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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-09
Washington Stock Exchange.

SALES
Columbia Gas and Electric deb. 5s 81 600 at 60
Potomac Electric Cons. IS, $1,000 at yJN,
81 ;OCo at 093s- $1,000 at 395s, 81 go at Ss5s.
Capital Traction. y at SlA, 2o at S7ia, 10 at
STA.
GraphophOne conn., 10 at 142.
After call = Columbia Gas and Electric IS,
$1,000 at IS.
washlnstoa Railway IS. 81 coo at Sill.
Graphophone com, . at 142.
Washington Railway pfd., - at S2j..
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LONDON MONEY.

LONDON, December Bar silver,
26N per ounce Money, 4a4A per cent.
Discount rates-Short bills and three
months, 5A per cent.
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NEW YORK LEAD MARKET.

NEW YORK, December 9.-The metal
exchange quotes lead offered, 5.25; spell
At London-Lead. f2s; spelter, esq.
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French Bourse Trading Quiet.

PARIS, December 9-Trading was
quiet on the bourse today. Rentes, 81
francs so confines. Exchange on Lon
don. "a francs 69l: centimes.
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MARKET MORE ACTIVE,
STOCKSSHoN STRENGTH
Lower Priced Bond Issues Are Fa-
vored by Buyers-No Pres
sure on High Grades.
Regular Dividends Declared by Capt.
tai Traction Company and East
ern Light and Fuel.
BY I. A. FLEMING.

There was a very fair volume OF
trading in local securities, both stocks
and bonds on the local exchange to-
day, although the bond transactions
We're more numerous than the stock
trades. Moreover, it was the cheaper
bonds that found buyers more readily
than the high-grade issues, although
there was no disposition on the part
of holders of the latter 10 press lof
sales by making concessions.
Columbia Gas and Electric bonds fig
ured in the days transactions for the
hrst time during the year, When the
debenture 5s sold at 90 ana the nrst
mortgage IS at IS.
Potomac Electric Power Consolidated
IS were steady at 997s and Washington
Railway and Electric As were firm at
Sill.
Eastern Light and Fuel showed on the
cuotation sheet for the irst time in
months, the bid price being 100, while
the stock was not offered under 100. The
stock is per cent dividend payer.
Capital Traction Stock was firm at
STA Odd lots are being picked up
around the city in a manner to give as
surance of some interest acquiring the
shares.
An odd lot of Railway preferred sold
at S2A, while Graphophone common sold
at 142, marking another advance in the
shares.
Dividends Declared.
The Capital Traction Company has
declared the usual quarterly dividend
of IL per cent, payable January l, to
shareholders of record December 10.
when the books close for one month
for the annual meeting OF the COM
pany.
The Eastern Light and Fuel Company
has declared the regular quarterly divi-
dend of per cent, payable January ),
10 shareholders of record December Is,
books being closed from the Gath to
9th, inclusive.
Condition of the Treasury.
The condition of the United States
Treasury yesterday was:
Net balance in general fund, $115,-
s72,sT9
Total receipts, s2,23s,602.
Total payments, s3.071.576.
The deficit this fiscal year is s43,147,-
167, against deficit of S45,S92.962 last
year, exclusive of Panama canal and
public debt transactions.
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WEATHER..
Partly Cloudy Tonight and Tomor.
row; Slightly Colder TONIGHT

For the. District of Columbia. partiy
cloudy tonight and tomorrow; slightly
colder tonight; lowest temperature to-
night about 80 degrees; fresh northwest
winds.
For Maryland, partly cloudy and some
what colder tonight. Tomorrow, fair:
fresh northwest winds.
For Virginia. fair tonight and tomorrow;
not much change in Temperatures: fresh
westerly winds.
For West Virginia. partly cloudy to-
night. with probably snow in the noun
tains tomorrow, fair.
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide, Alb am. and 4:22
pm: high tide, 10 am. and 1928 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, sos am. and
5:23 pm; high tide. 1858 am. and
11:20 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-sun rose 1908 am: sun sets
Tomorrow-sun rises 1903 am, sun
sets 4:38 pm.
Moon sets SOL pm.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of
the thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty-four
hours beginning at 2 pm. yesterday:
Thermometer-Yeste 4 pm. AZ;
pm, SO; IL midnight, 40; today, 4
am, 3S; am, 80: IL noon. ~; pm,
80. Maximum, 43, at APO pm. yester-
day; minimum, SO, at 9 pm. yesterday.
Temperature same date last year
Maximum, 80; minimum, SO.
Barometer-Yesterda 4 pm, 1855;
p.m., 1854: IL midnight, 1854: today.
am. 1859; 8 am, 1858; - noon.
1854; 2 PM, 1886.
Condition Of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water
at 8 am: Great Falls-Temperature
"a; condition, II. Dalecarlia reservoir
Temperature. 36: condition at north
connection. Z; condition at south con-
nection. Z. Georgetown distributing
acknowledgements "a; condition
at infiuent gatehouse, 8; condition at
efluent gatehouse, 8.
Weather in Various Cities.
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NEW YORK COTTON.

