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James J. Rafferty, Appointed.

James J. Rafferty, has been appointed
collector of internal revenue in the Phil
ippines lie was in the customs service
in Cuba later collector in Cebu His
was announced in cable
gram today from Governor General Har-
rison.
William T. Noting. who has been col
lactor of internal revenue, has been APP
pointed director Of posts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-13
LOCAL STOCK EXCHANGE,

Sales-Reguiar call. IL O'Clock noon
Washington Gas is. 5000 at 1o6h
Capital Traction SIS. 81 100 at iOS1s
City and Suburban Railroad rs, $1,000 at aet.
Washington Railway and Electric As s. 900
at So
Potomac Electric Cons. o. Sc. 900 at 100, s., 900
at 100. S1,G10 al 100
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat IS $500
at 1O5.
Washington Railway and Electric CON-. at
90. ) at 80.
Washington Railway and Electric pfd., % at
SO, at S91a. % at SCI at 30.
Washington Gas. at 81. % at ST. . at 81.
% at 81.
Mergenthaler. at 2121s. 10 at 2l2ss
American National Bank. 10 at 100.
Federal National Bank 10 at 49,, : at 135.
National Savings and Trust. at go.
After call-Washfngton Gas. % at 81. % at 81.
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LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL, January 13.-Wheat-Spot
firm: No . red western winter rs 41ad
No. l Manitoba. is I'd; No. :, rs Id: No.
3. Is; futures steady. March, Is 2ssd;
May Is 1Hsd: July. is 1ssd.
Corn-Spot quiet; American mixed, Us
Sd: LaPlata futures firm: January, Is
9sd: February, Is 1O3sd.
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FOREIGN B0URsEs.

PARIS. January 1s.-The bourse
opened weak. but closed better today
Rentes. So francs 80 centimes.
Exchange on London. % francs 27k
centimes.
BERLIN January 13.-Priccs closed
slightly higher on the bourse today.
Exchange on London, 20 marks 81
pfeunigs. Money, 2 per cent.
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neSday fa1r, not SO cold. moderate north
winds. becoming variable.
The ST. Lawrence storm of Mon
day has passed off the Newfoundland
coast. and the cold wave covers the entire
northern and central portions of the coun-
try, with Thermometer readings from
the lake region eastward ranging from
zero to 26 degrees below.
In the west temperatures nave risen
considerably, and are again above the
seasonal average.
Light SHOWS continued from the lake
region eastward with severe gales. and
there were also rains and SHOWS in the
Pacific states. Idaho and Nevada. Else
where the weather was fair
Fair weather will prevail tonight and
Wednesday over the eastern half OF the
country. with generally rising tempera-
lures Wednesday, 1t will, however. con-
tinue cold tonight in the lower lake re-
gion. New England and the middle At
lantic states.
The winds along the New England
shing: on the middle Atlantic coast
moderate northwest to north. becoming
variable: OIL the south Atlantic and
east gulf coasts moderate north to north
east.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of
weather bureau for the twenty-four hours
beginning at . pm. yesterday:
Thermometer-Yes terday. 4 pm, p; s
pm. Is: IL midnight. II: today. am,
l6: am, Is; II noon. 10: pm. %
Maximum, a. at pm. yesterday; min
imum. 10. at Z am. today.
Temperature same date last year-Max-
imum, 81 minimum. -.
Observation-Disclosures pm, 1910: 8
pm. 3o.19; IL midnight. 20.21; today. 4
am. 1904: am, Us; 12 noon, 30 IS;
pm, 30.16
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide $40 am. and 3:14 p.
M: high tide. S:5S am. and 9:13 pm
Tomorrow-Low tide, 3:J6 am. and 4:05
pm; high tide, 9:45 am. and 1908 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose 7:1s am: sun sets 5
pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises IT'S am.
Moon rises 64S pm.
Weather in Various Cities
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NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Received by private wire direct to
The Star ONCE.
NOTE-Owing to trouble with the cir
cult the New York stocks are only
given up to 2:45 this afternoon.
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Outside Demand Broadens.
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. January 13.-Tbere was
renewal of scattering liquidation at
the opening of the cotton market today
and some local selling also seemed to
be inspired by easy cables or contin-
ued reports of southern hedge selling
in Liverpool.
The market opened steady, to z
lower. but offerings were well taken
and the market later rallied to within
point or two of last nights closing
on reports of better spot demand in
the south Trading was quiet.
FUTURES opened steady; January
Il.9i: March, 1927: May, 12.11; July
1905; October, 1l.5O bid.
The reports Of a better demand for low
erdoe cotton IN the south seemed to pro-
mote considerable covering and some
fresh buying later in the morning.
offerings were not SO heavy as yester-
Gay and prices at midday were about
TO points net higher on active months
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WEATHER.
Fair and Continued Cold Tonight
Wednesday Fair.

