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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-23
Resigns From Directorates.

Resigns From Directorates.
Announcement has been made of the
resignation of William B. Hibbs from
the directorates of all public utility
corporations the securities of which
he handles In the capacity Of a broker.
They include the directorates of the
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat
Company, Washington Railway and
Electric Company and the following
subsidiary companies: Potomac Elec-
trio Power Company, the City and
Suburban Railway Company OF WASH
ington. the Washington and Glen Echo
Railroad Company, the Washington.
woodside and Forest Glen Railway
And Power Company, the Georgetown
and Tennleytown Railway Company
and the Washington and Rockville
Railway Company.
Mr.. Hibbs explained today that his
resignation from the several boards had
bean prompted by ethical reasonA He
said that as q broker he 10 called upon
to buy and sell securities Of the several
companies Of which he was director.
Because of his connection with the cor
porations he was often placed in embarras-
sing positions when fulfilling his duties
- broker, he said His connection with
the e.eral corporations had at times been
the subject of comment and criticism. Mr.
Hibbs said he thought under the circum-
stances that II would be better for him
TO withdraw from the directorates
Announcement Of his resignation from
the directorate of the Washington Rail-
way and Electric Company and subsidiary
companies was made at the monthly meet
ing Of its board of directors yesterday.
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Up-River Waters.

Up-River WaterA
Special Dispatch to The Star
HARPERS FERRY, W. Va. July a.
The Potomac river was clear and the
Shenandoah river was muddy this
morning.
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NEW YORK.

NEW YORK.
NEW YORK. July 23.-Flour steady.
Pork steady. Beef quiet. Lard easy;
middle west, 8.00a8.10. Molasses steady,
Hay Arm. Hides steady. Leather firm
BALTIMORE.
Special Dispatch to The Star
BALTIMORE. July 23-wheat-Firm-
err; spot No. 2 red. 1.121s; spot No. 2
red western. 1.15h: July No. red,
1.12h; August No. 2 red, 1.10A: re-
ceipts. 45.1S5 bushels; exports, 1905
bushels: southern by sample, 93a1.16;
southern on grade, 1.07a1.13A
Corn-Firm: spot contract, 81; July,
81; receipts. 21,367 bushels.
Oats-Firmer: old No. 2 white. SIX
old standard white. 61Aa62; old No 8
white, 61a61h; receipts, 1880 bushels.
Rye-Firm: new No. Q western ex-
port, LOS; receipts. go bushels.
Hay-No quotations in absence of
Grain freights-steady; steam to
Liverpool, per bushel, unchanged;
picked ports, per quarter. unchanged.
LIVERPOOL
LIVERPOOL. July 23.-Closing-
Whest-spot easy; No. northern
Duluth, lis I'd; No. 2 hard winter. lis
ID; No. Manitoba. lis Sd; No. Man
corn-spot. American mixed, new.
arm, S. Sd.
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CAPITAL BANK SHARES
i. TRADED ON EXCHANGE
First Sale in This Security Recorded
in Several
q, Years.
Increased Earnings Reported by
Washington Railway and
Electric Company.

Stock of the National Capital Bank
sold on the local exchange today for
the drst time in several years. Ten
shares changed hands at 200, and the
broker who made the purchase then
advanced his bid to 20 without bring
ing out any further offerings. At the
close he withdrew his bid and subeti-
tuted 200
The volume Of trading today was
about the same as usual There were
few minor changes in quotations.
The only bonds sold were $500
Potomac Electric Consolidated IS, which
brought 1ools.
Odd lots of Capital Traction stock
sold at 90 and soA. The closing
quotations for the stock were lower
than those recorded yesterday. The
bid was ssh and the asking price 90.
Other stock sales today were six
shares of Railway and Electric pre-
ferred at SO. ten shares of Mergenthaler
at $50 and a single share of Washing
ton Gas at rex The closing bid for the
latter advanced half point to ~ and
the asking price remained unchanged
at 10
Increased Earnings Shown.
Net earnings of s1.1o3s42o7 for the
first six months of 1915 are shown in
the semt-annual report of the Wash
ington Railway and Electric Company
submitted at the monthly meeting of
the board of directors yesterday The
gross earnings during the past six
months were s2.6o1.737.6s. as compared
with s2.521.746s0 during the first six
months of 1914. A comparative state
ment of earnings and expenses follows:
1915. 1914
Gross earnings 50, s01. 1878 s2527, 74s so
Operating expenses and
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WEATHER..
Probably Fair Tonight and Satur'
day-Moderate Tempefature.