Quotations furnished by w r Hihhs & Co..
members sew York Stock Exchange New York
Cotton Exchange and Chicago Board Of Trade.
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CAPTURE OF STAFF
CLAIMED BY RUSS

PETROGRAD, December 3, via Lon
don, $3.50 nm.-The entire staff of the
tS2d German Army Division was cap
tured by Russian mounted scouts and
| brought as prisoners into the Russian
lines as the result of a daring night
| raid recently. according to unofficial
accounts which have just been received.
Under cover of darkness a small COM
pany of scouts worked its way past the
German trenches toward the German
base. the details as received here run.
Emerging from a wood. the scouts
They stopped and sent forward a re-
connoitering party.
Sentry Gives Alarm.
The latter soon came upon a German
sentry, who gave the alarm. Ten min
| utes later a German cavalry squadron
galloped out of the village. followed by
two companies of Austrian landsturm
troops. The Russians meanwhile had
dismounted, hiding their horses and
concealing themselves.
The Germans and Austrians fell into
the ambush and became nie-stricken
when the Russians opened fire, 1t is
declared, the Austrians running for
their lives and throwing down their
rifles. In the confusion the German
cavalry. not knowing how large a
force might be opposing them. also re-
treated. many troopers falling under
the Russian fire.
The Russians were ordered to follow
on foot into the village. They came upon
a large estate, and through the windows
of the mansion made out the figures of
German officers. Half of the force of
scouts made for the mansion. while the
others continued their pursuit Of the re-
treating troops.
Cossacks Rush for Doors.
| rush for the doors of the mansion
was made by ten Cossacks. the account
continues, and so quickly was the prog
ress of events that the German officers
did not have time to secure their coats
and furs before they were hustled out
side
By this time the other division of the
scouting party had returned and searched
the mansion, which proved to be a divi-
sion staff headquarters, and secured valu-
able papers.
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DAIRY MARKETS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, December 9.-Butter-
Unsettled: receipts. 7,712 packages;
creamery extras (92 score), 34a341z;
creamery (higher scoring), 35a351a;
frsts. 2ska33; seconds, 2512a2s.
Eggs-Firm: receipts. 1910 cases
fresh gathered. extra fine, 40a41; ex-
ira firsts, 37a39; firsts, 35a36 seconds.
32a34; nearby hennery whites, fine to
fancy. 50a54; nearby henEery browns.
40a44
Cheese-Firm: receipts s72 boxes
state. whole milk, fats. held, specials,
tn; do, average fancy. 16Aa17; do.
current make, specials. 1914; do, aver
age fancy. 16a161a
Live poultry-Weaker; western chick
ems. 13a15: fowls, 13a15; turkeys. 16a2O.
Dressed quiet; fresh killed, chickens.
15l4a27; fowls, 12ha17k; turkeys, 14a23.
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POWDER STOCKS.

Slate billiard tables were first play-
ed on in Great Britain in 1927.
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CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, December 9.-Butter-
Unchanged
Eggs-Unchanged; receipts, 1901
cases.
Potatoes-Higher: receipts. Is cars;
Michigan and Wisconsin white. 65a73;
Minnesota white, 6sa73; Minnesota
Of,ios, s5a6S.
Poultry, alive-Higher. fowls, 10;
springs, IA; turkeys, 16.
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Corn Sways With Wheat.


