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Evening star., 1918-07-13
DULLNESS MARKS WEEK
OF RESTRICTED TRADING

Dullness was the overshadowfng
feature of an uncertain week IN the
stock market. dealings showing al
most progressive diminution. The re-
stricted scope of trading was in keep
ing with the scant turnover.
Professionals tested the market for
vulnerable spots, basing their oper-
ations on domestic developments.
some of which were inclined to tenn
porarily impair quoted values. Chief
among these were the f1rmer money
rates and cumulative signs of press
ing financial requirements by indus
trial companies.
United States Steel retained its
leadership. but was under tncessant
pressure, yielding at its worst some
points from the previous weeks
final price. There were many rumors
respecting the Steel Corporations
future dividend policy. but these
were founded on mere conjecture.
Rails were motionless the greater
part of the time, the controversy be-
tween large holders of railway Sc
curities and the government anent
the stability of net income remaining
unsettled. The bumper crops fore
cast by the July report produced no
results in the transportation group.
Proposed new war taxes, mobiliza-
tion of labor and recurrent charges
of profiteering were offset to a degree
by the Federal Reserve Boards sur
vey Of business. which was of a most
optimistic character.
War news and foreign affairs as q
whole offered ground for encourage
ment and exchange rates indicated
further progress toward equitable
adjustment.
Evening star., 1918-07-13
LEGGED PEACE EMISSARY
IS REPULSED AT BERN
fustrian Presents Himself at Al
bed Legations for overtures and
Is Not Received.

Reports Of the repulse by allied le-
[tions in Bern of an alleged Austrian
ace emissary has been confirmed by
|e Journal Of Geneva says an off,
kl dispatch from Switzerland. Ac-
riding to the reports. an Austrian from
|e pacifist party of Prof. Lammasch
rived several days ago at Bern. This
Rissary presented himself at several
cations of the allied powers, but in
case was he received Prof. Lam
sch is the individual who. on sew
hIsformer occasions. Is said to have
tde peace overtures to Americans
well as representatives of other al
Id countries.
br. Heron, an American living in
+itzerland. has made public his ex-
Iriences with these would-be peace
&kers. It is well understood that in
the European countries, but not
by in Switzerland. persons from the
|htral powers have more than once
blessed to be bearers of peace pro-
sals, but they have been discredited
| diplomats as clumsy amateurs who
= meddling with matters of which
by were in the main ignorant
Evening star., 1918-07-13
BIG RUSHES FOR CORN
IN MARKET PAST WEEK

CHICAGO. July 13.-Big rushes up
ward have taken place in the corn
market this week owing chiefly to
congressional attempts to lift the
guaranteed price of wheat to $40
q bushel. Compared with a week ago,
corn this morning showed advances
varying from SIC. to sKc. Oats were
unchanged to &c. higher, and pro-
visions up 1oc. to Csc
Fear that the cost of wheat -four
might become virtually prohibitiye
to large classes of consumers and
that the use of corn instead would
be greatly increased manifested itself
more and more strongly throughout
the week until definite announcement
was made that President Wilson's
veto OF $Z.4O wheat was assured be-
yond all doubt. Meanwhile bulls had
contended that even aside from the
more money on the basis of current
premiums paid for new wheat. Scare
1ty OF good corn. sharp competition
by millers, subnormal temperatures
and widespread deficiency of moisture
proved additional bullish factors
which more than offset an official es-
timate that the 1918 crop would be
the largest on record.
Hedging sales and rains in Canada
prevented the oats market from show
strength. Il
Provisions were stimulated bv 1ib-
erai exports as we'll as by the bulge
in corn.
Evening star., 1918-07-13

