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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-05-08
BUILDING STRIKERS
WILL STAND FIRM

The Allied Building Trades at a meet
ing in Mechanics Hall last night decided
to stand firm in the position they have
taken on the award of the arbitrator
in the dispute between the master
plumbers and the journeymen.
There viii be no let up, and work on
all buildings where non-nnion plumbers
are employed will be stopped Word
was received from several contractors
that If the Allied Building Trades
would give them a few DAYS grace
they would use their best efforts to
bring about an adjustment Of the plumb
ing work. and this. request was ac-
Ceded to-
Members of the Allied Building Trades
said today that they expected a settle
ment of the controversy within a week
or ten days.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-05-08
IRISH BILL WEAK.
SAY HOME RULERS

LONDON, May S.-There are indica-
lions today that all but the rabid radi-
Gals viii support their Irish council
bill introduced by Irish Secretary Biz
rell yesterday.
Now that the provisions OF the bill
are shown not 10 contain anything OBJ
jectionable TO any party. although il
comes Tar from satisfying anyone,
home rulers say the measure is timid,
while the unionists are suspicious that
II gives predominance 70 Catholicism.
but these are minor objections.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-05-08
WANT HOLMES HEARING
PLACED ON CALENDAR

Request for the setting of a day for
the trial Of former Statistician Z. s.
Holmes, jr., Moses Haas, and Frederick
Peckham, charged with conspiracy to
dcfraud the United States Government,
will be made tomorrow by former Dis
trict Attorney Morgan II. Beach, spe-
cial counsel Ior the Government to
prosecute these cases. It Is understood
that only Holmes will be placed on trial
before Justice Stafford in Criminal Court
No. l. Peckham and Haas cannot be
brought here for a hearing.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-05-08
BOARD OF EDUCATION
MEETS THIS AFTERNOON

The Board OF Education will NEE. this
afternoon at o'clock in bi-rIouthly
session. Owing to the absence OF Ad-
miral Baird, who is on q Western tour,
Prof B. w. Everman will officiate as
chairman.
Besides the transaction of routine bust
ness and the customary number CT
transfers and promotions. it is not
thought that the board will consider any
matters of special import The charges
Of INSTRUMENTATION against Arthur u.
Craig. a teacher in the Manual Training
Schools, have practically been closed in
consequence of a written apology ten
dered the board and Principal w. Bruce
Evans at the last meeting.
IL is possible that the committee an
pointed TO investigate the alleged in
efficiency and carelessness of several
janitors will make its report today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-05-08
FINANCIAL GOSSIP.

The American Bankers Association
VIII hold its next annual convention at
Atlantic City, y. j., the week Of Sep
TENDER % The Marlborough lenheim
Hotel will be the headquarters.
Secretary Cortelyou has not changed
the Treasury policy in respect TO Gov
eminent deposits in national banks, nor
has he a plan for withdrawal in con-
temptation. The amount Of money in
national banks in New York city will
not be disturbed. 1t is greater now
than for some time past.
John d. Long, former Secretary of the
Navy. has been elected president OF
the Puritan Trust Company, Boston
Receiver Fetzer. OF the Milwaukee
State Bank. Chicago paul Stensland'sJ
reports $3.50. 779 realized for depositors
out OF the S4,9l4.764 filed with hir- when
the bank closed. In all. 40 per cent OF
the deposits have been paid by him, and
The Steel Ball plant is yet to he sold
Charles G. Gates & Co have por, over
their books and find that from March l.
1901. when the partnership began &c
March 1. 1907. they have traded in As
Ol4,OO0 shares Of stock. They figure that
TINS represents about per ctnv Of the
trading on the stock exchange in that
time
Directors OF the American Cotton Oil
Company have declared the regular
semi-annual dividend of 3 per cent upon
the preferred stock.
The fifth installment on account of the
new issue Of Great Northern stock
has been made 1t amounts to ) per
cent of the whole 100000. The pre-
ViOus installments were for 10 per cent
each so that with the payment Of this
installment the road will have received
about $270O0O00.
Representatives Of the United States
Rubber Company have refused point
blank 10 enter into negotiations for con-
troll OF the IntercOntinental' Rubber
Company. controlled by Thomas F
Ryan and his associates, on the terms
recently submitted.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-05-08
FURTHER ADVANCES
IN TRACTION BONDS
Gas Pool Weakening on
Rather Free Offerings
OF the Stock.

