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THE WASHINGTON TBIES, TUESDAY; JANUARY 27,' 1914
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REVEALS AMAZING IlLTRIfoLUM LOCAL AND NEW YORK FINANCIAL NEWS
BLWK HANIT PUI I S N LUUMS
Young Witness Startles Court
With Story of Murder and
Bomb Outrages.
NEW TORK. Jan. 27.-Calmly telling
on the witness stand of having been Im
pllcatsd In two murders, a scoro of
bomb outrages and the abduction of
voung Eirls for white slave purposes,
Alfred Lehman, twenty-three, amazed
Judge Hosalsky and spectators packed
In the court of general sessions here
today
Lrehman disclosed the operations of
one of the most desperate "Black Hand"
snags the police have encountered in
his story which he told because he be
lieved other members of the gang had
ieserted him after a bomb had been
planted in Lyndhurst, N. J.
Lehman was arrested with two others
after a bomb had been exploded in the
establishment of Klee and company in
Lyndhurst. He appeared today as the
oilncipal against Angelo Sylvestro, wno
,3 charged wtih having placed a bomb in
a. tenement at 170 East Houston street.
Got $2 For Murder.
He said he had taken part In a scoro
of bomb outrages, had burned two
Brooklyn houses for insurance, and
taken part In two murders. A Chinese
as killed In one robbery, he said, and
le received 32. Two men with him, who
iia the actual killlne. got the same
imount. he said. Lehman said bomb
zplostons usually netted the men doing
me worK a.
Lehman said Giuseppe Ferrari was
leader of the gan when he joined it.
n August 31 he said the defendant Syl
vestro and a man known as "Sump"
placed the bomb In the Houston street
tenement adjoining a moving-picture
beater.
"We didn't care a rap for the danger
cO the crowd in the theater," said Leh
nan. "We were there to set off the
bomb and we were going to do it.'
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Purchasing Agent of Southern
Will Give Way to C. R. Craig
to Become Vice President.
Semi-official announcement of changes
n the offices of the Southern Railway
ompany, caused by the recent death of
i. D. Lankford, vice president of the
organization, were made in Washington
today. Frederick S. Wynn, formerly
chief clerk and later purchasing agent.
will be promoted to succeed Sir. Lank-
ford.
Charles It. Craig, for many years
-jurchasliig agent for the Mobile and
)hio, a subsidiary line of the South-
rn, will be made purchasing agent of
ihe Southern. Mr. Craig will come
Washington immediately to assume
us anuea.
Kenyon Says His Bill Provides
Stripes for Those Dishonest
Financiers .
"Had my bill, now pending before
he Senate Interstate Commerce Com
mittee, been law at the time of the
looting of the Frisco railroad a number
of men would now be facing terms in
he penitentiary, if they were not al
ready wearing stripes," said Senator
Kenyon this afternoon in commenting
on the report of the Interstate Com
merce Commission submitted yesterday.
The Kenyon bill, which the Senator
declared he will now push with re
newed vigor, provides that no stocks
or bonds may be sold by any interstate
railroad without the approval of the
Interstate Commerce Commission, and
no other lines whatever may be ac
quired without such permission, whether
they are competing lines or not.
It also provides a penitentiary sen
ten as a penalty for any official of a
road making a proflt out of any trans
action in which the road may be in
volved. Penfield Leases Mansion
In Vienna for Embassy
VIENNA, Jan. 27. After nearly five
mont as' pers stent search. Ambassador
Penfield has succeeded in finding a home
lor the Amerlran embassy. Negotiations
were concluded today for the rental In
March of a mansion belonging to Baron
Louis Rothschild. The property In
cludes one of the finest private parks
In V enna, and adjoins the palace of
Afhduke Leopold Salvator.
It will be the most commodious and
&Lely residence occupied by any Amerl
'ir representative in Europe.
Court Upholds Use of
Castor Oil by Laymen
NEW YORK. Jan. 27. Laymen who
close -hildrcn with epsom palts and cas
tor oil cannot be charged with practi -rag
medicine without a license. Justice
Crane Queens, so decided after boys
from the Parental School, near Jamaica,
testified those were tho only remedies
administered by Herbert H. Todd, prin
cipal, and Justice Saunders, head nurse
Todd and Saunderb are being sued for
51 C. 000 damages for the death of Alden
Mayo, fourteen, son of the Rev Joseph
U Mayo, of the African Methodldt
Church, Flushing.
Second Gunman Guilty
Of Second Degree Murder
NEW YORK, Jan. 27. Max Minsky,
the second gang leader, brought to trial
in the police war of extermination of
gunmen, was found guilty of second de
gree murder today by a Jury in Judge
Mulqueen's court. He was charg-pd with
the murder of Max Levine. a gawr rival
of "Dopey Benny" Fern, sentenced to a
term in 81ng Sing last week.
Minsky said Levine disputed the
leadership of "Hopey Benny." after "Big
Jack" ZbIIr was murdered. Levinc'a body
was found In the apartment of Mrs. Flor-
sc norowiu.
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SUCCEED
WOULD JUL THOSE
WHO LOOT RHLWAYS
One Hundred Passengers May
Have Perished Near Santa
Barbara, Cal.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 27. Santa
Fe train No. 10, the Chicago mail. Is
lost somewhere in the flood-stricken
San Gabriel valley, near Santa Bar
bara, according to advices received
here today by railroad officials.
The mail train, carrying more than
100 passengers, was last reported near
Monrovia, In the center of the flood
district. Then the wires went down.
and repeated efforts to learn whether
the passengers are In danger failed
curly today.
