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The Washington times., 1907-11-14
The Course of Prices.

With the opening there seemed TO be
a little firmer tone, and some advances
were recorded on some few leading
rails.
This short display of strength was
due TO the failure of the Bank Of
England 10 raise its discount rate, this
giving confidence 20 the situation and
indicating the ability Of the bank 10
obtain gold from Continental Europe
Then the other influences began to ex-
ert a depressing effect, and in d short
time the list was on the down grade
There were some slight reCOVerics in the
last hour or the morning, but they did
not inspire much fear on the part OF
lHe pears, ana the market DaSsad into
me afternoon, duh, featureless. and
weak St Paul was the especially weak
point other than General Electric
When this old-timer, with the record OF
years OF prosperity back Of it, drops TO
sf4s there Is something uncanny in the
Wnole situation. It closed yesterday at
lOl9s, Just where it opened this morn
ing, and then It dropped, and with but
= point recovery. But New York Cen
trail, the pride Of the VanderbiIts sold
below St Paul touching 1854, a loss of
Hill shares were fairly st-o,,,.
throughout the morning. NiDDer Tosf
D. ana Great Northern only Z while
INC ldItSf was at one time fun point
higher than yesterdays close. Delaware
and Hudson. another gold mine Iost .
point Union Pacific at noon was s. off
with good support when necessary IT
IS understood that Mr. Hartman rr
dcred the banking Of the great daily
cash receipts OF the road IN New Vol
rather than in Omaha. PennsvlvaT.i1
lost . 10 1854. and back 10 1071k. Read
Ing lost z. General Electric was soil
ing at 1917 at, noon
Steel. common, was fairly steady at
= 10 y decline Preferred Steel oDepe5
at so, loss of a. rose to Sc. and tbcD
went back to 81Ss. with ONLY q lille re
coVeTy. Copper was q off. and Smell
ter slightly lower
D. m--United States Steel preferred
broke TO 81 in the afternoon. with com
mon 231s. st. Paul recovered to az
Pennsylvania added 4. and General
Electric =. There were but few changes
in the list.
Southern and Union Pacific declared
regular dividends.
The Washington times., 1907-11-14
COTTON MARKET LIGHT;
LIVERPOOL BUYS "SP0T"

NEW YORK. Nov. 1A-Innuenced by
firm cables from Liverpool and freezing
temperatures in the northern parts OF
the belt, the local cotton market this
morning started at an advance OF Z
points. Much OF the strength at Liver
pool was due to big sales Of SPOT indi-
eating a disposition abroad u pay pre-
vciling prices ,-,,-.
ODpning DTiCCs-DeCemUer lV45 9ooi :
January. 1Oi1TI2: February. 1014nl6.
March. I0lSQig; April, I0.zSQ29; May,
I0.z5d6.
The Washington times., 1907-11-14
Washington Prices

Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
1OQ55.
Mergenthaler, 4G1s3la. 4d193.
Mitchell Mining, 1O0Q1k IOOq55. IOOdIz
IOOa% 10Oa1a. 1OOq15. 1OOdss. lOQss. 1000
y. lOOa1z. 1OOG5z. 10Oal6. 10O01k. 10OQ9s
After call-Capital Traction per cent,
81. OOO6i11O S1,00OaIe. SSGTq110, $1,000 lg97s
Washington Railway and Electric 4
per ceat, S500a77B.
Mitchell Mining. 1OO41z l00@k. 1000
ZIG, 100@k
Capital Traction. 5a1255z-
GAS BONDS
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MISCELLANEOUS BONDS
HEAD REPORTED
AS A SUICIDE

NEW YORK, Nov. 14.-CharIes F.
Barney who was forced from the presi-
dency Of the Knickerbocker Trust Com
pdny. is reported to have committed
suicide this afternoon at his home
The Washington times., 1907-11-14
Lay OF 10000 Men.

