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Evening star., 1936-09-06

Hitchcock, Senator Melville of Mis-
sissippi, and Representative Burt of
South Carolina, with their families,
and Commodore Matthew c. Perry,
famous for opening Japan to the COM
merce and intercourse Of the world.
In 1851 Mai. Stevens seemed to
have returned to Mrs. Janney's, where,
according to his son, Gen. Hazard
Stevens. lived several men,
bers of Congress and Government off,
cials, and also the Turkish Ambassa-
dor, a grave, quiet man in dark red
fez, with whom Maj. Stevens occa-
sionally played checkers in the eve
ming. At this establishment breakfast
was served at 8, dinner at 4, with a
lunch at noon, and at 9 in the evening
tea and thin sandwiches were handed
around in the parlor.
DESTROYS of keeping house. Maj.
Stevens now leased a roomy brick
house, one in a block Of two, on the
west side of Third street, and only a
block north of the Avenue. This
house had a large garden fronting on
the street, and in the rear of it was a
stable opening on an alley behind"
In writing to his wife In July. 1851,
he says:
I'VE are getting on famously with
our housekeeping. The woman Is a
neat, respectable, honest person, who
tries to do her duty, very respect
n b,a VIC el,ar apd ;-1par a uolI oc coolr
I think you will be pleased with her.
I shall send a boy whom we have had
for a month away in the morning.
One of the messengers comes to the
house every evening to attend to the
garden. So we are getting along. To-
day We put six chickens into our
coop, and tomorrow eight hens will
be admitted. You will find us getting
on swimmingly when you come on in
October"
He also refers to the colored cook,
and Bridget Sullivan, the children's
nurse, and Sampson Ingraham, "a
most faithful, capable and respectable
free colored man. But with all Of his
good points, Sampson, it seems, did
not like milking and taking care Of
the COW, which he was at first COM
PEELED to do, but was later relieved Of
the task" he concluded.
TO SOME it may be hard to believe
that cows, chickens. and other
animals and fowls were kept so close
to the Capitol less than a hundred
years ago. but even worse still, there
were slaughter houses and other eye
sores to the south of the building at
this time and even at a later date.
According to the writings of Gen.
Hazard Stevens, there were. at this
time, residing in the next house on
the south side Of the one occupied by
his father the family of Capt. Simon
F. Blount, U. S. NJ, and nearly across
the street lived Senator William Gwin
of California and his family in q
roomy mansion, where they dispensed
generous hospitality.
Mai. Stevens was a Democrat and
probably never changed his politics.
When Louis Kossuth, the Hungarian
patriot, visited Washington the Jack
son Democratic Club gave banquet
at the Metropolitan Hotel on January
8, 1882, in his honor. Kossuth being
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toast, "The Army and Navy" he spoke
flttingly and at length, concluding
with these words:
When our beloved Nation, a power
on earth shall determine to measure
its strength with other powers in the
maintenance Of right and in vindica-
ton of violated law and outraged hu-
manity, the Army and Navy will carry
their country's flag in triumph over
all seas and through all lands"
In the campaign Of 1888 he threw
his influence toward Gen. Franklin
Pierce. and soon after the Inaugural
ton of that President he was appoint
ed Governor of the Territory of WASH
Continued on Eighth Page.)
Evening star., 1936-09-06
Bv ArfemuS p. Harmon.

