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Evening star., 1916-12-22
BONDS FAIRLY ACTIVE
ON THE LOCAL MARKET
Capital Traction IS Down to 1O5.
Washington Gas IS, 105la: Graphic
phone IS, 102.
Washington Investors Prominent in
Early Buying on Wall Street.
Numerous Dividends Made.
BY I. A. FLEMING.

Tolay's market on the Washington
Stock Exchange was narrow and more
or less uninteresting. Probably the big
bargains on Wall street may have
drawn considerable local money from
this field. but that is about the only
effect the sensational action there has
had on loca. securities. Without spec
u1ation. without even important invest
meut buying, the present dragging con-
ditionS in local securities seem likely
to be a factor for considerable period
of time to come. No sensational ad-
vances have been scored here since the
war started. This is the one market
where the war has been without an iota
of direct influence.
Today's trades We're confined more
than ever to bonds. but four shares of
1.anston being traded. being the extent
of the stock sales-four shares at "A u
Capital Traction IS found a new level
p; 105. Gas 3s Were a little better at
10si2: Washington Railway As sold at
81 X. and American Graphophone 6s re-
covered to 102
Evening star., 1916-12-22
WILL AID REORGANIZATION.
Sale of Missouri Pacific and Iron
Mountain Roads Ordered.

ST. LOUIS. December 22-The sale
at foreclosure OF the Missouri Pacific
and of the ST Louis. Iron Mountai in
and Southern railroads has been or
dered by Judge Hook in the United
states district court here.
The minimum price for the Missouri
Pacific was fixed at sis.I50.0 000. and for
the Iron Mountain at sa3 100000
The sale OF the roads at foreclosure
will clear the way for the ""oreauiz4-
ton o. the Missouri Pacific-f or Noun
tain system under plans eady an
o. owed by the Missouri pubic service
commission.
The two roads have been in receiver
ship since August. 1915.
Evening star., 1916-12-22
WALL STREET MARKET
MAKES GREAT RECOVERY
Gains of 4 to 10 Points Scored in the
Industrial List-Profit Taking
Reactions Frequent.
Rails Move Up an Average of 3
Points, With the Advance
Much Better Maintained.

NEW YORK. December 22.-t,very
customers room in the financial district
was crowded with investors and traders
this morning, long before the tap of
the opening bell. Gossip was eagerly
devoured before the opening and many
buying orders We're placed at and
around yesterdays closing prices-and
few of them filled.
Wise traders. realizing that the
clean-out had been sufficient to remove
any fear of the immediate future. had
placed many orders "at the market.
and these We're filled at 3 to . points
above the closing of Thursday, limit
orders receiving no attention.
The first transactions in Steel COM
mon included $4,000 shares at 104 to
l04A, as compared with l0l, last even
inss closing. Sales of this stock yes
terday totaled $4,000 shares, probably
more than the noating stock outstand-
ing.
Indications were that it would be
again the leader today.
Evening star., 1916-12-22
Is RELEASED ON BOND.

Baron Robert T.. Oppenheim. banker
Of London and Paris, has been ordered
released on bond with permission to
come into the United States by direc-
ton of Secretary Wilson Of the Depart
ment of Labor. before whom the case
came for review. The baron was held
up on his arrival at New York Sunday
on the ground that he had been con-
;.sr.tel T. charges Involving moral turp-
itude. He appealed to Washington.
Evening star., 1916-12-22
ESCAPED Germans Slain.

PEKING, China. December 22.-Three
German army officers, a captain and two
lieutenants. who escaped from Si-
berian prison camp. have been killed I'm
Mongolia by Russian soldiers. accord
ing to the Chinese foreign office.
slabs of natural cork. expanded to
more than twice their normal size have
been invented in England tor cold
storage insulation
Encircling and pivoted to new
comb is loop of wire which. when
drawn over the teeth. removes all hair
that they may hold.
Evening star., 1916-12-22
FINANCIAL.
AMERICAN eRApHorHoEE co.
WEATHER..