visitor to the dear Old Brier Patch
until just before time for jolly, round.
red Mr. Sun to go to his bed behind
the Purple Hills. And Peter tried
to make himself believe he didn't
care He tried to make himself be-
lieve that he didn't ever want to see
anybody again. and that all he wanted
was to be left wholly alone. OF
course this wasn't true. for Peter is
very social, as you know.
But he tried to make himself be-
lieve it was true and kept right on
sulking and sulking. Down at the
very bottom of his heart Peter was
wishing that some one would come
to visit him before the Black Shadows
came creeping out from the Purple
Hills. The first of them had just
started when thin. high. squeaky
voice said, 81 beg your pardon, Peter
Rabbit, is this the dear Old Brier
Patch I have heard SO much about?"
At the mere sound of that voice
Peter grew very stiff. Slowly he
turned his head and glared as much
as Peter can glare at-Nimbleheels
himself! Yes. sir, there sat Nimble-
heels himself! Peter could hardly
believe his own eyes. You see Nimble-
heels was the very last person in the
world Peter wanted to see. Was it
not to Nimbleheels that he owed all
MS IfOuOleS! ANY way, ne Iell lndt
it was. So he tried his best 70 glare
fiercely at his pretty. trim little
visitor.
aWhat IL this is the dear Old Brier
Patch?" demanded Peter gruffly.
Nothing very much. only I would
like to spend the night here il you
don't mind" replied Nimbleheels
family. 81 will feel lot safer from
Hooty the OWL" he added.
It was that mention OF Hooty that
stopped the sharp reply which was
on the very tip OF Peters tongue. He
couldn't send little Nimbleheels. un-
welcome though he was, out where
he would be in danger from Hooty
the Owl. ,Es
81 suppose you can stay. but keep
out Of my sight," he replied un-
graciously.
Evening star., 1918-07-13
TOTAL STOCK DEALINGS
SMALLEST OF THE YEAR

NEW YORK, July 13.-Active issues
were firm at the sluggish opening of
today's stock market. such leaders as
United States Steel. Reading and Ma
rine preferred scoring fractional
gains.
Speculative issues were irregular.
advances Of 1 to 8 points in Texas
Company, International Agricultural
Chemical preferred and American Ice
being balanced by losses of 1 to 2
points in Consolidated Gas, Sumatra
The war group was moderately
higher.
Dealings were of the most slender
proportions.
Rails Ignored Completely.
The week end session of the ex-
change was altogether superficial,
dealings falling to the smallest total
of the year.
United States Steel moved within
narrow fractional limits, losing some
firmness in the later dealings.
Fertilizers. papers and other spe-
cialties of more obscure origin were
/ to points higher at their best.
Sumatra Tobacco was most erratic
of the speculative issues at an ex-
treme decline of 5A points.
Rails were completely ignored and
numerous other prominent issues
failed of quotations.
The closing was steady. Sales ap-
proximated 100000 shares.
Liberty 3ss sold at $3.50 to 1864 {;
first and second As at 1892 to "a, and
second Ans at $3.50 to 1884: third
AVS at 95.76 to $3.50; second and
third 4As were quoted for first time
today.
Evening star., 1918-07-13
IRELAND VOTE INCREASED
BY NEW FRANCHISE LAW
Of the Associated Press.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.
DUBLIN, July Tho number of
persons entitled to vote in ireland
will be increased nearly $50 per cant
under the new franchise law giving
every one who has lived In Ireland six
months the right to vote. The fran
chise is extended to women over thirty
years old who are the wives Of elect
orS. =, -.--~----- -
The city of Dublin has had up to
now about 10000 voters. In future 1t
will have 100000.
The eject on Irish politics general
ly Is expected to be to increase the
voting strength Of the Sinn Fein
party, since the larger part Of the
additional voters will be young men,
and the young men are mostly Slim
Feiners. ~
Their suspicious a. to the inten-
tions Of the government with regard
to conscription very nearly kept thou
sands Of them or the new voters lists,
for, when the forms were sent out
requiring Information ~ to age and
residence. they saw In 1t plot Of the
government to facilitate their enroll
mert as conscrfptA Their leaders.
however. promptly aliayed their fears
and issued orders encouraging them
to secure the franchise.
Evening star., 1918-07-13
.ARINE CORPS GAINS
HERE ARE APPLAUDED
ashington Recruiting Station Is
Only Second to New York's
Results.

