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Evening star., 1917-10-28
CHICAGO GRAIN.

CHICAGO. October 2T-Prospects of
larger receipts from the new crop led to
heavy selling of corn today and made
prices average lower. The market closed
unsettled. at the same as yesterday g
finish. to z down. with December, 1.1ss
to 1.1sa4. and May, 1:127s. Oats declined
Il to IS. The result in provisions varied
from az drop to a rise of so.
Some of the largest houses on change
took a conspicuous part In selling drives
that at times forced sharp breaks in the
corn market. At the opening. especially,
the pressure was of a determined char
acter, and seemed to be directed in par
ticular at weakening the December de-
livery.
A renewal of rainy weather rendering
conditions unfavorable for husking ap-
peared to be chiefly responsible for raj
lies that ensued, but this factor and
week end evening-up of trades could not
altogether offset the outlook for increas-
ing arrivals of new corn next week, the
general basis for much Of the influential
selling.
Railway embargoes hampering ship
nlents to the seaboard depressed the oats
market. and SO, too. did the downward
tendency of corn
Provisions advanced owing to con-
tinued scarcity of hog arrivals. In the
last hour. though, realizing sales by hold
ers wiped out most Of the gains.
Evening star., 1917-10-28
NEW YORK BANKS.

NEW YORK, October 27-Today's
bank statement showed actual conditions
as follows:
Loans, discounts, etc, s4,576116, 600 !;
increase, s3es. .13s, GOO
Cash in own vaults-alembers federal
reserve banks fa), ss4.65o.o0o; decrease,
$34es.o00
Reserve in federal reserve bank of n,em-
ber banks, s44o.32o,o0o: increase s14,-
114000.
Reserve in own vaults state banks and
trust compa nies tb). s50.7sO.o00: de-
crease. SS,7s7,6oo.
Reserve in depoSitaries. state banks
and trust companies. s51.317, 900; de-
crease. $42.122,oO
met demand deposit, 1855, SIC, 900
decrease. s54.195. 900.
Net time deposits $22o.720, 900: in
crease. $4,000.
Circulation. s32.775.ooo; increase s4s.-
o, oo" Specie peae included in ta) and (b>'
"Cnited States deposits deducted, S459-
$4,000
Aggregate reserve s542,477.ooo
Excess reserve, s55.5o3,G10 decrease,
S20.946.30O.
Summary of state banks and trust COM
panies III Greater New York not included
in clearing house statement:
Loans discounts. etc, SS5S, SS1, 200: in
crease. sl2.113,S00
Specie, s45,961.8Oo; decrease, 81 ,o31,
500
Legal tenders, s42,eo2,loo; increase,
Total deposits, s1.o11.7 .755,ooo; increase.
s1,S97.1o0.
Banks-Cash in vaults. s13,141,7Oo
Trust companies-Cash in vault. s75,-
742,20o
Evening star., 1917-10-28
Turn Eyes to America.

II is to America that the eye Of every
Serb is turned. In the United States
live 100000 Slavs. his brothers in race
Six hundred thousand are Serbs-Aus-
trian Serbs. it is true, but Serbs-who
have but one desire, and that is to
break away from their Austrian op-
pressors and form "FeIika Serbia
Greater Serbia-under the scepter of
King Peter.
But it is not only the Serbs who would
hight with enthusiasm in the Balkans
Every Czech, every Pole. every Russian
knows that through that country lies
the road to freedom. 1t is not through,
the Italian front or through the western
front that the road to victory lies for the
Slavs. 1t is through the Balkans II 10
by this route, too that every Runan;an
in the United States can hope TO reach
the Danube and stretch out a helping
hand to his fellow Countrymen under the
Austrian yoke in Transylyanta. In the
Bukovino and in the Banat Of Temesvar
If the Slavs of the United States were
enrolled in companies. battalions. reei
nents. brigades and divisions and made
the reserve of the Serbian army on ths
Salonikt front. Prince Alexander would
ask no aid from the allies. Give him once
more an army of quarter of million mon
and he will carry it to victory. The can
ture of the rlin-Constantinople rail
way, cutting Of Bulgaria and Turkey from,
Germany. which would be its task. would
mark the beginning of the end of the war.
Evening star., 1917-10-28
LICENSES FOR LOFTS
OF PIGEON FANCIERS
Regarded as Probable That Example
of England and France Will Be
Adopted in U. S.