The United States Steel Corporation
has laid OF 10000 men, This announce
Hent caused considerable uneasiness, as
indicative of lack Of orders and in con
f'rmation Of the stories OF demoraliza-
ton in the steel and iron business. The
effect on the preferred stock Of the cor
poration was more or less serious. This
was the second in Importance.
The third came from the announce
ment that the Government had ordered
the transfer Of 10 per cent OF Govern
ment deposits to interior, thus taking
out nearly SS,U0O.000 cash But this should
not have been serious in its effect, save
for the very tender conditions exist
ing. The steamship Oceanic brought IN
100000 gold, and with what IS IN and
coming the imports of gold will aggre-
gate the enormous sum Of Sol OUU 600.
Moreover there Is said to be dicker on
between the Bank of France and j.
pIerpont Morgan for no less a sum than
SIS coo, 90 gold. This steady flow OF gold
should check the demand for currency,
and aid IN restoring confidence.
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Bad Break in General Electric.

There was d bad break in quotations
on General Electric, although Just why
IL did not develop. That a break OF 51z
points followed the opening of the mar
ket is enough to cause rumOrs and fears
and scatter seeds of uneasinsss
The Washington times., 1907-11-14

SIC Japanned Bread. Boxes. neatly
stenciled; patent ventilated AE
ends. This sale.--.-.....-.--... & ~
The Washington times., 1907-08-08
New Missions OF Food.

Refreshments have played n good
" part in recent news. In this
wise
a Washington girl. shipwrecked
in a catboat, climbed over it, sat
undisturbed on the keel until her
rescuers could arrive, calmly eating
candy. When the first of the score
of canoes and rowboats reached
her, she greeted the oarsmen with:
do have a piece of chocolate.
It's the only dry one l have left"
A Canadian officer with more
energy than brains undertook to
annex Isle Boyale, which is a speck
of American soil in Lake Superior,
by waving the Union Jack over it.
When he announced his conquest in
Port Ontario, there was much com
motion. An American consul was
within hearing. Instead of making
a fuss and involving his home au-
thorities in two years negotiations
with Downing Street, what did he
do? Well, the news stories say he
Offered entertainment to the visi-
tors"
A safe was blown open in New
York day or so ago. Inside it
were 5000 and quantity of fresh
eggs. The yeggemen were masters
of their craft and not only blasted
the door of. but saved the eggs
from becoming an omelet. There
upon the burglars made a tour
from bar to bar, having delicious
uoggs served in series. The detec-
The Washington times., 1907-08-08
TEST
FOUND IN FRANCE
People Who Suffer With the
Disease Can Be DiScoV-
cred by New Method.
Vice Consul Burroughs, at
st. Etienne, Sends State
Department Report.

An absolutely sure method Of determ-
lining whether a person is a sufferer
from tuberculosis has been discovered
in France. according to Vice Consul
Hastings Burroughs. OF ST. Euenne.
who reports 10 the State Department
that the new method was made known
at a recent meeting OF the French
Academic des Sciences In Paris.
He writes.
1t consists in inoculating the patient,
as Ia vaccination, with a few drops OF
the tuberct,lin Of Koch. II tuberculosis
does not exist. the little incision heals
rapidly, but II. on the other hand, the
patient IS affected with the slightest
trace OF the disease. although Il may
not be revealed by any tangible symp-
tom. the incision rubbed with the tu-
berculin becomes innamed and in from
five to six days a pustule similar TO
that OF vaccine appears, running It's
course in four or i've days
The same reaction has been observed
IN animals. as affirmed by experiments
made on both healthy and tuberculosis
cows. The vaccination was followed 5y
no reaction IN the former, while In the
latter the skin over the seat OF the
inclsior became infected and the parts
were swollen during five days and then
the Inflammation gradually disappeared.
IL Is claimed that this method dispels
all doubt on the nature of the malady
IN its incipient stage.
The Washington times., 1907-08-08
ESperantO'S Progress.

