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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-05-15
FINANCIAL GOSSIP.

The story circulated persistently that
the Reading Company is to put out
bond issue OF SlO,OO0.OO0 does not
find many believers in Wall Street.
There may be an issue of some sort-
but il viii not approach the sum men
toned, say many bankers in the fnan-
cial district.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-05-15

The Hartman lines have ordered
10000 tons of steel rails from the Ten
nessee Coal and Iron Company. The
total amount contracted for is 157, 800
tons. representing a gross business of
close to S5,000,0 600.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-05-15
WASHINGTON PRICES

s1eAANo VI AtlN DOdEQs tAAGAhNllAlR tic dlltA
call, amounted to $3.50 shares of stock
and $6l.5S0 in bonds
Following are the sales and quotations
of today's market:
Washington Gas As. $1.O0Od1O11h
capital Traction 5's S353dil0, S1.e0Ofg
l09 S2y0dlGs, S55a 100, $l,O09dl0S7s, S1,O00lJ
l0S12 Sl.O00ulOS&s, 81, 000Ql0SI4. 81 ,OO00 10S1t
S5,OO01sl0S $3.O00Q1OS. 81, OOOdl0S, So OOOdlOS
$S4Ogl015R, $500d10l55, Szo.y.y -. $y40d
l0l53 S2Sidl0l1s. .SS4ql0I1h. Sl6q1O71z, Sl69
lOl12 $239dlO19, SSSGl071z. $20S01071z, $500
Jos, I.0C0dlOI9s, $l,OOO4l07ss, 81. 0O0d107ss.
yl,O000l0l9s, $lCO0g105k. SI,0oOGtlO7Ss, 81, 900
1925 S1,000ul07as, $l,000Gl07Es.
Washington Railway and Electric as,
Sl,0OOaS25z $3,OO0qS21z S1,GOOHS21z, 81, OOOd
SZ1a. $lOO0QS2l2, Sl,OOGqS21k. $5O09S5,
$1.OOc@S21z
Washington Railway and Electric
com, 50d3S5s, 50d39, I00d39.
Washington Railway and Electric pre-
ferred, 15Q794s
Washington Gas, .25d63, 25d63. sass. 100
@64 Cbuyer Coz, 25d631z, 25d631k, 25d63Iz.
Georgetown Gas, 254S0.
Mitchell Mining. lO0d4 1O0H4, lOO74Ik
Cbuyer 60). l00G4jk buyer 500, IO0a3.
lO0Q4, lGGq4 100aHs buyer 60), 1OOq4.
l,0o0a3%, 100832G.
Washington Loan and Trust 1Oa905iL
Potomac Fire Insurance 30d30
After call-MitChen Mining. IO0GS4
iO0Q3&. 10OG3&i 1OO63s4. 1OOd5l lOGd3H
l00gS@I, iOJG394 100a35s. 10Od3&a, lOOa3Ts.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-05-15

Secretary Cortelyou has not decide
whether it VIII be necessary TO call ia
any Government deposits in June in or
dor to pay of the $1,000, GO short tours
that mature July I next. He viii not &c
eide until later. In, the present situd-
ton IL will not be necessary and tho
probabilities are that none will be
called in or If any not more than SlU.-
100000. or $l5.0c0,OOO, OF which New York 5
proportion would be less than 5000, 0O0
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-05-15

At the annual meeting Of the Ten
nessee Coal and Iron Company the di-
rectOrs whose terms expired were re-
elected. There viii be no change in
the official makeup of the company.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-05-15
LEWIS & co. Brokers.

