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The Washington herald., 1915-12-18
New York.
New Orleans.
NEW YORK MONEY.

New York Dec. E.-Call money opened per
cent: high. Ter cent; low. Ia. rer cent: ruling
Ier cent; renewals. per cent last, per cent.
The market for time money is dull but the under
current is stronger. Rates have stffened a little
The banks are showing some unwillinSness TO take
commitments. II Is said in the Street
that Of the banks have gotten together tn
support the Anco-French bonds now on the market.
Industrials quoted at gzaaa Per cent for sixty
days. S7sa3 per cent for ninety days, per cent
for four months. 3aJis Per cent for five months
ard 81 per bent for six months.
4 little business is being done in mixed money
at zi.aex per cent for sixty TO ninety days, ard
2a,s3 per cent for four. five and six months. FoI
oTer the year 24a2s. per cent is quoted.
The Commercial paper market is quiet. with no
change in the rates The supply Of paper Is
limited. and the hanks not anxious to buy
at the present rates. Good paper Of regular
maturities is quoted at y. TO "a per cent Very
choice paper is bring bought at 3 per cent By q
few banks. The country market is active At 2.
per cent
The market for acceptanccs is very dull and
narrow. Rates quoted are to "a per cent fos
sixty days and "a to "a per cent for four months.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-18
ROMAN CATHOLIC.

Tomorrow will be the regular COM
munion day for the Sodality of the Chill
dren Of St. Patrick's Church. The men,
bers will attend the o'clock mass and
occupy the pews Of the main aisle. AT
4 p. m. they will reassemble for the usual
monthly recitation of their off1ce. which
will be followed by short sermon by
Rev. James A. Smyth. director of the
society. and benediction of the Blessed
Sacrament.
High Mass will be sung at II a. m.
by Rev. NJ. P. ]. Egan and a sermon
delivered at these devotions by Rev. John
NJ. Mcnamara.
Monsigner Russell will officiate at the
exercises at 7:3O p. m. in honor of the
Good Shepherd. and will preach a spe-
cial sermon. which will be preceded by
answering the questions that have been
placed in the question box" during the
past month. The Sanctuary choir. direct
ed by NJ r. Mills Silby. will yender the
hymns during this service, and during
the benedictfon of the Blessed Sacrament
the members Of the League of the Good
Shephrd will assist in rendering the
'Tantum Ergo
The Washington herald., 1915-12-18
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKETS.

Chicago. Dec. 1.-THE trend of the wheat mar
ket today was as uncertain a the courss Of the
winds of Lake Michigan. Considerable strength
shown early when the highest prices Of the
day reached. showing gains over yesterday 8
clD-e Of y to lr. On a cable from BuenoS Aires
reporting favorable harvesting conditions. q larsr
Weld of good quality and surplus estimated at
% coo bushels there heavy selling and q con-
sequent price break Of IL to 2. cents. There were
some reactions but generally speaking the trade
acted with caution in making commitments either
way Il was e1pected the government report
would be q bulEsh factor. but the reduction in
acreage Of 100000 seeded from . year ago. and
a half point decline in condition. failed To help
holders
The present condition end area In winter wheat
indicates a crop Of 65 oooo 90 bushels Considerable
long wheat was thrown into the pit the set
tlenent Of the railroad strike at clearing. II
is hoped that larger quantities Of Northwestern
wheat will be delivered contracts before this
month expires.
The strength in the Chicago wheat market
was reflected at Liverpool yesterday when spo,
prices up 4 TO ID.
The bears in com showed more dissemination
than for sometime past while the bulls seemed
tn be losing their grip for the moment, prices
closed X tn rs cents lower with December the
weakest spot The feature the buying Of
10000 bushels Of May by a large elevator con
Germ. Cash sales 5000 bushels
Oats closed with losses Of ! to nc TIE local
crowd favored the bull side carly but later switched
To the selling side.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-18
COTTON MARKETS.

