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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-16
WHEAT WAS STRONG;
ABSORPTION STEADY
Reported That Embargo Will
Be Placed on Export Flour
From the West

CHICAGO Dec t6.-Except for brief
setback in prices at the outset, wheat
was strong today. a steady absorption
was apparent through a large number of
commission houses, but its character was
hard to determine. shorts in December
We're made uneasy by the strike on the
Belt Railway and cmbargoes Traders
were timid about taking chances on the
short side, although exporters reported
n lack Of demand The first Government
report on he acreage and condition of
winter wheat will be made public at 1890
p. m. tomorrow.
a dispatch from Minneapolis said that
1t was reported that an embargo would
he placed on all export flour from the
West and all rail wheat; also on TO-
mcstC flour to New York. a cable to
A. O. Slaughter & Co. estimated the ex-
portable surplus OF wheat in Argentina
nt 100000 bushels.
December closed only &c below the best
at Sis and May and July only lac off
from the top at $1,lS7s and Sl1lis, re-
speCtively.
Wet weather in the last "a hours. with
more forecast in the next SO hours in
the belt aroused large sleeping short
interest in December corn. This made
some frantic efforts to cover. Trade was
large. Offerings were not heavy. De-
cembcr ended at 7l9sc, or 1ic below the
best, and May 13Hsc, or &c off from the
top oats moved upward with the other
grains.
.,,vIccs from Australia were favor
able. IT was believed that wheat in
Argentina was too well advanced to he
affected greatly by hot winds. large
falling off was reported in orders for
-four in the northwest, evidently due to
the recent decline in wheat. However,
the mills have large orders on thcir
books whereas in previous years the APP
proach OF the holidays has found the
flour trade dull
This year the promise is for the mills
to enjoy an excellent season. Stocks in
New York. Boston and Philadelphia are
small The receipts at Minneapolis and
Duluth today were 1922 ears, against 32i
cars year ago; at Winnipeg, 1857 cars.
AGAINST ll9 cars; at Chicago, 2li cars.
against l3S cars.
The receipts here today were III cars
The market at Liverpool was firm. Ship
mcnts from Argentina for the week are
expected to be lighter Country holders
there are firm.
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NEW YORK BUTTER AND EGGS

NEW YORK. Dec. 1G.-BUTTER.-tMdsa var.
firm. receipts 4:0T packages; extra, jGdSgAe.
higher scoring. %Tu3T &c; State dairy, 32d5Je
imitation creamery, 2jH2ic
EGGS.-Market steady; receipts lO,5l3 CASES cases
whites, 5On 5ic: mixed color, @Ga42c.; Leins-
orator frsts. 2in2ilac.; nearby browns. iogtfs
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REFINED SUGARS

The market was quiet hut steady Rehners'
list prices: ENtra fine granulated, 6.1OHG.15c.;
standard grunulHted, G.1JNG.2Oc. powdered
t2tnI25c; confectioners' y, GdGO5c.; soft
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-16
French Loan Oyersubscribed

PARIS, Dec. 16-About GOO, 900 persons
subscribed to the new French loan, which
closed at midnight. Paris newspapers
state the loan was oyersubscribed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-16
POULTRY

IIVE.-Choice stock sold fairly ana values
were well sustained hut much OF the supply
was of unattTctive stock, which little
wanted quotations: Fowls, Is to size and quail
ty, l2H1lr.; exceptional lots higher; ROSTERS
l0dllc.; suring chickens according to quality
l2uliC.; exceptional lots higher: turkeys lSq
20r.: ducks, to Size and quality, lim1Gu.;
geese, liHlGC.; guineas, young, Weighing .
lbs, and over apiece, per pair. O5c. 81: weigh
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-16
LiYerpOOl Cotton

LIVERPOOL, Dec 1B-F'utures easy 2 to
4h points decline Sales 10000 bales, in
1.32d. March APRIL. 7,2Oiad. May-June. Esd;
July-August, Tl6i.d.
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NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET

NEW YORK, Dec, l6.-Prlces for coffee
futures In the early seS ion today sold off to
points below the finals yesterday. Trading
continued on a small scale: Quotations follow
Today's Yesterday 5
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-16
Record French Gold Holdings

Bank a total Of
in
exchanged
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BAR SILVER

LONDON. Dec. 1G The quotation for !, con- ON
mercial bar silver declined I-ldd' TO 20 io'''a'
In New York silver was quoted at dse'
with Mexican dollars at illac.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-16

Ernest Hopkinson was elected a direc-
tor of the United States Tire Company.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-16

Joseph Il. Widener was elected n dl-
rector of the Electric Storage Battery
Company, to succeed his father. the late
=. a. b. Widencr.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-16

The New York bank gained 81, ,1G2, 600
from the Subtreasury yesterday and since
last Friday s3,OS7OO0
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-24

it go roaring past; thirty and forty
miles to the hour We're flying back
under our wheels. Behind us and
ahead of us were other trains, double
engined, long as streets and packed
to the doors: every line that led to War
The Washington times., 1915-07-16
Deaths.

