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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-06
POWER CONCERN To TAKE
ITS VALUATION TO COURT
Potomac Electric Company Serves
Notice of Appeal on Utili-
ties Board.

The long valuation fight in the case
Of the Potomac Electric Power Com
pany Is to be carried to the courts for
final settlement
Formal notice Of it's intention to file
proceedings in equity in the District
Supreme Court for an appeal from the
valuation order was served on the pub
lie utilities commission TODAY by the
company.
With the filing of the notice. which
sets forth a large number OF reasons
that the order be suspended during the
preparation Of the appeal and its pen
dency before the court. The request
was taken under advisement
Action of the company today did not
como as q surprise The commission
recently returned a valuation of I'LL
25!,17O43. The company had claimed
values experimenting s23.oo0.0oo. The
olnerence is represented to a large
extent by intangible values. which the
commission disallowed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-06
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO, June 6.-Wild PUSHES to
buy corn. with prices soaring as much
from the fixing of a maximum price
greatly above quotations which had
been ruling before limit was
named. The established possible max
imum, s1.65 a bushel. was generally
taken as formal recognition of the
unless a limit was set the market was
likely to reach 50. Excessive rains
and further unreasonable cold tended
also to excite apprehension. and so.
too. did reports that country supplies
were about exhausted. with foreign
demand increasing.
So great was the scramble to purchase
corn that brokers on the top step OF
the pit could with difficulty retain
foothold. and in more than one IN
stance were tumbled from their
vantage point to the floor outside:
mass from which egress was impos.
sible. Opening prices. which ranged
from 3A to 81 cents higher, with
July at 1.52 to 1.57. and September at
1.39 to 1.43, were followed by q mod
crate reaction below the bottom OF the
opening range, but then a fresh ad-
vance all around to about &c ABOVE
Mondays finish.
Wheat and oats temporarily were
completely eclipsed. and formed only
a faint reflection of the bul!ish tur-
moil in the corn market. Trade in the
cereals other than corn had barely
enough volume to enable quotations to
be traced. Wheat. after opening 8 to Z
cents higher, with July at ~ ana
September at 200, scored slight 1ur,
Their upturn. and then sagged several
cents.
Provisions held about steady. The
effect Of the bulge in corn was onset
by relative weakness Of the hog mar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-06
Rev. Mother de Chantal Dies.

NEW YORK, June 6.-Rev Mother
de chantal. whose fame as a philan-
thropist and an educator was world
wide among Catholics, died Monday In
Rrooklyn. where she had been head of
St Johns Orphan Asylum for boys for
thirty years. She was eighty-four
years old and was soon to have cele-
brated her sixtieth anniversary as
Sister.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-06
WEATHER..

For the District of Columbia. Mary
land and Virginia. partly overcast
weather, with probably showers and
thunderstorms tonight and tomorrow:
southerly winds, with squalls.
For West Virginia, thunderstorms this
afternoon or tonight: cooler in west
portion tonight. Tomorrow fair.
Tide Tables.
Compiled by United States coast and
geodetic survey
Pm; high tide. SPA am. and S:55 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, BIS am. and
4:0s Pm; high tide. 9:12 am. and 9:45
pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-sun rose, 4:41 am; sun sets.
1881 pm.
Tomorrow-sun rises, 4:41 am: sun
sets, 1882 pm.
Moon rises. $50 pm; sets. 5:2s am.
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 twenty-four
hours beginning at pm. yesterday:
Thermometer-Yeste pm, so;
pm. IS; IL midnight. 10: today, 4
am, So; am. IA: 10 noon, II; pm. so.
Maximum, 60. at 2 pm. today; minimum,
68. at am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Maximum. 7s: minimum. SO.
Barometer-Yesterd pm. 1884;
p.m.. 1892; IL midnight. 1895: today,
I am. 96; am. 1899; u noon. 30 9S;
pm. 29.94.
Condition Of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water
at am: Great Falls-Temperature
65: condition, 80. Dalecarlia reservoir
Temperature, 70; condition at north
connection. 65; condition at south con-
nection, IS. Georgetown distributing
eservoir-Temperatur 20; condition
at infiuent gatehouse, so; condition at
effiuent gatehouse, 65.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Star
HARPERS FERRY. W. Va, June g.
The Potomac river was Slightly muddy
and the Shenandoah very muddy this
morning.
Weather in Various Cities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-06
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO. June 6.-Hogs-Receipts
$4,000 head; slow. Bulk. 16.45a16.s5 IS;
light, 14s0a15.T5: mixed. 15.20al5. 30:
heavy. 15.25a1So0: rough. 15.25a15.40;
pigs, 1050a14.75.
Cattle-Receipts. 1900 head: steady;
native beef cattle, 9.15a13.65: stockers
and feeders. tuscaloosa: cows and
heifers. 6.20a11.70; calves, 9.50a140O.
Sheep-Receipts. 1000 head: strong;
wethers, 8.40a1l.00; lambs. 9.50a14.50;
springs. 12.00a16.75.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-06
Washington Stock Exchange