New York. Dec. !7.-Cotton suffered another severe
break today under heavy pressure Of old cup con-
tracts which the trade believed represented Western
and Southern liquidation March slumped to II SO
and May to l22. q net los of q 70 9 points. The
close barely steady at a net decline Of Is to =
points.
At the start prices were / to points lower.
The feeling was nervous and prices were unsettled
throughout the hrst hour
Liquidation from commission houses increased
on all recoveries and in the afternoon prices broke
into low ground. New Orleans 9 moderate
seller There appeared to be quite . general dis
position to tighten commitments in preparation
for first January notice day. which will be Deem
Der =, and also in advance Of the holidays.
Spot here 5 points lower at n.s6c: there
were sales Spot at Liverpool quiet At
decline Of points the basis Of 7.Ed for
middling upland. Futures in the English market
ended easy at q net decline Of sl.al3 points.
Port receipts for the day were f96e6 bales. against
se.13 bales q year ago. New York warehouse
stocks 81. .I5 bales. against i55e4 bales last
year.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-18
METHODIST.

Cnristmas will be appropriately cole
C,ated at the Metropolitan Methodist
cnurch tomorrow morning. and the MIN
lster' Rev. DR.. James Shera Montgomery,
VIII speak on the subject, The Evanxel
OF Christinas.' In the evening At 4
o'clock DIR. Montgomery will give the
second sermon in the special series on
our Country and the European Con-
nict The subject for Sunday evening
Is America for Americans"
In Foundry Methodist Episcopal Church
tomorrow morning the pastor Rev. w.
K Wedderspoon. ID. D., will preach on
the theme. The Amazing Wonder" and
In the evening his theme will be "Christ-
mas In the Time of War" The quartet
choir Will furnish special Christmas Mu-
Sic On Thursday evening the Sunday
school VIII hold its annual Christmas
celebration. and on Saturday morning at
o'clock will be held Christmas morn
ing praise service
The Washington herald., 1915-12-18

New York. Dec. T7.-Bradstreet's Re-
view will say tomorrow: Sustained ac-
tivity in a majority of lines, with pros
poets of still greater growth. typify cur
rent trade conditions. Contrary to prece.
dent, the larger trades do not display the
customary pre-holiday characteristics
that usually prevail when the time for
the taking Of inventories arrives.
Activity Steadily Maintained.
True. there has been a lull in some
sections, but activity is so steadily main
tained that statesmen are remaining on
the road longer than usual at this sea
son. and most reports agree that whole
sale, as well as jobbing trade, is of large
volume.
In addition, Christmas shopping is in
full swing, buying at many centers is
the heaviest In years. regular retail trade
In heavy wearing APPAREL is excellent
mail-order houses are doing a record
business. buying for future delivery is
good. industrial activity is especially
noteworthy. labor is well employed at
good wages. farmers, except in a few
places. are prosperous, the week has wit
messed further advances in prices for
cereals. collections are good, and bank
clearings heavily exceed those of this
time in 1873
Money is in better demand and rail-
way traffic is. heavy, but embargoes on
shipments to Eastern seaboard points
vex shippers and have caused Western
roads to refuse to load flour, grain and
other freight for shipment Eastward.
Recorders for staples are such as to
suggest that stocks had been starved and
that the new wave Of prosperity has
given SO much of an impetus to final dis
tribution that repeat orders keep coming
in. 1t is quite generally conceded that a
rush to buy jewelry. silverware and
fancy articles has developed. which fact
Is accepted as an excellent indication of
sentiment, disposition and ability on the
part Of the public to buy the more ex-
pensive holiday gifts"
The Washington herald., 1915-12-18
PRESBYTERIAN.