Charles A. onutt. 81 years, 5so4 Fourteenth
street northwest.
Henry c. Johnston, ~ years. Naval Hospital.
Ann Elizabeth Willett SO years. Washington
Asylum Hospital.
James A. Glenn. IS years. 62s Eye street
northwest.
Bernard Joseph Meyer Is years. Homeo-
pathic Hospital.
Peter Meuer. SO years. Walter Reed General
william W. White. 70 years. Providence
Hospital.
Mary slingland. % years. Sibley Hospital
Matilda Gordon Saxton. rs years, 1891 Six
teenth street northwest
Ida Belle Courtier. 80 years, 7Ss Twelfth
street northwest.
John Sherman. a years. Casualty Hospital.
Katie Taylor. 13 years. Freedmen's Hospital.
Ida Turner. % years, Washington Asylum
Hospital.
Matte Bowie. % years. 4a School street
southwest.
Charles E Brown. "a years. 2os Eye street
southwest.
Rebecea Hyder. 47 years, s2s Third street
southwest.
Walter Bundy. % years. Emergency Hospital.
Pauline Thompson, l6 months. Children 6
Hospital
Thomas E. Booze. 4 months. s12 Third street
southeast.
Landonia Gray, s months, 32f3 Prospect ave-
nue. northwest.
The Washington times., 1915-07-16
DEATHS

BoND-suddenly, July Is, 1915, LEWIS E.
BOND, husband OF Belle T. Bond.
Saturday, July II. Interment- at Oak Hill,
Funeral private
FREEZE-Friday, July IS, 1915, at George
Washington University Hospital, DIR. HAIR
RIS II. FREEZE.
Funeral from II Third street northeast,
Sunday, July IS. at p. m. -
GREEN-on Thursday, July 10, 1el5. at
Georgetown University Hospital JOHN
GREEN, son of the late George Forrest and
Maria Devereux Green.
Funeral from Holy Trinity Church.
Thirty-sixth and o streets northwest, on
Saturday. July H. 1915. at $3.50 a. m. In
terment private
The Washington times., 1915-07-16
Vital Records
Births.

Richard and Mary Darlington girl.
REQ and Laura Wright, girl.
BENJAMIN F. and Elsie X. Satterfield, boy.
Henry and Esther Root. boy.
Clarence and Cora Miles. boy.
George and May e. Henbeck, boy.
John l. and Ray Hamaker, girl.
William s. and Margaret Haig. boy.
George s. and Florence M. Holman. boy.
Alfred and Julia Gilkse, girl twins.
James William and Alice Roberta Gobbett.
girl.
Robert Emmett, jr., and Mana s. Doyle, boy.
Salvador and Cecilia Cardia, boy.
John A. and Minnie l.. Bernhart, boy.
Ernest and Florence Bradford, girl.
Wilbur c. and Dorothea A. Balderson. girl.
Leonardo and Grazia Aguilino boy.
William and Josephine Robertson, boy.
Henry and Daisy A. Page, boy.
Alexander and Eunice Murry, boy.
Wilford II. and Emily Dunn girl
Levy and Annie Butler. boy.
William and May l. Johnson, girl.
George n. and Francis n. Smith, girl.
John and Florence Matthews. girl.
The Washington times., 1915-07-16
PROPOSALS

L. g. ENGINEER OFFICE, 3o6 Southern
Building Washington. d. G. Sealed propos-
ais for furnishing materials and erecting
complete a brick storehouse in Mcmillan
IL 1915. and then publicly opened: informs-
tion on applica ton.
The Washington times., 1915-07-16
BUSINESS ANNOUNCEMENTS

WORKINGMEN-Great shrewdness and fore
sight Is needed In buying staple goods for
less than regular rates; there's always some
kind Of string, and you may be the string
II It's pair new pants at $3.50 to 49, we
are not undersold and you save % per cent
One price JUSTH'S OLD STAND, 619 D.
The Washington times., 1915-07-16
Marriage Licenses.

