davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-05

\ TO other Assembly district in the
nj city has undergone such n
change in tho character of is
population as tina in Whicn
John f.. Ahcarn and city Clerk i. j.
S.u.ly are the leaders. This 10 the
Fourth Assembly and it takes in the
Old Seventh and Thirteenth wards, IN
the East Side. The clubhouse. which
carries the name Of the John y.
Ahearn Association. is at 40 East
Broadway.
The dual leadership in the district
was brought about by the redistric'-
Ing ~ the city some years ago ami he
two leaders were given half a voi"
fach on the executive committee OF
Tammany Hall, There has been
any discussion in consequence of this
amalgamation of districts. for both
men are always on the job 10 d'1l
with their constituents. II. is true that
an interpreter is often required to get
a. the story of the visitor, hut lie or
She never caves without u fun hear
lng. The district is now 30 per cent,
Jewish.
The ~watchword Of these leaders Is
Nv tNo nv N'A''''A t''''
Such II notice might well he put up
over the entranc" to the clubhouse. for
II < doubtful IL there is another dis
'tr.ct in the city where a leader has
"a listen TO 80 many complaints ANA
requests for aid as here. The people
Of The district are inclined to litigt-
ton, but their differences are often
settled after their story Is told ana
Some member of the club has given
his opinion concerning the point al
issue Lawyers are always on hand
To- AL with siS rcoois Wa" call, ana
49, boz Ahsarn and Sc.ily have |"
t.ss part in the debates that 20 with
miny OF the cases presented.
Mr. Scully heing employed in 'h"
~ lime in the employ Of the CITY,
Nr. Ahcarn appears in the ONCE OF
u" clubhouse nj 4 O'Clock every AFTER
noon. lie is there to Q the troubles
o. his ncighlOrs. II" continues 10 40
:" lntil long INTO the night. TINS Is
his routine. and since he has retired
firm business he gets comfor out 81
lie hy helping the less fortunate.
The old Seventh ward had the dis
tnction years ago OF being one of the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-05
FINN OF THE FIRST
THE SON OF HIS FATHER

bacco. Battery Dan was noted Or
always having a cigar in his mouth.
which he chewed as he smoked ou"
Of his sons, John Finn. has acquired
the same habit. Young Dan Fam j.
at present Assistant Appraiser Of the
port. Ia which office le was appointed
q few months ago by President Wilson.
lie IL one OF the first Of the TamTany
leaders TO be recognized by an appoint
ment b! the present Admin strat.on.
Despite his public duties the Young
leader has never neglected affairs in
his district. II is his duty. he hc.
lieves. To he ever on the lookout for
the interests ~ the people who have
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-05

we do not parade the misfortunes
of our neighbors. When We hear Of
a case Of need we taxi care OF il our
selves and do not rush Off TO some So
called charitable institution and report
1t. We give immediate relief and hook
for the cause later. II the cause is due
10 lack OF work we look around and
try To help the father or son who may
be The wage earner Of the family.
TT is all a part of our job. for We
agree 10 take care OF tn. people vino
zee At to make us their distric, repre-
sentatives al Tammans Hall"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-05

paigns and I have been the standard
bearer Of the club that bears my name
for about forty years. | think ] am
able To give an opinion. and il is that
II, man ever succeeds in politics with
out a big heart.
1T does not mean 80 much in his
charities as 1t does in his humanity.
Of course every leader has TO give
away money. but the mass OF the peo-
pie who follow a district leader prefer
employment and fair dealing to char
i,y. In a poor section Of New York
We see a great deal OF want.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-05

this river WIS TO be measured by the
capacity Of y canal 100 feet wide and
II feet deep.
Had thus continued it would have
destroyed the scene grandeur Of our
great waterfall. Thes" grants Of valu-
able rights To private individuals
aroused the Indignation and OPPOSE
ton Of the entire nation.
ScntimciS grew SO strong that Com
Grcss IN 1905 cnaCted the so-called
Burton law, which authorized the Sec
Rotary If War 10 restrict the DIVER
sion OF water IN the Niagara River
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-05

