 1t Is therefore logical
to expect that bank clearings will for
some time to come show increases COM
pared with a year ago.
Slackening mercantile and manufactur-
ing activities are responsible for a pie
thora Of idle funds in every part of the
world. At present there seems to be no
remedy for this situation, and 1t Is even
suggested that the tendencies at home
will be in the line of further retrench-
ment instead Of prompt expansion.
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Interest in Other Channels.

It should not be forgotten that we are
still In the transition period: that we
have still to correctly interpret the ef
fects of the change from one banking
system to another. Of the railroad freight
rate problem. Of the new tariff schedules,
Of the labor situation and of the eco
nomic unrest.
The first Of the government crop re-
ports was issued this week, and, though
the indicated condition is but a prelim-
mary survey based upon the present
promise Of future output, there is every
reason for qualification. Within the next
two months it will be possible to estimate
and the value of the crops, and this will
prove a big factor in the situation.
The stock market is still overshadowed
by the preponderance Of interest in other
channels, the new reserve system and
the railroad rate case holding chief at
tention last week. The market has shown
considerable fir1nness, and the averages
have moved slightly upward in recent
sessions. The railway statements which
showed their burden of decreased earn
ings have ceased to depress the markets.
and general sentiment has been slowly
but surely changing for the better.
March showed up very poorly on the
New York Stock Exchange, the total
transactions being only about "a per cent
as much as the short month of February
and 81 per cent as much as in January.
Bond sales on the exchange offered a
better comparison with preceding similar
periods.
Evening star., 1914-04-12

Past State Councillor Washington p
Evans and State Council Secretary Ed
ward P Hazelton have been reported as
sick The quick recovery of both is ex-
pected.
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Benning Council. No. 81, met Monday
night and received another application
for membership. Past Councillor y.
Keyser. who was reported sick at the
previous meeting, was present Coun-
rilor E. W. Gilbert and Recording Sec
retary A. p. Gray made addresses.
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Council, No. So. several appl cations
were received and the candidates are
being prepared for the grand class ini-
tiation" which takes place May at the
Old Masonic Temple.
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Old Glory Council. No "a. is making
preparations to receive the state coun-
cilor and his staff, who will pay this
council its annual grand visitation
Wednesday evening.
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Andrew Jackson Council. No. 6. met
Tuesday at Society Hall. with a good at
tendance, the councillor. Mr.. Eckmann.
presiding.
4 large amount of important business
was transacted. after which tine council
had the pleasure of hearing Judge john IL.
Noyes of New Hampshire, chairman OF
tho National Council legislative commit
tee, who greeted Mrs. Il. L. Sabin, former
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pected before some time in May at
the earliest, and probably not un-
til short time before the commits
sion adjourns for the summer, late
in June
The railroads have requested the
commission to afford them oppor-
tunity to present additional testi-
mony as to their need OF increased
revenues; and also to offer evil
dence in rebuttal of the testimony
Introduced by those opposed TO an
advance in rates The commission
announced that it would begin to
take the additional testimony on
March 80 and 81 and that, if nee
essary the hearing would be COM
pleted on April 20, Il and -.
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mittee is thoroughly informed on
the subject The Bristow resolu-
ton is identical with the Chamber
lain amendment defeated last week
and Senator Thomas tayors this over
the shafroth amendment, which pro
poses that suffrage be granted to
women in any state whenever it is
approved by majority after the
subject has been submitted To the
electorate on petition of per cent
Ct the voters of the state.
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DEATH SENTENCES COMMITTED
Granted Life Imprisonment by
Gov. Colquitt.

Dallas, Tex. March 25.-Sherih
Prandenburg received a telegram
yesterday afternoon from j. T.
Bowman, secretary TO the governor,
announcing that Gov. Colquitt had
committed to life imprisonment the
death sentences imposed on jim
Banks and Ed Jones, alias Ed
Hodgkins, negroes, who were con
victed last March upon charges of
murder in connection with the kill
ing of an old white man whose body
was found alongside the Lancaster
pike south of the viaduct on Nov
-, 1912 Jim Banks was to have
been hanged today and Ed Jones
execution was set for April 3.
Ed Jones was found guilty on
convicted four days later. The
Banks case was the first to be affirm
ed and his execution was original
ly set for Jan. 90, 1914. Gov. Col
quit granted respite of thirty
days, postponing the hanging unit!
Feb %. On Feb. % he granted an
other respite of thirty days. post
poning the execution until today.
On Feb. Is Judge Crawford SEN
fenced Ed Jones to be hanged on
April 3.
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500 SONORA CITIZENS
ARE TO BE DEPORTEE.

