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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-08-15
IN THE WORLD OF FINANCE
STOCK EXCHANGE
INTEREST LACKING
Dealings Today Were Only
of Trifling Import and
Market Lacked Life.

The business in thel ocal stock board
today might be dismissed in one short
sentence. THE stock exchange met"
When 1t Is seen that the total trading
represented but forty-two shares Of
stock, and $500 In bonds, there is but
little that could be said In the way OF
comment
Ia addition 10 this there was such alb
solute Indifference TO the course Of prices
that the presiding officer went hastily
through the Cal In perfunctory man
ner ana no one seemed 10 care TO in
terrupt with any change or the figures
For dullness this will go upOn the
record as jh- smallest OF the 1906
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BEAT HEAD AGAINST
STEEL BARS OF CELL
Colored Man Attempts Suicide Because
He Did Not Want to Pace
Disgrace.

family again after being locked in a cell
on charge OF disorderlY conduct
Thomas Johnson, colored, fifty years Of
age, while locked up at the Tenth pre-
cinct station yesterday afternoon. tried
90 beat his brains Out by pounding his
head against the iron bars Of the cell
in which he was confined.
Station Clerk Lynch heard the mans
cries Of anguish When he reached the
cell occupied by Johnson the latter had
fractured his skull and he was In a lit
OF desperation With the aid Of several
reserves on duty Lynch was able TO pre-
vent the man nom killing himself He
WAS sent 10 FTeednan'S Hospital and
he Is still in a prcCariOus condition.
This afternoon the man declared that
he did rot want 10 live He Is being
guarded that he may not carry out his
threat TO take his life.
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GAINS IN STOCKS
ON HEAVY BUYING
Union Pacific Feature of
Trading After First
Hour.

NEW YORK. Aug. 15.-11 a. m.-The
market was fun OF heavy buying or
ders all through the first hour. and
prices in that period made material
gains in almost ali the issues traded in,
Reading was prominent advancing "a
I341a. Consolidated Gas rose to 40
The gains made in the various issues
We're not large, but were important be-
cause brokers started them at already
high levels and demonstrated that
stocks were being bought without much
regard for price. London bought $4,000
shares on balance. chiefly Erie, South
ern Pacific. Union Pacific and Penn
sylvania,
Government bonds unchanged; other
bonds firm.
Union Pacific was the feature Of the
trading after the first hour, and ad-
vanced TO Ice. The changes in other
stocks were without much importance.
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THIEVES LOOT CHURCH
OF PRECIOUS VESSELS

SCRANTON, Pa, Aug. I5.-Bueglars
stole these articles from the Greek
Catholic Church, at Mayfleld, last nights
Four chaliCes. valued at S435; ciborium
500, ten bronze candlesticlxs, 800,
crosses, silver ornaments, gold comntun-
ION spoons, and contents Of the poor
box 500. Total, 81 ,035.
Discovery was made by the pastor,
the Rev. Arcini Chogoutsef, today.
Members of the congregation held a
meeting and came to the conclusion that
owing 10 the weight of the Candlesticks
and the chalices, the burglars might
have left them for the time being In the
woods east of Mayfield
A searching party was organized, but
the vessels have not been recovered.
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CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN
PLANS NEW STOCK ISSUE

NEW YORK. Aug. 16-It was report
ed yesterday that the management of
the Chicago and Northwestern railway
has under consideration the issue Of new
stock sufficient TO take over the minor
ity stock interest of the Chicago. st.
Paul. Minneapolis and Omaha railway.
II is further said that the new issue
Is to be sold 10 the stockholders of the
Northwestern company at par. The
stock OF the company closed on the New
York stock exchange yesterday at az.
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PHILADELPHIA TRACTION
INCREASE CAPITAL

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 15.-At a spe-
cial meeting Of the stockholders Of the
Philadelphia Company of Pittsburg,
which is a subsidiary Of the United
Railways Investment Company Of San
Francisco. IT was decided to increase
the stock Of the former 10 s42, 000O0O IL
now stands at 556. 600 OO0 The PROPOSE
ton TO increase the stock was approved
by the board OF directors many weeks
ago.
IL is the intention of the company to
use the proceeds from the sale OF the
additional stock in the way Of additions,
betterments. and improvements to the
various properties.
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FINANCIAL GOSSIP

