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Evening star., 1915-07-04
Prices Waiver Brief Period
Only Following Attempt on
Life of J. P. Morgan.
EVIDENCES THE STRENGTH
OF FINANCIAL SITUATION
Unprecedeuted Weakness in Foreign
Exchange-Review Of the Iron
and Steel Industry.

NEW YORK, July 3.-The underlying
strength of the financial situation was
again demonstrated today by the man
ner in which the stock market with
stood the attempted assassination of
]. P. Morgan. For a brief period prices
wavered from l to points. but made
almost complete recovery before the
close on assurances that tho hnanciers s
injuries were not serious.
Irregular tendencies prevailed at the
opening, mainly because Of further
selling Of St. Paul, yesterdays weak
feature, which soon recorded loss of
IN points. to 80. its low quotation for
many years. This was followed by
sympathetic weakness and some short
selling of other grangers. as we'll as
the transcontinental group. where the
average recessions ran from 1 to 2
points.
News of the Morgan shooting came
midway in the brief session and af-
fected the industrial group more than
other issues. United States Steel. with
which the name of Morgan Is SO close
ly identified, fell Off IN to SO. while
American Can, many of the war spe-
cialties and motors sagged from 1 to
2h.
Setback Soon Overcome.
Tho setback was only temporary.
however. supporting orders soon over
coming any threatened liquidation. Be-
fore the close most losses were re-
duced to minor fractions, the market
showing absolutely no trace of dis
orders. Total sales amounted to 190.-
900 shares.
Trade reports were more encourag-
ing the last half of the year, In the
opinion of the authorities, according
striking contrast to the first half
Shipments of textiles and general mer-
chandise were heavier than in the cor
responding week Of last year. Rumors
Of further upward revision Of prices for
steel and iron were current. With Its
actual loan expansion of $50, 900, 900. the
local bank statement plainly reflected the
shifting Of moneys incidental to mid
year interest and dividend disburse.
ments. It is not improbable. also. that
foreign sales of our securities contrib
uted to the loan increase. The cash
loss exceeded $26.000.000, with $29,-
600, 900 decrease in reserves.
Bonds were irregular, with further
moderate foreign sales. Total sales
(par value), $1.425. 900.
United States bonds were unchanged
on call during the week.
Foreign Exchange Weak.
A more or less active week, which in
cluded unprecedented weakness In for
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NEW YORK.
GRAIN REVIEW.
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, July 3.-Hedging on a
somewhat broad scale to anticipate lib
eral new crop arrivals expected by
Tuesday gave a downward swing today
closed heavy at l to 2 3S under last
night. Corn suffered loss of ha& to
y net The finish in provisions ranged
from 121a decline to a rise of 2k.
as soon as trading began. and did not at
any time show decided power to rally.
Threshing was reported to have be-
come general in southern Illinois and
there were predictions that II the wealth
er held good the amount of offerings by
Tuesday would be likely to swamp deal
ers. A similar forecast In regard to
Indiana counted further against the
bulls. In addition. prospects were said
to be flattering for q big yield in the
made, too. that Baltimore exporter
was canceling purchases and that as
much as 250,000 bushel had been resold
for his account.
Reductions in premiums for cash
wheat were SO sharp as to attract con-
the July price the rate for No. 2 hard
was fully &c lower than yesterday.
Transactions in No. red equally
demonstrated that recent fear of a
threatened shortage in supplies here had
to a great extent already faded away.
Favorable weather and crop reports
tended to ease off the corn market. Some
notice was taken also Of the chance of
a surplus this season in the southern
states.
Oats followed the action of other
grain. News from the harvest fields
was optimistic. barring a few COM
plants about conditions in Illinois.
Provisions averaged lower with hogs
and grain. Lard specially was without
adequate support.
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK. July 3.-wheat-spot
easy: No. 2 red, 1861 and No. hard,
I41h elf New York export: No.
northern Duluth. 1.42 and No. 1 northern
Manitoba. 1.341a elf. Buffalo. Futures
were easy. July, LIT.
corn-spot easy; No. yellow. 81;
prompt shipment.
Oats-spot easy: standard. 5sh: No.
3 white. 5s: fancy clipped white. SASSY.
Hay-Steady.
Rye-Du1L
Barley-ouiet.
Evening star., 1915-07-04

