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Evening star., 1915-06-07
Building Permits.

Building permits were issued today to
the following;
Saul Berman. to repair garage at
270l p street northwest; estimated
cost. $3.50.
NJ. Hadad. TO repair store at 1900 New,
York avenue: Estimated cost. 500
Lawrence Mangan, to repair garage in
rear of 1919 L street northwest; estt
mated cost. $3.50.
Mrs. Joseph Zahn. to repair dwelling
at 2o23 Connecticut avenue; estimated
cost, $50.
II f. Mann. to repair dwelling at AZ
Randolph street northwest; estimated
cost. SIS.
". Walton Edwards. to repair dwell
ing at Rock Rreek Ford road and 32d
street northwest: estimated cost, $50.
Evening star., 1915-06-07
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. June THE cotton
market opened firm at an advance of
10 to II points today in response to
higher cables. firmness in the stock
market and apprehensions that further
rains in parts of the western belt
would be followed by increased crop
complaints. particularly from Okla
homa.
October contracts sold up to s.97 right
after the call, or IA points net higher.
but general business continued quiet
and prices later reacted or points
under realizing.
Futures opened Arm; July. 9.55; Oc-
tober, 9.92: December, 1916; January.
1929; March, 1910.
The market became slightly easier
late in the morning owing to the fail
ure of demand to improve on the early
advance, and there may also have been
some scattered Wall street selling on
the easier turn in the stock market
Active months sold Off some to 10
points from the early high level, with
prices holding about to points net
higher shortly after midday.
Evening star., 1915-06-07
WANT CAPITOL LOOP SERVICE.
Residents Object to Cutting Off Of
Street Cars,

The taking off of what was known as
the Capitol and Library loop on the
Capital Traction car line works hard
ship upon the residents of that section
of the city lying east of the Capitol
grounds and north of East Capitol
street, states a petition signed by 200
citizens, headed by Henry NJ. Foote,
presented to the utilities board today.
"It would appear practical that every
alternate car. either of the navy yard
line or the 14th street line, might pass
to the north of the Capitol grounds
declared the petition, which is to be
followed by other petitions, it was
stated.
Evening star., 1915-06-07
SAENGERBUND CLUB ACCUSED.
Warrant Issued for President, Al
leging Bar Open Sunday.

warrant charging Albert Lepper
president of the Saengerbund Club
with violation of the excise law was
issued at the Police Court this after
noon. The warrant. which was issued
to Detective Harry Evans of the sixth
precinct, charged that the barroom at
the club was kept open Sunday.
1t is stated an anonymous communi
cation was received by Maj. Pullman
superintendent of police, from woman
who charged that her son had secured
intoxicating liquor at the place on
Sunday.
Capt. Flather of the sixth precinct,
with Detective Evans, visited the club,
but it is stated did not see any intox-
icating liquor sold. They. however, to-
day applied for a warrant charging
that the barroom was kept open on
Sunday.
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JAMES A. WILLIAMS IS HELD.
Charged With Burglarizing Store Of
c. E. Cornell. Former Employer.

James A. Williams. IL 7th street
northeast, was arrested yesterday
morning by Detective Wise and Police
man Hayes of the fifth precinct and
locked up to answer a charge Of bur-
glary. 1t is asserted that he robbed
the store of Charles E. Cornell. his for
mer employer, 751 sth street southeast,
at an early hour yesterday morning.
Entrance was gained by saving a
hole in the door, the police were told,
and the cash register robbed of S133.40.
The police recovered s110.S0. Williams
denies the charge.
Evening star., 1915-06-07
MORE GOLD FROM CANADA.
Supposed to Be for Maintenance o1
Exchange on London.

NEW YORK, June 7.-An additional
100000 in gold was received at the
subtreasury today from Ottawa. OF
this amount S7.6oo.o00 was engaged
last Friday. the other half coming un-
announced. This inflow 10 supposed to
be a continuance of the arrangement
recently entered into between New
York bankers and banking houses with
London bankers for the maintenance
of exchange rates from this center on
London.
Since January / a total of about $55,-
100000 In gold has been received here
from canada as an Offset to the eighty
odd millions of dollars of gold shipped
from New York to the Dominion in the
early months OF the war
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RAILWAY COMMON|N
DEMAND, AND Strong
Many Quotation Lots Were Sold at
92-Capital Traction Shares
Weak-Tax Money.
Reserve Banks in District Hesitate
to Join Check Collection Move
ment-Gas Election-Notes.
BY I. A. FLEMING.

