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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-06
Grain, Produce,
Cotton Markets.
GRAIN MARKETS.
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, November Grains in
southern Argentina gave a downward
slant today to wheat prices here. Be
sides, demand was poor on account of
to make new commitments
in the face of a general holiday tomor-
row. The size of the domestic visible
supply as compared with a year ago
tended also to handicap the bulls
Opening prices, which ranged from
Il to l lower, with December at Isl 70
to 1.S2A and May at 1881 to 1881 F..
were followed by decided further set
backs interrupted by brief transient
va lilies
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-06
Secretary Baker Returns.

Secretary Baker appeared here I'M
expectedly last night and spent sew
eraI hours at work at the War De-
partment today He will leave here
this evening for Cleveland. where he
viii vote the straight democratic
ticket tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-06
MIGHT School Roll Now 5000.

More than 5000 students are now en-
rolled in the public night schools of
the District Of Columbia. This Is the
enrolment Of individual students, and
does not count q student twice who
may b taking two subjects In differe9t
claoeaA -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-06
NEW ORLEANS.

NEW ORLEANS, November G.-The
cotton market was steady in early
trading. rising II to Is points in the
first half hour.
Futures opened steady. Opening bid:
December, 1874; January. 1851; March,
1881; May. 1898; July, 1909.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-06

LONDON, November 6.-Bar silver,
33Ad per ounce. Money. per cent.
Discount rates, short bills, .5ha5H per
cent; three-month, 51ta5x. q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-06
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
Condition Of the Water.

Temperature and condition of water at
am: Great Falls-Temperature. 81 ;
condition, 3. Daiecarlia reservoir-Tem-
perature, So: condition at north connec-
ton, Z: condition at south connection, g.
Georgetown distributing reservoir-Tem-
perature, 81; condition at infiuent gate
house. 81 condition at effiuent gate
house, s.
Weather in Various Cities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-06
Paris Bourse Prices UNCHANGED.

November 6.-Prices were un-
changed on the bourse today; rentes, 81
francs 10 centimes: exchange on London.
q frnnae 81 y centimes; per cent loan,
~ fn4 g centimeA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-06
BROAD, FIRM MARKET,
WITH SHARP ADVANCES
Steel Common Makes Another New
High at 12314-Other Shares
Q to 8 Points Better.
Peculiar Conditions Affecting Secu-
rites Counted on to Continue
Active Trading.

NEW YORK, November 6.-Condi-
tons on the eve of presidential cleo
ton have never been just as they are
today. so far as the Wall street market
is concerned.
Prosperity. such as the country has
never before known. based. in the
opinion of the street. entirely on the
European war. will not be changed by
the result of the election tomorrow.
Hence, while a Wilson victory may
mean a temporary decline in values
operators do not think that the market
Will show any pronounced or permanent
change until signs of peace are in
sight.
However. in the event of the election
of Mr.. Hughes, the street is likely to
give demonstration in advancing
prices. which may or may not be as i'm
portant as some operators expect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-06
CURB STOCKS.

Quota ions furnished by W. Il. Hibbs & Co.
members New York Stock Exchange.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-06
! Morning Hours Strong.

In the morning hours the stock
| market was strong from the very open
ing of the market. There were few ex-
ceptions in the stock list to the rule of
higher values, nor did any group show
much better strength than the general
list.
Steel common made a new high. when
just about noon it crossed 120A and
scored 12015, the former being the pre-
vious high, and the top "a points bet
ter than the closing on Saturday.
| Crucible Steel improved III: Lacka-
| wanna Steel gained 2, and the indie
pendent steel shares all showed a firm
tone.
Baldwin Locomotive was points
higher; American Locomotive nearly
~. better: Car Foundry, 1 p; Indus
trial Alcohol. IL, while the coppers
were all strong at point gain. In
ternational Paper shares moved up a
| full point.
| The rails also displayed a firmer tone
with fractional improvement in values
the rule, and with a little more trading
| in the shares than usual
In the first two hours of the afternoon
session. the market moved freely. and
held the better part of the earlier ad-
vances. recessions being limited to small
fractions.
On some of the minor shares even
higher figures were scored, with but
ing the expected evening-up liquidation
attendant on the eve of election.
Strong and Higher.
The whole list moved to higher levels
in the final hour of the session. Any
one who looked for slump at the
| close was doomed to disappointment
Steel common was given another
boost and advanced to 1917, point
above the previous high record.
American Smelter made a three-point
advance. Republic Iron and Steel sold
to so Y, gain of 29s. Central Leather
stopped at 1881 for high, a gain of 5
points
Some of the industrials that were
! firm still showed shaded values from
| the high.
Reading rose to 111h. or points,
| and Union Pacific moved up to 1924
Canadian Pacific was IA higher and
Baltimore and Ohio gained q. Other
rails were firmer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-06
Up-River Waters.

Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARPERS FERRY, W. Va, Novem-
Der 6-The Potomac and Shenandoah
rivers were clear this morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-06
Exchanging Bonds.

According to the latest bulletin of the
federal reserve board, bankers have
taken advantage of the provisions of
section IS of the federal reserve act
in exchanging s3G.O00.OO0 United States
9 per cent bonds into thirty-year con-
version Is and one-year Treasury
notes, S15.751 600 into bonds and S14,-
2S9.000 into Treasury notes.
The regional bank OF the fifth dis
trict, located at Richmond. has convert
ed for it's members s2,142,S00 2 per cent
bonds into IS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-06
Keeping Open House.

The various local brokerage houses
with New York connections will keep
open house tomorrow evening and will
receive election returns. Invitations
have been extended to customers to
make use of the opportunities offered.
In New York prominent brokerage
houses have engaged hotel parlors.
prominent halls, etc. and will keep
open house at their downtown and up
town Offices.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-06
POWDER STOCKS.

ouo,a,ion. furnished by ". b. Hibb. 4 Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-06
No Session Tomorrow.

There will be no session Of the Wash
ington Stock Exchange tomorrow. cleo
ton day.
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RAILWAY PREFERRED
WAS IN GOOD DEMAND
Prices Advance on Larger Sales Than
for Days Past to 8214 and
S21a-Bonds Slow.
Chairmen of Bankers Association
Committees neutrality-suspicious.
Continues Firm.
BY I. A, FLEMING.

In the aggregate n fair volume of busi-
ness was transacted on today's session of
the Washington Stock Exchange. With a
single session between holidays it was not
expected that there would be very much
doing. but an unexpectedly good demand
for the preferred shares of the Washing
ton Railway and Electric Company de-
veloped and a number of minor stocks, not
usually showing in the records, made the
session more important.
Railway preferred was not only in bet
ter DEMAND. but it was much stronger.
opening at S2A and closing at So =, with
the bulk of the sales at the high price.
Odd lots of the common stock figured in
the transactions, but not in volume suf-
ficient to make a market
Mergenthaler sold at 1861 and 165
and closed with 1645s bid and 1854
asked. Promoters of the petition idea
in behalf of an extra dividend are ap-
parently sure that they will receive all
or the greater part of the extra dis
tribution asked for.
Shares in the Bank of Commerce and
Savings sold at IL. Real Estate Title
, Insurance at 6S and Columbia Title
at s.
The movement in bonds was not es-
pecially active. Graphophone IS were
firmer selling at 1929, while Railway
Is. small bonds. sold at 102 and 102 4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-06
Bankers Committees Appointed.

John Poole. president of the District
Bankers Association. has appointed Cor
coran Thorn. chairman of the bad check
committee of the association: H H. Nc
Kee. chairman of the legislative COM
mittee. and Julius I. Peyser, chairman
of the protective committed
The chairman of each of these COM
mittees will select his associates.
At the annual meeting of the District
Bankers Association an Endorsement
was given to the candidacy of James F..
Oyster for reelection to the board of
directors of the federal reserve regional
bank of Richmond. as the representa-
tive Of group 8, banks in the fifth dis
trict.
While local member banks have no
vote for Mr. Oyster the secretary of
the association has directed a letter
conveying the Endorsement of the asso-
citation to every member bank of
group 3.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-22
NEW WORK FOR HUMANITY
he Washington Times:

Dear Readers of The Washington Times:
At the suggestion of a wise man have begun new kind
of work. For years have written "Advice to the Loveorn
for the newspapers have answered questions of and
women concerning the affairs of their hearts
Now am going to do something exciting than that
With the help of Miss Grace Darling going to take some
of the most important episodes that to me through the
letters from the millions Of readers of advice to the Love-
lon make stories of them for The Washington Times and
Miss Darling and Basil Dckey will turn them into scenarios for
motion pictures. -.-' g --r
They will be produced stories in The Times every Sum
day. and during the week following the motion pictures will
show the acting of the story.
1t is exciting to think of having your thoughts changed
into actual moving human beings appearing before the public
on the screen. ...,+
In my work in collaboration with Miss Darling the
ton pictures shall try to give good advice working always
with my great motto Love makes the world 20 round"
BEATRICE FAIRFAX
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-22