SALES.
Washington Gas IS, 81 600 at 102h, s., 600 at
i02I, 81 900 at 1921, 81. 900 at 102k.
Security Storage and Safe Deposit So. 81 900
at 1O1, $500 at 101.
Capital Traction at 7sa. 10 at 7sx. 5 at
7DN IL at 1917. 10 at 79a..
Washington Railway and Electric pfd. 2 at
Teh. s at 79h. 10 at 791a. at 79h.
Washington Gas. 10 at 73, 10 at 70. 10 at 70,
10 at Is. 10 at 70. 10 at 70. 10 at 70. 10 at 70,
at 70. Is at 70.
Mergenthaler. 10 at 145b.s
After call:
Washington Gas IS. $500 at 1oeh. $1,000 at
1o2n. 81 900 at 1o2h. 81. 900 at 1921. 81 900
at 1929, 81 900 at 1921. $500 at 1921.
Potomac Cons. bs 81 600 99%.
Washington Railway and Electric Il, 81, 900 at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-06
MUCH HIGHER PRICES
ON INDUSTRIAL STOCKS

NEW YORK, June e.-Wall street
heard the news of registration day.
and was nightly pleased with it. The
story of 100000 900 young men enrolled was
the biggest bull factor the street has
known in months.
This was further aided by the united
enort and prospects of great success
to the liberty loan. Bankers hesitate
to declare oversubscription in fear that
1t may have some effect on late buy
ing. but they firmly believe that the
aggregate subscriptions is over the
mark now.
Prices on the great majority of in
dustrial stocks climbed right of at the
tap OF the bell. and the strength was
of that positive kind that does not
waver. right through the noon hour
and the earlier hours of the morning.
Alcohol Sets the Pace.
Industrial Alcohol set the pace; too
swift for the general market to fol-
low. with an advance over points,
jumping from 139A Mondays closing.
to $40. the high of the first three hours
Of todays session.
The steels and equipment stocks were
the leaders, next to Industrial Alcohol.
the abandonment of munition making
in favor of locomotives and other
ment companies being welcomed as a
bull card by shareholders.
Bethlehem Steel "B" stock made a
four-point rise. touching 142. United
States Steel common, which closed
Monday at 1854. opened a point higher
and improved to 1915, with large
trading. The bear interest of earlier
in the week tried to cover and found
the pace too fast. but there was very
little bear selling today, some cashing
bulls were encouraged and kept busy
trading.
Lackawanna Steel gained 2% points,
Republic Steel, 2M, and Midvale. a
small fractional improvement, but I'M
important.
Shipping Weak Spots.
Baldwin Locomotive gained points:
American Smelling moved up sharply
2h. while the coppers were all firm
and averaged 2 points advance.
The weak spots were the shipping
shares. especially Mercantile Marine,
and some of the sugars, hardly weak
enough to score losses important in
character. but fractiona1ly lower.
Can. Rubber and Crucible all made
average improvement.
Rails were by no means active.
Changes were generally in the way Of
fractional improvement, ~ for Atchi-
son. " on Erie. y for Northern Pa
cif1c, "a on Union Pacific and less i'm
portant fractions elsewhere.
Dividends Declared.
American Can directors declared a
regular TX preferred dividend and a
like payment on account Of deferred
dividends. This dividend. the first of
its kind for four years, reduced the de-
ferred dividends yet to be paid to Z
per cent.
Further gains OF close to point were
made in the Industrial list with continued
activity right through the session.
Some profittaking was noticed. but the
recovery was usually quick. Alcohol made
1t a full 10 points advance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-06
Recalls Austria's Concessions.