York enacted various laws grantirs
to private individuals valuable and eS-
tensive franchises to divert the water,
%: the Niagara River for power pur-
poses. Some SIX different franchises
have been granted FOR such diver
sioNs. In two cases these grants au-
thoriZcd tho diversion of sufficient
water 10 produce 200 900 horse-powcr.
In three cases there was absolutely
no limit ia the amount Of watcr that
might he diverted for power pos
and in another Ease the amount az
water permitted ~ he taken from
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-05
NOTICES OF TAMMANY LEADERS.

Like the barons Of feudal days the Tammany district leaders have
their notices. Here are three of them:
without favor and without price, is our club motto-John F.
Ahearn. Fourth Assembly district.
My father learned the way to reach the hearts of his followers. I
have followed him.-Daniel E. Finn. First Assembly district.
am constantly striving to bring in touch the jobless man with
the manless Subsidiaries w. Culkin, Fifth Assembly district.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-05
PRIZES IN THE CAME FOR
POLITICAL WORKERS

7 I has often been asserted that when the average citizen takes an ati
part In politics II is with this idea tucked away in his mind: "Wh
l Is there in 1t for me- lie would Wt shout this from the houeto
Evening star., 1916-07-27
Do You Speak English :?

From the Columbus Ohio State Journal
How many of the people that YOU
know use a speech that you can really
understand-without repetition? Yes, we
are taking it for granted that you have
perfectly good hearing and that your
friends are not mutes. Nevertheless
isn't it true that, to a large share of the
remarks addressed to you. you are
obliged to respond with BEG pardon, :"
What" or Huh" Sometimes we won
der whether most of us communicate in
the English language. or by signs and
guesswork. The difficulties of under
standing seem so dsproportionately
greater over the telephone when the
speakers do not have the advantage of
seeing each others gestures and express
sion. Are we really using English, after
all" few people do and 1t is JOY to
meet them and listen to their crisp, clean
speech. which never requires a request
for repetition. Others OF US use it some
times. And many of us more often lapse
into the inarticulate mumbling which the
Ohio girl abroad used according to
much quoted story. In answer to the
question of a traveller, she replied. ''Yeh
slive in C'lumbus Uhiuh." 1t seems a
to adopt every affectation of speech they
can pick up win not give the same
amount of attention to distinctness of ut
terance. The ability to sound all the
syllables in a word and tor articulate
your final consonants is Of far greater
Importance than the adoption of the
broad A. And how much time and
trouble and friction in the general busi-
ness OF life would be saved by the mere
pains of clear speaking. The time will
come surely when the person who does
no; enunciate well will be accused of not
understanding English words.
Evening star., 1916-07-27
Automobile Thieves.

From the Chicago News.
Horse stealing on the frontiers Of civil
ization is uncommon, though there the
process Of getting away with the stolen
animals is easy. The reason is that pub
lie opinion is strongly united in opposing
this particular kind of thievery The fact
is reflected in the attitude of prosecuting
omcials and courts as well as in the eX-
ira legal methods employed in applying
punishment summarily to captured Of
tenders.
Automobile thieves in cities are becon-
ing greater nuisance than horse thieves
were in other days in raw western COM
munities. The remedy in the former case
should be the same in principle as that
so effectively applied to horse thieves
except that lawless methods of punish
ment. OF course, should be excluded The
need Is Tor greater certainty of punish
ment and the infliction of more severe
penalties. This need calls for the display
OF real interest by prosecuting officers
and judges In the task of imposing ade-
quate punishment on wrengdoers with
whom they are required to deal
TOO OFTEN persons who have stolen ALL
tomobiles are arraigned under a section
Of the law that makes the ofrense a mere
misdemeanor. The section in question
was not intended to apply to plain cases
or theft. 1t was placed in the statute
to discourage chauffeurs and owners of
garages who might be tempted to oper-
ate TOT their own pleasure profit motor
cars left in their custody by other per-
sons. ~
Automobile thieves ought to be prose
cuted under the law against stealing
Evening star., 1916-07-27
Mobilizing Medical Resources.
From the Chicago News.