For the District of Columbia and Mary
land. fair. continued cold tonight: low
est temperature about IL degrees. We'd
nesday fair. not so cold moderate north
winds. becoming variable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-13

DIR. F. L. Voolfolk. fifty-nine years old
of Louisa county. Va, Is dead. He prac-
ticed medicine in Louisa county ferA
thirty-nine years.
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The Market Shows Inherent
Strength, However, on Re-
neWaI of Offerings.
WIDENING OF DEMAND
HELPS GENERAL TONE
Rock Island Stocks and Bonds Fig.
ure in the Higher Buying.
Closing Is Firm.

NEW YORK. January 1:;.-Tradns be-
San today with an irregular movement.
Changes among the leaders were slight.
with a tendency toward d lower level
after the first transactions.
Texas Company lost one point of its re-
cent extensive gain. Canadian Pacific
dropped 1,&. Mexican Petroleum, Cali
fornia Petroleum. International Harves-
ter and Woolworth rose /.
Selling orders predominated for a
while and prices declined fractionally.
Marking up of the local fractions and
other low-priced issues caused some
later steadiness.
New York Central was lowered nearly
point to ssI4.
Favorites Inclined to Drop.
With no new developments of i'm
portant influence on the market prices
moved in Il hesitating way during the
morning. The spe" ulative favorites
were inclined TO DIR POP. despite vigor-
Gus bidding up of specialties. Stocks
were supplied at intervals. but the
general list showed inherent strength
and losses were small.
Speculative cliGues were active in vari-
GUS sections, and some of yesterdays
local traction shares, were again ad-
vanced-
Engagement of s2.OGOO01 gold for ex-
port to France was without effect on the
stock market, it was believed the
large accumulation OF funds here would
permit of a considerable outgo without
disturbing the current easy money rates.
Bonds Were firm
Outside Demand Broadens.
Stocks which had been held in check
by foreign selling moved upward after
Il o'clock and the general tone was inn
proved by the widening scope OF the out
side demand.
Rock Island stocks and bonds were
heavily bought at materially higher
prices.
business in the popular stocks sacken-
ed in midafteTnoon. but the demand for
the low-priced issues was undated
Iron and steel shares were especially
strong
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, January 13.-Generaliy ia
vorable European crop advices and a
heavy increase of the European visible
supply had depressing effect today on
wheat prices here. At first, however.
offerings were light, and the market
showed some firmness. believed to be
"a reflection Of the demand that has
developed for hard winter wheat for
export The opening was IS off to
shade up. with a moderate advance
later, but then decline all around.
Conditions that promoted Smelling
gave the bear side advantage in
corn. Pit demand was noticeably
meager. The market opened unchanged
to aaL lower. rallied a little, and again
fell back. this time lower than before.
Oats took the same course as other
grain Trade was small
In provisions. active commission buy
ing lifted prices. There was no selling
pressure. First transactions ranged
from 2k to ~ higher. and further
rise followed
Butter-Lower: creameries, 23a24 to ga
s21a.
Eggs-Higher; receipts. 4.342 cases; at
mark, cases included. 2Sa31 ordinary
tirsts, 29a291a; firsts. BIZ.
Cheese-Unchanged
Potatoes-Cnchanged: receipts, thirty
cars.
Poultry-Alive. higher: springs, 10;
1OWlS, l31%, turkeys, 10.
Export sales at Kansas City and
Omaha. as well as here. brought about
a subsequent wheat rally. The close
was firm, 1saA to u above last night.
Corn weakness became more pro-
nounced in consequence of reports that
dealers southwest were heavily stock
ed. The close. however, was relatively
firm at 4 net decline.
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, January 13.-Flour quiet.
Opening steady on the higher Antwerp
cables, wheat later eased off under COM
mission house selling. May. 3SAa99.
Pork-steady; mess, 3.J0a24.@.
Beef Steady.
I1ard-Firm; middle west 11.00a11.1O.
Pettroleum-Steady.
Enthusiastically.
Hay-Quiet.
Hides-Firm Bogota, 3Oa31.
Leather-Firm.
Raw sugar-Firm; muscovado. 30: CEN
trifugal, 3.29: molasses, 2.54; refined
quiet.
Butter-Steadier: receipts. 12,4OO tubs;
process, extras. 211za2o; ladies. current
| make. firsts. 21a211a; seconds. 2Oa20k
Cheese-Firm: receipts, LOO boxes;
| Wisconsin, whole milk fancy, 17a17A.
| Eggs-Firmer: receipts. $500 cases:
| fresh gathered extras, :7a3S; extra firsts,
351aa36; firsts. 341aa35; seconds, 332a34: re-
| frigerator. frsts, 31a:;2; seconds. 29lsa30ls:
state. Pennsylvania and nearby hennery
| hennery browns. 37a3S; mixed colors, Goa
| SO; European, fresh, 29a32; held, fresh,
24a29
Dressed poultry-Quiet but firm: fresh
killed western chickens, 18a24; fowls, 10
a1s1a; turkeys. 1Sa24.
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Closing Prices.

