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Evening star., 1916-12-20
CAPT. W. R. HfLLYER DIES
AT AGE OF SEVENTY-NINE

Capt. William Richards Hillyer. civil
war veteran, and for the past thirty
eight years an empIoye of the pension
Office. died at his residence in the Car
lisle apartments yesterday morning.
He was seventy-nine years old. Fu-
neral services are to be held at st.
Stephens P. E. Church. 18th and Irv-
ing streets northwest, at o'clock to-
morrow afternoon. 1nterment will be
private, in Arlington national cemetery.
Capt. Hillyer, who was born In Utica
Ohio. served throughout the civil war
as commander of Company X. of the
7th New Jersey Volunteers From 1871
to 1877 he was county judge OF Marion
county. Fla. He was graduate OF
Columbia University of New York. class
Of 1851.
Capt. Hillyer was colonel OF Union
Veteran Legion. Encampment NO. IL ;
a member Of Kit Carson Post OF the q;
A. R.. and director in the Perpetual
Building Association. He leaves MS
wife, two sons, William r. Htilyer; ~,
of Chicago. ILL.,. and Edward l.. Hiilyer
Of the Union Trust Company OF this
city. and daughter, Ethel c. Hillyer.
Evening star., 1916-12-20
Grain, Produce,
Cotton Marked.
GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

CHICAGO, December 20.-Although
still somewhat unsettled by differences
Of opinion as to the chances of a peace
conference being held the wheat mar
ket today had virtually returned to a
normal condition. Price changes were
for the most part in favor of the bears.
but the swings were, as rule. con-
fined to ordinary limits. Sentiment
in favor of lower prices seemed to be
based chiefly on the hope. generally ad-
mitted to be slender. however. that a
M ,,ey between the belligerents would yet
be brought about. perhaps by means of
a formal German offer of disarmament.
Opening prices. which ranged from 4
lower to IL advance, with May at
IS4L to 1.s5S, and July at l.3sH TO
40. were followed by a substantial
setback all around and then mod
crate rally.
Subsequently sharp wheat upturn
took place owing to reports that foreign
governments were buying future denver,
les of wheat and because OF Diminished
receipts northwest and of zero weather ex-
pected in the southwest. where the winter
crop has but little snow protection. The
advance failed to last however. peace
talk having a renewed bearish effect. The
close was heavy at the same as yester-
days finish to Az lower, with May at
ID
Corn sagged with wheat. Besides.
the market was bearishly affected by
reports of increasing congestion OF
freight facilities on western railroads.
After opening unchanged to y high
er the market suffered general de-
cline to we'll below yesterdays finish.
hut afterward recovered somewhat.
oats weakened under rather free
selling from pit traders. About the
only demand was from shorts.
Provisions We're neglected. Firmness
in the hog market lifted prices trihe.
Later a temporary corn rally ensued.
duplicating the action of wheat. The
close was weak, at 4 l$s to 1S net
decline.
Wheat--No. > red. nominal: No. ; red,
nominal; No 2 hard. nominal: No. 8
hard. 1s4A. Corn-No . yellow. 9lA
No. yellow. nominal; No. white
nominal. Oats-No. white, 50E a51 4
standard. 51a51 y. Rye-No. 2. nominal
Barley, s5a1.20. Timothy. 3.50a5.50
Glover, 12o0a1..o0. Pork. 27.50. Lard
I650a16.,5. Ribs, 1S17al3.3I.
Evening star., 1916-12-20
POLE FINDERS ARE DINED.
Rear Admiral Peary and Capt
Amundsen Honor Guests.