TINE history of the West Market
in this city, or the history of
the White House, or even the
= history of the City of Wash
ington, would not be complete with
out including the story of Peggy
O'Neal. This famous little woman.
greatly admired by President Andrew
Jackson, was born in the tavern owned
by her father, William O'Neal, on
the north side of I street near
Twentieth street northwest and in
front of the triangular plot of ground
where the West Market was estab-
lished In 1902.
Peggy was a famous beauty in this
neighborhood long before the Civil
War and lived about block away
from the old engine house at Nine
teenth and H She was a daily visi-
tor to the old West Market and many
times as a child would race down the
street after the old Union Fire En-
CINE. which was housed in the market
until 1889.
In 1894 Mr.. O'Neal purchased the
lot and built the tavern where Peggy
was born in 1893, and where she lived
for over so years For many years
this house, still standing though re-
modelled, was known as 200 I street
north, but now it Is 20o7 street
northwest.
Peggy O'Neal married three times
and one of her daughters. by her first
husband, named Margaret r. Timber
lake. married John B. Randolph at
Washington on January Is, 1843. Sew
eral children were born Of this union,
among whom was John B. Randolph,
jr., of this city, and two daughters,
who, on account Of the death of their
parents when quite young, went to
live with their grandmother Peggy.
Mr.. Randolph, jr.. now over 80, was
for many years chief clerk Of the
State Department, and Is one of the
oldest native-born inhabitants of the
city
Mr.. Meade Minnigerode. a famous
magazine story writer, describes her
as one Of the famous ladies Of the
White House.
THE Evening Star Of November 8,
1879. announced the death of Mrs.
Eaton. the married name of Peggy
O'Neal:
Mrs. Margaret Eaton. widow of
Gen. John H. Eaton, Secretary of
War under President Jackson. died
about IL o'clock TODAY at the residence
Of Mrs. Smith on Ninth street between
E and F. She was 81 years old and
had been in feeble health for several
months, and her death was not un-
expected. Mrs. Eaton had been mar
ried three times, and in the course
of her life had occupied a very con-
spicuous share of attention in fash
ionable and political circles. She first
married a paymaster named Timber
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man Of noble presence, a finished
orator and one who spoke English
fluently, naturally attracted the atten-
ton Of the foremost men Of the coun-
try, and so We find attending the BAN
quet Daniel Webster and other great
men, including Maj. Stevens, whose
politics brought him in touch with the
local organization. and when the latter
was called upon to respond to the
Evening star., 1936-06-06
NEW YORK BAR SILVER.

NEW YORK, June 6 LPy.-Bar sill.
yer nominal. No quotation.
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Stock Averages
BY VICTOR EUBANK,
Associated Press Financial Writer.

NEW YORK. June 6.-The stock
market took on a little brighter hue
today as scattered equities managed
to advance fractions to around q
point.
The European muddle was still q
thorn in the trading flesh, however,
and no pronounced buying rush was
in evidence. The close was steady,
Transfers were around 250.000 shares,
the smallest volume in about a year.
Merchandising issues, apparently re-
f1ecting high hopes of soldiers bonus
spending after the middle of this
month, were among the best gamers.
Improvement in low-priced rails and
utilities gave the bond division a better
tone. Grains and cotton pointed
downward. Foreign currencies were
quiet.
The more popular stocks included
those of Sears, Roebuck, Montgomery
Ward, May Department Stores, Co.
lonial Beacon Oil, Youngstown Sheet
& Tube, United States Steel, Bethle-
hem, General Motors, Chrysler, Douglas
Aircraft, Anaconda, Crown Cork,
Standard Oil of New Jersey, Western
Union and Consolidated Edison. The
rails we're bit better than even.
Glidden was again heavy in response
to the company's lower earnings state
ment. Budd Mfg. was in supply as
stockholders considered a proposal for
an issue OF convertible bonds.
Evening star., 1936-06-06
CHICAGO STOCK MARKET

CHICAGO June GP-Following Is
the complete official list of transactions
in stocks on the Chicago Stock Exchange
today:
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new YORK COTTON
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, June 6.-Cotton futures
opened steady, unchanged to higher
on trade and commission house buying
in absence of rain in the Eastern
cotton belt. July, 11.65; October, 10 .9e;
December 1898; January, 1895;
March, 1895; May, 1895.
Early demand carried the market
into new high ground for the move
ment with October selling at 1898
and March at 1896, or about to
Z points net higher on the new crop
deliveries.
The demand for July was again
supplied by supposed pool brokers
on bids at 1165, which held the price
of that position within a narrow
range. After the early buying orders
for new crops had been executed,
prices reacted on private reports of
showers in some portions of the
eastern belt
October eased off to 1898 and
March to 1881, or Fbout Is points
from the best, but the market steadied
after the posting of the weather map
which, failed to fully confirm the
private shower reports.
The Liverpool market closed again
today, and there was comparatively
little foreign business here during
the early trading.
According to one of the week end
reports, the Texas crop has been
making fairly favorable progress.
Evening star., 1936-06-06
CHANGES ARE MADE
IN M. & ST. |. PLAN
Bondholders' Leader Presents
Modified Proposal for Reor.
ganization to Jones.
Ey the Associated Press