Any attempt to evolve a ''univer-
sal language" excites widespread
distrust. Nevertheless. the latest of
them, Esperanto, is making great
headway in Europe, and there seems
to be little doubt that it has come
to stay 1t is not growing as rap
idly in popular favor in this coun-
try, but even here there are stu
dents of the new language whose
enthusiasm excites interest and, un-
doubtedly, is having its effect.
The third congress of the Esper-
artists will begin at Cambridge,
England, next week. No less than
900 delegates are expected, and
great preparations have been made
for the gathering. Some idea of
the consistent arrangements may be
had from the fact that religious
services are to be held on Sunday
next. the sermons, hymns and Scrip
ture readings of which will be in
Esperanto.
Those who have fully tested Es-
peranto say that it is fascinating,
ard comparatively easy. They be-
lieve that it is useful, and that
eventually it will be Indispensable
However, the number of scoffers
does not sensibly diminish, even
though the stores in this city re-
. port steadily increasing demands
for, Esperanto hand-books. There
are many who believe that English
is to be the world language. Pend
ing its adoption, possibly Esperanto
may be accepted as a substitute.
Certainly, it has got beyond the fad
stage.
The Washington times., 1907-08-08
CROP OF SCALLOPS
RUINED BY DUCKS

GREENWICH. Conn, Aug. S.-Indig-
nation has been aroused here by the dis
covery that the scallop beds which have
made Greenwich Cove famous all along
the sound for years, are being destroyed
by a mammoth flock Of imported ducks
owned by ]. Kennedy Tod. the million
aire New York banker. whose estate on
the shores of the cove is considered
one Of the most magnificent in the coun-
try.
For the past two or three years there
has been a marked falling off in the
scallop crop The luscious mullusks
have been. as the local farmers say, al
most as scarce as hens teeth. A we'll
known captain, who has been in the
oyster and scallOp business all his life,
was deputed to make a study Of the
matter, and he discovered the predatory
ducks
What action the people in the vicinity
will take has not been decided upon. II
may take the form Of a petition from
the scallop fishermen TO Mr. Tod 1t is
not believed that he knows Of the dam
age which his fowls are said to be
doing.
The Washington times., 1907-08-08
The Pole Seekers.

Lieutenant Peary is preparing for
his next trip to the polar regions
and expects to start in a few days.
Walter Wellman is almost ready to
cut loose from land in his airship
and seek the North Pole, after the
manner, but with greater and more
elaborate precautions, that Andre
sought it, and found death. Antarc-
tic explorations are under way or
being mapped out, and apparently
the next year or two will be lively
one for those who take deep delight
in hunting for the poles.
Is it worth while?
Human beings are bound to ex-
plore. The expansion of the human
race and the advance of civilization
are due to explorations. 1t is true
that the discovery of the North
Pole will add nothing of CONNER
cial value TO the worlds posses
sions. 1t will not be possible to ex-
ploit mines as a result of Wellman's
victory, if he achieves one, and it is
hardly probable that stock viii be
sold in a North Pole Bearskin Com
pany should Peary reach the goal of
his desire. Indeed, there is not even
suspicion that there is any pur-
pose on the part of any adventurous
spirits now preparing for north
ward dashes to form and capitalize
companies for the purpose of trans
mitting canned electric power to
the temperate zone.
From a commercial standpoint il
is not worth while to seek the pole.
From other standpOints it may not
be worth while There is an newt
able expenditure of money that
could be used for other and more
practical purposes; there is danger
of disaster and death to those who
compose such expeditions. Argu-
ments might be advanced indefinite
ly to prove that no good can come
out of such adventures, and that
time and money can best be devoted
to other activities.
But arguments are useless. Every
human being has his own place In
this world, and a very small per
centage of humanity has found it's
place in trying TO get further away
from the possibility of comfortable
existence than the average human
likes 10 go. Finally, those who
don't approve Of Peary, of Wellman
and the others who take their lives
in their hands and seek TO push still
farther north than other adventur-
Gus spirits have gone will be among
the first 10 look for reports of their
adventures, their successes, or their
failures. For that is human nature.
The Washington times., 1907-08-08