For the District of Columbia, fair.
much colder tonight. with a cold wave:
temperature about l6 degrees. Tomor-
row fair and cold; strong northwest
winds.
For Maryland. fair. much colder to-
night. with a cold wave. Tomorrow
fair and cold; strong northwest winds.
For Virginia. fair. much colder to-
night with a cold wave and west and
northwest gales Tomorrow fair and
cold.
For West Virginia. local SHOWS and
much colder tonight. with cold wave.
Tomorrow fair, continued cold.
Tide Tables.
Compiled by United States coast and
eeodetic survey
Today-Low tide. 11:4o am: high
tide, 5:l4 am. and 5:43 pm.
Tom morrow-Low tide. l2:4S am. and
l23s pm; high tide. SIP am and $40
pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose, 1:24 am; sun sets.
$50 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises. 1:25 am; sun
sets. 4:50 pm.
Moon rises. 3.0a am: sets, 2:3a pm.
Automobile lamps to he lighted one
half hour after sunset.
Evening star., 1916-12-22
Naval Movements.

The memorandum in the movement
orders for December II in reference to
the Montana's mail address is Cancelled
as the Montana sailed for Philadelphia
on December 81, where she Will remain
until January 3. After January mail
for the Montana should be addressed In
The date of sailing of the Proteus
from Norfolk for Honolulu, Guam. Dion
gapo and Cavite has been set for De-
cember - or as soon thereafter as she
can be loaded.
will he available for shipments: Nereus.
sails from Norfolk about January 3. for
Tiburon, returns to Norfolk: Sterling
leaves Philadelphia December % for
Norfolk. sails about December - lor
Portsmouth. n. H, and returns to Nor
folk.
Evening star., 1916-12-22
Wool Market Is Less Active.

BOSTON. December 22.-The CONNER
cial Bulletin will say tomorrow:
The wool market has been less ac-
tive during the past week, speculative
buying having decreased very mate
rally. although demand from the mills
has been of fair proportions. Prices
are firm ever and the general opin-
ion is that they will hardly decline and
may advance. The goods market ap-
pears to nave been marking time and
spinners and combers report quiet
trade. few contracts have been
placed in the west at about last week &
basiE OF prices"
Evening star., 1916-12-22
SEVEN VESSELS ARE SUNK.
Lloyds Makes Announcement of De
struction of Steamers.

LONDON, December 22.-Lloyds an
nouuces that the Norwegian steamer
Modig has been sunk. Her crew was
landed. The shipping agency also SAYS
the Norwegian steamer Faik is reported
TO have been torpedoed. Her crew also
was landed.
I.lovds reports the sinking of the Brit
ish stes ,nship ftonus.
lloyds shipping agency announces that
thc steamer I.iverpooI has been sunk.
The steamer Bayhali according TO an
other Iioyds announcement. is believed
TO nave been sunk.
Iloyds also reports The sinking of the
Danish steamships Chassie Maersk. 3G7
tons gross. and GerGa. 15J tons gross.
Evening star., 1916-12-22
GEN. DEVOL TO ARRANGE
INAUGURAL PARADE

Brig Gen. Carol y. Devol. L, S. A.
retired, was today appointed by Maj
Gen. Hugh L. Scott grand marshal of
the inaugural parade, as adjutant gen
eral for the parade.
This means that Gen. Devol formerly
in the Quartermasters Corps of the
army, will be the working manager for
the parade. making all arrangements
for the formation Of the various
sections.
Evening star., 1916-12-22
Condition of the Water.

Temperature and condition of water
at am: Great FaEs-Temperature
33: condition. 3. Dalecarlia reservoir
Temperature. 81: condition at north
connection. S; condition at south con-
nection. I. Georgetown distributing
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS SO: condition
at inf1uent gatehouse. s; condition at
eff1uent gatehouse, s.
Evening star., 1916-12-22
Washington Stock Exchange.

SALES
Capital Traction rs. 81. 900 at los.
Washington Railway As. 81 900 at s1as. 81 900
at Slas So 900 at SIS. 81 900 at SIS. 81 90 at
Slss.
Ianston. ) at sIi2.
After call:
Washington Gas Is. 81 900 at 1867.
C;raphophone 1st 6s, $500 at lO2.
Evening star., 1916-12-22
Travis County. Tex, Remains Wet.