History repeats itself The new issue
Of bonds of the Capital Traction Com
pany daily become more valuable in the
public mind and while the anxiety Of
buyers TO get them grabs at any that
may be offered. the daily record Of the
Washington Stock Exchange shows that
the disposition to sell, so pronounced last
week, has disappeared and the small
amount to be had are bringing daily
better prices. At today's session the
sales fell of TO less than 81 600. and the
price advanced TO 1854, or nearly a full
point better than the best figure OF yes
terday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-05-08
COTTON MARKET NERVOUS
AND SLIGHTLY IRREGULAR

NEW YORK, May S.-After a ner-
vous and somewhat irregular opening
this morning in response to poor cables.
the local market was affected by bad
weather news and prices advanced. The
new crop months showed especial
strength. The buying appeared TO be by
outsiders and the whole market dis
played tendency 10 harden.
Opening quotations. May. 1852 bid;
June, 1O.4SG5O; July. 10 4SQ49: August.
l0.3Ia3S; September. 1035N36; October.
1O53tt54. November. IO.53d54
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-05-08
GIRL AND BOY MISSING;
GERMANY POSSIBLE GOAL

BRISTOL. Tenn, LAY S.-Augustus
Hess, German, nineteen years old. and
Miss Bessie Richards. fifteen years old.
have been missing since Sunday night.
Hess is said 10 have money. and tho
parents o. Miss Richards believe the
boy has conceived the idea of taking
their girl 10 Germany.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-05-08
REWARD OFFERED
FOR JERE COOKE

Hampstead, I. 7, May SIN order
TO incite more general activity in the
search for Jere X. Cooke. the unfrocked
rector Of St. Georges Church, and
Floretta Whaley, with whom he eloped
over a week ago. the authorities OF
Nassau county have offered a reward OF
81 goo for the former rector's arrest. ac-
cOrding to an announcement made BY
morning.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-05-08

Gas stock Is furnishing some interest
ing discussion as the weakness becomes
more and more decided. Daily illusions
10 a SOOl-Or rather 10 the pool
gineered the recent rise TO 81 would seem
10 indicate in the minds OF those on the
inner circle that such a combination ex-
listed and that IL had become weary OF
the load ana was willing 10 dispose OF
some portion OF its holdings. Anyway
there Is a great lack of the enthusiasm
which existed last month in this favor
tie
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-05-08

WASHINGTON PRICES

Sales Of the board. including the after
call, amounted TO 94S shares of stock
and S2l,696 in bonds.
Following are the sales and quota
tons Of the local market:
Capital Traction SIS, 81, 0OOalO73k, Sl62a
1918, $25OalO75s, $lO5Q1O7s4, $267@1OS. 81. 900
qlOS, 4,0OOq10S, S5OOQ1OS, S47q10S, S3qlOS
$2q1OS. S5OOd1OS14. $5O0a1OSh.
Washington Railway and Electric as.
d.oOOqSoA. $5OOqSO2+, Sl.OOOaSO%, $4,000
SOIk.
Capital Traction. 2dl3O.
Washington Railway and Electric
com. 50H59, 50d39 5OOa39
Washington Gas, 1906. 20d6OIb. 5ll6OS,
Mitchell Mining. 1O0d4% buyer COZ
Washington Loan and Trust, lOa2O5Is
1Ga3g5iL
National Union Insurance. 5Od7Ib
Potomac Fire Insurance. $500 6G3O
After Call-Capital Traction. SIS, s, 900
419SA. SlO5ql0S1s, $445q1OS1s. $23lOaiOSA
$500dl0SA
Mitchell Mining. 1OOd4ss Cbuyer 6O)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-05-08
ONE KILLED, IS HURT,
ON BOSTON AND ALBANY

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, May S.-One
passenger was killed and sixteen in
jured in a wreck on the Boston and
Albany road, near Palmer, today
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-05-08
ALREADY THERE.

The Foraker boom is headed for the
comic upplement.-Memphis CONNER
Cial-Appeal.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-05-08

Washington Loan and Trust at the
present level IS bringing out some long
stock and again a sale OF twenty shares
was recorded, making for the two days
the greatest amount dealt in for many
weeks.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-05-08

Washington Railway As were not so
fortunate and lost a fraction on small
selling. almost touching the SO. mark
which is an attractive investment point
for buyers with long purses.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-05-08
AND STARvE IN CHICAGO.