Rev Dr. Joseph T. Kelly will preach the
morning sermon tomorrow at the Fourth
Presbyterian Church. The evening serv-
ice will be conducted by Wellington b.
Johnson. Mr.. Johnson will speak upon
the subject, God. Man. and the Earth
Worm" an address which is said to have
attracted a great deal Of attention
wherever Is has been given.
The Young Peoples Society of Chris
tian Endeaver of this church will be ad-
dressed tomorrow evening. at O'Clock.
by II. F. worley. chairman of the citizen
ship committee of the District Union,
on the subject Booze on the Run"
The members and attendants Of the
Fourth Presbyterian Church and Sunday
school will hold their Christmas serv-
ices in the church and annex on Wednes-
day evening, December. .. The pre-
liminary service. beginning at O'Clock.
will be entirely a giving service. White
Gifts for the King" The later service
Christmas entertainment this program
being held in the annex. Special music
and interesting programs have been ar
ranged.
At the Gunton-Temple Memorial Pres
byterian Church, Fourteenth and X
streets northwest. Rev. DIR. c. Everett
Granger will preach at the morning serN-
ice at II o'clock tomorrow. At the
pleasant evening hour service at 6:S.
J. W. Patton. field executive Of the Boy
Scouts Of America, will deliver a stere-
opticon lecture on The Boy Scout
Movement; What II Has Done in This
and Other Cities. and What II Has Done
in This and Other Lands To this serv-
ice and boys and parents of boys are
specially invited.
Sunday. December s, will be observed
as Christmas Sunday. and at the s:S
o'clock service the cantata Bethlehem
will be rendered by the choir. assisted
by Miss O'TooI. harpist. and Mr. Hon-
man. violinist. of the Marine Band.
Rev John n. Mills. world traveller.
Christian missionary and lecturer OF
note. will speak before the Bible class OF
Judge Stanton ]. Peelle at the Church OF
the Covenant tomorrow morning on the
subject of missions in Porto Rico" On
December IS Howard A. Banks. private
secretary to the Secretary Of the Navy.
will address the class on the theme.
why Did the Wise Men Follow the
STAR"
The Washington herald., 1915-12-18
CONGREGATIONAL.

The forefathers' day meeting of the
Congregational Club Of Washington will
be held at the Mount Pleasant Congre-
gational Church on Monday evening. De-
cember %. There will be a reception at
Is o'clock and dinner will be served at $50
Rev Charles Z. Jefferson. D. n, pastor
of the Broadway Tabernacle Church, of
New York City. will be the speaker of
the evening. his subject being Some
Evils of Preparedness"
At a meeting of the standing commit
tee OF the First Congregational Church
on Monday evening reports were received
from several organizations of the church
and appropriations voted for various
church expenses and benevolences The
regular meeting of the Ladies' Aid So
ciety was held on Tuesday morning when
statements were made as to the success
of the recent bazaar and Of the jubilee
committee. In the evening a social was
held in the east parlor by Mrs Stevens
Bible class. which has been recently or
ganized. with Mrs. ]. Homer Smith as
president and Mrs. H. P. Gould as secre-
tary.
DR.. William Stansfield. organist and
| choir director of the First Congregational
Church. has arranged the following mu-
steal program for the services tomorrow:
Morning service-Organ prelude, fantasia
on Church Chimes" CHarriss); anthem,
bass solo and chorus. And All the Peo-
pie Saw the Thunderings and the Light
nings" (Stainer): anthem. bass and con-
tralto and chorus. I'm Dreams / Heard
the Seraphim' Faure); offertory. So
prano solo. 20 Divine Redeemer''
(Gounod); organ postlude. Introduction
and Double Fugue in A CMerkeD. Even
ing service-Organ prelude. Prayer and
Cradle Song (Guilmant): anthem, Re
joice in the Lord" .(Calkin): ofYertory,
soprano and tenor solos and chorus,
appear Thou Light Divine" CMorrison).
After the evening service there will be
short organ recital Of Christmas mu-
sic, with the following program: varia-
tions on "Hark. the Herald Angels
Sing Froso:. Pastorale. "In Dulce
Jubilo" (Bach): March Of the Three
Kings" Dubois). and ''The Holy Night"
Dudley Buck).
The Washington herald., 1915-12-18
WEEKLY REVIEW OF TRADE
Dun and Bradstreet Both See Signs of Optimism Everywhere
Notwithstanding Temporary Restrictions Due to
Weather Conditions and Freight Congestion.
Holiday Trade Good