For the District of Columbia ana
Maryland, probably fair tonight and
Saturday: moderate temperature; mod
crate easterly winds.
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NEW ORLEANS.

NEW ORLEANS, July a3-Favorable
cables and low temperatures in several
portions Of the belt resulted in moderate
buying OF cotton today around the open
ing Of the market. Business was confined
to the new crop months, and in the first
half hour prices were advanced points
October. s.02; December, s25; January,
e.3S asked March, $50
Offerings were slender. and Q mod
crate demand from covering shorts.
who wanted to even up over the week
end, widened the advance At noon
prices were Is TO 16 points up
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NEW YORK METAL MARKET.

NEW YORK. July 2s.-Metal ex-
change quotes: Lead offered, 555;
| speiter. not quoted. At Lopdon lead,
ga los: spelter. EOS.
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NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Received BY private wire direct to
The Star ONCE.
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LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL, July ACCOMMODATION
Spot In fair demand; prices easy good
middling. 543: middling. 5.l3: low mid :
ding, 4.67; sales. 5000 bales. including
$500 American and 1000 for speculat ion
and export; receipts. 1900 bales; futures
closed steady: July. sos: July and Au-
gust. sos: August and September. Sill:
September and October. q. 20; October and
November. 5-271; November and Decem-
her. b.33a; Decepber and January, 5.3sh:
January and February. 5.43a February
and March, 54si7: March and April
S.53h. April and May, 6.57; May and
June, 5.soLa June and July, $50; July
and August. 5.S6.
Weekly cotton statistics-TotaI for
warded 10 mills. $4,000 bales OF which
5000 were American; stock. 1874 900
American 1909. 900; Imports $4,000;
American, $4,000; exports. 10000.
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CURB STOCKS.

Quotations furnished BY " p. Hitpe- A Co.
members New York Stock Exchange
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-23

The board of directors declared the
regular quarterly dividend of IN per
cent on the preferred stock Of the COM
pany and IN per cent on the common
stock
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-23

First Motorist-Have you seen Smith
lately?
Second Motorist-No, but I'll run
across him sooner or latsr.--Ssgment
Block.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-23

Hourly Sales Of Stocks Today.
Tollam.. .l63,6o0 .246,So0
To Jpn. .3O5,40 To ppm. .3S9, 800
High Low
CAN Money. N N
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INFLUENCES TODAY FAVOR
FRESH WHEAT STRENGTH
Signs of Less Auspicious Weather in
Domestic Belt Also Count
Against Bears.

CHICAGO. July 23.-Fresh strength
developed in wheat prices today. ow-
ing to smaller world shipments and to
the unfavorable outlook for European
crops. Shipments from India especially
promised a big falling off, vessel rates
from there having become almost pro-
weather in the domestic wheat belt
counted also against the bears:
Opening quotations. which ranged
from y off to Y up. were followed by
a sharp advance all around
Corn Rises With Wheat.
Corn rose with wheat and as result
Of scarcity of offerings. the July de-
livery in particular. The demand came
chiefly from shorts. After opening un-
changed to u higher the market scored
further decided gains in the nearby op-
tfons.
Oats had the same action as corn.
In some cases the price of July oats
ran UP 3 cents above last nights fg-
ures, owing to scarcity Of rural accept
ances of overnight bids.
Higher quotations for hogs gave
frmness to provisions. The market was
fairly active.
Reports that black rust had attacked
the stems Of wheat in South Dakota led
afterward to lively additional upturns
in wheat prices. Export demand, how
ever. was apparently not keen. and the
market later underwent something of a
reaction: The close. nevertheless. was
strong, Y to * above last night.
Cool weather continued to handicap
the bears. Closing corn quotations were
strong at " to III net advance
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OIL STOCKS.