Harry Parker Boyd. associated with
many business. social and fraternal Or
sanizations, died at . Baltimore inhrn-
ary from = complication Of diseases.
Evening star., 1915-07-04

John Randall. colored, 4 hod carrier.
was killed by falling from a ladder
while carrying bricks at An oil plant
At Curtis bay. Baltimore.
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NEW YORK PROVISIONS.

NEW YORK. July a.-Evaporatsa
Prunes-Firm.
Apricots and peaches-ouiet.
Raisins-Stsady.
Hops-Quiet.
Hides-Steady.
Leather-Firm.
Pork-Steady.
Beef-Steady.
Tallow-Dull.
wool-Steady.
Rice-Quiet.
Molasses-Dull.
Flour-Dull
Rye dour-Dull
Cornmeal-Steady. &
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LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO. July 3.-Hogs-Receipts
10000 head: weak. Bulk. 7.30a7.55
light, 7.35a7.75: mixed. 7.10a7.65: heavy
6.90a7.55; rough, 6.90a7.00; pigs. 6.25a
$50.
Cattle-Receipts, 100 head; steady
Native beef steers, 6.S5a9.90; western
steers, 7.25as.45: cows and heifers, 3.Ss
a9.50: calves, 7.25a1O.50.
Sheep-Receipts. 5000 head: steady
Sheep, 5.75a6.85; lambs, 7.00a10.15.
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK. July 3.-Beeves-Re-
ceipts, 355 head: no trading.
Calves-Receipts. 159 head: steady
veals, 9.00a12.00; culls, 7.00a8.50.
Sheep and lambs - Receipts. 2,9S4
head. Sheep, easy; lambs, lower; sheep
a.50a6.0o; culls, 3.00a3.25; lambs. s.00a
1000: culls, 7.0oa7.50.
Hogs-Receipts. 1850 head. No
trading.
Evening star., 1915-07-04
June Fabricated Contracts.

A preliminary estimate Of June fabri-
Grated contracts is $4,000 tons. Of which
10000 tons were placed last week. in
cluding $4,000 tons for the Pennsyl-
vania freight terminal At Chicago. The
American Bridge Company submitted
Evening star., 1915-07-04
SAFETY FIRST.

SAFETY FIKSY.
First trust (mortgages) real estate securities
are the safest Investments In the world
always have flrst trust real estate secured
notes for sale. any amounts. Not one ~ DOL
lar ever lost on any loans made BY me.
II years' experience: bank references.
Personal attention given all mattefs.
D. n. ROLAND DRURY.
3O1 Southern bldg. 18th and H SITS. nv.
Evening star., 1915-07-04

Investment opportunities in New York stock
Exchange securities explained In plain Ian
guage every week In THE ODD LOT n.
VIEW. Published by John Muir q o., 81
Broadway. Send for free sample copies.
Evening star., 1915-07-04
WILL BUY

80 Capital Traction at 0OA.
10 Warrington Rwy. pfd. at S31z.
IS Warrington Rwy. com. at sou.
50 Washington Gas at TN.
10 Mergenthaler at $50.
100 LanstOn at COZ.
Is Federal National Bank at 1875 ex. DIV.
100 Farmers and Mechanics Bank At 166.
5 National Bank Of Warrington at 10.
SO Warrington Baseball Club at Is.
8 N. 4 w. Steamboat at $50.
Subject to previous acceptance or
cancellation. All executions for cash.
Buying and selling orders on all listed
stocks and bonds solicited.
Deliveries for cash at your own bank.
THOMAS L. HUME, Broker,
1410 G Ct Roama ali Tai M 1alA
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WEEKS RANGE OF PRICES.
Corrected to the Close of Business July 3, at
the Office of The Evening Star.
Railway and MisceIlaneous Shares.

