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The Washington times., 1906-08-06
CORRECTION SENT
BY WOODWARD
Health Officer Warmly Re-
SentS Imputation That He
Published Letter.
CHAPTER IN CONTROVERSY
Emphatic Denial Of ANY Statement
That He Did Injury to
Company.

Health Officer ". c. Woodward today
furnished another chapter to the spiT-
tied controversy which arose a few
days ago over the publication Of his re-
port alleging that tn, Washington Fer
tiliZer Company maintained a public
nuisance al It's transfer station, located
at New Jersey avenue aud Second street
southeast, by issuing a hot retOrt to
the communication sent to the District
Commissioners on Saturday by Harrison
Sudham, manager and secretary of the
company i'm which he charged the
Health Officer with seeking 10 do in
jury 20 his company in the public est-
nation through the publication of mis-
leading reports.
Declaring Manager Sudham's letter
10 bc entirely misleading, Health Of
tccT Woodward says;
The letter Of the secretary and man
ageF Of the Washington Fertilizer Com
pany. relative TO the garbage transfer
station, viii be duly considered when
II cones before the Health officer off,
cially, for that purpose, / viii say now,
however, that iu so Tar as that letter
may be interpreted 10 mean that the
Health officer improperly and unfairly.
or ia any other manner gave out for
publication his letter 10 the Commission
erS. showing existing conditions. before
the " dSnlNEfDu FeflilEFT AptI-
pany 10 explain or remedy those COndi-
tions. il is absolutely misleading. The
Health Officer had nothing 10 do with
the giving out for publication OF the let
ter complained Of. The reasons for the
publication Of the Health Officers Ie-
port at the time when il was publish
ed were doubtless in the mind of the
person who authorized such publication,
sufficient ojustify that course and his
judgment as 10 the prOpriety OF the pro-
CeduTe NAV DE as good as that Of the
representative of the Washington Fer
ulizer Company. But the Health Officer
having had nothing 10 do with the mat
ter is not called upon 10 decide
Il am the more strongly lmpelied 20
make this explanation in view or the
fact that the Health officer was not
long ago. in a similar manner. charged
by a representative of the Garfield Me
mortal Hospital with the alleged and
premature publication of a report Tela-
tive 20 that institution. although the
Health OFFICER had nothing whatsoever
10 do with such publication. ! think IL
time now that the public should be set
right with reference 70 the position Of
the Health Officer with respect TO such
matters
The Washington times., 1906-08-06
SERVANT LADY AND CLUBwOMAN

Inviting two representatives. of WON
ems labor unions 10 address the body
almost precipitated a riot In the conven-
tion Of the National Federation Of
Women's Clubs in ST. Paul Miss Casey,
speaking for trades unionism, was made
the target of the accumulated wrath Of
the federation members, as being some
how responsible for the lack of Go
nestle help which is a pressing mat
ter in most households whose feminine
heads are iH "ciub work. The fedora
ton ladies, headed by Mrs. ChiVvis, of
St. Louis, charged that the stubborn
pride which makes working girls sCOTn
hOuseWork. was fOsJered and enCOur-
aged by the union spirit. 1t IS recorded
that the ladies grew riOtOusly wTathful
in their denunciatiOn OF the girls who
preferred 10 work in factories for small
domestic service. The incident estab-
fishes a well-mirked division between
working women and club women; it Is
the feminine side Of the labor and capi-
tai controversy. We are keenly DIS
appointed that such hostility should
have been developed, for We had hoped
that these wise women would show us
how problems of this nature could be
solved in Justice and without bitterness
We had hoped that the conference
would entirely remove the reproaCh
that attaches 10 menial labor-that is
the stumbling block in the servant girl
problem-and that Bridget would be
made to feel that her employment was
as honorable as any part OF the world s
work And lastly. we had hoped that
as a result of all this. we would be
able TO get a girl. But. ales, 1t was
not true. But one consolation ca 4 be
derived from the episode and that is
that the women, being unable TO unite
on any vital problem, Will not be able
TO snatch the world sovereignty from
the hands Of men.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
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STEEL EARNINGS EXCEED
VALUE OF WHEAT CROP
Has Made Heavy Disbursements Since
Organization to Stock and
BOndhOlders.