New York, Dec. 17.-Dun's will say to-
morrow:
Temporary restriction of operations re-
suited from the storm, which for a time
hampered the wire service and aggra-
waited the congestion of freight. Needed
deliveries were further retarded and the
strength of certain commodities accentu-
ated while outdoor work in the East
and Great Lakes region was partially
suspended Considerable benefit, how
ever. accrued from the snowfall and
lower temperatures. additional stimulus
being impaired to the distribution of
heavyweight. apparel. footwear and fuel
Tendency Toward Expansion.
In contrast to the usual experience at
this sea son, there is no general lull ap-
parent in the commercial world. Decem-
ber. with its preparations for inventory
ing. is ordinarily a month of diminishing
activity, except for the holiday trade; yet
in the present instance the tendency Is
steadily toward expansion rather than
contraction.
This fact is made clear not only by
the tenor of advices from all leading CEN
tiers. hut also by the statistics of bank
EXCHANGES, which measure business vol
umes. Thus, clearings at the principal
cities this week were $40 per cent in
excess of last years and s9.6 per cent
larger than in 1913. while payments out
side Of New York showed gains Of 2s.4
and Dos per cent, respectively.
More Idle Freight Cars.
In view of the frequent complaints of
shortage of rolling stock. however. the
accumulation of about q, COO in the mum.
ber Of idle freight cars last month Is
considered surprising.
Briefly, 1915 has been a year Of won
derful agricultural achievements. with
the yield Of wheat exceeding Loo. .00C
bushels for the first time In history and
the combined value Of the grain harvests
reaching q figure never before attained.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-18
RAILWAY BONDS ADVANCE.
Lanston Monotype Drops . Point oi
Local Exchange.

The Christmas shopping spirit man
ifested itself on the Washington
Stock Exchange yesterday with WASH
ington Railway and Electric Company
issues the feature. A block of $10.-
900 worth of the 4 per cent bonds of
this company sold at 81. after which
the bid was advanced Ia of a point.
Fifteen shares of Railway common
stock sold at SO is. Additional sales
totaling seventy-five shares carried
the price up to 81. A total OF 100
shares of Railway preferred stock
changed hands at SO 1-2, or 3-S Of q
point above the previous price. :,
Capital Traction 5 per cent bonds
dropped 3-4 of a point, to 1o7 Is, at
which price $4,000 worth were sold.
The bid for the stock then was low
cred 1-2 a point to S41- Forty
shares of Lanston Monotype sold on a
downward scale from "A to 73. Other
sales of the day included $1,000 worth
of Potomac Electric Power consoli-
dated 8 per cent bonds at 80 3-4, and
ten shares of Mergenthaler Linotype
at 165 ga.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-18
CHRISTMAS MUSIC AT vEsPERs.

At the vesper service tomorrow at 4:st
p. m. at the Young Women's Christian
Association there will be a special pro-
gram for the Christmas season. The
music is in charge of Mrs. Emile
Dougall- Maroon. Miss Jacobs will sing
Holy Night" Miss Beatrice Bulla and
Miss Roberta Allen will play the violin.
Motion pictures will be shown. and
Christmas carols will be thrown on the
screen, to be sung by the audience. A
request will be made Of those present
to write a personal note Of invitation to
some girl to be present at the Young
women's Christian Association Christ
mas party, to take place on Christmas
Day. when the building will be open from
9 to 8 p. During this time there will be
games and music and a Christmas tree,
and all young women who have no other
engagements for the day will be cordially
welcome.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-18
BALTIMORE PRODUCE.

BaItinoee. Dee T.-FLotR-winter clear. asa
3d. winter straight. 5Ds5.5: winter patent. s.Sa
sU5 spring clear 5o6s5 o. spring straight. 545a5es
spring patent. 5.7os6.!5: City Mills best winter
patent e.55: City Nils blended patent. 6b; City
Mills high grade straight. els: City Mills extra.
i.oai.eo: City Mills sprins patent. s.eb: ye nour.
medium to choice. 5l5a5.I5; corn meal. per 100 hs
i15zlS
MILL FEED lin .o1-Ib. saeks)-sprins bran.
. oOa2s 50; -four to white middlings. D0a3.o:
Western middlngs. =. I.eoaZs.5o: City Mills mid
dlings. 95oaei0; do. white mddlinSs. esWsO.@
do winter bran. . Dz2i.D
DRESSED POULTRY-Trkeys. choice. large.
Young per ID. ZA2z: do. fair 10 good. h.. lssD:
do poor and crooked breast, Tb. Ia; chickens.
straight. young. per lb.. Il; do. mixed young and
old. per ID. i; do old roosters pr h.. lal2:
ducks, choice. fat. PER h.. Il: seese choice. nearby.
lial5.
BUTTER-Cramery. fancy. per h.. 56,.s5; do.
choice. 4ss6: do. good. Na2: do. prints. zas. =:
do, blocks. zas: ladies' 2a13; Asryland and
Pennsyluania. rolls. H.. had dairy prints. rsa0;
process butter, 2is8; store epacked. u
EGGS-Maryland. Pennsylvania and Western.
drsts. .: West Virginia. 81: Southern. =
The Washington herald., 1915-12-18
With the Washington Churches
EPISCOPAL.

