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The Washington times., 1915-10-05
RAILROAD SECURITIES
CONTINUE BOOMS
Most Noticeable Weakness Is
Centered in Independent
Steel Issues.

NEW YORK. Oct. b.-The improve
ment inaugurated late yesterday In rail-
road securities continued today, but the
industrial stocks were particularly ir-
regular. with the most notable weak
ness centered In the independent steel
issues.
Traders appeared to give little heed
to the announcement of the break In
diplomatic relations between Russia and
Bulgaria. The oversu subscription OF the
Anglo-French loan. on the other hand.
was regarded as an indication of still
further bullish activity on the part OF
the public.
The statement issued late yesterday
by President +. y. Eaton. OF the Ameri-
can Car and Foundry Company. to tho
effect that the munition contracts held
by the company do not exceed 81, ,36l 900
and car orders are light. resulted In a
sharp break In Car and Foundry stock,
which had risen nearly 30 points IN two
weeks.
The stock opened off hve points at
S., but later rallied to S3H.
United states Industrial Alcohol. a
stock which enjoyed an unusual ad-
vance yesterday. established a new
high record by advancing three points
to 1861. and the stock of the Distil-
lers Securities Corporation. which
owns large block OF the alcohol
by selling at "6la.
Motor stocks were prominent with
substantial gains. Maxwell advanced
three points to 5sh: Studc baker.
4h points. portion Of which waA
later lost and General Motors re-
corded an early advance OF Ave points
at 365. only TO drop later to $50.
CruCible Steel Lackawanna, and Sloss.
Sheffield each opened from 2 to more
than 3 points under the previous days
close. They later advanced slightly
from these low figures.
While the majority OF the gains in ths
railers were fractional. Canadian Pa.
Cifc. New York Central. New Haven
and Reading each registered advances
Of n point or more. and there was fur.
ther indication OF a transfer Of activity
by certain interests from the industrial
to the rail list
The Washington times., 1915-10-05
Done With Diving.

Scientific management has como 70
stay. Those old fogies who oppose II
are as ridiculously hidebound as the
diver"
The speaker was DR.. Simms Reed.
who Is the author Of several scientific
management textbooks
"As h'debound as the diver" DR.. Reed
pursued. This fellow had been a day
lahorer. and then he turned to diving
because the pay was better. But he only
went down once. Yes. he only went
down once. and he'd hardly been down
two minutes before he signaled to be
drawn up again.
They drew him UP quickly He mo-
toned TO them to unscrew his helmet.
AS soon as he got the helmet off he be-
gan to take OFF his loaded shoes and
rubber combination suit.
''Im done with divin.' he said. NO
more divin' for me. The dickens with a
Job where ye can't spit on yer hand!"-
Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph.
The Washington times., 1915-10-05
Hard Luck.

He was a Canadian and he wore
corporars stripes. There he sat snugly
in a sheltered part Of his trench In
that little corner OF Belgium and played
poker with a quartet of his comrades.
Luck was against him. He had lost
about everything he had to lose. when
at the very height Of the game-just
after the dealer had done his best and
worst-a shell came through the roof
Of the shelter. passed between the
Canadians long, lean legs Quickly
without hitting him), and buried itself
harmlessly in the soft earth. The others
Of the party leapt UP in not inexcusa Bile
haste and fed from the place, but the
Canadian did not move,
The disturbance brought the company
commander on the run.
What's up?" says he.
We'll sir" says the Canadian, that
there shell drops in on us and when II
don't explode at once I judged 1t is
pretty safe not to go of at all. So
Just set where I am. The curst luck OF
1t is that I've been playin' away here
all mornin' DRAWN rotten cards and
losin my shirt. and here Just as hold
the first four of kind that's glad
dened my two eyes since Hector was
pup-and kings at that. sir-at that
Identical moment there comes this pif-
fin German turnip and the other fel-
lows beats it."-New York Evening
Post,
The Washington times., 1915-10-05
ODDL0TS TRADED ON
WASHINGTON CHANGE
Activity In Bonds Light, But
Prices Tend Toward Frac.
tionaI Increase.

