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The Washington times., 1906-08-09
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
PLACED ON RECORD

Harlem-B Bridget A. Harrington et al
TO Frank l. Thoinpkins, part lot 16. $40
Same 10 Robert So. Johnson, part same
lot. $40 Frank L. Thompkins ct ux. 70
Bridget a. and Catharine Harrington.
part lots I6 and Il. SO. Robert W. John
son et uX. 70 Bridget 4. and CathaTine
Harrington, part lot l6. SO
Cleveland Park-H. Rozier Dulany,
trustee. 10 Emma K Dane, part lots Il
and 10. block 1, S250.
Pleasant Plains-CharIes W. King. jr,
et uX 10 Waldo G. Hibbs. lot GO. SO
Fourteenth and r streets northwest
tStone corner)-BenJamin 5. Minor, ex-
ecutor' 70 George II. Higbee. lot ..
Sixth street northeast, between y and
streets-lierbert H DOdd et TX. 10
Henry J. Juenemann, part lot T. square
Hiilbrook-George NJ. Sharp ct al.
trustees. TO Suburban Home Company,
lots ~ 10 y. square 5UiI, and lots 30 and
81, square D94, $50. Suburban Homes
company 70 alice GitIerman, lots AZ 10
52 square 50I7. SO.
Addition 10 lie DrOlt Park-Iillie II.
MdtteTH cI al 10 Baruch c. Hall and
Emma .. Hall. lot 66. square 35, SO
k street northwest, between Sixth and
Seventh William II. Buel et al
and Louis Hartig. part lots 10 and H.
square f5l. SO.
F street northeast. between Thirteenth
y
90 Charles II Merillat and Mason y.
Richardson. trustees, half interest in
lots = 10 g. square l9ZS 81.
East DeanWood-Syduey r Marshall
70 James ?. Wilkins, lots ., 6, and =,
block 7, SO
X street northwest, between New Jer-
seY avenue and Third street-MaTtha 4.
Mu1rOe et al 10 AntOnnette o. Malone.
part original lot 2. square 55S. $40 Charles
W QCarles 10 same, part same lot, SO.
1916 COrcOT8u street northwest - John
Cook, trustee, 70 Alberta Minor, LOT 46,
SQUARE POS, $40
Twelfth street southeast. between 3
and & streets-JOseph 5. Jones 81 UX- 10
Martin aEd Elizabeth Wiegand. part lot
3, square so, SO.
MOItellO-JOhn ". York et ux. 70 Flor
enCe A. Lloyd. lots l. 2, and l. block 10
35l Eleventh street nOrtheast-Rufus c.
Brooks et ux. 10 Leroy II. Harris, lot .,
square 9S5. SO
Wesley Park-Galen / TAFT et al.
trustees. 10 Manydier NJ. Duvau. lots
6 and I. block 3. $40
DObbins addition-Melvin H Henri
man et uX- 10 Lille II. Mattern half
interest IN lots 106 10 10. square i, $40
nacostia-William Mushake et'ux 10
Mamie L. Tew. lot as. $40 Mamie I.
Tew. et vir, Albert b, conveys same
property 10 Barbara Mushake. 80.
Sixth street southwest. between g and
II streets-Daniel R Moore et uX. 10
Floyd p Davis. part ORIGINAL lot y,
X street northwest. between Twenty
seventh and Twenty-eighth streets
Maynard Z. Shoemaker 10 Thornton 5.
Rounds. part lots 552 and a. square 1926,
SO.
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~ THE WORLD OF FINANCE
PRICES WELL HELD
ON LIGHT TRADING
Pennsylvania, the Leader,
Records Sharp Advance on
Heavy Buying.