Be good and you will be lonesome. in
Pittsburg.-Chicago News.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-05-08
RECEIPTS
EXCEED EXPENDITURES

Today's Treasury statement: Receipts,
s.. 09A421; expenditures. 81 ,9SO. 900.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-05-08
STOCKS, BONDS, AND MONEY
NEW YORK STOCKS

Quotations furnished by A. o. Brown &
Co. Munsey Building; Members New York
hlOnr EXCHANGE
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-05-08

Directors OF the American Cotton Oil
Company have declared the regular
semi-annual dividend of 3 per cent upon
the preferred stock
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-05-08

John d. Long, former Secretary of the
Navy. has been elected president OF
the Puritan Trust Company, Boston.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1907-04-12
Warner Oratorical Contest.

The Superintendent of Schools by order
OF the Board has settled upon the following
plan for the Warner oratorlcal contest;
Each school with but one teacher and
each room OF Grammar or High School
may be represented In the district contests
by one contestant.
On Friday afternoon, May Bird, the re-
spective teachers shall call on the pupils
desiring to enter the contest to declaim, and
the one in the teachers estimation deemed
to have made the highest average shall be
selected 10 represent the school or room In
the district contest. The basis OF the decis-
ion shall be as follows:
Appearance 8, voice 8, articulation s, pro-
nunciation 5, accent 8, infection 8, gesture
and action 10, naturalness 10, force 20, and
eloquence %.
The district contests will be held Friday,
May 10Th, at 2. M, at Laytonsville,
Clarksburg, Poolesville, Rockville, Coles
Vile, Darnestown, Bethesda, Sandy Spring,
Gaithersburg, Potomac. GAINESVILLE, Damas
Gus, Kensington.
These contests may be held in the even
ing II the teachers can make suitable ar
rangements Where teachers of any dis
trict cannot make suitable arrangements,
the first mentioned time will prevail.
The district contests will be decided by
three fair and impartial judges, none Of
whom ehall be teacher or parent directly
Interested. The ju iges will base their de.
cisions upon the basis mentioned above, and
the teachers of the successful pupils will
notify the Superintendent at once.
The winners of the district contests will
meet in Rockville on Saturday, May 18th,
at 10 A. M, and the one adjudged by the
Fl We judges selected IRON different sections
of the county the best declaimer in this con-
test will be awarded the first prize, consist
| ing of $50 10 gold the second choice will
receive $50 in gold, and the third will be
awarded $40 In gold. The winners of the
district contests will receive handsome silver
| medals.
The subjects for defamation may be orig
inal or otherwise.
1t is earnestly desired that each and every
teacher will do all that Is within his power
to make the contests of high order. II
will reflect much credit upon the teachers.
the schools and the successful contestants
TO win these handsome prizes.
Mr.. b. Ii. Warner, the generous donor Of
the prizes, has invited Governor Warfield
10 preside and present the successful orators
their well earned laurels, and, II possible
the Governor will attend. Mr.. Warner
will be present, and in the event the Gov
ernor cannot be present will make an ad'
dress and award the prizes.
The patrons and public generally are cor
daily invited to attend each OF the contests
especially the district and final contests.
This contest will be participated in only
by male students.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1907-04-12
Martin Creditors Act.

The affairs of Martin Bros real estate
brokers, of 1926 Pennsylvania avenue north
west, Washington, were carried into the
bankruptcy court last Saturday by three Of
their creditors, and Justice Barnard, OF the
District Supreme Court, signed an order re-
quring the firm and Thomas Il. Martin and
Lee Il. Martin, its members, TO show cause
April 30, at 10 o'clock, why they should
not be adjudged bankrupt.
1t Is charged In the bankruptcy petition
that the firm Is insolvent, and that 1t COM
mitted an act OF bankruptcy last week by
transferring It's rent list, with intent to
hinder, delay and defraud Its creditors
Another ground set out for the bankruptcy
proceedings is the suit for receiver, begun
last Friday, by Lee II. Martin against his
brother. Within thirty days, II Is declared
the firm has concealed one of its assets, q
note for 81, $50, made by George W. Nichols
and Frances s. Nichols. This act, 1t Is also
alleged, was done for the purpose OF hinder
ing, delaying and defrauding creditors.
The creditors who filed the petition 10
bankruptcy are Fannie s. Reynolds, Of
Washington. who claims to have loaned
the firm 1920; Myrick fl. Doollttle. oil
Linden, this county. who presents claim
for loan OF $1,000. and the Washington
Times Company, which claims $6l89 on
an account. The lawyers who filed the
bankruptcy case are John b. Dalsh, +. q
Coldren and Wilton J. Lambert.
The lawyers who are working In the case
agree that the books and papers OF the Arm
are in a deplorable mix-up, and that II will
be some time before any definite Idea can be
obtained of the amount OF the assets and
liabilities 1t is estimated, however, that
the attorneys who attended the first meet
ing OF the creditors represented more than
&166 600 In claims.
Involved 10 the business Of the firm are
several estates 10 which Thomas X. Martin
was executor or agent. The extent to which
these estates may suffer Is not known, but
It is said that one of them Is concerned To
the amount of $4,000.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1907-04-12
Resolutions Of Respect.