1.-The best proof of that statement is
that Austria. before our entrance into
the war. had agreed that ltaiy's con-
fred to turn back the provinces along
the Trentino and Trieste fronts. all
thoueh not under circumstances
uhich italy would have desired
EVEN in 1866 Austrian ministers de-
cIared that Italy's boundary should
In discussing further loans by the
United States to Italy. Mr.. Nitti said
that Italy spent last year 1900, COO. 900
iires or about $400.000,O00 Though this
Calculation is based on an abnormally
low exchange rate), in this country
alone. and had spent about twice that
much all told since the war started.
AS proof of Italy's finah cial condition
he stated that twenty years ago 30 per
cent of her national debt had been owing
to foreign nations. and that this had
been reduced to per cent when the war
began.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-06
Pacifists Almost Negligible.

These are leaders Of the extreme So
cialists and radicals. Mr.. Nittt said.
There is another faction opposed to war
on principle. but even they have made
no objection to the present war. realiz-
ing that it is, in the words of Mr.. Nitti,
mot a war Of conquest. but a war Of
Independence"
Mr. Nitti said the small paciflctst fac
ton in Italy Is almost negligible in
numbers and in influence. Therefore
group in Italy with the government
over questionss, Of d ann no, Il or indem-
italian socialists are represented at
stockholm, but he said that eI he does not
sired.
ItaIv.s people is applicable on the
GROUND that it is thoroughly UNDER
Stood that italy did not enter the war
with any idea of annexation or in
IDENTITIES" Mr.. Nitti said. Italy
claims only the Italian lands under the
rule of Austria. and the fixation of
her boundary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-06
School Holiday Tomorrow.

Children of the public schools of the
D;.trict of columbia are to be given holt
day tomorrow so that they may witness
49, Confaderate celebrations
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-06

The construction of a pipe line 22o
miles long has enabled oil to renlace
wood for fuel for navigation and other
purposes In the interior Of Konxn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-06

great cereals ranges from 10000, 0o0,-
The worlds normal yield Of the six
900 to 000.000,o00 bushslA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-06

The United States yearly spends $loo,
100000 In building public schools'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-06
Proceeding to Fix Rate.

Filing of the notice marked the OPEN
ing or proceedings to determine a rate
OF return to be allowed on the fair
sdlue OF the company's property. Presi-
Gent Clarence p. King. Vice President
w. r. Ham, Secretary S. R. Bowen and
attorneys John S. Barbour and Charles
A. douglas appeared for the company.
Inc notice sets forth, among other
reasons for the appeal. the claim that
the commission did not find the fair
value of the property Of the petitioner
as OF the date Of said ascertainment,
as required by paragraph seven Of the
public utilities act, or the fair value at
a time reasonably approximate thereto,
though sufficient evidence, uncontra-
dicted. upon which to base such a find
ing was in the record and wholly dis
regarded"
Other reasons as stated are:
Because the valuation of the COM
mission. though promulgated May 2,
1917. and purports to be Of December
u. 1914. was not based upon any EVIL
dence as to value upon either of these
dates. but was based on the inventory
OF Quantities. prices and values testified
to as of July 1. 1914, and were accepted
and adhered to by the commission, al
though it was admitted that prices and
values of July 1. 1914. were no longer
1air or normal prices as of the date of
the testimony in the fall Of 1916.
Because the commission gave no
consideration or weight to the testi-
mony Of witnesses Of the petitioner and
disregarded witnesses introduced on be-
half OF the commission itself when the
testimony was favorable to the petit
toner.
Because the order. opinion and find
ings OF fact Of the commission are
against the weight Of the evidence.
Because the findings are based on
illegal and incompetent evidence"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-06
Socialists With Government.

Discussion of tho plan by which Italy
and this country may come to an agree
ment about these reservfsts will not be
concluded until Senator Marconi and the
italian ambassador return from New
York, where they went today for the
exercises in connection with the award
Of a degree of doctor of science to
Senator Marconi.
and pacif1st labor bodies in Russia,
France and other European countries
disturb Italy less than they do most of
the other allied nations, according to
Francesca Saverio Nitti. In discussing
this phase of Italy's internal affairs to-
day with newspaper men Mr.. Nitti
pointed out that the socialists of Italy
have stood solidly behind the govern
ment and that two of the leading Ital-
ian socialists are in the cabinet, pro-
war men, and both are serving actively
in the army These men are Minister
Bissolati and Minister Bononi.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-06
ARE PLANNING TO DEAL
W|TH|TAL|AN RESERWSTS
Members of Visiting Mission Will
Present Scheme to Their
Home Country.

