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The Washington times., 1915-08-27
WOMEN HEEDCRYOF
KANSAS BACHELORS
Many Write the Governor They
Want a Husband, But He
Must Not Drink,

TOPEKA. Kan. Aug. N.-That many
young women want to get married and
are not afraid to say so is evidenced
by the numerous letters received at the
governors office in answer to the call
Of sitka. Kan. bachelors for wives.
Two notable features characterize the
letters One Is that they came mostly
from women east of the Mississippi
river; the other is that most Of the
bands, insist that the bachelors must
not drink liquor. The sentiment against
drinking runs as strong In the letters
from the New York city girls as from
Some Of the letters are amusing. some
pathetic. In nearly every case the
woman woman describes herself. II am con.
xsFS Sst ssy Mo's sosd
they are very fond Of outdoor life. and
would be satisfied with q loving hus-
rest. Her letter reads: "wanted-A
farmer with y 200. 900 cash. No other
nosS .o%s She i liable to want for Or
Kansas are already married.
No Soldiers For Her.
Another New York woman writes that
she has three daughters whom she
would like to marry off to Kansas
farmers. She lives at West Point. She
says: Most of the men here are SOL
diers and earn very little money. and
are not proper men for my girls
Springfield. H.. girl. who describes
herself as "lve feet by three tall" and
| she says she lives away down here in
northern Illinois. forty miles from land,
| thirty from sea, and 400 from nowhere"
Ne. Ss:,on xork r .nSns rshsr looks kanss. uDsn
IF any Of the sitks bachelors want to
take a chance with good girl they
| may write to me-
Here 10 an appeal from a woman near
Chicago: Il am SO tired of office life.
Times are hard here. and some Of US
will suffer this winter. I am a Chris
tian and have kept my good character.
| Kansas will have to come to me. Hop
ing that the trust am placing in you
viii not be betrayed. l will await the
Four New York nurses have applied
for husbands. They say they are tired
of the grind In sick rooms and want
fresh air and good farmers to love
them.
A Brooklyn girl wants a tall. dark.
habits" She is living on a large In
come and would be willing to share 1t
with a good husband"
Wants Her Name Filed.
A Hoosier woman from indianapolis
who Is fond Of music and art asks that
her name be placed on fle for a Sitka
bachelor"
A woman from HopkinsviIle. KY.
says: My object II speedy marriage.
and none need apply unless business
| bent"
A Brooklyn woman frankly admits:
II would like to have a husband. am
not wealthy"
From Jonesboro. Ark. a girl writes
that she 10 Just dying to marry q Kan
saS farmer. II am q little Arkansas
GIRL she says. "and l only weigh 272
| pounds"
Two Philadelphia sisters say they are
willing to come and marry farmers. but
It must be understood In advance. that
the husbands are to be at home nights
The governors office has received
more than 200 such letters. The women
are doomed to disappointment. for the
governor IL running no matrimonial bu-
| reau and the Sitka bachelors will have
to look elsewhere for wives. he says.
The Washington times., 1915-08-27
Higher FruQality.

Another new hat! You should really
save your money. with the price Of
everything going up"
But why? The longer I save 1t, the
less l can buy with It. Passing Show.
The Washington times., 1915-08-27
NAVY.

Lieutenant H. NJ. BEMIs. commission
ed from April 22, 1915.
Lieutenant. Junior grade, S. R. CA
NINE. commissioned from Decem-
ber 5. 1914.
rel.
Ensign S. A. MANAHAN. to home and
wait orders.
Ensign ELLIOTT BUCKMAsTER,
granted one month sick leave
The Washington herald., 1915-12-25
SIMGA NUS MAY HAVE HOUSE.
Chapter Home May Re Estnb biish~ I'd
In Warrington shortly.