Though but four persons are known
to have Perished in the flood area, late
reports today Indicate this number will
be increased bv at least five, condi
tions, near Santa Barbara and in the
Sacramento and San Joaquin alleys
were reported improving today, but at
Bakcrsfleld, the Kern river still Is ris
ing, rain still is falling, and the situa
tion is growing more critical hourly.
With four known to be dead and
railway traffic completely paralyzed, no
cessation of the unprecedented rainfall
which has inundated the entire Pacific
coast was in sight today. Throughout
California streams are far 'it of their
banks, cities are flooded, and miles of
railroad tracks have been washed out.
The known dead, according to reports
received today, are:
RICE RODRIGUEZ, laborer, drowned
near Whittler.
HUGHES HAVEN, drowned near
Monrovia.
LOUIS JONES, banker, and his .wife,
drowned at Monteclto. near Santa Bar
bara. A lad was reported, to have fallen
Into tlje Los Angeles river at Los
Angeles.
The greatest damage has been done
at Santa Barbara. It is known that
hundreds of houses were flooded.
Throughout California overland trains
are marooned. Telegraph and telephone
service Is badly crippled in California,
and the Northwest. Portland, Seattle,
and other north coast cities report a
terrific forty-eight-hour gale.
Cornish Family Reach
Compromise on Will
A compromise was reached today in
the litigation over the will of Mrs.
Anna A. Cornish whereby her estate
will be divided equally between her
daughter, Mrs. Mabel Cornish Bond, of
Washington, and her niece. Dorothy E.
G. Miller, of Oklahoma City, Okla.
The will of Mrs. Cornish, who died
June 13, 1913, left her estate absolutely
to her niece.
Mrs. Bond alleged undue influence
and mental incapacity on the part of
her mother, but the jury disagreed when
the case was tried a year ago. The
compromise provides for the deduction
of 2,000 for expenses incident to the
litigation. The estate is valued at
about $12,000.
Discouraging.
Prof (in geology) The geologist
thinks nothing of a thousand years.
Soph Great-gains! And I loaned a
geologist ten dollars yesterday!
Pennsylvania Punch Bowl.
Army and Nary
ARMY.
First Lieutenant SAMUEL J. TURN
BULL, Medical Corps, Is relieved
from treatment at the Walter Reed
General Hospital, and will proceed
to Fort H. G. Wright, N. Y.
Leave of absence for three months
is granted Major GEORGE H- R.
GOSMAN, Medical Corps.
First Lieutenant GUY L. GEARHART,
Coast Artillery Corps, will visit tho
places specified to inspect subma
rine material: Not to exceed eight
visits to Bayonne, N. J., not to ex
ceed four visits to Arlington. N. J.:
not to exceed two visits to Buffalo,
N. Y.; not to exceed two visits to
York. Pa.: not to exceed two visits
to Plttsfleld. Mass.
NAVY.
Commander C. T. VOGELGESANG. to
command Des Moines.
Ensign H. R- HEIN. to Michigan.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
Arrived Nereus, at Hampton Roads;
Minnesota, at Veri Cruz.
Sailed Parker, from Newport for Guan
tanamo; Tallahassee, from Wash
ington for Norfolk: Des Moines,
from Boston for Newport
Obituary Notes
JOHN T. CAREY, at the residence of
his son, 16 Myrtle street northeast, on
Sunday.
LYMAN R. CASEY, at the West
moreland, on Sunday.
L. C. COLVIN. fifty-three years old.
at tho residence of his sister-in-law, KZ5
O street northwest, yesterday.
MISS RACHEL M. HARRISON, eighty-four
years old, at her residence, 1019
Seventeenth street northwest, last
night.
MRS. MINNIE II. LOWELL, at
Peekskill, N. Y., on Sunday.
Funerals
Funeral services for John T. Carey
at Pumphrey's Chapel. Rockvllle, Md.,
today at 2 o'clock.
Funeral services for L. C. Colvln at
1225 O street northwest, tomorrow at 3
o'clock. Interment at Catletts, Va.
Funeral services for M!?s Rachel M.
Haralson at 1019 Seventeenth street
northwest. Thursday at 2 o'clock.
'EPnlA p r.,inM.i.
luiu: a uuaini
Smoked Out
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A few puffs and good-bye colds
Smo-Ko Tobaccoless Cigarettes
Corrects Colds in S minutes.
Smo-Ko is a blessing to singers and
public speakers; one cigarette clears
the head and throat and knocks out a
cold: no tobacco; no dope. It's the
new way to cure a cold quickly; a de
lightful smoke for sick or well; every
body likes them; unlike tobacco or
cubeb cigarettes, they taste good;
trot 11 good, and are good for you; have
four boy smoke them and smoke them
yourself Instead of tobacco cigarettes.
THERE IS A DIFFERENCE
10 for 10c. At All Dnts Stores,
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LOCAL SECURITIES
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Exchange Session Is Busy and
Prices Firm Metropolitan
Bank Stock Active.
Activity and strength characterized
'the session of the local stock exchange
, today. The bond trading amounted to
115,500 par value and there were 277
shares of stock of a number of Issues
sold.
Washington Railway 4's held at the
recent level of 80 and $7,000 of these
bonds were traded. A block of $5,000
of Capital Traction B's also came out at
10Si and a $500 bond sold at the same
price. Potomac consolidated B's sold at
par for $2,000 worth.' and a Norfolk &
Washington G per cent sold at 105.