The men nled into a dining room as
dingy and dlsorderly as their Uttered
and disreputable reception room. on
the dining room table stood a large
metal tai, box about SNt the size and shape Of
pieces, which riveted together with
firm clamps IL took the strainine
efforts of the entire group to carry
that box to the back doorway of the
farmhouse. There stood. a horse and
was showed into the wagon and COW
cred over with a great piece OF tar
paulin. Then one OF the men took the
drivers seat and the horse ambled of
toward the woods.
Say Chief--I know. that's no coffin;
but what is in that box?"
The leader turned to him with an ugly
air of suspicion, Newcomers amt
supposed to ask questions" said he
grimly.
Hanson accepted his rebuke SO hum
bly, that the leader Immediately became
Modified.
The Sinister Plot.
"Well. I'll tell you this much, my
boy" said he. THAT box Ia due to
go an board the steamer "Mandalay.'
and a few hours after she does there
will be n wreck thatll cost tho Lloyd's
pretty penny. The owner may be
gratetul enough 10 give us little piece
of his insurance. Savvy?"
Hanson smiled and muttered: And
everybody will think it was a submarine
30 we're safeg'
"You get the idea,.' muttered Brown
The relatives OF BERTHE Fitzstruther
remittance man and ne'er-do-well, who
had died bravely as a member of the
Northwest Mounted Police. ana who had
so expiated life lacking in bravery OF
anything decent, had determined to give
his body honorable burial In Fitzstruther
Abbey over In Warwiokshire. But that
body was doomed 10 be informed in q
lonely farmyard out In the Bronx
The casket which took its place on
board the steamer Mandalay was 10
send to their last reckoning numerous
enep who were fully as worthy OF hon.
oyablo burial as ever was the black
sheep OF the Fitzstruther line
The grim pantomine which Gladys
Henson and viewed was the exchange
of the casket full OF deadly explosives
for the, body OF the young Engllshman
The Internal machine In the caske,
was timed 10 explode when the Manda-
lay wa well out on the high seas.
II any decent impulse made Hanson
Ions protect his wife when sh'
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-22
~ cpyhnt b. ns snyn
The Mystery of the
!. Exchange of Baskets

stiffness. What use could these des-
pcrate men be planning to make Of us7
A Gloomy Prison.
: The men led us Into deserted and
disorderiy living room. which bore signs
Of a carousai. All about wsre empty
bottles and soiled ash trays. Confusion
and disorder and darkness mingled to-
gether. -. So
We were subjected to the unpless-
antneBs OF a REORGANIZATION ana
then q search. That revealed nothing
in particular except Mrs. Hanson's
letter to me. Tho men studied II
with an angry sneer, and then Brown
called to some one who must have
been lurking in hiding.
A moment later two of the ugly
looking band we had seen in the
woods led in Hanson,
At sight OF the pretty girl who had
brought me there, a strange CLEAN
came into his eyes and thought he
was about to defend us-again res
cue seemed In view, and passed us by.
The momentary Impulse to fight for
us left Hanson, and in spite OF his
wife's pleadings he wore an air of
absolute indifference.
What does this letter mean?'
asked Brown, showing 1t at him
Hanson read it-then he shrugged
his shoulders and smiled indifferently.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-22

Somebody did. But that was later.
oh. why didn't you stay free"
moaned GLADYS Hanson. You might
have helped us"
Jimmy met her reproaches with a
grin, and then | knew our situation
The Gold Penknife.
Say. Beatrice. you don't happen to
have that little gold penknire with the
diamond star in the middle of 1t up your
sleeve?" asked Mr.. Barton.
He remembered that knife because
he had a jealous recollection that some
masculine member Of the staff had
given It TO me on Christmas. Jealousy
Berved some purpose then. The knife
was In my wrist bag.
The wrist bag lay on the floor Mt my
side. Perhaps n self-reBpecting contor-
tionist would not have approved of the
methods | took to accomplish 1t, but
/ managed to stopp over. get my little
purse In my teeth and twist open the
catch. Then Jimmy used his dental
equipment to advantage and sawed
bound my wrists. Then we started up
the trap, whereupon the door opened
and the ugly face Of Doyle grinncd
down at us derisively.
Jimmy took aim with his revolver and
Doyle leaped back shrieking thet he had
Then the cold voice or. the leader.
Brown. spoke and the order he gave
was a fearsome one: Get the straw,
we'll catch them m they come up"
When George Hanson had brought
his young bride to the lonely cottage
where she had lived so happily for a
few short weeks. there had been def
mite method in his choice of n home.
He had known that q band OF danger
Gus criminals lived in the immediate
neighborhood.
AS soon as their household goods
were in order. Hanson set about scrap.
Ing acquaintance with some OF these
criminals. He managed a judicious Use
of certain phrases Of thieves patter-a
certain manner. Of ipsoIent indifference
to law aud order. and presently he and
Bonnie Doyle were bosom companions.
Doyle looked on Hanson as find--a
chap who had been Through the mill,
and who would be worthwhile add
ton to Browns gang
II took a little persuasion-but pres
entity Brown was convinced, .-,,
You say you escaped from Atlanta
In 1914. DO you know the prison code?"
Hanson nodded, and when Brown had
tapped out question In the code, he
replied with an answer which caused a
grim smile to circle about the group.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-22
LOOKED YOUNGER BY
DARKfNING HER GRAY HAIR
Changed Her Gray Hair to a
Perfect Dark Shade Without
Dyeing 1t.