Ests blishment of a chapter house rs
hcinc considered hy Joseph W. choatt
chapter OF Sigma Nh Phi Fraternity al
National University Law school. COM
mittee consisting of T. q. Ehth. chair
man: r. ". Morrill, {. w. Griffin. llaT-
old 4. Clark and W Gilbert Dent. has
been appointed by Chancellor William
Wolf Smith to cooperate with the high
court Of chancery. governing body OF the
fraternity. in arranging for chapter
house. or for n fraternity house for all
chapters. should the plans for the estab-
lishment of chapters at George Wash
ington and Georgetown universities ma
ture shortly.
Joseph V. Morgan Is chairman of the
committee Of the high court OF chan
Gerry to revive the Georgetown chapter.
of which he is an alumnus J. Jarvis
Butler. secretary Of the Naval Board. is
head of similar committee for the
George Washington University Law
School
The alumni. which number several hun
dred. will be invited to meet with the ac-
tive members shortly. A committee con-
sisting of Il. W. Mclaughlin. of the In
terror Department: d. P. Ault. OF the De-
partment of Justice. and Mortimer &.
Lyddane patent attorney. have this fea-
ture in charge.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-25
RatIroads Making Gains.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

IT-s erc~' nrrthwest Arthur HCrf-rt 81 ~ ~
oIgz u. Raynr. pir s'Tusr" lsc- so; stamp 50.
Is's and ID Eighteenth str'f northwest The
KirEmsnl a. Arthur kiTknan n uI. to Frank
q. Iohn-n. lot 9. s.Ian IL. SO: stamp st'.s
- street no-rsweSt-Thomas ". Fuller and
Luther Fuller. trI-trcs. to Emile Watson, Tsrt.
orig hts 8 and =. square 5i. Sl.;Do.
Addition :" Wsshinrron Highland PhilSh ]. De
NeRl~ t"'NiIffsm N. and Emms r. Hursrrord,
Ls- q to ~ -eassrc = q sIso. SO: stamp S'.s"s
Sltrrck otU'.v ZantHnssr ct ny t" Nicholas
NintiGuIuc. l"u' Is and 10. -Irarr Ioi. SIC.
stamp 6" ccnt-
Turner's Improvement and Trkcy T1rickrt and
Pleasant His-N Gs~r n lsny I" EdvsUl \.
Pace. parts tracts de,cribcd. SO: stamp. S59
Wrofics rarb RiSn"ld ". Besll ct uN. TO HaTrT
WaTdmsn S-d Thomas E1ns<. Iart hts lel and
IC'. Sr1rc LIT so: stamp e.
NsI5' between sixth aud Seventh street,
~ rthcaS' .';,ursc I. MrlI- Il sl. :" ! Haruld
NrItrwc'I Ir'~ u. u and IS. square 81. SO;
stamp s.
Mar,Iau avenue h-fu'cu sixth and seventh streets
northeast J. Harold MnNwcll TO Jesse 4.
Nellis lut H square 81. so
Mar, lard between sixth anil seventh streets
nnrtheasr-S~me To John {. and GcUrye +.
Mrs. lot u. square 81. SO
Maryland avenue bctwcen Sixth and ScTcrth streets
Northeast Same 10 MArsart VI MelS.
half inicrsS, in lot IS -1uarr ~ $40
n,rtIcast- To ISlb,lla x Myers. one bali
interest in bot Is. square SS. SO.
Chp-is-tsr-Ja James Sharp et uI. Maud V. Ms
Acscy. lots Is. &c. Z. IS and e' and lo SQUARE
5.55. SO: stamp 81.
III l. street southeast -feorgr r. Canhy To Michael
J. ';ounAn. lp,. 81 and 81. square Ios 81.
stamp s.,
The Washington herald., 1915-12-25
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKETS.

Chicago Dec. 2i-Msny g1ics.es have tsrn made
| as I" the holdings Of the principal Inss in the
wheat market. They have hesn only partly correct
as the foreigners holds the whip hand and il
would I've Rad cIess matter what amount
might he mentioucd as his holdings. The foreigners
are in such a strong POSITION that it would he
an imTnsshility to disloise them. price break Of
ur even 10 cents per bushel would have hut little
effect.
II has been said that all Of the buyins of cash
and future wheat of late has hsen on foreign
account and {" this buying added heavy J-1r-
cilascs by men who are in the grain country and
cellent cash demand for wheat keeps up. there is
no chance of a sharp price break.
One of the Larger holders Of wheat says that
he can Sc no signs Of pricc break and that he
is adding to his lire Of Nav on every weak sIy.
There many others who also hold wheat in
soodly amounts and have refused to sell il in the
belief that larger profits will accrue
Cash sales today IS 900 bushels of which
n5.coo bushels for export. The seaboard re-
ported takngs in all positions for export Of possibly
l!0Cc.0 coo bushels.
Advances we're shown Of Ia to gi for com and
!. to II. crnts for oats New high records were
made in corn. and this Is becuming daily oc-
curance. The bulls bought cnrn freely and some
sales were 1900 bushels Of com and 3d. 900 bushels
u oats.
As in grains. the provision shorts and investors
took hold freely and prices SHARPLY higher
fer the entire list.
The larger packers gave the market considerable
support the buying side and the adrancs were
mzinH on the heavy buying by commission houses
4 nbs-in fact the latter the feature OF the
day.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-25
WASHINGTON PRODUCE.