Arc Now Located in Their New O1icss at
1888 and 1895 st. y. W.
STOCKS. BONDS. GRAIN, AND COTTON
Bought or Sold OF Per Cent Margin.
Private wire. Excellent service.
Phone Main 6l6s ny5-f
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-05-15

Canadian Pacific officials insist that no
issue of stock is contemplated this year.
The railway still has on hand the pro-
ceeds of the $5,000.O 900 preferred stock
sold in London in February last. besides
large part of the $50. 900 600 realized
from the last sale of common stock.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-05-15

Definite form was given the rumor
that the directors Of the Chicago and
Northwestern Railway Company are to
advance the dividend rate at their
meeting early next month. There has
been good buying in the stock of late.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-05-15
STOCKS, BONDS, AND MONEY
NEW YORK STOCKS

Quotations furnished by A. o. Brown s
Co. Munsey Buildings Members New YORK
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-05-15

An enthusiastic reception was accord
ed by the members Of the New York
Stock Exchange TO =, H. Thomas, who
was elected president. TO succeed II. X
POmrOy. at the annual meeting. In an
ticipation Of his installation In the office,
Mr.. Thomas friends had decorated the
rostrum with palms and flowers and as
soon as ne had been introduced by Mr..
POmrOy as the newly elected preSi-
dent" they greeted him with a deaf
ening roar of approval
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-05-15

The shipments Of the Westinghouse
Electric and Manufacturing Company
for the first month iApriD Of this fiscal
year, exclusive of subsidiary companies,
exceeded those of April 1906 by 81 0S3. 147,
this increase being reelection largely
of increased manufacturing facilities and
partly OF better prices.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-05-15

Directors Of Consolidated Gas have
declared the , ,gular quarterly dividend
of ! per cent, payable June 10
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-05-15

. The Southern Manchurian Railway
will float a loan of 100000 yen $4,000
000 in the United States through Kuhn,
Loeb q Co. Of New York. NJ. Taxa
hashi, japanese financial agent I'm Eu-
rope, expects that the loan viii take the
form Of AZ per cent obligation. NJ.
Soyeda has gone to America on the
matter.
The new age., 1907-03-23
ADDITIONAL TRAIN SERVICE.
Canadian Pacific to Enter Portland
on OR. & N. Tracks.

Portland, March 22.-Canadian Pa
ciic trains will be running into Port
land May 1.
Contracts were signed up here yes
terday by traffic officials of the Cana
dian road with R. B. Miller, general
freight agent for the Oregon Railroad
& Navigation company, allowing the
use of the tracks from Spokane to Port
land. The Canadian Pacific now reach
es Spokane by the Spokane Interna-
tional railway from the G. P. RS
main line at the Canadian boundary
Freight service from Portland to all
points in Canada, as well as to the At
lantic sedboard, will be started May l
by the new traffic arrangement. Pas
senger trains will be put on at later
date. Through passenger service is
promised from Portland to st. Paul.
The use of the o. r. & N tracks by
Canadian Pacific equipment was ar
ranged for recently at a conference be-
tween President G. NJ. Bosworth, of
the Canadian line and Traffic Director
j. G. Stubbs, of the Hartman system
This meeting was held in Chicago a
short time ago.
The new age., 1907-03-23
Millionaire Wall Street MagndteS
Implicated With Ruef.
INDICTMENTS ISSUE In SHEAVES
Heney and Burns Assert That They
Have Only Begun-Ruef Ex-
pected to Confess.

San Francisco, March 21.-Sixty-five
indictments were filed by the grand
jury today against Abe Ruef and 10
against T. V. Halsey, of the Pacific
States Telephone company. They all
charge bribery. Assistant District At
torney Heney and Federal Agent Burns
assert that it is only beginning.
The total amount represented in the
indictments is $218, 75O. When to this
is added the amount which went to
Ruef and Schmitz, the total will reach
81 900, 900 in five deals exposed today.
There, are more deals of which the
public has small conception. They in
clude not only local magnates, but men
who have mansions in New York, who
have trsfficked for special private gains
in San Francisco for their corporations.
1t is understood that power in Wall
street who recently testified before the
Interstate Commerce commission will
be given an opportunity to defend him
self.
Tonight Ruef and Schmitz are affect
and forlorn. The entire board of SUI
pervisors has confessed. Schmitz is
ready to do the same. Ruef is awak
ening rapidly. By the end of next
week the indictments which will con-
front him will be mountain high. By
that time it is expected that Ruef will
offer to confess.
The new age., 1907-03-23
FARMS UNDER WATER.
Sacramento River Never Known to
Be So High Before.