NEW YORK. Aug. 9.-With the ex-
cept0R OF Pennsylvania. which opened
Il higher, nearly all Of the active list
started in either unchanged or at frac-
ucnaI recessions New York Central
Amalgamated, Colorado Fuel, Reading,
United States Steel preferred and South
ern Pacific were unchanged. United
States Steel common was down . and
Brooklyn Rapid Transit. Erie and ST.
Paul down is
Pennsylvania was the leader again to-
day, rising 10 1865. c. ID. Barney bought
large blocks and II. Content also bought.
The upward movement was accompanied
by assertions shat at the November
meeting the stock viii be put on per
cent basis.
There was a demand for Union Pacific
from the room traders in anticipation or
some favorable developments at the
directors meeting. Steel securities was
feature, advancing two points.
Price movements in Jhe general list
We're narrow and without much SlGnin-
cance. London sold less than 10000
shares on balance
Government bonds unchanged; other
bonds steady.
At noon the market was unfavorably
Influenced by the uncertainty with re-
gard 10 the holding OF the Union Pa
Cjdc meeting. Traders who bought
Union Pacific on the expectation of
some important action 20 be announced,
turned sellers shortly before noon not
Clly unloading their long stock but
putting out some heavy lines of shorts
Following this downward movement
there was general selling. and price
losses OF ! 20 ll2 points were sustained.
Sales SD 600 shares
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REPORT RECEIVED
ON ALASKAN AFFAIR
Continued from First Page)

Judging by the statements made by
Mr.. Sims, law officials of the different
departments of the Government inter
ested ia the case are agreed that the
case was one Of pOaching and violating
the Alaskan seal fisheries act, which is
very similar 70 the Newfoundland laws.
This is only a minor question, however
In comparison with that OF the killing
ard injuTing of the japanese, which, un-
less further reports and Investigations
show cOnclusively that the officers acted
in self-defense. may possibly result in
international complications. Al any rate.
II would call for an apology by the
American Government To Japan and the
payment OF indemnity 10 families OF the
fishermen killed.
The case is clearly without precedent
between this country and any other, and
officials of four departments are sorely
puzzled over the situation, and 3 number
of conferences between them already
have been held. Agents OF the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor, IL ap-
pears, were the ones who fired on the
Japanese. the Treasury Department is
ia q qUandary as 10 whether another
revenue cutter should be dispatched 10
those waters; the legal phase of the
situation. including the prosecution OF
the persons arrested, viii come under
the Department of Justice. while il will
he up 10 the State Department TO con-
duct any dealings with Japan that might
be necessary.
IN. situation is tense, and already the
{ lm .neTce and Labor. Treasury, and
Attorney Generals Departments have
wired - their respective representatives
at the scene OF the trouble for further
and detailed reports.
II was stated at the Japanese embassy
today that no word had yet been re
ceived there from Japan, and Mr..
MiyaOki, the charge d'aTaireS. VIII
await an official report on the incident
from his government and complete de-
tails through the State Department be-
fore indicating what action. If any, Will
be taken by the officials at Toyko.
II is believed in Washington that the
japanese at Tokyo are secretly as busy
endeavoring TO learn the rea! facts as
the Washington Government is
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YOUTH MURDERS
NEIGHBOR'S SON,
FATHERS ORDERS
Quarrel of Families Over
Picking BlackberrieS
Ends in Tragedy.

FREDERICK. Nd. Aug. Sired De
bold. aged seventeen years, a son OF
John Debold. at Eylers Valley. Frede-
rick county, shot and killed George
Smith son Of Edward Smith. yesterday
evening.
The two families are neighbors. but
have been quarTeling recent yOver pick
ing blackberries. Yesterday. the De
bolds alege. the Smiths picked berries
on their land
1t is alleged John Debold commanded
hiss on 10 shoot young Smith. Smith
was killed instantly, the bullet lodging
over his heart.
After killing young Smith the father
said: Now shoot the old man"
NO said the boy. Il won't shoot
the old mamie ain.t worth a load OF
shot"
Both Of the DebOlGs were arrested,
and are now In jail here.
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TITLE CONVEYED
TO GEORGE H. HIGBEE
Deed Placed on Record TO Stone Prop
erty, Corner Fourteenth and
F Streets.