Quotations given below for lsevs lots Of eoot
marketable goods only. Jobhen' prioss are higher
Lower Trades may b soad for lssa. Fsng good
EGGs-Ffssh. dor.. Sss: Southern. ,saA. :.
BUrrER-Be,t psints. nev. per h.. .: tub SaH
rsoee.. @: under rn6s. esarry. naS: store
LARD,rub. pure. h., M: d.. compound. NJ
CBEEsE New York. new. per H., 70; fat. pc,
h.. -; Swiss domestic. per H. ~: do. foreign
LIVE PoULrRY-Hens. per h.. H: roosters
per h.. osli: sprinG dncks. per b.. E; sprins
chickens psr H.. lssN; turkeys. per lb.. ss2-
GREEN GOODs-Beana rsr basket. ..sOztoe
oeet4 Der lunch, aal; Bmaseh' sprouts pef at.
IN: cabbage. new. pef bbl. 7sso: carrots. 20
bunch. 2s3: csulinowes. per crate. I1sIso: celery
per crate. apstu: cucumbsn. per basket. Isoa3.so
y; ale. Per bba.. 0s75; lettues. Flonda. pr
basket. l-es2@; DO. North Carolina. per BASKET
soaloo: onions per sack. 2ooa:3: psnnips. ~
boz. Sa'9; peppen. rer crate. lis&aS; popcorn
rsr bbl.. I.ssa5: ysms. PER beI. i.sai.S: squash.
per bbi l7js2oo; spinach. per bbi. lsoa2oo torns-
toes. psr boz. aosSoo: turuirs. per bbL. Iooai.e:
do. PR boI. 5aN
FnUrrs-Apples. per bbi.. IoosIu: 1snbcrries.
per DOL. SoAioso; d. per boa. L7ss.oo; grapefruit.
per box. 2sosso; lemons. pr. boz. asos30. pine
spples. Der crate. a5AAoa
LIVE srOCK-vesi eIves. prime. psr h.. ~;
srxins l.mhs. per lb.. e.sH.
DRESSED GOoDs-Drssed hoes snalI. r~r H..
h.. ~.
HAY. STRAW. AND coRN-H,y. best timothy.
~ tnu. Ap: miHed. pr tnn. lacosis.oo:
sirss. pr ton. Ioccslsso: wheat straw. per ton.
ase: corn. new. per bh. $40
SEkDS-C4orcr. red. rsr r.. gal2l: do. aisike.
per b. Isan:' do. timothy. ser bus. sssj5s:
rsd 1p per h.. loS: orchard psss. per bus.
l0sa1: aus 1as. pr bus. l-3: re. per bus. IL.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-25

