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Evening star., 1916-05-11
Soldiers Home Inmate Ends Life.

Washington Morris. seyenty-one
years old, an inmate of the Soldiers
Home. committed suicide today by
shooting himself In the mouth. His
body, the head of which had been COM
pletely penetrated by the bullet. was
found this afternoon in Libbey's woods,
adjoining the grounds of the fnstitu.
tion. The body was taken to the
morgue by order of the coroner.
Evening star., 1916-05-11
GOOD INQUIRY BONDS
ON THE LOCAL MARKET
Prices for the Active Issues Very
Firm-Stocks Neglected, But
Strongly Held.
American Graphophone Company
Plans Issue of $2,5OO, 900 Per
Cent Notes.
BY I. A. FLEMING.

Business on the Washington stock
exchange to-day was confined entirely
to bonds, not single transaction in
stocks being reported.
But $500 face value. of bonds were
traded in. with Capital Traction 5s
selling at 107: Potomac first mortgage
5s at 1o41a. Washington Railway and
Electric As at SOS and the long ma
turity Riggs Building IS at 1o2.
Bid and asked prices of the various
stocks listed showed little if any
change. The attendance of brokers
was limited and buyers and sellers
were apart in their views as to values
Rumor has it that the utilities COM
mission has about completed the physi-
cal valuation of some of the prominent
utilities. and the report or the COM
mission is anxiously looked for.
American Graphophone Company.
The American Graphophone Company
Is issuing se.50O.o0O 6 per cent serial
gold notes. of $1,000 denomination. reg
istered to principal and interest on
request. interest payable May and No
rember, and subject to call, the whole
any part at 1922 and interest on
any interest date on thirty days notice
These notes will be free of the normal
income tax.
If not called maturities are arranged
for May l. 1919, and each May I there
100000
No dividends in excess of present rate
on stocks can be paid unless an amount
equal to such excess be applied to the
retirement of these notes. in addition
TO the annual retirement.
Evening star., 1916-05-11
Condition of the Treasury.

Condition of the Treasury.
The condition of the United States
Treasury yesterday was:
Net balance in general fund. s129.-
.4Os.
Total receipts. so.604.eo4
Total payments, 81. .104379.
The deficit this fiscal year is So, ,S94,-
1873 against deficit of s1O7 .321 .O1J last
year. exclusive of Panama canal and
public debt transactions.
Evening star., 1916-05-11
Advances Hold Firmly.

The advances of the day were held
decidedly firm during the afternoon
hours, although frequent fluctuations
attended the two hours trading in the
morning.
The situation was little more 10 tne
liking of the speculators. while the
action in the rails was pleasing to the
conservatives. Had the rails not fol
lowed the specialties with higher prices
il would have been rather difficult to
have moved the latter to higher levels.
Gains were from II point to rs in
the ind lstrials, Mexican Petroleum ana
Baldwin leading. with Mercantile Ma
rine preferred scoring 5-point ad-
vance. being in a class by itself, al
though yielding a point from high
In the rails. Canadian Pacific was a
feature with rs gain. other shares ad-
vancing II to Ss to 70.
With all the strength displayed, the
activity was restricted.
Union Pacific directors declared the
regular dividend.
Evening star., 1916-05-11
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. May 11.-Flour-Quiet.
Pork-steady. BeefTFirm. Lard
Easy; middle west. 13.15a13.25. Molasses
Steady. Hay-Strong. Hides-Flrm.
Leather-Firm.
Evening star., 1916-05-11
Hyman Barsky's Wounds Fatal.

Hyman Barsky. 2031 14th street
northwest. who shot himself in the
neck Tuesday afternoon, twenty-four
hours after he wrote a note containing
suicide threat, died at Emergency
! Hospital this morning. Coroner hewitt
viewed the body and gave a certificate
Of suicide.
Evening star., 1916-05-11
American Graphophone Company.
Greene Cananea Earnings.

The Greene-Cananea Copper Company
IN April produced 5.34s.Oo0 pounds of
copper; 2o5.74s ounces of silver, and
1913 ounces of gold.
Production by months since opera
tions were resumed on December II
last follows:
Evening star., 1916-05-11
Washington Stock Exchange

SALES.
Capital Traction 5s, $500 at 1G7. 81 900 al
1o7 81 600 at 1U7
Washington Railway As, $1,000 at s0h-
Potomac Electric 1st S. 5000 at 1o4n.
Riggs Realty IS QongI, 81 900 at 1O2.
Evening star., 1916-05-11
Prices Recede Early.

