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SOME QUEER METHODS
SENSATIONAL REVELATION OF
GRAIN GAMBLING AT HEARING.

MINNEAPOLIS, April GA. W. Harris,
former telegraph operator at the Superior
Board of Trade, today testified in the fed
eral inquiry now on here that grain quota
lions We're there manipulated and then tele-
graphed to st. Paul, Cincinnati, Kansas
City and Omaha.
This evidence was brought out today In
the taking of testimony in the suit of the
Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce against
the Superior Board of Trade to restrain 1t
from using the chambers market quota
tions
IF the Minneapolis market was 1914 the
operator receiving the quotation would SO
indicate to the brokers in the pit by sys-
tenn of finger signals.
They would Immediately run the prices
up to 761a and then back to 764. That is
the way they were posted on the board
said Mr.. Harris
Mr.. Harris stated he teegraphed all these
board prices to the cities named
How many brokers were in the pit?''
asked Attorney II. V. Mercer for the cham
ber
'At first there would be five or six
And what did they do when Mr.. Erick-
son (the OPERATOR signaled?"
They would offer to buy or sell 10000
bushels of wheat and then laugh"
Were there ever more than i've or six
brokers there?'
No. and usually these would all leave
but two soon after the market opened. And
at times for few minutes they would all
leave the floor
instructions to keep his mouth shut as to
anything he saw or heard.
A very rigid cross-eXamination failed to
shake his testimony.
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JUNIOR EPWoRTH LEAGUE.
Gives Evening With Eugene Field at
Foundry M. E. Church.

birthday entertainment was given by
the Junior Epworth League of Foundry
Methodist Episcopal Church in the Sunday
school room last Friday evening The ad-
mission fee was a bag filed with pennies
representing the age of the party attending.
An Evening WITH Eugene Field was the
topic ana the yol ing people of the league
gave recitations and living pictures of the
writings of Mr.. Field. A pantomme was
participated in by six young ladies.
Miss Jean Patterson, superintendent of
the Junior League, was in charge of the
program follows: Piano duet, Miss Nav
Daddysman and Miss Irene Hardesty: BIZ
osraphy of Eugene Field. Miss Neal: song
Miss Dorothy Gorch; recita ton, The Duel 4"
Miss Margaret Tedrow; song, Misses Edna
and Lillian Eaton recitation Jest fore
Christmas Miss Kaniah Mcintosh; violin
solo, Edwin Lewis; recitation, "A Little
Peach, Miss Margaret Stuhman; song.
Miss Lucille Hardesty; pantomime Jesus,
Lover of My Soul" Misses May Daddys-
man, Ruth Gardner. Ruth Harper. Kaniah
Mcintosh, Lillian Cleveland and Helen
Gould; mandolin solo, Jackson Miller; reci-
tation, Seeing Things at Night" Miss MAY
Daddysman: recitation. Limitations of
Youth. Miss Neal: song; recitation, Tween
ty-third Psalm. Miss Ida Bentley; recita-
ton, over the Hills and Far Away" Miss
Margaret Ledrow; piano solo, Miss Lillian
Eaton.
The program was followed by "A Gallery
or Pictures representing the writings of
Mr.. Field. among which were Three Cav
alters" Little Boy Blue" Three Cavaliers
Protecting Young Woman" japanese
Lullaby, Dutch Lullaby" and others
SHOWN in large frame. A short address
by Miss Patterson. the superintendent, was
followed by social hour and the serving
of refreshments in the dining rooms of the
church.
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George Otis Smith.
photo by g. V. Buck.)


crly thirty-six: but all of them were men
wel'-known biologists and good executive
men, were not popular with the rank and
file CT the survey workers. In fact it was
known that had the choice fallen on one or
two of them 1t would have interfered Sc
riouSly with the work of the survey, as
there We're old men in the service who
would have resigned and gone into private
employment which most of the heads OF
divisions could now do at any time and
make considera BILE more money. There is
in saying that the new director is
not pleased at the distinction that has
btAn given him, but at the same time he
was one of the most loyal advocates of the
chief geologist. Willard Hayes, who was
seriously considered and who probably
could have had the place had he made an
effort for 1t. In fact, the rumor goes,
Mr. Smith threatened TO decline the direc-
torshu owing to Wifat he considered the
superior claims of Mr.. Hayes. Rumor fur
Their has IT that Mr.. Hayes threatened to
punch his head or execute some similar
violence If he did not accept. and this be-
ing the general sentiment of the office, the
rrcspective director capituated to superior
numbers.
Director Walcott has great confidence in
Mr. Smiths judgment and is well satisfied
at the choice of his successor and equally
pleased at getting out of the dual work and
beiEg a BILE to devote himself exclusively to
the work of the Smithsonian, in which he
is deeply interested.
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THE FOREIGN BoURsEs.

