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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-06
Hundreds of Bombs in Air,
Pleasing Electric Effects,
in Fireworks Display

The police say that $1,000 persons
witnessed the municipal fireworks at
the foot of the Washington Monument
last night. the end Of a great day OF
celebration. in safe and sane" man
ner. of the birth of American indie
pendence. This may be the correct
number. No one really cared or stop
ped to count There may have been
5000 or 10000 or 100000. 1t would
all have been alike to any one wedged
in the crowd which pressed around the
Enclosure where the pieces were light
extricate a baby carriage or an auto
mobile or Il bicycle from the vast ag-
gregation of wheeled things parked for
4 whole mile around the grassy plot
where the excitement reigned.
1t may also be observed. as fitting
item to be recorded as a part of CO.
temporary history, that there were
more citizens of the infanti!e age
abroad on the Monument grounds last
night than have been seen before in
one place after dark by even the most
careful observers. II there were $4,000
people all told there. then there must
have been about 5000 babies. 10000
kids of the six-to-ten-year-old vari-
ETY., and the other children ran from
ten years old up to eighty.
Line the monument GROUNDS.
They lined the Monument grounds
on all sides. The fireworks people had
spaced off a part of the grass area to
the north of the big shaft. and the CEN
ter of the crowd was right there. sew
eral ranks deep and pressing closely
against the ropes to see the set pieces
and the rockets and the red and white
fire. All around the drives a solid chain
of motor cars turned their headlights
toward the monument, their tonneaus
holding family parties: Probably only
a few automobiles held simply their
capacity. The roadsters held from
three to four. the touring cars from
six to nine and the Limousine cars held
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-06

When we watch modern young
folks we can't help wonderin' how
fer we've travelled since tn days
o handkerchief an pustage stamp
hirtations.
When you consider that teller
wears tn same dress suit fer
twenty-five or thirty years, it
seems like a woman ought t be
able t git a gown that would do
fer two or three occasions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-06
Thrills Are Given Thousands
at Horse Show and Tourney;
Two Accidents Mar Program

Zone of the best municipal entertain
ments ever staged in Washington" was
the verdict of the vast throng that wit
messed the Independence day horse
show, tournament and races at Bright
wood reservoir yesterday afternoon.
The long reservoir slope. which afford
ed natural grandstand facilities, was
literally packed with humanity. Hun
dreds Of automobiles with occupants
lined the crest of the reservoir. while a
large parking space to the north of the
course was filled with machines.
The show, opening with a workhorse
parade and concluding with steepie-
chase, furnished about everything In
the line of horsemanship that one could
wish to see. There were plenty or
thrills" too, one of them resulting
seriously when Private John E. Carlson
of Troop X, 5th Cavalry, was dashed
against a post in the half-mile race.
The riders mount fell upon him. knock
ing him unconscious. he was rusneo
to Walter Reed Hospital, where TO-DAY
II was said his condition was much I'M
proved.
Louis G. Wilson Suffers Injury.
The only other serious accident was
the fall of Louis c. Wilson. District
disbursing officer, from his mule.
Marianne, which he was to have rid
den in the special challenge race. His
face was badly bruised and cut. This
forced Wilson's withdrawal from the
race, and later. Tom Grant. who was
to have ridden as the representative OF
the Chamber of Commerce, also with
drew. The only riders to face the bar
rier were Charles J. Columbus of the
Retail Merchants Association and John
Martin The latter. riding an army
mule, got away to flying start. but
his mount refused to pass the Fort
Myer contingent of horses and mules
auartered near the track and abruptly
turned off the course to join his mates.
This left Columbus with no opposition,
and he finished the race leisureiy.
Mules True to Nature.
Something like a dozen mules went
to the post in a free-for-all race, and.
in mule fashion. they broke in every
direction when the signal to start was
given. Several of the army entries. in
Guiding the animal which had started
N the special race. made direct for the
army corral, despite vigorous handling
by their riders. One Of the Fort Myer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-06