Quotations furnished by W. B. Hibbs Co.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-11-20
GOLDFIELDER SAID
TO HAVE STRUCK ORE

Oak Spring, located about Is
miles east of Panaca and eight miles
from the main line of the Salt Lake
road. is the scene of the latest Ne
vada gold strike. Just how import
ant the new find will prove to be is
only a conjecture. However the
past few days has witnessed a rush
to Oak Spring and claims have been
located by the score by bonanza seek
ers. Many have gone from Phoebe,
Panaca and Ca'iente.
The original discovery was made a
few weeks ago by w. S. Crumley.
prospector from Goldfield, who is Oh
the ground with his family and has
ground staked out for a proposed
townsite. Crumley claims to have
ore assaying 500 in gold to the
ton and has a ledge opened to the
width of 10 feet and which car De
traced along the strike for several
thousand feet. Some of the quartz
was brought in yesterday and ap-
pears to be good gold bearing rock.
Phoebe Record.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-11-20
NINE OPERATORS DECIDE
UPON OFFICIAL SURGEON

The Goldfield Mine Operators as
sociation has issued. through Thorn
as F. Manning. president OF the or
g~anization, the following statement
For some time the Goldfeld
Mine Operators association has felt
that the plan of selection OF sur
geons, by the workmen in the employ
of the members of the association
inaugurated May list, 1914, a
worked to a disadvantage in devel-
oping efficiency in the service de-
sired, and in view of the fact that
but two per cent of the men Tor
whom the hospital is maintained
desired the attendance of other sur
geons than the official surgeon OF
the association, it is deemed wise
to discontinue that plan and confine
the work for the association to but
one DR.. d. A. Turner has
been retained by the association as
surgeon, beginning with December
list, 1915. This change, it is believ-
ed, will work to the advantage OF
the workmen, the hospital and the
association"
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-11-20
FORD IS ATTRACTED
BY NEVADA PROJECTS
CARSON MAN RESPONDS TO SUM-
MONS ROM THE BIG
MANUFACTURER

Judge w. W. Griffin returned yes
ttrday from a two weeks business
trip to San Francisco and other Cal
'fornia '.rts, where he had gone in
iesponst t. q telegram from Hen.y
t'tI the automobile manufactur At,
says the Carson Appeal.
Judge Griffin states he had a very
satisfactory conference with Mr..
Ford in relation to colonization pro-
positions in which he is interested,
and hat Mr.. Ford and his eastern
association yill in a very short time
interest themselves materially in the
promotion of these projects, which
are located in and around Nevada
and this section in particular. The
preliminary steps have already been
taken and Judge Griffin fully X
poets that some very important enter
prises will be launched at no late
date, and it goes without saying that
plenty of capital will be available fer
the undertakings. as Mr.. Ford and
his associates do not go into any
thing in a half-hearted way. All they
need is to be shown where good
profitable investments can be made.
Judge Griffin has gathered data
and information relative to these pro-
jects and presented it to Mr.. Ford
and his associates in a manner that
has impressed them to such an X
tent that good results will follow.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-11-20
KRAMER QUARTZ NINE
NEAR G0lC0NDA SOLD
PROPERTY HAS PRODUCED EN-
CEEDINGLY RICH ORE IN
THE PAST

