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The Washington times., 1907-02-26
MEETING ON THURSDAY
OF HOUSE COMMITTEE

Contrary 20 its original plan. the
House Committee on the District of
Columbia will hold another meeting this
session The meeting viii be caU,d for
Thursday 10 consider the Madden and
Morreu resolutions for an inquiry by
the Bureau OF Corporations into the
general operation and condition OF am
puphc utility corporations I'm the Dis
tTict OF Columbia. and IL is believed that
one of the resolutions will be reported
to the House for passage.
The Washington times., 1907-02-26
Hartman Strikes
Wall Street Hard
By His Testimony

NEW YORK, Feb. 26.-Wau Street to-
Cay reflects the situa ton in quoting gilt
edged stocks at record low prices. Even
stock like Chicago. milwaukee, and ST
Paul. which sold as high as l9S last fall
is down TO 142I5. although the St Paul
is not directly involved I'm the Hartman
exposure. Southern Pacific. a Hartman
line Is selling at 81, the lowest price Of
the year.
The main points which Hartman has
revealed with distrous effect are
typical of all stock-watering operations.
Hartman explained one of these when
he told how. after the purchase OF the
Chicago and Alton Railroad Company.
they went back over the books and
found 81, +4foC0 worth Of improvements
which hac been paid for out Of earn
ings. To. pay for such things out OF
earnings is regarded in Wall Street as
typical Of old-fashioned conservative
iinancicring. Hartman. however. be-
ionged to the new school. which charges
all such things 20 capital. and issues
either stocks or bonds to pay FOR them.
Declared Special Dividend"
Therefore Hartman concluded that
these old investments should have gone
70 the stockholders in dividends Fig
uring that 1t was better late than
never. especially as he was then the
main stockholder, he raised the SI2.-
f4i00o by issuing bonds and distributed
the money as a special quarterly divi-
dend. The Alton railway. which at one
time had these improvements free and
clear, IS now still paying interest on
| the whole amount invested.
y nc second operation which sticks
out prominently gives away one OF Wall
The Washington times., 1907-02-26

Streets choicest secrets for making
millions out Of nothing.
This was when Hartman organized
. q new company. ana through this com
pany mad his left hand sell the rail
road 90 his right. immensely Initiating
u in the operation. The new com
Dany. called the Railway COMPANY.
as distinct from the Railroad Company =.
offered 10 take over the old stock. pa
irg therefor $4,000. .0Op. and in add!-
ton 900 o0O shares OF stock in the COR
pany.
How Stock Was Watered.
In order 70 raise money To- purchase
the Old company, the new company is
sued $4,000 worth Of bonds The
new company also issued 90. COO shares
ci common stock, $4,000 shares OF pre-
terred stock I'm exchange for the
stock OF the old company. All the old
all the new bonds The effect Of this
was that the outstanding bonds Of the
railroad. which were only IS 900 UOl
when Hartman bought IT, amounted To
Sbs 10000 when Hartman got through
with II, and there was also a great in
ilotiOn Of the stock issue
Hartman claims that So Geo 600 OF this
new capital went toward improvements.
but admits that tie balance went -
capitalize the future-ln other words
water
Another point of interest Is that. when
Hartman bought the Alton he paid at
the rate Of 500 per share for preferred
stock and $40 per share for common
stock. Today Alton common stock
sells In Wall Street for SIS per share.
As result or the inquiry, the Inter
state Commerce Commission IS certain
to recommend stringent Legislation
against similar stock imitation in the fu-
ture-
The Washington times., 1907-02-26
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE nAv

Take LAXATIVE BRONO Quiuine Table,
1rlgglsts refund money y il fails 10 crTre
f W GROVES signature IS on each box -
The Washington times., 1907-02-26
DODGE ELCTED DIRECTOR
OF GRAPHOPHONE COMPANY

Philip I. Dodge, president Of the Nfe--
genthaler Linotype Company. has been
elected director Of the American
SS1I,r@PoPhone -, Company, at a meeting held
The Washington times., 1907-02-26
Special Notices.