NEW YORK, December 2o.-ftear Ad-
mirai Robert e. Peary and Capt. Roald
Amundsen, accredited discoverers of the
north and south poles, were the guests OF
honor at the annual dinner here last night
of the Hunters Fraternity of America
The affair. held IN the study of A A. An
derson an artist, was unique in that the
decorations were symbolic Of the polar re
gions. The diners. among whom We're
Mayor Mitchell and others of prominence,
ate in dimly lighted room. The tables
were arranged SO as to represent the four
points of the compass and in the center
appeared miniature iceberg.
Rear Admiral Peary sat on the north
side of the room beside pole, over which
a light representing the north star shone
from the ceiling. Capt. Amundsen sat
on the south side of the room beside
pole over which small lights representing
the southern cross shone. After the dim
ner informal addresses were made by the
guests of honor and others
Evening star., 1916-12-20
FIRE LOSS OVER $4O0, 900.
Business Buildings in Two Cities De.
stroved. Fireman's Leg Broken.

BIRMINGHAM. Ala. December 20
Fire believed to have been caused by de-
fective wiring in the elevator shaft of the
Parisian, a womans ready-to-wear store
on Sd avenue here. early today destroyed
the entire contents of the establishment
valued at more than 100000. s. a. Will
Hams & Co.'S adjacent store was heavily
damaged.
One fireman suffered broken leg when
a large watertower on the top fourth
foor) of the Partisan collapsed.
ATLANTA, Ca, December 20:-Fire
starting on the fifth floor of the depart
ment store of the J. i. Allen Company In
whitehall street shortly before o'clock
this morning destroyed the Allen building
and stock j. p. Allen estimated the loss
at s200, 900. The origin of the blaze il
not known.
Evening star., 1916-12-20
One Killed When Train Overturns.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, December 90
One man. Elmer Kirkpatrick of Florida.
was instantly killed and several in
jured when the northbound Seminole linz
tied turned over one mile north OF Gold
Ridge, Ala, nine miles from Opelika.
this morning at 9:16. The engine re-
mained on the track, but six cars
turned over and rolled down a slight
embankment. The accident. which oc-
CURED on the Central of Georgia
tracks. was due, it is said, TO Il broken
rail
Evening star., 1916-12-20
COTTON GINNING REPORT.
10. .845, $50 Bales to December 10
Saws Census Bureau,

Cotton ginned prior to December Ii
amounted to 10.s4b.9Ss running bales
including 1S3.4Os round bales and no.
44S bales of Sea Island, the census bu-
reau today announced.
Last rear to December 13 ginnings
amounted to 10.306,309 bales, or S3.1
per cent of the entire crop. and in 1914
they were 13,s72,229 bales. or SIS per
cent of the crop.
Evening star., 1916-12-20
GIVES GOVERNMENT CONTROL.
Bill in Senate Relating to Radio
Lines of Communication.

\ bill designed as a step toward Civ
ing the federal government complete
and exclusive radio communication
service between the coasts and ships
at sea and with outlying possessions
has been introduced by Senator Fletch-
er. 1t would permit all government
stations to be opened to commerclal
business where not needed Tor GOV
ernment business, and would enable
the government to purchase commercial
coast stations where the owners are
willing to sell at fair valuation.
Under the bill not more than one
third the stock of corporations oper-
atfne stations in the United States
may be owned by aliens, and not more
than one third the directors of such a
corporation may be aliens.
All licensed operators would be re-
uuired to be American citizens.
Evening star., 1916-12-20

NEW ORLEANS, December 20-A
break of is to 81 points was registered
around the opening Of the cotton mar
ket here today. Cables were poor and
brokers had IL large volume of over
night selling to handle. The census
bureau report on ginning of 10,S45.9S9
bales to December 13 was hardly up
to bearish expectations, but 1t was ac-
cepted by some traders as meaning
that the recent government estimate
Of the crop of 11.511, 900 bales of 500
pounds gross weight was too low. This
idea stimulated fresh selling for short
account The market acted oversold
on the decline, and a sudden reaction
at the end of the first half hour of
business shot prices upward to level
four points above to four points under
Yesterdays close.
Futures opened steady at the decline
December, 1876: January, 1880; March,
l649: May. 1877; July. 1892 asked; Oc-
tober. 1882.
Evening star., 1916-12-20
T. E. Calvert. B. r. Engineer, Dies.

