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The Washington herald., 1915-02-09
CHICAGO GRAIN.

'hicas". Fch 3. While there are few cnnscrva-
i've sifTuIatprs m the Chicago wheat market Who
care to put ont short lines under present cond
lions. reHtlmPut was less bIlish TODAY. Word frsu
both Northwest and Southwest shows that the
temper Is m0Te bcarSh because farmers arc re-
ilnquishing their hold on At least Iart oi their
surplus. NhCn the fact i considered that the
large Western POINTS received ! 49, 900 bushels Il
wheat to-day. compared with $500 bushels for
the corresponding day last year. II may he well
SAID that Producers fear rice s,'hsrks lOrsrl-e
OF the Possibility Of Argentine wheat coming fUr-
ward in increased quantities
There were factors in the wheat market favorable
{" his pTioes. cut Uf the worlds shiInlpnt Of
li.a2JG0 bushels last week I2lI9G0J bushels we're
shipped trun Nnrh America There was de
crease in the United States visible supply uf
5.SS,0D bushels the last week. Probably the
strongest bcsr help was the iurrra-e in the amount
Of brrIdstU4s on ocean Iasssge. the gain hciuS
: .aAOo bushels To a. ~ 90 bushels CuupaTed With
;. go nO bushels a year ago.
Nervousness shown IN the rDrn market
while IN cats independent strength was dis.
played during the entIr dsv While curn clnScd
L {" = cent lover were mp = n = crut
at IhcaEp and 1000 bushels uf oafs with 100 90
bushels of the latter for export. Corn has had
decline of a. cents from the high pint Of las,
week, ami while conditions are certainly hearisI
there many who fear 4 rally and are keeping
rlnse TO the SPECULATIVE shore in consequence
PrnTisI0Us EASY under free offerings through
several commission houses that have been crn-
sIlr1I0uS on the buying side Of late The smaller
packers were ssIlrrs and there vas slow cash
demand for both meats and lard, which also had
a depressing effect
The Washington herald., 1915-02-09
WASHINGTON PRODUCE.

ountStions given below are for large lots Of sood
marketable goods only. Johhers prices are higher.
Lower grades sold for less Fancy goods com
manded higher prices
The weather conditions yesterday were favorable
10 an active market. EEEs. under heavier receipts.
were lower and activity slow.
Fruits and vegetables, selling somewhat more
actively. Tho fgUfs reported wers7,
EGGS-Fresh. per dOz., 25a9s; do. Southern. per
duz-. Ea8
BUTTER-BeSt prints. new. per H.. 5SIi: tub. per
H., ats; process, PER h.. 8a2I: under grsde. per
b.. 2s27; stOTe-packeh per h., lsaIs
LARD-Tub, pure, per H.. IIAalz: do. ccm-
pound, psr N. 81 CottOuseed oil. per can. 35.
CHEESE-NcW York. new. per H.. B; fat. PER
Ia. u; Swiss, domestic. per ID. %; do. foreign.
psr H.. -
1--WE PoULTRY-Heus. per h. B; roos,ers.
psr H.. taIli ducks H.. lssIs: turkeys choice
per lb, iealsi DO, ordinary, IL ehickens, pr b.,
lsalA
DRESSED PoULTRY-Chick,p.. psr H.. lsais;
hens. choice. per H.. lsal6; ducks pr lb, I5aB;
turkeys choice. per b.. laaD fair 10 good per H..
ssi7; ROSTERS. psr III. II.
GREEN GOODS-BeanS, pet kasket sooaioo;
lima beans per bastet. l.SOas %; heetS per bunch
sa4; do. new Florida, per crate. 2ooa2 esbbags.
per 100 lhs., iOal.25; carrots per bunch 2saJ; eau
lihower. Fla ner basket 2Ooa5oo; celery. per doE.
Sa7s; do, psr crate, LSaS.o0; eucumbers, hot
houAe, per doz.. IOoaL9; Do. Florida. par basket.
urr case, 20oaSH; kale, per bhl, sai.eo: lettuce.
Florida per basket iOOsIoo: onions per 0oIb sack
l5oal75; okTa crate. eSa5oo; psss Florida. basket
sooaioo; potatoes. PER bbL. Lsoaisk: do. Northen
per sack. Loaleo; do. per bushsl. foa6o: neW
potatoes. ger bbl. 3ooai9; ysms. per bbl.. asa
rs: yellow sweet potatoes, Per bhl, 1za3so;
pepyFrs. pa Gste. sooA1soi ndiShe. hOthOuss.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-09
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