The deed was placed on record yester-
day whereby Benjamin s. Minor, eNecu-
tor. conveys the property at the north
east corner of Fourteenth and F streets
known as the Stone property, 20 George
II. Higbee. The consideration named Is
500. CO.
The sale was made in the latter part
Of May, ct which time fun particulars
were published. The ground fronts
twenty-nine feet on F street with eighty
six on Fourteenth. and The plot con-
tains 2,4Sl square feet. The price is equal
10 $3.50 per foot, which is the highest
price ever paid for ground in this city.
Plans nave already been accepted for
& magnificent ten-story office builaing
TO be erected at a cost Of 100000. The
deal on the part of the purchaser was
transacted through the Office of West
colt & Story.
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GUSTS HILLYER'S WILL
OFFERED FOR PROBATE
Property in Washington and in Viz
ginia, Besides Stocks, All Goes
to His Wife.

The will OF Curtis J. Hillyer. dispOs-
ing OF his estate. valued At about $4,000.
10 his wife AEgeline HnlyeT, was today
offered for probate.
Mr. Hillyer died last Sunday morning
on the Federal train while on the way
from New York 10 his home in this
city. His viii is dated September Il.
1892, and by IL he devises his estate 20
his wife, who is also named as execu-
triX.
His estate consists OF property in the
District estimated at $4,000 and prop
erty In Virginia valued AT $4,000. The
Personal estate left by Mr. HlIyer is
estimated at SS0.00o. OF which $4,000 is
in tie stock cf the Union Trust Company
and $4,000 Ia bonds OF the Raleigh Ice
and Electric Company
The will was offered for probate by
Attorneys Ralston and SiddoHs and II
T Winfield. who are counsel for the
beneficiary.
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TYPHOID TAKES JUMP,
IS NEW CASES TODAY

Taking a decided jump within the past
twenty-four hours, typhoid fever has
added eighteen new victims up 20 noon
today. making a toal Of 4S5 cases re
ported Al the Health Department since
the first OF tho year For the CORE
spending period OF 1895. the total had
reached 8f3. Of which only I'VE cases
were reported on August 9 OF that year.
The total Of cases now under treat
ment numbers 225. as compared with Us
on August 2. 1855 Within the past
twcnty-f0ur hours eleven recoveries
have been reported and two deaths.
OF the eighteen new cases four have
been taken 20 fh@ TN" EMS Hospital
for treatment. two 10 the
Eosriral. one 40 Sl8lry -..J one TO Pr0vi-
dence.
The Washington times., 1906-08-09
BAD CHECKS TRACED
TO PITTSBURG VISITOR

Charged with passing worthless checks
on several Georgetown firms, George b.
Rafferty,. twenty-eight years old, OF
Pittsburg. Pa. was this morning arrest
ed by Policeman FuTr. Of the Seventh
precinct, and held pending an investi-
cation as 10 the prisoners operations
since coming 10 Washington.
One of Raherty's alleged victims was
a. c. Appler, a saloonkeeper Of George
town, upon whom he is said 10 have
passed a check for a small amount An
other man Rafferty, is said 10 have vic
timized is Joseph Waddell. Of 1908 NJ
street northwest. Captain Schneider
thinks that the man is a typical film
Hammer and he is watching for fur
ther reports that may stack up addi-
tiOnal charges
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COLORADO FUEL co.'s
NET EARNINGS S2,559,O29

NEW YORK. Aug. 9--The report Of
the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
for the year ended June so last was
given out yesterday.
According TO the official statement tho
gross earnings for 1906 We're increa sed
by S3.705.o2S over those Of 1905, and Sl3,-
fa4.311 over those of 1904. The net earn
i1gs increased 81, ,OS4. SO over those of 1905
ana S2555.1G1 over those of 1901. The
latter was very poor year
The years results show an improve
ment OF over 81 900, 900 as compared with
the previous year. which is an eminent
lE satisfactory showing from the point
OF view of the stakeholder In his re-
marks concerning the years operations
resident Hearn says that the company
mas now been put upon a basis where
d surplus OF earnings Is shown above
Ati requirements for operation and fixed
CLdL 80, etc, and barring unfortunate
co-tlhgencles may be expected 20 show
seostantlal increases IN both gross and
net earnings with each succeeding year"
The Washington times., 1906-08-09