Kansas has a bank to each 1S46 in
habitants.
American Shipbuuding's last order
for a l0.0o0-tOn ship 10 be built at South
Chicago before next April makes twenty
freighters the company has under con-
tract for delivery by spring.
During the last fiscal year the Cana
dian PacihC's land sales amounted to
COS, SCI acres. for which was received
2S72. $50. During the previous fiscal year
the sales amounted 10 59.151 acres. for
which was received &509.9lJ-
The Treasury Department is not offer
ing any inducements for the importa-
ton OF gold Secretary Shaw says that
he has had no application for assist
auce ia such importations. nor does he
think il necessary AT this time,
The Hearst application asking that
suit be brought 10 annul the charter Of
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit corporation
has been received at the attorney gem
erals Office. II viii be mailed 10
Attorney General Mayer at his Saranac
camp in the Adirondacks.
The cotton crop for 1906 is estimated
al 100000 bales, worth $50 bale. or a
total of 5000 100000 The cereal crop is
worth 5000. 10000. Small wonder Wall
Street expects gold from Europe.
Government money In national banks
now foots $go,5l6, 900, OF which SSl 800 OJ
is 10 credit of United States Treasurer.
Several millions more VIII De placed IN
the banks so soon as the bonds are put
up By the banks designated TO receive
IL by Secretary shaw.
All passes on the railroads Of the mid
die West win be void after August %.
This decision has just been reached.
and hundreds OF passes supposed TO be
good for the year viii be called In on
that date.
Advices from Chicago are TO the effect
that New York will be called upon for
purposes. This is S25. 100000 or SO, 600 900
more than some conservative tnanciers
had figured on.
Tempted by an offer OF $4,000 "A year
from an English railroad corporation. j,
@. Stubs, director or the Hartman
system ia Chicago, Will 90 70 London TO
handle the cOmpanys American travel
William SprOule is named as mis- success
sor, and his salary Will be &o0OoO year.
Harry J. CowIey, "a broker of Lansing.
Mich. and a member OF prominent
family, was arrested yesterday on COM
plant of Frank Wolf. Of the Central
National Bank Of Battle Creek, Mich,
on the charge OF Implication In the fOTg-
erv of certificates Of stock in the Union
Pacific Railway Company
The directors OF the Consolidated Gas
Company have declared q quarterly div
idend of I per cent upon the stock. This
Is the same rate as was declared in
April when the rate was cut in two.
Tho declaration of a nor cent nuar-
rerlV dividend BY the directors of Con-
sOlidated Gas was a distinct surprise.
The feeling in regard TO IL had been
of rather a pessimistiC nature
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DEATH Of EMMA CROOK
At HER FATHERS HOME

Miss Emma C. Crook, daughter Of
DR. Harrison Crook, died today at 7:3J
Oclock AT the home of her father, $50
b street southwest She had been a
teacher for "a number OF years in the
public schools OF this city Last year
She taught the second grade At the
Buchanan School
Miss Crook was highly regarded By
the school officials. ana leaves many
friends among the pupils and teachers.
She had for years attended Calvary
Baptist Church. and also taught i'm the
Sunday school there.
The funeral viii take place Friday
afternoon al the house and InteFmeHt
at GlenWOOd The Rev Dr. BIttinger
will conduct the service
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WASHINGTON BOY
EXPLOSION VICTIM
Norman Fields, Seventeen
Years Old, Son of Police
man Fields, Killed.

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Aug IL
BY the explosion of the boiler of a
threshing machine engine at o'clock
this morning, Norman Fields, a seven
teen-year-old colored youth. was in
Stantly killed. and Elmer FTitter was
seriously injured. The accident Oc-
CURED near Garris5nville, Stafford
county.
Fields was the son of Policeman Will
lam Fields Of the Washington, D. c.,
force. Coroner r. J. Payne made in
vestigation and exonerated all parties.
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NAVAL NILITIANAN
TAKES PART IN REVIEW

What is considered by naval militia
men as agreat honor has been confer
ed upon Lieut. " +. Bleo. Of the Dis
trict Naval Battilion. He will be the
only volunteer naval officer TO partici-
pate In the parade of the Asiatic Squad
ron al Oyster Bay.
Lieutenant Bleo yesterday afternoon
received orders from the Navy Depart
ment to report for duty on board the
Puritan. the monitor used blythe Dis
tTict Jackies. and remain aboard ship
until after the trip 10 oyster Bay. This
IS unprecedented, but Lieutenant BleO,
who viii command the Puritan to Oyster
Bay, carries his hOnOTs lightly
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Performs Light Homework.