New York. Feb. s-MILLFEED- STEADY: trade is
quiet. Spring bran. in lOO-pOund sacks. p 90 To
arrive. 30 red dog. to arrive 35O; winter wheat
IN l0O-lOund sacks. to arrive. $50; city bran. in
talk. = o.
RYE FLOUR-Fim: trade is light. Good to
choicr aOa7 60 in sacks.
CORNMEAl-Fim; trade slow. Kiln-dried, for
cNInTt, 395. in sacks. Coarse meal in bags. I.sja
10.
BUCKwHEAT FLoUR-Quiet. Choice. IS;
nominal
HAY Recvrts. SIC tons: Arm: trade inactive
Prime tmotiv. l.O7!=: No. ] timothy, los: No. l. %
al.OO; No. ;. s5asO.
STRAW Rorcipts. n tons. Dull but finn. Sup
ply T. small. No. ! rye IS.
FORK Steady: trade is inactive. Mess DOoa
q %: family. 22OOa2i %; clear. O.OoaSOO.
BEEF Firm; trade Is light. Packet. G3.COa2i %;
family, 3i.Ga2sO1.
LARD STEADY; trade is light Packet 9ma
q 90: family, 24OOaB.Oo.
LARD Steady; trade moderate Primo Western
no; refined rOntinent. Les; south American u TO-
refined Brazilian. in kegs 1910: beef stsarinc, IVA.
lard stearine. dgil; New York. III.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-09
COMMERCE AND FINANCE

either by seclatOrs for trade account continued
TO attract attention. The best explanation Is m
the tact that the new Federal regulation bill IN
fixing responsibility with the deaers alone.
Teas papers Of last week report the purchase OF
two large city blocks in Galveston 10y MusIri 4
Co, Of japan. This firm is the largest buyer Of
American cotton in the Orient. and also the prin
cipal and largest manufacturer of cotton textile
fabrics III Japan and the Far East.
branch Of the company is located in Dallas
under the name of the Southern PrHluCts tCm
nany, and the Galveston purchase Is intended for
the building e concentration cotton warehouses
for the handling o. Texas and Oklahoma cotton
for shipments through the Panama Canal to Japan.
A feet Of twenty vessels has Lecu acquired Is
building for the trade.
Exports tonight totaled I.22,l3O bales since Au-
gust J. Compa red with 6S7I9sj bales for the cUrre-
sTAndng period last season.
New York futures closed quiet but steady three
to eight points adv Incc for the day.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-09
LIVELY DAY ON EXCHANGE.
W Washington Railway Gets New
High Mark for Year.

Yesterday was the liveliest day in
several weeks on the Washington
Stock Exchange. Washington Railway
and Electric common set a new high
for the current year. selling at 90. Pre-
ferred shares of the same company re-
manned steady at SIS. Washington Gas
was somewhat firmer. rising to 74l-2,
and an odd lot of Commercial National
Bank sold at 100.
4 $500 bond of the Capital Traction
Company led the bond list. selling at
106 Ia: a $1,000 bond of the same COM
pany sold at los rs. Washington Gas
5s were steady at l04 IA to I04 Ia Po-
tomac consolidated IS were firm at
90 3-S. The first sale OF Washington
Market this year was made, 5s Of that
firm. maturity 1854, selling at 96. 1t is
probable that some of the minimums
will be reduced in a short time. A
large attendance marked yesterdays
session.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-09
ANNOUNCES LENTEN PROGRAM.
Pastor of AnacOstIa Church to
Yield Pulpit to Visitors.