Sacramento, CAL, March 22.-From
all down-river points come alarming
news that the Sacramento river is high
er than ever known, and that the sit
uation all along the levees is appalling.
There is already suffering and every
able bodied man is assisting in the fight
against the water that is pouring into
the breaches and inundating thousands
of acres of the finest farming land in
the state.
Special dispatches to the Union from
Freeport, Courtland, Walnut Grove
and Franklin state that the river has
reached the highest stage ever recorded,
and it is predicted that the terrible
scenes witnessed during the tremen-
dous floods of 1904 will be surpassed.
Standing on the levee near Courtland
one may see for so miles to the south
east across an unbIoken sea of water
which extends clear to Stockton.
Thousands of cattle are being shelter
ed on top OF the levees, as there is nc
other place for them, and if the water
does not fall soon sn indescribable con-
dition of disaster is considered newt
able.
This morning the BLOCKADE on the
Southern Pacific lines was made COM
plete, when the line to the East was
made helpless by washout of 200 feet
of track at Applegate, but during the
afternoon the situation changed for the
better when, with the report that the
Applegate washout had been repaired,
came another stating that it was ex-
pected the track would soon be open
through to Stockton.
A trestle was placed in the gap at
the Applegate washout this afternoon
and more trains were dispatched East.
One of these, Portland train, will be
sent to Utah and via the Oregon Short
Line. The PlacerviIle line is in full
commission again, but no trains are
operated on the Marysville branch fur
ther than Wheatland.
On the Portland line no trains are
running beyond Redding, the tracks be-
ing out at Keswick, Campbell and Ken
nett, and it is not expected that travel
can be resumed hey ond Redding for at
least ten days.
The new age., 1907-03-23
PUTER TELLS STORY.
Admits of Deals With Hermann to
Steal Land.

Washington, March 21.-Oregon con-
victs occupied the limelight in the trial
of Binger Hermann today, while men
under indictment played minor roles.
IS. A. D. Puter, the governments
heavyweight witness, was put on tie
stand this afternoon and began the
narration Of his relations with Her
mann in connection with land opera
tions that have subsequently TUNED
out to be fraudulent. -
Puter was preceded by Dan w. Tarp-
ley, who told in considera BILE detail the
manner in which he, Horace G. Nc
Kinley and F. P. Mays attempted to
"get rich quick" through the absorp-
tion of land in the Blue mountain for
est reserve.
The stories told by Puter and Tarp-
ley did not throw any new light on
either the Blue mountain or the III
land fraud cases, which were threshed
out in Portland. But the stories of
both men were retold today to show
their relations with Hermann and to
aid the government in its efforts to
show Hermann's motive for destroying
the fateful letterpress copybooks.
The new age., 1907-03-23
Roadbed Torn un hx Slide.

Ashland, Or, March 2l.-The con-
tinued rains Of the past four days have
badly demoralized the main Portland
San Francisco line of the Southern Pa
cifc for distance of so miles through
the upper Sacramento canyon region in
Northern California. The country
most severely affected lies between Sis
son on the north and Redding on the
south. In this section the Sacramento
river has played havoc with the rail-
road roadbed at various points, while
at other places slides Of serious propor-
tions have added to the difficulties.
The new age., 1907-03-23
Historic Fort Swept Away.