At meeting of the @. 1. Club the fol
lowing resolutions were adopted:
Whereas, It has pleased God In his un
erring love and wisdom to visit again GU
circle and take from our midst one whom
We so loved, Nettie M. English; therefore
be 1t
ResOlUett. That we recognize the Hant
Divine, even while We daplore our loss.
Resoloed, That we express our apprecla
ton of the privilege of having known ant
been associated with one who was 30 truly
consistent In all the walks of her life.
ResOIDei, That we express our sense o
loss In the removal of one whose friendship
sympathy and interest In our work were
faithful even unto death.
Resolued, That we extend TO the bereaved
our heartfelt sympathy in their loss.
Resolued, That copy of these resolutions
be spread upon the minutes of this Club and
a copy be sent to each OF the county papers
Gaithersburg, Md, March 20, 1907.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1907-04-12
Kensington Railway.

I
INARS leave Chevy Chase Lake for Kensing
~ ton on hour and on half hour, $3.50
m. to IL p. m.
Returning cars leave Kensington quarter
before and quarter after hour connecting
with Capital Traction Co.'s through cart
which leave Chevy Chase Lake and returning
leave 18th street and New York Avenue Of
quarter hour intervals. Cars leaving 10Th and
New York Avenue, N. W. quarter before and
quarter after hour connect with Kensing-
ton cars.
Fare cents each way on Remington Kali.
way, and one car ticket to Circle on Capital
Traction Railway.
COMPUTATION RATES-GOOD UNTIL
USED-bO ride tickets 81 so, good on Ken
sington Railway. Sold by Mr.. George Peter
at B. b o. ticket Office.
100 ride tickets 50 90 on Capital Traction
Co.'S line, Chevy Chase Lake to Circle sold by
Capital Traction Company's Agent, Chevy
Chase Lake.
Chevy Chase Circle ID. G. line) one car
ticket to any point in city on Capital Trac-
ton Company's lines.
@n. Connection at Kensington with local
trains on B. & o. R. R. To reach points in
northwest section Of city passengers will usu-
ally save time and money by taking Kensing-
ton cars to the Lake and thence Capital Trac.
ton cars TO city.
KENSINGTON RAILWAY co.
july COY
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1907-04-12
Now Burns Smoke.

A Pittsburg dispatch to the Philadelphia
Press says:
John Fillmore, the Altoona cobbler, who
illiterate and uneducated as he is, invented
a process by which he can burn ashes, has
accidentally stumbled onto the fact that in
addition to the compound which he has in
vented making ashes burn, 1t also almost
wholly does away with smoke as well.
This fact came to light this afternoon when
Gilmore was giving demonstration Of his
new invention in downtown office build
ing. In the building where the test was be-
ing made are two immense furnaces, each
with separate smokestack. One Of the
furnaces was cleaned out this morning, and
for six hours nothing was burned In IL but
coal and ashes that had been treated with
Ellmore's compound. In the furnace along
side of it ordinary soft coal was burned.
While the test was at its height 1t was
discovered that from the furnace that was
burning soft coal an immense volume Of
black smoke constantly streamed, while
from the furnace In which the ashes were
being burned came nothing but soft, white
vapor, similar to that which arises from
coke. When this later discovery was made,
a close watch was kept on the smokestack,
but 1t did not change in the least during the
entire time that the test was being made.
f. ]. MCPHERSON, the chief engineer Of the
building In which the test was made, and
Peter Smeltzer, the assistant chief engineer,
to-day made affldavlts to the effect that the
Invention OF Fillmore not only burned ashes
successfully, but also that II almost wholly
eliminated smoke. Fillmore was about as
much surprised as any one else when he
was informed of the latest discovery.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1907-04-12
Geological Work Near Rockville.