81. Private Moy. first: Private Feddon. Troop
/, second; Private Sto!aman. Troop h, third.
Challenge mule race-Cup. Charles ]. Column
bus won.
Polo pony race-Half mile: cup. Henry D..
Mule race-Free for. all: cup or $40 prize rib
bon. Private Gummel. z. NJ. C.. L. s. A. won.
Running race-Free- for ALL catchweishts: half
mile; S15. 81 and So. Goode Iarkin. Ben Ca
lore. first W. &. Davis. Damper, second; A.
Buckingham Cedar Brook. third
Steeplecha se-Free- for-all; S15, s. and So.
Goode Watkins first: ]. c. Love, DIR. Love, sec
ond: ]. {. Love- Stroncheart third
The judges W. +. Hale. John Beale and
George b. MUllu
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-06
Round of Athletic Events
Features the Celebration
STAGED at HyattsvilIe, Md.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
EVANSVILLE, Nd, July 6.-An in
teresting feature in connection with the
Independence day celebration under the
auspices of Company F. the local COM
n1and of national guardsmen. in Zant-
fingers Park here yesterday was a base
ball game between the team of that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-06

company and the nine representing Com
pany X of Silver Spring. Company F.
won. 3 to 2. 1t was a pitchers battle.
in which Maupin. Company F's finger.
bested Phil Buscher. The companies
also engaged in a lively sham battle,
in which Company f emerged with
another victory.
Private Robert Upton Parlette of
Company F kept up the good work
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-06

by capturing the five-dollar gold piece
offered by Controller Emerson {.
Harrington for the best drilled private
in Companies X OF Silver Spring and
OF Hyattsville. Blair Lee. jr.. win
!ner OF the 10O-yard dash, registered
the only victory scored by Company
during the day.
Mayor Edward pevlin was master OF
Continued on Ninth Pagel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-06

whole apartment houses full Of people
mere were scores of great big champ
ing, chugging cars with tonneaus just
crammed full of little children in sum-
merry frocks, like big basket of live
roses. IL was very pretty sight.
IL was almost precisely $50 o'clock
when the first crack of a bomb high
up IN the air announced the beginning
OF the bombardment, which lasted an
hour. The sun had gone down. but the
sky still had the afterglow of a dying
day, and the first bombs showed as
much white smoke as they did stars
and colored fire. In a few minutes,
however, the night had settled down
Ior us regular schedule, the sun had
ie1t no trace at all. and the only light
was the flare and flash of the bombs
and rockets
Bombs in Spiral Form.
Ihere must have been hundreds of
bombs which were shot up in the air
IN spiral. All of them seemed to get
over the plate, and they all had curves
that no American Lacquer could hope
10 initiate. They broke high up, near
the Monuments tip, and scattered the
most surprising varieties of stars,
wreaths of gold, sheaves of fire, and at
times spouted forth strings of colored
balls. which f1oated away in the night.
Sometimes rocket would burst with
a crack, shoot out stream of colored
and fiery dust, out Of which several
other bombs would burst in succession,
with an acre or more of gold and green
and blue fire by turns. The "Whis-
Ting Willies." as they used to be called
in the old days on the farm, attracted
the applause of thousands of kids"
These were bombs which, bursting in
lei
of active, skinny little fiery snakes.
which twisted this way and that. that
way and this. up and down and around,
whistling and sizzling all the time until
they died out"
Spouting fountains of fire shot up
their streams above the neighboring
tree tops. and the red fire that was
burned upon the ground delighted
every one. A wonderful device was the
American flag in the proper colors. and
the set piece which sent the crowd
home was the good night announce
ment pyrotechnically arranged.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-05
Enginemen Demand
Congress Investigate
Nagel Appointment