said he suggested PiccadiIly Club win
dows and that air of large Indifference
that tradluonaIly marks those on the
right side OF such windows.
McLean's attire, from his carefully
creased trousers to his black frock coat
and silk hat and vanished shoes. was
in Immaculate morning shape modest
pearl pin. surrounded by diamonds, in
his black tie gave an ADDED touch OF Ia
miliar4ty with the eleganeies, while his
white waistcoat. dehcately lined in
black, and his pale gloves in the latest
shade Of tan give finishing touches that
even a haberdssher could hardly I'M
prove upon.
But las manner was the crowning fea-
ture. That al every turn seemed 10
give the lie 10 the fact that he was there
In the custody of a detective who was
seeking 10 have him committed under
the vagrancy act. Yet such was tne
fact. and unless the central Offices ad-
vices from the other side were in error.
Mclean was recently deported by the
British authorities.
Detective Valley explained all this 70
the magistrate. and added that when
The Washington times., 1907-08-08
Midsummer Ar1uSenlentS

Miss Charlotte Walker will not close
her season at the Belasco Theater this
week. as at first announced, but will
continue for al least another week.
through an arrangement perfected BY
telegraph with Mr. Belasco's New
York office. Miss Walker received over
200 personal letters from admirers beg
gfng her 20 continue at the Belasco
Theater here. and so she wired Mr.. Be
lascO's stage manager. Mr. Dean. ask
ing II she could play a week or 50
longer before reporting for rehearsals
OF the new play IN which Mr- Belasco
Will star her. Mr.. Dean wired that
she could stay next week. at any rate,
and that as soon as Mr. BelascO return
ed TO New York, some time next week.
he would definitely fix the date when
she would have 10 report In New York
Accordingly Miss Walker and the Be
Iasco Stock Company viii appear next
week in Cousin Kate, the delightful
comedy in which Ethel Barrymore made
her great hit. The play was written
by Hubert Henry Davies, and IS a de-
lightful end whimsical romance in
which Cousin Kate tries 70 mend q
broken engagement between her cousin
Amy and Heath Desmond, only 10 hnd
out that she has herself fallen In love
with Heath as a result OF a romantic
meeting on a train. and another ro-
mantle adventure in an empty house
where they have tea together and Heath
tells her fairy stories The tangle is
prettlly Strengthened out, however. and
Cousin Kate's love affairs turns out
satisfactorily. Miss Walker will have
the best comedy role she has ever play
ed In washington, a role especially well
suited 20 the lighter and more viva
cious attributes OF her character, and
she will be supported by the Belasco
Stock Company, with sydney Mather
in tie role Of Heath Desmond. Ttere
will be uatinees Wednesday and Satur-
DAY.
There will be Fluffy Ruffles'' matt
nee at the Beiasco on Saturday OF this
week. when a prize OF an autographed
photo Of Miss Walker will be given
to the young lady in the audience who
looks the most Ike the pictures Of the
celebrated Miss Fluffy RufTles. All
young ladies who desire 10 enter this
competition should leave their names
al the box office. and after the matt
nee. all the Fluffies will be asked TO
step upon the stage so that Miss Walk
or NAV select the one who looks the
most like Fluffy RuffleS.
The Washington times., 1907-08-08
GOLD BRICKED WISE ONES
In FAKE DROWNING SCENE
BookieS Stung Twice in Same Place by Little Water
Rat of Newsie Who Wanted to
Lay a Few Bets