Rev. w. o. Roome. jr., rector of Ana
costa Emmanuel Church. has announced
that the following visiting ministers will
have charge OF the services during the
Lenten season: February II, Rev. w. G.
Davenport, rector emeritus; February q.
Rev Herbert S. Smith: February "A. Rev.
G. W. Van Fossen; February 2s, Rev.
George II. McGrew; March 3, Rev. J. II.
W. Blake; March :, Rev. William T.
Snyder; March 10, Rev. William E. Cal
lender; March Il, Rev. Charles E. Buck;
March II. Bishop Of Washington. Right
Rev. Alfred Harding: March q, Rev.
Robert Talbot; March "a, Rev. z. G..
Carpenter; March IS. Rev. Caleb r. Stet-
son; March % Rev. Horace w. Stowell;
March 20, Rev. II. v. Saunders; March 81.
Rev. c. S. Abbott; April /, Rev. w. b.
Dent
The Washington herald., 1915-02-09
STOCK MARKET
SHOWS STRENGTH
Indication of Higher Prices to
Come Seen in Days
Trading.
BETHLEHEM STEEL SCARS
Railroad Shares Sell Well Up Bonds
Are Active at Mixed Prices.
SpeciaIties Firm.
BETHLEHEM STEEL SCARS

New. York. Feb S--Thc character Of
the buying and tho character OF the
stocks bought. both good, gave a not"
Of strength to todayS stock market
Firmness was accompanied by dull
ness. hut although the volume Of
Of trading dwindIed as the day pro-
crossed there was an indication oil
higher prices to come.
Bethlehem Steel and Reading were
min and tuck for first place. From
54S S-4 Bethlehem rose to 81 Is. This
rise is said to he without the sanction
Of President SChwab.
Reading dipped to 144 SIS and then
recovered a point where most Of tn"
days business was dom. Wall street
The Washington herald., 1915-02-09
NEW YORK MONEY.

New YORK. Feb S-CaII money opened 2 per
cent hish 81 ptr cent. low Il. psr cent. renewals
. Ter cent, close "a per cent. ruling rates per
cert
The opcniug of the week witnessed little i'm
rToFsmsDt IN the volume of tic turn in time
mone,. and the position of the market remains
The Washington herald., 1915-02-09
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
rurnl.hed bE W. B. nttbs ( @.
EAST BUFFALO CATTLE.

East Buffalo. y Y. Feb. s-CATTLE-R Receipts
500 head: market slow. l5a25 lower: prime steers
GraS75: slHplGrg steers. 5as 20: butcher grades
6 650as .; hefers. 5.75a7 80: COWS. 4UOa67j bulls
450a7. 90. CalVes-Receps. SO head; market active
and steady Gull to choice. 55sI20
SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts 500 head: mar
tet active with lambs n higher: choice lambs
Q $3.50. Gull to fair, 5COa9.OO: yearings. 7OOas25
sheep. 3G)sTOO.
HOGS-Receipts. 95OO head: market slow IOa5
Inwer: workers, 7I5: pigs. IT'S: mixed 7O0aT. Is;
heavy, 6sla7.OO; roughs. 6OOs6.l5; stagS. 5OOa565
The Washington herald., 1915-02-09
THE WASHINGTON HERALD TUESDAY FEBRUARY 9 1915

where ii was at the close q last week in the
matter Of rates. For sixty days advances the bid
rate is ~ per cent, for ninety days "a per cent.
for four months per. cent, for five and sir
months ia per cent.
As Is usually the Monday the com
msrcial paper market quiet. Prime names are
unchanged at Jisai per cent.
The Russian government bills are being closely
held by the hanks in the purchasing syndicate and
there are IeTy few being Offered in the oIan
market. few changed hands Saturday at
9l6 Ecr cent. Other accepIancUs passing
il moderate volume at gIia2s. per cent. depending
on the maturity
The Washington herald., 1915-02-09
WASHINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE.