II is expected before long the War
Department, through the pigeon in
telligence service Of the Signal Corps.
will compel all pigeon fanciers in this
country to license their lofts, as has
been done in England and France
Although nothing definite has been
done in this connection in this country,
at the convention of the American Rae
ing Pigeon Union last week. in New
York city. a report was current that
such steps will soon be taken.
In both of the European countries the
authorities, shortly after the outbreak
bf the war. compelled all faacfers to
secure license for their lofta They
were compelled to give a list of the
registered numbers of the bands of
each pigeon owned by them, and strict
account is still kept of each pigeon
William F. Dismer, of this city secre-
tary and treasurer of the American
Racing Pigeon Union. has called a
meeting for Thursday night at the Pub
lie Library of all racing pigeon fan
ciers in the District of Columbia, for
the purpose of discussing ways and
means of furnishing pigeons for the
United States Army In France and also
for the breeding of racing pigeons in
the United States for the carrying of
messages for Uncle Sans forces in this
country.
Evening star., 1917-10-28
SOUTHERN RAILWAY FINED,


Special Dispatch TO The Star
RICHMOND. Va. October o7-Tre
state of Virginia is richer TODAY by $500
as a result of the payment of the ,ne i'm
posed on the Southern railway for fur
nishng free passes to sherirs in this
state. A single case was heard. and al
that time it was shown that no fewer
than one dozen officers we're usir,
passes by courtesy of the railroad The
sheriffs had forfeited their Offices ty So
doing. The courts have SO det.reed ana
they have appointed two ofHhe officers
displaced to succeed themselves. The
attorney general Is of the opinion thar
the Offices were forfeited for the terIus
for which the men were elected. and II
is generally understood shat the cases
will be tested to declare the validity of
their service.
Whether the state CORPORA ton com
mission. which decided the single case
heard. will institute fuf fther proceeding
and impose additionai fines on the
Southern is not yet Positively known,
but the other case:.i were established
when the first char kt was heard.
other roads may be involved in the
same thing. witft many rumors that
others than mere Ehcriffs have used the
passes.
Evening star., 1917-10-28