The Washington Glorious will meet on
Tuesday. Dec. q. at the Hotel Gordon
and will be addressed by Bishop Hard
Ing. whose subject will be Preparation
for the Preaching Mission" Churches
In some sections of the country are now
holding the mission during Advent but
the Washington diocese. together with
many others. will conduct the special
service In Lent. beginning March IL and
continuing for two weeks.
Services will be held In churches in
central locations. all churches In the
same section cooperating. The follow
Ing churches will be used st. Marks, st.
James. Epiphany. st. Margaret's, st.
Stephens. St. Thomas and st. Johns.
Georgetown.
Rev. DR.. G. II. McGrew. rector Of Silver
Spring parish. president of the clericus.
will preside at the meeting. and at the
ed for the ensuing year.
At st. Stephens Church the rector. Rev.
G. +. Dudley. will officiale at the morn
ing service tomorrow on the occasion Of
the dedication of an old-fashioned Bible
reading desk which has been presented
to the church by Mrs. J. Mansfield
Brown, widow Of Lieut. ]. Mansfield
Brown The desk will be used for the
two interesting old Bibles which were
presented to the church few months
ago by Lieut. Brown. These volumes
are almost two hundred years old and
contain steel engravings and complete
notes.
The two Sunday schools of Epiphany
Church. on G street. will join tomorrow
afternoon at O'Clock on an unusual and
instructive service which will be led
by the rector. Rev. Dr. R II. Mckim.
Different groups of scholars will move IN
procession to the chancei, each preced-
ed by an appropriate banner. and VIII
there recite one of the catechisms on
the program. The surpliced Junior choir.
Mrs Griffith johnson, organist. will lead
the singing Of the Christmas carols The
service has been prepared by the as
sistant minister. Rev. Percy Hall. who
will assist DR.. McKim In its rendering.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-18
DEATH RECoRh

Efie d. Browne y years. Sibley Hospital.
Kate Beck, g. Episcopal L. =. 7. Hospital
Walter s. BARTER. q. Govt. Hospital Insane.
Ahyrpm B. East. 3. 40 II St NV.
Jacob A. Clevenger. s.. eill Pa ave. NV.
Aloysius W. Nen. Sc. 434 st. NV.
Mary Davis. .. 20l v St sw.
David Kershav. 1. George Washington Hospital.
Charles W. Brotherhead. @. Soldiers Home. d.
Emma A. Boteier. 2 1904 Mich. ave. ne.
John NJ. Taylor. 6, 81 50 sw.
Robinson 8. Walters. 8, Tuberculosis Hospital.
Agnes NJ. Kirby. 15i llth St q.
John Connor, 81. rs X st. nv.
COLOREp.
Emma Morgan, Is years. lZO loh st. nv.
Charles T. Brooks. -. 1850 Scptt Il. nv.
Catherine Lovings, 10. Children's Hospital.
Jennie Haney, 8. Emergency Hospital.
Anna Lyles, So Feedmen's Hospital.
Annie Baker. T. LIZ 5th st. nv.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-18
DISCIPLES OF CHRIST.

The special services Of Sunday might
sermons at the Ninth Street Christian
Church on First Century Christianity
Is drawing large crowds, and a deep In.
terest is being shown in these historical
studies. Tomorrow night the subject Is
Baptism With New Meaning" At the
morning service the pastor, Rev. George
A. Miller. will preach on ''Righteousnesa
and Unrighteousness Contrasted."
The Washington herald., 1915-12-18
Father Mullay Will Preach.