LONDON, April 6.-Money was in large
supply In the market today and rates were
easy: Discounts were weaker, Influenced
by the monetary conditions and the further
rise of New York exchange.
Prices on the stock exchange were quietly
steady. and the undertone was cheerful.
Consols and other gilt-edged securities were
well supported.
Foreigners were dull. Russians were fiat,
owing to fears of the dissolution of the
duma: Japanese imperial Is Of 1904 closed
at 1888.
Americans were quiet. They opened
above parity on yesterdays rise Of prices in
New York, the advance in Union Pacific
and Reading favorably affecting the whole
list. Later prices eased slightly, but the
market closed steady.
BERLIN. April 6.-Prices on the bourse
today We're irregular. New Yorks ffrmness
was without influence on the general mar
ket. Canadian Pacific was lower upon the
London advices. Americans generally i'm
proved.
PARIS, April 6.-Prices on the bourse to-
day opened weak, became firmer and closed
unsteady. Russian imperial Is closed at
1925, and Russian bonds of 1904 at 4SS.00.
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WINS INCUBATOR BABY
INTERESTING FIGHT FOR IN
FAINT SETTLED BY COURT.

TOPEKA, Kan, April 6.-The state SUI
preme court decided today that Mrs. Char
lotte E. Bleakley of Lawrence, Kan, Is en-
titled to the Incubator baby exhibited at
the st. Louis worlds fair. This reverses
the decision of the Douglas county (Kan.)
district court and upholds the decision of
the circuit court of Illinois, which held
that Mrs. Beakley is the mother of the
child.
The decision today ends most interest
ing fight for possession Of the baby. James
G. Barley and Stella Barley, his wife,
who We're in charge of an exhibit at the St.
Louis fair, saw the baby in the incubator
concession. They traced its supposed par
entage to Mrs. Blsakley of Lawrence, Kan,
who was persuaded to sign a deed of adop-
ton to Mrs. Barley. The baby had been
placed in the concession by st. Louis mid
wife, who, 1t developed later, had told Mrs.
Bleakley that it had been born dead. Mrs.
Beakley, uncertain that the child was
really hers and wishing to aid Mrs. Bark
ley to gain possession of it from the mid
wife, signed the adoption papers.
Efforts to Sc cure Child.
Later, Mrs Bleakley, becoming satisfied
that the child was her own daughter,
sought to reclaim it. The case was tried
Al iiiiiioiS anu MI DieahieJ gwen cuStOuy
of the child. The Barkleys made another
effort, however, to regain possession
through the district court of Kansas. The
Kansas district court finally gave judgment
for the Barkleys, but Mrs. Bleakley kid
mapped the child. escaped to Illinois and
placed herself under the Jurisdiction of the
court which had decided in her favor
Eugene Ware, former commissioner of
pensions, finally took Mrs. Bleakleys case
before the Kansas supreme court which
now gives her the custody of the child and
comedies with the decision of the Illinois
court that she is it's mother.
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NEW ADDITION OPENED.
Hotel Traylnore Entertains Large
Number of Guests.

Easter Sunday marked the opening of the
addition to the Hotel Traymore at Atlantic
City. Six months before that day the
ground was broken for the addition The
builders were favored by good weather and
the absence of labor difficulties and the
huge addition rose quickly. Within the
ten story addition nearly 600 people found
comfortable quarters Easter Sunday. More
than 100 persons were accommodated in the
dining rooms and nearly as many more
were turned away.
The scene Easter Sunday in the Hotel
Traymore, it is stated, was an attractive
one In the handsome parlors and richly
decorated corridors of the hotel were
gathered women in Easter frocks and
smartly dressed men.
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Army and Navy Union.