San Francisco, March 22.-It is re-
ported here that all reclamation districts
in Sutter county have been flooded
Near Meridian the water is in the sec
ond stories of the houses. Many fam
lilies are said to be in want. EffcIts
will be made to send them relief.
Probably all the stock in these districts
has been drowned. The people of Yuba
county district, above Marysville, are
reported safe.
Near Tudor a break has occurred
close to an Indian mound which was
situated near the old iron fort brought
from the East in sections by General
John A. Sutter in the days before gold
was discovered. The fort is repoite
to have been swept away.
The new age., 1907-03-23
STREETS ARE FLOODED.
All Business in Stockton Suspended
by High Water.

Stockton, CAL, March 2l.-Water is
running through the streets of this city
like a millrace. In some places it is
six feet deep, while in others it varies
from one to three feet, the latter being
the mean average. All business is sus-
pended, as most of the business houses
are flooded and the people in many
parts of the city are afraid to leave
their homes.
No portion of the town escaped.
Main, the principal business street of
the city, is the high point, and even
here the water averages nearly foot in
depth. All the cellars and many Of the
first floors of the business houses were
submerged and the loss in the city
alone will run into hundreds of thous-
ands of dollars.
The new age., 1907-03-23
More Steel Men Strike at Hammond

Hammond, Ind, March %. - The
strike situation at East Chicago was
intensified today when $500 men en-
ploy ed by the Inland Steel company,
walked out. The reason for the walk
out was the demand of the laborers for
an increase Of 25c per day. Six hun
dred men struck yesterday at the Inter
state Steel company and 1900 at the
Republic Iron & Steel company, and
the walkout today brings the total
number of strikers up to more than S.
900 men. Some rioting occurred today
and one Of the strikers was beaten.
The new age., 1907-03-23
A NEW DEPARTURE.
The Cost of Interments Has Been
Greatly Reduced by the Holman
Undertaking Company.

Heretofore it has been the custom
Of funeral directors to make CHI
for all incidentals connected with
funeral. The Edward Holman I'm
dertaking Company, the leading
funeral directors of Portland, begin
ming July 2, will depart from this old
custom. When the casket is fur
nished by us, its cost will include all
charges, such as conveying the re-
mains to our chapel, outside box, en-
balming, hearse to cemetery and all
services which may be required OF
US except clothing, cemetery and car
riages, thus effecting a saving of $25
to SIS on each funeral.
THE EDWARD HOLMAN UNDER
TAKING COMPANY,
220 Third Street, cor. Salmon.
The new age., 1907-03-23
State VIII Paw vheir Fare.

Concord, n. H., March 21.-A bill
forbidding state officers to use or solicit
free passes on the railroads passed both
houses of the legislature today under
suspension of the rules, following re-
port from the judiciary committee.
BY the bill the governor is authorized
to contract for railroad transportation
for members of the legislature and
house CT congress as needed.
The new age., 1907-03-23
Giving Away Sage Money.

New York, March 22.-Announce-
ment was made today that Mrs. Russell
Sage has donated $l5O,0O0 to the
American Seamen's Friend society, to
be used by that body in the erection of
a proposed sailors home and institute.
Mrs. Sage has also given SIS, 600 TO the
Syrian Protestant college, of Beirut,
Syria.
The new age., 1907-03-23
Suit for Kingston insurance.

Kingston, March 20.-The first suit
against the insurance companies to re-
cover for losses sustained in the earth
quake was fled yesterday. The York
shire company is the defendant. Other
companies will soon be sued.
The new age., 1907-03-23

Dyeing and cleaning of all kinds of
ladies' and gents clothing, crepe
shawls, silk, velvet and lace dyed
equal to new; lace curtains and
Blankets cleaned by new process;
mourning garments dyed in 48 hours.
All work done at very moderate prices.
104 North Third street.
The new age., 1907-03-23

Depot Loan Office, Joe Bernhard,
proprietor; fine watch repairing, ola
gold and silver bought; business strict
ly confidential; bargains in unredeem-
ed pledges; money to loan on dla-
monds. watches, jewelry, guns, pls-
tolls, bicycles, musical instruments and
all articles of value 124 N. Sixth
St., Portland, Ore. IL
The new age., 1907-03-23