The United Verde Copper Company IS
today payins regular monthly dividend
OF % cents per share.
The directors of the Quaker Oats Com
Iauy have declared an initial quarterly
dividend OF IL per cent on the common
and an extra p per cent. making > per
cent in ull.
Privileges of the Chicago clearing
house have been denied the Jennings All
Night Bank. Its niBht operations are
against the rules.
a new night and day national bank is
announced for Plttsburs. Ii viii have "a
capital of $4,000 and a paid surplus Of
roJ less than $1,000.
a Chicago expert who has handled
several receiycrsbips says that the Mil
WauEee Avenue State Bank viii be
lucky TO pay depositors 80 cents on the
collar.
The syndicate in New York Central
a-s per cent bonds dissolved yesterday.
THE bonds sold al g5ss on Tuesday and
yesterday broke 10 sI74. Tile initial sale
ut the bonds was al 50 3-5.
I'm August, 1905. call money ranged
between p and 3 per cent, in the same
month of 1904 its range was y 20 Ia per
cent. The range is considerably higher
for The present month.
II is stated that the Vanderbilt rail-
road properties viii cara nearly S2Go51,-
0o1 more i'm gross this year than last
SO far the earnings are about Sl3,5oO00)
lD advance OF what they were in the
CORE spending period Of 1905.
Few Of the bond houses are issuing
circulars this mOnJh-a fact which
speaks for itself with reference TO the
general feeling as TO what the August
market viii amount 10. II probably VIII
bot be before the first Of October that
one viii be able 10 obtain "a really iu-
tgrcstuE list of offerings.
The total value OF ten crops in 1900 was
S-,Ig> .3Hl-su- Their value this year is put
an S5,uo.Uo,Ul0 of which corn and wheat
represent more than hal.. The report OF
out tomorrow. To this aggregate cot
ton viii add nearly $500 CoJ, 600.
In response TO complaints OF bankers
concerning the scarcity of subsidiary
silver coinage, the Treasury officials have
decided 10 Increase the output. Accord
ing 20 q Journal OF Commerce report the
Government is i'm the market as a buyer
of silver for subsidiary coinage puT-
POSES and within the past few days has
acquired fun years supply.
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Blame Is Fixed.

The architect and builder first ordered
struts 20 be put in 10 protect the wall
between 4l4 and 4l6. and afterwards re-
voked the order This was reported 20
the Building Inspector on August .
and he directed his assistant especially
detailed for this work 70 order the
struts 10 be put in. This inspector or
dered the foreman, on August >, 20 put
ln these struts On August 3. ne found
that this had not been done. and the
foreman told him that the builder and
architect stated it was not necessary.
The Inspector then ordered that the
struts be put IN
''It was. of course. impossible TO keep
an INSPECTOR there oh the time. other
wise the District might ss we'll assume
the construction Of private BUILDINGS and
relieve the builder OF any responsibility"
The Washington times., 1906-08-09
NINE. hODJESKA HURT,
RESULT OF A FALL
Actress Slips on Polished Floor and
Her Cheek Strikes Corner
of Table.

Los ANGELES. Cal. Aug. s.-Mme,
Helena Modieska has gone to San Diego
to rest because Of peculiar fail at the
home Of DR.. John r. Martindale. OF this
city. While walking on the polished floor
the actress slipped, and in falling her
cheek struck the sOrner Of a heavy table
The edge Of tho table just grazed her
right temple and her eye, the cheek
receiving the fO.ce Of the blow Nine.
MOdjeska VIII be obliged 10 cancel ali
her social engagements on her visit here
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Japs Express Hope
There II Be No Trouble

TOKYO. Aug. 9.-No details in regard
to the AIeutian incident have yet reach
ed the japanese government. and tie
authorities consequently are not in a
position to discuss the subject
The people generally have received the
news with regret, and express the hope
that there viii be no unpleasant compli-
cations.
The Washington times., 1906-08-09
THE WASHINGTON MARKET