Charles c. Martin and Josephine v. Dyer.
Fritz Stnckrott and Erne Blankenburg.
Louis Romersa and Margaret Gugliery.
Charles l.. Freysinger Of Harrisburg, Pa,
and Elizabeth c. Caylor. of sprankle. Pa.
Harold s. James, Of Peru, Ind, and Leila
V. w. Harrison.
Henry Brooks and Lucy e. Rice.
The Washington times., 1915-07-16
IN MEM ORlAM

(Notices for this column are accepted at so
cents fiat, either prose or poetry, in case no.
tice does not exceed ten lines. Add 10 cents
for each line in excess Of ten.)
The Washington times., 1915-07-16
SUBURBAN & COUNTRY BOARD

AN OPPORTUNITY to procure two delight
full rooms with private hath in semi- -subur-
ban private home offering all convenienCes OF
both city and country; home supplied vege-
tables and eggs n 1910.
The Washington times., 1915-07-16
LOST AND FOUND

WATCH FOB-Gold: lost Thursday, probably
in Rockville trolley. Reward, {. ID. DAVIS,
McGill building.
PURSE-Smal containing money and key.
Between y. Y. ave. on 18th st. to G st. and
to 1lth ST. Return to cashier, Times office.
and receive reward. i
The Washington times., 1915-07-16

MISS JAMRRoN, Manicurist and chiropody;
hours. 10 a. m. to p. m. l22 ~. Y. ave.
n w. 2nd floor 10
The Washington times., 1915-07-16
Bay View Hotel and COTTAGES

River Springs. Md, excellent meals and ac-
commodations: salt water bathing. fishing
boating. grabbing, dancing; cool. pleasant
comfortable; let us tell you more about 1t
ii. F. BRADLEY.
The Washington times., 1915-07-16
ClAlRVOYANTS,

FITZGERALD-Noted Palmist and Double
Seeing Pow ers. Future, Courtship, marriage
and business; guaranteed. 902 18th st. N. W.
The Washington times., 1915-07-16

ZENITA Sontrois events, never fails.
and dates. 1894 7th st. n. w. 1s
The Washington times., 1915-07-16
HORSES AND VEHICLES

FOR SALE-Brewster buggy and harness for
S35. Rear OF 6lJla NJ st. n. W. Cali after
y. m. 10
DRIVING HORSE. runabout and harness.
Aa II st. ". 4
The Washington times., 1915-07-16

BY OWNER-Ay residence northeast,
rooms, hot water heat: bargain. 1000.
BOX &4B Times office
The Washington times., 1915-07-16

DIR. DELLA II. WHEELER,
Mechano Therapist. Circulation and Nerve
Specialist. III I st. N. w Main 1855
The Washington times., 1915-07-16
PERSONALS.

MANICURING-Facial. hair and scalp treat
ment with electric vibrator: ladies and gen.
tlemen. 5o6 Kenois bldg. llth and @.
The Washington times., 1915-07-16

Nine. Catherine Seadsf' e!alssGy'ne; ram,e,tT ca,d
Reliable advice on business and love AFFAIRS
IOCATED l6 YRS. AT sos 5TH ST w
The Washington times., 1915-07-16
Ocean View
Hotel COLCHESTER
G O. D.

Beautifully situated on Chesapeake Bay.
Special rates by the week or week end. APP
Ply g. E. holland. Supt. Colchester Beach.
The Washington times., 1915-07-16
SPlRiTUALlSM

MRS. WHITE. rs 22d ST, ". W.-seance
Wed. and Fri. ewes; o'clock; private
readings daily, Phone West sSo-J. i
MRS. J. K. MALTBY, lIl2 10th st. y, w.
Meetings Wed. and FRI, 1880 p. m, a mes
sage TO each. Daily readings. a. m, to
$3.50 D. n. Ph. North s2s3
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-08-13

into the long, dark hall ana esosed
the door with an apology that the -
was not lighted. But. striking match.
he led me up the broad staircase and
into a small. cosy, well-furnished room
on the second floor. evidently the ST.
ting room Of some studious person.
Judging from the books and critical
reviews lying about.
For a few minutes l waited there.
until the door reopened. and there en-
tered man of medium height, with
shock OF long, snow-white hair and
almost patriarchal beard. whose dark
eyes that age had dimmed flashed out
at me with look of curious inquiry.
and whose movements were those Of
a person not quite at his ease.
II have called on behalf of Mademoi
selle Elma Heath. to give this letter
to Madame Stassulevitch. or IL she 10
absent to place 1t In the hands of the
Red Priest" l explained in my best
Russian.
VERY we'll, sir" the old man re-.
sponded in quite good English. II am
the person you SEEK" and taking the
letter he opened 1t and read 1t through
saw by the expression on his fur
rowed face that its contents caused
him the utmost CONSERVATION. His
countenance. already pale, blanched
to the lips, while in his eyes there shot
a fire of quick apprehension. The
thin, almost transparent hand holding
the letter trembled visibly.
"You know ademoiselle-eh?" he
asked in a hoarse, strained voice az
he turned to me. "You will help her
to escape?"
II will risk my own life in order to
save hers" l declared.
"And your devotion to her is prompt.
ed by what?" he inquired suspiciously.
was silent for moment. Then
confessed the truth.
"My affection"
"Ah!" he sighed deeply. "Pool
young lady! She. who has enemies on
every hand, sadly needs friend. But
can we trust you-have you no fear?'
"Of what?"
"Of being implicated in the coming
revolution in Russia? Remember,
am the Red Priest. Have you never
heard Of me? My name Is Otto
Kampf."
Otto Kampf!
cTO BE CONT1NUED.)
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-08-13
uow Much Accident. Cost.