NEW YORK. Aug. "a summary Of
the financial statements OF the United
States Steel Corporation since its or
ganization reveals some very large
totals, Since the corporation started
business on April l, 1901, 1t has disburs-
ed 10 preferred stockholders, S155, ,926, 600;
TO common stockholders. s53. .426. 800. and
to bondholders, s1O3, ,315 900, total Of
over S312. .000. 900.
The steel corporation dishurses more
in interest and dividends than any other
corporation in the world Its total dis
bursements in a little over five years,
as given above. compare with the
Standard Oil Company's disbursements
OF about SS40, 100000 within the last nine
years. The steel corporation. from the
time Of its incorporation TO June 80 last,
did a total gross business Of approx
mateIy s.. .SJ6. $50. and its net earnings for
the same period were in the neighbor-
hood of $6l0. OO0.0 600. The net represented
about 21Ie per cent of the gross
The total net earnings of the steel
corporation over the last five years ex-
ceeded the value of the wheat crop in
1905 by nearly 500 0O0,G00 The gross
business of the steel corporation each
year is probably little in excess of the
average yearly valuation of the wheat
crop.
The Washington times., 1906-08-06
CASHIER MISSING,
DEPOSITORS WILD
Police Called to Quell Mob
in Frontof Chicago
Bank.

CHICAGO. Aug. 6.-The failure Of the
cashier Of the Milwaukee Avenue State
Bank 10 appear this morning caused &
run on that establishment and scenes
which required the presence OF twenty
policemen TO prevent attempts to mob
the officers. The deposits are said to
aggregate 100000.
Shortly after tho run began il was
reported to The police that the cashier
had abscondsd with a large part Of
the banks funds How much is miss
ing the officials Of the bank were un-
able 10 state. It's affairs are IN the
hands Of Theodore Stensland. son Of
the president. WHO closed its doors be-
fore the crowd became unmanageable
and informed depositors that the bank
would not he reopened until an exam
inatiou could be completed to ascertain
the exact amount Of the shortage The
bank is capitalized at $4,000.
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Child Caught SDakes.

One is a ring neck snake measuring
three feet in length. and his companion
is a rattler. two and a half feet long.
They came by expires from White Lake,
Sullivan county. n. y. and were cap
tured single-handed by the child.
Two weeks ago Mr. Ditmars took his
family 10 White Lake for the summer.
Re remained there one day and spent
most Of the time in the woods looking
for snakes. Gladys accompanied her
father through the woods and watched
him turn over stones looking for rep
tales That evening before he left Mr..
Ditmars, knowing the deadiiness of the
rattler's sting, cautioned his wife
against allowing Gladys to 90 into the
woods unaccompanied.
Several days ago. however. her mother
received q shock when Gladys brought
In snake which she had picked up on
the road. The mothers fears were al
laNed when the snake proved 20 be OF
the ring neck variety and perfectly
harmless. The next day the child es-
capped the vigilance of her mother, and
taking a long stick went into The woods
An hour later patrons Of the hotel were
thrown into q panic when the little girl
walked up 70 the porch carrying
TattleF-
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IN THE WORLD OF FINANCE
PRICES ADVANCE
ON ACTIVE TRADE
Southern Pacific Leader in
DealingS-Market Lively
Throughout.