Ey tuc AoSCClaLeQ FEeSS.
NEW YORK, June 6.-Philip j.
Roosevelt, chairman of bondholders'
committee for Minneapolis & St. Louis
Railroad, yesterday said he had sub
mitted modified plan of reorganiza-
ton to Jesse Jones, r. F. C. chairman,
who rejected a previously submitted
plan involving loans of $4,000, 900 from
the r. F. C. and 81 ,000,00O from Fred
erick H. Prince of Boston.
Roosevelt's action was taken after
Senator Shipstead of Minnesota,
chairman of the Senate Interstate
Commerce Subcommittee, objected to
the original plan and submitted sub
stitute proposals.
THE modified plan calls for a loan
of $4,000, 900 from the r. F. c., the is
suance of sl2,O000OO income bonds to
present holders of some S44,000,000
of the defaulted bonds and the issu-
ance Of 10000 shares of stock to the
r. F. c., as trustees" Mr.. Roosevelt
said. This stock will be under option
to the income bondholders who shall
have the right to buy 10 shares for
each income bond outstanding at a
price to be fixed by the r. F. c."
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oris os'osSrG eT Oh veIioW veGSg
crude, nominal June, s5Sb: July. s5sb:
September. S.5Sb: October. S.51b: Deem
Der. sab: January. S.35b.
Bid.
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Approximate Sales of Stocks the N Stock Exchange
Am. 10000 Noon. 25OOOO
Dividend table are the annual
sUnt trading shares tAnnuaI rate-not
including Accumulated dividends this year
Companies being
reorRanzed xEx-dvdend
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CHICAGO PRODUCE.

CHICAGO. June dP,-Poultry. live. 10
trucks. steady. prices unchanged.
Butter, 1919. firm. prices UNCHANGED
Eggs. 23.519, firm, prices UNCHANGED.
United States shipments. 745; New stock
best stock about steady; supplies light
demand slow; sacked per hundredweight.
Bliss Triumphs. Mississippi. y s., No. /,
U, S. No. /. 800; Louisiana. U. s. No g.
4.S0a4 80; fair condition, 4.60a475; U. s.
No. 2. 800; Texas. U. S. No; /. generally
showing decay. .65a4 so; Arkansas. U. s.
No. /. 500; California White Rose. U. s.
No. l.. 4 4,s5a5.O0.. Old stock strong for
Rss s sissa Isao sRnPss R1sses sh
l. 500: Michigan Russet Rurals. U. s.
No. 1. 3.15; Green Mountains. U. g.. No.
SS'f sSSo'ssifs asssy yss' Nefth yakSss eSs-
800; fair 70 ordinary. ..lg.
Evening star., 1936-06-06
BOND VOTE CALLED
FOR BUDD FIRMS
Two Proposed Issues Will Be Con-
vertible-Meeting Is Set for
August 8.
BY the Associated Press.

.
NEW YORK, June 6-Stockholders
of Edward G. Budd Manufacturing
Co., and Budd Wheel Co. will be asked
to vote on proposal to issue two new
bond issues, both of which will be
convertible into common stock, at a
meeting on August 8, Edward G..
Budd, president of both companies,
announced.
An issue of $10,5oo,o0o will be pro-
posed for the manufacturing COM
pany, and one for $2,000.000 for the
wheel company, he said.
Proceeds from the bonds, If au-
thorized by the shareholders, will go
toward acquisition Of properties of the
Budd Realty Corp. from which both
the manufacturing company and the
wheel company lease parts of their
plants, and to retire outstanding
debentures and first mortgage loan
of the manufacturing company, which
is held by the Federal Reserve Bank
Of Philadelphia.
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NEW YORK BANK STOCKS
FOREIGN EXCHANGES.

NEW YORK, June i tP.-ForeiEn ex-
change steady; Great Britain in dollars.
5:01 "a; cables, 5,01l4: to-day bills. 500i4.
France; demand. 6.5s9s; cables, 65S9s.
Italy, demand, 1.S7: cables. 7s1
Demands-Belgium. 1851; Germany.
free. 40.27; reg. % 90: reg travel. 24.50s
Holland, 1921: Norway. 2519; Sweden,
25. S5: Denmark. % 80: Finland 80.
Switzerland, 32.31; Spain. 1865; Portugal.
4.57Ss: Greece. "a; Poland. 1885; Czecho.
Slovakia. Ala Yugoslavia 2.29: Austria
1S-75n; Hungary. 1885; Rumania. 16;
Argentina, 80 43n; Brazil, S.61n: Toxic,
29.3S; Shanghai 5000; Hongkong 30 IS;
Mexico City. -. SIS; Montreal in New York.
90. .6S7A: New York in Montreal 100 .31l4.
Nominal
Evening star., 1936-06-06
U. S. TREASURY POSITION.
BY the Associated Press.