New York. Dec. a.-Bradstreets tomor'
row win say:
"A record-breaking holiday trade ac-
companies evidences OF extraordinary
activity In Industrial lines. reports OF
light stocks almost everywhere. marked
strength in grain and higher cotton
prices. good collections. heavy railway
traffic. smart activity In employment at
relatively higher wages. widespread dis
tribution Of bonuses, increased incomes
from profit-sharing Investments. and
strength In the stock market.
Wholesale Traae ReceAe. Q Little.
On the other hand. wholesale trade
has receded somewhat. in consonance
with the season of year-end inventory
ing. which takes statesmen from the road
and causes this branch Of enterprise to
temporarily mark time. Jobbing trade.
because of the necessity for filling In de-
pleted stocks. Is rather less affected by
seasonal changes than wholesale distrt-
button. In which line business WAS done
up to the last moment. thus indicating
n very short gap between the old sea-
son and the new one. In fact. some lines
continue to experience All overflow OF
orders. and, indeed. a number OF points
report that jobbing trade has Increased
rather than decreased.
Holiday trade Is unpreccdented ana
complaints arc feared. Apparently the
people. having money to spend. have
been spending II on. useful articles. and
forwarding Of gifts has taxed the postal
facilities. the expected depressing .-nti-
mental influence of the European war
OH large part OF our population having
been negligible or sufficiently ovcrbal-
anced by the general spending power OF
the masses.
Mail Order Coseerns Busy.
Mail order concerns report unparal-
leled activity. In the steel industry ac-
tivity is unabated. prices are hard all
around. customers are anxious to place
orders calling for shipments after July l
next. while pig iron. coke and copper are
higher. the last-named metal being at
the highest point touched since the fore
part of 1907. with prices on finished steel
the highest in years. In short, producers
OF steel court a let-up, while customers
want deliveries faster than they are get
ting them. and under the circumstances
calls on warehouses are extraordinary.
Demand for lumber is increasing. the
price scale Is advancing and business in
drugs. groceries. coal and confectionery
keeps on growing.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-25
NEW YORK MONEY.

New York Dec. 9-Call money opened a. nj
oCnt: high, Irr c,nt low * Icr cent: renewals
IL pr Snt; ruling rate. IN Ter cent: last, pei
cent
The markct for time money Is rery dull. Rate
are inclined tn be a little easier. The grcatcr bull
of the trading IL in indus'rials At ~ per fol
sixty DAYS. g. Tsr cent for ninety days, and pei
crnt for four five. and six months
Mixed Uans quoted at - to "a per cent 70,
sixty and ninety days. g4a2s per cent for tour
months and ~ rsr cent for five and siK months
For Ossr the year 90 to n pr cent is quoted
The TaTsr market Is very quiet. dne In snme
TO the fact that it is day before holiday.
Rates for good paper is unchanged at 3aa3i, res
cent Parsr hearing choice names Is being placed
in small quantities at PER cent The country mar
kct is inactive at 81 Ter cent.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-25
STOCK MARKET
FAIRLY Strong
Unusual Activity Is Shown by
Traders for a Pre-
Holiday.
SOME NEW HIGH MARKS
Oil Shares. Coppers and Railroad Is
sues Among the Days
Leaders.
SOME NEW HIGH MARKS

New York, Dec. 2i-Stocks were fairly
active and strong today notwithstanding
that pre-holiday markets are usually
dull and uninteresting affairs. Several
touched new high records for this move
ment. prominent among them being New
York Central which sold at the highest
quotation since 1878, when 1t touched
r109 81. Steel common was in good de-
mand throughout as was coppers and
rails Prices eased off from the best IN
the late afternoon on profit-taking. but
a strong undertone prevailed at the
close.
Initial prices showed overnight gains,
with the coppers prominent. Best prices
were established in the first hour. Com
mission houses reported a continuation
of the slight increase in business exper-
fenced on Thursday. A better demand
existed for specialties, American Zinc
and Butte and Superior gaining more
than points each. The coppers respond
cd to the further advance in the price
of the metal and the rails were in better
demand on better railroad earnings for
November.
OIL shares Are strong.
The oil shares were strong. Mexican
Petroleum and Texas being most active.
In the last hour realizing sales accom-
panied with rumors that President Will
The Washington herald., 1915-12-25

stockholders of record December "a:
Federal National. So per share, pay
able January l to stockholders Of rec
ord December 81: Farmers' and Me-
chanics' National, semi-annual of 4
per cent payable January to stock
holders of record December 81: Ma
tional Capital. semi-annual of per
cent, payable January 1 to stockhold-
ers of record December 81, and the
Merchants Transfer and Storage Com
pany. semi-annual OF So per share,
payable January 1 to stockholders of
record last Thursday
The Washington herald., 1915-12-25
BALTIMORE PRODUCE.