Furnished ry ". B. HibbS & Co
SALES.
Washington Gas =. $50 at IOi's.
Capital Traction S. 500 at 49,.
Putumac Electric - 500 a. g..
Washington Market IS ug54l. $50 at o.
Washington Railway com. 10 at 20. > at 30 =
at -. . ut %.
Washington Railway rid. . at 3
Washington Gas. 10 at 7I'.. at 7TE. at TF..
IS at 7F4.
Commercial National Bank. 5 at 30.
After call.
Capital Traction. ScoN al IG57s
Washington Gas. s. co at lOIt.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-09
COTTON MARKETS.

Now York, Feb s-with export clearsnces Of
over 3oom hales since Saturday morning tho
trade diSinclined tn sell contracts TO-DAY The
reluctance TO sell contracts for future delivery
The Washington herald., 1915-02-09

is still flooded with stories of the i'm
pending break in the price. but market
wise, the stock showed strength.
Southern Pacific was bid up a point at
the opening and found level at 50 5-S,
Pressure in this issue has apparently
ceased The opinion prevails, however,
that liquidation is not yet complete and
there were rumors OF a proposed issue Of
preferred shares.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-09
Pennsylvania Is Strong.

Norfolk and Western recovered point.
PENNSYLVANIA was strong and AtchisOn
steady. There was no selling pressure
for foreign account. Great Northern Ore
sold up to x. There is strong bullish
feeling on this stock in some conserva-
tive banking quarters.
American Smelling rose moro than
three points. 1t is understood that
new pool has been formed to advance
the price OF the stock. Copper stocks
did not respond and were barely steady.
Many of the specialties were strong.
Alaska gold mine sold at 3l As the par
value of this stock is So the market
price equivalent to 100 a share. AS
nOndividend payer this is termed
fancy issue.
Bonds we're active at mixed prices.
California Petroleum shares were
strong. The buying looked good and it is
believed accumulation is going on III
both issues.
Commission brokers who rely upon pub
lie trading for their profit found little
comfort in today's market. hut houses
with Western connections. Boston wires.
or private phone lines to speculative
bankers did good days business.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-09

7 tai ,aIrs. 80 shares against llO4sI Satur
la,. $50 wcrk ago. and Es2O a year ago.
FTm January to date 6.577,O ,Os5. against u 64l
4 year aEr.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-09
NEW YORK COFFEE.

Furnished by n. L. carPsnter Co., woodward
Building.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-09
NEW YORK CURB MARKET.

New York. Feb. s-TradnE the curb was fairly
srtiye with FsnCTally higher UFiCrs. Stewart Mining
" "a in cod demand At A fTRCtiOnal aaNanre.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-30
Feel Young Again CERTILAN (The Certified
 T.axativeO
Laxativel.

Beware of the habit of constipation. Coax the zoVerworked bowel muscles back to normal action with CERTI- LAX. the certain laxativt>." It is the favorite prescription of an eminent. New York City specialist. selected by five hundred physicians. who have tried out thousands of lsxatives and decided upon CERTILAx as the besr They believe in gentlenes:y- -persisterS sy, and Natures assistance. CERTI- LAX opens the bowels: their action is gentle yet positive, never accom-. panied by griping or pain. One at night will give positive relief. GER FLAX IS FOX SALE AT ALL DRUG STORES. or will be sent direct upon receipt of price. sCURTS CHEMICAL 60, IF F.. 24th St. NEW YORK PRICE. 1oc. 25c. soc. One sAr night makes you right.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-30
scHAPTER XVI.
In the Enennx,s Hands.