The forenoon action was almost an
exact repetition of the preceding day.
prices soon receding and as suddenly
recovering.
Dealings were less diversified, how
ever. being largely limited to the prom
inent specialties, some of which were
again adversely affected by peace ru-
morS
tivity and extent of gain, advancing
over points. and Mexican Petroleum
rose briskly on reports of favorable
developments in Mexico.
Toward midday improvement pecaIne me
General Canadian Pacific leading the
rails and United States Steel the stand
ard industrials.
Evening star., 1916-05-11
NEW YORK COTTON.

Quotations furnished by W. r. Hbbs A. co
mempers New York Stock Exchange. New YORK
Cotton Exchange and Chicago Board Of Trade
Evening star., 1916-05-11
CURB STOCKS.

Quotations furnished by W. B. Hibbs q Co.
members New York Stock Exchange.
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Evening star., 1916-07-20
TWO BRITISH CAMPAIGNS
WILL BE INVESTIGATED

LONDON. July 20. 4:3o p. m.-The gov
ernment has consented to the demand for
investigations into the Dardanelles and
|Mesopotamian campaigns which were ask
ed for in motions Sir Edward Carson had
piven notice he would move in the house
NJ commons and which Baron Wemyss
gave notice of in the house of lords to-
day.
moved Premier AsQuith said he recognize
ed there was widespread, genuine anxi-
etv regarding these campaigns. and dep
recating any debate which might give an
impression that the country was in any
waV divided, the government thought it
right to institute two separate inquiries
into the campaigns. The government had
no desire to conceal the past shortcom-
ines of the arrangements In Mesopotamia
or to shield those responsible.
Evening star., 1916-07-20
MAY WEED OUT SUBNORMALS.
Complete Survey of Cook County,
ILL.,, to Be Undertaken.

CHICAGO. July 20.-A complete sur
vey of Cook county with regard to
subnormal mind conditions will be
undertaken beginning August l. This
development was announced today and
came as an aftermath to the tragedy of
Tuesday. in which Henry P. Mcintyre,
the negro fanatic, was responsible for
the deaths of six persons. including
himself
The survey is to be conducted by
the Rockefeller Institute, and follow
ing il legislation to meet conditions
will be drafted and suggested to the
Illinois legislature for passage.
1t is stated that the proposed action
is a step toward the elimination from
society OF half-wits, moroons and sub
normal persons. Announcement Of the
Institutes plan was coinc4dent with a
concerted move on the par, of three
Chicago organizations, each with the
same end in view.
Evening star., 1916-07-20
PROBING WRECK OF HECTOR.
Cause of Disabling of Engines Un-
der Investigation.

CHARLESTON. S. c., July 20.-The
cause of the disablement of the engines
of the large naval collier Hector and
her subsequent abandonment off Cane
Romaine. s c.. July a. was the subject
of investigation for naval court of in
quiry beginning at Charleston navy
yard today.
The Hector grounded after being dis
abled IN a hurricane and it was thought
she would be a total loss. All the 142
persons aboard were brought here.
Capt Newell and members of tho
Hector's crew were expected to TESTIFY
at the inquiry. which is headed by Cant
William r. Shoemaker.
Evening star., 1916-07-20
Taking Care of the Homeless.
STORM IS MOVING NORTH.
Now 200 Miles Off Coast and East
of Cape Hatteras.

The tropical storm making it's way
up the Atlantic coast from the West
Indies apparently was centered this
morning 200 miles off the North Caro-
lima coast. about east of Cape Hatteras.
Very little information had reached the
weather bureau early today concerning
its intensity The only reports came
by radio from ships at sea in the yicin-
ity of the storm.
Latest dispatches told of winds with
a velocity of sixty-four miles an hour.
but these were from the edges of the
disturbance. They indicated that the
storm was moving slowly northward.
Fresh gales and strong northeast
winds prevailed on the coast TODAY
from North Carolina to the Delaware
breakwater. Storm warnings were or
dered to continue at all stations from
Hatteras to Boston. except at Balti-
more.
Evening star., 1916-07-20
PRESIDENT SEES NOBODY.
Dictates Letters, Signs Commission
and Other Documents.