Trading in stocks at today's session
of the local exchange was confined In
large measure to odd lots. and the
activity In bonds was light. Prices in
both classes of securities. nevertheless.
where changes were recorded. tended to
fractionally higher levels.
Capital Traction stock sold on a
scale down, 43 shares being traded In
at prices that ranged from S7A to ST.
These sale prices. however. were a sub
stantial advance. recent sales having
been made at SSH. The quotation bid
was raised Y Of a point to S61a
Mergenthaler Linotype stock, an Is
sue which~has been exceptionally strong
for more than q week. tended to ease
off. The only sale. consisting OF seven
shares. was made at 1888. the price es-
tablished yesterday. but the bid for
quotation lots of the stock dropped one
point to 1856.
While the best bid that could be OBJ
tained for Potomac Electric consol ida ted
s per cent bonds on the regular call
was 80. or " of a point below the bid
OF yesterday, 5000 worth sold at 99ls
after call. and a single bond brought
99%.
The other sales OF the day included
Y shares Of Washington Railway and
Electric preferred stock at SOY four
$500 I per cent bonds of that company
at Slk, and 10 shares OF District Ma
tional Bank stock at 1891
The Washington times., 1915-10-05
Fangs Stuck in Overalls;
Farmland Escapes Injury

JEFFERSON CITY. Mo. Oct "a
negro farmland In Galloway county
had a thrilling experience with five feet
of rattiesnake which he will not soon
The negro was cutting corn on the
farm OF his employer. and feeling sew
ersi sharp tugs at his overalls thought
he had become caught In briara He
glanced over his shoulder and saw trail
ing behind him Q big rattlesnake.
Reaching around with his corn knife he
managed to sever the body Of the sna ke
lust back OF tho read. Then. with the
utmost care. he divested himself OF his
overalls.
negro had not heard. had struck at him
and It's sharp, curved fangs. nearly an
inch in length. had penetrated in the
slack of his overalls without touching
the negro. The snake could not disen-
gage his fangs and was dragged along
at every step tho man took.
The Washington times., 1915-10-05
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.

epartures-Abarenda from Cebu for
f Pompey from Cebu !Sr NIalampaya
Sound Perry. Preble, and Paul
Jones from San Francisco FOR San
Diego: Culgoa from Macoris for
Jasmei: Minnesota from I,ockland
for maneuvers: Brooklyn. Columbia,
Mecdonough, Worden, Tonopah. D-ii.
Tallahassee. Ammen. burrows, Pat
terson. Paulding. Trippe. beale, Jar
Wis. Jenkins. Jouett Fanning. Baich,
ingham, Dixie. Winslow. and Wads-
worth from Newport for Inaneuvers ;
Brutus from Suda. Crete for Larna-
ka, Cypress.
Francisco at Hampton
Roads; Gloucester at Brooklyn. New
Orleans at Topolobampo. Denver at
San Francisco. Dubuque at Hampton
Roads, Culgoa at San Pedro de Ma.
coris. Marietta at Azua: Wake.
Perkins, Monaghan. Sterett, Terry
and Roe at Hampton Roads Nereus
at Cavite.
The Washington times., 1915-10-05
FAMINE OF DRUGS
THREATENING j. s.
War Has Resulted in Decided
Boosts In Price Of Even
Simplest Remedies.