Following the sale of a quotation lot
of National Metropolitan Bank Monda.v
at a firm figure, six more full and
broken lots came out today, forty-ono
shares in all. The first salo of five
shares was at 19014. Twenty-five more
shares sold at 190; one at 19L and ten
more at 190.
Washington Railway common and
preferred held at 90, 35 shares of the
common and eight shares of the prefer
red being traded. Mergenthaler ad
vanced a half and seventeen shares sold
at 215i. Twenty shares of Lanston
brought S3V.
A number of odd lots of Capital Trac
tion sold at 114 and a quotation lot was
sold after call at less. Norfolk and
Washington Steamboat stock declined
In the trading from 190 to 1S7. Twenty
one shares sold at the top price, thir
teen at 1S9 and twenty at the low.
A block of 37 shares of National Sav
ings and Trust sold at 270 and eight
shares of Union Trust at 132H-
Crane, Parris & Co.. private bankers,
have Issued a circular of securities list
ed on the Washington Stock Exchange
showing the rate of Investment return
as of January 26. The list also gives
the interest rate, the dates on which
bonds mature, the bid and asked prices
and the dividend and Interest periods.
The table Is a conyleto guide for in
vestors In local securities andwas com
piled by Eugene E. Thompson, junior
member of the firm.
Washington Investments in apple or
chards in Virginia, West Virginia, and
Maryland in the vicinity of this city
have increased rapidly within the past
few years. With few exceptions, these
investments have been unaccompanied
by any general stock-soiling features,
the investors preferring to develop their
properties without the assistance of
the public and to retain all the profits
for themselves.
A series of lectures on the possibil
ities in this field by George M. Dar
row, of the Department of Agriculture,
will be given beforo tne Y. M. C. A.
Institute, commencing with a free lec
ture Wednesday night at 7 o'clock In
the assembly hall on "Orchard Invest
ment in the Vicinity of Washington.'
The other lectures In the series will
be given every Wednesday night from
7 to 8 o'clock. Tho subject of applo
orcharding will cover six of the lec
tures. The Chllds Company, operators of I
a string of restaurantB in the largo
cities of the country, one of which re
cently was established in Washington.'
earned about St per cent on its total ,
assets of JICUHVjOJ in 1913, according to,
its report for the year. The gross prof-.
its were $SG3,608. as compared with JSX1,-1
l(H in 1912. althouch in 1913 the com
pany had ten more restaurants than
in the preceding year. It paid $(37,782
in dividends In the past year, as com
pared with $009,435 in 1912. reducing the
surplus from J271.GCT to J2G5,S2J. Of the
total assets, $7,657,408 is Invested In es
tablishments; $107,500 in real estate, and
the balance in cash, stocks, notes. In
ventories, and reserve fund.
American capital Invested in Canada
amounts to $036,903,9 according to
Fred W. Field, editor of tho Toronto
Monetary Times. This compares with
a similar estate of $417,143,221 made at
the closo of 1911 and of $279,073,000 at the
end of 1909. It represents an increase
of $3M,000,000, or 127 per cent, since 1909.
Tn1.lnw o AfinncKa vltr. frnm that op
pressed to District bankers at their an
nual banquet Saturday night by Carter
B. Keene. director of the Postal Sav
ings System, Boston savings banks and
Boston bankers are sending protests to
Washington agalnBt the Bankhead bill
lemovlnc tho limit of deposits that may
be made In the postal savings bank. It
Is claimed that great injury would be
done to savings Institutions, and espe
cially mutual savings banks, should the
limit be removed, even though It Is
planned that after a certan amount no
Interest should be paid.
The output of tho Braden Copper Com
pany In December was 1,051 tons, or
2.122,000 pounds of fine copper, the larg
est production In tho company's his
tory. The old mill treated 10,33 tons of
ore, five-raging 1.99 per cent copper, and
the new mill treated 93,612 tons, aver
aging 2.15 pir cent copper. The old mill
recovered i) 88 per cent nnd the recovery
at the new mill was 69.78 per cent.
The German-American Firo Insuranco
Company, of the District hoB declared
the regular semi-annual dividend of 6
per cent, payable February 2
Chicago Grain Market.
Furnished to The Washington Times by A.
G Plant & Co . 1415 G at. N. W.
Wheat Open. High. Low. Close.
July SS kSS. 8Si SH
May 93 93'-4 1U 93H
Corn
September 63 63 64 M
May 66 0! 63 63
FINANCIAL
The Safest Investments
Are tfcoae that dc aot fluctuate during dla
lurbed condition of the money or atock mar
keta. First deed of trust notes (first morU
tic), well secured on real estate In the
District of Columbia, constitute "rflt-edce"
Investments. They do not depend upon the
enanclal responsibility ot Individuate or cor
Derations for their stability, and are exempt
irom taxation as personal property. We caa
supply such Investments In amounts frost
ISM upward. Send for booklet. "Concerniaj
toans and Investment. "
SWARTZELL, RHEEM $
HENSEY CO-4
Ttl 14th bT. ti. W.
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STRENGTH
A SAFE INVESTMENT,
5 FIRST MORTGAGE
COUPON CERTIFICATES
'Obtainable on small lnvestmeau.
rantlnsj from 11 00 upward. Interest
and principal cuaranteed. Full par
ticulars upon request.
REAL ESTATE TRUST CO.,
lOACSXi JPfcona Mala 4Mb ;
Washington Stocks.
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
IT. S. Reg. 2's 9SU 99
u. s. coupon 2's :.:. 98g
l- ' e& 3'3;: BH l3H
U. S. Coupon 3 s... 102 103W
V. S. Reg. 4's inn 11254
U. S. Coupon 4's 111T4 ...
GAS BONDS.