following closing prices
Exchange and
to
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S AND 6% MONEY
to Loan On D. c. Real Estate
JESSE L. HEIsKELI. 1le0 u q. a.sI
Money to Loan
saenrrd bv First Dsed Of Trust - Rsal HsenAA
Prsvsiiins intsrsst ard ee0miasssaA.
Joseph I. Weller. Gao F St. NV.
WILL SELL

5000 Potomac C0nsld. bo af 1O1.
9l,5OO Interstate Bldg. CoFp'n 90 (6oo
wanted).
u 500 Georgetown Gas 81 at 100.
81 900 Wash. Rwy. 40 at S1k.
70 Wash. Rwy. pfd. at SS9k.
50 Wash. Rwy. com. at 01.
80 Warrington Gas at 70.
800 Wash. Utilities Co. at EN-. -
10 MerGenthaler at 1S@
100 Lanst0n at 0S.
National Bank Of Warrington at -
10 Munsey Trust At 06h.
10 Second National Bank at 1881.
10 Union Trust Ibid wantedD.
50 Bank of Commerce and Savings (blA
wanted).
100 Real Estate Trust Ibid wantedD.
II N. 4 w. Steamboat at 17S.
80 Warrington Baseball Club At 10ks
10 Gayety Theater at 1871.
Columbia Hotel Co. at 900.
$40 GRAPHIC. pfd. at 81.
6-1O GRAPHIC. com. at 90.
Evening star., 1915-07-04
Financial Notes.

Net revenue per mile for hfty-seven
railroad companies for May. 1915. were
1854, against net revenue Of 1902 per
mile for the same month Of 1914. Tho
ffty-seven roads reporting showed net
revenues Of 320.652,911 for the month
Of May and 3215.743.178 for the eleven
months ended with May.
The bondholding creditors Of the
state of Virginia will ask for q re-
ceiver to demand. receive and give
acQuittance" for the money to be paid
over to the state by West Virginia.
There 10 q rumor that the American
Graphophone Company may declare an
extra dividend on its common stock
in the near future.
Automobile sxpoxta GAINED a psr cent
Evening star., 1915-07-04

In proof Of the statement that immi-
grafton has been SO light A. to inter-
fere with the supply Of unskilled labor.
the statistics show that for the fiscal
year ended with June. but 45s.162 aliens
were admitted to this country. as COM
pared with 1.4oa.0s1 for tho previous
fiscal year. Coupled with this must
be considered tho very heavy migration
of reservists and others.
Railroad Earnings Improving.
Gross earnings Of the railroads of the
country are showing some Improve
mont. though reports now are COM
pared with the lean months Of q year
ago.
Net sarninss have increased in recent
moaths out e rate with the increase
Evening star., 1915-07-04