Sales OF the board, including after call.
amounted 10 $4,000 bones aid j 9y6 shares
OF stock.
Following are the sales and quotations
or today g market.
Sales-Washington Railway As. Sl,01JI
all2 81, ,0JJGN7ia.
Capital Traction, 20dl4G. 201lB, 20a
liJ1-, -Uul35,s, 2J4It57s
MeugenJhaler So ly5. 3ulg6
Greene Copper, -uJu25, J004Z5
After cal-GTeeue Copper, lC1OHg5
Washington Railway IS, N.OyGdS1lh
S5.tJH61lz. $5,00G0S71a, s. O11aSTia
Washington Railway preferred. I00l
S1ls
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LOCKED UP ON CHARGE
OF HOUSEKEEPING

Ross Wise. thirty years Of age was
arrested this morning charged with
breaking into the home of Joseph
Bishop. OF zoos C street northeast. on
July IA. Mr.. Bishop ran into a man in
his home about o'clock at night and
has identified Wise as the party who
escaped with many vaiuables. Wise
was arrested this morning by Policemen
Connor and Nebb. of the Ninth pre-
cinct.
When. brought to police headquarters.
Wise stoutly proclaimed his innocence to
Captain Boardman.
The Washington times., 1906-08-09
FIVE CHILDREN
BURNED TO DEATH

OMAHA. Neb.. Aug. 9.-Five children
OF Thomas O'Daniels, of Seymour Park.
a suburb OF Omaha, died In a fire which
destroyed the family residence.
Mrs O'Daniels was seriously burned
and may not recover. Her husband was
badly burned in an effort to save his
family.
The dead children are: Lille. aged
fifteen: Ernest, nine; Bertha, seven;
Earl FaItus E1NsAnnA
The Washington times., 1906-08-09
ARMOUR TO BUILD
PLANT NEAR MINNEAPOLIS

CHICAGO. Aug. "Details concerning
the building Of new plant by Armour
* Co, at Minneapolis were announced
today. The plant Will be one Of the
largest in the country. 1t viii be Of
concrete and iron construction. and spc-
Cial attention will be paid TO the san
Itary features OF the buildings.
The plant will be located on land pur-
chased by the packer near Minneapolis
The Washington times., 1906-08-09
DEATH VALLEY COPPER
RICHEST IN THE WORLD

GOLDFIELD New, Aug. "a dis
patch to the New York Commercial
says: Major J. W. a. of, Of Los An
seles. who arrived here today from the
Furnace Greek and Greenwater dis
tricts. declares that the section fringing
Death Valley is one Of the greatest cop
per countries in the W0-ld He SAYS
that, from TO 10 feet down through
an iron Gaping. ore is reached that
runs from 20 To 60 per cent copper.
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FOREMAN BLAMED
FOR COLLAPSE
Building Inspector Ashford
Held BlameleSS for Fall
of Buildings.

''The accident in my mind was clearly
due 10 lack Of proper precautions and
the improper carrying on the work by
the architect and builder and by the
foreman not having obeyed the orders
OF the Inspector of Buildings for the
proper protection Of the walls"
This statement was officially issued by
Engineer Commissioner John Biddle to-
day. in fixing the responsibility for the
collapse OF the building IT 4l4-16 Sew
enth street northwest on Saturday last,
when ten Workmen were injured. the
cause Of which has since directed certain
criticism TO the Inspector of Buildings
department.
The Washington times., 1906-08-09
COTTON MARKET LOWER
ON BEARISH CABLES

NEW YORK, Aug. Son selling by
Yesterdays buyers the cotton market
opened 10 5 points lower The selling
was influenced by improved news from
The South and lower cables. After the
call the bears added considerable pres
sure TO the market. Commission houses
were sellers.
Opening quotatons-August 961Ge65;
September. s70q9u. October. 9S5a9 Sc;
November. 9g0a99l; December. 995ug 96. {.
January. I0.O2Il0.O4. February, 1905 bid;
March l0I5HI01G
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CLOUDBURST FLOODS
STREETS OF DURANGO

FORT WORTH. Tex. Aug. 9.-Infor-
raatioa has been received here from
Durango. Mex. says a cloudbuTst hoO6-
ed the streets Of the city six feet deer
Three people were drowned Great dam
age IS reported.
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Foreman Was Cautioned.