The United States Geological Survey in
bulletin reviews the work respecting TO-
geographic surveys in Maryland in 1906.
An area of about 800 square miles was
surveyed by the Geological Survey, in CO.
operation with the State of Maryland dur
ing 1906. About one.half of the Laurel
quadrangle was surveyed, and all of the
Rockville, thus completing these quadran-
giles. Twenty square miles of the Mount
Airy quadrangle were completed and the
entire area was traversed and leveled Some
preliminary work was done on the Seneca
and the Evansville quadrangles.
Owing to the differences of declination
of the magnetic needle in the vicinity of
serpentine deposits in the various parts of
these quadrangles, they were partly con.
trolled by running lines with the Smith so.
lar plane table. These differences are great
est near Gaithersburg, the declnation vary.
ing there about 8 degrees in distance of
three miles.
Nearly all OF the Rockville quadrangle
lies in Montgomery county. This county
was named after Gen. Richard Montgomery,
who fell at Quebec in 1775. tits one of the
richest agricultural counties in the State
and is noted particularly for its fine fruits
and grains. Rockville, the county seat, from
which the quadrangle is named, was known
originally as Hungerford's Tavern and later
was called Williamsburg, but in 1901 it was
named Rockville, after Rock Creek, by the
General Assembly.
The county is noted Tor Its beautiful land
scapes and Its crystal springs. Its mineral
wealth is considerable. Kensingtou, Gath.
ersburg, Brookevile and Laytonsville are
some of the other important villages shown
on the sheet.
The point Of the lowest elevation In the
quadrangle is on the Potomac river ia the
southwest corner of the sheet, $50 feet above
sea. The highest point, 100 feet above sea-
level, is in the northwest part of the quadran-
gle. The Baltimore and Ohio railroad ira.
verses the area, giving good facilities for
transportation.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1907-04-12
Stevens Blames Politics.

Dispatch from Panama, dated April 7th,
says: "In farewell speech John F. SteV-
ems, former chief engineer Of the Panama
Canal, tonight intimated that politics al
Washington in connection with the canal
job caused the submission of his resignation
10 the President, and that he had decided 10
quit when he redeemed his promise to get
the work under way by the first OF this
year.
He paid high tribute to Mr.. Wallace
his predecessor, as an engineer and ezecu'
tive. He said Wallace's plan Of organiza-
ton In modified form was the one now in
effect and making the dirt fly. From "chsos
70 contract" was a catch phrase and the
terms were mlsnomers. There had been no
chaos and there had been no contracts.
He urged upon the canal employees that
they submit their grievances TO the authori-
ties on the Isthmus and not at Washington.
He declared that the machine is in run
ming order, in good hands, and predicted
the completion of the canal in 1915.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1907-04-12
Mr.. John W. Mullican. AGED about 81

Mr.. John W. Mullican, aged about 81
years, one of the Oldest and best know q
residents Of this section of the county, died
suddenly about o'clock last Saturday
morning at his home near Derwood. He
arose in the morning as usual, but soon
afterward complained of being ill. He lay
down and almost Immediately passed away.
His wife, Mrs. Rachel Mullican, and the fol :
lowing children survive him. Mrs. John G.
Power, Mrs. Chas. Ricketts,, Arthur, Thomas
Vinson and Irwin Mullican.
There will be meat supper at the resi-.
dence of Mr.. Cyrus Keiser. near Bethesda
Park, on the Georgetown and Rockville
Electric Railroad, Wednesday, April Gath,
beginning at 1880 P. M, and adiourning at
pleasure. Price of supper 25 cents. Ice
cream and cake will also be sold at reason
able prices. The supper will be under the
management of the Ladies' Aid Society of
the Mt. Zion Baptist Church. The proceeds
will be given to the the building fund"
A pleasant time is promised to all who
attend.
The G. 1. Club of Grace M. E. Church,
Gaithersburg, Md, will hold an entertain
ment in the Town Hall, Boyds, Md, Friday,
April 26th, beginning promptly at 8 O'Clock,
p. M. The program will consist of vocal
and instrumental music, pantomimes, come
dy and tragedy. The one act farce, "Pop-
ping The Question" is sure to take with
every one. Another pleasing feature will
be several selections by the male quartette
of Gaithersburg. 1t is hoped this entertain
ment will be even better than.the one given
last year. Come out and get your money e
worth. Adults, 25 cents; children, is cts