CHICAGO, May "A congressional in
curry into the reason Charles Il. Nagel.
former seortary OF commerce and labor,
was selected AZ the neutral member OF
the arbitration board which settled the
wage dispute OF the flremen and engi-
neers Of ninety-eiEht western railroads
was demanded tonight In a resolution
accepted by delegates representing the
mems organizations
The resolution was adopted after an
all-day session OF the nsn. In which the
award was discussed thoroughly. Such
an Investigation IL necessary. the resolu-
ton asserted. II controversies between
capital and labor are TO be peaeeably ad-
justed.
I'VE submit that Mr.. Nagei was not
neutral," the resolution said. 'inasrnuch
a. II was clearly established that he IL
co-executor and co-trustee Of the estate
C. tho late Adophus Busch, which estate
has large holdings Of railroad securities.
and that he IL director in the Union
Trust company Of 81. Louis and In the
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance
company OF Milwaukee. both OF which
corporations are larger holders Of rail-
road securities than the Busch estate"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-05
REAL EsTATE-wEsT SIDE
Residence Bargain
West Part of City
on Both St.

This dandy home offered for the first
time. The owner, having made a change
of business. is quite anxious to dispose Of
this property; east front: house has large
living room with q REAL fireplace, fin
ished in birch, mahogany stained, beau
tifully decorated fine electric light fix
lures; dining room opening off living
room, with large. wide opening, beauti-
ished in birch mahogany. French doors
opening off dining room to sun porch on
the west, could be very easily used for
warm weather dining room; kitchen with
large pan closet, china closets, cupboards.
refrigerator room. etc. Full basement,
heavy brick walls clear down.; fine vege-
table room under front porch, which is of
reinforced concrete, making also a good
cyclone retreat; outside cellar entrance;
nice, light laundry space. with hot and
cold water floor drain, etc.
Three delightful bedrooms on second
floor, large linen closet and big sleep
ing porch with disappearing windows,
dropping into the walls like q car win
dow; complete set of awnings for sleeping
porch. which can be lowered and ad-
tusted without opening screens. Tiled
bath with vitreous china bowl tub flush
with the floor, pedestal lavatory; Keene
cement tile walls in bath and kitchen.
Oak floors up and down.
House nicely decorated throughout This
Is Jim-dandy. Price asked Is only $500
but tho owner wants an offer
II interested, call us up by phone and
we will come and get you and take YOU
out and show you the house.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-05
'AI4VEs
AND FEEDERs.

HOCfS-Recelpts, " lille very iair, were
not nearly so large as on last Tuesday.
estimates calling for something like i65
cars or HOO head. The total for the
two days amounts 10 II S54 head. This
Is 5000 smaller than last week, but 800
heavier than last year
Early adYices from other points indi-
Gated a firm feeling In the trade, and on
the strength of this shippers started out
In good season and bought freely at
Prices that were strong and In the ma
jority OF cases as much as a nickel
higher Bulk Of their purchases was
made around 81 259i790 and a part OF a
load sold as high as N.3J.
Packers, however, we're bearish again
today. and instead 81 following the lead
Of the shippers, they made their early
offers at a flat dime decline.
Sellers were forced TO stick Il out until
nearly midday TO better these figures,
but in the end the packers gave la. and
when the bulk of the killer hogs finally
sold II was on a steady 10 shade higher
basis, the most Of the sales being made
at 81 sOq7. 22ll.
Bulk OF all the sales was made at
8. eOeIT.sO. with tops up TO N,3 II might
be noted that the shippers succeeded In
buying some hogs towards the last end OF
the forenoon at prices that were no more
than steady, while the general market
was anywhere from steady TO a nickel
higher. Sellers found rough hogs and
stuff carrying any great amount OF
weight In poor request again this morn
ing. and there we're still some OF this
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-05
new YORK STOCK MARKET
Reaotionsry Tendencies Of the Day
Before Lacking on Exchange
Yesterday.
SOME WAR sPECIALTlEs DECLINE