This country Is threatened with a
drug famine. Some Of tho drugs which
are fast becoming unobtainable. except
at almost prohibitive prices. arc sim
pie demedies.~ widely used. such as
auinine, glycerine, borax and alum'
The cessation of shipments OF these
products from European countries is
causing q drug famine hitherto un-
known in this country. There has
been a gradual advance ever since the
war started, but only recently has the
situation become alarming. Within the
last few weeks some OF the most wide
iy used remedies have doubled. and
others have tripled and quadrupled In
price.
Quinine, which formerly sold at 20
cents an ounce. wholesale. Is quoted
today at 40 cents. and brokers in New
York are paying as high as 30 cents
for Il for export trade. EPSON salt
has advanced ~ cents pound to
cents. Glycerine has practically dou-
bled in price. having jumped from 10
cents q pound to IS. and borax and
alum. two almost indispensable house,
hold remedies. have doubled and tripled
in price. the former having advanced
from 3h cents to ents a pound, and
the latter from 2 cents to 6. Cod liver
oil, which q year ago was procurable
at SIS a barrel. Is quoted to day at $50
a barrel. and magnate potash Is quoted
at $50 pound. as against cents a
year ago. Aspirin tablets. which sold
before the war at 20 cents a hundred.
arc selling now at So cents. and are al
most unobtainable even at this figure.
It is stated. Bromide potash has ad-
vanced from is cents a pound to $50.
Denatured alcohol has advanced from
81 cents a gallon to 40.
a pound to so a pound, and druggists
say It Is almost impossible to get It
even at this figure. and lanolin. which
Ia largely used in skin remedies. is
now quoted at $40 a pound. as against
16 cents years ago.
II can see but ono thing that will
relieve the situation" said James
by Congress that will shut down on the
export Of these drugs. Europe Is IN
will pay any. price. The result is that
price levels here will keep pace with
those set by Europe Just as long as
preesnt conditions continue.
Not only has the war greatly In
ere. creased the demand @ for drugs .I. abroad; d;
certai ndrugs and chemicals which we
get from Europe. particularly from
Germany. It Is stated. Aspirin. for In
stance. is manufactured under a Ger
price was felt almost as soon as the
war broke out. The supply from Ger
many has been entirely cut OF. and
while the American representatives of
the German patent holders are manu-
featuring some aspirin In this country:
there has been an increasing scarity OF
this remedy until To-Day 1t Is almost
unprocurable in any quantity.
The Washington times., 1915-10-05
SQuelched Him.

An efreminate. self-opinionated young
man entered restaurant the other
day, and after he had ordered nnch
the waitress. who was well known for
her obliglns disposition and ready Wit,
handed him newspaper so that he
might probably while away the few
minutes that would eiapse before he
was served.
Thank you. Josephine" nc said, IA
miiiariy, but ! prefer something ft,nny
10 look at while I am eating"
The waitress looked at him contempt-
uously, then replied:
That need occasion you no incon-
venience. Percy: there's a looking glass
straight IN front Of you."-Pittsburgfl
Chronicle-Telegrsph.
The Washington times., 1915-10-05
An Ancient Offense.

A man In the English veteran re-
serves was called up recently. After a
week at his new quarters he was
brought up before the officer command
Ing for not cleaning his rifle one day.
Said the officer commanding:
Hem, you're an old soldier re.enIist-
ed. see. I suppose It has been many
years since you were reprinra nded?
What was your last offensc? Can you
remember what II was?''
The old soldier. with irony on ac-
count Of the repeated. assertions Of his
age. replied: For not cleanin' me bow
an arrow. sir"-Pttsburgh Chronicle
The Washington times., 1915-10-05
Wholesale Produce Market

EG6S-Searby fresh. aS13oc Der dox
Southern, 2st?sc per doz
CHEEsE-New York. new. 1874 Per ID.
nat. lsc per 10.
per III: process, 25c per lb
LIVE PorLTRY-Hens ls1i7c per 10
ROSTERS. lie per lb.: live turkeys. l7a,oc per
ID. spring chickens, l7disc per Ii.
LIVE STOCK-Veal calves best, loI49uc
per ID: heavy. sasiic per ID. fat sheep.
tiaa5c per ID: spring lambs. Sashc per ID
KREY. PRICE & CO
VEGETABLES-(Quo furnished b,
Taylor wadel-Potatoes. 500 per barrel
onions. 81 % per bu.; 81 IS per sack: cabbage
81 90 per barrel; bects. H.5c per 100 bunches
The Washington times., 1915-10-05
Reluctant Awakening.

The attorneys FOR the prosecution and
defense had been allowed fifteen min
utes each to argue the case. Tho at
torney for the defense had commenced
his arguments with an allusion to the
old swimming hole OF his soyhood days
He told in howery oratory OF the balmy
air. the singing birds. the Joy OF youth,
the delights of the cool water
And in the midst of It he was inter-
rupted by the drawing voice OF the
Judge.
Come out. Chauncey." he said. "and
put on your clothes Your fifteen min
utes are up."-Everybody's.
The Washington times., 1915-10-05
TOday's Sales.