hore than eighty men already en-
lied in July and thirty-five addi-
nal pledged and promised is the
kord of the Washington Marine
rps recruiting station in The Star
Hiding. So good has been the rec
b of the Washington station that 1t
B called forth the praise Of Lieut..
i. "A. s. McLemore. the officer in
krge of eastern recruiting. in the
lowing letter:
The excellent showing which your
Itrict made in recruiting during the
nth of June, just past. is a source
much satisfaction to headquarters.
With a quota of 100 assigned to
u, the highest quota which your
Itrict ever received, your organiZa-
'n has nevertheless shown that it
s equal to the emergency with 143
feptances for the period.
The number of acceptances in your
ritory gives every indication of
! d work on the part of all your re-
hiters, and the major general COM
ndant directs me to express his
nmendation of the energy and
pl directed work, individually and
iectively, of the men in your dis
TT"
ew York is the only city exceeding
hshington in proportion to men
sed above Its quota.
Evening star., 1918-07-13
RAISES FUND OF $ss.5o.

without the assistance of any grown
person. members Of the Riddles
Knitting Club, the Oldest OF whom is
ten years old and the average age
being eight years. raised $3.50 for
their. wool fund as the result of a play
staged by them Thursday night m
she yard of DR.. Philander p. Claxton's 5
home on Lamont street. !.
The children, all Of whom 1.-Two on
Lamont street between 18th and 18th
streets gave performance Of
Snow White" Members of the club
who took part were Dorothy Boyle,
Marion Barrett. Beatrice Keegin, yir-
ginia Hamilton. Harriet Hamilton,
Frances Farley. Marion Rose. Barbara
Watson, Margaret Barrett and Fred
Mack.
The children meet at the home Of
Mrs. w. v. Boyle. 1924 Lamont street.
to do their knitting. They are knit
ting eight-inch squares to be sewed
41.to afghans- FOR wounded soldiers
Evening star., 1918-07-13
U. S. TO UNDERNEATH.

he United States government will
[erwrite short term notes, aggre-
ing s5o,e0e,0oo of the Bethlehem
el Company. An agreement to this
ct has been practically completed
|ween the concern and the
|r Finance Corporation. The
Punt involved is the largest yet
en- DIP by the finance corporation.
xact terms. rate and length for
ch the loan will run are still un-
discussion, and no official state
ht will be made until a contract is
|vn It Is understood the company
largely engaged in the manufac-
Of munitions, will use a part OF
new funds for financing expan-
8, and q part for meeting indebt-
maturing in the near future.
Evening star., 1918-07-13
$1os, $4,000 TO FARMERS.
June Loans by Farm Banks Reach
ed Sc. 343,43O-Spokane Leads.

June loans by the farm loan banks
aggregated sS,343,43o, bringing the total
lent to farmers since organization of
the system to s1o9.517,ooo.
The Spokane Bank made the largest
gain, with 1926, 900. Others were ::
Springfield, Mass. $500.400; Baltimore.
S335, $50; Columbia, S. c.. $6S6.ss5; |;
Louisville, s735.900: New. Orleans,
sS01,725: st. Louis, $S20,777: St: Paul,
$4os,400: Omaha, $S04.95o; Wichita,
sS56, loo: Houston. s13.6ss; Berkeley.
Cal, $46s.2QQ. -----t..
Evening star., 1918-07-13
MARINE SERGEANT KILLED.
Had Received the D. s. G. for Gal.
lantry Under Fire.