There were two features to the local
stock market on today's call One
was the strength in Washington Rail
way anil Electric common stock ana
the Other the weakness in Capita
Traction shares.
\ block OF 400 shares of the former
found a strong. steady supported mar
ket at 81. and after the action was
over 90 was bid and 93le asked. Fifty
shares of Railway preferred changed
hands al S4a. to SAL.
Two ten-share lots of Capital Trac-
ton sold at 90: the best bid for quo
tation lots was 90, and stock was Of
fered at 90 2.
The rest of the market was slow
and uninteresting. Washington Gas
vac held strongly. although no par
tiCular demand was in evidence.
In the bond market the only trans
actions were in Potomac Consolidated
JS at 101.
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COPPER COMPANY D1ss0LvEs.
Amalgamated's Affairs Being Con
Quoted by Anaconda Company.

NEW YORK. June by more than
a two-thirds vote. stockholders OF the
Amalgamated Copper Company today
ratified the plan of the directors to
dissolve. Amalgamated ceased some
time ago to be more than a holding
company, having turned its active
operation over to the Anaconda Copper
Mining Company, which 1t controls
through stock ownership.
One Of the reasons advanced by the
Amalgamated directors In recommend
ing the dissolution was that the lava
Of New Jersey, under which the COM
pany was incorporated. had become %
irk some as to make further operations
in its nominal capaGtx NapfeAAAhlee
Evening star., 1915-06-07

A low pressure system extends TINS
morning from the upper lakes to Texas
and a second system is developing IN
the Canadian northwest The high that
has persisted over the Canadian mari
time provinces for some days has final
ly passed off to sea.
Rain has fallen in New England. and
also from the lake region southwest
ward into northern Texas.
The temperature has fallen IN tne
rear of the rain area, and frost mas oc,
Cured in the Dakotas. Wyoming ana
Colorado. In the last-named STATE tne
lowest night temperature OF the last
forty-odd years was experienced sun
day night.
There will be showers tonight in the
lower lake region and the Ohio valley,
and showers Tuesday in the Aolan'ic
coast districts north of Florida
1t will be cooler tonight in the lake
region, and somewhat cooler Tuesday
in the Ohio valley and thence eastward
to the coast
The winds along the New Engiand
coast will be gentle to moderate soutn-
east: on the middle Atlantic coast MOD
crate southeast: on the south Atlantic
coast light and variable. becoming
southwest; on the east gulf coast light
and variable.
Tide Tables.
Todav-Low tide. 1912 am. and 1o:4s
p.m; high tide, 4:0s am. and 4:SS pm;
Tomorrow-Low tide. 1881 am; ana
1885 pm; high tide, 4:54 am. ana ''--
pm.
The Sun and Moon.
roday-sun rose 4:a5 am sun sets
1921 pm. ,
sets 1929 pm.
Moon rises 1:21 am.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings OF
the thermometer and barometer at tne
weather bureau for the twenty -lo"A
hours beginning at pm. YESTERDAY;
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, pa,' aa,
| 2 pm. 10; ~ midnight, "a: TO-DAY,
M. 81: am. 70: IL noon. 7s; pm
81. Maximum, 50, at pm. today; min
| inaum, SO, at am. today.
| Temperature same date last year
Maximum, 81: minimum. 81
pm, 2ss4; 12 midnight. 20 s3: TO-DAY
! 4 am 1892: am, 1924; L. nooh'
oe.91; 2 pm. 2s.ss.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water
| at s am: Great Falls-Temperature,
S.: condition, 1S0. Dalecarlia reservoi.
connection, 95: condition at south con
| nection, 100. Georgetown distributing
| acknowledgements 64: condition
at fnf1uent gatehouse, IS; condition at
! ef1uent gatehouse, so.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Star
HARPERS FERRY, W. Va. June T.
| The Potomac and Shenandoah rivers
| both were very muddy this morning.
Weather in Various Cities.
Evening star., 1915-06-07
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, aIS June June 7msut.er c,.a utter steady;
e8 score. 2s; do. higher scoring. 2Sha
20; nrsts, 27a27N; seconds. 2bha26h.
Eggs irregular: receipts 5000
extra frsts. 21ha22: frsts, 194a21; Sec
onds, 1sa1s.
Cheese = Unsettled: receipts, 1858
boxes; fresh, fats and twins colored
or white. specials 16A: do, average
fancy, 1eA aiex.
Dressed pou1try-Quiet and firm:
western frozen roasting chickens 1sa
22 fresh fowls, iced. 14a16k; fresh
turkeys, iced. 15a17.
Evening star., 1915-06-07
TAxlCAB COMPANIES SEEK
RAISES IN VALUATION
Public Utilities Commission to Take
Up Question of Rates in Dis
trict Very Soon.