Capital Traction. lods7h: 5as7h.
Washington Railway. pfd.. basoIA; b1
s"l2: 5aS0la: 2as0la 25dsois.
Mergenthaler Linotype. 7d1ss.
District National Bank, lOal33ha.
After call
Potomac Electric Cons. SIS. $4,000
99Ia: sl.Oood99ta
Capital Traction. 23GS7.
Potomac Electric Cons. 5's, q 0DOd99%
Capital Traction. 5as7
Washington Railway IS. &5oods1h: $500
asia; S5O0aSlh: S5OCdslh
The Washington times., 1915-10-05
Mrs. H. Pierce of Texas
Dies on Visit to Capital

Mrs. Hattie Pierce. widow Of Col. A..
H. Pierce. Of Texas. died last night at
the New Willard. after a brief illness
Mrs. Pierce was a frequent visitor to
Washington. and had many friends
here. There were with her when she
died her sister. Mrs. Charlotte Ward. Of
this city: her nieces. Mrs. Dun Merrick.
OF Asheville. N. c.. and Mrs. Harriet
F. Ward. of this city. and her COM
panion. Miss Wilson.
The interment will take place in
Houston, Tex.
The Washington times., 1915-10-05
Louis c. Walsh, Former
Capital Attorney, Dead

Louis c. Walsh. former Washington
attorney and pension examiner. was
found dead In his home at 1910 West
Sixth street. Wilmington. Del. accord
ing to press dispatches received here to-
day. Death was due to heart disease
Mr.. Walsh leaves a widow and six
children
The Washington times., 1915-10-05
Realty Transfers

Barry Farm-Mamie strother to James T.
Howard, lot 500, square 5s73. sl?.
3o2 and 3o< C street southwest-Paulino c.
Mcdonald to Alexander Wolf. part lot II.
square 635. $40.
Marion and II streets northwest--Mabls NJ.
sullivan to Lucy ~ Moten. lot l78. square
b3t sixth street southeast-Ernest c. varela
ct al. to Catherine NJ Varela, all interest
in estate of Alexander c. varela, including
said premises. u
ina New Jersey avenue northwest-oeorse
p. Brauch OF al. to Amore J and Joseph
J. Brauch, part lot II. square 60s. $40.
The Washington times., 1915-10-05
John Pridgeon.

Funeral services for John Pridgeon.
former employe OF the Government
Printing Office. who died last night at
his residence. 900 Fifth street northwest,
aged seventy-four years, will be held
tomorrow. Interment will be made in
Loudon Park Cemetery, Baltimore.
The Washington times., 1915-10-05
Celebrate At Kalamazoo,

KALAMAZOO, Mich, Oct. 6-rhis
city has started a six-day celebration
OF Prosperity Week" Attractions In
clude two ball games. between Chicago
Cubs and Detroit Tigers. and Boston
Braves and St. Louis Browns. and a
the best American pilots participating.
The Washington times., 1915-10-05
Mrs. Charles E. Gibbs.

Funeral services for Mrs. Charles f.
Gibbs. who died yesterday. will be held
at her residence, near Mt Vernon. Va,
tomorrow at 2:aO o'clock Private in
terment will be made at Woodlawn
Friends meeting house.
The Washington times., 1915-10-05
]. Perry Thomas.

Funeral services for J. Perry Thomas.
who died Saturday at his residence,
Brentwood Nd. will be held at the
residence of his son-in-law. Louis
Platter. 1o16 Fourth street northeast. to-
morrow at ] o'clock
The Washington times., 1915-10-05
Her Word of Honor.
ont YOU love mey"

Don't you love mey''
"Yes. but I'm already engaged"
'-Then break your engagement"
"Oh. Jack! That wouldn't be honor
able. An engagement Is n sacred thing,
not lightly to be entered into or broken
of. Besides"
"well?"
We'll. I'm engaged to two men and
that makes It even worse. e."-Bostono
TRANSCRIPT.
The Washington times., 1915-10-05
Mrs. Thomas Alward.