Nogales, Sonora, March IS
Six hundred citizens of Sonora. sus-
pected of sympathy with Huerta,
are to be deported by Constitution
alist officials, according to authori-
ty-five We're brought to Nogales
from Hermosillo.
Everyone not in active accord
sent ont of the country, it was
said. None of the expatriates
brought here was allowed to take
anything of value with them.
All of their property has been
confiscated.
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SUFFRAGiST LEADERS
AT WORK IN CONGRESS.

Washington, Marsh 25.- Senator
the Senate Committee on Woman
Suffrage. assured suf1ragist leaders
yesterday that his committee would
take up for consideration in the
near future the Bristow and Sha-
froth resolutions, introduced last
week after the defeat of the resolu-
ton providing for submission of a
constitutional amendment extend
ing suffrage to women.
Leaders OF the woman suffrage
movement had asked the Senator
for a hearing, but this, he said,
would not be necessary, as the com
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~ VISION
To PREVENT EXECUTION

Houston, March &c. Van
Amerongen, So-year-ola Hollander
~ho hes lived in Houston FOR t"en-
ty-seveh years. claims he has had
a vision commanding him Go pre-
veHt the execution Of Mrs Cynthia
Buffgm Of Auburn, n. Y. Who re-
cel5ty Was convicted Of the murder
o. her husband and sentenced to
the electric chair.
He said yesterday he had not
been able to sleep for several days
because oG tins command and the
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TO HEAR
MORE RATE EVIDENCE.

Washington, March 25.--An Of
fetal announcement issued yesterday
by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission indicating the likelihood OF
tie taking of additional testimony
in the Eastern advance rate case
as late as April % was accepted as
making 1t quite certain that de-
cision of the case could not be ex-
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tles," who confessed he had robbed
eighty apartment houses, was SEN
fenced to prison for not less than
four years and four months
Pike asserts he was graduated
from Wesleyan university under the
name of Schulz.
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NEW YORK "RAtE'LES'
GETS I YEARS IN JAIL

Now York. March 25.-Montague
] Pike, New York's modern Raj
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responsibility which had thus myst
riously been placed upon him.

II 7T'-Eg E17-7TT F7ItVF-T " " FTV't n M
in q letter TO Governor Martin
Glynu Of New York, mailed yester-
day, Mr.. Amerongen pleaded with
the chief executive to pardon Mrs.
BuLfam. He begged for Governor
Glyna's permission to 60 TO Auburn
in order that he might visit the con
demned woman. lie claims he has
been commanded to talk and pray
with her in her prison cell
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CorR-Cllicago Futures.
Whcat-Cliicago Futures.

May closed today ,..,,...., 6
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i closed today ........32 Ia
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Wayahacilie spot Cotton.

Middling f. o. b. ...-.......... %. 10, 90
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DO YOUR EASTER SHOPPING EAIE22L-
SPIRIT OF EASTER Is NOTICEABLE AT OUR STORE

take pleasure in w o
hrnrfntr tm h in
hpntmetwe aue rphyd ale in G Everything Good
Linens Em3qd neD Trimming
NsCuthp. Also az h
bought
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-06
FARMERS MEETING In HALIFAX.
Experts on Agricultural Subjects Will
Speak Saturday, Feb IA.

An agricultural meeting will be held
i'll the town han at Halifax Center
Saturday, Feb. IL, with an afternoon
session at O'Clock and an evening
session ut 80 clock. Several i'm
portant topics for farmers will be dis.
eussed by experts.
Mr.. Deuel. will speak III the after.
noon ON The Feeding and Improve
ment of the Dairy Cow, and Mr..
Chandler, assistant state forester, will
speak on The Care and Importance of
the Timber Lot The third address of
the afternoon wH be by County Agent
\. W. Sweeton on Some Suggestions on
the Care Of the Apple Orchard.
The two addresses at the evening
session will be illustrated. Mr. Bailey.
the insect expert of the state, Wills give
he first one on Orchard Insects with
about 10 slides~and Mr.. Chandler will
speak on Forestry Work in Vermont.
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RECEIVES FRIGHTFUL BURNS.
Mrs. Wheldon of Springfield Accident
ally Ignites Night Clothes.