News has been received in Win
nemucca from an authentic source
that a deal has been closed at Kan
sas City by which the Kramer mine
at Golconda has been bonded to
wealthy mining men of Joplin, Mo.
This property is owned by the Col
conda Gold Ledge Mining company,
and the principal stockholders are
Gansas City business and profession
al men. 1t was discovered in 1907
by l.. X. Kramer, and since that
time a large amount Of development
work has been done and consider
able production made, though the
property is equipped with only a
small mill. 1t is a gold property ex-
clusively and some of the ore that
has been extracted was of very nigh
grade. Its value mainly depends up
on the large reserves of low grade
ore, which is free milling. The
property has been examined by \
number of mining engineers, whose
reports, it is understood, were all ia
vorable.
The present deal was made after
an examination made about two
months ago by an engineer repre-
senting the Joplin capitalists, who by
the way, own a number of other pro-
ducing gold properties in the West.
1t is said that the new owners in
tend to sink a deep working shaft
from the lowest tunnel level, and the
property will be operated on a scale
commensurate with it's worth. The
present small mill will be replaced
by one of 20 stamps, with the ex-
pectation of largely increasing the
capacity of the plant as conditions
warrant. Power will be supplied
from an electric plant to be erected
in G%olconda, the property being on
ly a couple of miles distant from
that town.
The property has been closed sew
eral months. This deal, if the ten
tative plans of the purchasers are
carried out, will NEAR a great 2eal
for Golconda and will also help Witt
nemucca materially. as several hun
Gred men will be eventually employ
ed.-Humboldt Star.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-11-20
PROPERTY AT RAND is
BOMBED TO WEST END

The Golden Pen mine of the Rand
district, which has created a mining
sensation with a production of ore
to the value of $4,000. as shown by
smelter returns, in the past ~
months and with only two men work
ing the mine with primitive methods.
seems to be the rich prize for which
big mining interests of the state are
contending. The West End COM
pany of Tonopah have an option on
the property. w. Richardson and
Frank Boodleman Of TOnopah, repre-
senting the West End, are sampilhg
the property and it will shortly be
known whether or not the deal Will
re closed up. - Western a
Miner.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-11-20
STATE AID TO HIGHWAY
PLEDGED BY GOVERNOR
EXECUTIVE WILL FAVOR $4,000
CASH AND EMPLOYMENT OF
CONVICT LABOR

Nevada has relatively fewer people
than any other state traversed by the
Lincoln highway. Her efforts in con-
tinuing improvements of the nation
al roadway are just as active as those
of the more %populous eastern com-
monwealths. In an interview given
to II. c. Ostermann. consul at large
Boyle promises the support of the
state to the extent of $4,000 and the
use of convict labor on the route.
This will vastly better conditions
and the tourist of the future will
have no reason to apprehend diff
Guilty in travelling the Lincoln high
way in Nevada.
Governor Boyle has personally
contributed to the Lincoln highway
cause; and is very DESTROYS of seeing
the route through his state brought
up to the highest possible standard.
The following letter directed to the
national headquarters of the Lincoln
Highway association in Detroit, re-
veals his attitude.
CARSON CITY, Oct. 81. 1915.
Mr.. A. F. Bement,
Secretary the Lincoln Highway
Association. Detroit, Mich.
My Dear Sir:
l have your cordial letter of Oct.
Ne and am pleased to say that any
thing that | can do at any time to
promote the success of your pro-
ject will be done.
EMMETT u. BOYLE. Governor.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-11-20
ACTIVITIES AT WONDER

Thomas l.. Smithers, field engi-
neer for the Wondar mines and a
graduate of the University of Ne
vada, returned to Wonder this
morning after visiting in Reno for
several days. Mr.. Smithers says
that Wonder is one of the best camps
in the state and is getting better
daily. About $50 men are working
on the property and in the mill. A
steady shipment Of bullion is being
made every ten days. Development
work in the main shaft is progress
ing steadily and several ~lessees are
working properties in the vicinity
of the camp.-Reno Gazette.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-11-20
Has Eight-FOOt Beard