Tom tne Ch1cago News.
American manufacturers of medicinal
products recently organized national
association, one of the announced DUR
poses OF which is to have ready a suf-
hcient supply of pharmaceutical. chem
ical and biological preparations for use
in time of war. That foresight in thus
preparing for contingencies is desfra :
Bile may be illustrated by the fact that
one of the European nations now at
war not long ago sought to buy from
an American producer of antitetanic
serum definite quantity each month
and was told that his product was con-
tracted for. and that JIM order to fill the
would be requiEsd. sanitary stable =
would have to be provided. and under
the most favorable conditions delivery
could not begin until six months had
elapsed and an investment of s25O.O00
had been guaranteed. Considerabl
time is required to produce serums,
toxins. antitoxins and the like, to saw
nothing OF an abnormal supply of anti
ordinary preparations required by
army surgeons and doctors.
The newly formed association has
memorialized the United States govern
ment asking that the nations re-
sources In medical supplies be de-
termined. and has pledged itself to CO.
operate in the task of arranging to
secure an adequate quantity of neces-
sary aids to medical and surgical treat
subject not only is important in itself,
but it serves to illustrate once more
how complex is the task of preparing
for national defense.
Evening star., 1916-07-27
YOUR MONEY AT WORK
How to Judge Preferred
Stocks.
BY JOHN M. osKIsoN.

A good many inquiries are made
about preferred stock. Men and wom-
en- with moderate sums to invest who
want to get a fair income are attracted
by the yield offered They have re-
prepared stocks are made loss proof 1t
ought to be understood. first of all. that
preferred stock is not guaranteed"
stock. The company which puts 1t out
merely promises to pay dividends on it
before payments are made on the COM
mon stock. There is no guarantee of
any sort that dividends will be paid.
So buyers of preferred stocks are not
in any measure relieved from the obli
buying.
How can this be done? I confess that
for the average investor the task is not
easy. In a recent advertisement of a
brokerage house occurred these words:
To Judge preferred stocks of public
utility companies correctly hve safe
guards should be carefully considered.
These safeguards are: The earnings,
the property. the territory served, the
management and the equity
Mr.. Investor may get from a reliable
broker. or from the company itself, a
statement OF earnings covering receht
years, that in the case of established
companies will be honest and informa-
tive. Such a statement will give an
inventory of the property, with the
company's estimate Of its value. But
who wants to take the sellers word az
to the value OF the horse?
Census reports and trade reports. the
literature of commercial bodies in the
territory served by the company will
help in determining whether or not its
earnings are likely to grow.
But about the management? How is
the investor to find out il 1t is com
petent and progressive? I doubt II the
investor could answer that query after
spending a week with the company's
officials.
And the equity in the property which
Is back of the preferred stock? The IN
vestor must, in order to determine this
know about all the debt obligations OF
the company which would have to be
met before the claims of the preferred
stockholders were recognized.
To become a satisfactory judge OF
preferred stock, therefore. implies a
rather exhaustive course of investment
training. Mr. Average Investor cannot
take such a course.
At present the only alternative Is to
deal only with investment houses OF
absolutely established reputation for
square treatment.
Evening star., 1916-07-27
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, July e1.-The unfavora-
tie report of local trade paper on
conditions in Alabama and Mississippi
oxplain an opening advance of to 3
points in the local cotton market to-
day. as they indicated a more bullish
situation in those states than was
shown by the government weekly re-
port yesterday. Moderate buying by
local shorts and for Liverpool account
advanced October to 1913 and Janu-
ary to 1886 soon after the opening, or
points higher than yesterdays close.
The forecast for unsettled conditions
in the Carolinas and more showers in
ieorsia and Alabama, with generally
fair weather in the western belt,
ehecked offerings. and later buying
irri.d January up to 1889 toward
iae end o. ;he irst hour. ret advance
II 4 points.
f'vtd.>s opened steady; October. 1910:
= eC -.-,- !3.1.. January. 1885; March.
). II. I'd AIa.. 1868
Detailed weather reports from the
'aste'E bell. showing quite general
rains. nile failing to promote much
rev buying. curtailed selling pressure,
and the midday market was steady
founq a".li for October and 1888 for
anuary. or within or points of the
iizhest Of the morning. Liverpool and
'emphis both were buyers of cotton
curing the forenoon
Evening star., 1916-07-27
WHOLESALE MARKET REPORT.
Quotations given below are for large
lots. Jobbers' prices are higher.