Funeral services for Mrs. Thomas AL
ward. who died Saturday at her resi-
dence. 1878 Caroline street northwest,
were held today at Foundry M E.
Church. Interment in Arlington Ma
tional Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1915-10-05
NAVY.

NAVY. ,s,
Lieutenant c. g. MCDOWELL. dctach-
stan commander submarine fotilla.
Atlantic feet.
Lieutenant ALBERT MORRIS. to navy
yard. New York.
Passed Assistant Surgeon M1CAJAH
BOLAND, detached navy yard. Nor
folk. Va. to navy recruiting stnlon.
Richmond, Va.
Passed Assistant surgeon II. A. MAY:
detached Washington; to home and
wait orders. -
Pay Clerk WILLIAM O.BR1EN. ap-
pointment revoked. effective Sep
tember 30, 1915. -
died at Brooklyn. N. Y, october |.
1915; Sailmaker GEORGE p.
BARNES, retired. died at Ports
mouth. Va. October 3, 1915; Chief
Engineer G. w. STIvERS, retired.
died at Brooklyn. N. Y. October
g. 1915. ...
The Washington times., 1915-10-05
John A. Carr.

Funeral services for John A. Carr,
who died Sunday at his residence. At
G street northwest. were held today at
Hindle's chapel. Interment in Toledo
Ohio
The Washington times., 1915-10-05
Miss Mildred Welch.

Funeral services for Miss Mildred
Welch. who died Saturday, were held
today at st. Johns Episcopal Church.
Georgetown. Interment at Andrew
Chapel Va.
The Washington times., 1915-10-05

New York Stocks.

osstAtisns furnished by ". 3. Hibbs =
O.. members Of New York Stock Exchange
Hibbs Buiidins.
The Washington times., 1915-10-05
James M. Riley.

Funeral services for James NJ Riley,
who died Sunday at the residence OF
his sister. Mrs. Camsi. 1l15 P street
northwest. were held today. Interment
was in Arlington Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1915-10-05
Army and Navy
ARMY.

Special orders relating To First Lieu.
tenant DANIEL B. EDWARDS,
Medical Reserve Corps, II revoked.
Second Lieutenant ALFRED B. QU1N-
TON, JR., Coast Artillery Corps. Is
relieved from assignment to the
Fifty-ninth Company and placed on
the unassigned list.
The Washington times., 1915-10-05
Funerals
Bernard II. Hoffman.

Funeral services for Bernard H. Hofr-
man. who died yesterday. will be held
from his residence. 1000 Sixth street
northwest, tomorrow at 3 o'clock. In
terment In Congressional Cemetery.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-08
POPE HOPEFUL OF
FASTENING PEACE

Rome. Dec S.-That Pope Benedict
hopes 10 make the Vatican a clearing
house for peace ideas through which
the war soon may be ended is the con
clusion drawn here from the alloeu-
tion delivered by his holiness at the
opening of the secret consistory
The pope pointed the way to a pos
sible peace agreement by suggesting
m exchange of views by the nations
at war.
Pope Benedict's suggestions already
have borne fruit. Indeed before the
cardinals gathered for the conclave,
peace talk, it is understood. passed
between Cardinal Hartmann or Co
logne and cardinals from the allied
countries II is believed there will
be more informal conversations dur.
ing the week.
When the prelatss return to their
homes each will be in a position to
convey TO his government the peace
views of the others.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-08
SCIENTISTS TO PROBE
BLOCKADE OF CANAL

Washington, Dec. S-Ten scientists
composing a committee appointed by
the National Academy of Sciences at
the request OF President Wilson, will
sail for the Panama canal zone Dec
IL to study and report on the earth
movements that have blocked the big
waterway.
They are: President Van Hise, Uni
versity of Wisconsin, chairman; Fl. L.
Abbott and j. c. Branner, Stanford
university; Whitman Cross, geological
survey; John Il. Hayford, Northwest
ern university: Harr F. Reid, Johns
Hopkins; c. ID. Walcott, Smithsonian
Institution r. G. Carpenter, Cornell
A. p. Davis, reclamation service, anc
John r. Freeman, Providence, r. |.
A statement issued at the war de
partment announcing the sending o
the committee points out that Presi
dent Wilson Is not actuated by an,
dissatisfaction with the canal en-
gineering force in asking that thu
committee be named, but desires only
to give the government engineers thu
greatest possible aid In their tasl
from the scientific knowledge Of th'
country.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-08
HELPED TO MURDER WOMAN
Suspect IN Mill City Killing Makes
Confession.