The actual number of worknen
killed and injured annually in the Unit.
ed States is not known definitely. The
best authorities. however. have esti.
mated fatalities to the number Of 49,.
900 to $4,000 annually. and non-fatal
accidents producing an annual loss Of
200,O0O,O0O working days. Estimating
the value to society of each man killed
at $4,000, and 81 as an average daily
wage of the non-fatally injured, the
economic annual loss sustained by the
nation amounts to approximately $780,
OO0, 900. This IL the amount which, in
some way or other, must be charged
to the production cost in the varioua
industries where the accidents 90
Cured.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-08-13
CHAPTER xIII-contlnued.

A long silence had fallen between
us, and 1t now occurred to me to take
advantage Of his hesitation. / said
In a firm voice, in French:
Il think, baron, our interview is at
an end, is it not? Therefore I wish
you good-day."
He turned upon me suddenly with
an evil flash in his dark eyes, and a
-snarling imprecation in Russian upon
his lips His hand still held the order
committing me to the fortress.
But before leave you will destroy
that document. 1t may fall into other
hands. you know" and l walked
toward him with quick determination.
II shall do nothing of the kind!" he
snapped.
Without further word snatched the
paper from his thin, white fingers and
tore it up before his face. His coun.
tenance went livid. l do not think ]
have ever seen a mans face assume
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-08-13
She Touched Her Red lips With tn.
Tip Of Her Forefinger.

and intended to raid the hut, therefore
l fed with him. first down to TANNER
fors and then to Abo. and on here. At
that time did not see the dastardly
trap he had laid in order to get me
out Of the baron's clutches and wiring
from me my secret. II l confess, he
intends to give me up to the police.
who will send me to the mines"
Does your secret concern him?" /
asked in writing.
yes" she wrote in response. ut
would be equally in his interests 40
we'll as those Of Baron Oberg IL !
were sent to saghalien and my iden.
tity effaced. am q Russian subject,
% ] have already told you, therefore
with . ministerial order against me
am in deadliest peril"
Trust in me-" scrubbed quickly,
Il will act upon any suggestion you
make. Have you any female friend
In whom you could trust to hide you
until this danger is past?"
There is one friend-a true friend.
Will you take . note to bert" she
wrote, to which I instantly nodded in
the Affirmative.
Then rising. she obtained some ink
and pen and wrote a letter. the con.
tents OF which she did not show me
before she sealed 1t.
I watched her write the superscrip-
ton upon the envelope: Madame Olga
stassulevitch. modiste, scredni Pros.
pect. 231. Vasili Ostrof." knew that
the district was on the opposite side
Of the city, close to the Little Neva.
Take a drosky at once, see her.
and await reply. In the meantime.
/ will prepare to be ready when you
return" she wrote. III Olga is not at
home, ask to see the Red Priest-in
Russian, Krasny-pastor.' Return quick.
ly. as l fear Woodroffe may come back.
II 80. am lost"
assured her would not lose q
single instant. and i've minutes later
I was tearing down the Morskaya
in drosky along the canal and across
the Nicholas bridge to the address
upon the envelope.
The house was, I found. somewhat
smaller than its neighbors. but not
let out in hats as the others. Upon
the door was large brass plate bear.
ing the name. "Olga Stassulevitch:
Modes" pressed the electric button.
and in answer tall. clean-shsven
Russian servant opened the door.
Madame is not home" was his brief
reply to my inquiry.
"Thsn I will sec the Red Priest" I
said In q lower tone. II come from
Elma Heath" Thereupon, without
further word. the man admitted mo
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-08-13

changed her dress. and was all in
black. They lunched together at the
restaurant du Nord opposite the land
ing stage, and an hour later left by
steamer for Petersburg"
AN Englishman!" cried. did you
not inform the chief of police, Bo.
ranski?"
Yes, your excellency. But he said
that their passports being in order, II
was better to allow the lady to pro
coed. To delay her might mean hel
rearrest in Finland" he added.
Then their passports were viseed
here on embarking?" exclaimed
What was the name upon that of the
Englishman?"
Il have 1t here written down. excel
lency. I cannot pronounce your diff
cult English Names" And he pro
duced scrap Of dirty paper WHEREOF
was written in Russian hand the
name
Martin Woodroffe."
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-08-13
CHINESE HIDDEN IN SACKS
Thriving Smuggling Business Cut
Short by Arrest Of Man
for Speeding.