AUSTIN, Tex. December 22.-Travis
county, of which Austin is the seat. re-
mains in the wet" column by ma
noritv of 56. votes. according to COM
nlete figures from yesterdays prohibit
tion election. The total number OF
votes cast was 1905.
Evening star., 1916-12-22
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.

The following were the readings of
the thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty-four
hours beginning at pm. yesterday:
Thermometer-Yester pm. Al: s
pm. 3S; II midnight. 81: today. am.
Sc: am, 36: u noon, Al: pm. 80.
Maximum. 43. at 2:30 pm. yesterday:
minimum, 35. at am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Maximum. 43: minimum. 25.
Barometer-Yesterday pm. 1884
pm, 1897: II midnight. 20 S5: today.
4 am. 1888: am. 2s.S1; 12 uoon. 29.49;
pm o9.64
Evening star., 1916-12-22
French Pourse Is Quiet.

PARIS. December .2--Tradine was
G'ti"t on thh hGurae 'o!a!. ientes, 80
ssanpe B. c"n:irncs. Ev"hang. on |. or
.i.,, ~ fares 81 L. ceatiIres Five ue-
a,,n, loan. IS f:ar'.s 20 ceatimes.
Evening star., 1916-12-22
NEW YORK LE>D MAxk .;,r,

Nf.W YORK. eceEipss 20. T,ir
metal exchange asn:es iead. 7.s2 ;.a!.is
s7eiteT. 1uies: spot East ST. Louis deli :
c.. e:.c.'es. at -: at LondSn, tead. 10
los; spclter. f52 1os
Evening star., 1916-12-22
Naval Orders.

Rear Admiral C. +. Pond, to home and
wait orders.
Lieut.. tjrnior grade) E. b. Lapham.
from the Pauldng to the Fulton.
Lieut.. Gunior grade) J. \. Brownell.
from the Dubuque to the Fulton.
Lieut. (junior grade) II. H. Frost.
from Naval War College. Newport. r.
l., to charge navy recruiting station.
Little Rock. Ark.
Ensign W. f. Loventhal. from the
Minnesota to the South Carolina.
Ensign W. J. Hart, from the Birmins-
ham to the Fulton.
Ensign r. NJ. Parkinson, from the
South Carolina to naval training sta
ton, great lakes, III.
Ensign a. NJ. Offiey. from the Constel-
lation to the Fulton.
Evening star., 1916-12-22
American T Telephone Telegraph Ca

4 dividend of Two Dollars per share
will be pnid Monday. January Is,
! 1917. to stockholders of record at the
close Of business Sat. Dee. 70. 1916.
q. ID. MILNE. Treasurer.
Evening star., 1916-12-22
ARMY-NAVY.
Army Orders.