EOEMAIlCN OF LIMITED PARTNER
Sf1lF.-Notlce j. given hereby that
11iAt:tif Ia t. FRANK and ISIDORE BER-
SAMUEL Il BERAIAN. OF the girv of
~ Washington District Of Columbia have
formed LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
l1UeI the name and style or $ Il
BERAiAN FOURTEENTH STREET
STORE. FOR the period OF -vrO wears
from FEBRUARY ], l3ii, under and uy viz
Tue o. the laws OF the District OF Column
D-a FOR The purpose OF selling general
Ihef fci-aAaiSe upon credit and otherwise.
and 70 do an insrallmenr business ia the
city OF Washington and vicinity: tEeIr
place OF business being az No 1870 -Four
iSSH5n fS y 4, y, STgset S5f, norJhW west I6e said
HARRY FRANK and ISIDOEE BER-
NAN are the SPECIAL PARTNERS
and have jointly contributed the sum OF
Two Thousand dollars 10 the common
STOCK OF the firm, and are uO- liable for
aoy debts OF the firm beyond this sum
fei,lGl2,l4-l', ,l9, q .. p. .2S mars
OF SEQ. s, WALDO, DENTIST, 1910
YORK Ave uv- formerly $40 East
capitol SL}- The -AIEpDia Method tuO
platesl Painless eNtractlng-
Sewing Machines s1gat-y used 81
ana up Easy terms. soc weekly. ma
repaired, 50 cents and up. drop postal
ROBERTSON. 1910 1-h ST. nw.
EDMOND 0. PIGEON, D. D. S,
Rerors-bse Fittings. Crown. and Br.1reyvorsz.
Plates. and Extracting Corner ID and 5rh
SITS Main 4IEiF. re-l-tf
VENTILATION WITHOUT DRAUGHT
the most essential 20 retain health.
Equip your Churches, School Houses.
Office Rooms, Sleeping Apartments sc
with PULLMAN AUTOMATIC VEN
IlLAIORS,' economical and eVerlaSt-
Ing. II. &. hlDNELL, Wash, D. c.
mgr. for company. OtAce, l-56 3lsr 81
fhcne Vest S-l- fel0-51t
ALL MAKES OF SEWING MACHINES
repaired and guaranteed ] VI. soc New
Singer and Wheeler Wilson machines
solo at cash prices soc weekly payments.
kRAMER'S. 453 7th St sW. Phone II
sS's or drop postal, VIII call open nights
.. n. feS-cf
WHY GO DOWN TOWN TO set your
clock repaired when you can drop a
7. 2. CALLAHAN. che clock nan.
- @0th 50. NV, and set Il repaired at
8 more liberal rate. fe7-S0t
DIR. CARLETON VAUGHAN,
Reliable Dentistry; not the cheapest. but
the best at tke most reasonable prices
IoIz st. n. W. Phone zo56.
Notions RTisfs PRINTED.
We are compIimentcd by the largo number
or briefs and motions we ara called On r5
print II shows lawyers appreciate the ac-
curate. neat. and quick manner in which ne
do the work.
JUDD 6 DETWEILER GNC.)
The Big Print Shop. 42o-2e nth 81. NV.
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WATERS STOCK AND
DIVIDES THE PROFITS
Continucd from First Purc


Chicago and Alton deal when the com
mission had fully assembled. He placed
IN evidence O. contract executed by +. Il
Hartman, Jacob H. Scbin, James still
man. and George j.. Gould. sole owners
OF the Lacledc Construction Com1anv.
which in turn owned the 81. Louis.
Peoria and Northern railway which was
turned over To the Chicago and Alton
Railway Company for Sa,N0J.Ol0
Mr.. Hartman testified that he did not
know how much tho St Louis. Peoria
and Northern cost for construction He
admitted that DE. IN connection with
the rest OF the syndicate. fixed the price
at which it should be paid for by the
Chicago and Alton Railway Company. OF
which latter. 1jr. Hartman added. the
81 indicate owned all Of the stock. Kuhn.
Loeb * Co, De said, as syndicate man
ayers, probably had all the records Of
bond sales
The Washington times., 1907-02-26