LINCOLN, Neb., December 20.-T. f.
Calvert, chief engineer of the Chicago
Burlington and Quincy railroad, has
died at his country home near here.
He had been i'll about six weeks. Mr..
Calvert was sixty-seven years old. He
began his service with the Burlington
railroad as a member of a surveyors
gang in 1871, year after his gradua
ton from Yale University. Mr.. Calvert
died of heart disease.
Evening star., 1916-12-20
RUSSIANS OPPOSE PEACE.
Council of Empire Adopts Order Of
Day Similar to That of Duma.

LONDON, December 20.--Tbe council
of the empire yesterday adopted an or
der of the day, identical with that pass
ed by the duma. declaring the council
unanimously in favor of refusing to
enter under present conditions into any
peace negotiations with Germany, says
dispatch to Reuters Telegram Com
pany from Petrugrad.
Evening star., 1916-12-20
BANK ROBBERS GET SEC, 900.
Enter Institution at Skaitook, Okla,
Blow Safe, Then Escape.

TULSA, Okla, December 20.-Rob-
bers entered the Oklahoma National
Bank, at Skiatook. near here. today,
blew open the safe and escaped with
$4,000 in currency and silver. The rob
bers had several hours start on posses
formed in Tulsa and Skiauook, as teIe-
phone and telegraph wires leading into
the town had been cut. Skiatook is
only five miles from the Usage hills.
for forty years the rendezvous of out
laws. and officials believe the rohhers
are hiding there.
Evening star., 1916-12-20
Places Embargo on Freight.

BALTIMORE, December 2O.-The
Baltimore and Ohio railroad placed an
embargo last midnight against all
carload freight from con-
nections west of Cumberland. Md, ex-
cept perishables, live stock and food
stuffs for human consumption. The
embargo was made necessary. 1t was
stated, on account of accumulation of
shipments and to prevent serious con-
Sestions at terminal points.
Evening star., 1916-12-20
Several More Vessels Sunk.

BREST, December 20.--The British
steamship Flimson has been sunk by &,
submarine. Her captain and first en-
gineer We're taken prisoner. The others
of the crew were rescued.
LONDON. December 20-The Nor
wegian steamer Sjofna. Of 527 tons net,
and the Swedish schooner Niord have
been sunk. The Danish barkentine Jor-
gen Larsen il believed to have been
sunk.
Lloyd's shipping agency announces
that the Spanish steamer Ason has been
sunk
Evening star., 1916-12-20
Washington Engineer Injured.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, December 20.-Roland
E. Adkins. 146 street southeast,
Washington, d. C. an engineer of the
Pennsylvania railroad, sustained cuts
about the head and hands when two
engines collided at Canton Junction
tower early this morning. Three others
were badly injured.
Evening star., 1916-12-20
Price of Sisal Boosted Now.

NEW YORK, December 20.-American
manufacturers of rope and twine have
been notified Of An increase of cents a
pound III the price OF sisal, II was an
nounced here today by the sisal resulat-
ing commission. which markets the Mexi-
can crop. The visible supply has been
reduced because. Of the heavy fucatan
storms, which caused n smaller output
owing 70 damage to tiie growing product
and to railways and shipping IL was ex,
planned, and there II a shortage of labor
in the sisal districts
Evening star., 1916-12-20
NEUTRALITY VIOLATED, CLAIM.
German Government Explains Why
Submarine Sank the Columbian.

In the German governments answer
to the inquiry of the United States re-
garding the sinking of the steamship
Columbian by a German submarine, the
declaration is made that the command
er of the U-boat once dismissed the
Columbian, but the steamship later
signaled her distress and announced
the presence of the submarine, which
was contrary to neutrality. The vessel
subsequently was sunk. II is declared
the commander and crew being placed
aboard another ship.
Evening star., 1916-12-20
Son of American Diplomat Dies.

Ell. PASO. Tex. December eo.-Sergt
Robert F.. Gonzales of the machine gun
company. I'd South Carolina Infantry,
son of W. e. Gonzales. United States
minister: to Cuba, died at the base
hospital, Fort Bliss, last night, of
pneumonia, after an illness OF four
days
Evening star., 1916-12-20
Judge W. W. Lambdin Dies.