NEW YORK. May A-Reaotionaiy
tendencies such as made Yesterdays re-
versal noteworthy were lacking IN to-
days market, but the undertonc was un-
certain for the greater part OF the ses-
sion, with sub-surfacc indications Of re-
neWCd selling on n reduced scale. Few
" any OF these offerings were for foreign
account, however, In striking contrast 10
yesterdays operations. Trading was
Severe declines were registered by some
OF the war specaities at tho outset, nota-
by IN pressed steel car, which fell more
than six points, bat soon made substantial
recovery. There were rumors that the
banks were showing some discrimination
against collateral OF this character
Westinghouse Electric held better than
any others Of that group, later rising five
points Other industriais and equipments
points and motor and fertilizer shares
rose In like degree Coppers were con-
sistently strong throughout.
United states steel hesitated in the
early dealings. but rose point later. de-
spite incessant selling. Canadian Pacific
one OF yesterdays weak features. reoov-
cred more than half its decline and
Union Pacific. 81. Paul. Lehigh Valley.
New Haven and Rock Island were UP
one 70 Two points, Tho entire list shaded
moderately at the close.
Total sales OF stocks amounted to 6SS.-
600 shares.
Tho financial event of the day was
the sale TO a bankers syndicate OF se5.-
10000 Pennsylvania az general mortgage
bonds, 10 be used in large part for re-
tunding an ISSUE of 3la per cent CON
vertibles. Public offering OF these bonds
viii afford another test OF investment
conditions
The bond market was irregular on light
and narrow dealings Total sales. par
value, aggregated 8f7O,OoO
Number OF sales and leading quotations
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-05
GRAIN And PRODUCE MARKET
Wheat Sells Half q Cent Lower,
with Corn 0ne-Half a Cent
Higher.
WHITE CORN AT A PREMIUM
OMAHA. May 4. 1918.

OMAHA. May 4, 1915
Wheat sold a half lower the receipts
being thirty-four cars, with only a fair
demand
The corn market one-auarter to one
half up. The yellow sold quarter. while
the white was a half higher, The white
corn continues TO sell at a premium over
the yellow.
oats remained practically the same and
sold unchanged TO quarter down.
II would not surprise many traders to
see an acute situation develop in May
wheat at Minneapolis. The bulk of the
stock there Is owned by mills, and with
the holdings BY Duluth exporters and
country mills promises to make an in
teresting situation.
Wheat seeding in the Canadian north
west Is about finished. Oats seeding Is
making good progress and the general
outlook Is good
Clearances were: Wheat and flour equal
10 81 700 bushels corn, 6l,000 bushels
oats, O4, 900 bnushelS
Liverpool spot market; Wheat. un-
changed 10 Id higher; corn, unchanged.
Primary wheat receipts were 60l, 900
bushels, and shipments 294 900 bushels,
against receipts of 276, 900 bushels and
shipments Of i.070000 bushels last year.
Primary corn receipts were $4,000 BUSH
els and shipments 4iS,OO0 bushels against
receipts of 32OO00 bushels and shipments
OF $4,000 bushels last year.
Primary corn receipts were 56l 900 BUSH
els and shipments S97, 200 bushels, against
receipts OF $4,000 bushels and shipme nts
of 10000 bushels last year.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-05
OMAHA GENERAL MARKET.