Paris she told the defendant "A story
which caused q psychic bomb.
This iS not merely collateral fact
but one that goes to thr very heart OF
thc situation. We want 20 establish
This evidence not Tor the purpose of sm-
peaChment solely but for the purpose of
cross-eNamining Mrs Evelyn NCsbit
Thaw. Before 1 can show her n copy
Of an original. l must account Tor the
absence OF that original
Hummel Sits Smiling.
During the argument Hummel SAT in
the witness chair. smningly recognizing
persons throughout the court room
Delmas finally Withdrew his objection.
end the Witnessed answered YES"
Q.-OD the next day did jacobson or
Schniedecker give you a paper?
A.-Yes. sir.
Q.-I show YOU peoples exhibit -. ana
ask YOU IS il "a carbon copy OF the az
fidavlt which on that day Schnicdeczer
anc Jacobson gave YOU:
A.-Nts.
Q.-Whut became of the paper which
SchncidocKcr and jacobson gave you
on October - 1872
Objection NY Deimas.
1t Is wholly immaterial al this stage
Of the examination what papers
Schneidecker and Jacobson gave" said
ne.
Did you subsequently give it to
Evelyn NeSbit TlaW1
Dclmas again objected. ,Thc witness
had started 10 answer the question. hut
offered an apology TO DClmas and
promised not 10 answer until counsel for
The defense had siguiiied his intention
as 20 obieCuug
Justice Fitzgerald sustained the OBJ
lection.
Q.-When did AIRS. Evelyn Neslit
Thaw come TO your office next2
nclmaS again objected.
Cf QrrH. rr.
once on October =. and again some
time around Christmas. 1903. he said
'if the object of this question is to
corrobOrate what she said, we need no
corToboratiOn II IL is 10 imDugn her
testimony. we stand upon ouI former
objection %
The Washington times., 1907-02-26
The Berlitz School Of LANGUAGES

- 18th St n W Trial lessons Free.
French. German. Spanish. etc. Native teachers
The Washington times., 1907-02-26
Refuses to Answer.

RevertinE to the alleged gross cauftsl
imitation OF the Chicago and Alton. Mr..
kclloFg asked II the fixed charges of the
chicago and Alton Railroad Company
before reorganization were SIOl453S. and
after re5rga nizatiou S2.3S3. .335. He asked
if jhat would not indicate undue capital
initiation. The witness declined to make
q direct answer, but explained that So
ly3'oy had been spent on the property
under reorganization
DO YOU think il proper 70 foist Sl29.-
t.V.''o eom2"u stock on the public which
ms no mop" or ever paying dividends ."
TO this Mr. Hartman replied:
whoever told the public that the
common would pay divideuds2 The rei-
son mat II has rot paid "a dividend IS
Lhat Jhe rate charges of the road have
been reduced 30 per cent since lsgS''
Admits an Agreement.
Mr.. Hartman admitted that an agree
ment had been made prior To- Scptem-
Der, 1893, by which the purchasing syn
dlcate OF the Chicago and Alton Rail
road Company would purchase bonds o.
that company or its successor. but he
said he had no idea where a COPY Of the
agreement could be found.
Mr. Kellogg developed the fact that
a-3,UO.UJO of the proposed StGOGu 600
bonds were to be uscc for improvements
and equipment. and the balance Of SIS
OD.OO was TO be reserved to take up
the old funded debt. Resolutions to
that effect were adopted I'm June 1899
by the directors bat Mr. Hartman
said that he WAS at that time on the
coast of Alaska. and knew nothing OF
the matter. He presumed, however.
that he had the same interest in anv
agreement TO purchase as had the other
syndicate members.
He added that the market price. OF all
securities had greatly appreciated dur
inE the summer of 1899 and that might
explain why Chicago and Alton 3 Der
cent bonds which the syndicate agreed
10 take IN June, 1899, at Go might have
been sold by the syndicate four months
later at profit of about 80 per cent.
The Washington times., 1907-02-26
EDMOND 3. PIGEON. D. D. s..
LENrInATIoN EETEOua pRAuaEr

2eTorsIbse Fittings. Crown. and Erllee~orz-.
Plates. and ECrrlCtIus- Corner u ana srh
sts Main 4IEfF rr-1--~
The Washington times., 1907-02-26
Drawing and Machine Design

Conducted by Expert Draftsrnen
ILlNNS BUSINESS COLLEGE. Sth and X
Tc-7-Jf
The Washington times., 1907-02-26
Says Thaw Was Irrational.