SPRINGFIELD, VT, Feb. 6-Mrs.
Clarence L. Wheldon is in a serious
condition as the result of frightful
burns received early this morning in
her home on River street when her
night clothing caught fire from match
which she lighted to assist her in find
ing key supposed to have been placed
beneath door by her husband who
left the house earlier in the day,
Mr., Wheldon is accustomed to lock
ing the door of his home when leaving
carly for his work and putting the key
beneath the door. This morning, as
usual, Mrs. Wheldon arose and lighted
a match intending to get the, key. In
some unaccountable manner the wo-
man S clothing became ignited. Her
screams were heard by Mrs. r. ID. Aus
tin, who lives III the lower part of the
house.
Mr. Wheldon had forgotten TO lock
the door and Mrs. Austin was able to
enter the apartments of Mrs. Wheldon.
When she reached the woman Mrs.
Wheldon Is night clothes had entirely
burned off. and the blazing fragments
4 had ignited the floor. Mrs. Austin
1 quickly. extinguishef the fire with
water and sent word to Mr.. Wheldon
J and Dr. L. H. Gillette. Though badly
/ burned upon her back, legs and upon
one wrist II is expected that Mrs
| Wheldon will recover.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-06
First Degree Murder Fixed
by Jury in Case of Fake
Priest
COUNSEL CLAIMED
PRISONER WAS INSANE
VIII Be Sentenced Wednesday to
Death at Sing Sing-Killed Anna
AumuIler. Whose Body was Cut to
Pieces and Thrown into River.

NEW YORK, Feb. G.-lIans Schmidt
was found guilty yesterday Of murder
IN the first degree for killing Anna
Aumuller, young woman he had mar
ried by "A self-performed ceremony
while acting as q priest at ST.
Joseph s church. The penalty is
death in the electric char in Sing
Sing prison He will be sentenced
Wednesday.
Schmidt, whose defense was insan-
ity. laughed bitterly when the verdict
was pronounced. He had steadfastly
declared himself guilty and at his ar
raignment before being held for the
supreme court pleaded that ne be pun
ished by death.
Later he protested the insanity de-
Tense advanced ~ his counsel and last
night said he would not assist them
in any way il they prepared I'm ap-
peal.
~ would rather die tonight than to
morrow, he said.A = 1t is as it should
be and rs / wish 1T"
This was the second trial and the jury
was out Il few minutes less than five
hours. At the first trial the jury dis
agreed. Alienists for prosecution and
defense supplied most Of the testimony
nj both trials.
A. G. keelble of schmidt 5 counsel
asserted after the veFdict that owing
10 the defendant & persistent silence
concerning the crime il had not been
possible t. place All the facts before
the iury.
He said Schmidt Was not guilty OF
murder but had shielded q physician
after the woman 5 death She was not
murdered. the lawyer declared If the
police would display energy he sail.
they could get at the truth. The law
yer was undecided whether he would
take an appeal Schmidt Will never
20 to the electric chair he said. now
ever.
Anna Aumullers body was cut IN
with knife ia Schmidt : flat sept.
=, last, and the pieces, III several ban
dies, were thrown into the Hudson
liver, where most OF them were found
before suspicion was directed against
Schmidt. The head Was never reeov-
cred.
Schmidt ia bis confession to the
police SAID he was commanded to make
a sacrifice OF the Aumuller giLl ;
life by his patron, ST Elizabeth.
Or. Ernest A. Muret. a dentist
Schmidt : friend and companion. who
was arrested shortly after the ex priest
was accused OF murder, was sentenced
~ October to seven years in the Fed
eral penitentiarv AZ Atlanta after his
conviction for counterfeiting.
Schmidt declared at Muret IS trial
that i was he ana not Murct who
planucd the couutcrfeiting operations
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WEST BRATTLEBORO.

Mrs. r. J. Sloan of South Main
street was admitted to the Melrose
hospital yesterday for an operation.
Mrs. j. J.. Stockwell will entertain
the Hundred club at her home
this afternoon. \ luncheon will be
served.
The junior auxiliary will meet Sat
urday afternoon with Mrs. o. G. Convey.
1t is hoped that every member will
make a special effort to be present,
Roy Fisher is expected tomorrow TO
join his family at the home of his
mother, Mrs. f. f. Fisher, for the
weekend Mrs. Fisher and son viii
return to Somerville with him next
week.
Miss Elizabeth Sargent will return to
her work at DIR. II. ID. Holton's home
next week. She has been resting from
her work three months, and recently re-
turned from an extended visit in Clcvc-
land, Ohio.