Georgetown Gas 5's 105 107
Washington Gas B's 107 103
Columbia Gas & Elec. B's 6S 72',t
Columbia Gas & El. deb. B's. 45 55 "
RAILROAD BONDS.
Capitol Traction R. R. B's 10SX 109
Anacostla & Potomac B's 97U ...
City & Suburban 3's 100
Columbia R. R. B's lOu
Columbia R. R. ffa 100
Metropolitan R. R. B's 104 106
Wash. Ry. & Elec. 4's 79 SO
Wash. Alex. & Mt. V. B's 90 97
MISCELLANEOUS BONDS.
Potomac Elec. Cons. B's 99 100
Potomac Elec. Lt. 5's 106 107
C. & P. Telephone B's 103 105
Amer. Tel. & Tela. 4's 90
Amer. Tel. & Tela. 4V4.'s 90
Wash. Market B's 1927 93 100
Wash. Market B's 1917 9S 100
W. M. Cold Storage 6's 93 100
N. & W. Steamboat B's 104 105U
RIggs Realty 5's (long) 101 102
Riggs Realty 5's (short) 100 101
PUBLIC UTILITY STOCKS.
Capital Traction '. 113 114
Wash. Ry. & Elec., com S9 90
Wash. Ry. & Elec., pfd 89 90
N. & W. Steamboat 185 190
Washington Gas 84 84Vi
Georgetown Gas 100 125
Columbia Gas & Elec 12 13
Amer. Tel. & Tela 123
TYPE MACHINE STOCKS.
Mergenthaler Linotype 215 215
Lanston 83 84
MINING STOCKS.
Greene Cananea 37
NATIONAL BANK STOCKS.
American Nat. Bank 162 165
Capital Nat. Bank 205
Columbia Nat. Bank 250
Commercial Nat. Bank 1S5 200
District Nat Bank 143 ...
Far. & Mech. Nat Bank 240
Federal Nat Bank 133 139
Lincoln Nat Bank 160
Metropolitan Nat Bank 190 1J5
RIggs Nat Bank 50
second Nat Bank 150 160
Nat Bank of Wash 240 250
TRUST COMPANY STOCKS.
American Security' & Trust ..290 290
National Savings & Trust.. 269 ...
Wash. Loan & Trust 225
Continental Trust 115 119
SAVINGS BANK STOCKS.
Home Savings 375
Bank of Com. & Sav 13
East Wash. Sav. Bank 16
FIRE INSURANCE STOCKS.
Arlington Fire Insurance.... 12 12
Corcoran Fire Insurance 80
Firemen's Fire Insurance .... 19 21
Ger. Amer. Fire Ins 260
Nat Union Fire Ins 5 8
TITLE INSURANCE STOCKS.
Columbia Title Insurance 5 7
Real Estate Title Ins 85
MISCELLANEOUS STOCKS.
Chapin-Sacks 170 210
D. C. Paper Mfg. Co 134
Graphophone, pfd SO
Merch. Trans. & Storage 104
Security Storage 1SS
Washington Market 19 22
New York Curb Market.
Furnished to The Wuhlsston Times by
HuThnan & Co.. New York: G. B. ChlDman.
maoscer local branch. Coloado bulldlne.
Bid. Asked.
Anglo-American Oil 14 14
Atlanta-Goldlleld 18 22
Bay State Gas H
Braden Copper 7 7
BritUh Columbia Copper.:... 2 2
International Rubber 10 10
Cobalt Lake 60 70
Greene-Cananea (new; 38 40
iv err Lake 4 5
La Rose Con I'M 2
Manhattan Transit 1 1
MiKlnley-Darragh li IS
Niplsslng Mines 7?i 74
Ohio Copper
Standard Oil of N. J 417 420
Tonopah Belmont 7U 7
Trl Bullion Vr U
United Cigar Stores 93 94
Yukon Gold 2 2
Goldfield 1 1
Jim Bu'Ier SS 92
Standard Oil Subs 930
Today's Saies on
The Local Exchange
Wash, Rv. & Elec. 4's, Jl.OCOgsO. $1,000
JO. J1.(")"S0
Potomac Cons. 5't. $1.00iV&100, Jl.OOOalOO.
Cap Tnution, 10-iilll. 100114. 2?1H.
cam, syiit.
Wa.h Ry. Elec.. Com., 20igOC.
Washington Railway and Electric
pfd , :..90. 2-ni'O.
N. & W SU-amboat, 10190, 10O190,
1??190. 3J1IW). lOfilSS. 20OTS7.
Mercenthaler. 2"fl21i4, 521SS.
Lanston. 20'ns3',,.
N.'itloral Metropolitan Bank. &ol90,
Sil90 10A190 lOirlPO. 1B191, 1061M.
National Savings and Trust, 37W270.
Fnlon Trust. efil32,.
A'ter call.
Wasli Ry. & Elec. 0"s $2jy30. J1,000
80, SUOKiMi.
Cap. Traction 5's J5.0nog) lOSi.
WaHh. Ry. & El-c. com.. 1M90.
AVaHh. Rv. & Elec.. pfd.. 1Q0O.
Capital Traction. 2T.fni3,.
MerKnthaler. 0fj21uU.
Capital Traction 5 JSOOgiOS.
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat
&H. JI.OWWIOS.