The Consolidation Coal Company has
made an opening at mine No. ., near
Cumberland. Nd. which will develop
netU field estimated to contain about $50
acres of coal three and one-half. feet
thick.
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NEW YORK CURB PRICES.

Quotations furnished by W. B. Hibbs Co.
members New York Stock Exchange.
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Money to Loan

Secured by First Deed of Trust on Real Estate.
Prevailing interest and commission.
Joseph I. Weller. GEO F St. NV.
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LONDON MARKET.

LONDON. January E.-Money was
ecarcer and discount rates were dearer
today, although the Bank of England Sc
cured most of the s. 10000 new gold
offered in the open market
The stock market was quiet and irrey-
ular. as traders were principally occupied
with the settlement Gold mines sagged,
owing to the African labor situation. and
home rails and japanese bonds were
easy.
Brazilian shares, Grand Trunk and con-
per stocks improved steadily on repur-
chases
American securities opened irregularly.
but later in the forenoon improved on
light support. In the afternoon New
York selling depressed the list which
declined under the lead Of Canadian Pa
cifc. The closing was undecided
Closing Prices.
Consols for money, II 11-16: consois for
account. Il 1915; Pennsylvania, $751;,
Reading. SIN: Union Pacific. 10; United
States Steel, 61S.
Bar silver-Steady, 263sd
Money-2i2a3. Discount-Short bills 81.
ass; three months, %4a3 1916.
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xEx Dividend Today.
II. B. Clafiin & Co, IL.
Call Money!. 20 G2 "a "a
Hourly Sales Of Stocks To-day.
liam, 1O5,s0O I'm, 16l,5
lp.m., 204,10J 2p.m., 2296U
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NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, January l3.-Flour quiet.
Opening steady on the higher Antwerp
cables, wheat later eased off under COM
mission house selling. May. 9SAa99.
Pork-steady; mess, 23.JOa24Oo.
Beef-Steady.
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Increasing Belief Superst lions Menace to Prosperity

help admitting that such blind atroc!-
ties as were perpetrated centuries ago
are possible to-day. when mob spirit
still strongly survives as "A relic of
barbarian. New Workers We're aghast
when they heard OF those who had been
ensnared and deluded by tho self-styled
Omnipotent DOM. Recent disclosures
have brought testimony that We are
living in a very credulous age. Gre
dulity Is a hideous weakness when en-
tertained by large number OF persons
respecting the same false theory.
This is only one instance OF the de-
parture in modern thinking from the
conservative lines drawn by the tra,i
tons OF our forefathers and tn. stately
PHILOSOPHERS inherited from older civil
lizations than our own. Every year we
witness the formation Of some new cult
devoted to a so-callcd mental science.
In surveying the propaganda Of the
best known established organizations of
this character We are bcset with the
realization that there Is an earnest de-
sire on the part OF an overwhelming
number Of people to reconcile the scien-
tifc and the spiritual The effort is
manifestly humanitarian. although up
to date many alleged disciples of III"
newer faiths have sailed under colors
as false as some Of their curious dog
mas. While recognizing sincere mo-
tive and desire for the uplift OF hu-
manity. II IL, however, not amis!s to lift
the hand OF warning. Interesting thou
sands of men and women In the ways
and means OF self-improvement by
holding meetings, delivering lectures
and giving treatments on the face Of
1t seems praiseworthy, but In the final
analysis is this occupation really n
healthy one or not? In moderation We
are quick to antrim that introspection
and spiritual supplication are abso-
lutely necessary to strength OF charac-
Ter. "hether or not. however, Thought
ana money spent IN TINS direction are
peneucial 10 man ana TO society of
wh'rh ne forms part depends upon
original motive, antecedents. knowledge,
efficiency ana operation. IL Is Tor the
ihdiVidua' 10 decide nrst' what his own
MOVIES are ana then now Nainaple
WIN DC the 'eaehihgs 10 when nc would
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WOMEN OF NEW YORK'S SMART SET LIVE IN
LM1ELICEIT OF PUBLICITY, SAYS VANCE THOMPSON