Arrangements are being made for an an
niversary entertainment at Grand Army
Hall next Friday evening in celebration of
the nineteenth birthday of the Army and
Navy Union of the United States. The
committee having the affair in charge is
composed of members of the four Garrisons
of Washington-Admiral D. D. Porter, No.
9, Gen. VIM. H. Barry, No. 20, Col. Theo-
dore Roosevelt, No. "A, and Gen. Guy v.
Henry. Guests are expected from the Bal
timore and other neighboring garrisons and
National Commander Browne will act as
master of ceremonies. Members of all the
military organizations of the city and the
officers and men of the army, navy and
Marine Corps In and near the city have
been invited.
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MADE PRIVATE SECRETARY.
DR.. John A. Holmes, by the Postmas
ter General

The Postmaster General announced yes
terday the appointment of DR.. John A.
Holmes OF this city as his private secretary.
Dr. Holmes was recalled from field service
as travelling superintendent of salaries and
allowances to assist Mr.. Meyer at the be-
ginning of his term last month. The many
friends of the new private secretary are
congratulating. him upon this new honor,
which he has earned by intelligent and
conscientious service. He has a wide ac-
Quaintance In the postal service throughout
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THE NEW DIRECTOR.
General Satisfaction Expressed at
George Otis Smiths Selection.

General satisfaction is expressed in the
geological SURVEY at the choice of the new
director, George Otis Smith first from the
fact that it is promotion from inside the
Office and more than that from the fact
that Mr.. Smith is a man WHO has won for
himself a foremost place in his profession
and Is known to be 4 good executive and
has been popular with his fellows in the
service. He is well known to Secretary of
the Interior Garfield. having been the rep
resentative of the geological survey on the
committee on departmental methods. one
o. the subcommittee Of me Keep commits
sion. In this position he has had more
than 4 years training FOR the higher exec
utlve position that he Will be called on to
fl! on the first OF next north.
There were a ETca laany candidates for
tine position of director Of tFo survey. all
o. them older men jhan Nj. Smith, who is
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IN OAK HILL CEMETERY
OF REMAINS OF
WILLIAM RILEY DEEBLE.

The remains of w. Riley Decide were
afternoon in the presence of a large at
tendance of his old Washington friends
and business associates. 1t was a cold.
gray afternoon. but the little chapel was
flied to overlooking and there were many
later corners who could not gain entrance,
but who stood with bowed heads on the
pavement outside while the rector of ST.
MaTgaret's Church. Rev Herbert Scott
Smith, read the burial service
The plain black casket was covered with
flowers and taere was a background OF
Easter lilies behind the chancel and in
front Of the stained glass windows. Fri
butes from friends II all walks of life We're
included, the most impressive beng a
huge floral piece from Mr.. John r Nc
Lean. warm friend and close business
associate of Mr. ! eeble.
Served as Pallbearers.
The pallbearers were the vestrymen of
ST. Marsaret's, of which church Mr.
Decide was member. They were Au-
gustus Crane, jr., \. X. Paris W. A.
Mearns, Admiral Sclfridge, ]. B. Winner,
Roy futile and A. r. Hensoy
Following the brief service the body was
placed in the grave in the family lot just
down the hill from The chapel. There the
remains of Mr. Decides mother and father
are inferred. on the LOT is a monument
plain granite shaft. placed there by the
death. 1t will. in all probability, be sup
plemented by a more imposing monument,
but the arrangements have not yet been
made.
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DIED.

BRADFORD. On Friday evening April g. 1907
at 1407 street northwest. JULIA B.. widow
of George w. Bradford, in her eighty xtt
year.
Service at her late residence Monday. 9:45 a m.
Interment in Baltimore.
BRADLEY. On April @, 1907, at Garfield Hos
pital NATHAN c. BRADLEY, aged sixty
years.
Funeral from family residence 1928 9th street
northwest Notice of funeral hereafter.
INDEPENDENTLY At CHICAGO, March 20, 1907.
NORMAN r., OF Florence and Albert Brock
enberry Of Washington, ID. c.
BUCKLEY. April 4. 1907. 1910 p.m.. JOHN D.:
BUCKLEY, aged seventy years, husband
of the late Jane Clare Buckley.
Funeral from the residence of his daughter, Mrs.
Jas. p. Germuiller, 500 North Carolina avenue
southeast. Monday. April s. at S:l5 am. Serv-
ices at St. Patrieks at O'Clock. lnterment
private. 3
BUSH. On Thursday, April 4. 1907, at $50 p.m,
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Duchess Not to Sail for America.