FINANCIAL
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K'TiP fl Of this institution believes abovo tvcr thing " CO "1
4tnf lur stability and faithfulness are demanded on if V fvj
ri i.A ..... .. .. .....ti m.iniifiif1 t!iTik nnd ttnnn till f
Of thi institution believes abovo everything
ltir stability and faithfulness are demanded on i(
the part of a well managed bank, and upon this
basin we invito your patronage.
In addition to absolute safety, this bank of-
H basin we invito your patronage. S
tno nef. i...A ..... nn nil
Safe Deposit Vaults, $2.50 Per Annum Up.
Savings Department Open Saturday Evenings
5:30 to 8 o'CIock.
OFFICERS:
FLOYD E. DAVIS. PRESIDENT.
ROBT. CALLAHAN. 1ST VICE PRES. A. S. GATLEY. CASHIER.
PATRICK T MOKAK, 2D VICE PRES. W. Melt STOW ELL, ASST. CASHIER.
ONE OF THE OLDEST AND BEST KNOWN
BANKING INSTITUTIONS OF WASHINGTON
Lincoln National Bank
U. S. Government Depository.
Corner Seventh and D Streets
New York Market.
Quotations received by W. B. nibba & Co..
members New York Stock Eichante. Wash
ington Stock Exchange and Chlcazo Board
of Trade. Uibbs Building.
1:30 Yes.
High. Low. p.m. Close.
Amalgamated Cop... 76H 75 754 75
Am. Beet Sug. com,. 27 J7 27 I 27Ji
Am- Can 355 SiH 34541 34
Am. Can uf. 95Jf kH KsH I B5)f
Am. Car & Fdy. MM 50 60 I SOH
Am. c. & F. pf. us us us I
Am. Locomotive 38H 35K 3SH I
Am. Ice Security SSH S5 S5H 25
Am. Smeltlntr 70H esK TOM 63M
Am. Smelting pf. 105 105 105 1 10454
Amer. Sugar & R...108K 108J I08K 1 108H
Am. TeL & Tel 124 i23Jf K3K 1 123K
Am. Tob. pf. (new). ..1055 1055 105X lOSJf
Anaconda seji XH 36H 365
Atchison 100K BBK 99HI100
Atlantic Coast line... 125 12s US 1 125K
Baltimore & Ohio... van 9754 97 j 93
Brook. Rap. Transit. BlK 81K 91K I 91H
Bethlehem Steel 37M 37H S7K I 37H
u tr. uooanch 22K 22 32 I 23K
California Petrol is 28M 28M I 29
Cal. Petrol, pfd 645f 645f 64 I 65
Canadian. Paciflo 21JK 211H 212 211
Central Leather. -8H 27tf tlK I 28K
Cent Leather, pfd... 97 97 97 I 97
Chesapeake & Ohio.. 67 67 67jV I 6754
Chlno Con. Copper... 42 4ljf 4lH I 4lX
CM., Mil. Si St P... 108 10GK 1055f I 105ji
Chicago & N. W 135H 134 I34M I 135
CoL & South, com... 28K 2854 2854 I 28J
Col. Fuel & Iron 33H 335 3354 I 3
Consolidated Qas 138K 133 1S05 1 13754
Core Products 12 UK 11HI 117i
Delaware & Hudson. 15354 158 158 j 159
Del.. L.&W 405 406 405 I
Distillers' Securities, is 18 18 I 13
Erie 325 31H 31HI 31J
Erie. 1st pfd 49K 49H 49HI 4954
Gen. Electrics H7ji I47J 147K 1 14754
Gt North, pfd 123)4 129 129 1129
Gt North. Ore. 38J4 38 385 I 38K
Interbo. Met. is !5i 15H I 18
Interbo. Met pfd 62K SIH BUS I el
Illinois Cen 1145 U4H 11454 i 115
Kan. C. & S. W. 2654 285 285 S6H
Kan. c. Sou. pfd 62 62 62 j 61H
Lehigh Valley 1J5J 154& 154HI155
Lou. & Nash 1S9J 139K 139 HOVi
Ilex. Petrol 654 6454 6454 I 65
M., K. & T 24 23H 23KI 2354
M.. IC & T., pfd 59K 595 695 59
M.. St P. & S. S. M. 13154 1315 1315 1 1315
Missouri Pacific 30 29 2954 1 2954
Nat. Biscuit com....l355 131 '1345 I VUH
N. T... N. H. H... 7554 745 74H I 78 -
N. T. Central 955 94H 95 95J4
N. T, O. & W 31 29 30 I
Ner. Con. Cop 165 165 165 I 18H
Norfolk & West 101J 10454 101M I UHH
Northern Pacific 118 115K 1155 1 115
Pensylvanla R. R... 114 114K 114K 1 1145
Pres. 8- Car. com.... 36 35 SSH I 35X
Ray Cons, Copper.. 19J4 1874 13H I 1954
Rail Steel Springs co 3154 3054 3054 I 315
Rep. Iron & Steel... 27 26H 2851 28M
Rep. Iron & Steel pf. 89 E95 95 I 89K
Reading 169tt I68H 1695411685
Rock Island 1654 155 15H I I5K
Rock Island pf 21 23H 23H I 23H
StL.&San F.. 2d pfd. 9 8 8 I 954
Southern Pacific 9954 0SJ 9951 9854
Southern Railway... 27 26 26 1 28i
Southern Railway p 84J4 815 8451 8454
Tennessee Copper... 35 31f4 34H I 84M
Texas & Pacific 165 16 I 165
Union Paclflc. 1625 160 16154116154
U. S. Realty & Imp. 66 58 56 I 6854
U S Rubber com... 6254 60 615 1 62
u! 8.' Rubber 1st p.J02 10254 10254 1 103
U S Steel 68J4 65, 66H I 685
U. a Steel pf. K54 11254 " 1 1
Utah Copper 5 545 54HJ S3h
Vs-Car. Chemical... 32 J2H S24 1 32H
Western Union Tel... 64! 64 64 I 64
Westlnshouse Elec. 7154 71 715 I 71
Woolworta 1 S 09S COX I 99
BONDS
Atchison Conv. 4's... 99H
D. R. T. Con. 4's 9IM
C. R. I. & P. 4's 5154
C B. & Q. Joint 4's. 97
Pa. Conv. 3's. 1915.. 68
Nor. Paclflc 4's 94H
Union Pac Con. 4's... 92h
U. a Steel 2d 5's 10254
9054 SOH I H
91K 91SI 915'
51! 51MI 6154
96tt 97 I 96M
9?H OS I 93H
9474 PIKI 95
92H 9254 I 82H
102 10254 I 102
Offers to Check Suicide
Epidemic at University
PHILADELPHIA. Jnn. 27. "Pastor
Copp," enjoying the unique title of
"sulcldo discourager." today offered to
spread his restraining hand over tho
University of Pennsylvania to check a
further spread of the suicide epidemic,
which has already In one week led
three students to self-destruction.