Baltimore. Nd. Dec. a-FLOUR-winter clear
5l5a5.+O; winter straight. 5.s0asS winter patent,
so5ss.25: spring clear. 5.s56o: spring straight.
s6Sas.5: spring patent. 5ss6.D: City Mills best
sinter patent. &s5: City Mills blended patent.
6s5: City Mills high grade straight. 6l5; City
Mills extra, L7oa4so: City Mills spring patent.
666: rye -four medium to choice, 5l5a515; corn
meal per 100 lbs. L7ssl-8. .
MILLFEED Tin I0o-Ib sacksl-Sprng bran. 2. ooa
A5o; -four to white mddlings, 9oa3.oo: Western
middlings Z.5oa24oo; City Mills middlings, Zs5oa
a.oo; do. white middInss. 9.ooaso.0o; do. winter
bran. 2i5oa50.
DRESSED !OULTRY-TrksyA choice, large.
young. H.. 3oos2.oo: d. fair to sood. h.. 23a25:
do. poor and crooked breast. h.. rIals; chickens
and od per h.. l5ae: do. old roosters. per ID.
lials: ducks. choice. fat. per ID. HsI7: geese.
choice. nearby, EalS
LIVE POULTRY-Chickens. old hens. 4 IhS and
over. lb,. E: do. old hens. smaller. h.. lxalS;
roostefs h.. 10: do. spSng. large, h.. l6al7; do.
small. h.. Aal5; ducks. Muscuvy, lbs. and over.
I3aH: Pekins. Lbs. and over. h., B; do. puddle
) lbs. and over, Is: Indian runners. ID. l2&l3;
pigeons. pair. Ian, guineas SAC; smaller. soa45
turkeys. lbS and over. young. h.. 5s8; do.
small. Z.2A: do. old. h.. lssl7; do. Western and
Southern. per h.. l4al5.
BUTrER-Cssamey. fancy. per H.. Ba3s,4: do.
choice, Ja3fls: do. epod. aas3: do. prints. Saz:
DO, blocks. esa36; ladies' Hs23: Maryland ana
Pennsylvania rolls. h.. %: dairy PRINTS 3D. process
butter. eis6: aore-paeked. lsals1i.
EGGS-Msryland. Pennsylvania and Western.
frsts. .; West virginia. y: Southern. 2sa1.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-25
COMMERCE AND FINANCE

son had met with an accident caused q
recession from the best figures for the
session, but evidences Of a bear attack
were absent.
Steel common sold within a fraction
Of its previous high prices for this year.
Rumors were current on the floor of the
stock exchange that Morgan and Com
pany had taken a large block of Ameri-
can stocks offered by foreigners, and
that a large amount of Steel common
made up part of the block. Brokers on
floor said that the offering of large
amounts Of Steel common and their pur-
chase by brokers who usually act for
the important banking interests indicated
that the foreign offerings were being
readily absorbed.
Railroad Earnings Increase.
Additional favorable reports of earn
ings for November furnished the railroad
group with additional bull ammunition.
Northern Pacific reported a gross in
crease of $l.sS3. 600 and a net gain Of
81, iaS 900. Lehigh Valleys gross expanded
Ss1s. .1G and net $a6o.s27 Announcement OF
an increase of s1.34l.oo0 in gross for
Canadian Pacific indicated a favorable
December statement by that road.
The sharp advance of American To-
bacco common stock was said by traders
to indicate the elimination of liquidation
of that stock by a large estate. This es-
tate is said to have disposed Of about
1000 shares. which resulted in the recent
sharp decline in the shares to below 200.
Interests close to the company declare
that the 20 per cent. dividend is not i'm
jeopardy. and add that 1t Is now, dis
tributed among 1.sOo people in the United
States. Foreign holdings are said 10
have been practically liquiS>.ed.
Copper shares Advance.
Copper shares responded to announce
ment of another increase OF one-fourth
of a cent a pound In the price of copper
metal to q 1-2 cents. Ray Consolidated
exhibited more strength than for weeks
Large producers say the copper metal
market is very strong. and are predict
ing Is cents a pound for the metal after
the first of the new year.
Active dealings in the Anglo-French
bonds at fractionally lower prices domi-
mated transactions in the bond markets.
bankers said the heaviness OF
these bonds indicated liquidation by the
former syndicate members of their al
lotments
The Washington herald., 1915-12-25
Alleged Pickpocket Held.