Quotations given below are for large
lots. Jobbers' prices are higher.
BUTTER-Elgin. print. 3lE lb.: Ell
gin, tub. 80 ID: process. IS. store
packed. .2ac3
EGGS-Nearby. %; southern. %
CHEEsE-New York state factory.
new. 1!a19
PoULTRY-Live hens. per lb.. 20.
ROSTERS. per h.. II: turkeys. per ID.
81; spring chickens. per h.. 20a22:
ducks per lb.. 12a16: geese. H.. loa1c.
DRESSED PoULTRY-Hens. choice.
per lb, %; chickens, per lb.. 26a2S; tur-
keys. per lb.. 22a25: ducks. per lb.. l5a
Is; roosters. per lb.. 1lal2: geese. Sa10
per lb.
GREEN FRUITS-Apples. sew. per
bbl. 1.50a3 so; per box, 50a1. 25;' California
oranges, 3.15a425: lemons. per box. 40os
grapefruit. per crate. i.00ao50: black
berries. 5al0 qt box; cantaioupes. Cali
fornia, crate 2.50a35o: North Carolina.
crate, 15a2 so: watermelons tGeorgis). 20s
10 each; plums Per crate l.25a2.oo
VEGETABLES-New potatoes. Per bbi
LOO kale. per bbl. 40a5O; string beans.
per basket. 40a50: per bbl., 1-25al 50; pep
pers, per crate. 7oal.00: carrots. per bunch.
lj.a2; .ra.. per crate, Ioal.25. rad
iSheS. l-ob
per box: onions, Texas Bermuda, per crate,
200, eggplant. f1oriua, 15al.25 crate:
new cabbage. 35a65 per crate; beets, per
bunch. 2a21a; celery. per dozen. 50al-09:
romane lettuce. L25a200 per basket.
caulifiower. 50a75 per crate: peas. per
basket, 150a2.00; home grown. per bbl.
3 OOa5 90; lima beans. per basket. 2.o0a
$50; corn. per doz., 10a25.
LIVE sToCK-Sheep. per lb.. S;
lambs. spring, 8 per h.; calves, Der
lb Ol.all; medium, per lb.. 10; common.
Ia7la-
SEEDS-Red clover, s.75a950 per
bu.; alsike clover. l0.0oal1.OO per tu;
crimson Glove. 750a7.75 per bu.: timo-
thy, 3O0a3.50 per bu.; red top. 12aI3
per lb; blue grass, 1.40a1.7 rs per bu;
orchard grass 2oOa2.l Is per bu.: white
clover. so per 10.
GRAIN-Wheat. milling. per bu.. soa
%: ordinary. per bu., 75aS5: corn.
yellow, per bu.. SSaS9; white, per bu,
85asS; oats, white, per bu., 4sa50; mixed,
per bu., 46a47.
HAY-No. 1 timothy. per ton, 20.0
20.50; No timothy, per ton. l9.00a19. SO;
No. / mixed, per ton, 16.00al650; No. .
mixed per ton. Ia. 0Oa $500.
STRAW-Long rye. per ton. A. 50a Is. 90:
tangled rye, per ton, 1l.0oa1l.S0.
Evening star., 1916-07-27
Building Permits.