Gunnery Sergt. Walter r. Cornell,
United States Marine Corps, paid the
supreme sacrifice in the victorious ac-
tion Of the marines at Chateau Thi-
erry, according to word received here
by his friend. Sergt. Corbett Of the
marine recruiting station.
Sergt. Cornell was in Washingtop
for two months last year as assistant
recruiting officer to Sergt Maj. Row
land. who left for Russia last Sep
tember.
ton in France Sergt. Cornell received
the distinguished service cross for
bravery under IRE. His home was In
Illinois. He was unmarried.
Evening star., 1918-07-13
NAMED MAURY,
IN HONOR OF SOUTfiERNER

great reforms and in the establish
ment ultimately of the Naval Acad-
emy.
Maury made his first observations on
the flow of the Mississippi river. and
he proposed a system of observations
by which captains of steamers would
be supplied daily by telegraph with
information as to the state of the
river and its tributaries.
After a number OF like contributions
to scientific knowledge he was ap-
pointed chief of the photographic
bureau, and when this instruction was
united with the National Observatory
he became superintendent of the
whole. Many of the present methods
employed in the weather bureau were
devised by Maury.
He recommended a uniform style of
abstract log. to be kept by all vessels.
in whatever service. at the maritime
congress which was held at Brussels
in 1853, and when he returned the
merchants of New York presented to
him $4,000 and a service of plate.
Geography Made Him Famous.
His Physical Geography of the
Sea-" which was the result of his
studies upon the winds and currents,
was translated into nearly every lam
guage and 1t made him famous
throughout Europe. Maury, said the
great Humboldt. had founded a new
science The author of this remarka-
BILE work was given titles by almost
every nation of Europe.
1t was Maury who instituted Deep
sea sounding and discovered the great
plateau under the Atlantic. 1t was he
also who suggested to Cyrus w. Field
the feasibility Of telegraphic commu-
nication between America and Europe
by means of cable. and he indicated
the route along which the cable was
laid
He was raised to the rank of com
mander in 1855. but when the civil
war came he went with his native
state into the Confederacy, which he
served until the close of hostilities
After the close of the war he accepted
the professorship Of physics in the
Military Academy at Lexington, Va.
and he conducted a physical survey OF
Virginia, which resulted in establish
ing through routes by rail and a
great free water line uniting east and
west
Evening star., 1918-07-13
Separate Ruler for Belgium,
Under Control Of. Germany,
Gen.c0n FaIkenhausen'S Plan

AMSTERDAM, July 12.-Gen. Baron
Friedrich Won Falkenhausen. the Ger
man governor general Of Belgium, has
decided. says the Hamburger Mach
richten. that Belgium shall be turned
into q federal state on the lines of
Austria. Flanders and Walloon, the
newspaper adds, will live separately
under one king or president under
German control
Evening star., 1918-07-13
1000 AT FESTIVAL
Free Cake and Ice Cream for Col.
ored Children.

Free ice cream and cake was served
to more than 1000 colored children
at the Cosmopolitan Baptist Church
Wednesday night by q committee. of
women Of the queen rally commit
tee. the White Cross free employ
ment bureau and the National Evan
gelistic Minister'S Alliance Of Amer
lea
The reception to the children was
rendered by Prof. Thomas T. Taylor
A similar affair will be held Wedncs-
day, July "a.
Evening star., 1918-07-13
Britain Sanctions Big Bank Merger

LONDON. July 1.-THE British
treasury has sanctioned the fusion of
the London Joint Stock Bank with
the London City and Midland Bank
The combined paid-up capital ex-
ceeds $1,000. 900, and the combined
deposits are more than f2s4. 4.000. 900,
the largest Of any British bank.
Evening star., 1918-07-13
Fst Trust Notes for Sale

| |ured on improved d. @. real estate. Com
good interest with best possible seeurity,
| in denomina tons Of from $3.50 to s.. .OC0.
actions closed promptly. We collect In.
and attend to every detail carefully.
barge to Investors. Certificates Of tttls
nsurance policy furnished.
SHANNON & LUCHs,
Investment Dept,
I1th ct. NV. Main 2sSs.
Evening star., 1918-07-13

Ew YORK BANK STATEMENT.
|Ew YORK. July lathe actual
fiition Of clearing house banks and
It companies for the week shows
they hold $56,262,470 reserve in
IS of legal requirements. This is
increase of $29.769.230 from last
k.
Evening star., 1918-07-13