BuTTER-NS; /. lib cartons sic; No.
2 6-lb. tubs, &c.
,, SE sE.s Inn Ssss swiss sa: S. ,RS
i6i4e; daisies. Inc. triplets, l74e; Young
America lsc; blue label brick, i6iSc linn
burger. alb, @e: New York white, iSc,
imported French houuefort, i0c.
FISA-Trout. lac; large .creppies, lAc;
halibut, iSc; channel catfish. i4c; herring.
&c; goldfish, lte; maeksrel, i5e: salmon isc.
Wholesale prices OF beef cuts effective
BEEF CUTs-Ribs, No. !, i1|o No.
No. 2. isNc; No. ). isTc, chucks, No l.
l0hc No, 2. loNc; No. 3, Zoe. rounds,
No. /. iS%c No. ?. i3hc; No g, lSNc.
plates, No. ], e'sc; No. .. sac; No s,
FoULTRY-Bronors a,c. spring chick
ems, 1bc hens, ltc; cocks, Sisc: ROSTERS,
size; stays, spsc; ducks, lSc; geese. l0c
TrSSeys t lgl feathaFed ii ccp ' geese SS
teathered, Sc; SQUADS, No. !. t.5o; No. 2.
soc
ETSi. sps ySgesSS1S prices furnished by
FRUiTs.-oranges: Fancy California
navels, sOs. ses, s2bo per box l2Ss sun
kist. s2,1 per box lS9s; Sunkis'' Is per
ali sizes, $s.B per box; fancy Tic Toe
Mediterranean sweets, per box.
Lemons; Extra fancy Golden Bowl, soOs,
SsOs, $3.50 per box; fancy silver Cord.
hrated Chase's, sss, $3.50 per box; 5ts,
S2T5 per box; e4s. 9 per box Apples;
Extra fancy White Winter Poarmaines,
Cuban, ,94s, zoe, 96s, $50 per crate,
Bananas, 81 to Sa.aS per bunch. Lines, s,7S
VEG ETABLEs-CallfoInia new cab
bage g to lOOlb. crates, &c per 10. Gel.
cry: Jumbo. SOC per dozen. uesd let.
tuce. 81 per dozen. leaf lettuce, aoc per
dozen Artichokes, $40 per dozen. En-
dive. sc per ID. Onions. yellow, q per
ID; Texas Bermuda. white $40 per
crate; Texas Bermuda, yellow, $3.50 per
crate. Onion sets: yellow and rod. $3.50
per bushsl; white. sl7S per bushel Pep
pers SOC per basket, Tomatoes, fancy,
N5O per crate, choice, - per crate.
Spinach. soc per dozen, Parsley, Soc per
dozen. Turnips, SOC per dozen Straw
berries; Louisiana, pints, prospective
price, &2.7b TO 50 per case Potatoes: Colo
RADIO Rurals &c per bushel Red River
Ohios, O0c per bushel Minnesota whites,
SOC pcr bushel Mushrooms, bOo per ID.
ANEoUS--Shelled popcorn.
&c per Id. Crackerjaek, $50 per case
N.B per half case, Peanuts: Raw. &c
per ID roasted, sack lots, SIC per ID.
saited, t1.50 per can. Asparagus; Home
grown, half-lb punches, 5Oc per dozen
punches. Checkers. S. 80 per case. Cocoa
nuts, $3.50 sack, doc. oOc. Nuts: No. Cali
fornia walnuts, 1Sc per Id. BraEils, l21sc
per ID. so, 6-oz. figs, 81 per box. sugar
walnut dates, t.40 per box. F1lherts, lbc
per ID. Pecans, l2hc per ID. Almonds
zoe per ID.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-05
sort Of hogs unfold after pretty fair
clearance had been made.
Representative sales:

SHEEF--Local reco pts were very fsir
this morning, being the heaviest on the
board, and when packers announced their
intention OF taking another i5c off values
II did not occasion any great surprise,
Nothing much moved during the early
part OF the forenoon, but when sellers
finally began 10 cut loose II was at prices
that were anyway i0dii5c lower than yes
terdRy, bulk OF the lambs selling around
N0tO, as against tl0& yesterday. Some
shoTn lambs brought $50
Bulk of the offerings consisted Of lambs
again today, there being only a couple Of
loads Of ewes. and no wethers or year
lnEs OF consequence here.
Later In tho day some fed westerns
sold at SlOlS and before the close A
airing OF Mexicans reached 5000 the
DAYS highest figure.
Today's receipts were estimated at
twenty eight cars. or $500 head. and the
total for the two days amounts TO io.S22
head. This is the smallest Of any recent
week. being 2oOo lighter than q week ago.
and Is 1000 short of the supply for the
corresponding days OF last year.
Quotations on sheep and lambs, Lambs,
light N,s6M10lb; lambs. heavy, s9.6Odp
ass; lambs, shorn. tSOods. ~; yearlings,
light. S9.0oQsSs. yearlings. heavy. HT58
800; wethers, good to choice, S?5uS.7b
wetherr. fair 10 good, tS,0onS7S ewes,
good to choice. T.7b6s.sO ewes, fair TO
good, s.. hiI7.i5.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-05
Killed Making a Test
Flight of Villa Plane