NEW YORK. Aug. s.-"stung twice
in the same placer
With these words between races at
Saratoga. bOOkmakers. horse owners.
touts. and members OF the regular
racegoing contingent who made the
trip to Albany on the steamer Morse,
greeted each other. The wise followers
Of the turf told how they had been
successfully sifted by a little newsie.
who relieved them Of everything but
their bankrolls.
"Slickest Kid I ever saw" said one
Hell probably be an insurance presi-
dent when he grows up" suggested
another.
They referred to KID Hayes. who
retails papers around the New York
tracks and likes 70 see the ponies pa
rade- On Saturday afternoon. getaway
day az Brighton, ths kid piled his coin
on cripple, and wien the last race
was over II looked as II Saratoga would
have 90 start without him. He was at
the foot OF Canal street. and when he
saw all the regulars boarding the big
boat he just couldn't make his legs be-
have. so he decided to take a chance
The Washington times., 1907-08-08
Thrilling SOuL-KiSS
Is the Climax of Joy,
Says Fair Prophecies

NEW YORK, Aug. s.-The Soul Kiss.
million-mile-long kiss. the glorifed,
beatihed. rapture-acme Of osculation, Is
threatening one OF our nOblest instltu-
tions - the old-established yum-y-um,
chaste salute affair.
vesta la viesta. planetary explorer
and cosmologist, is its prophecies In
her pretty studio. IN the Broadway Ar
cade, she IS giving lessons on how 70
administer and receive IT. TinglIng
thrills. tremulous ecstacy and deliriums
Of enchanted bliss are a few OF its ef-
fects. she says
And the best part Of the Soul Kiss IS
that Il may be sent across endless
spaces, or shot from lip to LIP in a small
room nearth the watohfuI eyes OF parents
or strangers It is safe and sane. yet
wild and soul-rendingA It is the climax
OF JOY.
Society women, artists. Hterateurs, and
professional FOLK have listened TO la
Viesta's lectures here and in Brooklyn.
she says, and are taking lessons in the
delectable Soul Kiss in her Arcade stu
The Washington times., 1907-08-08

arrested Mclean demanded 20 be sent
back TO the other side. as ne was Brit
ish subject. having resided in England
for twenty-five years.
The detective who had devoted some
time to research. apparently. was In
doubt about McLeans citizenship and
the possibility OF sending him abroad, as
the man was born and brought up in this
country. So In lieu OF attempting TO
deport aim. the detective said the Of
fee" would ike TO have him committed
as a vaErant.
This latter possibility seemed TO dis
turb Mclean, though he did not change
a muscle. as he leaned with a blase ex-
preston on the rail 20 await the nagis-
trate's decision. He had, however, taken
the precauuOn 10 retain Mark Alter 10
look after C1is phase OF the case and
furnish such explanations as he seemed
too wearied or Indifferent 10 present
The Washington times., 1907-08-08

He Jumped the hurdle and soon was
waving MS bonnet to some OF his I'M
pecunlous and less resourceful friends
on the dock.
The kid" picked out a couple OF
dozen live ones who were on the up
per deck Of the boat discussing the
racing game, and perched on the rail
where all could see him. At the proper
time ne lost his balance, and the usual
cry Of 'They's OnT' was changed TO
Man Overheard" Passengers rushed
to the rail As they shouted instruc-
tons, one Of the bookmakers took ad-
vantage Of the occasion 70 lay odds that
the boy would not come up again Two
OF the colored walters were lowered IN
q boat After the searchlight had been
thrown all around the water the kid
was disc 0vered padding away in ths
direction Of the boat When he reached
the dock the crowd. after reWarding his
dusky rescueTs. collected 455 for tha
poor little fellow as one of the racing
men put II.
Gentlemen. you've been gold-brick-
ed, said a tout when he learned OF
the affair. That was Kid Hayes, tho
champion swimmer OF Long Island Hes
water rat and couldn't drown II hs
wanted to.
Il was Impossible to ;earn last night
what horse IN the handicap carried
most Of the KIDS bundle
The Washington times., 1907-08-08
THE WISTFuL DAYS