NEW YORK. Aug. 6.-The market
opened generally higher. with gains Of
. in St. Paul. Reading. Colorado Fuel.
Brooklyn Rapid Transit, and Canadian
Pacific. Canadian Pacific then ad-
vanced IS further Anaconda opened up
points. and United States Steel pre-
fe-red started out Is higher. Union Pa
cihc gained a point in all. United States
Steel common was up Is. The market
continued To advance
Brokers active in the trading called
the market wonderfully strong. every
thing ON the list making some gains.
The heaviest and most significant trad
ing was in Southern iaclfic
II was matter OF cosnment that
when the mar .e- Opened tEeTe were no
stocks for sale around Saturdays close,
and, although the room traders fought
for renewal of the reaction, they
found their stocks absorbed as quickly
as offered. An idea prevailed IndJ J.
Il keene had much TO do with the bull
manipulation or the accumulation OF
stocks. whichever II may be.
Commission houses trade on EotA
sides taking profits in some cases and
buying other stocks in place or those
sold.
Governments unchanged; other bonds
unchanged.
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CHARGED WITH ATTEMPT
TO STEAL YOUNG BOY

FREELAND. Pa. Aug. G.-Mary Ra-
c9sky. the wife Of a farmer of Buck
mountain. IS wanted by the police OF this
city on the charge OF kidnapping the
eirht-year-old son Of August Kellert.
a FTeeland sII0onkeepeT.
The Information was sworn TO by the
boys father before Justice Mallory.
Mrs RacOsky visited the KeIlert home,
and had dinner with the family. The
boy was missed shortly after ner de-
.parture from the house. Detective
Wclch found the child at the home Of
Mrs. RUCosky and took him home. Mrs.
RaC0sky was missing. and the officers
searched the region IN vain for her.
The parents and police believe that she
meant TO keep the boy In hiding and
eNtorL reward for bis recovery.
The Washington times., 1906-08-06
MRS. THAN REFUSES
TO ANSWER QUESTIONS
Refers Interyiewers TO HartTidge After
Visit 70 Husband in
Tombs.

NEW YORK. Aug. 6-When Mrs.
Harry X. Thaw visited her husband in
the TOmbs this morning she was accom-
panied by George l. Carnegie. Thaws
brother-in-law. Both visited the prison
er. Mir. Carnegie coming downstairs
twenty minutes before Mrs. Thaw The
latter was asked concerning the pub
lished reports of her having met White
a short time previous the tragedy buJ
s.e put her interyieweTs off by TefeTr-
iEg them 10 Clifford Hartridge
The Washington times., 1906-08-06
DUDE HORSE IS PROUD
OF PANTS HE WEARS

CLEVELAND. Aug. 6-"There may
be other horses lin Cleveland that wear
trousers" admitted the driver of Charlie,
delivery horse. but there amt no other
one that appreciates them as much.
Why. that hoss is most human
Charlie had a sore knee some time
ago and / got that idea of putting over
alls on him He didn't take 10 the idea
at first Now he don't want 10 leave
the stable of a morning until he has his
pants on And he's as proud of that
bonnet as a high school graduate Is of
a bunch Of American beauties"
The Washington times., 1906-08-06
JURORS FAIL TO APPEAR
IN STANDARD OIL CASE.
Marsrals Sent Out to Arrest Men
Summoned to Serve at
Chicago.

CHICAGO. Aug. 6.-Several men. who
were summoned % appear as grand
jurors 20 investigate the Standard oil
COmpauys business. failed 10 answer
Che summons this morning. and the
proposed impaneling of the jury was
postponed from n o'clock in the morn
ing until 2 o'clock this afternoon
Ia Jhe meantime deputy United States
uIursHals were sent out by Marshal l.
r. Hoy, Ia search Of the men who had
failed 10 respond. Seven witnesses. six
being railroad men and "a government
empl0ye. appeared ready 70 testify, but
were excused until the afternoon
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ASSIGNS FOR BENEFIT
OF HIS CREDITORS
Charles W. Butler Files Petition in
Bankruptcy With Liabilities
Of $1,000.