1410 G st., Rooms ell. Tel. M. 134S.
Evening star., 1915-07-04

A more or less active week. which in
cluded unprecedented weakness in for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-18
EPWORTHIANS WILL MEET
NEXT AT CHARLES TOWN
Speaker at League Meeting Lauds
Spirit Manifested Toward Miners
by John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Charles Town. W. Va, was selected as
the next convention at the final meet
ing of the three-da gathering of the
first annual session of the Baltimore
Conference of the Epworth League of
the NJ. E. Church South held in Mount
Vernon Place Church last night. Dele
gates from the leagues of the Balti
more and Washington territories will
gather. in that. city in November of
next year. The session just closed was
the first Of Its kind held and the work
accomplished, 1t is stated, was crafty
ing
The brotherhood Of Christianity was
upheld in the sermon by Rev. ]. Mar
vim Culbreth. assistant general secre-
tary, who lauded the spirit shown by
John D. Rockefeller. jr., in his relations
with the mine workers in his employ.
A quartet, composed of Mr.. and Mrs.
Francis P. Heartsill and Mr.. and Mrs.
j. Frank Shreve, sang.
Rev. D. L. Blakemore. at the after
noon services, spoke on Channels of
Missionary Service" He urged the CIV
ing of prayer, money and life In mis-
sionary work
The Junior League met yesterday aft
ernoon, led by Miss Stuart Anderson.
Margaret Ramsey led devotional serv-
ices. Lucille Harris gave recitation.
Annie Flynn made an address. Dorothy
Coe sang and other numbers were given
by Ruth Anderson. Kitty Hoge and
Grace Bush.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-18
LORD BRYCEIs OPPOSED
TO POLICY OF REPRISALS
Declares England Should Not Imi-
tate "Savagery" Of German
Air Raiders.

LONDON, October 18.-Discussion in
the press of the expediency of reprisals
for air raids continues. Lord Bryce
writes to the Times today protesting
against such reprisals.
In this war, said Lord Bryce. Britain
stood from the first for respecting The
Hague conventions and the rights Of
non-combatants.
ITO initiate tho policy Of savagery
carried out by the German govern
ment in Belgium and France and by
the Turkish government in Armenia"
he declared. would be to lower our
selves to the level Of those govern
ments."
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, in tho same
paper, points out that French. aviators
already have raided Karlsruhe and
Stuttgart, the latter effort being an
nounced as reprisal for raids on open
towns in France and Great Britain.
TT is dirty work at best" he says.
however necessary it may be. but the
dirtiest work of all would be to allow
an ally to do it in our name while we
explain to the world that we could
not condescend to do 1t"
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GEN. JOFFRE DISPLAYS
MARVELLOUS ENDURANCE
Takes Neither Food Nor Drink for
twenty-five Hours During
Champagne Battle.

PARIS, October IA Paris paper
gives an account of how Gen. Joffre,
commander in chief of the French
forces, directed the operations during
the battle in the Champagne region:
Taking a post close to tho front, in an
innkeepers kitchen, where a telephone
had been installed, Gen. Joffre. bending
over a large scale map. listened to OFF,
GERS at the telephone. at intervals CIV
ing his orders in an absolutely calm
voice.
In this position, tho newspaper ac-
count says, Gen. Joffre remained more
than twenty-five hours-from . o'clock
in the morning until 1880 the next
morning-neither eating nor drinking
during the whole time. At tho end of
that period. after marking certain
places on the map. he put down his
pencil and said: 1T is over. Let us go
take a bite"
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OPEN FORTY HOURS DEVOTION.
Services Are Being Held at the
Shrine of the Sacred Heart.

The forty hours devotion opened yes
terday at the Shrine of the Sacred
Heart, 14th street and Park road. Rev.
Father Eckenrode celebrated solemn
high mass at IL o'clock. The mass
ended with a procession. after which
the alteration continued all day. Rev.
Ignatius Smith of the Dominican House
of Studies. delivered a sermon at 1880
O'Clock, the alterations closing with
benediction.
High mass of peace was sung at 9
o'clock this morning, the alteration
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-18

continuing throughout today. Father
Smith Is to preach a sermon this even
ing at 1880 o'clock which Is to be fol-
lowed by benediction. Tomorrow serv-
ices will begin at o'clock in the
morning and the mass Of reposition
will be celebrated at o'clock. The
formal closing of the forty hours de-
votion will take place tomorrow
evening at 1880 O'Clock. when the final
sermon will be delivered by Father
Smith, followed by benediction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-18
James c. Waters, IT,, to Lecture.