"Pastor Copp." of tho Cohockslnk
Presbyterian Church, has been sought
Iry sixty-four would-be suicides slnco
last May. and all except one have aban
aoned their purpose.
Ho has now ottered his services to tho
unlereity, to go there once a week and
talk with dl&trersed students who need
advlco and aid.
FINANCIAL
tit1ncrM nfrniint
NEWYORKSTOCKS
CT FROI
H
Opening Is Strong, Following
London,But Reaction Comes
on Realizing.
NEW TORK. Jan. 27. After a strong
opening following a stronog London
market for Americans the stock market
reacted and prices eased off. There was
much realizing, but the stock was well
taken. London was a buyer of Copper,
and that stock held above Monday's
close. It opened a full point up, but
reacted later. Steel preferred opened
yt, up and held a fraction above 112.
Steel common opened at 66, but re
ceded to 65, but there was some re
covery from this low.
Union also went to 19RJ, after open
ing i. up. and a recovery of fe was
made. Reading was rather stronger
than Steel or Union, going only a frac
Hon below Monday's closo and holding
a gain of about . Canadian Pacific
and Smelters wore strong, the former
holding a gain of about a point and
the latter a gain of about . Lacka
wanna advanced 3 points and Mackey
gained 2.
Steel. Canadian, and Union were
strong on the London market
The subtreasury gained $1,931,007
from the banks Monday. Increasing1
the net gain to $2,931,000 since Fri
day. Of the 1.100,000 pounds of Cape
gold available in the London market
today 200,000 pounds went to India,
nnd the balance to the Hank of Eng
land. An additional S2,l'i0.000 In gold
was engaged for shipment to Paris,
making a total cf $6,000,000 In tho
present movement
Wholesale Produce Market
EGGS (Quotations furnished br Golden b
Co.) Nearby, fresh, 34935c per doz.; South
ern. 33814c per doz.
CHEKSE Quotations furnished br Goldsa
& Co.) New Torlc new. 19o per lb.; flat.
19c Per lb.
BUTTER (Quotations furnished by Golden
& Co.) Elgin print. iZhic per lb.: tub, 8Hc
per lb.; process. 2502SC per lb.
LIVE POULTRY Quotations furnished by
Krey. Price & Co.) Hens. 15c per lb.:
roofltera. 10c per lb.; turkeys. 20022c per lb.;
spring chickens, lSS20cper lb.: ducks. 1SS1&:
pe Id.
DRESSED POULTRY (Quotations by Krey,
Price & Co.) Turkeys. 20QJ3c per lb.; chick
ens. 1&220C per lb.; hens. li16c per lb.:
ducks. ieyc per lb.; ceese. ltitUo per lb.;
Dressed Pork Choice llsbt. 1O01OMC per lb.;
medium. 10c per lb.: 'stats and sows. 7S3o
per lb.
GREEN FRUITS (Quotations furnished bT
Taylor Wade) California, orancea C0033.U
per boii lemons. H.M per box; Florida crape
fruit, SXT&Bt.M per box; apples. 34.SOS8.0I
per bbl.: 33.50 per crate.
VEGETABLES (Quotations furnished by
Taylor Wade) Potatoes. J2.332.50 per bbL;
onions. Texas. J1.25 per crate; per bbl.; tUS:
cabbace. 33.008Z.ZS per bbL: lettuce. tXCOSlS
per basket; beets. 33.0083.50 per 100 bunches;
yams. J3.5033.0O; celery, 50371k; per dox.:
squash. 32.Ct-33.35 per bbl.; kalce. per bbL. TSc
en. 00.
LIVE STOCK (Quotations furnished by
Krer. Price & Co.) Veal calves, choice, llKo
per id.: medium. 10311c per id.: aneep.
4S4V&C per lb.: lambs. 7sc per lb.
Receipts of eggs light, market strong and
Indications are prices will be higher this
week
Funeral of Ex-Senator
Casey to Be Tomorrow
The funeral of former United States
Senator Lyman R. Casey, of North
Dakota, will be In Baltimore tomorrow
afternoon. Mr. Casey died at his apart
ments In the Westmoreland yesterday.