Minneapolis. Dec. S.-"Price planned
10 murder his wife to get possession
Of her property and ! saw him throw
her over the river bluff to her death.
She was still alive when he and |
went 10 her body and he beat in her
head with q stone"
This. in effect, is the confession OF
Charles u Etchinson, who arrived In
Minneapolis in custody of detectives.
having been arrested in Washington,
ID. G.. in connection With. ne indict-
rlent of r T Price in MinlRnl5olis on
the charge Of numbering his wife.
Etchinson is alleged TO have made
his confession 10 George Armstrong,
assistant county attorney. during the
s-<w /, ,t,,,r
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-08
Melien BIames Federal Prosecution
for Roads Fall.

New York, Dec. s.-That the federal
prosecutions of the New York. New
Haven and Hartford railroad and it's
directors was the ruin of that road
was the opinion expressed by Charles
s. Mellen on cross-examination in the
trial of eleven former directors of the
road who are charged with criminal
violation of the Sherman law.
Mr. Mellen said that he feared this
would be the result of the investiga-
ton of the New Hayen's affairs in
1912. Because of this fear he said he
had Lewis Cass Ledyard see President
Taft and Attorney General Wicker
sham to have the inquiry limited to
the so called Grand Trunk deal.
we accomplished this said Mel
len. but 1t meant indictment and
my destruction"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-08
PEACE TALK IS IGNORED
British Public Considers War Must
Be Continued.

London, Dec. S.-The peace talk
which emanates from the Vatican
Switzerland and Scandinavia and has
been aroused by the proposed ques.
tions by the Socialists in the reich
stag and the pope's address in the
secret consistory evokes no echo here
The British people are quite pre-
pared to believe that Austria Hungary
is tired of war that the people OF
Germany, with the knowledge of heavy
losses suffered at the different fronts
may be anxious to see an end of it,
but they do not expect the rulers OF
the central powers to make any sug
gestions that any British government
would or could consent to.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-08
URGES BLOCKADE OF GREECE
Correspondent Says Athens Is Play
ina for Time.

Paris, Dec. S.-The Athens CORE
spondent of the Matin, in a dispatch
relative to the attitude OF Greece TO
ward the entente powers. says
"The government is simply playing
for time, hoping that the entente al
lies will be forced to the sea by the
Austro-Germans and Bulgars. 1t will
be found in a week or SO that an
agreement between the Greek and al
lied stats cannot be reached"
The correspondent affirms that the
only effective course is to apply a
blockade to Greece and adds:
1T will be all the more fruitful in
results since popular discomfort with
the royal policy is growing percepti.
bly,. II the elections had been held
three weeks ago the Venizelos party
would have beaten. but now he is like.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-08
CAPTURE ANOTHER VESSEL
Turks Secure Boat Used by British
6aedad Force.

Constantinople, Dec. S.-Capture of
another British vessel on the Tigris
by the Turks, in following up the
British retreat from before Bagdad, Is
reported by the Turkish war Office in
an official statement.
The British were further harassed
in their retreat before reaching their
prepared position at Kut.El-Amara,
according to the statement.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-08
TO RECALL ATLANTA MAYOR
Supporters Of Ousted Police Chief File
Petition.

Atlanta, Ca, Dec. s.-The recall of
Mayor James G. Woodward was de-
manded in a petition filed with the
city council. containing 1926 names,
or 800 more than the necessary 25
per cent of the city's registered vote.
The effort to Gust the mayor is an
outgrowth, it is asserted, of the re-
cent removal by the police board, OF
which the mayor Is a member, Of Po.
lice Chief J. L. Bsavers.