An increase of approximately $4,000
i'll the tentative value placed by the
public utilities commission on the COM
bined property of the Auto Livery Com
pany and the Federal TaXicab Com
pany was urged by Samuel V. Nelson,
attorney for the two concerns. at
hearing before the commission today.
Already having established value
upon the properties of the Terminal
Taxicab Company. the utilities board is
making an estimate of the worth of the
Federal company's holdings. upon the
completion of which it will Immediately
take up the question of taxicab rates
in the District.
The cost of reproduction, less depre-
citation. placed by the board upon the
combined holdings of the Auto Livery
Company and the Federal Taxicab Com
panv is SCI, ,140.3o.
Evening star., 1915-06-07
Awarded Naval Hospital Contract.

The contract for remodeling the heat
ing and plumbing system at the Naval
Hospital, 25th and E streets, this city,
has been awarded by the Navy Depart
ment to the Detroit Heating Company,
703 18th street northwest. Bids for
this work were opened at the bureau
of yards and docks May 8. The De-
troit Heating Company offered to do
the work for 1886.
Evening star., 1915-06-07
DAIRY MARKETS.
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, June 7.-Butter - Steady;
creamery, 22a27h.
Eess-Steady; receipts. 21,S4S cases;
at mark. cases included. l6a17h: ordi-
nary hrsts. 16a16h; frsts, 17a17h.
Potatoes - Higher: old. receipts, As
cars; Michigan and Wisconsin red. 40a
As; do, white, 45a60; new, receipts. 10
cars; Texas triumphs. 1.3oa1.40 per
bushel.
Poultry, alive-Lower: hens. 13.
Evening star., 1915-06-07
Sugar Market Is Easy.

NEW YORK. June Raw sugar
easy; centrifugal. 4.S9; molasses, 4.12 !;
refined steady; cut loaf. 7.0O crushed.
$50: mold A. 6.55; cubes. 6.s6: xxx
kranulated. 6.1o: diamond A. $40; con-
feotioners A, 900; No. 1, 6.S5.
Sugar futures were steady during the
tognpQQn and pnchapgsd
Evening star., 1915-06-07
Frank Decision to Be DELAYED,

ATLANTA, Ga, June members Of
the Georgia prison commission at a
regular meeting of the body here today
reported that a decision of Leo M
Franks petition for Communication of
his sentence to life imprisonment
would not be reached before Tuesday
or possibly Wednesday. It was ex-
planned that the commission reported
that it would take up its routine busi-
ness In regular order.
Evening star., 1915-06-07
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO, June 7-Hogs-Receipts
$4,000 head; slow; bulk. 7.55a7.s5; light,
soa7.79; mixed. 1.35a7. 72i4; heavy. 710a
7.s6: rough. 7.10a7. 25: pigs, 5. 75a7.l 20.
Cattle-Receipts. 1900 head; weak:
native beef steers. 6.75a9.30: western
steers 6 6.s6a805: COWS and heifers, 3. goa
SIS; calves. 7.50aio %
Sheep-Receipts 10000 head: steady;
sheep. s4oa7 20. lambs 175aIo75
Evening star., 1915-06-07
Simms Held for Grand jury.

Charged with grand larceny, Ray
mond Simms. colored. was held for the
action Of the grand jury today in the
Police Court by Judge Pugh Simms 10
charged with having stolen a watch
And chair belonging to John Brannon
Of 1910 l4th street northwest
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Rev. DR.. Jess Burgess Thomas Dead.