same bonds of 1919 maturity are
quoted at "a IA
People who have bonds must SIT tight
until this cruel war is over and the
normal is again preyalent-therc is
nothing else to do.
Local Securities.
II there IS ray of sunshine in The
loeaI security situation il is in the fact
That Capital Traction shares are being
plcked Up quietly as an investment bN
some people who sold cut at much
hisher than present prices, and by 9TH
crs who consider it a purchase around
present prices. The buying is not ac-
sTeSsive, but offerings are taken in
around SO to sos Every one feels that
the dividend is safe, a big subscription
10 liberty Is helping along that feeling.
All other stocks are just as slow as
possible. There is a little support back
o. bank stocks and trust company
shareS. but none back Of other shares
or of bonds.
remarks above relating TO bonds are
especially true of local issues, They
nave real worth back Of them ana " iii
IN all probability come through in good
shape hut for the time being the in
vestor must hold or sell at a sacri-
fca - '"''~'i
Evening star., 1917-10-28
COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK, october aT.-ProspectS
for good weather In the south over
Sunday and talk of increased southern
, selling seemed chiefly responsible for
the easier ruling of the cotton market
today. After selling at 26.S0 at the
opening. January broke to 1853, rallied
t" 26,S3 but cased off again. closing
at sc. with the general list closing
steady at net loss of "a to AZ points
The opening was easy. at n decline OF
: To SO points, under southern selling
and scattering liquidation. Houses
with Liverpool and trade connections
were good buyers of January on the
E,reak and there was scattered cover.
ing, which caused rallies of several
points during the early trading. These
bulgeS met cotton, however, and the
market was easier late in the morning.
owing to increased southern Sellings
December liquidation and scattering
pressure. December eased off from
276o to 27-1s, and closed at 2725.
while March declined from 26.45 TO
oGa1 and closed at 262S. Some atten- d.
tiop was attracted by a private crop
estimate placing the yield at 100000
bales. excluding linters, or fully mill
lion bales above the crop recently
talked of in bullish circles. This was
offset to some extent by the bullish
character of other crop advices. which
noted the cold weather in northern
parts of the belt and the poor outlook +.
for the top crop Severe deterioration
was reported in Alabama, Mississippi
and Tennessee since the end of last
month by one of the local authorities,
hut the same report indicated that q I.
srus II percentage of the crops in those
states had been picked compared with
last year. the figures being ~ per cent /.
for Alabama. against So last season.
ss for mississippi. against 81 last year.
and a., in Tennessee, against AZ per
cent last year. The easier ruling OF
December was attributed partly to
profit taking on straddles between that
month and March, owing to the recent
increase in the near month premiums. ~
NEW ORLEANS october 21.-Heavy
se;Ifn. developed in the cotton market
here today aud prices fell away mode
r.lIely. Offers were based on expectation
of Il reaction from the long advance
and on predictions of heavier ginnings.
Their. also were kilograms from points
in tn.. Eclt telling of lessened demand
for spots and somewhat lower prices.
The market opened at the decline, and
at it's lowest sold Is to Al points under
last quotations, closing at q
NET loss of 16 to 81 points
Weather conditions over the belt were
more favorable for picking, and were
partly responsible for talk Of heavier
ginning A private bureau report show.
ing a much smaller percentage Of COT
ton gfnned to date than to the CORE.
spending time last year was the founs
dation for much Of the bearish. COM
ment on ginning output.
Only a few bearish spot reports wer0
received from the belt, general spot
news being of a favorable character,
but at no time did the market recelv0
good support from any quarter.
Evening star., 1917-10-28
BY I. A. FLEMING.

Investors in public utility securities have
been sadly used in the markets of the
country during the last few months. Val
,,es have reached a point where any fur
ther depression would seem impossible,
and vet there is no assurance that addi-
.ional losses will not be sustained
Every one knows that this condition has
been brought about by the steadily in
creasiug cost of supplies of all kinds and
the great advance in wages to labor. made
necessary by the removal of SO many men
from the field OF commercial and IN
dustrial effort and the continued demands
for increase in pay.
For some time the investigators of the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
have been giving their close attention to
various problems of transportation The
latest report. which appears in book form
tbulIetin 14), concerns itself with street
railway affairs, considering the nickel
fare the length of haus and the zone
system etc, in a comprehensive manner.
The prediction Is made that the nat
rate system will soon give way to zone
system, the length of the haul being alb
solutely needed as the basis of cost. in
the face of modern business methods and
modern extensions of transportation sys-
TENS
Increa sing unit fares tends to re-
strict. lessening units to increase traf-
fic Ability to take long rides for a
single fare increases traffic. The one
fare over long system puts a heavier
charge for the short distance in order
to benefit the longer carry.
The report closes as follows:
with all these considerations, it be-
comes evident that if the present up
ward tendencies in costs continue
street railways must stop developing.
or else must find means for increasing
their incomes.
The report might also have added, it
is next to impossible to advance
rate for service. once u lower rate has
become well esta blished.
Washington has no very long hauls:
indeed il is known as short maui
city The two street railway COM
panies have long sought a straight five
cent fare ana may some day obtain it
for the unlimited transfer privilege
but the time for the change does not
seem to be near at hand.
The gas companies have been much
more seriously hampered than the
street railway properties. Gas de-
mands coal and coke and oil for pro-
duction. three ingredients that are
scarce and higher than ever. even
while common councils and utility
boards are slashing at prices.
The stock of the Peoples Gas Com
pany of Chicago sold not SO very long
ago al l15 and better. 1t is now about
20 and the dividend passed.
The public utility situation is really
serious
Evening star., 1917-10-28
Bonds Near Low Market.