1890 q street northwest. as the Eastern
Decorating Company. the Villas Dlven
Company, and the Navajo Indian Nov
city Company, today filed a petition in
voluntary bankruptcy in the local
courts, signifying his willingness 10 sur
render his property for the benefit OF
his creditors
lie lists his liabilities at S5.lI023. and
his assets al So SCI 81. The latter In
Cludes q stock IN trade valued al 81 300
open accounts aggTeEating S1,0O051, un-
lquidated claims amounting 10 $1,000
and property exempted. $3.50 OF his
liabilities 1886 s. represents unsecured
claims. l. I. Award is named as cOun-
sci for the petitioner.
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COTTON MARKET FIRM,
PRICES TENDING HIGHER

NEW YORK. Aug. 6.-The cotton
market opened active and firmer. First
prices were generally TO Z points high
er. There was a good demand from
shorts and also a fair inquiry through
commission houses One OF swo leading
firms that led the selling last week were
good buyers but withdrew when offer
iugs Increased, causing prices 10 settle.
Opening quOtaJions-AuEUst. 300 bid,
September. $50 bid. October. S56G9 81.
November. 1003H100t. December. 10 0la
1o0S January, l0l3al01+i March, l0.2la
IO22
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
PLACED ON RECORD

Eleventh street and Florida avenue
nOrtheasI-JOhn L. Emmert et ux 10
Melvin :. HOpwOOd. lot 16. square
north Of $50 SO
Kentucky avenue southeast between
A and b streets-Charles c. Morgan ct
uX. 20 Alexis Adj. lot 46 square l0l4. $40
Randle Park-Mary +. Bailey ct vfr
Matthew. TO Ida w. Hunt, lot II. block
], $40. Ida W. Hunt conveys same prop
erty 70 Matthew and Mary f. Bailey
$40 -
Twelfth street northeast. between r
and c streets-Frank l. Calhoun ct al.
trustees, 10 Edgar L. BOoraem, part Iot
2S. square 1910 81
Barry Farm-W. Walton Edwards ct
uX. 10 Maggie Brown. part lot 9 sec
The Washington times., 1906-08-06
FINANCIAL GOSSIP

President George F. Baer, of the
Reading railroad. who is in Europe, will
sail for home August Il.
James r. Plum has been elected a
vice president of the Importers and
Traders National Bank 10 MI the va
Caucy caused by thI death of Russell
Sage.
In certain speculative quarters 1t is
asserted that the increase in loans in
the bank statement cannot be ascribed
10 the bullish activity in the market
last week, and that an explanation
should be sought in loans negotiated by
corporations.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
having greatly improved the grain ele-
vator facilities of Baltimore Will give
attention 10 export facilities ats Phila-
deIphia. II IS said that the export grain
elevators at Washington avenue and
Girard Point Will be enlarged.
The returns Of the Ontario and West
ern for the twelve months indicate that
in the fiscal year ended June 80, 1895, II
earned just 2H per cent on the stock.
The dividend paid for the year was
per cent. SO that the earnings We're just
.04 per cent more than sufficient To meet
the dividend requirement,
Directors of the Hamburg Bremen
Fire Insurance Company. of Hamburg.
Germany have informed the stockhold-
ers that the c0mpauys total losses in
San Francisco amounted 10 Si265, oOo-
The stockholders viii be obliged 20 pay
an assessment of 50 per cent on the
capital stock. as the reserves on hand
amount only 10 S2,5Hooo-
The bulls declare that the market will
more than recover its loss before the
publication OF the next Government crop
report. which viii come out next tFl-
day. I'm addition. II is expected that
there Will bee a meeting OF Ile ST Faul
directors on Thursday, and IL is thought
thar this viii stimulate speculation IN
that stock,
Dispatches from Philadelphia state
that the Reading has "A force of clerks
al work revising the entire passenger
rate schedule OF the system 10 bring u
the rate established by the Pcnnsyl-
v1uia. The new rates viii go into effect
CoincidentaIly with those of the Penn
sl llyania.
The feature of the market last week
which was liked the least was the con-
tuued heaViuess OF the United states
steel stocks. especially of the common.
which declined 10 1915 Ou the day. After
the dividend declaration il sold at 4ll2.
50 that il has lost over points since
then. or twice the declared dividend.
Stories of dissensiOns among the bull
leaders. who were instrumental in ad-
Vducing the stock, are becoming very
CiTrumStanJlal
The July bond business on the New
stool NTFHaarrrE the Hest
transacted there since 1900, amounting
e. S52.Sll uU0, as against S64.5Si,250 in July
OF last year. Ordinarily the July bond
market is active, owing 10 the TetnVest-
ment of the mid-year dividend and in
tcrest disbursements. Although these
disbursements ran into record figures in
July. they exercised no especial infu-
epce upon the bond market
The Washington times., 1906-08-06
BRAVE PITTSBURG GIRL
RESCUES DROWNING BOY