At the time of his election Mr. Casey
was a rarmer and owned 100,000 acres
in Foster county, N. D. He has lived
in Washington practically all the time
since nis election to tho Senate. lie
leaves a wife, two sons, Frank and
Carl Casey, and a daughter, Mrs. At
wood Topllff, of New York.
Storage Shed Burned.
A shed uBed by the Washington Stor
ago Company, in the rear of the build
ing at Delaware avenue and C street
southwest, was destroyed by fire today.
Tho loss was $1,000. Cause of the lire
was not determined.
FINANCIAL
CAPITAL
EARNED SURPLUS
.3L000.0M
.si.ooo.cot
Your Estate
will be left in experienced
and capable hands if you
name this company executor
or trustee in your will.
If desired, your wife may
be named co-executor with
this company.
US' Personal conference and
correspondence Invited.
The Washington
Loan & Trust Co.
Cor. 0th and F Sta.
JOHN JOY EDSON. President.
The
Munsey Trust
Company
Capital
$2,000,000
Fully Paid In
FRANK A. MUNSEY
President
Police Court Record
District branch Judge Mullowny John
Acres, traSIo violation. J10 'or thirty days;
George Walker, disorderly. 3S or fifteen
days: Charles A. Newlon, disorderly. 310 or
thirty days; James Suit, disorderly. 3$ or
nftecn days; Walter Botts. Joseph Smith,
Mason Johnson, and Thomas Segwlch, dis
orderly. 35 or fifteen days each; IL Ralph
Burton, speeding automobile. 35. forfeited;
James M. Loveless, unlicensed automobile,
personal bond taken; Addison Sampson, traf
fic violation. 3L forfeited: Robert Toole,
tramc violation. 3L forfeited: Frank Giles,
traffic violation. 33. forfeited; George Cole,
falling to stop vehicle when street cax dis
charged passengers. IS. forfeited; Harry R.
Jenkins, traffic violation. l, forfeited; Harry
Wilson, disorderly. 35, forfeited: Isaiah Car
ter, traffic violation, 33. forfeited; WUllara
Stoneburner, traffic violation. 32. forfeited;
Harry Dewey carriage obstructing street. 35.
forfeited; Arthur Bowers, falling to stop au
tomobile while street car-discharged passen
gers, 32, forfeited; Morton A. English, speed
ing automobile, 35. forfeited; Urban Wag
nr traffic violation. J2. forfeited; Arthur
McDonald, disorderly, personal bond: John
II. Slmms, speeding automobile. 33. forfeit
ed; Jasper Richardson, traffic violation. U,
forfeited: Thornton Holmes, traffic violation.
32. forfeited: Arthur Blackburn, Robert E.
Honey, and Thomas C Davis, speeding street
cars, trials -January 30; William A. Arun
del!, vehicle collided with pedestrian, trial
January a; 'Emma Center, disorderly. J5 or
fifteen days; Kffle Allen, disorderly, 35 or fif
teen days; George Gaut, disorderly. 310 or
thirty days; Odls Berry, disorderly, 35 or
fifteen days; Lewis Lundy. disorderly, 35 or
fifteen days; Blanche Berry, disorderly, dis
missed; Joseph Smith, fall to stop vehicle
when street -car discharged passengers. 35 or
ten days; Edward Jackson, disorderly. 35 or
fifteen days; Haymont Jervls. unwholesome
premises, dismissed; Mattle C. Mitchell, un
wholesome premises, dismissed; Herman
Brodofski. police regulation violation. 35, for
feited! William M. Labor, street car collid
ing with vehicle, trial January 30: George
W. Robinson, police regulation violation, dis
missed; William E. McKenxle. traffic viola
tion, personal bond taken; Daniel Rivers.
speeding automobile and colliding with ve
hicle. 330 or sixty days; Joseph Katx. un
wholesome grocery, 35, forfeited: Harry
Payne, traffic .violation. SO, forfeited; T.
Symmes Tlchner. violating smoke ordin
ance, three charges. 330.
United States branch. Judge Pngh Ralph
O. Ellis, embezzlement, trial February 4:
George Burke, larceny, dismissed; Thomas
Llnklns, larceny, trial February 3: May Mc
Allster, assault, trial January 23; Lillian
Scliaeffer, larceny after trust, dismissed:
William Galloway, assault trial February 5;
Samuel Davis, assault. 310 or thirty days;
-William F. Jones, rrand larceny, trial Feb
ruary I: Fred Moore, alias Fred Buffalo,
grand larceny, trial February 3: Joseph
Keefe. assault. 320 or sixty days: Richard
Hawkins, assault. 310 or thirty days; OdU
r-ttv. carrvlnsr deadly weapon, ninety days;
Daisy Braxton, larceny, two cases, 340 or 120
days: Leonard Marshall, assault, two cases.
330 or ninety days; James EL Bell, larceny,
320 or sixty days: Lottie Beasley, assault,
dismissed; John Clark; larceny. 35 fine:
Haunts Blackwell. assault, ninety days;
William Hale, larceny. 120 days; John Hod
klnson. larceny. 120 days.
The Fire Record
3:57 p. m. Monday No. 11 engine com
pany on local to rear of 1343 Fairmont
street orthwest, damage $3.
4:41 p. m., Monday No. 7 engine com
pany, on local to Twelfth stret and
Rhode Island avenue northwest; no Are.
8:53 p. m., Monday No. 8 engine com
nany. on local to SI A street southeast.
J25.
11:43 p. m Monday Box 163. rear 130
F street northwest, damage J3.
it.ti m nn-r 5fl rear of 1129 Nine-
teenth street northwest, damage 35.