Building permits were issued today
to the following:
George E. Burns, to Build storage at
21so Florida avenue northwest; esti-
mated cost $500.
Edith B., Seek. to build dwelling at
74l5 Blair road northwest: architect,
John NJ Faulconer: builder. Edith B.
Seek; estimated cost. $4,000.
Hugh S. Legare, to repair building in
rear of 1714 Massachusetts, avenue
northwest: estimated cost, $4,000.
Ord Preston. to repair dwelling at
24o5 Pennsylvania avenue northwest; !;
estimated cost, $1,000.
James Daley, to repair store and
dwelling at 14l7 H street northeast; es-
timated cost, $3.50.
A. C. Moses. to repair dwelling at 4015
18th street northwest: estimated cost,
$50.
Mrs S. r. Edmonds. to repair building
at 6o3 Kearney street northeast; esti-
mated cost. SIS.
Evening star., 1916-07-27
Real Estate Transfers

NO. 1927 SOUTH CAROLINA AVENUE
UTHEAST-Charles Meads ct al
to. James ]. Brown. lot Il. square
1870; s10: stamps. $3.50.
SOUTH CAROLINA AND KENTUCKY
AVENUES SOUTHEAST AND NO
lis 4TH STREET NORTHEAST
Stuart H. Swallow ct uX. to Eugene
Meads, lots IA to 20. square 1910, and
lot 40. square s15; $40; stamp 50
cents
SIXTEENTH STREET SOUTHEAST
between and D streets-David E.
Whitlatch ct ux. to W. Fred Holtz-
man, lot 65, square 1914; $40
FIFTH STREET NORTHEAST between
l and K Streets Walter Hurley
S07: $40; stamp, so cents.
CHICHESTER-William A. Lee ct al.
to s.. I, IS. 20. square 5753; lots
So to e7. 104. 10 to IS, So to 81.
square 5755: $3.50
NO. 3240 @ STREET NORTHWEST
Harry A. Hegarty ct al. trustees,
square 1872: 1865.
MOUNT PLEASANT AND PLEASANT
PLAINS-William Baumgarten eft
uN. to Henry and Mantle E. Buck
ner. lot 319. block 4: $40: stamp, so
cents.
CHILLUM CASTLE MANOR-Frank
NJ Holmes ct ux. to Angus Lamond.
lots IA and 500, square 1865; $40:
stamp. so cents.
NO: 2s4 11th STREET SOUTHEAST
Ernest L. Schmidt ct al, trustees
to Adolph Feldvoss and William A.
Hettinger, trustees. part orieina !
lot 9. square $50: $1,000
E STREET SOUTHEAST. between 7th
ana m,1Ir sth streets, and CATHEDRAL
original lot 4, square so2, and lot
"a. square 1913; $2,075
WEST HoLMEAD MANoR-Anna L.
Lukei to Harry B. Pitts. lot 81,
NO. 1926 c STREET sOUTHwEsT@An
tonic Fioriello to Rachel A Ivey.
part lot 4. square 3S5; $40; stamp,
so cents.
PETWORTH-Robert l. Carr eft ux to
Albert l.. and Katie l. Hancock,
part lot IS, block 81; $40: stamp. 81
BROOKLAND-John R. Haislip ct ux.
to 7. Earl Cox and Margaret NJ Cox,
NO 311 MARYLAND AVENUE NORTH
EAST-Nathaniel Knowles, trustee.
to Ella NJ. Harrison. lot Is. square
7S4; $500.
Stephen e. Miller, lot IS, square 7s:
MANoR-charles A. john
son ct al. trustees. to Benjamin H.
Gruver: lots 1s1 and 1s2. square
Margarete S. Bauer. lot 1913. square
2s31; $40; stamp, 81.
pETWORTH-Florenc D.. McAuliffe ct
ux. to Margaret Donohoe. lot 12a.
square IA: $40; stamps, $3.50
no. l34s NORTH CAROLINA AVENUE
NORTHEAST-Willi Murphy ct
ux to David NJ. and Edna E. Posey,
lot SO, square 1894; $40.
no. 1910 9TH STREET NORTHWEST
Rosa M Bowden to Annie e. and
Robert H. Sands, lot So. square 3o5;
1880.
ASBURY PARK-Martha r. Duehring,
administrators. to Jason A. Barker,
lots 4 to 3. block 3; $500.
Evening star., 1916-07-27
LONDON MARKET ACTIVE.
Trading Is Large in Consols, War
Loan and Indian Stocks.