Bonds of the leading railroad and
industrial corporations are selling to-
day at about the lowest prices in, their
records.
When one considers the enormous
losses, on paper. that the great life
insurance companies. the big corpora
tions investing idle funds. and founda-
tions. trust companies and other in
stitutions have sustained 1t is not SO
wonderful that they are going into
the liberty loan business as freely as
they are.
They have to pay far above the aver
age Wall street price for per cent
bond but the collateral and the secur-
ity is unbeatable. nor are the bonds
liable to sustain any serious shrinkage
during their life.
United States coupon AS are quoted
at about los and they are no better
than the coupon or registered 4s of the
second liberty loan, which has been
freely offered at 100 during the cur
rent month.
Generally speaking bonds are being
sold ON q basis at par for per cent
rsturns. sene OF the best Of the IS
are enty 1lightiy under. par. Japanese
81 are selling 1T 7e and United King
dom 1-2s Of 1913 at % La. while the
Evening star., 1917-10-28
FINANCIAL.
| Will Sell

r.. .OOO Potomae Censld. So at -.
&2,0OO Warrington Gas go at 1OA.
$4,000 G. G. to Great Falls So "a 8&
80 Capital Traction at 81.
% Wash. Rwy. & EIec. com. at 6S.
rs Wash. Rwy. e. Elec. pfd. at 20.
* Washington Gas at 56h ex.
100 Washington Utilities at IL.
10 MerEenthaIer.
10 LnnstOn at 20.
RfGxs National Bank at go.
10 District National Bank Mt 14S.
Dupont National Bank at 1O5.
10 Munsey Trust at 80.
25 Continental Trust at IT.
40 Northwest Savings Bank at "a.
500 Miller Train Control ibid wtd.D.
100 American Paper Cnn.
1.I00 Oklahoma OF nj 3.
25 Buell. Signal & Train mt 8.
so West Texas Sulphur Co. at 35.
20 Lincoln Land a Imp. 10. bid wtd. ID
! L. =. Realty ibid vtd.D.
10 Ontario Apartment mt 20.
100 Washington Bnse Rail- Club.
2S Lincoln Hall Association.
500 Cclestine OIL.
Evening star., 1917-10-28
LIVE STOCK nARkETS.

CHICAGO. October 21.-ftoes-Re-
ceipts, 10000 head; strong at yester-
days average to 10c higher. Bulk
14s5a1s.4o; light, t4.3oa1s.5o; mixed
l4soa 1865: heavy. 14.70at6.65; rough
l4.0a14.9o; pigs. l0.51a14.0O,
Cattie-Receipts 1000 head steady
native steers, s's5al7.o0; western steers
625a13.s5; stockers and feeders, 6.oOn
l1,5G: cows and heifcrs, LOCALES
calves. S.00a1J.25.
wethers. S75a12.,3; ewes. ,.75a1l.25
lambs, 12.21a17.1J.
NEW YORK, October ;.-Beeves-
Receipts. 4S0 head; firm. steers, 10000
1900
Calves-Receipts $50 head: steady
veals, 12.00a16.25; culls. 10.00a11.00.
sheep and lambs-Receipts, 3.3Ot
head: sheep. 1.00a11.00: culls. ESQ
lambs, l5oOa11.35; culls. 1900.
Hoes-Receipts. 1.600 head steady
Hogs. 1925: pigs, i5.0oa15.5O; roughs
1925.
Evening star., 1917-10-28
| viii Buy

25 Capital Traction mt so.
25 Wash. Rwy. 4 Eiec. pfd. at .5M.
rs Washington Gas at ~ OK.
10 Commercial National Bank nj 1872
20 Munsey Trust mt 81.
10 Northwest Savings mt s.
I.OAO tany pnrO Oklahoma OIL at q.
10 Gayety Thenter.
Exclusive of commissions. Subject I'd
previous acceptance or cancellation.
Bonds plus accrued interest. All exc
cutions for cash Deliveries for cash
at your own hank
Evening star., 1917-10-28
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.
Arrivals.