SAVANNAH, Ga. December 20
United States District Judge William
Wallace Lambdin of the southeastern
district Of Georgia died of heart fail
ure in his chambers at the Federal
building here today. He was fifty five
Evening star., 1916-12-20
Senate Passes Recess Resolution.

The Senate today passed the House
resolution providing for recess of
Congress from December 70 to January
2 The House passed tine resolution
yesterday.
Evening star., 1916-12-20
DR.. Johnston Of Richmond Dies.

RICHMOND. Va. December 2o.-Dr.
George Ben Johnston. a noted surgeon.
died suddenly early this afternoon, ifi
his-home~ hara Of heart failure He had
been in declining health for several
months.
Evening star., 1916-12-20
NEW YORK LEAD MARKET.

NEW YORK, December 20.-The
metal exchange quotes lead 62ha7.76.
Spelter quiet: spot East st. Louis de-
livery. 1oa10is. At London, lead. ESQ,
los; spelter, f54. SIS.
Evening star., 1916-12-20
WEATHER..

For the District Of Columbia RAIN OF
snow tonight and tomorrow: probably
snow; warmer tonight: increasing
south and southeast winds.
For Maryland. rain or snow tonisnt
and tomorrow; probably snow in north
portion: warmer tonight; fncreasins
south and southeast winds.
For Virginia. rain or snow tonignt
and tomorrow: warmer tonight: colder
tomorrow in west portion; increasing
southerly winds.
For West Virginia. snow in east. rain
turning into snow in west portion to-
night: colder tonight in west portion.
Tomorrow local SHOWS and colder.
Tide Tables.
Compiled by United States coast and
geodetic survey
Today-Low tide. 1000 am. and l1:ol
p.m.: high tide, 3:22 am. and $3.50 pm.
Tomorrow-I.ow tide, 1851 am. and
1855 pm: high tide, AIS am. and 4:4s
pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-sun rose. 7:2S AIN; sun sets.
4.49 pm.
TOmorrOW-Sun rises. i.Sf d-Hl-. sun
sets, 4:49 pm.
Moon rives, 2:45 am; sets. 1:10 i'm.
Automobile lamps to be lighted one
half hour after sunset.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of
the Thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the tweuty-four
hours beginning at 2 pm. yesterday.
Thermome p.m., "a;
pm, II: IL midnight, Is: today, Am.
20: am, 21; IL noon. SO pm. &C.
Maximum, 36, at 2 pm. today; minimum.
16, at pm. yesterday.
Temperature same date last year
Maximum, Sc; minimum, %.
Barometer-Y esterday, p.m.. 1897; 8
pm, 3002: IL midnight, 30.o5; today. 4
am. 5000: s am. 1905: IL noon. 5000;
2 pm, 29.9S.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition Of water
at 8 am: Great FaIls-Temperature.
90: condition, 10. Dalecarlia reservoir
SO; condition at north
connection, s; condition at south con-
nection, 5. Georgetown distributing
reservoir-Temperatu 80: condition
at infiuent gatehouse. 8; condition at
effiuent gatehouse, 10.
Weather in Various Cities.
Evening star., 1916-12-20

Chicago, quoting from a newspaper
of August 3. 1851, now has the enor-
nous population Of $500. an increase
of 10, 900 in the last year.
Evening star., 1916-12-20
Stock Exchange.

SALES
Washington Railway 4s, 500 at s2i..
Potomac Electric Cons. IS, 81 900 at Iol.i.
Capital Traction, at s3L.
Washington Railway pfd.. at SIN, II at 81.
Nsrgen,haler. 10 at 18Th, 10 at 167.
Rid and Asked Prices
Evening star., 1916-12-20
VERY LIGHT TRADING
/ IN LOCAL SECURITIES
Bankers Will Pay Special Tax Under
). Protest-Internal Revenue
s Department Ruling.
In the Spirit Of the Season-Extra
: Dividend Declared-Committee
~
on Tax Named.
BY I. A. FLEMING.