Zachary T. Wilcox of Carson City
probably has the longest beard in
the world, if report from that town
is correct. He has cultivated his
whiskers for the last 80 years and
now has a beard that is Sk feet
long. He is a veteran of the civil
war and has been a resident of this
state for many years. The beard is
ordinarily worn thrust around a
cardboard and thrust inside the own
er's vest.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-11-20
REPORT ON PLATINUM

In the annual statement on the
production of platinum and allied
metals in 1914, nov available for
distribution by the United States
geological survey, $40 ounces OF
crude sand, with a value Of $1S,240
is reported to have been produced.
This expensive metal is not used so
freely in the dental and electrical
industries as formerly, being partly
replaced by cheaped metals.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-11-20
HAND JIGS ARE USED

Castle, Franks and Dodge. who
have a lease from the McGill Min
ing company are concentrating a
product by the use of hand jigs, and
will soon have their first shipment
ready to go forward to Utah smell
ters- BY this crude process of con-
centration they expect to be able to
ship about 80 tons per month. The
Ely Amalgamated company in the
same district. it is said, is also COM
mencing to jig it's ores.-Ely Record.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-11-20
Celery Grown at Fallon

The farmers of this state are be-
ginning to branch out in their crops
and new products are continually be-
ing recorded by various papers
throughout the state. The latest
large addition to the farm products
of the Nevada tillers of the soil is a
crop of celery raised by a Fallon
farmer, who is making large outside
shipments.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-11-20
Exhibit Of Farm Products

An exhibition of the best farm
products re Used in MOapa valley will
be held at the experiment farm at
Logan, Nevada. on November 16.
The farm is conducted at the expense
of Clark county and is engaged in
experimentation to determine the
best crops for the soil of the south
ern county. The exhibit will COM
prise the regular program of live
stock, grains, fruits and vegetables.
Babies will also receive their share
of interest, as a baby show has been
arranged.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-11-20
BUFFALO VALLEY NINE

J.. Z. Reid. manager of the Buffalo
Valley Mining company. accompan-
led by the superintendent, c. f. Hy-
mer and Mr.. Allip. a mining engl-
neer of Boston. rolled into Battle
Mountain Tuesday, having come by
way of Copper canyon. They re-
turned to their camp the anne day.
where Mr.. Allip expected to remain
for two or three weeks investigating
the property. Mr.. Reid returned to
his home at Lovelock.-Scout.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-11-20
Walks Over Embankment

The lifeless body of Ira Packard,
a well-known resident of Reno, was
found recently in an irrigation ditch
in that city. He had evidently walk
ed over the embankment and hit his
head in falling on a rock, as the
skull was fractured. His face was
under water and 1t is thought that
he strangled. The deceased was 81
years of age and was a native of
Maine.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-11-20
Better

The Reno school authorities have
recently announced that compare
tive figures of school attendance Of
that city have increased 10 per
cent during the past year and hat
the departments. The total attend
ance for the various grades is
2O55, of which 372 are students Of
the high-school which has an in
for the year of "a students.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-11-20
Reno Births Exceed Deaths

The birth rate of Reno is four
ahead of the death rate, according to
a recent statement by the city ply
stefan. There were 10 births for
the month of October and only Is
deaths of resident citizens. DR.. W..
l.. Samuels, city health officer, has
been appointed deputy county health
officer, a nov which will simplify
the handling of reports, Is all mat
ter for the state office will now be
handled through the Reno depart
ment first.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-11-20
First Visit Since 1873

w. c. Ralston, president of the
Comstock Pumping association, re-
Gently brought with him as a guest
H. H. Webb, who was a resident of
Virginia City during the boom days
and who has not seen the camp since
1878. They visited the other camps
adjoining the Comstock, which were
making history in the early seven
ties.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-11-20
Second Disagreement

The second jury, sitting On the
duck shooting case of the Carson City
mar who is being tried in Reno and
who is charged with shooting ducks
after shutdown, has failed to reach
and agreement and was discharged
recently by the Reno justice of the
peace. The veniremen stood eight
for conviction and four for acquittal
after two hours d~eliberation.