Schooner S. T. White, at Alexandria
from . Maryland point with pulp wood
for shipment to paper making plants;
schooner James Q. Ferguson. at 18th
street wharf with slab wood from the
Rappahannock river; schooners Avalon,
Halle K. and Silver Wave and power
boat Annie c.. oysters from the lower
river at the oyster wharf; schooners
NJ A. Roberts and James o. Wright, at
10th street wharf from Maryland point
with cord wood for the market
Evening star., 1917-10-28
New Record for Reserve Banks.

Liberty loan financing was reflected
last night III the weekly statement OF
federal reserve banks. showing new
high record of Sc.52S. So. 900 in re-
sources. an increase of approximately
$4,000. GOO.
Evening star., 1917-10-28
Credit to Banks of WASHINGTON.

The banks of Washington have been
TO the tore in putting through the great
second liberty loan. They have been
back of it almost to a man. They will
bear an assessment to make up the
$4,000 voted for advertising purposes
by the District Bankers Association.
theS nave given their services night
ana day in financing subscriptions. in
preaching liberty loan subscription as
duty: have paid thousands for adver-
tisements. for signs. for electric light
and publicity work. and they have made
up, where necessary. the difference be-
tween their allotments and the amount
OF the subscriptions received
II mas been great campaign a great
educator Tor thrift. for saving for in
NeStment. Iens of thousands of people
kho" what IA bond is today who never
owned bond before Moreover. they
IKE the idea and VIII repeat again on
the third loan
Evening star., 1917-10-28

Harden Forbidden to Lecture.

AMSTERDAM. October 97.--The Lokal
Anzeiser of Berlin says that Maximil-
ian Harden. whose radical utterances
have caused on several occasions the
suspension of his newspaper. the Zu-
kunft has been forbidden to deliver
lectures.
Evening star., 1917-10-28
Memoranda.

from Occoquan with wood for the mar
ket: schooner Brooklyn has sailed from
Bretons bay for this city; schooner III.
and A. Beswick is at Baltimore from
the Rappahannock river with lumber:
schooner ]. p. Robinson will load mer-
chandise at Alexandra for Upper Ma
chodoc creek: schooner Silver Star Is
due here from Virginia creek with
lumber.
Evening star., 1917-10-28
NEW YORK PRODUCE

NEW YORK. October 2T.-cor1-Apet.
strong; No. yellow, z.20. ana No. !
mixed, 2.1s, c.tf. New York pats-s
Spot. easy; standard. eeaseh; HoQl1
S3aas; 1916, 20a26. Evaposated appsao-1
Dun, hat very arm. PT1nee@1tA- 49,
ricots and peaches-Little offering. Hat61'
ins-EFm. Other articles pnehangeA
Evening star., 1917-10-28
DRY GOODS MARKET

NEW YORK, October 27-Cottou
goods. here today We're firm and In
teady demand. Yarns were very firm,
with coarse numbers in active demand
Knit goods were firm and demand for
wool goods keen. BurIaps are adyanc-
ing. Linens were strong.
Evening star., 1917-10-28
Your Money

No lake or questionable ad-
vertising is allowed in The Star.
Millions of dollars are saved
By people who have been wise
enough to consult banker be-
fore investing in worthless Sc
curities. You should do like
wise.
Evening star., 1917-10-28

In substance the reply OF Chicago gro
GERS to the price list announced by
Harry A. Wheeler. Illinois food ad-
n1fnistrator, was that they could not
meet it.
Evening star., 1917-10-28
Departures.