The position of the Treasury June 4:
Receipts. SI5.632 091 "A; expenditures
$4,000. S4493 balance S2,327 379 =
S73.52; customs receipts for the month,
So 23O. .354 81
Receipts for the fiscal year (since July
u Sd 634. 516. .731. .25; expenditures. S6,-
654 100 O9O13 Gncluding S3,097. .S43.-
22S.O9 of emergency expendituresl; excess
of expenditures. S3.019, 532 1858 SIS; gross
S767,317 so under the previous day; gold
assets SlO41O. 900. 81. 80.
date last YEAR, sis. or. 1915; expendi-
lures. S25. $50. .367 .9S; net balance. So
OO5. .642. .072 .35; customs receipts for the
AiI5s Receipts for the fiscal year. S3.4o5, $685.
aO2 70: expenditures S6.612. 636, .73.
including So. .326.327. 70742 of emergency
expenditures: excess of expenditures. So
579.7S; gold assets. SS.916,S67. 703 80
Evening star., 1936-06-06
COttOnseed Oil,

Spot, quiet; middling, IFS.
Evening star., 1936-06-06


The District Institute of Certified
Public Accountants has just issued the
June Bulletin. Julius Sinker, chair
man of the committee on cooperation
with bankers and investors, presents
in detail discussions at the last meet
ing when many bankers presented
their views on leading accounting
problems.
The Washington delegation to the
national convention of the American
Institute of Banking will reach Seat
tie in time for the opening session
Monday. They have had full week
OF sight t-seeing and travel.
First Sale in Drug Common.
Trading on the Washington Stock
Exchange today was marked by the
first sale in Peoples Drug Stores COM
mon stock since the issue was recently
listed. Ten shares changed ownership
at 80; Capital Transit figured in one
lco-share sale at u. !
Ia
Evening star., 1936-06-06

Bleachable cottonseed oil futures
closed easy. July, 8.ssb; September,
896b; October, 8.93b; December,
8.78b. Sales, 50 contracts, including
SO switches.
b-Rid
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q N. o-,.. p~,...

NEW. ORLEANS. June 6 lPl.-Cotton fu-
lures closed steady net unchanged to IL
Evening star., 1936-06-06
FOREIGN BONDS.

ww-With warrants. xw-Without
warrants. New. wi-When issued
st istp)-Stamped.
sNeeotiability impaired by maturity,
tCompanies reported in receivership.
Evening star., 1936-09-28

vivial evening. A snowy expanse OF
shirt-front reached up to fleshy jowls
and pendulous ears, the latter only
a shade redder than the rims Of the
small. piglike eyes that peered
down at him in amused triumph.
Simpson caught strong scent Of
whisky.
Good evening, Mr.. Grant" he
gulped.
What's the financial world COM
ing to?' cried the large man. Il leave
the bank at 3 O'Clock with Simpson
busy at his bookkeeping 1 take my
stroll through the promenade at g,
and here's Simpson waiting for a
beautiful lady"
Not a lady. SIR
ZONE, Simpson, you can't fool an
~ old dog like me Head book
keeper or vice president, we're all
alike. Still got blood in our veins,
eh?" He jabbed a thumb into the
others ribs
Really. Mr.. Grant you misunder-
stand" Simpson stammered. This is
not a-a-rendezvous
mot a-a-rendeZvousl' burst out
the other in gust of laughter. But
what are you doing here? Isn't this
a little rich for bookkeeper's fare?''
A speculative CLINT came into the vice
presidents eyes.
Simpson hesitated before answering,
and his glance wavered.
I'm just seeing a little-life," he
finally said
HIN! Life, eh?' Grant thought
for a moment, and then his heavy lips
curled in an expression OF cruel
amusement He leaned closer. Life
means women. Simpson. See those
two over there? I know one of them.
We can make up party"
"Oh, no, mol" Simpson gasped.
THE other paid no heed, but seized
him by the arm and dragged him
toward two smartly gowned women
seated by palm. Grant bowed before
them. his hand still clutching Simp-
sons elbow.
Good evening, Miss Halson," he
said. addressing a voluptuous blond
in her thirties. May I present Mr..
Simpson,
The blond lady's companion was
then introduced as Miss Ternlle. The
two men bowed again.
Grant cleared his throat. Miss
Halson." he said. Simpson and I are
moving along to the Pink Cat for
drinks. Could We persuade you and
Miss Ternile to join us?"
Wed be delighted, wouldn't we,
Madge?" She turned to her friend,
who murmured through carmined
lips: Very kind, indeed
Simpson had been desperately try
ing to find his voice. With a final
tug he got his arm free from Grants
fingers and spoke.
"Mr. Grant should have mentioned
that I can't leave for an hour" he
Evening star., 1936-09-28