Q.-From the time you met the de-
fendant until June .. 1906 did he act
irrational in speech or actione
A.-What do you mean?
OIL mean since the fall OF 1901 until
the killing of stanford White YOU were
frequently ia the company of Harry
Thaw2
A.-Not during 1851, but after 1903.
saw him very often. and 1 was often in
his company.
Q.-In all the time YOU were in his
company did you ever observe anything
The Washington times., 1907-02-26

4 Sewing Machines Slightly USED 81
I and up Easy terms. soc weekly. ma
\ chimes rented. 90 cents weekly machines
! repaired, 50 cents and Up. drop postal
/ ROBERTSON. 1910 1-h S.. nW.
The Washington times., 1907-02-26

Mrs. Thaw read the book carefully.
occasionally smiling as she recalled
some Of the events referred 10. She
fingered over some Of the pages which
apparently reminded her Of pleasant
times she had had.
After concluding the perusaI the wit
ness said
1 think Il is all my handwriting"
Q.-Wnat is this book
A diary which 1 kept in 1902, while
1 was at school in Pompton.
Jerome offered the book in evidence.
Delmas said he desired to examine II
first. He then read il.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-05-31
Alfalfa in Texas

AT Damsite they are shipping alfalfa
from Noyle I. o. b. the cars for $l4. so
per ton. AS this climate permits at
least five cuttings year, there is no
crop that returns profits like it. More
alfalfa should be planted this year, and
as almost every farm in this county has
some rough land on it, dams should be
built for the storage of water. Farming
then ceases to be risk, for the water
question seems to be the only draw
back that alfalfa raisers have to contend
with and the man who is able to put
water on his land whenever his crops
need it not only quadruples the value
of his land, but will raise crops that
double discount those of his neigh
bors. -Quannah, Texas, Chief.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-05-31
Handing Them a Lemon

The editor sat in his Office whence
all but him had fled, and he wished
that every last dead-beat was in his
grave-stone dead. His mind then
wandered far away to the time when he
should die, and his royal editorial soul
60 scooting to the sky; when he'd
roam the fields OF Paradise and sail FER
jasper seas, and all things glorious
would combine his every sense to
please. He thought how then he'd
look across the great gulf dark and
drear, that'll yawn between his happy
soul and those who swindled here, and
when for water they would call, and in
agony they'd caper, he'd shout to
them: Just quench your thirst with
the due that's on your paper. "-Aroos-
took Republican, Caribou.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-05-31
ORDINANCES NO. 81

An ordinance for the maintenance of fire
hydrants on Front street, In the Town OF
LeuVenWorth.
Be II ordained by the Council of the Town
OF LeaVenWorth, MS follows:
First. That the Council of the Town OF
IeayenWorth enter into contract with the
Tumwater Light and Water Company, II
corporation, for the lease OF four "a fire by
drants Front street, in the corporate
limits of the Town of LeuYenworth; and
that the contract price be the sum of thirty
five dollars $3.50 for each hydrant for year.
second. That the expense of the malnte-
drants be, and Is hereby made, charge
against all property in Blocks Two W,
Three (3J, Four liJ, Seven "a, Eight 80, and
Nine 90, of the Town of LeaVenworth, ana
Block one IL of the RalStOn Addition to the
Town of Lenyenworth; and that the rentals
and other charges for hydrants be levied
us special assessment against all the prop
erty In the said blocks, and that the said
special assessment shall he levied In accord
ance with the value of the land and property
Us determined by reference To the last as
sessment made for county and town taxes.
This ordinance shall take effect and he in
force seven days Ia days after 1t has been
passed by the Council, signed by he Mayor.
attested by the Clerk, and published once In
the Leavenworth Echo, n newspaper pub
lished in said town.
Passed, approved, signed by the Mayor,
and attested by the Clerk, on the 2Sth day Of
May, 1907.
First reading this 18th day of May, 1887.
q. w. HOXSEY, Mayor.
Attest: GUY \. HAMILTON, CLERK of
the Town.
Published this 3lst day of May, 1907.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-05-31
The BARRIERS Vocation Threatened