Maj. Thomas F. Dwyer. Quartermas-
ter Corps. is relieved from treatment at
the general hospital. the Preside of San
Francisco, and will proceed to Fort Sam
Houston. Tex, for duty.
Lieut. Col. John B. Bennett, 18th In
fantry, is relieved from duty at the
Signal Corps Aviation School. San
Diego, Cal. and will proceed to Wash
ington, d. C.. for temporary duty.
The names oe the following named
officers of the Coast Artillery Corps are
removed from the detached officers list
Capt Edgar H. Thompson and First
Lieuts Frank A. Buell.. Bolton ON. Ken
nedy. James l.. Dunsworth and Charles
B. Meyer.
The names of the following named
officers of the Coast Artillery Corps are
placed on the detached officers list:
| Capt. Carl A. Lohr and First Lieuts.
Henry s. Aurand. Roger B. Cotton. John
K. Jemison and Francis r Hardaway.
Capt. Alexander W. Maish. ordnance
department., will visit the works of the
Du Pont Company. at Hopewell, Va. on
duty pertaining to the operations of the
ordnance department.
Maj. Henry II. Sheen, Quartcrmaster
Corps. is relieved from station at Fort
RoSecranS. Cal. and will proceed to
Honolulu. Hawaii.
First Lieut.. Wilbur Rogers. field artil-
lery. Is relieved from duty with the lst
Field Artillery. and will proceed to the
United States.
Capt. William l.. Lowe. retired. is de-
tailed for general recruiting service
at Dallas. Tex.
First Lieut.. George E. Lowell. ir.. cav
airy. aviation student. will proceed to
Columbus. n. NJ. for duty.
Each of the following named officers
of the detached officers list is relieved
from duty with the regiment specified: :
First Lieut. William A. McCulloch. sd
Infantry: First Lieut.. Thomas c. Spen-
GER, I'd Infantry: First Lieut.. Percy De-
shon. LIST Field Artillery.
Each of the following named officers
of the detached officers list is placed
on duty with the regiment indicated:
Capt. Charles A. Lewis the 10th Infan-
try; First Lieut.. William r. Schmidt.
the 32d Infantry; First Lieut.. William
II. Jones. jr., the I'd Infantry: First
Lieut. Karl c. Creenwald. the 1st Field
Artillery; First Lieut.. John NJ. Eager.
the 1st Field Artillery: First Lieut.
David f. Cain. the 9th Field Artillery:
First Lieut.. Ernest Sedlacek. the 9Th
Field Artillery.
Evening star., 1916-12-22
Traders Scared Again.

Opening prices We're the high for some
time on many stocks and midway in
the morning hours the street received
another scare when liquidation seemed
to start afresh. 1t was probably due
to profit taking on the part of some
of the buyers at the low point OF
Thursday. Certain it is that the street
very quickly took notice of the change
in temper and many traders ordered
sales. the result being drop of Y
points in Steel common. from 1O6is to
103ie. while Industrial Alcohol lost
points net. Central Leather ga and
the list to points.
Getting its second breath. the market
again started for higher levels. reach
ing the best prices before noon on many
stocks, while others We're near the high
of the first hour.
During the two hours the sales
reached 993 800 shares, with the activity
continuing into the noon hour. Yes
terdays sales were 3.176,S00 shares
the second largest on record. the record
being 3.2S1,226 shares. April 80. 1901
Profit taking was in evidence every
little while. but the market took the
selling easily. rested minute and
then resumed with good undertone.
Evening star., 1916-12-22
Condition of the Treasury.
CURB STOCKS.

oret.tiop. furnished by ". b. Hbbs Co.,
members New York Stock E1change.
Evening star., 1916-12-22
More Dividend Declarations.

clared American Telephone and Tel
egranh Company: ) per cent semi-an-
nual on the National Capital Bank. pay
able January l to stockholders of rec
or1 December 26. and per cent semi =
annual on the Federal National Bank
shares, payable January l. books clos
ing December 2S American Security
and Trust books close December 81.
Dividend Declared.
Directors of the American Security
and Trust Company have declared the
usual quarterly dividend of per cent,
payable January 10.
The Aftermath.
Washington commission houses with
private wire connections with Wall
street were compelled to operate their
clerical forces full tilt, some to mid
night. while others made night of it.
trying to catch up with business. and
gave it up. Christmas holidays will
he welcome to the overworked forces.
The New York Stock Exchange now
proposes weekly instead of daily set
tiement.
Local stock exchange houses with
Wall street connections were crowded
with would-be customers this morn
ing the great rank and file of the bar
eain-seeking investment public-many
raiders who sold out weeks ago on or
near the top and have been waiting
for just such smashing declines as
have been sustained this week to get
n again.
Like wise there were many of the for
r.er habitutes missing-having tired of
sne market and their plans for Christ
mas cele oration, as result or the
yiping out of profits. margins and ac-
counts at the same time.
New York banks foresaw just such
disaster as the market has suffered for
some time back, and have cleared decks
through calling of loans and discrim-
ination OF undesirable collateral. They.
i'm connection with the big commission
houses. actually forced the elimination
of accounts.
There was not the slightest possibil-
ity of any smashing declines in the
Washington stock market for the rea-
son that there has been no speculation
in anything on the list for months. II
not wears: that our prices did not fol-
low the soaring values on Wall street,
but remained near rock bottom figures.
and what selling has resulted here
has proba bly, been for the protection OF
speculative accounts in New York.
Dividend Declared.
Directors of the East Washington
Savings Bank have declared the usual
IA per cent advance. payable January
J. to stockholders of record on that
date
Condition of the Treasury.
Condition of the United States Treas
ury yesterday:
Net balance in general fund. S11s,541..
242
Total receipts. s2.20S.2S4
Total payments, s2.099.099.
The deficit this fiscal year is sil5,-
1034o3. against deficit of s51.5Sl,s25
last year, exclusive Of Panama canal
r,uhlic debt transactions.
Evening star., 1916-12-22
NEW YORK COTTON.