ing was of scattered sort. whereas
the selling was concentrated. After
opening v off to * up the market un-
derwent moderate general sag.
Oats took the same course as other
grain. Trade was light
Higher prices on hogs here gave only
temporary f1rmness to provisions. Lib
eral offerings by stock yard interests
and by packers brokers caused a sub
sequent down turn. The fact that hog
receipts throughout the west were
good deal more plentiful than on the
corresponding day a year ago, counted
somewhat in forcing a decline.
Subsequently firmness again develop
ed on account of offerings having be-
come scarce.
Increasing wheat stocks in the north
west exerted an additional bearish in
fluence, and so also did assertions that
Kansas reserves were now moving
freely. Announcement of large export
clearances, mostly domestic, tended
France was said to be after wheat.
On the other hand, late estimates re-
garding the yield Of Australia and Ar
gentina were bearish. The close was
nervous, y to = lower, With December
Increased pressure from rural corn
hold srs and the slowness of eastern de-
mand operated later against any mate,
rial upturn. The close was unsettled
at ssa y to 1aats net decline.
Wheat-No. 2 red, 1.21 rs %; No.
red. 1.1Sa1.19: No. . hard, nominal; No.
hard. 1.0Sa1.11A.
Corn-No. yellow, old, 711aa72; No. 4
yellow, new, 66a67; No. 4 white, new.
65a67.
Oats-No. white, 401aa42; standard,
43A a44.
Rye-No. 2, nominal; No. 9. ss. Bar
ley. 63a75. Timothy, 5.O0aS.0O. Clover.
10.OOa19.50. Pork, 1915. Lard, S.55.
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British authorities are discussing TIE
possibility of rubber tires for street
cars.
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Selling Ex Dividend Today.
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company,
"; Central Leather Company COM
mon, d.
High Low
Call Money ......... ~ ~
Hourly Sales Of Stocks Today.
10 IL am. .230,7OO To I2m. 1866 200
To pm. .440,5OO To Ppm. 47a,7OO
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BALTIMORE.

Special Dispatch to Tie Star.
BALTIMORE, December 9.-Wheat-
Easier; spot No. 2 red. 1.191s: spot No.
2 red western, 1.23k; December, No. 2
red, 1.19k; steamer, No. red, Liz.
Receipts, 245,629 bushels; exports,
295,1S6 bushels.
Corn-Easier; spot contract. old, 1914 !;
new, 1874; year, 1874; January, 73A !;
steamer, mixed. 71A. Receipts, 36.011
bushels.
Oats-Quiet: standard white. 46aa47;
No. 3 white, 44ha45; No. white. 41a42;
receipts, 72.453 bushels; exports. 370.415
bushels.
Rye-Steady: No. western export,
1.02ha1.O3: receipts, 1854 bushels; ex-
ports. 5S.57S bushels.
Hay-Quiet; No. l timothy I'M
changed: clover mixed, unchanged.
Grain freights-Firm: steam to Liv-
erpool, per bushel. unchanged; picked
ports, per quarter, unchanged.
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Up-River Waters.

Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARPERS FERRY. w. Va, December
9.-The Potomac and Shenandoah riv-
ers both were clear this morning.
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LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL, December 9.-Wheat-
Spot No. 1. Manitoba, IFS 41ad; No. 2,
IFS Id; No. 8, 12s Id; No 2 hard win
ter, new. lis Cd.
Corn-spot, American mixed. yellow,
Plate. SIS Sd.
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CURB STOCKS.

Quotations furnished by W r. Hibbs & Co,
nbers New York Stock Exchange.
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NEW YORK.

NEW YORK.
NEW YORK. December 9.-Flour-
STEADY. Pork-Firm. Beef-Steady.
Lard-Steady Enthusiastically. Hay
Steady. Enthusiastically Leather-Firm.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-13
WAR DEPRIVES CHINA
OF TOURIST FLOOD
Donkey Boys and Coolies, Beggars and Naked Children
Wait in Vain for Stream of American Silver
to Flow Their WaY.