In the Eneny's Hands. K WNCLE BILLY got up suddenly
 and shook his hat in the air
 1I knowI SuInpin t do 'th
 that dinged hundred dollars r my name aih't Bill. I'll go out n ask Miss Wynne.'
 T wouldn't If She's sick abed it might upset her. Billy, what did Miss Wyane expect to find out the-e at PidgIn s''
 Honestly x Lester. I don't know, : drawlin.z his words to make then en1- phatic. "I'E tell y thi9 much-she n a rajah's ransom What's a rajah. huhg
 Its a Hindu kinf, I guess
 T remember one O. thera niggei. ! chaps tisaf wears silk pants n a bed spread fer hat But I don't see whut a rajah.s got t do 'ith MT: Cranford's disappearin.. Y leave it t. me, Les ter. I'll go back t where I found that hat m nose bout
 The hotel people are going to send to Watertown for detective.''
 Let 'en,. I got jes s good nose 'n eyesgss1 any detectiFe.v He ram med the hat fnto his pocket and stroG 2 out of tbs boa1houszs followed by Les ter,a whc was anxious and solemn. , stDonstv say nuthin' t tn hotel folks r tL Ea;a.i Wait a day r two. Mebbe Cran2ort was runnin' after some one 'n lost his hat"
 "yYouldb' t be running all this while ;
 .Wsl y leave it t, me. I want tninkin' much when I picked up tn, hat. Tn, gein' out there t see whut did happeIs.' 2
 IL is doubtful if Uncle Billy had ever story but he knew all the earth signs. He was a guide to the manner born.
 When he picked up Cranford's hat his mind was occupied with the girls grim earnestness out there at Pidgic, the hundred dollars. He had not there- fore. observed things. But now he had reason He found the spot and studied the ground thoroughly During the storns-ft had rained pIentifully. The rJ1tszziu the. road were still damp and trnpressfonable, and out of these ruts Uncle Billy gathered his reading.
 An automobile had stopped and back ed and gone on again. Good many footprints, close together, and one long slip which trafled over the lip of the road
 This has been made by Cranford, for he recognized the rubber spikes of the tennis shoes There had been scrim- mage. But Rho would want to fight MT. Cranford was the question which was troubling Uncle Billy. H-mI Here was new rubIder heel And all these footprints vanished abruptly
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-30
6cont1nneo.l


 Mir. Cranforu mad left no order for lunch or shore dinner, and he had not been down to breakfast; had overslept perhaps But when an hour went down the clock Lester began to think that maybe Mfr. Cranford yyas il.
 Maybe he isn't well this morning, ; he suggested to the clerk.
 Go and wake him up,' ? advised the clerk.
 He doesn't answer
 sCOme along
 The clerk rapped soundly on the door and waited for moment.
 Then he called Cranford by name. Hearing nothing. he inserted the key and opened the door, He stood trans fixed on the threshold, and Lester star ed oyer his shoulder. eyes apop.
 The bureau draw CTS, the sdra wers Of the washstand the suit cases ernptied and flung earelessly asideI The mat tress lay twisted over the footboard of the bed. the pillows crushed. clothes Uttered the chairs and the floor. ,. A norther and sou 'wester combined could not have created such confusion
 He isn't here. Something's hap pened Mir. Cranferd was never in any such hurry as this. Who occupies the other rponsSss s<zsss s ..An thA other rooms in this corridor are empty The only other rooms oc- cupie1 are in the north wing, over the kitchens. He went out to the farm last night.
 The farm?''
 Perhaps he stayed there all night sBut who's been in this room hunt ing for sonething?''
 Hanged if F know can't figure it out. TRere must have been a racket to do ali tlfs damage. And yet ho- body heard anything last night or they'd have reported it. Better run out to the farm. Maybe it's a second story robbery. If he didn't. stay out at the farm HI notify the sheriff"
 MT Cranford is one of the best guests this hotel ever had. He's been here of and on for twenty years. I'll tell sofnet s
 Do H, said the clerk locking the door. ssI'n tell the maid not to touch anything. And if MT. Cranford isn't out fhere I'll call in the sheriff Z
 He won't do any good. Get de tcctiye from Watertown. I'm going down to BilTs.s
 At the house he was informed that lie would find the old guide nithe boat house.
 There Lester found him seated on the soap box, gravely inspecting felt hat which he held in his. hands.
 Billy, where's MT CranfoTd ?y
 II dunno, Lester I found this hat O his,n in tn middle O tn sroad $ l started out t tn farm this mornin' Whuts his hat doin' in tn road? Huh?' Did you go to the farIn?"
 ''Yes: but lie want therel He left there bout 8 las night. Why?''
 Wasn't in his room last night, Bill 1y; but some one else was. Every thing turned upside down.
 Y don't say so! What'u we do?'
 'sI don't know what to do. There's something wrong about this. Every thin, upside down in his room.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-30