Quota ions furni shed by ". r. Hibbs & Co..
members New York Stock Exchange. New York
Cotton Exchange and Chicago i.oard Of Trade.
Evening star., 1916-12-22
Market Slows Down.

The market continued to move along
at high rate of speed throughout the
noon hour and into the second hour Of
the afternoon, the sales to l O'Clock
| being 1,eOs.O0O shares.
As compared with the wild irregu-
larity of yesterday. todays market was
slow At the same time traders would
stop every few minutes and take profits,
| which caused some irregularity in
prices fluctuations averaging in the
afternoon trading II to points.
This was evidenced in nearly every
thing in the industrial list, indicating
that traders were not ready to hold Tor
large profits, but were anxious to cash
in whenever possible.
Steel common was high at 1865 and
the reaction was for full point; Cen
trail Leather gained points with reac-
ton of 1ss American Beet Sugar moved
up points and held Az; Atlantic Gulf
and West Indies recovered 1212 points
of it's recent losses and held the great
er part of the gain: American Zinc, at
the reaction, was "a points up: Cru
chile Steel fuctuated between 81
and 5sa4, as compared with close last
evening at So: Industrial Alcohol was
strong: Lackawanna Steel, points up,
Maxwell. after weeks OF declining. re-
| covered points. and Studebaker IN.
Mexican Petroleum recovered from S9
to 965s, and Republic Iron and Steel
Az.
Action in the rails was relatively
slower. but the gains were marked,
/ and the buying was better in character.
| being by investors. 50 that full recov-
cries were practically maintained until
the second hour of the afternoon. Gains
averaged 2 to 3l2 points in Americans
Fraction Larger Gain.
| In the last hour of the afternoon the
steels and war stocks moved up for an
other point to a fraction larger gain. and
showed considerable strength.
| Steel common sold to 1919, and eased
| to 1868, and recovered to 101.
| Beet Sugar made a 5-point net gain
| for the session, with a. point reaction:
Atlantic, Gulf and West Indies was high
J at 1888, or "A points betterment.
Anaconda gained 5i2 net: Bethlehem
Steel rose 15 points; Crucible Steel, az
i Lackawanna Steel, 5l2 /: with Republic
| Iron and Steel 4 net points up. Mer-
! camille Marine preferred was stronger
but lost part of the improvement.
, In the rails. Chesapeake and Ohio
moved ups points net. and Reading. "a
remaining around 105 at the close
while Union Pacific was close to 141
| and Norfolk and Western, 1876.
Evening star., 1916-12-22
New York Bond Market.

Quota tons furnished by W. b. Hibbs Co.
N, -
Evening star., 1916-12-22

Directors of the East Washington
Savings Bank have declared the usual
II. per cent advance. payable January
J. to stockholders Of record on that
date.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-18
Mems and Boys Summer
Furnishings in a Sale of
Alluring Values

The Mems Store promises a big return for every dollar you
spend there tomorrow morning through the special outpour-
ing of staple merchandise underpricc.
Notable savings
Mems SOC full cut night shirts, sizes to 19. Special to-
morrow, SOC; 3 for ST 90
Boys three-pece Indian suits with feather head piece.
Special tomorrow 4Sc
SOC Jockey golf caps. Special tomorrow ......... 29c
SlN live elastic belts. Tomorrow 69c
&c FlaNon plain white hemsttched handkerchiefs. Special,
I ...............:.. 25c
lZI2c tour-in-hand tub and silk popin ties. Special =. sc
SOC and SOC sport shirts for men, representing our entire
remaining stock. Special tomorrow ...:............. $50
Dives. Pomeroy G. Stewart
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-18
American and EngIishman
Found to Have Been Shot
by Mexicans From Ambush