A Londoner named Witherington
has endangered the ancient trade oil
the barber by the invention OF a razor
less shave. To the horseleSs carriage
and the wireless telegraph he would
add another important less" His
invention is a paste which does the
work by remaining on the face ten
minutes. The paste makes the hair
brittle and sponge wipes it all of
clean. Cost, one cent shave and tip
to the bootblack saved. The inventor
is SO confident OF his paste that he
guarantees skin trouble will not result.
The London BARRIERS are reported to be
alarmed over a growing use OF the
paste, and we'll they may be, for the
hairless head is becoming header
every day. -Tacomer Ledger.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-05-31
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
As Furnished for the Week Ending May IS
by the Chelan County Abstract
Company

Wesley M Porter to Jesse A Grant,
20 acres in e1a sec %, 81, %,
$500.
OK Kinney to Mary Kinner ct al,
l acre in seA sec II, "a, 18, 81.
Anna Zinkey to G B Cinney, acre
in seA sec II, "a, Is, $500.
F w Vollmer to A w Vollmer, seq
SEA sec 4, 81, 81, neA neA sec
9, 81, 81, 81.
VS. Gehr ct al to G T Murdoch, lot
IS, b 8, Mob Hill add Wen, 500.
SP Beecher to T M Jones, II seq
seA sec 20, "a, r 10, $1,000.
w S Gehr ct al to T M Jones, lot /,
b 8, Mob Hill Wen, SITS.
Wenatchee Dev Co to J A Gellatly,
lots "a to %, b "a, G N plat Wen,
$500.
&C McManus to F Glencross, part
nwA neA sec /, %, Is, $4,000.
Frank Glencross to H Weidmann,
part nwA neA sec /, %, r Is, $4,000.
Chris Hansen to Lamb-Davis Lum-
Der Co, lot 6, b 8, Merriam add Leav-
enworth, 81.
Wash Land & Inv Co to Chelan Wa
ter Power Co, part swA nwA and NV
d swA sec Is, 81, %, $500.
Belle Hickman to Della Mosier, 2
acres in VIZ nwA nwA neA sec a,
%, r 20, 81.
E H Nelson to S F Fry, lot II, b Q,
Mob Hill add Wen, lot S, b 8, Garden
Home add Wen, $4500.
Elsie H Nelson to S F Fry, lots "a
and Is, b 29, G N plat Wen, $1,000.
Wen Dew Co to c c Bacon, lots 9
and 10, b %, G N plat Wen, $500.
Nina V King to Flora S Hayes, sw4
neA sec 6, "a, r 10, $3.50.
Warren Latham to o A Hoag, lots 3
and a, sec IS, 81, %, $1,000.
GA Hoag to Walter F Hubbard, lots
and 4, sec Is, 81, %, $4,000.
TV Pitts to W M Porter ct al, So
feet in nwA swA sec %, t 81, %,
$50.
Geo w Wine to E A Wyman, b 6,
Columbia Heights add Wen, 81.
United States to N P Railway Co,
ny neA neH nwA sec 26, TIA, II.
D S Farrier to Ira w Sherman, 10
acres in neA neA sec 4, %, r lo,
$500.
John McDougall to Ira W Sherman,
b and 6, Grand View add Wen, SIS.
Anna Evenson to H W Otis, interest
in St. James & Stevenson ditch and
right of way, $3.50.
American Securities Co to John Ro-
per, ny nwA sec "a, 25, IS,
ny neA sec %, and neA sw4 sec
IS, Is, 10, 500, 900.
Wen Dew Co to E Boehmer, b 81
and 63, except lots, Grand View add
Wen, $4,000.
Chas Johnson to L A O'Laughlin,
lots 10 and II, b 6, Lakeside, 5000.
Isabella Wilson to L E Define, lots
S and 6, b 6, Burrells add Wen, 800.
Wen Dew Co to T A Korsteid, lots
26 and 81, b SO, G N plat Wen, 5000.
G A Hauber to Frank w Ketchum,
sH seA nwA sec 81, "a, 10,
1927.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-05-31
Pointed Query