President Wilson did not have any
engagements today, having a large
amount of deferred business that he
wishes to dispose of. He did not visit
the executive Offices during the day.
spending the time in his study in the
White House debating mass of cor
respondence which had awaited his at
tention for several days and signing an
accumulation Of commissions and other
public documents.
He will see few visitors the remain
der of the week. Tomorrow is cabinet
day Saturday he always observes as
a ni-holiday.
There is talk that the regular cabinet
meetings may be dispensed with during
the summer the President bringing his
cabinet advisers together in an occa-
sional session.
Evening star., 1916-07-20
KUG| IS OCCUPIED
BY RUSSIAN FORCES
important Success in Cau-
casus-Turks Report De-
feat for Italians.

PETROGRAD, July 20. via London.
today that Kugi, an important point in
the Caucasus, was occupied by the
Russians on Tuesday. Kugi is n juno
ton point of high roads in the Erze-
rum district.
The official statement dealing with
operations in the Caucasus says:
'On the front. in the region of
Dzweglik. we have driven the Turks
from positions which had been pre-
viously prepared by them. During the
18th of July we continued our advance.
West of Baiburt. Siberian Cossacks,
during counter attack, sabered or
lanced many Turks. They also took a
few hundred prisoners.
"On July Is We occupied the town of
kugi, an important junction of roads
from ErZerum, Lhaputi and khZindjtna.
1T has now been ascertained that in
battles southeast of Mush. at the time
when a Turkish division newly arrived
from Armenia. was defeated, we took
at the entrance to kulpin gorge a large
collection of military stores.
Retreat Is Admitted.
TN the direction of Mosul, on the
night of July II. the Turks commenced
an advance with great forces near
Rewanduz Our detachment has re-
treated to new positions.
I'm Persia, in the region of Senne,
lively duel has taken place with the
kurds. In the region east of Herman
shah there have been skirmishes with
scouting parties Near Ispahan we de-
feated and dispersed considerable
aggregation of Persian nomads who
were hostile to us"
Turks Report Victories.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, July 90, via
London. "a p.m.-Turkish victories in
Persia and the Caucasus were an
nounced today by the war office The
statement follows:
East of Sineh Persia) Russian
forces which attacked our detachments
were driven off. They left behind
great numbers of dead.
In the Caucasus on our right wing
our advanced posts made successful
attacks"
Take Provision Ships.
The official communication issued by
the Turkish war office last night says:
"Irak front: On the Euphrates sec
ton our volunteers and flying columns
made a successful surprise attack on
an enemy camp and his communica-
tion line, capturing seven vessels fully
laden with provisions.
According to the latest advices from
Rechad Pasha, he has defeated in the
neighborhood of Bassorah (Basra) Eng
lish detachments and shot down and
captured an English aeroplane.
Our operations against the Russians
on the Persian front are developing in
our favor.
Success Against Italians.
"Reports of successful military oper-
ations against the Italians in Tripoli
and against the British in western
Egypt prove that Nuri Bey Pasha, who
is directing the operations of the Otto
man volunteers in those regions, is still
alive and has splendidly fulfilled his
task
During his last engagement with
the Italians, in the neighborhood of Mis-
ratah Con the Mediterranean in Trip
ol), which terminated in the defeat of
the ItalisSs, he captured 200 officers
and 5000 soldiers and twenty-fou
guns. Misratah and Djejadid are in
the hands of the volunteers. Between
both places and the coast no Italians
remain.
"ln western Egypt our volunteers
have engaged in successful fighting, but
no details are yet available"
Evening star., 1916-07-20
NEED $3.50 MORE CARS.
Then 1,750,o00 Troops Could Be
Moved in Forty-Eight Hours.

CHICAGO. July 2o.--In order to move
the maximum number of troops on
short notice the railroads OF the coun-
,ry must have $3.50 more cars perma-
nently at the call of the War Depart
ment. according to W. J. Black. passen-
yer trafic manager of the Atchison
fopeka and Santa Fe railroad. in !,
statement here today. Such an in
crease he said, would allow the move
ment of l,750.000 troops within forty
eight hours.
dr. Black says the railroads now
nave a surplus of about 5000 passen-
ger cars. With fifty men to a cal
these would accommodate 9e.e00 In
Guiding $500 sleeping cars of all kinds
s. 500 additional. or a total of 1878 O
could be transported at one time with
out disturbing commercial business.
Evening star., 1916-07-20
In Uproar for Ten Minutes.