BRUSSELS, Aug. "a pispatch from
Blanitenburghe tells of the brave rescue
by a Pittsburg girl. Miss Hollander. Of
a youth who was drowning.
A ffteen-year-old boy, who was bath
ing, sank and was about to drown when
Miss Honander reached him She kept
him atloat until a boat could come TO
his assistance and the youth was taken
10 shore
The Washington times., 1906-08-06
ENGINEERS DISSATISFIED
WITH PAY AS N G0RMEN

NEW YORK, Aug. 6--The New York
Central railroad has fixed the pay OF
motormen working within the 'electTi-
fled zone AT S3-l5 day. and that of the
assistants at So the day 10 consist OF
ten hours II is reported from Pough-
keepsle that only actual running time
VIII be counted 10 make up the ten
hours The engineers who are likely to
be drawn for this service are said 10 be
dissatisfied. Their average wage is $50
a week, with some of them running as
hlEh as S2tJ a month on account Of
overtime and specially important as
signments. Officials of the road say
that the matter viii be adjusted without
difficulty.
The Washington times., 1906-08-06
OVER THREE MILLION BAGS
OF COFFEE IN THE MARKET

on August / there We're 3,0OS.52
bags of coffee in the stocks OF the
United States market with 164 900 bags
afloat as of July 81 from Brazil This
Is the largest quantity afi0at since the
middle of July. on July % shipments
were as low as $4,000 bags Average
shipments have been 113.00O bags day
on the way 10 the United States.
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HEAVY COTTON RECEIPTS
DURING PAST FORTNIGHT

According 10 the Financial Chronicle.
the total receipts of cotton for the
week ending August 3. 1906. were 81, 81 0
bales, as against 80, 53S bales last woGk.
25,6 6AI the previous week, and 21,440
bales the week before that The total
rec pts since September are 7.I20. sos.
against 9,S49.351 for the same period
last year, a decrease OF 2,12S4t3.
Rain has been general during the
week. and in portions of Texas and in
other sections the precipitation has
been heavy. Dry weather is claimed
10 be needed in some districts. She'd
ding and boll-WeeVtls are complained OF
in Texas.
The Washington times., 1906-08-06
Initiated Papa.

Laughing in childish glee at the ef-
forts Of the women on the porch 10
set away from The snake. Gladys held
the reptile firmly just behind the head
until one Of the men brought a box.
into which she dropped IT, The child
was quickly examined and found 20 be
unhuTt In explanation she said that
she had found the rattler under stone,
and. holding il down with the fUrlled
end OF the stick she graspCd the reptile
behind the head, Just like papa did
The Washington times., 1906-08-06
DRIVEN MAD BY HEAT
RAILR0ADER RUNS AMUCK

WILMINGTON. Del. Aug. 6.-At the
Delaware HO.Fital, George Reynolds. an
employe ci ne Pennsylvania railroad
shops in this cftv, is recovering from an
attack of illness caused by heat
For a time the man was practically
insane, and broke everything which hs
could reach IN the shops until he was
overpowered and taken TO the hospital
1or treatment
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NEW TYPHOID CASES
NUMBER SEVEN TODAY
One Hundred and Twenty three Cases
More Than Last Years Record
az This Time.