Portland. Ore.-Harry e. Brock Of
Seattle, who was arrested recently
while driving an unlicensed automo-
bile carrying two Chinese concealed
in canvas sacks. confessed that he has
been engaged in a thriving Chinese
smuggling business for seven months
and that for each subject brought into
the United States from Canada he
received 5000.
Brock was delivering the Chinese
to the Hop Yick Co company Of Port
land. Ching Chong Kee, merchant
Of Vancouver. B. c., was the Canadian
agent in the deal.
Brock said he picked up the Chinese
seven miles north Of the international
boundary line Saturday night, walked
them ten miles and used his automo-
bile from Blaine the remainder Of the
distance,
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-08-13
Household Hints.

Take q piece of common white
chalk, scraps 1t to powder, add al
much water as will produce a paste
and apply the paste to the surface of
stained ivory. II stains are very bad
two. three or even more applications
may be required.
II you wish to preserve oilcloths
and have them look nice and new.
wash them with soft flannel and luke.
warm water and wipe thoroughly dry.
To keep moths away from clothing,
wrap each article in stiR brown paper.
secure all around. either with gum,
paste or close stitching; in fact, make
as alright a. possible. Put packages
in box and keep tightly closed.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-08-13
Record. In peep.se. Diving.

That deep diving is practical pro.
cedure not accompanied by great dan.
ger when the proper precautions are
taken seems to have been demon
strated by tests carried out by the
navy department during the fall Of
1914 of the coast OF New England.
In these tests only such apparatus as
is supplied with the diving outfits Of
all naval vessels was used. About one
hundred dives we're made, and al
though great depths were reached, no
mishaps or difficulties were expert
enced. One diver went to depth Of
274 feet. and 1t is believed by the OH.
GERS In charge that depth Of 300 feet
or more can be reached without seri.
GUS danger.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-08-13
Canned pos Starts Fir.

Detroit.-Clarence. nine years old,
gave Judge Hubert . graphic version
Of how he and Harold, twelve years
old. set IRE to . barn recently. He
said they tied o can to . dogs tail.
hlled the can with dried grass and
put match to the grass. Inadvertent-
ly. they threw . bone in the open
door Of the barn In question. The
dog, unmindful Of the burning can At
tached to his tail. dashed into the
barn and started to gnaw ct the bone.
In this manner. according to Clarence.
the barn was Get on IRE.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-08-13
4 HATE TO CO."
WRITES SUICIDE
Retired Merchant Pens Farewell
Notes as He Dies by
Asphyxiation.
FEARS insane ASYLUM
Man Evidently Struggled With tho
Letters Until Completely Exhausted
Describes Approaching End In
Phrases Of Eloquence.

Philadelphia. Pail. U. Merithew.
a retired hardware merchant Of
Wilkes-Barre, Pa, and until recently
an investor in real estate in Long
Beach, Cal, committed suicide by in
haling gas in his room In a lodging
house. He left four remarkable notes,
written evidently while the gas was
filling his lungs and benumbing his
senses. The body was found and sent
to the morgue.
The text of the notes and the
cramped condition Of his fingers indi-
cate that he struggled with the letters
until completely exhausted.
The tone of the notes indicated that
he was about to be separated from
his wife and sent to an insane asylum.
The notes are addressed to my dear
est, Fannie" and Lyle, supposed to
be his son.
Two months ago he returned from
California, after an absence of eight
years, and voluntarily went to the
Pennsylvania Hospital for the Insane
for treatment for nervous disease.
Eloquent and LeglbIe.
The note written last is the most
eloquent. In fairly legible hand is
written: Remember, Lyle. I have
not gone drunk ian allusion to a pint
bottle Of whisky he had consumed)
but have just taken this whisky to
make me Sleep" Then follow sew
eral lines of illegible writing, followed
by my muscles are now growing
numb" and then, "The light is growing
dim" After another blank space the
writer, his strength apparently almost
gone. adds, "My last message is love
you"
The third note was written after the
gas had been flowing from the Jet
some time. It read: Il now begin to
leave this world. Oh, how l hate to