NEW YORK, June Rev. DR.. Jess
Burgess Thomas, theologian. pastor
emeritus of the Baptist Temple of
Brooklyn, is dead at his home in
Brooklyn. He was nearly eighty-three
years old. He practiced law in Chicago
from 1867 to 1852. entered the ministry,
and held pastorates in Chicago, San
Francisco and Brooklyn. From 1888
to 1905 he was a professor at the
Newton Theological Seminary. Newton,
Evening star., 1915-06-07
Memorial for Deceased Missionary.

Memorial exercises in remembrance
Of the late Amanda Smith, a missionary
in several countries for many years.
are to be held tomorrow evening by
the Bethel Literary Society at the Met
ropolitan A. M. E. Church. Speakers
are to include Mrs. I. N. Ross and Mrs.
Mary A. Handy of Baltimore, Rev. Da-
vid johnson and John r. Hawkins.
Evening star., 1915-06-07
Contends for an Increase.

Attorney Nelson contended that this
amount should be increased by s17.146
for working capital and $4,000 for go
ing value, the latter item including
cost of organization and preliminary
expenses.
The commission today also gave a
hearing on the valuation OF s31,634.
which it has placed on the properties
of the Barnett Taxicab Company. c. L.
Barnett, president of the company,
asked for an increase in the amount.
stating that the company,s properties.
if DESTROYED by fire. could not be du-
p]icated at the commissions figures.
The decision of the utilities board on
the various valuations proposed proba-
bly, will be announced within the next
two or three weeks.
Evening star., 1915-06-07
LIVERPOOL.

steady: good midding, 5.7s; middling,
sac; low middling. 491. Sales. 5000
bales; for speculation and export, 500.
Receipts, 5000 bales. Futures quiet:
June. 5.25h; June and July. 80; suIy
and August, 5.3OI5: August and Sep
tember. 5.3s; September and october,
$40: october and November. 5:62hz:
January and February, 5661s: April and
May, 5.73h; May and June, 6so
Evening star., 1915-06-07
New York Metal Markets.

NEW YORK. June The metal ex-
change quoted lead. 5.50a5.7o; spelter
not quoted. At London, lead, f24 los;
spelter not quoted,
Evening star., 1915-06-07
French Bourse Il Firm

PARIS. June Prices were Arm on
the bourse today. Rentes, 70 francs
20 centimes. Exchange on London, 2s
francs 10 centinles
Evening star., 1915-06-07
LONDON MONEY,

LONDON. juno 7-Bar silver. 2sxd
Per ounce Money, 1Aa1% per cent
Discount rates-short bills. ~ per cent:
three months. "a per cent.
Evening star., 1915-06-07
WEATHER.
Cloudy Tonight; Tuesday Showers
and Cooler.

For the District of Columbia. increas-
ing cloudiness tonight. Tuesday show
ers and cooler; variable winds. becom-
ing northwest
Evening star., 1915-06-07

IL matters little what 1t fs that you
want-whether . situation or a servant
"a want ad in The Star win reach the
person who will MI your need.
Evening star., 1915-06-07
HEAVY OFFERINGS TODAY
STAY UPWARD TREND
Stock Dealings Show Increased Con-
fdence Despite Disturbing
Factors.
Foreign Selling of Canadian Pacific
Affects Stable Issues, But Mar
ket Undertone Is Firm.

NEW YORK, June Increased con-
fdence was shown by the stock market
on the resumption of trading today.
nrices in general making substantial
gains
War shares were most conspicuous.
General Electric advancing Az points
to the new high record of 1857. while
Westinghouse, Crucible Steel and al
lied stocks advanced l to >.
Automobile issues were next in favor.
General Motors advancing points 10
the new high record of 1o7.
Canadian Pacific Features.
Canadian Pacific was the feature Of
the International group, gaming u as
against 81 in London.
Pressure soon wiped out its rise, but
was without effect elsewhere.
Canadian Pacific's steady decline to
1913, a loss of points from us pesl
quotation of the morning. finally eX-
erted disturbing influence in othe"
parts of the list. with especial heaVl-
ness in Reading and American Can.
Fall Under Saturdays Close.
Later st. Paul. Southern Pacific.
United States Steel and other active
stocks fell to levels under Saturdays
close.
According to reports. a considerable
part of today's offerings. especially of
Canadian Pacific, came from Amster-
dam, which probably represented fur
ther German liquidation.
War shares were also affected by the
weakness in the more stable issues.
Bonds were STEADY.
Recovery Is Only Slight.
support vas extended after virtually
all The representative shares had fallen
under last weeks closing.
Canadian Pacific rallied points. but
the recovery elsewhere was SLIGHT.
Evening star., 1915-06-07
Recovery Is Only Slight.
Washington Stock Exchange,