Efforts 10 adopt the resolutions com
mittee's draft of a platform without
first printing and distributing copies TO
delegates precipitated the first lively
outbreak of contention among dele
gates at the convention.
The advocates OF immediate adoptioA 4
Of the proposed platform receded from
their position under the pressure of op-
position from the floor. William Shaw
of Boston. who headed the effort to ex-
pedite consideration Of the platform,
withdrew his motion to debate without
printing and the convention took re-
cess until pm.
For ten minutes the convention was
in an uproar. delegates standing on
chairs and shouting wildly. while
Chairman Patton vainly attempted to
restore order.
The majority of the delegates evil
IDENTIFY desired to have deliberate dis
cussion of the plaEks in the proposed
platform before taking up the question
Of adoption.
The mulch -heralded appearance of
former Gov. Sulzer of New York be-
fore the convention as an aspirant for
the prohibition presidential nomination
did not materialize. Mr. SuIzer ar
rived I'm st Paul and went to hotel.
where he consulted friends.
He said he did not come to St Paul
TO seek nomination. but because a
group of friends in the convention
begged him to come and speak for the
good of the cause" Il am willing how
ever. to lead IL they want to follow
me-" he added.
Whether Mr.. Sulzer is 10 speak at the
convention is 10 be determined after
q conference With Eugene chafin Of
1Continaed on Second Page.l
Evening star., 1916-07-20
BRITISH TAKE GERMAN
MINE-LAYING U-BOAT

LONDON. July 90, 4:05 p.m.-The
first official announcement that Great
Britain had captured a German mine
laying submarine of the U-35 class
was made in the house of commons
today by Thomas James MacNamara
financial secretary of the admiralty
who said that one of the vessels
would be brought to London to be
viewed by the public.
Evening star., 1916-07-20
DEATH OF IRISH REBEL
WILL BE INVESTIGATED

LONDON, July 20. 4:1o p.m-In the
ho,se Of commons today Premier AS
ouith promised that as soon as ar
raneements could be made public
inouiry would be held into the death
of r. Sheehy Skeffington of Dublin.
editor of the Irish Citizen, who. at the
time Of the Irish rebellion. was put to
death by British officer without the
knowledge OF w military authorities.
Evening star., 1916-07-20
Believed to Be Genuine Case.

DR.. William c. Fowler. head of the
contagious disease service. will visit
the patient this afternoon. From the
description that has been given him
he is convinced that it is genuine
case
1t is said that the child's temperature
has been normal for thirteen days. In
view of the fact that the District regu-
lations do not require the quarantin-
ing Of an infantile paralysis patient
longer than two weeks after a return
of the temperature to normal, it is pos
sible that further isolation may not be
considered necessary.
The health department today was
trying to run down a report that a
child suffering with infantile paralysis
had been carried to a drug store in the
northwest section of the city, with the
result that several persons were expos
ed to infection. Officials of the depart
ment were inclined to discredit the re-
port, saying that it would be difficult
even for an experienced physician to
tell from a superficial examination as
TO whether or not a child was afflicted
with infantile paralysis or some other
form of paralysis.
Believed to Be Wild Rumor.
The department regarded, the rumor
as one of the many unfortunate scares
that are likely to result from the pres
ont situation. They will endeavor to
ascertain the facts in the case. thoug h
.h;s win he difficult, as the name of
the person in charge OF the child Is
not known.
With fve cases now on record, the
health department today again called
attention to the Importance of citi-
zens doing all in their power to place
on,nIaE with vigorous war on the
% house fly will. in their opinion. accom-
n,isb a great deal toward warding of
an epidemic of the scourge.
Evening star., 1916-07-20
Marooned Passengers Rescued

SPARTANBURG. S. c., July o0.--The
Southern railway yesterday rescued the
remainder of it's marooned passengers
at Melrose, n. c., on the Asheville divi-
sion, thirty miles north of Spartanburg.
The tracks were repaired and the seven
sleepers and day coaches pulled back to
Tryon There were in the cars only
twenty-five persons, who had remained
since last Saturday. They were old
people and small children. All were
taken to hotels at Tryon. Two hun
dred and fifty passengers who had been
,7larooned we're brought to Spartan
burg Mon5ay.
Lam nieht Southern railway off1cials
Evening star., 1916-07-20
|NFANT|LE PARALYSIS
CASE FROM NEW YORK
Little Five-year-old Girl, Ill, Was
Taken to Colonial Beach, and
Is Now Back, Nearly Well.