Announcement Is made that James c.
Waters. jr.. of the local bar has &C
copied an invitation to deliver series
of four lectures at the law department
of Howard University. The lectures
will be under the auspices of the classes
In torts and criminal procedure pre-
Beginning with The Doctrine of the
Last Clear Chance" to be delivered in
November, Mr.. Waters subjects will
include "Mandamus and Certiorari in
the Criminal Court" Erroneous Judg-
pus" and Res Ipsa Loquitur and the
Burden of Proof"
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tney were awakened again by the
sound of guns about midnight

they were awakened again by the
sound of guns about midnight.
Five Bombs in Sixty Yards.
In the last area covered by the raid
this time in a suburb-there is not a
single factory or business house and
.iaroiv any shops. There are no mill
'"fy encampments, no store sheds, no
aerial defenses and not even search
tisnts; All the property consists of de-
,-a uneu or semi-detached houses sur
rounded by small gardens It was in
.ais oistr1ct that, for some obscure rea-
I'LL 5,. me largest number of bombs were
i,oppeo, and they must have been
y 1 Hab by what the commander of
a zeppelin In his interview on the In ct
ia IN, described as rapid fire.
me actual period of bombardment
fro not last a minute, and the distance
cropped to the last could not have been
more than 600 yards. Within sixty
yalus no less than five fell together.
Mmie nearby three fell in a single gar.
thir,v ~, did not measure moro than
ne striking and fortunate feature of
d ne dDomoardment in this district aud, m
sion is TIN Inc attack on this ocea-
~ oo' tps cropped lot on the buildings. but
suburban area were houses actually
struck: though Of course, the force OF the
eApioslons was sufficient to destroy whole
houses even at a considerable distance.
Amazing Escapes Reported.
Here there were many astonishing
escapes. In one instance a bomb fell on
a narrow passage separating two houses,
the entire fronts Of which were blown out,
causing the upper bedroom floors to COL
lapse In one of the upper bedrooms a
mother and daughter were sleeping.
ihey were thrown out onto the street
through the place where the ground floor
window should have been both escaping
with their lives-
In the next house a little boy lying
IN his cot was buried under the debris
OF the wrecked roof Of the house, and in
order to release him the whole roof had
TO be lifted up. so securely was the cot
pinned down. There was not a stick of
n ture nor piece Of china left whole
either OF these two houses; only two
small pictures remained with the glass
unbroken.
"A large house a few yards away SUI
fered very badly. A bomb fell right on
the center of it, killing instantly two
children and severely injuring a third
and the father and mother.
Forces Open Locked Door.
In the Eoad in which this occurred
there are twenty houses without doors
or windows, and every house is heavily
pitted with shot marks. In one Of the
houses, where a woman was sitting on
sofa, the door of the room was forced
open with such violence that the lock was
wrenched from its fastenings and struck
the wall within few inches Of the wom-
ans head.
AT another point where bomb fell
in the street a young man was saying
good night to a woman at the front door
of the house. He was killed Immediately
by fragment of the bomb, and the wom-
an was severely injured. AT this point
also an old man who was walking on the
pavement was struck and his arm was
blown off. He died in the hospital short
ly afterward."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-18
Word Land" Omitted.

In my report Sunday morning on
my brief on Assessment and Taxa
ton in the District of Columbia and
the Fiscal Relation to the Federal
Government" I am made to claim:
THAT the District values are very
lightly taxed" when what the text Of
the brief stated is:
THAT District land values are very
lightly taxed" an essentially different
proposition. HERBERT BROWNE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-18
5000, 900 More Men Needed.

Great Britain needs $1,000 900 moro
men by spring." This declaration was
made by Brig. Gen. Sir Eric Swayne,
director Of recruiting in tho northern
command. in a speech at Hull Gen.
Swayne estimated that Germany still
has between 100000 and 10000. 900
men from the ages of eighteen to forty
five and that, therefore. it was useless
to talk about wearing out Germany.
In the spring, said he. Germany would
lose more men than the allies, which
would balance the numbers Of the allies
and the central powers. but If Great
Britain should raise 3,000.0 900 additional,
Germany probably would recognize that
1t would be fruitless to continue.
Great Britain, he added, did not want
compulsion, but unless 10000 mon
were recruited by tho spring, the mill
tary authorities could not be respon-
sible for the war
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-18

vice president, Miss A. r. Woodbridge:
fourth vice president. Mrs. B. c. whsei-
err: secretary, Roy Fawkes. and treas
urer, Miss Edith Slime.
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Epworth League Elects Officers.