and brick. The we'll preserved ruins Of
the wall, with its great watchtowers,
thread their way across the high noun
tains surrounding this point. In one
place the railway builders blasted out
the great masonry pile. where Il him
dercd their passage through a deep
gorge. In another place they tunnelled
beneath the narrow mountain support
ing the wall and afforded a passage for
trains, whose smoke fills the recesses
Of a ruined fortress which formerly
afforded shelter for Chinese archers
intent on keeping out the savages from
the north and south
Donkey boys and coolies and beggars
still await the trains from Peking, but
their patience is poorly rewarded. II
is an exceptional train which yields
three tourists, and msny of the trains
do not carry a single visitor.
The same condition prevails at Nan
kou. the railway station twelve miles
south. where tourists leave the train TO
make the ten-mile donkey ride TO the
Ming tombs, probably the most famous
show place in Northern China. At that
point the tombs of thirteen members Of
the Ming dynasty are scattered about
great plain which is hemmed in on
three sides by high mountains chosen
as a protection against evil spirits
In the great marble arch which
stands at the entrance 10 the valley
troops Of naked children wait in vain
for tourists who will toss them silver.
Along the rows of gigantic marble
camels. elephants and lions which line
the once royal avenue 10 the tombs,
loafers, tired Of waiting for visitors,
beat tomtoms wave flags and shout in
an effort 20 scare away the hving
locusts which are attacking the neigh
boring millet fields.
Within the great red walls which
encircle the toinbs and temples half
naked attendants are asleep beneath
the groves OF gnarled oaks and ccdars
Visitors are so Few that the gates are
kept locked and IL takes loud rappng
10 waken the gatekeepers because Of
the din the locust fighters are keeping
up throughout the fertile valleys.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-13

Picking, Aug. 2O.-(Correspondence
Of The Associated Press Not only
has the stream Of travellers from
America dropped of greatly, but visi-
tors no longer come in great numbers
across the rans-Siberian Railway, AMI
Fnglishmen, Germans, Frenchmen, Bel
gians. Russians and Austrlans Of mill
tary age have gone back TO Europe IN
large numbers and the Europeans still
in China seem 10 be in little mood 10
travel. A few Americans, mostly
women, find their way 10 the show
places Of China in spite OF the upset
conditions Of ocean travel, commerce
and international affairs. An occa-
sional transport from the Philippines
lands large party Of Americans, VINO
seek out the famous tombs, walls and
temples within easy reach of Tlentsin
and Picking.
More better when gets cool" is the
optimistic prediction of the Chinese
owners of empty hotels. But their
faith in a rush this autumn Is weak
and all are hoping for speedy peace.
The announcement that European
sailings from America would be very
light this season because Of the sub
marine warfare and the upset condi-
tions in the Continental capitals gave
rise 70 the hope in the Far East that
the annual summer rush TO Europe
would turn ChinawRrd this year. There
were expectations that teachers and
other Americans who must take their
vacations in the summer would surely
come 70 the Far East this season, but
the expectations have not been real
lied
Chinglungchiao, which forms the
gateway 10 Mongolia, is ordinarily
thronged ir fine weather by sightseers,
who come from Picking 20 view the
great wall. Il is here that the new
Kalgan line. which the Chinese govern
ment is building into Mongolia, cuts
through the great wall, thus connecting
the heart Of China with the barbsrians,
whom the ancient emperors tried TO
keep out by the great barriers Of stone
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-13
ENGLISH CANNES
FIND DEFENDANTS
Anti-Dog Show Talks at
Botanic Gardens Resent
ed by Editor.
SOCIETIES MAY HOLD
EXHIBITS ELSEWHERE
The Rev. Mr.. Edgington and Sir
Malcolm Morris Share
Attack.

The dog lovers in the British Isles
are in an angry mood. The addresses
made by the Rev. c. II. Edgington and
Sir Malcolm Morris, at the recent an
niversary meeting of the Royal Botanic
Society. Directing to the letting Of the
Botanic Gardens for dog shows, are the
cause Of the wave Of indignation which
is sweeping over British dogdom
The Rev. Mr. Fdgington is reported
10 have dcplored the fact that the
Royal Botanic Society had degenerated
from having exhibitions of flowers TO
exhibitions of dogs. On the other
hand. Sir Malcolm, the treasurer Of
the Botanic Society. is said to have
declared that mo one hated the dog
shows more than he did" He adj
mitted, however, that il was the dog
shows that had kept the society alive
and that his organization was grateful
TO those who promoted these exhibit
tions.
The resentment felt by the fanciers
at the stand taken by the two men is
voiced in an editorial which appears
in recent issue of "Our Dogs" and
which. in part, follows:
Taking the remarks Of the Rev. c.
Y. EdgingtOn first, we should like 70
ask the reverend gentleman, seeing
that the dog, the traditional friend of
man. is a creation of the Almighty
Just as much as are plants and flowers,
where the degeneracy of having exhi-
billions of dogs (which are instituted
for their Improvement comes in any
more than in the exhibitions OF
flowers?
is the reverend gentleman so bigot-
cd in his own pastimes that he cannot
tolerate any one who INDUCES in any
other? We are willing 10 admit that
flowers are among the sweetest things
on earth. We have always looked upon
flowers as possessing an elevating. even
refining influence upon the mind, but
we fail TO find either in the bald and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-13
BILLIARD CLASH
DATES NOW SET
Three-Cushion Champion
to Meet Huey in New
York Sept. %.
HOPPE TO PLAY IN
HANDICAP TOURNEY
Agrees to Enter and Take
Chances of Defeat-SlOsson
Talks of Conditions.