What Is there venting in the spring?
The air is soft as yesteryear:
The haPpy-nested green is here.
And half the world Is on the wing.
The morning beckons. and like balm
Are westward waters blue and calm.
Yet something's wanting in the spring.
What is II wanting in the spring?
Q, April, lover to us all
What Is so pregnant in thy thraT
When children s merry voices ring?
What haunts us in the cooling dove
More subtle than the speech of love.
What nameless lack or loss of saring,
let youth go daily with the spring,
Cal her the dear, the fair the Young
And all her graces ever sung.
Let him, once more rehearsing sing.
They know, who keep a broken trYst
Till something from the spring be
missed
We have not truly known the spring.
Robert Underwood Johnson.
The Washington times., 1907-08-08
GREATER WASHINGTON BAND
PLEASES PARKS PATRONS

The Greater Washington Band con-.
tinUes 70 merit its established popular.
ity, while the free vaudeville as fur
nished by Irene La Tour and her axle
canine. Zaza. are delishting big crowds
daily at Luna Park
That those who were unable to attend
the children's days events that were
held at the park recently, MANAGER
Goodfellow extends the courtesies Of
the park to all the Sunday and oublict
school children Of washington and
Alexandria this coming Saturday. An
gust 10 New concessions will he IN
evidence. all OF which will he AT the.
Children's disposal, free OF charge
Thursday. August Is. viii be Italian day,
at the park. when q number OF distiD-.
gutshed gentlemen from sunny Italy wilt
hold high carnival, introducing uanvl
outdoor customs Of a pleasure-gfvinz- z
nature peculiar 10 their native heath
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HAVE THE TIMES MAILED TO YOU
THURSDAY. AUGUST g. 1901.
The Sun Grows Bitter.

Waspish the New York Sun is
often, but rarely is 1t bitter for
three-quarters of a column at a
stretch. So, down here in Washing
ton, we have read with some amaze
ment a long editorial filled with
slurs at the Capital.
The Conduit road" (the editorial
finds its slight occasion in some
comment on automobiling) is 'be-
loved of diplomats and small Gov
ernment officials, to say nothing Of
the naughty millionaires assembled
at the capital from pork and whis-
key, soap, silver, diamonds, white
goods, three balls, and other origins
too numerous to mention. =
1t has come to pass, indeed, that
even a foreign nobleman, much less
a domestic parvenu, cannot run
down obscure inhabitants of the
suburbs without risk of arrest, pen
aIty, and humiliation" And so ON
through GOO or 700 words.
No need to answer such crouch.
No one who reads the editorial
could fail to perceive its bad tenn
per. But there is occasion to Won
der about the Sun. Maybe its edi-
tors haven't had their two weeks.
Maybe the crime wave" has upset
S,em. Maybe they've heard what a
delightful summer resort Washing
ton has been lately. Who knows?
The Washington times., 1907-08-08
DISCHARGES MAID
WITH A REVOLVER

NEW YORK. Aug. s.-Nrs. Margaret
Wilson. OF 152 West Forty-ninth street,
pretty and twenty-five. blU.shingly con-
fessed to having pointed q revolver at
her negro maid whom she had dis
charged for insolence-
Mrs. Wilson made the admission to
Magistrate Corrigan. in the West Side
court, where she appeared in answer
10 n summons issued to the maid. Nellie
Green. who said she lived at 25S Wesr
Forty-second street
your ho7or," said Mrs. Wilson "rnv
maid left my home on Thursday night
without getting my permission. When
she rang the bell on Friday morning I
told her she was no longer in nv en-
ploy. 1 asked her to come around IN
the evening for her wages.
When offered her 50 for four days.
work, she demanded s., as she was en-
ployed by the week. I thrust the 50 into
her hand and shut the door.
Half an hour later she returned and
forced her way in. She used insulting
language. which will not tolerate from
any servant. She then threatened me.
and I seized my husbands revolver from
a bureau drawer and told her to leave.
But I haven't my Ss," spoke up the
servant
Where is 1t. Mrs. wilson, said Mag
istrate Corrigan.
"she threw it on the floor and 1 picked
It up."
wei. give it to her now"
Certainly said Mrs. Wilson, draw
ing the money from a large roll.
She handed the money to the maid and
Left the court