The late Thomas Flatley OF Boston,
the we'll known Irish lawyer and wit,
was acting for the defense in divorce
case, and during the cross-examination
of the plaintiff asked the following
questions;
you wish to divorce this woman
because she drinks'
Yes, sir.
DO you drink YOURSELF"
That's my business" said the wit
ness, angrily.
Whereupon the lawyer, with face
unmoyed, asked one more question:
Have you any other business9"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-05-31
DOUGLAS COUNTY LlBFRALITY
Offers Zach of the Men Who captured the
Ephrata Bank Robbers
five Dollars

The editor Of the Quincy Gazette
grew ironical in the following account
of the way his patrons were treated in
the matter of reward for the capture OF
the bank robbers:
A more noble example of good cit
izenship and unselfsh public spirit than
is embodied in the following tale has
perhaps never been known in the great
state of Washington.
The Ephrata bank robbery of April
last will be remembered by all read
ers of the Gazette, in which paper the
story was first published. 1t will be
recalled that the daring capture OF
these daring thugs who are now in
durance vile at Weary Walla," was
made by four brave men OF Ephrata,
who left their peaceful ranch work to
pursue the peoples enemy. Chas-
ing and capturing four bad men, des-
perate enough to dynamite bank safe
and stand the fire OF a sherif's posse
for over an hour, is no picnic. 1t is
form of recreation that does not APP
peal to the average citizen OF ordi-
nary nerve.
But the four Ephrata ranchmen went
after the desperadoes, and brought EN-
back-at the risk OF their own lives.
And now comes the generous auditor
Of Douglas county and draws warrant
of five dollars for each of the brave
men who made the capture. They
did their work in half day--So pay
ment was offered at the rate of ten
dollars day. Feeling that they were
overpaid, the four public spirited
citizens rolled up the warrants and re-
turned them to the county authorities.
The misery reward of five dollars
for the service rendered was spurned
by these men. They did not make
the capture for money alone-they did
it to rid the community OF gang Of
bad characters; but they were deserve
ing of money reward of course, and
something like thousand dollars is
usually paid in cases like this. 1t is
not known here if the Ephrata bank
is a member OF the Bankers association
if it is, then there's substantial re-
ward due the four ranchers from the
Bankers association which always makes
payment of prize money for the cap
ture of bank robbers.
The incident has created much COM
ment among police officials. They
say the ranchers who caught the rob-
bers have been mistreated.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-05-31
TIMBER LAND NOTICE.
United states Land once,

United states Land ONCE,
Waterville, Wash, May %, 1907
Notice is hereby given that in compliance
with the provisions of the Act of Congress
of June 3, 1878, entitled "An.Act for the Sale
of Timber Lands In the states of California
Oregon. Nevada and Washington Terri
tory as extended to all the Public Land
states by Act of August 4, 1892, Nimrod X.
Oade, of Cashmere, County of Ohelan, state
of Washington, has this day filed In this
office his sworn statement No. 1854, for the
purchase of the VIZ of the NW4 of section
No. "a, in Township No "A n, Range No. Is
T.. W. NJ and Will offer proof to show that
the land sought is more valuable for its tim
Der or stone than for agricultural purposes
and to establish his claim to said land be-
fore A. N. Corbin, U. $. Commissioner, at
his office at Wenatchee, Washington, on
saturday, the 9TH day of september, 1907.
He names as witnesses: A. p. Johnson,
Lawrence Cade, Charles Gibbs, and Thomas
stewart all of Cashmere, Washington.
Any and all persons claiming adversely
the above described lands are requested to
file their claims in this office on or before
said 18th day of September, 1907
w. f. HAYNES, Register.
May 81 Aug2.