10:35 a. m. Box 433. rear of Delaware
avenue and C street southwest, dam
age. H.000-
1009 East Capitol street southeast Roger J.
Whlteford and Irwin H. Linton, to Johanna
S. Stewart, part lot 3, square 957. 3.
Ecklngton Clarence E. Jones to TUlle L.
Jones, lot 35. square 5. 310.
Pctworth Alexander Millar et ux. to Whit
ford M. and Harriet E. Culberson. lot 73.
squaro 78. 110.
1315 New Jersey avenue northwest William
H. Bailey to Ada I Bailey, part lot O.
square 510, 310.
Lincoln Louis A. Alexander et ux. to Graver
C. Henry. lot Hi square 51S2. 310.
Half court northwest, between Pierce and II
streets Alonzo C Miller et ux. to Lillian
M. Woodard, lots 173 to 178. square 620. 310.
1715 Q street northwest Charles G. Stott.
trustee, et al. to Alonzo C Miller. lot 134.
square 155. 310.
1007 East Capitol street southeast Roger J.
Whlteford et al.. trustees, to John B.
Schroth, trustee for Charles O. Schroth.
part lot 3, square 9(7, J.
EDUCATIONAL
Information regarding; any of
the belorr schools may be had at
the EDUCATIONAL IXFOR3IA
TIOS BUREAU OF THE WASH
lXtiTOS TIMES.
STIWERS
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Hifk-Grade Cesrses ia
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Call. Uttttt. or PlMa Main 84St
lor Cataleame.
Strtytr's Buiness Csllege
Old XasoBic Testate
8th and F Streets BT.W.
Steward's
BUSINESS COLLEGE
VnshInKtin'n Most Saccca-iful
Business School.
BRENTANO BUILDING
12th and F Sts. N.W.
COLUMBIA SCHOOL
OF DRAFTING
SIcLACIlLEN BL.DO.. 10TII AND O ST3L
DROP CARD OR CALL. FOR CATALOO.
HALL-NOYES SCHOOL.
Individual attention by experts. Special cars
to nenous. delicate ur backward children or
adults. Catalogues.
I'hune Main US77. 221 E St. . V.
L. A. CALLAN,
tNBTODCTION. BANJO. MANDOLIN. tJUI
TAR. 110 Wh st. S. E. Una. 1C. I
HARP
Soloist for Receptions. Has ability and
experience. MR. HARPER, 1315 Decatur
St. N. W. Phone 26T4 Columbia,
Washington Linotype School
804 I ST. N. W.. Pit. M. 3313.
Merscnthaler linotype men always In de
mand. Two to four months required to com
plete course. Tuition. J100. Terms to suit.
Competency euaranteed. Enroll now and b
jln your studies at once.
Mrs. Emily Freeh Barnes,
BIKGINO AND ELOCUTION.
1U Utn it. N. E. Line int.
Realty Transfers
Easily Ascertained.
As a preacher in a country village
was walking to his pastorate one bright
Sunday morning he saw the son ot one
ot his parishioners Ashing In a creek.
"Now, John.V said the minister re
provingly, "what would your father say
If he knew you were hero?
"I could easily find out," the boy re
plied, "as he Is over In the next field,
digging more bait."
There is a Best
Ribbon for
Your Purpose
Yes, we make dozens
of different kinds of type
writer ribbons.
We make scores of
different kinds of carbon
papers.
We sell the most com
plete ribbon and carbon
lines on the market to
day. JBut mark this point I We
have only one kind of ribbon
and only one kind of carbon
paper for YOU.
There is a best ribbon and
a best carbon paper for your
Purpose, just as there is a best
ribbon and a best carbon paper
for any other purpose. We
have the best ribbons and the
best carbon papers for every
Purpose.
Let us know your purpose
what you require of a ribbon
or a carbon paper, and we will
name the ribbons and carbon
paper that you ought to use.
Our Paragon
Typewriter Ribbons
and Red Seal
Carbon Papers
are recognized as the leading
ribbon and carbon lines on the
market.
They are the leading lines
not only in quality, but in com
pleteness. And this complete
ness makes it certain that we
have got the exact ribbon and
carbon paper for YOU.
Just write us, tell us what
machine you use and what your
requirements are, and see if we
haven't.
Remington
Typewriter Company
Claeorporsttd)
1340 New York Ave. N.WJ
Washington, D. C.
Telephone Main 336
Hooray! Baby to
Rule thi House
So Longer So Women Fear the
Greatest of All Human Blessings. r
It Is a comfort to know that those
much-talked-of pains that are said to
V"4bb1 In. mn.- 11.. i-
' m '& My codiijr ljo
avoided. No woman
need fear the slight
est discomfort i
sho will fortify
herself with the
well - known and
S time-honored renb
euy. "iiotnort
Friend."
This Is a sens-
tratlng external application that at ones
softens and makes pliant tho abdominal
muscles and ligaments. They naturally
expand without ths slightest strain, and
thus not only banish all tendency to
netvous, twitching spells, but there Is
an entire freedom from nauseau. dis
comfort, sleeplessness and dread that so
often leave their impress upon the babe.
The occasion Is. therefore, one o un
bounded, joyful anticipation, and too
much stress cannot be laid upon the
remarkable influence which a mother's
harpy prenatal disposition has upon tha
health and fortunes ot the jrenerauon
tr come.
You will find lt on sale at all druc
stores at $1.00 a bottle. Write today to
the Bradfield Regulator Co 230 Lama?
Bide.. Atlanta. Ga.. for aa In ill 1 1 1 Hi iLiT
book. Advt.
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