In spite Of her age. Mrs Shields is
still very active She goes up and down
stairs unassisted. and insists in perform
ing light duties around the house. Her
hearing Is still excellent. and It IS only
recently that her sight has been ma
terially affected
At the party this evening she will be
one Of the chief factors Of entertain
ment Of the guests. She Will sing a
number Of old Irish songs that she
learned years before the majority OF
her guests were born. She viii have the
seat Of honor at a table underneath the
arbor IN the yard. and directly IN front
Of her there will be a birthday cake
made extra large In order 20 make room
for 100 candles. that will be lighted.
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ELOPING CHILDREN
SICK AND STARVING
Girl Writes Mother That She
Has Not Eaten for
Two Days.
REMAINS TRUE TO BOY
Father Searching in New York for
Couple, One Fifteen and the Other
Sixteen Years Old.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 1.-Two elop-
ers. mere children. who ran away from
their homes In this city four weeks ago.
are believed to be starving in New
York Indeed. they may be dead. for
pathetic letter written by the girl
to her mother last Thursday limited at
suicide,
Last week for two days / was with
out anything TO eat; moth.r darling,
every time / think Of home ! want 10
XIII myself"
These are sentences from the girls
note. She is Helen Denny, fifteen years
old. of 2124 Market street. The youth
with whom she ran away Is Charles
Bell. sixteen years OLD, or 2O22 SAMSON
street Their parents were fearful
about their welfare long before Helen's
letter. postmarked New York. was re-
ceived.
Girl Steadfast in Her Love.
Through it all the girls love for Char
ley Is steadfast Forgive Charley"
she writes. FOR YOU know W. love each
other dearly"
John Denny, father OF Helen, keeps a
restaurant at the Market street address.
lie has been in New York since Helen
wrote home, seeking her The New
York police and private detectives are
aiding him.
The girls letter. which was pOstmark-
Cd at the branch pOgtOmCe on West
Thlrty-second street. New York. on
August 9. Is addressed Dear Mother. ."
and says Ia part:
Just a few lines 10 let you know that
am stu living but I'm not well Last
week for two days 7 was without any
thing 20 eat
Tries to Walk Home.
Mother, my heart IS broken. I started
10 walk home the other day, and got
way out I'm some little country town,
and IL started 10 rain so badly 1 had 10
go back 20 New York. How IS papa, and
dear Tom. and LILY and WIZ
I'm going 20 work this morning 10
see II viii feel better. Mother. darling
forgive your unhappy daughter for the
wrong she has done, and forgive Charley
for you know we love each other dear
" Mother, darling. every time ! think
Of home / want TO kin myself l have
20 20 out and try 20 forget home. but
I cant, mother. darling.
"If you forgive your unhappy dAugh-
ter. put 10 en- the New York papers, and
/ will see it
The letter IS signed Helen"
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THE WASHINGTON LOAN
AND TRUST COMPANY
omce, CoEner IN ID . streets.


PAID-UP CAPITAL. 81. 900 900
SURPLUS S600. 00J EARNED
Loans in any amount made on CD.
proved real estate collateral at rea-
sonable rates.
Interest paid upon deposits Oh monthly
balances subject TO check.
This company acts as executor ad-
EninistFat0r trustee. agent. treasurer
registrar. and in al other nduCiaTy ca
paCitics.
Boxes for rent IN burglar and hrsproof
vaults for safe deposit and storage OF
valuable packages.
JOHN JOY EDISON. President
JOHN 4 SWSPE-..-'-; - VICE President
ELLIS Second Vice President
ANDREW PARKER. b. Treasurer
HARRY G. AEEM..---.-As Assistant Treasurer
BOYD TAYLOR-...-------Assi Treasurer
CBfFfraF
FRED'K EOCHELBERGER.. Trust Officer
REAL ESTATE DEPARTMENT
Is prepared 20 assume the nagement OF
your real estate. Careful attention given 20
al details,
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HER TOOTH BIRTHDAY
AND FIRST PARTY
Centenarian to Preside in
Cutting Giant BeCandled
Cake.
is ACTIVE AND HAPPY
Great Grandchildren 20 Be Present at
Celebration of Woman Who Re
members War Of 1917.

PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 5.-Born 100
years ago today. Mrs. Nancy Shields will
this evening act as hostess at the first
birthday party Civ: in her honor. The
party viii be given at the home OF her
youngest daughter. Mrs. Matilda Nc
Dougal. 1888 Girar davenue.
Il think Il will be lots OF fun" said
Mrs. Shields yesterday Il guess ! viii
have TO have a party every hundred
years. / have never had one before, but
will have a good time with the rest Of
the people"
Nancy Carrick was born IN London
derry. ireland. August 10. 1906. She lived
on d farm at the outskirts OF the city
until 1886. when she came TO America
She says that she can remember when
the Irish regiments were organized and
marched 10 fight with the British army
against the Americans in the War Of
1872. although she was but six years old
at the time.
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Has Three Great Grandchildren.