Members of the italian mission are
considering details of plan to be pre-
scented to their home country for deal
ing with the 100000 or more Italian
reservists in this country.
All the Italians Of CONSUMPTION age
in this country. even those who have not
taken out first papers, were compelled
to register yesterday, and they are
eligible for service in the United States
Army.
But all Italians who are still subjects
of their native land. between eighteen
and forty-three years, are considered
reservists in the Italian army. Hence
large numbers of immigrants from
Italy are reservists of the Italian army
who did not register for service in
America.
1t was explained that the entrance of
the United States into the war has
changed the status of these reservists
since Italy recognizes there is a posi-
bility that many of them. especially those
engaged in industry and agriculture, may
be more useful here than in the fighting
forces Of Italy, where manpower is album
dant It also is recognized that the posi-
ton of many Of them, having families
here, and established in business. was ex-
tremely serious. even before the United
States went to war
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-06
Suggests IL Per Cent.

At the hearing before the commission
today on the rate of return to be al
lowed, Charles G. Young, consulting
engineer. was the first witness called,
He testified that he considered IL per
cent fair rate Of return, per cent to
be used as a surplus fund Increased
cost OF production. he said, creates ne
cessity for a surplus to carry the com
pany over periods of depression.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-06
Italy's Debts Reduced.

."rhus in twenty years Italy has been
able to redeem 45 per cent Of her ma
donsl debt, . guarantee that any loan
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-06

u. 10.
Lard-weak: middle west, 21.4oa21.5o.
Other articles unchanged.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
quotations). Wheat Unsettled and
slower; spot No. red. 2.7o; spot No "a 2 2
b bea MeS exports. i 1854 bushels.
June, 1.75; receipts. 130.260 bushels:
Oats-Firmer: standard white. ~ =
So; No. 3 white. Sc ~ a67; receipts. 124,-
057: exports. 610.650.
Rye-Firmer; No. western export
2.35 bid receipts. $3.50 bushels.
Hay-Firmer; No. 1 timothy. COCOA
21.OO: No. / clover mixed. 17.5Oa1S.00.
Grain freight-No quotations.
DAIRY MARKETS.
CHICAGO, June 6.-Butter Un-
Eggs-Lower; receipts, 1891 cases;
firsts, 31Aas2A; ordinary firsts. 3oaS1;
at mark, cases i4cluded. s2a32h.
Potatoes-Unchahged receipts, new,
80 cars; old. IA cars.
Poultry-Alive. firm; fowls. 21h;
springs, 30a38.
NEW YORK. June 6.-Butter-steady.
Receipts. 1900 packages: creamery
higher than extras. 41ha42: creamery
extras (s2 score). Al; firsts, 3sa4oh;
Eggs-Unsettied Receipts. 2s.s7o
cases: fresh gathered extras, 37ka3s;
fresh gathered storage packed. firsts.
36a37 firsts. 35ha36; state. Pennsyl-
whites fine to fancy. 3sa39; state, Penn
sylvania. and nearby hennery browns.
37Ha38R.
cheese-Firm. Receipts. 500 boxes.
State s .. fresh res aa sPseiais' 2SAaS4' DO
Live poultry-Steady; no prices
quoted.
Dressed, quiet: prices unchanged.
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK. June 6.-The cotton
market showed renewed flrmness to-
day. The strength Of Liverpool over
the local holiday and the readiness
with which pre-holiday realizing had
been absorbed on Monday appeared to
encourage bullish sentiment. while
trade interests were again said to be
buying. The market opened steady at
an advance of 20 to "a points There
was enough profit taking to cause some
the offerings were soon taken. with
July selling up to 22.7S and October
to 22.1O before the end of the first hour.
or about 80 to 46 points net higher.
Private cables attributed the advance
in Liverpool to Bombay buying and
good Manchester reports
Futures opened steady; July, 22.65;
October, 2195: December, 22.08: Janu-
airy. 22.07: March. 22.20.
Foreign and domestic trade interests
were credited with buying large part
Of the cotton on the advance which
carried active months Al to Sc points
net higher during the middle of the
morning. Realizing checked the up
ward movement around 22.Ss for July
and 2s;2s for October October With, with the dispo-
pectations of favorable weekly
weather report.
NEW ORLEANS. June "a higher
Liverpool market over the holidays
here caused a resumption OF the buy
ing movement in cotton on this market
today. and in the first half hour of
business active months were sent 36 to
So points over the close Of last week.
The demand was moderate. but was met
by only limited offerings.
Futures opened steady. Opening
bids: July. 22:O5: October. 21.36; De-
cember 21.43 asked; January, 21.57;
March, 21.70.
Realizing caused reaction Of II to
25 points from the topmost levels, but
Aater there was another rise. in the face
of rather better weekly crop accounts
than expected. and toward noon the
active nopths were 20 to SO pointS nm
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-29
Storing I.cHyes.