Showing no signs OF abating. new
cases Of typhoid fever have been report
ed al the -eHaIth Department since Sat
urday. making q total Of 45l cases for
the year. The total on August g. 1905,
was only is cases. There are now under
treatment Z14 cases. as compared with
IL on August 6. 1893
Tw of the latest cases are under
treatment at Garfield Hospital. making
a total OF nearly 70 cases at the various
local hospitals.
The Washington times., 1906-08-06
MARoONS BEAT PACIFICs.

The Maroons defeated the Pacific Ath-
letic Club by 9 10 % in one of the best
games put up by the victOrs since their
The Pacifcs were com
pletelv az the mercy or Donaldson, who
pitched a great game, allowing but four
scattered hits Same teams play August
- at Seventeenth and Gales streets
northeast Have next Sunday open.
addTess Ed DOTe, 72S Sixteenth street
northeast
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SOOTHING HER.

Miss Jellers-IH never speak to her
again. She told friend OF mine that
was an old cat
Miss Capsicum-I wouldn't mind IL.
dear. She knows as well as ] do tnat
you're not forty yet
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ECONOMY.

Summer b9arder Gust arrived)-"Why,
when l was here last year there were
three windmills, and now l see only
one.
LanGiord-Weu, you see there wasn't
wind enough to keep all three going, so
Es took down tW0.-Flesende Biaetter.
The Washington times., 1906-08-06
THE WASHINGTON LOAN
AND TRUST COMPANY
once, Corner Ninth ana 2 Streets

PAID-CP CAPITAL. 81 000,011
SURPLUS $3.50. 900 EARNED
Loans In any amount made on ap.
proved real estate collateral at rea-
EOuable rates.
Interest paid upon deposits on monthly
balances subject to check.
This company acts executor sd-
ninistratoT, trustee agent, treasurer,
registrar, ana In ell other nduCiary ca
- pacitles.
Boxes for rent IN burglar and freproof
vaults for safe deposit ana stCr-Zs OF
valuable packages.
JOHN JOY EDISON Presiisrt
JOHN A. SWOPE.- Vice President
ELLIS SPEAR. Second Vice President
ANDREW PARKER R.....-.. ...... Treas Irer
HARRY .. AIEEA------- Assistant Treasures
BOYD TAYLOR 100000. Assistant Treasurer
THOMAS BRADLEY ..-. Real Estate O1icer
REAL ESTATE DEPARTMENT
Is prepared 70 assume the management OF
your real estate Careful attention given 70
all details.
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CAUGHT
BY LITTLE GIRL
Alone in Mountains, Four
Year-Old Child OVercame
Deadly Reptile.
BROUGHT HER PRIZE HOME
The Live Snake Caused a Panic at
Summer Hotel Among Wo-
men Guests.

NEW YORK, Aug 6.-Four-year-old
Gladys Ditmars, daughter Of Raymond
l. Ditmars, curator Of reptiles IN the
New York Geological Gardens. in the
Bronx Park has presented two speci-
mems Of snakes 70 the Geological
Society
The Washington times., 1906-08-06

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
having greatly improved the grain ele-
vatOr facilities of Baltimore. will give
attention 10 export facilities au' Phila-
delphia II IS said that the export grain
elevators at Washington avenue and
Girard Point will be enlarged.
The Washington times., 1906-08-06

In certain speculative quarters 1t is
asserted that the increase In loans in
the bank statement cannot be ascribed
10 the bullsh activity in the market
last week, and that an explanation
should be sought in loans negotiated by
corporations.
The Washington times., 1906-08-06

The returns Of the Ontario and West
ern for the twelve months indicate that
in the fiscal year ended June 80, 1895, It
earned just 24 per cent on the stock.
The dividend paid for the year was ?
per cent. SO that the earnings were just
"a per cent more than sufficient To meet
The dividend requirement.
The Washington times., 1906-08-06

Dispatches from Philadelphia state
that the Reading has "A force Of clerks
al work revising the entire passenger
rate schedule OF the system TO bring 70
down to the basis of ~ cents a mile
the rate established by the PCnnsyl-
vluia. The new rates viii go into effect
CoincideuraIly with those OF the Penn
sy lyania