to convince herself of her rare executive
ability. II is not cruelty. 1t Is psy-
Geological case. And II is exactly on all
fours with the case OF the New York
woman tangong IN n gilded barroom,
which might be called something else.
Miss Davis has authority, but until the
sticks--"I should not call them clubs"-
are whacking criminal heads she cannot
wholly realize IL. Whence the whacks.
And her less serious sIster--her leggy,
cigarette smoking. hiball drinking sister
of the cellar--danCes and chews her
corset string in order to convince her
self that she's as good as any man.
The one staggers under the weight of
an authority for which she has had no
hereditary training. She is the young
mother and the baby.
The other. finding the door Of the
hen coop open, has walked out into
formidable and Intoxicating liberty. She
wants to do something and she wants
to do everything. She gulps thrills as
though they were worms. She kicks
over the water dish. and she twirls and
tvirls---
II Is the kind OF sheer desperation
that SEXES the humble hen when its
head is suddenly cut of.
To the east Of New York and the
south and the west are women who have
been schooled In authority and educated
in liberty. But the New York woman
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A RE We returning to the days OF
"A witchcraft, stake burning
\ stocks, pillory and the ducklng
stool?
The question is put by William
Wade Hinshaw, the American barry
tone, who discovers IN the psychology
cal development Of the times tenden-
cies which seem 70 augur trouble for
all supcrstitiols folk and perhaps vari-
Gus opponents Of mental science who
are eventually likely to be misundcr-
stood, nc believes. Without condemn
ing any Of the growing beliefs which
in recent years have enlisted thousands
Of inquiring minds the former Chicago
professor finds In the sum and sub
stance Of modern thinking infaliibe
signs OF the increase OF superstition.
The perils in store resulting from a
measure OF misunderstanding on the
part OF proselytes and from schisms in
tho more powerful mental science or
CARNATIONS, he believes are at present
widely disregarded
Since mental telepathy has taken
hold upon many individuals and a be-
lief in tho power OF thought over the
minds and actions Of other people has
actuated societies engaged In an ap-
parently honest. humanitarian work a
surprisingly large number Ut persons
have come to the conclusion that We are
on the dawn of many revelations In
mental science" said Mr.. Hinshaw.
Certain lecturers OF undoubted reputc
and good standing have even ar
rived to the point OF assuring us that
the concentrated thought force Of a
group OF people eNerts "A powerful in
fiuence over any subject, in response to
which theory there are daily meetings
in various large cities Of the United
States Of men and women devoted
to the task of influencing the minds Of
large number OF enrolled applicants
for this kind Of treatment Health,
success In business and one hundred
varied benefits are being sought
through this method. Holding thoughts
to aid member or a friend Is the rem
edy being daily applied in many quar-
tiers Of the country.
"By the ever increasing number Of
converts to this practice It appears evil
dent that reliance upon unseen and
largely misunderstood influences IL be-
coming more and more common. With
out discussing the responsibility Of the
auspices, we may declare that the erect
Of this influence III to engender supersti-
ton in the minds OF thousands OF people
| who at this stage of civilization are I'M
able to accept such doctrines in the
spirit in which they are intended. II
the average workingman becomes OBJ
sessed with the idea that group Of
persons In far off room can influence
him for the better, it Will be difficult TO
convince him that a similar evil !nfiu-
ence cannot be administered. and II
three or four or n dozen persons are to-
gether able TO control his dcstinfes In a
measure, he will be easily persuaded
that IA single person may by virtue OF
extraordinary Commemorative power and
long practice be able to effect the same
results.
ut may seem "A little absurd to as
sumo that our Jurisprudence is suffi-
| GENTLY feeble to countenancc such prac-
tices AS tend toward the uprooting of
logic and the cultivation OF Supersti-
ton, but in the face OF the gross out
RACES told IN the daily press we cannot
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watch for the first fall of snow that Will
AFFORD them the chance of getting out
their sleds and indulginS In the sport.
A man nevers grows too old to sleigh
ride, and II You seek confederation Of
this statement visit "A hill on which sled
ding is permitted. You are bound 10 see
some young boys and you certainly Will
notice some old boys. Apparently they
are Just az spry as the younger boys.
They jog up the hills quicker and they
coast down them faster. This may be
due in "A measure To the increased weight
on the slcds.
The section Of the city known as