The local stock market dropped back
TO duliness at today's session of the
Washington Stock Exchange. 1t is
within the probabilities that both
Washington Gas IS and Capital Trac-
tion IS could have been sold in large
amounts at or near los TO 1865. yes
terdsy's level. but holders were not
willing to repeat the concessions.
The only bond issues traded in We're
Railway As at s2L and Potomac Elec-
trio Consolidated IS at 10ih.
In the stock list Railway preferred
at 81 to sis and Mergenthaler at
1914 to I67 furnished about all the
business.
Bid and asked prices were practically
at.yesterday'S levels.
Evening star., 1916-12-20
WALL STREET MARKET
IRREGULAR IN ACTION
-,.r' ~ -
Strong Opening Followed by Sharp
Recessions. Shipping Shares Lead.
ing the Decline.
Professional Traders Take Profits
and Recoveries Follow-Another
Attack Quickly Follows.

NEW YORK, December 2a.--The
stock market is moving in an erratic
and dangerous manner 1t is showing
snfhcient action for the most bIase
Spectator on the street, and is too
nerve-racking for the average trader
Spectators who have been in the
hapit of trading with occasional OBJ
servation of the tickers story. have
called halt, the action of one minute
oe'ns little indication of what may
happen during the next.
me sudden drop in Steel common
from JIG to 1885 yesterday afternoon
chpped great chunks off from margins
ana brought new calls. Perhaps it may
pc the time for conservative investment
buying. but there are many brokers
who think otherwise.
whether prices will again seek much
higher levels. in the event of peace over
lures being without actual results, re-
mains to be seen.
one fact stands out, and that is that
traders will take profits frequently and
whenever available-the day of pyrami9-
ing and sensational profits being over
Evening star., 1916-12-20
CURR STOCKS.

Quotations furnished by ". d. Hibbs L Co..
members New York Stock Exchange.
Evening star., 1916-12-20
In the Spirit of the Day.

At meeting of the directors OF the
American Security and Trust Company.
heidi yesterday afternoon. it was decided
to present each member of the staff of
the bank-all empioyes-with a bonus of
10 per cent of their salaries for the
year 19Is, this in recognition of faithful
service for the success of the institu-
ton.
During the year 1916 employees of New
York Stock Exchange firms have been
forced to work regardless of hours, sleep.
and, frequently, even of meal time.
Hartman G. Co. mailed yesterday after
noon to their employees in Washington
and elsewhere large bonus checks. man
ayers Of branch offices receiving so per
cent OF their annual salary as bonus.
Many of the smaller banks of Wash
ington have planned $40 gold-piece gifts
TO all employees.
In every direction good cheer is being
Condition of the Treasury.
The condition of the United States
Treasury at the close of business yes
terday was:
Net balance in general fund. s119.-
i53,fs6: total ordinary receipts yester-
day. s3.4o2.70s; total ordinary pay
ments yesterday, $3.47s.S5s.
The deficit this fiscal year is s114.S37,-
s52, against a deficit Of S51 .406.5S6 last
year, exclusive of Panama canal and
public debt transactions.
Evening star., 1916-12-20

Cali Money y........i
HOURLY SALES OF STOCKS.
Ham. Hl,500 u n1..... 672,30O
lp.m.. $3.50 2p.m.. 1,ll3,700
Evening star., 1916-12-20
Trend Toward Recovery.