Newark. N. j., Jan. IL. 1915.
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for some time now, and am very glad
to find a preparation that really dark
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ton.
ut made me so much younger look
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and am positive II will do the same for
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-22
THE BALD SPOT
THAT WOULDN'T
COME Off
Il Was War 10 He
finish

If you find dandruff on
your coat collar, It's simply
Natures danger signal Of
coming badness. Soon "
will be too late, and the bald
spot that won't come or
will make its appearance.
Avoid the use of cocoanut
oil or preparations containing
alkalis. Soaps and other al
kalis foam, so be on your
guard, as they tend to dry
the scalp. Go to O'Don-
nell's Drug Store, 9O4 F
street, and ask for a SOC bot
tie of Speiser's Scalp Tonic.
Use it according to direc-
tons, and in a reasonable
time dandrutf, falling hair,
and scalp irritation will dis
appear and the natural
growth of the hair will be
promoted. Mr.. O'Donnell Is
so confident of the merits of
this preparation that he Of
fers to return your money If
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-22

she amt my wife. I only fooled
her into thinking she Is. She's Just
living over there with me and I'm
mighty tired OF the way she always
butts in.
sonal fears. The man turned away to
avoid the eyes of the woman he had
wronged. And a moment later we
were bound hand and foot and thrust,
a gloomy cellar which lay at the
fostering foundation Of the house or
crime.
In the gloomy cellar where our captors
had thrust us. my strongest emotion
whelming fear which had forced me to
deny myself Jimmy's aid. II only l
had been able to convey to MIN some
message of our bitter need! III only ne
were here-and then suddenly he was!
Jimmy Barton. dressed In the monde
script garments affected by scrubwom-
en- and wearing a yellow wig which
gave him n ludicrous appearance, In
GREATNESS sentences he told me his
'That icy stare you gave me didn't
fool me much, Beatrice." he chuckled.
$50 i did some tall thinking plus Q
little sleuthinE. When ] saw Won be-
Inc led into, this mouse Hke JANUS 10
the slaughter, was feazed for a min
ute. But pretty soon I got an inspira-
ton. There was a sign on the gate,
"Strong woman wanted" And here's
the strong woman"
"But before we get to here there
was another little Incidents tramp
a funny bloke, standing out In front
smoking n cigarette butt. offered
him IS for his clothes, but he said a
million wouldn't buy them. I haven't
been able to figure out that tramp
yet.
The Scrubwoman's Story.
"wen, after he turned me down.
remembered an old actor guy who is
rusticating somewhere out here In the
Bronx, far from the plaudits of Broad
way--and the figures of Broadway rem
tails. So i went to call on him-per-
suaded him to lend me these lovely gar
ments and little make-up-and then
the next thing on the program was to
persuade the old dame who seemed to
be caretaker around here that l was a
nice, strong. willing woman.
SAY I'm not 30 keen for this scrub.
lady business. They give you a pail OF
suds and set you to searching floors for
dirt. Well. II wasn't dust / was search.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-22
Twelfth of the Series Of Sunday Times Stories

ing for. but the reason why you tried to
throw dust In my eyesi"
This II Mrs. Hanson" said !, grave
~ presenting the bound ana gagged ng-
ure TO tho caricature OF scrupwonen.
Gladys Hanson moaned an acceptance
OF that farcicsl introduction. and then
we told Jimmy OF what we had seen In
the woods-of that strange exchange OF
caskets from wagon TO undertaksr
cart, OF our subsequent capture ana OF
who thought herself his wife. He could
make very little Of the situation. ana
after searching In vain for a knife with
which TO cut our bonds. put MS revol-
Yer within touch OF my fingers and hur-
ried up the stairs to try TO solve the
When Jimmy left us, Ffelt as II there
were nothing to do but wait patiently
for him TO return and rescue us-but
when he Ola return. vas not 70 he e,,.
plight worse than ever.
For Mr.. Barton was tied and bound
when the gang carried him to our
hiding place an hour later.
dillon slightly more endurable was
light. The lamp was left with us.
"Oh. you aren't going to help us at
ALL" moaned Gladys Hanson, why
did you let them catch your
cause I'm not used to running In
skirfs-when I get out Of this place
I'm going TO try to start campaign
to permit ali women to wear knick-
erbockers!
II bumped into the leader OF this
unsavory bunch when I returned to
the upper regions from calling on
you an hour ago--then there was
some chase. think l might have
gotten away II that fool tramp who
was still hanging around had been
sport enough to help me n little.
don't like that chap--a man has
he stands around In broad daylight
smoking cigarette butts. I wish some
bodyd give him a cigar"