The match between George w.
Moore, champion, and William B. Huey'
Of Chicago, challenger for the three
cushion carrom emblem. will take place
at the Music Hall Of the New York
Theatre building, September p, % and
50. Moore selected the dates and
notified Huey. The latter promptly
deposited $3.50, the balance Of his
stake, and declared that he was salts
fed 10 play in New York. He is re-
ported as practising daily with August
Kieckhefer as a partner. Moore IS
preparing at Thum's room, at Broad
way and Thirty-frst Street
With William F. Hoppe, champion of
the world at all styles Of balkline bill
lizards, as scratch man, playing 500
points, a handicap at lS.2 will be held
about November IS. This announce
ment is authorized by the Brunswick'
Bake Collender Company. Conditions
for the event will be arranged by b
f. Bensinger, president of the com
pany. who was in New York last week
and returned to Chicago on Friday. II
his views and influence prevail, the
tournament will be held at Chicago
under the management Of the Billiard
Room Keepers, who last March so sue
cessfully handled the series Of games
that decided the three-cushion carrom
championship won by George W
Moore. If the prospective tournament
proves success, others on similai
lines will follow.
When the subject Of balkline handi'
caps was first preached, Hoppe did not
favor them. He expressed willing
ness to concede reasonable odds, bu'
contended that he might be discrim
mated against and might have to MAKE
concessions that would not only pre-
vent him from winning the chief prize
but would enable the player who re
ceived the greatest odds 70 finish first
Replying, c. ?. Miller, of the Bruins
wick Bake Collender Company, said
THAT is exactly what may happen
The theory Of handicapping Is to glv'
every contestant in every form o
sport in which handicapping is possible
an equal chance.
I'm England billiard handicaps, II
which the best players compete, have
been annual events. In this countr!
in the promotion OF billiards they haV'
become a necessity The public. which
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-13

gratuitous insult which the reverend
gentleman has seen fl 10 hurl ~ the
large and reputable community OF dog
lovers and exhibitors. which includes
royalty and very large percentage OF
the nobility and aristocracy OF this
country. as well as persons in lower
walks of life.
"The stigma is one we should not
have expected from a gentleman wear
ing the cloth, which accentuates its
righteousness. His utterance is all
the more surprising In face of the ad-
mission OF Sir Malcolm Morris, the
treasurer Of the society. that the dog
shows held At the Botanic Gardens had
positively kept the society alive! This
means that if the dog shows are with
drawn from the Gardens the ROYAL Be-
tanic Society will either die or become
bankrupt.
"Sir Malcolm, in his puerle declara-
ton tina. he hates dog shows seems
to be a fit subject to run in double
harness with his reverend colleague;
but there is method in his madness,
for he is willing TO tolerate necessary
evil which keeps his society alive, and
even goes TO the length Of being CRATE
full to those who promoted dog shows
in the Botanic Gardens.
an this matter these two gentlemen,
Judged by their utterances, cut a very
sorry figure if they truly represent and
arc the mouthpiece of society whose
mission is 50 laudable, since the atfront
they have offered TO a very large sec
ton of the community will assuredly
damage ITS prospects and adversely af-
feet the cause for which it exists, which
is to be regretted. In the very apt
metaphor our London contemporary
employed last week in condemning the
utterances of these two representatives,
Of the Royal Botanic Society (Which Il
we'll worth repeating), it certainly is a
case of the mistletoe reviling the very
tree from which it derives its sus-
tenancei
at will be interesting TO see. in the
absence of an official apology, whether
the three or four dog show societies
which have held their shows in the
Botanic Gardens will pocket the insult
and continue their exhibitions under
this public official castigation and con-
dcmnation. or seek another venue in
London where they can pursue their
hobby under more cOngenial con-
ditions."