PARIS. April 6-The Duchess of MARI
borough is at present stopping at Sunder-
land House. London and returns to Paris
Tuesday for fortnight. Therefore the
report that she is to sail for New York
from Cherbourg April . or 10, accompanied
by her father, w. X. Vanderbilt, and her
two sons, apparently is incorrect. Mrs. o.
H. P Belmont, the duchess mother who
had secured accommodation on the i,ron-
prinz Wilhelm. sailing from Cherbourg for
New York April 10. and who. according to
another rumor was to have been accom-
panied by her daughter has cancelled her
hooking
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MANCHESTER CLOTH MARKET

MANCHESTER, April Cuisines in all
sections of the cloth market was quiet this
Week. having not yet thoroughly recovered
from the holidays. The demand for home
and foreign consumption was small and
only fractional transactions with India
China and the river Platte were concluded
Price generally remained unchanged Yarns
were quiet with a tendency to ease The
prices of American yarns and twists were
maintained, producers having extensive en-
gagements.
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Union cemetery.
In seven-inning game today the Epis-
copal High School base ball team defeated
the Baltimore City College team by the
score of Is to Z.
defective fue in the house at the south
east corner of King and Washington
streets resulted in the calling out of the
entire fire department at 2 o'clock this
afternoon.
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LONDON WOOL MARKET.

LONDON April 1.-THE arrivals of wool
for the third series of auction sales amount
to 2S3. 900 bales, including 100. 900 forwarded
direct to spinners. The imports this week
were: New South Wales, $500 bales;
Queensland, 1.100: Victoria, 400: Tasma-
mia, 500: New Zealand. 90, 100; Cape of
Good Hope and Natal, $500; various, 8, TOO.
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ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
BOARD OF COUNTY SUPERVISORS
TRANSACT BUSINESS.


ALEXANDRIA, VA, April G. 1907.
AT meeting today of the board of super
VIsors Of Alexandria county, MI. G. G..
Boteler. who had just returned from James
town. made a report as TO the best possi-
bic exhibit to be sent to the exposition
lie also reported regarding the space that
can be had for the county exhibit.
The application of the Washington, Ar
lington and Fails Church Railway Company
to lay single track siding on Hume ave
nue. was refused The county surveyor was
instructed 10 prepare specifications for the
Improvement of certain roads In Arlington
and jefferson districts Messrs Wise and
Wilson We're awarded the contract for i'm
proving Seminary road from Four-mile run
to Terrett's store.
The APPLICATION of DiJmire and others for
a new road in Washington district was con-
sidered and commissioners were appointed
to view the same and report at the next
meeting.
An order was entered granting the appli-
cation of W. G. Shelly and others for a
new road I'm Arlington district
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-07

Thousands Of situations have been OBJ
aimed through the want columns of The
3tar-
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Athletic Association Carnival.