Soon after coming 70 America she
married George Shields, and the pair
lived at Nashville. Tenn -Four years
ago she returned TO Philadelphia 20 live
with Mrs. McDOugal
She had nine children. three Of whom
are still living. the oldest being sixty
five years old She also has eleven
grandchildren and three ETeat-grand-
children. the oldest of whom Is now
thirteen years old Nearly all Of these
will be at the party this evening
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THE WASHINGTON MARKET

Sales Of the board. including after
can, amounted 10 $500 bonds and Y
shares 80! stock
Following are the sales and quota
uous OF today'S market.
United States Regular . per cent. s. 900
Ml04k
cent, Sj00u6Tz..
Capital Traction. 9J0liS.
Washington Railway and Electric pfd.
104S7A.
tUeuen'S Insurance Company. IOG2HL
After Call-Washingto Railway and
Electric pfd.. 2dSIla
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Kansas has a bank to each 1s46 in
habitants.
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During the last fiscal year the Cana
dian Pacihcs land sales amounted to
COS, Sol acres. for which was received
s.. So. $50. During the previous fiscal year
the sales amounted TO 59.757 acres. for
which was received 33099lJ.
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American Shipbuilding's last order
for a l0.0o0-tOn ship 20 be built at South
Chicago before next April makes twenty
freighters the company has under con-
tract for delivery by spring.
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The Treasury Department is not offer
ing any inducements for the importa-
tIon OF gold Secretary Shaw says that
he has had no application for assist
ance in such importations. nor does he
think il necessary at this time,
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GRAPHOPHOSE STOCKS.
Graphophone ..,.,.s.... 4ils OF.
ezra phJpLoug pT--------.------.--..- - S.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-06
Rheumatism Cured in "a Hours.

T. j, Blackmore, of Halter & Black
more, Pittsburg, Pa. says: "a short
time since l procured bottle of Mys-
tic Cure. 1t got me out of the house
in "a hours. took to my bed with
rheumatism nines months ago and the
Mystic Cure is the only medicine that
did me any good. had five of the best
in the city. but l received
very little help from them. know the
Mystic Cure to be what 1t is represent
ed and take pleasure in recommending
it to other, poor. sufferers" Sold by
Otto Grotjan. 1901. Second avenue,
Rock Island. Gust Schlegel & Son.
220 West Second street. Davenport
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-06
SUNDAY THEATRE
ACT ON THE SHELF
owa Senate Kills Measure Passed h>
House-BasebaII Not In
cIuded.

Des Moines, April G.-The house yes
.erday passed and the senate practical
" decapitated the bill to prohibit Sun
lay theaters in Iowa. The measure
easily passed the lower body, but when
I reached the senate it required two
thirds vote to take it out of the hands
Of the sitting committee 1t got %,
but there were IL against it, so it lost
by three votes. The ministers, who
we're before the legislature in large
numbers working for the bill, do not
believe it can be revived. 1t does not
affect baseball.
The senate killed the bill to redis-
trict the state senatorially. so the OLD
districts will obtain for another five
years. The bill to redistrict for repre-
sentatives carries seven additional
members of that body, so the next leg
stature will have 157 members.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-06
BET OF THOUSAND DINNERS
Novel Wager of Ex-Mayor Mcxisson
of Cleveland, O.