II farmers only understood the many
uses 10 which leaves could be put, moro
Of them would be stored.
Some may think il takes too much
time and tabor, bat they arc easily and
quickly gathered in various ways.
one good plan is 10 have cheap bar
r"ls handy, ill them with leaves. and
set them away where rain or snow will
not reach them.
Another method by which tho stor-
age Of leaves may be accomplished is
that OF using common gunny or burlap
sacks. These, also, may he stored away
withoU: cmptyinE the sacks. and they
Will be III convenient shape TO use a
fcw at "a time during the winter.
II one has only small number OF
sacks, the leaves may he carried and
cmpticd from the sacks into some out
building not in use: but where one de-
srcs TO store considerable quantity.
we find that he'd sheets or similar
pieces OF cloth. are excellent for the
purpose.
simply spread them on the ground ::
rake up the leaves with q common gar
den rake and Pile them on the sheet;
catch hold of each of the four corners
and draw them together.
y large quantity can be carried in
this manner. and when il is desired TO
empty tho sheets. let go of the corner
and allow the leaves to roll out.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-29
MARKET ENGR0ssED
BY LOAN CAMPAIGN
Heavy liquidation Causes Cnensircss.
but Movement Som Runs
Its Course.
TRy A.socI,ricn prcss


NEW YORK. October 2S.--Thc Lib
cr;y loan engrosScd the attention OF
financial interests almost 10 the cx-
clusion of all other considerations and
Developments of last week. Complete
returns from that enormous undcrtai<-
ing probably will not be available for
several days. but the success of the
venture Icady is regarded as mar
Vicious. Liquidation % high class
shares. notably those formerly repre-
scented in the international mark cts.
caused much uncasineSS in stor'i mar
Ike. circles for :. time. but tn" move
mcnt seemed TO have run its course
before the end OF the week. Icavi-
ness of numerous special stocks. espe-
ciail" those included In tn" list OF
public utilities. was attributed to con-
ditiomS more or less peculiar to that
class Of securities Labor problem;
also figured i'm the setback received
by these issues. Steamship shares
were 1T all times the stcadicSt, and
came forward with rush in the lat
ter part of the week. 1t is generally
believed that substantial disbursement
Of back dividends soon will he made
to holders OF marine preferred. Traders
are looking forward 10 Tuesdays meet
ing OF tnc United States Steel directors
when tho financial statement for the
third quarter will he issued and &C
;io3 taken on :he common stock for
that same period. AdvlccS from prin-
ctpal reserve centcrs report irregular
trade conditions and recent financial
exhibits of railroad and Industrial cor
porationS have offered little ground for
announcement
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-29

The tendency 10 lower crop estimates
to decided extent was the main bull
ish feature OF tho week. Several ceti-
mates of growth werc under 11,25o 0oo
ba.cs. Weather conditions were nm.
favorable. but the weather was NOT
as great an influence as during pre~
ccdih& weeks Of the fall. Spot no
counts were mainly favorable. but fia
no, reflect any great activity. HOLDER
being too firm and buyers too muc,,
inclined TO hclf off to permit lorra
business. This wcck the trade VIZ,
watch the SPOT markets of the interior
closely IN order to detect signs 20
deVelopmcnts one way or the oth.r
Ginning ana spot news Is likely 10 H..
the main influence in the near futnro
Tho ginning period ends wednes,,,,.
NIGHT, and Immediately after, Il i.
probable that private bureau estimate.
o: the output will be heard and tho,
are likely 30 have an important b..,r
'ny on the course Of the market ~,
Thursday this market will he clio god
IS All Saints Day is 4 legal holicnv
In Louisiana.