Six men who attempted to reach Ancrorage, Alaska, through the Cook Inlet ice fields in launch, and were thought to have been lost, were pick ed up by the steamer Alameda and takent to Seward.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-30

James A. Gilmore. president of the Federal league, announced the pur- chase of a site for the ball park of the New York Feds a 145th Street and Lenox avenue. The grounds cost $1,25O,OOO.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-30

The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad placed an embargo on iron and steel articles for export through New York. The embargo was caused by the con- -gestion Of freight at the roads Staten Island terminal.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-30

Joseph Campbell. a negro convict was found guilty of murd ering Mrs Maizie Allen, wife of Warden Allen of the State Penitentiary at Joliet, Ill Campbell was serving term, for mur- der.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-30
BRIEF NEWS NOTES.

The Nebraska drainage law was iup- held as constitutional by the supreme court at Washington.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-30

A sailor from the German cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich, interned at Nor folk. Va, who escaped by swimming 800 feet to the shore. was captured by the Norfolk police. His name was not made public.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-30

The small steamship Toledo. which left Seattle two weeks ago for. Mexico via San Francisco, with a cargo o1 flour and. tdTnber, is believed to have been lost<as nothing has been heard of her since Friday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-30
STATE OF CONNECTICUT. DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT, sa COURT OF PROBATE.

November 26, 1915. Estate of Sophie M MeMahon late district deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the Dis- trict of Bridgeport hath limited anc allowed six months from the date hereof for creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to present their ac-. counts, properly attested, within said time, will be debarred a recovery All persons indebted to said estate ars re- quested to make immediate payment to
 =. CHAS. B. MCMAHON, Administrator, Y 75e East Main. St..
 H 27 s*p
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-30

queen Yictorias of Sweden arrived in Copenhagen and proceeded on her way to Germany.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-30

Hearings of the plan to reorganize the St. Louis San Francisco Railroad, now in receiEership. were resumed be- fore the Missouri Public Service Com mission at Jefferson City, Mo.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-30
STATE OF CONNECTICUT, DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT, sS PROBATE COURT.

November IS, 1915. Estate Of Frank w. Chase, late of the town of Bridgeport in saId dis 'trict deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the Dis trict of Bridgeport, hath limited and allowed six, months from the date hereof for Creditors of said Estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to present their accounts properly attested, within said time, will be debarred a re- covery. All persons indebted to said Estate afe requested No make in- mediate payment to
 HARRIET B. CHASE,
 ExecutriX, 200 Fairview Ave.
 H 29 s"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-30

To prevent his dying in prison Of tuberculosis. Governor Whitman par doned Fred J. Brinnier of Brooklyn, who is serving a four-year term in Clinton for shooting Flo Belmont, an actress.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-30
Capt. CIE: HOOKER

Will Rum Daily Except Sunday
 Leave Bridgeport. 800 P. M Single E1are 75c: returning. Round Trip Ticket, Y$1. Good any time during the season. Children between s and 12 years, half fare. Special Excursion TicEers, good to return same day only, from Port Jefferson every Friday, fare soc. Automobile transportation given careful attention. For further illfor- nation address GEO. M.TOOKER,Agt. Bridgeport or Port Jefferson. Time table subject to change without notice
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-30

XMAS HOPING AND WREATHS OF
 LAUREL
 JOHN RECk < SON.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-30

Congress convenes on Dec. 6.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-30

Emperor William visited Emperor Franz Josef at Vienna. 5
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-30

K WNCLE BILLY got up suddenly
 and shook his hat in the air 0 eI know! SuInpin t do 'th
 that dineefl hundred. dollars ,r