Dougas, Ariz., Aug. IS. - Albert r.
Dickson, British subject n part
owner of the Washington mines near
Huepac, Sonora. who was shot and
killed by MeXicans. together with Jim
Parks, an American, in June, was shot
from ambush, according to what APP
pears to be an authentic account of the
affair reaching the border to-day.
Dickson, Parks Inc Norton Hand,
an american mining man, met three
Mexican cowboys near Arizpe, while
they were making their way to the
border, according to the report of the
mining men arriving here. Two of the
Mexicans were armed and attempted
to disarm the foreigners. In the fight
which followed, one cowboy was kill
ed, n wounded n the third es-
capped. Parks wastkilled while Dick
son and Hand escaped.
The uninjured cowboy went to a
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-18
GREEN PEACHES KILL BOY

Funeral services for Charles Farmer,
aged 6, who died at the home of his
grandparents, MI. and Mrs. Charles
Farmer, of Burlington, N. j., on
Wednesday night, were held to-day.
The lad is a son of Mr.. n Mrs. Will
liam F. Farmer. 234 South Fourteenth
street, this city, and had been visiting
in Burlington, for about two weeks,
and had been in perfect health. On
Wednesday he ate several green
peaches and in a few hours was taken
seriously i'll. and died about three
hours later. HIS mother is now in
a critical condition as a result of the
death of her son.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-18
COlored Dress Weaves Re-
priced For Quick Clear
ance Tomorrow

69c bordered colored voiles, A inches wide. Special to-
soc silk plaid wolfe in tan grounds. Special tomorrow
morning 1oc
SOC oxford suiting in white with black designs. Special
tomorrow morning ............... ..... 25c
Basement Sale of Wash Goods
&c batste. Special, yard 4Tc
l2Hc batiste in figured patterns. Special, yard -. SIC
l5c voiles with colored stripes. Special, yard ....... 10
o4c Challls, in Persian patterns. Special, yard .... 4Hc
Dives Pomeroy & Stewart.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-18
THINK 1T WAS DEUTSCHLAND
BY Associated Press

Boston, Aug. Is. - The sighting of
a large submarine, believed to be the
German merchantmen Deutschland,
off the Grand Banks, Saturday, was
reported by members of the crew of
the Warren liner, Sachem, in last night
from La Pallice, France, and Liver
pool. The submersible was travelling
in a northeasterly direction at moder-
ate speed. soon after the submarine
sighted the steamer was turned
towards her, the Sachem's officers be-
lieving at first that she was a dis
masted vessel. A few minutes later
the submarine submerged and was not
seen again.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-18
GenuineSavingonSumme
Shoes For Men, Women
and Girls

From 8 to l o'clock tomorrow the shoe section will offer
values that are rarely equaled, including these limited lines
Mems Sis black kidskn shoes, made on broad plain toe
last with stitched soes; sizes I to 10. Special Saturday 8 to l
COCh 80 ...............,.... Sl.OO
Womens $500 black kidskin and patent leather oxford
ties, made on narrow toe last with Cuban heels. Special Sat
uudy o o l oSloCK JSc
Girls $3.50 gun metal calf and patent leather pumps, on
broad toe last with low flat heels; sizes "a to 6. Special
Sdtuudy o W l D 10 SSC
Girls $3.50 tan calf English oxfords, with leather soles and
low heels, sizes 2H to s. Special tomorrow s to l o'clock, ST 50
Misses $1"50 black kidskin oxfords, with patent leather
tips, stitched soles and low heels. Special tomorrow 8 to
O'Clock $1.OO
Childrens SIPS white canvas pumps and black kidskin OK
fords. Special tomorrow 8 to l o'clock ............... CSC
Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart Street Floor, Rear.