Officers of the Epworth League Of
Lincoln Road Methodist Episcopal
Church have been elected as follows:
President, W. Clark Main; first vice
president, John T. Schrott; second vice
president, Miss Geneva Wallace: third
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Bombard Residential Flats.

1.-The second area contains large block
Of residential flats, some of which are &C.
cupied as offices. Like many other blocks
of fats in London, this one has a stretch
of garden behind the bu ldings. and one
of the enemy's high explosive bombs fell
in this garden close to the fats them
selves. One or two rooms on the ground
floor were totally wrecked and on the
first floor considerable damage was done.
Another bomb fell on the top of one Of
the buildings. demolishing the top story.
In this area there were no casualties,
though several narrow escapes.
1.-The third area contains two damaged
business premises. On the first, large
modern blu Id ng constructed of rein
forced concrete and with steel and con-
crete roof and flooring, two bombs were
dropped. one Of them actually on the roof.
and one on the pavement Immediately
beneath the doorway The bomb on the
pavement appears to have exploded side
ways At any rate. the damage done.
which consisted chiefly OF broken glass
and plaster. occurred mainly In the
houses on the other side Of the street.
The bomb which dropped on the roof Of
the building itself did little damage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-18
BRITISH HOLD NEUTRAL SHIP.
Hexicano, From U. S. for Scandinav.
ian Ports, Detained at KirkWau.

LONDON, Thursday. October IA (de-
layed by censor)-The Swedish steam
er Nexicano. from New Orleans for
Gothenburg and Christiania with q
general cargo. has been detained at
Kirkwall
The Swedish steamer Orion has been
released.
The Mextcano is probably the Nor
wegian vessel of that name which
sailed from New Orleans September "a
and from Newport News September 20
for Christiania and Gothenburg The
Orion. from Philadelphia. September %.
for Stockholm. had been reported as
arriving at kirkwall October 10.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK
holders Of the Chaplin Sacks Manufacturing
Company win be held at the New Rammel
Hotel. in the city Of Alexandria. Va: on the
pm, 70. tfe purpese Of eiectins director. and
the transaction OF such other business as may
Be brought before the meeting. The stock
transfer books of the company will be CLOSED
October IA. 1915, and remain closed until 10
am. October Is 1915.
SAINT G. REDMAN Secretary.
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Damage Done In Five Areas.

When the results of the raid were
examined next morning five distinct
areas could be distinguished in which
damage was done. The first of these
is an area in which there is little or
no residential property. some large
buildings devoted to various kinds
of business, and comparatively wide
streets In this area bombs were drop
ped containing high explosives, which
in four cases fell upon the streets and
in the fifth upon the back premises of
one large building thronged with peo-
pie.
One Of the bombs. which apparently
was Of large size, penetrated the street
into the subways containing gas and
water mains, and in exploding melted
the gas pipes. setting alight a. fire
which, though slight in extent, lasted
for several hours. The. explosion of
this bomb damaged the buildings round
about considerably and destroyed al
most all the glass in the neighborhood
1t also was responsible for number
of casualties, which will all be the sub
ject of an inquest. Those killed were
either sitting in the front rooms of the
buildings or were working or walking
IN the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-18

Lynchburg has provided for the issue
of $4,000 of refunding bonds to retire
an issue of October 10, 1851. duo No
vember I.
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Speakin' O preparedness, who
remembers tn ole sayin', what
funny things we see when we
haint got a gun I" d.
Why is a rich bachelor?