washington's fifth infantile paralysis
case since the outbreak of the New
York epidemic, and the first one to be
traced directly to the metropolis. was
reported to the health department this
afternoon.
The patient, a fve-year-old girl. is
at S23 10th street. According to the
physician in charge. the case is of
mild type.
Information given to the health de-
partment is to the effect that the child
developed illness in New York. and was
taken to Colonial Beach June 26. subse-
auently coming to Washington from
the river resort July 2. 1t was stated
that report of the disease would have
been made sooner. but for the fact that
it was not recognized as infantile paral-
ySiS.
Evening star., 1916-07-20

said they hoped to have their Asheville
line open Saturday, and at the same
time the line to Columbia. The main
line of the Southern, broken at Belmont
by the loss of the Catawba river bridge,
will not be opened until early next
week
One development of the day in the
railroad situation was the official an
nouncement that the Carolina, Clinch-
field and Ohio railroad, between Spar
tanburg and Elkhorn City. KY. will not
be opened for business before August
Is. The c., c. & o. is the line over
which this section of the country is
supplied with coal. and it was thought
here there may be some shortage of
coal the part of the cotton mills
shpnldat athe tie-up continue long.
Taking Care Of the Homeless.
MONTGOMERY. Ala, July 20.-While
there are close to 100 families in want
as result of the washing away of all
their crops and belongings by the re-
cent food. it Is believed that the Lower
Peachtree situation can be handled
locally. The names of the needy have
been gathered by the Wilcox county au-
thoritfes and local aid is being rendered
1t is said that the Wilcox county Of
ficials however, will appeal to the gov
ernment and ask for part of the ap-
preparation made for flood sufferers.
Evening star., 1916-07-20

ST. PAUL, July 2o.-When the
national prohibition convention
opened today at GAS am, the
Hanly managers predicted his
nomination for President on the
first ballot.
The report of the committee
on credentials was adopted with
cut objection. This report
showed 727 delegates and thirty
six alternates on the floor of the
convention. Thirty-nine states
and the District of Columbia
were represented. There were
ten complete state delegations.
An effort to inject an anti
Catholic declaration into the pro-
hibition platform caused the
resolutions committee to go into
executive session, in which bit
ter debate was waged.
Former Gov. sulzer of New York
arrived shortly before IL o'clock and went
into consultation with a number~of
friends
Will Address the Convention.
Whether Sulzer by a Iast-hour ap-
pearance before the convention could
rally enough delegates to his supper,
to defeat Hanly of Indiana was the
question that predominated virtually
every discussion before the convention
was called to order this morning.
With prospects that nominations would
be made late this afternoon, supporters
Of Sulzer eagerly waited his arrival. His
confidential secr' Try, Charles J. Haaga
arrived last night and arranged with
National Chairman Hinshaw for SuIzers 8
Introduction from the platform immedi-
ateiy upon his arrival at the auditorium
Definite action on the resolutions
committees report probably will be
taken before names are presented for
the presidential nomination Mr.. Han
lys name will be presented by Sumner
Haynes of Portland. Ind. after Ala
eama has yielded to Indiana according
to the program of his supporters as
announced by Alonzo F.. Wilson of Chi
cago. chairman of the HanIy steering
committee.
Daniel Polling of Boston will make
the seconding speech for Hanly after
Sulzer's name has been placed in norni
nation by Eugene W. Chafn of Ari-
1ona, the second on the roll of states
DR.. Ira Landrith of Nashville, Tenn
will be presented by the Hanley forces
for the vice presidential nomination
according to Mr.. Wilson.
Evening star., 1916-07-20
The Girl Beyond the Fra;1''
By James Oliver Curwood

This new serial will come as a cooling breath
from the great ice fields of the north there is keen
interest in every line for those who love story of
life and adventure Begin with the opening chapters
in the next Sunday Magazine OF The Sunday Star
Evening star., 1916-07-20
Anxious to Garry Maine.

Special consideration will be given
to the campaign in Maine" read a
statement by Chairman Wilcox The
committee is thoroughly impressed with
the desirability of carrying Maine in
the September elections and will exert
every effort in conjunction with the ma
tional committee to that end"
To this Senator Weeks of Massac chu-
setts, chairman of the senatorial COM
mittee. added that between August q
and September 10 ten republican sena-
tors and twenty-five representatives.
would be sent into the Maine cam
paign. After the meeting Mr. Wilcox
entertained at luncheon members of the
campaign committee, the senatorial l
committee, congressional COMMITTEES
and four officers of the national com
mittee
Evening star., 1916-07-20

n Excess of Star over other
three combined, 4,o27 lines.