Rev. Charles J. Mullay. S. j.. prefect OF
discipline at Fordham University, New
York, and well known in Washington,
will preach the sermon at the last solemn
high mass on Christmas Day In st.
Aloysius' Church here. Mgr. BonZano,
papal delegate to the United States. will
preside at the service, which will be one
of the most elaborate Christmas cere-
monies conducted in st. Aloysius' Church
in many years. Father Mullay was born
and reared in Washington. and was sta
toned at Gonzaga College a few years
NJ
The Washington herald., 1915-12-18
BAPTIST.

Tomorrow evening at 7:l5 o'clock IN
the Fifth Baptist Church. Six-and-a-haii
and T. streets southwest. there will be an
elaborate and unique Christmas serve
william ]. Palmer. the choir diree.or,
has arranged a series Of choral numoers
to be sung by a chorus OF forty voices.
the service being In the nature OF
Christmas oratorio. which Will De aug
mented by 'chancel setting representihs
the herald angels. the shepherds. the
wise men, the angelic host. the nIine
ment. the star In the east and a iaISe
painting Of the Nativity expressly iof
the occasion.
The pastor. Rev. John Il. Briggs, y.
D., will read the numbers. The situnSs
are free. and all who come are VIC"
come.
At the morning service the subject Oh
the sermon will be christmas Every
Day." and the choir will sing appropriate
music.
The ordinance Of baptism will be ad-
ministered at the beginning OF the even
ing service.
Las, Sunday was a Red Letter day in
the history Of the First Baptist Church.
Sixteenth and o streets. 1t was Get
In Touch" Sunday. during the afternoon
of which, it was planned that every mem
would receive a visit from one or more
members of the Advisory COMMITTEES. The
plans. which had been carefully made,
were carried out with the most sratify-
ing results, doing much to promote the
spirit of goodwill and fellowship through
out the congregation.
Christian Endeavor will have right OF
way at Calvary Baptist Church tomor-
row night, when at the o'clock service.
the work accomplished by the two en-
deavor societies during the year 1915 Will
be reviewed by J. L. Kline. president OF
the Young Peoples society. and by n. A
Lufburrow, president Of the intermediate
society. The pastor. Rev. DIR. 8. ID.
Greene will make a brief address, The
new president Of the Young Peoples So
ciety. Carl johnson. will enter upon his
duties with the coming of the New Year.
Rev. E. Hez Sven. pastor Of the Cen
tennial Baptist Church. will preach to
the Odd Fellows Federal City Lodge. to-
morrow night. Seats will be reserved for
members of the lodge. His subject for
the morning service is Christian Imi-
tators."
Rev. DR.. ]. NJ waldron will preach
two sermons on "The Birth Of Christ. "
at Shiloh Baptist Church tomorrow: The
subjects of the morning and night ser.
mons are '"The Birth Of Christ" and
Good News for a Lost World" At
p. M the Young Peoples Society Of Chris
tian Endeavor will render a special pro-
gram and raise funds to send Christ.
mas baskets to the poor.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-18
Christmas Music Planned.

A special program Of Christmas music
will mark the morning and evening serv-
ices at First Baptist Church. Sixteenth
and o streets northwest, tomorrow. The
choir has spent weeks In preparing ap-
propriate selections for the Yuletide
services. The choir consists of Mrs
Florence Noack Howard. soprano: Mrs.
Arthur whaley, contralto; Alvin Lake.
bass; william H. winchocle. tenor, and
Mrs. Edmund Barry Rev. w. w. Nc
Master, pastor of the church, has an
nounced that the regular weekly prayer
service will he held Thursday evening al
9 o'clock.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-18
Wilson Accepts Resignation.

President Wilson yesterday accepted
the resignation of Frank c. Bailey, Unit
ed States District Attorney for Indiana
Senator Kern and Senator Shively have
recommended the appointment of l.. Ert
Slack, of Indianapolis. as BaiIey's sue
cessor.