SALES.
Potomac Electric Cons. 5s, 81 900 at 101. $1,000
at 161.
Capital Traction. 10 at 90. at 90.
Washington Railway. com. % at 92. % at 92,
% at q. q at o. 25 at %. q at o.. rs at 92,
o5 a: O.. y, at o. 100 at 90 15 at o..
Washington Railway pfd., p at sfA % at
siis
Mcr-cnthaier. 3 at 1883.
Evening star., 1915-06-07
NEW YORK COTTON.

Quotations furnished BY ". B. Hibbs 4 Co,
Cotton Exchange and Chicago Board Of Trad
Evening star., 1915-06-07
BALTIMORE.

Special Dispatch to The star.
BALTIMORE, June eak
spot No. . red. 1.30: spot No. red west
ern. 1.30: June No. red, 1.30, receipts,
3,3G9 bushels.
Corn-Easier; spot contract. 761s };
June. 76t2: steamer mixed, 721a: re-
ceipts. 32.125 bushels: exports, 1926
bushels.
Oats - Easier; standard white, 54
asked; No. 3 white. 531s asked; receipts,
4,712 bushels: exports, 1926 bushels.
Rye-Steady; No. western export,
1.22a1.23; receipts. 21.369 bushels.
Hay-Steady: No. l timothy. 21.50a
200: No. l clover mixed, 2O.o0a20.5o
Grain freights - Steady: steam to
Liverpool. per bushel. unchanged; pick
ed ports, per quarter. unchanged.
LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL. June 7.--Wheat-Spot
No. 1 Manitoba, 12s lid; No. 3, 12s sd ::
No 1 northern Duluth, 12s lid; No. 2
hard winter, 12s Cd.
Corn-Spot, American mixed. new.
So Id.
Flour-Winter patents. AIS Sd.
Hops-In London tPacif1c coast), f3
10saf4 15s
Evening star., 1915-06-07
S AND SO MONEY
to Loan on d. G. Real Estate
JESSE L. HEISKELL. 1908 H st. NV.
Money to Loan

Secured by First Deed of Trust Real Esta:-
Prevailing interest and commissions.
Toseph I. Weller. 62o F St. NV.
Evening star., 1915-06-07
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, June 7.-Flour-Dull;
spring patents, 6.S0a1.20: winter pat
ents. 6.75a1.05: winter straights, 6.50a
665: Kansas straights. 6.s0a7.O0.
Pork-Quiet: mess. 19.0Oa19.50: fam
lily, 21.00a23.00: short clear, 19.50a21.50.
Beef-Steady; mess, 1s.50a19.00; fam
lily. 19.50a2O.50.
Lard-Quiet: middle west. s.55a9.65.
Molasses-Steady; New Orleans open
kettle. 40a50.
Hay-Steady: No. /, 1.2oa1.2 No. 2.
LIS; No. 3. LOS; shipping. 90a95.
Hides-Dull: Bogota. 81; Central
America, 81.
Leather-Firm: hemlock hrsts, 80;
seconds. 3na21
Evening star., 1915-06-07
Irtra adistrict Collections.

In the fifth regional district of the
federal reserve system. which includes
the District of Columbia, over 800
member banks have been duly desig-
mated by number to facilitate intra-
. district collections. which the officials
of the regional institution hope to put
into effect in the near future.
One serious cause for delay in the
Inauguration of the work is the fact
that but sixty of the member banks
have joined the check collection sys-
tenn to date. evidenced by a list sent
to the member banks from Richmond.
Bankers find some profits in check
collections. ard. while their greatest
returns are on checks outside Of the
district. they hesitate in joining in the
int-adistrict movement until it has de
veloped beyond the experimental stage.
The only local banks that siSnIfied
their desire to be considered mem
bers of the collection movement are
the District National Bank. the Co
1umbia National Bank and the Frank
lin National.
After the system has been inaugural
ed. and an opportunity is offered to
note its working. other banks may join it.
join it.
Evening star., 1915-06-07
CURB STOCKS.

Quotations furnished By W. B. Hibbs 4 On
members New York Stock Exchange.
Evening star., 1915-06-07
Naval Movements.