Vulcan Coal Company, wholesale
and retail dealers in house, steam and
blacksmith coal. Foundry and smelter
coke. Puget Sound steam coal in car
lots, $3.50 per ton and up. We handle
all the best grades of domestic and
foreign house Goals. Phone Main 2776
Office 329 Burnside ST., Portland, Ore
O0u
The new age., 1907-03-23

North 18th Street Market, A. Wur.
tenberger, proprietor. choice poult.y,
fresh and salt meats, phone Main 1885,
230 North Sixteenth street, Portland,
| Ore.
The new age., 1907-03-23

The Anheuser, Henry M. Williams,
proprietor, 234 Morrison street, corner
Second, Portland, Ore. Telephone
Main 2517.
The new age., 1907-03-23

John Schaid, dealer in hardware, tin
ware, sheet iron work, guttering.
spouting and roofing. General jobbing
speciality. 149 Russell street.
The new age., 1907-03-23

Try the Pacific Laundry Co. for
good work and prompt service. Main
Office First and Arthur streets, Port
land, Ore. Telephone 649.
The new age., 1907-03-23

L. N. Nees, boot and shoemaker.
Fine repairing specially. Give him
call when you need anything il
| this line, 322H Williams av., Portland,
Oregon.
The new age., 1907-03-23

The Oak Cafe. Choicest line Of
wines, liquors and cigars. P. W. Pick,
proprietor. Oregon Phone Pacific
211S, corner Fourth and Oak streets,
! Portland, Ore.
The new age., 1907-03-23

Ryan & John, dealers IN choice gro
ceries, meat, fish and poultry, phone
Main 522, 81 North Park street, cor
ner Davis.
The new age., 1907-03-23

Royal Market, Bair & Werth propri
etors, fresh and cured meats, fish,
poultry and game. 439 Union avenue
north, corner Tillamook. Phone East
L167
The new age., 1907-03-23

Everett Market, &c. L. Peck, Prop.),
Choice Meats and Poultry, 413 Everett
Street, corner Tenth, Portland, Ore.
Phone Main 1910.
The new age., 1907-03-23

A good place to get your soft or stin
hats renovated is 2491a Alder street
between Second and Third.
The new age., 1907-03-23

Always ask for the famous Gen
eral Arthur cigar M A. Gunst
& Co., general agents. Portland, Or.
The new age., 1907-03-23
BUSINESS LOCALS

]. Wallgreen, dealer in staple and
fancy groceries, 634 Thurman street
Telephone Pacific oil.
The new age., 1907-03-23

C. Anderson, staple and fancy gro
ceries, Twenty-first and Thurman
streets. Phone Hood 81. Fresh
roasted coffee a specially.
The new age., 1907-03-23

NJ. j. Gill Co., wholesale and retail
meat dealers, 512 Mississippi avenue,
Portland, Oregon. Phone East 665.
The new age., 1907-03-23
THE PIONEER PAINT COMPANY.

the Northwest. 1t carries an Immense
stock of the best things in paints and
building materials, together with an
unusual list of specialties. Those who
need anything in these lines can GER
tainly profit by going to F. E. Beach
& Company. Remember the number,
1876 First street.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-11-15
SPLENDID RACE OF MEN.
Natives Of the Friendly Islands Of
Magnificent Physique.