LONDON. July 27.-A1thoush yester-
days late offerings which were at
tributed to sales of German holdings
for the benefit of English creditors
were not renewed on the stock ex-
change today, gilt-edged securities re-
covered out little and a large business
occurred in consols. the war loan and
Indian stocks. the latter at easier
prices
The Irish political situation caused
some uneasiness, but Argentine rails
and Chilean and far eastern bonds re-
ceived good attention and several in
dustrial and shipping shares changed
hands freely.
American securities were neglected
and closed dull.
Money was in increased demand and
discount rates were firm.
Evening star., 1916-07-27
BALTIMORE.

Special Dispatch to The star.
BALTIMORE. Md, July 21-Wheat-
Strong. spot No. = red, 1876: spot No.
red western, SO: July No. red. 1.26
August, l26: September. 1921; October
1.21i-; steamer No. red, I.1S; re-
ceipts. s7.16s bushels: exports. 1lS.7O3
bushels: new southern. by sample, Is
al.29: new southern, on grade, Lisa
l.2Sh
corn-Firmer; spot contract, 80: July,
go
Steamer mixed, nothing; receipts
~, ,903 bushels.
Oats-Firm; standard white. 48a4Sh;
No. white, 45isa4S; No. white 43h
asked: receipts. 296.001 bushels.
Rye-Ftrm: No. > western export,
i02; receipts. 2S4 bushels.
Hay quiet; No. timothy unchanged:
No. 1 clover mixed unchanged.
Grain freights-F'irm. steam to Iiy-
erpooi, per bushei. unchanged: picked
ports. per quarter. unchanged.
Evening star., 1916-07-27
Foreign Bank Statements.
LONDON.

LONDON, July e..-The weekly state
ment of the Bank of England shows
the following changes:
Total reserve decreased f660.000.
Circulation increased fS5,0O0.
Bullion decreased, f575,122.
Other securities decreased f5,56s, 600
Other deposits decreased fl.202, 900
Public deposits decreased f5.07s. 900. -
Notes reserve decreased $4,000.
Government securities, unchanged
The proportion of the banks reserve
to liability this week is 2S.05 per cent:
last week it was 27.29 per cent
Rate of discount. 6 per cent.
Evening star., 1916-07-27
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO. July 27.-Hogs-Receipts
$1,000 head; slow at a shade under the
opening. which was generally ; above
yesterdays average; bulk, 9.50a10 90;
lignt, 3.45a10.12I2. mixed. 9.15a10.1:1.
heavy. 9.05a10.12 Y: rough, 9.05a9.25;
pigs, 760a9.45.
Cattle-Receipts. 5000 head; steady;
native beef, 7.Ooa10.50; western steers,
6.75aS.60: stockers and feeders, 5.00a
500; cows and heifers. 3.50a9.25; calves,
S.5oa12.o 90.
Sheep-Receipts, 1000 head; Arm;
wethers. 6.90as.40; lambs, 7.00a1os0.