Washington Heights is one Of the most
popular places for bobsledding. The
reason Is obvious. There are many fine
Wills in that section on which shedding
Is permitted.
Robsleddng in that section Is not con-
fined tn parks ar vacant lots. The most
popular places arc public thoroughfarrs
with enough incline to send the sIeds
along at reasonable speed. -. Nicholas
avenue, Broadway, Audubon avenue and
many of the side streets arc favoritc
meeting places for those who own sleds
or who have enough influence to get a
place on some one clse's sled.
Without doubt the most popular Hill
on the Heights is at lI6th street and St
Nicholas avenue. The thoroughiarc Is
extremely wide at that point and when
the snow covers the asphalt pareme mt
young and old hasten to get their sleds
and get out on the hill to enjoy the sled
ding while 1t lasts. Schoolboys monopo-
lie the hill in the afternoon, but in the
evening the adults begin to appear and
the younger element IL forced to the
background.
At times there have been crowds on
that hill " hich have totalled at least 500
persons. And all enthusiasts are not on
the surface by any means, for heads
adorn many Of the windows in the apart
mcnt houses that border ST. Nicholas
avenue. The occupants apparently de-
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THO those who have bobslcdded at
ST. Muritz whore princes, counts
and prinCesses go to Indulge in
winter sports. and perhaps to
those who have tobogganed III Quebec
on the Chateau toboggan slide that
starts under the Kings bastian Of the
citadel and ends just below the Chateau
Fruntenac ON the terrace. this tale may
not prove interesting, The fortunate
ones who have been at either of these
places when the shedding was good have
enjoyed the very best that nature and
man can provide in that sport
But those fortunate people comprise
hnly Il handful at least when New York
is considered. So it is reasonable to
assume that large percentage OF New
Workers are satisfied to do their SEEDING
ON the hills and inclines in the city or
In the suburbs. Some who have friends
or other connections in Ithaca may
journey TO that hilly region Of the State
To indulI" IN the sport, for the town
that Cornell University made famous is
renowned for it's facilities for shedding,
Perhaps "A decade ago there was more
hohslcdding and coastinG in New York
city than there is nowadays. In look
ing for a reason for the decline in the
sport the first explanation offered il
that less SNOW falls than formerly. Then
It IN certain that nowadays snow Is re-
moved just as fast as men and carts
can carry II away. The third and most
important reason for the decline Of sled
ding In New York is the enormous in
crease In traffic.
II New Workers of the present time
get the opportunity 10 bobsled two or
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many households. We may ask with
concern whittier We are drifting-to a
truer enlightenment or back to the
black arts Of centuries passed? The
conservative will reply that discrimina-
ton must be brought To bear between
the legitimate and the illeg .timate. be-
tween those cults and practices long
ago condemned and the science proven
theories "f the true mudcrnlsts. But
docs this take into cunsido ration the
mentality Of the average man. his
capacity for use or for abuse. and does
II safeguard the unCutured masses that
bow to the wisdom ana advice If III.
times as reflected 10y the moro erudite
well to do classes? obviously Il does
not because there Is such divergence
OF views among tho mental scientists Of
the hour, despite the generous following
in certain beliefs, there can DC no unity
OF effort at present directed toward d
methodical search into the unseen. The
hundreds Of counter currents Of opinion
among the crcdulous class. who hcarken
to distorted and vicious counscls Of
leaders Of varied Xix, leave the bulk
Of this much to he feared tolerance as
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a dead weight upon the public intelli-
gence and educational progress.
1T is difficult TO imagine state of
affairs more inimical to our prosperity
as a nation than one In which fear or
the supernatural preys upon the minds
OF the people There is an abundance
OF evidence that such a condition is
possible and IT. lies in the manifest
credulity Of the masses. The most
absurd and illogical propositions do not
lack for enthusiastic support: indeed. II
has been found practicable 10 take
advantage Of this trusting attitude for
countless money making schemes.
at is not only al the doors Of those
who employ soph!stry and chlcanery
that guard must be placed but also at
portals of legitimate. well meaning or
ganizations where notwithstanding the
best intentions deluslon brings dctrimen-
tai results Not only must the faker be
suppressed but the honest teacher
curbed and the convert made to recoS-
niza the law Of limitation.
There Is little doubt that the support
for these theories that breed superstition
comes mainly from well to do persons.