Arrangements have been completed for
a carnival the week OF April IL under the
auspices of the Alexandria Athletic Asso-
citation. The affair will be under the per
soual direction Of Mr.. John W. Berry
Tine following committee of the athletic
asso, lat lion will serve in connection with
tire affair. Bernard Is. Cline, chairman
George W. Pcttey. secretary: William Ry-
Her assistant secretary; William W. Wei
ker. treasurer. William :. Harper. director.
and George Southland and Arthur Gray
Alexander Brown and james Cook We're
taken into custody this afternoon by Po-
Hccmen Nicholson and Henderson and are
detained at police headquarters on suspicion
Of The larceny % a number of chickens
from hon houses In the northwestern part
Of the city IL was stated at police head
quarters tonight that both of the prisoners
had confessed, and had also informed the
police that they carried the chickens num-
herring between thirty-five and forty TO
Washington and disposed OF them.
Brief Mention.
The members of the police force will don
their summer uniforms May L. The new
attire is mewhat similar to that worn
by the members OF the Washington po-
lice department.
Funeral services over the remains of Mrs
Emma Haynes whose death occurred yes
terday. Will be held at = o'clock tomorrow
afternoon at her late residence, 90 Pen
dlcton street. Rev Charles D. Bulla pastor
Of the Methodist Episcopal Church South.
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Full-length Couch; oak frame
and legs; full buttoned and
tufted; covered in
verona or velour; 80
$3.50 value. Spe- M OA
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description out Of which Mrs. L. A.
Lcinen is 70 pay his board when he
works away from home and to allow
NJ. B. Leinen IS per month for spend
ing money.
when. however, M, B. Leinen
works about home Mrs. L. A. Leinen
agrees to board him free of charge
end also allow him S. per month for
spending money. He further agrees
that he will work and help provide ey-
cry day that he is able"
And attached to the document which
makes the wife the official boss of the
home is the signature of the husband,
not signed with any flourish, but sign
ed, nevertheless.
1t developed that the agreement by
which Leinen turned over the reins OF
government to his wife and agreed also
to give up all his earnings and accept
from her his IS a month spending
money and money sufficient to pay his
board, followed a threat made by Mrs
Leinen to secure divorce. The hus'
band capitulated, signed the waiver to
all his rights as the head of the fam
lily and there will be no divorce. Coun'
Gil Bluffs is watching the experiment
with interest, and 1t is even reported
that many Bluffs husbands are
secretly hoping the plan will fail. fear
ing that their own wives may feel 9
yearning to preside as the head Of the
| household.
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race he made as straight a line M
possible for refresh1nent counter.
He needed something to help him
drown the disappointment OF missing
his train home. But he missed sever
al more. During the next two days
Swenson continued to await Burlington
passenger trains going west, but some
how he always failed to get aboard.
ALI sorts OF Incidents arose to prevent
his accomplishing hts purpose Of going
home For two whole days burlington
passengers eluded him as butterfly
does the net, and still he waited and
carried his machinery in one hand and
his gunny sack in the other. At last
with the combined aid of policeman
and a soficitouB friend. who had an
eye upon bottle in the travellers
pocket from which he helped himself
from time to time, the belated Swen-
son was started home YESTERDAY after-
noon. Even after being placed IN his
seat In the car he wished to get ouh
again and run another race with Fate.
but he YVES prevented from this. and
Swmson, machinery and t,lg, werA
safely started on the return 3ournsy
to Hiteman. Whether they eventualiy
reached there or not, of course ~ onir
matter OF conjecture.
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SIS. R 9R!vss osK

The Rheumatism brought
about BY chronic and the accumulation thu
carry out This refuse matter generating
acid into the blood distributed parts body
and Rheumatism also be born
with pdposion tendency
transmitted
the disease only symptoms which
ents plase bis deaden with
such LETT off there cold
muscles joints and tender places the flesh and the
the blood
blood saturated with irritating panpoducng poon
S. Rheumatism driving
oughy clean the blood nutzing the
acids expeng all foreign
and the blood that instead stream constantly
dposng acr1d and
bones the body soed and noushed by
herbs and bars which both purifying
needed
and medical advice free SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA Ga
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BLooMFIELD.

Bloomfield-Mrs. Haywood of West
Grove returned to her home Saturday.
She was accompanied by her daughter
Mrs. j. v. Wallace of Chicago, who
will remain with her for short time.
Eugene Lane spent Saturday In OF
tumwa on business,
Mr.. Harvies of West Grove spent
Saturday in the city.
Isaac Blakely and wife left Saturday
for their home in McCreedie. Mo-, after
a fortnights visit with relatives and
friends here.
DR.. j. r. Findley of Des Moines was
in Bloomfield Saturday.
H c. Taylor of Pulaski was BUSH
ness visitor in Bloomfield Saturday.
George T. Pierce has purchased a
roadway south from his residence t.
the public highway through the Julia
Sauncers farm. This will lessen the
distance to Oak Hill farm by a mile.
DR.. Finch of Pulaski was in town
Saturday.
The A o. U. w. lodge of this place,
assisted by the Workmen from Ottum-
wa, decorated at the /. o. O. F. GENE
terry Sunday afternoon.
Miss Cal A. Cree who has been
teaching in West Grove closed a very
successful term of school there Fri
day.
Mrs. Chance and Mrs. j. A. Swan
of Plano spent Sunday with Mrs. ]. A
Honey.
MIR. and Mrs. Frank Slagle of OF
tumwa, came over Saturday for a
Sunday visit at the Vorhis home.
Miss Lora Pierce. who has been Wis
iting in Monmouth and Galesburg, re-
turned home Saturday.
Miss Delpha Naffziger, employed by
the Post Binder Irvine Co., of Moul-
ton, spent Sunday at her home in this
city.