if I have to drag you. First we'll
try a drink. Come on to the BARI
Again he seized Simpson by the
elbow. but this time the latter
wrenched himself away and clung to
a chair.
Just as Simpson thought his fingers
would be pulled from their sockets,
Grant gave up. Red-faced and puff
ing, he stock back and surveyed the
shaking bookeeper.
I'D never have believed it," he said
bitterly. The thing dresses in pants,
1t shaves in the morning, it holds a
mans job, but show it a woman or
a drink. and it trembles like school
girl. Well, I've mad enough of it.
Good night, sister"
TOWLS bouncing, he turned away
and swung of down the prom
enade. Then Simpson did strange
thing. Springing to his feet, he hur-
ried after the lurching figure and
caught up near the entrance.
Don't leave me. Mr.. Grant," he
implored Cant you stay and talk
a vhile?"
"Eh? Talk9 About vhat?"
"Just-oh, just anything-life, per-
haps"
Life" Bah! You said that before.
Get out of my way!"
Simpson clung to his arm. At
drink, maybe?" he suggested. Il
might manage one, after all"
Grant wheeled. "A drink, did you
say?"
yves"
Good enough. It'll be an expert
ence to watch you down it
They walked back along the prom
enade, Simpson holding to the large
perately about the room. and his face
was white as they neared the door to
the bar. Suddenly he halted.
"Ah!" he cried. There they are!"
"Who?" asked his companion.
THE men I've been waiting for"
%* %*
GIMPSON was looking at two black
coated individuals who had just
come in from the side entrance.
When they approached, the taller one
saluted him.
Hello. Mr.. Simpson, he said crisp
ly. They just finished the audit, and
you were right. We appreciate your
giving up your evening this way to
make the Identification. Is this
Chauncey Grant?"
Simpson nodded, and the other
turned to Grant.
"Chauncey Grant" he said, draw
ing folded paper from his pocket,
Il have a warrant for your arrest.
You're charged with fraudulent con-
version of certin assets of the Mer-
chants National Bank. Mr.. Simp-
son had your books checked by the
State examiners, and they tell bad
story. Come along. The cars outside y
Mr.. Simpson, the sissy, smiled.
(Copyright. 1850
Evening star., 1936-09-28
Exchange Stresses
Cooperation With
Federal Agencies

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September 28-Con-
tinued harmony between Federal reg
ulatory bodies and the New York Stock
Exchange was cited in the annual re-
port of the New York Stock Exchange
for the fiscal year ended May /, issued
today by Charles r. Gay, president.
Il am happy to record my belief
that the relationships between the ex-
change and the Federal regulatory
bodies have continued to be co-opera-
tive and harmonious ." Gay said.
He added there were no insolvencies
of member firms of the New York
Stock Exchange in 1885.
Evening star., 1936-09-28
CARRIER EARNINGS
FAR ABOVE 1885
1903 August Nets Total $685.
090,777, Compared to
$685. ,008 Year Ago.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated freSS.
The Association of American Rail-
roads reported today that the net rail-
way operating income OF 103 class one
railroads for August was s56,090,777.
compared with s36,833,008 for the
same month last year.
The railroads included in the report
represented 84.3 per cent Of total op-
Grating revenues, the association said.
Operating revenues of the 103 car
riers totaled s296, 1872 ,252 last month,
as compared with $247,918,064 in Au-
gust, 1885, the report said. Operating
expenses totaled s207,134,356, COM
pared with $186, ,285, ,709.
Taxes paid in August totaled $24,-
2S5, $40, an increase of 3s.9 per cent
over August, 1885.
Fifty-one class one railroads, rep
resenting 93.3 per cent of the total
revenues in the Eastern district, had
a net operating income of $33,299,3 ,348
last month. compared with $2l. .744, ,140
for the corresponding period of last
year.
In the Southern district % class one
railroads, representing S9.3 per cent of
the total revenues for that region. had
a net operating income of $5,972 ,033,
compared with $3,029,964.
Thirty roads, representing TAI per
cent of the total revenues in the West
ern district, had net operating in
come of s16,809, 1896, compared with
Sl2,058, ,904.
Evening star., 1936-09-28
DECLINE IS RECORDED
BY INSURANCE SHARES

Srecial Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. September 28.-1n-
surance stocks in the New York City
market again declined during the last
week, according to figures compiled
by Holt, Rose & Troster.
The aggregate value of 20 leading
fire and casualty insurance issues on
September 25 totaled $6l9, 9,661 900,
compared with $630,939, 900 at the
close of the previous week. decrease
of $1l,278,000, or 179 per cent.
The current average yield of the
20 issues of BAT per cent compares
with yield of 3.41 per cent on Sep
tember 49, The current market value
equals lis times the current hqui-
dating value. against 1.19 a week ago.