The K-3, K-4. XII and KS arrived at
Mare Island. June 8; the Paul Jones at
San Pedro, June 4; the Penacock at
Portsmouth. June s: the Rocket at Nor
folk, June 5: the North Carolina at Gi-
braltar, June 5: the Neptune at Lynn
haven Bay, June s.: the North Dakota
and Delaware at Hampton roads. June
4, and the Dolphin at Hyde Park. June s.
The Iroquois sailed from San Diego
June 4, for Mare Island; the Nashville
from Port au Prince, June 5. for San
tiago; the Preston from Charleston.
June 5. for Tompkinsville; the Beale
from Norfolk, June 8, for trial run, and
the Brutus from Guantanamo. June 5.
for Gatun lake.
The fuel ships Nero. Nanshan and
Saturn have been assigned to duty with
the Pacific fleet.
Evening star., 1915-06-07

granted Capt. Thomas ]. Leary. Medi-
cal Corps.
Naval Orders.
Ensign D. o. Thomas. to Michigan.
Passed Assistant Surgeon H. L. kel-
ley, from Olympia to st. Louis.
Evening star., 1915-06-07
Tax Money to Banks.

The third installment of the s3.Is3.-
600 tax money allotted to national
banks by the Secretary of the Treasury
was paid in on Saturday The fourth
and final payment will be made June
Is, and viii amount 10 sf.06i eco. Re
payments will start with July.
Tax funds are secured by acceptable
bonds. and banks receiving the funds
pay per cent interest to the govern
ment on their quota of the tax cash.
Evening star., 1915-06-07

Hourly Sales of Stocks Today.
To II am. 20o,6J0 To II m.... 3227Oo
To Pm. 366.9O To 2 pm.. 408,QO)
H.gh Low
Call money today... . ~
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-15
w. MANCHESTER. @.

Glen Hamilton and wife of Edo
RADIO. are making their home with O.
c. Schaeff during the absence of Mrs
Schaeffer, who has not yet returned
from the hospital at Marion, Ind.
where she submitted to an operation
Rev. H. e. Truitt Of Casstown, O.,
who was here Tuesday calling on
friends, took dinner with ]. B. Trone
and wife.
Miss Ethel Ref Of Union City, Wis
tied friends here this week and at.
tended the funeral of Mrs. Jennie
Barnes.
Mrs. John Juday Of Dayton, is WIS.,
iting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs Rob-
ert Craig.
Mrs. Joseph Ruff is visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. G.. Parks.
Mrs. William Gunther spent Wed
nesday evening with West Alexandria
relatives.
County Superintendent Fogarty of
Camden, and Walter Wagner, Monroe
township supervisor, visited the
schools here Wednesday.
Mrs. o. P. Wolverton of Greenville,
was the guest of her mother Mrs.
Mary Trone, on Monday and Tuesday.
Mrs. Levi Shumaker and daughter,
Cleo, were Dayton shoppers Wednes-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Courtney Miller took
dinner with Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Co.'S
sairt and attended institute here We'd
nesday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-15

the night air" It is perhaps fortunate for the
children living in the Arctic circle, where the
nights are six months long. that the Ecquimaux
mothers do not entertain this crude notion about
night air, else their progeny would spend half the
year indoors.
This idea is generally prevalent and even one
of our well known flowers is loaded down with
the horrible name of Deadly Nightshade" as q
sort of verbal relic of this old notion. The low
lying mist or fog that sometimes gathers about
the surface Of the earth under certain atmos-
pheric conditions, after sunset was held, is held
to be "miasmatic" and pregnant with lethal pos
sibilities. This is worthy of all the respect that
should be put to any hoary superstition, but it's
place is in the specimen jars Of an archaeological
museum, not in the show room Of modern intel
ligent life.
The night air, minus the sun is no different
from the atmosphere of sunless day. The at
mospheric envelope Of the earth does not change
from benign to malign in the twinkling of an eye
after shutdown. It is still composed Of oxygen,
nitrogen, argon and carbon dioxide in the normal
proportions for the given locality. The open air
treatment of tuberculosis and it's kindred allies
had first to combat this venerable jargon about
the deadliness of night air, and only the remarl<a-
BILE results of this hygienic aid to it's brought
the superstitious to realization of the Stiffness
of their ingrained noctophobia.