Schooner Kathleen, light, for a lower
river point to load back to this city;
powerboat Daisy. from Alexandria for
Pennington. Md, with merchandise
tug Capt. Toby. for a river point to
return with tow: schooher Rather
from Alexandria for Potomac point
after oysters.
Evening star., 1917-10-28

A new device in efficiency S a clocl
which records the time each machine II
. factory - ynnnan9s
Evening star., 1917-10-28
WEEKS RANGE OF PRICES.
Corrected to the Close of Business October a.
at the Office of The Evening Star.
Railway and Miscellaneous Shares.


and Of
1916
o
Evening star., 1917-10-28
Human Force Has Limit.
BY GORDON GoRDo,--sMITH.

But human force has its limit. Even
the veteran armies of King Peter are
mortal and cannot accomplish the i'm
possible. OF the hundred thousand men
landed in Saloniki, 10000 have been lost
In the campaign which cultninated in
the capture of Monastir. Deducting the
10000 men required to guard communi-
cations, construct roads and railways,
and carry out the transport service in
a country where the pack mule is the
principal means Of forwarding food and
munitions. there remain, at most, $4,000
bayonets Unless the Serbian army is
reinforced 1t cannot possibly accom-
plish it's task. II reinforced l can guar
antee it will accomplish the impossible.
Given the possibility Of driving the
enemy from their beloved country there
is no effort the allies cannot demand
from the Serbs
Evening star., 1917-10-28
Money to Loan

SECURED lr FIRST DEED of Trust Real Estatns
Prevailing interest and commission.
Joseph |. Weller, GA F St. NV.
Evening star., 1917-10-28
Disease Is Prevalent.

Typhoid. dysentery and 1aundice are
prevalent and the government fears the
recurrence of the typhus epidemic. The
American Red Cross commission is lend
ing effective aid in providing medical ia
cilities In short time it win have two
hospitals ready with combined capacity
Of 1000 beds.
The transport OF supplies through Rus
sia at this time presents difficulties, but
confidence is felt that as soon as the
railroad commission completes the re-
organization of the railway lines the sit
uation will improve materially.
Evening star., 1917-10-28
SUCCESS Of THE LOAN
A BIG MARKET FACTOR
Stock Exchange Quotations Move Up
in Sympathy With Demand
for Bonds.

By the Associated Prers.
NEW YORK. October 27.-Short COW
ering, prompted in large part by the
undoubted success of the liberty loan,
together with a buoyant uprush In
shippings. were the chief features of
today's brief but very active session
of the stock exchange.
The inquiry for steamship shares
especially Marine preferred. at an ad-
vance Of 10 Is points to 1o4. with
gains OF 2 to 3 points in allied shares,
overshadowed all other movements
but every division of the list. with one
or two unimportant exceptions. par
ticipated in the rise.
Steels made UP most of the early
weeks reversals at further gains of
to 3 points. coppers responded in sim
liar measure with the more active
equipments. and the varied groups OF
war and semi-war stocks. including
oils. sugars, feathers and motors, were
higher by l to points.
Evening star., 1917-10-28
STARVATION STARES
RUMAN|A IN FACE
Death Rate Among Children
Already High-Hospitals
Now Lack Essentials.
NATION LOOKS TO U. S.

By the Associated Press.
JASSY, Rumania, October 1a, via Pc
trosrad october 27.-Runania is in dan
ger of starvation and destitution unless
urgent steps ere taken 10 relieve the
food and clothing situation. Investiga-
tfon by the Associated Press correspond
ent indicates that help must come soon
If the country is to retain its stratesicai
Importance in the war. The Rumanian
army has been fighting with adrniraoie
courage and spirit. although It's sup
plies of provisions and wearing apparel
have been on a limited scale.
The death rate among Eumanian chill
dren, due to maInutrition. is appaliinsiy
large because of the serious shortage IN
wheat, rice, meat and other vital ar
ticles of food. Meat is no longer issued
to the civilian population and the bread
ration is limited to less than pound
day for each person. Among the peas
antry. which comprises some so per cent
of the population, the suffering IS par
ticularly acute. Their already slender
allowance of corn meal. which forms al
most their sole subsistence, has been re-
duced and they are now without the
simple ration of cheese which formerly
was valuable adjunct in balancing the
diet