The natives of the Tonga. or
Friendly islands, OF the east coast OF
New Zealand. are the finest in ply.
sique of any on EARTH" said E. A.
Powell, of Cleveland. Mr.. Powell II
returning from business trip to
Australia, where he visited several
groups OF the Pacific islands. THE
average height Of the males is Ave
feet ten inches. Many Of them are
over six feet. They weigh from 100
to 300 pounds and are very straight,
being built in proportion. The women
averag, a greater height than the
women OF America. They have fine.
strong figures and average from 1870
to 100 pounds in weight. They are OF
a copper color, straight haired and
with features which made the Greeks
famous. / firmly believe they are the
original Maoris, while the natives OF
New Zealand are a smaller race-ap-
parently mixture with the Mongolian
race. The islands are crescent shaped
end mostly coral. There Is either
wealth nor poverty on the islands.
Peace ard contentment are in evidence
and the tribe is exceeding virtuous.
The main article of food is the cocoa
nut. and the only drink used is the
milk OF this nut"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-11-15
VARIOUS KINDS or COINAGE.
r~eaty-six Different Monetary Units
Are In Use.

Twenty-six different monetary units
are used by the As principal countries
OF the world. Thrs, Great Britain
uses the sovereign or pound sterling;
France and six other countries OF Eu-
rope use unit equal to the franc:
and Canada and the United States use
the dollar. In value these different
units range from "a to 1888 cents Of
money OF the United States. They
are represented in their turn by coins
the values OF which are either multi
pies or are fractional parts OF the
value Of their own chief units. and
there are no doubt at least 200 such
different coins, not one OF which
seems to have value equal to that Of
any commonly known unit Of weight.
a. the gram, for example. or the
ounce of gold. although 43 OF these
q countries have accepted gold as
their standard measure of values. In
the coinage of The world there seems.
indeed, to be little that is logical or
reasonable. Adoption OF single
monetary unit or base, II not OF an
universal system Of coinage to be
used in all commerce between the ma
lions, suggests E. w. Perry in Moody's
Magazine, would be long step In
that evolution through the centuries,
because there has been no concerted,
well planned and persistent effort to
remove the evils of the existing dis
order.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-11-15
PLEA ron sELr-RELIAhcE.
Charles q. Dawes Good Advice to
Young Men In Buslness.

This is hard world In business. II
always has been and always Will De.
There are many good and generous
men in 1t. There are many who VIII
lend helping hand to you In your al
versity, but In the time OF need you
will not find them among the men
who tried to get you to embark IN
speculation with your little surplus.
and to sell you something which
would help you to easy money. BE
self-reliant. Make your own investi-
CATION into investments. When you
cannot. put your money in a good
savings bank. DIstrust the financial
demagogues as you distrdst the po-
littcal demagogue. Keep your hand
on your pocketbook as you travel lie
first. to give always in proportion
to your means to those who are poor
er; second. to hold from those who
would take through force or fraud
what you need for yourself and yours.
You will then. writes Mr.. Dawes In
the Saturday Evening Post. have your
hand where most of the other fellows
have only their eyes. In this alone
you will have the advantage Of them.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-11-15
A Great Swimmer.

A remarkable swim by an eight
year-old horse, says Kildysart tele-
gram. is occupying the attention Of
the local inhabitants. 1t appears that
a farmer named Morgan Macmahon,
who lives on small island in the
estuary of the Shannon, took the horse
by boat to the mainland, and after
working it all day turned 1t loose in
the evening with number of other
torses. When the owner awoke next
morning what was his establishment
to find the faithful animal peacefully
grazing near its stable. It was wet as
from swim, and there Is not the
slightest doubt that the horse had
swum all the way from the mainland
to the island, distance of little less
than three miles.-Pall Mall Gazette.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-11-15
COLORED CAPITAL CON-
ING NORTHWEST.

A. G. Williams of Atlanta, Ga.
is in our city enroute home from
a trip through Dakota, Nebraska,
Minnesota and Iowa, prospecting
for the purchase of several thous-
and acres of farm land for an
organization of wealthy Georgia
farmers, whose aggregate wealth
will reach nearly $1,000, 900.
There are more then $50 of these
families who will buy up many
acres of these fertile prairie la1d
and will settle here, not in colon
les, but miscellaneous throughout
these states. These farmers rep
resent the very best class Of the
Southern colored men, and we
are glad of their moving up here.