William J. Love. alias Harry Williams.
was held for the action of the grand jury
Thursday when arraiGned before Judge
PuGh in Police Court on charge OF rob-
berry. The complaining witness. Olive NJ.
Johnson. Of 81 Third street northwest.
declared she caught Love attempting to
remove her pocketbook from her pocket
when she was in store on Seventh
street
The Washington herald., 1915-12-25
COTTON MARKETS,

New York. Dec. "A holiday spirit prevailed on
the cotton exchange today aud more attention was
given By the traders to the exchange Of holiday
greetings than to actual operations. There was
some Wall Street buying. probably due to the
frmness in the stock market. but the bulk Of the
demand particularly Throughout the day was believed
to be covering for over the holiday and the week
end Southern spot houses were credited with
buying May here and the action of the market
was taken as confirmation Of the opinion Of some
Observers that quite lot Of the recent near month
selling resreseuted Accumulation Of . scattered
shost iutarat
Rspurs % the nou said thss shs f,rmeu in
The Washington herald., 1915-12-25
WEEKLY Y. REVIEW OF TRADE
Recordbreakng Holiday Business Done in All Branches and
Evidences Of Extraordinary Activity in Industrial Lines
Railroads Continue to Largely Increase Earnings

4
New York. Dec. .A-Dun's review Of
trade tomorrow will say:
Apart from the rush in the shopping
districts. there has been little In the busi-
| ness world to Indicate that this is the
holiday season. Preparations for inven.
! torying are much. less Of q factor than
usual and. instead of the slowing-down
process characteristic OF the period In
most. branches. commercial activities are
exceptionally well sustained. Even aside
from the steel industry, overtime con-
tinues in force at many manufacturing
plants. and the general request for early
deliveries testified to the urgency of cur
rent reauiro o'nents. Evidences accumulate
that supplies are becoming short in some
lines. and efforts to repienish depleted
stocks are hampered by the railroad con-
gestion. though the additional cmbargoes
on export freight work to the advantage
OF domestic shippers. There is. however,
still considerable complaint OF retarded
traffic movements, and delayed ship
ments accelerate the advance in COM
modify prices. fuel being notably strong
on this account.
sharp Rise In Copper.
"a sharp rise has also occurred in cop
per-which 10 at the highest level since
Is7-but this Ii due to resumption OF a
heavy buying rather thaA. to any scarcity
Of the metal Production is at a record
rate. and Industrial operations are gen.
orally unabsted, conditions at the foot
wear factories being without precedent
In this regards. Manufacturers are taxed
to the utmost. and are booked months
ahead. while only the shortage Of dye
stuffs curtails activities at the textile
mills. Under the circumstances. there Is
a keen demand for skilled labor. and the
marked increase in the working force. in
many issues at enhanced wages. Is re-
fiected In the largest volume Of Christ
mas sales ever reported In some sections.
This business. in conjunction with the
expansion in other lines. has tended 20
swell the aggregate OF bank clesrings.
which for the week is SIS per cent above
last years and 1Le per cent In excess Of
1913. and all the statistical gauges are
pointing strongly upward.
Railroads Making Gains.
Transporting interests still add ma
teriaily to previous gains in revenues,
and some companies already have pros
pered sufficiently to warrant the deciara-
ton of larger dividend disbursements.
many industrial corporations taking SINH
lar action from time to time. Investors,
therefore, are also profiting by the pres
cnt boom while II is OF further signifi-
cance that. with deposits mounting, saw
lnGs banks are paving a higher interest
return. In spite Of numerous complaints
Of Inadequate oversee shipping facilities.
merchandise exports during November
were the largest for any month in IN"
history Of the country. the outEo sur
passing SCI. .C9'N. against the previous
maximum OF SgsS. coo cpo. established in Oc-
tobor"
The Washington herald., 1915-12-25
Greeks Favor Neutral Party.

Berlin. Dec. a (semi-ofiicial trans
ocean wireless via Sayvile'.-According
to an Athens telegram. the Fenizelos
party would have been decidedly in the
minority IL it had taken part in the
Greek elections. The result. therefore. is
a great success for the present govern
ment