Ell PASo, Tex. May 4--Jack Mayes OF
Gan Francisco was killed yesterday at
AeUas calientes In making q test flight
OF one Of the aeroplanas purchased for
the villa army according to a telegram
from J. s. Berger Of Chicago. who is
N anager OF the villa aerial corps
II was stated in the message that
Mayes was flying at the rate OF sixty
miles an hour. The Body IL being sent
to the border here.
General Villa has several air craft
nearly all OF which are manned by
Americans II has been announced that
the machines would pe used only for
scouting duty, and not for bomb drop
ping,
SAN FRANCISCO. May 3-Jack
Mayes. whose home was I'm San Fran
cisco, was q years old and a novice In
flying. having only recently completed
a course In I'm aviation school here. He
left for MeXieo about a month aso.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-05
Mrs. John Lavelle
Dies of Pneumonia

Mrs. John Lavelle. wife Of John La
velle. OF the Byrne-Hammer Dry Goods
company, died at their home. 4ll2 La
fayette avenue. Yesterday morning. after
a long, hard fight with pneumonia. Mrs.
Iavelle was q prominent worker In 81.
Andrews Episcopal church. Surviving
are her husband and three small chill
dTen, her father mother and sister. Her
parents. Mr. and Mrs, Hawkins. live in
Ottawa. Kan, and her sisters home Is
in Kansas city.
The three children are Catherine. aged
TO- John, aged 8. and Margaret. AGED 6
years. Mrs. Lovelle was se years OF age,
and had been a resident Of Omaha for
fourteen years. She was a graduate OF
the Kansas state university and a mem
Der OF the Pi Beta Phi sorority
The funeral will be held Wednesday
morning at o'clock al the residence.
Burial will be at Ottawa. kan
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-05
CARLoT RECEIPTS

These sales were reported today: Wheat
No. 2 hard winter: cars, 1856. No Z
hard winter: 3 cars turkey, Sl.56; l car,
Sl.bS. No. mixed durum: / car, 81. SOY
Corn-No. white: l car, 731kc. No. ]
white: cars. 7Sc. No. white: / car.
121kc. No. } yellow: 2 cars, 73%c: 2 cars,
7S17c. No. 8 yellow: cars, 7Sc; car.
I2&c. No. 4 yellow: l car. 72l9c. No.
yellow: S-5 car, PIC. No. yellow: /
car. 72Ac; l car. 7lhc. No. mixed: l
car, 73c. No. mixed 1 car. (near whitc),
12l4c; 3 cars. 72Ac; 4 cars, 72kc; l car.
TIC. No. mixed: car. Toe. No, 8 mixed
I car, 7shc; cars, 72c. No. s mixed: z
cars. nc Sample: l car. (white). 72hc;
/ car. (hoD, 65asc car. (hot). &C. Oats
No. white; ears, 52l4c; 2 2-5 cars, 52Ac.
No white: car, 51&c. Sample: 2 cars,
Soc.
omsha Cash Prices-wheat; No. 2 tur-
No: hard $l65lsd1: So. No hard. Sl.5l1a
spring N,4I1tgl:Ss;, No 2 durum. N;SS9
white, 7Sl4d7S1kc; No. 3 white, T2%Q7Sc;
No. I white, 72%dfsc; No. 5 white, fsH1
I215c; No. 6 white, 72l72lsc; No. 2 yellow,
1SAd73%ci No, yellow, 72AG73o; No. 4
yellow, 72g72%e; No. 8 yellow, .7Sd72%e;
No. yellow. 7l1kQ72%c; No. mixed. 72%
QISc; No. 3 mixed, 72p721kc; No, 4 mixed,
mixed. 1A672c; sample mixed, 6la72lie.
Oats; No. 2 white. 53d6S1<c; standard,
b21q52Aoi No. white, 621t962isc; No.
white, blhd5&c. Barley: mailing, 7S@p
76c; No. feed, 65dTSc. Rye: No. 4 $1.0SIa
Ql.09; No. 3. $l.071k@1.0S.