Normal conditions prevailed al the
United States Steel common. the most
active stock on the list, started with
le'eoe shares selling at slight advance,
winch was quickly extended to a point.
fractional gains 10 sharp advances
We're scored elsewhere in the first hour.
and before il was over the Shipping
shares started on the downgrade. Ma
rihe preferred dropping points this
cnechlng the advance. sending Steel
common back from 113 to I10is; Cruel
PIE steel off points; Beet Sugar. 2A :
Atlantic. Gulf and West Indies @ points
i-ackawanna- Steel. SIS: Studebaker er
from 113 to l11k: Utah Copper 3 points
ana fractional declines elsewhere.
professional activity on the hear side
was given as the reason for the serious
break.
Likewise covering of the same pro-
fessionals caused the sharp recovery
before the noon hour. When traders
on the speculative side can. bring about
such changes. in "A moment-Without
excuse. conservative traders have little
chance for careful operations.
New Lows Made. ....
In the final hour of the session the
bears again raided the list, and were
helped along by liquidation of long ac-
counts and stocks on which margins
had been seriously reduced. -.
On this new weakness Steel comm on
made new low. at 2:3U with another
half hour to go. Of 10sIx. as compare ed
with the high after the opening of i13
Mercantile Marine. by reason of the
British governments decision to take
over shipping. was low at ssa loss
Of l2A points. Atlantic, Gulf < West
Indies was or 10 points.
American Zinc lost points, Industri-
al Alcohol az. Beet Sugar 5 points
Locomotive points Baldwin Loco
motive 2. Lackawanna Steel was off 5
points. while the drop in Utah Copper
was 15A. practically the most serious
of the session.
Reading lost s., G. Il Q. Is and other
losses, in additional to the wiping out
of the earlier advances, were only frac-
tiOnal.
Evening star., 1916-12-20
NEW YORK COTTON.

Quotations furnished by ". B. Hibbs 4 Co..
members New York Stock Exchange, New York
Cotton Exchange and Chicago Board Of Trade.
open. High. Low. lis
Evening star., 1916-12-20
Enters the Lists.

The Washington stock exchange has
decided to appoint a committee to join
with the District Bankers Association
in working for certain specific changes
in..the intangible personal property
law. Today John L. Edwards. president
of the exchange, announced the ap-
posntment of Eugene Z. Thompson and
Thilnan .Hendrick, two of the younger
members of the exchange. with power
add to the committee.
Evening star., 1916-12-20
Extra Dividend Declared.

The directors of the Security Storage
company have declared an extra divi-
dend of per cent, payable January /;
books closed today
The regular quarterly dividend has
also been declared, payable January 10.
for which the closing of the books has
not been announced,
Directors of the Second National
Bank have declared the usual semi
annual dividend of per cent. payable
January L; books closed today.
Evening star., 1916-12-20
New York Bond Market.

Quotation furnished by W. u. Hibbs & c
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-13
CRUSHED FOOT
is AMPUTATED

William w. Rogers, who had his
right foot badly crushed while alight
ing from a moving train at Grace
mont short time ago, underwent an
operation at the Chickasha hospital
yesterday afternoon and is resting
easily.
Rogers. who was victim OF the
Galveston flood, has been making his
home with brother at Gracemopt fol
several months and had returned to
that place from a short visit to an
other town on the day of the accident.
Following the accident he was
brought to the chickasha hospital for
treatment Gangrene developing
necessitated the amputation of a part
ot the injured foot
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-13
MAN ON STREETS
HAS SYMPTOMS
OF BRAIN STORM

The Man on the Streets experienced
a shock yesterday which temporarily
unhinged his mental equipoise and
sent him in hurry to consult spe-
cialist in cerebral storms. The Man
On the Streets, years ago, lived in a
country where snow ana ice abounds
for thirteen months each year. with
the remainder Of the per annum" com
posed OF bad weather But he has
been down in this land Of perennial
sunshine until he has almost ceased to
believe in Cook and Peary and the
north pole,
So when he arose from his downy
couch yesterday and looked out Of his
window on the sea OF ice which shone
where once an asphalt paved street
flourished. he charged the same up tc
optical Illusion and walked out bold
ly on the ice, only to nit down hard
and suddenly And just as he picked
himself up he heard a chime of bells
and looking about saw sid Anderson
flash by in sleigh
"Fioly Mother Of Moses,n shouted
the Man On the Streets, mentally,
Something's wrong. | haven't taken
drink for eight years, but am sure
~ seeing thingsl' He vas a wan and
haggard individual when he appeared
before DR. Emanuel and demanded an
immediate "luniticio inquirendo" The
doctor gravely assured the Man on the
Streets that no matter how crazy he
might be on most subjects his mind
was not now wandering-that he really
saw snow and that sid's sleigh was a
sure enough snow buggy.