Radio Electrician Jerome Cohen, ma
val reserves. of Chicago. was killed July
Belmar and Asbury Park. N. J., til:
Navy Department has announced.
Evening star., 1918-07-13

The Egyptian government has decided
to issue paper money Of q value of five
shitlings. Hitherto the lowest denomi-
patton has been ten shillings.
Evening star., 1918-07-13

Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of the
Thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twentyfour
hours beginning at pm. yesterday:
Observation-Disclosures 4 pm, rs:
S pm, G1; IL midnight. 81: today. am.
81; s am. 81: II noon. 81. Maximum.
IS, at 1910 pm. yesterday; minimum.
81. at am. today.
Rarometer-Yesterday. pm, 29.90:
is pm, 30.03: Il midnight. 29.9s: today.
4 am. 1886; 8 am. 1900; IL noon.
30.O2.
Evening star., 1918-07-13
Condition of the Water.

Temperature and condition of waite,
at am: Great Falls-Temperature II,
condition, 20. DelecarIia reservoir-Tem-
I-erature, 72: condition at north connec-
rection. 12; condition at south connec-
ton, l2: condition at south connec-
voir-Temperature. 70: condition at in
fluent gatehouse. %: condition at efflueni
gatehouse. II.
Evening star., 1918-07-13
BURGLARS ENTER
SANITARY GROCERY
Wagon Load Of Fo1 blfis
and Iron Safe Carted Away
After Midnight.

Burglars some time after last midnight
broke into the Sanitary grocery store
1t nth and Kenyon streets. and cart
Id away a wagon load of foodstuns
knd an iron safe containing SS..O6
nd $40 worth of thrift stamps.
About the same time a horse and
Iragon owned by James f. Chapman,
slT 10th street. was stolen from
is stable at 234o Georgia avenue 1t
5 believed the burglars used this
cam to cart away their haul from
'he grocery store.
Flour, Butter, Meat Stolen.
Provisions taken from the store in
luded 100 pounds of flour, forty
bounds of butter. a number of smoked
ans. a case of salmon and 100
bounds of sugar, valued in all at more
han 500.
When report of the burglary was
|hade to the police Inspector Grant
Promptly started several members of
is detective staff and police of the
enth precinct on a search for the
urglars.
Lose Money and Checks.
siias Lyles. 1000 Fairmont street,
eported to the police of the eighth
recinct that he was robbed of $S7
bills and two checks while in his
lace of business at 2o55 sth street
esterday afternoon. One check was
pr s50.7o and the other for S10. the
brmer bearing the signature of NJ.
Mcdonald and the latter that of
Dorsch.
Mrs Annie H. Oliver, 321 South
ashington street. Alexandria. Va,
Isited this city yesterday afternoon.
ade a number OF purchases and had
go home without some of them.
he told the police that a coat and
pN. containing a pair of Japanese
ippers were taken from her auto
obile while she was in a q street
lore.
Cooked ham and two loins of pork
ere stolen from the wagon of j. A.
cad & Co. Center market dealers, in
butheast Washington yesterday aft
noon, according to police report.
Evening star., 1918-07-13
BAR sILyER QUOTATIONs.

BAR SILVER QUOTATIONS.
NEW YORK, July 13.-Bar silver
was quoted at ssss per ounce here to-
day.
LONDON. July lsIBar silver,
cent. Discount rates-Short bills,
317-32 per cent; three-month bills,
1882.
Evening star., 1918-07-13
THE WEATHER.