"As the foreman Of the building had
been twice notified Of the order OF the
inspector OF buildings. however, and as
IT is upon the builder and architect
that the responsibility rests ] believe
that except as above noted. the build
ing department performed its fun duty
in the matter"
Commissioner Biddle follows with a
statement as 20 what IN his opinion
caused the accident lie says.
The plan Of the changes in the build
ing was 10 remove the 1Oists Of the
floors OF 4l4 and put them higher tat the
level OF the joists Of 4l6) before putting
in the beam which vas 20 support the
middle wall OF the upper story The
builder. IN doing this. took out lolsts for
a greater length than was safe before
putting I'm the new ioists. leaving a con-
siders bic stretch Of wall without proper
lateral support on the south. JOists
were removed on both first and second
floors. on the south side Of the wall.
The joists Of il6 We're not removed.
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Ashford Is Blameless.

Holding Building Inspector Ashford
entirely hIameless for the accident, Com
missioner BiddIc declares that had that
officials orders TO the contractor been
carried out the collapse would have
probably been prevented. The substance
OF his statement OF the affair. based on
Inspector Ashford's report. is as follows:
There is no doubt In my mind that
the Inspector OF Buildings did all that
was possible In this case. The only
criticism / can make IS that the assist
ant inspector who examined the building
did not insist more strongly TO the arch
itect and BUILDER az we'll as 90 the fore
man. on the order Of the Inspector %
Buildings. and that when relieved On
Friday. August 3. from the inspection
work IN this district he did not invite
special attention Of his successor 10 this
pgrtigulaF work
The Washington times., 1906-08-09
GREEN COPPER
DUMPED FREELY
Large Blocks Sold at 25.
Well Taken by Strong
Buyers.

Three special features Of noteworthy
interest marked the session OF the
Washington Stock Exchange today.
First and foremost was the free selling
OF Greene Copper by broker with close
New York connections who handed out
blocks of 800 and l,000 shares with an
indiscrimination that showed plainly the
desire 10 secure a market. while euqally
the buying was noticeable for the will
ingness OF buyers TO accumulate the
stock at 25 This is a good point lower
than prevailed earlier in the Elk ard
ls believed 10 be the precursor Of a big
movement.
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halt was called on the upward move
ment IN Capital Traction that bore all
the earmarks of a disposition to watch
ehe effect Of yesterdays big jump Sew
eral quotation lots were traded I'm on "A
slightly declining scale. but the trading
Jailed 10 convey any Information as 10
the lntenJlOns Of the dealers.
The bonds Of the Washington Railway
Company were taken to the extent Of
$1,000 all al one price, and found no
difficulty in locating the source OF sup
ply. In the VeTnaculaT OF the street. il
Uds hard 10 say whether the buying
was better than the selling" or the re-
verse. The stock OF the same company
was entirely devoid Of interest and was
limited 10 one sale.
The Washington times., 1906-08-09
RAILROAD ToNDS-

ezra 1h0uhone Com.-.--.--.-..-.-....- f3
7Graph1phGne pf---....-.----...-..-... s.
The Washington times., 1906-08-09

Privileges of the Chicago clearing
house have been denied the Jennings All
Night Bank. Its night operations are
against the rules
The Washington times., 1906-08-09
FINANCIAL GOSSIP

The United Verde Copper Company is
today payIns "a regular monthly dividend
OF % cents per share.
The Washington times., 1906-08-09

A new night and day national bank is
announced for Pittsburs IL will have "a
capital of $4,000 and a paid surplus of
lot less than So. 600
The Washington times., 1906-08-09

The directors of the Quaker Oats Com
Iany have declared an initial quarterly
dividend OF lIs per cent on the common
and AN extra p per cent. making per
cent IN I'll.
The Washington times., 1906-08-09

a Chicago expert who has handled
several Teccivcrships says that the Mil
waukee Avenue state Bank viii be
lucky 10 pay depositors 80 cents on the
D.ILar-