of Cleveland, O.
Robert z. Mckisson, former mayor
of Cleveland, O., has wagered I,Oef
dinners on the common sense of TIE
present city administration. says thp
Cleveland Leader. That he mag be
taking a long chance seems to be evil
denced by the fact that the wager,
creased tenfold the other afternoon
under the bantering of the nine skep
tics betting against him.
The wager will be decided by the
erection of the next viaduct connect
ing the east and the west sides and
the purpose thereof. Mr.. McKissou
bets the object of this structure will
be solely to accommodate street rail-
way traffic. Then the Superior avenue
viaduct will be devoted exclusively to
the use of the public. He disclaims
having any inside information upon the
subject, but has no doubt that common
sense will win.
Those betting against Mr.. McKisson
are II. A. Everett. John z. Cowing.
David Morrison. c. r. Morley. F. III.
lOHuScuQ MIA FaelheDneueT, dli
of Cleveland; F. NJ. Peet. New York;
j. +. Townsend, Akron. and Willis
Ramsey. Alliance. Under the terms of
the wager each of the losers is to buy
ten dinners for each of the other par
ties to the bet. In other words, IL Mr..
McKisson loses 1t will cost him the
price of 1000 dinners. If he wins.
each of the losers will pay for 100 din
ners.
Confident of winning. Mr.. McKisson
has already begun figuring upon the
easiest method of collecting his eata-
bles and drinkables. He has his eyes
upon a suit of rooms at the Colonial
hotel. where he will comfortably stretch
his legs under the mahogany and feast
for days and weeks and months at the
expense of his fellow directors in the
Hippodrome company. These fellow
directors. on the other hand. are advis-
Ing him to lay In a new supply of check
books. AS they are all epicures, none
Of the checks. II he loses, is likely to
be for a small sum.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-06
HOPKINS MANAGER
Will Have Charge Of Affairs Of
Rock island Independents
This Season.
TO SELECT PLAYERS LATER
Dolly Bros. Put Amateur Team Into
Field This Year-PIayers Picked
and Schedule in Making.

Upon the reorganization of the
Rock Island Independents last even
ing F. r. Hopkins was elected man.
aser for the year 1906. The Independ
ents have been the leading amateur
team in this locality and their several
seasons have been successful, gradual
ing several players into the professions
al ranks. Tom l.. Kennedy has been
III charge of the aggregation in the
rast. but he retircs, not expecting to
be here through the season. The play
ers will be selected and announced
later.
Dolly Bros. Team.
The Dolly Bros. amateur baseball
team has been organized for the sea
son, and will be composed of the fol
lowing: F. Wilson, c; o. B. Hampton.
p; Samuelson, 1b; E. Atkinson, 2b; r.
Graham, 3b; J. Mckinley, SIS; II. Lem
burg, CT; Grant Church. If; J. Price,
IF; and A. Leverich, fielder and pitch
er The. team, which will be man
aged by the Dolly Bros, has ordered
new uniforms. and the management is
busy preparing a schedule of games for
the season.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-06
FIRST CAME ON
= $50 p - p
IsIandsrs contesting With chica-
gv Wnits Sex at Local
Park.
HOME TEAM is CRIPPLED
TWO Regulars Out on Account of Dis
abiIity-visitors Have Sore
Arms.

At Island City park this afternoon
the first baseball game of the season
of 1906 is being played, the White Sox
III. being the opponents of the Island
ers. While there are enough local men
To play the game, the team is crippled
to some extent and the players are go
ing into the contest in poorer shape
than they have started out in years.
Baker is having trouble with his eyes
and Vandine is out of the game with
erysipelas.
Sex Also Complain.
The White Sox are complaining of
sore arms, the result of playing in the
cold weather and say they have not
benefited much by the practice games
they have had. as there have only been
few and those were on cold days.
The players are lined up as follows:
Rock Island-Wanner. 2b; Gray, CT;
Swain, IF; Forney. 3b; Shaub, SIS; Nc
Clelland. Id; McElherny. If: Amey, c;
Lakaff. Wilson and Converse, p.
White Sox-Green, IF; Vinson. If;
Hart, C; Isbell. 2b; Dundon, IS; Clark,
3b; Pencil, Id; W.elday, CT; Patter-
son and Kruger. p.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-06

leaders at Zion City. who have attempt.
ed 10 revolt against him.
Dowie is in good health and spirits
and is indignant at the conduct of the
men who, according to letters in his
possession, were processing loyalty 70
Elm within the past week
In an interview with the Associated
Press he reviewed the history of Zion
church and spoke of it's spread. He
said many kilograms of loyal assuranc-
es had been received from England
and the United States. and offers of
financial aid if required.
Denies All Charges.
As to the charges of mismanagemen-
Dowie stated that the creation of as
sets, over and above all liabilities, of
$50, 000, 900 in four years was hardly TO
be considered a stupendous failure
] and which had cost him less than
than 100000 an acre and some as high
as $4,000.
Concerning the charges of polyga-
nous teachings, Dowie stated that IN
none of his literature published was
there any support of this doctrine. He
said he was a sincere monogamist AMI
had not contemplated introducing po-
lygamy into his Mexican colonies. Moth
ing. he said, could keep him from 60
Ing to Chicago to face criminal or 9th
er charges which had not the slightest
basis in fact. He felt confident of 10y
atty of the great mass Of his adherents.