The District Of Columbia and Mary
land. fair tonight; tomorrow fair, slight
ly warmer: gentle to moderate northerly
winds.
Evening star., 1918-07-13
Grain, Produce,
Cotton Markets.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO. July 13.-Sharp breaks in
the corn market resulted today from
President Wilson'S veto of the bill to
hoist the guaranteed price of wheat.
BulliSh sentiment was further weak
ened by improved weather conditions.
Most of the selling came from dis
couraged longs. Opening quotations.
which ranged from Il to 2h lower,
with August 1.60 to I.6o15 and Sep
tember 1.59 to 1904. were followed
by additional setbacks, although not
of a radical sort.
Oats. like corn. sagged owing to the
veto and the favorable weather.
Trade, however. was light. After
opening unchanged to q lower the
market underwent a moderate further
decline.
Provisions gave way with grain.
Advances in the hog market failed to
act as an Offset.
NEW YORK. July 13.-Lard-Firm
middle west, 26.10a26.20. Other
articles uncha nEed
Evening star., 1918-07-13

When one of the new "catch-the-
kaiser" destroyers slid down the ways
of the Fore River Shipbui1ding Com
pany, in Massachusetts, a few days
ago and was christened the Maury
the United States government paid an
honor long deferred to a great south
ern naval officer, whose contributions
to the scientific knowledge OF his own
country hardly have been surpassed.
Spotsylvania county. Virginia. was
the birthplace Of Commodore Matthew
F. Maury. On the outbreak OF the
civil war he resigned from the Union
navy and cast his lot with the south.
IT has been said that the north never
forgave him for going with his own
people" and the assertion has been
made that the failure of his own gov
ernment to memorialize him while
foreign nations have uone 90 was
due to this feeling III so, a kindier
has taken place. Uniteo
states warship has now been named
for him. and it Is further proposed
to erect a monument in this city to
his memory.
Entered Navy at Age Of Nineteen.
Entering the Navy of the United
States as a midshipman at the age OF
nineteen. Maury became almost I'M
mediately interested in the investiga.
ton Of the phenomena of the sea, ano
he continued his Investigations and oo'
servations throughout his life:
The first fruit of his studies was
.Maury's Navigation" which he pre-
pared on board ship during his leisure
hours, and which. published in 1882
when he was twenty-nine years old
met with universal acceptance ano
was adopted as textbook in the
Navy.
A few years later, while on his way
To ioin a surveying vessel in New
york harbor. the coach in which ne
was travelling was overturned. and his
leg was broken. He was disabled foI
a long time, and permanently lamed'
but during his inactivity he wrote
series of letters on the abuses in the
Navy, which appeared under the title
of SCRAPS From the Lucky Bag. by
Harry Bluff" and which resulted In
Evening star., 1918-07-13
Up-River Waters.

Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARPERS FERRY. W. Va. July 13.-
Potomac river slightly and Shenandoah
very muddy this morning.
Weather in Various Cities.
Evening star., 1918-07-13
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.
Received BY Private Wire Direct to The Star Office.

Alaska Gold.
Alaska Juneau.
Am Beet Sugar
American Can.
Am Hide G Lea
Am H & Epr...
| American Ice.
Amer. Ice. Pr.
Amer Linseed.. .
Am Linseed pr.
Amer Mating.
Am Sm & Ref pl
Am Steel Fdry.
Am Sugar pfd. =.
Am Sumatra..
Am Tel & Teleg
| Amer Woolen. .
Am Writg Pa pr,
Am Zinc & Id. .
Am Zinc & L pr
Anaconda.
Atchison ........
Atchison pr.
Baldwin LOCO.
Balto& Ohio.
Barrett Co...
Batoplis Min
Bethlehem Stl.
Beth ST Class B.
Booth Fisheries.
Butte Cop & q.
Butte Superior
Cal Pctroim pr .
Canadi3a Pac,
| Central Leather
| Chandler Motor
| Chi Grit Westn.
| Chi MI & StP pr
Chi r I g. Pac...
CRI&Pac So pr.
CRI&Pac 10 pr.
Chile Copper.
Chino Copper.
Gle Gin c & StL
Col Fuel & Iron.
Con Gas of Ny.
Corn Products.
Crucible Steel. .
Cuban Cane Sug
Distiliers'Secu.
Erie Railroad. .
| General Motors.
Gen Motors pr
Goodrich (B F)
Grit Northern pr
Grit Northn Ore
Inspiration Cop
Evening star., 1918-07-13

Forty thousand persons are report
ed to be going about barefooted in
Budapest.